Salvation Army Drive Is Success in Ada
Salvation Army reports reaching its $4500 Ada goal with many businesses and schools achieving 100 percent enrollment. Major Damon Nichols Ada Leader and Captain Thro nburg Oklahoma City chair note potential oversubscription to cover overheads and pledges. A board meeting is set for Monday at the Aldridge hotel to review drive details.
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Salvation Army
Damon Nichols
Ada Jeader
Paul Thronburg
Oklahoma City
Drive
Bott
Army
Nichols
Ada
City Salvation Army Board
Aldridge
Ada Junior High School
J. C. Penney Co
Montgomery Ward & Co
Ada Poultry and Big Co
Aga Evening News
Ada Milling Co
O'Neal Jewelry Co
Hatcher & Hatcher
Attys
Coca Cola Bottling Works
Home Title Guaranty Co
Adams Lumber Co
Glenwood
Hayes
Smart Shop
Clarksburg Paper Co
Oklahoma Tire & Supply Co
S& Q Clothiers
Willard
Smith Shoe Store
Waples-Platter Wholesale Gro
Outrage over Pontotoc road work halt sparks dispute
Elam of Coal county calls Pontotoc county road stoppage outrageous. He says Coal county used Pontotoc tractors to continue projects while Pontotoc halted work under a state wage law. He condemns the situation as a horse and buggy law for a streamlined age.
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Pontotoc County
Coal County
Die Elam
Board of County Commissioners
Pontotec County
Pontotor County
Elam
Saturiday
Oklahoma To Have One Less CCC Camp
Washington reports that Oklahoma will operate 35 CCC camps from Oct 1 1938 to Mar 31 1939, one fewer than the prior summer. Fechner announced a new camp at Henryetta for Lake Henryetta park work and a camp at Ardmore for Lake Murray park improvements. Three camps closed prior to Oct 1: Comanche county at Cache, Ponca lake at Ponca City, and Spavinaw lake at Spavinaw.
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Washington
Oldzhoma
Robert Fechner
Henryetta
Lake Henryetta
Ardmore
Lake Murray State Park
Comanche County
Cache
Ponca Lake
Ponca City
Spavinaw Lake
Spavinaw
Dream Comes True Lost Money Found in House
Lee Butler recalls May 4, 1936 when $1,600.61 vanished from his Baker Wholesale home. After years of searching a September dream revealed $362.41 tucked in a clothes closet behind a gas pipe, a discovery Butler calls a gift and likens to Santa Claus.
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Lee Builer
Santa Claus
East Main
Baker Wholesale Company
Butler
Mr. Butler
City Officials Sign New Bond Issue Record
City officials Friday signed and registered bonds totaling 109450 for storm sewer and sewage disposal plant projects. Bonds of 7400 and 39050, arising from recent city elections, await attorney general approval and a 30 day protest period before sale. PWA grants supplement the funds.
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PWA
Allen Man In Hospital After Knifing
Fred Rousey a 25 year old Allen man remained in critical condition at Valley View Hospital after an altercation in Allen. Rousey was stabbed in the abdomen and chest and his condition was later reported improved but still critical. Police said another man was involved but not identified.
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Fred Rousey
Allen
Valley View Hospital
Neburls
Rousey
Want to Go to American Royal Train Trip Planned
E. W. Cinnamon announced two special trains leaving Oklahoma on October 15 for the American Royal Live Stock Show in Kansas City. 4-H members Future Partners and livestock men should contact Cinnamon for costs and departure times. One train departs Oklahoma City, the other Muskogee. both offer group tickets with ten-day return passes. Oklahoma Day on October 20 features a concert by the A and M band.
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E. W. Cinnamon
Oklahoma
American Royal
Kansas City
4-H Club
Cinnarton
United States
Liquor Question Returns to Oklahoma Amid Petitions
Oklahoma City reports a new dry era push as two initiative petitions are filed with Secretary of State Pranis Carter. One seeks repeal of state prohibition and the other calls for liquor control. The drafting committee is led by Newt Graham of Tulsa. The United Days promise a hard fight against the proposals as 112,000 signatures are sought to amend the constitution and repeal the old prohibition amendment of 1907.
