Parade as Landis urges jail terms for voters at Legion meet
Former Judge K M Landis urged jail sentences for those who fail to vote at the American Legion convention in St Paul. A massive parade greeted him as Omaha won the 1925 convention site over Fort Worth. Delegates discussed future leadership, with Pershing and possible dark horse candidates amid business sessions and a public wedding planned with a flyover and a 3,000 piece band.
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ST. Paul
K. M. Landis
American Legion National
Quinn
Landis
Indiana
Omaha
Fort Worth
Texas
Committee On
ST. Paul, Minn
Organization of Politics
Delecates
National Conference of the American Legion
Pershinz
J. R. Quinn
Meriesa Legion
E. F. Crain
Washington, D. C
J. E. Burlington
Illinois
Dark Horse
M. Landis
George L. Berry
International Pressmars Union
Ruth Master
Truman
Minnesota
Erling Maine
Legionnaire
Winnebago
Legion
Ada Population Estimated Near Ten Thousand in 1924
Federal census estimates place Ada's population at 9 707 as of July 1 1924 up from 8 012 in 1920. Officials cite oil workers and East Central State Teachers College enrollment boosting Ada's numbers amid Oklahoma city comparisons.
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Federal Census Bureau
Oklahoma
Ada
Washington Dispatches
Oklahoma City
East Central State Teachers College
Skirvin Building to Rise Four Stories on Broadway Corner
Ada's latest addition to the business skyline, the American Oil and Refining company building at Twelfth and Broadway, will be a four story office structure. Lew Mades, contractor for the Skirvin interests, reports second floor forms in place and hopes to add a story weekly. A 72-foot tower was erected to haul concrete for the forms and the skeleton uses reinforced steel bored forms.
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Ada
American Oil and Refining Company
Twelfth and
Broadway
Lew Mades
Twelfth Street
Oil Lease Activity Sets County Record in Pontotoc
In Pontotoc County Ada Oklahoma oil instruments total 102 filed with the county clerk 97 directly tied to oil activities. Most activity concentrates in the Fitzhugh block with a record level of leasing today.
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Old Eine
Ada
Pontotoc County
Fitzhugh Block
Missionary Baptists to Jointly Station Rural Field in Three Counties
Pon totoc County Missionary Baptist Association voted to cooperate with Banver Association covering Murray and Garvin counties to place a missionary in the rural three county area. Rev. E. D. Gregory of Sulphur was elected to start October 1 and base likely in Ada, with monthly pastors meetings planned to unite sixty churches and boost work.
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Pontotocc County
Rev. Gregory
C. C. Morris
Ada
Pauls Valley
Pontotoc
Twenty One Miners Lost in Kemmerer Coal Mine Disaster
Rescue teams recovered twenty one bodies from the debris filled Kemmerer Coal Co mine at Sublet day after an explosion. Officials withheld details while identification proceeds amid drizzling rain and two improvised morgues. Rumors say a spark near a coal car may have sparked the blast.
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Kemmerer
Wyoming
Kemmerer Coal Co
Sublet
College Sees Busy Start to New Academic Year
The college reports crowded facilities as the reading room and auditorium host study activity during the second week. Faculty note overwhelmed office staff due to enrollment work and many courses split into four sections. Training school teachers show enthusiasm and cooperation with supervisors aiming for a highly successful year.
Warning for Nimrods in Pontotoc County Court
Three impatient fishermen were brought to Justice court at Stone Wall last week for seining in Clear Boggy. They were fined $10 plus costs for violating state game laws restricting seining to Muddy Boggy and the south fork of the Canadian in Pontotoc county. County Attorney J. W. Dean noted many nimrods remain unaware of stream restrictions.
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Stonewall
Pontotoc County
J. W. Dean
Man Held Here Charged With Burglary
Arch Sullivan is held in the county jail on a warrant for burglary at the home of A. T. Trimm near Ada. Sullivan had left the area, lived in Texas, and returned to Ada. His arrest came as he was leaving the county. Trimm died at his home shortly after the burglary.
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Arch Sullivan
A. T. Trimm
Ada
Sullivan
Texas
World fliers add lap on coast trip
America's round the world air crew extended their journey by about 440 miles as they flew from Chicago to Fort Crook near Omaha arriving at 12 55 PM CST after a 4 hour 49 minute flight. Whistles from local industry greeted the fliers as they crossed the Missouri River in a pearhead formation with an escort plane. Fort Crook air field and Omaha observers welcomed the arrival as downtown crowds gathered and traffic paused briefly.
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U. S
Fort Crook
Omaha
America
West
Chicago
Missouri River
United States Air Mail Field
Independence and the Constitution Shape American Freedom
Former Senator Luther Harrison spoke at East Central College on the American constitution stressing that independence alone did not guarantee freedom. He described the Articles of Confederation as weak, the need for a strong federal framework, and the separation of church and state fostering individual liberty. He urged understanding Constitutional Week and praised the college’s growth and mature student body.
