Desperado Wilbur Underhill Dies in McAlester Prison
Wilbur Underhill, a noted southwestern desperado, died at 11 42 p m Saturday night in the state penitentiary at McAlester after being moved from Shawnee where he was captured December 30 following a gun battle with a posse. Warden Sam Brown cited physicians noting the 70 mile ambulance trip did not hasten his death.
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Mcalester
Wilbur Underhill
Southwestern Desperado
State’s Penitentiary
Shawnee
Sam Brown
Underhill
Elusive Inman Captured After Oklahoma Bank Raid
Oklahoma City reports Elmer Inman, linked to the late Wilbur Underhill and still wanted in Coalgate bank robbery, was wounded and captured near Bokoshe after a Dec 11 Harrah bank burglary confession by Underhill. Underhill's body shipped to Joplin, Mob. Three others remain at large in the southwest crime wave. Emma Goldman’s history of radicalism and exile is noted, contrasting with her calls for education over violence.
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Oklahoma City
Elmer Inman
Oklahoma
Matt Kimes
Wilbur Underhill
Tri-state
Inman
Rogers County
Underhill
Shawnee
Bowlegs
First National Bank of
Harrah
Wewoka
Joplin
Grace Cunningham
Coalgate
Debonair Inman
Arkansas City
Kans
Kansas
Lavona Codding
Holdenville
Ray Terrill
Arkansas
Southwest
Charles
Pretty Boy” Floyd
Clyde Barrow
Dallas
Tex
Ed Davis
Lansing Prison
Richard T. Galatas
Union Station
Kansas City
Inman Threatens Roe in Oklahoma City Jail
Elmer Inman and Raymond Roe, survivors linked to the Wilbur Underhill gang, were jailed separately after Inman allegedly threatened to kill Roe. Inman, captured near Bowlegs during an attempted Harrah bank burglary, is in a fourth floor cell. Roe, taken after a Shawnee gunfight that left Eva Mae Nichols dead, sits three floors below him.
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Oklahoma City
Wilbur Underhill
Elmer Inman
Raymond Roe
Inman
Roe
Bowlegs
First National Bank of
Underhill
Eva Mae Nichols
Rot
W. I. Eads
Ww. E. Agee
Oklahoma Keeps Within Oil Allocation Despite Lower Output
Oklahoma’s oil production slipped to 377 760 barrels daily, helping the U S maintain the national allotment of 2 183 000 barrels per day for the week ending January 6 The report notes Texas and Kansas totals also mixed with regional increases and California remaining above its allowance in the latest Oil and Gas Journal figures.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
Kansas
Rocky Mountain
California
Oklahoma City
East
Lathrop
West
Texas Panhandle
Gulf Coast
Southwest
State of
North
Louisiana
Rocky Mountains
Santa Fe Springs
Playa del
Kettleman Hills
Emma Goldman Requests Reentry After Exile
Emma Goldman, exiled for obstructing WWI draft, says she wishes to return to the United States after years wandering Europe. She plans speaking engagements if allowed to reenter but declines subjects due to possible conditions.
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Toronto
Ont
Emma Goldman
United States
Russia
Europe
Milk Carried 10 Chicago by Plane in Blockade Run
Chicago begins regular airborne milk deliveries as the city endures a severe shortage from a milk blockade. The first 1 000 quarts went to Wagner Dairy. police guarded shipments at the airport. Officials cited profiteering by brokers who buy outside the normal territory and ship to suburbs at high markups.
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Chicago
Wagner Dairy Company
Wagner Company
A. M. Krahl
Pure Milk Association
Krahl
Wisconsin
Evanston
Wilmette
Hosiery Makers Deny Profiteering At NRA Hearing
Washington January 9. Hosiery manufacturers defend price increases as profits denied amid an NRA hearing into sock price hikes. Knoxville Knitting Mills faces complaints from retailers and jobbers who paid surcharges after spring contracts at 52 cents a dozen. W I Dahlberg, president, cites higher mill labor, processing taxes, and spinning costs to justify the rise. Other industries’ price changes, from steel to dry cleaning, will be examined later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NRA
Knoxville Knitting Mills
Knoxville
Tenn
Consumers Advisory Board of
W. I. Dahlberg
Francis Cossacks Edge Latta 28 24 in Tight Nineteen
Francis Cossacks defense stalls Latta as Latta leads at halftime. Francis tightens in second half and holds Latta to one late score, final 28 24 with Francis securing a narrow home victory.
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Francis Cossacks
Latta
Francis
Cossacks
Underhill to be buried at Joplin
Relatives of Wilbur Underhill prepare for his funeral in Joplin after his death in custody. The body arrived in a gray casket and was taken to a sister's home, joined by his mother and two sisters. His widow, Hazel Underhill, remains in custody in Oklahoma.
