Colbert Involved in Third Weekend Assault in Pontotoc County
Frank Colbert was arrested at Pleasant Hill school Saturday night as the alleged assailant in a third weekend assault in Pontotoc County. R. T. Hobgood suffered non serious wounds and should leave hospital soon. Colbert admitted to bail on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. Hamilton Waters and Clarence Danley were injured in the same weekend altercation.
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Pontotoc County
Frank Colbert
Pleasant Hill
R. T. Hobgood
Hobgood
Colbert
Hamilton Waters
Clarence Danley
Preliminary hearing on Magnolia Filling Station looting faces five defendants
Friday's hearing in the district court includes W. C. McAdams Langford McAdams Maggie Isabell Joe Isabel and Israel Isabeli charged with second degree burglary in the Magnolia Filling Station loot case.
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Magnolia
W. C. McAdams
Langford McAdams
Maggie Isabell
Joe Isabel
Israel Isabeli
Local notes from Ada area residents and visitors
Mrs M J Spencer of Gainesville has returned home after visiting her granddaughter in Ada. Miss Opal Morgan and Tilman Morgan were in Ada on business. School dismissed for cotton picking. Several residents traveled to Oklahoma City and Sulphur for events. Jack Tyree and Lillie Berryman wed last Saturday night. News Want Ads urged for results.
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M. J. Spencer
Gainesville
Texas
W. T. Givens
Opal Morgan
Tilman
Ada
Lula Hall
Oklahoma City
Homer Leeper
Margaret Crumsey
Ed Smith
Aven
H. D. Richardson
Cula King
Francis McKee
Pauline Givens
Virginia Crowder
Dorothy Crumley
Hickory
B. W. Weems
Legion Convention Set to Philadelphia for 1926 Meeting
The time and place committee report was ratified in Omaha on Oct 7 and Philadelphia was chosen to host the 1926 American Legion convention. The 1927 gathering goes to Paris, France, and the 1928 meeting will be awarded at the Philadelphia convention after bids from Miami, Fort Worth, and Atlanta.
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Omaha
Philadelphia
American Legion
Paris
France
Miami
Ft. Worth
Atlanta
Trio Charged After Bystander Is Shot
Ardmore scene of a Saturday gun fight yields charges of assault with intent to kill against Carey H. Smithers Hug Key and Claude Pruitt. Siege Alberson a bystander, was struck in the neck by buckshot and listed in serious condition. Each defendant released on $3000 bond.
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Ardmore
Carey H. Smithers
Hug Key
Claude Pruitt
Alberson
Herring Attends Rural School Meet In Oklahoma City
Rural school supervisors from Oklahoma East Central district report at the state conference on training and certification for rural teachers. Discussions cover model school checks adult education and stronger primary reading in rural districts. Three counties Tulsa Oklahoma McCurtain added supervisors this year to aid rural teachers and professionalize the field.
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Capitol
Oklahoma City
United States
Oklaoma
W. C. Herring
East Central District
Herring
Oklahoma
Tulsa
McCurtain
East Central State Teachers College
State Department
East Central Ae
Many Objectives for Scholarship for City Students
Sunday’s Daily notes numerous honors for high school pupils. Two medals reward scholastic excellence and two school trophies plus a class trophy will be awarded. The Grigsby-Orr General Scholarship Medal honors best yearly record, last year won by Melba McCoy. The Busby Debate Medal rewards top debating performance. A Sunday school attendance trophy recognizes ward schools with the best attendance. The citizenship trophy adds to the display of school-based honors.
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Grigsby-Orr
Grigsby-Orr, Printers
Melba McCoy
Busby
Orel Busby
Gilbreath Joins Holt to Form Ada Law Firm
Holt and Gilbraith announced a new Ada law partnership. J. B. Gilbreath, long time district court reporter and former private secretary to Congressman Tom D. McKeown, resigns to join the firm. Thomas P. Holt, a veteran local attorney, completes the partnership.
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Holt & Gilbraith
Ada
J. B. Gilbreath
District Court
Tom D. McKeown
Thomas P. Holt
City plans safety trophy contest for wards
Four ward school representatives will receive daily instructions from Traffic Officer Babe Chaney and spread safety measures to students. City Superintendent J. E. Hickman calls the trophy a strong incentive for the most effective safety drive in the city, with A. L. Fentem donating the prize.
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Babe Chaney
J. E. Hickman
A. L. Fentem
Pontotoc County Winners at Oklahoma State Fair
From Friday Daily the Oklahoma City fair awards list shows Pontotoc County securing five of ten places. Buster Daniel of Frisco took second with Irish potatoes, J. W. Durbin of Frisco fourth with sweet potatoes, Gwendo lin Robertson of Ada second with pears, and Archie Solomon of Vanoss first in bee and honey with others placing third, fifth, ninth, and tenth.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoman
Pontotucc County
Buster Daniel
Frisco
J. W. Durbin
Gwendolin Robertson
Ada
Bee and Honey Club
Archie Solomon
Vanosé
W. A. Lambert
Laura Wilbourn
Oakman
J. A. Lambert
Addie Solomon
Vaness
Pontotoc County
Enid Firm Buys Five Core Drilling Outfits
Enid based oil and gas company purchases five core drilling outfits while Pryor reports 650 bales of cotton ginned to date. The items reflect ongoing industrial activity in Oklahoma with named towns and firms.
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Enid—Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Company
Pryor
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