Oklahoma board fights over textbook adoptions and funding
Oklahoma City August 30. County superintendents met at the governor's call amid a state board resolution to withhold funds and accreditation from schools resisting revised textbook adoptions. Governor and Attorney General clash over authority while Vaughan disputes board reach. The board also sets tuition and funding measures for teachers colleges and the state university project.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
State Board of Education
John Vaughan
Vaughan
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
National Guard
J. Berry King
Neads
State Coordinating Board
Moore Wyrick well flows oil at Fitts field
The Moore Wyrick well in the John Fitts field southern Pontotoc county flowed oil after a plug was removed, with a six inch stream lasting 15 to 20 minutes. Officials expect more details by tomorrow as tanks and a dam are prepared to handle production.
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John Fitts
Pontotoc County
Moore-Wyrick
Hunton
Arbuckles
Clarita
Stonewall
Franks
Tupelo
Wilcox
Jesse
Murray Opens at Stonewall 3 Community Day
Gov. William H. Murray spoke to over 2,000 attendees at Stonewall School for the second annual Community Day. Speakers included L. C. Brown County Judge Claude V. Thompson Tom D. McKeown Al G. Nichols Otto Strickland Tom Anglin. The day featured a barbecue, baseball, and a rodeo as the governor defended his economy program and urged tax reforms.
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William H. Murray
Stonewall
Stonewall School
Consolidated
L. C. Brown
Claude V. Thompson
Stonewall High School
Tom PD. McKeown
Ada
NRA
al G. Nichols
Wewoka
Otto Strickland
Allen
Tom Anglin
Holdenville
Oklahoma
House of Representatives
Murray
Sleeping sickness cases reported in Pontotoc County
Two sisters in Pontotoc County were diagnosed with encephalitis. Stella Bushers, 19, was critical while Lois Bushers, 12, improved after arrival for extended evaluation. Medical staff and state health officials sought a specific treatment as brain fluid was depleted.
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Pontotoc County
Stella Bushers
Lois Bushers
L .L. Cummings
State Hospital For
Ford avoids NRA questions during vacation in Michigan
Henry Ford on vacation at the Huron Mountain Club near Bay City declined to discuss Gen Hugh S Johnsons statements about the NRA and the blue eagle. He refused to answer questions on the NRA or his plans after returning to Detroit and noted he would have to live down to the code if he adopted it.
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Big Bay
Mich
Henry Ford
Huron Mountain Club
Here
Washington
Hughs. Johnson
Ford
NRA
Upper Michigan
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Four flood control projects asked for in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Aug 30 Four flood control projects approved by Gov. Murray’s waterway commission have been forwarded to the federal works board. The North Canadian river project near Fort Reno carries an estimated cost of 1 400 000 dollars. Other plans include dams on the Chickasha near Blackwell the Caney north of Bartlesville and levee work on the Arkansas river from Tulsa to Sand Springs. Federal district engineers have approved the North Canadian project.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
R“Lc Works Board
Murray
Commission On Waterway Power and Control
Fort Reno
Chickasha River
Blackwell
Caney River
Bartlesville
Arkansas River
Tulsa
Sand Springs
E. E. Blake
Gov. Murray
Sleeping sickness fatal for 14 year old Hartman in Fort Smith
Louis Edward Hartman, 14, son of Mr and Mrs W G Hartman of Heavener Oklahoma, died in a Fort Smith hospital of encephalitis or sleeping sickness. He had been ill since Friday and was brought in Monday. The body will be sent to Heavener. Dr J E Johnson said he would notify Oklahoma health authorities.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Louis Edward Hartman
W. G. Hartman
Heavener
Okla
J. E. Johnson
Oklahoma City
Guard Around Urschel Home After Kidnap Plot
Oklahoma City Aug 30. An extra guard surrounds Charlies F Urschel mansion after a sedan circled the block several times. Urschel, an oil millionaire, was ransomed for 200000. Government orders added protection as 12 kidnapping indictments loom. Bailey in Dallas and Bates in Denver awaited transfer.
