Ada Bond Suit Tests Recovery of City Investment
Ada seeks to recover about 25000 dollars sunk in Pershing improvement bonds. City Attorney Lowery Harrell says this is the only suit filed on the alleged worthless bonds and may go to the state supreme court after district court. Gary Kitchens and T P Holt led a probe. Kitchens warned Ada could gain only about 10 percent and Holt filed the suit for Pontotoc county district court's next civil session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Pershing
Oklahoma County
Lowery Harrell
George Short
Harrell
Gary Kitchens
T. P. Holt
Two Police Officers Killed in Chicago Labor Violence
Chicago May 10 two patrolmen were shot and killed and another wounded during a daytime wave of disorders tied to labor warfare. A pistol battle followed as suspects fled, with Chief Fitzmorris ordering all officers on duty and arrests of labor leaders. Police raided Builders Trade Council HQ arresting Tim Murphy Fred Mayder and Charles Shea as records were seized in a broader graft probe tied to the Landis Wage award dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles CC. Fitzmorris
Terrence Lyons
Leutenant
Thomas Clarke
Albert Moeller
Landis
E. M. Landis
Theuilders Trade Council
Builders Trade Council
Big Tim’’ Murphy
Fred Mayder
Charles Shea
Murphy
Mayder
Shea
Teamster
Fitzmorris
States
Insects and farming notes share tips and tales
The column reports on insect control for cucumbers melons and squashes with arsenic compounds and kerosene emulsion plus practical advice on applying sprays dusts and safety. It also covers community farming visits by Pickett youths and profiles J N Hammond and J W Balthrop detailing their crops hogs bees and acreage and notes 93 year old J C Hill recounting a Tennessee to Texas life span.
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Prof
Sanborn
Paris
North Broadway
Colbert
J. N. Hammond
Ada
Hammond
Hammonds
J. W. Balthrop
Balthrops
Balthrop
J. C. Hill
Pontotoc County
Tennessee
Texas
Hunt County
Wise
United States
Mr. Hill
Mr. Bal- Balthrop
C. N. Hammond
Lioe
Bridges and Floods Hit Oklahoma and Delta Regions
Heavy rains flood the Washita River causing railroad bridges to wash away near Clinton and trains detoured. Mississippi river flood leaves about 70 000 homeless in Mississippi and Louisiana with Red Cross aid. Tornado in Cerres Kills a man near Ponca City while Kiowa county reports 100 000 in damages. Tulsa wind injures seven. power lines down. Oklahoma records its heaviest rains in Chickasha and Lawton with rivers rising statewide and flood stage forecast.
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Clinton
Washita
Rock Island Railroad
Doxey
New Orleans
Mississippi
Louisiana
Red Cross
Kiowa County
Hobart
Oklahoma
Co. M. Wright
Tulsa
United States Weather Bureau
Chickasha
Lawton
Weather Bureau
Boot Shop manager plans future hog ranch with Poland China herd
Charles Hill, owner of the Boot Shop, intends to start a hog growing venture later and is arranging gifts from a fiat herd of Poland Chinas in Indiana. Several farmers will raise pigs on shares to form a starter herd for his future ranch.
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Charles Hill
Indiana
Hughes Plans Large White Leghorn Operation in Bowie Texas
M S Hughes prepares 301 S Johnston holdings for a large scale White Leghorn venture. He will start with 200 to 300 English strain hens, visit Johnson ranch in Bowie to select birds, and expand with incubators. He intends to sell eggs, baby chicks and mature fowls as buyers desire.
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M. S. Hughes
S. Johnston
Johnson Ranch
Bowie
Texas
Egg production report from 95 hens in April
R L McGuyre reports 1936 eggs from 95 White Leghorn hens in April. This yields an average of about 20 percent eggs per hen for the period.
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R. L. McGuyre
Popcorn and stock beets as winter crops
The article recommends popcorn as a year round crop, noting easy yields and potential for advertising and wholesale sales. It also promotes stock beets for feed, describing planting until June, soil, seed soaking, and manure fertilization, and claiming large yields per acre for hogs and cattle.
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Europe
Garden pest remedies for chewing and sucking insects
An expert advises using tobacco preparations for chewing insects and leaf suckers. Bordeaux mixture is recommended to remedy leaf troubles and blights.
Club meetings report progress across districts
Mrs. Duvail notes last week's gatherings with the girls sewing club in Frisco where 19 girls attended and made good progress. Lovelady hosted a regular meeting of boys and girls with positive reports. Parish Chapel canning club met with every girl present and the next session will be at Ada to learn canning beets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickett
Liberian loan faces heavy opposition at party conference
At a Washington party conference the vote split 96 to 25 in favor of loan approval for Liberia. Majority House members prepared to join a solid Democratic opposition against the $5,000,000 loan resolution. Chairman Fordney urged support while Mondé T Mi signaled delays on recess and pending appropriation measures aimed at clearance by June.
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Washington
House
Republic of
Liberia
Fordney
Ways and Means
Russian Answer To Allied Memorandum To Be a Stern One
Paris dispatch says Mos cow sent new instructions demanding recognition of nationalization principles and a credit of one billion dollars for Russia. The Russian reply, ready in Genoa, was not delivered as talks between Tchitcherin and Schanzer led to last minute alterations.
