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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1929

Page

8

Driver pleads guilty after raid near New Bethel

Bob Driver arrested Tuesday night by Sheriff Bowles and Deputy Duncan near New Bethel on a possession charge. He pleaded guilty today and received a $50 fine and 30 days in jail. Officers also captured a still and identified Driver as its alleged operator. Dr. M C McNew travels to Knoxville for three weeks of recuperation before resuming practice. Messages from Mrs Bowles report Mrs Sam Cooper in Topeka improving after an operation. Ed Norman and daughter Elizabeth visited Earl Norman and family in Ada. Arthur Wayne, son of Mr and Mrs George Eb rie, is ill at home with fever. Mrs Ella Ray Davis of Temple Texas spent weekend in Ada visiting relatives while promoting Dorothy Lee cosmetics. Frank Ervin and Mrs J Allen Brown hosted them at 1115 High School Ave. for the weekend before their return to Oklahoma City. Miss Marie Chesnut left Sunday for Fort Worth to visit her brothers J R and F B Chestnut for 10 days.

Bob Driver Bowles Bob Duncan New Bethel Driver Frank Ervin J. Allen Brown High School Avenue Oklahoma City Driver's Place Fred Bowles New Bethel School

Mrs Vinnie Jeffress Plans Visit and Music Class

Mrs Vinnie Jeffress will travel to Sasakwa tomorrow morning for a brief visit with her sister and to teach a music class.

Vinnie Jeffress Sasakwa

Mrs Lewis Smith Hosts Guests in Okmulgee

Mrs Lewis Smith returned to her Okmulgee home after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J F Henderson at 515 E Fifteenth. Mrs Ruth Marshall went back to Whitesboro Texas after visiting her uncle Paul Alderson and Mrs Alderson and Mr McKinley.

Lewis Smith Okmulgee J. F. Henderson Ruth Marshall Whitesboro Texas Paul Alderson Alderson J. P. McKinley McKinley

Denver Couple Visits Local Family Friends

Mr and Mrs Clayton E Lewis of Denver Colorado arrived for a several days visit as guests of Mrs Hatch and Mr Hatch at 909 East Thirteenth Street.

Clayton E. Lewis Denver Colo Lewis M. P. Hatch Hatch

James Eppler Named Manager at the Grease Spot

James Eppler has accepted the managership of the Grease Spot. He was formerly with the Continental Oil company station No. a.

James Eppler Continental Oil Company

Homecoming Opens New Baptist Church at Maud

L. A. Ellison and Mr and Mrs Montgomery attended the Maud homecoming marking the opening of the new Baptist church Thursday. Despite rain that interrupted the program a large crowd was present.

L. A. Ellison Montgomery New Baptist Church Maud

Ada Trip Aids Kiwanis Work and Local Notices

Thomas P. Holt and Dr. Ollie McBride assisted in organizing a Kiwanis club at Maud aboard a plane from Ada Flying Service. The item also lists local notices including hospital, funeral, and sports results with St. Louis Magnolias beating the Ada Independents 4-1 and baseball play-by-play details.

Thomas P. Holt Ollie McBride Maud Ada Flying Service St. Louis Magnolias Ada Independents Ada Lefty Williams Independents

Central Figures In Colorado Penitentiary Mutiny

Play by play recounts a tense game between the Athletics and Cubs with Hornsby and Wilson noted for strikes and outs. Key moments include Foxx homering for the A's and Ehmke delivering multiple strikeouts, while Cubs rallies and errors shape the scoring through the innings.

Colorado

Mrs Polk Smith and Thelma Lee Return from Nazarene Assembly

Mrs Polk Smith and her daughter Miss Thelma Lee have returned from Sapulpa where they attended the Nazarene assembly.

Polk Smith Thelma Lee Sapulpa Nazarene Assembly

Notable county figures face illnesses and recoveries

Dr W W Cooper of Roff is seriously ill at Davis and not expected to recover. He is a well known county figure. Miss Ora Faust visits Miss Emily Anderson of Pauls Valley, who works in Pauls Valley schools. G W Haskins of Tupelo recovering rapidly after surgery at Brees Hospital. Lester Medlock, a Pauls Valley teacher, spends the weekend in Ada visiting relatives and friends.

W. W. Cooper Roff Davis Cooper County Ora Faust Emily Anderson Pauls Valley Miss Anderson G. W. Haskins Tupelo Brees Hospital Lester Medlock Ada

Capt Hargis Attends Confederate Veterans Convention

Capt. Sam H. Hargis travels to Muskogee for the annual Confederate Veterans and United Daughters of the Confederacy convention. Joe Harrington remains home at 231 W. Sixteenth due to illness. his condition is not good today.

Sam H. Hargis Muskogee The Confederate Veterans and United Daughters of the Confederacy Joe Harrington W. Sixteenth

Sneed approves boys uniforms in Pauls Valley reform school

General R A Sneed defends gray uniforms for inmates of the Pauls Valley reformatory after a Sons of Confederate Veterans resolution condemned Confederate gray as desecration. He says uniforms are for dress occasions, not labor, and that Pauls Valley is a training school, not a prison.

