Valuation Shifts in Pontotoc County Tax Reports
Pontotoc County's 1920 to 1921 tax reports show personal property values down 625 482 while land values rise 737 525 and city property climbs near a million. Total county valuation reaches 14 342 593 with cattle movements blamed for 1920 personal property drop and oil properties boosting 1921 figures for future tax valuations.
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Pontotoc County
County Equalization Board
Nick Heard
Board of Equalization
Heard
Beime
Department 10 probes war time contracts
Washington June 15 The Department of Justice forms a special bureau to probe war time contracts. Attorney General Dorrity says the inquiry will be led by a renowned expert and composed of officers from various business fields to clear honest firms and punish culprits. He promises to stop innocent traders from bearing blame.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
Dorrity
Department
Rail express wage cut set for hearing
The Railway Express Company seeks a wage reduction for its 86 000 workers. A hearing before the U S Railroad Labor Board is scheduled for next Friday in Chicago. The company plans a cut roughly equal to a 25 percent rise granted by the board in August 1920. Workers have refused to discuss the reduction, sending the dispute to the board for settlement.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Railway Express Company
United States Railroad Labor Board
Wages Cut Announced by Pittsburg District Firms
Independent field companies in the Pittsburg and Youngstown districts announce a reduction in wages and salaries for employees effective June 1. The move affects workers across the two districts as part of cost cutting measures.
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Pennsylvania
Associated Press
Pittsburg
Penn
Youngstown
M C Taylor Buys Hub Clothing Store in Ada
M C Taylor of Mound Valley Kansas buys the Hub Clothing Store stock and will assume charge after invoicing. He and his family will move to Ada to occupy a South Townsend house. Taylor comes to Ada on the suggestion of C V Gowing manager of the glass plant, who has attracted over two hundred Kansas residents to Ada. The Hub on West Main street has done substantial business since opening about a year ago.
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M. C. Taylor
Mound Valley
Kansas
West Main Street
Japan Surrenders Cable Rights to United States
Reuters reports Japan agrees to U S control of the cables from Yap to Mindanao and Guam while retaining rights for certain Pacific islands. The arrangement aims to ease Allied communications and awaits Washington approval.
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Japan
United States
London
Reuters News
Pacific Islands
Yap
Mindanao
Guam
Washington
Oklahoma Weather Mostly Partly Cloudy With Showers
Tonight and Thursday forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with likely showers in the western portion. The outlook indicates unsettled conditions across western areas with light rain possible elsewhere.
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Oklahoma
Hughes Seeks Steady Course On World Affairs
Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes told Brown alumni that U S aid should not entangle the nation in foreign political institutions or armament races. He said America must influence global economic settlements and uphold liberty, opposing tyranny and the use of force. He recalled the World War effort as a defense of freedom and democracy.
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Associated Press
Providence
R. IL
Brown University
Europe
America
Man of Mystery Dies After Tampico Wounds
Charles Paul Walker, known as a man of mystery, died at Houston city hospital from wounds received months earlier in Tampico. His companion Thomas Davies was arrested in Dallas on embezzlement charges as Walker was brought in. Davies was taken to Dallas on March 26.
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Houston
Charles Paul Walker
Tampico
Thomas Davies
Dallas
Walker
Davies
Harding Annulls Surplus Harness Contract With U S Harness
President Harding on advice of the attorney general voids the contract with United States Harness Co for disposal of surplus harness. The action cites a criminal code prohibition on government officials participating in such transactions and was ordered by Mr. Dorrity.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harding
United States Harness Company
Dorrity
Berkley Legion Telegram to Carpentier Comrade in Arms
Berkley Post No. 7 of the American Legion sent a telegram to Georges Carpentier calling him a comrade in arms and wishing him success in the big fight. A copy was sent to Jack Dempsey with the note This is what we think of you.
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Associated Press
Berkley
Cal
Berkley Post No. 7
American Legion
Georges Carpentier
Jack Dempsey
Canadian River 10 Be Spanned
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting directors endorsed building a high water bridge across the South Canadian River near Byng with an estimated cost near 300000. Seminole County would fund about a fourth and Pontotoc another fourth, with half from the national government. If approved Pontotoc would pay about 75000. A low water bridge cost around 13000. A committee led by R W Simpson will seek support from local bodies and officials.
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Chamber of Commerce
South Canadian River
Byng
Walker
Pridge
Seminole County
Pontotoc
Ada
R. W. Simpson
T. B. Blake
W. E. Harvey
O. N. Walker
Katy Resumes Train Service on Bridge Over Canadian Today
Train service on the Katy line resumes after repairs to the bridge over the Canadian River. Finishing work continues but officials and users note the structure is safer and stronger with new pile drivers and longer piles. Northbound trains to Oklahoma City are back in operation and riders welcome the restored service.
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Katy
Canadian
Oklahoma City
Helping Build Schools Under Mr Floyd Administration
He highlights rapid progress in county schools under Floyd. Consolidated districts built large brick buildings and expanded high school work. His aim is to provide the best in education for rural boys and girls, focusing on practical as well as theoretical learning and cooperation with the Normal to enlarge the state school.
