Modern Hickory Hill School Built by Indian Labor In Franks Territory
A new fully equipped rural school northwest of Franks replaces the old Hickory Hill Indian church building from territory days. Built with Indian labor on land donated by an Indian, the frame structure rests on a concrete foundation and spans 78 by 22 feet with a rear annex for expanded facilities. The interior features two large, well lit rooms with ample cloakrooms and storage, wood interior finish, and a kerosene water heater in the connecting hallway.
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Department of Indian Affairs
Hickory Hill
Franks
Territory
Baldridge
Tahlequah
Mamie Tohm
Bureau
Dave Edwards
Indian School Progress At Hickory Hill Center
The article describes a federally funded, Indian‑staffed school complex near Ada with a modern teacherage and two entrance annexes. Built with Indian labor, the facility features three rooms, bath, sleeping porch, kerosene heater, and circulating heater, plus a reliable water supply from Byrds Mill.
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Byrds
France Faces Civil Strife if Reds Win in Spain
Paris correspondent notes tense Paris atmosphere amid Franco Spain prospects. He contrasts Mussolini’s Italy with Parisian politics, warns of potential civil conflict in France if the Red Valencia government triumphs, and critiques emboldened Bolshevik influence. He also reflects on England’s role and the broader struggle between communism and fascism.
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France
Reds
Spain
Cook
Gare de Lyon
Paris
St. James
Italy
Mussolini
Fran
Franco
Valencia
England
Blum
Rome
Popular Front
Red
Britain
Moscow
Germany
Europe
Red Moscow
Hitler
Berlin
Russia
Stalin
Enrollment Day Planned for Fittstown District New Year
Superintendent Joe Holmes announced Friday September 3 as enrollment day for Fittstown area schools. Buses will run on regular schedules to aid families. enrollment covers the high school and three wing schools with Harden City Franks and Fittstown serving grade levels. Holmes expects attendance near last year’s about 1,000 with 28 instructors on staff.
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Fittstown
Joe Holmes
Harden City
Franks
Holmes
Pontotoc County Tops Oil Output in July Surpassing Seminole
Pontotoc county led Oklahoma's 40 oil counties in July with 3,194,338 barrels, followed by Seminole and Oklahoma counties with 2,989,109 and 5,441,081 barrels respectively. Production rose from May and June figures amid activity in the Roadhouse area with wells Patsy No. 1 Mayhue and Magnolia No. 1 Mayhue. E. H. Moore Inc. secured a 40 acre lease in Pontotoc county from Lizzie and C. H. Butler.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Oklahoma County
Corporation Commission
Seminole County
Tishomingo
Shelton Et al
Chapman
E. H. Moore, Inc
Pontotocc County
Lizzie Butler
C. H. Butler
Long Time To Make Up Minds In Preliminary
May 26 preliminary hearing in a joint robbery case against Clement Jones and Roy Watson ended with no defense offered. Judge Oliver transfered the case to district court with bond set at 3000 each after a long delay in deciding. The pair have been jailed since arrest. The federal case stems from transporting a stolen auto from Arkansas into Oklahoma with Pete Traxler charged jointly.
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Clement Jones
Roy Watson
M. Clark
Clark
A. W. Oliver
Oliver
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Pete Traxler
Nell Traxler Still Remains in Pontotoc Jail
Mrs Nell Traxler wife of Roy Pete Traxler the southwestern desperado remained jailed in Pontotoc county after bondsmen seeking her release posted a $3000 bond on a 1936 Dyer act charge. Claude Sweeney Grady county deputy sheriff arrested her at her Verden home Saturday while Allen Stanfield U S marshal had a certified bond copy.
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Nell Traxler
Roy “Pete” Traxler
Southwestern Desperado
Pontotoc County
Claude Sweeney
Grady County
Verden
Allen Stanfield
U. S
Siamese Student Visits ADA as Study Ties Grow
Leon Smith of Fittstown high school returned from Columbia University amid art work on Warm Springs Foundation scenes. Siamese student Seng Tancharoensukh, 15 months in Columbia, plans Princeton study in public law and will research prisons in the U S before returning home. In Coolidge, Ariz two men died when a truck overturned on the highway near Coolidge Tucson route injuring two others.
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Leon Smith
Fittstown
Columbia University
New York
Warm Springs Foundation
Warm Springs
Georgia
Prsons
Greater returns for amount in vested.
Ada News classified ad notes greater returns for invested amounts. The notice emphasizes favorable terms and prompt payments for readers seeking profitable opportunities.
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Ada News
Fitts Fields May Be On Verge Of Spreading Expansion North
North Fitts field shows signs of rapid growth as the Old Schermerhorn No 1 well, drilled to 2024 feet in 1934, nears Hunton lime depth. Dave Christian, Wesley Smith and Arrow Drilling lead the push with nearby rigs from Skelly and Magnolia pursuing multiple new wells.
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Hunton
Fitts Field
Union Valley
Fitts
Schermerhorn
Dave Christian
Wesley Smith
The
Arrow Drilling Company
Skelly
Daniels
Magnolia
F. C. Norris
Sinclair Prairie
Vivian Moody
Moody
Roads gain asphalt as Ada to Stratford surface nears
Residents along Highway 19 between Ada and Stratford celebrate the arrival of asphalt paving to ease mud and dust. The initial six miles receive Ada rock asphalt on a gravel base, with the rest using oil mat variations. The project aims to a month to complete and the highway commission will compare materials for maintenance.