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Paris
Havas
Genoa
Moscow
Russia
Tchitcherin
Schanzer
Italy
Township and county fairs organize new officers
Recently elected directors met at the county agent office and chose officers and an executive committee. President E. W. Cotton of Maxwell and Secretary J. B. Hill of Ada led the group. They planned township fairs in September and a county fair September 13–16 with new livestock, beef, dairy, hog, and poultry coordinators and Ada Day at the county fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Township
Davis
N.S. Olivo
Francis
J. E. Roberts
Midland
Carl Solomon
Chickasaw
J. R. Floyd
R. W. Simpson
Agent Hill
B. A. Pratt
E. W. Cotton
Maxwell
J. W. Davis
Allen
J. B. Hill
Ada
N. S. Olivo
J. W. Denton
R.S. Harris
Cotton
Allen, Fitzhugh
Stonewall
J. R. Ployd
Allen Stanfield
Bruno Mayer
Pontotoc County
City Burial Record Being Compiled at Rosedale Cemetery
For the first time in the city’s history a burial record is being entered in the books at Rosedale Cemetery. Finance Commissioner Charley Deaver said the project covers burials at both old and new sections back to 1903, with several hundred names to be recorded.
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Rosedale Cemetery
Charley Deaver
England's Engineering Work Run Entirely by Women
A notable project in England is described as being managed entirely by women, highlighting women's leadership in engineering. The report notes the team’s role, scope, and the project environment, underscoring shifting gender dynamics in the field.
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England
Dawes Report Deemed Deceptive by Byrnes in House
Representative Byrnes of Tennessee charged in the house that the Dawes budget department report on government savings, sent to the House Appropriations Committee by President Harding, contains deceptive figures. The May 8 Washington report notes Byrnes’ criticism of the director’s figures as not fully accurate.
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Washington
Dawes
Budget Department
Harding
House Appropriations Committee
Byrnes
Tenn
House
Railway Workers May Vote Aid To Striking Miners
A motion was made at the International Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers convention in Houston to contribute 50 000 dollars a month to the United Mine Workers of America during the coal miners strike. The proposal was referred to a special committee for consideration before delegates take final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
International Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
United Mine Workers of America
Colorado Students Protest College Head at Palmer Hall
Colorado Springs scene reports men believed to be students entered Palmer Hall and carried hundreds of specimens from the museum to the campus as a protest against college president C. A. Duniway. Signs on sidewalks denounced administration actions.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado Springs College
Palmer Hall
C. A. Duniway
Melon Growers Urged to Attend Meeting at J B Hills
Melon growers are urged to attend a meeting at J B Hills office on Wednesday May 17 at 10 am. The purpose is to organize growers and discuss melon production. Attendees should bring any relevant notes or questions for the session.
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J. B. Hill
Canada Holds Vast Share of World Asbestos Deposits
The article notes that nine tenths of all known asbestos deposits are located in Canada. It highlights Canada's dominance in asbestos resources and its impact on global supply and industry.
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Canada
College to Send Team to Norman for Track Meet
A five man East Central college track team will travel to Norman on May 19 for the state collegiate track meet. Harry Schienberg supervised final training before the trip as East Central aims to prove its athletic strength. The names of the five athletes were not announced after a second-place finish at the local quadrangular meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central College
Norman
Harry Schienberg
Memorial Day Programs Planned By Legion At Ada
Norman Howard post of the American Legion will lay flowers on Memorial Day Sunday May 28 at public services to honor Ada’s fallen and veterans died since. William Byrd camp Confederate veterans join the afternoon program with a speaker expected. Graves will be decorated at Rosedale cemetery after a ritualistic legion service.
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Ada
Norman Howard - Post
American Legion
William Byrd
United Confederate Veterans
McSwain
Legion
Rosedale Cemetery
Hawaiian Islands Count 20 Separate Landmasses
A historical note states there are twenty distinct islands in the Hawaiian archipelago. The assertion underscores the region’s geographic complexity and sets context for discussions of coastal and maritime boundaries.
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Hawaiian Islands
Wounded Tulsa Girl Dies in Streetcar Explosion
Miss Helen Moffit daughter of D W Moffit vice president of Cosden and company died today from injuries in an oxygen tank explosion on Tulsa street railway tracks. This marks the second fatality from the blast.
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Tulsa
Helen Moffit
D. W. Moffit
Cosden and Company
Tulsa Street Railway Company
Embassy impressed with war veteran's kidnapping case
British embassy officials after a final conference with Alexander Robertson British war veteran in relation to his ties with Miss Mary Culberson daughter of Senator Culberson Texas decided their action on Robertson's charges of kidnapping by private detectives would amount to watching court proceedings Robertson has instituted.
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Washington
Alexander Robertson
Mary Culberson
Senator Culberson
Texas
Robertson
Possible romance tied to Robertson and Senator Culberson daughter
In Washington on May 10 the fate of British war veteran Alexander E. Robertson and Miss Mary Culberson 21 daughter of Senator Culberson of Texas centers on State Department action. Robertson claimed private detectives kidnapped him and tried to keep him from returning to Britain. Embassy officials signaled they would seek more information and possibly meet with State Department staff for further inquiry.
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Washington
Mary Culberson
Senator Culberson
Texas
Alexander E. Robertson
State Department
Robertson
Culberson
R. Leslie Craigie
Impr
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A. An. M. College
Beckham Cobb
Brown Moore
Gordon
Cobb
Moore
Buchman Cobb
A. and M. College of Oklahoma
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