California mob lynches suspect in Daw slaying
A lynch mob in Yreka hanged Clyde L. Johnson, 24, from a pine tree after seizing him from the county jail. District Attorney James Davis and Sheriff’s deputies vowed immediate action to identify and prosecute the lynchers, as Governor Merriam called the act a blot on California. Johnson admitted minor robbery but blamed Albert Miller for the Daw killing while prosecutors planned grand jury work to pursue mob participants.
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Yreka
Calif
Dunsmuir
F. R. Daw
James Davis
Clyde L. Johnson
Siskiyou
Davi
W. J. Neilon
Owen Kessell
Sacramento
Chief Daw
Johnson
Daw
Albert Miller
Frank I. Merriam
California
Here
Dan
Martin Lange
George Malone
Miller
Malone
Memory Important Aid to Blind Man's Sight
A Ada, Oklahoma, resident H. J. Landers, age 67, who has lived 55 years without sight, explains that memory aided by senses helps him navigate Ada streets and recognize people by voice. He describes using starting points, sound cues, and smells to identify surroundings, reads raised letters, and has a family and church involvement.
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H. J
Henry
Landers
United States
Christ
Bacon
Three More Fly From Penitentiary
The Oklahoma prison system reports three additional escapees from the Tuskahoma road camp including two life murder convicts and a 60-year con joint robber, captured later by a Seminole County posse led by Police Chief Jake Sims. The earlier escapees from Checotah road camp were returned to custody.
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McAlester
Checotah Road
Tuskahoma Road
George Mullins
Carter County
Estelle Perkins
Garvin County
John White
Osage County
James Dobbin
Floyd Keplinger
Seminole County
Jake Sims
Seminole
Keplinger
Negro man injured after crossing street in Ada incident
Joe Kelly, a Black man described as a seer, walked into a moving car driven by Clifford Barton on North Broadway Ada. He suffered head wounds and minor cuts, seen as he crossed Highway 48 amid heavy traffic. The report also recounts early settler life and Indian relations in the valley.
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Joe Kelly
North Broadway
Kelly
Ada
Highway
Clifford Barton
Oklahoma Governor Fights Bootleggers as Prohibition Pushes
Oklahoma Governor E W Marland strengthens efforts to end liquor prohibition. State raids in Kay County seized 6500 pints. over 20 arrested. Raids continue as Marland says Oklahoma is not yet ready to vote on repeal, and plans a September 24 special election on pensions and homestead tax exemption.
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Oklahoma City
E. W. Marland
Congress
Oklahoma
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
Kay County
Marland
Take Care Of Pear Trees Now
Ada readers urged to prevent limb breakage from heavy pear crops. Prune and thin apples to balance weight, using careful pruning to keep limbs compact and support future yields while avoiding loss of the next season's crop.
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Ada
Greatest returns to the amount invested
A classified ad highlights strong value with "greatest returns to the amount invested" promising buyers solid efficiency and solid worth for their spend. The notice urges readers to compare offers and seek reliable deals.
Eleven Die In Texas Accidents This Weekend
Eleven people died in Texas traffic crashes over the weekend in scattered incidents across the state. Fatalities occurred near Nacogdoches, Crosbyton, Happy, Vernon, Pecos, Galveston, Houston, Lubbock, and Waco, with multiple injuries reported and drivers fleeing after a truck collision with churchgoers.
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Texas
Dallas
Nacogdoches
Houston
Jane Kirkpatrick
Pecos
California
Willie Mae Gazzaway
West Beach
Galveston
Charlie O. Douglas
Vivian Sanders
Lubbock
Evelyn Long
Waco
Newspaperman Sees Governor Murray Silent on Future Plans
The Caddo Herald editor G A Crossett met former Governor Murray at his Yashau Creek farm near Broken Bow. Murray showed a modest livestock operation, directed work on his home, and declined to reveal political ambitions. Crossett notes Murray’s static public stance, fondness for constitutional work, and preference for simple farm life over political pomp.
