Murder on the Bayview Roof Forces Tenants to Testify
In a Bayview Apartments investigation, Sergeant Dolan gathers tenants including Mr. and Mrs. Corbett and Mrs. Downey at police headquarters to recount the roof tragedy last Sunday night. Cilly Pierce presses that Mr. Hunter can walk, challenging alibis and pointing to new suspects as the case unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Pierce
Amy Kerr
Cilly
Jim Kerrigan
Harry Hutchins
Amy
Sergeant Dolan
Mr. Hunter
Martin
Miss Pierce
Dolan
Police
Hunter
Police Headquarters
Bayview
Wheeler
Corbetts
Bayview Apartments
St.Ann Apartments
Mrs. Shaw
Ciay
Mr. Corbett
Corbett
Brooklyn
Herkimer Street
Johnson
Miss Downey
Erasmus High
Adelphi
17Th Street
Fourth Avenue
Lucille
Vanoss School Journal Highlights Student Growth and Games
The Vanoss School Journal covers guidance on self improvement and friendship, lists classes from third to senior, notes non-conference games with Francis at Vanoss with top scorers Clyde Moore and Eunice Watts, and reports grade transfers joining from Allen Pryor Parish Chapel Stonewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis
Vaness
Clyde Moore
Eunice Watts
Cioreta
Reginald Isaacs
Allen
Vanoss
Deana Waye Irwin
Pryor
Leo McCurdy
Parish Chapel
Jack Cobb Faces Civil Engineering Path After 1938
Senior class standout Jack Cobb was born March 5 1920 at Lightning Ridge. He finished the eighth grade there and entered Vaness as a freshman. He led the F F A club as president for two years and spent three years on the livestock judging team. He plans to attend a civil engineering college in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lightning Ridge
Vaness
Kansas
Jack Cobb
Leonard Hickey Born in Ada Oklahoma in 1923
Leonard Hickey, born in Ada Oklahoma in 1923, spent his schooling in Vanoss. He has been a valuable member of the grade basketball team for the past two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Hickey
Ada
Oklahoma
Vanoss
Leonard
List of students by class years
Freshman names include Muriel Arn old Boyd Burk Brecheen Bragg Hunt Tilley. Sophomores listed are Franks Murphy Parker Rogers Summers Watson Berry Pendleton Richardson Tiffin. Juniors include Riggins Troutman Zumbro. Seniors named Berger Wortman Tilley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olen James
Kenneth Mullins
Gela Alston
Bonnie Davis
William Pat Gallup
Tommie Hunt
Dillard McDonald
Betty Lorene Byerly
Betty M'c Martin
Arminda Ragland
Octavia Standridge
Me Hilton
Peggie Ann Farris
Calvin Berger
Beatrice Mae Boyd
Lois Griffin
Bobbie Jean Martin
Margie Ruth Tiner
Viola Walden
James Ray Hunt
J. C. Federson
O. C. Sims
Johnnie Mae Aldridge
Alene Childers
Lorene Hester
Grace Agnes McCauley
Beulah Mae Shumard
Lena Grace Turner
Georgia Lee Townsley
Lillian Alldredge
Wilma Jewel Berger
Martha Amos
Demurial Walker
Earnie Keef
Benton McCauley
Courtney Robertson
Iva Jewel Alldredge
Mildred McWhirter
Anna Lea Roberts
Aston Braham
Maurine Berger
Kenneth Brendle
J. L. Hurley
Lawrence Haris, Jr
Johnny Kirby
Altonich
Raybert Solomon
Mary Muriel Arnold
Rhea Jean Boyd
Virginia Lee Burk
Helen Breecheen
Geraldine Bragg
Reta Jean Callis
Louise Theda Solomon
Jessie Mary Tilley
Iona Tilley
Winnie Tilley
Marie Williams
Camaro Zumbro
Earl Franks
Aun McCulla
Helen Brecheen
Nina Marie Hunt
Paul Murphy
Oliver Parker
Shelby Rogers
Leonard Summers
Joe Watson
Virginia Berry
Doris Pendleton
Juanita Richardson
Venus Tiffin
Billie Ruth Riggins
Mary Troutman
Juanita Zumbro
Christine Berger
Edith Mae Wortman
Eileen Tilley
First grade and second grade names listed for event
The text lists first grade participants James Ray Berger Andrew Byford Jackie Davie Gilbert Gallup J W Lobaugh Charles Lea McNair Orba Lea Smith Nell Abston Barbara Mullins Goldie Shumard and second grade participants Bruce Cushman Bobbbie Gallup Billie Hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ray Berger
Andrew Byford
Jackie Davie
Gilbert Gallup
