Sorosis Report Outlines Club’s Expanded Departments
Mrs. J F McKeel presents at the Fourth District Federation of Women’s Clubs detailing Sorosis Ada’s broadened scope. Departments now include Literature Art Civics Music History and Household Economics with chairmen guiding a year of Shakespearean study May Day and Harvest Moon events and plans for a museum of native arts and crafts.
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Federation of Womens’ Clubs
J. F. McKeel
Gsorosis
Ada
Sorosis
Constant
Avon
Winn
Miss Case
Oklahoma
Hodges
Kentucky Breeders Meet Plans Bigger Stakes for Next Year
Breeders of race horses from central Kentucky met in Lexington and unanimously decided to continue major stakes the Breeders Futurity and Camden Handicap and add the bluegrass special and a daily feature event. Next year the Futurity will be $7,000 the Camden Handicap $3,000 and the Bluegrass special $4,000 making nearly $50,000 in stakes and purses. Mrs Rosenfield returned from Oklahoma City.
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Lexington
Kentucky
America
Launching Big Battleships Florida and Navy Powers Rise
In New York on May 8 President Taft attends the launching of the battleship Florida with Miss Francis Fleming breaking champagne on the bow. The 26,000 ton vessel, built in a government yard at a cost under six million dollars, marks a major naval advance alongside Utah and future Nevada Oklahoma ships with 14 inch guns and 1,400 pound shells.
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New York
Taft
Army and Navy
Francis
Army
New York Navy Yard
Florida
Oklahoma
Utah
United States Navy
Congress
England
Wyoming
Arkansas
Cramps
Philadelphia
Camden
Nevada
Ada Scene Weathers Paving Drive and Visitors
Ada continues street improvements with concrete base and asphalt finish planned on Main and Broadway streets. Numerous visitors and residents travel, attend church, and join in social events from Friday through Sunday, including legal matters and local business updates.
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Col. Henson
Sherman
Texas
Ada
Ivey Keirsey
Ford
R. S. Tobin
E. B. Austin
Cam le Fevre
G. L. Rice
Mill Creek
H. C. Wunderlich
C. E. Marice
C. C. Perry
WM. B. Donaghey
Big Sandy
Main Street
Frisco
Katy
Broadway
Townsend
12Th
Texas Postmasters Meet in Austin In 1910 Convention
Texas postmasters will convene in Austin May 10 to 12 1910. The Texas Postmasters Association grows larger and plans a major gathering for the state. Postmaster General Hitchcock supports nationwide meetings with Washington bureau attendance. A Feb 4 1910 order grants Texas postmasters up to five days leave to attend.
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H. C. Robertson
Fidelity Phoenix Ins. Co
M. H. Shackelford
Texas
Washington
Shackelford
Ada
J. W. Vaden
Tulsa
State Medical Association
Austin
Tex
Frank R. Hitchcock
Department
Texas Postmasters’Association
Seventy Five Cars of Cattle Shipped to Kansas
Texhoma Oklahoma May 7 reports seventy five cars of cattle shipped into Kansas the first of the week. The cattle were brought from Moore County Texas by L. V. Watkins who recently sold them to Kansas parties.
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Texhoma
Kansas
Moore, County
Tex
L. V. Watkins
Editor Jenkins Seeks Congress Seat From Third District
Muskogee May 7 J E Jenkins editor of the Muskogee Phoenix announced his candidacy for Congress from the Third District to oppose C E Creager He says he is neither a regular nor an insurgent and opposes some rigid policies of the old Republican party He will issue a fuller statement later as politicians await details
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Muskogee
J. E. Jenkins
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Herschel Milk Chocolates
Ramsey Drug Co
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Oklahoma City
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Geo. Mackey
Fitzhugh
E. Mackey
Dorchester
R. B. Faunt le Roy
Plerie Dennis
Hickory
R. C. Biggs
Wetumka
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Tennessee
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Daisy Taylor
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Chas
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Oklahoma Boosters
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C. B. Whiteside
Ft. Smith
W. M. Wilson
Ashville
N. C
Mack Burris
Tecumseh Brown
W. F. Austin
Pontotoc County
Mississippi
D. J. Austin
Mr. Austin
Sunrise
North Ada
Foster Bogens
H. J. Brown
Robt. Lowe
Ida Miller
Lasater
Sulphur Springs
Geo. Cox
Ozark
Ark
Mr. Cox
Holdenville
Chisholm Barnett
Dewey Allen
South East Side
Chisholm
L. D. Lasater
Greenville
Arney Selph
Sam Agee
Charles Krieger
Center
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Grandpa Palmer
Beggar Floyd
Annie Harris
Ora Palmer
Chas. Nail
Ethel Dobbs
Maud Smith
Carrie Palmer
Miss McKay
Glennie and
Garnett Griffith Sun
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C. T. Palmer
E. B. Gregory
Bro. Shipman
J. H. Griffith
Roxie
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E B. Gregory
Floyd South
Tyrola
BLACK
Gwin & Mays Co
The
Post Office Department
W. J. Vinette
Henly & Biles Building
Texas Department
Ada, Oklahoma
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Sivdep
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Manhattan
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Fine
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