Oklahoma Welcomes Governor Walton at Capitol Inaugural
Oklahoma City January 8 crowds packed the capitol for the inaugural of J. C. Walton fifth governor. Northwestern State Teachers college band in cowboy attire played as officials and citizens gathered before the oath. Walton arrived with a committee and prepared for the joint session and oath of office as preparations continued in the building.
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Oklahoma City
J. C. Walton
Oklahoma
Northwestern State Teachers College of Alva
J. B. A. Robertson
Alva Band
Oklahoma City Prepares For Walton Inaugural Festivities
Tens of thousands gather in Oklahoma City for Governor-elect J C Walton's inauguration events as crowds fill downtown streets. The three day program opens with the oath at the state capitol and a mass barbecue at the fair grounds followed by dancing nights and a grand parade culminating in a late midnight close.
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Oklahoma City
Jas. &8
J. C. Walton
State Fair Ground
Walton
State Capitol
State House
Oklahoma
One Conviction Handed Down in Court Week Here
J D Humes charged with running an immoral rooming house at the Central rooms was fined $100 by a jury. The week saw one conviction one hung jury and several acquittals. Booze cases occupied much of the docket with cases transferred to Roff and Allen under Judge Tal Crawford.
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Tal Crawford
J. D. Humes
Roff and Allen
Woodmen of the World to Build War Memorial Sanatorium
The Woodmen of the World North American fraternal order began construction of a tuberculosis sanitorium in San Angelo Texas named The Woodmen of the World War Memorial Sanitorium. The project allocates 100000 dollars plus matching state funds and plans a four-site program with a second hospital in Saratoga Lake New York.
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Woodmen OF World
Omaha
Neb
Woodmen of the World
San Angelo
Texas
W. A. Raser
Woodmen of
Alexis
New
Fraser
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Adirondack
Ada High School Athletics Pay Off This Year
Ada high school athletics proved financially successful as insurance on the Ada Atoka game boosted the team’s finances. Seniors earning letters will receive sweaters under a new board ruling, with captain Frank Potts among those honored and a Model Clothiers complimentary sweater awarded.
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Ada High School
W. A. Hill
Frank Potts
Laran Molloy
Turner King
Jakie Wright
Charley Gregs
Jesse Carr
William Smith
Paul Rayburn
Frank Morris
Model Clothiers
Palis Valley
Ardmore
Vester Willoughby
Joe Hargis
Drew Page
Joe Baker
Cotton Williams
Amberth Nettles
Burkhart
Ada Rally Party Heads to Walton Inauguration
Ada sends a thirty member rally band from East Central college to Oklahoma City for Governor Walton's inaugural celebration. The Ada group travels with high school and college players in white duck trousers and football sweaters, under Prof. A L Fentem. Local rail offices report a surge in tickets as trains carry more passengers to the barbecue and event.
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East Central College
Walton
Oklahoma City
Tne State
A. L. Fentem
Ada
Pontotoc County
Personal notices from Hugo and Tulsa sailors
C E Dysart of Hugo, a two day business visitor, returned home. Walter L Phillips, formerly with Stevens Wilson Co sales, left for Tulsa to settle there. Mrs J H Sehakleford left for San Angelo, Texas to aid her ill sister Elizabeth Casenbary. she will join the battleship Arizona stationed there before it sails to Panama.
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C. E. Dysart
Hugo
Walter L. Phillips
Stevens-Wilson Co
Tulsa
J. H. Sehakleford
San Angelo
Texas
Elizabeth Casenbary
Frisco Engineer T. W. Byrne to Move Family to Ada
T. W. Byrne, long time Frisco engineer at Francis, will relocate his family to Ada where he will oversee the Frisco switch engine here. Byrne is noted as one of the oldest engineers on the Frisco system.
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T. W. Byrne
Francis
Ada
Mr. Byrne
Kellar Granted Permit for Battery Station at Ada Filling
C H Kellar receives permit to build a concrete block battery station beside the Ada Filling Station at Tenth and Broadway. The project is described as a valuable addition to one of the city's most modern filling stations.
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C. H. Kellar
Ada
Tenth and
Broadway
West Main paving makes steady progress
Contractors report excellent progress on the West Main paving with favorable weather. Work has been uninterrupted, much of the curb is in place and surface concrete will be laid within a few weeks.
