Democratic ticket nominees listed for county and district offices
The News prints candidate names for county and district offices in the upcoming Democratic primary. Names include D W Swaffar, Gary Kitchens, Wilmer B Jones for Register of Deeds. J W Westbrook, A L Miles for County Clerk. L E Mitchell seeking re election as Sheriff. Frank Huddleston and others for District Court Clerk. Nick Heard and W O Pratt for County Assessor. T W Robinson and W T Melton for Superintendent. Rit Brwin up for Treasurer. John Ward Sherwood and Hill re election for Weights. H J Brown and T C Cullins for Justice of the Peace Ada Precinct. Henry Kroth and M L Hunt for Dist 1 Commissioner. Geo W Montgomery and G A South for Dist 2 Commissioner. R C Roland and B C King for County Attorney. Mo P Crawford for Representative. The editorial notes reflect on Dewey’s Manila attack anniversary and current global anxieties.
Track of inevitable notices spawns editorial squibs
A fragment notes three classes on his track. One complains about not getting his share of notice. Another protests because he gets more than he wants. A third sees him as the target of every small editorial squib that appears in the paper.
Commission Form Approved by Ada Voters
Ada residents voted overwhelmingly for a commission form of government and it will take effect in three months. The News pledges not to boast but aims to see three qualified commissioners elected to prove fears of graft unfounded and to judge candidates on merit.
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Nashville Sunday baseball pull leads to judge’s acquittal
Last Sunday a ball game between Nashville and Chattanooga drew legal trouble as Nashville players faced charges for violating Sunday laws. The judge, a known fan who watched the game, acquitted the home team by ruling no one played ball. He did, however, express willingness to fine visiting players if warranted.
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Holdenville Aims for Front in South Central Oklahoma
Holdenville shows awakening growth as local boosters pour energy into the chamber of commerce. A new secretary will be hired for 1500 dollars annually, with headquarters in the Keystone hotel. The town’s effort signals a shift from stagnation toward competition with Ada for regional leadership.
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A Century and a Quarter of Growth Remembered
A commemorative piece marks 123 years since Washington’s inauguration and the birth of the United States. It credits peace, fewer wars, and industrial progress for the nation’s rise from 13 stars to 48, with a 100 million population and vast untapped resources. It envisions a future of greater justice and liberty.
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Oklahoma Crop Conditions Improve Across the State
The April report from the State Board of Agriculture shows crops in better shape than thirty days earlier. Wheat at 84.8 percent, oats 88.2 percent, alfalfa up 13.8 percent, with corn planted at 97 percent of 1911 acreage and only a small portion of wheat acreage abandoned this month. Potatoes: 92.7 percent planted this year.
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Four-Legged Chick For Remarkable Local Hatch
Mrs. L. A. Sanders showed a freak chicken hatched four days ago. The bird has four legs three on the left side with two fused together while the right leg is normal. Despite the oddity the chicken is healthy and growing, and reportedly thriving on a hearty diet.
Supreme Court to decide liquor sale jurisdiction in Eastern Oklahoma
Charley Webb known as a bootlegging martyr gains a US Supreme Court writ of habeas corpus. The court will hear the case on the thirteenth of next month to settle federal versus state power over liquor traffic in Eastern Oklahoma and the validity of the 21 year clause in the enabling act.
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Oklahoma
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St. Louis
Clark Captures Massachusetts Presidential Preference
Boston April 30 partial returns from 471 of 1080 precincts and 33 cities, 320 towns show Roosevelt leading Taft for delegates at large Baxter 26 135 Crane 21 977. Democratic preferences show Clark 16 819 and Wilson 7 511.
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Cyclone toll rises across Oklahoma towns
A South west Oklahoma cyclone Saturday caused at least twenty four deaths with many injured and hundreds of livestock lost. Lugert, Sentinel, Hinton and Cordell report multiple deaths while towns like Enid Guthrie and Elk remain damaged. Rescue teams race to reach storm struck areas as rivers flood and bridges fail.
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William Epperly
Emma Porter
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Orient
Ash
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Enid
Blackwell
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Claremore
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Oklahoma Cyclone Toll Rising Across Several Towns
The Sentinel and other reports detail widespread devastation across Oklahoma towns including Foss Butler Hinton Hobart Lugert Rocky Calumet El Dorado Martha Warren Blair Korn Colony and Minco Yukon Mulhall Garfield county Enid with ten deaths and numerous injuries while Guthrie reports a portion of town flooded by the Cottonwood rise.
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Akin Protest Dismissal Challenged By Oklahoma Secretary
Oklahoma City May 1 A protest notice on the Akin bill was filed within ten days and published in a newspaper deemed sufficient by Secretary of State Ben F Harrison He set aside Akin’s motion to dismiss the protest The protest hearing is scheduled for May 14 Good Roads notes urge farmer labor for road work and county audit committee formation Local details include A K Thornton Ada and a missing rug notice and Ada items
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Want Ad Notice Prompts Readers to Call for Ads
A fragment invites readers to place want ads by calling a listed phone number. It references the four digit local phone exchange and urges immediate action for classified placements.
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