Turner Falls trip requires boys to exhibit box furniture
Tuesday column by Harry Miller notes every boy aiming for the Turner Falls trip on June 28 must bring all box furniture to Convention Hall by 2 PM Thursday for exhibit. Blacking boxes kitchen stools and book cases will be displayed. Boys who built the furniture must exhibit and those unfinished have until 1 PM Thursday to complete. Those interested in the swimming meet should be at Norman Howard pool Wednesday at 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry. Miller
Turner Falls
Norman Howard
Markets Buffered by Weather and Demand Signals
New Orleans June 21. Hesitating support contrasts with a bullish weather map and weevil reports as traders weigh fusion of old and new seasons. Certificated stocks are large. tenders may be strong if four days of weather improve. Morning gains faded as clearing weather outlook grows and Indian and Chinese demand forecasts buoy prices briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
India
China
Koffler
First Aid and Handicraft Boy Scout School Closes in Ada
The city’s most successful First Aid and Handicraft Scout school ended last night at the First Presbyterian Church. An average of over 100 boys attended nightly with 34 experts assisting. $12.50 was raised for crippled boys. Prizes were awarded for kitchen stools, book cases, and bijacking boxes.
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First Presbyterian Church
Boy Scout Council
Ada
C. F. Morgan
Elzie Reed
William Chaffin
Jerry Gwin
Clifford Gay
Glen Witcher
Eugene Harris
Albert Davidson
Clifton Higginbotham
John Henderson
Junio Russell
James Cathey
Theo. Frantz
W. R. Tolbert
A. B. Harris
East Central Teachers College
J. L. Jeffress
Everett Core
David Blank
Clyde Alletag
A. J. Morrow
Kenneth Deaton
Stanley McSwain
Shelton Dandridge
Elus Mays
Gene Harris
Homer Peay
Frank Chambers
Buffar Howard
Quinton Blake
Herman Allen
Homer Woods
Settle on Right of Way for Road
W H Ebey reports progress on right of way across Ada to Stratford highway parcels. Four of ten cases handled, four more to close, two awaiting, with expected early letting of contracts. Route starts at Ada Main Street west, passes fair grounds to Wallace Daggs area, enabling summer work and a hard surface link in Pontotoc County.
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Ada
Stratford
W. H. Ebey
Ebey
Main Street
Fair Grounds
Wallace Daggs Place
Pontotoc County
Flood refugees swarm county amid harvest relocation
Mrs. Orville Snead, Red Cross secretary, warns of growing flood refugee numbers. About 23 people, five families, camped near Ada after flooding near Wister, with a baby born. Tecumseh reports 50 wagons halted for noon, likely heading to harvest. Officials note surplus work in fields. some urged to seek other sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Snead
Red Cross
Wister
Ada
Dave Brown Names Pass In Jet Bank Robbery
Written confession by Dave Brown, condemned for the Jet bank robbery, implicates Pearl Black alias Pearl Sullivan and Paul Martin as accomplices. Brown claims Martin and Black helped plan the December 16 robbery near Jet, with a second car from Enid. Martin is at large and officers seek two more suspects.
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Dave Brown
Oklahoma City
State Bureau of Identification
Brown
McAlester
Young Brown
Pearl Black
Pearl Sullivan
Alfalfa County
Paul Martin
Martin
Shawnee
Enid
Fficers
Paul Waner Runner-up in National League Hitters
Fans note Paul Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates is runner-up in the National League batting race behind teammate Joe Harris. Waner held a .388 average and led in hits and triples as Harris played less regularly this season.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Paul
Joe Harris
Harris
Pirates
Lioyd
Escaped Oklahoma Bandits Tracked Near Okemah
Officers pursuing Raymond White Roe and Raymond Watts after they fled Okfuskee county jail last night. The pair, who attacked jailer W G Whittaker and seized keys, were last seen about 20 miles west of Okemah possibly entering a car. Roe faces a restaurant robbery charge. Watts is wanted for auto theft.
