Josh Lee Heads to Cedar Rapids for Season Behind Plate
City brief notes Josh Lee leaves for Cedar Rapids Iowa to join the team as catcher for the remainder of the season. Mrs F M Gallamore formerly of Ada hosts at the Coffman home returning with Mrs Coffman and Kennie Mae after Cush ing visit. Mr Gallamore came in 1818 from Chicago to supervise construction at the Oklahoma Portland Cement plant. The Gallamores stayed with Frances Wintersmith late in their visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh Lee
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
F. M. Gallamore
Ada
W. B. Coffman
Ada Briefs: Clergy visit tongues and crops noted
Friday note from Ada reports Rev. Fred D. Gay of Francis Baptist Church visiting the city as his congregation begins a campaign to build a new house of worship. Mrs. J. A. Pannell of Summers Chapel visits, praising favorable crop prospects despite dry weather. Miss Lorena Bailey, daughter of Mrs. Marie Bailey, had surgery at Ada hospital and is recovering well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred D. Gay
The
Baptist Church of Francis
J. A. Pannell
Summers Chapel
Lorena Bailey
Marie Bailey
Ada Hospital
Reverend Morris Receives Doctor of Divinity in Jackson
Rev. C. C. Morris returned from Jackson Tennessee where Union College conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity at graduation exercises. Rev. and Mrs. Morris had earlier graduated from the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Morris
Jackson, Tenn
Union College
South
Mrs. Morris
Ada church plans loan for new building unit
W C Duncan J C Hynds Cass Hill and T O Dandridge met in Oklahoma City with Rev C C Morris to work out a loan plan for the First Baptist church of Ada. If adopted, construction on a new unit is expected to start within a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Duncan
J. C. Hynds
Cass Hill
T. O. Dandridge
Oklahoma City
Rev
C. C. Morris
First Baptist Church of
Ada
Leckett Couple Welcomes Daughter Cathayn Ann
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Leckett of 2001 East Fourteenth a daughter Cathayn Ann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Leckett
East Fourteenth
Cathayn Ann
Memorial address to be given in Ada by Chas. Roff
Chas. Roff of Pawhuska travels to Ada to deliver the Memorial address at the Convention Hall today. Theodore Robinson has returned from Apple City and other Missouri points where he visited relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Roff
Pawhuska
Ada
Theodore Robinson
Apple City
Missouri
Mooney Kin in California Report of Mother's Improvement
Mrs. W. E. Mooney reports from California that her mother is improving. Ada High School teacher J. E. Garrett and his family plan a summer trip to Oregon, departing soon for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Mooney
California
J. E. Garrett
Ada High School
Points
Oregon
Junior high visitor from Oklahoma visits Ada family
Miss Abbie Kitchens secretary of Capitol Hill junior high in Okla tahoma City visited Friday with her parents Mr and Mrs Gary Kitchens. Mr and Mrs Walter Green returned Friday from Rienzi Mississippi where they visited Mrs E J Green, the Greens' mother, who accompanied them home to Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie Kitchens
Sec’y
Capitol Hill Junior High School
Okla ‘Tahoma City
Gary Kitchens
Walter Green
Rienzi
Miss
Mr. Green
E. J. Green
Ada
W. W. Sharpless
George Furlong
Tishomingo
Marvin Burris
G. W. Garrett
Ruth
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Lois Furlong
Edna Mae Peters
Mary Byrd Mundy
Mama Correll
Littie
Pauline
R. F. Mundy
Pijayne Truitt
Nell
Jim Slocum
Northcut
Lorrce
J. R. Reaves
Ada Pioneer Foster S. Sissel Returns Home
S. Sissel from near Roff visited Ada on Saturday. Foster Simpson and family along with Mr and Mrs J C Cuarger, parents of Mrs Simpson, moved back to Ada and now reside at 1031 East Eighth Street. Foster is noted as a pioneer of Ada and says he is coming back home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster Simpson
J. C. Cuarger
Simpson
Ada
East Eighth Street
Foster
Bank cashier visits from Hugo note
J. S. McCauley the Choctaw State Bank cashier at Hugo and former local resident was in town as a business visitor today with Mrs. McCauley accompanying. The couple returned home this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. McCauley
Choctaw State Bank
Hugo
Miss Birdie Newton Leaves for Illinois Tour
Miss Birdie Newton of East Central college departed last week for Illinois to join the Newton shows now in the midst of a busy season in the Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birdie Newton
East Central College
Illinois
Newton
G W Ray Reports Bright Texas Crop Prospects
