Too Much Pie and Republican Hearts as Sports
The piece argues Republicans dominate power too long and become unfair to rivals. It cites 1918 16 and 1918 19 as examples, praising Josephus Daniels and Wilson while condemning Lodge and party leaders. It suggests long exclusion from influence would teach better sportsmanship and empathy.
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United States
Josephus Daniels
Daniels
Lodge
Wilson
Coolidge
Harding
White House
Road bonds call for countywide hard surfaced highways
The county commissioners call a vote on issuing bonds to match state and national funds for hard surfaced roads. The editorial urges support, notes low initial ad valorem tax impact, and says gasoline tax will cover interest and sinking fund. It compares good roads to rail transport and backs united citizen support for progress.
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McKeown
Congress
The League Justified and Lodge Ghosts
A critical Oklahoma News summary defends the League of Nations for halting Bulgaria Greece conflict. It notes Henry Cabot Lodge’s posthumous book arguing the League’s failure, and asserts the League’s value if it prevents even one war, invoking mothers and Woodrow Wilson.
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League of Nations
Bulgaria
Greece
League
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Lodge
Woodrow Wilson
Oklahoma News
Oklahoma Road Toll Warns Against Driver Carelessness
The state health department reports nearly 200 people in Oklahoma were killed by automobiles this year. Officials urge drivers to consider the toll and recognize that most accidents stem from carelessness by one or more individuals.
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Oklahoma
State Health Department
Houston School Board Adopts Spanking Permit Rule
A Houston school board approves a policy allowing corporal punishment for pupils only with parental permission. The piece criticizes the measure as sentimentalists shed tears and argues against teachers imposing their will on students, recalling harsher experiences in earlier years.
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Houston
Little Johnny
Arkansas Round Similar to Oklahoma Pardons Case
Arkansas echoes a past Oklahoma dispute as the governor refuses pardons while the lieutenant governor after crossing the state line swiftly issues pardons and makes appointments. The governor hurried back as the conflict risked deeper political turmoil.
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Arkansas
Oklahoma
Bill Seeks Tax Refund to All Levy Payers
One initiated bill would refund all taxes collected under an illegal levy. Presently only successful taxpayers who sue can challenge a levy, leaving smaller taxpayers without remedy. The bill would return funds to every taxpayer, not just suit filers, addressing the disparity.
Court House Bonds Vote urged for Ada county seat
Citizens will vote December 15 on issuing bonds to fund a new Ada court house. Proponents say current rented quarters are unsafe and records could burn. They urge approving both court house and road projects despite tax concerns. Local officials stress pride and credibility of Ada as county seat.
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Ada
Court House
Oklahoma teachers push to wipe out illiteracy by 1930
Reports show night schools in Oklahoma have boosted literacy efforts for two to three years. More than 56 000 residents could not read or write in 1920, and teachers plan to intensify work to erase illiteracy before the 1930 census. They donate time to teach reading arithmetic and other subjects, earning admiration for their unselfish effort and student ambition.
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Oklahoma
Past battles with the constitution haunt Omer Benedict
The piece recalls Omer K Benedict’s 1907 stance against the constitution and questions his ability to support it if elected governor. It notes the state’s prosperity since then and casts doubt on his current judgment should a Republican landslide occur next year.
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Omer K. Benedict
Mile of concrete road planned at city southwest limit
The community celebrates a forthcoming concrete road project starting at the southwest city limits. Cement interests have funded the effort for years, and though a mile seems small, it represents progress toward longer county highways.
Greek Bulgarian fighting halted and peace restored report
The dispatch notes fluctuating reports of fighting between Greece and Bulgaria, with a temporary halt followed by peaceful conditions once more. Analysts urge consistency from wartime headlines as the situation remains unsettled.
Sunny reflections from Capt. J C Cates on life at eighty five
The editor recounts Capt J C Cates fifty year journey from youth to eighty five. He writes of faith steadfastness and hope as he nears life's autumn noting trials joys and the wish to remain a Christian upright citizen with best wishes to friends.
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J. C. Cates
Earth
Cates
Ada News
Byron Norrell
Kenamer Order Officials Appear for Federal Hearing
Testimony from hearings before the state corporation commission on alleged irregularities involving conservation department personnel will be aired in federal court on November 30. Judge Kennamer ordered chairmen E R Hughes and others to appear, with Boone Hite and Herbert Oil Co officials among those summoned as witnesses.
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USSA
State Corporation Commission
Conservation Department
Kennamer
E. R. Hughes
W. C. (Rube) Geers
Commission
J. E. Amis
J. J. Gouy
Boone Hite
Bronx Oil Co
H. F. Worley
Tulsa
Herbert Oil Co
Braman Field
Keznamer
Pilot Dodges Passenger Attack On Emergency Landing
PRAGUE, Nov. 3. Airman Hrazlak piloting a government passenger plane between Passau and Pressburg fought off a choking passenger who seized control and attempted to harm him. The pilot retained control with one hand and forced an emergency landing, police taking the attacker at Pressburg. A separate note mentions a metal handle invention for lifting jelly contents with paraffin.
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Prague
Czecho-Slavia
Hrazlak
Passau
Pressbure
Pressburs
Contempt Proceeding Over Oil Field Casings
The court requires certain oil field casings valued at 11 072 dollars to be returned to G C Colvin, trustee for J A Bearman, or be shown fair market value in lieu. Party must show cause why they should not be held in contempt of court for failure to act.
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G. C. Colvin
J. A. Bearman
Alleged Old Whiskey Law Violator Charged
Ed Johnson faced charges after 64 gallons of whiskey were found on his Oklahoma property three miles west of Ross. Johnson fled as officers approached and later pled guilty in county court before Judge Tal Crawford, with sentencing deferred until federal case proceedings in Chickasha. He was released on bond.
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Ed Brents
Oklahoma City
Ed Johnson
Ross
Johnson
Tal Crawford
Chickasha
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Kenamer Order
R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Invalids Hotel
Buffalo
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Ayaa
Haynes Hardware CO
Ada, Oklahoma
Rkers
5Th Avenue
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