East Central State Teachers College Summer Graduates
The East Central State Teachers College summer degree list shows graduates to receive Bachelors of Arts and Science at the July 23 commencement in Ada. Names span Ada to Wilson, including many Seminole and McAlester residents, with degrees in arts and sciences and a long roster of graduates ready for ceremony.
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East Central State
Teachers College
Wynona E. Acree
Ada Aitatty
Len Archerd
Holdenwilip
Ben Leroy Ayler
Holdenville
Margaret Hannah Baker
Pauls Valley
Drs
Jewel Jakes Barrett
Daisy Louis Bernet
Semindale
Rena Gladys Bonham
McAles
Ruby Cooper
Stratford
Hazel Lorraine Costner
Bromide
Renard Gale Duke
Ada
Pauline Smith Eatman
Konawe
Lillian Judith Estes
Wetumka
Opal Roberts Farthing
St. Louis
Okio
Raymond B. Faulk
Fittstown
Mildred Madeline Foster
McAlester
Constance Plamilia Gayer
Cusser
Cusser_ City. Gladys Lou Gayler, Henryetts. Mary Lucille Goodman
Hickory
Yvonne Keith Gowan
Sulphur
John V. Gregory
Centronoma
Cather Lee Hamilton
Okemah
Rosemand
Ada hospital drive fuels record voluntary gifts
In Ada, a broad civic drive raised 136000 by April 15 for a regional hospital, with contributions from all classes. Early gifts included 15000 from one source and a matching 15000 from another, and many small donations followed. Public support came without formal appeals as organizations and individuals collaborated eagerly to fund Ada’s share.
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Paign
Selony
Ada
Newsboys
Spangler Named Superintendent At Valley View Hospital Ada
Dr Husson Kiefer Spangler son of a Philadelphia physician became Valley View Hospitals superintendent after a career in medical practice and hospital administration. Trained at Ursinus College University of Pennsylvania and Chicago Institute for Hospital Administration he has lived in Ada since January and holds licenses in Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Oklahoma.
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Commonwealth Fund
Worcester City Hospital
Massachusetts
Valley View Hospital
Ada
Husson Kiefer Spangler
Philadel Pia
Spangler
Philadelphia
William Penn Charter School
Ursinus College
Ab»ington Memorial
Pennsylvania
Nanticoke State Hospital
Oklahoma
Institute For Hospital Administration
University of Chicago
Valley View hospital gains charter and officers in Ada area
The passage notes the plan to establish a self supporting hospital with reserves for deficits, naming initial officers Bushell as president P A Norris as vice president and Milton Keating as secretary. The executive board included W O Little J Z McCauley Lowrey H Harrell P A Norvis W A Deleney and Milton Keating. Construction began March 80 1937 and the 64 bed hospital with nearby nurses home and 10 acres was ready to serve about 2 200 citizens of the area.
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Tas
Valley View Hospital
Bushell
P. A Norris
Keating
Boswell
W. 0. Little
Ada Evening News
J. Z. McCauley
Lowrey H. Harrell
P. A. Norvis
W. A. Deleney
Milton Keating
Marely
County 4-H club members enjoy camp at Byrd's Mill
About 100 to 150 Pon totoc County 4-H youths spent a weekend at Byrd's Mill spring for games stunts singing and sports. Miss Ver nice Johnson spoke on her Washington trip as one Oklahoma delegate to the national 4-H meeting. Delegates practiced for the state roundup at Oklahoma A and M College Stillwater and Glenwald park. E Cinnamon assistant county agent praised progress as softball and other recreations were held.
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Pontotoc County
Byrd's Mill Spring
Washington
Vernice Johnson
Fitzhugh Club
Miss Johnson
Oklahoma
Oklahoma 4
M. College
Stillwater
Glenwald Park
E. Cinnamon
Frisco
Leaf-Nosed Bat Name Tied to Nose Appendage
The West Indies leaf-nosed bat gets its name from a leaf like nose appendage. Its rough tongue acts as a rasping file for fruit, aiding in feeding.