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Oklahoma City
Charlies F. Urschel
Urschel
Harvey Bailey
Dallas
Albert Bates
Denver
World's Fair Midget Fires Pistol to Impress Dancer
A world’s fair midget fired a pistol to draw a dancer’s attention, hoping to appear as a big shot in love. The incident suggests a misguided bid to win affection rather than a calculated crime.
Ford Must Sign Code for Blue Eagle by Sept. 5
Washington August 30 Henry Ford faces a September 5 deadline to sign the automobile code of competition to qualify for the Blue Eagle. NRA chief Hugh S. Johnson said the government will buy cars only from firms displaying the emblem. Ford not a member of the automotive chamber and cannot obtain the badge by a separate code.
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Johnson
Washington
Henry Ford
National Recovery
Detroit
Canada
Hugh
NRA
Ford
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Ada Welcomes Early Fall Weather
Ada experienced a rare late August chill with a night low near 63 degrees and daytime highs around 79. The falllike air sparked talk of autumn clothing, hunting and football as residents prepared for cooler evenings.
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Ada
Farley Responds To Huey Long Patronage Remark
U P Postmaster General Farley dismissed Huey Long’s Milwaukee remark on Louisiana patronage as clear political theater. The Democratic chairman suggested the administration had shown Long his position on patronage weeks earlier. Governor Murray then ordered state education officials to a secret capitol meeting excluding noncounty superintendents, including Vaughan. The session, attended by most county superintendents, was held in the criminal court of appeals chamber.
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Washington
U?p
Farley
Huey Long
Milwaukee
Louisiana
Huey
Long
Oklahoma City
Murray
State Department of Education
John Vaughan
State Department
Haskell Pruitt
Criminal Court of Appeals Chamber
John John Vaughan
Vaughan
Pruitt
Clay Kerr
E. A. Duke
Texas
McClain and
Latimer
Oklahoma Justice Condemns Governor Power Overreach
Chief Justice Fletcher Riley of the Oklahoma Supreme Court told the American Bar Association that governors tend to usurp powers via executive orders. He cited cases like removal of judges, elections under referendum, and racial segregation directives as examples of executive overreach threatening constitutional liberties.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Oklahoma
Fletcher Riley
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Judicial Council
American Bar Association
Commonwealth
Riley
Congress
Supreme Court
National Guard
Murray Seeks Book Aid for Impoverished Students
Governor Murray met with 74 county superintendents at a closed conference instructing them to compile lists of students unable to buy school books. Relief texts would be provided within 10 days. He urged keeping schools open as long as possible on local funds for the full term.
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School Land Department
John Vaubhan
Murray
Oklahoma
William
Oklahoma City
Enthusiastic NRA Advocate Sees Blue Eagle Turning Tides
A fervent NRA admirer proclaims the blue eagle shifts business from red to black and foresees a rosy future, framing a colorful coded message about the organization’s prospects.
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NRA
Bullets Fatal to Local Black Man near Cement Plant
Ernest Clark, about 25, died at Breco hospital from a head wound after being shot with a .32 pistol near the cement plant. County officers arrested Al Kemp, Eliza Foster, and Herman Frazier for questioning. Charlie Shockley and Claude Sturdevant were taken into custody shortly after. Frazier allegedly admitted firing. The shooting follows ongoing disputes and a broken meeting.
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Ernest Clark
Breco Hospital
Crment
al Kemp
Eliza Foster
Herman Frazier
Latta
Charlie Shockley
Claude Sturdevant
Frazier
Robot balks as cotton checks slow to farmers
Washington reports the farm administration blamed a malfunctioning robot paymaster for delaying check issuance to southern farmers who plowed under cotton. Officials said 7,000 checks were planned for distribution Wednesday but the machine produced about 2090 before engineers tuned it up.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Real Estate Valuations Reduce Five Percent in Pon Totoc County
Pon totoc County real estate assessments were lowered five percent after a state tax commission mandate for a ten percent statewide cut below 1922 figures. County tax assessor Charley Floyd notes a six percent drop from last year and awaits final public service valuation actions and levy calculations with a September first public hearing set.
