Ada's 1925 building boom tops state pace
The Ada city clerk reports 1925 through June 1 total permits reach 203500, far above 1924. Major adds come from First Baptist church, Harvey Ford Lincoln agency, and Pilgrim Petroleum station, with February and April driving most activity. New Skirvin and Harvey agency towers rise while First Baptist church edifice and Pilgrim station near completion.
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Ada
First Baptist Church
W. E. Harvey Ford and
Lincoln Agency
American Oil and Refining Company
Maren
May
Aca
Skirvin
South Broadway
Twelfth
W. E. Harvey Agency
Broadway
Tenth Streets
Fifteenth
Pilgrim Petroleum
Thirteenth Streets
Ford, Lincoln and Fordson
W. E. Harvey
Oklahoma
Duncan Youth Kill Self After Shooting Girl
Duncan June 6 Jim Dew killed himself after shooting Dora Tidwell 17 three times. He reportedly became enraged upon seeing her ride in a car with another youth. He drank poison and then shot the girl before turning the gun on himself. Tidwell was listed as critical tonight.
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Duncan
Jim Dew
Dora Tidwell
Dew
Tidwell
Miss Tidwell
Wright Freed by Oklahoma Court of Appeals
Lucian B. Wright former Sapulpa district judge is freed by the state criminal court of appeals after being convicted of perjury in the Elkins murder case. The appellate court ruled that trial records were not produced and proof of at issue was insufficient, reversing the lower court’s 10 year sentence.
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Oklahoma City
Lucian B. Wright
Sapulpa
State Criminal Court of Appeals
Wright
Charles Elkins
Elkins
J. H. Ferguson
Appelate
Oil field activity expands with new Headton location
In oil district activity rises as Headton Oil and Gas opens a new site in section 4-4-6 near Ada, with multiple wells planned between Ada and the river. Other outfits including American Oil and Refining, Texas Pacific Coal and Oil, Pilgrim Petroleum, Dixie Oil, and Homackla report drilling and reaming depths from 200 to 3350 feet across sections 3-5-6 to 33-5-8, with potential commercial wells as industry moves ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Headton Oil and Gas Company
American Oil and Refining Company
Breco
Ada
American O2 and Refining Company
Bay No
Arthur Bowles
John Edgar Smith
Toools
Balthrop
Jack Lloyd
White Eagle Oil and Refining Company
Wilcox
Norris Farm
Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company
Whitaker
Pilgrim Petroleum Company
Dixie Oil Company
Vanoss
Allen
Homackla Company
Gillette and Kroeger
Wreck narrowly averted near Bristow on night track
A Louis San Francisco bound train No 327 hit a tie laid on rails two miles south of Bristow but stopped in time to prevent a collision. Investigators obtained a clear fingerprint from the obstructing tie as they probe the incident. The tie lay about two miles south of Bristow near a site where a previous SLSF passenger wreck occurred after striking a cow and splitting a switch.
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Bristow
Here
St. Louis
San Francisco
Oklahoma City Livestock Market Report June 10
Cattle market slow with 1 900 head. Cows and heifers around 8.00. Hogs 500 head 10 to 15 cents lower top 11.80, bulk 11.40 to 11.75, stockers up to 11.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Leads Nation in Sorghum Grain Production
In sorghum output, Oklahoma tops the United States with kafir feterita and milo grains leading the nation. The article notes Oklahoma as a primary producer across these varieties, highlighting its agricultural prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
East Central State Teachers College Reports Record Summer Enrollment
Professor M B Morrison announces 2420 students enrolled this summer at East Central State Teachers College, 111 more than last summer's 2309. Officials expect enrollment to reach about 2570 after two weeks, with 90 instructors and 25 all college classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Morrison
East Central State Teachers College
Morrison
East Central
Riot at Ku Klux Klan outdoor meeting in Clinton
Thirty two men were arrested after a riot following a Ku Klux Klan outdoor meeting near Clinton Massachusetts. State police and 20 patrolmen fought to restore order as hundreds in cars clashed with residents. injuries were reported and Everett Rice, aged 19, faced assault and weapons charges.
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Clinton
Mass
Ku Klux
Klan
Everett Rice
Roy Kimball
Brewster Field
Berlin
Tunney Stops Gibbons With 12th Round Knockout
Gene Tunney knocked out Tommy Gibbons in the twelfth round at the Polo Grounds to claim a decisive victory. The bout followed an 11 rounds stalemate as Tunney overpowered the 36 year old veteran with a right to the chin in a neutral corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
Polo Grounds
St. Paul
Tunney
Gibbons
Appointees Take Charge of Pauls Valley Reformatory
Oklahoma City report states John W. Scott and Howard Whitehurst will assume leadership of the Pauls Valley state training school today. Robin Knight, retiring superintendent, resigned May 2 and asked the board to set the effective date. Knight cited personal business as his reason.
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Oklahoma City
John W. Scott
State Equalization Board
Howard Whitehurst
John A. Whitehurst
State Board of Agriculture
Pauls Valley
Carl L. Rice
State Board of Affairs
Robin Knight
Knight
Fire damages ten Graham business firms in Oklahoma
Graham Oklahoma June 6 approximately thirty six thousand dollars damage was sustained in a fire that destroyed ten business buildings seven buildings burned and three leveled to stop the flames. The dry goods store suffered about sixteen thousand dollars in stock loss and the fire origin is not known.