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Okemah
Pesses
Raymond White Roe
Raymond Watts
Okfuskee
W. G. Whittaker
Roe
Watts
Whittaker
Paden
First Oklahoma county drunk driving conviction sent to penitentiary
Oklahoma City June 16 A jury in district court convicted taxicab driver Pr C Butler of driving a car while drunk and sentenced him to one year and a day in the penitentiary the maximum. Butler had struck and seriously injured Mrs Mossie Scott at Dewey and Reneave on April 4 and denied involvement at arrest.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma County
Pr. C. Butler
Butler
Mossie Scott
Dewey and Reneave
Scott
Another Big Producer Emerges at Pearson No. 1 Doyle
Tulsa June 17. The Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp reports a new gusher at Pearson Switch in Pottawatomie County. No. 1 Doyle, in corner 19 74, deepened 25 feet to 3 844 feet in Hunton lime, now yields 1 820 barrels daily after 24 hours. Flow peaked at 85 90 barrels per hour. Original Hunton top at 3 798 feet. offset to Pierce Wrightsman discovery producing about 1 200 barrels daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Pearson
Pottawatomie County
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Doyle
Hunton
Pierce; Wrightsman and Others
Howlers and Tourists Mix in Renaissance and Myth Echoes
An American woman in Italy recalls a traveler’s question about the Pantheon housing panthers that ate people in the Colosseum. In the Vatican, tourists view Morett’s Madonna and Saints with an apple on the steps and Saint Bartholomew hiding a knife. A New York girl spots Romulus and Remus at the Capitol and jokes about Romeo and Juliet at breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Colosseum
Vatican
Morett
St. Bartholomew
New York
Capitol
Romulus
Remus
Romeo and Juliet
Boston Transcript
Former banker seeks executive clemency in Oklahoma
J. W. Mansell, pardon and parole attorney, said a decision on Eugene T. White’s clemency application will be announced within two weeks after an open hearing. White, a Sulphur banker, faced months of charges and counter charges amid public interest.
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Oklahoma City
J. W. Mansell
Eugene T. White
Mansell
White
Farmers cope as pests and accidents punctuate weekend
The report notes farmers faring well while Mr Bell Weevil causes damage. Mrs H K Owens of Oakman visits her mother Mrs Reed, with Will Reed visiting Sunday. Mrs Austin Meek visits her son over the weekend. Iris Craddock visits Myrtle Nichols in Allen. Charles Kreger suffers injuries after being run over by an ice truck. Rev Johnson dines with Lee Rainstar. Bill Dryden of Sattar Monee visits.
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Francis
Bell Weevil
H. K. Owens
Oakman
Reed
Will Reed
Austin Meek
Iris Craddock
Myrtle Nichols
Allen
Charles Kreger
Rev. Johnson
Lee Rainstar
Bill Dryden
Sattar
Local notes and visits fill Ada area columns
A long community roundup lists visits and calls across Ada and surrounding towns. It names Marvin Ell Oakman and many neighbors visiting relatives, plus various callers to and from Roff, Madill, Yeager, and Shawnee. The revival led by Rev. Gay progresses as towns share gossip and church activity.
Sunday Visits and Ball Game Attendances
Mr and Mrs Boone Hammond visited her parents in Pecan Grove Sunday. Lucile Winters and Mattie Sorrels attended the ball game at Colbert Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Barnes called on Mr and Mrs Sales Sunday evening. Ruth Barnes visited Fay Blankenhip Sunday. Mr and Mrs Emmet Painter visited her parents Monday. Mr Chilcoat and family visited south of Ada Sunday. Fred Foster and family visited Mr Webb and family Wednesday night. Floyd and Lloyd Winters attended the ball game at Colbert Sunday.
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Pendleton
Pauline Pitts
Ada
Irene Shock
Charsey Rhodes
Leon Smith
Annie
J. A. Shook
Bernice Patton
Dollye Ables
Garnett Fussell
Jennie Hall
Stanfield
Rufus Evans
Fitzhugh
Fitzhuch
Lris Shook
Madill
T. J. ‘Fussell and Sons
Shook Bleme
Roff
Mayme Mounger
W. C. Dawson
Irene Shook
Summers Chapel News Roundup of Sunday Visits and Travel
Rain relief brings community together as families and friends visit and travel. Local residents like the Coggins of Blanchard and Light families plan trips to Flippin Arkansas and Yeager while others share meals, church visits, and weekend gatherings with kin in Blanchard Galey Reebe and surrounding areas.
