Bomb explosion kills former Alva professor and wife
In Los Angeles a bomb blast killed Dr. William D. Moriarty 59 and his wife Dorothy 55 in a car with two others. Detectives say Moriarty acted in despondency and may have caused the explosion with a bomb. Others injured include Harley McCoy 38 and Miss Eleanor Thomis 21.
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Thomas Sketchiey
Moriarty
Sketchley
Harley McCoy
Eleanor Thomis
Miss Thonis
Pr. Moriarty
District Court Docket Marks Three Days With No Acquittals
The district court finished a three day run with no acquittals in the five heard cases. W L Self was found guilty of first degree rape and sentenced to 99 years at McAlester. Other convictions include John Cherry five years for attempted burglary and habitual criminal, Forrest Rickman two years for petit larceny, and Willie Gibson two ten year terms for grand larceny and burglary.
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District Court
W. L. Self
McAlester
Self
John Cherry
G. C. Mayhue
Forrest Rickman
Fittstown Methodist Church
Willie Gibson
Tal Crawford
Melvin Hunsucker
Crawford
Earl Fulsom
Allen Lane
Harrison Clark
J. W. Good
Fittstown Teamster
Anadarko
Paul Sexton
Clarence Weems
Buddie Jenkins
Allen
W. C. Phares
Clyde Kaiser
Frank Farris
Jay Wintz
Farris
Wintz
Weather Delays Across Cotton Belt Halt Planting
Reports from ten top cotton states show planting 1 to 4 weeks behind schedule due to extreme rain in the east and persistent drought in the west. Officials say early crop development is affected, with Arkansas and Louisiana near normal, while Texas, Oklahoma face slow starts and moisture deficits.
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New Orleans
Crouth
Texas
Oklahoma
Carolinas
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi Valley
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Drouth
San Antonio
Professor Moriarty Taught Here in Early Career
Dr. William D. Moriarty, USC professor killed in a Los Angeles bomb blast, earlier taught at Northwestern State Teachers College in 1904 when it was a normal school. A. G. Vinson recalls him as a popular, unmarried young man who taught English and served on the faculty for two or three years.
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Los Angeles
William D. Moriarity
Alva
Okla
Dorothy
Blaine Steed
Moriarity
Moriarty
University of Southern California
Northwestern Oklahoma State Teachers College
W. D. Moriar
Steed
Cor
McCoy
Alva, Okla
William D. Moriarty
Northwestern State Teachers College
A. G. Vinson
Vinson
Greatest returns for amount in vested
Classified ads in Ada News highlight investment options with strong potential returns for vested funds. Offers emphasize steady growth and long term security through trusted vehicles.
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Ada News
Far ris and Wintz Stand Trial in Armed Robbery Case
In Frisco near Fittstown Far ris and Wintz faced trial for an armed robbery of Simon Patton. Patton identified Farris as the gunman and Wintz as the accomplice, with prosecutors noting a prior felon y record for Farris. Patton could not name his companion. The defense argued against punishment for footwear and questioned identifications. Later Gibson was convicted for breaking into Casper’s second hand store on South Stockton and stealing clothing and other items.
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Farris
Wintz
Simon Patton
Frisco
Patton
Fittstown
Mack Braly
Braly
Gibson
Crawford
Casper
South Stockton
Kennamer Fate To Be Decided By Court Friday
Oklahoma City April 15 The criminal court of appeals will decide Friday whether to grant Phil Kennamer a new hearing for the slaying of John F Gorrell Jr of Tulsa Kennamer’s attorneys sought a rehearing based on alleged prejudicial remarks by the prosecution The state will ask a writ of prohibition to stop the Pawnee district court from ruling on the petition Kennamer faces 25 year manslaughter sentence and would be moved to McAlester state penitentiary if rehearing is denied
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Oklahoma City
Criminal Court of Appeals
Phil Kennamer
John F. Gorrell, Jr
Tulsa
Sam Lattimore
District Court
Pawnee
Kennamer
McAlester State Penitentiary
Lattimore
Pawnee Court
Dental College
Shower at Hollis Ends Drought as Oklahoma Coolens
A half inch rain at Hollis ends a three day April heat wave with .46 inch measured. Elsewhere skies were clear and temps cooled statewide after a 100 degree day yesterday. Tulsa read 75 today after 94 yesterday. Miami 78. Wewoka 80. Alva hit 100 yesterday. Oklahoma City dropped from 92 to 65 overnight.
