Impeachment, Representation, and Longevity Rules In Motion
A survey covers impeachment in Westminster and Congress with two thirds votes for conviction. It notes past Johnson acquittal and states-based penalties. Discussions include party delegate apportionment, regional influence in conventions, and cycles of deficiency certificates. Raymond Campbell Russell and Senator Carlock are cited. Rockefeller’s endurance is highlighted.
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Congress
House
Senate
Johnson
Court of Justice
Texas
Democratic Party
South
Carlock
Ardmore
The Confederate Flag and Its Meaning
The flag is not a symbol of a nation or a single person but marks a historical era in the South. It is described as a badge of honor and a baptism of blood signaling a transformation before the United States could fulfill its mission, with the deeds it memorializes seen as a shared heritage for North and South.
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America
Walton Riled When Ieacher Crosses Path
Gov J C Walton plus two aides visited a junior high history class in Oklahoma City to challenge alleged critical statements about his administration by teacher Carl Cress. Cress denied the accusations while ten pupils were questioned with authorities present. The governor, accompanied by Charles Ruth and Buck Garrett, later departed expressing he believed he had been misinformed.
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Oklahoma City
J. C. Walton
Carl Cress
Cress
B. F French
French
Charles Ruth
Supreme Court
Buck Garrett
Carter County
Ada Pioneer Citizen R. E. Haynes Dies After Illness
R. E. Haynes a pioneer citizen and Ada hardware merchant died this afternoon after a short illness. He helped lead Tennessee's early temperance fight, moved to Ada about 20 years ago, and was a devout Methodist. Carlton Weaver and his wife, a daughter of the deceased, were at his side. son en route from Franklin Tennessee.
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R. E. Haynes
Ada
Carlton Weaver
Jason
Franklin
Tennessee
Haynes
Methodist Church
Pioneer Oklahoma figure Mrs Hester remembered for faith and service
Mrs. George B. Hester, chaplain of the Oklahoma division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, born 1839 in Cleveland Tennessee, spent 67 years in Oklahoma since 1856. She taught at a mission school in Tishomingo, opposed political office for women, declined Dawes allotment, and raised four children including Senator Robert L. Owen's wife.
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George B. Hester
Oklahoma Division
Oklahoma
Cleveland
Tennessee
Muskogee
Hester
Aaron Harlan
Tishomingo
William L. Byrd
Congress
Dawes Commission
Robert L. Owen
Dorothea Hawkins
Owen Hawkins
Territory
Convention Hall Nears Final Completion in Ada
Convention Hall in Ada is nearly finished with only plastering lighting fixtures and some plumbing left. It has hosted the Civil War veterans meeting and will host the state Baptist convention in November. Two weeks remain to finish, seats to be installed once delivered. In Berlin, 69 Americans study at Berlin University this summer term, with 21,400 total enrollment and 2,318 foreign students.
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Ada
State Baptist Convention
Germany
Berlin
Berlin University
Veterans SOND Elect Officers in Oklahoma City
The Sons of Confederate Veterans named officers for the year at a Convention Hall meeting. L. A. Morton was chosen division commander and John H. Robertson division adjutant. Delegates from many camps attended despite rain, with 24 registering by noon. Other officers include D. C. Ryberger division quartermaster Clifton Ratliff division inspector Dr. Sam A. McKeel and W. W. Robertson.
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Sons of Confederate Veterans Association
L. A. Morton
Duncan Chamber of Commerce
Sons
John H. Robertson
Oklahoma City
D. C. Ryberger
Chickasha
Clifton Ratliff
Sam A. Mc Keel
Ada
W. W. Robertson
Rural Education Takes First Place in East Central District
The East Central district includes Coal Garvin Hughes Johnston McLain Murray Okfuskee Okmulgee Potto watomie Seminole Pontotoc. A 1920 census shows the rural share of population much higher than the national average and argues rural education should be prioritized as towns remain agricultural service centers.
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East Central District
Coal
Garvin
Hughes, Johnston, McLain
Murray
Okfuskee
Okmulgee
Pottowatomie
Seminole
Pontotoc
United States
Pontotoc County
Shawnee
Henryetta
Ada
Holdenville
East Central
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Wm. Dee Little
Byron Norrell
Oklaro
The
News Publishing & Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
ADA Evening News
ADA Weekly News
Associated Press
House of Commons
House of Lords
Campbell Russell
Oklahoma County
Russell
Ponce de Leon
John D. Rockefeller
Walton
Ieacher
ADA Pioneer
Convention
Veteran's Sond
Duncan
Women’s Union
Children’s Union Suits
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