Camp Waliai News: Rain Delays Parade and Funeral
In Camp Wali as Oklahoma National Guard units faced days of rain delaying drills and the governor's inspection parade. Homer Lee Moulton was buried at Ravia after a reception in Fort Worth. his widow, Moulton, and relatives traveled from Texas, Missouri, and El Paso for the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp
Wallis
Burton
Walias
Homer Lee Moulton
Lester Johnson
Ravia
Oklo
Gladewater
Texas
Minta Phelps
Fort Worth
Esta Wyatt Moulton
el Paso
Johnnie Powell
Springfield
Mae Wyatt
New Mexico
Ada visitors enjoy weekend in Fort Silt and Medicine Park
A group of Ada visitors spent the weekend in Fort Silt and Medicine Park. Those not listed before include Mr. and Mrs. L A Braly, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ford and Clara Mae, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wright, Clarice Gladwill, and Mr. and Mrs. J E Harris. More are anticipated to drive over Friday for the view parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Silt
Medicine Park
L. A. Braly
Fred Ford
Clara Mae
Roy Wright
Clarice Gladwill
J. E. Harris
Drum Major Bucey Lampert Hospitalized With Illness
Sergeant Bucey Lampert, longtime drum major of the band, has been confined to his tent with a cold and influenza for years and is being supplanted by Sergeant Mack Braly. Lampert, who has nine consecutive years in the role, is praised for guiding the band to superior rankings and is expected to lead again within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucey Lampert
Mack Braly
Lambert
Spimer
Man Fatally Burned in Ada Hotel Fire at Gladewater
L. H. Moulton of Ada Oklahoma died after a hotel fire in Gladewater Texas destroyed the Ada Hotel on Main Street. Fire Marshal Ray Tucker investigates the cause while Moulton was being treated at McKean Hospital Clinic. Funeral arrangements are pending as relatives arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Houston
Ada
Main Street
MeKean Hospital
Everett Welch
H. L. Moulton
Okla
Ray Tucker
Maaine
Moulton
Gladewater
Starrett and Lynch
Texas
Several Charged With Robberies in Local Incidents
Jim Godby Lee Kirkpatrick and Albert Jackson are charged with robbery with firearms over an alleged hijacking of Mac Johnson in which hat clothes and $1.10 were taken. Godby and Kirkpatrick waived arraignment and pleaded not guilty. Jackson not yet apprehended. Godby Jackson Tom Kidwell and Newt Littlefield face charges tied to hijacking Tom Cantrell and taking his car watch clothes cash and two pistols. Littlefield and Kidwell plead not guilty. Charges against Littlefield and Kidwell for taking $20 and a pistol from Fred Elam were reduced to robbery from person after a preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Godby
Lee Kirkpatrick
Albert Jackson
Mac Johnson
Johnson
Godby
Kirkpatrick
Deal
Justice of the Peace
Jackson
Tom Kidwell
Newt Littlefield
Tom Cantrell
Cantrell
Littlefield
Kidwell
Fred Elam
Roff Post Office Robbery Under Investigation
Three men robbed the Roff post office Wednesday night tearing off the door to enter. They emptied the safe taking pennies and small change totaling about $2.50. Sheriff L E Franklin was in Ardmore Thursday night pursuing a suspect sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roff
L. E. Franklin
Ardmore
City targets traffic violations with stop sign emphasis
City police renew a campaign against driving violations. Mayor Chambless reviewed red tickets listing offenses such as running stop signs and parking on the wrong side. Police Chief Neal said focus will be on running stop signs to reduce accidents and improve driver observance of regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Chambless
Joe Neal
Two Ada Boys Win Honors at A and M
From 522 students on the dean's list of distinguished students at Oklahoma A and M for the 1931 32 term two Ada students, Woodrow Erwin and Herbert Turner, earned honors. Thirty two students topped all subjects with A grades. this list covers those averaging at least 1 15 hours or more. The list appears twice yearly after grading for both semesters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Ada
Woodrow Erwin
Herbert Turner
Erades
Hich
Local Peace Justice Court Actions Reported
Myrtle Cordrey Ben Cordrey and Clarence Philpot charged with theft of a watch from W H Faust appeared before Sherwood W Hill waived arraignment bond set at 500 for preliminary hearing August 19. Cecil S Deal sentenced Mac Colbert to 30 days jail and 25 fine on assault and battery in alleged case against cousin Cubby Colrt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Cordrey
