Size standards and a court case headline jumble
A crowd learns size and quality specs for fruit while a horse and mule show holds events at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Thursday. Nell Traxler, jailed on a Dyer act charge, is released on bond. her case remains in federal court amid bond-signers issues. Eva Lee Hauchen, 14, dies in a Center area truck crash as two men face charges of intoxicated driving and reckless operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Lee Hauchen
J. H. Hauchen
Vaness
Center
W. V. Stanfield
Arter and Clark
Arter
Clark
Enrollment Dates Announced For Ward High Schools
Ward Schools set enrollment for September with dates for each grade at Junior and Senior High. New teachers include Ima Lora Allen and Mary Nell Boswell among others. Boundary line between Hayes and Willard shifted to Main Street to ease congestion and reduce crossing risk. Tuition for out of district students remains four to six dollars by level. Hayes new auditorium and classrooms delayed but Hayes old wing usable. full completion by September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Adam
Columbia University
University of California
Ima Lora Allen
Mary Nell Boswell
M.ie Deathridge
Elvan George
Janic: Graham
Leola Johnson
Marjorie Kitchel
Evelyn Laws
Leslie Smith
Burk Standridge
Hayes
Willard Ward
Twelfth Street
Main Street
County schools begin TB and diphtheria screening tests
The county health unit led by Dr. Glen W. McDonald started tuberculin and Schick tests in schools to detect exposure and immunity. Officials urge calm and explain how early findings guide isolation, sanatorium referral, or sanitary steps to protect children and map susceptibility across grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County City Health Unit
Glen W. McDonald
McDonald
Schick
Skelly Oil seeks re hearing on Park College lease order
Tulsa August 31 Skelly Oil legal department says arguments set for September 9 on a motion to re hear the C C order reducing potentials of the Park College lease in the Fitts field and to establish 425000 barrels as average. If not modified or rescinded the company will appeal to the state supreme court. Other Ada area drilling updates follow with multiple wells described and oil and gas results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
The
Skelly Oil Company
Corporation Commission
Park College
Fitts
State Supreme Court
H.M. Stalcup
Stalcup
W. P. Z. German
Skelly Legal Department
Ada
Nsw
Centrahoma
Roadhouse
Mayhue
Magnolia
Woolley
Otto Arter and Dude Clark Plead Not Guilty in Fatal Ada Crash
Otto Arter and Dude Clark faced murder charges after a Saturday night highway collision west of Ada. Both defendants entered pleas of not guilty as the case advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Arter
Dude Clark
Ada
Relief Clients Raising Crops In Pon totoc County
In Pon totoc County relief clients receive portions of potatoes and turnips this winter. Under Jim Whitehead county administrator an eight acre tract south of Pleasant Hill has five acres planted in potatoes and three in turnips for distribution to needy clients. Similar projects are being undertaken in counties statewide for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Jim Whitehead
Pleasantill
Greater returns for amount in vested
Ada News classified ads report on investment options promising greater returns for vested amounts and related financial opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
Woolley Family Trips and Local News Highlights
Mrs M A Woolley left for Stanton Alabama after visiting relatives in Oklahoma with her son J C Woolley and wife Floyd Brock and daughter Barbara. The Brock party visited Ada and Seminole areas including Miss Hazel Stanfield and Mrs Lee McBee. J A Cooper spent the weekend with grandparents in Stringtown. Mr and Mrs J W Berkley and Billie Berkley dined with relatives in Stonewall. Lex Hall moved to Burris lease. Oscar Allen transacted business in Seminole. Carolyn Woolley was maid of honor at Jane Rutledge and William Dandridge wedding in Ada. The Webbers from Seminole arrived to live on Burris lease. Webber works for Sinclair Oil Co.
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M. A. Woolley
Oklahoma
Stanton
Ala
J. C. Woolley
Floyd Brock
Barbara
Oklahoma City
Brock
Lester Abbott
Mrs. Brock
Lee McBee
Hazel - Stanfield
J. A. Cooper
Stringtown
J. W. Berkley
Billie Berkley
Stonewall
Lex Hall
Rascoe
Burris
Oscar Allen
Seminole
Carolyn Woolley
Jane Rutledge
William Dandridge
Ada
L. R. Webber
Webber
The
Sinclair Oil Co
Nell Traxler Held On Old Bond After Forfeit
Mrs Nell Traxler wife of Oklahoma desperado Roy Pete Traxler was jailed on an old Dyer act violation after bondsmen forfeited a $3 000 bond. Arrested at her Verden home she faced transfer to Muskogee federal jail if bond not posted. The 1936 case involved transporting a stolen auto from Arkansas into Oklahoma. Traxler was serving a 99 year sentence in Texas after recapture.
