Slayings Near Steedman Linked to Cotton Contract Dispute
Charley Long was shot and killed at John H. Gray’s home near Steedman as a quarrel over a 4a contract for reducing cotton acreage escalated. Gray, 74, is jailed in Pontotoc county on murder charges after neighbor Bill Hopkins witnessed the event. Funeral services for Long are set for Sunday at 4 p.m. at Allen cemetery with Rev. J. D. Kim officiating.
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Charley Long
Steadman
John H. Gray
Pontotoc County
Long
Clyde Kaiser
Gray
Steedman
Bill Hopkins
Allen Cemetery
Rev
J. D. Kim
Keith Funeral Chapel
Alabama
Stevens Named In Fort Worth Murder Inquiry
Fort Worth officers identify O. D. Stevens as the alleged leader of a $71,000 mail robbery tied to the disappearance and blood stained clothing of three men. District Attorney Jesse E. Martin says Stevens linked to the holdup near the Texas and Pacific station and to possible murders.
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Fort Worth
Tex
O. D. Stevens
Handley
Stevens
Jack Sturdivant
Harry Rutherford
J. R. Rutherford
Texas and Pacific
Trinity River
Jesse E. Martin
City swelters as 109 degrees tops the heat line
Temperatures soar in direct sun hitting 115 to 120 and higher on exposed thermometers. Citizens slow down as vegetation shows scorch marks and rain remains elusive despite hopes for relief before July and August. A separate report details organized robbery and multiple ex-convict suspects linked to a mail theft and murder case around Handley and Texarkana.
Oklahoma votes 3.2 beer legal in statewide election
Ada county voters favored beer legalization by countywide margin though turnout was light. The statewide vote followed the Ada results with 3.2 beer legalized by a majority of Oklahoma voters, prompting licenses and beer deliveries to begin.
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Ada
Maxwell
Allen
Roff
Francis
Latta
Stonewall
County Election Board
Pontotoc County
Glenwood Park
Oklahoma
City
W. H. Murray
Eovernor
Tax Commission
R. C. Garland
Beer For Oklahoma League
A. M. Jayne
Prohibition
House of Representatives
Missouri
Tulsa County
Oklahoma County
Oklahoma City
Kansas
Texas
Cleveland County
University of Oklahoma
Payne County
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Two Robbers Hold Up College Shop on Main Street
Two young men robbed the College shop at the east end of Main Street Sunday afternoon. They escaped in a stolen car later linked to a Clinton bank robbery. Tom Shirley gave police the car’s tag. a Durant owner’s vehicle was seized as a suspect.
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Main Street
Tishomingo
Durant
Tom Shirley
Joe Neal
Clinton
Okla
New Mexico
Rollo Hough
Shirley
Shirleys
Farmer John Gray arraigned on murder charge near Steedman
John H. Gray a farmer near Steedman was arraigned before Justice W. Hill on a murder charge for the slaying of Charley Lane at Gray’s home last Friday. He pleaded not guilty and a preliminary hearing was set for July 12. Gray is held without bond. The incident stemmed from a quarrel that ended in Lane’s shotgun death. J. C. Morrison and Woodrow Jones were bound over to district court on robbery with firearms charges following a hijacking. Marvin Robinson waived arraignment on rape charges and will proceed to district court.
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John H. Gray
Steedman
W. Hill
Charley Lane
Gray
Hill
Long
J. C. Morrison
Woodrow Jones
Justice Hill
Marvin Robinson
Wipam
District Court
Rial
Three Held for Part in Shooting at Stapp Camp
In Heavener Oklahoma deputies and two men are held for the federal grand jury after a probe into liquor sales to Civilian Conservation Corps workers at Stapp Camp. Deputy Bailey and two others arrested with $1,000 bonds each following a drinking incident that led to Lem Johnston, 20, being shot and hospitalized.
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Heavener
Oxla
Pas
Asrest
Federal Grand Jury
Stapp
Okla
U. S. Commission
P. C. Bol Cer
Poteau
Robert L. Bailey
William Jackson
Harve Chappell
Lem Johnston
Albert West
West
Johnston
Army and Navy
Hot Springs
Adoption of 52 new texts questioned by Oklahoma official
Oklahoma City July 12 John Vaughan state superintendent asked attorney general J Berry King whether the state textbook commission can compel parents to buy new textbooks before old contracts expire. Governor Murray approved the 52 new titles for state schools amid this legality inquiry.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Murray
State Textbook Commission
John Vaughan
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Vaughan
J. Berry King
Textbook Commission
P-Oklahoma
William H. Murray
State Tax Commission
Angered Sculptor in D C Smashes Statues
An Atlanta based sculptor in Washington D C, evicted after rent nonpayment, destroyed all his statues with a hammer, concluding his career was a bust.
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Stadio
Aneington
D. C
Stay of sentence granted for Oklahoma farmer
James Seals of Grvin county received a stay of his eight year manslaughter sentence to allow harvesting 50 acres of corn. Governor Murray granted the stay 24 days before the prison term. Seals was convicted at Pauls Valley last December. A prior six month stay had been granted.
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Oklahoma City
James Seals
Grvin
Murray
Seals
Pauls Valley
Cotton climbs to new highs on brisk market rally
Cotton futures surged with gains of 34.15 to 4.45 a bale as shorts covered and traders pressed buying. In Oklahoma beer question moves ahead with governor delaying licenses. statewide vote shows 223,596 for 3.2 beer legalization, 129,188 against, with counties split on next steps and prohibition forces reacting.
