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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
1
The weekly Oklahoma crop summary reports late planted cotton with a generally poor stand needing extensive replanting. Alfalfa first cuttings delayed by bad weather, while rains helped wheat and oats in parts but hindered corn. Wheat and oats heading. cane broom corn and peanuts also delayed.
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts denounced profiteering as a chief cause of unrest and cost of living woes. He urged senatorial probes into income tax returns and swift passage of regulation bills to curb profiteers and promote government competition. He cited the big five packers and several major industries as examples.
The East Central State Normal School opened its new education building for the summer term starting May 28. The three story fireproof structure, built by Manhattan Construction of Muskogee, houses 31 rooms including a junior library and a gym, with modern heating, signals, and sanitation features. The building is designed for class work and study with ample light, ventilation, and safety measures.
The sudden death of E C Hale, Mill Creek schools superintendent, by his own pistol shocked families and the community. Funeral services were held at Mill Creek, with Rev R C Taylor leading and diplomas and a school program canceled. Hale's wife Miss Allie Oldham Hale is principal of the school. The story notes the Mill Creek school’s strong year and the funeral procession through Ada to Coalgate.
Representative Scott Ferris returned from Oklahoma where he spoke for his senate bid and secured a pledge from the railroad administration to supply 50 box cars and 50 mail cars daily to the belt line railroad. He aims to aid zinc shipment in the Miami district and push the Legion relief bill and Oklahoma veterans hospital needs. Ferris plans to resume campaign travel and predicts he will be nominated and elected.
El Paso Times reports a Carranza official says Carranza and his son in law General Aguilar have taken refuge on the Mexican gun boat Progresso. He reportedly evaded rebels in the Puebla mountains and reached the gun boat with loyal captain and crew.
Chicago May 17 Special Service. Thirty five states will choose governors next fall along with president and vice president. The piece lists current governors, terms, and salaries including Lowden of Illinois at 12000 a year and McKelvie of Nebraska at 2500, with many others across states and territories.
Two Ada residents sought refuge in the county jail after a confrontation with Emmet Bales in the Leader Creek bottoms. Bales allegedly threatened and shot at others, wounding a man and killing a horse. authorities joint-raid Coal and Pontotoc counties to locate him as residents fear for their safety.
In a statement from a major employer, Lord Leverhulme argues that while machine wear under heavy production yields economic benefit, excessive long hours wear out workers and create economic harm. He emphasizes protecting labor health amid intense output.
A leading local teacher suicides after violating a long standing moral law. The piece warns that sin leads to death, citing biblical phrases and condemning the fall from virtue. It reflects on consequences, fate, and a life ended by self destruction.
In Enid Oklahoma on May 14 representatives of wheat growers decided on six dollars per day for the harvest season. Farmers said a uniform wage was the only solution to the perennial labor question each summer.
F W Maroney New Jersey state director of physical training says instructors should devote part of every period to personal hygiene instruction. He argues the trainer should embody health as it enhances all other health activities.
Six bandits in western style shot through Delta main street injuring banker James Warner. They invaded the Peoples Savings Bank and escaped with 12000 dollars in cash and liberty bonds.
The State Department informed the American commission in Vienna that Hungarian communists held by Austrian authorities must not be moved to Russia unless all Americans detained in Soviet Russia are released first.
The article notes that adverse money exchange in the United States costs Great Britain 225 million pounds annually, outstripping the country’s prewar administrative costs.
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