Graf Zeppelin completes Atlantic crossing lands at Lakehurst
The Graf Zeppelin safely arrived at Naval Air Station Lakehurst New Jersey after a 95 hour 19 minute westbound Atlantic crossing. It carried 18 passengers and one stowaway deported after arrival. The ship will refuel then depart for Friedrichshafen and Tokyo before returning.
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Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
Germany
Friedrichshafen
Customs and Immigration
New York
Graf
Navy
Tokyo
United States
Globe
Atlantic
Jersey Coast Line
New York City
Broadway
NEA Service
Martin Selected New School Head
Governor Holloway announced A. Frank Martin as superintendent of the State Training School for Boys at Pauls Valley to succeed Clyde Goodner. Martin, 35, former instructor at Oklahoma A and M College, veteran, and longtime educator, will begin immediately. He will appoint staff, assess physical fitness of boys, and transfer or parole youths as needed to focus on education as reform.
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Oklahoma City
Holloway
A. Frank Martin
Pauls Valley
Clyde Goodner
Martin
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Stillwater
American Legion
A. and M. College
Altus
W. B. Bizzell
University of Oklahoma
H. G. Bennett
Oklahoma A. and M. College
John Vaughan
C. E. Dudley
Board of Affairs
Dudley
Liquidation Ordered for Oklahoma Depositors Fund
Governor Holloway directed the attorney general to file a Supreme Court action to liquidate the old guaranty fund held by the state banking board. The fund contains cash and bonds totaling over 1.3 million dollars in unpaid warrants, with virtually dormant activity since 1921.
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Oklahoma City
Holloway
State Banking Board
Banking Board
Guaranty Fund
State Bankers’ Association
Bankers Committees
House and
Senate
State Supreme Court
Kansas
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Graves Shull
Pirates bench Waner as Bush reshapes lineup vs Giants
Pittsburgh manager Donie Bush sits Paul Waner to bolster the floundering Pirates for the afternoon game with the New York Giants. Either Ira Flagstead or Fred Brickell will start in right field as Waner seeks form after a slow season.
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Pittsburgh
Pirates
Donie Bush
Paul Waner
New York Giants
Waner
Ira Flagstead
Fred Brickell
Mercury Soars to 108 Degrees
The article notes a 108 degree high reported at 2:40 PM by Dr. A E MacMillan as the heat record for the year was unexpectedly toppled by two degrees. It adds that calmer breezes today did not prevent the continued hot conditions from persisting.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Ada
Muskogee
A. E. MacMillan
Youth sentenced in bank robbery case, Kansas
Hilbert Meyer, 28, convicted by a Russell county jury on two counts for the Bunker Hill State Bank robbery. He received 10 to 50 years on one count and 16 to 21 years on the other, to run consecutively. Floyd Skaggs, 24, was given 10 to 50 years after pleading guilty and will be sent to Lansing. A motion for a new trial was denied. Meyer claimed an alibi and was arrested with Skaggs after the July 3 robbery.
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Russell
Kan
Philbert Meyer
Russell County
Bunker Hill
Kansas
State Bank
J. C. Ruppenthal
Meyer
Floyd Skaggs
State
Lansing
C. R. Holland
Abill
Skaggs
Wichita
Meyers
Myers
Body of Aged Recluse Found in Burned Oklahoma Home
The body of James Murphy, about 75, was recovered from the charred ruins of his tiny home near Britton, Oklahoma. Investigators suspect a gas stove explosion led to the fire, with a coroner's jury ruling death by fire of unknown origin. Murphy had been ill for several weeks and was to be moved to a hospital in Oklahoma City for treatment.
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Oklahoma City
James Murphy
Britton
Murphy
City to Resurface Streets in Broad Way and Towns end Areas
Mayor Somer Jones announced a city funded resurfacing program targeting two blocks on Broadway and two on Townsend in the business district and additional East Main street work toward the college. About 9,000 is allotted for maintenance with costs around 1.25 to 1.50 per yard using asphalt mixture with Joplin chat and cement instead of concrete.
