World press urges restraint on Russia and China over Sino-Russian clash
Washington and allied capitals press Russia and China under the Kellogg pact to seek a peaceable settlement of the Manchurian border dispute over the Chinese Eastern railway. Japan declines to join, while Secretary Stimson warns that public opinion will judge adherence to the treaty and its peacekeeping power.
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Washington
Russia
China
Siberian
London
Paris
Moscow
Peiping
State Department
America
Japan
Tokyo
United States
Stimson
Manchuria
Horned Frogs Win Southwest Title
Texas Christian University and Southern Methodist played to a 7 7 tie at Clark Field Fort Worth keeping both teams undefeated but SMU’s other tie games marred its record while TCU leads the Southwest Conference standings.
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Clark Field
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Christian University Horned Frogs
Southern Methodist University Mustangs
Methodists
Christians
Oil Field Boiler Explodes Injuring Three in Earlsboro
Earlsboro reports a boiler explosion on the Healdton Oil and Gas lease injuring three men, one critically. C. C. Smith Ed Thomas and E. Bowen were taken to Shawnee hospital after Bowen suffered severe scalds and both Smith and Bowen stood near the boiler when it released.
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Earlsboro
Healdton Oil and Gas Company
C. C. Smith
Ed Thomas
E. Bowen
Shawnee
Smith
Bowen
Dwight Morrow Named Senator for New Jersey
Atlantic City reports Governor Larson announced Dwight W. Morrow will be named U.S. senator for New Jersey after London naval disarmament talks. The governor also disclosed David Baird Jr. will fill the Edge vacancy, saying Baird urged selecting the best man to aid President Hoover.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Dwight W. Morrow
Mexico
United States
New Jersey
London
Morgan F. Larson
Walter E. Edge
France
Larson
Maue
David Baird Jr
Camden
Edge
Hoover
Baird
Morrow
Confesses Train Robbery Charge Sparks Custody Battle
Tom Vernon a former rodeo rider and railroad fireman confessed to derailing a Southern Pacific passenger train near Saugus California and robbing passengers. He also faces a Union Pacific robbery accusation near Cheyenne Wyoming. California and Wyoming rush to claim custody as Vernon waives extradition to California though Wyoming plans an extradition hearing.
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Pawnee
Tom Vernon
Southern Pacific
Saugus
Cal
Wyoming
California
Vernon
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Wyo
Allen N. Jones
Thomas J. Higgins
Los Angeles
G. H. Romsa
Jones
W. J. Holloway
Oklahoma
Southerners to Lead Congress in New Session
Two Southern born leaders will head their parties in the upcoming Congress. Fighting Jack Garner of Texas will be Democratic leader in a regular session, while Colonel John Q Tilson of Tennessee, a Yale graduate and veteran, leads the Republican side. Garner’s aggressive tactics and Tilson’s steady reliability mark the coming battle over a heavy legislative program.
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Associated Press
Washington
Connecticut
Jack
Finis J. Garrett
Tennessee
Garner
Senate
House
Congress
Tilson
Yale University
New Haven
Long
Texas
November Quiet Month in Ada Police Circles
Local police report 56 arrests in Ada for November 1929 far below November 1928 with 105. Most were drunkenness and gambling. For the year ending November 30 1929 total arrests reached 911, with 509 drunkenness 118 gambling 77 disturbing the peace 60 possession of beer or whiskey 39 traffic violations.
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Ada
Greatest returns for the amount invested
A brief classified item highlights value and efficiency for buyers evaluating returns on investment. It emphasizes practical cost saving and smart purchasing in a concise ad note.
Tear bombs used on unruly Oklahoma jail prisoners
In Oklahoma City on November 30 nearly 150 county jail inmates rioted after refusing hominy. Tear bombs were deployed as inmates seized bars and destroyed bunks to break free, with guard Fred Smith noting the disturbance and tear gas exposure. Geoffrey St Clair Redfern, an alleged international burglar, was named as ring leader.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Geoffrey St. Clair Redfern
Fred Smith
Fire damages Ada two room frame house
A fire shortly after 5 yesterday morning destroyed an unoccupied two room frame dwelling in the 100 block of North Ada. The structure valued at not more than 100 dollars could not be saved by the fire department which reported seven calls for the month with this blaze as the only notable damage.
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Ada
Noth Ada
Fleagle Offers Ten Thousand For Liberty
Ralph Fleagle condemned Lamar gang leader offered $10,000 to two Denver county jail inmates to help him escape. Warden Orville Newman uncovered the secret note hidden between plates and alerted Warden Clennen who pursued the plot to gauge Fleagle’s intent. Fleagle was moved from Denver to Lamar jail amid the investigation led by Sheriff L E Alderman.
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Denver
Thomas Clennan
Ralph Fleagle
Lamar
Fleagle
Orvile Newman
Newman
Clennen
Colo
L. EB. Alderman
Alderman
Tillman Co Leads In Cotton Ginned In Oklahoma
Tillman county tops Oklahoma in cotton ginned by November 14 with 56054 bales, part of total 809477 bales statewide. Kiowa and Washita counties follow, while last year’s figure on the same date was 33141 bales.
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Oklahoma City
Upi
Tillman County
Oklahoma
Kiowa
Washita County
Beckham County
Carter
Cleveland
Creek
Grady
Logan
Muskogee
Noble
Okmulgee
Pittsburg
Pontotoc
Pottawatomie
Seminole
Tulsa
Three Convictions On Rioting Charge In North Carolina
In Marion North Carolina a jury in McDowell Superior Court convicted Alfred Hoffman United Textile Workers organizer and Lawrence Hogan Del Lewis and Wes Fowler strikers from Loval Cotton Mills of rioting. Hoffman received a $1000 fine and one month in jail while Fowler Hogan and Lewis got six months on the chain gang.
