War production committee aims for fair prices and policy guidance
Garrish E. Milliken of New York heads a council committee to present views to the price fixing committee. The group will meet in New York after the conference to assess prices balancing industry needs and government demands amid heavy army and navy output requirements.
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Garrish E. Milliken
New York
Army
Navy
War Industries Board
National Council of American Cotton Manufacturers
Price Stabilization Talks Open With War Cabinet
President Wilson and his war cabinet discussed stabilizing prices of domestic necessities including cotton goods woolens clothing shoes and hats. A sweeping price fixing plan is in the works by the War Industries Board and a conference with more than fifty leading cotton manufacturers was held to map steps for stabilizing the volatile market.
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Washington
Wilson
War Cabinet
War Industries Board
Ada area notes and war bond progress in brief
Ada society items report visits and travels of local residents including Mrs Chas Hardesty and Kit Erwin. Officials and residents attend federal court in Tulsa as war bond drives surpass district targets totaling twelve thousand fifty dollars against an eleven thousand quota. Big sales and local commerce ads appear for carnations and ready to wear.
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West's
Ada Greenhouse
J. T. Reid
Daisy
Atoka
W. H. Ellis
Sulphur Springs
Tex
J. D. Lasater
Denison
Ada
G. W. Beck
Davis
Ardmore
Pictorial Review Patterns Promise Thrift and Style
Pictorial Review Patterns guide frugal sewing with perfect fit and chic designs. The article urges women to choose patterns carefully to avoid waste and save material, claiming cuts that save from half to a full yard.
Frost Wears Heavier on Wednesday Night
The frost of Wednesday night was stronger than the previous night and likely damaged early gardens. The quote extols living within means as true respectability and notes weather impact.
Liberty Bond War Call from Pontotoc
A wartime exhortation urges residents to support the war effort by buying Liberty Bonds and Liberty Loans. It stresses patriotic duty, discourages slacking, and asks readers to contribute financially to help push the Kaiser back and boost national morale.
Mrs. Emily M. Moses Dies in Ada at 69
Mrs. Emily M. Moses wife of A. L. Moses died Tuesday at the family home 226 West 16th Street aged 69. Funeral services were held Wednesday by Rev. W. M. Crutchfield and burial followed at Rosedale Cemetery. The family had lived in Ada for twelve years. She was a longtime member of the Methodist Protestant church and is survived by her husband and six children.
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A. L. Moses
Emily M. Moses
W. 16Th Street
W. M. Crutchfield
Rosedale Cemetery
Ada
Methodist Protestant Church
Native Hawaiians appear in new Liberty program
The Native Hawaiians debut with a mix of native and American popular music in an excellent Liberty program offered in matinee and evening shows. Jack Mulhall stars in Madame Spy, while Princess, Lowe's Southern beauties present The Unfaithful Lover. Also featured are vaudeville acts and the five part drama Blind Man's Luck. Majestic's National Stock Company presents Somewhere in France, a war play about conditions on the western front.
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Liberty
Jack Mulhall
Charles Lowe
Pathe
Majestic
National Stock Company
France
West Front
Liss Lierry Bond
Ruth
Drummond and Alderson Move to New Quarters
Drummond and Alderson relocate from East Main Street to Ephraim's Stand on West Main. The move combines their two stocks at the new location.
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Drummond & Alderson
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Rami A Nios
S. P
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Joe
Tommy
Holy Joe
Hall
O. K. Auction Co
East Main
NYAL
ADA Drug CO
Roy Saffarrans
Mgr
Arthur Guy
Arthur Gay
Liberty Loan
Pontotoc County
Pontotec
Allen and McCall’s Chapel
Gailey
Oakman
Black Rock
Gan Hill
Vaness
Union Valley
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Haskell
Lula
Frisco
Fitzhugh
Laxton
Sunshine
Owl Creek
Cedar Grove
Worstell A
Lawrence
Pecan Grove
Blue Mound
Red Oak and
Brookhaven
Jones Chapel
Walnut Grove
Francis Ee
Paris Chapel
Lanham
Knox Ee
Rocky Chapel
Ahloso
Dolberg
Union Hill
Pleasant Hill
Cresco
New Bethel
Yeager
Pleasant Valley
Eebee
Maxwell
Sheep Creek
Pontotoc
W. H. Hammond
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