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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1925
Page
6
A narrator recalls a childhood discovery of a forgotten note in an old Ontario reader about an Indian woman and a bear. The memory floods back with emotion as the narrator vows to confront Jean and confront unresolved feelings from the past.
In Crescent Oklahoma a sweet potato boom enriches growers led by W. N. Marshall with 106 acres yielding 300 bushels per acre contracted at 95 cents per bushel. The piece blends farming notes with a midwestern romantic scene where Frank and Jean discuss love, freedom, and future life as they coast a snowy gully, debating sections and Spoof the traveler.
Local growers estimate only 75 bushels per acre due to summer rains failing in the Enid area. An organization to market the section's sweet potato crop will be formed to contract and recruit more farmers to grow potatoes.
Oklahoma City November 11 An investigation by the attorney general's staff found insufficient evidence to warrant action against Ellis county Sheriff J D Thomas. The probe alleged he allowed prisoners to leave the jail and a boy bound for the reformatory to escape near Pauls Valley. The Ellis county grand jury in February did not act.
In Pa w hu ska district court the murder charge against Hugh Yarbough for killing Homer Green in November 1924 was dismissed for lack of evidence on the county attorney's motion. The notice also lists multiple farm properties for sale with varied cash and loan terms across Ada and nearby areas, detailing size, improvements, cultivation, possession dates, and prices.
Sunday text from Pon totoc county reveals Mrs. Orville Snead relaying a petition asking for an 18 to 20 year old wife for a Baptist orphan home. The note requests help finding a wife to marry the petitioner, with the applicant’s name withheld to avoid a rush at her office.
Colombia produces more emeralds than any other nation, securing the top position in global output as of now. The industry highlights Colombia's dominance in gem mining and export activity.
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