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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1925
Page
1
The department of agriculture predicts a total cotton crop of about 15,298,000 equivalent 500 pound bales for the year, with Oklahoma at 1,500,000 bales. Indicated lint yield averages 165.5 pounds per harvested acre nationally, based on conditions up to November 14 and expected harvest influences.
Census Bureau reports total ginnings of 2,249,935 bales for this year's cotton prior to November 14, far under last year's 11,162,235 bales and 8,369,489 in 1923. Oklahoma shows 1,067,372 bales ginned to that date.
Oklahoma farmers may harvest about 1,500,000 bales of 500 pounds gross if conditions hold. With 1,077,000 running bales ginned by November 14, receipts could top $113.694 million at current prices. Last year produced 1,511,000 bales. a drop of 11,000 bales is forecast due to October freezes and broader fall rains.
Oklahoma veterans in 80 hospitals across the United States will get Christmas boxes funded by a Buddy Christmas Fund. American Legion posts in Oklahoma will collect ten cents per member, with Bartlesville auxiliary packing up to twelve hundred boxes containing cigarettes stamps books toiletries and puzzles. The effort aims to raise at least $3 000 for packing and mailing these gift boxes to about 1 200 veterans.
Gerald Chapman’s 25 year federal sentence for a mail truck robbery was commuted by President Coolidge and delivered to Warden Scott. Connecticut plans to seek execution for Chapman’s murder of Officer James Shelley in New Britain on Oct 12, 1924. Chapman will not accept the commutation, prompting habeas corpus proceedings.
Heflin announced a county effort to eradicate illiteracy will open night schools for adults next Monday with most sessions starting that Monday night. The rural schools must reopen first, delayed by the late harvest, to provide instructors and momentum for the nighttime program.
An explosion at the Arkansas City refinery at 2 15 am killed foreman William Micks 38 still man Walter Wilson 26 and pressure gauge man Thomas Cooper 50. The blast damaged the plant about 400000 and shattered dozens of storefront windows as a five ton compression chamber top was thrown four blocks away. The refinery had a 10000 barrel daily capacity and was a leading oil plant in the state.
Oklahoma City reports plans to form a flood control district along the Canadian River. A committee of engineers will present a cost estimate for a system that would protect 850,000 acres of land from floods and droughts through three storage basins and canals. A petition to create the district will be circulated after the meeting of representatives from 18 counties.
John C Coolidge, father of the president, who has been seriously ill with heart disease, emerged from his home for the first time in over a week. He answered questions briefly and was photographed.
Tax Assessor J M Byrd completed the rolls and the county's total valuation is 17 008 571 a decline of 132 523 from last year The assessment totals 689 238 81 with the state share 2 544 60 the county and subdivisions 352 066 12 and school levies 294 628 09 Ada’s total rate all purposes is 50 15 mills down from 54 4 in 1924 The county rate is 8 42 mills state 2 5 mills List of town and township levies follows for Allen Francis Rott Stonewall Allen township Chickasaw Francis Fitzhug Stonewall Maxwell Midland
Stephenie Begining Tern Noblesville Indiana November 21 1925 David C Stephenson former Ku Klux Klan grand dragon started a life term for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer. He left the county jail in a motor car with Sheriff Gooding and two deputies unshackled amid few witnesses. His attorney sought a month’s delay for a possible new trial. Oberholtzer died April 14 after ingesting poison following an alleged abduction.
By Saturday afternoon Ada gins had turned out 6462 bales for the season with ideal weather bringing in a large crop. Storage houses overflow with seed cotton and wagons line the yards awaiting gin or unloading. Over 200 bales arrived that day and much of the crop sold in seed. Weekly receipts approximate 1000 bales.
In Paris a chocolate éclair temptress provokes Albert Wooley a professional faster to smash his glass cage and attack the food He was hospitalized raving on day twelve of a planned 30 day fast He had attracted spectators in a busy thoroughfare with his foodless display
Oil men in Ada Oklahoma report Lloyd No 3 on the Ada Development Company's holdings east of the city as a promising gasser in section 34-5-6 six miles north of Ada. The New Bethel field also shows activity raising prospect of a big drilling campaign soon. Cotton markets hold steady with prices 16 to 20 cents and receipts strong at 150 bales or more.