G W Ray returns from Texas visits noting crops look fine with the best prospects for corn cotton and wheat in years across the state. He highlights favorable growing conditions and strong yields expected from the recent observations and reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Ray
Texas
Lambert plans Alabama and New Orleans college visits
Bucey Lambert left this afternoon to visit relatives in Birmingham Alabama and New Orleans He will also tour universities as a prospective student for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucey Lambert
Birmingham
Ala
New Orleans
Resignation of Wetumka Official Sparks Henryetta Duties
E O Shaw superintendent of schools at Wetumka and superintendent elect at Henryetta resigns due to ill health. His duties will be reassigned among East Central faculty, eliminating need for another hire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. O. Shaw
Wetumka
Henryetta
East Central
Prof W W Lunsford to Teach in Texas Next Year
Prof W W Lunsford, head of Union Valley school last year, says he will teach in Texas next year after accepting a position at a site on the old Good night ranch in the Panhandle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Lunsford
Union Valley
Texas
Goodnight
Panhandle
Farmer Otis Wilfong Bound Over After Preliminary Hearing
Otis Wilfong a young farmer was bound over to district court on a refaruatory charge after a preliminary hearing before Justice H. J. Brown. He posted a $1000 bond and was released pending action by the district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Wilfong
H. J. Brown
Wilfong
Miss Josephine Jobe Visits Sister in Muskogee
Miss Josephine Jobe returns from a trip to Muskogee where she visited at the home of her sister Mrs. Ruford Guthrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Jobe
Muskogee
Ruford Guthrie
Birth Announcement for Son to Mr and Mrs
A son was born to Mr and Mrs in a birth notice set as a family congratulation from the local newspaper column. The report notes the newborn and the hosting family but provides no additional identifying details or dates.
Pension Expenditures of Presbyterians Rise in 1925
Baltimore May 29 The Presbyterian church reports pension expenditures for 1925 totaling 53129, below half of the finance committee allotment. Dr Henry Master says pensions aim to end as charity in donors minds. Highest pensions go to honor roll members 65 plus with average 553. More than a thousand widows average 239. The system began in 1717 as Fund for Pious Uses now uses Sustenation fund. Hope for 4,000 churches cooperation next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Presbyterian Church
Henry B. Master
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Board of Ministerial Relief
General Assembly
General Council
Master
Presbyterian
Ada News Roundup of Local Visits and Travel
Ada reporters document a flurry of regional visits with families touring Tulsa Paris Madill and Waldron. Individuals noted include Mrs Ray Whitlock Miss Bessie McDowell Vera and Gussie visiting Ada friends and families like the Reaves Maples and Furlong clans.
Ragland Family Linked to Goose Creek and Summers Chapel
D. M. Ragland from Goose Creek Rex is identified with the Ragland family formerly residents of the Summers Chapel community in this county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Ragland
Goose Creek
Rex
Raglands
Summers Chapel
This County
Explorers A A Lucas Travel Diary Westward
A A Lucas and Mrs Lucas travel by car toward California and the west. They spent two days in El Paso and dined Friday evening in Juarez Mexico. He notes good roads and enjoyment of the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Lucas
Biles Family Leaves for Bryson City Visit
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hugh Biles and sons John and Joe depart at noon for an extended visit with relatives in Bryson City North Carolina near Asheville. Mr. Biles plans to return before month’s end while Mrs. Biles and the boys stay with her sister through the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hugh Biles
John
Joe
Bryson City
N. C
Asheville
Mr. Biles
Mrs. Biles
Calhoun Returns for Brief Visit to County
A. A. Calhoun, longtime county resident over ten years ago, is back for a short visit. He now lives in western Kansas and reports doing well there while expressing fondness for this section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Calhoun
Kansas
Bates Family Heads to Lovington for Several Weeks
Chas. T. Bates and his family departed today to Lovington New Mexico for a several week stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. T. Bates
Lovington
N. M
Gus Delaney in New York on extended business trip
