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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1924

Page

1

Annual East Central Education meeting draws crowd

About 2000 teachers from the East Central district attend the annual meeting in Ada. Dr Buswell speaks on evaluating pupil reactions to methods and the need for varied approaches. Dr Butcher delayed from Dur to deliver an evening address urging practical action and praising investment in education.

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Fire at Teachers Meeting Sparks Talk on Individualized Education

Dr. Guy T. Buswell of the University of Chicago urged teachers to move beyond single scales of intelligence. He promoted type intelligence and individual analysis to strengthen weak areas, arguing education should be as individualized as medicine. State and local officials praised progress, while James Hatcher urged illiteracy elimination and flag etiquette in schools.

Guy T. Buswell University of Chicago M. A. Nash East Central Nash John G. Mitchell Central State Teachers College Edmond James Hatcher Chickasha Oklahoma American Legion Legion G. W. Austin Women’s College

Campaign Funds Totals in Republican Campaigns

The Associated Press reports Republican campaign contributions approached 3.7 million dollars with over 750000 returned to states leaving nearly 3 million for presidential and congressional campaigns. Hodges testified before the Chicago senate campaign committee and promised unaudited totals for all parties next Monday.

Chicago William V. Hodges Senate Campaign Investigation Committee Hodges Borah Samuel Untermyer LaFollette

Judge Overrules Separate Trial Request in Poison-Murder Case

Mt. Vernon October date set for Mrs. Weetin in the Jefferson county circuit court. Judge J Kern overruled her motion for a separate trial on the indictment charging her and Lawrence M Hight with the poisoning of their mates. Trial date postponed to January.

MT. Vernon Kern Jefferson County Circuit Court Weetin Lawrence M. Hight R Inn Pricy

Three Thousand Teachers Attend Muskogee Meeting

More than 3000 teachers gathered in Muskogee for the first general session of the Northeastern Oklahoma Educational Association annual meeting. Superintendent W. G. Masterson welcomed attendees, with M. P. Hammond and speakers Dr. Howard Criggs and Dr. P. P. Claxton slated for principal addresses.

Muskogee Northeastern Oklahoma Educational Association W. G. Masterson M. P. Hammond Northeastern State Teachers College Tahlequah Howard Criggs New York The University New York P. P. Claxton Tulsa

East Central Tigers Triumph Over Tahlequah 15 to 0

Ada's East Central team defeated Tahlequah by a decisive 15 to 0 as Kelly scored a 35 yard touchdown and McKinney added a first quarter kick. The Ada squad benefited from penalties against Tahlequah but dominated play with strong line work led by Warner King and Capps.

East Central Tigers Northeastern Tahlequah East Central McKinney Kelly Feld Ada Warner King King Capps Craig Sheppard Johnson Flemming Asbury Statler Nettles Rogers Thompson

Trapp Declines Intervention in Tulsa County Embezzlement Case

Gov. M. E. Trapp refused to interfere in the embezzlement prosecution of four men accused of stealing 45 000 from Tulsa County School District No. 1. A Tulsa attorney filed a petition with about 250 signatures asking the governor to direct the attorney general to supersede Tulsa County’s attorney. The defendants named are William Criner W L Britton W E Cook and W W Smith.

Oklahoma City M. E. Trapp Tulsa County Eugene P. Monnett Tulsa William Criner W. L. Britton W. E. Cook W. W. Smith

Red Rose Banquet Promises Humour and Speeches Tonight

The Red Rose organization for men hosts an annual banquet at 5:30 this evening at the Presbyterian church. The menu features four quarters as touchdowns are hinted in the first half with merriment in the later periods. Speakers include Dr. Linscheid The Old Man Tom W Butcher and Supt J R Barton with playful topics and a brief comedy from Pr E E Dale. Music will punctuate the event as mood and spirit rise.

Presbyterian Church Linscheid Tom W. Butcher Zephyra J. R. Barton Okmulgee E. E. Dale Cal Boston W D. Jittie East Central

Northwestern Houses Endangered Fire Threatens Campus

Evanston Illinois October 31 A massive fire endangered fraternity houses and dormitories at Northwestern University during a Homecoming bonfire. Students fled their rooms as Evans ton fire department battled flames that spread through dry grass and leaves in the university quadrangle.

Evanston Ill Northwestern University University

Gunman Violent Threats End in Café Killing

Arnold Walker, 42, from South Bend Indiana, pledged to kill Dortha Cognion a night cook. He then entered a Springfield cafe and fired four shots killing Cognion and wounding others before being arrested as he fled with a frightened driver.

Springfield Arnold Walker South Bend Ind Dortha Cognion Walker

Smoking on decline among Stanford coeds

Women students at Stanford University are using less tobacco, reported at an Association of Women Students meeting where a resolution was adopted. The text notes the Thirteenth Annual Safety Congress of the National Safety Council was held in Louisville, Kentucky from September 29 to October 3.

The Associated Press Stanford University Cal Association of Women Students National Safety Council Louisville

Bandit Robbery in Jennings Bank Wounds City Marshall

A rain storm near Sapulpa last night helped erase the trail of four bandits who robbed the First National Bank at Jennings yesterday and later wounded E. R. Wise the city marshal.

