County WPA Open House Week Invites Public to See Projects
County WPA and service programs in Ada will host Open House events Monday through Saturday to showcase work by community groups. A Washington broadcast features Eleanor Roosevelt and WPA leaders, followed by music. Open sites include Recreation basement, Sewing room, Nursery school, Bookbinding, WPA library, Adult Education, and colored programs with hours and locations listed. Public get-together at the school Monday night. Hot lunch program reports 72 000 lunches served daily with 22 staff and a $2 735 payroll.
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WPA
Amelia
Washington
Eleanor Roosevelt
Florence Kerr
John Carmody
F. C
East Tenth
North
Stockton
Convention Hall
Oak Avenue Baptist Church
East Sixth
East Fifth
Vanoss
Black Rock
Laxton
Lorena Anderson
Goodman Announces Run for Representative in Ada County
Thomas T. Goodman declares his candidacy for Representative No. 2 in Pontotoc County. He outlines eight platform planks on education funding, free text books, protecting homes from mortgages, debt limits, repealing price fixing for barber services, restoring run off primary, fair trade, and adherence to constitutional guidelines. He emphasizes Democratic loyalty and a commitment to sound legislation and good government.
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Ada Evening News
Thomas T. Goodman
Highway Commission
Barber Board
Oklahoma
Ada
District Court
Pontotoc County
Moscow
Russia
Joseph Stalin
WPA
Skirvin
Biltmore Hotel
Oklahoma City
United States
Thomas. T. Goodman
Annual 4 H Camp Set for Bromide
E. W. Cinnamon announces the county 4 H club camp will run August 2 and 3 at the Bromide Boy Scout site. Activities include swimming boating games and free night picture shows. 4 H members urged to plan attendance.
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E. W. Cinnamon
Bromide
Secretary Edison Sees Defense Business Like Poker
Edison likens defense spending to a poker game and predicts Uncle Sam will not be dealt a high hand as his army and navy are described as under par by officials.
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Uncle Sam
Army
Navy
Milk Strike Sparks Gun Battles in Northern Illinois
In a Chicago milk strike incident, a gun fight near Volo left three men shot and two Meadowmoor Dairy trucks damaged. About 500 pickets halted milk shipments from Wisconsin, with convoy shooters arming police and bystanders as embalming fluid and dirt were poured into milk and tanks. A state police force of 100 was deployed to restore order.
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Illinois
Volo
Ill
Paul Sams
Wisconsin
Meadowmoor
Sams
Konawa News Highlights Local Visits and Club Events
Mrs C M Pyeatt of Strong City joined by Wall Palmer and family attended Sulphur reunion. Rev Lewis new pastor. Bible School May 20 31. Birth announced May 16 in Oklahoma City hospital. Wrights move to Durant. Bettie Bob Wright a talented violinist. Phil Avant Study club hosted by Mrs W A Chase with gold and white decor. National Music Week program led by Mrs Hostetter assisted by Mrs Taylor. Visitors from Waldron Ark and O C W students with F L Houston Jr and Louis Kemnitz. Freshman F H O club hosted by Miss Coe and Mrs Milner in Home Ec room.
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Strong City
Wall Palmer
Mr. Palmer
Assembly of God Church
Durant
Hostetter
Taylor
Terry
Bedford Bates
Wewoka
Rade Rushing
Bates
W. A. Wight
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Roy Surber
A. E. Hostetter
E. A. Taylor
L. D. Neal
Claud Good
Dean Snider
P. G. McHargue
W. H. Kilgo
Chase
J. M. Burrows
Waldren
Ark
Konawa
Cecilia Houston
Amy Lou Means
Mamie Griffin
F. L. Houston, Jr
Chickasha
Louis Kemnitz
Coe
Milner
Model car sells for forty dollars after 45 miles
A 1924 model car bought for 1685 was sold for 40 dollars. It had been driven only 45 miles and remained in perfect condition.
Frisco Breaks Through for Sixth Win of Season
The Frisco baseball team defeated Colbert 9 to 0 Sunday to extend its undefeated start to six wins. Hager pitched five innings with four strikeouts and four hits allowed, Condren finished with five strikeouts and two hits allowed. Dan Noe was hit by a pitch and removed but not seriously hurt. Colbert used three pitchers. Frisco next faces Ahlo.
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Franks
Isaacs
Quincy
Ada Wa
Ada
Konawa
Webber
Rhe Grove
Gooden
Witford
Fleming
Maloney
Giesen
Coker
Jessie
P Foster
Brumley
Cf Davidson
Rf Barton
Bill Haiisggar
Frisco
Colbert
Hager
Condren
Dan Noe
Ahloso
Earthquake Strikes Imperial Valley Causing Deaths and Damage
A heavy quake hit the Imperial Valley at 8 36 p m causing two deaths in El Centro as buildings collapsed and fires burned in Mexicali and Calexico. Imperial and Brawley suffered major damage with bridges fissures and hundreds injured or hospitalized amid widespread destruction. Authorities report over 100000 dollars in property loss and extensive structural collapse on the main street.
