Alleged moron admits slaying of small girl
Drumright Oklahoma April 8 Gay Williams 26 described as mentally deficient confessed to beating Kathryn Cline seven year old daughter of Crow oil field worker to death with a large rock near a barn where the body was found. Williams was arrested at his home and said he killed her to visit her dead mother. Coroner's jury opened an inquiry as the girl who went to Williams home to show a souvenir flour cap disappeared.
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Drumright
Gay Williams
Kathryn Cline
Crow
Jack Ary
Williams
Chief Ary
A. V. Cline
Sam Williams
Gay
Slayer
Young Williams
DeShan
Bronx
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
Michael J. Kallek
Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Hopewell
N. J
Sourland
St. Michael the Archangel
Trenton
Leroy C. Thompson
Bruno
Thompson
Robert A. Schumann
Schumann
St. Joseph's Church
Cudahy
Milwaukee
Col
Norman H. Schwartzkopf
New Jersey State Police
Mammoth 68 Ton Whale to Visit Ada for Two Days
Ada hosts the Pacific Whaling Co exhibit featuring a 68 ton 55 foot whale in a glass railcar for two days on April 15 and 16 with Capt. David Barnett and 30 attendants. Also on show are penguins from Little America, giant octopus, meat-eating plants, and the Seattle Sea Monster.
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Mammoth
Ada
Oklahoma City
Pacific Whaling Co
United States
Canada
England
Frisco Yards
David “Jonathon” Barnett
Capt. Barnett
WKY
Admiral Byrd
Little America
Seattle
Madame Sirwells
Barnett
Lampe
The
Kitchen Contest Under Way At Ada County
A farm kitchen improvement contest sponsored by the Better Homes committee of Ada has started and will run 30 days. Scorecards go to farm women to plan improvements, draw current kitchen plans, and carry out projects. Top three by improvement win premiums from Ada merchants. kitchens with electrical equipment are ineligible. Three divisions cover sanitation attractiveness and general changes. An itemized list of expenditures is required.
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Better Homes Committee of
Ada
caAda
Hauptmann Faces New Chapter In Kidnapping Case
Milwaukee April 8 Federal authorities today consider a new chapter in the life of Bruno Richard Hauptmann. The development appears to amplify efforts in the long running kidnap case linking the suspect to fresh evidence and a renewed push for trial or confession.
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Milwaukee
Richard Hauptmann
Gallows Under Construction for Kidnapper in Kansas City
In Kansas City on April 8, workmen began moving the 40 year old death frame to the new courthouse as Sheriff Bush vows the gallows will be ready before May 19. Mary McElroy, kidnapped on May 27, 1933, was released after a $30 000 ransom and supports possible clemency for Walter McGee who faces execution May 10.
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Kansas City
Walter McGee
Jackson County
Mary McElroy
United States
McGee
State Supreme Court
H. F. McElroy
Thomas Bush
Guy B. Park
Miss McElroy
George
South Side
Weekend Frost Threat Looms Over Ada Gardens
Ada faced frigid weekend weather with frost threats looming as plants near the season's end. Saturday peaked at 64 degrees then plunged overnight to 24 degrees, two degrees above freezing, with Sunday- morning wind and a high of 59 and a low of 37.
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Ada
Rev W S Lowe Named Pastor of First Baptist Church
Purloined dispatch reports district evangelist Rev W S Lowe has been chosen as pastor of the First Baptist church. He has moved his family to Tishomingo from Sulphur to serve in the growing congregation.
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Tishomingo
W. S. Lowe
First Baptist Church
Hail Storm Strikes Konawa Streets and Roofs
Konawa endured the greatest hail storm in its history on Friday afternoon. Car tops and roofs bore the brunt of the damage while gardens and lawns remained largely intact though splashed with hail.
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Konawa
Gaar Corners Farmers Union Sets New Meeting Schedule
At a Wednesday night session the Gaar Corners Farmers Union voted to meet on the first and third Wednesdays each month. The next meeting is Wednesday night April 17. The group has 14 members with President Wood and Secretary Little competing to recruit the most members by the next meeting.
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Stratford
Gaar Corners Farmers Union
Gaar
Wood
Little
Obituaries and marriages noted in local notices
Carson aged 86 died at his daughter's home Tuesday morning after a short illness. Marriage announcements include Ruby Doris Ford and Amos Rudolph Clark wed March 30 at her parents home with Perry Blue officiating. Lucille McKenzie and J B McCain joined in marriage at N A Lambert home with Ferry Blue officiating.
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Nathan N. Stafford
Ruby Doris
Amos Rudolph Clark
A. C. Clark
Oklahoma City
Brother Perry Blue
Church of Christ
Lucille McKenzie
J. B. McCain
N. A. Lambert
Ferry
Oklahoma will not be required to match federal funds
Senator Elmer Thomas announced in a phone call that Oklahoma need not match its portion of the 4.88 billion dollar federal public works appropriation. He said only the old age pension fund requires a state match, and flood control and erosion projects will receive federal aid without state appropriation.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Elmer Thomas
Lester Hoyt
Lincoln County
Hoyt
Public Works Fund
Thomas
Hudgens Found Guilty in Automobile Theft Case
Two weeks of criminal court opened with Leon ard Hudgens first defendant in a theft of an automobile case. After morning testimony and afternoon arguments, the jury returned a guilty verdict and set a five year penalty.
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Leonard Hudgens
Hudgens
Tal Crawford
Stolen auto recovered hours after theft near Ada
An automobile stolen from N Hope avenue was recovered within hours by Deputy Sheriffs Alvis Jones and Charley Shockley. The car was found in rough hills near a mile north of Highway 12, six miles east of Ada. A man identified as Floyd Jackson of Seminole admitted stealing the vehicle.
