Ada Sees Steady City Building Progress Through Seven Months
Reports show Ada issued permits totaling 231 700 dollars so far this year with major projects including a 100 000 dollar First Baptist church and a 130 000 dollar East Central classroom building. The area sees a shift from cotton fields to diverse industry as homes and offices rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Florida
Pontotoc
East Central
First Baptist Church
W. E. Harvey Ford and
Lincoln Agency
American Oil and Refining Company
Convention Hall
South Broadway
Wee
Harvey Ford
Lincoln
Ford
Oklahoma
Opportunities for small farmers in Pontotoc county lands
Progressive farmers seek new chances as land in Pontotoc county drops to low prices. The piece urges homeseekers to buy early, notes soil quality, varied crops from cotton to fruit, and signals that home ownership drives local prosperity. Potential buyers are warned prices may rise as awareness grows and demand increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
California
Rio Grande Valley
Florida
Ada
Sitting Bull Once A Missouri Student And West Point Cadet
The death of Captain Lewis B. Daugherty at 97 reveals that Sitting Bull, famed Sioux chief, once studied at the University of Missouri and attended West Point as a cadet. Daugherty, born in 1827 at Fort Leavenworth, shared the tale on his deathbed with friend Fred J. Courtney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Duncan
International News Service
Lewis B. Daugherty
Sitting Bull
University of Missouri
West Point
Daugherty
Kansas
John Daugherty
United States
Platte
Captain Daugherty
Edwards
Beal Ftrom, la
Ington
Polk
Point
Fort Laramie
Wyo
Evil literature pours into Ireland, says Tuam Archbishop
In Tuam Cathedral the Archbishop of Tuam deplored a weekly flood of evil literature entering the Free State. He urged government action to curb imported material he likened to demoralizing goods for Ireland’s youth. He called for protection against the cultural menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ireland
Tuam
County Galway
Free State
Kansas Women Prove They Can Be Farm Owners
In Kansas a survey shows four in 14 women are owners and managers of farms averaging 193 acres. Across 105 counties farm agents verified the data with widows and women choosing the open life, citing independence, space, and a back to the farm movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peka
Kan
Kansas
Agricultural Department
Washington
Typographical Union Eight Members Named Ada Local Linked
Eight members of Ada Typographical Union No. 562 allied with the International Typographical Union are referenced in the notice.
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Ada Typographical Union No
The
International Typographical Union
No Funds Paid by Red Cross to Tobacco Fiends
An editorial-like piece reports that the Red Cross chapter in the area refuses tobacco aid. Mrs. Orville Snead, secretary, enforces a policy denying tobacco or snuff with charity. The derelict asks for tobacco, food is offered, but tobacco is refused to curb dependence and hunger.
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Red Cross
Orville Snead
The
Nicotine
Ada Legion Quarters Called Best Veterans Clubroom in Oklahoma
Norman Howard post of Ada, American Legion, has a real home in the renovated Convention Hall. The post furnished the quarters with leather furniture and pool tables, offering free rent and upkeep funded by post support and bond issue proceeds, attracting veterans from across Pontotoc county.
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Ada
Legion
Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Robert S. Kerr
The
Post
Norman Howard Post
Veterans’ Organization
Ada Legion
Legionnaires
Ada’s diverse trades light up eighty local sources
Ada residents rely on about eighty sources for livelihoods from abstractors and welders to undertakers and dentists. Grocers and attorneys lead, with real estate and loan firms and drug stores also strong. The piece lists shops from bakeries to hardware, hospitals, plumbing, piano tuning and life insurance, ending with a note that Ada is well served by its commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Ada Founder W. J. Reed Credited With City Birth
W. J. Reed is credited with founding the City of Ada and building the first house and store on Ada’s main street, establishing the town’s early commercial heart and settlement.
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W. J. Reed
Ada
Shst
Motion pictures produced in every American home
Los Angeles report quotes Cecille DeMille and other producers predicting home production of films within 20 years. They argue advances in lenses and film speed will allow parlor studios to film with ordinary daylight, removing the need for elaborate lighting and professional studios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copeland C. Burg
Los Angeles
Sister Mary
Cecille DeMille
DeMille
Ada Paves Way Into Modern Streets From Cow Trails
Ada has transformed cow trails into asphalt and cement roads through a series of paving campaigns starting in 1910. Early blocks on Twelfth Street and Main Street expanded through 1911, with 1918 1919 and 1922 marking major strides including East Central college access and seven blocks on Townsend Avenue. By 1925 the city planned resurfacing East Main and continued paving on North Rennie and South Broadway, signaling ongoing growth and civic pride.
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Ada
Twelfth Street
Rennie Avenue
Stockton
Henry Ford
Main Street
Townsend Avenue
Broadway
Ninth Street
Twelfth
Katy
East Central College
Johnston Avenue
Seut Johnson
Eighteenth Street
Johnson
Mississippi Avenue
South Mississippi
North Mississippi
Main
Twentieth Street
City
Seventeenth
Townsend
Thirteenth Streets
West Main
Cherry Avenue
Bluff
Bluff Avenue
East Central Administration
Francis Avenue
Tenth Street
Fourteenth
Fifteenth Streets
Walter Smith
Smith
East Main
Katy Tracks
City Street
Excise Board
Special Street
South Broadway
North Rennie
Oklahoma the State: Resources and Growth
An analysis by ED Overholser argues Oklahoma's 1924 data show strong capacity to pay and credit. It notes leading or high rankings in mineral and agricultural production, oil and gas value, crop income, and land value relative to output, underscoring a positive outlook for new residents despite past hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
United States
Texas
Okahoma
Asme
California
Man on High Wheel Marks 65th Birthday Ride
C M Shively of Berlin Center rides the high wheel bicycle he used years ago to visit his sweetheart. At his birthday celebration he again mounted the bicycle for the annual ride long part of his birthday observances in Youngstown Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
C. M. Shively
Berlin Center
Shively
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West Point Cadet
HOA Legionaaires
Norman Howard Post, American Legion
Chy
ED Overholser
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