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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1925
Page
4
The Ardmoreite highlights 1874 arrivals and pioneer life shaping Oklahoma. It contrasts old system campaigns with current primaries, praises self made records, and notes football eligibility scrutiny at OQ and A M College. President Coolidge receives numerous gifts including canes and edible offerings.
A quote on the value of knowledge emphasizes scholars must turn learning into tangible contributions. It cites Theodore Roosevelt on action over mere intellect and argues scholarship is valuable chiefly when it is productive and benefits others, not when it remains theoretical.
The piece ponders aging and the illusion of extending life while critiquing public honesty. It notes Pontotoc county highway funds, road bonds, and the impact of autos on rural stores, then comments on Gen Andrews and a German prince author. It ends with a general remark on inspiration versus perspiration in achievement.
The county board, in a 2 to 1 vote, elected Dr. L. M. Orterton as county physician at their last regular session. They approved broad disbursements across funds totaling hundreds of dollars, noting many claims covered two months and purchases of three new road tractors.
Ada reports $231 700 in building permits through seven months of 1925 with major contributions from First Baptist Church $100 000 Ford Lincoln agency and American Oil and Refining office building. growth includes new four story South Broadway office project and rising home construction as the town moves from cotton to industry.
Activity returns to Pontotoc county oil areas with multiple wells advancing. Jack Lloyd resumes deeper drilling east of Ada after a failed shallow effort, while the Allen field sees gas finds and resumed interest. Other wells near Ada and in nearby sections push toward pay zones as companies like American Oil and Refining and Pilgrim Petroleum expand operations.
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