J. W. Lobaugh
Charles Lea McNair
Orba Lea Smith
Nell Abston
Barbara Mullins
Goldie Shumard
Bruce Cushman
Bobbbie Gallup
Billie Hunt
A Students Named For Six Weeks Honor Roll
High school announces A students for the last six weeks Virginia Lee Burk Helen Brecheen Paul Murphy Oliver Parker Doris Pendleton Billie Ruth Riggins and Edith Wortman earned top marks this period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Lee Burk
Helen Brecheen
Paul Murphy
Oliver Parker
Doris Pendleton
Billie Ruth Riggins
Edith Wortman
Freshman F H O Club Meeting Delights Members
The Freshman F H O Club met on November 23 and enjoyed readings including Powdering Your Nose by Marie Hayes, Personal Appearance by Jessie Mary Tilley, and How To Be a Better School Girl by Natoma Muncy. Mins and milk shakes were served by Floy Marie Hayes Helen Cape Thelma Hobbs and Glennie Hobbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Hayes
Jessie Mary Tilley
Natoma Muncy
Floy Marie Hayes
Helen Cape
Thelma Hobbs
Glennie Hobbs
Journalism Club Names New Staff After Loss of Audrey Jones
The Journalism club held its regular meeting Monday with suggestions for paper improvements. They note the departure of assistant editor Audrey Faye Jones to Seminole and welcome Alfreda Isaac, a former member who moved to Allen. The new staff includes Editor-in-Chief Juanita Slentz, Asst Editor Clara Gordon, H. S Editor Alfreda Isaac, Grade Editor Marie Boyd, Exchange Editor Lillian Austell, Sport Editor Juanita Murphy, and Club Editor Venus Tiffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journalism Club
Audrey Faye Jones
Seminole
Alfreda Isaac
Alfreda
Allen
Juanita Slentz
Asst
Clara Gordon H. S
Thanksgiving Dinner Served by Home Economics Class
Members of the home economics Il class cooked and served a complete Thanksgiving dinner for home making students. The menu included turkey dressing candied sweet potatoes creamed English peas cranberry sauce celery curls potato salad biscuits butter pumpkin pie with whipped cream and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Economics
Seventh Grade News Highlights and Local Winners
Demariel Walker achieved 100 in spelling each day for six weeks. McCullar won the prize for selling the most chances at the turkey sale with 26 sold. Hugh Hunley has entered the seventh grade after moving from Union Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demariel Walker
Maroon McCullar
Hugh Hunley
Union Hill
Thanksgiving visits across Ada Norman and nearby towns
Clinton and Jimmy Sturdevant visited Octavia Standridge during the Thanksgiving holidays. Billie Jean Norvell spent Sunday in Norman with Mr. and Mrs. Allison. Wilma Dean Murray visited her grandparents in Ada. Louise Alldredge spent Sunday with Wilma Dean Murray. Guy Welker visited relatives in Wilson. P J Richardson visited Harvey Ray Shumard. Peggy Ann Farris visited friends in Ahleson. Preston Parks spent Thanksgiving with Grover Ballard. Mr and Mrs Lovey George of Pleasant Hill spent Thanksgiving at the McDonald home. Beatrice Herron spent the holidays with her parents in Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Jimmy Sturdevant
Ada
Octavia Standridge
Billie Jean Norvell
Norman
Lovey George
Pleasant Hill
McDonald
Beatrice Herron
O. B. Templeton
Lawrence
Seed To Cotton: A Boy’s Field Tale From Old Farm Life
Seventh grade Lonzo Ragland recalls a day in May when a cotton planter, a stern Mr. Dame, and a rough horse team transform a seed into cotton. The narrator describes planting, germination, growth, and finally blooming cotton fibers under a harsh handling in a rural farm setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonzo Ragland
Mr. Dame
May Seed Waiting in the Old Bin
The narrator recalls placing cotton in a rough wagon to the gin and the process of lint removal. Mr. Dame became very wealthy from the cotton. The speaker remains in the old bin awaiting May to return for planting.