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Ninth Street
Somer Jones
Broadway
Townsend
East Main Street
College
Jones
Ada
Twelfth
Tenth
Ramsey, First Muskogee County Sheriff, Dies at 66
Remus B. Ramsey, 66, who served as Muskogee county’s first sheriff, died yesterday. He had weighed 0 pounds while in office yet helped break up several outlaw bands and earned a strong reputation as a deputy of the current sheriff.
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Muskogee
Remus B. Ramsey
Muskogee County
Lions Seek Cause Of High Gas Cost
Lions question why Ada gasoline costs a cent more per gallon than in other towns. Retailers say the higher price stems from an understanding between manufacturers and distributors. A committee of J. C. Hynds, O. L. Parker, J. E. Williams, Robert S. Kerr, and B. R. Stubbs was appointed to investigate and report.
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Ada
Duncan
J. C. Hynds
O. L. Parker
J. E
Court Delivers Many Opinions In Oklahoma Appeals
Oklahoma City August 3 court holdings reverse and remand multiple cases. A key ruling reverses a 15 year sentence for Andrew Johnson in a liquor related robbery case due to hearsay testimony. Several other defendants face reduced sentences or reversed judgments on liquor and nuisance charges across counties including Cleveland Canadian Payne and Comanche.
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Oklahoma City
Andrew Johnson
Okmulgee County
H. Lipschnitz
Criminal Court of Appeals
Johnson
Lonnie Peltier
Cleveland County
Homer Kelley
Tillman County
John Bailey
Murray County
John Sherwood
Payne County
J. R. Watson
Oklahoma County
H. V. Stites
I. Stites
Jackson County
J. S. Cooper
Charles Saunders
Canadian County
Dewey Pruitt
Carter County
Wilson Hilbert
Pawnee
Frank Dunkin
Walter E. Perry
Dunkin
Claude E. DeLay
Sly Gibson
Comanche County
Holloway Remits Young Man's Fine In Oklahoma
Oklahoma Governor Holloway remitted fines for Allen Peeler who, with companions, borrowed a tire from an automobile in Stillwater. The action partially reflects clemency tied to a separate case involving Roy Wortham, a Choctaw county man with a disputed parole status between Oklahoma and Kansas.
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Oklahoma City
Roy Wortham
Choctaw County
Kansas Penitentiary
Holloway
Wortham
State Penitentiary
Robert L. Williams
Kansas
M. E. Trapp
Allen Peeler
Oklahoma A
M. College
Peeler
Stillwater
Promoter Pyle Ordered Arrest Over Bunion Derby Wages
Deputy Labor Commissioner M Ski Richardson directed the Los Angeles city prosecutor to seek a warrant for the arrest of C C Pyle promoter of the bunion derby from New York to Los Angeles after he failed to pay 1000 toward wages claimed by entertainers and patrolmen who accompanied the runners. Pyle claimed no money but later sent 506 from Santa Rosa to cover часть of 1500 allowed. Jim Thorpe filed an additional claim for 1000.
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Los Angeles
M. Ski
Richardson
C. C. Pyle
New York
Pyle
Commission
Santa Rosa
Cal
Jim Thorpe
Auto Crash Kills Nipnekah Man Near Chickasha
Joe Thomas 22 of Nipnekah was killed in a car collision seven miles south of Chickasha on Meridian highway. He reportedly drove into a truck driven by Bruce Jones of Agawam. Thomas was en route from Ninnekah to El Reno where he worked. He leaves parents Mr and Mrs Grover Thomas and four siblings.
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Chickasha
Joe Thomas
Nipnekah
Meridian Highway
Thomas
Bruce Jones
Agawam
Oklahoma City
Ninnekah
el Reno
Grover Thomas
Governor appoints Oklahoma Pharmacy Board members
Governor W. J. Holloway appointed a new state board of pharmacy. Three former members were reappointed. Albert Eaton Weatherford succeeds H. B. Shackelford Wynnewood, term to 1931. Roy L. Sanford Enid succeeds Paul W. Moomaw Okemah, term to 1933. C. M. Anderson Oklahoma City remains secretary to 1933. W. C. Alston Checotah serves to 1932 and Cecil G. Steward Tulsa to 1930.
