Oklahoma House Probes Hammonds Role In Johnston Era
Oklahoma City reports detail the House investigation into Mrs. O. O. Hammonds confidential secretary to suspended Governor Henry S. Johnston. Testimony covers her family ties to state officials and highway contracts, with focus on Reed Scott and ties to road machinery firms.
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Oklahoma City
O. O. Hammonds
Henry S. Johnston
House of Representatives
Johnston
Reed Scott
State Highway Department
James W. Armstrong
Highway Department
House General Investigating Committee
Ana Lee Roberts
Miss Roberts
Charles L. Schleuber
Noble County
Sherman Trussell
Tressel
Senate
R. L. Seaman
State Highway Commission
Scott
Seaman
Highway Commission
Earp
Hubert Bolen
Ed Semans
Cy Avery
The
Cement Trust
John Rogers
Rogers
Charles W. Mason
C. E. Sauthine
Oklahoma
W. H. Drover
Lawton
Ed Box
Clark R. Mandigo
Democratic Party
Democratic
Baker
Hammonds
Drover
W. G. Jones
Westville
J. M. Page
Page
Jones
Don Patton
Tulsa
Clark Mandigo
Kansas City
Mandigo
Sunday School Attendance and Local Social Notes
LIGHTNING RIDGE area notes show strong Sunday school turnout with many residents hosting visitors and social visits across Ross, Ada, Roff, Walters, and Fort Worth. The piece also covers county commission discussions on road asphalt policies and a local basketball win by the Bon Ten Cleaners over Clow Cagers in Holdenville.
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Willis Ables
Frazier
Ross
Mattie Patton
Chearsie Rhodes
Cushman
Mark Solomon
Baby
Roff
Arthur Coffey
H. G. Coffey
Earl Stewart
Alma Dunn
Boren
Patton
William
Elmore Patton
Sam Tipton
Fay Pendleton
Mamie Mounger
John Hudson
W. C. Patton
Wells
Sue Johnson
Annie Smith
Maybelle
Woodrow Coffey
Irene
Oren Shook
Harry Bunyard
Walters
Okla
A. Hennigan
John Dunn
Ada
Dixie Graves
Willie Tipton
Alfred Dosson
Braiden Rhodes
Fannie Tipton
Fort Worth
Texas
S. C. Evans
Bon Ten Cleaners
Holdenville
Clow
Flu outbreak and community notices in Oakman
In Oakman nearly everyone has had the flu or smallpox with mild cases. Mrs. S. A. Morgan died at 72 from flu and complications, interred in Frisco cemetery. The town reports apoplexy cases, school activities, club elections, and ongoing church notices amid illness and recovery efforts.
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S. A. Morgan
Frisco
J. W. Mobley
Glen
New Mexico
Ruth Stegall
Atoka
N. C. Brunk
Ada
Boss Morris
Gray Sallee
Gray
San Angelo
Texas
Sallee
Elsie Patton
Mandina Fox
L. L. McClain
Shawnee
Matt Durbin
Parish Chapel social notes and accident report
Local social scene lists visits and family gatherings across Parish Chapel and Ada with names like Frank Dryden J C Maddox Zella Pennington Irene Pennington Milo Pennington and Mrs Wood. An accident near Shawnee injures a father and kills his eight year old son George Gillette.
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Frank Dryden
J. C. Maddox
Zella
Irene Pennington
Ada
Gertrude Shipley
J. E. Maddox
Milo Pennington
Mike Thompson
C. A. Pennington
J. N. Thompson
Charlie Hatcher
Wood
Willie Isaacs
Sidney
Center
Claud Pennington
Stratford
Don Dryden
John Dryden
Lee Tucker
Elbert Tucker
Grandpa Roberts
Irene Wood
Horton
Howard Wood
Babe
Florence Isaacs
Alla Ingram
M. R. Wood
George Collins
Pretty Typist Proves Ablest Of Pro Agents
A 22 year old stenographer and federal prohibition agent testified that she worked undercover at James Moore's West 46th Street restaurant. Miss Marjorie Melius said she drank cocktails there and earned five dollars a night from James Donovan, chief prohibition investigator. Federal judge Thacher dismissed the padlocking motion but noted the agents were served.
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New York
Marjorie Melius
James
Dinty) Moore
West 46Th Street
Melius
Moore
Thacher
Edntor
Miss Melius
Herbert E. Slade
Miss Meiss
Moore’s
Slade
James Donovan
Campbell
Prohibition Headquarters
Mill Worker Corbin McDonald Dies After Mill Accident
Corbin McDonald 27, of 701 West Fifth street, died after his left leg was severed in a conveyor accident at Choctaw Cotton Oil mill. The longtime employee, survived by his wife and four children, remained conscious briefly before death at 2:30 this morning.
