WANTED Good Time Plea in Ada Mail Box Robbery Case
Lena Harjo, 50, pleaded guilty before U S Commissioner W C Edwards to breaking into a rural mailbox and stealing a letter with a $117.05 check from Mable Woods of Ada. Bound over for federal trial, bond set at 2600. arrest followed days later by Undersheriff Claude Studivant. The letter came from Mid-Continental Petroleum of Tulsa. He claimed intoxication and an attempted spree in Oklahoma City after cashing the check. The case involves robbery of U S mail and theft of a letter.
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Wedesday
Lena Harjo
VU. S
W. C. Edwards
Harjo
U.S. District Court
Edwards
Muskogee
U. S
Allen Stanfield
Claude Sturdevant
Elmer Hodge
Here
Ada
Mid-Continent Petroleum Company
Tulsa
Mable Wood
Maudie Gibson
Oklahoma State Bank
Mabel Woods
Oklahoma City
Two Men Sentenced After Tire Theft Raids
Two men Preston West and Lloyd Willingham were sentenced to 15 years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to stealing tires and other goods in raids across Seminole and Pottawatomie counties. W. L. Lawson remained jailed, and a 1921 Ford coupe held by officers had its numbers chiseled, possibly indicating theft. Virginia West and Lorene Willingham were also connected to the case.
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Pontotoc County
Here
Seminole
Pottawatomie County
Preston West
Lloyd Willingham
Lorene Willingham
Virginia West
W. L. Lawson
Clyde Kaiser
Hugo
Mysterious slayer Neu hanged at Orleans jail in New Orleans
Kenneth Neu, a 28 year old former nightclub entertainer from Nashville, was executed at the Orleans Parish jail. He walked to the gallows with guards and bowed before the trap as the noose was set and the trap sprung following the murder conviction of Sheffield Clark.
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New Orleans
Kenneth Neu
Orleans Parish
Sheffield Clark
Nashville, Tenn
Henry Meyers
Meyer
Execution Sees Condemned Man Refuse Final Plea
The condemned man Neu stepped into the chamber, his gaze sweeping spectators as the trap released. The body dropped a dozen feet, and Neu, with a final farewell, mounted the scaffold and faced the crowd.
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Neu
Meyer
Sherrill Enters Not Guilty Plea in Fatal Fight
Edgar Sherrill faced murder charges after a Saturday night confrontation with Lester Sweeney on South Stockton avenue. He pleaded not guilty during arraignment and filed for a venue change to Sherwood Hill court. Sweeney died from a blow to the left eye. Sherrill was arrested near the scene.
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Edgar Sherrill
Lester Sweeney
A. W. Oliver
Justice of the Peace
Justice Court of
Sherwood W. Hill
Sherrill
Sweeney
Stockton Avenue
Mother Receives Three Year Suspended Sentence
Alice Rorex was found guilty of grand larceny for stealing clothing from an apartment at 223 West Thirteenth Street. She received a three year suspended sentence from District Judge Tal Crawford after pleading guilty amid claims of abandonment by her husband. clothing was recovered by Constable Bob Anderson.
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Alice Rorex
Fittstown
West Thirteenth Street
Tal Crawford
Byrds Mill CCC Camp May Gain Approval In Oklahoma
The National Park Service gives CUP Preferred rating to a CCC camp at Byrds Mill in Ponotoc County Oklahoma. Oklahoma has five tentative approvals including Shawnee Ponca City Duncan and Pawnee. Final approval awaits April 1 with openings unlikely before July 1.
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Washington
National Park Service
CC. C. C
Byrds Mill
Pontotoc County
Okla
P. L. Gassaway
Oklahoma
Shawnee
Ponca City
Duncan
Pawnee
CCC
Congress
Weir Store Robbery Fails to Identify Suspect
City and county officers hunt for a neatly dressed man about 25 who robbed the Weir store at 800 East Main Street Sunday night of about 50 dollars. Mr and Mrs Weir were in the store and forced to surrender the cash before the bandit fled north on Stonewall avenue into the darkness. Several suspects were arrested but none identified as the robber. The description notes a possible accomplice or car in the escape.
