Escape Alcatraz? Only Release Order Or Lily Lets You Out
A first person account from the last of four stories about life inside Alcatraz describes two exit routes: conditional release after serving minimum time and a deadly attempt to reach the water. The piece recounts guards, routines, incidents, and the narrator’s January 13 release after a final haircut and farewell aboard the McDowell.
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Alcatraz
Lily
A. W. “Bigfoot” Davis
Douglas Hicks
NEA Service, Inc
Joe Bowers
Road plan eyed to connect Ada with Citra oil field
A proposed Ada Oklahoma stretch would link Highway 12 near Steedman to the new Citra oil field and extend toward Kiowa and Smithsville. County Commissioner A A Caldwell favors starting the road once location and field viability justify the expense. Ada good roads advocates plan a site study in Oklahoma City to seek state assistance across two or more counties.
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Highway 12
Steedman
Citra
A. A. Caldwell
Ada
Kiowa
Arkansas Line
Smithsville
Hughes-Coal County
Hughes County
Good Roads Committee
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma City
Holiday Death Toll Rises Across Oklahoma and Nation
The holiday period saw 11 Oklahoma deaths and 373 nationwide, with auto crashes causing 200 fatalities and drownings 74. Notable fatalities include 18 year old Thelma Sargent at Sutton Park and several listed victims across Oklahoma, Missouri, and Louisiana.
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Oklahoma
Associated Press
Mercury
Sutton Park
Walters
Delaware
Nevada
Vermont
Wyoming
William McFerron
Oklahoma City
Silverlake
Bethany
Etsel Wharton
Tulsa
Spavinaw Lake
Ray Woolberton
Hulbert
Grand River
Wagoner
Martin Wolz
Vinita
Bayou Little Caillou
Houma
Charles Merkle
Mulhall
Bronse Hoover
Lola Johnson
Bridgeport
el Reno
J. C. Cunningham
Kansas City
Ollis Ashley
Wewoka
Pleasant Hill
Tom Jordan
Muskogee
Bernice Kramer
Jordan
Webber's Falls
Taylor
Paul McPeek
Mulhall Farmer
Death Toll In Oil Well Blast Reaches Three
An oil well condenser explosion near Jefferson Texas killed D R Johnson 27 and Ed Babbitt 50 died hours later while Jim League 84 perished on impact. Two others died later or are seriously hurt with several more injured as the blast disrupted a Hunter Oil company well.
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Jefferson
Tex
Here
Jim League
D. R. Johnson
Ed Babbitt
Hunter Oil Company
Gay Lemmons
Dam _ Hicks
Manley Jaynes
C. C. Billingsley
Boy on Bicycle Collides with Auto in Ada
Tommy Dismukes 12, son of Mr and Mrs Gaston Dismukes, was bruised when his bicycle struck a southbound car driven by Mrs Cecil Bradshaw on Johnston avenue. Bradshaw swerved onto the curb to avoid the bicycle. two car windows were shattered. Dismukes was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Tommy Dismukes
Gaston Dismukes
West 21St
Cecil Bradshaw
West 23Rd
Johnston Avenue
Young Dismukes
Dismukes
Hunt Convicted as Others Acquitted in Mann Act Case
Los Angeles reports John Wuest Hunt found guilty of transporting Deligh t Jewett 17 from Denver to Beverly Hills. co defendants Agnes Gardner Elizabeth Peters and H B Smith acquitted. Judge Yankwich sets sentencing for next Friday and considers a new trial plea. Defense described defendants as “poor saps” in closing statements.
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Los Angeles
John Wuest Hunt
Father Divine
Comely Delight Jewett
Denver
Colo
Beverly Hills
Calif
Hunt
Agnes Gardner
Elizabeth Peters
H. B. Smith
Leon Yankwich
John Wuest
Ada to Stratford All-Weather Highway Surfacing Planned
W. R. Black of the state highway commission says Highway 19 from Ada to Stratford will get first class surfacing this summer with gravel base. Ada rock asphalt to cover six miles near Ada, inverted emulsion on half the remaining stretch, and cut back asphalt on the rest. Highway 48 from the Y to Fittstown and Highway 12 near Ada receive resurfacing, with Highway 56 into Okemah also nearing completion.
