Democrats Attack Liberty League as 1956 Issue Sparks Debate
Democrats launch a sharp critique of the American Liberty League led by Charles Michelson as Republicans debate issues and potential 1956 candidates. Senator Borah is touted as a strong GOP option while Hastings questions monopolies and Roosevelt's tax promises amid Western campaign activity.
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American Liberty League
Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
Washington
American Liberty League Today
Liberty League
Charles Michelson
National Committee
Michelson
Justice Carew
New York Supreme Court
Mountain States
Salt Lake City
Borah
Idaho
William E. Borah
The
United States
Wellington D. Rankin
Montana
Chicago
Hastings
Delaware
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Bolton
Ohio
Congressional Campaign Committee
Ethiopian Defense Builds Mountain Line Against Italian Advance
Governor Nasibu of Harar province reports Ethiopians massing in mountain passes for a planned stand against General Rodolfo Graziani's forces advancing from the south. Ethiopian leaders pledge to beat off the invasion as Ras Haile Selassie’s capital mobilizes and preparations mount for a king’s direct command in the region.
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Diredwa
Ethiopia
Nasibu
Harar
Jijiga
Rodolfo Graziani
Opian
Walkait
Ras Haile
Selassie Gusgsa
Makale
Aduwa
Gugsas
Ethiopian Red Cross
Mount Entoto
Ras Mulugheta
Desire
Dessre
King of Kings
Ethiopia War Front Grows as 26009 Join Northern Stampede
Ethiopia mobilizes 26 009 troops toward the northern front amid reports of 290 000 men moving south under Ras Desta Demtu. The government praises Sir Samuel Hoare while Britain applies The Hague neutrality pact. A requisitioning fund of 50 000 silver thalers is sought for commandeered goods. Unconfirmed fever deaths among Italians and air raids in Eritrea are reported. MELTON cleared in defense case after self defense ruling. stabbing over debt occurred on West Fifth Street.
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Addis Asaba
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Samuel Hoare
Premio Mussolini
Italy
League of Nations
Britain
Ras Mulugueta
Moye
Webbe Shibeli
Ras Desta Demtu
Mount Mussa Ali
Danakil
Eritrea
Rgion
W. T. Melton
Justice Court
A. W. Oliver
Melton
C. F. Stiles
Stiles
West Fifth Street
Ada May Reach Million Dollar Total of Building Activities in 1939
Ada’s building permits tally 200 909 for 1939 with 74 969 in 1934 as years-to-date figures. Not included are remodeling costs and several major projects such as the 200 000 Ada post office completed in 1935 and a 363 636 dormitory plan for East Central State Teachers College.
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Ada
Ada Post
Irving
W. A. Delaney
B. C. King
S. C. Boswell
South Canadian River
Cuba Endures Storm Tolled Debris Clears in Oriente
Eastern Cuba faced heavy damage from a tropical hurricane that killed one to four people and injured 29. Santiago bore the brunt with debris and flooding as rivers rose and key facilities including a hospital and electric plant were unroofed. Jamaica reported three deaths and the Pan American airport area flooded.
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Santiago
Cuba
Oriente
Bahamas
Caimanera
Jamica
Santigago
Apply
Jamaica
Guantanamo Bay
United States
Pan American Airways
Kingston
Reunion of War Veterans in Ada by S58th Machine Gun Co
The S58th Machine Gun Company of the 9th Division will hold a reunion in Ada on October 26 and 27. Plans include a barbecue and fish fry if weather permits. Many members live in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, with several in Ada, Oklahoma, and three known attendees in town.
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S58th Machine Gun Co
Ada
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
359Th Company
Tulsa
Okmulgee
Muskogee
Greatest returns for the amount invested
A classified notice highlights strong value and smart investing, urging readers to compare prices and potential gains from practical purchases. It emphasizes reliable returns, budget awareness, and long term financial benefits for shoppers seeking solid deals.
