Choosing a Life Career Inspires Ada Boys Kitchel
Ada journalist profiles two prominent Kitchel brothers Roderick and George and their path from Eagle Scout to medical and engineering success. George, a Rice graduate turned Humble Oil engineer, authored a stem of oil field work and a noted article in Oil and Gas Journal. Roderick, a Penn- trained heart specialist at University of Pennsylvania, overcame osteomyelitis and early schooling hurdles to become a cardiology figure with publications and a hospital role.
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Harry W. Miller
Walter Pitkin
Ada
Columbia University
Roderick
George Kitchel
J. R. Kitchell
Stockton Avenue
Roderick Kitchel
Sand G. B. Kitchel
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Houston
Texas
George Kitachel
Eia
George
Fof Ada High School
Rice University
Oil and Gas Journal
J. Roderick Kitchell, Jr
Presbyterian Hospital
Philadelphia
Griffith
Huntlevy and Kitchen
Bob” Feller
Roderick Xitchvl
Albert Singleton
Galveston
Tempora
University of Texas At
University of Pennsylvania
Kitchel
Post Graduate Hospital
The
Medical College
Roderick Kitchell
Galveston Boy Scout Council
J. R. Kitchel
Nell
Marjorie
Graham
Convict Pays to Have Foot Chopped Off at Huntsville Prison
Huntsville prison farm officials report 19 year old convict William H. Shoemake admitted paying fellow prisoner Orville Watson $5 to sever his foot. Watson swung an axe while Eugene Wynn dragged the injured man for help. Shoemake is in serious condition.
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Huntsville
Tex
O. J. S. Ellingson
William H. Shoemake
Shoemake
Orville Watson
Eugene Wynn
Ellingson
Watson
Wynn
Eight Die As Hunter Strikes Mine Off Almeria
The British destroyer Hunter was rocked by an explosion off Almeria Spain killing eight crew and injuring twenty others. A floating mine laid during the Spanish Civil War is cited as the probable cause with conflicting reports on a German submarine torpedo. The vessel was towed to Almeria for examination as rescue efforts continued.
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London
Admiralty
Hunter
Almeria
Spain
Valencia
Elmeria
Gibraltar
Britain
International ‘Ands
Mediterranean
Hunter’s
Hardy
Hyperion
Arethusa
Jaime Primero
Lazaga
Febus
England
Head of New London School Out of Job
New London Texas May 14 W E Reagan chairman of the board of trustees of the London independent school district announced the board terminated its contract with W C Shaw superintendent of the blast wrecked New London school The action was taken yesterday at an executive session of the board Alleged ill health of the superintendent was among the cited reasons
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New London
Tex
W. E. Reagan
London Independent School District
W. C. Shaw
Reagan
Oklahoma road note issue heads for supreme court
Oklahoma City May 14. Dr W E Grisso chair of the state highway commission asked Attorney General Mac Williamson to prepare a resolution outlining the proper procedure to bring the 35 million highway construction note issue before the state supreme court for an early decision. The sixteenth legislature required court review of the issue before sale. Grisso expressed confidence the people would uphold the note in an initiated repeal vote. An attack on the road note was planned via initiative petition and court challenge at a conference led by A V Boswell with Senate leader Al Nichols predicting a drive.
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Boswell
Nichols
Marland
Supreme Court
State Highway Commission
John L. Coffey
Grisso
Washington
House Roads Committee
Oklahoma
Chicago
Oklahoma City
W. E. Grisso
Mac Q. Williamson
Texas Legislator Kills Engineer in Austin Hotel Incident
Representative B E Quinn of Beaumont shot and killed Herman Hicks a Houston civil engineer after an alleged hotel room altercation. Quinn 57 was charged with murder and posted $1000 bond after police found Hicks dead near Quinns door and a .25 caliber pistol was recovered.