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West Main
First Concrete Poured for Memorial Convention Memorial
Favorable weather boosted progress as concrete work on the walls advances. Forms for basement walls are complete and the foundation was finished several days ago, signaling rapid completion of the structure.
College group photos taken for annual yearbook
This morning photographs were made of the freshman sophomore and senior preparatory classes the Forum literary society and the Redhead club The Redhead club includes all students and faculty with that distinguishing trait The Pesatgi staff will send extensive material to engravers next week aiming for prompt completion.
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Forum Literary Society
Redhead Club
Pesatgi
Captain Crow Returns to Health After Illness
Captain A. M. Crow is back in action after a lengthy illness and reports steady improvement.
Mrs. Ralph Carter Visits Bristow Family
Mrs. Ralph Carter formerly Miss Edna Rayburn visits her parents W. H. Rayburn and wife at 322 East 17th in Bristow.
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Ralph Carter
Bristow
Edna Rayburn
W. H. Rayburn
East 17Th
Farmer's wife injured after wagon fall near Bebee
B H Lowery reports his wife sustained injuries described as serious when she fell from a wagon on their Bebee area farm. Local details indicate no other persons involved and no further complications reported.
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B. H. Lowery
Bebee
McAnnallys Return From Honeymoon To Arkansan Kin
W. L. McAnnally and his wife returned from a three week honeymoon trip to Boone county Arkansas. He was born there but had not visited since age five and found many relatives who gave them royal entertainment.
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W. L. McAnnally
Boone County
Arkansas
Mr. McAnnally
Mrs EF N Anderson and son return from Abilene funeral
Mrs EF N Anderson and her son Jamey have returned from Abilene Texas after attending the funeral services of Mrs Andersons mother.
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EF. N. Anderson
Jamey
Abilene
Texas
Ensign Cullins Leaves for San Pedro Calif
Ensign T. O. Cullins Jr. has departed after a month visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Cullins of Past Twentfth street, as he heads to San Pedro California.
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Ensign T. O. Cullins, Jr
T. O. Cullins
Twentfth Street
San Pedro
Calif
Brydia Says Oklahoma Legislature Advances With Few Hurdles
Rep Fred F Brydia from Pontotoc county visited the city and said the ninth Oklahoma legislature is swinging into duties with few handicaps and he expects substantial work completed during this session.
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Fred F. Brydia
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
McKeown Couple Plans East Tour After Oklahoma City
Congressman and Mrs. Tom D. McKeown left Sunday for Oklahoma City to spend a few days before heading to New York and other eastern points.
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Tom D. McKeown
Oklahoma City
New York
Chafin duo buys Charley Bay place near city limits
R. B. and Robert Chafin have purchased the Charley Bay property south of the city. Charley Bay says he has not fully decided his plans and may move away from Ada.
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R. B
Robert Chafin
Charley Bay
Charley
Ada
Confederate Veterans Camp elects adjutant declines
Mrs Walter Clark who was elected adjutant at the camp here of the United Confederate Veterans has declined the election according to W H Fisher as she is sponsor of the state division Special orders from Fort Sam Houston Texas assign 2nd Lieutenant William Austin Morgan of Ada to Motor Transport company No 850 Eighth Army Corps
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Walter Clark
United Confederate Veterans
W. H. Fisher
Eighth Army Corps Area
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
William Austin Morgan
Ada
Eighth Army Corps
Methodist Elder Crutchfield Visits Ada From Durant
Dr Wallace M Crutchfield the Methodist presiding elder for the southeastern district of Oklahoma with Durant as home was in Ada yesterday visiting friends. He was formerly pastor of the local Methodist church.
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Wallace M. Crutchfield
Oklahoma
Durant
Ada
Crutchfield
Ada man undergoes successful appendicitis operation
W E Turley of Ada visiting his brother Charley at Madill fell ill with acute appendicitis. He was rushed to a Sherman Texas hospital where he underwent a successful operation Sunday evening and is reported to be resting as well as could be expected.
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W. E. Turley
Ada
Charley
Madill
Sherman
Texas
Tax assessor Nick Heard Returns After Family Emergency
County tax assessor Nick Heard traveled Tuesday from Silver City New Mexico to be with his brother Landon who recently had a serious operation. Landon is reported resting better. Ee L Brown and family move to Dallas Texas residing at 509 East Thirteenth Street. Brown was manager of the service department at Consumers Appliance Company for two years.
