Pontotoc County Spends Heavily on Roads and Bridges
A report by county treasurer D. W. Swaffar covers road funding since July 1, 1920, noting 23644.85 spent from two county funds. State highway funds account for 10708.84 and the county maintenance fund for 12936, with notable emphasis on Ada Allen and Ada Stratford corridors.
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Pontotoc County
D. W. Swaffar
State Highway Department
Ada- Allen
Ada-Stratford
Ait Erwin
Ada
Francis
City builds tennis courts at Glenwood Park
Glenwood opens new double tennis court for public use as weather permits. W S Smith confirms courts, nets, posts and equipment ready. park will be well marked and maintained. Wiring materials ordered. lights to be added. A band stand will host High School band concerts weekly, with Prof W A Hill expressing enthusiasm for regular performances.
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Glenwood Park
W. S. Smith
Oklahoma harvest labor turns crisis as timing falters
Oklahoma crop ripening all at once up north while south lags, state labor commissioner says. Wages rise to 4.50 a day plus board in some areas. rain slows work and some crop damage noted. Harvest expected to finish by mid July with bridge washouts and high rail rates shaping labor needs.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Claude E. Connally
Mr. Connally
Woodward
Alva
Enid
Labor Office
Labor Bureau
Kay County
Thompson to Head Department at East Central Normal
President Linscheid announces M Z Thompson of Holdenville High will lead the Department of Physical Science and Athletics at East Central State Normal. Thompson, a Phillips University BA graduate with extensive coaching experience, will start September as a permanent faculty member after resigning from Weatherford Normal.
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Linscheid
East Central State Normal School
M. Z. Thompson
Holdenville
Thompson
Phillips University
University of Chicago
Watonga
William H. Cramblett
Yale
Bethany College
Johnny Maulbetc
Michigan
A. & M. College
Stillwater
Stagg
Normal
Gression
The
East Central Rural Education Conference Sees Resolutions Adopted
Delegates at East Central Normal praised McBrien party leaders and state officials for rural education progress. They urged consolidating rural schools and a county unit system and asked the governor to call an election to raise school funding through higher mill levies.
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McBrien
East Central Normal
The
Normal
East Central District
State Board of Education
East Central State Normal School
J. L. McBrien
Ada
R. H. Wilson
Linscheid
East Central
Lincoln
Board of Education
Oklahoma State Auditor Begins Salary and Equipment Claim Cuts
Oklahoma City June 24 The state auditor Frank C Carter started trimming claims for salaries and equipment. He said many claims are unnecessary given legislature appropriations and federal loans. First disallowed were 1700 for highway department cars and 225 for Samuel J Butler May budget assistance.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Frank C. Carter
State
Audi
Carter
Highway Department
Samuel J. Butler
Durin May
Butler
Jones Named in New Bond Charges After Dance Shooting
Rance Jones faces four counts of assault with intent to kill for shooting at a Fair Grounds dance injuring Bazer Chandler Sidney Harris and Robert Morrison. Grover Garr was not injured. Bond set at 2000 per count, total 8000, Jones jailed awaiting arrival of funds.
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Rance Jones
Bazer Chandler
Sidney Harris
Fair Grounds
H. J. Brown
Jones
H. T. Mathis
Robert Morrison
Allen
Morrison
Grover Garr
Garr
Justice Brown
Mathis
Chandler
Harris
Ten ADA Veterans File Claims Here
Mrs. Orville Snead in charge of Red Cross relief work reports many disabled veterans seek government aid. Over 70 claims filed last month with more expected. tuberculosis and gas exposure common causes. County receives 10000 to 15000 dollars monthly for partly disabled, permanently disabled, and dependents of deceased veterans. Relief covers claims processing. applicants face minimal red tape.
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Orville Snead
Red Cross
Conspirators Jailed Ten Years for 1919 Theft Conspiracy
Joel W. Arnstein and three associates were sentenced to ten years in a federal penitentiary by Justice Siddons in the District of Columbia supreme court. They were convicted of conspiring to bring stolen goods from New York to Washington in October 1919. Arnstein and Isadore Cohn received $10,000 fines. Bowles paid $5,000.
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Washington
Joel W
Nicky” Arnstein
Federal Penitentiary
Siddons
District of Columbia
Bowles
Congress Must Pass Farm Loan Measure Quick Urges
Washington June 24 Representative Quick a former farm loan board member told the senate committee the Norris bill to create a $100,000,000 government farm export corporation must pass. He warned banks in rural areas may close if credit does not move to support farm products.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Quick
Federal Farm Loan Board
Senate
Allies Refund Loan Bill Introduced in Senate
Washington June 23 a bill using Secretary Mellon plan to refund loans to the allies was introduced in the senate today by Chairman Penrose. The bill authorizes reconversion or extension of payment plans and to account for security in payment and to secure all claims not now secure.