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Weir
East Main Street
New Oil Test Near Oklahoma City Aims at Britain Pool
Oil men plan tests within a week on a formation they call the Britain pool. The prospect straddles the city northward toward the highest elevation between Kansas City and Galveston. A well offsetting the city proper has been staked and the city council has passed ordinances to control drilling within limits.
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Oklahoma City
Britain
Kansas City
Galveston
Focused Aim Guides Vanoss School Journal Practices
The Vanoss School Journal highlights the value of a clear program and steady plans. It notes home economics activities, a hot lunch program for younger children, and seventh and eighth grades dividing into cooking and sewing sections. The eighth graders will begin dress studies with design planning, while the life of Abraham Lincoln is studied in class. A list of top spellers includes Katherine Denham Benton McCauley and Anna Lea Roberts. Art work features snow scenes and students with strong attendance.
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Home Economics Club
Abraham Lincoln
Katherine Denham
Benton McCauley
Anna Lea Roberts
Joe Hunt
Joseph Smith
Ivy Jewell Alldredge
Ellen Cape
Abyssinia club meets with readings and guest
Under Edna Mentzer Gaar supervision the Abyssinia club gathered Wednesday. Members resigned and new ones joined as the Reds presented life and works of William Cullen Bryant. Kenny Cobb spoke on Bryant, Haskell Nance read To A Waterfowl, Mildred Finch Green River, Mollie Conley Death of the Flowers. Dessie Hammond closed with Waiting by the Gate. Homer Ledbetter read Thanatopsis and Mrs Gaar read June. Blues to entertain next meeting.
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Edna Mentzer Gaar
Abyssinia
Reds
William Cullen Bryant
Kenneth Cobb
Haskell Nance
Mildred Finch
Green River
Millie Conley
Home Economics Class Builds Dressing Table From Orange Crates
Second year students sand and varnish orange crate dressers, showing off a handmade dressing table in progress. Several girls also craft home projects and wear dyed sack suits costing about 35 cents, while another class learns to bake pastries.
Deputies Name Young Kaiser Sheriff in Mock Honor
Deputies vote to call the 2 day old Kaiser child sheriff in a playful naming, though Clyde Kaiser hesitates to formalize the title on payroll and no official designation has been made. Harry Kaiser junior’s Alley Oop suggestion is dismissed.
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Clyde Kaiser
Force of Deputies
Clytle
Harry Kaiser
Alley Oop
Bill to Abolish Runoff Primary Passes House
Oklahoma House approved 72 to 35 to abolish the runoff primary, sending the measure to the senate. Gov. Marland urged swift action on flood control and a separate land purchase bill, with emergency clauses debated and tax measures adjusted.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma House
Senate
House
Marland
FERA
New Deal
New Deal” Board
More Witnesses Appear In Court For Hauptmann
In Flemington New Jersey a Bronx plumber testified that an attic floorboard linked to the Lindbergh kidnapping ladder was not noted missing in 1934. The defense sought to counter testimony on a recovered money box and the ransom notes linked to Isador Fisch.
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Associated Pris
Flemington
N. J
Bronx
Gustave Miller
Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Edward J. Reilly
Defense
Miller
Isador Fisch
Aii
Charles A Lindbergh, Jr
Fisch
Thomas W. Trenchard
Oscar John Bruchmann
David T. Wilentz
Bruchmann
Wilentz
Reilly
New York
John F
Jassie
Condon
Night Classes In Pickett Area Learn Amid Weather Hurdles
Agriculture teacher Mr. S. D. Lowe and home economics teacher Miss Agnes M. Tillman have led nightly sessions at Pickett for the past week. Attendance stays fair despite foul weather and community sickness. Mrs. Phillips assists with daytime projects. Eldred Soloman has taught a night class at Gaar Corner with J. D. Conally. plans for a Lightning Ridge class with Tillman teaching the women.