F. F. A. Carnival at Gym Next Wednesday Night
The FFA carnival in the gym will charge five cents for admission to the gym and the one act play On the Dotted Line sponsored by Mr Harris speech association. An extra five cents buys each booth. Games include bingo shuffleboard fishing and a real fortune teller plus hamburgers with proceeds funding the father and son banquet for FFA boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
F. F. A. Boys
Two Couples Held for Forgery Charges Identified
County officers arrested two men Bud Hathcock and Bob Cartwright and two women, one using the name Mrs. Cartwright, at Fittstown. Authorities say forgery in second degree is being considered for the men, with Hathcock once jailed for auto theft and Cartwright linked to a mule theft conviction. the women remain in jail. Clyde Kaiser notes Cartwright drove a car tied to a false pretenses case in Oklahoma City. The period ends with a wartime aside about defense being offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fittstown
W. V. Stanfield
Bud Hathcock
Hickory
Bob Cartwright
Jackson
Tulsa
Hathcock
Oklahoma City
Norman
Pauls Valley
Cartwright
Kaiser
Hai‘cock
Stanfield
North Test At Jesse Watched A North Test Near Hunton Pool
A well in the Jesse area, No. 1 C. V. Thompson, drilled by Continental, was active at 4,207 feet and nearing Hunton lime. The Mid-Continent No. 9 Statler, and No. 12 Statler, were staked for CN 1-21-2 SW of 2-1-7. The Jesse pool shows over 40 producing wells, with Hunton infrastructure dominating current drilling. The pool spans two and a half miles, aligned with the South Fitts pool nearby containing many Hunton and Gilcrease producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse
C. V. Thompson
Continental
Hunton
Statler
Mid-Continent
Fitts
Hunton and
Gilcrease
Oklahoma News in Washington Reports on Camp Closures
Oklahoma representatives press Cedar Fechner on Civilian Conservation Corps camp closings including Rush Springs, while Senator Lee advances a draft wealth bill and a peace forum forms in Congress. Oklahoma driver license applications surge as January deadline nears with fingerprints and safety checks emphasized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush Springs
Johnson
Fechner
Elmer Thomas
Josh Lee
Soil Conservation Service
Bank Leaders See Upturn Likely in 1938
Chicago December bankers survey of 125 top banks across 44 states with deposits over 12 billion dollars shows most executives expect the current slump to end in four months or more and an upturn by late spring 1938, with some predicting 1939. A minority foresee no upturn before next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Reuben A. Lewis Jr
Metropolitan Trust Company of Chicago
Lewis
Greater returns for amount in vested
Ada News classified ad notes higher returns for invested amounts with emphasis on value growth and longer-term benefits. It highlights reliable yields and prudent investment options aimed at steady income for savers and retirees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
Johnson to Begin House Interior Hearings Next Year
Representative Johnson, chair of the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, announced hearings would start in January next year instead of March. He said the panel aims to complete hearings around the usual start time and that early clearance of appropriations bills would allow early adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
House Interior Appropriations
Booth’s mousetrap plant faces rail line abandonment
In Dainsville Mo and Burlington the railroad seeks to abandon a 20.5 mile branch to Booth’s factory. Booth notes the line carried only about a third of his output, suggesting the move may not impact production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dainsville
Olin Booth
Burlington
Booth
Magnolia Plans $750000 Carbon Black Plant Near Stonewall
Permission was granted Friday for Magnolia Petroleum to build a carbon black plant near Stonewall on the edge of the Fitts oil field at an estimated cost of 750000. The plant will run on waste residue gas from existing natural gasoline plants, with millions of cubic feet released daily. Carbon black, the soot used to strengthen automobile tires, is produced by burning natural gas with insufficient air and collecting the soot. An average engine contains 2.5 pounds of carbon black and a large truck tire can exceed pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Stonewall
Fitts
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Mrs. Hunter
Long Island
Farmingdale
Nellie
Mrs. Downey
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Clara Gordon
Pierce
Preston Payne
Caroll Pederson
Robbie Roberts
Jack Troutman
Eldon Wakefield
Clyde Henry Walker
Daphne Bradley
Roberta Cummins
Floy May Eddings
Manila Sue Farris
Betty Jo Hewitt
Mary Ann McCabe
Lorene Payne
Ellena Jo Teel
Victoria Tiner
Japan
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Charles C. Haslet
Jed Johnson
Anadarko
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Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
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Lyle Boren
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