Frontier Day at Cheyenne draws visitors from across the U S
Cheyenne Wyoming hosts Frontier Day with crowds from nearly all states plus Ontario and Hawaii. The parade features Battery C 76th Field Artillery with Croix de Guerre honors, Sioux dancers, vintage stagecoaches, and a wild horse race finale. Dick Truitt of Stonewall Oklahoma excels in calf roping and bulldogging, drawing western crowds and film coverage.
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J. L. Shaw
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Ada Evening News
Oklahoma
Dallas
Texas
Ede
Denver Post
76Th Fielld Artillery
High Command
Paris
St. Mihiel and Meuse Argonne
76Th
Red Cloud
Esther Black Road
Suzanne Red Cloud
Sadie White Horse
Julia Gray Eagle
Hack
Army Herty
Stace
Surrey
Phaeton
Shay
Hell's Half Acre
Dick Truitt
Sooner
Stonewall
Pontotoc County
Fox Movietone
Bufford Howard Wins Swim Meet at Fort Sill
Bufford M. Howard of Ada led the C. M. T. camp meet at West Lake with wins in 200 yard freestyle 100 yard breast stroke diving and a relay title. He also took third in the 10 yard freestyle. Tulsa rivals Wilson J. Smith and Robert Willey earned medals in multiple events.
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Fort Sill
Bufford M. Howard
Ada
West Lake
Wilson J. Smith
Robert Willey
Tulsa
Smith
M. A. Crain
R. C. Bandy
Brownfield
Tex
T. G. Sanford
Heavener
Sanford
C. D. Huckabee
Dan Thomeeon
Dalhart
W. P. Keith
Byars
Arthur Glaz
Max A. Crain
Huckabee
John Porhamer
Greenville
E. L. West
Routh
Porhamer
Murray urges dam plan to curb floods and aid irrigation
Oklahoma Governor William H. Murray urged Secretary Ickes to back dam construction at river sources including the Cimarron and Arkansas to control floods and support irrigation. He cited a proposed $10 million federal grant split among Kansas Colorado and Oklahoma and voiced opposition to dams at river mouths.
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Washington
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
Ickes
Cimarron
Arkansas
Kansas
Colorado
Murray
Washita
Texas
Denison
Tex
Harry L. Hopkins
Henry Waite
Waite
White House
Stephen Barly
Cotton plowing authorized here
Pontotoc county farmers may proceed with cotton plowing under county agent approval. Acceptance blanks will be mailed or available at offices. plowing must follow the designated land, and acreage checks await district committeemen verification. Rainy weather may delay early plowing.
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Pontotoc
Ane
Hill
Pontotoc County
New Purchasing Plan in County Adopted
The county board of commissioners becomes purchasing agent for all departments. Purchases will be issued as purchase orders every Monday morning after officials file applications with the county clerk. The move aims at economy due to levies restrictions and a reduced assessed valuation, effective immediately.
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Board of County Commissioners
Wewoka Man Seriously Injured In Highway Collision
Bill Story of Wewoka was badly hurt late Saturday when his car was struck by a vehicle traveling north of a bridge over the South Canadian river on Highway 48. He suffered a scalp wound and a severe arm injury. doctors fear possible loss of the limb but hope to save it. The other driver fled the scene.
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Bill Story
Wewoka
South Canadian River
Story
Konawa
Ada Hospital
Oklahoma Governor Seeks 10 Million For Drought Lakes
Governor Murray of Oklahoma travels to Washington to obtain 10 million dollars for building small lakes to relieve drought in northwestern Oklahoma and adjacent areas in Kansas Colorado and New Mexico. He plans talks with Harry Hopkins and Ickes to secure funding and relief jobs.
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Guymon
Oklo
Washington
New York
Wiley Post
Oklahoma Globe-Girdling Flier
Murray
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Rep
Wesley Disney
Tulsa
Thomas
Gore
Harry Hopkins
Secretary of the
Interior Ickes
Hopkins
Lekes
Weekend Showers Bring Ada Relief After Prolonged Drought
Ada received .72 inch of rain by 6 am with ongoing showers Sunday into Monday. Temperatures cooled from Saturday’s 92 to a Sunday high of 78 as the county soaked in lighter rain and avoided rapid surface runoff. Continuous cool weather has marked the July spell, with rain providing a needed break.
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Ada
Brady Freed as Robbery Witness Exonerated in El Reno
Thelbert Brady of El Reno Oklahoma was freed by District Judge Sam Hooker after 25 residents testified he was in El Reno on the robbery date June 16. E J Wyatt was denied freedom after a Black Rock deputy sheriff identified him as the man leaving the First National bank with a money sack. Acting Prosecutor Draper Grigsby said Brady appeared innocent, with a single testimony from an Arkansas storekeeper about a prior visit. Governor Murray had authorized Wyatt’s extradition. A convicts letter from Kansas fugitives claimed both were innocent. Treasury raises involved bonds and notes totaling 850 million, with plans to have one billion in mid August.
