Chickasha Citizens Form Group to Oppose Aiken Bill
In Chickasha Oklahoma a public meeting at the courthouse organized residents to oppose the Aiken bill. They subscribed three hundred dollars and will dispatch speakers and literature to campaign against the measure which would close the state college for girls at Chickasha. Allen Blackburn reports selling eight hundred bales of cotton at Steedman this season.
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Aiken
State College For Girls
Allen Blackburn
Steedman
Inquiring About the Aiken Bill
President Briles received a Civic Federation of Chicago inquiry about the Aiken initiative affecting four teen state institutions. The federation asks for both-sides arguments and provided newspaper clippings. A December 14 letter from Secretary Douglas Sutherland cites studies on initiative impact and urges better civic education for students.
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Briles
Civic Federation of Chicago
Douglas Sutherland
Civic Federation
Oregon State University
Switzerland
A Hero In a Light House Keeps Watch Over Wrecks
J S Donahue of South Haven Michigan a Civil War captain and light house keeper avoided wrecks for years. He credits Electric Bitters with curing kidney trouble and chills improving his sight and overall health at age seventy. They ease dyspepsia stomach liver and kidney troubles. 60 cents at G M Ramsey's drug store.
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J. S. Donahue
South Haven
Mich
G. M. Ramsey
Miss Laura Johnson Reports Strong School Attendance
Miss Laura Johnson notes fine turnout at Jones Chapel school with enrollment up to fifty five since the holidays. She praises her pupils for good work and believes the average American, given a chance, will make good.
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Laura Johnson
Jones Chapel School
Miss Johnson
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Sold At G M Ramsey’s Drug Store
Advertising copy promoting Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for skin injuries and rough hands from cold weather. Claims healing for burns boils sores cuts and piles and notes availability at G M Ramsey’s drug store.
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G. M. Ramsey
Local Ada Attorneys Form New Partnership
C. F. Green and J. A. McClure have formed a law partnership and will operate from C. F. Green’s former office in the Rollow building. Green has lived in Ada four years building a strong practice. McClure arrived from Chickasha recently and both bring broad familiarity to the firm.
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C. F. Green
J. A. McClure
C. F Green
Rollow Building
Green
Ada
McClure
Chickasha
Democrats to Cut Government Spending in New Bill
Washington January 4 Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee move to reduce federal outlays after holidays. The first draft sundry civil appropriation bill totals about 120 million dollars, thinner than the prior Republican bill. They aim to shave 100 million or more from department estimates, ending with a total about 50 million less than last congress.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Controller of the Treasury
Appropriations Committee
Taft
Naval and Naval Academy
Committee On Naval Affairs
Army and Military Academy
Committee On Military Affairs
Committee On
Committee On Agriculture
Seo
House
Senate
Sven
County Seat Row Settled in Delaware County
In Grove Oklahoma on January 4, a potential riot over the new county seat location ended with Adjutant General Canton arriving. Factional tensions arose after county records were moved from Grove to Jay, also called New Jay, against Gov. Lee Cruce’s order to return records to Jay. Creekmore supporters agreed to comply with the proclamation.
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Grove
Jay
Supreme Court
Delaware County
Adjt
Canton
Creekmore
Lee Cruce
Meharg and Hart Tour Town as Cotton Ginner Plans More
W L Meharg and J A Hart passed through town between trains this morning. Meharg said the gin has produced 2 160 bales of cotton this season and will gin a little more. Hugo prepares to lay rock for asphalt paving across several blocks.
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W.L. Meharg
J. A. Hart
Mr. Meharg
Hugo
Endorsed at Home Ada Resident Praises Doan's Kidney Pills
Ada Oklahoma resident M. R. King tests Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney trouble. He says the remedy lives up to claims and recommends it for public good. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's.
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Ada
Doan
M. R. King
Merchant
Townsend Send Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Okla
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Trains Freed After Snowbound Delay Near Laird
An Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe freight train releasd from a snowbound state near Laird Kansas after being stalled since December 26. Reported ice over western Kansas allows weight bearing but wagon routes are scarce. towns including Dighton Jetmore Ness City have lacked rail service, risking shortages until new links are established.
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Kansas City
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Laird
Kan
Kansas
Dighton
Jetmore
Ness City
Santa Fe
Stenographer J B Gilbreath Returns From Holiday
J B Gilbreath district court stenographer arrives back this morning from a holiday trip to his old home in Clinton Missouri.
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J. B. Gilbreath
District Court
Clinton, Mo
A Girl's Midnight Ride A Catskills Forest Fire Heroine
A young girl rides at midnight to warn villagers of a spreading forest fire in the Catskills, saving many lives. The copy promotes Dr ngs New Discovery for lung cures and claims dramatic personal gains, with pricing and trial offers.
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Catskills
W. R. Patterson
Wellington
Texas
G. M. Ramsey
Several Pleas of Guilty in Liquor Cases
Late yesterday the jury for L. J. Jackson found him not guilty of slander. Charley Hill pleaded guilty to three liquor charges, receiving 50 dollars and 30 days in two cases and 50 dollars and 60 days in the third. J. W. Alsman also pleaded guilty in two cases with 50 dollars and 30 days in one case and 50 dollars and 60 days in the other. Lige Harlan drew 50 dollars and 30 days in a liquor case.
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L. J. Jackson
Charley Hill
J.W. Alsman
Lige Harlan
Ada Pioneer A J Shirley Shakes Hands With Friends
A. J. Shirley, longtime Ada resident now living in Maysville, is in town meeting many old time friends during his visit.
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A. J. Shirley
Ada
Maysville
Convictions Upheld In Oklahoma Liquor Cases
The criminal court of appeals affirms C Maynes Kingfisher county illegal conveyance of intoxicating liquors ruling unlawful to transport liquor bought illegally even if for otherwise legal use. Jodie Vanderberg Jefferson county prohibition violation sustained as jurors may not impeach their verdict. Victor Bonham Coal county illegal possession of intoxicants affirmed in a per curiam opinion.
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Oklahoma City
C. Maynes
Kingfisher County
Armstrong
Criminal Court of Appeals
Jodie Vanderberg
Jefferson County
Doyle
Victor Bonham
Coal County
Banquet in Orleans 1542 Hailed Henry Clay Appeal
An old ad boasts a $100 per plate banquet for Henry Clay in Orleans in 1542. It claims readers suffer from stomach trouble and constipation and promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills for liver kidney and bowel disorders at 25 cents at G M Ramsey s drug store.
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Henry Clay
Orleans
Dr. King
G. M. Ramsey
Sheriff Out Sick With Grippe
Sheriff Mitchell is unable to attend the office today due to a grippe illness. The deputy staff will handle routine duties and urgent matters in his absence.
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Sheriff Mitchell
South School to be Renamed High School
At a school board meeting the south side building was designated to be named the High School, updating the campus title and district references.
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The
South
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