Joint committee to visit state over boundary dispute
Oklahoma and Texas lawmakers plan a conference with Gov Holloway and the attorney general to settle the 100th meridian land dispute affecting 23000 acres. Speaker James C Nance expects Oklahoma to retain the property as engineers propose moving the line eastward.
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Oklahoma City
100Th Meridian Western Boundary Line
Oklahoma
Texas and
W. J. Holloway
Attorney General's Office
James C. Nance
Oklahoma House of Representative
Nance
United States Supreme Court
Texas
Wellington
Tex
Holloway
McAlester
East Central College May Queen Contest Opens
The East Central college announces the May Queen contest with candidates from each class Ada entrants include Elizabeth Puckett Juniors Elizabeth Weaver Sapulpa Ruth Meadors and Edith Stillwell Finals April 20 with top two contestants. tally each evening at the College shop and May fete coronation led by Anna Weaver Tones.
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East Central College
East Central
Elizabeth Puckett
Ada
Elizabeth Weaver
Ruth Meadors
Sapulpa
Edith Stillwell
Francis
Anna Weaver Tones
Bootlegging Rivalry Behind Seminole Shooting Death
Con Leng, assistant county attorney, pursued theories of bootlegging rivalry and personal jealousy in the fatal shooting of J. W. Latrimore eight miles south of Seminole. Latrimore died this morning after being shot last night by D. H. Steen.
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Seminole
Con Leng
J. W. Latrimore
D. H. Steen
Larrimore
Ford Motor Co 1928 Statement Shows Large Loss
The 1928 Ford Motor Co financial statement filed with Massachusetts shows a profit and loss surplus of 582,629,563 as of December 31, down from 645,851,061 in 1927. It records an indicated loss of 72,221,498 not counting any dividends withdrawn by Henry Ford, his wife, and Edsel Ford.
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Boston
Ford Motor Co
Massachusetts Commission of Corporations
Henry Ford
Edsel Ford
Danish Mechanic Chokes Then Self-Opens Airway
COPENHAGEN April 10 Anders Hansen an elderly mechanic cut his own throat to save his life after choking on bread crust He used a pocket knife to incise the throat under the bulging crust and freed his airway He survived though doctors caution the method is not recommended for general use.
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Copenhagen
Anders Hansen
Hansen
Pine Denounces Federal Reserve Policy At Oklahoma Meet
Senator W. B. Pine told the Oklahoma Bankers Association that the Fed board’s loan restrictions aided nationwide chain stores while denying local merchants credit. He called the policy a flagrant misapplication of the reserve law and warned it harms farmers and livestock men, urging immediate correction.
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Okmulgee
Federal Reserve Board
W. B. Pine
Oklahoma Bankers’ Association
Pine
Greater Seminole Registers Gain In Today's Production
Tulsa reports the greater Seminole oil area showing a 160,853 barrel gain in the 24 hours to 7 am. All wells operated at capacity after Sunday shutdown with 13 major operators participating. Eight pools and the St Louis field logged 463,798 barrels from 1,834 wells, up from 302,354 barrels from 1,831 wells.
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Tulsa
Seminole
St. Louis
Preliminary hearing set for Robie on April 20
Arthur Robie’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 20 before Justice of the Peace T. O. Cullins. He faces assault with intent to kill over an alleged ambush shooting of M. M. Day near Ada on September 8, 1928. Day’s wounds prompted delays as doctors watched his condition in a local hospital.
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Arthur Robie
T. O. Cullins
Justice of Peace
Robie
M. M
Ada
Day
Last Play at School and Community News
The Missed details report a humor play Deacon Slips to be staged April 24 with listed characters led by Mildred Greendale and Deacon Slips. The note invites public attendance and mentions school grounds beautification and upcoming trips, with crop and Sunday activities reported along with a Bailey eulogy procession and funeral arrangements in Gainesville.