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Ada
N. Hope Avenue
Alvis Jones
Charley Shockley
Highway 12
Floyd Jackson
Seminole
Greatest returns for the amount invested
Classified ad highlights value deals and efficient investments offering strong returns on money spent. It emphasizes practical purchase choices and the potential to grow value through careful spending.
Tornado Toll Rises Across Three States
A westward moving twister swept Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama over the weekend. It killed 14 in Gloster and Gillsburg Mississippi and Lake Providence Louisiana, four white and four Black in Gloster, with 150 injured. total deaths 26 and injuries over 200. Property damage reaches about 300000 dollars across affected towns including Lake Providence and Mobile area.
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Gloster
Miss
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Lake Providence
Mississippi River
Dolorosa
Gillsburg
Mobile
Ala
McComb
Natchez
Louis Kahn
Here
Sicily Island
Ferriday
East Central dormitory bill to be signed by governor
Representative A M Kerr said Governor E W Marland will sign the bill allowing East Central State Teachers college to issue 200000 dollars in bonds to build dormitories. The measure, pushed by Kerr Deaton and Nichols, passed both houses and awaits boards action to proceed with construction and financing.
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A. M. Kerr
E. W. Marland
East Central State Teachers College
East Central
Kerr
Marland
Austin R. Deaton
Allen G. Nichols
Deaton
Senate
Nichols
Robert S. Kerr
Board of Education
Board of Affairs
Norris Keeps Roosevelt Backed Amid Republican Conflict
Senator Norris, a Republican former dissenter, says Republicans should avoid a personal campaign against the administration. He praises President Roosevelt's program and warns against actions that would disrupt the government machinery. He declined to disclose a Nebraskan source’s name.
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Washington
Norris
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Ada Gazette Chronicles Oddities and Local Sports Notes
In Ada a drunken Indian buys rubbing alcohol at a drug counter and quips about drinking it. A seed store dispute over onion sets ends with a $1.50 difference after counting errors. Ada and nearby towns debate local government terms from commissioners to aldermen. East Central beats Oklahoma A&M for the first time in years, while Otto Strickland loses a beauty contest race to Dr. Sam A. McKeel. Community events include benevolence races aiding children.
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Otto Strickland
Pontotoc County
Fittstown
Sam A. McKeel
Ada
Otto
McKeel
Dr. McKeel
Ove
Missing Slayer Under Arrest
Texarkana Ark April 6 John Smith Thackerville Okla constable agreed to waive extradition to Love County Oklahoma to face murder charges in the slaying of Sheriff Sam Randolph in Thackerville Smith fled after posting a 10000 bond and was captured later in Texarkana while denying guilt and saying he was tired of dodging Randolph was shot during a campaign stop and had previously confessed in the Kansas Leo Hudgins case
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Texarkana
Ark
John Smith
Thackerville
Okla
Love County
Oklahoma
Sam Randolph
Smith
Marietta
Randolph
Orren Webster
Leo Hudgins
Kansas
California
S. J. Trowbridge
New Instructions On Hog Contracts In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City office of the corn hog division issues new rules via county chairman Phil McLachlan. All No 2 and No 3 hogsmen must set a hog base even if they do not seek pay under the hog program. Hog owners with 15 or fewer hogs must show sale buy or kill evidence to protect against future 1936 program requirements.
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Oklahoma City
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Phil McLachlan
McLachlan
Dogs in Pontotoc County Ordered Muzzled Under Rabies Precautions
State health officer Dr Charles H Pearce directs Pontotoc County to muzzle or pen all dogs for sixty days to prevent rabies spread. County health chief Dr Catherine Brydin enforces the order citing increased rabies serum demand and recent dog bite concerns in Ada and the area.
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Charles M. Pearce
Catherine Brydia
Pontotoc County
Catherine Brydin
Klahoma
Chas. H. Pearce
Tax Refunds Pending For Taxpayers
Taxpayers who filed claims for refunds on 1934 taxes can now obtain warrants for the refunds at the county clerk office. State laws allow tax collection before protests are settled, and some levies were illegal last spring, so those paying first or second quarter taxes on time may receive refunds ranging from a few cents to several dollars.
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Clarence Click
Clarence Stevens
Lindbergh House
Coalgate
K. O. Kile
J. W. Alexander
Jack Ruffini
E. S. Drake
Herman Jones
Frank Colletta
Allen
William Lafayette
Carson
Allen Pioneer
W. W. Jones
Mrs. McCarn
Herman McKenzie
Mr. McCarn
U. E. McCarn
Louisiana, Mississippi
Curios and
Gene Harris
J. C. Penney
J. P
Roff
Francis and
Stonewall
Board of County Commissioners
Seminole County
Charley Johnston
Charley Johnson
Chas. Johnson
Chas, L. Johnson
Chas. N. Johnson
Chas. T. Johnston
Charlie J. Johnston
Nature
Wm. Smith
Wm. H. Smith
Wm. O. Smith
W. Oral Smith
Wm. V. Smith
W. M. Smith
Chas. A. Smith
Chas. B. Smith
Chas. D. Smith
Chas. J. Smith
Chas
N. Smith
John A. Smith
John L. Smith
John W. Smith
James Smiths
Robert Smiths
Hugh Norris
Agin
Ira Dugan
Hugh
Ira
Dugan
Presbyterian Church
O. B. Lee
Europe
Oklahoma A. & M
Stillwater
Aggies
W. D. Little
Tigers
Mickey McBride
Agenies
Oklahoma University
Tiger
O. U
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