Ben Cordrey
Clarence Philpot
W. H. Faust
Cordreys
Sherwood W. Hill
Justice of the Peace
Cecil S. Deal
Mac Colbert
Cubby Colrt
Primary results in Pineville highlight Broughton defeat
In Pineville Kentucky on August 11 1930s era Mrs Henry Broughton widow of Bell County sheriff was defeated in the Republican primary by James Ridings who won the nomination by 486 votes. Broughton had been appointed sheriff after her husband’s death amid a turbulent year with student and writer ejectments from coal fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Henry Broughton
Bell County
James Ridings
Brouchton
Farmers Blockade Intensifies In Milk War At Sioux City
Farmers continued highway blockade near Sioux City amid the milk war and a strike. Special deputies escorted incoming farm trucks through picket lines as Woodbury deputies augmented by 29 from Plymouth county. One farmer, Fred Blankenburg, was arrested though not charged, accused of throwing timber at deputies. Tulsa, a former resident, had run a loan company and practiced little law here before moving to Tulsa in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Woodbury County
Ralph Rippey
Plymouth County
Fred Blankenburg
Blankenburge
Tulsa
Sioux City Milk Blockade Crisis Deepens in Strike Protests
Blockade orders to break the milk picket line were issued as producers and distributors replayed a price clash. Des Moines and neighboring states moved to spread the Farmers Holiday movement while sheriffs prepared to escort trucks through lines.
Tulsa Attorney Shot Near Indian Hills Club
Tulsa attorney J Earl Smith aged 34 was found slain beside his car on a side road near Indian Hills Country Club. A trench of bullets marked the scene and a handkerchief and papers were found in his vehicle. He had been in Fort Scott yesterday related to a bank robbery trial and a Citizens National bank looting case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
J. Earl Smith
Indian Hills Country Club
Smith
Jackson
Citizens National Bank
Clifford (Pee Wee) Wilson
Man Fatally Killed Near Ponca City Found Ambiguously
Police report J Earl Smith was found dead near Ponca City on August 17 in unclear circumstances. Investigators probe possible foul play as details remain sparse and no suspect has been named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca City
J. Earl Smith
Niobe Submarine Salvage Brings 69 Cadets’ Deaths
The hulk of the Niobe submarine training ship was raised to port at Kiel.69 cadets perished when the ship sank July 26 after a fierce squall. Divers removed bodies for identification and burial in a joint ceremony at Rosedale cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiel
Germany
Niobe
Heikendorfer Bay
North Sea
Crashes at Cushing Take Three L ies
In Cushing Oklahoma two more motor vehicle collisions in the past 36 hours raised the death toll to three. W T Woods a Lawton salesman died Monday east of the city. Ruthford Waddell of Cushing died from a fractured skull after the same accident. Tom Rawls of Yale died from neck and skull injuries suffered in an accident with a Cartico company truck. RR C Billingsley escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushing
Okla
W. T. Woods
Lawton
Ruthford Waddell
Tom Rawls
Yale
Cartico Company
Rawls
RR. C. Billingsley
Farmer
Escaped Prisoners Rounded Up After Breakout
Granite Aug 17. Doyle Been and Donald Been captured at Anadarko freeing 10 of 13 escapees from the state reformatory. A pistol recovered with the brothers. they offered no resistance. Arthur Rickey and Freddie Rowland were nabbed near Sentinel. six others had been recaptured previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Been
Donald
Anadarko
State Reformatory
Arthur Rickey
Freddie Rowland
Sentinel
Phillip D. Morris Obituary in Allen
Phillip D. Morris, 55, of Allen died at home Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church in Allen Thursday at 3 30 pm, Rev. Kimbrough officiating. Burial was in Allen cemetery, with Hudson-Keith Funeral Home in charge. Oddfellows of Allen, with Ada Oddfellows assisting, conducted the ceremony at the graveside. He is survived by his widow, his mother, two daughters Elsie Morris and Mrs. Goldie Olive of Allen, and one son Floyd Morris of Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip D. Morris
