Fall-Doheney Oil Scandal Jury Receives Charge
In Washington the Fall Doheny conspiracy case is sent to the jury. The court instructs jurors on the law of conspiracy and requires a verdict on whether a $100,000 transfer to Albert B Fall by Edward L Downey was part of a scheme to defraud the United States and the leases to Doheny oil companies were improper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tifursmen
Justice Hoehling
Albert B. Pail
Edward L. Downey
Fall
Der
Albert B. Fall
Edward L. Doheny
Hoehling
Oklahoma Americanization Chief Seeks Illiteracy Fight Funds
Hughes and Davis of Bartlesville told Oklahoma American Legion officers that a yearly appropriation of 20 000 to 25 000 is needed to stamp out illiteracy by 1930. He asked for an Americanism officer in each post and a congressional-district commission to plan and implement efforts. He noted 6 400 adults were taught to read last year and 56 864 remain illiterate, mostly native born.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Department of the America Legion
Oklahoma
Hughes &. Davis
Bartlesville
Oklahoma Americanization Commission
Davis
Roy Noffman
Frazier Readmitted to Republican Senate Ranks
Washington December 14 Senator Frazier of North Dakota was welcomed back into the Republican ranks by a unanimous Senate conference vote. The action will auto matically invite him to all party conferences in the future and restores him to his former committee roles including chairmanship of the Indian committee after March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frazier
North Dakota
Senate
House
Ways and, Means Committee
Coolidge
Hawley
Oregon
Treasury
Congress
Garner
Texas
Pioneer tenant dies in Fort Worth hospital
George H. Mulkey, 79, a veteran of the old Southwest express riders, died Monday at a Fort Worth hospital after illness at his ranch near Joshua. He arrived in Fort Worth in 1842, served as district clerk of Tarrant County, was the first police and fire commissioner under the commission form of government, and was a vice president of the National Bankers association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
George H. Mulkey
Povr Express
Old Southwest
Joshua
Mulkey
Tarrant County
Om Treders
National Bankers
Car Owners Slow In Paying Their Auto Tag License
Ponotoc county collector W S Kerr says about 4 800 cars exist in the county yet only 226 owners have paid 1927 license fees. Law requires all licenses by January 1 with a 10 cent daily penalty after. Penalty applies if the car is driven without 1927 tag. A rush typically occurs in the last days before the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Kerr
Pontotoc
Woman dies in Perry shooting duel on Main Street
Dee Dearborn, 40, is killed in a gunfight with Mrs. Ellis Hobbs, 40, on Perry Oklahoma Main Street. Hobbs surrendered at the courthouse. witnesses noted a heated argument prior to the shooting. Hobbs survived uninjured. Dearborn left a widow and two children.
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Perry
Okla
Dee
Dearborn
Main Street
Ellis Hobbs
Hobbs
Sherkf
Rural Oklahoma rural schools exhaust state book supply
Oklahoma City December nine. Rural schools and study clubs have exhausted state library books. Mrs. J R Dale secretary reports several thousand books available but demand exceeds supply. Sixty traveling libraries ordered cannot be filled immediately as all books are loaned. Some libraries will return soon and wait times will shorten. Traveling libraries now served two month periods amid growing usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Library Commission
J. R. Dale
Commission
Poultry Show Evidence of Oklahoma Industry Upgrading
Oklahoma officials say the state poultry show demonstrated industry growth with high quality entries across all classes. The red class matched national shows, the grand champion a black Minorca owned by a Dallas firm, and the federation backed grade standards for eggs to meet commercial needs as the state seeks National Poultry Council membership. The report also notes a secret House Naval Committee session urging the president’s view on naval affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklahoma
J. L. Landrum
Oklahoma State Market Commission
United States
Dallas
Edith Liles
Pocassett
Oklo
State Market Commission
National Poulty Council
McKeown Farm Relief Bill Faces House Scrutiny
Washington December 11 The House debated farm relief plans as Representative McKeown Oklahoma proposes a commission to set in advance farm quotas and issue standardization certificates guiding production with surplus taxed. Critics questioned constitutionality and farmer compliance while McKeown defended the approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McKeown
