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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1925
Page
1
Ada residents report a sharp temperature drop from 72 to 55 degrees as cool air moves in. Overcoats replace shirt sleeves, straw hats vanish, and fur trimmed coats reappear. Hunters plan trips as summer resorts close and geese migrate north.
A gas well in section 32-4-6 on the Harris farm northwest of the cement plant caught fire and the rig burned to a total loss. The tools were damaged and losses reach eight to ten thousand dollars with only partial insurance. Firefighters from Ada responded but could do little as wind and escaping gas fueled the flames. The well, capable of 1.5 million cubic feet of gas, was being shut in when the fire broke out. This is Ada territory’s second gas well blaze in ten years, the prior Hampton place well burning for days until four boilers and steam suffocated the flames.
Jackson county commissioners have hired Mrs. Susan B. Grey as home demonstration agent. The county food preparation contest girls will demonstrate their work in Grey's office on September 26 for county farm women's clubs. Corinne McCarter and Lela Murrell of the Ozark School will present food preparation contest work at the state fair representing the southwestern district.
A temporary restraining order blocking city officers from interfering with slot machines was dissolved in a hearing before District Judge J. W. Bolen. A second hearing on supersedeas bond will decide if machines may operate during appeal to the state supreme court. The action follows a state licensing bill setting a $19 annual fee, authored by Representative Otto Strickland of Pontotoc County.
The ninth annual East Central Oklahoma Education Association meeting will be held in Okmulgee on October 29 30 and 31 with leaders including President George Coleman and Superintendent Barton. Sessions will showcase Okmulgee City Schools with joint departments and experts addressing general and departmental meetings. A one and a half fare round trip concession will apply via identification certificates.
An unnamed Indian maiden attending a Steedman area picnic was struck in the eye by a rock thrown from darkness by an unidentified assailant. She was rushed to Breco hospital in the early morning with a gaping wound below the eye.
The Federal Council of Churches plans a church driven campaign to revive temperance education nationwide. It follows a prohibition report that blamed church inaction for weakening the temperance crusade and cites a need for renewed church effort in a dry country.
Oklahoma City mulled state crop results as C D Carter, chief statistician, placed unofficial yield at 1 325 000 bales, down from 1 400 000 a week earlier due to heavy rains. He noted acreage rose 15 percent, but pests and weather hurt yields, with Tillman county last year producing 60 000 bales. Prices around 25 30 cents per pound, supply adequate for now.
County Commissioner H. C. Stephens announced that the Little Sandy crossing near Byng has been temporarily repaired and more work is planned today and tomorrow. Cars can pass now and by tomorrow night it should be in good condition. Plans for a bridge near or east of the crossing are being pursued with figures on a suspension bridge to secure funding.
Henry Franklin pleaded guilty to two whiskey charges in court yesterday and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and a $60 fine in each case. He was charged with manufacturing choc beer and possession of the same intoxicants. Franklin pled guilty to one charge in the April term of court.
J R Good was arrested for larceny of an automobile after a slightly undressed Ford and car parts were found in his possession. T H Cochran reported his car missing at the carnival grounds. it was traced to Rosedale Cemetery and Turkey Creek mud bog before Good was captured with the missing parts. He remained in the county jail.
Oklahoma City Times reports signals of a renewed probe into the state conservation department of the corporation commission. affidavits from J. E. Amis and J. J. Guay given to Gov. Trapp. Commission members Frank Carter and Fred Capshaw expect further statements and renewed inquiry. Gov. Trapp was in Ponca City today.
The body of Dr. Thomas Brent Moore associate professor of economics at the University of Oklahoma was found hanging from a bridge near Lexington Oklahoma. Identification was made by Dr. A B Adams university faculty member. A coroner's jury was adjourned for further action.
Police arrested a man believed to be George Dutch Anderson here after a tip indicated he was en route to Haven Florida. Authorities said the suspect gave the name B L Bullman a former mayor of Williamtown West Virginia and once headed an electric company in Maritta Ohio.
Muskogee Oklahoma September 21 Oscar Stewart superintendent of the Oklahoma School for the Blind killed himself at home fearing total blindness. Mrs Stewart reading to him described him pointing a pistol at his head a shot was heard as she summoned their son Wilhelm for help. Funeral plans awaited arrival of relatives.
Joseph Holmes and Jack Woods were sentenced to death for the murder of Frank Rodkey after a Chicago jury deliberated over nine hours. The attackers hid their identities during a July 29 raid at the Drake hotel, exchanging words about the rope as they faced execution. Rodkey’s widow attended the verdict and lamented the loss of her husband.
The Oklahoma Federation of Labor voted to oppose politics and political alliances within the organization in the future. G Ed Warren of Tulsa presented the resolution from the carpenters union. The convention also commended Judge Thomas H Doyle for his stance toward coal miners during the strike and his generally favorable attitude toward union labor.
Oklahoma City September 22 Elmer Thomas congressman from the sixth district formally announced his bid for the Democratic nomination to the United States Senate next year. He gave only a brief statement and pledged to release a full platform later.
In Archer county Texas near a cache of stolen goods three men died last night after a gun battle with two officers and three suspects. Sheriff Harrison Ikard and suspects Charles Crabtree and Frank Looney were killed. a fourth man fled while Sheriff Mensford remained uninjured. The group had allegedly planned to steal 27 cases of cigarettes from Graham Texas.
General Richard Mulcahy former Irish Free State army chief and four aides faced a hostile welcome from Irish republicans as they disembarked the President Roosevelt in Hoboken New Jersey. Eggs tomatoes and sticks struck them and a riot call brought police.
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Governor Martin Trapp virtually announced his 1926 candidacy by saying Uncle Eddie will be there. He accused rivals of a conspiratorial attack on his administration and warned the matter would be heard at the 1925 Republican convention. He criticized the state’s habeas corpus proceedings and refused to name the alleged high official.
Ada county scales show 1004 receipts with 118 to Cotton Growers for a total of 1122. Early price opened fair at 25.50, but after government forecast prices dropped to about 28.25 average in the afternoon.
Washington reports that a quick action by a Secret Service attendant prevented President Coolidge from being struck by a car near the White House. A Baltimore motorist, Nathan B. Smith, 56, was arrested for traffic violations after another attendant leaped onto the car to shield the president. Smith was freed on a 3500 dollar bond for court appearance.
Nathan B. Smith of Baltimore claims his car did not come within 25 feet of hitting President Coolidge in Washington. He drove slowly on a city street when a man jumped aboard, identified as a secret service agent, who then alerted a policeman for arrest. Smith plans to appear in Washington to answer charges.
J H Kirby William Payne and L Johnson jailed on federal charges after Deputy Marshal Sumpter raided a large still between Mill Creek and Sulphur at 4 pm Sunday. Officers recovered 135 gallons of whiskey and a 500 barrel capacity copper still. No mash found as the crew apparently dumped products. A Wichita Falls man is alleged owner.
Wetumka Oklahoma police continue the hunt for Alvert Gray sought in Milwaukee Wisconsin where seven Hawkins children were abducted. A boy believed to be Hawkins’ child and a man thought to be Gray visited the telegraph office seeking a telegram for Gray. No telegram arrived and authorities watch the office while searching nearby countryside for Gray and the children.
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