Oklahoma Guard Plans Larger Encampment At Fort Sill
Adjutant General Charles S. Barrett announced about 3600 Oklahoma National Guardsmen will attend the Fort Sill encampment this July, with a new advanced training program. The event includes a week of instructional work, regular army instructors, and mock battles to simulate wartime conditions.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma National Guard
Fort Sill
Oklahoma Guard
Charles S. Barrett
Barrett
Oklahoma
Fort’ Sill
Former Ada Boy Young Inventor Jones Heads for Millions
Neylon F. Jones once a soda jerker in Ada now holds three U S patents for an electric toasting oven that browns ice cream without melting it. The device can toast ice cream and whipped toppings in 45 seconds, with a 12 by 10 inch steel body. Jones plans factories and offices in New York, backed by Muskogee financiers W L Lindhard and Charles Berry.
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Neylon F. Jones
Ada
Jones
Drummond’s
East Main Street
United States
Charles Berry
Muskogee
New York
Patent Office
Pine Bluff
Ark
Oklahoma Growth Shown By State Auditor Figures
Oklahoma’s property valuation and public spending rose sharply from 1911 to 1921, with property value climbing from 1 326 840 833 to 1 739 835 008 and appropriations plus bond accruals increasing from 2 537 846 to 8 381 531.95. Levy ranges varied from 1 to 3 and a half mills, thee highest in 1913 and 1919, with legal changes noted in 1920.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Frank Carter
Auditor's Office
State Supreme Court
Harding to seek approval of McCumber soldiers bonus plan
Washington May 2 President Harding will urge the senate finance committee to approve a soldiers bonus bill based on the McCumber plan an emergency loan equal to 50 percent of adjusted service pay with 80 percent loan value after three years. Estimates show costs rising to four billion dollars over time.
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Washington
Harding
Senate Finance Committee
House
Smoot
McCumber
Justice McCoy
Old Cotton Growers Board Members Nominated for Re Election
May 2 Oklahoma City nominating conventions in ten districts of the Oklahoma Cotton Growers association nominated every member of last year's board for re election to the board of directors. Election will be held May 22. C L Stealey secretary said re nomination shows confidence in the current board and approval of this year’s marketing plan.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association
C. L. Stealey
Stealey
District Court Dockets Swelled by New Filings This Week
State Banking board sues J A Seales for debt on note. Peoples Bank of Saginaw Michigan sues J S Mullins for abstract of judgment. Huntington National Bank of Columbus Ohio sues J S Mullins for abstract of judgment. Scheffer Brothers sue J S Mullins for abstract of judgment. Stella Roberts sues Charles Roberts for divorce. State Banking Board sues R L May et al for debt on note.
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State Banking Board
J. A. Seales
Peoples Bank of Saginaw
Michigan
J. S. Mullins
Huntington National Bank of Columbus
Ohio
Scheffer Brothers
Stella Roberts
Charles Roberts
R. L. May
Marriage License Pairs Listed From Ada Stonewall Stratford
Marriage licenses issued for J C Gibson 24 Ada and Ada Henry 22 Ada. J B Kelley 27 Stonewall and Ella Weaver 30 Stonewall. J M Richardson 21 Stratford and Julia Sparks 25 Stratford.
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J.C. Gibson
Ada
Ada Henry
J. B. Kelley
Stonewall
Ella Weaver
J. M. Richardson
Stratford
Julia Sparks
All Wolf Cubs Meet at Chamber of Commerce Tonight
All Wolf Cubs of the city gather at the Chamber of Commerce at 7 30 this evening for a meeting.
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Chamber of Commerce
Congress candidates file as Oklahoma races begin
Manuel Herrick and L. M. Gensman filed for re election as Republicans in Oklahoma's eighth and sixth districts respectively. W. W. Hastings seeks another term as a Democrat after losing in 1920. Jimmie Matthews also runs in the fifth district opposing F. B. Seaign. A Y M C A leader E C Wolcott warns against the wild oats fallacy and urges boys to pursue wholesome activities.
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Oklahoma City
Manuel Herrick
L. M. Gensman
Lawton
W. W. Hastings
Taliequah
Alice Robertson
Jimmie Matthews
McAlester News-Capital
E. C. Wolcott
Boy Scouts Organization
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H. M. Woods
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Francis Court of Honor
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T. G. Phillips
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