Allen
Baptist Church
Rev
Kimbrough
Allen Cemetery
Hudson-Keith Funeral Home
Oddfellows of
Ada Oddfellows
Morris
Elsie Morris
Goldie Olive
Floyd Morris
Graham
Infant Son of Mr and Mrs Parker Dies
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Tom Parker of 130 East Tenth died Thursday morning at 1 am in a local hospital. Funeral service at Criswell Funeral Home chapel at 5 pm with Rev Leslie G Smyth officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Parker
East Tenth
Chapel of the Criswell Funeral Home
Leslie G. Smyth
Rosedale Cemetery
Death of L. B. Johnson at 15 Loses Typhoid Link to Brother
L. B. Johnson, 15, son of C. B. Johnson, died at a local hospital Thursday night at 8 30. Typhoid, which caused the death of a brother August 3, was the cause. Funeral services will be held at the chapel of Criswell Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Johnson
C. B. Johnson
Death of Mary Lou Morgan Near Francis
Mary Lou Morgan aged 3 died at her home near Francis Thursday night at 7. Funeral services were held Friday at 2 pm at the home. Burial followed at Sasakwa cemetery. Announcement by Criswell Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Morgan
Francis
B. L. Morgan
Sasakwa
Criswell Funeral Home
Seaborn 23 Dies in Local Hospital Visit to Roff
Robert Seaborn aged 23 died in a local hospital on Saturday August 13. He had traveled from Cleveland Tennessee to visit his uncle Dr. Seaborn at Roff. Funeral services are planned for August 16 in Cleveland. Criswell Funeral Home announces the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Seaborn
Cleveland
Tenn
Seaborn
Dr. Seaborn
Roff
Criswell Funeral Home
Mrs Norah Morris Obituary
Mrs Norah Morris died at her home 419 West Third Sunday morning at 1 20. She was 57. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at home. Burial in Rosedale cemetery Criswell's in charge. Survived by husband Mr Morris two daughters Mrs Generah Bush and Mrs Nancy O Neal and two sons Westle and Clinton Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norah Morris
West Third
L. Lee Gaines
Rosedale Cemtery
Criswell’s
Funeral services for W. J. Brazell held at Criswell Chapel
Funeral services were held Monday at 3 PM for W. J. Brazell 31 who died in a Saturday automobile crash at Townsend avenue and Thirteenth street. Surviving relatives include his wife Mrs. Brazell and six children Catherine Richard Marie Billie Joe Nadine and William Dene two sisters Mrs. M. E. Nottingham Waurika and Mrs. A. B. Gelin Denver Colo., and three brothers Jess Brazell Schuster James Brazell Fairfax and Ewell Brazell Hollis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Brazell
Townsend Avenue
Thirteenth Street
A. B. Gelin
Denver
Colo
Jess Brazell
Schuster
Okla
James Brazell
Fairfax
Ewell Brazell
Hollis
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Erwin Scott dies in Roff
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Erwin Scott of Roff died Wednesday at 1 30 am. Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday at 3 pm with Rev Holloway officiating. Burial followed in East Hill cemetery with Criswell Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Scott
Roff
Rev. Holloway
East Hill Cemetery
Criswell Funeral Home
Mrs. Lillie F Tillery Dies at 47 in Allen
Mrs. Lillie F Tillery wife of Thomas Tillery of near Allen died Wednesday morning at 6 30. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at o clock at the Baptist church in Allen burial will be in Allen cemetery Criswell in charge She is survived by Mr Tillery and six children Cecil Rhoda Daisy Mary J M and Beadie Tillery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie F. Tillery
Thomas Tillery
Near
Allen
the Baptist Church
Allen Cemetery
Criswell’s
Tillery
Mr. Tillery
Cecil
Rhoda
Daisy
Mary
J. M
Beadie Tillery
Railroads Consider Another Wage Slash
New York Aug 15 The country’s major rail executives plan further wage cuts and economies at a Chicago meeting this week. Eastern carriers met in New York last week and tentatively agreed employees would face another reduction when the current labor pact expires February 1 next. A general meeting with southeastern and western officials will be called to settle the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Chicago
Farmers Ranchers to Secure Loans Under Reconstruction Plan
