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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1920

Page

8

Two Men Said to Duel in Dempsey Carpentier Fight

London writer claims Georges Carpentier will be aided by manager Descamps who allegedly projects a second personality into opponents. The theory suggests Descamps influences Beckett before and during fights, shaping Carpentier’s performance and outcome.

Associated Press New York Jack Dempsey Georges Carpentier London Descamps Carpentier Beckett Joe Beckett Europe Holborn Stadium Amps Grove

Olive and Vegetable Soap for All Skin Ailments

Henry Landers promotes a medical soap made from olive and vegetable oils with no animal fat or poisons. Suitable for shampooing and marketed across the United States with broad customer satisfaction claims. The advertisement notes the seller travels through Oklahoma and Texas and invites orders by phone at 381.

United States Oklahoma Texas Henry Landers

Evening gown with iridescent grape cluster netting

A black net gown features iridescent grape clusters on the front and back. The bodice back is a single net layer while the front shows silver cloth veiled by net. Puffing trims the hips as draped fabric forms the silhouette.

United States Ships Board Allots Liners to South America

United States Shipping Board assigns seven fast passenger liners for service New York to South American posts including Buenos Aires. Americans in Argentina had complained of slow mail and travel times hindering business. Bills of lading and shipments faced delays due to slow transport and overtaxed cables.

Associated Press Buenos Aires Argentina United States Shipping Board New York United States Custom House England Tle

Annual Reports at First Baptist Church Record Progress

Worship services featured reports from Sunbeams Junior and Senior B Y P U units, Sunday School, Woman's Missionary Society, and the Baptist Seventy Five Million Campaign. The pastor outlined congregational acts including baptisms, memberships, evangelistic outreach, and financial tallies totaling over 10 thousand dollars for the year.

First Baptist Church Sunbeams Baptist Seventy-Five Million Campaign Fund Harry Morris Lena Ragsdale Dr. Webster Woman’s Missionary Society Baptist Baptist Seventy-Five Million Fellowship of Church Fellowship of the Church

Earthquake Traps Family in Deep Mexican Chasm

In Mexico City on January 12, the Riveros family is trapped when their Barranch Mueva home collapsed into a vast chasm. Neighbors risk rockfalls to deliver food and water as aftershocks threaten further collapse. Reports also note crater eruptions in San Miska and Puebla area shocks with villages destroyed. Investigators cite fifty killed and two hundred injured in Japan.

Associated Press Mexico City Riveros Barr Anch Mueva San Miska Puebla Japan

Sunday Funerals Discouraged By Ada Ministers Alliance

The Ada Ministers Alliance asks discouraged observance of Sunday funerals for practical reasons. A. P. Elliff, secretary, says to bring clean cotton rags to the Ada News office for payment above a pound.

Alliance of Ada Ada

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