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Marion
N. C
Alfred Hoffman
United Textile Workers of America
Lawrence Hogan
del Lewis
Wes Fowler
Loval
McDowell Superior Court
Hoffman
Fowler
Hogan
Lewis
November building permits barely rise as city slows
Building permits for November fell almost to nothing as the year long program slowed. Several construction jobs are under way, but permits were issued before the month began. Three permits issued during November totaled SHOO.
Raymond Jackson Held for Forgery in Seminole Heir Case
In WEW OKA Oklahoma Raymond Jackson, a Black man, must stand trial in district court on forgery after a preliminary hearing. A $7,000 bond was set. Davis Jackson testified that the defendant is not his son and relayed his belief that his son died in a 1921 Arkansas train wreck. Oil discovery spurred efforts to locate the rightful owner who had fled after a prior shooting incident.
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Wew Oka
Raymond Jackson
Davis Jackson
Arkansas
Oil men endorse probation plan for unitization
The American Petroleum Institute board endorsed unitization of oil pools to control production and promote conservation. A standing committee will coordinate with other groups to push general adoption, urging leaseholders to pool acreage and share proceeds where feasible and to seek local agreements where unitization cannot be achieved.
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Chicago
The
American Petroleum Institute
Petroleum Institute
Girl Acquitted in Oklahoma University Theft Case
Alma Lee Couch, a University of Oklahoma co ed and former nursemaid, was acquitted by a district court jury after less than an hour of deliberation in a robbery case. The defense challenged identification linking her to jewels found at a checkstand. she testified illness forced her to leave teaching for wages and schooling.
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Oklahoma City
Alma Lee Couch
University of Oklahoma
John B. Frederickson
Oklahoma University
Miss Couch
Frederickson
Sue
Ben. Williams
Wiley Jones
Passages From President Hoover's Annual Message
Washington reports excerpts from Hoover's annual message to Congress. He asserts peace with the world and strengthening foundations for future peace and urges swift even handed enforcement of laws for both rich and poor. He notes Marines abroad and supports limited government role while seeking tax relief.
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Washington
Dec
Hoover
Congress
Oklahoma Disbarred Lawyer Denied Reinstatement
Oklahoma City December 3 The Oklahoma Supreme Court denied W H Dill of Okemah a reinstatement after disbarment in 1924 for bribery in an oil land case involving Lucien B Wright Creek county judge. The court ordered the case cleared from the docket and directed Dill to pursue reinstatement with the new state bar board.
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Oklahoma City
W. H. Dill
Okemah
State Bar Commission
State Supreme Court
Dill
Lucien B. Wright
Creek County
Supreme Court
State Bar
Board of Governors
Davis to Pay Costs and Win Freedom
R. E. Davis, who just completed a 30 day jail sentence on an assault charge tied to the death of Stanley Kelly at the state training school, will not serve $200 court costs at $1 a day. His attorney Mac Williamson said the money will be raised and Davis will likely be released late today. Davis was formerly a guard at the institution.
Road Contracts Announced For December 17
Oklahoma City announces bids to be opened December 17 for 39.78 miles of grading and drainage structures. Caddo county will gain 12.178 miles on No. 9 from Fort Cobb to Kiowa line, Wagoner 7.37 miles on No. 11, Muskogee 3.855 miles on No. 27 to Wainwright, Pushmataha 5 miles on No. 10 to Tuskahoma, and another 5 miles on No. 16 to Albion.
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Oklahoma City
State Highway Commission
Caddo County
Fort Cobb
Kiowa
Wagoner County
Muskogee County
Muskogee
Wainwright
Pushmataha County
Clayton
Tuskahoma
Leflore County
Albion
Bitter Winter Hits South with Snow Across Regions
Bitter winds drove temperatures below freezing in the South as a second cold snap moved through. A dusting of snow covered parts of Kentucky and Virginia, with Louisville near ten degrees above zero and Virginia reporting up to three inches in Bristol.
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Atlanta
Southland
Kentucky
Virginia
Louisville
Atlantic
Carolinas
Bristol
Gardner Taken to Dallas for Treatment
John Gardner, hospitalized for weeks after a skull fracture from an accident, was transported by train to Dallas early Saturday for treatment under specialist care.
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John Gardner
Dallas
Oklahoma boards plans aid distribution for weak schools
Oklahoma City Nov 30 tentative plans by the state board of education would distribute 1 750 000 dollars in weak school district aid but exceed available funds by over 200 000 dollars requiring revisions. Vaughan said requests will top 3 000 000 while funds total about 1 500 000. rural districts to be funded first then villages, consolidations, and larger towns.
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Oklahoma City
State Board of Education
John Vaughan
Vaughan
Hoover Seeks Tariff Cuts Prohibition Reform in Message
President Hoover urged Congress to end tariff controversy with lower taxes and stronger prohibition enforcement. He called for transferring major enforcement to the Justice Department and aims to establish a model District of Columbia, with broad plans including naval options, federal power and river projects, and immigration study.
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Washington
Congress
Hoover
State of the Union
House
Senate
White House
Tariff Commission
Treasury
Justice Department
District of Columbia
Macomb Bank Robbery Suspects Identified by Cashier
Tecumseh December 3 Chester Moreland and J H Gill were charged with robbery with firearms in the Macomb State Bank heist of November 12. Miss Pauline Carder, bank cashier, identified them in the Oklahoma City jail after witnessing four holdups. Preliminary hearing not yet set.
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Zion
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Wilbur Green Voliva
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Davis
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World Court
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