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Hollis
Oklahoma
Alva
Tulsa
Miami
Wewoka
Oklahoma City
Kiker Aims Probe Into State Highway Dept
Seminole county representative V L Kiker said today that if re elected he will seek a general investigation of the state highway department by the next session of the house of representatives.
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Oklahoma City
M— V. L. Kiker
Seminole County
State Highway Department
House of Representatives
Rice Heads Plumbers Oklahoma City Convention
Sam Rice of Oklahoma City was elected president of the Oklahoma Master Plumbers Association at the convention. Grady Blackstone of Altus became vice president, Harry Hansen of Oklahoma City secretary, and William F. Black of Enid treasurer. The auxiliary named Mrs. W. R. Gilchrist Clinton president and elected officers Mrs. R. R. Books Enid vice president Mrs. Roy Clubb Elk City secretary treasurer and Mrs. William F. Flack Enid historian.
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Oklahoma City
Sam Rice
Oklahoma Master Plumbers Association
Grady Blackstone
Altus
Harry Hansen
William F. Black
Enid
W. R. Gilchrist
Clinton
R. R. Books
Roy Clubb
Elk City
William F. Flack
Representative Josh Lee nominates Roy Grider as Byars postmaster
In Washington on April 15 Representative Josh Lee of Norman Oklahoma recommended Roy Grider for the postmaster position at Byars Oklahoma.
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Washington
Josh Lee
Norman
Okla
Roy Grider
Byars
CANDIDATE LIST GROWS LONGER IN OKLAHOMA CITY
Oklahoma filings with the state election board include two congress candidates Oliver P. Dilley of Seminole and Frank C. McSherry of McAlester both GOP. Democrat Johnson Franklin of Durant enters Senate District 20 race. Eight Democrats seek state House seats with incumbents Harold Freeman and George H. Hunt plus others from multiple counties.
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Oklahoma City
Congress
State Senate
State Election Board
Oliver P. Dilley
Frank C. McSherry
McAlester
Johnson Franklin
Durant
House of Representatives
Harold Freeman
Pauls Wesley
Garvin County
George H. Hunt
Haileyville
Pittsburg
Floyd H. Norris
Tahlequah
Cherokee County
Jack Huebner
Duncan
Stephens County
J. Wrexel Spurr
Seminole
Bascomb Coker
Idabel
McCurtain
Herbert Hope
Maysville
Garvin
Dave Barnes
Stigler
Haskell
Entire Indiana town destroyed by fire
Demotte Indiana suffered a downtown blaze of unknown origin that wiped out 21 businesses and two houses. With no local fire department, equipment came from four nearby towns and the fire spread to five buildings before containment. Only the school and church remained. damage pegged at about 250 dollars.
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Demotte
Ind
Rensslear
Crown Point
Hebron
Lowell
Wages for working mothers urged in Senate hearing
Dr. Emily Pierson of Cromwell Connecticut urged payment of wages to wage earning mothers during child bearing periods before a Senate labor subcommittee hearing on the Frazier Lundeen social security bill. She noted the measure would replace most federal state programs and provide eight weeks before confinement and six weeks after with partial wages later. She cited statistics showing many maternal deaths are preventable with adequate medical care.
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Washington
Senate-Labor
Emily Pierson
Cromwell
Connecticut
Frazier- Lundeen
Pierson
Drouth Broken By Welcome Rain In Pontotoc Area
A welcome rain broke a prolonged drouth in Pontotoc County Wednesday night, after a cloudy afternoon. The shower began around 10:30 PM and continued intermittently, aiding non sprouted corn and cotton crops. Farmers fear replanting may be needed despite the rainfall.
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Ada Gardens
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma crops crippled as drought worsens in panhandle
Scattered showers offered slight relief but continued hot, dry weather drove drought losses in western Oklahoma. Kenneth D. Blood notes panhandle fields turned to powder dry dust five to seven inches deep as wheat and oats shriveled. Rainfall in Oklahoma for the first quarter runs at 20 percent of normal, with Kansas at 30 percent.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Guymon
Kenneth D. Blood
Federal
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Washington
Kansas
Boy Hit by Car Near Wetumka In April Incident
Tom McCoy Jr. age 11 son of Mr and Mrs Tom McCoy of near Wetumka was struck by a car near his home today in Holdenville. Wetumpka hospital attendants said he was not seriously injured.
