Miss Cleo Sumpter to Star in Ada Movie
Local casting at the McSwain theatre selects Miss Cleo Sumpter as leading lady and Dennis Fetty as leading man for a film to be shot in Ada this week. Claude Sparks plays the villain, Helen Franklin the stenographer, with a list of local performers also appearing. A Hollywood stage setup will be shown tonight as interior scenes are filmed before the Ada audience. Children will be photographed during a Friday matinee at 4 o'clock.
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McSwain
Cleo Sumpter
Dennis Fetty
Claude Sparks
Villian
Helen Franklin
Stanley Dean
Martin Landers
Edna Rockefeller
Edith Moore
Mildred St
Ada
Hollywood
McSwain Theatre
Seed Certification as Important as Pedigree in Plants
Oklahoma City October 20 seed certification is stressed as crucial as registering thoroughbred animals. C D Carter notes many buyers undervalue certified seed, while certification requires field inspection of seed producing plants and a documented process akin to animal pedigree.
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Oklahoma City
C. D Carter
State Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Carter
Mellon Recommends Major Tax Reduction Plan
Secretary Mellon urged Congress to cut taxes by 250 to 300 million dollars and consider lowering overall rates to 20 percent. He proposed repealing state and gift taxes, removing levies on truck tires and accessories, and axing several miscellaneous taxes while opposing theater and amusement tax repeals.
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Washington
Congress
Mellon
Treasury
Prison Slayer Faces Charge Of Slaying Today
McAlester Oct 21 George Call a Jefferson county convict is tried in district court for the murder of Roy Bonham his cell mate who he stabbed to death last July Approximately 18 convicts are being heard on the witness stand A special venue of jurors was drawn after the regular panel was exhausted Objection to the death penalty caused a majority to be discharged
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Mcalepster
George Call
Jefferson County
Roy Bonham
Samuel M Ralston Dies Indiana Senator at Hoosier Home
Samuel M offet Ralston United States senator from Indiana died at his estate Hoosier Home after a six week illness. The 67 year old Presbyterian and former governor had returned to politics in 1922 after a career as a mine worker and lawyer. He leaves a widow a daughter two sons a brother a sister and a nephew all of Indianapolis. Funeral plans await interment at Lebanon Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Samuel M. Ralston
United States
Indiana
Hoosier Home
Talston
Ralston
Theovernor
Alert J. Beveridge
Harry New
Senator Ralston
Senate
Lebanon, Inc
Samuel Moffett Ralston
Airplane and vehicle tragedies fill Sunday news reports
Chicago dispatch notes multiple fatal accidents including a 200 foot fall at Barron Lake Michigan injuring Dagmar Stedman and a series of auto and train crashes across the Midwest. The week tallies report 114 automobile deaths across ten states with Ohio leading at 27 and Michigan at 21.
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Chicago
Middle West
Barron Lake
Mich
Dagmar Stedman
Copenhagen
Denmark
George M. Long
Lansing
Edward Gerwolla
Detroit
Peoria
Livingston
Mon
Neenah
Wis
Red Wing
Minn
Minneapolis
Wood River
Wil
Ohio
Klinoigs
Michigan
Indiana
Missouri
Wisconsin
Texas
Minnesota
Kansay
Oklahoma
Bert Prince Acquitted in Aday Rooming-House Slaying
Sapulpa jury finds Bert Prince not guilty of murdering Lester Aday in a local rooming house last July. Prince's defense centered on self defense as the key issue in the district court verdict rendered yesterday.
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Sapulpa
Bert Prince
Lester Aday
Aday
Prince
Male Quartet 10 Begin 15 Season Opens for Seminole Teachers
The Male Quartet consisting of Parker Steed Turner and Faust opens its 1925 season with an appearance for Seminole county teachers at Sasakwa. Formerly known as the College Male Quartet, the group now performs under its new name with Mary Bella Harvey at the piano and Lillian Strite and Pess Shayliss contributing as violin and expression department heads. The quartet aims to surpass last year’s engagements across East Central with a schedule including Sasakwa, Oklahoma Portland Cement program, Roff Lions Club, Mill Creek, Knox School, Coalgate teachers meeting, and planned appearances at Dustin and Shawnee.
