Japanese Fears War With Russia Across Manchuria
Tokyo reports Count Michi masa Soyejima predicts inevitable conflict between Japan and Russia within a decade over Manchuria. He cites rail lines and economic control as flashpoints, warns of Soviet diplomacy, and advocates a Japan Britain United States alliance to stabilize China and the Pacific.
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Luther A. Huston
Tokyo
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Manchuria
United States
Russia
Michimasa Soyejima
Count Soyejima
House of Peers
Korea
University of Chicago
America
Pacific
China
Soyejima bDeieves
England
Soegejima
South Manchuria
Changchun
Dairen
Vladivostok
Jines
Chinese Eastern Railway
Chang Tso-lin
Weather Man Halts Under Hundred Mark
Ninety nine degrees was the official report at 2 30 today by Dr Edson A Mac Millan government weather observer The tube was staging a valiant struggle to reach the hundred mark but had apparently attained the zenith of its torrid climb The forecast for today was partly cloudy offering little hope for relief and needed precipitation over the county.
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Edson A. MacMillan
Oklahoma City Seeks Pleasure Resort Bid Despite Heat
July 21 reports show scattered clouds cooling the state slightly but temperatures stay high. Oklahoma City reached 94 degrees, Tulsa 101, Ardmore 107, with Muskogee at 91, leaving the day's heat a defining factor in local bids.
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Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Mangum
Ardmore
Muskogee
Ears Found in Paris Subway Mystery
Paris detectives investigate two fresh human ears found in a Porte de Clignancourt subway car. A pasteboard box revealed the ears, which a police examiner said were cut from a head within the hour. Authorities suspect a prank by a medical student.
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Paris
Porte de Clignoncourt
Pontotoc county continues budding efforts boost farming
The state board reports Pontotoc cotton acreage up 13 percent with 74 condition, while state average stands at 88. Agent Hill promotes pecan budding near Ardmore and plans more demonstrations in Pontotoc. The edifying farming visit highlights corn cucumber and canning clubs, with agents Kennedy Hutchinson Duvall Morgan influencing years of county progress.
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State Board of Agriculture
Pontotoc County
Agent Hill
Ardmore
Carter County
Pontotocc County
Beginning Demonstration Work in Oklahoma Report
Extension News from Oklahoma A M College describes the start of demonstration work in the territory. The piece notes aims, personnel, and early activities shaping agricultural outreach.
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Extension News
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Oklahoma
Ten Years Ago Mrs P L Va Duval Home Demonstration Agents
Early in 1915 a small band of canning club agents met at Stillwater. The group consisted mainly of middle aged women with limited formal training who taught gardening, poultry, cooking, and dairy skills while proving the Extension Division was not an exploitative venture. By 1915 Oklahoma had 49 such agents, from top schools, earning modest salaries as they expanded community outreach and built trust among farmers and families.
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Hutchinson
Elva Duvall
Jessie Morgan
Pontotoc County
Plva R. Duvall
Army of Home Demonstration Agents of
Oklahoma
W Smith- Iith Souplem N
Chambers of Ore
Canning Club
Bentley
Bugsy
Jackson
Early Oklahoma 1915 Demonstration Workers Built County Fairs
The text recalls 1915 when women’s demonstration agents shaped club work in Oklahoma. They trained in canning and cooking, built garden and poultry programs, and promoted county fairs. Early agents traveled by horse, buggy, and later Ford cars, showing leadership that spread home demonstration methods statewide.
Cowpeas Prove Worth for Oklahoma Farms and Soil Health
Cowpeas stand out as a reliable legume for every Oklahoma farm with benefits in hay quality and soil fertility. The article notes cowpea hay as high value for dairy stock, plus the alternate row method of planting corn and peas to boost yields and long term soil health. It cites a Carter County farmer who produced 40 bushels of corn per field, with pigs gaining 5,400 pounds on peas, illustrating economic gains for renters and owners alike.
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Oklahoma
Robert Lurber
Carter County
Clarence Roberts
Serge Lifar Emerges Among London Ballet Dancers
Serge Lifar, an 18 year old dancer, stands out in the Russian ballet season in London after a dramatic escape from the Bolshevists in Kiev.
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London
Serge Lifar
Kieff
Shawnee Clowns Battle In High Scoring Baseball Clash
Ada defeats Shawnee Independents 14 to 3 as visitors debut crooked balls and bold hits. Lee and Wadlington each collect four hits while Tollman struggles with multiple strikeouts and the grandstand watches a wild game at the ballpark.
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Adam Independents
Shawnee Independents
Independents
DeGraffe
Ada
Abc
Ted Tollman
Wittow
Tollman
Lee
Kelley
Young
Deaver
Johnson
Wadlington
Formby
Shawnee—Newell
Capps
Daugherty
Adam Waner
Shawnee — Taylor
Cope
Taylor
Wowing
Thorp
O'Dell
Ewing
Newell
Ada—Lee
Shawnee—Dougherty
Adam Formby
Waner
Shawnee — Ewing
Ada—Kelley
Wellington
Innning Shawnee
Ada—Waner
Denver
Shewnee—Dougherty
Johhnson
Emerson
soda—Kelley
Seoting Kelley
Boone
Ada—— Wadlington
Thompson
Dougherty
Ada—Denver
Erro
Breedlove
Youngs
Vin Shawnee
Emergon
Yong
Ss Young
Ee Johnson
al Kelley
Ona
Beis
Os Shawnee AB Newell
Caius
Ens Boone
Tulsa auto plant fire destroys 75 Studebaker cars
Thomas Motor company plant in Tulsa burned early today, with damage about 200000 dollars. Chief said origin possibly spontaneous combustion or wiring fault. Building owned by C R Porter of Rome GA. 75 cars destroyed. insured. fire under control by 4 am.
