Jardine Backs New Farm Marketing Bill
Secretary Jardine endorsed the McNary farm marketing bill urging quick passage to apply to the 1929 crop. He said its main goals include stabilizing prices, reducing marketing costs, and empowering producers to form stronger associations for balanced production and better bargaining power. Senator McNary planned a speedy vote and sought administration approval from President Coolidge.
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McNary
Jardine
Oregon
Agriculture Committee
Hoover
Co-Operative
Texas and Oklahoma Confer on Bridges
Representatives from Oklahoma and Texas highway departments and the attorney general met in Dallas to discuss purchasing existing toll bridges over the Red River and plans for erecting new bridges. Oklahoma was represented by W C Burnham and Robert Keller.
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Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Texas Highway and Attorney General's Department
Red River
W. C. Burnham
Robert Keller
Oklahoma High- Way Department
Pope Celebrates Christmas Mass at Vatican
Pope Pius held a midnight Christmas Mass in the Vatican private chapel with relatives and a few intimate friends present.
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Rome
Pope Pius
The
Vatican
Greatest returns for the amount invested
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No Startling Findings in Bebee District Oil Field
Weekly summary notes minimal activity in the Bebee oil field with just one of four new wells starting drilling. Production holds near 900 barrels per day as RB A LaSelle drills Mole No 1 at 1460 feet and Mole No 3 at 460 feet. Superior's Roper No 1 progresses, Ogg Petroleum standardizes Roberts No 3, and Bowlin No 1 test tools are readied.
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RB. A. LaSelle
LaSelle
Superior
Ogg Petroleum Company
Roberts
Hart youth killed. brother-in-law held in Pontotoc jail
Charlie Chambers, 24, is held in Pontotoc county jail as he awaits charges after a fatal shooting at a Hart area home. Chambers says he acted to halt an intoxicated attack by Mario M. Cape, 35, who lashed out with a knife and who was shot after Chambers struck him with a gun. Investigating deputy Pete Woods found Cape dead from buckshot.
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M. Cape
Charlie Chambers
Pontotoc
Ada
Chambers
Pete Woods
Cape
Hart
Woods
Vaness
Pontotoc County Seeks Road Contract Pleas Before Highway Board
A Pontotoc county delegation pressed for letting the Ada to Stonewall grade and drain project on highway No 19. They contended the highway commission offered no valid reason for delaying Pontotoc and accused the board of inefficiency and political manipulation. Delegation members included Robert J. Wimbish Otto Stricklen C M Chauncey O E Parker J C Hynds W C Duncan and W D Little.
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Pontotoc County
State Highway Commission
Caat
Pontotoc
Ada
Highway Commission
Robert J. Wimbish
Otto Stricklen
Robert Wimbish
C. M. Chauncey
O. E. Parker
J. C. Hynds
W. C. Duncan
W. D. Little
Chambers Preliminary Hearing Set in Cape-Shot Death
Charlie Chambers faces a murder charge in the death of Marvin Cape last Friday near Ada. The preliminary hearing in the county jail before Justice of the Peace T O Cullins is set for Thursday with about 15 witnesses, including neighbors and relatives. Chambers said Cape entered the home drunk and threatened his sister with a knife before the shooting. Deputy Pete Woods led the investigation.
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Charlie Chambers
Marvin Cape
Cape
Ada
T. O. Cullins
Justice of Peace
Justice Cullins
Pete Woods
King's Friend Dies In Essex At 81
Lord Lambourne, long associated with King George, died at Bishop's Hall near Romford in Essex aged 81. His death marks the passing of a veteran royal companion with ties to the early years of the reign.
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Lord Lambourne
King George
Bishop's Hall
Romford
Essex
Poultry Show Opens in Pontotoc County Basemen
The Pontotoc County Poultry Association opens its annual show in the convention hall basement. Entries slow after Christmas but favorable weather may boost turnout from Pontotoc and nearby counties. Judge William Tallant of Edmond will assess birds as judging starts Thursday morning. The event traces to 1913 and has grown into a leading state county show.
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Pontotoc
Kaiser
Hughes County
William Tallant
Edmond
Ada Man Charged With Murder After Woman’s Death
E. E. West a 52 year old Missouri Kansas Texas railroad fireman is charged with murder in Oklahoma City over the death of Mrs. E. V. Tyson 40. Tyson died from a knife wound after a confrontation alleged to be jealousy tied to her December 11 marriage to Mr. Tyson. West is hospitalized with knife wounds and denies provoking the attack.
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E. E. West
E. V. Tyson
C. L. Fleet
Tyson
West
Norman
Okla
General Hospital
J. K. Wright
Fleet
Ty- 6On
Denison
Texas
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
Fireman Killed In Crash With Trolley Pole
Fireman Arthur Stansbury died when a hook and ladder truck skidded into a trolley pole pinning him to the pole. The vehicle was en route to an east side home where 11 year old Joseph Robinson was probably fatally burned by a five gallon can naptha explosion.
