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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1925
Page
6
The narrator contemplates renunciation and self improvement while plotting to influence Jean by studying books and magazines secretly. He envisions a new life of mind and spirit, then spots frost covered sunflowers in the mist, signaling Spoof’s nearby shack.
In Washington on November 23 Col William Mitchell testified in his court martial for breach of discipline. He defended his criticism of government aviation policy and argued for a larger, better equipped air service amid familiar lines of questioning from the house air craft committee and the president's air board.
In a tense, intimate moment Jean reveals she proposed to Spoof and was refused, choosing to tell Frank her full story rather than hide it. Frank, torn between desire and restraint, contemplates their future and the danger of exposing their secret while quietly pursuing a broader world through books and new ambitions.
The silk worm yields to science as rayon, an artificial silk like textile, expands in hosiery and ribbon and finds use in cotton and wool fabrics. Production in 1924 reached about 39 million pounds with projected 70 million for 1925, while the world total neared 140 million pounds led by the United States.
State wide education report shows 79.3 percent average daily attendance, 115.5 days per pupil, and 164.5 open school days. High school attendance at 14.5 percent, with 59.9 percent graduating eighth grade and 17.2 percent completing high school. Teacher training or college education sits at 32.2 percent.
Arthur A. Carlson testified at the Shenandoah naval court of inquiry that Lieut. C Bauch advised withholding certain information unless asked. He said 15 minutes before breakup he closed off the internal gas manifold linking 18 helium cells to prevent gas equalization.
Harrison W. Noel, convicted kidnapper and slayer of six year old Mary Daly of Montclair, was sentenced today to die in the electric chair during the week of January 10 for the murder of Raymond Pierce a negro taxicab driver whose car he used in the abduction of the child.
Pontotoc County Medical Society met at Ada Hospital Tuesday evening. Dr. Hatcher of Oklahoma City spoke on several vital matters relating to the profession. Miss Eugenia Davis hosted a delightful banquet for the guests.
A popular hostess organized a banquet served in the basement of the First Presbyterian church. Details describe a warm gathering with attendees enjoying the meal and fellowship in a church basement setting.
A brief classifieds item reports on a reader seeking results and guidance from a newspaper want ad. The note suggests using the paper to obtain replies or information from the public. Local readers may respond with service offers or missing information.
The Texas attorney general Dan Moody secured a victory in a suit against the American Road company. The district court canceled contracts made by Governor Miriam Ferguson's highway commissioners and ordered restitution of $600,000 in alleged excess profits. The company’s Texas permit was canceled and legal costs awarded to the state.
The Oklahoma state land commission loaned $75,000 on farm lands in one day. Secretary W A Durant says the funds, secured and earning 5 percent, go into a repair and maintenance fund for public school buildings. Revenue comes from oil land rentals royalties bonuses and installment payments on sold land.
President Coolidge informs John L. Lewis that the United Mine Workers leader’s charge of violating the bituminous wage agreement is under review. He asks for information and promises a full reply once facts are developed.
A fragment notes a milk pail clue tied to the phrase cottonseed Meal and Hulls, labeled 11-b-1, suggesting a historical cipher or catalog reference in the text.
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