Senators Hit Out First World Series Game
Washington champions defeated the Pirates 4 to 1 in the opening World Series game. Joe Harris homered and drove in two runs while pitcher Johnson held Pittsburgh to four hits through nine innings. Traynor homered for the Pirates, their lone score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senators
Belton Brady
Pittsburgh
Washington
Pirates
Joe Harris
Rice
Goslin
Bluege
Johnson
Meadows
Morrison
Gooch
Traynor
Harris
Grantham
Moore
Carey
Peckinpaugh
Cuyler
Wright
J. Harris
Bluedge
Barnhart
Judge
Peckijupaugh
Ruel
Smith
Peekinpaugh
Billedge
Suspect Sought in Kiowa Theft and Patrolman Shooting
Pittsburg County authorities prepared to arrest E. B. Williams on burglary charges for a Kiowa store theft last Sunday night. He has been held since Wednesday after being arrested with a stranger who shot City Patrolman O. T. Hunt. A Kiowa merchant identified the stolen goods found in Williams’s handbag. Howard, initially detained, may face further inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
E. B
Blackie) Williams
Kiowa
Williams
O. T. Hunt
Weleetka
Hunt
Kiwanis Adopts Road Resolution in Ada Oklahoma
Kiwanis Club of Ada adopts a resolution urging a 480000 auto highway bond for Pontotoc County two way roads. The plan calls for a special election and delivery to the Pontotoc County Commissioners for action at once. The vote was unanimous on May 5 1925 with M M Webster president and O McBride secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
State of Oklahoma
County of
Pontotoc
Kiwanis Club International
Oklahoma
East Central Teachers’ College
Ada
Kiwanis Club
Board of County Commissioners of
M. M. Webster
O. McBride
Oklahoma Livestock Market Report October 7
Cattle around 2400 head saw steers steady with top at 8.76 and bulk 6.10 to 7.50. Canners and cutters steady. choice heifers to 10.00 and calves to 11.00. Hogs near 700 head rose 15 cents. top 12.55, bulk 12.25 to 12.50.
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Oklahoma
Britain to plant thirty nine million trees next spring
The forestry department announced a plan to plant 39 million trees in Great Britain by next spring. It reports already planting 62 500 acres of woodland to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Forestry Department
Confederate Vets Celebrate Social With Captain Cates
The Confederate Veterans camp held a Sunday social with about 30 veterans wives and widows in attendance. Captain J C Cates provided ice cream and cake, and the group adopted a resolution thanking him. The camp is one of Oklahoma’s oldest and once had the largest membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confederate Veterans
J. C. Cates
Oklahoma
Stranger’s capture sparks renewed probe in Howard case
Thomas Howard remains in custody as investigators seek more evidence while a hotel room search uncovered a pistol searchlight and keys tied to the case. Officials may link Howard to a store robbery and to the shooting of City Patrolman O T Hunt, with McAlester officers to be notified of findings. Howard and Williams were captured with the unidentified killer and Howard may reveal Hunt’s assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Howard
Howard
McAlester
E. B. Williams
Pittsburgh County
Williams
O. T. Hunt
Hunt
Southwest
Two Ada Men Face Four Federal Prohibition Charges
Andrew Creech and G L Wilhite arrested by Special Prohibition Officer A W Freeman on four counts of violating the National Prohibition Act. Authorities seized 11 gallons of whiskey and distribution bottles in raids on Creech’s home near Rosedale cemetery and following Creech’s incarceration. Bond set at 5000 for Creech and 2500 for Wilhite. Creech faces enhanced bond as a second offense.
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Andrew Creech
G. L. Wilhite
A. W. Freeman
Creech
Rosedale Cemetery
Wilhite
U. S
Howard West
West
Oklahoma Sept revenue tops expenditures by state
Oklahoma state finances show a September surplus of $561,265.68 as receipts reached $2,195,813.35 while outlays totaled $1,624,547.67. Oil taxes for July paid in August and turned in September totaled $789,552.49, with $91,197.93 from corporation licenses and highway department expenses of $591,023.64.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
J. Shaw
Treasury
Shaw
General Revenue Fund
State Highway Department
Polynesian Natives Eat Bat Meat Noted for Tender Flesh
The article reports that people from Polynesian islands consume bats, describing the meat as tender and white. It notes local culinary practices and cultural habits surrounding bat consumption.
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Polynesian Islands
Five Recoveries Reported in S-51 Sub Rescue Mission
After a week of dives near Block Island and New London the rescue flotilla recovered five bodies of the 33 men aboard the S-51 submarine. Divers halted by rough seas and a looming gale. Paul D. Berk was identified among the deceased. The Navy confirmed all life on the S-51 is extinct and the effort shifted to routine work.