Oklahoma
Congress
Governor elects wife named Miss Oklahoma judge
Mrs Renry Johnston wife of the governor elect has accepted the chairmanship of the judges committee for selecting Miss Oklahoma a state beauty to be used in a national advertising campaign. Photos submitted by cities will be judged free from identifying marks to avoid bias. more than a dozen entrants from several cities vie for the title with the winner to be announced December 16 in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Renry &. Johnston
The
Oklahomans, Inc
Mway
Ciues
Fire alarms hit early morning, little damage reported
Two daytime fires prompted by renewals from Lawrence Green's home at 825 East Fifteenth and Buck Billio tt's home at 822 North Oak caused minor roof damage. Fire crews responded after returning from one alarm, with the second blaze extinguished quickly. A Labor party from Treland advocates a government board to reconstruct state property damaged during fighting, now funded from revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Green
East Fifteenth
Buck Billiott
North Oak
Thia Hovae
Labor Party of
Treland
Winter Frost Grips Ada Citizens in Morning Cold
Old Man Winter brings a sharp morning chill in Ada with temperatures dropping to 11 degrees last night and rising only to 16 degrees by late morning. Pedestrians struggle against wind and motorists face frozen radiators as city water line repairs surge.
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Dells
Winter
Ada
Mercury
Weather Man
A. MacMillan
City Water Department
Plan to Merge State Offices in Oklahoma
Plans to merge the offices of the state statistician for the state board of agriculture and the regional statistician of the federal board of agriculture will be worked out when Harry B Cordell takes office in January. Suart L Bryan and Carl Robinson will cooperate, moving the federal office to the state capital. Reports will be more accurate and timely, with the same number of crop reporters in counties reporting to the same bureau, creating a check and balance system. The plan depends on budget approvals and legislature appropriations. past cooperative work in Oklahoma suggests its feasibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Det
State Board of Agriculture
Regions
Federal Board of Agriculture
Harry B Cordell
Suart L. Bryan
Carl Robinson
Capita
Eyateman
Bryan
Cordell
Oklahoma
McDermott Held Gun in Cantons Mellett Case
Patrick Eugene McDermott on trial for the murder of Canton publisher Don R. Mellett carried a gun the week before the sensational slaying and on the night of the murder, stating he would have 200 dollars in the morning. State witness William Bitzer testified to alleged police corruption and bootlegging ties as McDermott’s actions unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associates’ Press
Canton
Ohio
Patrick Eugene McDermott
Don R. Mellett
William Bitzer
Bitzler
McDermott
Bitzier
Mellett
Organization of the Senate wets begins in Washington
Washington Dec 15 Organization of the senate wets for the first time since the prohibition act was undertaken today by Senator Edge Republican of New Jersey with an invitation to 20 members to attend confer ence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Genator Edge
New Jersey
Farm Relief Fight Reopens in Senate McNary Bill
Washington dispatch reports the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill revisited in the Senate. Chairman McNary outlined a stabilization plan covering cotton, wheat, corn, hogs and barley with a credit fund to manage surpluses and stabilize prices rather than set direct prices. The measure aims to aid farmers’ standard of living and use surplus control to support agricultural profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
McNary-Haugen
McNary
Agriculture Committee
Trapp Grants Bailey Parole in Oklahoma Liquor Case
Governor M B Trapp grants parole and remits fines in Pontotoc county case against Tate Bailey for illegal liquor sale. Bailey served 30 days in jail. fines of 50 dollars and costs totaling 33 and 99 dollars are remitted based on judge Bolen and Dr Breco statements citing illness and family hardship. The executive order is dated December 1926 with seal of Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanday
Dally
M. E. Trapp
Pontotac County
Tustle
Tobe Salisy
Bailey
P. H. Deal
J. G Breco
J. W. Bolen
State OF Oklahoma Executive Department
