Escaped convict Harvey Bailey captured in Texas
Harvey Bailey, forty five, an escaped Kansas convict linked to the Kansas City Union Station killings, was arrested on a Texas farm near Paradise in Wise County by federal agents and local officers. He had led the Memorial Day prison break at Lansing and faced multiple robberies including Fort Scott and Lincoln, Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Harvey Bailey
Kansas
Frank Nash
Union Station
Kansas City
Decatur
Department of Justice
Bailey
Nash
J. J Brennan
John Brown
Verne C. Miller
South Dakota
Wilbur Underhill
Kansas State
Lansing
Citizens’ National Bank
Fort Scott
Thomas Holden
Francis L. Keating
Leavenworth
Lincoln
Neb
Lincoln Bank & Trust Co
Sullivan County
Wise County
Charles E. Ursehel
Oklahoma City
Paradise
Gus A. Jones
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Federal Department
Charles Ursehel
Urschel
Kansas City Union Station
Dallas County
Ada Team Escapes Highway Hijackers After Near Ransom Ordeal
Pete Grady and five companions from Ada bypassed armed hijackers on Highway 4 near Konawa while returning from Oklahoma City. The car sped away as the robbers fired, narrowly missing the driver’s head, and no one was harmed. The group, shaken but safe, had been in Oklahoma City for a ballgame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Grady
Oklahoma City
Konawa
Pete
Ada
Pontotoc Free Fair Set Four Days Starts Sept 12
Pontotoc Free Fair officials announce a four day event beginning Wednesday September 12 with township fairs leading the week. Fair grounds have been upgraded with state relief aid and local sales group support as crops lag due to drought. 4 H clubs Future Farmers of America and Future Homemakers of America expect notable exhibits amid growing school and club participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc
Ross Montgomery
Pontotoc County
Future Farmers of America
Future Homemakers of America
Ada Eyes Federal Funds For Highway Repairs
Ada officials seek about 18000 dollars of federal highway relief for repairs on Highways 12 19 and 48 after a trip to Oklahoma City. The state has over 8 million in federal highway aid with 25 percent potentially for city projects. Plans include W Main North Broadway East Main and N Mississippi resurfacing and widening with Vinsonite aggregate and local labor within 40 miles. Total projected cost for four projects about 18500 dollars.
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Ada
J. H. Pryor
J. William Crawford
Oklahoma City
State of Oklahoma
Pryor
John Carlock
Crawford
Washington
Broadway
Main
Twelfth Streets
W. Main Street
Johnson and Ash Avenues
North Broadway
Main Street
East Main
Hope
Mississippi Avenues
N. Mississippi
Fifth Street
Ada NRA Drive Gains Impetus As Employers Sign Agreements
Ada readers learn how the National Industrial Recovery Act boosts business. Employers sign the president's agreement, receiving blue eagles to show NRA support, while questions about code coverage are clarified by NRA headquarters.
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Ada
Franklin D. Roosevelt
NRA
America
Docket Set For Criminal Court With Thirteen Larcenies and Robberies
District Judge J F McKeel and County Attorney Truman Harrison set a two week docket featuring larceny of domestic fowls burglary and robbery with firearms among others. Cases include murder rape first degree and assault with weapons with dates from August 28 to September 8 and a civil docket of about 400 cases for McKeel to push through by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. McKeel
Truman Harrison
Harrison
John H. Gray
Ace Edmondson
Curt McCoy
Marshall Cummings
Marvin Robinson
Hubert Turner
Cecil Meredith
Hice Pritchett
James Murphy
Grady Mickle
Woodrow Jones
Et al
J. C. Morrison
J. C. Whitaker
J. D. Cole
Charley Norris
Zack Blue
Elmer Jordan
Jasper Golden
Otis Blondell
Bonnie Jennings
John Leader
H. V. Davis
Freeman Spann
Omer Bottoms
Marion Robinson
General Bishop
Lou Wheeler
Jack Hendricks
St. McKeel
McKeel
Tornado Demolishes Two Filling Stations at Sharon
A tornado struck Sharon in Woodward County demolishing two filling stations. Earl Phillips, owner of one station, was injured by flying timber. A rapid rainfall followed, adding to August’s 2.43 inches total in Woodward, with heavy rain reported elsewhere in the county.
Bailey Refuses To Sit For Pictures In Dallas Jail
Harvey Bailey, jailed over a Kansas prison break and high profile slayings, refused to pose for photos. A federal agent identified him via a government broadcast, prompting Bailey to order photographers away and mock the government’s 15,000 dollar push.
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Dallas
Tet
Harvey Bailey
Kansas State
Kansas City
Urschel
Oklahoma City
Federal Department of Justice
Gus Jones
San Alonso
Bailey
McNair Seriously Ill After Stroke
Ira McNair a prominent Mason and longtime Frisco railroad agent here is gravely ill after a stroke Monday evening. His right side and throat were paralyzed and his condition is reported very low despite available treatment.
