Shadows and schemes at White Haven amid a tense house party
Linda Averill and Tom plan a careful alibi after Cousin Amos’ death as Marvin Pratt questions her ties to Amos and probes for hidden motives. Linda contends with suspicious guests, while Tom assigns suspects and plots a selective witness network for the afternoon.
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Lorie
Linda
Marvin
Mr. Statlander
Averill
Tom
Binks
Linda Averill
Binks Varden
White Haven
Mr. DeVos
Stoners
Cousin Amos
Marvin Pratt
Monuments mark graves of cowboys in Cherokee Strip
In Ponca City area two grave markers honor Cowboys Tom Best killed by Kiowas in 1872 and Ed Chambers killed by Osages in 1873. Best died on Osage Creek bank near Jefferson. Chambers faced Osages southeast of the graves. rumor says Chambers killed more Indians before ammo ran out, with graves overlooking Pond Creek on Cannon Ball Green homestead.
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Ponca City
Alfred Butts
Jefferson
Tom Best
Ed Chambers
Osages
Best
Chambers
Pond Creek
Cannonball Green
Aldridge hotel executives linked to bank mishandling case
Aldridge hotel company officers surrender in Wewoka amid indictments charging aiding and abetting bank officers in misappropriation. Four ex-bank directors pleaded guilty and await sentencing. Overdrafts totaling 17 368.97 cited. Bond set at 5 000 each.
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Aldridge Hotel
Wewoka
United States
Wewoka Bank
Aldridge
Aldridges
Aldridge Company
Shawnee
Ada
McAlester
W. C. Bunyard
Herbert T. Thompson
Hugh Barham
L. W. Cozart
Bunyard
Barham
Cozart
Thompson
Aldridges Must Plead to 10 Charges in Bank Failure Case
Federal authorities ordered Eugene C. Aldridge and his son J Bart Aldridge of Shawnee to plead January 2 on indictments alleging irregularities tied to the failure of Farmers National Bank at Wewoka. The pair face ten charges in Muskogee Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Eugene C. Aldridge
J. Bart Aldridge
Shawnee
Farmers National Bank
Wewoka
Oklahoma continues probes into $40,000 school bonds loss
Secretary A L Beckett said the investigation into the alleged $40,000 shortage in school land commission coupon bonds will continue to fix liability and recover losses. State Auditor Frank Carter and Beckett doubt legislative inquiry is needed, noting the investigation may take time before findings reach the commission. Prosecution may be barred by statute of limitations, though recovery on the former employee's surety bond remains possible.
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Oklahoma City
School
A. L .Beckett
Beckett
Frank Carter
Carter
Tornado Strikes Southwest Arkansas Injures Two
A tornado hit the southwest section of England Ark today, unroofing or damaging about 30 dwellings and injuring two. Damage estimated at $25,000. Mrs Bee McArthur 45 suffered a head injury from a brick. A Black woman received a fractured arm. Many damaged homes were occupied by Black residents.
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Wgland
Ark
England
Bee McArthur
Beaumont Texas Wind Storm Strikes Area
A freak wind storm hit Beaumont Texas on December 24 causing damage and local disruptions. Residents reported fallen trees and property impacts as crews assessed the scene and began repairs. Local authorities urged caution and mobilized emergency responders.
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Beaumont
Texas
Feud Over Pool Halls Heats Chickasha Primary
Chickasha faces a spring primary driven by a long standing feud over pool and billiard parlors. An ordinance to license halls with a 350 annual fee faces City Council vote after heated debates and a council resolution directing a public vote.
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Chickasha
Antis
Fiere
Larson
Modification of Wellston Gader Restraining Order
Oklahoma City December 27 A district court modified a restraining order in Chandler allowing the highway commission to receive bids on nine projects including the Wellston cutoff strip. Judge Tom Pace of Purcell, sitting in Lincoln county, adjusted the order. W C Lewis urged dissolution. Total estimated cost for the group is 450090 dollars.
