Oklahoma Cotton Crop Forecast Declines Sharply
An Oklahoma crop forecast of 786000 bales for this season shows 53 percent of normal condition on August 25. Drought boll weevil worms and hot winds drove the decline, especially in the western half and southern districts, with frost looming in sixty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
State Board of Agriculture
Drouth
Pension Awards For Long Service At C B Q Railway
In Chicago on September 2, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad granted retirement with pensions to fifty employees. Including earlier retirees, the system has pensioned nearly 200 since January. Among the retirees are four with over fifty years of service, ten with forty years or more, and twenty-one with over thirty years.
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Chicago
Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Fan Belt Installation Has Pulley Alignment Tip
The article advises checking pulley alignment when fitting a fan belt. Ensure pulleys are in line to prevent belt wear and reduce operational noise. Confirm tension after alignment and test run the machinery for smooth operation.
Lions Club pushes for Canadian river bridge at Byng
full attendance marks meeting as Lions Club forms a bridge committee led by Wh L Whitaker with A K Thornon and W E Harvey. County Commissioners Brents Laughlin and Stephens back the plan while City officials pledge support. New members Robin Bradley J A Criswell N P Myers join Ada businessmen. Confederate Veterans invited for next year.
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Lions Club
Canadian River
Byng
Wh. L. Whitaker
A. K. Thornon
W. E. Harvey
Mr. Whitaker
W. H. Brents
J. I. Laughlin
H. Clay Stephens
Whitaker
Brents
City Commission
Fisher
J. C. Deaver
Nataline Manville
O. H. Webbell
Ada
Hugo
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Robin Bradley
J. A. Criswell
N. P. Myers
Shawnee
Former Kaiser to Wed Young Widow in Berlin Report
London dispatch says the former Kaiser plans to marry Princess Hermine of Reuss a 34 year old widow and mother of five. The Daily Mail Berlin correspondent cites that the engagement will be announced after the late Kaiser’s birthday anniversary and notes her large estate.
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London
Hermine of
Reuss
Daily Mail
Berlin
Kasserine
Hermine
Jean Hermine
Mrs Parker Captures Elks Golf Honors in City Tourney
Mrs A W Parker won the Elks Golf Tournament at the local country club defeating Mrs J H Patten by two strokes in a sensational match. The front nine tallies were 61 62 with Parker ahead 61 62 and finished 65 66 in Parker's favor. A large crowd witnessed the event and the men's championship was postponed with Bruce Ligon W J Coffman Sam Schienberg Roy Givens and Dr I L Cummings named for a future foursome.
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A. W. Parker
Elks
J. H. Patten
Parker
Bruce Ligon
W. J. Coffman
Sam Schienberg
Roy Givens
Dr. I. L. Cummings
Open Golf Tournament Nears Semi Final Round
Rapid progress in the Open Golf Tournament as the ladies reach the semifinals and the men's division narrows. First semi finals set for next Sunday night feature Merle Matthews against Harmon Ebey, Paul Alderson versus W J Coffman, Paul Carson versus Roy Givens, with Marshal Harris versus Whit Fentem to meet N W Fisher in the fourth match. Winners of these four matches will contest the two final spots, with the championship expected to be decided within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Matthews
Harmon Ebey
Paul Alderson
W. J. Coffman
Paul Carson
Roy Givens
Marshal Harris
Whit Fentem
N. W. Fisher
Noted Oklahoma jurist Judge Burford dies at 70
Judge John H. Burford prominent Oklahoma lawyer jurist and legislator died at his Long Beach California home after a prolonged illness. He was 70. Burford was a U S senate Republican nominee and a member of Oklahoma's fourth and fifth state legislatures. He was born in Parks County Indiana in 1852.
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Oklahoma City
John H. Burford
Oklahoma
Long Beach
Calif
Burford
Parks County
Ind
Local Legion Commander to address state post leaders
Gilbert F. Polly commander of Norman Howard post of the American Legion has been invited to address post commanders of the state on the subject Outposts at a luncheon opening the state convention at Bartlesville September 11 and 12. He will represent this section of the state on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert F. Polly
Norman Howard
American Legion
Bartlesville
Mystery Shrouds Scullin Murder Near Murray Pontotoc Line
A 25 year old unidentified man was found shot and dumped by a roadside east of Scullin in Murray County near the Pontotoc line. The body lay wrapped in a quilt inside a Ford roadster with no tag. Letters suggest he may be Leslie Bailey of Junction City Kansas. No clear clues yet. authorities suspect he was killed Thursday night.
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Scullin
Murray County
Pontotoc County
C. H. Parks
Leslie Bailey
Junction
City
Kansas
Bootleggers in Mexico Replace Booze with Tea
Juarez prohibition officials and American warnings spur action against illicit stills near El Paso. Liquor sold across the border includes whisky and tequila adulterations using water tea dyes and added alcohol. Dealers in Suarez report brisk demand for empty bottles with label manipulation and inflated prices.
