Janice French case Deepens as reporter seeks truth
Mary Franklin, a Gazette reporter, pursues the Janice French story, meeting her grieving parents and uncovering a separate East 70th Street apartment linked to Janice. The front-page revelation cites a maid and police involvement, with more disclosures promised by Commissioner Fenelon as the case unfolds.
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Janice
Mrs. French
Jenkins
Mary
The
Cove
70Th Street
Edward
East Thth Street
New York
Janice French
Edward French
East 70Th Street
Miss French
6Th Street
East River
Beckman Place
Arthur Fenelon
Cherge
Critical condition lingers for 15 year old girl in street crashes
Maxine Jones, freckle faced 15, remained in critical condition after being struck on Main Street early Thursday. The Ada area saw three crashes Thursday and Friday injuring Edna Nicholson, Fannie Woods, and others, prompting a Fourth of July traffic safety appeal from Police Chief Rains and local patrolmen.
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Maxine Jones
Maxine
Valley View Hospital
Alma Jones
North Johnston
Main Street
Johnston
Fannie Woods
Ada
Breco Memorial Hospital
Mauri
Arch Hamilton
Bob Simpson
Ralph Thompson
Three New County Officials Will Take Office Monday
Three county officials will assume duties Monday. Boss Morris and Elmer Chandler become county commissioners joining George Collins, who starts a new term. Sam Dew may be unable to begin as treasurer Monday due to illness, aiming to qualify within ten days.
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Sam Dew
Dew
Oklahoma City
Lee Dagzs
Tommy Ford
Boss Morris
Elmer Chandler
George Collins
Morris
Chandler
A. A. Caldwell
J. E .Hall
Corm
Liquor Sales Put Woman In Prison
Tulsa July 1 A federal judge sentenced Mrs Sadie Stephens Wynona Oklahoma mother of seven to a year and a day in a reformatory for selling liquor to minor Osage Indians The judge criticized her for contributing to her children's delinquency Bert Timmons Fawhuska also received a year and a day and a $100 fine Tucker Oklahoma City who pled guilty to bringing tax paid liquor into the state was not leniently treated
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Tulsa
Ipla
Sadie Stephens
Wynona
Okla
A. P. Murrah
Bert Timmons
Fawhuska
Murrah
Modi
Bill Tucker
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Calf-Feeding Contest Planned in Coal County
Coal County to host calf-feeding contest to run October through May 1 with $300 in prizes. Open to any livestock man or boy in Coal county, sponsored by Coal County Chamber of Commerce. Entrants feed five calves born since January 1, 1939, raised by themselves or someone in Coal county.
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Coalgate
Coal County
Curtis Floyd
Coal County Chamber of Emmerce
Floyd
Coal Courty
Lightning Triggers Oil Tank Blaze Near Corsicana
A lightning strike ignited and destroyed a steel tank holding 24,000 barrels of crude oil at the Magnolia pipeline farm near Corsicana Texas. Draining the oil from burning tanks was deemed too dangerous, and the fire burned without hindrance. This was the second tank fire on the farm that month, following a 2,500 barrel loss on June 2.
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Corsicana
Tex
Magnolia
Prospects for bumper crop year in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County reports a bright farm picture at midyear led by abundant rains boosting corn and alfalfa yields. Pastures are excellent, hay damage is minimal, oats and wheat lag due to moisture, and weevil infestations appear in scattered fields. Farmers seek a cure as conditions evolve.
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Pantotoc County
J. B
Colton
Abuncant Rans
June Ends Wet as Showers Scatter Across Eastern Oklahoma
The Associated Press reports June, one of the wettest in years, is ending with further thundershowers in eastern Oklahoma. Forecaster Harry Wahlgren predicts partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with warmer weather. Rain totals include Hooker 1.90 inches and Ardmore 1.5 inches, while Oklahoma City areas saw varying moisture. The official June total reaches 7.83 inches, a record since 1922, as the North Canadian river stops rising between Oklahoma City and Shawnee. Frederick hits 100 degrees, and two Oklahomans die from lightning: McKay Kemble of Whitseagle and Kenneth Kirk, a student at Oklahoma A&M.
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Oklahoma
Harry Wahlgren
Hooker
Panhandle
Ardmore
Shawnee
Bartlesville
Ada
McAlester
Oklahoma City
Federal Observatory
June Rains Aid for Crops Weather summary in June yields crop protection
June rainfall measured 6.21 inches aiding moisture for crops and buffering potential drought in July and August. Weather observers note nine clear days in 30 with six cloudy and fifteen partly cloudy. First half of 1939 rainfall totals 26.85 inches, above averages for six months. historical June figures show variability with 1935 as wettest in seven-year span and 1923 the driest.
