Sunday Night Singing and Community News Update
The community reports well attended Sunday services and gatherings. Local visits include Roberta Hagler with Zelma Glover, Benita Miller with Emma and Ethel Dinner, plus multiple calls among neighbors and families. A Decoration and dinner is planned for May 27 with cemetery cleanup scheduled for May 24 and a request for everyone to bring food or help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Hagler
Zelma Glover
Dobson
Anderson
Burkhart
Benita Miller
Emma
Ethel
Veda Close
Benita Jones
Billey James
Davie Neff
Nora
R. C. Jackson
W. H. Sutherland
John McNeif
Burkburnett
Texas
Mr. Stewart
Frank Lynn
Mr. Lynn
Haskell and Haskins depart to teach Cottonwood next year
Farmers plant cotton as weather slows corn. WIlson area notes report Mr and Mrs Haskins leaving Summers Chapel for Cottonwood Garvin county to teach next year. Mentions fish trips, church attendance, and local visits among neighbors with names like A J Woods Bertha Stone Dessie Light Emmett Light and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Woods
Oklahoma City
Bertha Stone
Dessie Light
Aline Light
Myrtle Evans
Emmett Light
Ada
Jewell Walls
Watts
Tyson
Haskins
Community shares meals and visits fill Ada area
The piece recounts a busy period of social visits and gatherings around Ada, with many neighbors hosting and visiting relatives. It notes a church sermon, a large singing event, and a reorganized singing group with elected officers. It also reports the death of D B Chesnut, detailing funeral services and his community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brother Stegall
Ada
Charley Sliger
J. B. Robison
Eulas Brannon
Robert Ross
Kendry Davis
Vera Sliger
Hitchcock
Chaplin
Herman
Cecil Brannon
Betty Taylor
Dan
Ross
Pauline
Annie Cherry
Union Valley
Marvin Farris
John Staggs
Jack Adams
Homer
Memorials and a Tragic FireShadowed by Family Loss
Sympathy notes recall a deceased husband and father with two sons and two daughters in Texas and Ada, while a separate obituary honors Miss Emily Deaton born 1913 near Steedman Oklahoma who died at 15. A violent incident is linked to Owen Oberst as he abandoned a scene after a fatal home tragedy with his uncle Fred Oberst nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Myers
Maude Jones
Mary Jones
Ada
Will Corvin
Cleo Abbott
Lora Danley
Fay Jones
Ray Floyd
Floyd South
Cantrell
Jim Melton
Krieger
Lonnie Caseday
Texas
Johnnie Cantrell
Roland
Lee Robins
Ranzie Johnson
Pickett
Frank Robins
Maggie Myers
Velma Floyd
Jessie Watson
Frank Stroud
Ance] Ramer
Otsie
Lizzie
Willie Melton
Nora
Mary Cantrell
Bernice Jones
Arno South
Marvin Floyd
Roy Floyd
Jim Floyd
Letha Stephens
Union Hill
C. East
Oakman
Holiday Myers
Johnnie Myers
Grandma
Grandpa Myers
BD. S. Chesnut
D. &. Chesnut
Colbert
Nettles
Shipman
S. D
J. P. Chesnut
Hattie Hollingsworth
Fort Worth
Marie
Mattie Chesnut
Dark Angel of Death
Emily Deaton
Miss Deaton
Steedman
Okla
Farewell to a Beloved Soul in the Garden of Faith
In comforting verse a loved one departs this life for eternal rest. The poem recalls a flower’s bloom and a peaceful home with Jesus, noting farewell pain yet lasting memory and the soul's journey to the heavenly mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Confessed slayer Oberst to face murder charges in Kansas
Owen Oberst 17 confessed to killing his parents and four siblings, setting fire to the farm home to hide the deed. He appeared before Justice W H Coutts Jr in Eldorado on seven counts of first degree murder and was bound over to district court. He had claimed he was at a Florence movie when questioned. The killings happened about April 20 after disputes with his father William F Oberst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldorado
Kan
Owen Oberst
W. H. Coutts Jr
Oberst
E. B. McKnight
Florence
William F. Oberst
Herbert
Hugh
Ralph
Edith
Serting
Dorothy
Oklahoma Board Delays Knapp Successor Decision
