County board calls up Pontotoc workers for military service
The Pontotoc county exemption board orders Daniel Lane and J H Easley to report May 20 for skilled carpentry duty at Camp Joseph Johnston in Jacksonville Florida. A quota of eighty two names is listed between May 25 and 31 for military labor, detailing Ada Stonewall Roffs and other towns with many carpenters named for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Lane
J. H. Easley
Camp Joseph Johnston
Jacksonville
Florida
Pontotoc County
Hubert W. Lancaster
Ada
Roy L. Fulton
Harvey L. Palmer
Stonewall
Oliver M. Linch
Roff
Joseph H. Ralls
Aholoso
John W. Coruncey
Hubert L. Ter
Alfred M Manus
Jno. R
Thes
Francis
Jas. M. Cimberlain
Thos. G. C. Price
Robert Adams
Felix E. Sweetman
Allen
Ernest B
Ahloso
Jasper Choate
Jno. R. Clayton
Hickory
Ralph E. Sparks
Duard Thomas
Frisco
Frederick Abel
Steedman
Willie Horn
Earle Parker
Ft. Worth
Tex
Jas. H. Massengale
Wm. B. Hartsfield
Leslie Prince
Odus L. Richardson
Orville Priest
Samuel R. Cooper
Walter R. Lillard
Oakman
Morris Maskowitz
Walter M. McGuire
Willie Stephens
Jas. H. Gresham
Ezra R. Poe
Vaness
John M. Perkins
Stratford
John Wells
Rebee
Ernest Sidwell
Wesley Talley
Lula
Sir Weldon
J. Stewart Anderson
Ferris C. Burgess
Dudley Lamar
Henry A. Morris
Huey C. Armstrong
Harry Hitt
Wesley Williams
Clarence J. Pinley
Bebee
Bill Costello
Guy C. Chaddick
Johnnie H. Biles
Rulin C. Laxton
Jas. D. Spivey
Center
Walter L. McCormick
Mat
Maxwell
Clayce
Sidney All
Wm. E. McCarty
Emmit McCloud
John Fivash
Fitzhugh
Maurice Huckins
Henry Allsop
Jesse W. Williams
Pontotoc County Tops Red Cross Drive Despite Rain
Pontotoc County reported 18 575 40 toward the second Red Cross campaign by noon today, nearly reaching its 19 000 quota despite Saturday rain. Cedar Grove leads districts with 75 percent above quota, Denny at 71 percent, and several locales show strong progress as overall donations total 8 937 84 with 28 percent districtwide overrun.
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Pontotoc County
Red Cross
Cedar Grove
Denny
Allen
Rebee
Center
Cedar
Colbert
Francis
Fitzhugh
Franks
Homer
Lightning Ridge
Latta
Lawrence
Maxwell
Oakman
Owl Creek
Pickett
ROR Linitins
Stonewall
Tyrola
Summers Chapel Notes and Local Happenings
Heavy rain visited Summers Chapel Saturday while crops look fine and residents stay busy. Bro Bond of Rebee filled his regular appointment Sunday and an all day singing drew neighbors to Galey. Mr J W Staats traveled to Stratford Thursday. Miss Sybie White visited Miss Emma Suvel Sunday. Sister Revels preaches next Sunday at eleven. Mr Hardy Davison and Miss Nancy Sullivan wed Tuesday evening with Bro Stone officiating.
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Bro
Bond of
Rebee
Galey
J. W. Staats
Stratford
Sybie White
Emma Suvel
Revels
Hardy Davison
Nancy Sullivan
Bro. Stone
All Day Singing at Colbert May 26
An all day singing event will be held at Colbert on Sunday May 26 with dinner on the ground. A large crowd is expected and the county’s best singers will be on hand.
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Colbert
Geissler Presides Over Republican State Convention
Arthur H. Geissler opened the Oklahoma Republican preferential convention to select a governor candidate and will chair until a new chairman is chosen. Revolt plans loom to unseat him and to push for a two year term replacing the current four year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Arthur H. Geissler
Geissler
Fixing a Stopped Clock with Oil Cleaning Method
Instructions suggest rolling cloth soaked in coal oil and placing it at clock bottom away from the pendulum. After ten to twelve hours the fumes loosen debris. wind and start the clock. If nothing is broken, it should run.