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Luther Harrison
East Central College
Prussia
United States
Great Britain
Rhode Island
Philadelphia
Harrison
Woman obstinate and bandits beaten at game
Tulsa reports Mary Garlinghouse, cashier at Vera State Bank, led a citizen posse to foil a bank robbery. One bandit, Don Morris, was killed. the other, Earl Robards, wounded, captured and jailed in Bartlesville. Garlinghouse disarmed Robards after a gunshot wound and refused to lie down.
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Tulsa
Mary Garlinghouse
Vera State Bank
Vera
Washington County
Labor federation bans endorsements at Oklahoma convention
At Muskogee on September 17 the Oklahoma State Federation of Labor voted to end political endorsements. A substitute resolution declared political endorsements unnecessary and urged members to study candidates records and vote to elect friends and defeat enemies. The group also endorsed the federation officials' work from the previous year.
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Muskogee
State Federation of Labor
J. C. Walton
United States
J. L. Britton
Oklahoma City
Rural schools to be supplied with free books in Pontotoc
County Superintendent A Floyd and an assistant are indexing and preparing about 40 000 textbooks for Pontotoc county rural schools. With only one rural school currently in session in Pontotoc, plans aim to have a full free supply ready before October opening and to cover the Lawrence school already in session.
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Pontotoc County
A. Floyd
Floyd
Lawrence
Indian man charged with DUI after highway collision
L. H. Greenwood was arrested on a warrant for driving an automobile on a public highway while intoxicated and jailed awaiting preliminary hearing. Greenwood, identified as an Indian, is charged with colliding with another car on the Byrds Mill highway several days ago.
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L. H. Greenwood
Greenwood
Byrds Mill
Tiger Growl shows speed this year on gridiron
East Central's Tiger eleven gains speed and star prospects as Coach Milam backs a mix of new talent and returning veterans. Notable movers include Oliver from Seminole, a Navy veteran backfield quarterback, and Sapulpa's McKinney, a fast, strong back. Nettles and Willingham also join the setup as the squad refines for scrimmages. Johnson and Kelly return in the backfield with the line largely intact.
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East Central
Milam
Lim
Oliver
Seminole
Navy
McKinney
Sapulpa
East Central State Teachers College Enrollment Grows
The East Central State Teachers College expects 1000 students in two state buildings as rural school teachers join the district. Dr A Linscheid notes record fall attendance as classes are expanded with twelve new divisions across pedagog y psychology and history and an upcoming dramatics department. Extension work and a renewed musical program are emphasized as ministers welcome students.
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East Central State Teachers College
A. Linscheid
College Education Department
Shankis
Davis pushes third party fears as he campaigns west
John W. Davis traverses Nebraska and Kansas delivering six addresses through a rain soaked route to Topeka. He argues for a government of honesty courage and justice and shifts to condemn the progressive party while urging independents to vote Democratic. He cites unlikely third party gains and predicts Democrats may win the presidency and majorities in Congress.
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Topeka
Kans
John W. Davis
Nebraska
Kansas
Kerney
Neb
Sunflower State
Davis
Republican Party
Progressive Party
Geaichie
Government of Progress
Congress
Grand Island
Charles W. Bryan
LaFollette
Supreme Court
Kan
West
Cheyenne
Mississippi River
Progressive
House
Senate
Davis Opens Des Moines Campaign Tour
Democratic presidential nominee John W. Davis arrived in Des Moines for a public appearances kick off his intensive campaign in the state.
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Davis
Des Moines
John W. Davis
Tulsa Man Dies at Home in New York
Lional Aaronson 60, billionaire oil operator and president of Tuloma Oil Co. of Tulsa, died of heart disease at his daughter’s Long Beach home during a two week holiday. Burial planned in Tulsa. survived by a widow, a son, and four daughters.
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Long Beach
N. Y
Lional Aaronson
Tulsa
Okla
Aaronson
Pearl Senston
Tuloma Oil Company
Judge to seek extra federal judge in Saunders Piggly Wiggly suit
Memphis Tennessee September 17 Judge J W Ross said he would ask for another federal judge to sit at the United States district court in the ongoing litigation between Clarence Saunders and the Piggly Wiggly corporation.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. W. Ross
United States District Court
Clarence Saunders
the Piggly Wiggly Corporation
Cod off Newfound land coast weighs sixty pounds
A cod caught off the Newfound land coast measured five feet six inches in length and weighed sixty pounds indicating an unusually large fish for the season.
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Newfoundland
Record Enrollment in Ada City Schools Reaches Milestone
Ada schools report a week end total of over 200 students in five ward schools and the high school. Opening week enrollment reached 1950, pushing the city total well above 2000 with the high school adding over 400 students. Classes crowded across ward schools, stressing capacity and forcing multi class groupings.
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Ada
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