Julia Craig quits as secretary to Woodford in yacht caper
Julia Craig declares she will sing in a nightclub and resigns from Woodford and Brooks after a cruise aboard the Wood Nymph. On board she confronts Woodford about his proposal and the voyage's tangled politics with Cintra Lee and nurse Nesbitt aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Craig
George Woodford
Aicht
Jalis
AMD Sanders
Peter Kemp
Julia Bor
Julia
Woodford Choeses
Cintra Lee
Hugo Nash
Royal Nesbitt
Evergreen Island
Woodford
J Jolia
Tom Payson
Racht
Countine
Nesbitt
Obe
Payson
Whenner
Woodforks
Snn
Captain Bakely
Cintranee
Bakely
Cintra
Perth
Mr. Nesbitt
Woodford and Brooks
Woodford and
Brooke
Mr. Woodford
Smith Garland
Mr Woodford
Stonewall Seeks 300000 Damages Over Oil Pollution
Stonewall files a damage suit against twelve oil firms for polluting Clear Boggy Creek in the Fitts oil field. The claim seeks 300000 for polluted water that ruined the town water system serving 1500 people for 24 years, with production since August 1934 bringing oil salt water and base sediment into the creek. The municipal plant and water rights are valued at 300000, with no alternative supply. Plaintiffs name Blackstock Oil Stanolind Continental E H Moore Amerada J E Mabee Skelly Sinclair-Prairie Carter Burke-Greis Magnolia Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Fitts
Blackstock Oil Company
Stanolind Oil and Gas Company
Continental Oil Company
E. H. Moore, Inc
Amerada Petroleum Corp
J. E. Mabee
Skelly Oil Company
Sinclair - Prairie Oil Company
Carter Oil Company
Burke-Greis Oil Company
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Phillips Petroleum Company
Nazi Higher Learning Declines in Germany Under Nazi Rule
Berlin reports a sharp drop in university attendance from 267 257 in 1932 to 182 695 in 1934 35. Observers cite changes in social value, Jewish expulsion, party loyalty demands, and reduced female enrollment as key factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LY Richard Helms
United Press
Berlin
Nazi Germany
Robert Ley
Labor Front
Storm Troops
Chauffeurs Corps
Students League
League For Large Families
Oklahoma Employment Gains Reported by State Labor Chief
Oklahoma City April 16. Substantial payroll and employment gains were posted in 25 major industries for March. Payrolls totaled 644 393 dollars, up 59 262 from March 1935 and 4 461 above February. 28 195 workers were employed in March, up from February and March 1935 levels. Weekly earnings averaged 22 85, down from February but above March 1935. Oil production employment rose slightly, while payrolls fell three percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
W. A. Murphy
Murphy
Appointment of Dr Grady F Mathews District Health Officer
The state health department announced the appointment of Dr Grady F Mathews as district health officer with headquarters at Tahlequah. Mathews has ten years with Oklahoma hospitals and will oversee public health education in Cherokee Mayes Delaware Sequoyah and Adair counties. He formerly served at state hospitals in Enid and Supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Health Department
Grady F. Mathews
Tahlequah
Mathews
Oklahoma Hospitals
Cherokee
Mayes
Delaware
Sequoyah
Adair Counties
Tommy Ford for County Treasurer
Tommy Ford, a native of Pontotoc County with teaching and business experience, seeks the county treasurer’s office. He emphasizes honesty, prudence, and self-made education, noting his disability and dedication to provide his four children with better opportunities. Supporters praise his qualifications and insist he is not run by opponents’ demerits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Ford
Tommy
Ford
Pontotoc County
Scattered Readers Share Weather Jokes And Local Notes
In a lively column, readers laugh at the jump from spring fever to summer heat and moan about missing April showers. Howard Trimmer visits from Los Angeles to discuss a grandmothers club and Oklahoma sales tax. Wewekoka bands showcase a Yo Yo parade, while local fishing contests hype the Solunar theory and Browall Coffman touts personal bites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Trimmer
East Central
Los Angeles
California
Oklahoma
Highway switches swap asphalt projects in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City April 16. Highway commissioners reallocated road work amid disputes over rock asphalt. Seminole member W. E. Grisso opposed rock asphalt and got two asphalt oil projects in his area in exchange for moving an asphalt surfacing job to Woodward County near H. N. Arnold. Nine miles of state highway 56 near Okemah will receive inverted emulsion asphalt while about ten miles of U S 270 in Woodward County will get rock asphalt. State highway 48 will get asphaltic oil on eight miles toward Ada from Tishomingo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
W. E. Grisso
Woodward County
H. N. Arnold
Commission
Okemah
Okfuskee County
Grisso
Tishomingo
Ada
Windstorm damages Midland county fair grounds and campus
A severe windstorm swept the eastern outskirts of Midland causing debris across a half mile section. Wind velocity reached 65 miles an hour with no injuries reported. The Midland county fair grounds and several tourist campus structures were damaged. East of Midland regions near Big Springs and Sweetwater faced storms and heavy rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Tex
Midland County Fair
Here
Big Springs
Sweetwater
Spring Romance Ends With License Rejection
A Pontotoc County youth sought a marriage license after obtaining the girl's consent from her mother but failed when the father guardian consent was required and the mother retracted by phone. The deputy quipped spring will yield another attempt next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Ada
Fill to new bridge over Canadian river to start soon
Trucks will haul dirt to create a large fill south of the bridge on Highway 448 north of Ada. Oil mat surfacing will be laid from Ada to Calvin with concrete paving to connect to existing surfaces. Traffic will use the new route once completion of the fill and paving ends the need for the old unsafe bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Calvin
