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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1929
Page
4
The Tulsa World joins other papers in a broad critique of the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act. It charges paid dry propagandists with inflaming opinion and argues liquor interests fund a desperate push to repeal or weaken enforcement, comparing modern efforts to past saloon days.
A Oklahoma urged duty on imported crude to raise prices and stimulate drilling. Congressman McKeown attacked opponents who he said collude with big oil to avoid a duty. He warned against reliance on foreign oil blamed for harming coal, and noted Venezuelan and Mexican competition and the risk to independent producers.
A visitor from Daily Ardmoreite praises Ardmore Farm Congress as a model for national organization linking town and country. He cites plans to share the model with other communities and to improve agriculture for American youth, prosperity, and goodwill. Nut growers to hold national meeting in Ardmore later in September with promising prospects for pecan and walnut industries.
A column surveys rising aviation interest with Ada municipal airport readiness and future refueling ideas. It notes Oklahoma City Ada Atoka railroad selling old rolling stock, Fish and game license changes for non residents, and a proposed bridge linking Seminole and Pontotoc counties.
In Tecumseh on July 13, two members of a federal prohibition raiding party were ordered to stand trial in state district court for murder after a preliminary hearing. Jeff B. Harris and W. W. Thomason face charges tied to the killings of James Harris and Oscar Lowery.
Oklahoma City July 13 The criminal court of appeals rules a judge may testify on a formal matter but must disqualify when he is a material witness. The court reversed a Atoka county verdict convicting Arthur Read of liquor possession with 30 days and a $50 fine. Other cases affirmed or reversed cover possession of liquor manufacturing burglary and public nuisance with varying sentences.
In Harbin July 12 the Sino Russian feud over the Chinese eastern railway intensified as Chinese authorities seized trains and expelled Russian officials. Russian and Manchurian police clashed while Beijing warned Moscow of possible retalitory actions, blaming Soviet violations of the 1924 Mukden agreement and asserting China will defend its railway interests.
E. M. Carter Jr., 21, of Plainview, fresh UT graduate, harvests 6500 acres near Amarillo and nears 195000 bushels, averaging over 30 bushels per acre. His father supplied startup funds, Carter leased ten sections for eight years and runs fifteen combines on the farm.
A 8.75 mile highline delivering 13,000 volts was finished in two and a half weeks with a 45 man crew. Electric rotary rigs will reduce crews and provide constant power, aiding Bebee field development as three wells were tied in during the first week after completion. Materials are en route for two additional wells.
A. S. Payne faced liquor charges in Payne County but the conviction was reversed because the case was not tried until after two court terms had expired after filing. He had been sentenced to six months and fined $500.
In Ottawa Illinois July 12 a group of 28 LaSalle county farm wives completed an annual vacation from their husbands. They traveled by bus to various state points while their families stayed behind to manage chores. The wives returned home to find 28 apologies awaiting them.
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