Ada Boy Wins High Honor at Naval Academy
T O Cullins Jr of Ada has been named one of ten top students at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. He earned a world voyage aboard the battleship New York, departing June 7 for a South America first stop and returning by early September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
T. O. Cullins, Jr
T. O. Cullins
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
T. O
New York
South America
Cullins
Colbert Sunday Socials Include Visits and Canning Club
Large church crowd enjoys Sunday services and Sunday school. Ona Balthrop returns from Texas to enter summer term at the normal. Misses McAnally attend church. Harrison Batmore recovers from illness. Winnie Casady visits aunt Emma Dood. A group travels to Egypt with Emma Dodd and Gilford Woods. Girl's Canning Club meets Monday. Various visits and fishing outings noted. Mr Woods receives letter from son in France predicting June home. Beverly Sales enters the normal. Ema Grisham to teach next year. Mrs Dodd hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ona Balthrop
Texas
Eunice
Ethel McAnally
Harrison Batmore
Winnie Cassady
Emma Dood
Jennings McAnally
Egypt
Girl
Emma Dodd
Gilford Woods
Winnie Casady
Dewey Woods
Azzie Woods
Mrs. Dodd
Ola Sales
Emma Grisham
Ada
Beverly Sales
Ema Grisham
Arnie Secates
Dodd
Rainy weather and local notes across Ada area
Rainy weather continues with crop concerns and farming tasks. Local residents report travels to Ada and nearby towns, illnesses, visits, and social events with several references to family and friends. The item includes community updates from Rickett, Turner, Little, Sparks, Golightly, Armstrong, Davis, and others.
Georgetown University Seismological Station Report
The crucial report from the George Town University seismological station in Washington D C outlines preliminary observations from local tremor activity. Data indicate notable readings during the period, with emphasis on vertical and horizontal wave patterns and potential subsurface shifts.
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Georgetown University Seismological Station
Washington, D. C
Local Notices List Names and Ages in Ada and Surrounding Areas
A long OCR fragment lists numerous individuals with ages and cities such as Ada Shawnee Steedman Tekamab Fort Worth Allen Allen Nebraska Ada and Arkansas City. The text then shifts to a musicale essay by Effie McKinley praising music as essential in homes and communities and urging more communal music efforts through community singings and practice.
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Effie McKinley
Late developments in Allen oil field
The K. C. Oil company reports a good well on the north of the northeast of Section 93-5-8 with expected output of 150 barrels per day. John E. Lee spuds a good well on the southeast of the northeast of Section 33-5-8. Humble Oil on the Crab tree lease in 27-5-8 brings in a good well. Lawrence Oil & Gas in the Holeman lease southern part of 34-5-8. Acreage near Conway in Section 12-3-7 spudded in with an 18 inch hole. watchers expect developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. C. Oil Company
John E. Lee
Humble Oil Company
Crabtree
Lawrence Oil & Gas Company
Conway
Funeral for Mrs Hattie Lynch at Stratford home
Mrs Hattie Lynch died after brief illness at Faust Hospital on May 28 and was buried at McGee Cemetery after funeral services at her sister Mrs D M Hyden's home in Stratford. Relatives attending included sons Charles and Wallace Lynch and brothers William Staats J M Staats J W Staats. The oldest son had returned from France prior to her death. Relatives named include Mrs H Z Garrison of Pauls Valley.
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Faust Hospital
Hattie Lynch
Stratford
Rev. Smith
Charles and
Wallace’ Lynch
William Staats
J. M. Staats
J. W. Staats
Maxwell
D. M. Hyden
H. Z. Garrison
Pauls Valley
McGee Cemetery
Chief of Police Receives Telegram About Brother's Safe Arrival
Henry Rawls Home reports Chief John Rawls received a telegram from his brother Henry stating he has arrived safely from Tena es 7s.
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John Rawls
Henry
Miss Willa Harbert Weds Orville Chatt in Ada Ceremony
The wedding of Miss Willa Harbert to Mr. Orville Chatt took place at the Harbert home in Ada, with Rev. C. V. Dunn conducting a simple service. Family and local friends attended, including out of town guests from Roff, Sulphur, and Wetumka as the couple prepared to reside in Takamah Nebraska.
