Epworth Club Elects Officers on Campus
The Epworth Methodist club on campus elected officers including Paul R. Hively as president and Derwood Clay as vice president. Members are urged to attend meetings Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:50 in room 213 Science Hall.
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Methodist Club
Epworth Club
Methodist Young People’s Department
Paul R. Hively
Derwood Clay
Robbie Williamson
L. C. Littlejohn
Lucille Burris
Yal Armstrong
Lornie Pennington
Leroy Martin
Science Hall
League of Young Voters Organized at College
All young men and women of age are urged to attend a college meeting on Wednesday night October 7 at 7 30 to form a League of Young Voters. C D Richardson Fred McCabe and D L Smith will lead the effort to educate on voting and current issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Young Voters
C. D. Richardson
League of Young Democrats and International Relations Club
Fred McCabe
Ada
D. L. Smith
Pontotocc County
National Youth Administration
Pollard Players Stage Take My Advice Comedy
The Pollard Players present a sparkling three act comedy Take My Advice by Eliott Lester in the college auditorium on October 12. The Weaver family winds through a topsy turvy plot with a vampire marriage, a dramatic school stint, a known salesman, numerology chaos, and a hopeful Professor Clement guiding them back to normal. Ada audiences know the troupe from last year when they performed Light-hearted Herbert.
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Marie Deatherage
Pollard Players
Eliott Lester
College
Weaver
Buddy
Sis
Dan
Mother
Clement
Ada
Herbert
First YWCA Meeting Set for Wednesday Afternoon
The first regular YWCA meeting will be held Wednesday at 4 PM in the YWCA room of the Library Building. Gelene Johnson, president, urges all old members and prospective members to attend to elect officers and form a permanent advisory board. The group seeks new students and campus girls, aiming to address spiritual educational and social needs with programs on Friendship Literature and Its Influence on Personality Christianity and Its Meaning The Power of Good Health and Personality Development. Sponsored by Dean Ina Mackin and Miss Myrtle Sturdivant.
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Y.W.C.A
Y. W.C.A
Gelene Johnson
Ina Mackin
Myrtle Sturdivant
Low Bidder Awarded Ada Incinerator Contract
The city of Ada let the contract for a modern garbage and rubbish incinerator to the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. of Dallas and Pittsburgh, the low bidder. The project is funded by $20,000 in bonds toward a $35,000 WPA city project. Work begins by October 1 and covers bond filing, certificates, and a rapid work order.
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Ada
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company
Dallas
Pittsburgh
Weekend rain and north winds cool Ada area
Two weeks of daily rainfall boosted September 1956 total toward normal for Pon totoc county though year to date remains below it. Ada recorded 1.68 inches with weekend downpours, bringing the two week total to 10.91 inches as thundershowers moved across the region. A north wind pushed temperatures down, Monday morning at 50, while creeks like Sandy and Springbrook ran high after weeks of little runoff.
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Pontotoc
Ada
Sandy
Springbrook
Resort 22 Hotel
Ann Hamilton a secretary goes to Lake Racine resort with Bill Ware courting her while she meets Ralph Spring and Jaime Laird at the mountain resort. The trio pairs and climbs, dances, and swims as Ann navigates competing romantic attention and growing independence.
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Ann Hamilton
Bill Ware
Travel Bureau
Lake Racine
Bill
Ann
Ralph Spring
Ralph
Jaime Laird
Jaime
Lefty Ponds
Canada
Anya
Rumor In Lindbergh Case Circulates In Dallas
The Dallas Times-Herald reports rumors that the kidnapped Lindbergh baby may still be alive in Dallas under the care of a foreign national woman. The paper says the woman claims the child and sought a meeting with Governor Hoffman during his Texas visit. Officials in New Jersey are said to be reviewing the tip.
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Dallas
The
Times-Herald
Hoffman
New York
Erastus Mead Hudson
Tex
Hudson
Dallas Times-Herald
Lindbergh
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Charles Lindbergh, Jr
Bruno Richard Haupt- Mann
Farley Advocates Confidence At Democratic Convention
Syracuse report on James A. Farley, Democratic state and national chairman, declaring no era has more reason for confidence, praising past New York governors for honesty and humane policy, and calling the upcoming election a referendum on public policy.
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Syracuse
N. Y
James A. Farley
Farley
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert H. Lehman
France Faces Major Devaluation Plan Under Premier Blum
The French government moves to slash the franc's value as Paris prepares an extraordinary parliamentary session to approve a possible one third devaluation. The U S stabilisation fund and Morgenthau intervene as the Bank of Russia offers sterling, prompting market shifts and concerns over living costs.
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Associated Press
U. S. Treasury
Blum
Paris
Morgenthau
France
England
United States
Bank of Russia
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Holland
Switzerland
Stern
Netherlands
Bank of Greece
Five European nations abandon gold bloc in devaluation era
France leads a Europe wide break from the gold standard with devaluation plans backed by the United States and Britain. Switzerland Netherlands Latvia and Greece announce currency stabilization steps while markets react to devaluations and policy shifts across the continent.
