High Prairie Auction Grinds For Charity Box
In a crowded High Prairie hall Adam Ooms auctions a small white shoe box containing a gift for Selina as a crowd wagers for a famed auction item. Pervus De Jong drives bids to ten dollars, prompting Elina and others to weigh the value of the prize and the girl who bought it. The scene blends humor and social pressure as Selina faces the crowd and a possible future with a humble suitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Ooms
Tug
Pervis de Jong
Verens Delong
Jalumnes Ainbunl
Gerrit
Scarlet
Pervus Dedany
Selina
Ageruacer
Gorts
Haarland
Adam
Judas
Gollan
Nedong
Tan
Caarlenberg
von Vuuren
Chick Garis
Ani Uirre
Persad
Paartenders
Gorry von Vuuren
Ta Celal
Adam Qamd
Fele Nogtrils
Sellay
Adan Cons
Stisine
Seliam
Sulina
Setha Peakes
Selia
Noelt
Pervus DeJong
Prairie
Atore
Selita
Woolf
Roelf
Selina Eaw
Pervus
DeJong
Dagon
Deltoo
BeJang
Parvus DeJong
Burend
Pere Vos Denne
Atalanta
Chicago
High Vralin
Seling
Dhok
Rome
Cals
Evening lessons stir quiet passions amid a rural household
Selina and the Pool household gather for after supper lessons led by Verus De Jong. A tense, tender dynamic develops as Selina notices De Jong’s quiet power and Pervos’s jealous curiosity, while the lessons reveal beauty in small details and unspoken longing.
Amundsen Expedition Near Pole Still In Progress
New York May 29 The safety of Captain Roald Amundsen and Nis Huy has eased slightly as news from Oslo suggests the two airplanes departed Kings Bay Spitzbergen for the North Pole flight. Final instructions were issued to supporting crews with patrols planned should their ships encounter weather or other difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roald ‘Amuundsen
Nis Hye
Tinate
North Pole
Toby
Amuidset
Téncotn Hillyworth
Kings Bay
Spitzberg
Norwexkan Peronaniont Asa
Oley
Amundsen
Bia
Untitled fragment of a story with shifting, tense romance
In a long, troubled scene Selina battles fear and desire as a man named Auguste nears, reading aloud schoolwork while her mind wanders between restraint and awakening. The narrative drifts through domestic life, meetings, and a growing, dangerous attraction that unsettles her sense of self and morality.
Germany Waiting Agreement on Dawda reparations plan
Paris May 29 The reparations under the Dawda plan were officially announced and will be communicated to countrys ambassadors. Germany awaits a full act of commitment as the commission prepares to inform state representatives tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Paris
Dawda
Declan
Uecoun
Taxpayers Form County League Plan Uniting Voters
A new group named the Taxpayers Form County League was organized by local businessmen to discuss government spending and taxation. Officers include W. Key, president, S. M. Shaw, vice president, and Y. G. Treadwell, secretary-treasurer. The group plans a mass meeting, endorses three Oklahoma City government measures, and aims to broaden voter interest and reduce taxation while staying non partisan. Petitions for an election on the measures will be circulated in June as the organization expands across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glu
Praders
Key
S. M. Shaw
Y. G. Treadwell
Jane
Burdun
Governmental Research
Oklahoma City
Mr. Ebey
Cnmnty
Death sentences for Noel brothers in Dallas assault case
Frank and Torenzo Noel, both Negroes, were sentenced to death by separate juries in Dallas for assaulting Mrs. Mary Steer. Noel pled guilty, with the trial lasting under an hour. The case follows prior violence and a failed lynching attempt, with heavy guard around the jail and courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Frank
Torenzo Noel
Dallas Criminal Court
Mary Steer
Dawvlas
Frank Noel
Noel
Steer
Lorenzo
Ryan Adkins
Anntier
Loreno
Frank Woel
Typhoid Campaign Aims to Rid County of Disease
An active typhoid vaccination drive will launch in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, funded by the State Board of Health. Dr. M M Webster will oversee the effort with 600 doses sent and more available. An itinerary will reach rural towns for free inoculations, targeting farmers and others to boost productivity and crop potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N Prommanday
Poolotoe
Oklahoma
State Board of Health
M. M. Webster
Heath
Pontotoc County
Webster
Campalea
State Board of Healt
Pbhyal
Moroccan Row Accord Averts Threatened Crisis
PARIS May 29 An accord on French policy in Morocco was reached today by the government and the socialist bloc of the chamber of deputies. The government accepted the socialists order of the day for today’s chamber consideration of the Moroccan fortune. The agreement formally averted the previously threatening political crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Morocco
Godatlet
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Crain
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Edna Ferber
Doubleday
Farina
Teseona
Sélina
Chapter
Pervos
Selfna
Dignan
McBride
Duffy
Pool
Gemis
Vergus de- Jong
Selina Lid
Alin
Cyldee
Sellya
Fen
Pervua DeJong
Hiro Achille
Tayalon
Aere
Het
Syhea
Sina San
Wren
Shuelf
June Hempel
Julie
Kansas
Arnold
Ile
Muarte
Suirday
Snven
Klaas
Manrtje and
Steel
de Puelur
Geeytje
Jusint
Pervos Delong
Sellon
Sellint
Ant Bir
Hotheda
Bincher
Waterloo
Wellington
Sellia
Leing
Pela
Flendigh
Vnlas
Rifts
Ing
Oluguste
Muskogee
Muskogel
W. R. Whiteside
County League
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