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Joplin
Wilbur Underhill
Anna Lewis
Underhill
Almira Underhill
Dorothy Underhill
Grace Baine
Hazel Underhill
Oklahoma
Wilbur
Stavisky Shoots Himself as French Police Close In
Serge Stavisky known as Handome Alex, alleged $40 million swindler, shot himself in a hidden villa near Chamonix as police surrounded it. He survived initial reaction but then lapsed into a coma. authorities feared his wound was mortal. Officers entered after breaking down the locked heated room where he hid with pearls worth $1 million and a death-seeking temperament.
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Chamonix
France
Serge
Alex” Stavisky
Stavisky
Bayonne
French Alps
Secret Service
Alex
Camille Chautemps
Claridge
Champs Elysees
Murray's Tax Order Due For Court Test
Oklahoma City January 9 A suit to test Governor Murray's proclamation waiving delinquent tax penalties by county treasurers will be filed in the state supreme court next week Senator W A Carlisle said Carlisle heads a senate committee examining a possible special session The plan allows a taxpayer to pay taxes without penalties and seek a mandamus if the county treasurer refuses The committee argues the legislature cannot authorize the relief under constitutional provisions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Murray
Supreme Court
W. A. Carlisle
Sallisaw
Carlisle
Senate
Voice controlled electric train by Brown at Southwestern Bell
G Brown an employee with Southwestern Bell Telephone Co demonstrates a voice controlled electric train started by speech into a telephone control. The device uses a voice relay and rotary switch to trigger actions such as start speed up slow down and reverse with each spoken syllable. Brown notes limitless combinations and emphasizes the potential of voice relays.
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Oklahoma City
R. G. Brown
Brown
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
House Closed by Injunction Today
Temporary injunction closing the house at 117 East Tenth granted on the application of Truman Harrison county attorney against Millard Sallie Whitson for public nuisance. Hearing set February 10 on permanent injunction.
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East Tenth
Truman Harrison
Millard (Sallie) Whitson
John Fitts Limestone Named After Ada Geologist
John Fitts of Ada is honored for identifying a thin brown limestone linked to the Hunton formation in Pontotoc County. He notes five years ago he found distinctive limestone near Lawrence, later tied to strata along the Arbuckles. He describes it as yellow croiodal lime, a term explained for lay readers.
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John Fitts
Ada
Hunton
Pontoto¢ County
John
Lawrence
Arbuckles
Fitts
Gibson Awaiting Instructions for County Relief Office
C L Gibson former superintendent of federal state relief for Pontotoc county now supervisor of distribution of direct state aid has opened an office in the sheriff's office lobby. He awaits definite instructions before active work and will oversee school book distribution and later seed aid for those unable to buy. He excludes CWA funded workers from his duties.
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C. L. Gibson
Pontotoc County
Gibson
Two Charged in Nelson Slaying in Oklahoma
Murder charges filed in justice court against Reuben Oliphant and John Brown, both Indians, for the January 1 fatal beating of Silas Nelson near Oakman. Nelson died minutes after the attack. Houston Sticks, Nelson’s nephew, is under $20,000 witness bond. Preliminary hearing set for January 19. Oklahoma City report notes a liquor case where defendant pleaded guilty after state evidence.
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Justice Court
S. W. Hill
Reuben Oliphant
John Brown
Silas Nelson
Oakman
Nelson
Oliphant
Brown
South Canadian
Houston Sticks
Hill
Oklahoma City
Common Pleas
James C. Mathers
E. R. Brough
Brough
Buttram Named Oklahoma Recovery Council Head
Oklahoma City oilman Frank Buttram was reported to be named chairman of the emergency recovery council for Oklahoma. He will head a state board overseeing federal relief agencies including Civil Works, Public Works, Civilian Conservation Corps, and the Recovery Administration. Governors Murray and faced opposition. Carlock Giles and A L Beckett remain in place pending the shift in control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Frank Buttram
Washington
Emergency Recovery Council For
Oklahoma
Buttram
Murray
Civil Works Program
Recovery Administration
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Public Works Administration
Harmony
Carl Giles
John Carlock
A. L. Beckett
Carlock
Public Works Advisory Board
Giles
More Men Called to CWA Projects in Ada Area
About 1,550 men were summoned to work on CWA tasks across several projects this morning including two malaria control sites at Sincere creek and Springbrook. Springbrook drew 200 and Sincere creek 150 workers with more to follow, while Ada schools near completion. Some workers left CFA roles and replacements are drawn from ongoing project crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWA
Sincere Creek
Springbrook
Ada
Civil Works Administration
Legion Four-Point Program Presented to Congress
Senator Reed introduced the American Legion four point program to restore veterans benefits before the Senate. He stressed moderation in its demand despite benefit reductions and a lower payout, highlighting the Legion's plan as a measured approach to aid veterans.
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Washington
American Legion
Congress
Reed
Senate
Cannon and aide must stand trial in court case
The U S Supreme Court ruled Bishop James Cannon Jr and his secretary Ada L Burroughs must face trial on an indictment accusing them of failing to report contributions received during Cannon's 1928 anti Smith campaign. The court affirmed the corrupt practices act requiring reports to the House clerk.
