Oklahoma Governor Faces Impeachment Charges and Guard Stand
Eleven witnesses testified before a state house committee weighing a seventh impeachment charge of moral turpitude against Governor Henry S. Johnston. National guardsmen blocked capitol entrances as lawmakers met in a downtown hotel room and at times clashed over authority. The standoff continued with the adjutant general confirming restrictions on house meetings inside the building while the senate acted as a citizen court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State House of Representatives
Henry S. Johnston
Capitol
Edwin Dabney
King Fitzpatrick
Kirby Fitzpatrick
State Banking Department
Senate
House
District Court of
Oklahoma County
Charles F. Barrett
Johnston
Seneral
W. J. Holloway
Barrett
Adjutant General
H. Tom Kight
Tom Johnson
Robert Graham
Kight
Graham
Johnson
Charles Barrett
House of Representatives
C. H. Terwilleger
Tulsa
Escaped by minutes in Parker murder case
The mutilated body of Marian Parker, 12, found after an abduction, was returned to her father Perry M. Parker for ransom payment. A manhunt, led by Police Chief Herman H. Cline, followed as authorities hunted suspect William Edward Hickman in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Marian Parker
Perry M. Parker
Parker
Fifth Street
Manhattan Place
William Edward Hickman
California
West Sixth Street
Jack Woods
Sixth Street
Broadway
Herman H. Cline
Cline
Hickman
Wood
Central Police Station
Kansas City
Sickman
Carter County Couple Celebrates 56th Wedding Anniversary
Ardmore report on Mr. and Mrs. James O. Smith three miles east of Ardmore who will observe their fifty-sixth anniversary December 19. Married in Americus Georgia they moved to the area Christmas day forty-five years ago. He nears eighty, she two years younger. The couple farmed a thirty five acre plot last year and have eight children including Mrs. M. M. Griffith and Mrs. Florence Shrader residing in Ardmore.
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Carter County
Ardmore
James O. Smith
Americus
Smith
Night Revels in Oil Boom Town Allen Oklahoma
A reporter describes Allen Pontotoc county as an oil boom town turned lively entertainment center with flapper crowds, painted dancers, whiskey, and gambling. The dances draw workers in overalls from the oil fields while horses and cars fill Main Street as nine o clock approaches.
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Llen
Pontotoc County
Allen
Ada Men Deliver Packed Santa Visit to Pontotoc Rural Schools
Prominent Ada men set aside work to deliver 3 906 Christmas packages raised by the Shrine Yellow Dog drive. Volunteers dressed as Santa deliver fruit, candy and nuts to rural schools across Pontotoc county for Christmas programs.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
Shrine Club
Yellow Dog
R. R. Robinson
W. L. Whitaker
Lula
Haskell
Owl Creek
Union Valley
Hugh Norris
Happyland
Steedman
McCall’s Chapel
Cedar Grove
C. C. Morris
Center
Vanessa Lightning Ridge
Hart, Fitzhugh
Lawrence
B. R. Stubbs
Colbert
New Bethel
Blaine Gilbreath
I. S. Hinshaw
Parish
Summers Chapel
Little Reaper
Maxwell
Galey
Yeager
J. C. Hynds
Egypt
Bebee
Walnut Grove
Worstell
Clyde Kaiser
Athens
Wilson
C. E. Wilson
L. A. Grant
Oakman
Denny
S. G. Heflin
R. B. McDougald
Black Rock
Brookhaven
Red Oak
Halls Hill
High Hill
Leader
Conway
Red Springs
Truax
Tommie Hart
Jones’ Chapel
Pickett
Union Hill
R. E. McCain
Latta
Ahloso
Lovelady
A. N. ‘Averyt
Pecan Grove
Pleasant Hill
Frisco
A. W. Parker
J. B. Will
Rosedale
Cresco
Dolberg
Laxton
Horseshoe Ranch
Pleasant Valley
Sunshine
Piue Mound
Franks
Rocky Chapel
John Yoakum
Jesse
Burrow
Onward
McKeown Seeks Flood Aid Seed Purchase Bill
Washington December 19 a bill to curb Mississippi floods and set river control policy will be introduced by Reed before Christmas recess. A separate measure by Rep McKeown seeks 300000 for cotton seed kafir seed millet maize and other grain seed for Oklahoma flood victims.
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Washington
Reed
House Flood Control Committee
Congress
Oklahoma
McKeown
Free love claims boost undercut by data questions
A professor asserts that free love is more prevalent than ever, but questions arise about the data sources and methods behind these statistics including how measurements were taken and from where the figures originated.