Oklahoma City May 1 The state board of agriculture postponed selecting a successor to Dr. Bradford Knapp as president of Oklahoma A and M College until June 2 to study applicants and to hear alumni input. All five board members reportedly favor H G Bennett of Southeastern State Teachers College Durant, with Governor Johnston and alumni committee members also supportive. Knapp resigns June 30 to head Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Bradford Knapp
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Stillwater
State Board of Agriculture
A. and M. College
Alumni Association
H. G. Bennett
Southeastern State Teachers College
Durant
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
Johnston
O. O. Hammonds
Southeastern College
Knapp
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Goovernor Johnston
The
Agricultural College
Bennett
Oklahoma
Fom
Payne county seeks fair deal on road promise
A 150 member Payne county delegation in Oklahoma City claims voters were promised the North Route between Cushing and Drumright would be permanently improved when Payne county approved a $1,000,000 road bond in September 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Payne County
Cushing and
Drumright
Payne
Citizens Seek Reversal of State Highway Route Designation
A Payne county delegation urged the state highway commission to rescind its January 4 action designating the south route as state highway No. 33. A petition with 2,549 signatures urged designation of the North Route, about 2,400 signers living in county district No. 1 where most of the road lies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Highway Commission
Payne County
Commissioner’s District No. 1
Court of Appeals Reviews Late Rulings In Oklahoma
The Court of Appeals in Oklahoma City issues rulings on multiple cases. Bird remains jailed for a $200 rope theft with a one year and one day sentence. Other decisions include Ballentine one year with no notice of appeal, Leflore affirmed with 30 days and a $50 fine, Stewart reversed for insufficient evidence, Miller affirmed, and Collins modified from five to two years. In Miami a murder preliminary hearing for Ed Cunningham was continued after the state rested, with testimony on Young’s death tied to injuries and subsequent pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
J. A. Bird
OkKmulgee County
Criminal Court of Appeals
Fred Ballentine
Leflore County
Hosea Leflore
Okmulgee County
Homer Stewart
Caddo County
Ed Miller
Clyde Collins
Choctaw County
Miame
Miami
Oklo
Ed Cunningham
Turkeyford
Bill Young
Cuddie E. Davidson
Young
Cunningham
Council Hollow
Joplin
Rial Cunningham
H. L. Wilbur
Wilbur
Card of Thanks and family notices in Oklahoma
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends for support after the death of D S Chesnut and lists surviving relatives. Also a denied bus permit: Carl Whitson’s request to operate a passenger bus line between Oklahoma City and Ada with stops denied by the state corporation commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. S. Chesnut
S. D. Chesnut
J. R. Chesnut
J. R. Hollingsworth
Marie Chesnut
Mattie Lee Chesnut
Oklahoma City
Carl Whitson
Ada
Norman
Lexington
Wanette
Asher
Konawa
State Corporation Commission
Bombing at Detroit Legislator Robert Teagan's Home
The home of Michigan state legislator Robert J. Teagan in Detroit was bombed last night. The blast wrecked the lower house and shattered windows along the block. Teagan and his family were asleep upstairs and unharmed. Police could not determine a motive. Teagan was known for aviation bills and had little district opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Michigan
Robert J. Teagan
Teagan
Diast
Studebaker Corporation of America
City Schools Close Year with Large Ada Graduation
Ada Oklahoma celebrates a record year as 82 seniors in Ada High School graduate at a May 18 ceremony in Convention Hall with Dr. C. C. Morris delivering the baccalaureate sermon. Judge Orel Busby and Mark Sexson are among speakers for the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Morris
First Baptist Church
Convention Hall
Mark Sexson
McAlester
Masonic
District Court
Convicted tax ferret granted new trial at Osage