Ada Sees Sudden Cold Snap With Frost Risk
A sharp weather shift hit Ada on Tuesday with a 72 degree high followed by an early morning 39 degree low. Cold wind and cloudy skies threaten frost, prompting residents to bundle up as they anticipate slightly milder conditions Thursday.
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Ada
Heads Toward Jamaica Again
Trapped by a high pressure area north of Cuba the tropical storm moving from the Caribbean weakened to 35 mph and drifted toward Jamaica. Squally seas north of Jamaica and near Cuba persist as observers await the storm’s next move after causing damage and several deaths.
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Jamaica
Jacksonville
Fla
Cuba
Caribbean
Iny
Caribbean Sea
Will Rogers Jr Seeks Buy Beverly Hills Citizen
Will Rogers Jr. disclosed he is negotiating to purchase the Beverly Hills Citizen, a weekly newspaper. He said negotiations are in preliminary stage and a definite decision will be announced soon. The 23-year-old son of the humorist is a Stanford alumnus from 1934.
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Los Angeles
Will Rogers
Beverly Hills
Oklahoma Seeks Statewide Vote on Liquor Repeal
Virgi Young of Pryor filed a 143 920 signature initiative with the Oklahoma secretary of state asking for a state wide election on repealing prohibition. Supporters say about 94 250 valid signatures are needed, and fight lines form with WCTU Anti Saloon League YWCA and others urging quick action while Gov Marland favors control measures or a special election.
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Oklahoma City
W.C T.U
Anti- Saloon League of
Y.W.C.A
Marland
E. L. Richardson
Williams
W.C.T.U
Elk City
W. J. Losinger
State Anti-Saloon League
Druscists
W. B. Patterson
el Keno
Ned Milligan
State Pharmacy Board
E. E. Duncan
Oklahoma Pharmaceutical Association
Druzsists
Milligan
Richardson
Kerrs move to Seminole for advertising post
Mr and Mrs Johnny Kerr relocate to Seminole where Kerr takes the advertising manager job at the New York store. He previously worked at Moreland's department store in Ada. Co B Bowman of Zanesville Ohio arrives in Ada to visit daughter Mrs Carl Browall and handle Hazel Atlas Glass Co business.
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Johnny Kerr
Seminole
Kerr
New York
Mr. Kerr
Moreland’s
Co. B. Bowman
Zanesville
Ohio
Ada
Carl Browall
South
Belmont
Bowman
Hazel Atlas Glass Company
Bemrose Couple Move to Seminole After C R Anthony Work
Mrs. Charles Bemrose and Mr. Bemrose plan to make their home in Seminole where he is employed at C R Anthony store. Both were formerly at the Ada outlet. Mrs. L E Welch, recently released from a major operation, is recovering at 751 E Fifth. Adrianna Vreeland left for Skintook Oklahoma due to her sister's illness. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Vinson and son John David returned home to Bayard Nebraska after five weeks in Ada.
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Charles Bemrose
Seminole
Mr. Bemrose
C. R. Anthony
Mrs. Bemrose
Adrianna Vreeland
Skintook, Okla
W. G. Moser
Jim Vinson
John David
Ada
Miss Virginia Calico Notified of Mother's Death in McComb
Miss Virginia Calico of 700 East Eighth was summoned to McComb Thursday morning due to her mother's death. She was accompanied by Miss Esther Howard. Both women attend East Central State Teachers College.
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Virginia Calico
East Eighth
McComb
Esther Howard
Miss Calico
Miss Howard
East Central State Teachers’ College
Ardmore Visitors Schedule Weekend Arrangements
Miss Hazel Rose who works in Ardmore will arrive Saturday to stay with her mother Mrs. Maud C. Rose at 115 West Sixteenth. Mrs. E. C. Peay Jr. is expected to return Saturday from Ardmore after visiting relatives and friends for a week.