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Thelbert Brady
el Reno
Okla
Sam Hooker
E. J. Wyatt
Black Rock
First National Bank
Draper Grigsby
Brady
Arkansas
Wyatt
Murray
Wilbur Underhill
Kansas
Oklahoma City
Stores Adopt New Schedule Across Ada Merchants
In line with the Presidents Employment Agreement, Ada stores will shift to a 4 am opening with closing at 5 pm Monday to Friday and 9 pm Saturday. Workers will have a 40 hour week and schedules adjusted to avoid overwork. A meeting of wearing apparel merchants approved the change with many shops listed to begin the new hours tomorrow.
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Brownbilt
Katz Dept
Slaner’s Department
Levy's
Marshall Jones Co
Marilyns
Smart Shop
Weingarten's Millinery
J. UC. Penney Co
C. R. Anthony Co
Hamblen Boot Shop
S. & Q. Clothiers
Harkrider & Smith
Gluckman’s
Montgomery Ward & Co
Halverson
Fields Announces New Base Period for Farm Loan Security
John Fields, president of the ninth federal land bank, says the base period for valuing crops used as loan security shifts from 1905-14 to 1914- July 1914. He notes the farm average prices for 1909-14: corn 64¢, wheat 88¢, oats 40¢, barley 62¢, rye 72¢, potatoes 70¢, hay 11.90, cotton 12.4¢ per unit. The district covers Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and New Mexico.
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Wichita
John Fields
Ninth Federal Land Bank
United States
Fields
Federal Farm Credit Administration
Federal Land Bank
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
Robbery Suspect Freed in Habeas Hearing
In Oklahoma City a Black Rock Ark. bank robbery suspect was freed while another was held at a habeas corpus hearing. A letter signed by five escaped Kansas convicts claiming credit for the robbery was barred from evidence.
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Oklahoma City
Black Rock
Ark
Kansas
Government to Offer Bond Issue for National Recovery
The public was invited today to lend the government 850 million dollars, largely for the national recovery program and public works, by purchasing government securities. The appeal targeted every person with spare cash to participate in the offering.
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Washington
Looter of Bank Hunter Believed Wounded After Deserting Truck
Six men robbed the Bank of Hunter early today and loaded the vault on a truck but fled on foot when fire erupted. One suspect is believed wounded. A bloodstained hat and gloves were found in the town’s north part as two Enid pilots helped search at daylight. Hunter lies in Garfield County 24 miles northeast of Enid.
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Hunter
Okla
Enia
Dallas Tornado Kills Three in Oak Cliff Strike
A tornado hit Oak Cliff Dallas on July 31 injuring many and killing I G Searcy 22 Mrs Mary V Stewart 86 and Thomas W Henley 70. The storm damaged about 100 homes and caused 250 000 to 500 000 in losses with a dozen people in critical condition.
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Dallas
Tex
Oak Cliff
I. G. Searcy
Mary V. Stewart
Thomas W. Henley
Oak Clit
Marshall Beck Dies of Burns in Buffalo Home
Ada reports the death of Marshall Beck a longtime Ada resident who died in his Buffalo New York apartment last Friday about noon. He was suffocated and burned in a fire the night before. He was the son of Adam L Beck first president and builder of the Oklahoma Portland Cement plant in Ada. Details of the cause remain unavailable.
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Ada
Marshalli Beck
Buffalo
N. Y
Adam L. Beck
Oklahoma Portland Cement
Fitts Field Oil Find Opens Gas-Poil Prospect Near Franks
Sunday's Moore Wyrick discovery well in the John Fitts field near Franks shows oil at 2,571 feet with Cromwell sand parity and a 5.29 gravity test. The find suggests an area once thought gas only may hold oil potential and prompts further field development this year by multiple leaseholders. King and Delaney reported strong gas shows at 1,176 and below 1,600 feet, adding three development levels for the field.
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Moore - Wyrick
Franks
John Fitts
Cromwell
Moore
King and
Delaney
Fitts
Three men questioned in Albany O'Connell kidnap case
Albany officers hold three men for questioning in the John J. O Connell kidnapping case as the search intensifies. District Attorney John T. Delaney says three suspects are being questioned. one is believed to be a waiter. O Connell was kidnapped July 7 and released after a $40,000 ransom. Federal and state authorities, led by Thomas F. Cullen and state police, join the probe with a general cleanup seen as likely to yield arrests and ransom recovery soon.
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Albany
N. Y
John J. O'Connell
Don O'Connell
John T. Delaney
O'Connell
Delaney
New York City
Thomas F. Cullen
Department of Justice
New York
John J. O'Connell Jr
National Guard
Young O'Connell
Edward J
Daniel P. O’connell
Louis Snyder
Manny Strewl
Snyder
Helderbere
Dan O'Connell
John J. Jr
Strewl
Dan O’connell
O'Connells
Mary McElroy
Kansas City
Dan
Flames Raze Santa Fe Hotel in Early Morning Fire
A fire gutted the Santa Fe hotel at 418 West Main early Saturday, with guests forced to flee before belongings could be saved. Firefighters, returning from a prior call, battled the blaze as it spread to an adjoining brick building. cause is unknown and a filling station nearby survived the flames.
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Santa Fe
W. Main
Mississippi
Main Street
Dungey
Sioux chief breaks collar bone at Indian dance
Chief Blackhorn, 71, of the Sioux tribe at the Century of Progress dances dozed during a performance and fell from his chair, suffering a broken collar bone and other injuries.
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Chicago
Blackhorn
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