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Violet Moore
Clarine Roach
May Guest
Sara Tunnell
Robbie Estes
Martha Jo Smith
Calloway Harbert
Miss Leone Steed
Mrs. Chatt
Ross
Okla
Ada
Phillips University
Enid
East Central Normal
Chatt
France
U. S. Expeditionary Force
Takamah
Frisco
Nebraska
Rofs
Oklahoma
Harbert
Hugo Hughes
J. T. J. Hughes
Nettie Brandon
Roff
Robb Estes
Ws. Roy Rice
Wetumka
War relief efforts postwar funding and Ada obituary
R H Mixon of Ada dies at 69 at daughter Mrs J G Dunns home in Francis. Funeral at D W Shillings 822 North Johnston Ada with interment at Rosdale cemetery. Rev A Duncan presides. Also a New York report notes hundreds of millions given to war relief by British and American Red Cross and allied groups with large drives and low admin costs.
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R. H. Mixon
Pioner
Ada
D. W. Shilling
J. G. Dunn
Francis
North Johnston
Rosedale Cemetery
A. Duncan
Mr. Mixon
Shilling
New York
Red Cross
Young Men’s Christian Association
Order of St. John of Jerusalem
London Truth
England
Blue Cross
American Red Cross
United States
Atlantic
L. J. Hunter
Washinngton
Knights of Colurabus
Jewish Welfare Board
War Camp Community Service
American Library Association
Young Women’s Christian Association
Salvation Army
Calotabs Promise Quick Liver Cleanse at Night
Feeling blue or lazy Calotabs offer a simple nightly cleanse. A single Calotab with water leaves no taste or unpleasant effects and the morning brings improved mood and appetite. Drugstore price thirty five cents with money back guarantee in sealed packages.
Political rhetoric on Wilson and wartime patriotism
The Henryetta Standard comments on President Wilson as he travels and avoids political foes in Washington. The piece urges patriotism among Americans at home and abroad and criticizes critics who oppose wartime sacrifice.
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Henryetta
Wilson
Washington
Europe
Beaux Ignore Flowers Buyings in McAlester Gardens
An energetic News-Capital report notes few McAlester beaux bought flowers yesterday. The piece argues nothing beats stepping into own or neighbors gardens to gather blooms for a sweetheart’s home.
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McAlester News-Capital
News-Capital
McAlester
Rain and community notes from Gailey community
Local column notes heavy rain affecting crops while Sunday school attendance remains strong. Births births announced for Mr and Mrs General Hughes. many residents listed visiting, traveling to Ada and Quinton Oklahoma for schooling and work. Upcoming singing at Cook's school house and a music gathering at A J Hughes home highlight social scene.
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General Hughes
Grace
Jewel Gray
Audra Bray
Gadberry
Claude Gray
Eva Sapp
Omer Gadberry
S. Oxy
Nora Cole
Quinton
Okla
Buckholtz
Ada
Gailey
Hazel Rankins
Payne
Pinkie
Dovie Estes
Roxie Sloan
Oakman
E. Bray
Randolph Deathridge
Claude Ward
Ruth Smith
Oklahoma City
Barnes
Smith
Cook’s
M. E. Bray
Cecil Light
Stratford
Hade Bray
Jim Beatty
Arkansas
Sayre
Bertha Bray
Iris Hughes
Jim Parnell
Summers Chapel
Mdove
Clyde
Gaither Bray
A. J. Hughes
Lecture at Laurel Park Chautauqua Costs $15 in 1889
A Laurel Park Chautauqua Association cash book records Professor W. Wilson receiving $15 for lecturing on July 20, 1889. The program lists Towle, Nourse, Tully, Mansfield ahead of him and notes Wilson later rose to prominence, while others like Faunce and Winchester were also featured. The item highlights the modest remuneration and place on a program of notable figures.
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W. Wilson
Laurel Park Chautauqua Association
Northampton
Mass
George Makepeace Towle
Robert Nourse
T. de Quincy Tully
J. H. Mansfield
Thackeray
Towle
Wilson
W. H. Pr. Faunce
Brown University
C. T. Winchester
Wesleyan University
Walter Bagehot
Wilsons
Summer Normal 10 Be Best Ye East Central State Normal
The article previews an active summer term at East Central State Normal School with strong enrollment optimism and post war focus. Notable staff additions include Lea E. Biddick as manual training head and Anna Weaver Jones returning to lead women’s physical training. Red Cross work and chorus programs are expanded.