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Highway 19
Ada
Stratford
West Main Street
Highway Commission
County Leads New Field Work In Oklahoma Week
Pontotoc county led in new field work in principal oil areas of Oklahoma during the past fiscal week with eight of the state's forty three districts reporting activity.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Swindle Sues Frisco Railroad for Car Crash Damages
J. D. Swindle files suit against the Frisco railroad seeking 2800 for personal injuries 60 for medical expenses and 139 for car damage after a December 13 1936 collision at the intersection of the Frisco tracks and South Johnston avenue Twelfth street. He cites nervous shock brain injury facial cuts and internal hurts alleging negligence due to no warning bell or whistle obstructions to view excessive train speed no warning sign and crew failure to check crossing clearance.
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J. D. Swindle
Frisco Railroad
Frisco
Johnston Avenue
Twelfth Street
Swindle
Instructors Find Hawaii a Rich Study Site
Mrs. Bess P. Olson reports from a year at the University of Hawaii that enrollment nears 4 000 in winter with many mainland students. Tuition remains under 65 a semester, while living costs run higher. The campus in Manoa Valley overlooks Waikiki, with a diverse faculty and an Oriental Institute taught in English. Olson notes racial harmony on campus and describes surfing, outrigger canoe trips, and leis as a memorable farewell. A separate note mentions Congress approving 5 million for wind erosion control programs.
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University of Hawaii
Bess P. Olson
Horace Mann Training School
Olson
Islands
Europe
Harvard
Yale
United States
Oriental Institute
Korea
Calcutta
China
Philippines
Louis Brown
Carl Sandburg
Monoa Valley
Waikiki
Mrs. Olson
Hawaii
Hawaiian University
Diamond Head
Two Right of Way Tracts Sold by Muskogee
Two tracts of old railroad right of way granted by the Chickasaw nation were sold in Muskogee. Phillips Petroleum bought 2.89 acres on the Oklahoma Central route at 2500 per acre, and Sinclair Prairie acquired 4.74 acres on Canadian Valley and Western tracts at 1800 per acre. A third tract of 1,200 per acre drew no bids. The rights were granted before tribal allotments and may revert to tribal governments after railroad surrender.
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Muskogee
Fitts
Phillips Petroleum
Oklahoma Central
Sinclair Prairie
C. V. and
Lloyd Lease Bought to Be Developed in 270-Acre Lease
Ross and Miller Drilling Co of Wichita Falls Texas has bought the 270 acre Lloyd lease in Section 6-3-7 and plans development. Equipment is moving in to clean out old wells and start drilling another nearby. Greater returns for amount in exploration noted.
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Ross and Miller Drilling Company
Wichita Falls
Tex
Lloyd
Dust Bowl Aid Totals for Oklahoma Farms Under AAA Plan
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration says nearly 850000 acres in Oklahoma are in dust bowl wind erosion control projects. About 4500 farmers across affected states have applied for preliminary payments totaling roughly 470000 dollars. Farmers may receive up to 75 cents per acre for establishing control practices including contour listing furrowing and cover crops.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Sudan
Removal of Peace Justice In Stonewall Mayor Byrd
Jane Shaw, a Stonewall attorney, seeks in district court a writ of prohibition to bar J M Byrd from acting as peace justice while serving as Stonewall mayor. The petition cites Byrd’s prior election as mayor requiring resignation from peace justice and questions his ongoing jurisdiction.
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J. M. Byrd
Stonewall
Jane Shaw
Byrd
Justice Court
C. H. Boatright
Howard Welch
Welch
WPA spends less than last year in first seven months
The Works Progress Administration reported a 216.8 million dollar reduction in spending for the first seven months of 1937 compared with the same period in 1936. Deputy administrator Aubrey Williams said the drop aligns with efforts to trim expenditures as industry and agriculture improve. Total WPA outlays reached 995.2 million in 1937 versus 1.212 billion in 1936.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
Aubrey Williams
WPA
Mid-Continent Adds Producer In Jesse Pool
Mid-Continent completed its sixth producer in the Jesse field with No. 7 Statler in the Hunton lime. It yielded 476.49 barrels of oil in four hours, forming a west extension with No. 1 Garrett of Deep Rock. No. 8 Statler also encountered Hunton lime at 3 720 feet as drilling continues on nearby wells. Carter No. 1 Thompson remains active at 2 420 feet.
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Mid-Continent
Jesse Field
Statler
Hunton
Garrett
Deep Rock
Jesse-Hunton
Carter No
Thompson
Head Injury In Mishap At Work Near Sasakwa
Leslie Reed of 310 West Eighteenth was struck on the head while working on a drilling rig three miles south of Sasakwa. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital and was said to have a gash and a slight concussion though not serious. Reed works for J. E.
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Leslie Reed
West Eighteenth
Sasakwa
Reed
The
J. E
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Lee
O. B. Lee
Aix-le-Bains
Modane
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Lenin
Place de la Concorde
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Camille Des Moulins
Rue de Saint Honore
Place de la Revolution
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Latter
Columbia U
Coolidge, Ariz
Wesley
Thomas Dugger
Guthrie
Okla
Leibrand Glover
Ula
Coolidge-Tucson
Here
North Fitts Field
Cromwell and Wells
Hunton Wells
Jesse
Sinclair-Prairie
Woolley- A
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Amerada
J. D. Swindle Sues
East Central Journal
Congress
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