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Messrs
Parker
Steed
Turner
Faust
Seminole County
Sasakwa
College
A. Linscheid
East Central District
Mary Bella Harvey
Lillian Strite
Pess Shayliss
E. C
Oklahoma Portland Cement
Lions Club
Roff
Mill Creek
Knox
Coal County
Coalgate
Dustin
Shawnee
Ada Teachers Rate 100 Percent in Oklahoma Honor Roll
Superintendent J. E. Hickman displays a state certificate naming Ada public school teachers on the 1925-26 honor roll for maintaining membership in county district and state teachers associations. He says the Ada teaching staff will attend the district teachers meeting at Okmulgee later this month in full force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Hickman
C. M. Howell
Oklahoma Education Association
Ada
Oklahoma
Hickman
Okmulgee
Nine Million Women Employed in Nation Conference
St Louis reports there are nine million women in gainful occupations about 22 percent of workers. Marguerite Benson of the Women s Bureau outlines the National Association of Manufacturers conference to be held October 28. Speakers include Ora Snyder Arthur Morey Mae Murray and Anna Y Reed on topics from female management to school by products.
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ST. Louis
Marguerite B. Benson
Women’s Bureau
The
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
National Association of Manufacturers
Ora Snyder
Chicago
Arthur Morey
St. Louis Club
College Faculty Members Authors Of Primary Work
A primary reading program by W. C. Herring East Central rural supervisor and Misses Lyday and Gable was accepted by the state board of education with slight revisions. The department aims to improve rural school reading and expects broad adoption statewide with many requests for copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Herring
East Central Rural Supervisor
Lyday and Gable
State Board of Education
State Department
East Central
Captain of liner Melita shot to death aboard in Antwerp
London dispatch reports Captain A H Crew commander of the liner Melita was shot and killed aboard the ship at Antwerp last night. One of the ship’s officers is alleged to be the slayer as the company received the message.
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London
A. H. Crew
Melita
Antwerp
Pirates Edge Senators to Claim Pennant in Muddy Classic
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Washington Senators 9 to 7 in a drawn out nine inning game as Walter Johnson struggled. Pittsburgh seized control of the pennant with late hits and heavy hitting from Carey while Aldridge and Peckinpaugh provided key moments for Washington.
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Belton Bady
Pittsburgh
Venantville
Walter Johnson
Towkler
Senators
Pittsburgh Prrtes
Pittsburgh Buccaneers
Gring
Stanley Harris
Aldridge Wild
Aldridge
Morrison
Washington
Peckinpaugh
Carey
Pirates
Indian Seeks Removal of Burke From High Office
O. K. Chandler told an Indian investigating committee in Muskogee that removing Indian Commissioner Charles H. Burke is best for Indians. He said he wrote resolutions and would prove his statements with the committee and asked for W. L. Williams of the First National Bank of Miami to be called.
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Muskogee
O. K. Chandler
Indian Investigating Committee
Salinz
Chas. H. Burke
Chandler
W. L. Williams
First National Bank of Miami
Williams
Malcom McDowell
East Central Tigers gain state-wide acclaim for Kelley and Capps
Two members of the 1925 East Central Tigers, Captain Jack Kelley and Wilburn Capps, receive widespread newspaper praise across Oklahoma. Kelley praised as a leading quarter and triple threat. Capps lauded as a top quarterback. Both expected to play pivotal roles in Friday’s East Central vs Southwestern Bulldogs game.
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Tiger
Jack Kelley
Wilburn Capps
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Capps
Kelley
Phillips Haymakers
John Olds
Phillips
East Central
Tigers
Southwestern Bulldogs
News Want Ad Offers Buy Rent Sell Find It
Classified notice invites readers to place buy rent or sell inquiries. It highlights a concise format for local listings and urges quick responses to advertised opportunities.
