Beards Visit Ada As Oil Field Work Continues
Henry Beard founder of Shawnee and several Oklahoma towns stopped in Ada to visit his brother John W. Beard. He is currently developing a gas field in Erath County Texas. P. H. Deal returned from Lonoke Arkansas to Ada where his father lies seriously ill. W. W. Pryor prominent Holdenville attorney was in Ada for court. he lived in Ada about twenty years ago before moving to Wewoka and Holdenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Beard
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Territory
John W. Beard
Beard
Erath County
Texas
P. H. Deal
Lonoke
Ark
W. W. Pryor
Holdenville
Ada
Pryor
Wewoka
Hoover
Dearborn
Mich
Menlo Park
Thomas, A. Edison
Henry Ford
Sam Hill
Smith’s Creek Station
Edison
Becks Return From Dallas After Texas State Fair
Mr and Mrs Joe Beck have returned from Dallas where they attended the Texas state fair and visited relatives and friends. Mrs Sam Cooper who returned from Topeka Kan earlier this week after an operation is slowly improving at her home 424 E Twelfth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Beck
Dallas
Sam Cooper
Topeka
Kan
East Central ties noted in Ada visits and game
Miss Lucille Lem of Pauls Valley visits Ada and is a former East Central student. Miss Enid Holloway, recovering from appendicitis, may return home. she teaches at Glenwood school. Prof. and Mrs. John Garrison of Seminole county, East Central products, attend the Central East Central game in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Lem
Pauls Valley
Ada
Lem
East Central
Enid Holloway
Ada Hospital
Miss Holloway
Glenwood School
John Garrison
Seminole County
Garrison
Thompson and relatives visit in area from out of state
Mr and Mrs Leland Thompson of Shawnee visit his brother Claude V Thompson and wife. Mrs Richard A Billups Jr of Oklahoma City visits her parents Mr and Mrs W E Harvey. Mr and Mrs W T Cowell and son Archie from Kirksville Mo stay with Dr Charles Cowell at 819 S Cherry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Thompson
Shawnee
Claude V. Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Richard A. Billups Jr
Oklahoma City
Mrs
W. E. Harvey
W. T. Cowell
Archie
Kirksville, Mo
Charles Cowell
S. Cherry
Local notes: sheriff returns with guest and community updates
Sheriff Fred Bowles came back from Tulsa with Ed Sprouse. Prof Tom Watson of McCalls Chapel in Allen oil fields plans a three room brick building next year. Mrs Chester Sneed recovers from surgery and is moved to Mrs John Sneed’s home. N Johnston, mother of Mr Sneed, and G R Cartwright head to Tulsa for railroad exam for a better position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bowles
Tulsa
Ed Sprouse
Tupelo
Tom Watson
McCall’s Chapel
Allen Oil Fields
Chester Sneed
Breeo Hospital
John Sneed
N. Johnston
Mr. Sneed
Ada Triumph Over Magnolias In 2-1 Baseball Victory
Fifteen hundred fans witnessed a tight 2-1 victory as Ada edged St. Louis Magnolias in a season series showdown. Magnolias held the lead until the eighth inning when Ada finally pushed ahead behind solid pitching and timely hitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
St. Louis Magnolias
Magnolias
Local residents undertake brief Oklahoma City trip
Mr and Mrs John A Smith and daughter Mrs Jack Kelley motored to Oklahoma City today. Mrs Mamie B Monroe of 820 E Sixteenth who has been ill for a week is greatly improved. Miss Sarah Monroe who was a weekend guest left for W W Jones hospital where she is a student nurse. Mrs Marland Holley and her young daughter of Henryetta are guests of relatives Mr and Mrs L A Grant at 823 E Fighth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Braly
Kansas City
Independence
Excelsior Springs
Agnes Story
Eufaula
Ada
John A. Smith
Jack Kelley
Oklahoma City
Mamie B. Monroe
E. Sixteenth
Sarah Monroe
W. W. Jones Hospital
Marland Holley
Henryetta
L. A. Grant
Maxwell Leaves Chicago for Shawnee After Visits
Harry S. Maxwell of Chicago left this morning for Shawnee after attending to business and visiting friends here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. Maxwell
Chicago
Shawnee
Mystery Enters Lamar Trials in Colorado Bank Robbery Case
Crowded Lamar streets react as two weekend incidents raise tension amid appeals of Ralph Fleagle and two co defendants in the 1928 First National bank robbery murder case. A cross burned before county attorney Alfred Todd’s home and a farmer was stopped by three carloads of armed men seeking jail access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar
Colo
Alfred Todd
Ralph Fleagle
First National Bank
Todd
Charles Oswald
Oswald
Fleagle
George J. Abshier
Howard L. Royston