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Oklahoma City
Oct
Oklahoma
Pranis Carter
C. A. Lynch
Oklahoma Repeal Association
Newt Graham
Tulsa
United Days
Rupert F. Nancy
Olivet Baptist Church
Oklahoma Baptist State Convention
Lynch
Grain Man Dies in Chicago After Illness
Chicago on October 10 74 year old pioneer La Salle street grain man died in a hospital today after an operation. Uhlmann was president of the Uhlmann Grain Co with offices in Chicago New York Kansas City and throughout the southwest.
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Chicago
P— Dyedhlmann
LaSalle Street
Uhlmann
Ihlmann Grain Co
New York
Kansas
Charlie Johnson seeks trial on indictments in county case
Lawyers for Charlie N Johnson ask to be tried in the October district court term on two indictments for unauthorized county tractor payments and a related claim for four Alts Chalmer tractors. A separate replevin case over four tractors prompted a disqualification request for Judge HH Edwards, who declined and moved the matter to October 15 with a promise of a different judge.
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Charlie N. .Johnson
Edwards
Wewoka
Johnson
A. A. Caldwell
J. E. Ball
Boardman Company
Oklahoma City
Tal Crawford
Hall and Johnson
Sonnetton
Ther
Murray barred from Oklahoma Senate ballot by court ruling
Oklahoma City Oct 7 The supreme court ruled former governor W H Murray cannot be listed as a non partisan candidate for the senate on the Nov 8 ballot The decision blocks the Murray campaign unless overturned by federal court Ballot printing to begin next week Elmer Thomas and Harry S Glasser are leading candidates in the race The case followed a petition with 36875 names asking for Murray to be listed The court’s 8 0 ruling upheld a law requiring a candidate to file notification and declaration of candidacy 66 to 99 days before the primary election
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Oklahoma City
W. H
Bill” Murray
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Murray
Elmer Thomas
Harry S. Glasser
Enid
Election Board
K. L. Maddox
Murray Group
Murray Forces
Patsy Test In Woodford Saturday Oil Drilling Report
Drilling activity in the Woodford area has slowed, with one well underway in the Fitts field. Patsy Oil No. 1 Anna Nowell was drilling at 3,820 feet in Woodford. A new well Magnolia, Wa. 1 Chandler estate, in 36-5-7 north of Osborn Minton No. 1 Powell, swabbed 50 barrels at 2,916 feet. Carter No. 1 Mote, 19-29, shows another Seer test failure at 7,374 feet as officials note no sale of Fitts field properties is planned.
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Fitts Field
Patsy Oil Company
Anna Nowell
Fittsfield
Woodford
Magnolia
Chandler Estate
Osborn-Minton
Powell
Carter No
Coal County
Raudis
E. B. Moore, Ing
Mrs. C. S. Storms of Waurika Dies at 67
Mrs. C. S. Storms of Waurika Oklahoma, 67, wife of the former Jefferson County state senator, died at her home from complications following an appendectomy. Born in Missouri she lived in Waurika 30 years leaving survivors including her husband, two children Charles Storms a University of Oklahoma student and Rush Eleanor Storms a Southwest Baptist seminary student in Fort Worth, plus a sister and her mother in Missouri. Funeral services will be held here tomorrow.
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Waurika
Okla
C. S. Storms
Jefferson County
Storms
Missouri
Charles Storms
University of Oklahoma
Rush Eleanor Storms
Southwest Baptist Seminary
Fort Worth
Orwin Adkins
Liberty
Local Highway Officials Moved Upward in Oklahoma
Van T Moon state highway engineer announced Friday that B E Clark division engineer at Ada will succeed W R Black as maintenance engineer of the state highway department effective October 15. Black resigns to enter private business after two years as vituminous engineer. Clark already on the job in Oklahoma City and B B Bursack appointed division engineer here. Odell to replace Bursack as construction engineer. Odell plans to move to Ada soon. Clark three years with Ada office.
