Public notices of executions and foreclosures in Pontotoc county
Multiple records show writs of execution and foreclosure notices issued in Pontotoc county Oklahoma. Actions involve T A Starritt J H Hendrix Anna M Garrison J A Criswell and Adella Jones with sales set at public auctions at the Ada courthouse and house sites described including sections and quarters in township ranges. Notices call for answers by specified dates and detail appraised lands mortgage details and monetary judgments.
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District Court
Pontotoc County
State of Oklahoma
G. Shull
T. A. Starritt
Eaid
State of
Oklahoma
C. G. Shull
Bank
Ttarritt
Grouth
Courthouns
Ada
Enid County
J. H. Hendrix
Mattie Hendrix
Anna M. Garrison
Section & Township 2
Parce
Pontetee
Watiefy
Wisdom Given Life Sentence After Kansas Slayings
Jack Wisdom 26, a cowboy, was convicted and sentenced to life in a Kansas penitentiary after pleading guilty to the murder of Harry and Mrs. Pritchard near Wichita. Authorities say forged check and a card game quarrel led to the killings, with Wisdom also linked to the murder of Emery Large. He confessed to pursuing a Coffeyville girl and taking her to a dance after the Pritchard slayings.
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Lansing
Kan
AY Jack Wisdom
Kansas
Jay
Okla
Harry Pritchard
Wichita
Hutchinson
Pritchard
Pritchards
Wellington
Bison
Okia
Wisdom
Emery Large
Meade
Large
Coffeyville
Kas
Oklahoma labor chief urges idle to avoid relief rolls
Oklahoma City December 7 The state labor commissioner W A Murphy urged Oklahomans who do not need work to stay off Civil Works rolls saying the registration will swell the workforce census and cause congestion He named district food distributors and new county superintendents for 17 counties to oversee CWA transitions and projects.
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Oklahoma City
A. L. Beckett
CWA
Carter
John S. Spears
J. E. McCarty
Cleveland
Charles Evans
C. W. Shannon
Dewey
Perry Skelton
J. W. Wilcox
Haskell
Robert Burnham
George W. Scott
Latimer
Green Stovall
Carlton Weaver
LeFlore
Roy Coleman
Jess Harper
Osage
Leonard Dodson
R. B. Weaver
Payne
Dan Sherwin
A. L. Crenshaw
Roger Mills
K. A. Davis
A. J. Burnham
Tillman
C. S. Tant
Grover Hope
Woods
Charles
Tulsa
Stirler
Muskogree
Roy Peel
Duncan
Hugo
Frank Bourland
Seminole
Ada
John Certain
Otis McDowell
Clinton
Guy Crossett
Caddo
Woodward
Charles McMullen
Blackwell
Enid
Pipeline Linked Moore-Wyrick Well to Stonewall
Texas Pipeline plans a two inch line from the Moore-Wyrick oil well in 2927 John Fitts area to Stonewall loading racks. The pipeline will export oil from the Moore well, shut down for time due to limited tankage, and run to serve facilities at Stonewall.
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Moore
Fitts
Franke
Texas Pipeline Company 15
Moore-Wyrick
John Fitts
Stonewall
Strayed mares sought with reward in Stonewall area
Two mares reported missing in Stonewall Route 3 area. One black mare wearing gear on the right hind leg and a dark bay mare with a white forehead mark. Both about 15 1 2 hands high and roughly 1300 to 1400 pounds. Liberal reward offered by J. G. Bingham. December 5.
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J. G. Bingham
Stonewall
Oklahoma repeal league circulates pro prohibition repeal petitions
Oklahoma City on December 9 reports the Oklahoma repeal and control league circulating petitions for an Oklahoma vote on repealing state prohibition and national repeal on the July ballot. Larence Crim of Tulsa, a former federal prohibition enforcer, organizes the effort.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Repeal and Control League
Larence Crim
Tulsa
Lea duo lose bid to dodge extradition in Tennessee
P Col Luke Lea and Luke Lea Jr lost in Tennessee supreme court today in a fight to avoid extradition to North Carolina. They plan to take the case to the United States supreme court and were placed under bond of 20000 dollars each pending action.
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Nashville
Tenn
Luke Lea
Luke Lea Jr
Tennessee Supreme Court
North Carolina
United States Supreme Court
Nine of Twenty Nine Welcomed in New London Family
Philip Williams and his wife of New London Wis celebrate the birth of their twenty ninth child a girl. The couple has had three sets of twins five children born in one year when triplets and twins arrived leaving nine children still living.
