Mrs. Garner Sworn In as County Clerk After Husband's Death
Mrs. H. D. Garner sworn in to fill the unexpired term of her husband Milton Garner who died after an operation. The term ends January 1935. Deputy force reduced to two with Willard Anderson chief and Lloyd Parker the other. The story notes Garner's prior service and the political process for party nomination. Local society items follow with visits, baptisms, and school notes reporting July 16 start and attendance achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Garner
Merk
Milton Garner
Board of County Commissioners
Willard Anderson
Lloyd Parker
Garner
Democratic Central Committee
Ada Welcomes Lieut. Bob Moore on Home Visit
Lieut. Robert Moore of the U S Army finance department arrived in Ada for a several day visit with his mother Mrs Estelle Moore at 925 East Ninth Street. He will travel to Washington D C for ten months at Industrial College and is accompanied by his wife. His journey from Manila Philippines on March 18 covered many miles via China Hawaii the Panama Canal France and various U S stops as he reconnects with friends who knew him before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Moore
Finance Department
United States Army
Ada
Estelle Moore
East Ninth
Lieutenant Moore
Washington, D. C
Industrial College
Washington
Manila
Philippine Islands
Moore
China
Hawaii
Panama Canal
France
Tennessee
Missouri
Bob” Moore
Church of Christ
Mary Edith Thurgerson
Florence Stone
Union Hill
Opal Freeman
L. D. Brandon
Adam
C. J. Cunningham
Johnnie Furgerson
Dora Crowley
Morgan Fowler
Texas
Andrew Tate
Jesse Ward
Elmer Sanders
Haywood Fowler
J. B. Colvin
Worley Estes
E. R. Montgomery
Raymond Woods
Mrs. Woods
Glenda la Escue
Anna Marie Fowler
Ben Smith
Jim Vincent
Mrs. Little
Ruby Bradley
Lanlean Stidein
Beatrice Barrow
Juanita Roberts
Lehoma Gatlin
Pauline Salane
Bernice South
Arlene Clary
Welcher
Roff
Jess Salone
Elizabeth Allen
Anadarko
Hyden
Mrs. Smith
Evelyn Clary
Grady Jink
Leonard Etchison
Genel Howard
Pontotoe
Thompson
Tom Henson
Ed Thompson
Fox
Starrow
Tom Provence
Western Oklahoma
Johnson
Tribby
M. L. Byrd
Lone Oak
Seminole
Homer Howard
John Jolly
Jolly
Jewel Thompson
N. C. Nix
Stonewall
Elmo Thompson
Gordon McDonald
Milton Garner
No. 4 Witness Myers Charged With Murder Missing
Myers, charged with murder in Oklahoma, vanished after his car was found in Houston. He described leaping from his car into woods, injuring himself on barbed wire and wandering afoot, begging meals and fishing. He may face an early preliminary hearing. bail unlikely without a habeas corpus action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers
Houston
Rinehart
Oklahoma
Morrison
Baptizing and Sunday Visits Highlight Local Social Roundup
Mozelle Cavener Isi ma Mercer Ruby Lamb John Wood Inetta London and Ralph Brendle attended the baptizing near Center Sunday. Willie Whitaker was the Sunday dinner guest of the Tyson girls. Ruby Lamb and Mozelle Cavener were Saturday night guests of grandparents G. W. Lamb. J. W. Law home hosts included C. H. Bowie Pauls Valley George Collins L. T. Mitchell and Barney Gray. Alline Burch spent the weekend with Willie Whitaker. Edmond Cavener spent Sunday and Sunday night with Calvin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Roberts
Amos
Gladys
Melvin
Ernest
Lela
Wilborn
Ila Bell Lee
Delano Marone
Alene
Calvin Lee
Carlos
Lucille Ingram
John
Jack Mletcher
Lawrence
Homer
Alice Farmer
Clara
Clariece
J. C. Stinnett
Mary Jo
Vera Thompson
Willa Deen Gray
Iva Lois Whitaker
Reather Cantrell
Nadine Esccue
Virginia Dale Meeks
Coleman Pennington
Walton Isaacs
Winfield
Winona Mae Low
Ruby Jewell Mitchell
Edmond Cavener
Mozelle Cavener
Isima Mercer
Ruby Lamb
John Wood
Inetta London
Ralph Brendle
Center
Willie Whitaker
Tyson Girls
G. W. Lamb
J. W. Law
C. H. Bowie
Pauls Valley
George Collins
L. T. Mitchell
Barney
Community guests and visits in Gaar Corner area
A flurry of social calls fills a weekend in the Gaar Corner region with visits to the Standridge, Bare, Oliver, and Welker households. Notables include the Lees, Freemans, and Bark families, plus several travels to Tecumseh Lindsay and Ada for family, church, and work events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Vera
Jeweldine Gideon
Sadie Mae
Bonnie Standridge
Alleta Bare
Marie Standridge
Emery Welker
Gaar Corner
Lester Standridge
Winfield Johns
James
Olen and
Norene
Gilmore Oliver
Claudia Ayres
Birtie le Clair
Tecumseh
Grove Family Holds Sunday Reunion at Rocky Chapel
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Grove of Rocky Chapel hosted a family reunion Sunday. Family members included six sons and four daughters plus sixteen grandchildren and the parents of Mrs. Grove's father, J. H. Carpenter, and John Reed. Present were multiple couples from Franks, Rocky Chapel, Fris co, Center and Pleasant Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Grove
Rocky Chapel
W. E. Grove
Franks
J. W. Batey
J. L. Grove
H. D. Grove
Frisco
Jack McCracken