Associated Press Jennings Okla Sapulpa First National Bank E. R. Wise City Marshall

Investigation of Petra-ethyl fumes deemed remote danger

Chemists at the bureau of mines report that fumes from petra-ethyl pose an extremely remote poisoning risk. The note follows five Standard Oil laboratory deaths linked to concentrated petra-ethyl manufacturing, a product not sold to motorists except diluted to one part petraethyl per thousand parts gasoline.

Washington Bureau of Mines Standard Oil Co

Civic clubs host luncheon for Ada area teachers

The Lions and Kiwanis clubs hosted about ten teachers at a noon luncheon in the Pontotoc Building. Ada civic leaders welcomed guests, with remarks urging school funding and cooperation with business and professional men. Notable speakers included Dr. Guy T. Buswell of the University of Chicago and Tom Butcher of Emporia State. the event was praised as highly productive.

Lions and Kiwanis Clubs East Central Education Association Lions Club Orel Busby Kiwanis Hugh Norris John T. Hefley Henryetta Victoria Liles Department of Rural Education Guy T. Buswell University of Chicago America Tom Butcher Emporia State Teachers College Emporia Kansas Civic Lions Rotary Rotary Club Oklahoma

Walton Candidacy Banned by Oklahoma Methodists

The West Oklahoma conference of the Methodist Episcopal church south adopted a resolution opposing J. C. Walton, Democratic U.S. senator candidate. Walton, a church member, faced a spirited debate on mixing politics with church affairs. Bishop J. M. Moore urged decorum in the session.

Associated Press EL Reno West Oklahoma The Methodist Episcopal Church South J. C. Walton United States Walton J. M. Moore Dallas North Texas Oklahoma House of God

Forced attention by telephone case in Chicago police court

George Katzman, 24, was fined 100 dollars and costs for forcing his attentions on Edna Brunhofer by telephone in a Chicago police court yesterday.

Associated Press Chicago George Katzman Edna Brunhofer

Demo Group Show Expense Report From DNC

The Democratic national committee report to the House clerk shows total receipts of 552,368 dollars through October 25 and expenditures to date of 725 dollars.

Washington Democratic National Committee House of Representatives

Newark Drops All Year Schools To Cut Costs

All year schools have been discontinued in Newark New Jersey citing insufficient attendance at summer sessions to justify extra expense.

Newark N. J

La Follette Heads West Before Cleveland Stop

Senator Robert La Follette moves toward Pittsburgh then Ohio to challenge the Coolidge administration, with a Saturday Cleveland address to wind up his campaign. He attacks Harding Coolidge foreign policy after speaking in Boston. John W. Davis promotes Democratic optimism in New York, thanking party allies for the ticket.

Albany New York Robert la Follette Coolidge Pittsburgh Mellon Ohio Cleveland Wisconsin Boston Harding-Coolidge John W. Davis

Dawes Ends Trans-Mississippi Campaign in Indiana Tour

Dawes moves from Brookfield Missouri to Chicago area en route to Indiana. He completed speaking west of the Mississippi and aimed to finish his Republican vice presidential bid with a brief Indiana swing. In St Joseph Missouri he attacked La Follette as radical and said Democrats ignore dominant issues.

Dawes Chicago Brookfield Mississippi Charles G. Dawes Indiana trans-Mississippi St. Joseph Missouri la Follette

Registration Matter Heard By Williams

Oklahoma City judge directs petitioners to appear in Williams court for a temporary restraining order. Okmulgee County voters sought to block registrar Arthur R. Winfrey from striking their names from qualified voter lists.

Tulsa Okmulgee F. E. Kennemar Kennemar Okmulgee County Judge Williams Williams Oklahoma City Arthur R. Winfrey

Attorneys seek restraining order to save Okmulgee voters

Oklahoma City on October 31. Attorneys for voters from Okmulgee county appeared before Judge R L Williams in U S district court to obtain a restraining order preventing their names from being stricken from registration lists. The hearing was set for this afternoon.

Oklahoma City Okmulgee County R. L. Williams United States District Court

Sky Pilot on Job

Tulsa aviator Jerry Cavenaugh and Oklahoma City couple Miss Winnifred Henderson will marry in an airplane. Rev. J. G. Duling, pastor, announced he accepted their offer and is en route from Tulsa to Oklahoma City to perform the ceremony among the clouds.

Tulsa Jerry Cavenaugh Winnifred Henderson Oklahoma City J. G. Duling Congregational Church Rev. Duling

Davis Speech to Air With Coolidge Address Monday Night

President Coolidge will deliver his final address Monday night via radio hookup. John W. Davis will also speak that evening after telephone officials arranged access to facilities, though at a different hour.

Associated Press Washington Coolidge John W. Davis

Firpo Not Indicted

New York October 31 federal grand jury declined to indict Louis Angel Finpo accused by Canon William S. Chase of perjury after arriving from Argentina last summer.

Firpo New York Louis Angel Finpo William S. Chase

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U. S Shanghai Mitchell and Hatcher P. Ramed Ed Haley Ada Fire Department Haley Trapp Cook Stanford Kiwanians Lions Sky Associated Preas
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