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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1929

Page

6

Ruling Limits Bank Tax Rate in Oklahoma

Oklahoma City reports the state Supreme Court ruling that a bank stock tax cannot exceed one fifth of one mill. Attorney General Berry King advised counties to levy the full ad valorem tax and then recover the excess by court action. The ruling stems from a case against Oklahoma County Treasurer E B Boneparte involving the First National Bank of Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City State Supreme Court National Bank Attorrey J. Berry King Ed Waite Clark Pawnee Supreme Court King E. B. Boneparte Okla Homa First National Bank of Oklahoma

Settlement Ends Liquor Damage Suit In Oklahoma City

In Oklahoma City a $10 000 damage suit against Henry S Johnston former governor was dismissed by Mrs Jane Goldfarb after a settlement. The suit stemmed from a December 1927 motor car crash with Johnston as a driver at fault and the Goldfarbs’ car damaged. An insurance payout covered the settlement.

Oklahoma City Henry S. Johnston Jane Goldfarb Goldfarb George S Goldfarb Johnston Gomer Smith Goldfarbs

Lonnie Young Shot to Death Near Wewoka Home

Lonnie Young, 22, was shot at his dinner table with his baby in his arms near Wewoka. County authorities arrested two suspects. a gun and parts of Young’s car were examined as evidence. The widow Lucille and three children described a masked attacker who forced Young to surrender before firing.

Wewoka Lonnie Young Shad Harry Gotts O. H. Presson Young Lucille Nan

No. 6 say. Unseen clues in Mrs. Hogarth murder case

In a tense police interrogation, Dundee and Strawn press Mrs. Rhodes about Daisy Shepherd and Mrs. Hogarth’s deaths. Alibis clash as Norma’s visit and a late long distance call raise questions about who was in Daisy’s room after midnight and what words Cap’n may have spoken before.

Strawn Mrs. Rhodes Daisy Miss Shepherd Dundee

Bad Penny Clue Deepens Suspicion At Rhodes House

Bonnie Dundee reads Mrs. Hogarth diary and unravels hints of a hidden hoard and a letter from S. The boarders, including Daisy Shepherd and Norma Paige, face rising suspicion as Strawn closes in on Emil Sevier, while Dundee plans to stay and support Mrs. Rhodes.

Mrs. Rhodes Strawn Payne Daisy Shepherd Dundee Paige Cora Barker Sevier Emil Sevier Cap‘n Bonnie Dundee Jonnie Dundee Hamilton Emma Hogarth S Today J. W Dusty Mr. Dundee Daisy Nho

Bet Ten Bucks on Santa Claus and Wins Release

Charley Long, a Negro, gambled he would win a Santa Claus bet and did. Convicted in police court for gambling he was fined ten dollars or ten days in jail. He chose the fine but the judge questioned the Christmas eve release and Charley bet they would be let go. Mayor McKay freed 75 prisoners in the stockade including Charley.

Tampa Charley Long Charley D. B. McKay

Victim of Blizzard Dies at Ardmore

Logan Wilkinson, 17, an oil field worker, died after surgeons failed to save his legs frozen to the knee. He was found unconscious on a roadside near Wirta during the coldest night, when the temperature fell to 10 degrees above zero, and died at Ardmore hospital.

Ardmore Logan Wilkinson Wirt Wilkinson

Chorus Girl Learns She Was Married to Rancher in Chicago

In Seattle a chorus girl tests a Superior Court claim after learning the morning after a Chicago party seven years ago that she had become the wife of rancher William Ay Ayres. She disappeared, leaving the matter unsettled and under legal review.

Seattle William Ay Ayres Ayres Superior Court Chicago

Wanted Plows and Listers Near Ada Oklahoma

Advert says seeking a 14 inch undine sulky plow and a 12 inch lister in good condition. Must be reasonably priced. Contact J. W. Zimmerman at phone 997-W in Ada Oklahoma.

J. W. Zimmerman Wada Oklahoma

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Cap'n Norma Mrs. Hogarth By Williams Detective Payne Marcus Crane’s Dr. Weeks Henry Dowd Dowd Magnus Boyle Express U.S. Pat S.A Wwilliams NEA Service, Inc Pat TR Willams WEA Service, Inc Nis
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