Local Visitors and Travelers Reported Around City
City Enefs Clark of Oklahoma City is visiting friends this week. C. W. Robey of Duncan and Mrs. Carl Ebersold traveled to the valley. Mrs. Jim Newman and Mr. Brewer of Stratford were shopping here yesterday. Josh Lee from Corsicana sent word Ada friends he aims for Tulsa Oilers nine. H. P. Schienberg returned from Wichita Falls. Jesse Bunch and wife from Centrahoma visited to meet their daughter Vera returning this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty
Clark
Oklahoma City
C. W. Robey
Duncan
Carl Ebersold
I'S Valley
Jim Newman
Mr. Brewer
Stratford
Josh Lee
Corsicana
Tulsa Oilers
Jesse Bunch
Centrahoma
Miss Vera
Rain Arrives as Purcell Supt. Shipp Reports Downpour
Supt J W Shipp who came from Purcell to stay at noon says a good rain lasting fully on or fell at his home this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Shipp
Purcell
New Bridge Guides Tourists to Shawnee and Oklahoma City
Travelers praise the new bridge as the best route to Shawnee and Oklahoma City. From Konawa to Shawnee the road is described as exceptionally good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Oklahoma City
Sevral
Konawa
Perry area PTA delegate attends convention in session
Mrs. George W. Sims of Perry serves as a delegate to the P T A convention in session there. The Sims moved from Ada seven years ago when he led Willard school and now serves as traffic manager for the Perry Flour company. Nearby, Sunday's From Daitr Ben Hatcher of Mill Creek visits the area for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Sims
Perry
Sims
Ada
Willard School
Perry Flour Company
Daitr
Ben Hatcher
Mill Creek
Blake Returns From Coca Cola Bottlers Meeting
T. B. Blake came back Saturday from New Orleans where he attended a district Coca Cola bottlers meeting. He described the trip as delightful and spent almost the entire week in the southern city after leaving home last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. .Blake
New Orleans
Cold Wave Hits City With Sudden Frigid Air
The cold wave arrived on schedule Friday about 8 p m and continued through the night with strong winds. The thermometer fell to 27 degrees according to Prof MacMillan’s government thermometer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
MacMillan
East Central Tigers Fail to Defend State Crown
East Central Tigers are eliminated from the state basketball meet at Fray's play in Enid, ending their bid to retain the state crown. Ben K. Cudd of the high school faculty is confined with flu. Audrey Duncan returns from Oregon to Ada. Mrs. Charles Goodwin of Stratford returns home after visiting her sister Mrs. Margie Braly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central Tigers
Fray
Eni
Tigers
Mooncay’s Daily
Ben K. Cudd
Charles Goodwin
Stratford
Margie Rraly
Sloan and wife visit Mrs Beddie Sloan in Dallas area hometown
Mr. T. Sloan and his Dallas wife are visiting the home of his mother Mrs. Beddie Sloan on South Johnson, sharing a brief family gathering in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gd. T. Sloan
Dallas, Texas
Mr. Sloan
Stevenson Returns Home After Caring For Sister
Alfred Stevenson came back to Holdenville yesterday from visiting his sister Mrs. Margie Braly in the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Stevenson
Holdenville
Margie Braly
Local Petercher Injured In Chickasha Car Crash
M. Carter of 705 East 14th was hospitalized after a car accident in Chickasha last Friday. He suffered a fractured hip and awaits further medical determination. Miss Ruby Nordean, a visitor in Henryetta, was present today. Holley of Arlomre is visiting with his family. A. C. Chaney attends the Gat convention of the Christian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Carter
East 14Th
Chickasha
Ram
Ruby Nordean
Henryetta
Holley of
Arlomre
Mullinax Nearing Return From Castleberry Hospital
Rev. T. B. Mullinax, confined to Castleberry Hospital for some time, is rapidly recovering and will soon be able to return to his home.