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West Indies
Rutledge Named Chairman of Valley View Medical Staff
The Commonwealth Fund backs modern facilities for Valley View Hospital with 37 local physicians within 25 miles of Ada opposing staff membership. A medical advisory committee and several other panels organize standards, recording practices, education, and staff affairs as the hospital aims for American College of Surgeons approval. Dr JOA Rutledge serves as chairman with a qualified licensed physician group eligible for appointment.
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Commonwealth Fund
Ada
Valley View Hospital
Huston K. Spangler
M. M. Webster
C. H. Miller
W. EF. Dean
A. F. Gieson
Glen W. McDonald
A. R. Sugg
C.F. Needham
June Yates
0. H. Miller
J. L. Piymalet
B. Farie Evans
George S. Mahon
American College of Surgeons
American College of Siegeans
Joa
Rutledge
List of Medical Staff Members Across Ada and Nearby Towns
A long roster lists Mies L. Levis as vice chairman and Dr. John B Morey as secretary treasurer with numerous medical staff across Ada and surrounding areas. Names include Isham L. Cummings Ada Alfred R. Sage Ada Ernest A. Canada Ada M. M. Webster Ada Samuel P. Ross Ada O. E. Welborn Ada Catherine T. Brydia Ada E. R. Muntz Ada C. F. Needham Ada O. H. Miller Ada William G. Peterson Ada W. C. McNew Ada T. EK. Granger Ada George C. Alsbach Ada L. W. Cheek Ada John B. Craig Ada John B. Morey Ada June Yates Ada W. F. P. Dean Ada E. M. Gullatt Ada Glen W. McDonald Ada T. R. Holloway Stonewall J. B. Clark Coalgate W. T. Buddleton Konawa A A Shi Stratford E F Lewis Ada William L. Moore Sasakwa W. J. Long Konawa A H Kiles Konawa John S. Mahon Ada A F Gieson Konawa L B E Tennis Ada Ed Granger Ada Melvin Fry Stonewall.
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Mies L. Levis
John B- Morey
Isham L. Cummings
Ada
Alfred R. Sage
Aca
Ernest A. Canada
M. M. Webster
Samuel P. Ross
O. E. Welborn
Catherine. T. Brydia
E. R. Munt
W. FP. Dean
E. M. Gullatt
Glen W. McDonald
T. R. Holloway
Stonewall
J. B. Clark
Coalgate
W. T. Buddleston
Konawa
A. A. Shi
Stratford
E. F. Lewis
William L. Moore
Sasakwa
W. J. Long
A. H. Kiles
John S. Mahon
A- F
Gieson
BE. Tennis
Ed. Granger
Melvin Fry
Three Women Lost In Badlands Found
Three women tourists survived four days in the jagged lava badlands of western New Mexico before rescue. bruised and hungry, they were found by four men and rode with Gov. Clyde Tingley toward Albuquerque. Irene Piedalue Laura Piedalue and Marie Antonine De LaForrest recounted their peril after leaving the highway to explore the ice caves thirty miles away, getting lost among sharp lava and rock hummocks.
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Grants
T.p
New Mexico
Clyde Tingley
Albuquerque
Irene
Laura Piedalue
Marie Antoinette de LaForrest
Protection Racket Charged in Oklahoma bombing case
Three Picher residents were arrested and charged with bombing the Durnil Funeral Home in Picher Oklahoma in what County Attorney William E Poteet termed a protection racket The men Kenneth Ray Calvence Shaw and Don Shoemaker pleaded not guilty and were bound to district court on 2500 bonds Ray posted bail The investigation spanned several cities in four states and involved local law officers The blast damaged the porch and shattered six nearby windows but no one was harmed Meanwhile Ottawa County election officials denied a recount in the race for county attorney and certified a nomination for D C Devilliers after a review of doubly marked ballots
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Miami
Ok la
Durnil
Picher
Okla
William E. Poteet
Joan
H. Venable
Kenneth Ray
Calvence Shaw
Don Shoemaker
Venable
Ray
Joe Anderson
Walter Young
Picker Paliceman
A. J. Sexton
Poteet
Ottawa County
A. V. Coppedge
Hockerville
County Election Board
D.C. Devilliers
Hall Caldwell in Demand for Trial
In Pontotec county, A A Caldwell and J E Hall seek a speedy trial within ten days after their July 5 suspension by the grand jury on permanent ouster charges. Judge Crawford cites lack of court funds to pay jurors, warning the trial will occur when financing is available. The state supreme court previously denied a writ of prohibition on improper notice, leaving the suspensions in place.