Families of War Dead Warned to Apply for Benefits
Congressman Tom D. McKeown reveals Pontotoc county’s 18 war dead have not filed for adjusted service compensation. Norman W. Howard is among them, with Ada’s American Legion post named for him. The deadline is January 1, 1928, and many veterans have yet to apply plus additional insured risk as legions canvass fails to reach all families.
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Tom D. McKeown
American Logoin
Lis
McKeown
Pontotoc County
Norman W. Howard
Legion
Ada
Allford
Willard V. Armstrong
Huey C. Barton
Percy O. Belt
Floyd W. Bennett
Jess J. Bishop
John B. Bradley
Christopher L
Click
Jess H. Ervin
Fred. Frazier
John A. Gatlin
Felix H. Graham
Wesley Hester
Brit. Howard
Norman V. Mason
Thomas B. Morrison
Emmett C. Peters
Adam C. Whisenhunt
Gray E
George E
Legionnaires
Robert E Lee Birthday Essay Contest Backed by Local Scout Council
Under Pon totoc County auspices W A De Delaney of King and Delaney funds the Robert E Lee birthday essay contest across county schools and rural communities. Gold medals will be awarded, with every school expected to participate. A Father and Scout banquet prize event is also planned for each grade school.
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Boy Scout Council
W. A. de Delaney
King and
Robert E. Lee
Maple Sugar Scarcity Reported in Vermont
Vermont reports a maple sugar shortage as sap runs are inconsistent. Officials note a tight season with potential impacts on producers and local markets.
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Vermont
Crying need for bridge over Canadian river to aid oil field traffic
Sunday reports from oil men cite slow activity in the Allen field and urge construction of a crossing over the Canadian River north of the Allen field. Interests are moving into Seminole county after Reed No 1 produced 1,000 barrels, with multiple wells and gas/oil production noted across Pontotoc and neighboring areas.
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Canadian
Allen Eld
Allen Field
Seminole County
Louisiana
Reed No
Ramsey Gassers
Medroy
Westheimer & Daube
Wade
W. R
W.E. Ramsey
Allen
Pontotoc County
Webb
McElroy
Ramsey
Butler
B. Shaffer
Mount
Chapman
Gillette
Martin Farm
Freneis
Francis
Oliver Farm
Coleman Oil Company
Coleman and
Tate
Underwood and
McQueen
Wilcox
Coleman Petroleum Corporation
L. A. Henry Et al
P. A. Norria No. 1
Graham-Freeman
Sinclair Pipe Line Company
Byng
Oklahoma Chief Justice Branson seeks senate to expunge impeachment record
In Oklahoma City Chief Justice Fred P. Branson said he will ask the state senate in regular session to expunge impeachment charges voted against him by the self convened house. The deposition hearing covered subpoenas of over 50 house members tied to a December 13 hotel meeting and included exchanges with O. O. Owens, jailed for contempt, and attorney Christy Russell.
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Oklahoma City
Fred P. Branson
State Supreme Court
District Court
State Senate
House of Representatives
House
Johnston
Harry B. Cordell
State Board of Agriculture
Branson
O. O. Owens
Tulsa
Owens
Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Christy Russell
Justice Branson
Russell
David Hybarger
Grady County
Hybarger
Glickner Wins Suit Over Money Demands
Judge Asa E. Walden ruled Friday that E. C. Clickner Construction Co. is owed about 8 700 dollars plus is awarded the extra amount for alleged extras. The case claimed the county commissioners ordered materials beyond the contract for the Pontotoc court building. E. C. Clickner testified at length about foundation and window sash materials.
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Asa E. Walden
Marietta
E. C. Clickner Construction Company
County of
J. F. McKeel
Hugh Mathis
Government Obtains Juror Statement in Shadowing Case
Edward J. Kidwell juror in the Yall-Sinclair contempt case testified he believed detectives shadowed him during the trial. The disclosure comes as authorities press their investigative angle in a government contempt proceeding.
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Washington
Edward J. Kidwell
Yall-Sinclair
Hugo Man Killed in Crash Near Bonham
D. W. Chambless of Hugo died almost instantly when the car he rode in collided with a passenger bus near Bonham Texas. The funeral hearse of a local undertaker was overturned en route to Bonham for Chambless body. Funeral services were held here.
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Hugo
D. W. Chambless
Bonham
Texas
Chambless
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Capital
Senate Court of Impeachment
Board of Affairs
W. M. Franklin
Ford
Seminole
Robert Lee
GIL Fields
Hastilt
Dave Hybarger
Glickner
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