Colored Napier School Girls Exhibit Sewing Works
Several pupils from Napier school presented a collection of garments to the News Office showing blouses undergarments dresses and bonnets. The seven to fifteen year old students directed by Mrs I B McCutcheon created neat practical pieces by hand and machine with crochet finishing and samples of darning patching and made over garments.
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Napier School
I. B. McCutcheon
Napier
Williams Mill tests hay baling press with coal oil fuel
The Williams Mill Manufacturing Co of Texarkana Arkansas demonstrates a new hay baling method producing three tons per hour using coal oil or kerosene. Bales are made without blocks, presses are self-threaders, and sales are rapid. Company guarantees satisfaction and the prettiest bale possible.
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Williams Mill Manufacturing Company
Texarkana
Arkansas
Allied lines endure heavy shelling as German guns blast fronts
German artillery shells thousands into Allied positions north of Kemmel and along the Somme while aerial combat claims six more German planes in Picardy. An Ottawa-London report correcting a prior error says the American army will not be used until fully organized. In Italy, Monte Coro remains active as Italians repel Austrian attempts to retake Corno summit.
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Kemmel
Serre
Albert
Arras
Somme
Picardy
Ottawa
London
Monte Coro
Corno
Army training camp call issued for Pontotoc county
Pontotoc county must furnish 35 white men for army training camps to leave about Wednesday the 22nd. The local board selects the men, in addition to 82 named in the paper. Farmers may be excused if enough volunteers remain. Those called must be ready to depart on 24 hours notice.
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Pontotoc County
Riley
Adjutant General
Emperors pick rulers for Baltic lands in talks
London May 15 reports from Copenhagen via Exchange Telegraph that the Austrian and German emperors at the German headquarters meeting chose monarchs for Lithuania Courland Esthonia and Poland.
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Associated Press
London
Copenhagen
Lithuania
Courland
Esthonia
Poland
Frontline Actions and Casualties Reported Across WWI Fronts
Military notices from Flanders to Picardy report repulsed local raids by Anglo French forces near Kemmel and Albert Morlancourt gains briefly penetrated lines but were checked. French and Australian counterattacks restored positions while Mont Didier Noyon areas faced bombardment. Italian and Caucasus peace talks noted. casualty list in Washington records 120 names including killed and wounded across actions.
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Preas
Flanders
Picardy
Kemmel
Albert
Somme
Ancre
Morlancourt
Mont Didier
Noyon
Toul
Monte Coro
Caucasus
Moscow
Tchitcherin
Turkey
Germany
Batoum
London
War Office
Paris
Hainles
Amiens
Avre
Mont Vidier
Washington
Owl Creek First 10 Report Over the Top in Red Cross
Owl Creek district led the Red Cross campaign with a $170 haul against a $147 quota and topped the Liberty Loan drive as well. Cedar Grove reported $183 toward $168, Horseshoe Ranch $142.50 toward $126, Center $425 against $400, Walnut Grove $84, Lawrence $198.50, Oakman $169.70, and Tyrola $126 against its quota.
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Owl Creek
Melton Murphy
Red Cross
Cedar Grove
J. R. Chandler
Owly Creek
Horseshoe Ranch
Y. Q. McCammon
Center
J. J. Copeland
Walnut Grove
J. R. Binion
Wilson Opposed To Chamberlain Bill
President Wilson writes Senator Martin to oppose the Chamberlain resolution calling for a war activities investigation. He says passage would be a direct vote of no confidence and a congressional attempt to take over war conduct. He supports full inquiry into the aircraft situation but not into overall wartime conduct.
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Washington
Martin
Virginia
Senate
Wilson
Congress
War weariness and patriotic gifts spark uneasy feelings
A reader expresses fatigue with ongoing conflict and the burden of patriotic gestures. The note weighs personal safety against the distractive noise of national sentiment, calling the situation tedious rather than inspiring.
Williams Mfg Co announces farm machinery orders
Farmers are urged to place orders early for hay presses cane mills peanut diggers threshers and other farming equipment from Williams Mfg Co Texarkana Arkansas including engines feed cutters mills silos saws shellers planters and related gear before demand peaks.
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Williams Mfg. Co
Texarkana
Arkansas
East Central Normal Graduation Class of Forty Three
The East Central Normal School graduation lists forty three graduates from many cities. Oklahoma contributors total thirty eight with four from other states including Arkansas Kentucky Michigan and Texas. Some graduates already hold school leadership roles and completed study through summers.