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Pontotoc County
Charley Floyd
State Tax Commission
Floyd
Tax Commission
Gray found guilty of manslaughter in Long slaying
The jury convicted John H. Gray of murder in the first degree with a manslaughter count for the July 7 killing of Charley Long near Steedman. He faces 16 years in Mc Alester State Penitentiary. Appeal bail set at 10 000. Court packed as proceedings moved to Edmonson and McCoy robbery case.
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John H. Gray
McAlester
Charley Long
Steedman
Gray
J. F. McKeel
Ace Edmonson
Curt McCoy
Severance
Edmonson
McCoy
Albert Nettles
Franks
Highway 48
Ardmore
Brough
Ada Chamber Leader A W Parker Dies by Suicide
A W Parker former Ada Chamber of Commerce president and civic booster killed himself in a local hotel room. He left notes to his wife and children and died from a .88 caliber pistol shot. His body was sent to Fort Scott for funeral services with family traveling from Pittsburg.
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A. W. Parker
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Adam Overland
Fort Scott
Kansas
Parker
Pittburg
Elizabeth
Pittsburg
Joe Frank Bledsoe
Ada
Art Parker
Ebroner
S. W. Hill
Southwest
OklahomaRoad Program Approved For State Highways
Oklahoma City Aug 26 Approval of Oklahoma 4 5000000 federal aid highway construction program was received today from Thomas H MacDonald chief of the federal bureau of roads MacDonald telegraphed W V Smiley bureau representative here his approval of the state highway commissions program for improvement of main highways with half Oklahoma s aid allotment of 9 216 000 Secretary Ed McDonald of the commission said a 1 000 000 letting probably would be held before September 12.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Thomas H. MacDonald
Federal Bureau of Roads
MacDonald
W. V. Smiley
State Highway Commission
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Hog market crowded as 9000 hogs go to government purchase
Oklahoma City crowd jams stock yards with 9000 hogs for government purchase at premium prices. Yard officials say they will enforce the 2500 daily quota, preventing further shipments to packers before Friday.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Twin Lancaster Daughters Born Hours Apart to Bare Couples
In Lancaster Pennsylvania twins share a unique birth story as Edwin K Bare and Elvin K Bare each welcome a daughter within the same day. The first baby arrives at 2 a.m. to Mr and Mrs Edwin K Bare followed by a second daughter at 8 p.m. to Mr and Mrs Elvin K Bare.
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Lancaster
Edwin K. Bare
Elvin K. Bare
Coxey Seeks Senate Run As Light Grows
Massillon Ohio August 26 General Jacob Coxey confirms he will seek the United States Senate next fall. He cites his 39 year fight against interest on borrowed money and his recent mayoral victory as proof his campaign can succeed.
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Massillon
Jacob C. Coxey
United States Senate
Coxey
Washington
Greatest returns for amount s invested
Classified ad highlights strong value for investors with savvy returns. Listings emphasize practical opportunities to grow capital, featuring small businesses, savings plans, and vetted financial products. Readers are urged to compare rates and risk before committing funds.
Paroled attorney linked to Oklahoma City bank robbery
A Ponca City attorney Francis C. Hyde, twice paroled and later banished, was held in Oklahoma City after a bank robbery at the First State Bank of Lowell. Bank cashier H. C. Wehrenberg identified Hyde as one of two men fleeing with $150 from a $200 robbery. Police noted an arrest with him following a chase north of the city.
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Oklahoma City
First State Bank of
Lowell
Francis C. Hyde
Powca
H. C. Wehrenberg
Hyde
S.S. C. Collina
Ponca City
Murray
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