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Tulsa
Thomas Motor Company
Studebaker
Stanley Thomas
Wesley Bush
Woodrow Wilson
C. R. Porter
Rome
Thomas
Oil Wells in Pontotoc County Make Slow Progress
Oil activity here slows due to sea and dry weather. The Texas Pacific and Pilgrim Petroleum shut down on the Whitaker farm west of Ada at 1500 feet, with plans to drill deeper. Wilcox well on the Norris farm is at 2280 feet in black shale. Jack Lloyd abandons a test in section 7-3-7 but plans further drilling. two wells are producing in section 6-3-7.
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Rom
Pontotoc County
Texas Pacific
Pilgrim Petroleum Company
Whitaker Farm
Ada
Wilcox
P. A. Norris
Jack Lloyd
Texas Pacific Advances Ray No 2 in Section 34-5-6
Texas Pacific company cements Ray No 2 in section 34-5-6 at 1460 feet and moves in a star machine to drill deeper. Ray No 1 in the same section yields 17 barrels from 1273 to 1290 feet. American Oil and Ref i Company drills at 1870 feet the Balthrop No 4 in section 9-4-6.
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Texas Pacific Company
American Oil and Refi Company
Oklahoma drilling notes across sections near Ada and Allen
The Homaokla remains cemented at 3660 in section 33-5-8 near Allen and plans deeper drilling. In the same territory, the Dixie is shut down at 3010 in section 26-5-8. C. W. Hughes spuds in section 28-4-7 seven miles east of Ada. The American elevates one gas well on the Starks farm in section 16-4-6.
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Allen
C. W. Hughes
Ada
Starks Farm
Healdton Oil Moves To Drill In Section 4
The Healdton Oil and Gas Co places material on the ground for a new well in section 4 4 6, signaling planned drilling activity at the site.
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The
Healdton Oil and Gas Co
Oklahoma oil field activity shows weekly decline
Tulsa statistics reveal a drop in completions and new rigs for the week ended July 11 as 14 wells were shut, total operations led by Wewoka-Cromwell with 270 and Tulsa-Okmulgee with 248 actions. Ardmore to Muskogee areas report varied gains and losses across districts.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Wewoka-Cromwell
Tulsa- Okmulgee
Tulsa-Okmulgee
Ardmore
Cushing Beses
Shawnee
Wewoka-Crom’s
Osage Siaihgheaeania
Community Notes From Ada Area Social Events
Roff Miss Juanita Leeper hosted a party at home last Tuesday. The Peoples Sunday school class visited Byrd's Mill for a picnic with Hugo Hughes as chaperone. The Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs. R. F. Crumley last Thursday. Emma Smith and Mrs. Smith left for Fort Worth to visit relatives. Miss Cecil Harper and Miss Lula Harper of Ada visited Miss Evelyn Mordis. F. N. Thomas travels in Lindsey Oklahoma on business. Miss Lorine Allen of Ada visited Miss Kathryn Pickens. Lucile Darrow returned home to Stonewall after visiting Marjorie Bullock. Mrs. F. N. Thomas and Mrs. John Avlon visited Ada on Thursday. W. W. Williams is improving after days of illness. Ed Smith and R. F. Crumley returned from a ten day trip through West Texas New Mexico and Juarez Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Gnowles returned to Wichita Falls after visiting Kenneth Hill. Miss Imogene Welsh of Hickory visiting aunt Mrs. Clyde Welsh. Mr. and Mrs. John Avon visiting Mrs. Ed Smith. Mrs. Lowell Glasgow of Pauls Valley visited Ross last Thursday. Tommy Irick and wife in Ada on business last Wednesday. Rev. E. R. McWilliams and wife left for Huthesnes Texas to preach over Sunday. Misses Calla Irick and Josephine Bullock heard opera singer Cyrena Van Gordon in Ada last Tuesday.
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Roff
Juanita Leeper
Young Peoples
The
Baptist Church
Byrd's Mill
Hugo Hughes
Ladies Aid Society
First Christian Church
R. F. Crumley
Emma Smith
T. H. Smith
Fort Worth
Cecil
Lula Harper
Ada
Evelyn Mordis
F. N. Thomas
Lindsey
Okla
Lorine Allen
Kathryn Pickens
Lucile Darrow
Marjorie Bullock
Stonewall
John Avlon
W. W. Williams
Ed Smith
West Texas
New Mexico
Juarez
Mexico
Gnowles
Wichita Falls
Texas
Kenneth Hill
Imogene Welsh
Hickory
Clyde Welsh
John Avon
Lowell Glasgow
Pauls VaHey
Ross
Tommy Irick
E. R. McWilliams
Huthesnes
Calla Irick
Josephine Bullock
Cyrena van Gordon
Women Bandits No Better Than Men Judge Says
In Chicago on July 16 Chief Justice Hopkin stated that a woman bandit is no better than a man Then he sentenced two girls aged 17 and 18 to one to ten years in the penitentiary for robbing taxicab drivers Five male accomplices received similar sentences Attorneys urged leniency in the case.
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Chicago
Hopkin
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Milo Pennington
Norman & Fleming
Mack Fleming
Mach
Mr. Norman
J. W. Mercer
C. G. Newby
E. E. Sutton
Albert Burnett
Walnut Grove School House
Egypt
E. F. Ferguson
P. A. “Norris
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Chamber of Commerce
Rockefeller Board
Kennedy
Elmo Ellis
J. B. Hill
Wadlington and Lee Pound
Alec
Tulsa Auto Company
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