Officers capture suspects in Lulu arson spree
Pontotoc county officers say they have solved a string of store plunderings and fires by arresting Tom Phares and Clay Brooks at Lulu and detaining Campbell George and another suspect at Coalgate. They face burglary and arson charges linked to the Lulu blaze and looting, with possible connections to Tupelo fires as evidence is gathered.
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Pontotoc
Tom Phares
Clay Brooks
Lulu
Campbell George
Coalgate
Phares
Brooks
George
Pontotoc County
Tupelo
Pontetoc
P. H. Deal
Tupelo High School Holds Nine Grads Ceremony
Tupelo May 17. The graduating exercises of Tupelo high school were held Friday evening at 8 15. The program included a class poem by Cloketa Jennings and diplomas presented by Supt. O H Carter. The nine graduates were Roy Brown Maggie Hartson Bessie McDowell D J Nabors Jr Luther Clark Clareta Jennings Grace Rhodes Roy Hawley Alpha Leister. Mr Carter will teach at East Central College during the summer term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tupelo
Tupelo High School
Cloketa Jennings
Luther Clark
Bessie McDowell
Roy Brown
J. O. Wood
O. H. Carter
Maggie Hartson
D. J. Nabors Jr
Clareta Jennings
Grace Rhodes
Roy Hawley
Alpha Leister
Supt
Carter
East Central College
Taxpayers Slow In Claiming Pontotoc Refund
Pontotoc county taxpayers delay in claiming illegal 1920 tax refunds. Only 6,490.27 paid so far, leaving 14,486.35 out of 20,976.62. County Treasurer J. W. Westbrook aims to apportion the remaining fund to all entitled as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
J. W. Westbrook
Pontotoc crops and farm life notes mix of crops and beekeeping
The column notes a heavy fruit crop in Pontotoc county unless hail strikes, praises home canning and farm markets near Ada, mentions John Skinner winning Pat ridge Wyandotte breeder prizes, and covers beekeeping advice including a sugar syrup feeding method and drowning-prevention measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Perfect Strawberry Preserves From Mrs Norrell
A historic home recipe describes making strawberry preserves by dividing 2 pounds of firm berries and sugar, cooking in two stages, chilling on a platter for 24 hours, then filling glasses and sealing with paraffin. It emphasizes careful timing, gentle boiling, and clean equipment.
Baccalaureate at Fitzhugh Prompts Community Pride
The writer recalls attending Fitzhugh baccalaureate services and praises the town's hospitality. He notes Fitzhugh's strong school, its brick building, and the community's support for his newspaper in Pontotoc county. Farmers in the area have bred fine hogs while weather slows cotton and corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc
Fitzhugh
Latta School Encloses Campus With Hog Proof Fence
Latta school patrons install a substantial hog proof fence around the building to improve appearance and enable a beautiful campus within a few years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latta
Ada bee keepers plan county association reorganization
About twenty bee keepers met in Ada at the Chamber of Commerce to reorganize the county association. J. S. Duval was elected president, R. F. Wilbourne vice president, and A. T. Watson secretary. A by laws committee was formed for report May 31 at 1 o clock. They urged more clover acreage and relocating hives to country to improve honey output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Ada
J. S. Duval
Oakman
R. F. Wilbourne
A. T. Watson
Caring For Berry Bushes After Harvest For Season Growth
After fruiting, apply liberal feeding to strawberries raspberries and blackberries. Remove mulch, spread poultry manure and bonemeal, hoe between rows, then replace mulch. Remove old canes on blackberries and raspberries, topdress with manure annually, and mulch. Pinch tips at 18 inches to two feet to encourage branching and easy picking.
Optimistic Crop Outlook Cited By Oklahoma Farmer
An elderly city resident notes spring weather similar to 24 years ago, expecting corn cotton and fruit crops to be strong this season despite boll weevil threats. He urges consistent cultivation to protect cotton. A Pontotoc county bulletin reports farm club women and girls making over 1,500 dress patterns for house dresses undergarments and apparel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Farm Club
Pontotoc County
Dust Cabbage Worms Threaten Oklahoma Crops
D C Mooring extension horticulturist reports cabbage worms are hatching and feeding on cabbage in northeastern Oklahoma. He notes arsenical dust mixed as one part arsenate of lead to twelve parts air tantha eauti rns vises as the remedy for cabbage worms and flea beetles on beans.
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D. C
Oklahoma A
M. College
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Bank Raiders Arrested In Chicago Apartment
Two masked men robbed the Farmers State Bank of Burbank Oklahoma twenty miles west of Pawhuska this morning taking 2000 in cash. Four bank employees and a customer were forced to the floor while robbers rifled till and vault before fleeing in a car and two later cars. Posse pursuit and county officers searched the area. cashier L F Hall teller Mrs Hall Joe Moore and F E Johnson named as bank staff.