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Hazel Rose
Ardmore
Maud C. Rose
West Sixteenth
E. C. Peay, Jr
Kerr Child Undergoes Tonsillectomy Friday
Carolyn Kerr daughter of Representative and Mrs Au brey M Kerr south of the city underwent a tonsillectomy Friday morning.
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Carolyn Kerr
Aubrey M. Kerr
City
Local Attorney Bruno Mayer Returns From Oklahoma City
Bruno Mayer a local attorney returned from Oklahoma City after two days attending to legal business. Miss Pauline Amende of Stonewall shopped and visited friends in Ada Thursday.
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Bruno Mayer
Oklahoma City
Pauline Amende
Stonewall
Ada
Henry Dew Returns From National Abstractors Convention
Henry Dew came back Thursday from Memphis Tennessee where he attended a national abstractors convention.
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Henry Dew
Memphis
Tenn
National Abstractors Convention
Mrs. Robert J. Pollock Visits Ada Friends
Mrs. Robert J. Pollock of Roff visited friends and relatives in Ada on Saturday.
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Robert J. Pollock
Roff
Ada
Miss Hazel Belle McBee Visits Ada After Pontotoc Shopping
Miss Hazel Belle McBee of Pontotoc shopped in Ada on Saturday and spent time with friends during her visit.
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Hazel Belle McBee
Pontotoc
Ada
Farmer displays prodigious potato yield from tiny acre
C. W. Floyd touted his farming prowess and potato growing in a report. He described weighing an eight pound Dooley yam and claimed many at home weighing four to five pounds. From an eighth of an acre near Ahloso switch he harvested 25 bushels.
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C. W. Floyd
Ahloso Switch
Speights Eppler Weekend Visit With Relatives in Maud
Mr and Mrs Speights Eppler spent the weekend in Maud visiting relatives and friends.
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Mrs. Speights Eppler
Maud
Ada Residents Visit Friends And Attend To Business
Mrs J A Powell of Allen visited friends and attended to business in Ada Monday. Mr and Mrs F M Reynolds have returned to Seminole after a weekend visit in Ada as guests of relatives and friends.
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J. A. Powell
Allen
Ada
F. M. Reynolds
Seminole
Rural carriers meet in Chickasha honors Jed Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Ratliff and Homer Burkhart attended the South Central district rural carriers association gathering in Chickasha Saturday evening. Hon Jed Johnson served as speaker for the event.
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B. E. Ratliff
Homer Burkhart
South Central District Rural Carriers Association
Chickasha
Jed Johnson
Hedley Family Reunites At Norman Dinner
W. O. Hedley, owner of the Piggly Wiggly here, attended a Norman dinner hosted by Mrs. H. Gray. Seven Hedley siblings, the last remaining family members, gathered for the first time in fifteen years. Two Hedley brothers also own Piggly Wiggly stores.
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W. O. Hedley
Mrs Newcomb Returns From Visit To Stillwater With Pratt Host
Mrs. Fr S Newcomb was returned from a short visit to Stillwater where she was a guest of Mrs B A Pratt at a luncheon at the Grand Hotel. Mrs KR Wayne Kidd and children Bettie Jean and Richard of Pauls Valley followed a short visit with Mrs Kidd's mother Mrs Jeffie Winn and other relatives and friends.
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Fr. S. Newcomb
Stillwater
B. A. Pratt
Grand Hotel
KR. Wayne Kidd
Bettie Jean and
Richard
Pauls Valley
Newcomb matriarch improving after car crash
Mrs. Virginia Newcomb shows rapid improvement two weeks after a car accident. Her visiting sons have returned home with W. K. Newcomb leaving Saturday for Spokane and E. K. Newcomb departing Tuesday for Kansas City. Mr and Mrs R Edwin Matthews announce the birth of Sandra Kay at 7 pm Monday at 315 East 12th. Miss Fannie Byrd Fuller has r
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Virginia Newcomb
W. K. Newcomb
Spokane
Wash
E. K. Newcomb
Kansas City
R. Edwin Matthews
East 12Th
Sandra Kay
Ada Visitors and Local Medical Update
From Wednesday's Dally. M. Cass of Stonewall underwent a major operation in a local clinic Tuesday morning. Mrs J C Bane left Tuesday afternoon for Dallas after several days visiting Ada as a guest of her sister Mrs A C self and family at 726 East Fifteenth.
