Boll weevils warned to menace cotton crop this season
The Editors Own Column by Byron Norrell reports warnings from Dr. W D Hunter and Dr B B R Coan that winter survival of boll weevils will be sufficient to cause serious damage. Emergence in 1924 surpassed expectations despite cool weather, signaling ample weevils for normal crop harm. Farmers urged to actively fight weevils this season rather than rely on favorable conditions.
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W. D. Hunter
Federal Horticulture Board
Itha Soutitay Houston
Bb, R. Coan
Cherge
Delta Laboratory
Tallaigh
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Tallulah
Beekeeping Invitation Sent Countywide Meeting Planned
County Agent HI sends invitation to all known beekeepers in the county, urging attendance at a May 17 meeting in Ada to learn honey production improvements. Speaker M. L. ER. Shell of Stillwater will attend next Saturday to help plan future bee keeper events in the state.
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Hi] Hue
Hiin
Yontotoe
Convention
Ada
Shell of Stilwater
Five Prison Staff Suspended After Nine Escape From Penitentiary
May 14 report says five prison employees were suspended after an investigation into a breach in which nine inmates escaped. J M Hiskman and R L Falson, brick plant officials, were among the suspended. Guards on duty also faced payroll suspensions as a broader probe began.另
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Haywood
McAlester
Arthur Anderson
Geady County
Heywood
Will Talt
Taft
Senderson
Aberty
Brick Yard
Oter Trial Nears Verdict In College Embezzlement Case
Testimony concluded in Stillwater as M J Oter former financial secretary of A and M college faced jurors over embezzlement charges. Oter said a $1959.50 warrant was personal and that he borrowed for college expenses and lost about $19 000 during 19 years in charge. He said records were seized but offered access to the prosecution.
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Barry
Otey
Bergdoll claims vast treasure hidden in 1917 gold
EBEROCH Baden May 12 American draft dodger Grover Bergdoll says he buried 270000 pounds in new gold dollars during the 1917 escape. He claims the gold is not securely hidden and will remain lost until he finds it. Washington DC has been chosen for a summer National Education separation meeting to be held June 29 to July.
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Eberoch
Baden
Grover Bergdoll
United States
Washington, D. C
National Educationsseparation
Durant Club Here Sunday For Game
Pa is invited to bring the wife and children to Ada In dependents to see the Durant club in action Sunday when the local club meets an old hereditary enemy Durant at the local park. The Durant club is reputed strong and has caused damage in games this season in the region. The Durant club holds one defeat over the Denison club which beat the locals earlier. Manager A. O. Green is preparing his squad for revenge and expects a large delegation with the team hero next Sunday.
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Ada
Durant
Denison
Loral
A. O. Green
State Livestock In Good Showing
Oklahoma reports livestock in good condition with improved pastures up 19 percent, Osage grass thriving, and pasture condition at 84 percent of normal. A quarantine keeps cattle free from disease, lifting livestock condition from 77 to 82 percent month over month. Spring plowing 89 percent done by May 1, districts show varied progress, and strawberry and bean shipments set from Gans Watts Westville Burnet Marble City with harvests slated late May to early June.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Board of Agriculture
TI. C. Whitehurst
Southeast
Gans
Watts
Westville
Buneh
Gana
Marble City
Kiawanis Plan New Tourist Park at Byrd's Mill
Kiawanis Club hears Mayor Jones outline a plan to develop a tourist park at Byrd's Mill Springs. City owns ground, water, power and aims to create a premier Oklahoma park near Ada and Tishomingo. A committee will survey land, estimate costs, and report next Friday. Park lighting will rely on water power. grounds, structures, and parking will be built.
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Kiawanis Club
Jones
Byrd
Mill Springs
Oklahoma
Ada
Tishomingo
Richmond Man Honored as Southern Baptist President
ATLANTA May 14. Dr. George W. McDaniel of Richmond Virginia was elected president of the Southern Baptist convention at the opening session today over Dr. Z T Cody of Groanville South Carolina and Dr. J D Mell of Athens Georgia.
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Riichmond
Atlanta
George W. McDaniel
Richmond
Southern Baptist Convention
Z. T. Cody
Groanvile
8. C
J. D. Mell
Athens, Ga
Accomplice Arrests in Mayes County Murder Case
Stop Cochran an Indian suspected of abducting and killing 9 year old Ina Thompson near Salina was captured at his cabin near Kenwood and jailed in Pryor. A fourth man Stick and Dan Boney are in jail, two others Charley Tagg and High Chicken confined as guards sweep Indian communities for clues.