Prem Monday's Daily Buster Daniels of Frisco will represent the county at the International Livestock Hay and Grain show in Chicago. County Agent J B Hill says Daniels won the free trip for proficiency in boys and girls club work. About 60 boys from counties statewide will attend. Santa Fe and Rock Island railroads will sponsor some trips. Daniels will judge entries and may win prizes. Chicago show is the world’s largest. He has five years of club work with prize history at state and county fairs.
County good roads advocates push a December 15 ballot on a 425000 road bond and 15000 courthouse issue. Car owners rally behind the slogan that they will pay for better roads, citing gasoline tax funds from 1925 to support financing as speakers tour townships.
Pontotoc County cotton ginning falls behind last year with 17,806 bales ginned by November 14 under Director W. M. Stewart. Last year reached 20,850 by the same date, a gap of over 3,000 bales. Ginning speeds up but many fields remain unpicked and final totals are uncertain. Last season’s crop was just under 23,000 bales.
McAlester Nov 21 Tom Taylor former state representative for Pittsburg county was indicted by a special grand jury along with others for secretly indictments. He was arrested charged with destroying referendum petitions not delivered to Secretary of State Sneed. The petition sought repeal of House Bill 4 the revocable permit act. Sneed denied receipt and said no employee saw the petition. The petition was declared failed for lack of signatures.
Congressman Tom D. McKeown and Mrs. McKeown were injured in a car crash near Charlotte North Carolina while en route from Bessemer City to Blackstock South Carolina. Mrs Royster suffered a fractured collarbone and cuts, McKeown and Mr Royster had minor injuries, two Royster children escaped unharmed.
Roy Meeks the Murray county postman entered Barred Rocks at the Davis poultry show. His birds won best display and several first and second place prizes including dark and light varieties. Total winnings were $10.75.
Oklahoma City November 25 The state attorney general will file in the supreme court to oust four Pushmataha county officials Sheriff N F Kirkpatrick County Attorney Louis Gossett County Clerk W D Hastings and County Judge George R Childer After grand jury accusations motions to quash were sustained by District Judge G A Barrett and an appeal to the supreme court was announced by Assistant Attorney General William L Murphy
Hugh Bandy aged 75 longtime Pontotoc county resident died at his Calexico California home November 11 at 4 p m after a 45 day illness Survived by wife R C Bandy and children Otto Bandy Phoenix Ariz Tom Bandy Laveen Ariz Archie and Ira Bandy Calexico Cal and Mrs Pearl Hammett Glendale Ariz
Dallas Texas November 21 Gov Marian A Ferguson faces potential special legislative session to probe highway department amid a $600000 verdict against American Road company Moody sought to cancel road contracts Irwin pressed impeachment of any official aiding the alleged fraud and petitioned Lee Satterwhite to convene session with 50 signatures required
Solemn faced individuals, members of the Izaak Walton League, pursue private hunting on Pontotoc county lands. A county league contest led by L P Carpenter and Sam Jordan aims for shooting honors, with a five crow value for chapparel owl or hawk and a large loser financed feast as prize. League membership has grown to 110.
North Carolina Tennessee and Virginia mobilize funds to acquire parts of the Great Smoky Mountains and Blue Ridge in the Shenandoah region. After purchase the mountains will be presented to the federal government with approval from Interior Secretary Work and the Federal Park Commission. State legislatures back the fundraising efforts.
A delegation led by H. Clay Stephens and including Thomas Holt F W Meaders Roy Givens M O Matthews W D Little and Francis citizens urged the Oklahoma State Highway Commission to start a million dollar paving project if county bonds pass on December 15 The plan would add 70 miles of state and federal roads paved with 575000 state support and 425000 county funds The commission pledged to begin immediately and work rapidly to remove mud within a year with no funds for permanent gravel roads Secretary E Bee Guthrey endorsed the article and affirmed the promise and willingness to do more
State fire marshal John Connolly warns merchants and the public as Christmas gifts and decorations raise fire risk. He urges inspections of wiring and avoidance of open flames on trees and in decorated rooms, noting a ban on candles and flames in schools and prohibiting cotton decorations.
Mrs. F. H. Wozencraft of 522 East Twelfth Street is named district president of the Women's Federated Clubs after the state meeting. Delegate Mrs. J. B. Hill from the Fortnightly Study Club and Mrs. Bowling of Davis as recording secretary helped report the event. Hill found the meeting interesting and instructive.
Roy St. Lewis was appointed United States attorney for the western district of Oklahoma today. He succeeds W. A. Maurer, whom he had been serving with as an assistant.
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