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Floyd
Water Reservoir Reaches Full Capacity Citywide
City officials report the new reservoir is filled to capacity at 2 a.m. holding 22 million gallons, enough for about three days. With high summer demand, pumping constraints kept pressure steady by limited nightly fills. Pumps will be ready tomorrow, enabling rapid water flow if needed.
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New City
Chamber of Commerce moves to new quarters on East Main
The Chamber of Commerce now occupies 207 East Main Street with a full office for the body. Half the building serves as a sample room, to be fully used in coming year. J. B. Hill and Mrs. Elva Roberts Duvall also have offices there. A women’s rest room is provided. The secretary was authorized to buy books and magazines for training rural youth in farm life.
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Chamber of Commerce
East Main Street
Chamber
J. B. Hill
Elva Roberts Duvall
Duvall
Hill
Rear Admiral Sims Leaves England for New York
London June 15 Rear Admiral Sims departed Waterloo for Southampton to board the Olympic for New York. A floral carrying car conveyed him amid a crowd of newspapermen and photographers. Sims, popular for his plain manners, refused further comment beyond noting a reaction in the United States to his critics and his stance on American Hyphenates.
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Associated Press
London
Sims
Waterloo
Southampton
Olympic
New York
United States
Parade 10 Open Round-Up Opens Thursday in Ada
The American Legion round-up begins Thursday at 2 PM with a parade along the principal streets led by the Ada High School band. Cowboys and cowgirls, wild steers, bucking horses, and roping horses have arrived for the events to be held all afternoon daily. Stores will close briefly each afternoon to allow attendance.
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American Legion
Ada High School
Fair Grounds Park
Harvest Sigkle Report Spreads Across Oklahoma Fields
Oklahoma braces for harvest as wheat and oats cover the central northern and northwestern plains in a golden mantle. With combines speeding and ample labor, state officials forecast about 36 million bushels of wheat and 60 million bushels of oats from roughly 3.05 million and 1.6 million acres respectively, based on moisture and growing conditions. Last year yielded 422 million bushels of wheat and 48 million of oats from 2.9 and 1.5 million acres.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
John A. Whitehurst
State Board of Agriculture
Dwelling House Damaged By Early Morning Fire
A residence belonging to Mr Belew on West Twelfth Street suffered fire damage discovered between the ceiling and roof. Fire department crews acted quickly and extinguished the blaze before it spread much. A new roof and wallpaper will be needed to restore the building.
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Belew
West Twelfth Street
Far East government to join Soviet Russia in new alignment
reports from Vladivostok say after a three day conference the government of the Far East has decided to join Soviet Russia. this historic move follows months of diplomatic talks and signals a major shift in regional power dynamics.
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East
Soviet Russia
Police locate ring and watch tied to Kaber murder
In Cleveland on June 15 a diamond ring and watch owned by Daniel Kaber, allegedly given by his widow Eva Catharine Kaber to one of his assassins as partial payment, were found by police. Authorities would not confirm if the items remain with any of four men accused of the hiring.
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Cleveland
Daniel Kaber
Eva Catharine Kaber
President of American Bar Dies at Seventy
Judge William Alexander Blount of Florida who served as president of the American Bar Association died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore at age 70. He arrived yesterday for treatment and passed away today, ending a long legal career with noted service in the ABA.
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American Bar
Associated Press
Baltimore
William Alexander Blount
Florida
American Bar Association
John Hopkins Hospital
Blount
Niece of Sam Houston Dies in Crockett
Houston reports the death of Isabel Taylor 94 widow of Judge Wm M Taylor in Crockett county. She was niece of General Sam Houston and widow of the longtime district judge and former Grand Master of the Texas Masons in 1854.
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Sam Houston
Crockett
Raps Shorts Dresses as Indecent in Speech
Mrs. Morse of Twin Falls Idaho condemned high shoes and short dresses in a convention speech for intermountain and Pacific coast federation of women clubs. She urged modest dress to curb youth's perceived indecency and linked attire to marriage readiness.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Morse
Twin Falls
Idaho
Convention of Intermountain and Pacific Coast Federation of Women’s Clubs
Steady Oil Prices Fall Since January Peak
INDEPENDENCE Kan June 15 Oil price reductions capped by a 25 cent cut last Monday follow a decline from the January 24 1915 peak of 3 50 per barrel Midcontinent crude traded as low as 90 cents in 1916 but later rose The new price courtain may halt operations and force closes of small nets Tariff pressure grows as Mexican crude imports rise per month.
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Independence
Kan
United States
Oakman Triumphs Over Maxwell In Close 2-1 Game
The Oakman ball club defeated Maxwell at Oakman by 2 to 1 in a pitchers duel. Oakman pitcher fanned twelve, Maxwell pitcher six. Oakman has lost only one game this season, with a return game set for Maxwell on Saturday.
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Oakman
Maxwell
You Will Save Mon Thi Ut
A brief, enigmatic line states a personal resolve about saving Mon Thi Ut, with no clear context or accompanying details to indicate events, dates, or participants.
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A. Floyd
England
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Kaber
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