Legion Funeral for Dewey Hardin
Dewey Hardin former Ada resident killed in an automobile crash near Wewoka will receive full military honors from the Norman Howard post American Legion. The Wewoka post sent a delegation. service at Dodd residence and burial in Ro s dale cemetery with firing squad and taps. Hardin’s body, found beneath an overturned Ford near Wewoka, was returned yesterday evening.
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Dewey Hardin
Ada
Wewoka
Norman Howard Post
American Legion
Wewoka Legion Post
Hardin
Rosedale
Dodd
East Fourteenth Street
Via
Legion Post
Pro proposed road bonds to be widely circulated vote
A committee system forms to promote road bonds on the December 15 vote. W H Ebey will direct the campaign with a manager secretary treasurer and county and precinct committees. Meetings in 58 school houses will feature speakers and mailings target voters in each district.
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W. H. Ebey
Roff
Stonewall
Allen
Francis
Maxwell
Vanoss
Cotton Receipts In County Ada In Week
The Ada market reported strong week cotton receipts with about 1000 bales added to season total of over 8000. By Saturday 4 PM the county yard weighed 6564 bales, Cotton Growers Association 700, round gin 1776 round bales, total 8102 bales. around 200 bales remained in gins and yards. Prices improved with best around 20.50 cents and bulk near 19 cents while seed cotton ranged 6.75 to 7 cents per pound. Estimates vary on remaining unharvested cotton in the field from one fifth to one quarter of the crop.
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Bates
Ada
Cotton Growers’ Association
Ada Hi Public Speaking Club Stages My Irish Rose
A large Ada High audience attended the McSwain theatre last night for the Public Speaking club's staging of My Irish Rose. Under J L German the class instructor the comedy drama featured Irish wit and lively scenes of old Erin delighting school patrons and theater goers.
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Ada High School
McSwain Theatre
J. L. German
Old
Erin
Allen midgets triumph 18 to 0 over Horace Mann
Earl Johnson's Allen team, led by Case Hutchinson and Tidrow, defeated Horace Mann 18 to 0 on Armistice Day. The Allen midgets relied on passes for all touchdowns and consistent gains throughout the game.
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Earl Johnson
Allen
Morace Mann High School
Case
Hutchinson
Tidrow
Horace Mann
Broken Homes at Seat of Trouble
The report recalls two 12 and 13 year old girls fleeing home and taken from a freight train at Francis Sunday night with a boy. Red Cross secretary Mrs Orville Snead says broken homes and parental separation led to the attempts. Both girls were held until their mothers in Sherman sent tickets for return home.
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Orville Snead
Red Cross
Francis
Gulling Tells Of Chinese Problems
Lieutenant T O Cullins Jr describes China under reform and chaos from a Far East view. He cites lack of native schooling reliance on mission schools and rising Christian influence while warning of continual revolts and a seathing anti foreign sentiment. He notes explains Chinese loyalty issues and merchants price gouging outsiders earning ridicule from travelers.
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China
T. O. Cullins, Jr
Far East
Cullins
East Central
Caging Season Now at Hand on Grid's Finale
East Central aims to form a Tiger basketball squad for Oklahoma inter-collegiate play as football ends. Athletic Director C Raymond Cox reports 25 men in training, 12 practice suits issued, and a shipment of supplies en route. Veterans Jobe and White return. Kelley seeks guard duties after grid season ends. Kerr Floyd Lee Griggs and Deaver from the football squad plan strong bids for varsity.
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Lefty
C. Raymond Cox
Tiger
East Central
Oklahoma
Cox
Jobe
White
Kelley
Kerr
Floyd
Lee
Griggs
Deaver
Invention of Battery Fueled Small Fuel Pump
A compact pump operated by a battery current and controlled by an ignition switch has been invented to keep gasoline engines supplied with fuel. The device promises automatic fuel delivery for engines, reducing manual regulation and loss of power.