Ingram and Buzan won a new trial after Judge Hal Johnson ruled the acquittal of co defendant Rube Cordell invalidates conspiracy charges. The case alleged they manipulated tax rolls to add or omit names, taking a $obliterate? fee and splitting funds. Ingram was fined 10000 and jailed a year while Buzan paid $1 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawhuska
Sam Ingram
Harry Buzan
Osage County
Hal Johnson
Cour
Ingram
Buzan
Correll
Gas Association Head Urges Defensive War On Wildcat Gas
N C McGowen retiring president of the Natural Gas Association of America urged a defensive war against wildcatting gas companies and stock schemes seeking city franchises. He said industry must arm itself with data to fight irresponsible franchises as growth concentrates in the Southwest and Texas rises to third as a producing state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GAS Association
Dallas
Texas
Southwest
Natural Gas Association of America
N. C. McGowen
Shreveport
McGowen
Shawnee Paying Row Settled by Supreme Court
Oklahoma City May 8 The state supreme court affirmed the district court ruling and allowed Shawnee to proceed with the paying program in four city districts. Taxpayers from four districts had sued city officials and H L Cannady Paving Co to block bids and contracts. A temporary restraining order had been issued February 1, 1928. The court sustained demurrers February 20 and favored the council. taxpayers appealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Shawnee
State Supreme Court
District Court of
Pottawatomie County
H. L. Cannady Paving Company
Cannady
Former Ford stockholders win big tax suit
In Cincinnati May 8 the United States was ordered to refund 2,627,309.05 and lose 35,100,000 with interest to former Ford Motor stock owners. Mrs. Alice G. Kales led eight plaintiffs who claimed illegal assessments totaling over 44.5 million dollars as income tax. The federal appeals court affirmed the Detroit district court ruling in the long running case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
United States
Ford Motor
United States Court of Appeals Today
United States District Court At
Detroit
Alice G. Kales
Mike McTigue Favored To Defeat Jack Wills Tonight
In Los Angeles on May 8 Mike McTigue a veteran fighter with eighteen years in the ring was the crowd favorite to win his ten round bout against Jack Wills a San Francisco slugger here tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Los Angeles
Mike McTigue
Cowboy Jack Wills
San Francisco
Goitre Removed At Home Describes Local Remedy Use
Kentucky woman Mrs Price Childers of Pine Ridge credits a home remedy from the Comp ton Journal for curing goitre after five years of breathlessness nervousness and chest pal pitations. She reports improved health and weight and praises Sorbo Quadruple as pleasant and affordable. Sold by Gwinn & Mays Drug Co locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Tella
Liniment
Price Childers
Pine Ridge
Compton Journal
Bo! Company
Eoanicsburg
Ohio
Gwinn & Mays Drug Co
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Franks
Opal
Lucille Cavner
Nellie
Pittman
Leola
Vera Glover
H. Glover
Bernice Stewart
Berta Jones
Kilcrease
James Snell
McKinney
Jess Jackson
Two Sisters
W. H. Traylor
Clint Clark
Everett Roberts
Haskell Hall
Louie
Carl Stewart
Claramae Ewell
Sylvia Gulley
Crockett Price
Tommie Smith
Mack Tipton
T. C. Sellers
Beulah
Euna Hughey
City Lake
Byars
Johnnie Bethurem
Dave Reynolds
Ragland
Irish Clark
Beulah Hughey
Sliger
Knox
Sylvia
Clarence
Ewell Gurley
Bonnie and
Austell Cassady
Someone
Egypt
By Williams
Fred Oberst
Mama Soka
Dale
Haint
U. S. Pat
Aire Dale
Ernoff Bach
TR Lliamis
NEA Service, Inc
Thunu Party
Californian
Daniels
California
God
Golden Gate
Perleedia Britt
Washington
Wilbur Legette
Smith
New York
Reed
Missouri
Alfred E. Smith
Josephus Daniels
Borah
Idaho
Legette
Raleigh, N. C
Houston
Walsh
Montana
James A. Reed
Tammany Hall
Mellon
Harding
Coolidge
Selegtine Knapf
Sigcesoma
FIAR
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
FORD
Goitre
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