Tragic double funeral marks Ada killings
Emma Driver and Bill Dean, victims of a Friday afternoon shooting, were buried in a joint service arranged amid family requests. Emma would have turned 20 next January. Bill, 24, lived in Franks and worked as a laborer. Letters found on Deans's body reveal the couple's ongoing disputes and efforts to reconcile.
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Ada
Ender
Bill Dean
Emma Driver
Franks
Dean
Miss Driver
Blue
Hudson
Main
Broadway
Ethel
Emma
J. C. Chapman
Durant
Bud
Louis
Scott Lee
Lenard
Texas
Will Dean
Bill
Man Hunt On For Patrolman Killer In Western Pa
In western Pennsylvania a man hunt intensifies for two men and a woman suspected of fatally shooting state highway patrol Corporal Brady Paul and wounding Private Ernest Moore after a store robbery in Butler. A bandit car was reported near Mt Jackson and police spread a net toward Toledo. Paul died at a hospital while Moore suffered a severe head wound and facial injuries.
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New Castle
Pennsylvania
Brady Paul
State Highway Patrol
Ernest Moore
Mt. Jackson
Toledo
Butler
Paul
Moore
Weather and Road Outlook for Arkansas Oklahoma and Kansas
Arkansas and Oklahoma fair Sunday with little temperature change. Kansas mostly fair with warmer weather in east and south portions. Oklahoma City 26 clear good. Blackwell 33 clear good. Tulsa 27 clear good.
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Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Oklahoma City
Blackwell
Tulsa
FederalCotton Marketing Plan Aims for $30 Million National Agency
Washington on December raises focus on airtight structure for a $30,000,000 cotton corporation under Capper Volstead act. National marketing body may buy outright, with a proposed $30,000,000 government backed sales capital, and membership based on bale handling. A stabilizing arm would be secondary, activated only in emergency. Cooperatives would fund stock, potentially placing 20 percent of the crop under national control in year one.
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Frank I. Weller
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Farm Board and Cotton
Frank Burford
Oklahoma City
Okla
National Organization Committee
Stanley Reed
Carl Williams
a_ stabilization corporation
Sales Corporation
Agricultural Marketing Act
Stabilization Corporation
Williams
National Marketing Corporation
S. L. Morley
Garner SeeKo 1D Form Coalition In Lower House
Representative Garner of Texas invites independent Republicans in the House to join a coalition to pass senate tariff rates in conference. He argues the senate rates will benefit agriculture and urges a record vote when the senate bill returns. He labels Hawley bill the most indefensible tariff measure before Congress.
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Garner Seeko
Washington
Garner
Texas
House
Senate
Tamsever
Iowa
Ways and Means
Hawley
Towan
Senate Coalition
Congress
Deputy shoots alleged gangster in Duncan alley
Jim Brown deputy sheriff shot Claud Cheves last night in an alley behind a Duncan pool hall. Cheves died this morning after being shot while approaching Brown in what Brown’s attorneys call official duty. No witnesses. charges depend on county attorney S H Singleton.
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Brown
Jones
S. H. Singleton
Cheves
Federal prosecutors ordered to seek consent before nolle pros
Washington December 28 Federal district attorneys were instructed to obtain permission from the Justice Department before nolle prosequis in any case including prohibition prosecutions. The directive, tied to 1922 rules, requires a report from the prohibition enforcement unit and Treasury prohibition section before dismissals.
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Washington
Federal
Prohibition Department
Department of Justice
Mitchell
Department Today
Prohibition Enforcement
Department
G. A. Younegquist
Youngquist
Prohibition Enforcement Section
Prohibition Unit
Treasury Department
Alleged Bandit Run to Earth
One of three Oakland bank robbers was captured in Bowling Green Kentucky and taken to Nashville for safekeeping. Elmer Grayson identified two accomplices Richard McNeese and Ben Orville of Indianapolis as the others. He admitted aiding the robbery and said he did not kill J Robert Kirby. The manhunt continued as investigators pursued the remaining two suspects.
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Nashville
Tenn
Richard M. Atkinson
Elmer Grayson
Oakland
Richard McNeese
Ben Orville
Seaville
Indianapolis
Grayson
Bowling Green
J. Robert Kirby
Farmers Bank of
Smith's Grove
Smith’s Grove Bank
Blaine Duff
French Elrod
Kirby
Three racketeers killed in Chicago office shootout arrest trap
In Chicago on December 28 three extortionists armed with shotguns and pistols died resisting arrest after storming Tire Workers and Repair Vulcanizers union offices demanding $16,000 from President Michael Powers. Detective Doherty was wounded as police, hidden nearby, opened fire, killing William Quan, William Wilson, and John Ryan.
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Chicago
Michael Powers
Tire Workers and Repair Vulcanizers
Powers
Union
William (Dinky) Quan
William Wilson
Walker
John Ryan
Red’ Bolton
West Side
Ray Doherty
Doherty
Quan
Wilson
Ryan
Patrick O'Connell
William Byrnes
States get no part of dam revenues
U P Attorney General Mitchell ruled that the Boulder Dam Act does not require revenue sharing with Arizona and Nevada during the 50 year amortization. He noted Secretary Wilbur’s plan to allocate about 300000 dollars annually to each state at a power price of 1.63 mills per kilowatt hour. The ruling counters Arizona and Nevada’s claim that the act intends a substantial return to their power site.
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Washington
U.P
Mitchell
Arizona
Nevada
Wilbur
Belgium's Marie Jose Takes Sand From War Home as Wedding Gift
Marie Jose plans to take Belgian soil to Italy for her future queen bid. A small bag of sand from La Piane, where she stayed with her parents during the war, is presented as a wedding gift from soldiers.
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Brussels
Marie Jose
Italy
la Paine
Governor Starts Own Mine Inquiry In Oklahoma
Oklahoma Governor Holloway announced an independent investigation into the December 17 Old Town Coal mine disaster at North McAlester that killed 61 people. He will review mining conditions and enforceability of laws and consult with Chief Mine Inspector Miller D. Hay on suggested changes for strengthening state mining laws.
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Oklahoma City
Old Town Coal Company
North McAlester
Holloway
Old Town
Miller D. Hay
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Quake Shocks Area From Weatherford to Minco
Oklahoma reports a fourth earthquake with little damage beyond cracked plaster and frightened residents. Eyewitnesses in El Reno describe sensations lasting about five seconds and confusing events, with officials noting the tremor centered near El Reno.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Weatherford
Minco
H. E. Grigsby
T. F. Hensley
el Reno
Claude Welden
J. C. Petree
Weather Bureau
Four recommendations planned by Hoover commission on enforcement
The Hoover commission will propose four enforcement measures to ease court congestion, centralize border traffic control, unify administration of dry laws under the justice department, and codify federal prohibition laws. The report aims for open hearings though opposition from dry senators and the White House persists.
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Washington
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Harris
Georgia
Commission
Senate
Treasury Department
White House
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Eielson
Coast Guard
Canada
Carl Ben Eielson
B. W. Broatch
Dominion Flyer
H. A. Oaks
Northern Aerial Minerals Exploration, Ltd
Pat Reid
C. F. Mews
Manitoba
Fairchild
Duncan
Nuling
Justice Department
Kentucky
OPER
the News
ADA Evening News
Sam
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