Ada Residents Make Short Trips and Gatherings
City briefs note several residents traveling after visits across Oklahoma. Guler left Wednesday for Davenport to inspect oil prospects in Pontotoc county. Mrs. Roberts of Wapanucka visits daughter in Ada. Mrs. McMinn travels to Stonewall after visiting her mother. Mrs. Roberts leaves for Francis after shopping. Floyd Alexander of El Reno visits Ada relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Picklin return from Ft. Smith to Ada. Benson leaves for Lovelady after visiting Ada. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor return from Oswego after funeral attendance. Mrs. Holcomb of Roff shops in Ada. Stephen Dunham, formerly of Ada, returns to Okmulgee after legal work here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudie Roberts
Francis
Ada
Local Residents Move Through Ada Area in Short Visits
Faye Peden departed for Tupelo after several days of business in Ada. Mrs. O Y Wallace left for Hazel after a day of visiting. B B Justus, longtime Pontotoc County resident now in Henryetta, was in Ada. M H Jones, marine veteran, returned home. J W Thompson of Frisco, a leading county farmer, reported high yields with about thirty bushels per acre of corn and near two loads per acre after gathering his cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Justus
Pontotoc County
Ada
Henryetta
J. W. Thompson
Frisco
Ada High Routs Sulphur 20 to 6 in Bold Gridiron Victory
Ada High School fought off Sulphur with a fierce offense and stout defense as Coach C Raymond Cox led a relentless attack to a 20 to 6 victory. The win showcased Ada’s tactical discipline and uncommon team courage on the local gridiron.
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Ada High School
C. Raymond Cox
Ada
Ve'ma Gray Spends Weekend With Relatives
Ve'ma Gray spent the weekend visiting relatives at Roff. The brief social note records a family gathering away from home.
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Ve'ma Gray
Roff
Local Society Notes From Ada Area Schools and Homes
Miss Lois Gable of Okmulgee is the guest of Miss Reed Loving Watt. Chester Heathman of Stratford spent the week end as a guest of Mrs. Bob Palmer. Mrs. J. F. Floyd left today for her home in Altus after a visit with her mother Mrs. F. J. Todd. Mrs. Lee Dege, who has been an inmate of the Ada hospital, was able to return to her home Saturday. Mrs. Jim Burris formerly of Shat's has accepted a position with the Oklahoma Electric Light company. Mrs. McConnell, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Issard, here, has returned to her home in Sulphur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Gable
Okmulgee
Chester Heathman
Stratford
Bob Palmer
J. F. Floyd
Altus
F. J. Todd
Lee Dege
Ada Hospital
Jim Burris
Shat’s
The
Oklahoma Electric Light Company
Mrs. McConnell
Courtneys Bruce Visits Parents in Coalgate Weekend
Mrs. Courtney Bruce of Coalgate visited her parents Dr and Mrs Sulivan at 125 North Hope over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney Bruce
Coalgate
Mrs. Sulivan
North Hope
Sulphur to get gas service by March 1 1925
The O and O Fuel Company, holder of Sulphur gas franchise, plans to extend gas lines from Wynnewood to Robinson fields and onto Wynnewood, Pauls Valley, and Davis. They aim to turn on gas in Sulphur on March 1, 1925, though residents remain cautious about furnace installations awaiting service.
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O. and
O. Fuel Company
Wynnewood
Robinson Fields
Pauls Valley
Davis
Swiphur
Farmer and wife killed by interurban near Hillsboro
Mr and Mrs C C Clanton, both farmers from near Hillsboro, were killed instantly this afternoon when the wagon they rode in was struck by an interurban car at Piedmont stop five miles north of the city. Their bodies were brought to Hillsboro for burial.
