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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1920

Page

9

Revival Meeting Continues as Crops Await Rain

Dry weather prevails but crops need rain. Revival at Chapel started Saturday night led by Revs. Coggins and Stone. Attendees from local area visit Ada and Stratford for lumber and meetings. Several from Yeager attend Sunday preaching. baptizing at Parish Chapel yesterday. Crop prospects look fair if rain comes soon. more preachers expected this week.

Coggins Stone Parish J. Stone M. A. Wood Thos. Hightower L. D Haskins Stratford Arbor A. J Roger Wood Willard Ingram Void Burns Earlin Haskins

Route of Flyers in Long Trip From Mineola to Alaska

Flyers set out on a long journey from Mineola New York crossing regions they will pass through heading toward Alaska. The trip covers extensive air routes with stops and landmarks noted for navigation and safety.

Mineola N. Y Alaska

Local notices and farm ads from Ada area

Parish C area seeks rain as meeting lasts through the week. Friday and Sunday social and church gatherings are noted with baptisms at Shi farm. Various residents make trips to Ada and visits with friends. A Guardian hearing in Pontotoc County sets Sept 2 for sale of ward real estate. Several farm for sale ads list acreages near Ada with prices and trade offers.

W. A. Meredith Ada Estelle Lamb Roberts Shi Farm Parish Chapel M. R. Weid Jim Dean Summers Chapel Willie Isaacs Miss Jewel] Isaacs Velma Dryden Oma Ledford George Owen Ernie Stonecipher Gertrude Pennington Ola Owen Florence Wood Virgil Farmer Near Bebee Farmer Jim Isaacs Versa Farmer Alex Summer Florence Alla Wood Maxwell Johnson Ingram Flippin, Ark Willard Ingram A. J. Wood’s Georgie May Zell Lee Rosedale State of Oklahoma Pontotoc County Jefferson Motes Hugh A. Stokes A. D Ada Weekly News Oklahoma Orel Busby

Melton and Lehr Auction Listing Features 3 Properties

A staged sale lists three parcels near Bebee Roff and Ada. The first offers 30 acres with a 3 room house, barn, well, 21 acres cultivated and 35 fruit trees, priced at 1560 dollars. The second covers 85 acres with a 4 room house, barn and 75 cultivated acres at 65 dollars per acre. The third includes 65 acres with 3% miles from Ada, a 3 room house, barn, good well, 15 acres alfalfa, and proximity to a school.

Ada

War at Laundry Between Chinese and Russians Breaks Out in San Diego

In San Diego a Russo-Chinese clash erupted in a laundry. Policeman Griffiths mediated with a night stick. Hong Yung led pipe artillery and was badly injured while Arie Lazar, captain of the Russian two-by-four infantry, suffered a scalp wound. About 20 Chinese soldiers fought a Russian unit of equal size.

San Diego Griffiths Hong Yung Arie Lazar

No Core After Bite Sparks Debate Among Citizens

An offbeat local controversy centers on a saying about apples and honesty. Residents discuss whether offering small favors affects judgment and transparency in public matters.

Tulsa baby wins prize for largest newborn in June

Tulsa prize goes to the 14 pound baby of Mr and Mrs S A Brady in a contest of fifty births. The runner up weighed 11 34 pounds. Oklahoma City expects 500 broom corn harvest laborers before month end. Last year 400 were placed and statewide crop value nears two million dollars.

Tulsa Okla S. A. Brady Brady Oklahoma City

Sequoia County farmers weigh cooperative handling of bumper crop

Tahlequah July 27 Sequo yah county farmers face unprecedented grain and corn yields. Storage facilities are taxed as the bumper harvest continues. Many farmers advocate cooperative methods to manage and market the large crop poised to come in.

Hart Schaffner & Marx Tahlequah Sequoyah County

Red Cross to Set Salvage Stations in Southwest

Oklahoma City will host a Red Cross salvage station as part of a regional plan announced by the Southwestern HQ in St Louis. The effort aims to conserve materials, cut living costs, and reduce waste from American homes. Quarries near Cairo once yielded stone for the pyramids.

Oklahoma City Red Cross St. Louis Red If Cairo

Two 16 year old girls detained by railroad detectives

Somerset Kentucky police say Nancy Elrod and Mae Smith of Rossville Georgia were found on a freight train in a watermelon car. They stated they hid for three days among melons as their only food before being discovered.

Somerset Nancy Elrod Mae Smith Rossville

Wealthy Members Highlight ABCC Count

The Association of British Chambers of Commerce lists 45 900 wealthy members benefiting from national business networking.

The Association of British Chambers of Commerce

Prisoners Escape From Marshall County Jail Last Night

Prisoners escaped from the Marshall County jail during a delivery last night and three inmates are at large. Local officers were alerted this morning and are searching for the fugitives though descriptions are unavailable beyond one prisoner described as “a tough looker.”

Marshall Co Madill Durance Vile

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Canada Ruby Yukon Prince George BC Grand Wu United States Bart Smith Sir Walter Scott Melton & Lehr Tan Gwin & Mays Drug Store H. L. Giles East 10Th St Kansas City, Mo Stevens-Wilson CO Sellers Mastercraft I's Yeargain Abney Frank Yeargain J. O. Abney East Main Home Outfitters Ada and Pontotoc County Luther Franklin Kuppenheimer Clothiers B. Schienberg & Son the House OF Kuppenheimer
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