Fire tears through Camp Mabry barracks in Austin
A fire at Camp Mabry in Austin destroyed two barracks and damaged a third. The indoor rifle range building held little, while a barracks with new National Guard equipment burned. Water supply limited firefighting effort and several crates of tents and saddles were lost. some ammunition exploded but no one was reported hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Camp Mabry
National Guard
Clarence Woody
Claude A. Adams
Camp Habry
Four Gastonia men acquitted in Wells flogging case
A Cabarrus county jury acquitted Moorehead Carl Holloway Dewey Carver and Horace Lane of kidnapping and flogging Ben Wells, British communist textile organizer, after forty five minutes deliberation on five ballots. The defendants, from Gastonia, were linked to an anti communist mob that raided labor headquarters in Gastonia Bessemer City and Charlotte on September 9. Lane testified he was a special deputy that night and a deputy sheriff, mill superintendent, and South Gaston residents supported his alibi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. C
Cabarrus County
Ben Wells
A. M. Stack
Moorehead
Carl Holloway
Dewey Carver
Horace Lane
Gastonia
Wells
Labor
Bessemer City
Charlotte
Thal
Lane
South Gastonia
South Gastonuiat
Ada Schools Run Minimal Per Pupil Cost In State Comparisons
Ada reports per pupil current expense well below Oklahoma and national averages for grades and high school. Despite enrollment growth and new facilities, operating economy kept costs modest with 1925 26 31.12 74.32 and 1929 33.71 81.32 funds. 1928 127000 with supplements and 1929 at 124557 without.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Oklahoma
Arisona
California
Connecticut
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Scout News Highlights Local Troop Activities and Trials
Stonewall scouts plan to host Dennis Williams and Richard Wray on October 23 to observe Ada signal men and rope makers at work. Leaders from McCall’s Chapel Prof. Elliott and Tom Watson push troop organization with a community program slated for October 28. Other troops meet at Francis Roff and Allen, elect officers, assign tests, and report new members and work details. Meanwhile, a string of liquor and crime cases across multiple counties concludes with Littrell’s murder trial developments and related sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Dennis Williams
Richard Wray
Ada
Sean Birge
Clifford Elliot
Tom Watson
McCall's Chapel
Cauthron
Herbert Beck
Francis
Beck
Bernard Stubbs
Ada High School
Henry L. Cloud
Roff
Vincent Clark
Maurice Reece
Allen
Everett Core
Charles Robert Goddard
Lee
Aric Latta
Earl Thomas
J. C. Chapman
Presbyterian Church
Herman Hamilton
Renfro Hernden
Adam
Herndon
Clint
Morris
Muriel Burke
Woolworth Company
Mack Tipton
Tdwin Cathey
Day Show Draws Immense Crowds at St Louis Dairy Poultry and Horse Exposition
The national dairy show closed with 1 500 blooded cattle 3 200 poultry 400 pet stock and horse entries remaining until tomorrow night. Attendance reached 44 000 for a total of 201 000. Holstein and Jersey grand championships drew about 8 000 as Wisconsin won Holstein and Texas won Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
S. H. Hill
National Dairy Association
Wisconsin
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Michigan
Texas
California
Tennessee
Ontario
Ohio
Bee Inspector Plans Return Visit to Ada
J. W. Berry state bee inspector was in Ada inspecting local hives. He cited past foul brood control efforts and said only two Ada locations showed it on his last trip. He will return in about a week and offers free services through the state. leave word with county agent J. B. Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Berry
Berry
Ada
J.B. Hill
Mr. Berry
J. B. Hill
Driver Killed in Crash Near Rush Springs
Charles Fuson of Oklahoma City was killed when his car collided with J. E. Davies of Houston two miles north of Rush Springs. Joe Taylor, also of Oklahoma City, was seriously injured and rushed to a Chickasha hospital with fractured ribs. Fuson’s body awaited his family's arrival in Rush Springs. Davies was only slightly injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickasha
Charles Fuson
Oklahoma City
J. E. Davies
Houston
Rush Springs
Joe Taylor
Fuson
Davies
Ada Leaders Represent East Central District at State PTA Meet
Ada residents took part in a Oklahoma City session of the state board of the Parent Teachers association. President A Linscheid Mrs Marie Rodke Bailey Anna Weaver Jones and Mrs Fred Donoho chaired the East Central district delegation. The meeting covered health programs with parents and schools cooperating and outlined plans for the coming year's preventive measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linscheid