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Graham
Okla
Girl Run Down by Auto Driver Near Hayes School
Miss Gladys Culver an 18 year old college student from Holdenville was struck by a Ford roadster driven by Mrs C H Hurst on a vacant lot near Hayes school building Friday at 5 pm. She suffered face cuts torn ligaments and scalding from radiator water but rested well by Saturday night. Police learned details after car number was checked and hospital authorities confirmed the driver’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Culver
Holdenville
C. H. Hurst
Hayes School
Hayes
Ada Beats Healdton Oilers 6 5 In Close Bend
Ada volleys to sixth straight win as Josh Lee drives in the winning run with a single in the sixth. Minor Formby and Clowers duel on the mound, with Formby allowing eight hits and Clowers twelve. Earl Johnson saves a run with a diving grab. Lindsey shines for Healdton. Taleasey makes a notable third base play.
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Ada
Josh Lee
Healdton Oilers
Lee
Jack Kelly
Healdton
Formby
Clowers
Headton
Ada Hasemen
R. Waner
Bill Smith Dies After Ada Hospital Collision
Bill Smith an 18 year old Lawrence youth died at 4 40 PM in Ada hospital from a broken neck after a Sunday crash in which his car left the highway and collided with a ditch Two companions were in the car with one slightly injured Louis Marsons sustained minor injuries Luther Parker escaped unhurt The body was sent to Criswell parlors for burial
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Bill Smith
Lawrence Boy
Ada
Grim Reaper
O Ada
Smith
Criswell
Louis Marsons
Luther Parker
Welfare workers pledge to raise Fourth District quota
County and district leaders pledged to lift the Fourth Congressional District quota for the American Child Welfare campaign with promises to “over the top.” Speakers included District Chairman A Linscheid, State Commander James Hatcher, and national head D G Rixey. County chairs named were Cobb Sapulpa, Douglas Okemah, Farmer Wetumka, Evans Shawnee, Robinson Ada, and Trice Coalgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. A. Linscheid
J. H. N. Cobb
Sapulpa
Frank Douglas
Okemah
W. C. Farmer
Wetumka
Roy Evans
Shawnee
R. R. Robinson
Ada
George Trice
Coalgate
M. O. Matthews
Linscheid
Col. J. B. Sledge
Jim Hatcher
State Legion
A. Linscheid
East Central College
J. E. Hickman Ada
Robi. S. Kerr Ada
J. S. Evans Wewoka
Orel Busby
Okfuskee
Hughes
Pottawatomie
Pontotoc
James Hatcher
D. G. Rixey
National
Coal
Kiwanis Club Plans Improvements at Resort Park
Kiwanis members at First Presbyterian church luncheon discussed Kiwanis principles and appointed a committee to improve Kiwanis park for summer visitors. The report noted near completion of road improvements shaping a scenic route to Pontotoc and better access for motorists.
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First Presbyterian Church
Pontotoc
Federal court in Oklahoma hears civil cases at pace
Judge R L Williams presided over a December term session as cases against William J Bryan and Robert Galbreath Jr faced hearings at 1 30 pm while other matters including Empire Gas and Fuel and Hughes county land suit moved slowly. A booze case provoked sharp remarks from the judge about liquor and jurisdiction questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curt
E. B. Gillette
Bryan
R. L. Williams
District of
Oklahoma
Equity
Empire Gas and Fuel Company
E. M. Kennedy
George A. Simmons
R. P. Brewer
L. Ella Buchannan
M. Crustinger
Exchange Trust Company Et al
Williams
Hughes County
L. W. Blankenship
John Sealy
Home Savings and State Bank
Floyd Dilbeck
J. B. Gilbreath
Alliance Trust Company
Randall M. Allen
Lowrey H. Harrell
Relersby
Fred Elam
Elam
United States Court For
Old Comrades Meet After Sixty Years
T McCurdy recently returned from the Confederate reunion at Sulphur reports a reunion with Enos Crawford, now at the Ardmore home. The pair lost track after the war and had not met in 69 years until last week, sharing memories of wartime and postwar lives.
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T. J. McCurdy
Sulphur
Tosom
Enos Crawford
Ardmore
Naturall
Two East Central Faculty Members Return From Studies
East Central welcomes two returning faculty members Miss Ida Hoover and Miss Anna Weaver Jones. Hoover spent a year in art study in Paris and Rome, gaining access to works by world renowned artists and plans to share innovations with students. Jones comes back from Peabody College with a Masters and will lead the physical education department, with classes resuming under her direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central
Ida Hoover
Anna Weaver Jones
Miss Hoover
Paris
France
Rome
Italy
Miss Jones
Peabody College
Nashville
Tennessee
Department of Physical Education
Duke Adds Two Million to Carolina University
Durham NC June 9 An additional gift by James B Duke tobacco magnate to backer of Duke University of $2 000 000 for the building fund was announced by President R P Few at the alumni luncheon The gift raises the building fund from $6 000 000 to $8 000 000
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DUKE
Carolina University
Durmam
N. C
James B. Duke
Duke University
R. P. Few
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Baptist Church
Harvey
Lucien
Criminal Court of Appeals
Jack
Factory
Nok Hospital
Lad
Welfare Workers
Atteng
Farmer
Pott County
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