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Oklahoma City
UPA
Chandler
Tom Pace
Purcell
Lincoln County
Judice Pace
Highway Commission
Welliston
W. C. Lewis
Wellston
Weston Road
Wellston Strip
Norris Signals Shift Toward Beer Legalization in Dry Era
Nebraska Senator George W. Norris, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, backs modification of the Volstead Act and local 3.2 beer legislation as a step toward repealing prohibition. He stresses enforcement failure and says he will study new proposals before any repeal move.
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Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
Washington
CPA
Congress
George W. Norris
Senate Judiciary Committee
Norris
Borah
Idaho
Holidays Fatalities Top 400 as AP Reports
The Associated Press tabulates holiday deaths across the nation during the three day Christmas weekend. Auto accidents lead with over 200 deaths, California reporting 20 and Pennsylvania Delaware 23 combined. Other causes include brawls fires drownings trains and miscellaneous incidents.
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Associated Press
Associatedress
Illnois
California
Pennsylvania-Delaware
Michigan
Missouri
New Jersey
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mowequa
Oklahoma highway commission report critiques federal bureau
The biennial Oklahoma report by Sam Hawks and J F MecKeel accuses the federal bureau of roads of rigidity and refusal to cooperate led by Lew Wentz and Gov Murray opposition. It cites $17.6 million spent in 1931 32 and 976.5 miles added bringing total state highways to 7371. Hearing on Wells ton gap 66 injunction set at Chandler.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Commission
Sam Hawks
J. F. MecKeel
Federal Bureau of Roads
Lew Wentz
Murray
Federal Bureau
Wellston CIA
Pavine
Wellston Gap
Highway 66
Tulsa
Washington
Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Oklahoma
Atoka
Eckham
Blaine
Sirvan
Cleveland
Ove Custer Sani
Dewey Anki
Garvin
Grady
Awe Harmon
Huehes
Jackson
Jefferson
Johnston
Latimer
Lincoln
Logan
McClain
Weaby
Matz Hall
Mlave
Noble
Payne
Pittshbure
Tallis
Pontotor
Pottawatomie
Pushmatahawe
Roger Mills
Rogers
Seminole
Sequovah Ae i
Aesse
Stephens Tillman
Warconer i
Washita Ee
Indian Didn't Know Policeman Was Just Joking
Holdenville December report says policeman Huch McConville tried to humor drunken Indian prisoners by joking about the electric chair. The Indian fled after the joke as shots rang out, then was recaptured with Frank Willis and Chief Tom Saunders assisting at the county jail.
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Holdenville
Huch McConville
McConville
Huces
Frank Willis
Tom Saunders
MeSpadden Odom wedding announced in Fitzhuch home
Miss Oma MeSpadden and Mr. Jess L. Odom were quietly married at the bride’s parents home in Fitzhuch on Friday evening at 7 30. The bride teaches at Fitzhuch consolidated school and the groom works for Sinclair Prairie Oil company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oma MeSpadden
Jess L. Odom
H. E. MeSpadden
Fitzhuch
Fitzhuch Consolidated School
Odom
Sinclair Prairie Oil Company
One Dollar Pension For World War Hero Oklahombie
Oklahoma City reports the Veterans Bureau awarded disability compensation to Choctaw Indian World War I hero Oklahombie. A monthly pension of twelve dollars begins January 1, reflecting bravery during the Meuse Argonne offensive where he and 20 comrades were cited for valor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Janes Oklahombie
Veterans Bureau
Oklahombie
Tragic Wewoka Holiday Crash Claims Two, Injures Four
In Wewoka Oklahoma over the double holiday two people died and four were injured. T H Hays aged 53 an itinerant worker burned fatally when gasoline ignited while he washed a shirt in a box car and struck a match to light a cigarette. Tobe Brown a Black man was killed instantly when his head struck a railing after being knocked from the side of a truck crossing a viaduct.
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Binks
Tom
Wewoka
T.H. Hays
Hays
Tobe Brown
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