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M. Cass
Stonewall W
J. C. Bane
Dallas
Ada
A. C. Self
Simon Westheimer Returns Home From Ada Visit
Simon Westheimer returned to Ardmore after handling business interests in Ada earlier this week.
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Simon Westheimer
Ardmore
Ada
Newcomb Heads to Oklahoma City After Family Visit
R. S. Newcomb departed Tuesday for business in Oklahoma City after visiting family and his mother Mrs. Virginia Newcomb who has been seriously ill for two weeks but is now reported greatly improved.
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R. S. Newcomb
Oklahoma City
Virginia Newcomb
Two Oklahomans Receive Awards For Their Work
Carl John Williams of Ponca City and Grace Chiles of Perkins, Oklahoma, received Kansas City Weekly Star awards. Williams built a rural livelihood through poultry, livestock, and crops despite tornado damage, while Chiles became the first Oklahoma girl to win the award, noted for scholastic achievement and home project leadership in child training programs.
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Kansas City
Carl John Williams
Ponca City
Oklahoma
Star
Grace Chiles
Perkins
Oklahoma Star
Kansas City Weekly Star
Carl
Car
Ponca City High School
Who Is Responsible for the Nations Financial Waste
An editorial critiques the widespread waste of financial strength and questions who bears responsibility. It argues individuals must rely on creative effort and avoid spending beyond income, warning that dependence on subsidies, bonds, or government appropriations harms self sufficiency and future generations.
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ADA News
Desolation in Our Land Through Lost Vocation and Tax Burden
The piece criticizes taxation and reliance on public programs, blaming authorities for fostering poverty. It urges individuals to abandon urban office work and return to self supporting, creative vocations. The author laments emigration from productive labor and warns against inviting further desolation.
Slot machine petition upheld in Oklahoma City
Secretary of State Frank Carter upheld a petition seeking a vote on the slot machine law from the last legislature. Governor Marland said voters should decide, possibly at the next primary or a special election. If in effect, the law would become inoperative. Harold W. Miller’s representative and Rev. Guy Tethrick led the effort. Miller’s attorney E F Lester planned an appeal to the supreme court.
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Oklahoma City
Harold W. Miller
Vending Machine Companies
Frank C. Carter
E. W. Marland
E. F. Lester
Miller
Supreme Court
Guy Tethrick
Tulsa
Collier Urges Indian Land Reform To Preserve Tribal Lands
Commissioner John Collier outlined a program to halt the decline of American Indian fortunes caused by the land allotment system. He pressed for a plan allowing tribes to retain lands and profit from them, while seeking a possible $2,909,000 emergency relief fund for winter relief.
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Washington
John Collier
Collier
Roosevelt
Ickes
Mines and Smelters Picketed Again in Tri State
Joplin Mo Oct 23 Mines and smelters in the Tri state district were picketed again as George O Pratt regional director of the national labor board arrived for conferences with leaders of striking mines and mine operators Pratt called his visit routine but he was closeted yesterday with representatives of the International Union and planned to confer with other union leaders and mine operators at Picher Oklahoma before leaving
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Joplin
Tristate
George O. Pratt
National Labor Board
Pratt
International Union
Picher
Okla
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Siaback Dediazmatch Avrelv
Ras Eeroum
Ethi
Johnson Bakery
East Main
McSwain Theater
Grindstaff and Lawes
East Cuba
358Th Machine Gun Co
BY Williams
Leggin
WEA Service Inc
TM Rec
U.S
Pat Off
Quick
Oplnairs
Fannie Byrd Fuller
Ponca
Hew
Carter
Gollier
A. C. Chambers
Rennie Ada
South Broadway Ambulance Service
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