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Ira McNair
Frisco
McNair
Enforcing Oklahoma Proration Ban On Hot Oil Traffic
Oklahoma City Aug 15 Special agent Gaylord G Frazier said enforcement readiness is established for the government ban on hot oil traffic. Headquarters will be in the office of U S district attorney Herbert K Hyde. Violators face up to six months in jail or a $2000 fine and buyers producers and shippers share responsibility in transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Gaylord G. Frazier
Frazier
Herbert K. Hyde
United States
Tenant Claims 15 Percent Wage Rise. Proposes Rent Increase
In New Castle Pennsylvania a real estate operator reports a tenant called to say a 15 percent wage increase due to the NRA justifies a $5 monthly rent hike. The claim centers on sharing the raise with the landlord amid ongoing rental discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
NRA
Farmers Market 10 Reopens on North Broadway
After weeks of heat and drought the Farmers' Market on North Broadway reopens, with fresh rains enabling late gardens. Vendors plan full operation by Saturday at the former Stockton Lumber site, offering vegetables and county produce to shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Broadway
Drouth
Stockton Lumber Company
North Broad
Three Bound Over On Robbery Charge
In a preliminary hearing three men Curt McCoy Marshall Cummings and Marvin Robinson were bound over to district court without bond on robbery with firearms charges. Ace Edmonson was cleared. The case stems from the jailer Mont Hall pistol theft during a jailbreak with the escape.
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Curt McCoy
Marshall Cummings
Marvin Robinson
Sherwood W. Hill
Ace Edmonson
Mont Hall
Edmonson
Clue Led to Capture of Kansas Desperado Harvey Bailey
In Fort Worth Texas on August 14 authorities revealed that a lone Wise County farmhouse near Fort Worth was the capture site of Harvey Bailey after the Urschel kidnapping. Urschel reported daily airplane passes at 9 15 in the morning and 5 45 in the afternoon, aiding investigators tracing flight routes from Amarillo to Fort Worth. A rare Sunday with no plane overflight confirmed a narrowed search area along the American Airways corridor.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Wise County
Charles Urschel
Oklahoma
Harvey Bailey
Kansas
Urschel
Department of Justice
American Airways
Amarillo
Bailey Captured in Texas Ransom Plot Ties Urschel Kidnapping
Federal officials announced Harvey Bailey, linked to the Kansas City depot killings, was seized near Paradise Texas with ransom money on his person. The raid tied Urschel's Oklahoma City kidnapping to the same gang and resulted in confessions from three accomplices as authorities identified multiple suspects and a hideout used for the ransom.
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Washington
C?p
Cummings
Harvey Bailey
Texas
Kansas City
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Bailey
Frank Nash
R. G. Shannon
George Bates
Kelly
Paradise
Leavenworth
Santa Fe
N. M
Bates
Middle West
Nebraska
Nevada
Utah
Michigan
Irish Blueshirts Begin Large Scale Recruiting
Dublin reports officers of the Blueshirt national guard began large scale recruiting after a government ban on a demonstration. General Owen O Duffy directs the drive aiming to double the 40 000 members within a week to showcase a strong front in church parades planned for next Sunday across districts of the Free State.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Blue Shirt National Guard
Owen O'Duffy
Free State
Repealists push for Oklahoma vote before Christmas
Oklahoma repeal advocates envision Governor Murray ordering a special election on the eighteenth amendment repeal before Christmas. Dry forces and repeal leaders clash over costs and timing, with a possible August 15 tax measure shaping whether a special session is needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty Leon H. Hurst
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Murray
Oklahoma
Pontotoc county votes yes on state tax measures in special election
Pontotoc county voters favored three state tax proposals with light turnout. Ada and Pontotoc totals showed strong support for the constitutional amendment lowering the maximum value tax rate to 27 mills, while voting patterns on a state tax commission veto and a cigarette tax varied. Officials study local fiscal impact, noting the removal of township road maintenance funding and adjustments to bond issues and sinking funds under the new limits.
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Pontotoc County
State Tax Commission
Ada
Tax Commission
Pontotoc
Konawa Constable J T Cox Dies From Wounds
J T Cox Konawa constable died Wednesday at 7 45 pm from wounds suffered Monday while making an arrest at a Konawa filling station. He was shot in the abdomen and treated at Ada hospital where doctors said his condition was very serious. The assailant fled on foot as a city-wide search continued to bring him to face charges over the gasoline dispute. He was a long serving peace officer and father of Mrs Arthur Bowles and C C Cox of Ada.
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J. T. Cox
Konawa
Ada
Cox
Arthur Bowles
C. C. Cox
Gharce
Waggoner Home Guarded in Colorado Springs
The Colorado Springs residence of Guy Waggoner, Fort Worth oilman and sportsman, has been guarded with armed officers after a kidnapping fear. Waggoner denied reports from Dillon, Colorado, while J R Wright corroborated the denial. His father W G Waggoner is at the Broadmoor home and reportedly ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado Springs
Guy Waggoner
Fort Worth
Waggoner
Associated Press
Dillion
Colo
J. R. Wright
Wright
Ww. TF. Waggoner
Broadmoor
Suspects Held in Urschel Kidnap Case
Federal officials awaited Oklahoma guidance on five suspects held over the Urschel kidnapping. Barney Berman of Minneapolis joined four others after $2,990 was distributed in the Twin Cities. Bail set at 50,000. hearings set Aug. 24 for possible removal to Oklahoma.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Oklahoma
Charles F. Urechel
L. L. Drill
U. S
Oklahoma City
Barney Berman
Minneapolis
Urschel
Twin Cities
Berman
Oklaloma
Sam J. Kronick
Charlies Wolk
William Nelson
Sam Kozberg
St. Paul
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