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Deacon Slips
Mildred Greendale
Dorothy Lillard
Center Square
Missouri
Marion Caton
Freta
Leona Collings
Paul Hearman
Mildred
Luther Fox
Leslie Jerkson
Cayuga Salve
Robert Brice
Eunice Moredaugh
Zora Ragland
Caleb Ringling
Crook
Virgil Hunt
Harold
Euell Eppler
Mr. Brown
Joe Crawford
Hyden
Ada
Goddard
Allen
George Carter
Mr. Miller
Turner Falls
Social calls touch eight local households Sunday
Mrs. W T Littie visited Mrs. Jim Fox on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Harvey Bandy called on Mrs. Marion Williamson that day. Mr and Mrs Jim Williamson visited their daughter Mrs Bus ter Harris. Miss Georgia Coker stayed with her parents near Frisco. Mrs John Williamson called on her daughter Mrs Milburn Fox. Mr and Mrs Robert Lilly were guests of Mr and Mrs Steve Lilly Sunday.
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I. F. Harris
Harve Bandy
Allie Lilly
Oakman
Amos Williamson
Oscar Capps
Odath Williamson
Richard Capps
Henryetta
Steve Lilly
Ada
Luther Fox
Alvin Little
Harold Jones
William Little
Eula Mae Lindsey
John Williams
Virgie Chaddick
Edna Williamson
John Williamson
Ethel Nix
Inas Lindsey
W. T. Littie
Jim Fox
Harvey Bandy
Marion Williamson
Jim Williamson
Buster Harris
Georgia Coker
Frisco
Milburn Fox
Robert Lilly
Texas Mourns Loss of Illustrious Son
Texas leaders mourn the death of Joseph Weldon Bailey once a Gainesville country lawyer who rose to lead the Democratic Party in the U.S. Senate. Tributes came from across the state as services were held in Dallas and Gainesville for the longtime orator amid a legal contest in Sherman.
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Joseph Weldon Bailey, Jr
First Presbyterian Church
William M. Anderson
James Gober
Gainesville
Bailey
Dallas Bar Association
Dallas
Texas
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Democratic Party
United States Senate
Gainsville
Joe Bailey
Sherman
Curtis Seeks Silence About Social Battle
Vice President Curtis faces continued interest as letters pour in after securing equal official dining status for his sister Mrs. Edward Everett Gann. The Pan American Union dinner with Chilean envoy and Pablo Ramirez confirmed her precedence, reflecting a shift in diplomatic social rules.
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Curtis
State Department
Edward Everett Gann
Kellogg
Charles Curtis
Kansan
Diplomatic Corps
Stimson
Davila
Chile
Pablo Ramirez
Washington
Hoover
Pan- American Union
State board sets next year’s toll bridge assessments
The state equalization board released permanent assessments for the coming fiscal year. Eleven toll bridges appear on the list with most values unchanged except the Lexington Purcell bridge rising from 100000 to 123000 after last year’s cut from 140000. The board continued hearings with railroad and pipeline officials into the afternoon.
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Manent
State Equalization Board
Lexington-Purcell
Ex Presidents Considered as Ex Officio Senators
Washington April 11 4 A proposal to permit former presidents to serve as ex officio members of the senate after they leave office was endorsed today by Senator Fess Republican Ohio one of the leaders of the administration forces. He said at the next regular session in December he would introduce a constitutional amendment to carry the proposal into effect. Ex presidents would serve as senators at large for life terms and would receive 25000 yearly. He argued the presidents experience would benefit the country and said he expects opposition over the salary though he is prepared to fight for the measure. He noted Tafts case as an exception and said the salary would relieve financial worries for former presidents and ensure adequate income with congenial work.
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Washington
Senate
Fess
Ohio
Congress
Taft
Supreme Court
Toll Bridges and Pipe Lines Get Assessment
Oklahoma City April 10 toll bridge and pipe line companies received a per assessment from officials. The report notes actions affecting Pi-Fifty toll bridge and pipe line operations and financial requirements as part of a regional review.
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Oklahoma City
Missouri congressman seeks curb exchange refund on stock
In New York on April 11 a Missouri Republican congressman L Dyer demanded the curb exchange reimburse him for losses from Hiram Walker Inc stock after learning the firm was a distillery. Exchange officials were surprised and declined to comment. The case hinges on legality of trading liquor stocks amid temperance enforcement. Weatherred dies of alcoholic poisoning in Holdenville after a drinking party. authorities detain three, including Doyle Jackson and Mrs Cole.
