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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1926
Page
2
In Coalgate Oklahoma authorities ended a twelve hour kidnapping case when Emmett Bales shot and killed the captured gunman Bates after a standoff at Bales farm near Tupelo. The nine year old boy helped summon help by telephoning the sheriff. The incident stemmed from a disputed debt tied to a Cochran Grocery Company trustee appointment.
In Strange Ways jail Manchester a 33 year old mother of three, Louise Calvert, was hanged for strangling her landlady Lilly Waterhouse and robbing her. The Home Secretary declined clemency after petitions. Calvert maintained innocence until near execution. A baby boy and family said farewell prior to the sentence.
In Coalgate B B Hamlin pleaded guilty to kidnapped charge and received 35 years in state penitentiary for involvement with Emmett Bales who abducted John Simpson his wife and nine year old son after Simpson refused to sign a 15900 check. Bales was killed by officers during a raid. Three Bridges brothers were arrested on charges connected with Bales concealment. Simpson served as a trustee for a Tupelo cooperative grocer store, where Bales was manager claiming 15000 due him. Judge J L Linebaugh sentenced Hamlin.
M Z Thompson of East Central college chairs a committee to draft rules for the Oklahoma Collegiate conference formed by six teachers colleges. The rules are ready for mailing and will be refined at a future meeting. A commissioner may be sought to judge disputes and enforce rules.
Ottawa reports Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be stationed at vulnerable border points from Atlantic to Pacific to assist in smuggling investigations. Acting customs minister H. H. Stevens announced the move today.
East Central College summer enrollment shows Education 1632 students and English 1352, with History 971 and Biology 431 following. Commercial subjects enroll only 62, while Practice Teaching 430, Physical Education 387, and Physical Science 255 indicate education-focused programs dominate.
Crow Agency reports Gen. E S Godfrey raised a cross on a peaceful field dotted with daisies to honor Reno and Benteen and their troops under General Custer who fought the Sioux and Cheyennes fifty years ago yesterday. The article notes Godfrey as a young lieutenant under Custer on that fateful day and says he served under Reno nearby as the last stand against the Indians.
W. B. Dahue of Francis was fined $10 and costs after appearing before H. J. Brown on an assault charge. Miss Maud Isbill, complainant, testified that while operating a hotel in partnership with Dahue she was struck after a quarrel over coal placement in a store. The incident was said to have occurred April 5.
The fourteenth rural conference of the East Central district closed yesterday afternoon with glowing praise from President Linscheid. The event, the largest of the four held, continues a program begun four years ago by the state board of education to boost rural schools and attract capable instructors to rural communities.
J C Hynds secretary of the Ada Chamber of Commerce urges Ada residents to advance the city’s reputation during their travels. He says Ada’s abroad image depends on visiting Ada people and asks locals to share a true, favorable view with others they meet.
Congressman Tom D. McKeown spoke to a large home audience detailing foreign debt settlements, especially Italy, and arguing high U S interest rates while Italy pays little. He described Haugen farm legislation to stabilize markets by removing surplus crops and aiding agriculture.
Byron Norrell chronicles a train journey from El Reno to El Paso with the editorial party riding a Pullman special, details rough railroad delays near Clinton, trackside scenery, and plans to reach the NEA meet in Oklahoma. The journal notes many cattle ranges, sparse cultivation, and travel tips from Mrs Norrell.
Bristow reports wheat harvest near completion and heavy market movement. John A. Whitehurst, president of the state board of agriculture, notes weekly rains across the state with fields too wet for cultivation and delayed threshing. Early wheat moves north, now shifting to gulf ports and Texas terminals. threshed crop expected by mid August and grading strong. Potato shipping advances in Ft. Gibson area at fair yields, corn shows good progress, and pastures improve.
The Oklahoma City aviation field serves as a mail hub with two daily flights, a hangar built by the Chamber of Commerce, and a beacon atop a tall platform to guide night landings. Air mail volume fluctuates around a 30 pound daily minimum, prompting a public appeal to boost usage.
William B. Wilson former labor secretary and Democratic Senate candidate in Pennsylvania testified to the Senate campaign funds committee about personal campaign expenses totaling 88.81 dollars and a campaign outlay of about 10 000 dollars with 4 000 paid and 6 000 to be paid later. He noted meals at a Pittsburgh hotel and said no watchers at polls were employed. He named Vance McCormick and discussed funds moved to the Ware campaign in Harrisburg involving a 1 000 dollar wallet transfer.
Oklahoma road enthusiasts will receive a new highway guide and map. E. Bee Guthrey, secretary of the state highway commission, says 25 000 copies will be available within about a week. Proofs have been approved and sent back for correction and printing.
Los Angeles June 29 Aimee Semple McPherson the four square gospel evangelist at Angelus Temple protests the focus of the kidnapping inquiry into her five week absence from May 18 Ocean Park and her discovery in Agua Prieta Mexico She asserts she has committed no crime and that the investigation should target her abductors or confirm her story rather than attack her personally.
State District Judge Jess Worren refused to surrender W K Hale and John Ramsey to federal custody for trial. They are jailed in Pawhuska awaiting district court trial for the killing of Fairfax rancher W W Smith. The federal court sought custody to try them for shooting Henry Roan and to pursue alleged Osage murders tied to a property grab. Hale, called King of the Osage Hills, allegedly helped orchestrate a broad murder plot targeting wealthy Osage Indians across restricted territory.
A World War I era shrapnel shell exploded in Poland killing 38 soldiers including two officers and injuring 30 others, officials said. The incident appears to involve a leftover shell from the conflict.
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