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Cleveland
Arthur Stansbury
Stansbury
Joseph Robinson
Oklahoma Supreme Court Allows Tax Review Writ
The Oklahoma Supreme Court refused to halt the state tax review court's proceedings on tax protests across the state. Justice John B. Harrison led the opinion with several justices concurring, while three dissented. The ruling affirmes the court's constitutionality and sets to resume sessions January 1.
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State Supreme Court
John B. Harrison
State Court of Tax Reviews
James Babb
LeFlore
Tax Review Court
James I. Phelps
Albert C. Hunt
J. W. Clark
R. A. Hefner
E. F. Lester
Fred P. Branson
Charles W. Mason
Fletcher Rily
Hoover Wins Official Count Shows Final Landslide
In a decisive result the official count confirms Hoover winning by a landslide with a final tally showing 1451 to 6842. The report emphasizes the clear margin and the completion of the vote count by authorities.
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Hoover
Frisco Killing at Hathcock Home Sparks Arrests
Louis Hathcock aged 21 was stabbed to death during a dance at his father Gus Hathcock’s Frisco area home. Herman Ingram was arrested nearby and jailed as witnesses prepare to testify. The incident followed a dispute over a 25 cent dancing fee.
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Louis Hathcock
Gus Hathcock
Frisco
Herman Ingram
Farm relief drive shifts to House leaders this session
Senate discussions on farm relief gain momentum as Speaker Longworth and Representative Tilson push to pass a bill this session. They argue tariff revision should accompany relief, while President-elect Hoover may convene an extra session if needed. Hawley signals careful tariff changes only where justified.
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Senate
House
Longworth
Tilson
Connecticut
Hoover
Congress
Loneworth
Hawley
Oregon
Ways and Means
Judge Chambers Accepts Place On Tax Court
Oklahoma City reports Judge Tom G. Chambers of Oklahoma County has accepted appointment to head the new tax review court created by initiative petition No. 100. He agreed "under protest" after Governor Johnston named him to fill the vacancy from Judge Frank Mathews’s Altus retirement.
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Oklahoma City
Robert Hudson
Tulsa
Hal Johnson
Shawnee
Supreme Court
Babb
Edward Box
Oxcanoma
Harrison
Bath
Oklahoma
Judge Chambers
Johnston
Frank Mathews
Altus
Chambers
Governor Grants Stay of Fray Electrocution
Oklahoma Governor Johnston issues a stay of execution for Charles R. Fray until June 7, 1929. Fray, convicted in Tulsa County, was committed to the state penitentiary October 6. The stay cites a six month period to perfect an appeal to the criminal court of appeals.
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Johnston
Charles R. Fray
Fray
Tulsa County
Criminal Court of Appeals
Mex Communist Protest Targets Hoover Visit in Mexico City
In Mexico City on December 22 a group led by Diego Rivera entered several newspaper offices and shouted Hoover No Viva Sandino while denouncing Mor row. Affiliated with the Anti Imperialist league and Hands Off Nicaragua, the demonstrators announced a protest meeting against any Hoover visit.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Anti-Imperialist League
Union of
Woman and man die after knife attack in Ada street clash
Mrs Vida Tyson 40 died of a throat wound as E E West of Ada suffered three throat wounds and a wrist slash. West claimed she stabbed him. a witness says he cut her throat after forcing her to her knees. Tyson had married three months earlier. No relatives found.
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Oklahoma City
Vida Tyson
E. E. West
Ada
West
Dale Stokes
Deaf Alderman Pushes Anti Noise Bill in Havana
Havana reporter notes Juan Borrell, a deaf alderman, leading an anti noise measure amid street racket and a described eternal noise marathon. The council adopted the bill after his address, and the irony of his deafness to the fortress cannon at nine each night is recalled.
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Havana
Juan Borrell
Borrell
Old Cabanas Fortress
Sam Lockhart Held In Wewoka Jail In Bank Robbery Probe
Sam Lockhart brother of famed outlaw Ed Lockhart and Campbell Keys a possible half brother of Al Spencer were detained in the county jail at Wewoka for questioning in a Seminole bank robbery case. Lockhart’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for December 28 after a recent Muskogee bank questioning.
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Sam Lockhart
Outlaw
Wewoka
Ed Lockhart
Campbell Keys
al Spencer
Lockhart
Muskogee
Woman's Scream Foils Bank Robbery in Notasulga
A Notasulga bank heist ended when a woman screamed upon seeing three armed men guiding customers. Notable figures A B Hope president and Carl Hayes cashier escaped the vault with officers’ help, and the cash amount of $15,000 in currency was saved.
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Notasulga
Ala
First National Bank of
A. B. Hope
Carl Hayes
Theater Manager Burned in Gas Explosion at PAMA
Roy Sinor theater manager was burned probably fatally when a gas explosion ripped through his office in PAMA Texas. He rushed into the street with clothing afire until a clerk from a nearby hotel tore away the flames. His wife and child are visiting in Sayre Oklahoma.
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Pama
Tex
Roy Sinor
Sinor
Sayre
Okla
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