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Coggins
Blanchard
Robert Whited
San Juan Valley
Colo
Virgil Mercer
Minnie Mercer
Alva Pennington
Katherine
Ina Wood
Chloa Rutledge
Grandma Younger
Jim Magar
Earlin Haskin
Vel
Flippin
Ark
E. H. Light
Verlin
Cecil Light
Yeager
Dave Atchey
Vanette
Alva Davenport
Otis Brewer
Marjorie
Shawnee
Brewer
Hooton
John MelIntire
Truman Flatt
Rebee
Henry Dunn
Maxwell
Vivian Turner
Vernice Magar
Grandpa Parnell
Bebe
Lillia Bell Brecheen
Ruby Brendle
L. D. Haskin
Jennings Burrus
Lloyd Woods
Galey
Layton
Il Anderson
Wilburn Stone
Oklahoma City
Jack Wood
Otis Light
Rain Delays Farm Work Amid Ongoing Wet Weather
The article notes continued rainfall forcing farmers to rest while rain persists and hints at harder workloads when fields reopen. Ada residents are mentioned in passing with brief visits and trips, including Grandma Massey returning from a five week stay, Mrs. Jonathan Voyles and Mrs. Sue Wardlow touring locally, and several families from Ada and surroundings visiting relatives.
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Massey
Ada
Mesdames Thomas and
Blackwell
Rocky Chapel
Frisco
Jonathan Voyles
Fes
Little
Oklahoma City
Sue Wardlow
Roy Crites
Frank Clark
Lakeland
Fla
Clyde
Murphy
Henryetta
W. A. Lesich
Fame
American Gas Well Gasser Increases At Ray No 1
The American Oil and Refining company reports a gas pocket of about 8,000,000 feet at P. G. Ray No. 1 with gas reached at 1,900 feet and under control as cementing begins. Nearby, T. B. Slick shows a 3,000,000 foot gas finding near 1,400 feet, Shaw well along 33-5-5 drills with oil at 2,085 feet, and Homackla in Allen maintains production at 530 barrels.
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American Oil and Refining Company
T. B. Slick
Shaw
Homackla
Allen
Matt Kimes Demands Record Straight After Texas Chase
Tulsa dispatch reports Oklahoma's famed fugitive Matt Kimes claims he never posed as a woman nor participated in the Beggs bank robbery. A posse of about 100 men from Cleveland, Dilton, Pawnee and Sapulpa scoured McElroy ranch pastures near Terrien seeking Kimes who eluded capture after kidnapping city marshal George D. McAninch of Jennings. Kimes pressed reporters to set the record straight on several rumors as the manhunt continued from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
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Tulsa
Mat Kimes
Oklahoma
Bad Boy
McElroy
Terrion
Dalton Gang
Oiltom
George D. McAninch
Jennings
Matt
Marshal McAninch
McAninch
Kimes
Beggs
Ray Terrill
McAlester Prison
Johnston
Seminole
Cleveland
Dilton
Pawnee
Sapulpa
Terrien
Posse
Tax Assessor Moves to New Court House
The tax assessor Rit Erwin has relocated from the old quarters to the new court house on the second floor with all records, moving ahead of other officials. The office includes a capacious vault to protect records from fire, reducing risk during the move and promising future occupancy.
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Court House
Rit Erwin
Amd
Pretty Blonde Wife Held for Murder
Tulsa police report Ruth Ball 26 a pretty blonde mother of an 18 month old child was jailed after a dramatic disturbance at the county jail cell. She faced a murder charge and appeared unsettled during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Ruth Ball
Chamberlin and Levine Honor Ambassador Schuman Achievement
Chamberlin and Levine may not match Lindbergh, yet they achieved a notable feat benefiting Ambassador Schuman, signaling a significant moment in diplomatic or aviation history.
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Chamberlin
Levine
Lindbergh
Ambassador Schuman
Life’s quest for a kick yields multiple jolts
A brisk look at how chasing a thrill through risk or novelty often results in several distinct moments of adrenaline. The piece highlights the pattern of seeking excitement in daily life, work, and social settings, noting both gains and cautionary notes.
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Garrison
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Bill Henson
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Ada Hospital
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Layton Woods
Wilburn and Melton Stone
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Verlin Light
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R. N. Harper
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West Tulsa
K. E. Ball
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K. W. Kimball
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Kirkpatrick
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Bill Crawford
American
Matt Kimes
Iits
A. D. Coon
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