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Holdenville
Tom McCoy Jr
Tom McCoy
Wetumka
Community Hospital to Be at East Edge of Ada
The new hospital will be built on about ten acres between the Norris home and Highway 12 east of Ada. Commonwealth Fund approval and local plans set site conditions including highway access, utility connections, and site improvements.
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Ada
S. H. 12
P. A. Norris
Highway 12
Commonwealth Fund of New York
Robert Jordan
Mr. Crane
Norris
H. J. Southmayd
Boswell
Southmayd
Jordan
Crane
Highway No. 12
Sixth Avenue
Hospital Site
Lobby committee hears Rasoh and duPont contributions to Southern Democrats
Witness Vance Muse testified that John J. Raskob and Pierre S. duPont gave 5000 each to the Macon Georgia anti New Deal mid winter convention. He described circulating pictures of Mrs. Roosevelt with two black escorts and noted Talmadge did not know the money source. He defended his oath and fraternal affiliations during the hearing.
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Washington
Senate
John J. Rasoh
Pierre S. duPont
Macon
Vance Muse
Houston
Tex
Southern Committee
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Franklin PD. Roosevelt
Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Daulont
American Liberty League
Empire State Building
New York
Dupont
Wilmington
Muse
Talmadge
Metcalf
Mrs. Roosevelt
John Henry Kirby
Roosevelt
Black
Order of American Patriots
Italians reach Dessye as Ethiopian campaign advances
Italy announces its northern army has captured Dessye Ethiopia opening the heart of Haile Selassie’s domain to fascist occupation. Badoglio reports troops entered Dessye this morning while the Shoa region lies exposed to Italian forces and the advance covered 125 miles in nine days despite poor roads.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Dessye
Ethiopia
Pietro Badoglio
East Africa
Haile Selassie
Amba Alaji
Addis Ababa
Stefani
Asmara
Eritrea
Shoa
Lake Ashangi
Lipso
Ten Years For P Robbery Convictions In Oklahoma Case
Curtis and Joe Duke were convicted by a federal court jury in McAlester on a post office robbery charge at Hotchatown in McCurtain county. Each was sentenced to ten years by Federal Judge Robert L Williams. Ted Futtrell was acquitted with immunity due to testifying as government witness. Joe Duke already serves a five year auto theft term in Atlanta and will begin upon release. Curtis Duke will serve his sentence at Leavenworth Kansas.
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Mcalester
Curtis
Joe Duke
Hotchatown
McCurtain County
Robert L. Williams
Ted Futtrell
Williams
Futtrell
Atlanta
Curtis Duke
Leavenworth
Kans
Grand Jury Votes No Bill to Clear Wendel of Blame
Mercer county Prosecutor Erwin Marshall said the grand jury found no bill in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case and cleared Paul H. Wendel of guilt. He added no other indictment had been voted in the case yet after adjournment in Trenton.
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Wendel
Trenton
N. J
Erwin Marshall
Mercer County
Paul H. Wendel
Marshall
Texas Court Rules On Well Spacing In Conroe Field
The Texas Third Court of Civil Appeals ruled the railroad commission need not enforce spacing rules with strict exactness. The decision upholds denying Humble Oil an injunction to halt a well drilled on a 2.5 acre Conroe tract in Montgomery county. The spacing showed distances to lines and edges and a later rule change.
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Austin
Tex
Third Court of Civil Appeals of Texas
Railroad Commission
Humble Oil and Refining Company
J. M. Newman
Conroe
Montgomery County
Newman's
Hargus Denied New Hearing in Tulsa Slaying Case
Oklahoma City April 15 The criminal court of appeals refused to reopen the case of James R. Hargus sentenced to die for the slaying of a Tulsa officer Electrocution is scheduled at McAlester April 24 Judge Doyle dissented and outlined his objections in a written opinion Governor Marland has twice reprieved Hargus and last granted a stay until April 24 Action of the court fixes the execution date Hill chief counsel for Hargus said more avenues remain to be pursued.
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Oklahoma City
Criminal Court of Appeals
James R. Hargus
Tulsa
McAlester
Thomas H. Doyle
Marland
Hargus
L. B. Mitchell
J. M. Hill
Harcus
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