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Associated Press
Europe
France
United States
Great Britain
Leon Blum
Switzerland
Netherlands
Latvia
Greece
Moscow
London Exchange
Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Finance Committee
Senate
London Stock Exchange
London
Pound
New York Stock Exchange
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Holland
Poland
Warsaw
Berlin
Rome
Belgium
Old Grads Night Social Set for Oct 17 at Busby’s Lodge
East Central State Teachers College alumni in eleven counties are invited to an informal Old Grads Night on Saturday October 17 at Busby’s Lodge on Highway 12 west of Allen. The event features a chicken dinner with no feed entertainment or speakers. Emblems will be handed out and the East Central band will perform.
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East Central State Teachers College
East Central District
Busby’s Lodge
Highway 12
Allen
East Central Band
Governor Marland offers help to enforce liquor laws
Oklahoma Governor Marland said he would send state officers to assist counties in cleaning up liquor conditions but declared prohibition cannot be enforced. He cited 54,198 bottles seized by the state crime bureau in the last year and estimated bootlegger profits at 4 to 5 million dollars, with over 2,500 liquor dealers paying taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Marland
State Crime Bureau
Oklahoma
Stabbing of Negro Orchestra Drummer Shocks Ada Camp
Devoe Marcy a drummer for the Negro orchestra, was stabbed twice by trombonist Leon Boyd at Valley View camp near Ada. Marcy, hospitalized with two knife wounds, survived preliminary blood loss. Boyd fled but was later arrested. Officers cited prior quarrel over 20 cents as trigger. The incident follows reports of liquor raids and Prohibition debate in Oklahoma.
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Valley View Camp
Ada
Nekro
Orera
Devoe Marcy
Rennie
Leon Boyd
Marcy
Boyd
Toledo Falls to Fascist Army in Spain Civil War
A Fascist army of about 8 900 captured Toledo after routing government defenders and freeing comrades from the Alcazar ruins. Government forces retreated south and east toward Madrid while loyalist militia shelled Toledo and pressed a counterattack. Madrid officials admitted Toledo’s fall and called militiamen and volunteers to report to barracks as ministers faced upheaval.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Alcazar
Madrid
Cabanas de la Sagra
Burgas
Alcazar City
Angel Galzarza
Winter Id es Into Rocky Mountains
Denver reports severe winter conditions as storms bring snow rain and wind to Colorado Wyoming and Montana. Two deaths occur in Denver Charles E Sheeley 34 dies after stepping into a moving car and Harry Pittinger lineman dies from a fall from an arc light pole in 38 mph winds. Snow ranges from one to seven inches in Wyoming with rapid temperature drops. Plane and car service delayed as storms lash the region.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain
Charles E. Sheeley
Harry Pittinger
Wyoming
Rock Springs
Casper
Colorado
Montana
Yellowstone
Helena
Greatest returns for amount in vested
Ada News classifieds highlight strong value and reliable returns on investment plans. Readers are invited to compare rates and features across offerings, emphasizing security, maturity, and projected yields for prudent investors.
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Ada News
Sheriff Plans Major Jail Expansion in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County moves to double its jail capacity from eight to nearly one hundred by adding a two–level wing atop the courthouse. Plans by county engineer George Toler foresee separate quarters for men women juveniles and detention wards with a total project cost around 20000 and about 7000 to be funded by a WPA grant pending commission approval.
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Excise Board
Pontotoc County
Works Progress Administration
County Court House
George Toler
Clyde Kaiser
Gambling brings stiff sentences in Sheridan case
Five men convicted of gambling in the Sheridan night club case were released on $1,500 bond and will return October 2 for sentencing by District Judge Leslie Webb. The group includes Ned Vandeventer A C Vandeventer Roy Staley Cecil Byrd and George McCullough. The minimum penalty is one year in jail and a $500 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Sheridan
Ned Vandeventer
Accident injures Ada area driver in Sun Rig suit
Mrs Mary T Smith wife of H W Smith sues Sun Rig company and L S Pyburn over a September 3 collision near the Canadian river bridge north of Ada. The suit claims her car was struck by the defendants car while her husband drove north overturning it. Damages sought include 500 for medical costs and 10 500 for actual damages.
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Sun Rig Company
L. S. Pyburn
Mary T. Smith
H. W. Smith
Canadian River
Ada
Josh Lee Opposes Henshaw Prohibition Bill in Weather-Driven Statement
Democratic senatorial nominee Josh Lee said he would vote against the Henshaw prohibition repeal bill if he were to be dripping wet, criticizing its many vicious features. He made the remark during a rainstorm en route to a League of Young Democratic meeting in Wewoka.
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Shawnee
Josh Lee
Lee
League of Young Democratic
Wewoka
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Pollard
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Pittsburgh-Des Moines Company
Adamas
Deck Morgan
NEA Sernce, Inc
Ware
Cascade Range
Ralph Springs
Democratic Party
Mt. Racine
America
Italy
Bank of Italy
Germany
Turkey
Seville
Toledo Alcazar
Madrid Governemnt
Bilboa
Bay of Biscay
Bilboat
OLD Grads
Busby Lodge
Defoe Marcy
Henshaw
Martin Heflin
Oklahoma Temperance Group
Oklahoma City Times
John Watts
L. O. Bogstie
Watt
Stanley Rogera
Bilbao
Rocky Mountains
Toler
WPA
Board of County Commissioners
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