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EL Paso
Tex
L— Juarez
Juarez
Suarez
Chihuahua City
Ity
Iiss
Juarez li
Unclear Classified Note About Local Want Ad
Fragmentary text hints at a want ad related to a measure of earth or soil but lacks clear nouns, dates, or entities. No verifiable people, organizations, places, or outcomes are present to summarize concretely.
Ku Klux Parade Disrupts Vaness Revival in Oklahoma
A 70 member Ku Klux Klan group paraded through a Vaness Baptist church revival in Pontotoc county Oklahoma. They handed Rev. C Morris a $20 contribution with a note praising Christian efforts and offering cooperation to advance Protestant institutions. The message attached declares Klan aims and support for law enforcement and the Fiery Cross emblem.
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Knights of the Ku Klux
Klan
Baptist Church
Vaness
C. ©. Morris
Ada
Ku Klux Klan
America
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Pontotoc County
Realm of Oklahoma
Police Launch Drive on Red Terrorists in Chicago
Police and federal agents raided radical cells believed behind railroad wrecks and bomb plots. An arrest at Burnside preceded a rescue-like questioning spree as a house blast near Gary interrupted curbs on suspects. Authorities say deportation actions against those tied to plots against railroads are likely.
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Chicago
Illinois Central
Burnside
Gary
Ind
Michigan Central Express
Michael Krischum
Pendin
Ilinois Central
Rock
Feud Sparks Deadly Shootout in Sealy Texas Town
A feud between families in Sealy Austin County Texas led to a Tuesday night shooting on the main street. Three people were killed, one was critically wounded and another stabbed, marking a deadly confrontation in years. Police investigated as residents reported the long-standing feud as the motive.
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Houston
Wex
Sealy
Austin
Texas
Fritz Ae
No Change in Strike Status Across Rail Work
Chicago reports show leaders denying any new move to settle the railway shopmen strike while B M Jewell remains missing. Federal agents await an injunction. Memphis police say ten strikers confessed to plots including ambushing a scout and wrecking a train. Parsons Kansas shops zone tightened. Verdemont California bridge dynamized. Nebraska labor federation votes for a general strike in solidarity.
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Chicago
B. M. Jewell
East
Scott
Mr. Jewell
Memphis
Tenn
Sten
Charles
Lanier
Frisco
Hulbert
Ark
Parsons
Kan
Sante Fe
Verdemone
Cal
Nebraska Federation of Labor
United States
Government pursues injunctions while protecting free speech
Attorney General Daugherty said the administration will press injunctions against railway shop actions that threaten interstate commerce, but will not abridge constitutional rights. He warned freedom of speech and the press do not justify incitement to riots or murders.
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Washington
Goimmerte
Snes
Atot Nrye Gernlagey
Daugherty
Water Tank Guard Fatally Shot Near Ft Worth
M V Y Torres a guard at a Texas and Pacific water tank at Mingus about 75 miles west of Ft Worth was shot while walking his boat at 1030 am Wednesday. He was taken to Ft Worth hospital where doctors reported the wound as fatal or near fatal, suggesting a bullet penetrated his body.
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FT. Worth
Tex
Torres
Texas and ‘Pacific
Mingus
Oil News: Canis well section 32-5-5 RS
Oil report notes a Canis well section 32-5-5 RS with abbreviated details. The fragment mentions New likely as a place or company reference, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear outcomes or measurements.
State funds returned to Oklahoma counties 1919 to 1922
Oklahoma state departments remitted 21.697 million dollars to county treasurers between January 1, 1919, and June 30, 1922. Creek, Carter, Oklahoma, Okmulgee and Tulsa counties topped the list with over a million dollars each, and Tulsa led automoblie tax returns while Oklahoma County received the largest highway construction levy share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Fred Parkinson
State Examiner
J. B. A. Robertson
State Department
the Land Office
Creek County
Carter
Oklahoma
Okmulgee
Tulsa
Oklahoma County
Tulsan County
Commissioners of the Land Office
France and United States bound by lasting friendship
Count de Chambran of France, descendant of Lafayette, voiced France's true love for America at a Lafayette birthday celebration in West Point New York. He said affinities between nations are of a higher order and pledged French support if American freedom is threatened.
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Wrst Point
N.Y
Count de Chambran
France
Marquis Lafayette
America
L Layfayette
Sons of the Revolution
Connt de Chambran
Atlantic Ocean
Shelton buys stock of Jackson Brothers Furniture
W. T. Shelton has purchased the stock of the Jackson Bros. Furniture Co. at Twelfth and Townsend and will continue outstanding accounts. The Jackson brothers will be out of the furniture business. Shelton is an experienced dealer in furniture with several years’ local familiarity.
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Shelton
Jackson Bros. Furniture Company
Townsend
Jackkson
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U. S
Chambran
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