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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1921
Page
1
The city reports no let up in the building boom as daily building permits and new homes rise. About 141,000 in permits were issued with 82 permits so far this month, noting several residences on Mase Martin Street and West Kirby. The water department installed new taps at a steady rate, reflecting ongoing growth.
Captain Hargis announces Prisco railway will offer a one and one-ninth fare round trip for Confederate veterans, their wives and dependents attending the annual reunion June 7 to 9. The move aims to enable county veterans to attend, with possible advance funds available if needed.
In discussing a pending measure before the Senate agriculture committee, Julius Barnes, wartime head of the United States Grain Corporation, argues grain exchanges are needed to deter absorption of grain production and prevent a sluggish market. He notes attacks on exchanges have already lowered spirits amid deflation.
The Durant Democrat reports Marvin Brown has sold his interests in the town paper to Mr Litthe, the former writer and connector with the paper. Brown has few pains, but the financial event signals change for the paper in Dallas News style.
Real estate dealers in Ada report a buoyant market with growing demand for modern homes and vacant lots. Oil strike effects boosted interest, but activity has settled to a steady pace with many residents and out-of-town buyers relocating. Prices are reasonable and business property remains slow.
Reports from Durant and other counties show rain and a light hail event improving oats and corn conditions after a prolonged drought. Weather officials noted no destructive tornadoes. winds were strong in central Oklahoma but caused limited damage as showers continued Sunday afternoon.
Five bandits in a large car held up two bank messengers from the Millers and Traders Bank in Minneapolis and escaped with sixty one thousand dollars in currency. The bank sits near police headquarters. In Silesia, Polish insurgents attacked German defense groups in Annaberg but were defeated and retreated northwest during a German counteroffensive.
The Associated Press reports railroads cut wages by about two thirds of the July 1933 decrease, affecting hub laborers and various classes. The plan targets 104 lines with petitions, while other roads may follow. A separate Ada to Alten road project in Oklahoma begins, with gravel construction and 16 percent extra for engineering, and a ceremonial salute marks Memorial Day at Wewoka with veterans’ ceremonies and a volley.
City commissioners authorize advertisements for bids to pave South Stockton from Main to Twelfth and an alley of the Oklahoma State Bank block from Townsend to Stockton. Bids due by June 1. Paving of South Townsend and South Broadway to follow. no bids received on eight blocks on Townsend when re advertised.
Veterans from the American Legion Civil War and Spanish American War held a memorial at the Normal auditorium honoring fallen comrades. Rev Patterson delivered the memorial sermon recalling the three wars and the sacrifices for America. The program impressed a large audience and left a lasting memory of the dead. Also notes of Senate approval of navy funding and a Volstead bill move in the House judiciary committee.
Mexico City June 1 The Obregon government has not yet replied to American chargé d affaires George Summerlin regarding memoranda submitted last week about recognition of the United States. The American embassy reported the status last night.
Oklahoma City reports fifty to seventy five killed as white and black mobs clash in Tulsa. Governor Robertson declares martial law, Adjutant General Barrett takes charge, and troops restore order while curfews and jails organize prisoners. Fires sweep the negro district as violence spreads through Standpipe and Sunset Hill areas.
Through the morning a stream of frightened black residents moved west toward the convention hall in night clothes and bare feet. Men, women, and children carried bundles as they fled. An elderly woman, ill and wrapped in quilts, was rushed by car to a hospital. A white girl was reported killed near North Peoria and Wontinwed on Pears Bom.
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