Oklahoma farm outlook and landowner duties urged
T M Jeffords told Ada chamber landowners should improve dwellings and barns to attract better tenants. The Oklahoma wheat outlook is favorable with 42 million bushels projected if conditions stay normal. A & M and state groups promote a farm information train to boost grain handling and soil prep ahead of harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce of
Ada
T. M. Jeffords
Katy Railroad
Oklahoma
W. C. Duncan
Resort Center Again At Peace After Washout
Hot Springs Arkansas May 16 Residents resume business after a mountain flood and fire swept the city causing nine foot depths on Central avenue and dramatic rescues. One serious injury Kate Christensen crushed skull in car. Grand Rapids hotel destroyed. Marquette hotel evacuees leaped to safety. Property loss estimated between 1 and 2 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
Central Avenue
Kate Christensen
Grand Rapids Hotel
Marquette Hotel
Cultivation and Mulching Tips for Irish Potatoes
D. Mooring of the A and M College advises frequent cultivation in the Irish potato patch, noting deeper now but shallower later as roots develop. He discusses two mulching approaches and warns against Colorado potato beetle feeding on foliage, which lowers yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. College
Colorado
Greased Pig rooted out at Okmulgee celebration
A long running Fourth of July event in Okmulgee faced action to remove the famed greased pig from the grounds. The story notes continued coverage on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okmulgee
State investigator held for bribery in Oklahoma
Hammong Fox Davis a special investigator for Governor Walton and the attorney general was arrested on bribe charges tied to a western Osage county oil settlements probe. Officials said a $200 bribe passed and other warrants and sensational developments were anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Hammong Fox Davis
J. C. Walton
Attorney General
George Short
Osage County
Davis
Charles McCloud
Jess James
Pawhuska
James
Edwin Debney
Debney
Seth Lewis
Oklahoma ex-Representative Herrick fined in police court
Former Oklahoma representative Manuel Herrick was convicted on a disorderly conduct charge following a street comedy incident. He appealed but chose not to press points, and was fined five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Manuel Herrick
Oklahoma
Young
Comrady
Ada Shriners Send Henryetta Delegation
Pontotoc County Shrine club members will attend the Shrine Ceremonial in Henryetta Friday with an estimated 100 from the county. Ada Shriners support is sought by several candidates as the event features a Shrine ring prize. Ada Shriners will join a delegation from Madill in special cars, which were later not chartered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Madill
Ada to Host Asphalt Prospecting Venture by New Company
Mrs. Wessie L. Carney conveys 173 acres near Jones Chapel three miles west of Ada to A. Steinberger Tulsa and associates for 35000 dollars. Ada Rock Asphalt Co will mine 400 to 500 tons daily for paving brick production with plants in Tulsa and St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wessie L. Carney
A. Steinberger
Tulsa
St. Louis
Ada
Jones Chapel School House
A. H. Constant
Ada Rock Asphalt Company
Firpo and Willard Dominate Gotham Ring Card at Yankee Stadium
Luis Angel Firpo knocked out Jack McAuliffe in three rounds and Jess Willard defeated Floyd Johnson by technical knockout after eleven rounds at the milk fund carnival in New York. The show drew about 70 000 attendees and featured five heavyweight bouts plus two other decisive preliminaries.
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New York
Luis Angel Firpo
Jess Willard
Kansas
Jack Dempsey
Yankee Stadium
Firpo
Jack McAuliffe
Detroit
Willard
Iowa
Floyd Johnson
Yankee Ball Park
Tex Rickard
Milk Fund
Jack Renault
Chesham
Quebec
Canada
Fred Fulton
Minnesota
Harry Drake
England
Joe McCann
Newark
George J Gould Dies in France At Cap Martin
George J Gould American financier died in Mentone France at Cap Martin after a lengthy illness. He had pneumonia in March and after a brief improvement relapsed in late April and into May. His wife and two children were at his bedside.