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New York
C?p
Shorts
Graduation Week at East Central State Teachers College
East Central State Teachers College nears summer term end and plans for fall. Baccalaureate services are set for Sunday night July 16 at 8 at Baptist Tabernacle. Dr Claude Hill of Tulsa will preach. Ada churches expect large turnout to welcome graduates. Dr A Linscheid outlines fall plans.
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East Central State Teachers College
The
Baptist Tabernacle
Claude Hill
First Christian Church
Tulsa
Church of Ada
Hill
A. Linscheid
East Central
W. C. Hughes
State Board of Public Affairs
County Cotton Drive Near Eng in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc county leans into a national acreage reduction program to lift cotton prices and trim surpluses. J B Hill reports ready contracts and active committee efforts to keep production near the five year average of 134 pounds per acre, with initial pledges covering 2 177 acres and optioned payments totaling about 8 615 dollars.
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Pontotoc County
J. B. Hill
Ada Sees Highest 21 Year Temperature On Record
The Ada thermometer hit 109 degrees on Tuesday, the highest since records began 21 years ago. Only two prior dates, July 15, 1925 and August 13, 1930, matched the peak. July 1915 was the coolest on record, never reaching 100, with July 1907 hitting 100 once. So far July shows minimal rain and June only .21 inch, marking a very dry season.
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Ada
MacMillan
Five Moscow Cooks Sentenced to Death for Sabotage
In Moscow on July 12 five cooks from three workers' restaurants were condemned as enemies of the Soviet state for sabotaging meals by adding nails glass and wire and serving spoiled food. Six other cooks received prison terms and one was acquitted after a five day trial.
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Moscow
Mary Pickford May Move to Texas After Divorce
An erroneous impression circulates that Mary Pickford plans to move to Texas after her divorce from Doug, though she will actually be in the Lone Star State temporarily.
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Mary Pickford
Texas
Doug
Lone Star State
Oklahoma Beer Vote Totals Near One Hundred Thousand
Unofficial returns from all 33135 precincts show 225,427 for beer and 130,709 against. The results come from Oklahoma today with large western counties and cities reporting strong support for beer.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Beer Bill Wins Big In Johnston County Election
Complete returns from Tishomingo show a 1539 to 484 vote in favor of the beer bill, a nearly four to one margin. Governor W. H. Murray remained neutral in the campaign as results were announced.
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Tishomingo
Johnston County
W. H. Murray
Bailiwick
Dentist and golfer cause commotion with cow golf ball hunt
In Northeast Pennsylvania Dr. A. J. Barton of Erie and C. H. Hayes Jr. drove into a pasture in pursuit of golf balls vanished from a cow's diet. After their drives yielded no success the cow coughed twice and the balls popped out.
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Northeast
A. J. Barton
Erie
C. H. Hayes, Jr
George Roberts Dies From Self Inflicted Gunshot Wound
George Roberts traveling salesman for Wortz Biscuit Co of Fort Smith Ark died after shooting himself near Ada on Highway 12. His fiancée Maud Cassetty postmistress of Calvin said he fired during a quarrel and then discarded the pistol. Officers found a .32 Colt automatic at the scene.
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George Roberts
Wortz Biscuit Company
Fort Smith, Ark
Ada
Maud Cassetty
Calvin
Roberts
Breco
Oklahoma
Weleetka
Myrtle Dixson
Coalgate Road
Coalgate
George
Ray White
Phillips 66
Fourteenth and
Mississippi
Highway 12
Country Club
Goodby
Breeo Hospital
Gray Bound Over to District Court for Murder Trial
John H. Gray, long time Pon totocc county farmer, bound over to district court after a rapid preliminary hearing on murder charges stemming from the shotgun slaying of Charley Long near Steedman. Eyewitness Bill Hopkins and neighbor Solomon Johnson testified, with Mrs. Maud Cassetty providing a detailed statement about the events leading to the tragedy.
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John H. Gray
Pontotocc
Charley Long
Gray
Steedman
Sherwod W. Hill
Bill Hopkins
Solomon Johnson
Hopkins
Johnson
Long
Fire destroys buildings housing restaurant and hardware store
Fire at Seminole in the early hours destroyed buildings housing a restaurant and a hardware store. Fire Chief Everett Broadnax estimated damages over 35000 dollars, partly covered by insurance. Shawnee and Wewoka departments assisted after flames broke out about 2 15 am. Broadnax suffered minor injuries from a small explosion.
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Seminole Seminole
Everett Broadnax
Wewoka
Broadnax
Tulsa voters back beer legalization after heavy beer carloads
Tulsa July 12 1944 more than 65 carloads of beer arrived in rail yards and were unloaded for thirsty residents who approved legalization four to one. Mc Nulty Jr announced a new $500 000 brewery to start within four to five months producing 300 barrels daily. Frisco 41 cars M E T 25 and Santa Fe rail cars reported.
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Tulsa
M. J. McNulty Jr
McNulty
Frisco
Tiny Paterson boy smokes cigars at age two
In Paterson New Jersey Charles Norman Jr. recalls his 14 month old son crying on his lap then silencing at a puff from the father’s cigar. Now two years old the boy reportedly smokes two or three cigars daily per parents claims.
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Paterson, N. J
Charles Norman, Jr
Coroner Rules George Roberts Death Self Inflicted
Verdict of the coroner's jury after the inquest into George Roberts death near Ada last Thursday night finds that he committed suicide. The report notes the evidence taking is concluded and references continuation on page seven.
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George Roberts
Ada
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Pussyfoot” Johnson
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