The Reconstruction Corporation moves to create regional agricultural credit corporations to lend to farmers and ranchers. Each bank would have at least 3 million dollars paid in and be managed by the corporation. Loans cover crop production and livestock operations with rates set by the lenders. Texas and Minnesota delegations urge rapid action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Ark
Federal Reserve Or
Intermediate Credit Bank
Texas
Richard Kleberg
Southwestern Rancher
Minnesota
Frederick E. Murphy
Minneapolis
Reconstruction Board
Murray Grants Clemency To Three In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Aug. 12 Three paroles and a leave granted by Governor Murray were filed with secretary of state John Banks. The cases included a five year car theft sentence in Muskogee county paroled to Texas for five years, a five year car theft in Osage county paroled to his father in Arkansas, a two year burglary in Carter county, and a five year car theft in Pottawatomie county. The leave expires Aug. 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
CPI
Murray
Secretary of State
John Banks
Muskogee County
Texas
Fr. E. Wall
Osage County
J. A. Wall
Siloam Springs
Ark
Edgar Lohner
Pottawatomie County
Deputies Preserve Order in Strike Blockade at Sioux City
Armed officers and citizens kept roads open as striking farmers tried to halt market by withholding products. Denison highway stock trucks were escorted through. only one cattle truck and under ten hog trucks entered the stockyards. Hog shipments arrived by rail from Hawarden and Lemars for the first time in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Ave
Denison Highway
Hawarden
Lemars
Garner and Smith unclear on ticket support in 1940s bid
In New York on August 16 1940 Speaker John N Garner Democratic vice presidential candidate urged former Gov Alfred E Smith to back the ticket, but Smith declined to comment. After talks Garner said Smith might be worth more than any one man to the ticket though Smith offered no firm backing. Separately Anne Ruth Wyatt and Homer Ararity wed at Rosf First Methodist with reception at Thompson apartments Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aus
John N. Garner
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Garner
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Rroosevelt
T. H. Wyatt
East Seventh Street
Anne Ruth
Ada
East Central
Holland
First Methodist Church
Rosf
Wilder Thompson
Lois Stanfield
Roff
Thompson Apartments
East Main Street
Pi Kappa Sigma
Innerarity
Sasakawa
Jim Fleet
Frank Fleet
Thompson Bookstores
Bolivian Officer Killed in Gran Chaco Clash
Lieut. Manuti Morroy of the Bolivian army was killed in an attack by Paraguayan troops on a Bolivian outpost in the Gran Chaco sector, the Bolivian chief of staff announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Paz
Bolivia
Manuti Morroy
Gran Chaco
Farm strike spreads as officials fear more states
Sioux City reports widespread disruption as armed force prepared to guard highways and maintain order. Farmers push for higher prices with aims to halt farm product sales for 30 days in Illinois and seek $1 a bushel for wheat in North Dakota. Deputies sworn in in Des Moines to prevent road blockages while farm leaders defend the demands as constitutional and fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
National Farmers Holiday Association
Er. E. Kennedy
Kankakee
Colorado
Kansas
Montana
Indiana
Oklahoma
North Dakota
E. H. Sauber
South Dakota Farmers Union
Yankton
Hammerquist
Farmingdale
S. Pp
South Dakota
Iowa
Sioux City
Aus
Leeds
Illinois
Nebraska
Stevens
Dell Willis
Tola
E. E. Kenney
Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America
Wightman
Wayne, Neb
Jobless and Liberty parties fail fusion plan at Creve Coeur
W H Coin Harvey of the Liberty party and Rev James R Cox of Pittsburgh split the proposed joint national convention at Creve Coeur lake speedway near St Louis. Cox leads the Blue Shirt faction in the Jobless party while Harvey advances independent Liberty party aims for a separate meeting nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Pittsburgh
Arkansas
Plana
Creve Coeur Lake Speedway
W. H. (Coin) Harvey
Liberty Party
Creve Coeur Lake
James R. Cox
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Cfveral
Rofe
John A. Davenport
BY Williams
Curly
Gallup
Ladd
U. S. Pat
J. IN
Wea
NEA Service, Inc
Scott
Mrs. Lillie Tillery
Johnny Shaw
Carter County
Ticket
Rotf
Farmers Holiday Association
Jobless and Liberty Parties
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