Center
Bill Reed
Pleasant Hill
Harley
Buddy
Leroy Grove
Grove
J. H. Carpenter
John Reed
Revival Meeting Ends With Many Conversions At McDonald Tank
The big revival closed Sunday night with a large number of conversions. Sunday afternoon about 350 people gathered at the McDonald tank for baptisms, four boys and eleven girls among the baptized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald Tank
Bill
Truman Huddleston
At Wood
Gaar Corner
Calibee Feaster
Ponca City
Cletis Bond
Beatrice Tiner
Delia
Ida Spears
Prayer Request for Rain From Ada Denny School District
A letter from S. S. Lilley of Rt. 3 Ada appeals to saints to join in prayer for rain, noting Elijah prayed seven times and God sent rain after two prayers by their community at the school house. The writer closes with blessings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah
S. S. Lilley
Rt. 3
Ada
Denny
Ali
Community Mourns J H Thompson Led Family Figure
Obituary notes the death of Mr J H Thompson, a respected community leader, whose passing leaves a void in Pontotoc. The item highlights funeral attendance by Ada friends, his charitable acts, and the impact on local families and school life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Davis
Pontotoc
Buster Harden
Irene Davis
Ruth Thompson
Bertha Holiday
Jesse
Thelma Teed
J. H. Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Community Folks Visit and Call Schedule
Local residents enjoyed visits and calls across families in Maud and Francis. Names such as Effie Henson Henson Harris Jones Scroggins Kellogg Ramsey and Phil lips frequent the modest social roster with multiple Sunday and weekday visits noted. Steve and Sidney Kellogg were reported visiting in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis West
Ben Ramsey
Duel Chism
Jewel Tarver
Edna West
Mildred Henson
Ruby Lamb
Henry Sartors
Bill Phillips
Charley Shirley
Asto. Hayes
Francis
Lucille Henson
Loriie Harris
Evelyn West
Tollie Chism
Jess Lamb
Dean
Robert
Otto
Louis Harris
Sasakwa
Norma Ruth Jones
Dortha
Angeline West
Alec Harris
Jewel Lee
Marie Harris
Effie Henson
Maud
Buck Henson
Caton
McGee
Eli West
Lucile Henson
Lorene Harris
Edna Jones
Sherman Lamb
Robert Harris
Melvin
Orville West
Harold Lee
Georgia Jones
Maude Baker
Mary Rader
Dora Sartars
Lucile
Minneapolis Strike Leaders Arrested After Dawn Raid
Defiant strikers in Minneapolis resist a dawn raid by 1,000 National Guard troops. Leaders Vincent Dunne Mose Bork William Brown Myles Dunne Henry Trank and J A Enright are among those arrested as trucks are halted and vehicles overturned amid clashes that left 68 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
National Guard
Elmer McDevitt
Michael Johannes
John Belor
Hure
E. A. Walsh
Vincent Dunne
Mose Bork
J. A. Enright
William Brown
Myles Dunne
Henry Trank
Wayne Bank Robbery in Wayne Oklahoma
Two men robbed the First State Bank of Wayne after it opened, kidnapped bank president W. V. Haney, and fled with an undetermined cash amount. Haney, his wife Vera Haney, director P. J. Puckett, and a cashier were inside. no shots were fired. A third man drove the getaway black sedan toward Byars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Okla
First State Bank of
W. V. Haney
Haney
Byars
McLain County
Oklahoma
Vera Haney
P. J. Puckett
Silverthorn Runs Clark to Earth in Tulsa Arrest
Kansas patrolman Earl Silverthorn testified he spent six months with Jim Clark’s Oklahoma Texas associates and tipped off authorities leading to Clark and Goldie Johnson being arrested in a Tulsa apartment. Silverthorn, called Charlie White by the outlaw band, praised for massive criminal detection while fearing retaliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Kansas
Earl Silverthorn
Jim Clark
Oklahoma
Texas
Silverthorn
Clark
Federal
Goldie Johnson
Charlie White
Wint Smith
Kansas Highway Patrol
Giant airliner sets new world records in transport test
New 19 ton flying boat of Pan American Airways, the 42, set four world records in a transport flight test near New York. With Col. Charles A. Lindbergh aboard, speeds ranged up to 157.9 mph over 600 to 622 miles with a 4499 pound payload. Records compare to prior marks by German, French, and German pilots in lighter classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Par- American Airways
Charles A. Lindbergh
Robert Starke
Lufthansa
Paris
R. Wagoner
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Germany
Goodyear VIII Falls in Atlanta Balloon Race
One entry, the Goodyear VIII, crashed in an Atlanta suburb while three other gas bags moved eastward and a fifth balloon remained unreported in the national contest to select America’s three entrants for the Gordon Bennett trophy race in War saw Poland this September. Major J. A. Meissner and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
America
Warsaw
Poland
J. A. Meissner
Balloons sighted over Buckhead and Bol ton suburb
