Premium Winners at Pontotoc County Free Fair
Partial list of premium winners from Pontotoc County Free Fair with Ada and surrounding areas named. Highlights include multiple cake and bread prizes, canned goods, jams, and homemaking awards across many households and districts, with more results promised next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
R. B. Brundridge
Ada
J. K. Hendrick
A. M. Gregg
J. L. Kendrick
M. J. Goforth
Gwendolyn Robertson
Rte
W. H. Webb
Roff
G. D. Grider
T. J. Scott
J. H. Griffith
J. J. Golden
Dorris Watson
Alibi Testimony in Floyd Jarrett Bank Robbery Case
Witnesses testified to Floyd Jarrett's alibi for the May 23 1928 Lamar Colorado bank robbery. Jarrett claimed to be in Carter County Oklahoma at the time and later in Ardmore with numerous locals corroborating. Prosecutors sought to place him among the four dead and wounded at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Floyd Jarrett
Ardmore
Lamar
Colo
J. W. Mansell
Jarrett
Carter County
R. Brett
Colorado
Okla
Louise Birdie Pruitt
J. O. Hoffman
Weer
Public schools show gain in Ada enrollments
Ada officials report 1929 students enrolled in five ward schools and the junior high, up 56 from last year month end. Junior high sits at 403, with 365 promoted last year, signaling strong growth and likely higher high school totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
I. S. Hinshaw
Glenwood and Hayes
Washingston
Glenwood
John Coolidge Starts Railroad Clerk Job in New Haven
New Haven Connecticut September 11 John Coolidge begins work with the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad as a clerk in the offices of general manager J A Droge. He will live at the Yale Graduates Club and is 25 miles from Miss Florence Trumbull daughter of Connecticut's governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
John Coolidge
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
J. A. Droege
Yale Graduates Club
Florence Trumbull
Connecticut
John
Trumbull
Plainville
Secret Service
Lamar Men Cite Jarrett Robber in Lamar Bank Heist
Two Lamar business men testified at an Ardmore extradition hearing that Floyd Jarrett left the Lamar bank after the May 23 holdup and fled with several men in a car. B D Hart, Lamar battery station owner, said he drove by the bank that day and saw Jarrett with a pistol before Jarrett entered a vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarrett
Taylor
Lamar
Ardmore
J. A. Bass
Hart
B. A. Barrett
Johnston
Oklahoma City
Colo
Floyd Jarrett
B. D. Hart
Lamar Battery Station
Republican ticket sweeps Maine in state and congressional races
In Portland Maine Republicans capture the state and congressional seats. Albany reports Governor Smith accusing Ogden Mills of misrepresentation over fiscal policy. Richmond Virginia sees Senator Robinson urging opponents to end guerrilla tactics and join the open, with the Democratic state central committee backing the national ticket. Johnson City Tennessee notes a Southern Republican leaders conference and Hoover event planned for October 6 after a speech at Elizabethtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Portland
Maine
Albany
Smith
Ogden Mills
Richmond
Robinson
Democratic State Central Committee
National Party
Johnson City
Tenn
Hoover
Elizabethtown
Social Visit Recap From Olney and Local Families
Mr and Mrs H Myers spent Sunday with the latter s parents. Landriths from Olney Texas visited E T Landrith this week. Mrs H A Blackburn has recovered from illness. Lovelady and Minnie visited Mrs H A Blackburn Wednesday. Timmons and sons of Ahloso area were guests of W B Sanders Sunday. Laura Wise of Colbert area weekend with Thelma and Stella Landrith. Edith and Essie Sanders visited. Summer term closed Thursday afternoon with a picnic on Boggy creek. Teachers and community enjoyed lunch and refreshments courtesy of Alva Oliver and Mr Patterson. Many cotton prospects loom unless boll weevils raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Myers
J. A. Landrith