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E. Pitts
Witi
Drouth
Tne
Jyne
Oil industry blamed on majors and independents
Tulsa dispatch reports Edwin W. Hayes of Greystone Oil and Ralph T. Zook of Sloan & Zook offer views on petroleum prices and regulation. Hayes says majors bear fault for industry pains while independents affect prices through refining activity. Zook suggests centralized production and voluntary industry accords to stabilize markets.
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Tulsa
the Tribune
Oll
Edwin W. Hayes
Greys¢ton Oil Co
Independence
Hayes
Ralph T. Zook
Sloan & Zook Co
Bradford
County 4-H Council Heads July 10 Meeting Set
The county 4-H council of coaches and supervisors will meet at 6 pm in the county agent’s office on July 10 with a pot luck supper. Plans for Bromide 4-H rally on July 20 and 21 and county fair rule updates will be discussed. Copies of state fair catalogs are available from the county agent’s office.
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Council of County 4-H
Jessie Morgan
Bromide
Oklahoma Officials Oppose Ending Tax Exemption on Bonds
Oklahoma legislators and municipal officials told the House Ways and Means Committee they oppose the administration plan to terminate tax exemptions on income from state and federal bonds. They argued the move would hurt state finances and could trigger foreclosures and unemployment relief needs, with critics warning of broader harm.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Herbert L. Branan
Revenue and Taxation
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Leon C. Phillips
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Municipal League
Branan
John Marshall
Vestern
Ada News
G. C. Farrier
Philadelphia
Buck
Calif
Farrier
Pennsylvania
Rural Pontotoc Schools Open July 20
Several county schools begin July 20 with Worstell Steedman Colbert Sunshine Geley and Denny among those opening Monday. Report notes others may also report to the county superintendent's office Saturday as the start date for classes approaches.
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Pontotoc County
Worstell
Steedman
Colbert
Sunshine
Geley
Denny
Fair Dates Set Sept 20 23 Plans Launched
County fair officials announce Sept 20 to 23 dates for the 1939 Ponto toc county free fair with improved exhibits and more exhibit space. Barn No 1 will host women’s club and 4 H exhibits, schools receive added space, and prize divisions receive adjustments. Township fairs run Sept 11 to 15, Oklahoma City state fair Sept 23.
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Pontotoc County
Fair Board
Oklahoma City
Uway
Fair
Montgomery
Ed Granger
Schmeling Seeks U.S. Reaction After European Title Win
In Stuttgart, Max Schmeling awaits how his 47 second victory over Adel Heuser for the European heavyweight crown will be received in America. He vows to take more fights either in Germany or elsewhere, and notes no talk of a Louis rematch in the dressing room. Elaborates on past defeats and possible return to U.S. boxing.
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Fifth Avenue
Janice French
Janice
Tom Janice
Stuttgart
Germany
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
America
Adel? Heuser
Louis
Schmeling
New York
Heuser
Amearice
Max
Max Machon
Chigre Jigger Or Chigger Attention Attracts Field Day
Weekend field days draw picnickers to woods where chigger bites spark remedies from sulphur to kerosene soaked strings. Readers note chiggers or red bugs are tropical fleas that burrow in skin and can cause painful, sometimes serious infections.
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Mr. Webster
Economies Push Toward a 6000-Plane Air Corps
Washington July 3 Economies through mass production lift hopes for an air corps of 6000 planes within two years. Congress authorized a $300 million expansion but funds are officially sufficient for only about $5.5 million. Bid openings this week for over 2500 planes of ten types will test if additional aircraft can be bought with available money.
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Washington
Army
Air Corps
Congress
Randolph
Kelly Fields
Texas
Ada Man Nominated For Chickasaw Leader By Roosevelt
Rep. Boren announced he would present J. C. Walker of Ada as a candidate for governor of the Chickasaw Nation. The tribe’s last elected governor Douglas Johnston died in Oklahoma City last week. The next governor will be appointed by the president. Walker, a nephew of Johnston, formerly served as Chickasaw Nation sheriff. Boren said Walter Colbert of Ardmore was also a candidate.