District Christian church convention attendees depart
George L. Daugherty Hubert Clark Leslie Wah Miss Ruth Mor cis and Miss Jessie Lee Woods left this morning for the district convention of the Christian church at a valley. Prince Stratford spent yesterday in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Daugherty
Hubert Clark
Leslie Wah
Ruth Morcis
Jessie Lee Woods
The
Christian Church
Eines
Vally
Prince Stratford
Shopper J H Duval Sees City Yesterday
Sirs. J H Duval of Maxwell was a shopper in the city yesterday. Ab Laughlin was dismissed from the Breco hospital yesterday after being confined there for several ie
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Duval of
Maxwell
Ab Laughlin
Breco Hospital
Zumbro Leaves Fort Sill for Jowan Mission
Zumbro, brother of P Mon Brady, discharged from Ft. Sill last week, has been here since, and departed last night for JoWan where he will accept a post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zumbro
P Mon Brady
Ft. Sill
Jowan
Warren Defeated Again As Attorney General Nominee
The Senate, by 46 to 39, rejected Charles B. Warren’s bid for attorney general for a second time, with Republicans voting for confirmation and a Democratic Republican insurgent coalition opposing. Coolidge renewed a recess appointment if needed, while rivals sharpened their attack amid historic partisan rancor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Charles B. Warren
Coodilge
Warren
Coolidge
Mr. Warren
Gillette
Massachusetts
Goff
West Virginia
Borah
Idaho
Reed
Missouri
Ada Radio Program Draws Wide Praise Across States
Communications from Alabama to Illinois flow in praising the Ada broadcast on KFRU last Saturday. Judson Treadwell notes hundreds of telegrams and over 200 phone calls, with compliments from Birmingham, Dixon, Eureka, Cincinnati, Muskogee, Brownwood, Carlsbad, Rockford, and other communities. Enthusiasts request songs and applaud the performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ada
KFRU
Judson Treadwell
Mhamber of Commerce
Birmingham
Alabama
Order of Moose Club
Dixon
Illinois
Eureka Motor Company
Eureka
Kansas
Cincinnati
Ohio
Charles C. Ellis
Muskogee
Brownwood
Texas
Mechem and Courtney Wed at First Baptist Ceremony
Rev. C. C. Morris of First Baptist officiated yesterday at eight o'clock in the morning in Lehigh two locals united in marriage Earl Mechem and Eva Courtney of Lehigh connected-penelty company circles and many friends attended. The couple will reside at 131 East Fourteenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechem
Courtney
C. C. Morris
First Baptist Church
Earl Mechem
Eva Courtney
Lehigh
Mane Spoons
Penelty Company
East Fourteenth Street
Jones Good and Juanita Good Married at Rev Stegall Home
Mr Alviseen and Miss Juanita Good wed at the home of Rev B Stegall at 10 o'clock Monday The couple will reside in their home here.
Buy It Tent Fi Sel Tina It With A News Want Ad
Read as a compact notice for a local sale or want ad style item. Details appear fragmented but indicate a classified notice unrelated to a broader news story.
Ada Brick Plant Powers Local Industry Boom
Ada’s brick plant expands under J R Harris and son Marshall, boosting capacity from 15000 to 40000 daily with new kilns and machinery. Four brick varieties produced, gas-fueled kilns, a storage dock, steam shovels, and a lake for water. Local plant workers receive homes. brick sold for 4 to 5 dollars cheaper than distant suppliers. Harris buffers surplus land with fruit trees, berries, alfalfa, corn and even a pair of prized red pigs Anchorage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Harris
Marshall
Oklahoma City
Ada Brick
Harris
Ada
le Idle
J. R. Harris
Oklahoma's billion dollar crop wealth highlighted on radio
Oklahoma's 1924 crop and product value topped 1.3 billion dollars, with per capita wealth around 660. The report notes low mortgage debt per acre, record corn and broom corn yields, and wheat and cotton figures, emphasizing Oklahoma soils and manufacturing share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristow
Oklahoma
State Board of Agriculture
Aggiegrams
KFRU
John A. Whitehurst
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Montana
Idaho
California
North Dakota
Alabama
Texas
Wyoming
Colorado
Arizona
Oil drilling updates from various sections and depths
Lisyd No 2 drills at 370 feet in section 6 5 7 about 200 feet north of the discovery. Homackia Oil at 2685 feet in section 33 5 2 near Allen. Dixie Oil at 2100 feet in section 24 5 8. Texas Pacific Coal and Oil at 1225 feet in section 34 5 6 north of Allen. Brinson and others around 2000 feet in section 32 5 5 Bebee with fair prospects of a well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisyd No. 2
Homackia Oil Company
Section 33 5-2
Allen
Dixie Oil Company
Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company
Brinson
Ada Area Well Shows Promise At 50 Barrels Likely
In section 6-3-7 four miles east of Ada the Jack Lloyd well improves as water recedes. Reliable reports say the well may yield at least 50 barrels and the water supply could exhaust in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rom
Jackk Lloyd
Ada
Oil Field Progress and Wells Underway in North District
Operators report No 2 well completed just north and a new well begun a few hundred feet south. Water shutoff issues at 1280 feet on the Whitaker farm. Lancaster-Smith casings and plugs back to 1200 feet. Howarth well on Norris farm to resume in days. Homackla projects a deep producer near Allen with favorable oil and gas shows. Depth around 2600 feet. Dixie drilling on Harjo farm at 1000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howarth
Norris
Homackla Company
Allen
Dixie
Harjo
Killette Kroeger Syndicate Targets Section 25 5 6 Near Francis