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New London
Wis
Philip Williams
Murray Defends Martial Law Order at OU-A&M Game
Oklahoma Governor Murray defends using National Guard at the Thanksgiving football game between the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma A. and M. He cited keeping order at Norman and ticket gates, warned papers against misusing troops, and said investigations would reform university receipts. Two drunks were arrested amid fights as guards led crowd control.
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Oklahoma City
National Guard
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma A
M. College
Murray
The
Blue Valley Farmer
Chickasha
Norman
Jacobs Appointed Project Supervisor
Oklahoma City December 7 Sm-R. W. Jacobs of Stillwater was appointed today by Carl Giles state civil works administrator to supervise federal civil works projects. Jacobs began his duties in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
R. W. Jacobs
Stillwater
Carl Giles
Jacobs
Roosevelt warns against lynch law at church council
President Roosevelt tells the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America that the nation will not tolerate illegal law. He condemns lynching by officials or in high places and calls for quick, certain justice to protect individuals and communities. He urges a shared aim of a more abundant life built on spiritual and social values.
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Federal Council of Churches of Christ In
America
Roosevelt
James Relch
California
San Jose
Health champion dies entering hospital amid case appeal
A Health Champion, two years after conviction in the National Bank failure, collapsed and died this morning as he entered a hospital to visit a friend. His suspended sentence plea was set for Federal Judge James C. Wilson tomorrow. Smallwood had received a two year term at trial, appeal followed, then the plea for suspension.
Dedication Planned for Federal Building December 16
A ceremony to dedicate the United States courthouse and post office is set for December 16 at 2 PM with Congressman Will Rogers and Dr. A L Linscheid among speakers. The East Central College band will perform, and if weather allows the program will be outdoors. otherwise loudspeakers will be used. The $200000 building will house the post office federal court and other federal activities in the district.
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United States
Will Rogers
Moore
Okla
James W. Lewis
A. Linscheid
East Central State Teachers College
East Central College
A. L. Fentem
Fur season under way in Pontotoc County hides market
Hides are arriving as the fur season runs December 1 to January 31 with possum hides selling 25 to 30 cents and mink bringing around 3.00 while coon skins fetch 1.50. Local buyers in Ada report many farm boys selling hides for extra winter cash and a 102 dollar haul last year. A kidnapping case in the area also sees multiple defendants sentenced to prison terms.
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Ada
Robbery Reported by Oklahoma City Man
Harry Thompson of 1224 West Third Oklahoma City said two men forced him at gunpoint to drive from Ada to a spot ten miles east on Highway A. They stopped east of Ada and took a 4 caret diamond stickpin a wristwatch and about 80 dollars. He gave a description of the two suspects and reported the incident around midnight.
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Harry Thompson
West Third
Oklahoma City
Ada
Highway A
Thompson
Aldridge
Judge Bozarth Convicted of Double Salary Charge
Pi District Judge Mark L. Bozarth of Okmulgee was convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses and fined 500 dollars by a district court jury after 12 hours of deliberation. The verdict concerned alleged double salary for November 1931. sentencing set for December 15. Bozarth’s counsel plans appeals and says the offense was personal, not official.
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Oklahoma City
Mark L. Bozarth
Okmulgee
Bozarth
Lucius Babcock
Criminal Court of Appeals
Prominent Lawyer Offered 10000 to Spare Quinn Death
Oklahoma Governor says a prominent lawyer offered a ten thousand dollar fee to commute Earl Quinn’s death sentence to life. The lawyer reportedly rejected the offer and reported it to the governor. Quinn was executed for the murder of Jessie Griffith and her sister Zexia near Tonkawa on December 28, 1930.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
Blue Valley Farmer
Earl Quinn
Quinn
Jessie Griffith
Zexia
Tonkawa
Murray Sees Plot Against Governor Anglin
Oklahoma City dispatch reports a Blue Valley farmer writing for Governor Murray alleges a plot to defeat Governor Anglin. The note claims enemies favor Jack Walton, former governor, with Lew Wentz also considering a run but deemed unelectable. The source warns of a supposed draft Wentz scheme and surprise Walton rallies.
