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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1928
Page
2
Williams notes Reed will enter the fight after arrival with support from campaign manager Sam Fordyce and Kansas City organizer Charles Howell who will place Reed's name before the convention.
Wayne Neville, a Kansas City based air mail pilot on the Chicago Dallas route, died when his Douglas Transport crashed near Lebo Kansas during a storm. He had flown on the route for over two years and left Kansas City with mail at 3 25 am. Funeral plans await family arrival in Dallas.
David Nash and Sally Ford seek a quick marriage in Canfield after crossing state lines. They find breakfast with a wary farmer and a wary reception at the marriage license office. The waiting game ends as Reverend Greer conducts a brisk ceremony with Mrs. Greer and two witnesses, sealing their union.
Houston June 22 The prohibition issue looms large for the Democratic national convention as Smith backers and opponents clash over temperance planks. Norman Mack sparked debate by suggesting Smith favors temperance, while Smith himself signals no change. Delegates from Ohio Indiana Nebraska Kansas are watched for movement as the race narrows toward balloting. Senator James A Reed arrives to press his own candidacy.
No. 2 of the Anti-Saloon League and clergy from the Methodist Episcopal Church South plus the Women’s Christian Temperance Union will press for strict enforcement. Opponents led by William H. Stayton urge repeal of the dry law. George Peek and farm leaders back a strong agricultural plank without endorsing the McNary Haugen bill.
The resignation of Captain J. Le land Bass of Selfridge Field Michigan was accepted today by the president for the good of the service. He was court martialed last winter for conduct unbecoming an officer and found guilty on four of ten counts. Bass a 25 year veteran.
Police court records show five arrests this morning from activities last night. Four suspects face consorting charges and one is charged with drunkenness. This brings the weekly total to fourteen arrests as the period ends.
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