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Pawhuska
Farmers State Bank of
Burbank
Here
Carl Kielfelt
L. F. Hall
Joe Moore
F. E. Johnson
Webb Arrested in Oklahoma Bank Robberies Case
Chicago police captured Earl Webb alias Sixinny Barger, 24, linked to four Oklahoma bank heists including Merchants and Farmers in Catoosa, Tulsa State in Tulsa, and Collinsville State in Collinsville. A woman, Ruby Osborn Barger, 18, and $500 found during the raid were seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Oklahoma
Webb
Barger Known as Skinny Webb Arrested in Bank Robberies
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Karl Webb alias Skinny Barger was arrested in Chicago after his baggage traced to him at a local railway station. Webb allegedly confessed to robbing four Oklahoma banks, with detective work tracing him from the Catoosa case leading to his capture. Eugene Gumm of the Oklahoma Bankers Association provided the details and relayed Webb’s Chicago address to police.
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Oklahoma City
Karl Webb
Skinny” Barger
Chicago
Oklahoma
Eugene Gumm
Oklahoma Bankers Association
Webb
Catoosa
Gumm
China
Mounds Girl Wins Ada News Medal at East Central
Miss Florence Meyers of Mounds Oklahoma wins the Ada Evening News gold medal for the top student at East Central State Teachers College She posted a 94.57 percent average for the scholastic year as a freshman in the college department from a farming family. The award reflects broad scholarship and was announced by President Linscheid after faculty selection.
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Florence Meyers
Mounds
Okla
Ada Evening News
East Central State Teachers College
Meyers
East Central
Linscheid
Prison Factory Delivers 1.35 Million Pounds of Binding Twine
McAlester May 16 Fifty-one cars including a special train departed carrying 1 350 000 pounds of prison made binding twine to distribution points in Oklahoma. The plant idle since February 1 due to the Mexican revolution will resume next week with a daily output of 15 000 pounds as Superintendent Williams said.
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Mcalester
Oklahoma
Williams
Farm Shop Class at Latta Consolidated School
Latta consolidated school under Smith-Hughes act offered agriculture and manual training with thirteen boys enrolled in the past year. Two moved away. Superintendent Wood led shop and field work, reporting strong student interest and plans to add equipment next term. Eighth grade graduates include nine students. class participants included Frances Kerr, Lorena Anderson, Bessie Rigsby, and Addie Smith with readings and valedictory.
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Latta
Lorena Anderson
Clarence Christian
Lela Crockett
Chester Hice
Frances Kerr
Ward Plumlee
Bessie Rigsby
Theodore Scates
Addie Smith
Voting Request for Vaught to Ada Cotton Growers
Ada Oklahoma May 16 1924 letter from Beller secretary of Pontotoc county urging members of the Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association to vote for Mr Vaught to fill a one year board seat. Ballots printed in The Oklahoma Cotton Grower must be mailed to Oklahoma City box 1287 before May 26 1924.
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Ada
Okla
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association
Pontotoc County
Coalgate
Vaught
Oklahoma Cotton Grower
Mr. Vaught
Oklahoma City
Kipling
A. A. Aldrich
Hill
Beller
Tulsa to Open Two New Fire Stations by June First
Tulsa officials announce two new fire stations will be completed and ready for operation by June 1. The project expands emergency coverage and improves response times across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Klan Money For Mayfield Denied By High Officer
Washington May 20 charges that the Ku Klux Klan spent heavily to help Senator Mayfield win in Texas in 1922 were denied before the special Senate committee investigating the contest. J E McQuinn the Klan national auditor testified the books show no expenditures by the Klan in the primary or general election. He produced official records and said only a single local Texas unit spent 6 00 on postage. The witness said no funds came from the imperial palace and the national organization disbursed no money except from local klans and propaganda sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Mayfield
Texas
Senate
George E. B. Peddy
J. E. McQuinn
National Auditor
Klan
McQuinn
Senator Neely
King
Utah
Imperial Palace
National
Millionaire's Son Held For Larceny Trial In Guthrie
Hubert Abraham son of Bristow millionaire Joe Abraham and Robert Baugues were found guilty of auto larceny by a United States district court jury in Guthrie Oklahoma. Sentence was deferred and the jury spent 386 hours deliberating. The elder Abraham testified for the government and the defense announced an appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Hubert Abraham
Joe Abraham
Bristow
Robert Baugues
United States District Court
Young Abraham
Abraham
Senate Overcomes Veto to Enact Soldier Bonus Bill
The Senate voted 59 to 26 to override President Coolidge across party lines, granting automatic law to the soldier bonus measure. The plan covers over 4 million veterans and dependents with cash credits up to 50, plus endowment insurance, with payments starting March 1 and policies issued Jan 1. Treasury officials project costs between 2.25 and 4 billion, with annual needs around 100 million after the first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Coolidge
Farmer-Labor
House
Hines
Veterans Bureau
Mellon
Treasury
White House
Full Docket Slated for Wil Session
The five day non jury May session before District Judge J W Bolen lists 296 civil matters. 104 motions, 47 demurrers and 145 non jury items will be heard. foreclosures and related suits dominate the docket with several vital cases set for argument.
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J. W. Bolen
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John Skinner
National Organization of Patridge Wyandotte
United States
Dallas
Enid
A. and M. College
State Bank
ADA News
Latta School
Dale Fisehbeck
John Kerr
Oscar Goodrich
Tom Ross
Herbert Welch
Herbert Cooper
Cameron Hill
James Crockett
Ray Scott
Jack Summers
Frank Jackson
Robert Erwin
Herman Jackson
A Word 10
Pontotoc CO. Cotton Growers
Imperial Council
Bill
Republican Organization
Anti Forces
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