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East Central
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Texas
Velma Allred
Ada Elma Bowen
Hickory
Margaret Cameron
Pittsburg
Florence Cartwright
Ada Mary Esether Chisholm
Tishomingo
Bertha Coleman
Russellville
Ark
Catherine Cooper
Charleston
Kate Denham
Bowling Green
Jennie Damon
Big Rapids
Mich
Catherine Edmiston
Ada May Flynt
Kingston
Funston Gaither
Bertha Gilliam
Earlsboro
Maud Hand
Fort Towson
Viola Harrison
Stonewall
Lillie Hendon
Linioel Hillard
Sulphur
Nell Hodge
Ada Clarence E. Holt
Ada Lola Horton
Wétumba
E. E. Johnson
Clarita
Leta
Nora Wilson
Ada J. R. Hardin
Dustin F. E. Gray
Sasakwa
Winnie Haines
Eufaula
Guy Young
Ada
His Terms at the Petunia Tavern
A horse-faced guest lays out demands for a room and services, while landlord Sawney quotes two dollars a day American plan cash in advance and catch as catch can. No maps, ciphers, or composing anthems on the walls with a lead pencil is allowed.
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Petunia
Kansas City Star
Ruse to Get Auto Ride by Father’s Request
A family tale recounts Willie’s desire for a ride as his father lacks a car. A family friend with a seven passenger vehicle is approached and Willie asks his father to invite the Johnsons to join for a walk and to bring their auto for the outing.
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Willie
Johnsons
Get Your Adding Machine Paper at the News Office
A brief notice promoting the sale of adding machine paper at the News office. The item is described as essential for clerical work and accounting tasks in office settings. Availability appears immediate.
Ada High School Commencement Announcement
The program lists a Sunday May 19 service at 11 o clock at the Methodist Church. Organ Prelude by Miss Mentzer, quartet anthem Come Unto Me, song by Miss Curry, baccalaureate sermon by Rev. C. B. James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Mentzer
Miss Curry
C. B. James
Inter-Society Debate Held at High School Gymnasium
The High School hosts an annual inter-society debate on Wednesday May 22 at 8 30 P M in the gymnasium.
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High School
Eighth Grade Graduation Exercises at Methodist Church
Eighth grade graduation events held at the Methodist Church include two ceremonies on Thursday and Friday evenings May 23 and May 24. Performances featured choirs from Irving Glenwood and Willard, with readings, solos, and diplomas presented by L. T. Walters and the Board of Education. Reverend speakers include C. B. James G. W. Beck and W. M. Crutch field, with honors by Hon. A. C. Parsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
C. B. James
Irving
Sunshine
Moore
vViolet Moore
Violet Lady
Redman
Glenwood
Maybells
Johns
G. W. Beck
W. M. Crutchfield
L. T. Walters
Willard
Bronte
Farmers Call Meeting in Pontotoc County
The Pontotoc County Council of Defense calls farmers to meet at the County Court House at 2 p m on Saturday May 18 to discuss needs in labor marketing and farm supplies and to consider cooperation in sharing labor seed livestock and in buying and selling essentials.
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Oklahoma State Council of Defense
Pontotoc County
Red Cross drive in Cedar Grove and county updates
The letter notes $600 pledged and $851 collected on day one of a Red Cross drive, Cedar Grove over top on voter registration with 196 registered, and crops improving after three inches of rain. It mentions a new well near Oliver farm, stock moves by Mrs Fannie Bean, Frisco office moves from Sapulpa to Francis, and praise for local Red Cross workers chasing the war effort.
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Red Cross
Cedar Grove
Bendum & Trees
Oliver Farm
Fannie Bean
McCoole
Chism
West Main Street
Frisco
Sapulpa
Francis
British plan to restore Palestine through afforestation and water storage
London reports the Civilian Commission in Palestine proposes afforestation as the top need and water conservation via small dam reservoirs. It urges rapid tree planting, fruit trees in suitable areas, reopening hundreds of springs, and notes a new railway link to Egypt will enable surplus crops to reach Egyptian cities.
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London
Associated Press
Palestine
Absoiom
Peersheba
Egypt
Austro German alliance fixed for twenty years
Vienna dispatch reports a new Austro German alliance set for twenty years with a military convention and commitments to the closest economic and customs relations between Austria and Germany.
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Associated Press
Zurich
Switzerland
Vienna
Neuste Nachrichten
Munich
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Bie
Summers Chapel Notes
NGOS
Enser’s Pets
Russia
OWL Creek First
Chamberlain
Normal
ADA High School
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