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Austin
Tex
B. E. Quinn
Beaumont
Herman Hicks
Houston
Hicks
Galveston
Quinn
Justice of the Peace
State Capitol
House of Representatives
Associated Press
Ada Junior High Band Tops National Competition
Ada's junior high band under Eugene Ford won a superior rating at the national regional contest in Oklahoma City, with 90 players sharing the top rating alongside Ponca City's group. The meet drew over 2700 participants, and Janet Ford, daughter of the director, starred in the parade as Ada musicians continued their rise from previous state wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Eugene Ford
Oklahoma City
Stillwater
Harding Junior High
Ponca City
Associated Press
Janet Ford
East Fourteenth Street
Konawa
Bowlegs
Anna Lee Ruggles
Elizabeth Cooper
Harold H. Foster
Oklahoma road note bill debated for non political use
Dr. W. E. Grisso urges funds from a 35 million road note only for non political purposes and a three year program to prevent duplication. Opponents led by A. V. Boswell claim strong statewide support to repeal the bill amid public anger at political use of funds.
Syphilis Education Film Planned for Ada Area
The Pontotoc county health department will show a state film on syphilis and its control in Ada May 18 20 21 with further showings May 24 at McSwain theater and at Kiwanis Lions and other venues. Dr Glen W McDonald said open dates remain for groups. arrangements include Ada Business and Professional Women club Allen Lions Ada High School East Central and Rotary clubs. Miss Mary Stroop public health nurse spoke at a cooking school in Allen.
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State Health Department
Ada
Pontotoc County
Kiwanis Club
McDonald
Ada Business and Professional Women’s Club
Allen
Lions Club
Ada High School
East Central
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Mary Stroop
Sheriff Praises Traffic Control After Band Concert
Sheriff Clyde Kaiser thanked deputies and the public for orderly driving around the E. H. Moore field near Harden City after a Thursday night band concert. He noted the high traffic volume could have caused minor collisions, but drivers followed directions and no trouble occurred.
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Clyde Kaiser
E. H. Moore Field
Harden City
Rev Lee to Tour Holy Land Europe in Summer
The Ada News reports Rev O B Lee will depart Ada on June 14 for a grand tour of the Holy Land and Europe aboard the Rex Marco Polo and trains. He will visit Naples Brindisi Alexandria Cairo Jerusalem Bethlehem Jericho Galilee and Nazareth then Rhodes Athens Malta Naples Rome Pisa Genoa Turin Paris London Berlin and more before returning on September 4. He will write weekly letters for The News detailing travels and insights from his lifelong study of literature history philosophy art biography and the Bible.
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Rev. O. B. Lee
Holy Land
Europe
Ada News
Rev. Lee
Ada
Rex
Naples
Mediterranean
Brindisi
Alexandria
Cairo
Pyramids
Africa
Asia
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Kebron
Dead Sea
Jericho
Jordan
Gaza
Joppa
Galilee
Tiberias
Capernaeum
Nazareth
Syria
Damascus
Baalbek
Beirut
Rhodes
Athens
Malta
Rome
Pisa
Genoa
Turin
French Riviera
Marseilles
Dijon
Paris
London
Germany
Berlin
Dresden
Munich
North Sea
Harwich
England
Southampton
New York
Can Wife's Day Be Limited in Public Debate
Washington May 14 public figures including Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt and Mrs Blair Banister weighed a proposed eight hour day for housewives. Critics argued home duties cannot be measured in hours and state aid or trained servants might be needed. Some supported easing housework while others dismissed salary notions and framed marriage as partnership.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Blair Banister
United States
John Collier
Indian Affairs
Ellender
D-La
Mrs. Borah
Woman Hurt Falling From Auto on Sixteenth Street
Billie Ruth Soward daughter of Mr and Mrs B H Soward of 1127 South Cherry Avenue sustained painful injuries Thursday when she fell from the running board of a car on West Sixteenth Street between Broadway and Townsend avenues. After treatment at a local clinic she was sent home resting comfortably. The driver a sister in law Mrs A E Soward slowed the car and reached for the door to close it when the girl toppled off backward and struck her head on the pavement. Her father superintendent of the Ada Brick Company.
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Billie Ruth Soward
B. H. Soward
South Cherry Avenue
West Sixteenth
Broadway
Townsend Avenues
Miss Soward
A. E. Soward
The
Ada Brick Company
E Bouldin Heads Gain and Wheat Men
E S Bouldin of Muskogee was elected director of the Oklahoma Grain and Wheat Dealers association at Enid during a two day convention. Officers and directors were reelected including E R Humphrey Enid president L Baxter Vinita vice president C F Prouty Oklahoma City secretary treasurer We Shephard Hobart M E Humphrey Chickasha C T James Gage and Ben Feuguay Enid as directors. They estimated the 1937 Oklahoma wheat crop would run between 4 000 000 and 50 000 000 bushels, almost double last year.
