Typhoid inoculation drive expands in East Central
Approximately 900 East Central students received typhoid inoculation at the college auditorium under Dr M M Webster and Dr Carl Puckett. The free campaign aims to curb an epidemic risk across four counties including Johnston Coal Stephens and Pontotoc with ongoing doses and replenishments as needed.
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East Central
M. M. Webster
Webster
Carl Puckett
State Department
Pontotoc
Johnston
Coal
Stephens
Rockefeller
Breco Hospital
Miss Davis
Ada Hospital
Preliminary trial set for man charged with maiming wife
Preston Cook, a Pa den farmer, faces a preliminary trial on July 7 for maiming his wife Mary age 19 on June 8. The hearing before W. L. Seawell in Okfuskee county will be held in Okemah. A special guard will escort Cook from the Okmulgee jail. Mrs. Cook, released from Okemah hospital, remains with poor prospects for recovery after doctors found lye in milk.
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Ckemah
Preston Cook
Paden
Mary
W. L. Seawell
Okfuskee
Cook
Okmulgee
Misreported Involvement in Ada Incident Corrected
An earlier News item misnamed Robert Ford Jr as a participant in a near Ada incident. It now appears he was not involved in the affair and the error is acknowledged.
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Ada
Robert Ford, Jr
Wilson Handles Willow Clus 10 Beat Ada Squad
The Ada Independents suffer a 1 to 0 defeat to the Humble Oil team from Wilson. Bulla pitched well for Wilson, holding Ada to four hits while Formby struggled with seven hits and six free bases.
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Willow Clus
ADA
Ada Independents
Humble Oil Company
Healdton
Independents
Bulla
Formby
R. Waner
Faudree
Deaver
Dobbins
E. Blackburn
Sale of Arms Here Amazes Briton
Sir Robert Peacock chief of police of Manchester reports after a U S visit that the United States shows a free market in firearms. He urges a domestic disarmament conference and measures to disarm police and civilians before crime can be reduced.
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Manchester
Eng
Tech
United States
Robert Peacock
Robert
Oklahoma City Livestock Market Report July 1
Cattle numbers reach about 2,500 with a generally steady trend. Best steers sell up to 7.50, medium grassers to 5.75, grass cows 3.50 to 4, calves around 7, stockers steady. Hogs total 500 and rise about 20 cents with top at 13.56 and bulk 13.20 to 13.50.
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Oklahoma City
East Central Educator Authors Accepted Arithmetic Text
Prof. R. S. Newcomb head of mathematics at East Central State Teachers College has learned his book Modern Methods of Teaching Arithmetic was accepted by Houghton Mifflin. Edited by Dr. L. W. Cubberly, the work goes to press and is slated for sale nationwide within three to four months.
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R. S. Newcomb
East Central State Teachers College
Houghton Miflin Company
Boston Publishers
L. W. Cubberly
School of Education
Leland Stanford University
Newcomb
Prof. Newcomb
First Method
Kiwanis Club
Ada
Univer
Six Unfortunates Under Tin Roof in Ada Jail
Six inmates endure 100 degree heat under a tin roof in Pontotoc county jail. Jailor Bill Condren notes the prisoners, including one Indian, two white men, and three Negroes, are handling the heat with apparent tolerance while confined inside the hot cellblock.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
Bill Condren
Darktown Rivalry Ends in Slaying and Arrest
In Darktown the ruler is dead as Goldie Price is shot near Do Drop Inn. Felix Clark, held for Price’s murder, is said to have fired two shots, killing Price and prompting a liquor fueled eruption of violence. Clark surrendered to officers after the shooting and is jailed. Authorities note Price’s long criminal record and prior penitentiary release amid ongoing legal action.
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Darktown
Felix Clark
Ed V
Goldie) Price
Goldie
Price
State Penitentiary
Nathan Clark
Clark
Sam Hargis
George Burris
Mills of Justice
Mills of Justice Were Grinding Away At the Court House
Flats
Local railroad brakeman found dead near Mill Creek depot
Ben Floyd a 35 year old inspector for the Frisco railroad was found dead by a northbound freight brakeman near the Mill Creek depot. A coroner’s inquest reported Floyd may have fallen or been thrown from a baggage car on a southbound passenger train. Tools and clothing lay along the track. investigation is under way.