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New York
Missouri
Hiram Walker, Inc
Curb Exchange
L. €. Dyer
Exchange
Curb
William A. Lockwood
Sepublican
House Judiciary Committee
Washington
Hiram Walker
Walkerville
Ont
Detroit River
Detroit
Lockwood
Holdenville
J. R. Weatherred
Hughes County
Arthur Doyle
Thomas Jackson
Pearl Cole
Weatherred
Doyle
Supreme Court To Pass on Oil Tax Contention
The Supreme Court agreed to review a case by T. L. Carpenter and his wife challenging Oklahoma’s gross production tax on their royalty oil from Chickasaw Choctaw lands in Carter County. State courts ruled the suit could not proceed because taxes were not paid per law.
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Washington
Supreme Court
T.l.carpenter
Oklahoma
Carter County
Carpenters
Taxation on Severed Personal Property Challenged
The law stating alloted land shall be free from taxation is questioned. If tax applies to personal property after severance from land the levy could be invalid for lack of uniformity.
Milwaukee to Host Kiwanis International Meet
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will host the 13th Kiwanis International convention from June 23 to 27, drawing about 6,000 Kiwanians from North America. President O. S. Cummings notes Milwaukee’s central location makes travel easy. speakers include Frank O. Lowden on Agriculture and Toronto judge William Renick Riddell on Citizenship. Ada Kiwanis will send A A Lucas, E T Haddock, John Davis, and others.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Kiwanis International
United States
Canada
O. S. Cummings
Kansas City
Cummings
St. Paul
Memphis
Chicago
Kiwanis Progress
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
William Renick Riddell
Toronto
Supreme Court of Ontario
Ada Kiwanis Club
A. A. Lucas
E. T. Haddock
John Davis
W. T. Melton
L. A. Braly
Thomas P. Holt
A. R. Sugz
J. M. Carter
Eight North Carolina Convicts Escape Abbeville Chain Gang
Eight prisoners escaped from the Abbeville county chain gang near Antreville after overpowering guard Jimmie Dawson. Carlton Haddon led the assault, wresting the rifle and disarming Dawson with help from seven others. two escapees were white. The gang, of fifteen, cut their chains with an axe while Dawson was held at gunpoint.
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North Carolina
Abbeville
S. C
Jimmie Dawson
Dawson
Antreville
Carlton Haddon
Haddon
Prisoner sentence details from court report
One inmate was serving a life term for murder while two others faced fifteen year sentences for manslaughter. The remaining individuals had prior convictions for housebreaking and larceny.
J W Fuller Former Stonewall Man Dies in Tulsa
J W Fuller former Stonewall resident and former First National Bank employee and postmaster died in Tulsa on Saturday. His body will be taken to Stonewall for funeral services at 3 PM this afternoon. he was long known to Ada citizens.
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J. W. Fuller
Stonewall
Tulsa
Mr. Fuller
First National Bank
Ada
Palestine Officials Found Safe After Dead Sea Cruise Crises
A party of Palestine officials and their wives led by Edwin S. Samuel, son of Sir Herbert Samuel, were located on the Transjordan shore of the Dead Sea after going missing since Saturday. Their boat ran dry and drifted to shore before locals helped. They then moved to the Palestine shore.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Edwin S. Samuel
Herbert Samuel
Transjordan
Dead Sea
Record-Setting Marine Wins Metropolitan A A U Walking Title
A marine with a heavy pack on his back who marched 46 miles daily chasing bandits in San Domingo has won the metropolitan A A U walking championship, breaking previous records. The victory underscores his endurance and discipline in the sport.
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San Domingo
Metropolitan
Notice by Publication in Heirs Case Pontotoc County Oklahoma
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma L M Ward files suit to determine heirs of Henry Wilson Hyden deceased and quiet title to The North Half of the North west Quarter of Section 20 Township 5N Range 4E less three acres. Whit W Hyden Jr named as sole heir. Unknown heirs executors administrators devisees successors trustees and assigns must answer by May 1929 or petition deemed true and judgment quieting title will be entered. Court Clerk Bill Summers seal Deputy Della Bedford Bowtie attorney Stratford Oklahoma. 4 17 14tw
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Pontotoc County
State of Oklahoma
L. M. Ward
Vernice Eldridge
Hyden
Henry Wilson Hyden
Whit W. Hyden, Jr
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