The Killette Kroeger syndicate prepares to begin work in section 25-5-6 near Francis. Pilgrim Petroleum is shut at 2745 in section 27-4-6 awaiting 6 inch casing arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killette-Kroeger Syndicate
Section
Francis
Pilgrim Petroleum Company
Belgians Lion Attacks LeBlair During Training Incident
LeBlair, a Belgian animal trainer, was clawed on the right arm by a lion during winter training. He received six stitches after the wound and was rushed to a local hospital. He later recaptured the lion and recovered from the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack LeBlair
Honest Bill Newton
LeBlair
le R
Belgium
Oklahoma Senate Rejects Move to Cut Legislature Size
In Oklahoma City on March 17 the Senate voted 14 to 13 to postpone indefinitely a proposed constitutional amendment by Mrs. Lamar Looney to reduce the legislature from 44 to 30 in the Senate and from 107 to 77 in the House. Critics urged waiting for a constitutional convention in 1927, while Looney pledged to seek a reconsideration and to press salary increases if the size measure is dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Lamar Looney
Hollis
Oklahoma
Senate
House
Harve Langley
Joe ©. Looney
Obituary for M. F. Balew
M F Balew aged 69 died at his home 601 West Twelfth Street Sunday afternoon at 2 40. Funeral services were conducted from the family home this afternoon. Interment in Rosedale cemetery. He was a native of Tennessee and had lived in Ada for many years. He was a highly respected citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Balew
West Twelfth Street
Rosedale Cemetery
Eccased
Tennessee
Ada
Allen Hosts for Literary Events and County Meet Divisions
The Pon totocc County Interscholastic Literary and Fine Arts contest starts Friday at Allen. It divides this year into three divisions: county basketball already held, then the literary and fine arts events, followed by track and field tennis and baseball on April 3 and 4. Winners in vocal and reading events receive medals and trip prizes, with a 25 cent admission per session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotocc County
Allen
A. Floyd
YT. K. Treadwell
A. A. Dean
D. W. S Hodges
B. A. Howard
Maiie Islinger
J. W. Huff
Teachers’ Association
J. P. Hughes
Dale Boren
Daily
Oklahoman
Oklahoma City
Ada Evening News
Senate clears foreign treaties as Lausanne pact sent back
The U S Senate returns the Lausanne treaty to the foreign relations committee delaying action on reestablishing ties with Turkey. The chamber ratified Cuban sovereignty over the Isle of Pines 63 to 14 with minor reservations. The world court question is deferred to December 1 as a special order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Turkey
Isle of Pines
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Deorings
Idaho
White House
Oldest buried city found along Muddy River
The Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation reports a six mile long ancient city unearthed in Nevada sands along the Muddy River between St Thomas and Overton. Led by M R Harrington, the discovery dates to last November and suggests a civilization about 10 000 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation
Nevada
St. Thomas
Overton
M. R. Harrington
America
Lost City in Moapa Desert Revealed by Indian Museum Dig
Archaeologists from the Museum of the American Indian report the discovery of a vast ancient pueblo in Nevada's Moapa Desert, six miles long, with square houses and round kivas. The site, named Pueblo Grande de Nevada, shows early Pueblo-like culture and grave practices, including burials under dwelling floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Sentner
New York
Museum of the American Indian
Heye Foundation
M. R. Harrington
Moapa Desert
Nevada
Lost City
Alanson Skinner
America
Europe
Skinner
Harrington
George G. Heye
Heye
New Mexico
Arizona
Pueblo Grande de Nevada
No Developments In State Probe on Osage Indian Deaths
Pa Huff ska March 13 The state and federal investigation into Osage Indian deaths in 1922 continues with good results according to official quarters. Osage county attorney C K Templeton said J Berry King head of the court of inquiry had not returned to Oklahoma City and room at the Osage agency was deserted. It is believed King left to take testimony perhaps at a ranch house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawhuska
C. K. Templeton
Osage
J. Berry King
State Attroney
Court of Inquiry
Oklahoma City
King
Court
City Council Mulls Light Rate Cut Proposal
Hollis introduces a proposal to cut municipal lighting charges from 18 to 15 cents, aiming to ease city expenses and consumer bills. The measure seeks council approval and may prompt a debate on budget impacts and service levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis
Bradfield Regulator Co. Booklet Offered for Expectant Mothers
An advertisement from Bradfield Regulator Co. Atlanta Georgia offers a free booklet for expectant mothers. The plain envelope mailing promotes “many things every expectant mother should know.” Instructions claim full directions accompany each bottle and urge starting now as the weeks roll by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradfield Regulator Co
Dept
Atlanta
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H. P. Schienberg
Wichita Falls
J. H. Palmer and Son
C. S. Cope
City
Alice Petty
Joe Choate
North Oak Avenue
Oscar Harrington
Pittsburgh
Kan
Joe Harrington
Audrey Duncan
Oregon
A. C. Chaney
the Christian
Nanie Warren
Treadwell
Whitaker Farm
Lancaster-Smith
LeBlair Hurt
Lion Attacks
American Indian Heye Foundation
Ada, Okla
Leon
Bostwick
Ted
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