Willard School Leads Sunday Attendance Contest
A citywide Sunday school attendance contest shows Willard School in first place with 92.3 percent attendance, followed by Hayes at 85.4 and Irving at 80.7. Total attendance rose to 1,249 from 1,133 the previous week across schools Glenwood, Washington and others reporting figures.
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Willard School
Hayes School
City Ward
City School
Willard
Hayes
Poiorring
Cnein
Glenwood School
Misonganoo Oo Ik
Irving School
Pune
Irving
Glenwood
Washington
Principals of Coal County Organize New Club
School leaders from Coal county districts convened at the county superintendent's office on September 26 to organize a County Principal's Club aimed at advancing progressive schooling. A tentative constitution and bylaws by Superintendent O'Neal were approved. Officers elected include President A. D. Patton Tupelo Vice President J. E. Teague Cairo and Secretary Treasurer Ann McLaughlin Cottonwood.
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Coal County
A. D. Patton
Tupelo
J. E. Teague
Cairo
Ann McLaughlin
Cottonwood
Tishomingo votes to sell electric plant to OG&E
In Tishomingo on October 15 the city voters approved selling its municipal electric and ice plant to Oklahoma Gas and Electric by 272 to 58. OG&E will take over operations, file a new rate schedule, rebuild the system, and add a 20 ton ice plant to improve service.
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Tishomingo
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Electric Company
McKeown Visits Okemah on Farm Loan Reform Tour
Congressman Tom D. McKeown toured Okemah en route from Kansas City to Ardmore. He has pressed amendments to the federal farm loan law allowing farmers to borrow without joining an association and to have nearby farm loan banks reflect land values. He discussed the measures with President Coolidge, who reportedly promised to recommend them in his next message to Congress.
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McKeown
Okemah
Y Tuesoa
Datty
Tom D. McKeown
Kansas City
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Coolidge
Tansas City
Farm Loan Bank
Congress
Okemah Ledger
Twenty Million in Gems Buried With the Dead
In Chicago a figure claims Americans bury twenty million dollars in jewelry with the dead each year to preserve memory of the deceased. Frederick W. Patterson cites two billion dollars in gold and jewels beneath ground since America’s birth, tracing the custom to ancient Egypt and noting it now expresses regard rather than belief in an afterlife.
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Chicago
United States
Frederick W. Patterson
Atlanta
America
Egypt
Engineer is Found Dead In Cab After Mysterious Accident
In Syracuse area early today the Western Express NY Central sleeper train sped westward with an engineer dead in the cab. Fireman Charles J. Foreman of Albany found William Van Berger of Albany dead, head crushed, near Minoa while crossing a bridge girder is suspected as the fatal impact.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Western Express
New York Central
Charles J. Foreman
Albany
William. van Berger
Minoa
van Berger
Canostota Canal
Three Negroes Die In Bartlesville Fire Tragedy
In Bartlesville Oklahoma a fire destroyed a home early today killing Zora Clark 31 and her children Mary 12 and Clarence 10. Father Eugene Clark survived badly burned and was hospitalized in critical condition after awakening to flames. An inquest will be held this afternoon.
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Bartlesville
Cet
Zora Clark
Mary
Clarence
Eugene Clark
Tulsa Egg Grading Market Records Show Shipper Shares
Records from the Tulsa egg grading market outline the breakdown of shipper categories with five percent loss from bad eggs, 25 percent extra quality, 40 percent trades, and 30 percent standards. Produce dealer shipments show about 10 percent loss, 50 percent trades, 15 percent extras, and 25 percent standards.
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Tulsa
Invention Drying Hay Quickly with Hot Air
A newly invented machine uses directed hot air to dry hay in 12 hours, even when not cured. The claim suggests faster forage preparation and reduced weather exposure for farmers.
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Dennis Petty
Samuel Ralston
Agiive
Harris
Barney
Bucs
Burke
Kelley and
Goal County
China
Japan
Santa Fe
KE. Stein
C. E. Jones
A. P. Brown Company
Brown’s
Butler Bros
East Main
Hale’s Leader
K. C
Albert
Hale
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