Oklahoma City Pauls Valley Reformatory R. A. Sneed United Confederate Veterans Sneed Jefferson Davis Sons of Confederate Veterans George R. Tabor Muskogee Board of Affairs Pauls Valley

Bodenhamer elected national commander of American Legion

O L Bodenhamer of Eldorado Ark won the national command at the Louisville convention in a unanimous vote after Cox placed him in nominating. The result required 575 of 1148 votes and Arkansas delegates carried Bodenhamer to the platform as banners waved and a drum corps performed. Other officers were scarcely contested.

Louisville O. L. Bodenhamer Eldorado Ark American Legion Albert L. Cox Raleigh N. C Alabama North Carolina Cox Bodenhamer The Legion Arkansas Paul V. McNutt Little Rock

Oklahoma court lowers robbery sentence half for Pearson

In Oklahoma City on October 5, the criminal court of appeals, with Judge W H Chappell dissenting, cut J L Pearson’s sentence for robbery with firearms in Garfield County from 50 to 25 years. Pearson, who stood trial, was convicted. Ray Murphy, who pleaded guilty, received five years. The original sentence was by Charles Swindall, then district judge.

Oklahoma City W. H. Chappell Criminal Court of Appeals J. L. Pearson Garfield County Pearson Ray Murphy Howard Turner Murphy Pierson Charles Swindall State Supreme Court

Still Seized From Bob Driver by County Officers

Bob Driver was arrested and jailed after deputies confiscated a 75 gallon still during a raid at his residence near New Bethel School. This marks a second forfeiture from Driver since March 1, per Sheriff Bowles and Bob Duncan.

Supreme Court to rule on seizures in illegal manufacture

Washington date line Oct 8. The supreme court was asked to pass on the right of prohibition agents to seize bar rels jars and other containers that might be used in illegal manufacture of intoxicants. Ike Danovitz of Pittsburgh brought the case.

Washington Supreme Court Prohibition Ike Danovitz Pittsburgh

National Legion elects five vice commanders at Louisville

The American Legion concluded its session naming Morton M. David Willis M. Brewer Milton D. Campbell Frank Schoble and Jerry Dugan as national vice commanders. Father George F. Kettle became chaplain. Bodenhamer named national commander and pledged unity and service to veterans.

Louisville American Legion Morton M. David Denver Colo Willis M. Brewer Pontiac Mich Milton D. Campbell Cincinnati Frank Schoble Philadelphia Jerry Dugan Wilmington Del Schoble Massachusetts George F. Kettle Rochester N. Y Father Kettle New York McNutt Bodenhamer America

Newkirk Man Faces 1923 Bank Robbery Hearing

Floyd Jarrett, just back from Colorado after his release as a suspect in the Lamar bank robbery, was set for a preliminary hearing before County Judge R M Parkhurst on a charge of robbing the Unecas State bank in 1923. He is named as an accomplice in a confession by Max Carden, imprisoned for the Unecas robbery. Two others besides Carden have been convicted and are serving sentences for participation.

Newkirk Floyd Jarrett Colorado Lamar R. M. Parkhurst Uneas Jarrett Max Carden Unecas Carden

Wagoner County Wins Big at Oklahoma Free State Fair Display

Wagoner county clinched first place in the county unit display competition at the Oklahoma Free State Fair in Muskogee, marking its fourth straight win. The exhibit previously topped the Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City and won first at Oklahoma City last year, with McCurtain county second and Caddo county third.

Muskogee Wagoner County E.W. Watts Oklahoma City McCurtain County Caddo County

Greatest Results for the Amount Invested News

Classified item notes strong value for money with modest spenders seeing notable outcomes. Reads as a general ad brief highlighting cost effective options and top results from investments.

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M. C. McNew Knoxville, Tenn Sam Cooper Topeka Kan Ed Norman Elizabeth Wewoka Earl Norman Norman T. W. Byrne Family Arthur Wayne Mrs George Ebriie Ella Ray Davis Temple C. C. Ray Mrs. Ray Dorothy Lee Marie Chesnut Fort Worth J. R. and F. B. Chestnut Miller’s Ella Coltrane J. J. Coltrane W. H. Wheeler Jess Pullen Confederate Veterans Tom Roff I. N. McClure Breco Hospital S. H. Mount Harrison Meaders Rome Mrs. Mount Julia Browning W. J. B. McAnnaily John T. Woods Root Simmons CUBS McMillan Ehmke Cochrane Boley Hornsby Miller Wilson Foxx Short English Grimm Cuyler Stephenson Taylor Bishop Haas McMillon Coorando Penitentiary Caron City Athletics Stephens Toot Erros Ehrike Heathcote Harnett Hartnett Gonzales Bush Cupler Blair Gozales Thir Tolson Cere Colorado Penitentiary Citizens’ Vigilante Committee Danny Daniels Tervill Gang Oklahoma Jimmy Pardue Crawford F. E. Crawford Reed Dennis J. Sullivan FE. A Bodenkamer OF Nakansas Big
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