Texan Indicates He Will Accept U of Okla Presidency
Correspondence from Texas educator Wil Blezell shows he will likely accept the presidency of the University of Oklahoma. Board of Regents officials and Ada regent Orel Busby report favorable indications though formal acceptance had not yet been received.
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University of Oklahoma
Wil- van Bennett Blezell
Lista Bizzell
Cie Routhwest
Bushy
A. A. McDonald
Hugo
Board of Regents
Rizzoll Tti
Tedius
McDonald
Bizzel
Arethe
Biazell
Bizzell
High Winds Hit State with No Damage Reported
Oklahoma City reports show high winds hail and rain across the state with a heat day preceding the storm. Enid Kingfisher El Reno and Bartlesville felt winds and hail while Tulsa area saw a cloud of cyclone proportions moving eastward with rain and gusts.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Enid
Orlando
Marland
Ponca City
Perry
Kingfisher
el Reno
Bartlesville
Tulsa
Wavelin
Northeastern
Contract Set For New School House On Francis Site
A contract is awarded for a new Francis school building to Ardmore’s Stanley Carmen for 26067 dollars. Architect Alvert Teonn says the one story nine classroom structure will include a library office and a combined auditorium gymnasium and meet modern standards of the day. The old stool house burned last winter and churches were used temporarily. Occupancy hoped for by the fall term.
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Francis
Stanley Carmen
Ardmore
Alvert Teonn
Work authorizes sale remaining Indian lands in Oklahoma
Washington May 24 Secretary Work today authorized the sale of the remaining vacant tribal lands and town lots of the Choctaw Chickasaw Cherokee and Creek Indians of Oklahoma to conclude tribal affairs. The land totals 438 acres of unallotted tribal and segregated lands and 95 town lots. The sale will take place at points in eastern Oklahoma from July 13 to July 18.
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Washington
Indiana
Oklahoma
Body of Young Girl Found in Guthrie Lake
In Guthrie on May 28 Elton Moore an eleven year old girl daughter of Mr and Mrs A Moore was found dead in Highland Park after wading with three companions. She slipped in shallow water went under and drowned despite quick rescue efforts. This marks a fourth drowning at Guthrie Lake prompting officials to order the lake drained.
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Guthrie
Elton Moore
Ot. A. Moore
Highland Park
Uttle
Elta
Cherokee Fire Destroys Several Businesses in Alfare County
May 25 report from Enid states a $200000 loss as a blaze swept Cherokee’s business district in Alfare County. Seven business houses, Masonica Hall, American region hall, and the telephone exchange were destroyed or damaged. Two tramps sleeping in a room in Wilson Print Shop are suspected. communication with Cherokee was down at daybreak. The bank remained standing with no records lost. An Alva fire truck aided the response.
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Enid
Free
Cherokee
Alfaira County
Masonica
Wilson
AALYA
Grogers
Ofus
Mons the Mar
Or. W. Keltzh
Alva
Clover State Bank
Alva Fre Department
Oklahoma to Use Surplus Child Welfare Fund Locally
The surplus from a 75,600 fund raised in Oklahoma will be redirected to support state child welfare work under the State Department of the Legion. H W Mar Stace announces after a conference with Jim Hateler and John Eddleman that the funds will be invested in savings with interest used to fund rehabilitation and child welfare efforts in Oklahoma.
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American Legion
Oklahoma
State Department of the Legion
H. W. Mar Stace
Followi Ag
Jim Hateler
State Department
Dlivery
Rotary
John Eddleman
Marland
Oklaininn
Jim Hatcher
Tall Credi
Marant
Vivey
Adjutant Eddleman
Building program for rural schools reported in county
A county wide building program aims to upgrade rural schools with new facilities and remodeling. Projects include a $25,000 skeleton for a new school, a roughly $510,000 total cost, and consolidation plans at New Bethel Tyrola. Lovelady contracts for a $4,000 brick building and Cedar Grove plans an $8,000 brick school. Francis has let a contract for erection.
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Skeelton
Bethel-Tyrola
Bethel
Lovelady
Cedar Grove
Francis
Nation wide muster of manpower defense set for July 4
Washington reports a nationwide manpower defense muster will be held under the War Department on July 4. The date was fixed after President Coolidge disapproved Armistice Day substitution and directed Independence Day be honored on July 4.
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Washington
War Department
Coolidge
Department
Tony J
Campaign to enroll every deaf child in Oklahoma school
Sulphur Rotary Club launches statewide drive to place all deaf children in the State School for the Deaf. Effort targets parents and guardians through authorities and county courts, estimating 250 to 400 children lack education due to unawareness of compulsory laws and the school’s existenc y. The school offers free tuition, books, board, lodging, and laundry, with clothing and transportation the only costs.
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Oklahoma
Sulphur Rotary Club
Hotary
Wilorlag
Deat Oklhomin
J. W. Blatter
Blattner
Rotary Club
J. 2. Young
Charles L. Owen
First Prison Camp Escape Reported in Arbuckle Mountains
ARDMORE May 21 The first escape from the prison road camp in the Arbuckle mountains was made yesterday by Monroe Cool and Jack Rogers. Cook later returned but officers are searching for Rogers. Cook is serving a 14 year sentence and Rogers 25 years. Both men were sentenced from Sequoyah county.
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Ardmore
Arbuckle Mountains
Monroe Cool
Jack Rogers
Cook
Rogers Cook
Rogers
Sequoyah County
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