Memorial Parade and Dedication Honors at Ada Memorial Hall
Ada observers line Main street as Memorial parade honors World War service. Norman Howard post leads with drum corps, 160 F A band, and Holdenville artillery detachment. Dedication services at Memorial Hall feature Dudley C. Monk and Major McCormick addressing attendees.
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Memorial Convention Hall
Civic Club
Ada
Boy Scouts
Legion
National Guards
College Building
East Main Street
Main Street
Norman Howard Post Drum Corp
160 F. A
Artillery
Holdenville
Knights of Pythias
Lions Club
160Th F. A
Mounted
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma National Guards
A. M. Crow
Wiliam Byrd Camp
Memorial Hall
Gold Star
Dudley C. Monk
American Legion
Elbert Reed
Norman Howard Post
Agricultural notes touch boll weevils and dairy rations
The column discusses bright lights versus dusting for boll weevils with calcium arsenate, notes a dairy ration guide by A C Baer of A & M College, and covers farm population shifts, crop conditions after heavy rains, and pest control attempts in potatoes using Paris green and lime.
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Dr. School
A. & M. College
Texas
Federal Board of Agriculture
Summer session begins at college with higher enrolment
President Linscheid reports the summer term underway with record enrolment and more mature students. A mixer is planned, a general assembly Friday, and lectures by Dr. McKinney June 6 7 followed by a Jessie Isabel Christian concert. A new class on Current Educational Problems opens June 4 for mature students and school leaders.
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Linscheid
Charles McKinney
Ypsilanti
Michigan
Jessie Isabel Christian
Reeves
Faust, Hefley
Lever, Hickman
McCool
Murray School of Agriculture
Nation pays tribute at Arlington on Memorial Day
President Harding led Memorial Day services at Arlington National Cemetery with GA R officers and American Legion members in attendance. James Vilet and Watson Miller spoke as Mrs. Harding dedicated an elm tree near the tomb of the unknown soldier.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Harding
Arlington
American Legion
White House
James Willet
Watson B. Miller
American Legion Memorial
Dwight Davis
War Department
Legion
Cloudburst Causes Citywide Damage Report
Walter S. Smith reports noon cloudburst damaged streets water works and park infrastructure in Pontotoc County. Water mains broken gravel washed from roads bridges carried away and homes threatened as crops suffered wholesale washouts though some alfalfa and uncut crop remains salvageable with planned cotton planting and aid supplies.
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Walters. Smith
Broadway
J. B. Hill
Pontotoc County
Mr. Hill
Nora D. Foster Enrolls for Summer Term at College
Mrs. Nora D. Foster arrived from Coleman to enroll for the summer term and will teach at Coleman again next year.
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Nora D. Foster
Coleman
College
Rural Farm Population Drops in 1922 Across United States
A 1922 survey of 10,000 farms shows the agricultural population in rural districts fell by about 460,000 people, roughly 1.5 percent from 1920, with Pacific States showing the strongest migration away from farming. The report notes decreases include men women and children and cites implications for the nation’s farming communities.
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New England
Pacific
Mountain States
Pacific States
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
South Atlantic States
West South Central
West North Central
East South Atlantic States
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
United
Butter Prices Dip as Receipts Increase in Chicago
In Chicago on May 26 traders report a push toward lower butter prices due to heavier receipts across most markets. 90 score standard butter in Chicago is 38 34 cents, with last week at 41 cents and a year ago at 24 cents. buyers are acting cautiously on a hand-to-mouth basis.
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Chicago
Henry III of France Wore Deep Ruffs and Lengthy Bloth
Henry III of France wore a ruff over a foot deep and the garment contained more than 19 yards of bloth, illustrating elaborate court attire values and fashion practices of the era.
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Henry III
France
In Flanders Fields Poem Verses About Sacrifice
A World War I poem reflects on the fallen soldiers buried across crosses in Flanders fields. It urges the living to carry the torch, keep faith, and not forget those who died in conflict. The speaker calls for the continuation of the struggle against the foe and for remembrance through tradition and reverence.
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Flanders Fields
Ada Poultry Manager Survives Train Collision Near Ada
Louis Parry manager of the Ada Poultry and Egg company was struck by a Frisco passenger train after his Ford truck was wrecked. He survived with bruises and a cut above the eye after the engine toppled his vehicle and dragged 80 yards. Eye witness Mort Massey helped pull him from the debris. Parry recently moved to Ada from Shawnee to lead the company.
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Louis Parry
Ada Poultry and Eggmpany
Grim Reaper
Parry
Stockton Avenue
Faust
Mort Massey
Fitzhugh
Shawnee
Ada Poultry and Egg Company
County Plans Repairs to Flooded Bridges and Culverts
County Commissioners J I Laughlin H C Stevens and elected J D Pace Charley Laseman met with Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club to discuss how to fund rebuilding destroyed bridges and culverts. They cited emergency powers or funding bonds with expected costs around 80 000 for reinforced concrete bridges and pledged prompt action with accuracy and prudence.
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Stephens
Steedman
Laughlin
Laseman
Lauhlin
Lightning Ridge
J. I. Laughlin
H. C. Stevens
J. D. Pace
Charley Laseman
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Stevens
Brents
Governor challenges protesters over A. and M. college row
Governor Walton defended the appointment of George Wilson as president of the A. and M. college amid a Stillwater protest. Delegates led by State Senator Harry Jones urged removal of politics from the school. Ethridge reported sixty percent of A. and M. students may not return for the next term.
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Oklahoma City
A. & M. College
Stillwater
Raymond Ethridge
Ethridge
Capitol
Walton
George Wilson
Wilson
Oklahoma Reconstruction League
Oklahoma
Terminal Station
Harry Jones
Representative Claude Kitchin in critical condition at hospital
Wilson North Carolina May 20 The condition of Representative Claude Kitchin former Democratic leader of the house whose death physicians said last night was only a portion of a few hours was reported at 8 30 this morning at the hospital here where he is ill
California Holstein cow tops 1000 pounds butterfat in a year
Pieterje Bloom Mead a pure bred Holstein owned and bred by the University of California has become the sixty seventh Holstein in the United States to exceed 1000 pounds of butterfat in one year. In 365 days she produced 28 236 pounds of milk containing 1 004.62 pounds of butterfat. This fat production equals 1265.77 pounds of butter.
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A. C. Baer
A. and M. College
Sudan
Jersey
Baer
Chicago
California
Pieterje Bloom Mead
University of California
United States
Holstein Association of America
Europe asks for support with caution in moral stance
Europe seeks moral backing from allies but avoids a fully moralizing tone. The Associated Editors note the balance between urging aid and maintaining pragmatic diplomacy.
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Europe
Associated Editors
Death on the Frisco track claims Vaughn Hudson
Vaughn Hudson, a Black man from Sherman Texas, slept on a Frisco railroad track north of the city and was crushed to death by a northbound passenger train at 3 50 this morning. Jasper Harrison survived with injuries and recovered the fatal scene to sheriffs deputies.
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Frisco
Vaughn Hudson
Jasper Harrison
Harrison
Hudson
Sherman
Texas
Cummins
Butter usage across ancient cultures
The text notes that Arabs used butter in early times, while Greeks and Romans favored olive oil, and mentions that the Chinese did not use butter. It contrasts culinary fats across ancient civilizations with concise, factual phrasing.
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Munk
Convention Hall
McCormick
Monk
Lowrey H. Harrell
Major McCormick
National Guard
Paris
Southwest
Lula
Union Valley
East Central
Nation
D. C. Mooring
A. and
M. College
Proface Market Review
Flanders
Atte
Stiller
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