Gus Delaney is in New York on business and will probably not return for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Delaney
New York
Tom Holt to Represent Ada Kiwanis at International Convention
Tom Holt leaves tomorrow to attend the Kiwanis International convention in Montreal representing the Ada Kiwanis club. He will join the Oklahoma delegation in St. Louis as sessions open June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Holt
Montreal
Canada
Ada Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International
Holt
Oklahoma
St. Louis
Alumni Reception and Commencement At Roff High School
The Roff High School alumni reception drew about 50 attendees last Saturday in the school banquet room. Commencement exercises were held Thursday with nine boys and five girls in the graduating class. Mr. Ellison of Ada gave the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orval Chatt
Tekema
Nebr
Lottie Treadwell
Altus
Heflin
Fussell
Nettie Deering
Ada
Ellison
Devils den
Rofs
Nancy Berry
East Hill
Turner
Rosco
Walter
Eddie
Julius
Otto
Rev
Bryant
Bomb Slayer Is Off to Serve Life Sentence
Asa H. Bartlett, Blue Lake township constable, was sentenced in Muskegon for the murder of Aug ust Kruebach his daughter Janet and her fiance William Franke killed by a bomb. Bartlett confessed he built the device two years ago amid township political feuds and expressed regret that the state law has no capital punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
Vanderwerp
Asa H. Bartlett
Blue Lake Township
August Kruebach
Janet
William Franke
Bartlett
Kruebach
Franke
Government seeks final ruling on Osage murders and allotments
The government noted prior Osage murders and said a final ruling is crucial. It argued the same rules apply after allotments, with restrictions and control reserved by the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
United States
Obituary for J H Edwards Dies at 49 in City Home
J H Edwards aged 49 died at his home at the corner of Eighteenth and Hickory Saturday evening. The body will be shipped to Sulphur today for interment. He is survived by his widow five children and his mother aged 86 plus two brothers in Sulphur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Edwards
Hickory
Thomas C Callahan Dies At Center At 74
Thomas Clifford Callahan died Saturday afternoon at his Center home where he had resided many years. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon and the body was interred in Center cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Clifford Callahan
Center
Center Cemetery
Morton Girl Dies at Age Two in City Home
Cora E. Morton, two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs C E Morton of 201 West Seventh street, died Sunday at 5 am. Funeral services at noon conducted by Rev York. Interment in Rosedale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora E
C. E. Morton
West Seventh Street
Rev. York
Rosedale Cemetery
Death of J. R. Bond at 55 due to stroke
J. R. Bond, aged 55, died Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in a local hospital from a stroke suffered Friday. Funeral services were held this morning at 10 in Criswell's parlors conducted by Rev. H. W. Wallace. Burial followed at Rosedale cemetery. Deceased lived near Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Bond
Criswell
H. W. Wallace
Rosedale Cemetery
Center
Mrs Evelyn Fisher Dies At 95 At Zorn Home
Mrs Evelyn Fisher grandmother of Mrs C W Zorn died at 3 AM at age 95 at the Zorn home 500 East Twelfth Street. Funeral services were to be held there at 4 PM with Rev R T Bilackburn officiating. Interment in Rosedale cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Fisher
C. W. Zorn
Zorn
East Twelfth Street
R. T. Bilackburn
First Methodist Church
Rosedale Cemetery
Death of 16 year old Miss Sarah Hacker
Miss Sarah Hacker daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hacker of 709 West Sixth street died this morning at 8 o'clock after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 pm at New Bethel school house six miles north of Ada, with Rev. R. McCain in charge. Interment at New Bethel cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Hacker
A. R. Hacker
West Sixth Street
New Bethel School House
Ada
R. &. McCain
New Bethel Cemetery
Manuscript Claims Christ's Travels Found in Monastery
Antiquities report a fragmentary find in the Hemis Monastery suggesting a hidden manuscript detailing travels of Christ. Scholars caution the relics require authentication while noting potential historical significance for religious studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
New York
Hemis
Roerich expedition verifies Ladak manuscript on Christ life