Butterworth
Miss Jones
Association
Carl Puckett
State Health Board
Bailey
East Central District
Donoho
Ada
Oklahoma City
Parent-Teachers Association
A. Linscheid
Marie Rodke Bailey
Anna Weaver Jones
Fred Donoho
East Central
Ada and Pontotoc Names Featured in Classified Ad Section
A list of individuals with ages and hometowns appears in the Ada classified notices. Names include Sam Webb, Isabel Pierce, Joe Trimble, Bessie Bishop, Vernon Wingo, Clara Coppidge, Eugene Kern Young, Inez Had, Aston Henry, Kate Rambo, Nelson Park, Jewell Tyree, John Reed, Myrtle Mobley with years and places such as Stonewall Ada Holdenville Pontotoc Fort Smith Maud New Bethel. The item accompanies a heading on greatest results for the amount invested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Webb
Stonewall
Isabel Pierce
Joe Trimble
Ada
Bessie Bishop
Vernon Wingo
Holdenville
Clara Coppidge
Eugene Kern Young
Fort Smith
Inez Had
Court Upholds Torgeson Conviction For Illegal Speeding
The Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals today affirmed Theodore Torgeson’s conviction in Cleveland County for driving a delivery truck over 35 mph on a public highway. Sentence was modified to a $25 fine from 10 days in jail and $25 fine. Other cases included Samuel Katz of Hughes County, whose liquor possession conviction was reversed for insufficient evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Foster
Robert Bryant
Oklahoma County
W. R. Tucker
Comanche County
E. D. Cook
Hughes County
Minerva Lett
Nowata County
Sam Allen
Kiowa County
Lige Howell
J. A. Hill
Tobe Bailey
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma City
Criminal Court of Appeals
Cleveland County
Theodore Torgeson
Samuel Katz
Littrell Freed of Murder Charge in Oklahoma Gun Battle
Jess Littrell, linked to the Poe Hart gang, was acquitted by instructed verdict in district court in Novata of murder tied to the death of Charles Bullock and John Garretson during a January Blue Canyon shootout. Judge Hal Johnson directed acquittal after ruling evidence insufficient. no defense testimony. The state’s key witness failed to positively identify Littrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littrell
Johnson
Garretson
J. A. Tillotson
Wis
State Penitentiary
Harrah
L. M. Bouldware
Novata
Jess Littrell
Oklahoma
Charles Bullock
Delaware
Okla
Blue Canyon
Hal Johnson
Shawnee
Charles Barsam
Bullock
John Garretson
King-Delaney Well Brings Four Offsets
Oil news from Allen Democrat notes King & Delaney Smith No. 1 in section 9-5-8 west of the shallow pool spurred four offset locations. New well 855 feet deep produced up to 100 barrels in eight hours and swabbing at 140 to 150 barrels daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Democrat
King & Delaney
Smith No. 1
Allen
Smith Nos
Lena Smith
E. G. Smith
Prairie
Johnson No. 10
Irwin
Louisiana Oil Company
Prairie and
Tidal
Rawls
Homackla Ritchie
Ritchie
Homackla Shields No
Barnsdall Lusty
Blackwell Fleet
Wil
Cox
Fleet No 2
O. Mathis No
Mathis No
Sinclair Cully No
Skelly-Ozborne
Sunray
Joanna
Mid-Co
Harjo
Magnolia Reed
Texas
Jefferson No
Schaffer Chapman No
Ramsey Milner No. 9
Sinclair Jefferson No
Jefferson No. 4
Jefferson No. 5
Hunton
Skelly Parker No
Texas Lewis No
Quincy V Young Falls to His Death in Chicago
Quincy V Young manager of the Container Corporation of America died today after leaping or falling from the Conway Building ninth floor. He fell in an alley and was killed instantly. Young, married with three children, had offices in the Conway building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Quincy V. Young
Container Corporation of America
Conway Building
Young
Bound Brook Nurseries Sold For 2.5 Million In New Deal Deal
Orchid nurseries near Bound Brook New Jersey founded twenty two years ago have been sold for two point five million dollars. The 35 acre site is covered with greenhouses housing fifteen thousand orchid specimens with individual values up to seven hundred dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bound Brook
N. J
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G. R. Cartwright
St. Louis-San Francisco
S. Houston Harris
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Harris
Louisville, Ky
C. C. Ingram
Jack of
Janice Johns
Sherman
Miss Johns
Ford’s Museum
Gost
Boy Scout News
Walter Moneyman
Aston Henry
Pontotoc
Kate Rambo
Nelson Park
Maud
Jewell Tyree
New Bethel
John Reed
Myrtle Mobley
Jess Litterell
King-Delaney
A. and
M. College
Ada Cotton Oil Mill
J. C. Sparks
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