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Oklahoma City
Tom Anglin
Blue Valley
Murray
Anglin
Jack Waiton
Lew Wentz
Ponca City
Wentz
Walton
Accused Banker Dead in Fort Worth Case Closes
Fort Worth Texas December 7 The Associated Press reports that W L Smallwood chairman of the board of the defunct Texas bank has died. The case centers on the collapse of the Texas bank and related accusations against Smallwood as a principal figure in its management.
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Fort Worth
Tex
W. L. Smallwood
Texas
Charges Grocery Bill to Hoover
A Boise woman with five children entered a cash and carry store and filled a basket with food. She smilingly told the cashier to “Just charge it to Mr. Hoover” before disappearing with her ragged brood, leaving the manager bemused.
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Boise
Idaho
Cotton Ginnings Exceed 12 Million Running Bales
Census Bureau reports U S cotton ginned before December 1 reached 12 108 292 running bales with 533 620 round bales and 4 679 American Egyptian bales. State totals list Texas 4 038 514 and Georgia 1 075 895 among others, compared with 11 635 089 running bales a year earlier.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
States
Oklahoma Court Affirm Roane Bribe Conviction
The Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals affirms Holden D. Roane’s conviction for bribery of Beaver County commissioners. sentence reduced from two years to one. Roane allegedly paid 700 dollars for commissioners Pitman and Arnot to buy a reed machine. Pittman later had Roane arrested after the decision. Other rulings include Andy Jones assault verdict affirmed with reduced sentence and Bridges assault with dangerous weapon reversed.
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Oklahoma City
Criminal Court of Appeals
Holden D. Roane
Beaver County
Roane
A. E. Pittman
Pittman
C. F. Arnot
Andy Jones
Blaine County
A. C. Bridges
Wagoner County
Nabors Bound Over Pollock Dis Missed After Hearing
In a late Thursday afternoon hearing Lewis Nabors was bound over to district court on a second degree rape charge with bond set at 2500 dollars. Bill Pollock was dismissed for lack of evidence to hold for trial after being accused of preventing a girl from seeking help while Nabors allegedly committed the crime.
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Lewis Nabors
Bill Pollock
Sherwood W. Hill
Pollock
Nabors
Glick Convicted of Kidnapping in McElroy Case
Clarence Click was found guilty by a jury of participating in the kidnapping of Miss Mary McElroy daughter of City Manager Henry F McElroy in Kansas City and was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary. He is the third person convicted in the McElroy kidnapping with Walter McGee facing a death sentence and George McGee given life imprisonment.
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Kansas City
Clarence Click
Mary McElroy
Henry F. McElroy
Click
McElroy
Walter McGee
George McGee
Federal relief agency buys 6050 hogs across markets
The Federal surplus relief corporation announced it is purchasing 6050 hogs on various markets today. President Harry L. Hopkins said it has bought 14069 hogs in recent days and will continue purchases while relief needs persist.
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Washington
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation
Harry L. Hopkins
Tulsa Fights Tax on Spavinaw Lake Water Supply
Tulsa faces a court fight to prevent Mayes county from taxing the Lake Spavinaw project used for Tulsa’s water. The city could owe over 1 million dollars if Mayes county treasurer’s claim stands. A December 27 hearing is scheduled at Pryor.
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Tulsa
Mayes County
W. E. Mayes
Pryor
H. O. Bland
Former Vans Boy in Trouble in Oklahoma City
Norman youth Haskell Collier, 20, was turned over to federal authorities after being arrested at a plan to deliver 1000 dollars to Ripley school superintendent J. H. Bard. He confessed an extortion attempt rooted in a grudge from a Van Ness grammar school incident.
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Oklahoma City
Dec
Haskell Collier
Collier
J. H. Bard
Ripley
Biard
Vaness
Norman
M. J. Bradley
Payne County
Fire causes heavy damage at Jim Bullard home near Wintersmith Park
Fire heavily damaged Jim Bullard’s house across Highway 19 from Wintersmith Park entrance on Thursday afternoon. Most roof loss and interior fire damage, with water from a nearby stream and tarpaulins used to protect furniture. Fire is believed to have started near a flue.
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Prom Priday
Jim Bullard
Highway 19
Wintersmith Park
City
Byrds Mill Spring
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Ande
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E. A. Allen
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Miles Jordan
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Voth
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Thenegro
W. W. Richardson
Jefferson County
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French
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Quinn Cade
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