Lieut B B Borden training at Candler Field Atlanta reports three balloons moving eastward over Buckhead with three of five later sighted over Bol ton. Lieut Karl L Lange piloted Goodyear VIII with Werner L Smith as aide and Major Meissner confirms army and Buffalo Courier Express sightings. Navy balloon unreported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Borden
United States Army Corps Reserves
Candlerfield
Atlanta
Buckhead
Bolton
Karl L. Lange
Werner L. Smith
Meissner
Government funds boost migratory birds program
J N Darling said an $8 500 000 government program is restoring shelter areas for waterfowl on the Pacific, Atlantic, and northern central drought belts. Construction targets drought struck states to employ farmers while increasing food cover water and habitat to boost duck populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ding) Darling
Biological Survey
Pacific
Atlantic Coast
North Central
North Central States
Forging New Weapon for Oil Control
Washington reports the oil administration plans a draft amendment to the oil code to fix quotas on crude moving across state lines to curb illegal production and sale. The proposal, urged by the American Petroleum Institute and the industry planning committee, seeks to choke off illicit oil from markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oil Administration
Ickes
American Petroleum Institute
Oil Industry
Maud Thomas to Receive Salary in Mandamus Action
Oklahoma City July 27 A writ of mandamus will be ordered tomorrow in the suit of Maud Thomas former highway commissioner to collect about 5000 dollars salary and expenses from State Auditor Frank Carter. Judge R P Hill notified attorneys. Thomas was named by Governor Murray to serve as commissioner while the governor tried to oust Lew Wentz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma County District Court
Thomas seeks home building loans for Oklahoma City project
Senator Thomas asks the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to back a revolving fund for Dr. G A Nichols to start a home building program in Oklahoma City. Nichols seeks about 200000 for financing homes through an arrangement with building and loan groups. RFC officials show policy doubts but did not reject the plan. Thomas says the administration's housing program is doing virtually no good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Thomas
D-Okla
G. A. Nichols
Oklahoma City Real Estate Mar
Nichols
RFC
Oklahoma
Ada Youth And Companion Held Up Near Wichita
Jake Scherer of Junction City Kansas and Dock Johnston of Ada Oklahoma said four men held them up last night as they slept in a car near Wichita robbing them of four dollars and fifty cents. The youths claimed two earlier companions blamed for the holdup pointed out the men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Jake Scherer
Junction City
Kan
Dock Johnston
Ada
Okla
Reported Stork Leaves Octuplets In Chinese Home
Canton dispatch notes a claim that eight babies seven boys and one girl were born to the wife of Sam Ting a poor Chinese boatman. Mother and babies said healthy two months after birth but verification by foreign correspondents is not yet possible. The birth allegedly occurred on a Chinese fishing junk in the Pearl River delta with location not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
China
Sam Ting
Pearl River Delta
Two Youths Wounded in Hugo Gun Battle with Police
Oliver Craighead sixteen of Durant and companion Rusty Morgan were wounded in a pistol and shotgun exchange with Hugo police Chief Claud Pitts and Patrolman Walter Willis. Morgan fled toward the Texas line after being hit in the arm. Craighead lost an eye and was hospitalized. Craighead had recently been paroled from the Pauls Valley state training school. In California Judson Doke San Leandro official faced murder charges after admitting he shot Lamar Hollingshead a poet college student in a lover’s quarrel with Doke’s wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo
Oliver Craighead
Durant
Rusty” Morgan
Claud Pitts
Walter Willis
Morgan
Texas Line
Craighead
State Training School For
Pauls Valley
Woodland
Calif
Judson Doke
San Leandro
Lamar Hollingshead
Doke
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Gertrude Pinred
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Johnnie Tiner
Elmer Merryman
Mill Creek
Lorene Martin
Bonnie Smith
Richard Martin
G. Bond
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Kelleyville
Walter Pike
Jim Bohannon
Manley Maddox
Floyd Bark
Oil Center
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Dorothy Summers
Maxwell
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Selma Hunt
Loraine Riley
Louis Shook
Wilson
Raymond Bond
Carmen London
Frances Waters
Vivian Eddings
John Eddings
Mr. Old
Canada
Bob Reeves
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North Robinson
Voss Dame
McClain County
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Vanoss
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Orvil Anderson
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