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Nell Traxler
Pontotoc County
Traxler
Pete” Traxler
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Roy
Allen Stanfield
United States
Pete Traxler
Stanfield
Mrs. Traxler
Muskogee
Ralph Busey
Holdenville
Ada
Young Boy Paroled After Larceny Case
Bob Johnson a 14 year old from No cona Texas was sentenced to seven years in Pauls Valley training school for larceny of an automobile and parole granted by county judge John Boyce McKeel. He pleaded guilty and was arrested in Gainesville Texas. Paroled to juvenile officer in Montague County with conditions to attend school and Sunday school regularly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Johnson
Nocona
Tex
Pauls Valley
John Boyce McKeel
Johnson
Gainesville
McKeel
C. C. Price
Winter Pasture Program Advised for Farmers by Agent
County agent J. B. Hill outlined a winter pasture plan stressing sowing a mix of wheat and rye grass. He recommended light harrowing after planting and a safe one acre per animal unit ratio to protect stock and preserve grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Hill
Hill
Oklahoma State Expenditures Reach 79.6 Million in Year
Oklahoma State Treasurer Hubert L. Bolen released a report showing total government expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30 at 79 604 186 14 dollars. Highway construction led with 18 588 680 80 dollars, while common school aid totaled 12 925 336 40 dollars and aged and needy programs consumed 15 432 818 95 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Hubert L. Bolen
U. S. Treasury
Rust brothers unveil doubled unit cotton picker in Memphis
In Memphis on August 28, John and Mack Rust revealed a new cotton picking machine finished by the brothers. The device, built near mid south fields, doubles the picking units of the earlier model and adds electric lights for night work, aiming to address prior objections to mechanized harvesters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Rust Brothers
John Rust
Mack
Kitty Bowen Back At Desk In County Attorney's Office
Kitty Bowen, secretary in the county attorney's office, returned to her desk Monday after a major operation and several weeks away. The report notes her full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty Bowen
County Attorney's Office
Long Arm Of Law Snatches Reid In Double Capture
Police pursued Pres ton Reid on a forgery charge. He was located in Hot Springs Arkansas, arrested within 48 hours, returned to Pontotoc county, pled guilty, and sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary at McAlester. He later pled guilty in justice court and was transferred to district court for a second two year term. Reid, from near Ada, signed a fictitious name to a twenty dollar check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Reid
Hot Springs
Ark
Pontotoc County
McAlester
Reid
Clyde Kaiser
Ada
Fort Smith
Justice Court
Tal Crawford
McAlester Penitentiary
Far Board to Purchase Lights for Ada Fair Grounds
Ada county fair board agreed Friday to buy the lighting system from Ada Base Ball and Amusement Co. The flood lights will be moved to the fair grounds north of the city to illuminate next year's baseball games and night programs. The upgrade will expand event use of the fair site and may allow the Firemen's Rodeo to be held there with more capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Fair Board
Ada Baseball and Amusement Company
Nigt
Fair Grounds
Ada Ball Park
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Erence
BOY Scout Department
Harry Miller
Pontotoc Area
Pei Dapegniad
Limnan
KAFIR
MILO
Feterita
Horse and Mule Association of America
A. & M. College
Stillwater
Justice Court of
A. W. Oliver
Oliver
Tae
Ward
Willard
Okelly Company
Craddock
Essie Chambers
Crusaders Et al
Sinclair Prairie
Carter Et al No
Buck
Cromwell
Burris City
Cers
Claude Sweeney
Bolen
Gotton
Keith Funeral Chapel, Inc
Ada, Oklahoma
Pontotoc
Dee
West Virginia
Ada Baill Park
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
P. A. Nor
G. J. Morton
S. K. Grant
F. C. Norris
J. B. Martin
B. C. King
R. W. Simpson
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