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Enid
Okla
E. S. Bouldin
Muskogee
Oklahoma Grain and Wheat Dealers Association
E. R. Humphrey
L. Baxter
Vinita
C. F. Prouty
Oklahoma City
WE. Shepherd
Hobart
M. E Humphrey
Chickasha
C. T. James
Gage
Ben Feuguay
Association
Oklahoma
Jury Term Of Court Ended
A jury term of district court lasting nearly four weeks ended as Judge Tal Crawford returned a verdict of 1 841.66 for the Senora Oil and Gas company in its suit against the Caprock Oil company over drilling bills for a well that did not become a producer. A non jury docket is set for Wednesday and Thursday next week and may require another day.
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District Court
Tal Crawford
Senora Oil and Gas Company
Caprock Oil Company
Crawford
Oklahoma Motorists to Carry Registration Certificates
Oklahoma motorists would be required to keep a certificate of registration in a front car container if Governor Marland signs a bill rushed through the legislature. Commissioner J. M. Gentry estimated the containers would cost the Public Safety Department over $60,000 next year. funds would come from the department’s account.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Marland
J. M. Gentry
Commissioner of Public Safety
Department of Motor Carrier Law Enforcement
Corporation Commission
Gentry
Rickey Fired Or Resigned As Oklahoma Game Warden
Oklahoma City May 14 L D Rickey prepared to return to Ardmore oil royalties business but the reason for his removal as game warden remains disputed. Rev K D Turner Shawnee clergyman was named his successor with a 300 dollar monthly salary. Turner has spoken on wildlife issues and hosted radio programs after serving as pastor at Exchange Avenue Baptist church.
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Oklahoma City
D. Rickey
Ardmore
Oklahoma
K. D. Turner
Rickey
Boyd McMahan
Game and Fish Commission
Turner
Fish and Game Department
Exchange Avenue
KFXR
Oklahoma Highway Note Measure Approved by Group
Vici Oklahoma May 14 the controversial 35 million highway note measure passed the sixteenth legislature and won approval from the Oklahoma Highway Association which also urged completion of the road by the state as soon as possible.
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Vici
Okla
Oklahoma Highway 60 Association
Convicts Estep and O’Hara Captured After 24 Hour Chase
Convicts Leroy Estep and Leon O’Hara who escaped McAlester penitentiary April 18 were captured after a running gun battle near Stratford Oklahoma. Estep was seriously wounded and later died, O’Hara received a slight head wound. The escapees abandoned a stolen car, were pursued by Garvin Murray Pontotoc and other county officers, and taken to the county jail.
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Pontotoc County
Leroy Estep
Leon O'Hara
Stratford
Clyde Kaiser
Highway 19
Ada
Oscar Graham
Murray County
Oklahoma
Garvin
O’hara
Seymour
Bristow
Beddo
Estep
R. H. Lindsey
Lindsey-Johnson Hospital
Pauls Valley
Murray
Pontotoc
State Crime Bureau
Pat Rawls
Graham
Rawls
Sulphur
Bristow Suday
McAlester Penitentiary
Creek County
Choctaw County
Norman Miller Joins Ada Police Force as Patrolman
Norman Miller of Ada began duties Thursday night as a patrolman on the local police force. A former Oklahoma A and M college student, he gained fame as an amateur boxer by winning the state Golden Gloves title the year before last.
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Norman Miller
Ada
Miller
Oklahoma A
Drummer Boy of Chickamauga Dies at 86 in Texas
John Lincoln Clem a famed Civil War figure dies at age 86 in San Antonio Texas. He joined the Twenty Third Michigan Infantry as a child and rose to major general before retiring. He served 14 years in San Antonio and was quartermaster for the eighth corps area.
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San Antonto
Texas
John Lincoln Clem
Chickamauga
Twenty-Third Michigan Infantry
Shiloh
San Antonio
Eighth Corps
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J. Roderick Kitchel
B. Kitchel
Brittor
Spanish
NEW London School
A. V. Boswell
By Beth Campbell
E. Bouldin
L. D. Rickey
Claud Seymour
Garvin County
O'Hara
Police Force
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