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van T.moon
B. E. Clark
Ada
WV. R. Black
State Highway Department
Black
State Department
Clark
Oklahoma City
B.B. Bursack
Bursack
Memphis
E. J. Odell
Shawnee
Odell
Searned
Trapped Robber Tries Escape After Fatal Hardware Store Shooting
In Chandler Oklahoma on October 7 a 28 year old farmer D P Hickman attempted to rob Frank Hood proprietor of a hardware store. Hood was shot once in the chest and grazed in the head during the struggle. Hickman fled but fell from a 14 foot rear porch and was captured by Undersheriff Hubert Wegner. Hood's condition is not stated. O T Hargiss, a painter in the store, wrestled Hickman’s pistol away but Hickman escaped.
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Chandler
Okla
D. P. Hickman
Frank Hood
Y Id
Hubert Wegner
Hickman
Poreia
Woman Charged Itl Death of Husband
Mrs Minnie Davis was charged with murder in the shooting of her husband Bil Davis a 42 year old Creek Indian farmer. She was arraigned with a preliminary hearing set for Nov 16. Lydia Harjo a visitor was questioned and released. Davis body was found five miles southeast of Wetumka riddled by five bullets. Sheriff Ball noted initial statements claimed the farmer killed himself after a family quarrel.
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Wetumes
Okla
Minnie Davis
Harvey Powell
Bil Davis
T.ts Rice
Lydia Harjo
Davis
Ada New
Daniel Seeks Damages Over Oil Well Incident
An amended petition filed in district court by L. T. Daniel against Blackstock Oil seeks 1950 dollars in damages. The suit alleges three oil wells sprayed oil on eight pecan trees and damaged land valued for cultivation. Daniel claims 3500 total for tree loss, land value, and rental loss plus 200 for injury during fire well construction.
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L. T. Daniel
Blackstock Oil Company
Daniels
Fitts
Daniel
Ars
Timber Ridge Patrol Rescues Fan Interfering With Game
TIMBER RIDGE Okla Oct 7 UP I The Timber Ridge based ball team called the highway patrol to remove a disruptive fan. Patrol Sgt Dudley P Lester reported a caller from the baseball diamond said Joe Allen Blackbur of Catoosa chased the center fielder across the outfield and then sped through a filling station, wrapping a wire fence around his car. He was charged with drunk driving in Rogers county district court. Also mentioned is a note about a prehistoric shark species.
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Timber
Ridge
Okla
UPI
Highway Patrol
Sergi Dudley P. Lester
Timber Ridge
Talsa
Lester
Joe Allen
Blackbur
Catoosa
Griving
Rogers County
Grade B Milk Producers Meet Saturday in Ada
A meeting of Grade B milk producers will be held in the Chamber of Commerce office on Saturday. Walker, sanitarian of the City County Health unit, announced that supply problems will be discussed as the county’s pasteurizing plants currently have 16 Grade B producers, mostly nearby. Ada area dairy improvements include Cooper's Dairy near Colbert, a new milk house, and barn rebuilding, plus a new dairy under construction at Vanoss and a graded goat milk dairy run by W. M. Bethune west of the cement plant. regulations will be enforced on the goat dairy.
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Chamber of of Commerce
Walker
Ada
Cooper’s Dairy
Colbert-school
Vanoss
W. M. Bethune
Soowest Plumbing Law proposal in Stonewall council
Sack Driver plumbing inspector and Burley Walker sanitarian urged a compulsory sanitary plumbing ordinance in Stonewall to protect public health and bar inefficient plumbers as the city nears a new sewage system. They cited Ada as an example with a strict ordinance praised statewide. The piece also briefly notes cattle in the Celebes.
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Stonewall
Sack’ Driver
Burley Walker
Driver
Walker
Ada
Oklahoma
Celebes
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