Olney
Texas
E. T. Landrith
H. A. Blackburn
Lovelady
Minnie
Alva Oliver
Mr. Patterson
Strickland Pleads Not Guilty in Slaying Charge
Claremore Oklahoma September 11 E Strickland Rogers county farmer returned from Madill to face a charge of slaying neighbor G T Griffith pleaded not guilty when arraigned before Justice J H Braden Preliminary hearing set for next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strickland
Claremore
E. Strickland
Rogers County
Madill
G. T. Griffith
J. H. Braden
New paving petition filed with mayor for South Stockton street
A petition with enough signers was filed yesterday afternoon with Mayor Somer Jones. City commissioners passed a resolution to pave seven blocks from East Eighteenth Street by the high school to 25th Street at the city outskirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somer Jones
Stockton Street
Eighteenth Street
25Th Street
Green Majority Rises in Michigan GOP Primary Victory
Detroit Sept 6 Gov Fred W Green led George W Welsh by large margin in Michigan Republican primary with 407 846 votes from 3027 precincts vs 199 901 Welsh Loren Dickinson maintained a strong lead for lieutenant governor against Fred L Woodworth Returns from 2991 precincts show Green’s statewide win and Welsh trailing in early tallies French suffragists have carried their battle to the Hague in a brief note of international activity after the election coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Dickinson
Fred L. Woodworth
Detroit
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. L. Lackey
Fitzhugh
J. H Griffith
I. R. Gilmore
Ferris Gray
Rita McFarland
Allen
Johnnie Webb
J. H. Bulloch
E. M. Jones
J. L. Boring
Selmore
M. Conner
Hickory
Edgar Morrison
Stonewall
C. M. Nelson
Vanoss
W. J. Standridge
Sarah Pendleton
G. E. Norvell
J. W. Kerkes
Carl Solomon
J. H. Burch
M. Watkins
C. S. Cope
J. L.eppler
J. G. Mitchell
W. C. White
W. E. Norvell
Terry Gray
L. J. Mitchell
L. C. Cooper
E. M. Watkins
J. W. Kerkis
J. L. Berryman
J. L. Eppler
L. A. Evans
M. B. Gregg
W. L. Groves
Marie
Goforth
Hubert Lancaster
H. D. Dodd
Verlin Wall
Luther Britt
J. M. Fuller
M. B. Molloy
W. N. Isaacs
Claude Bond
Gregg
E. B. Gregg
Isaacs
Maxwell
Onal Isaacs
Linette Townsend
Aline Wall
Vena Simmons
Lucille Oliver
Jewell Hice
Lois Watson
Lorena Anderson
Delma Scott
Gladys Smith
Stratford
Elizabeth Bulloch
Bonnie Bulloch
Lena Turner
Willie Cleghorn
Ima Norvell
Vaness
Juanita Norvell
Viola Jackson
Vivian Jared
Bernice Anderson
Loretha Eppler
Ruby Eppler
Frances Watkins
Winnie Whipple
Ruby Griffith
Hazel] Brushers
Opal Dunn
Ellan Orum
Nadine Berryman
Pasco Scott
Lynna McDonald
Bonnie Simpson
Mildred Shahan
Nora Owens
Boanie Bulloch
Sie Doris Watson
Bessie Scates
Carmen Qualls
Annie Boyles
Willie Tipton
Sim Strickland
Avana Sliger
Vera Sliger
Nora Jackson
Ruby Owen
Rte. 1
Canning Lucile Berryman
Inez Berryman
Lynette Townsend
V. Z. Price
Lorene Oliver
Eanning
Cuba Medlock
Doris Watson
Ollie Lee Sliger
Dessie Hammond
Estelline Little
Robbie Meadows
Dorothy Lillard
Franks
Club Cooking
Lucile Berryman
W. Z. Price
Ella Orun
Velma Good
Allene Scott
Lorena Sparks
Canning Budget
North Ada Club
Vanoss Club
Lightning Ridge Club
Pecan Grove Club
Blue Mound Club
Budget Pickett Club
Blue Mound
Pecan Grove
Farm Women Club
W. A. Peck
Lloyd Watson
Maggie Christiansen
R. C. White
Roy Briggs
West Palm Beach
Fla
John Roach Straton
Oklahoma
New York
Raskob
Work
Henry T. Allen
Democratic
Hanford MacNider
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Washington
Fess
Ohio
Chicago
William P. MacCracken
Commerce
Aeronautics
Bebee
W. H. Hightower
Mrs. Jones
Juanita Long
Ruby Hood
Odis Roberts
Edd Jones
Mrs. Hightower
Mr. Nevels
Egypt
Haynes
Bert Jones
Mr. Jones
Elva Jones
Tearman
Paul McCutcheon
Frank
Harshel Long
Frank Long
Roe Nevels
Arthur Jones
Hightower
J. A. Burk
Virginia Lee
Worstell
Rebee
John Jones
Green
Welsh
The
Hague
Shaw’s
New Fall Millinery
Zephyrs
Skawi Department Store
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