Good Road Building Aided by Government Policy
Oklahoma farmers' union delegates tour eastern highways and report that state road costs favor rock roads with oil binders. They urge state adoption of crushed rock roads using oil, noting lower construction and maintenance costs and greater durability for Oklahoma. An official report will be published with conclusions for four states.
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Clark Hudson
Oklahoma Good Roads’ Association
B. F. Yoakum Good Roads Party of Farmers’union
Farmers’ Good Roads Party
United States
Hudson
Oklahoma
East
Yoakum
Haseen
Department In Agriculture
Farmers’ Union
Postal authorities to investigate Bill Cross claim doubting Civil War service
Friends of Secretary of the State Bill Cross in Guthrie Oklahoma have opened an inquiry to refute anonymous charges questioning his Civil War service birth year 1847 and Shiloh death claim. Cross resigned as major general of the Oklahoma Confederate veterans unit citing ill health while denying wrongdoing.
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Guthrie
Okla
Bill Cross
The
Daughters of the Confederacy
Army of the Grey
Shiloh
Cross
Oklahoma Division of Confederate Veterans
Chickasha
Memphis
Tenn
Oklahoma
Congress
D. H. Hammon
United Confederate Veterans
Oklahoma City
Building Up State Rifts In Deciding Beer Case
Presiding Judge Henry M. Furman defends the Oklahoma court stance on the Eighteen Casks of Beer v. Sam Hooker decision. He warns there is no conflict with Supreme Court principles and cites facts showing illegal interstate liquor use remains an offense. Guthrie Leader reports. Secretary Cross plans to refer anonymous letters to postal authorities after investigation as threats resurface.
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Henry M. Furman
Criminal Court of Appeals
Leader
Supreme Court
Sam Hooker
Oklahoma County
Criminal Court
Guthrie Leader
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Memphis
Bill
Maurice Leads Texas Construction Oversight
C. E. Maurice serves as superintendent in charge of Texas construction operations, guiding supervision and project oversight.
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C. E. Maurice
Texas Construction
Big Force to Be Kept Busy Until Final Completion
The Ada Building project on Main Street advances with Z Coleman directing over a hundred workers and E Maurice of Texas Building Co in charge. The 72 by 80 foot main block with a 66 by 69 foot east extension will use Ada cement brick sand and gravel. A night shift may be added if needed to meet the completion date.
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East End
Z. Coleman
E. Maurice
Texas Building Co
Ft. Worth
Ada
Aleady
Maurice
Main Street
Judge Tom McKeown Named President of State Bar Commission
Judge Tom D. McKeown, a two term member of the Oklahoma State Bar Commission, has been appointed by the Supreme Court to the presidency of the commission. He succeeds Judge Ledbetter, noted as a leading legal rights figure in the west.
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State Bar Commission
Supreme Court
Tom D.mckeown
Statehood
Oklahoma State Bar Commission
Bar Commission
Oklahoma
McKeown
Ledbetter
West
Mrs G W Harrison Visits Stewart Friends
Mrs. G. W. Harrison has returned from a visit with friends and relatives in Stewart.
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G. W. Harrison
Stewart
Water works for Sapulpa vote on bonds
Sapulpa Oklahoma faces a water shortage as the city council approves a special election for October 19 to vote bonds totaling 250000 for a new water system. Plans include dams on Rock Creek and a main pipeline to Pole Cat Creek, plus 50000 for sewers and 15000 for a fire department engine and equipment.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Rock Creek
Pole Cat Creek
Army Life Is The Only Life To Live
George H. Hubbard of Shawnee Oklahoma re enlisted in the U S Army after five years as a civilian. At the recruiting station he said the army life is the only life to live and that civilian life did not suit him.
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Army
United States Army
George H. Hubbard
Shawnee
Okla
Hubbard
Stolen mail loot recovered near Green River
Five thousand dollars in stamps and five thousand six hundred dollars in unsigned bank notes bound for California were recovered by Wid Anderson. The recovered items, part of a Union Pacific mail train theft in Wyoming, were hidden in a ravine near the river and returned to post office inspectors in Denver.
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Denver
California
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Wid” Anderson
South Fork
Green River
Ada Hosts Methodist Conference Visitors
Mr E H Lucas president of the 25 000 Club asks Ada citizens to aid in entertaining the Methodist Protestant conference meeting here on the 21st. The state wide gathering will bring many ministers and delegates and Christians are urged to provide lodging and assistance to ensure a successful session.
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E. H. Lucas
Ada
Methodist Protescant Church
Fire insurance row with Otis Weaver at 12th and Broadway
Old line companies and best rates promoted by Otis Weaver offering fire insurance services located at 12th and Broadway.
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Call On
Otis Weaver
12Th and Broadway
Best Granite on Earth Found in Oklahoma
Professor Gould highlights Oklahoma as home to abundant premium granite with high polishing potential. Granite quarries at Granite and Cold Springs produce red and black varieties, suggesting strong local value yet limited current development. He urges keeping construction stone purchases in state to boost the industry.
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Oklahoma
Gould
United States
Cold Springs
Oklahoma annual conference opens in Anadarko
About 250 Ministers and lay delegates from seven districts attend the Oklahoma annual conference of the Methodist church in Anadarko. Dr. W. H. B. Urch speaks on educational work as Bishop William Jungle presides. A $1,150 subscription is raised for superannuated preachers.
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Anadarko
Okla
Oklahoma
Methodist Church
W. H. B. Urch
First Methodist Church
Oklahoma City
William Jungle
T. H. Lillie
J. A. Ferguson
Rain Welcomed by Community After Dry Spell
A recent shower brought welcome rain after a long dry period. Neighbors note it may be the heaviest rain since June and fear the fall Irish potato crop will be light, making spring planting seed scarce in this community.
Mrs Annie Hill Visits Son in New Orleans on 10th Street
Mrs Annie Hill of New Orleans is visiting her popular son Hon S W Hill on 10th street.
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Annie Hill
New Orleans
Hon
S. W. ‘Hill
10Th Street
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First National Bank
Ada, Oklahoma
P. A. Norris
M. D. Timbers
H. T. Doucas, V. P. KE
East Main Street
Planters State Bank
C. H. Rives
B. H. Mason
M. B. Donaghey
J. W. Davis
Pontotoc County
W. O. Neely
East Main St
Ada, Okla
Bill Gross
Furman
Prosecute
Secretary Cross
Tom McKeown
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