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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1923

Page

6

Captain Wrexham Delves Into the Safe at Seas End

Captain Wrexham opens a family safe, finding letters and a volume titled The Book of Aline. He puzzles over a photo of a woman and a poet, then confronts Sheriff Swords and Felix Macarty about Philbrick and a dam threaten­ing the rice crop. After a day of bold decisions, he learns Ah Lee, a former associate of Philbrick and Chuen Ying, has arrived.

Wrexham Rascal Aline Lavergne John Philbrick Aline Philbrick Caribbean Graybeard Rascal Ned Sheriff Swords Sheriff Darky Mistah Macarty Tom Wrexham Nautilus Felix Macarty Macarty Felix New Orleans Mr. Philbrick Paumotus Maccarty Ah Lee Cap'n New Caledonia Graybeard Sapphira Uncle Neb Lavergne Neb Captain Wrexham Louisiana Latowche Fortier Darkies Macassar Palembang Island San Francisco Zamboanga Philippines John Philprick Wrexhatma P. S Chuen Ying States Uncle Ned Bayou Mistuh de Flah

Atoka Daughters Guard Confederate Cemetery

A band of Daughters of the Confederacy in Atoka have become custodians of Oklahoma's largest Confederate cemetery. The site saw armies pass through and around 200 to 400 soldiers buried there, but only 14 graves were marked. The graves remain mostly unmarked with names lost, though volunteers strive to care for the area. ©

Daughters of the Confederacy Atoka

Household stewards at the plantation receive tribute

The fragment notes Uncle Ned and Aunt Sapphira who among them managed the plantation routines with precision, running the household like clockwork across generations.

Ned Sapphira

Walton Attorneys Appeal Decision of Secretary Sneed

Oklahoma City Sept 21 Attorneys for Gov J C Walton appeal the secretary of state R A Sneed ruling that the initiative petition seeking to empower the state legislature to convene itself bears sufficient signatures The petition tied to charges against the governor faced a grand jury probe blocked by martial law The sufficiency now goes to the state supreme court

Oklahoma City J. C. Walton R. A. Sneed Supreme Court

Dish care tips from a careful kitchen routine

After washing dishes, also clean the diane and dishcloth and dry the dishpans. Large blinds for taking pictures of wild animals tend to frighten them away, say big game hunters.

Diane Gary

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