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East Central State Normal School
America
Anna Weaver Jones
Ericson
Stout Institute
Lea F E. Biddick
Red Cross
Keller
Miss Campbell
Henryetta
Cruz
Sherman
Texas
Emma E. McClure
E. C. Wilson
Local Weather Dampens Attendance at Sunday Service
The writing notes another cold spell and cloudy weather reducing church attendance as Rev Coffee preached a sermon. Various social visits are listed including Miss Mittie Chandler with Miss Bertha Sparkman and Miss Alice Chadler with Miss Minnie Hart. Mrs J A Hart improves from an illness. Mr and Mrs Arthur Ray of Francis visited PF Gay and his wife.
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W. E. Davis
Lula McNeal
Roy Wyatt
Gist Jackson
Lois Hooks
Theo
Grace Davis
Lenn Brents
Sunshine Community
Dr. Akers
Lonis Lee
Luther Shaner
Mr. Shaver
Dorothy Hooks
Lawton
Little Alma
Bessie McNeal
Ruby Davis
Lulu Brents
Baby Seeks
Frisco
Bill
Coffee
Mittie Chandler
Bertha Sparkman
Alice Chadler
Minnie Hart
Lottie Stringer
Bessie Patterson
J. A. Hart
Arthur Ray
Francis
PF. Gay
Kaispor Still Sawing Wooden Souvenirs
Former Emperor William cut his 2000th tree at Merongen in the presence of the Bentinck family and Amerongen’s burgomaster. The timber blocks bore 2000 W. II inscriptions and seven were given to friends in Amerongen. A religious ceremony preceded a castle visit where William gifted a gold tie-pin to Herr Hohenzollern’s companion.
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Associated Press
Merongen
William
Bentinck
Amerongen
Count Bentinck
Herr Hohenzollern
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TRUAX
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Mr. Gooch
Mrs. Little
Jim Turner
Mrs. Johnson
Mrs. Gouch
Mr. Loman
Mrs. Buck Golightly
Pleasant Hill
E. W. Armstrong
Baling Hay
E. W
Dewey Floyd
Miss Emma Carroll
L. L. Jones
Steedman
Lena Hill
Robi. L. Bailey
Shawnee, Miss
Lena West
Arthur Joseph Strammard
Minnie Ellen Kincaid
S. B. Self
Fort Worth
Bessie Roan
Stonewall
Henry Yeargain
Alleh
Francis Conie
Allen
Orville Chatt
Tekamab, Neb
Willa Harbert
Floyd Jordan
Lassie Cannon
Wichita Falls
Jose Orto
Marie Jimenes
Lewis Feltner
Opal May Sisk
J. ©. Carroll
Georgiana Marks
G. H. Craig
Lottie Wright
Murray Golden
Miss Grace Casey
Herman Hickey
Mattie Lawrence
Russell H. Crouch
Arkansas City, Neb
Lora May Buchanan
W. J. Mathis
Miss Selma Barringer
Ebc. Walker
Berbialee Bel Léeeos el Ees
Henry Rawls
T. A. Scott
N. O. Vaden
C. H. Martin
Poland
G. W. Howell
Walters’ Mausic
Moore
R. L. McGuyre
Evans-Woodward Hardware Co
Rg L. Eaton
H. K. Hayes
Vaness
Nancy Halls
Tipton
State of Oklahoma
State of
W. W. Bourn
Nellie Bourn
Ford
W. W Bourn
Ee R. Sugg
Pontotoc County
L. E. Franklin
F. Green
J. M. Gordon
M. L. Perkins
W. Swartz
Lindsay
N. S. Cowart
Holdenville
Iiss
Esther Hunter
Nashville
Tennesse
Anna C. Paxton
Stella Watson
Psychology
G. Bradford
A. P. Lever
Coalgate
M. B. Molloy
Irma Spriggs
L. W. Courtney
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee
J. T. Butcher
Bess Dunn
R. S. Newcomb
Kate K. Knight
T. D. D. Quaid
Tishomin
B. R. Grissom
Davis
R. G. Sears
O. E. Davis
Rolf
Agriculture
B. A. Pratt
S. C. Herrin
Purcell
R. Robinson
A. MacMillan
A. Stauffer
Emma K. Keller
Bernice Campbell
Henryet
Ida Hoover
Norman
P. W. Swartz
A. Crus
Lea E. Biddick
Menomonie
Wisconsin
Kaispor
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