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Washington
Supreme Court
James Cannon, Jr
Ada L. Burroughs
Alfred E. Smith
Southern Methodist
Cannon
E. C. Jameson
New York
District of Columbia _ supreme court
District Court of Appeals
Bishop Cannon
Miss Burroughs
Economist Warns Of 1970 Direct Depopulation Trend
Dr. O E Parker senior agricultural economist of the United States Department of Agriculture warned at the University of Maryland annual convention that if depopulation continues there will be no children by 1970. He noted births rising only in rural northern New England and parts of upstate New York while elsewhere declines persist.
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College Park
O. E. Parker
United States Department of Agriculture
Baker
University of Maryland
New England
New York
Pontotoc County schoolmasters' club meets in Fitzhugh
Pontotoc County Schoolmasters' club held a well attended meeting in Fitzhugh with a luncheon served by Methodist ladies. J Arthur Herron presided, Andrew J Holley spoke on education, and L C Brown read by laws. The group adopted the constitution and discussed CWA school repair projects and national education funding. Next meeting set for Stonewall in February.
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Pontotoc County
Fitzhugh
J. Arthur Herron
Francis
Fitzhugh High School
Geraldine Medlock
James W. Huff
Andrew J. Holley
Oklahoma
L. C. Brown
Stonewall
B. R. Stubbs
Ada
National Education Association
Relief Plan Outlines Oklahoma Federal Aid Process
Federal relief in Oklahoma operates with Governor Murray requesting funds from the emergency relief director for a set period. County supervisors assess county needs, allocate monthly allotments, and identify needy applicants to issue grocery orders redeemable partially for cash. Checks pass through Sam Bounds’s relief audit office, with state reports to Washington and periodic audits.
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Oklahoma
Murray
Washington
Capitol
Sam _ Bounds
State Office
Mrs. Alice H. Philpot Funeral in Gerty
Mrs. Alice H. Philpot died at 59 in the Gerty community. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Baptist church in Gerty with Rev. Roy McCord officiating. Burial followed in Gerty cemetery under Keith Funeral Chapel care. Survived by husband S. T. Philpot two sons H. R. Philpot and C. B. Philpot and six daughters Lula Gillum Dovie Gardner Bessie Goodwin Edna Spears Ollie Ingram and Mildred Philpot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice H. Philpot
S. T. Philpot
Gerty
Baptist Church
Roy McCord
Keith Funeral Chapel
Philpot
H. R. Philpot
C. B. Philpot
Lula Gillum
Dovie Gardner
Bessie Goodwin
Edna Spears
Ollie Ingram
Mildred Philpot
Mrs Georgianna Mayfield Dies at Home Near Union Valley
Mrs Georgianna Boyce Mayfield aged 68 wife of S B Mayfield died at the home near Union Valley Saturday night at 10 oclock Funeral services from Keith Funeral Chapel Monday at 2 pm Rev Jones of the Methodist church at Stonewall officiating Burial in Rosedale cemetery Survived by husband a son F G Mayfield and a daughter Mayme Blackwell of Stonewall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgianna Boyce Mayfield
S. B. Mayfield
Union Valley
Keith
Jones
Methodist Church
Stonewall
Rosedale
Mary Mayfield
F. G. Mayfield
Mayme Blackwell
J W Spencer dies at 77 in Ada Oklahoma
J W Spencer 77 father of Mrs J A Criswell and Mrs Naomi Judkins Ada died Monday night at a local hospital His home was in Lexington He visited Ada recently and became ill Survived by widow Nan three daughters Mrs Criswell Mrs Judkins of Ada Mrs B M Ferrotter Ponca City and three sons W E Spencer Hot Springs NM O Spencer Great Falls MT and J W Spencer Jr Noble OK Funeral service set for Wednesday at 10 in Criswell Funeral Home chapel led by Rev F Chaddwick
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Spencer
J. A. Criswell
Naomi Judkins
Ada
Criswell Funeral Home
Rev. F. Chaddwick
Lexington
Spencer
Nan Spencer
Criswell
Judkins
B. M. Ferriter
Ponca City
W. E. Spencer
Hot Springs
New Mex
O. Spencer
Great Falls
Montana
J. W. Spencer Jr
Noble
Okla
W J Morgan 74 Dies Near Guthrie Father of Ada Woman
W J Morgan aged 74 died Tuesday afternoon near Guthrie. Funeral services were held at Guthrie and burial followed there. His daughter Mrs Allen Stanfield of Ada was accompanied to Guthrie by Mrs J M Stanfield for the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Morgan
Allen Stanfield
Ada
Guthrie
Stanfield
J. M. Stanfield
Senate approves wine manufacture bill for out of state sale
Little Rock Ark Jan 9 UP the senate passed the house bill to legalize manufacture of wines from grapes berries fruits and vegetables for consumption outside the state and sent it to Governor Futrell the vote was 27 to 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Senate
Futrell
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