Canadian River
No. 12
U.S. 270
Stuart
District Court Wraps Week With Ten Convictions
The district court completed a week of the clean out the jail docket with 10 convictions two guilty pleas and two acquittals. Sentences ranged from one year and a day to 99 years totaling 170 years. Ed gar Mills and Clarence Weems were found guilty of second degree forgery. Paul Sexton pled guilty. Buddie Jenkins faces Monday trial for conspiracy to cash checks. W C Bill Phares was acquitted of larceny of a mare after the mortgage and recovery were noted. Jurors were excused until Monday for six to eight remaining cases including assault habitual criminal acts embezzlement burglary forgery bogus checks and petit larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Mills
Clarence Weems
Paul Sexton
Tal Crawford
Buddie Jenkins
W. C
Bill’ Phares
Phares
Morris
Joe Beck
Fittstown
Oklahoma Days Make Ready For Coming Campaign
Oklahoma dry forces organize a statewide prohibition campaign with headquarters in Oklahoma City. Executive secretary J. W. Williamson says they will analyze repeal petitions and warn that some petitions misrepresent the cause. The drive includes alcohol education week from April 26 to May 3 with Methodist Churches invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
United Drys of Oklahoma
J. W. Williamson
Methodist Churches
South
General Board of Christian Education of the
Church
Two Lives Lost in Texas Storms
Tornadic winds and heavy rain caused two deaths and major damage in southwest Texas. A fishing boat capsized on Lake Nosworthy near San Angelo with men missing. Midland seen a brief twister. Abilene measured 2.28 inches of rain while Pampa and Wichita Falls reported showers. Wind speeds near 65 mph across the Midland area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Texas
S. Jester Roach
L. B. Hanson
Lake Nosworthy
San Angelo
Midland
Pampa
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Electric Phonograph Sparks Local Suit
D F Jones files suit for a restraining order over an electric phonograph at 208 West Main. He says he toned it down to avoid disturbance, but Cloud Hall complained to Mayor J D Willoughby about peace disruption, leading to police threats to arrest. He seeks court protection until mayor's court case concludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Jones
Sui
West Main
Jones
Cloud Hall
J. D. Willoughby
Hall
Willoughby
Emmitt Potes Hits Head in Street Incident Near Liberty Cafe
About 25 year old Emmitt Potes received emergency treatment at the hospital for a head wound reportedly inflicted with a beer bottle near the Liberty cafe on West Main. The alleged assailant fled before officers arrived and the injury was described as not serious. Potes works for an ice company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmitt Potes
Potes
Liberty
West Main
Ada dealer Lloyd Rose Hurt In Auto Crash
Ada automobile dealer Lloyd Rose was hospitalized after a Saturday night crash at Mississippi avenue and Highway 12. He suffered a fractured kneecap and multiple cuts but was not in critical condition. Eight others in the two cars were less seriously injured. Rose was the only one badly hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Rose
Ada
Rose
Mississippi Avenue
Highway 12
East Fifth Street
Kenneth Heard
Holdenville Theater
C. R. Wilmoth
West Fourteenth Street
Cherry Avenue
Two Officers Shot To Death In Louisiana
In Colfax Louisiana sheriff W L Nugent and chief deputy D L Brunson were shot to death in a woods during clashes linked to a farmers revolt against forced cattle dipping for ticks. A farmer Walter Johnson was sought for questioning, believed in the woods armed. Sam Johnson, Walter’s 8 year old father, also sought. The two officers were found an hour later with revolvers in hand, no clear shot. Johnsons had stocked up on ammunition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
W. L. Nugent
D. L. Brunson
Here
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Sam Johnson
Walter
Johnsons
Colorado Border Patrol Extended Into Colorado Frontier
Trinidad reports the national guard extended its blockade along the southern Colorado boundary toward Kansas as Gov. Ed C Johnson touts his anti cheap labor push showing results. Indigents evading guards along the New Mexico line prompted the eastward patrol expansion with sentries to be posted on highways from Oklahoma and Kansas. Col Neil W Kimball surveyed Oklahoma rumors of workmen preparing to enter Colorado after nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Colo
National Guard
Colorado
Kansas
Ed. C. Johnson
Denver
New Mexico Line
Border Patrol
Oklahoma Panhandle
Neil W. Kimball
Oklahoma
Marriage Licenses Report From Oklahoma Towns
List of marriage licenses issued including Orville Brooks and Achie Atcheson in Healdton and Altus. Glenn Wahlstrom and Estelle Moore in Ada. Monroe Connor and Jennie Cartwright in Ada. Henry Lambert and Rosa Maddox in Stonewall. Noblett and Oliver Ballard in Holdenville and Marion. Freeman Scarrett and Jane Wright in Goltry. Elbert Chaney and Mary Parker in Wewoka. Johnie Bird and Bertie Ginn in Stonewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville E. Brooks
Healdton
Achie Atcheson
Altus
Glenn Carl Wahlstrom
Ada
Estelle LaNier Moore
Monroe Connor
Jennie V. Cartwright
Henry T. Lambert
Stonewall
Rosa Bell Maddox
Jane Wright
Goltry
Okla
Elbert S. Chaney
Wewoka
Mary Frances Parker
Johnie Bird
Bertie Lee Ginn
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Fe Stra
Amys Sanders
Nash
Stonewall Ak
Bor
German Students League
Curios
James G. Saied
Haile Selassie
F. A
Sadie
Saied
Selassie
Wewoka High
Main Street
Beth Norris
Evans Hardware
W. A. Hubbard
W. K. Chaney
Busby Lake
Illinois
New York
Idaho
Browall Coffman
Hoyt Driskill
Virgil Stanfield
Louisiana
Colorado Border Patrol
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