Local notes on farming life and returning veterans
After a long break the community reports warm weather and steady work in cotton fields. News covers Sunday school attendance, visits from soldiers like Author Barnes and Harry Marshial, plus condolences for Ace Wards and his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Willoughby
Author Barnes
Harry Marshial
Ruth Smith
M. E. Church
Ada
Supt
Floyd
Buckholtz
Johnston
Shamrock
Okla
M. E. Bray
Otho
Bernice Bray
Beatrice Bray
W. S.ray
L. C. Gray
Barns
Frank Odom
Germans Sink Ships at Scapa Flow After Armistice Belief
London dispatch reports Admiral Von Reuter ordered the fleet sunk as he believed the armistice had ended. German crews embraced a concerted abandon ship, firing and leaving while British ships manned rescue efforts along the Scapa Flow anchorage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Scapa Flow
Daily Mail
Orkney Islands
von Reuter
Victorious
Mail
Houton
Poor Roads or Good Roads They Affect Cost of Food
The article argues better highways cut transportation costs for food by moving goods efficiently. It notes wartime truck use highlighted road needs, outlines federal aid plans for a vast 1919 road program, and describes 45 million dollars in surplus trucks to be allocated to states for road construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Pacific Coast
Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
State Highway Departments
War Department
Post Office
Department of Agriculture
German strike heads tender resignations
Berlin reports leaders of the Ruhr area Miners Union Associations resign citing strikes as causing economic suffering and undermining the republic. They accuse younger members and Spartacist allies of driving disruption and warn against further collapse of discipline and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Ruhr
German Republic
Wheat Belt Patrols Guard Crop After Harvest
Kansas City reports say a conference backed armed guards to patrol the wheat belt until harvest ends. L. T. Hussey warns of possible I. W. W. activity akin to 1917 grain storage fires and urges tight protection for newly threshed wheat in small towns with wood bins and limited fire apparatus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Wheat
Kansas
Insurance Companies
Secret Service
L. T. Hussey
L. S. Harvey
United States
District of Kansas
Hussey
Boys Off to Camp Adventure With Sunday School Class
Sunday school teacher Walter Gayne will leave tomorrow for Blue with about twenty boys in his class. The boys will participate in a camping event and attend activities arranged by the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Gayne
Blue
How Motor Vehicle Revenue Is Used
The article traces US motor vehicle revenue growth from 1906 to 1918 noting registrations rose to about 5 000 with 193 000 in revenue in 1906 and 21 percent of bridge expenditures by 1918. It highlights that by 1918 most revenue supported road construction and maintenance under state highway departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Distriet of Columbia
Latta Items Arrivals and Community Happenings
Three soldiers Henry White Oscar Anderson and Has kell Anderson return home from France after eight to ten months. Neighbors note plentiful crops and desire rainfall. Local families share visits and suppers. Singer gathering at Mr Anderson’s. Harrison Teel and Jack Teel seen in Sulphur. Grain cutting and hay baling occupy the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry White
Oscar
Haskell Anderson
France
Jack Teel
Bob Kerr
Renzo Cooper
Clara
Callie Teel
Retha Anderson
Ethel
Likie Wauson
Vendetta Smith
Lilie Wauson
Clara Teel
Mr. Anderson
Harrison Teel
Baby Doll
Oklahoma editors in Senate race shrink to 216 as McAdams vanishes
Dick Graves notes in the Tulsa Democrat that E G McAdams has vanished from the pool of candidates while 219 Oklahoma editors remained in the U S Senate race until he and Luther Harrison withdrew in favor of the Ardmore candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmoreite
Local Social News From Parish Chapel And Union Hill
Cream supper at Pete Moses Friday night drew a large crowd and women visiting relatives on Sunday attended church events. Several marriages were noted with wishes for happiness. Guests included Mrs. Bays, Mrs. Noel, Miss Rich, and others at households around Union Hill and Parish Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Gray
Grandpa Estes
John Willoughby
Howard Atchison
Deathridge
Grace Gray
Priv. Peat
Pete Moses
John Downs
Bays
Walter Owens
Brock
W. M. Noel
Bethel
Ola Willfong
Dessie Mole
Odie Rich
Union Hill
Harmafi Owens
Annie Reed
Mart Massey
Rich
Mole
Parish Chapel
Atkeson
Viela Lee
Mabel Brock
Clydia
Gertie Downs
Annie Attkeson
Charlie Haggard
John Laine
Minnie Owens
Humphrey
Byng News Highlights Local News And Social Notes
Local items include Lela Graham recovering after an operation and hoped to be up soon. Meals with friends, visits to the Canadian River, and war veteran discharges from overseas are noted. Arm injuries at the power plant heal well and Oliver Burgess enjoys furlough with family near Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BYNG
Lela Graham
Effie Lane
Bertha
Jessie Dickey
W. H. Butcher
Canadian River
Huey Johnson
Clarence Jones
Jess Rowe
Cole Jones
Chickasha
Will Palmer
Oliver Burgess
Navy
Egypt
Charley Stephens
Graham
Dell Campbell
Tyrola
Mrs. Smith
Ada
Dickel
National Vegetable Refinery promotes cotton seed oil in Shawnee
The National Vegetable Refinery of Shawnee offers a superior grade of cotton seed cooking oil for home use. Available in bulk from grocers W. L. Johnson Abney and Griffeth E W Whisenhunt Watson Grocery with sales notes dated 6 23 41w.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Vegetable Refinery
Shawnee
W. L. Johnson
Abney & Griffeth
E. W. Whisenhunt
Watson Grocery
Notice by Publication in Pontotoc County Court
Notice is given in Justice Court before Joseph Anderson that Guaranty State Bank sues J A Hardin for a money judgment on a promissory note. Answer by Aug 7 1919 or judgment for 180.40 and costs will be entered. Attest Joseph Anderson Justice of the Peace Bullock Orr attorneys for plaintiff. 6 26 3 w
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Oklahoma
of Pontotoc
Joseph Anderson
Said County
Guaranty State Bank
J. A. Hardin
Bullock & Orr
Plaintiff
Wheat and oats saved. death claims infant in community
The community reports most of the wheat and oats saved while a family mourns a baby death. A few local servicemen, Willie Webb and Clyde Griffith, return home, Clyde in good spirits. Miss Velma Golden visited Miss Esther Vanderegriff. Mr. Beller visited Ada. Miss Bachelor attended a singing at Lightning Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roller
Egypt
Willie Webb
Clyde Griffith
Clyde
Velma Golden
Esther Vanderegriff
Mr. Beller
Bachelor
Jasper Bess
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the House of Ruppeed
Fred
Jim
Vas
Aes
Ada’s Finest Clothing
Ada Music Company
Harris
Ada, Oklahoma
Kimball Pianos
V. Golightly
36Th
Camp Bowie
Beimge
Wilson News
Shawnee News
Hearld
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