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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1924
Page
6
Christopher warns Gerald against spoiling Myrtile by taking her to fashionable spots. He argues they must find her a decent, honest job and steer her life away from holiday temptations. Myrtile approaches, Gerald praises her beauty, and Christopher urges restraint.
Monday evening the Nears and Grigsby & Grr job shop proprietors were guests at a Home Dining Room banquet of the local typographical union. Paul V. Norrell acted as toast master introducing speakers who discussed printing industry welfare and offered a souvenir pair of tweezers to each attendee.
Gerald hosts a sensual supper at the Hotel de Paris for a cosmopolitan crowd. Myrtile arrives transformed to a graceful guest as Nadine and the others usher in a night of music and intrigue while Gerald contends with desire and propriety.
Christopher warns Gerald that a woman's beauty could become a curse or blessing, stressing shared responsibility as Myrtile nears. The tense moment foregrounds how appearance influences outcomes and relationships.
The Ada audit of city affairs will cost about $810 according to a city commissioner estimate. John Rogers of Shawnee is conducting the audit and is set to finish the water department review this week. He began July 21, with the two month effort costing roughly $15 per day.
The First Baptist church hosted a noon luncheon for 260 blue ribbon fair winners, served by Baptist Ladies. The program featured music, readings by Ruth Coon and Geneva Dennis, radio entertainment with a live set, and remarks by Judge Busby and W D Little on civic progress and urban farming benefits. President Coolidge was humorously spoofed by Prof. Hugh Norris.
Frank Chance the famed baseball figure and Chicago Cubs legend died in Los Angeles after a long battle with failing health. The California bankers son had captained the Cubs to four pennants and two world series titles and later managed the Chicago White Sox before returning to the coast for rest. He faded to unconsciousness at a local hospital after influenza and health struggles, celebrating a birthday a week earlier and appearing to improve.
Commander Robert S. Keer and Finance Officer Slade Norman of the Norman Howard post American Legion left Saturday as official delegates from Ada. They joined Oklahoma City delegates at Sapulpa to ride the Oklahoma special train to the convention city in St. Paul.
In McAlester on September 16 a blaze gutted the Busby hotel and tested the city’s fire crews through an all night effort. The 110 room hotel suffered about 200000 in losses while guests escaped safely. The Busby theatre adjacent to the hotel prompted near panic as the audience evacuated after lights failed and two people fainted.
Archie Brown of Whitesboro Texas is released on a $3000 bond after bondsmen secured his release. He was arrested days ago for allegedly trying to obtain money via a telegraphic communication from Whitesboro and misrepresenting the party involved. Brown had been jailed after a prior bond of $2000 was set. A stray note mentions ancient shorthand symbols from the Roman era.
The article notes that leopards live on the high plateau regions of Central Asia, detailing their adaptation to rugged terrain and elevated habitats.
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