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S. D. Lowe
Agnes M. Tillman
Pickett
Phillips
Lowe
Miss Flossie Roberts Returns as Teacher
After a short illness Miss Flossie Roberts returned to take up her regular duties as speech and English teacher.
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Flossie Roberts
Vanoss and Milburn Duel In Friday Double Header
Milburn high and Vanoss split basketball action with Vanoss girls dominating 39 to 6 while Milburn boys won 14 to 11. Junior high fell 9 to 8 to Milburn. Pleasant Hill edged Vanoss grade team 37 to 0 and Vanoss grade girls faced practice shortages.
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Milburn
Vanoss
Pleasant Hill
Second Grade Honor Roll For January Names Listed
The following pupils earned AA in all subjects for January Viola Waldron Laura Welker Bobbie Jean Martin Marjorie Hunt Leo McCurdy G E Dalton Leon Hammond and Chalmer Roundtree.
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Viola Waldron
Laura Welker
Bobbie Jean Martin
Marjorie Hunt
Leo McCurdy
G. E. Dalton
Leon Hammond
Chalmer Roundtree
Pupil Attendance and Class Progress Report Update
January notices highlight pupils with perfect punctuality Tommy Hunt Paul Little Dillard McDonald Austell Snipes and Guy Welber. Betty Jo Martin and Helen June Waluker completed their Eskimo reading house ahead of others. A and B classes finish readers. Octavia Standridge tops the word ladder and Calvin Berger leads the number ladder. Clean-hand contest boosts interest in cleanliness and emphasis on proper letter formation in writing.
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Tommy Hunt
Paul Little
Dillard McDonald
Austell Snipes
Guy Welber
Betty Jo Martin
Helen June Waluker
Octavia Standridge
Calvin Berger
Author And Poet Club Forms for Eighth Grade
Under supervision of Flos sie B. Roberts a Poet and Author club has been organized for eighth grade. It meets with regular clubs and had a nice meeting last time. Washington Irving Edgar Allan Poe were discussed. Don Lambert spoke on Irving. Jeneal Horton Corriene Bennett read Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Bill Kitchens presented Poe. T. M. Cook read Eldorado.
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Flossie B. Roberts
Washington Irving
Edgar Allan Poe
Don Lambert
Irving
Jeneal Horton
Corriene Bennett
Sleepy Hollow
Poe
Bill Kitchens
T. M. Cook
Texas Lawmaker Backs Gas Pipeline for Rural Power
Representative Jones backs Secretary Ickes plan for a 50 million dollar gas pipeline from the Texas Panhandle to St Louis and Detroit, but urges using gas for rural electrification. He cites cheap well gas, 1 to 2 cents per thousand cubic feet, and warns wasted Texas Panhandle gas should power a wide southwest region.
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Washington
CUP
Jones
Tex
Ickes
Texas Panhandle
St. Louis
Detroit
Public Works Administrator
Tennessee Galley Authority
Dynamite Cache Found Tied to Victoria Loot
Houston police linked a garage find of 18 sticks of dynamite 100 feet of fuse and 75 percussion caps to a 319 pound bomb found under the docks last September. Investigators tie both caches to loot from a Victoria construction job as clashes near the ship channel continue.
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Houston
Tex
Houston Ship Channel
B. I. Alien
Victoria
F. M. Faurote
Ship Channel
PWA Debates Allocation for Pipeline Funding
The Public Works Authority discussed dedicating 50.6 million dollars to construct a new pipeline. Officials weighed funding options and potential impacts on project timelines and regional energy delivery goals.
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PWA
Francis High Wins From St Louis In A 41 16 Victory
Francis High School routed St Louis 41 to 16 on Monday night at Francis. Every Francis player contributed to the win as the team extends a strong season with only three defeats in more than twenty games.
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Baxter
Jones
Francis
St. Louis Cagers
St. Loulis
Clare
Large
Hanley
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American Federation of Labor
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