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Washington
Boren
D-Oqkla
Roosevelt
J. C. Walker
Ada
Oklahoma
Douglas W. Johnston
Oklahoma City
Walker
Johnston
Chickasaw
Walter Colbert
Ardmore
New Pension Group Backs Roosevelt Third Term
In Oklahoma City on July 3 the newly formed state pension group endorsed a third term for President Roosevelt citing risks of leadership turnover. About 1,500 delegates booed Speaker Clayton Russell for condemning a third term and praised William Hixon of the Workers’ Alliance for criticizing Gov. Phillips economic plan as delegates approved resolutions backing the third term.
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Oklahoma
City
PIAA
State Pension Organization
Roosevelt
Clayton Russell
William Hixon
The
Workers’ Alliance
Gov. Phillips
Phillips
Oklahoma Pension Union formed to back new tax plan
Ora J. Fox of Welfare Federation chaired a meeting delaying a democratic expression on a transaction tax initiative to finance pensions. Representatives from Workers' Alliance CIO and many farmers attended as the group voted to unite under a new organization named the Oklahoma Pension Union.
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State Chamber of Commerce
Secretary of State
Ora J. Fox
Welfare Federation, Inc
Workers’ Alliance, Cio
Oklahoma Pension Union
Corrigan Plans Matrimony After Air Flight Tale
Douglas Corrigan announced plans to marry Elizabeth Marvin, a San Antonio schoolteacher, following his latest aviation stunt. The wedding is set for July 17 in San Antonio, with the ceremony to be noted during his aviation exhibit at the Golden Gate International exposition.
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Sue Francisco
Whch
Atlantic
Douglas
Corrigan
Ireland
New York
California
Elizabeth Marvin
San Antonio
Texas
Golden Gate International Exposition
Flynn Estate Set At 300000 In Probate Petition
The estate of Dennis Flynn territorial representative to Congress and pioneer Oklahoma attorney who died June 19 was valued at about 300000 in a county court probate petition filed today. About 250000 consists of stocks bonds securities and other personal property while real estate accounts for around 50000. Principal beneficiaries named are two sons Streeter B Flynn of Oklahoma City and Olney F Flynn of Tulsa who are designated trustees.
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Oklahoma City
Dennis Flynn
Territorial
Congress
Oklahoma
Streeter B. Flynn
Olney F. Flynn
Tulsa
Three Sisters Drown In Swollen Youghiogheny River
West Newton Pennsylvania reports three sisters Elenore Mirella 18 Ann 20 Louise 22 drowned when a sinking skiff broke apart in the rain swollen Youghiogheny River. Margaret Skrjane 20 escaped after grabbing a tree branch and alerting rescuers who recovered the area but found no trace of the victims. The boat owner had warned of a leak before they ventured out.
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West Newton
Youghiogheny
Margaret Skrjane
Crace
Elenore Mirella
Ann
Louise
Collinsburg
Skrjane
Foster Will Is Filed For Probate
The Bartlesville will shows Hr. Foster bequeathing most oil wealth in trust to his widow two daughters and a sister. Probate petitions estimate estate value near 8,000,000 with widow executrix and Washington Trust as trustee. Income directions allocate three fifths to the widow and one fifth to each daughter, while sister receives a 15000 annuity.
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Bartlesville
Hr. Foster
Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise
Foster Petroleum Company
Marie Dahlgren Foster
Washington Trust Company
C. W. Doornbos
John Miller Kane
Annie G. Foster
New York City
Divorce Sought in District Court Between Hamiltons
Attorneys for Dollie Hamilton today filed suit in district court for divorce from Coy Hamilton. The proceeding seeks dissolution of their marriage with the case moving to the next formal steps.
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Dollie Hamilton
Huge Rock Slide Destroys Freight Train In Kentucky
A massive landslide along the Louisville and Nashville main line near Sinks Kentucky toppled a northbound freight, sending the locomotive into Round Stone Creek and derailing ten cars. Engineers E. J. Weaver 38, fireman William Goebel 50, and Sam Long 45 were killed. About 6,000 tons of rock blocked the line, with one slab estimated at 3,600 tons and another at 1,500 tons. A large crew labored with dynamite to clear the tracks.
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Mount Vernon
E. J. Weaver
William Goebel
Sam Long
Drakeman
Louisville and Nashville
Knoxville
Tenn
Cincinnati
Sinks
Here
Round Stone Creek
Hts
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Tom Ladd
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Helen Worden
Tea9
Nea Service
Ing
Edna Nicholson
Associated Press
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U. S
Kayoes Heuser
Chigre
Ada Man
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