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Washington
Mellon
Treasury Department
Senate
Penrose
Financial Committee
Shawnee and Ada Explore Road Connection Plans
Ada Good Food Club secretary H. B. Roach says Shawnee business men want cooperation on road building between Ada and Shawnee. A Maxwell meeting on July 2 will bring Ada and Shawnee visitors to discuss linking Shawnee and Ada via Bebee Maxwell or the Asher bridge.
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H. B. Roach
Ada Good Food Club
Shawnee
Two Noted Men Attend Ada Rural Conference
The Ada Normal hosts a rural conference featuring R. H. Wilson state superintendent of public instruction and Chas. W. Briles former president of the school. Wilson serves a third term and Briles helped elevate the institution to high efficiency with local ties and farms in the county.
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Ada
R. H. Wilson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Normal
Chas. W. Briles
Wilson
Ada Normal
Briles
Allen and Wade Men in City Business This Week
Allen area reports list several residents and visitors on business including Allen T Y McCormick Hank Reid R M Evants John Puslay of Gerty Cal Edmonds of Atwood and D L Richardson. Local obituary notes death of W W Hamilton 80 in Lula with Masonic lodge services planned.
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T. Y. McCormick
Hank Reid
Oklahoma City
R. M. Evants
John Puslay
Gerty
Allen Monday
D. L. Richardson
John Smith
Holdenville
Cal Edmonds of
Atwood
Allen
W. Hamilton
Lula
Masonic Lodge
Hamilton
Socialist Convention Rejects Military Bills Debates In Detroit
The socialist national convention in Detroit Michigan on June 28 debated party political resolutions. One proposal urged opposing any member in the chamber of commerce and instructed socialist congressmen not to vote for military or naval appropriations.
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Detroit
Mith
Socialist National Convention
Chamber of Commerce
Battleship Iowa Contacts Air Scout Planes Off Virginia Coast
Army and navy air scout planes established contact with the radio controlled battleship Iowa at 10:45 a.m. today off the Virginia coast, as reported from Washington. The encounter confirms coordinated air and sea tracking for maneuvers along the Atlantic.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Iowa
Virginia Coast
Disabled Veterans Will Get Training in Many Vocations
Omaha reports preparations for a Bellevue college vocational school opening by July 15 to serve disabled soldiers sailors and marines from Nebraska Iowa Kansas and Missouri. The 300 capacity center led by Prof Sharon O Brown will offer pre vocational courses in agriculture trades and crafts and academic disciplines to restore health and prepare for further education or employment.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Bellevue College
Sharon O. Brown
Federal Board of Vocational Training
Colorado Springs
Colo
Dunaway
County Schools Fight Month Terms in Pontotoc County
County superintendent A Floyd reports that about 90 percent of rural schools will run 8 month terms next year, up from 6 or 7 months. Eight month terms are required by a state rule, with some districts shifting to 9 months. Forty five schools run summer terms to avoid cotton picking season, allowing winter terms to start in December and enabling teachers to gain more work at the local Normal.
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A. Floyd
Pontotoc County
State Board of Education
Floyd
Prickly Ash Bitters Promises Digestive Cure
Sour belching and a burning sensation in the throat signal indigestion and possible diseases. Prickly Ash Bitters is advertised to correct digestive trouble purify the stomach and bowels and make a man feel good. Price $1.25 per bottle. Gwin and Mays Drug Co.
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Gwin and Mays Drug Co
Wheat Prices in Ble Drops Today
Chicago June 28 A severe break in wheat prices occurred today with some markets showing losses up to 9 cents a bushel from yesterday's close. Free selling by country holders largely blamed for the decline.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wheat futures drop as heavy receipts blamed
Kansas City market closes show July wheat down 10.25 cents and September down 6.875 cents. July settles at 1.081.4 and September at 1.091.4, with analysts attributing the decline to expected heavy receipts.
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Kansas City
Wheat gains push prices higher in Minneapolis
Wheat today rose over 9 cents a bushel in Minneapolis with July futures gaining 9.5 cents and September up 8.5 cents from yesterday’s close, signaling renewed buying pressure in the grain market.
Elevator Strikes Feared Amid Market Uncertainty
Chicago reports warn of possible railroad and elevator strikes amid weak conditions. Weak demand and early wheat harvest compress prices as hedging and export activity keep volume steady.
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Chicago
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