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Pryor
Okla
Cochran
Ina Thompson
Spavinaw Hills
Salina
Hia Cabin
Kenwood
Cascody
Stick
Dan Boney
Jay
Mayes County
Charley Tagg
High Chicken
Mayes
Delaware
Leighton
E. W. Monroe
Delaware County
Monroe
Delawdre
Sone
Indiana Klansmen Take Control of Their Organization
Indiana Klansmen voted to take control of their own organization while remaining part of the national structure. D. Stephenson, elected leader, said they have thrown off outside control and will pursue constructive citizenship to improve city, state, and nation.
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Indianapolis
Ku Klux Klansmean
Indiana
Stephenson
Dragon
Stone Fires All Dollar-a-Year Agents For U S Government
Washington May 13 A number of widely known men were on the department of justice rolls at four a year as secret agents when Attorney General Stone took office last month but the last of them has been separated from the service. The list submitted to the Senate Daugherty committee today by the department of justice included Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr D. Hilles former chairman of the Republican national committee Federal Judge George A Carpenter of Chicago John K Tanner former governor of Pennsylvania Former Senator T Coleman DuPont of Delaware J H Hoover chief usher at the White House Fred W Upham treasurer of the Republican national committee and F E McLean publisher of the Washington Post
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Washington
Department of Justice
Stone
Senate
Daugherty Committee
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr
D. Hilles
Republican National Committee
George A. Carpenter
Chicago
John K. Taner
Vennsysvanias
T. Coleman DuPont
Delaware
BH. Hoover
White House
Fred W. Upham
FE. B. McLean
Washington Post
Hale of County Taxes Past Due
Pontotoc county taxpayers show delay in paying first half taxes with about half still listed on the treasurer's books. Delinquent tax collections will rise as more payers miss deadlines, while large corporations largely prepaid to avoid penalties. Katy railroad faces delay due to rate litigation, and second half taxes will add pressure when due June 1.
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Pontotoc County
J. W. Westbrook
Westbrook
Katy Railroad
Rev A B Norrell Dies At Dallas
Rev A B Norrell, longtime Presbyterian preacher and Sunday school organizer, died at his Dallas home Thursday at 4 PM at age 78. Burial set in Lone Star State. burial place later chosen near rosedale cemetery where he hoped to rest. His son Paul Norrell and Byron Norrell, with Ada connections, attended.
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B. Norrell
Byron
Paul Norrell
Luis Skinner
Ada
Dallas
Nerrel
Gaul
Tey
Norrell
Texas
Rosedale Cemetery
Lone Star Atte
Cotton Consumption in April Reported by Census Bureau
Washington data show April cotton use at 480010 bales of lint and 42882 bales of linters, up from 483988 lint and 41090 linters in March. For April this year, lint consumption reached 6700? and linters 52696 as recorded by the Census Bureau.
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Washington
Census Bureau
World Flight Aide Maj Martin To Return To Washington
Maj Frederick L. Martin and Staff Sgt Alva Harvey, after 11 days missing and a crash in Alaska, will be ordered to Washington to direct Port Moller operations. They arrived at Port Moller by May 12 and will join the worldwide flight effort under Lieut Lowell H. Smith.
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False Pass
Alaska
Frederick L. Martin
Alaska Peninsula
Port Moller
United States
Martin
Alvh 1
Harvey
Catherine T
Pacific-American Fisheries Co
Bimingham
Washington
Catharine
Puget Sound
Maj. L. Martin
Alva L. Harvey
Army Air Service
Globe
Lowell H. Smith
Marta
Air Service
Smith
Atlantic
Orient
Seattle
Chigalk
Dutch Harbor
Attu Island
Bering Sea
Kurile Islands
Japanese Empire
Wright Appeals Walton and Remitters to High Court
Oklahoma City reports County Attorney J. K. Wright seeks appeal after demurrers in five count case against ex governor Walton. Prosecutors claim diversion of state health funds. Wells rules indicate informations should have charged aiding and abetting. Assistant County Attorney H. T. Tumilty filed the appeal in the criminal court of appeals on Tuesday.
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Oklahoma City
J. K. Wright
Walton
State Health Department
A. 3. Wells
H. T. Tumilty
Criminal Court of Appeals
Wells
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Sanborn
Titan
Conee
Sloan
F. M. Rolfs
Oklahoma Experiment Station
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Henderson
Qtey Cage
Durant Club
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