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Pontotec
A. A. Caldwell
J. E. Hall
JID
Caldwell
Hall
Priday
W. Y. Stanfield
Tal Crawford
Crawford
Excise Board
George R. Colling
Caldwell and Hall
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Grady Miller
R. I. Pollock
Roff and
Collins
Commissioners Office
Noard
Carter to limit crude oil takings in Oklahoma fields
Carter Oil Company announced it will cap crude oil takings in 13 southern Oklahoma lease areas at five barrels per day starting August 1. The move reduces current output by about 1,750 barrels daily. Affected areas include Oscar, Seay, Spring, Hewitt, Tatums, Tussy, North Tussy, Wildcat Jim, Fox Milroy, Graham, Cox, Scholem-Ajechem and Wheeler.
Marshal Cleared After Slaying in Devalls Bluff
Justice of the Peace exonerated City Marshal W. A. Minton after he fatally shot William A. Allen, a 34 year old telephone company employee, who attacked Minton with a blackjack following an arrest for threatening the operator of a toadhouse east of Devalls Bluff Arkansas. Allen had arrived two weeks earlier with an American Telephone and Telegraph maintenance crew and was living locally.
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Devalls Bluff
Ark
Justice of the Peace
Carroll Ball
W. A. Minton
William A. Allen
Telephone Company
C. C
Detroit bootblack jailed for extortion note to banker
Jack Weaver, 21, a Detroit bootblack, was sentenced to eight years in Leavenworth for sending an extortion note to Walter S. McLukas demanding 35000. He pleaded guilty to an extortion charge.
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Detroit
Jack Weaver
Bootblack
Leavenworth
Kas
Walter S. MecLukas
Benker
Excise Board Approves County Budget For Two Months
The excise board and county commissioners in a joint session approved a two month tentative budget covering salaries and operating costs until a full fiscal year budget is prepared. Oklahoma City accountant Floyd Theropleton will draft the budget starting Monday while city budget talks begin, noting a potential 40000 increase. No action on the city budget had been taken by Friday afternoon.
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Excise Board
Board of County Commissioners
Floyd Theropleton
Oklahoma City
Te w and Elam to demand offices in Pontotoc county
Sam Tew an Allen banker and Richard Elam Stonewall publisher, both Marland appointees, said they would demand their county commissioner seats this week. The move follows a suspension prompted vacancy and pits governor vs district judge over who appoints. Tew, ounced from Allen, stated he would pursue the post. Elam, long known in state newspaper circles, moved to Pontotoc county recently.
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Sam Tew
Allen Banker
E. W. Marland
Pontotoc County
Richard Elam
Stonewall
Marland
Supreme Court
Ziam
Mariand
Oklahoma City
Tew
Allen
Pollick
Minnows Made Into New Enduring Art Jewelry
London July 22. A method to preserve minnows and sprats may revolutionize angling and start a new fashion in jewelry, reported by Councillor Fred Nevison of Barnard Castle. The process, if proven, promises durable small fish ornaments.
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London
Fred Nevison
Barnard Castle
Date Set for County Fair in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc county free fair will run September 21 to 24 with Ross Montgomery, secretary of the free fair board, announcing. Tidwell Shows will bring a major carnival to Ada as an added attraction. Officials expect a strong fair with better crop conditions, more livestock, and five new buildings. Six township fairs begin September 12, ahead of the county event. The county fair ends September 24, aligning with the opening day of the Oklahoma State Fair.
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Pontotoc
Ross Montgomery
Free Fair Board
Ada
Fponteter
Allen
Oklahoma City
House of Healing opens at Valley View Hospital
Poem praising Ada's Valley View Hospital opening notes the facility built through The Commonwealth Fund gift and local generosity. Celebrates mothers newborns and the blind, halt and maimed, and all patients finding care from doctors and surgeons as part of the community’s healing vision.
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Ada
Valley View Hospital
Commonwealth Fund
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