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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
4
The Ada column rails at sensationalism and drunken driving while praising civic cooperation and motherhood. It critiques a false death sentence story and laments modern social shifts, from barber shops to public road projects, urging prudence, education, and responsible leadership.
Claude Castleberry is bound over on a murder charge after a preliminary hearing in which G O Traxler and Charley Sutherland testified. Traxler reported driving Correll to the Castleberry home and firing details were disputed while Sutherland described Castleberry firing four shots. The crowded courtroom and defense exhibit a screen door with bullet holes highlighted the case proceedings.
Mrs Josie Mack stands trial before Justice T O Cullins for poisoning her seven year old son Odalla at their Sheep Creek home near Snonewall on June 6. The packed courtroom, weathered by rain, heard testimony from Hazel Oglesby and state chemist Dr Onis George Hazel as the case nears September life or death verdict.
With the protest period closing for Rennie avenue and Thirteenth streets paving, petitions circulate for two more street projects. Property owners along South Mississippi avenue from main to the city limits push for paving, and a Seventeenth street paving petition from Rennie to Broadway is also reported. Some Mississippi project clauses required corrections before approval. Main street resurfacing nears completion, accelerating the street improvement program.
Jack Hampton and Haskell Burns were arraigned before H J Brown Justice of the Peace Saturday morning on second degree burglary charges.
Tulsa June 21 An Oil and Gas Journal report shows U S crude oil production rising by 11358 barrels per day for the week ending June 18. Total output reached 2503922 barrels daily, up from 2492564 the prior week. Oklahoma and California led gains while Texas areas mostly declined.
Four of thirty three indicted men pleaded guilty before Judge Cotteral in Oklahoma City. L C Basford admitted to manufacturing transporting and selling liquor and bribery conspiracy. Wil liam Auldridge A D Imrie and King Cole also pleaded guilty with Basford sentenced to three years on bribery two years for conspiracy three years for manufacturing and two for selling with concurrent terms. Auldridge and Imrie six months. Cole’s sentence delayed.
Johnston county will celebrate July 4 with a barbecue and picnic at Reagan Park. Attendees should bring their own baskets of food while free barbecue will be provided to supplement the event.
G C Oliver, resident six miles south of Ada, buys a National Steam Pressure Cooker to prepare corn, peas, beans, meats and other foods. The cooker promises cooking in one third the time, greater tenderness and preservation of original flavor.
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