Oklahoma Supreme Court Voids Cotton Growers Contracts
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled the contract system of the Oklahoma Cotton Growers association non enforceable and void. Justice John B. Harrison wrote the opinion affirming a lower court decision dismissing suit against J. E. Sawyer for alleged breach. The ruling affects hundreds of similar cases across multiple counties and involves figures like Aaron Sapiro in the industry.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association
State Supreme Court
John B. Harrison
Caddo County
J. E. Sawyer
Supreme Court
Aaron Sapiro
National Cotton Growers Organization
Oklahoma
Tom B. Waldrop
Shawnee
Pottawatomie County
Linccoln County
Oklahoma County
Seminole
Moon Brothers Show Returns to Ada for Winter
The Moon Brothers circus arrives in Ada from Stonewall under Cly Newton. The troupe stays two days for repairs before a two week northern run, then returns to Ada for the winter with the Orange Brothers show under Honest Bill also in town.
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Ada
Newton
Stonewall
Moon Brothers Circus
Cly Newton
Moon Brothers
Orange Brothers
Honest Bill
Ada Students Enter Music Memory Contest Year
Teachers in charge of city public school music memory contests plan extensive work for this year. About 800 Ada students participated last year with 400 advancing. Contestants study 30 musical pieces, then identify tunes by ear, naming both compositions and composers.
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Ada
Bliss
Ada High School
New Building at East Central to Open January 1
Dr. A Linscheid announced the East Central building will be occupied and in use by January 1 after completion expected December 1. Work precedes holidays with plans to move in during the holidays and resume school January 1. Floors Maple wood classroom floors and sound deadening library floor slated. State board purchased furniture and supplies including tablet chairs lighting and office pieces.
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East Central
A. Linscheid
State Board of Affairs
Linscheid
Oil Well Advances in Texas Pacific Gas and Oil Fields
Oil news reports Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company recovering about 1.5 million feet of wet gas at Bay No 3 in section 34 5 6 but sand not drilled out and future use undecided. Fridiss Daily Company's Bay No 3 in same section shows gas at about 1900 feet, wet and seen as a sign for deeper oil. Ray No 1 and the discovery well are commercial, Ray No 2 dry. Bowles and Smith drill a well eastward with steady progress.
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Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company
Bay No
Fridiss
S Bay No. 3
New Bethel Territory
Bowles and Smith
Baptist Leader Warns Against Modern Amusements
Dr. Lincoln McConnell pastor of the First Baptist Church of Oklahoma City told the State Baptist convention in Muskogee that God frowns on amusements like dancing and card playing only when they are destructive and fail to provide wholesome recreation.
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McConnell
Muskogee
Lincoln McConnell
First Baptist Church of
Oklahoma City
State Baptist Convention
Braly Targets 10 Increase in Ada American Legion Members
Norman Howard post of the American Legion aims to boost Ada county membership as Commander Gardner Braly reports over 200 dues paid and plans more recruiting drives through Pontotoc County. While some veterans moved or died, about 40 were replaced by new members, with hopes to reach roughly half the post from outside Ada.
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Norman Howard
American Legion
Ada
Gardner Braly
Pontotoc County
Ada Post
Braly
Danish Scientists Report New Element Caliea Hafnium
Danish researchers announce the discovery of a new element named caliea hafnium that could have applications in radio tubes. The finding suggests potential uses in electronics and may influence future material science developments.
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Benton dies at 3 am
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O Q Benton of 520 West Fourth Street died Wednesday morning at 3 o'clock. The funeral was held Wednesday at 10 o'clock with interment in Rosedale Cemetery.
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Benton Otool
O. Q. Benton
West Fourth Street
Rosedale Cemetery
Ada Russell Returns From China Missionary Field
Miss Ada Russell, after 13 years in China as a missionary, takes a second furlough and visits relatives Albert and Henry Russell and friends the Misses Webb. She will speak at the First Presbyterian church this evening.
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Ada Russell
Ada
Miss Russell
China
Albert
Henry Russell
Webb
First Presbyterian Church
Indian Protective Order formed to aid Choctaw and Chickasaw
The Choctaw Chickasaw Protective Association announces a public meeting next Thursday at 2 pm in Convention Hall. Wes Hattox and Robert Ford urge attendance as attorney George Mansfield of Seattle aids tribal claims. The group seeks a settlement of tribal affairs and urges those interested to attend.
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Choctaw-Chickasaw Protective Association
Wes Hattox
Robert Ford
George A. Mansfield
Seattle
Wash
Pocket Bank for Dimes Resembles Fountain Pen
A compact savings bank for dimes has been invented with a clip to hold it in a vest pocket, resembling a fountain pen in size and shape.
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Savings Bank For Dimes
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Ada Hi
Vlail
East Main
Harris Hotel
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