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Nick Heard
Turnea
Silver City
New Mexico
Landon
Plendid
Ee. L. Brown
Dallas
Texas
East Thirteenth Street
Brown
Orvice
Consumers Applicance Company
Muskogee Negro Killed While Attempting Escape
W M Ragsdale a wealthy Negro and undertaker in Muskogee was shot and killed as he tried to escape while being moved to Sapulpa under arrest for involvement in the Sapulpa ambuscade that killed a policeman and wounded four others last week. He had been charged with murder in that case and was secretly removed from custody to avoid public notice of the arrest.
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Muskogee
W. M. Ragsdale
Paimones Negro
Sapulpa
Rorsdale
Rarsdale
Beggs
Oklahoma Governor Grants Paroles and Commutations
Eight paroles and seven sentence commutations were issued by Gov. J B A Robertson. Raymon Scaggs, Forest Johnson, Dan Scaggs and Dick Johnson saw their sentences cut from fifteen to twenty years to six years. Others paroled include Tillman Jones, Carl Howey, Tom Vickers, E Johnson, Len Wood, R B Appleton, C C Holdreth, N B Lafferty and more. Two men jailed for prohibition violations were released on fines.
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Oklahoma City
Secretary of State
J. B. A. Robertson
Tillman Jones
Texas County
Carl Howey
Grady County
Tom Vickers
Greer County
E. Johnson
Lincoln County
Len Wood
McCurtain
R. B. Appleton
Oklahoma County
C. C. Holdreth
McIntosh County
N. B. Lafferty
Okfussee
Delaware County
Forest
Dick Johnson
Raymon
Dan Scaggs
Charles Brackett
Mayes County
S. Morton Rutherford
Clarence Skelton
Dave W. Wright
Oklahoma Vets Compensation Claims Ready for Final Settlement
Oklahoma's state legion service officer Bernard Kellner asked American Legion posts to collect data by January 10 for final settlement of veterans compensation claims. The drive, under Dudley Monk and with the Dallas based federal veterans bureau, aims to close pending cases and address disallowed or meager awards across Arkansas and Texas as well.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
American Legion
State Department of the Legion
Bernard A. Kellner
Kellner
State Service
Dudley Monk
Legion
Fourteenth District
Federal
Veterans’ Bureau
Dallas
Arkansas
Texas
Two Cars Seized in Raid at Rock Island Yard
Oklahoma City police raided the Rock Island railroad yards and attached two freight cars filled with whiskey said to be from a Frankfort Kentucky distillery to a Ft Worth Texas drug store. Authorities believe the liquor was to be sold during Governor Walton's inauguration. Forty two cases were found in one car with the other unopened. no arrests reported.
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Oklahoma City
Rock Island
Frankfort
Ft. Worth
Texas
J. C. Walton
Ada Men Released on Murder Charge
Charges of murder against Charlie Roberts and J E Martin of Ada were dismissed after an Atoka examining trial. Local attorney Robert Wimbish said release followed testimony from witness Joe Guest and defense claims that Riggs forced Roberts to fire in self defense.
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Charlie Roberts
J. E. Martin
Ada
Atoka
Riggs
Robert Wimbish
Wimbish
Joe Guest
Roberts
Pitchford Named Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice
John H. Pitchford of Tahlequah was elected chief justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court as the new court formed. Justice John P. Johnson of Lawton was named vice chief justice while Pitchford recovers at home. Fred P. Branson of Muskogee, the only new member, and Justices Harrison and Cain took oaths.
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Oklahoma City
John H. Pitchford
Tahlequah
State Supreme Court
John P. Johnson
Lawtor
Pitchford
Justice Johnson
Fred P. Branson
Muskogee
Pew
John B. Harrison
Matthew L. Cain
Harrison
Justice Branson
John R. Miller
Sapulpa
Three Day Session Opens in County Civil Court
A three day session of county court opened this morning before County Judge Tal Crawford with a heavy civil docket. About forty cases were docketed for hearing, including minor real estate and claim suits. Results pages advised via News Want Ads.
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Tal Crawford
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