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Ben Floyd
Frisco
Mill Creek
Floyd
Ada
Adaman
Preliminary hearing set for Felix Clark in Darxtown slaying
Assistant County Attorney George Burris says a murder charge was filed after an examination. Two white eyewitnesses claim Felix Clark drew a pistol and fired twice at Ed Price who died at once. The slaying is linked to an eight year old feud and an earlier dispute with Clark’s sister.
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Felix Clark
Ed V
Goldie) Price
Darxtown
George Burris
Burris
Clark
Burisis
Darktown
Price
Nathan Clark
Oo Clark
Europe Consumes 50 Million Tons of Peat for Fuel
Annual peat consumption across Europe amounts to about 50 million tons used as fuel. The figure reflects widespread use of peat as an energy source in the region.
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Europe
Oklahoma City Men Held For Kidnapping Girl From Depew
Oklahoma City police hold Leslie Clark 25 and Vernon Key for Creek County on kidnapping charges involving Elberta Henshaw a 14 year old girl from Depew. Clark says they were asked by the girl to take her to Oklahoma City then to Shamrock before returning Sunday. The girl is the daughter of a farmer near Depew.
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Oklahoma City
Leslie Clark
Oklahoma City Candy Co
Creek County
Elberta Henshaw
Depew
Vernon Key
Clark
Key
Shamrock
Church in Open Proves a Rural Faith Revival
About 125 men women and children attended a Presbyterian service held in Kiwanis Park among oaks and elms. Rev E O Whitwell urged city country unity and a revival of faith and harmony while Sunday school classes gathered in shaded nooks and stones served as benches before a rustic sermon and communal lunch.
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Wildwood
Kiwanis Park
Presbyterian Church
E. O. Whitwell
Rev. Whitwell
Ada Church
Pontotoc County
Whitwell
Underwood to Retire From Senate
Birmingham July 1 Senator Oscar W Underwood will not seek re election when his current term ends an official notice announced today the decision ends a long career in the U S senate and politics in Alabama.
Floyd Hangs Away Record of Achievement in School Work
Floyd will sing his swan song next Wednesday July 1 eight years from the date he took the reins of county superintendent of Pontotoc county. He leaves a system raised from the bottom to near the top with 26 teacherages 21 high schools five independent high schools and three consolidated or union graded schools. Since his election 31 new plants have been built or remodeled and every teacher is now a high school graduate. Consolidation reduced districts from 66 to 57 creating three and four room schools with a broader high school education reach for two thirds of Pontotoc county children.
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S. Floyd
Pontotoc County
Floyd
Heflin
Ada
Francis
Roff
Roff, Francis
Pontotoc County Begins New Fiscal Year Amid Budget Shifts
Pontotoc County starts a new fiscal year as offices prepare requisitions for maintenance. The excise board will review estimates later this month, with tax levies influencing district budgets. Several office holders retire and are replaced, while taxes collected largely cover outstanding warrants.
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Pontotoc
Excise Board
Office of
Union Valley
Vaness
A. Floyd
S. G. Heflin
J. W. Westbrook
A. Chamberlain
C. J. Laseman
Hiram Jones
D. Pace
J. W. Murphy
Life Sentence Affirmed for Davis by Court of Appeals
Oklahoma City June 27 The criminal court of appeals today affirmed the life sentence of Herman Fox Davis who was convicted as an accomplice in the murder of Paul McCarthy former assistant city attorney. McCarthy was shot November 9 1923 after a night telephone call. Two Davis associates pleaded guilty and were sentenced to life. Another was tried and given life on a guilty verdict. Davis attorneys argued he only heard the plot and was not part of the execution.
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Oklahoma City
Herman Fox Davis
Paul McCarthy
Criminal Court of Appeals
McCarthy
Davis
Dr. W A Bizzell Becomes University of Oklahoma President
Norman July 1 Dr W A Bizzell formally assumed the presidency of the University of Oklahoma today. He said he had no statement to make now as to his plans.
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Norman
W.A. Bizzell
University of Oklahoma
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