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Hillsboro
Texas
C. C. Clanton
Piedmont Stop
Here
Clanton
Emperor Francis Joseph's firm hand in late 19th century reforms
Telegraphs from Budapest and Vienna reveal Francis Joseph issuing decisive orders to curb pro German, Slav, and student activities. He warned against torchlight tributes to the German emperor, opposed Slav protests in Vienna, and rejected civil marriage proposals he deemed untimely. The letters show a centralized monarchy directing actions from Hungary and Austria.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Austria
Hungary
Budapest
F. J
Lemberg
Herr von Bitte
Letters Tell of Francis Joseph's Rule Back in 1888
The article describes Horn Hornafjord Iceland as the first Iceland stop for American circumnavigators led by Lt. Lowell H. Smith. It notes Viking origins near Aug 3, 874 and details the village’s farming, dairying, vegetable growing, and seasonal reindeer herding. Fishing dominates winter tasks, with November and December marked by heavy storms.
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Francis Joseph
Associated Press
Hofn Hornafjord
Iceland
Horn Hornafjord
Ingolfur Arnarson
Harold Haarfnger
Lowell H. Smith
American Birdmen
Ingolfur
Bjorn Eymundsson
Spords
Louisiana oil field found by quail hunter in Lake Charles
W. W. Lemoine, a local prospector and hunter, found gas with a match at Indian Bayou after teaming with Tillman to locate oil. They leased 4,000 acres for a potential 1 forty-eighth royalty, drilling began 18 months ago and yielded a gusher after overcoming gumbo and sand.
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Lake Charles
Rocky Mountains
Southwest
Louisiana
W. W. Lemoine
Lemoine
Bagdad Bayou
Here
Tillman
Indian Bayou
H. M. Henshaw
Henshaw
Lock Moore
Sao
Island rabbits eradicated by poison gas on Smith Island
A gas and poison bombardment wiped out rabbits on Smith Island in the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Leo K. Couch of the U.S. Biological Survey led the operation using calcium cyanide gas and apples laced with poison. The effort may guide similar work in Australia. In Tokyo, Kuribayasa i Steamship Co plans ships from Vladivostok, alarming South Manchuria Railway officials. The service could boost Vladivostok as a port for Manchuria’s exports through Dairen.
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Tacoma
Wash
Smith Island
Straits of Juan de Fuca
Puget Sound
Government
Naval Radio Compass
United States
Ological Survey
Leo K. Couch
Couch
Australia
Tokio
Kuribayasai Steamship Company
Vladivostok
South
Shrine proposal for Captain Cook site in Hawaii by Australian statesman
Sir Joseph Carruthers urged creating a British national shrine at Kealakekua Bay on Hawaii to honor Captain Cook who was killed there on his second voyage. He proposed Australia obtain a right of way to the monument, linking U S, Britain, and Australia, and noted the shrine in Australia attracts 100,000 yearly visitors.
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Honolulu
Kealakekua Bay
Island of
Hawaii
James Cook
Hawaiian Islands
Ir Joseph Carruthers
Australia
Joseph
Sir Joseph
Capt. Cook
Pacific
Tonkawa Comar Oil brings in No 1 Ogg well at 100 bbls/hr
Tonkawa Comar Oil Company reports completion of the No 1 Ogg well producing 100 barrels per hour. Pryor Mayes County Gas Company advances with a six mile pipeline construction project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonkawa—Comar Oil Company
Pryor
Mayes County Gas Company
Attack at Shanhaikwan repulsed by Pekin forces
At Shanhaikwan front on Oct 20 Manchurian forces under Changtsa-Lins pressed a serious assault, but Pekin government troops repulsed the attack. The fighting marked a tense day along the Manchurian frontier with continued clashes reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiwangtao
Shanhaikwan
Changtsa-Lins
Peking
Also Mentioned on This Page
Guler
Davenport
Iowa
A. J. Roberts
Wapanucka
Lottie Blackburn
West 12Th
Leon McMinn
Stonewall
W. J. Baugh
Dells
Floyd Alexander of
el. Reno
Mrs
W. P. Cole
T. B. Benson
Lovelady
Mrs. M. C. Taylor II
Oswego
Kansas
Mr. Taylor
B. F. Holcomb
Stephen Dunham
Faye Peden
Tupelo
Mrs. O. Y. Wallace
Hazel
M. H. Jones
United States Marines
J. S. Jones
Vaness
Hunter
South Manchuria
Dairen
Hosuverer
TAWA
Euro
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Fali
Coats
Cooper
Mallory
Edmond
LAIN
Chilcutt
Doubbelbilt Suits
Brighton
Flannelette
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