Shawn
Tate Bailey
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Tube Bailey
James G. Breco
J. W.W. Bolen
Costa
M. B. Traph
State of
Stason
Wahéreof
Smoot Joins Banks In Tax Relief Opposition
Washington December 18 chairman Smoot of the senate finance committee joined house Republican leaders in opposing any tax relief regulation this session as senate Democrats urged the administration to push through a relief measure. The scene involved several interacting figures amid a tense political debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smoot
Senate, Finance Committee
House Republican
Jeaders
Senate Democrats
Boy Scout Council Elects New Officers
Ellison to succeed Orel Busby as president of the Boy Scout Council. Judge Busby steps down after years as president due to new duties. Vice presidents named J C Hynds and Robert S Kerr. J W Hyane elected treasurer. M P Hatchett to join the board replacing Hugh Norris. Harry W Miller, scout executive, praised for his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Ellison
Orel Busby
Boy Scout Council
Judge Busby
J. Cc. Hynds
Robert S. Kerr
J. W. Hyane
M. P. Hatchett
Hugh Norris
Harry W. Miller
Miller
Last of Wooden Buildings Burn on Ada Main Street
An early morning fire on Ada Main Street destroyed and damaged several wooden structures including a residence and two frame eateries. The Ada Steam Laundry and Ada Coca Cola Bottling works faced threats as flames spread through a heavy wind and extreme cold, with firefighters protecting brick buildings and a restaurant surviving. Origin undetermined. the blaze began shortly after 1 am and was extinguished three hours later, marking the decline of Ada’s wooden block and recalling a past homicide tied to the residence.
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Main Street
Ada Steam Laundry
Ada Coca Cola
Waspat Hany
Ada
H Ryles
Ada City Permits Show Moderate Growth Across Year
The past year in Ada brought steady growth with total building permits at 220,235 dollars. Court house work accounts for 135,000 dollars and most of the remainder 82,235 dollars funds new dwellings, while a Christian church permit, issued before this year, is excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Court House
Christian Church
Lotton Receipts Above 6000 Mark
Bad weather last week reduced cotton receipts at country scales. By 2:30 Saturday afternoon total receipts reached 7,602. Round bales totaled 1,260, equal to 930 square bales, making 8,323. Cotton Growers association added about 260 more. Receipts lag behind 1925 by over 10,000 bales.
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Cotton Growers Association
Wife of Sleuth to Face Prelims Trial Next Tuesday
Preliminary hearing for Mrs Edith Bishop was set for Tuesday December 21 after she was arraigned on a murder charge. The accused wife of a detective, Edith Bishop, pleaded not guilty to the killing of her husband in his Oklahoma City home on December 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Edith Bishop
Aie
Ace
Acute Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Ney Ahiaherte Power
Stenographer for Dan Moody 15 Held in Daring Robbery
Rebecca Bradley Rogers, a stenographer to Attorney General Dan Moody, is jailed in Austin on robbery charges for the Farmers National Bank at Buda. The case hinges on her alleged role, vault access, and the recovery of part of the loot as police identify her from bank staff and arresting officers.
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Dan Moody
Austin
Tex
Mia
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
Freatof
Farmers National Bank
Buda
Texas
Travis County
George Alten
Hays County
Rebecca Bradley
Texas University
Farmers Exchange Bank
J. N. Littlepage
S. A. Jamingy
Wayman Hows
G. B. Bradley
James R. Hamilton
Fifty-Third District Court
Littlepage
W. G. Miller
Frank Homer
Aha
Jamison
Howe
Dee
Bude
S. A. Jamison
Travis
Jamiaon
Otis Rogers
Amarillo
Farmers’ National Bank
Calhoun
Rogers
Dartmouth
Columbia
John Coser, Jr
Governor Trapp Grants Paroles To Two Youths
Oklahoma City report: Governor Trapp grants parole to two youths from the state reformatory for automobile theft. John L. Cook, 14, convicted in Tulea county in 1926, and Rey Pruitt, 17, convicted in Murray county in 1924, are the paroled offenders.
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Governor Trapp
Oklahoma City
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Ellison
Lotton
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University of Texas
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