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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
9
The Ada News reports 552 bales of cotton ginned in Pontotoc county from the 1918 crop prior to Sept 1 1918. A. W. McKeel Special Agent notes. The notice urges saving in War Savings Stamps to aid the country.
The Center school domestic science class displayed crochet and needle work at the Pontotoc county Boys and Girls Clubs exhibition on Saturday. Under Mrs. S. H. Henry's direction the girls worked during the summer term showing notable progress and skill.
Oklahoma Pontotoc County Board of County Commissioners will hold a hearing on October 8, 1918 at 10 00 AM at Ada to consider opening a public highway along a 3560 foot route in Section 28 Township 4 North Range 7 East. The road will be at least 33 feet wide.
With the American army in Lorraine on September 18, reports note 108 German infantry battalions or about twenty divisions disbanded to cover wartime losses. Women and boys are called to auxiliary service with five thousand women mobilized and 14 year old boys used. Captured officers say Germany is exhausted and aims only to hold its territory.
Cotton prices edged down slightly with the top lot selling for 34 cents. Prices across the market reflected modest declines as buyers and sellers assessed demand.
The piece discusses the process for submitting a proposed constitutional amendment on woman suffrage. It notes disagreement between Lyon and the Secretary of State over who must certify and push the measure to voters. The secretary argues he only certifies. the state election board and governor must act to submit the amendment to November ballots.
President Gordon cites a letter to Dr. R E Vinson Austin regional director stressing small, well equipped units with efficient instructors. It urges strict entrance standards, only certified students inducted into the Students Army Training Corps, and limits on vocational units due to the large current program.
A 1918 letter from Col. R. I. Rees states that Students' Army Training Corps members are on active duty and receive the same allotment and insurance rules as other service members. Their families may obtain a service flag and the soldier can secure government insurance and medical care.
The fifteenth annual Oklahoma State Federation of Labor, meeting in Ardmore, approves resolutions condemning retailer and landlord profiteering. The group declares continued support of the war program until peace with victory is achieved, while Sapulpa, Shawnee, Henryetta, Bartlesville and Okmulgee bid for the 1919 convention.
Registrants are told questionnaires and notices will be mailed to the address on the registration card. The office has no filing system for address changes and cannot forward mail. Change of address should be coordinated with post office authorities. The Local Board of Pontotoc County Oklahoma warns they cannot guarantee mail delivery to the stated address.
Miss Diehl district demonstration agent of the A and M college praised Mrs Elva Roberts Duvall for her canning exhibits and other club work shown by Ada girls Saturday. She said Duvall has one of the strongest organizations in the state and that her club’s exhibit cannot be excelled.
The Pon totoc county Boys and Girls Clubs showcased fine home canned fruits and vegetables along with farm products. Judges Miss Diehl and Prof. Moyer praised the quality, noting about 300 more boys could have entered.
In Oklahoma City on September 17 the state boards finished assigning serial numbers to registration cards of men who registered last Thursday. Adjacent Gen E H Gipson expects local boards to complete reports by noon. No mailing date for questionnaires is set yet awaiting Washington confirmation to proceed with the drawing to determine order of liability scheduled tentatively for October 2.
President Wilson selects John W. Davis of West Virginia solicitor general to replace Walter Hines Page as ambassador to Great Britain. Davis is currently in Switzerland leading a mission on prisoner treatment and exchange with a German delegation.
Mrs. W. W. Marshall of Whitesboro Texas is visiting this week with her sister Mrs. John McKinley.
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