Ada Club Women Highlight Business and Professional Leaders
Ada Club profiles women in banking medicine law and local administration. Della Bedford as Pontotoc county court clerk is praised as the first elected woman in the post, Catherine Brydia a long time Ada physician leads a hospital, Eugenia Davis heads local medical care and overcomes disability. Meanwhile sheriff searches for mule thefts tied to a truck removal and cross county cooperation grows.
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MA Odell
Ada Club
Ada Business and Professional Women’s Club
Federal Land Bank
Della Bedford
Pontotoc County
Arkansas
St. Louis
Missouri
American Medical Academy
Allen
Oklahoma
Ada
Eugenia Davis
Miiss Davis
Jackson
Mississippi
Texas
Institution For
Austin
Childers
el Reno
Wynnewood
Pauls Valley
Oklahoma City
Kaiser
Myles Stolen Owner Soucht
The article discusses the practice of recovering stolen goods for owners, noting it is a double barreled business. It describes victims listing described loot and officers tracing the items to restore them to rightful owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Kaiser
Murray Plans Lecture Tour to Debate National Policies
Former Oklahoma governor Alfalfa Bill Murray announces a summer and autumn lecture circuit from Oklahoma City through the central states and as far east as Virginia. He will discuss government and policy debates, avoiding electoral promises, and may not run for Senate against Gore. He cites American policy faults and contrasts U S and Mexican developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Haslet
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Mar
William H
Murray
Oklahoma
Central States
United States
T. P. Gore
Mexico
Texas
Virginia
Monterey
Huey Long
Charles E. Coughlin
Dust Storms Ravage Oklahoma and the Midwest in 36-Hour Attack
Terrific dust storms sweep Oklahoma and neighboring states in a 36 hour onslaught. Schools dismissed in Panhandle towns as visibility drops to under 600 feet. Crops damaged, stock feed sanded, and residents resort to improvised dust protection as multiple states report record or worst in memory conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Wisconsin
Gulf of Mexico
Ada fishing mania and a dust storm race through Texas
Ada residents discuss fishing as the town’s favorite sport with reports of six-pounders and a local calendar for optimal bites. A massive dust storm sweeps across Texas, reducing visibility and forcing air schedule disruptions from Dallas to El Paso, with widespread travel and safety impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Blue
Lake McAlester
Boggy
Browall Coffman
S. S
Browall
Dallas
Texas
Gulf
Calvert
Temple
el Paso
Amarillo
Waynoka
Oklahoma Line
White Collars Ruined Here
Ada and Pontotoc county endured dust and wind storms that produced mud like rain this weekend. Merchants faced window cleaning after mud and sand dried on storefronts while residents saw hats blown away by strong gusts. Farmers worry about wind and dust damage to crops as a hard freeze threatens fruit and gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Pontotoc
Middle West
Rocky Mountain
Ada Rock company turns lime outcrop into industrial product
In the Fitts oil field south of Ada the Viola lime shows oil while drilling toward Bromide sand. Three miles south Ada Rock company operates a crusher on the mountain outcrop, marketing lime products for concrete road gravel and dust for feed and fertilizer. Kenneth Horn manages the venture and plans cement block manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitts
Ada
Viola
Fittstown
Ada Rock Company
Kenneth Horn
Highway 48
Pontotoc County
Arrest alleged dope peddler in Ada Oklahoma
Jack Timmons was jailed in Ada awaiting federal charges after city police seized 20 cubes of bootleg dope near the Choctaw cotton oil mill. Police say the 45 year old had been selling narcotics in Ada from Seminole and Chickasha, with two prior Leavenworth prison terms cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Timmons
Timmons
Somer Jones
Ada
Seminole
Chickasha
Leavenworth
Kan
East Central Prepares Senior Day Welcome for 1500 2000 Students
East Central plans a Senior Day Friday March 29 inviting 1500 to 2000 high school seniors. Boys and girls will tour campus facilities, enjoy gym activities and departmental tours, with a noon luncheon and an all day program led by A M Wallace and Anna Weaver Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central
A. M. Wallace
Anna Weaver Jones
Hawkinson
East Central Music Department
A. Linscheid
Dad’ Fentem
Dramatics
Geneva George
Alumni Association
Ada Chamber of Commerce
W. B. Morrison
Churchill Thomas
Roosevelt
Marriage Licenses in Ada Area Listed
Jack Woolery 22 and Beatrice Woolery Ada tollie Fowler 19 and Ber tha Kirk Ada Walter Bruce 26 and Ethel Taliey Pauls Valley K E Wilson 21 and Elma Lee Ragland Ada Leroy Perkins 25 and Rosa White Ada Herbert Cooper 26 and Helen Lovelace Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Woolery
Ada
Beatrice Woolery
Tollie Fowler
Bertha Kirk
Walter Bruce
Ethel Taliey
Pauls Valley
K. E. Wilson
Route 4
Elma Lee Ragland
Leroy Perkins
Rosa White
Herbert Cooper
Helen Lovelace
Assassins Attempt On King Ibn Saud Foiled
At Mecca on March 15 three assassins attacked King Ibn Saud and Emir Saud at El Haram Losque. They were slain by guards, the royal security reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mecca
Kingdom of Saudi, Arabia
Ibn Saud
Emir Saud
el Haram Losque
Wewoka Honors Oil Arrival With Jubilee Parade
Wewoka marked the twelfth anniversary of oil reaching the Greater Seminole area with a 10,000 strong homecoming parade. Art Goebel and Joe Frank Cobb led floats showing regional development, while a banquet, floor show, and barbecue for 400 followed. The city park dedication and tribute to Roland H. Smith closed the events as a Pennsylvania teacher works toward a visual education certificate.