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Ada
Stratford
W. R. Black
State Highway Commission
Ada Rock
Harry Barndollar
Fittstown
Okemah
Sasakwa
Canadian River Bridge
Black
Capitol
Don ts for Auto Drivers Warned by City Officials
City officials urge motorists not to outrun fire trucks or ambulances to accident scenes. A new enforcement plan threatens a fine of 8.75 dollars for reckless driving and crowding near emergency vehicles. Firefighters say obstructed lines and blocked ambulances hinder speedy emergency response. Roy Keller notes the danger to pedestrians and other drivers.
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Roy Keller
Suit Outgrowth of Field Death
Mrs. Sarah Smith widow of Jesse Smith files in district court for $8,600 against Ray Herrick R B Tinsley Oklahoma Drilling Company and Blackstock Oil Company over the death of Jesse Smith in April while dismantling a derrick in the Fitts field. The plank broke causing a 31 foot fall. suit alleges lack of safe equipment and a defective plank. Damages sought total $8,500 plus $100 expenses.
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Sarah Smith
Jesse Smith
Ray Herrick
R. B. Tinsley
Oklahoma Drilling Company
Blackstock Oil Company
Smith
Fitts
County Officials Start New Terms This July
Tuesday July 6 marks the start of new terms for county officers. Tommy Ford will become treasurer succeeding Fred McCoy, who is completing his second term and is ineligible for another. Commissioners A A Caldwell J E Hall and George Collins were reelected, Ray Stegall remains county superintendent after an unopposed reelection. Swearing in is delayed to Tuesday due to holiday closings.
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Tommy Ford
Fred McCoy
McCoy
A. A. Caldwell
J. E. Hall
George Collins
Ray Stegall
Pontotoc County Presses for Enlarged Jail
Pontotoc County officials say the present jail, housing a rising daily average of 30 to 40 prisoners, is undersized and outdated. They seek a $30,000 second floor with an elevator, additional cells, segregated wards, a kitchen upgrade, and a venereal ward to handle the growing inmate population and meet regional standards.
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Pontotoc County
Clyde Kaiser
Kaiser
Hunt, Lorfing reach Rockhill finals in Kansas City
Joe Hunt of Los Angeles defeated Bob Patterson of Tulsa 6-1 6-1 6-2 in the singles semi finals at the Rockhill tennis club invitational meet. Hunt and Ed Lorfing of Kansas City beat Patterson and M. C. Hopper of Tulsa 11-9 6-2 6-3 in the doubles semi finals.
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Kansas City
Joe Hunt
Los Angeles
Bob Patterson
Tulsa
Rockhill
Hunt
Ed Lorfing
Patterson
M. C. Hopper
Runaway Girl Found By Local Officers
Dollie Simms a 14 year old Wichita Falls Texas girl was turned over to her parents by the sheriff s office here Saturday. The runaway girl and Charles Turner tried to obtain a marriage license but were stopped and taken into custody by the sheriff s office. Sheriff Clyde Kaiser said officers had been on the lookout for the girl and there will probably be no action in this county on the case.
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Dollie Simms
Wichita Falls
Texas
Charles Turner
Clyde Kaiser
Large Class to Finish College at East Central State
Governor Marland delivers commencement address at East Central State Teachers College on July 29. Over 100 students will receive science and arts degrees with Harry Simmons of Wewoka to confer. Summer graduates push total degrees for the college above 200 for the year, split roughly between spring and summer terms.
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Marland
East Central State Teachers College
Harry Simmons
Wewoka City
State Board of Education
Simmons
Cattle Theft Lawsuit Filed Against Wilson Company
J W Hickey and Bob Copeland seek $75 each from Wilson company in Oklahoma City alleging they lost cattle stolen from farms nine miles west of Ada on highway 19. Hickey names a red milch cow branded T, Copeland a mouse colored Jersey labeled JH as the stolen animals later sold at the National Stock Yards. Marcof and O Neal face larceny charges in court records.
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J. W. Hickey
Bob Copeland
Wilson Company
Oklahoma City
Hickey
Joseph Maroof
Harmon O'Neal
Ada
National Stock Yards
Copeland
Highway 19
Marcof
O'Neal
Broomcorn Harvest Urges 500 Workers In Oklahoma Areas
Maysville Oklahoma July reports C J Allison secretary of the Maysville Chamber of Commerce says 500 men are needed to harvest the bumper broom corn crop in Garvin and Grady counties. The standard wage is 20 cents an hour with 10 to 14 hours of daily work. The note ends with a remark on ancient petroleum use.
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Maysville
Okla
C. J. Allison
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