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Oklahoma City
State Board of Pharmacy
W. J. Holloway
Albert Eaton
Weatherford
H. 8. Shackelford
Wynnewood
Eaton
Roy L. Sanford
Enid
Paul W. Moomaw
Okemah
Sanford
C. M. Anderson
W. C. Alston
Checotah
Cecil G. Steward
Tulsa
Kingston Doctor Is Arrested On Federal Charges
Dr W Lee Davis a Kingston physician was indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts of swearing to false affidavits linked to war risk insurance claims for World War soldiers. He was jailed in Muskogee and to be arraigned Wednesday before Judge R L Williams. The office said former soldiers named in the indictment have not been arrested. A special assistant to the attorney general led the investigation. In Bloomfield New Jersey a man died after grabbing a live electric wire to clear a path for pedestrians.
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Muskogee
W. Lee Davis
Kingston
United States
Davis
Prohibition Conspiracy Warrants Issued in Potawatomi County
Federal assault on a large liquor conspiracy in Potawatomi County widened to seven alleged wholesale violators. About 18 arrests made. 50 warrants still unserved. Bonds posted ranged from 2,500 to 10,000 by figures including Homer Knappenberger Earlsboro and Elza Evans Maud. Several officials among those named pled not guilty.
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Oklahoma City
Pottawatomie County
R. B. Quinn
United States
Bee DeMonbrun
Homer Knappenberger
Earlsboro
George J. Eacock
R. L. Sherill
Frank Fox
Shawnee
John Reed
Jack Winrow
Tecumseh
Tom Theopolis
Maud
Hettie Thompson
Forrest Anderson
Elza Evans
Ralph Asher
Dolores Lewis
St. Louis
Okla
W. W. Church
Roy St. Lewis
Paroled convict killed in Tulsa shootout at Red Fork
W B Williams a 52 year old paroled convict with prior murder terms died from a bullet wound to the heart after a shooting affray with J Clem 69 proprietor of a violin repair shop in Red Fork Tulsa. Clem was wounded and in serious condition. Williams had served terms in Leavenworth and Oklahoma prisons and had recently been paroled.
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Tulsa
W. B. Williams
J. Clem
Red Fork
Williams
Leavenworth
Kan
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Clem
Clem Owas
Ing
State Penitentiary
Territorial
Oklahoma heiress Maude Lee Mudd faces custody and wealth dispute
Maude Lee Mudd an Oklahoma Indian heiress with wealth exceeding two million dollars confronts the Interior Department over a proposed $85,000 settlement to resolve claims tied to two marriages and guardianship issues. The case traces to past annulments, alleged schemes, and a long fight involving guardians and relatives.
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Miami
Okla
Maude Lee Mud
Oklahoma
Department of the Interior
Earl Gordon
Department
Maude Lee Mudd
Joe Wilson
Arizona Supreme Court
Wilson
Florence
Ariz
Gordon
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Susan Bomberry
William Simms
Vinita
United States
Riverside
Calif
Jordan
Victor Wilson
Fairland
Paulen
Kansas
Ottawa County
Bomberry
Whch
Arzona
Maude Lee Maude
Sam Perry
Beaver
Lucy Beaver
Minister Defends Clyde Goodner’s Official Record
Claremore reports Rev. A D Muse defender of Clyde Goodner as superintendent of the Pauls Valley State Training School for Boys. He says an independent inquiry found the earlier death of inmate Stanley Kelley not accurately portrayed and criticizes biased information in the murder case against former guard R E Davis.
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Claremore
Pauls Valley
A. D. Muse
First Baptist Church of
Clyde Goodner
Stanley Kelley
R. E. Davis
Davis
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World Cruise
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Aggie
Graf Zep
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Bloomfield
George McLean
Pott County
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