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G. A. Crossett
Caddo Herald
Murray
Broken Bow
Yashau Creek
Burbank Murray
Marland
Roosevelt
Tishomingo
Gov
Congress
Oklahoma City
Yashau
Bill
Union
Oklahoma
Jamboree Not Called Off Planned at Washington
Public Health Service says the Boy Scout jamboree set for August 21 to 30 will not be cancelled unless infantile paralysis outbreaks worsen. Surgeon General Hugh S. Cumming noted improving conditions in North Carolina and no new cases in northern Virginia, with seven DC cases reported earlier.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Hugh
Cumming
Rankin
Miss
North Carolina
Virginia
District of Columbia
Pontotoc Shares in New WPA Project Allocation
The Works Progress Administration approved a $2,097,012 sum for Oklahoma community sanitation programs, with Pontotoc County receiving $42,149. W.S. Key led efforts in Washington to expedite the project. Also announced was a $689,937 allocation for low water dams across 19 counties and a baseball park at Wewoka.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
W.S. Key
Works Progress
Pontotoc
Seminole
Hughes
Atoka
One
Murray
Wewoka
Painter to be charged with drunken driving in Eufaula incident
Tulsa August 5 M J Ellis 45 painter to be taken to Eufaula this afternoon to face drunken driving charges. Sgt Ray Cowan said Ellis accused of driving the car that struck 14 year old John Stor bicycle rider seriously injured Tuesday. Stor is in a Muskogee hospital.
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Tulsa
M. J. Ellis
Painter
Eufaula
Ray Cowan
Cowan
Ellis
A. R. Kirkpatrick
McIntosh County
John Stor
Muskogee
Arrest Follows Extended Chase in East Main Block
A Friday morning chase on East Main ended with the arrest of Jack Dillard after he fled from First National Bank, brandished a knife, and forced a taxi keep moving toward Conway. Deputies tracked two taxis before catching the suspect as the car ran out of fuel near Conway. Dillard admitted carrying a knife and using threats to compel travel. the bank had previously rejected his C. O. Yoakum signature.
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East Main Street
Conway
Jack Dillard
First National Bank
Dillard
C. O. Yoakum
Main
Allen
Clyde Kaiser
McAlester
Marriage Licenses List From Ada District
A calendar of marriage licenses shows couples from Ada and surrounding towns. Entries include Earl Sanders and Elsie Glover both of Ada, and E A Hoipkemier with Madelynn Lang of Ada, among others from Pauls Valley Elmore City Roff Hickory and McAlester areas.
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Earl Sanders
Ada
Elsie Glover
E. A. Hoipkemier
Madelynn Lang
S. E. Goodwin
Pauls Valley
Ola Worl
Elmore City
R. R. Griffith
Lois Colleen Pray
Okmulgee
Ben L. Hobbie
Ruby Jewell Combs Beck
Herman Landrith
Nora Massey
H. R. Antle
Irene Buchanan
W. L. Whitaker, Jr
Clara L. Watson
Francis
L. D. Kite
Carmen Kite
Lawrence
Vestal Sales
Hickory
Opal Seawright
Orville Howell
Roff
Pearl Jetton
H. G. Goforth
Fannie Arnold
W. M. Shaw
Fittstown
Joyce Albert
McAlester
Ada man and Oklahoma City woman named in notice
The record lists Earl E. Arnold age 24 of Ada and Bettie Ainslee of Oklahoma City in the issued notice.
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Oklahoma City
Earl E. Arnold
Ada
Bettie Ainslee
Downtown Fire at Auld's Cafe Causes Minor Damage
Ada Fire Department responded at 11 39 p m to a small blaze from an overheated refrigerator motor at Auld's Cafe and Ice Cream, 211 East Main Street. Three fire trucks arrived, with the large 22 year old Seagraves used after Firemen Coleman and Floyd quelled the fire. American LaFrance was under motor repairs.
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Ada Fire Department
Auld’s
East Main Street
Seagraves
Ollie Coleman
Arthur Floyd
United States Sets Rigid Duck Hunting Rules for Fall
Washington August 1. J N Darling chief of the biological survey outlined the most rigid regulations in U.S. wildfowl history. The 30 day season opens in northern states October 21 to November 19 and in southern states November 20 to December 19.
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Washington
J. N
Ding’’ Darling
Biological Survey
Darling
Roosevelt
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
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Alaska
141St Meridian
Marland Replies to Young Democrats in Oklahoma City
Governor Marland said he is not targeting Oklahoma's young Democrats after they censured him for remarks about sending a boy to the mill. He defended his actions and said he offers jobs to young democrats and favors replacing older party leaders with active younger men.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
Oklahoma
Young Democratic Organization of
Federal shift leaves dry states to bootleggers and tax schemes
The Forum argues repeal of the federal dry law betrays dry states, as bootleggers operate openly with federal licenses while paying taxes. It claims federal officers cooperate with state authorities in liquor roundups, fostering a patchwork system that undermines prohibition and promises protection that never came.
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Ponca City
Dry Territory
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Travis County
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Jewell King
C. E. Frederick
New Hope Community
M. E. Perker
Sarah Irene Collier
Crosbyton
Happy
Emmett Norris
Vernon
Bill Murray
East Main
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