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Wewoka
Seminole
Art Goebel
Joe Frank Cobb
Oklahoma
Roland H. Smith
Smith
Here
W. H. Carver
Dust storm devastates Great Bend prompting pale portraits concern
A Kansas City Star correspondent reports the worst dust storm in years in Great Bend. Visibility is zero and portraits are at risk as picture wires buckle from dust. A jug on the sidewalk fills half with dust, highlighting the storm's impact. Lady Godiva aside, cities fear further damage.
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Lady Godiva
Kansas City
Kas
Kansas City Star
Dust Storm Kills Four as Plains Faced Severe Damage
Four people died in a two day dust storm sweeping the Midwest and Rocky Mountains. One victim was a child suffocated by dust. damage estimates rose as the storm tore through towns and farmland, disrupting travel and commerce.
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Kansas City
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
Earnings of Oklahoma Workers Rise Slightly in February
Oklahoma workers averaged 22.25 per week in February up 11 cents from January. The cost of living increased wholesale about 2 percent and retail about 1.8 percent. Employment totaled 27,002 across industries with payroll of 600,875 dollars. 733 placements were made by state employment offices, down from 1,172 in January due largely to farm labor shifts.
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Oklahoma City
Mar
UPI
Oklahoma
W. A
Pat) Murphy
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Three Fittstown residents jailed on federal liquor charges
Roy Nix Gladys Nix and William Shaw were committed to the Muskogee federal jail after failing to post $3000 bonds. They faced charges of possession and sale of whiskey without proper tax compliance, with evidence including whiskey bottles jars and related paraphernalia.
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Edwards
Fittstown
Muskogee
Pontotoc County
Robert L. Williams
U. S
W. E. Edwards
Roy Nix
Gladys Nix
William Shaw
Arkansas Ends Prohibition as Thorn Bill Signed
Arkansas marks the end of 19 years of prohibition as Governor Futrell signs the Thorn package liquor bill. No permits or liquor stamps will be issued before next Saturday, delaying legal sales until March 23. Large liquor shipments arrive statewide as 45 cent per gallon excise taxes apply and 3.2 beer is replaced by stronger beverages.
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Little Rock
Ark
Mar
Arkansas
Thorn
J. M. Futrell
Earl R. Wiseman
Futrell
Two Years for Hog Theft Involving Black Suspect
Aaron Abram a Black man with a Biblical name was sentenced by District Judge Tal Crawford to two years in the state penitentiary for larceny of a hog. Abram pleaded guilty after being arraigned by Justice A W Oliver. The theft involved killing the hog at Harden a Black preacher, and selling the meat to a North Broadway market. Police officer Felix Clark tracked Abram after Harden reported the theft.
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Aaron Abram
State Penitentiary
Tal Crawford
Abram
A. W. Oliver
Alvin Harden
Felix Clark
Harden
North Broadway
Kaiser
McAlester
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Club President
Lucy Huff
Business Women’s Week
Business and Professional Womens’ Club
Rush Springs
Okla
Mattie Joyce
Myles
Soucht
Ava
Pi Kappa Delta
Shawnee
Northwestern Teachers’ College
Alva
Central Teachers
Edmond
Oklahoma Baptist University
Northwestern
Central
Oklahoma Baptists
Paul Cummings
Hardin Kay
T. A. Houston
Southeastern Teachers
East Central Teachers
Jessie Dearing
Oklahoma College For Women
Lynia Wynn
Oklahoma City University
Nellie Jillson
Fern Chowning
Don Wright
R. E. Carlton
Lee Murphy
J. S. Roberson
Southeastern
Panhandle
Northwest
Guymon
Kenton
Bill Baker
Cimarron County
Boise City
Edna Lynn
FERA
D. E. McLaurin
FCA
Wichita
Extension Division
Stillwater
Maisie de Szaak
Nina Gould
Gould
Texas County
Guyman
Elk City
Ar Enid
Bartlesville
Hays
Hutchinson
Omaha
Winona
Ava Cloud
Minnesota
Rock Island
Colby
Santa Fe
Western Kansas
Fishin
Sheridan
Montana
San Isabel National Forest
Westcliffe
Colo
Florence
Ada Rock Co
Assembly
Pennsylvania
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