Smith Proposes City Park GE WEW Project
Walter Smith the commissioner of public works and property proposes turning 135 acres around the city lake one mile east into a park. He notes available electricity and suggests clearing underbrush adding lights and a park driveway. A pipe line from the reservoir would keep the lake full for fishing and beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Smith
Smith
Rain floods Pontotoc County cause widespread property loss
Overflowing banks and creeks damaged crops and structures across Pontotoc County. J B Hill says losses will be substantial though no lives or livestock were reported lost. The county specialist notes preserved alfalfa in high ground while floods boost soil moisture for wheat oats and barley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
J. B. Hill
Ada
Bassett says probe into Pauls Valley warden hindered by politics
Commissioner Mabel Bassett declares the investigation into W C Breeding at the Pauls Valley training school is blocked by political influence. She cites intolerable reform school conditions and flogging by guards, while Breeding denies the charges and lawmakers dispute the inquiry’s direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
W. C. Breeding
Pauls Valley Training School
Mabel Bassett
Charities and Corrections
Bassett
Reformatory
Breeding
Oe Gibbons
Gibbons
Tornado Death Toll Rises in Mitchell County Texas
Colorado City Tex May 15 1925 The death list rose to 21 with four more victims found after a tornado swept Mitchell county. Some injured may die and 300 people are homeless. About 250 are on the casualty list with much of the damage attributed to Mexican residents and property losses estimated around 500000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado City
Tex
Mitchell County
Mitchell county tornado leaves widespread devastation
A Mitchell county tornado yesterday left seventeen dead and ten seriously injured, with 100 more injured of undetermined severity and 400 to 500 homeless. The storm carved a path 0.25 to 2 miles wide and about 30 miles long, wrecking nearly every house, uprooting trees and destroying miles of lines, with thousands of livestock lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado City
Tex
Mitchell County
Mullins Elected President At Southern Baptist Meeting
Kansas City May 16 Dr Y Mullins of Louisville Kentucky was unanimously elected president of the Southern Baptist convention at the opening of the 75th annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Y.mullins
Louisville
Kentucky
Southern Baptist Convention
Oklahoma Rain Hammers State Grown Crops
Rain across Oklahoma drenched fields last night and today with the wheat belt getting a heavy share. Altus, Shawnee, Chickasha reported 3.07, 3.05 and 2.42 inches respectively while cities like Lawton, Stillwater and Tulsa noted over an inch. Oklahoma City measured 1.60 inches at 10 o clock as at least one telecom wire was reported down between here and Ardmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Wheat Belt
Altus
Shawnee
Chickasha
Lawton
Ardmore
Carnegie
Holdenville
Marlow
Pauls Valley
Alva
Kingfisher
Okeene
Stillwater
Tulsa
Muskogee
Woodward
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Here
Gasoline Production Rise in 1922 Over 1921
The 1922 gasoline production in this country was about twenty percent higher than in 1921, signaling a notable upturn in output and industry activity during the year.
It Is Easier for a Fool to Ask Questions
A concise quotation discusses the difficulty in stopping a fool who keeps asking questions, contrasting wisdom with persistence and curiosity in discourse.
Bennett-Gibson marriage announced in Ada
Mrs Maggie Gibson and George Bennett of Wetumka announce their marriage. They are visiting Allen Kansas. Mrs Gibson formerly lived in Ada and served as a nurse at the city hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett-Gibson
Ada
Maggie Gibson
George Bennett
Wetumka
Allen
Kan
Kansas
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Jnc
A. Whitehurst
State Board of Agriculture
Panhandle
Northwest
Grant
Garfield
Harper County
Northwest District
Santa Fe
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Southwestern Wheat Improvement Association
Agricultural Development Department
The
Wheatiag
State
Texas
Lindsay
Chambers of Commerce
United States
Union
J. A. Whitehurst
Herrick
ADA Shriners
Henryetta
Shrine Club
Carney
Giants OF Ring
Gotham
Gard
Dempsey
Jess
McAulippe
George J. Gould
France
Mabel Deglares
Masons
Macmillan
Ada Masons
Ada Council
E. A. Macmillan
Masonry
First Baptist Church
M. F. Manville
L. A. Ellison
Grand Chapter
Grand Council
M. Levin
Miles C. Grigsby
Luther Harrison
Council
Frea
Order
Wilbur Lee
D. W. Swaffar
William L. Eagleton
Norman
de- Molay
Rainbow
Masonic Home
Woodson E. Norvell
Judge Furman
Great Britain
DeMolay
Charles Danning
Terry Manville
Harvey Faust
Sam Huser
Maurine
Grieg
Mullins
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