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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1927

Page

3

Ada scouts plan park cleanup and McAlester trip

Ada Boy Scouts organize a Civic Park cleanup at 4 PM Friday with patrols bringing spades hoes and bulbs. They announce a June 20 21 22 trip to McAlester and Oklahoma City with prizes for contest winners and a court of honor May 30.

Harry Miller Ada Koy. Meek McAlester State Prison City Lake Hale-Hassell Grocery Co Stonewall Francis, Vaness, Fitzhugh and Jones Chapel Kiamichi Mountains Oklahoma City State Capitol Norman A. and M. College Stillwater

Ada Robbery and Assault Involving Two Intruders

Judge A G Winn and E J Walker in Ada are recovering after being attacked by two men during an overnight stay in a bunkhouse near Wamego. The assailants robbed Winn of a $600 diamond ring and watches, fired on deputies, and fled after a tense pursuit. Police report 8 to 10 gunshots exchanged. suspects listed as John Moore and Jack Wall names later booked as J C Jackson and James Woodall. Charges of robbery with firearms and assault with intent to kill will be filed.

A. G. Winn E. J. Walker Wamego Walker Judge Winn McClain County John Moore Jack Wall Tecumseh J. C. Jackson James Woodall Ada State of Oklahoma Olicy Cravatt Folsom Mulbert Folsom Minerva Folsom Byrd Harris Jefferson Folsom Lyman Folsom Emma Johnson Serena Pettigrew Alexander Wright Pontotoc County Mulbert* Folsom Indian Base Meridian L. E. Franklin Della Bedford

Farm relief tied to industry prosperity says analyst

Washington reports a government analyst argues agricultural prosperity lowers industrial mood and farm relief may be unnecessary. L. H. Bean of the Agriculture Department notes periods of low crop prices often align with industrial growth, while high prices precede slumps, challenging old beliefs about rural relief needs.

Rodney Dutcher NEA Washington Department of Agriculture L. H. Bean Bean

Pontotoc County Farm Lands Not So Idle Says Agent Hill

Agent Hill counters talk of widespread farm idleness in Pontotoc County noting that most farms have tenants and activity remains steady. A few huts exist where land sits without a tenant, but the overall picture contrasts with popular belief.

Pontotoc County Agent Hill Mr. Hill

Gotton Growers End Detson Morley Wins

Oklahoma City dispatch reports the Oklahoma Cotton Growers association elected a new board unanimously backing Sam Morley as general manager. New directors include W H Freeman, A F Duke, J L Flow, and A S Foreman among others. Stealey ousted last year. President Harry Cordell will appoint the public representative George Bishop.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Cotton Growers’ Association Sam LI C. L. Stealey Morley Stealey W. H. Freeman Sentinel W. L. Hutchinson Frederick A. F. Duke Marlow Walter Colbert Ardmore G. W. Moncrief Canadian Foreman Sallisaw John A. Willard Anadarko State Board of Agriculture Harry Cordell George Bishop Willard Duke Staley

Triplets and Uncle Sam No Government Prize Found

A Wall Street era criticism ridicules the myth that the federal government pays prizes for triplets. The piece notes lawmakers hear many letters asking for money and birth certificates, while taxpayers fund tickets to events and lawmakers face pressure to act. It highlights misperceptions about government rewards and congressional solicitations.

Washington Sammy Congress Capitol Hill Express Rome

Explosion Numbs Bath District School. 42 Dead

Two dynamite blasts wrecked the Bath Michigan district school killing 35 to 42 people including children, with victims and investigators named, amid confusion and a manhunt for the suspected perpetrator Andrew Kehoe, after state police confirmed multiple fatalities and found dynamite at a former Kehoe property.

Path Mich BE. L. Huyck Lansing Bath Here Andrew Keyhole Keyhole Glen Smith Nelson McFarren McFarren Smith Andrew Kehoe Kehoe

Negro sentenced to four-year term for burglary

Wiggins Tecumseh Davis known as Mainline was sentenced to four years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to burglary. He allegedly plundered a Frisco freight car last week and shared shoes with friends. Several other Negroes await trial on receiving stolen property charges. Davis will be moved to the state prison on Monday. The United States uses two fifths of all the world’s wood.

Wiggins Tecumseh Davis State Penitentiary Orel Busby Davis Frisco

Morley Faces Re election With Predicted Solid Support

Commentary notes the soundness of Morley’s policies and forecasts no dissent when Morley seeks re election. The piece implies broad backing and a smooth vote.

Morley

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