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U. S
New London
Conn
H. H. Christy
Paul D. Berk
Shoemakersville
Penn
U. S. S. Camden
Block Island
Paul D. Bert
Shoemakerville
Camden
Rome
Holdenville Officer Shot in House Raid
Shawnee October 5 W O Knight assistant chief of Holdenville police in Shawnee hospital with serious neck wound after responding to a disturbance at William Meadors boarding house Meadors fired on Knight and was captured near Wetumka later jailed in Holdenville Chief John Cotton and B R Templeman recovered Meadors who ran a roofing house and gasoline station after the shooting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Knight
Holdenville
Holderville
B. R. Templeman
Meadors
Wetumka
Hodenville
Cotton Receipts Top 3000 Mark for Season Here
Cotton receipts continue at a lively pace with about 150 bales daily over the last two days. By 2:30 this afternoon total receipts at the scales reached 3,360 in round bales, with Cotton Growers totals included. Prices today ranged from 23.25 for the best bales to lower for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenesday
Waukomis Meridian Highway Graded from Garfield Line South
The Waukomis Meridian highway from the Garfield county line south to the northeast corner of the Almark farm is being graded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield County
Almark Farm
Routine County Board In Session On Ordinary Matters
County commissioners met for routine business with no bond election petitions filed for a courthouse. They noted no definite action until the next meeting on the third Monday in October. Road questions may be taken up then after further investigation.
Oklahoma Cotton Crop Slips to 60 Percent of Normal
Oklahoma state cotton report shows the crop deteriorated to 60 percent of normal by September 25, with 2 percent abandonment of planted acres and an estimated harvest of 1,366,000 bales. Yield likely around 157 pounds lint per acre, total value near 178 million dollars, with frost risk and regional variations cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
John A. Whitehurst
State Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Southwest
Central
South-Central
East Central
Southeast
Trapp Refuses to Call Session in Oklahoma City
Governor Trapp, returning from Tulsa, refused to convene a special session demanded by E. H. Hughes, chairman of the corporation commission. He urged resignation if impeachment is considered and said the state should avoid the session's cost while stating evidence did not originate from his office. He won't respond formally to Hughes's request to transfer Oil conservation commission investigations to the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Trapp
E. H. Hughes
Corporation Commission
J. J. Gouy
J. G. Amis
Four Assault Victims In Ada Pontotoc County Face Recovery
Pontotoc County records four men injured in recent assaults in Ada and nearby areas. Patrolman O T Hunt is recovering after a gunshot wound. Hamilton Waters and Clarence Danley face serious injuries from knife and blunt force attacks. R T Hobgood is in stable condition. Three arrests have been made with one suspect still at large, amid a week of violent incidents raising homicide totals in the county.
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Rom ‘Leaday
Pontotoc County
Ada
O. T. Hunt
Hamilton Waters
Clarence Danley
Egypt
R. T .Hobgood
Pleasant Hill
Hunt
Carney Walden
Jim Archer
Frank Colbert
R. T. Hobgood
Tenday
Clarance Danley
Ada _ hospital
Danley
Archer
Lovelay
Injunction Sought as Oklahoma Miners Riot Threat Looms
Five petitions filed in Federal Judge Williams court seek restraining orders to stop striking union miners from harassing non union workers. Non union miners file an intervening petition claiming a reign of terror, extensive picketing, and violent insults endangering safety in the mining districts.
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Ardmore
Robert L. Williams
C. E. B. Cutler
Miners
Herrin
Ill
Henryetta
Jacksonville
Fla
Crowe Coal Company
The
Rock Inland Improvement Company
Milby & Dow Mining Company
Southern Coal Company
Kali Inla Coal Company
Matt Swain
Sam Messer
Ed Burgess
A. H. Patterson
District Knights Templar Conclave to Meet in Ada
The Ada Commandery hosts the district conclave of Knights Templar on November 17 with about twenty five representatives from Holdenville Durant Hugo Shawnee Atoka and Ada. Eminent Sir Emmerson Byrnes of Poteau Grand Sword Bearer will attend. A drill team will perform for the visitors and a banquet will be offered as a conclave feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Commandery
Knights Templar
L. S. Chilcutt
Holdenville
Durant
Hugo
Shawnee
Atoka
Ada
Emmerson Byrnes
Poteau
Oklahoma
Chilcutt
Abraham Lincoln Elected President at Age Fifty-Two
The record notes that Abraham Lincoln was fifty two years old when he first won the presidency.
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Abraham Lincoln
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Ef. Goslin
J. Harrris
Bilnedge
Ib. Ruel
C. Smith
E. Johnson
P. Meadows
Quspect
Kiwaniang
Tulsa
Captain Cates
Pennsylvania
U. S. Camden
Whitehurst
Hughes
Templars
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