The Roerich art expedition and Roerich museum announced Wednesday that a manuscript titled of Ladak written during Christ's life has been verified. The text recounts his travels and preaching in India Thibet and Central Asia and may illuminate years before Jesus returns to Jerusalem in his twenty ninth year. The Roerich expedition has operated in Chinese Turkestan since 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladak
Christ
Lamas
India
Thibet
Central Asia
Roerich
Roerich Museum
Jerusalem
Northwestern State dean elected Oklahoma Education Association president
Sabin Co. Percefull, dean of the Science Department at Northwestern State Teachers College, has been elected president of the Oklahoma Education Association. J. E. Hickman of Ada is vice president, with T. T. Montgomery of Chickasha named to the Board of Directors. The new president has served on Northwestern’s faculty since 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
J. E. Hickman
Ada
T. T. Montgomery
Chickasha
Jim Hatcher
Perceful
J. E. Arendell
Miami
J. P. Battenberg
Alva
J. S. Vaughn
Durant
E. D. Price
Enid
Wade H. Shumate
Sallisaw
Hatcher
Northwestern
Lawton High School
Highest Court of Land Rules Usage Murders U S Case
The Supreme Court ruled that a murder on the Osage reservation is punishable under federal law, reversing lower courts which dismissed indictments against John Ramsey and W K Hale for killing Henry Roan, an Osage Indian, on the Osage reservation. The case centers on federal jurisdiction over crimes in Indian Territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
John Ramsey
W. K. Hale
Henry Roan
Roan
Federal District Court For
Western
Robber of Kansas Bank In Custody Of State Officers
Louis Conelly identified as the leader of the bandit gang that robbed the State Bank of Winfield of 4500 dollars in currency and bonds is in custody. He was arrested Saturday by Oklahoma officers and taken to Claremore jail. He arrived in custody driving a new car and was said to have deposited money and carried cash, mostly Winfield bank notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Winfield, Kan
Louis Conelly
State Bank
Winfield
Conelly
Oklahoma
Claremore
Winfield Banks
Beer seized aboard German warship Hamburg at San Pedro
Federal prohibition agents boarded the German cruiser Hamburg at San Pedro and seized bottled beer testing 4.8 and 4.6 percent. The ship, survivor of Jutland, had visited the Pacific coast. beer was sold for $1 a bottle before being locked in a vault. The case awaits Washington instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Hamburg
Pacific Coast
San Pedro
W. W. Anderson
Prohibition
Wasnngton
Federal
Leopold Refuses to Testify on Deputy Warden Murder
Nathan Leopold refused to testify before a coroner's jury investigating the murder of Deputy Warden Peter Klein at the state prison. The May 5 escape by seven convicts is linked to the case. Leopold, serving a life sentence for the slaying of Robert Franks, cited fear of convict enmity if he spoke about the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joilet
Ill
Nathan Leopold
Peter Klein
Leopold
Robert Franks
Roff Commencement Held In Oklahoma
The Roff schools held their commencement exercises on Thursday evening with entertainment features and diplomas awarded to many graduates. Ada banker L A Ellison delivered the commencement address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roff, Okla
Roff
L. A. Ellison
Ada Banker
Vernon Nettles Reported Killed in Jerome Mine
A telegram to J. J. Wakely said Vernon Nettles died in a mine accident at Jerome Arizona this morning at 9 o'clock. No further details were provided. He was the son of M. Z. Nettles formerly of this place and a nephew of Rev. W. H. Nettles. the family moved away three or four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Wakely
Vernon Nettles
Jerome
Ariz
M. Z. Nettles
Rev
W. H. Nettles
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T. S. Sissel
Near
Ray Whitlock
Roy, Jr
Tulsa
Leamon Reaves
J. A. Reaves
J. N. Maples
J. N. King
Paris
B. T. Burton
Darrow
Purpo
Fannie Leach
Chaddie Mitchell
Virgil Leach
Harre! Montgomery
Wichita Falls
Vera
Gussie
Mary Mundy
O. F. Nolen
Madill
W. H. Leteer
Philips
Joe Furlong
George McKay
Sam Bates
Konawa
Holloway
Audrey Drenan
J. M. Nix
Roff and Son
Darvin
W. O. Ray
First National Bank
First National Bank of
Ray
N. J. Boren
Truax
Milburn
Dr. Williams
O. C. Reid
Brown McKay
George Young
Lorane
Healdton
J. D. Crawford
C. O. Martin
Gilbert
W. S. Furlong
Smith
Dr. Holloway
Pauline Austell
Crown Prince
Jares
John Ericsson
Taft
Gustavus Adolphus of
Sweden
Coolidge
Louise
America
Roffe
Bomb Slayer
Slayer
H. E. Lundquist
Willcox, Ariz
Thomas CC Callahan
Cora E. Morton
J. Ro. Bond
Chinese Turkestan
Hickman
Education Association
Percefull
U. S
Jutland
San Francisco
Orient
Arizona
Monogram
Wilson
Erin
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