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EL Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
Imperial
Brawley
Mexicali
Calexico
Roff Baseballers Rout Bevo Near Ardmore
Roff baseball club overwhelmed Bevo 21 to 2 near Ardmore Sunday afternoon. Irving pitched for the winners with Williams catching. Bevo used Johnson and Taylor in the battery. Next Sunday Roff faces Pauls Valley at Roff.
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Roff
Bevo
Ardmore
Irving
Williams
Johnson
Taylor
Pauls Valley
Greater Returns for Amount in Vested Ada News Classified Ads
An Ada News classified ad offers improved returns for readers investing more funds. The listing highlights higher value placements and longer run times for advertisers seeking extended visibility and better audience reach.
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Ada News
Wilburn Jones Dies After Farmhouse Attack
Wilburn Jones, 68, Stratford farmer, died in an Ada hospital Friday night after a week of injuries from an axe-handle assault by J B Tuggle, 21, McAlester youth. Tuggle had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges involving Jones’s wife Sadie Jones who was killed. Alma Tuggle, 10, remained in critical condition as authorities described the May 9 attack at the couple’s farm near Stratford.
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Stratford
Ada
Jones
J. Db. Tuggle
McAlester
Sadie Jones
Tuggle
Garvin County
Ada Hobby and Oddity Day Planned by Recreation Council
The Ada Recreation council led by Mayor Bill Crawford plans a Hobby and Oddity Day to display local exhibits. Entries mentioned include 1860 muzzle loading rifles and photographic gear, with a gallery of Ada and Ada history photos taken before 1907. Interested residents should contact the mayor to register. the date and venue likely the American building.
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Bill Crawford
Crawford
Ada
Adan
Convention Hall
Redheaded Girl Temperatures Record Shatters Norms
Cincinnati dating May 20 Associated Press reports a redheaded girl's body reaches 112 degrees during pituitary epilepsy attacks. Doctors say such spikes defy prior safety lines yet she remains healthy and cheerful between episodes. The case centers on the pituitary gland as the master hormone regulator.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati, O
American Psychiatric Association
Esther B. Tietz
Longview State Hospital
Cincinnati
Tietz
Oklahoma City names Bartlesville chief as new superintendent
Herbert E. Wrinkle, superintendent of Bartlesville schools, accepted the Oklahoma City superintendent post. He will replace C. K. Reiff immediately under a three yearBartlesville contract offered earlier. Wrinkle has led in Comanche Healdton Duncan El Reno and serves as president of the Oklahoma Education Association administrators department.
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Oklahoma City
Herbert E. Wrinkle
Bartlesville
Wrinkle
City School Board
C. K. Reiff
Reiff
Commanche
Healdron
Duncan
el Reno
Department of Administrators
Oklahoma Education Association
Springfield, Mo
Teachers College
University of Oklahoma
Nichols Asks Lower Local WPA Quotas
Rep. Nichols of Oklahoma urged Congress to ease local contribution rules for WPA projects, stating many communities cannot meet a 25 percent requirement. The request comes amid ongoing debates on federal and local funding responsibilities for public works.
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Nichols
Washington
D.-Okla
House
Slippery the frog wins at Angels Camp jump contest
Slippery a frog owned by a Stockton fisher wins the 13th annual international frog jumping contest in Angels Camp Calif. The frog leaps 14 feet 11 inches, short of the 15 feet 10 inch record. The event ties to Mark Twain’s 77th anniversary visit and his The Jumping Frog of Calaveras.
Oil Wells Could Let U S Produce Rubber at Home
Dr Gustave Egloff told the American Institute of Chemists that U S oil wells could supply all synthetic rubber needs, estimating 200 million pounds and avoiding a 10 year plantation timeline. He noted refinery processes yield rubber feedstocks and oil outputs could also cover high explosives, while ample fuel remains for transport.
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Atlantic City
United States
Gustave Egloff
Chicago
American Institute of Chemists
South America
Ada men held for trial in armed robbery case
Emmett Pates and Lloyd Vigus of Ada were bound over for district court on armed robbery charges after a preliminary hearing before Peace Justice A. W. Oliver. They are jailed without bond and accused of holding up G. W. Crisp of Allen.
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Emmett Pates
Lloyd Vigus
Ada
A. W. Oliver
G. W. Crisp
Allen
Lindbergh Urges Definite Defense Policy for Americas
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh declares America need not fear invasion if the nation ends foreign meddling and adopts a clear defense policy. He calls for greater air force army and navy and cooperation with neighboring nations for hemisphere security. He spoke on the eve of the 13th anniversary of his New York to Paris flight.
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Washington
America
Charles A. Lindbergh
Europe
Lindbergh
Army Air Corps
New York
Paris
Germany
Organization of the National Advisory Committee On Aeronautics
Ickes
Russia
Senator Brown
D.-Mich
Canada
British Empire
May Rainfall Totals Ahead of Average in Oklahoma Panhandle
May rain adds 0.58 inch to total 1.68 inches for the month, keeping Oklahoma’s weather favorable with cloudy days and recent showers. Ada records 0.12 inch after 0.46 already fallen, while other towns report 0.21 in Idabel 0.37 in McAlester and Antlers. Beaver notes 0.90 inch as showers dampen the panhandle.
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Oklahoma
Associated Press
Oklahoma Panhandle
Beaver
Ada
Idabel
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