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Corbin McDonald
McDonald
West Fifth Street
Ada Citizens Boost Highway 10 North
A Ada committee led by L A Braly A A Lucas and F T Haddock traveled to Wewoka for a conference on direct highway routes between Ada and Wewoka The hosts promised Ada support and a coordinated effort to secure a direct road The report notes ongoing local movements and visits by Ada residents with various community and family updates.
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ADA
L. A. Braly
A. A. Lucas
F. T. Haddock
Wewoka
Chamber of Commerce
Braly
Tulsa man killed as bridge collapses under truck load
G W Gillette trucking contractor of Tulsa and his 11 year old son Eugene were injured when a bridge north of Meeker gave way under Gillette's truck. The younger son was crushed between the cab and a loaded engine. Father and Eugene had minor injuries. Three Gillette trucks were transporting oil rig machinery from Tulsa to the Seminole field. Gillette drove the third with a 1 ton load. The other two trucks had crossed first.
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G. W. Gillette
Tulsa
Eugene
Meeker
Gillette
Seminole Field
Habeas petition granted after review in Morris case
Thomas, jailed after the shooting death of Jack Morris soon after starting as constable, secured release via a writ of habeas corpus granted by Busby following a careful examination of all evidence in the case. Greatest returns for the amount invested. News' Classified Ads.
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Habeas Thomas
Jack Morris
Busby
Ed Thoms Released on Bond After Hearing
Ed Thomas of Roff was released from the county jail after posting a $25,000 bond. The release followed a hearing before Judge Orel Busby on an unspecified charge.
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ED Thoms
Ed Thomas
Roff
Orel Busby
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Leininger
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Sam Bounds
John Goodall
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Wiley Brothers, Road Machinery Company
Wiley Brothers
J. R. Armstrong
Oakman
Our Good Citizenship Club
Zora Ragland
Dorothy Lillard
Leona Collings
Dorthy Lillard
Yell
Clifford Avery
Hyden
Griffith
Charley Carter
Monette Dryden
Mattie Dunagan
Odella Bryan
Camp Fire Girls
Bonnie Simpson
Adam Greenhouse
Bonnie
Dascomb-Daniels Lumber Company
Robt. Maxwell
Penticostal
J. W. Crawford
Walter Jackson
Seminole
Noble Johnston
Gladys Wilson
Ruby
Dotty Tharp
Melvin Avery
Murry Collings
Glennice Wilson
Luther Fox
Alvin Little
Elmer Dockrey
E. J. Avery
Calvin
A. A. Taylor
H. H. Underhill
Walter Ashley
Zella Ashley
Ira Rose
Laxton
Bowlin Lambert
Lillian
Corene Taylor
Ashley Home
C. C. Collins
Hester
Garff Coplin
Monk Riley
Vance Minor
Bill Belt
George Minor
Hawkins Underhill
Madie
Floyd Taylor
Bob Driver
Oscar Belt
Luther Tidwell
Mrs. Minor
George
Alvin
Ruby Taylor
Verna Eager
Robert Trivett
Joyce
J. B. Eager
Walker Tidwell
Opal
Tena Bellet Jones
R. F. Jones
Maudie Pitt
Tinsley
Lula Minor
Annie Rose
Lloyd Lynch
L. Freeny
Fitzhugh
Grandpa Taylor
H. E. Taylor
Oleta
Thelma
Willie Gay
Dutch Taylor
Garrt Coplin
Rowlin Lambert
Taylor
Ray Goodwin
Flapper
Sue
Shawnee, Okla
George Gillette
District Court
Pontotoc County
Charles Cannady
Set
Osage Oil & Refining Company
James E. Whitehead
Hugh Simpson
Usage Oil & Refining Company
Bill Summers
R. Wilfong
Don Welch
Canadian River
J. F. McKeel
Lions Club
J. C. Hynds
J. M. Carter
Kiwanis Club
J. A. Durbin
Rosa Seek
Cager Hisaw
Washington
E. C. Roberts
W. C. Willis
W. A. Prater
Ben Whitehead
Ducky Hurst
Mr. Dawson
G. H. Truax
H. B. Morin
Earl Morin
Hobart
Monroe Lee
G. R. Lee
A. C. Nix
A. McGhee
J. N. Caton
Willie Campbell
Arno Griffith
Vaness
Earl and
Speights Eppler
Lillian Avery
Magdalene Eppler
State OF Oklahoma
of Pontotoc
W. S. Boomer
Della Boomer
Della Bedford
Seal
A. T. Parrish
Wright
Jersey
Mark Raney
Busby Farm
Allen
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