Raskob resigns GM finance chair to aid presidential campaign
John J. Raskob resigns as chairman of General Motors finance committee and from the GM executive committee to focus on the Democratic national campaign. He will remain GM vice president and board member and is expected to resume duties after the election. Alfred P. Sloan Jr accepts the resignations.
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New York
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Raskob
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Sloan
John
National Democratic Committee
General Motors Corporation Finance Committee
Motor Company
Smith
Irate Father Pursues Maxwell Bodenheim to Provincetown
Dr. Martin J. Loeb an irate New York father chased novelist Maxwell Bodenheim to Provincetown seeking his daughter Gladys 18 a bid for literary honors. The trio then traveled by New Bedford bound bus with a tense sequence of offers threats and a taxi ride back.
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Hyannis
Mass
Martin J. Loeb
New York
Maxwell Bodenheim
Provincetown
Gladys
Greenwich Village
New Bedford
Cape Cod
Dr. Loeb
Virginia Drew
Hudson River
Bodenheim
Interior Secretary West Heads to Washington for Duties
Roy O. West newly appointed secretary of the interior left for Washington to assume duties in President Coolidge's cabinet. West, former secretary of the Republican National Committee, received the appointment last Friday and moved quickly to familiarize himself with the post.
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Chicago
Roy O. West
Interior
Washington
President Coolidge
Mr. West
Republican National Committee
News Want Ads Deliver Quick Results
Local want ads advertise fast results for readers seeking services, jobs, and rentals. Listings emphasize immediacy and accessibility, guiding readers to respond quickly through classified contact details.
Mid-Continent Oil Output Rises Week Ended July 21
Production in Oklahoma and West Texas increased with the St. Louis-Pearson and Yates fields driving gains. The United States total rose by 26,222 barrels for the week, with Oklahoma and California posting small changes and several regions recording modest upticks.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
West Texas
Mid- Continent
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
St. Louis-Pearson
Allen Field
Yates Field
Hendricks
Texas
Gulf Coast
Eastern
Rocky Mountain
California
North
Louisiana
North Central
Texas Panhandle
East
Southwest
Rocky Mountain Area
Work Resignation Accepted Today in Coolidge Letter
Superior Wis July 24 President Coolidge formally accepted Dr Hubert Works resignation as secretary of the interior. The letter praised his efficiency loyalty and long service and noted the department would remain in high state of efficiency under the next appointee.
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Department of the Interior
News to Hold Its Fight Party in Ada
Ada fight fans invited to The News fight party Thursday evening as the Associated Press printer reports live from Yankee Stadium. UP printed stars work before the main bout to retouch events including preliminaries and ring comments. The News plans the largest fight party yet with no admission to office, reports to be announced outside.
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Ada
Associated Press
Yankee Stadium
Damages Sought From Ed Doheny In Mexican Oil Case
Robert H. Murray files an amended claim seeking 405000 dollars against California oilman Edward L Doheny. He accuses Doheny of making revolutionary charges to influence Mexican oil operations, harming Murray’s business and reputation and adding 270000 punitive damages plus 100000 earlier claim.
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New York
Edward L. Doheny
California
Robert H. Murray
Murray
Doheny
Mexico
Obregon
Mexico City
Vera Cruz Oil
Californian
Deoheny
Four Killed When Circus Train Hits Bank After Wreck
A broken drawbar caused five cars of a twenty car circus train to topple down a gravel bank at Place's Crossing near Farmington New Jersey. Four people died and eight were injured among Bernardi's shows crew. the dead include Reginald Pagegett George Munroe William Glienicka and Clarence Williams. Over 200 carnival workers were aboard. performers in rear coaches escaped injury. The train was traveling from Lakeport to Gloucester Massachusetts on Boston Maine rails.
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Farmington
N. J
Bernardi
Place’s Crossing
Lakeport
Gloucester
Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Reginald Pagegett
Lynchburg
George Munroe
Baltimore
William Glienicka
Philadelphia
Clarence Williams
Charleston
W. Va
Storms Leave Nine Dead Across Illinois and Indirect Damage
An electrical storm with a 64 mile per hour gale struck Chicago and northern Illinois causing nine deaths and extensive damage. Lightning felled trees and buildings while grain crops were destroyed and power lines failed. Victims included Mrs. Hovey of Oak Park and Herman Struebig of Gary Indiana. Several injured and widespread outages followed as floods affected Dixon and farms near Aurora.
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Chicago
Illinois
Frederick B. Hovey
Surburban Oak Park
Oak Park
Herman Struebig
Gary
Ind
Hammond
Robert Frontszak
Struebig
Raymond Hickey
Fred Hunt
Raymond Mader
Peter Chimino
Dixon
Ill
Aurora
French seaplane La Fregate completes Azores leg toward New York
La Fregate under Lieut. Paris arrives at Fayal Island Portugal from Brest after 15 hours over 1,680 miles. The crew plans to refuel at Bermuda before continuing to New York with possible return via Newfoundland if needed.
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Horta
Island of Fayal
Azores
la Fregate
Brest
France
New York
Bermuda
Paul
Paris
Lieut
Marrot
Cadou
Frank T .Courtney
America
Buildings Near Completion in Ada as Week Closes
Ada's building activity shows two new residence permits totaling 6000 dollars while non residence projects such as Criswell funeral home and the Rollow brick building near occupancy. A new heating plant for East Central college costs 30000 dollars and work starts late this month.
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Ada
Lee Daggs
Criswell Funeral Home
E. Twelfth Street
W. Twelfth Street
Haddock Motor Company
Studebaker
Erskine
East Central College
J. C. Penney
Frank Menders
South Broadway
Kidnapped Boy Taken by Gypsies in Oklahoma
Enid Oklahoma July 21 A band of Gypsies traveling in two touring cars abducted Harden Smith 11 son of itinerant harvest workers near Hennessey. This marks a second kidnaping after four years ago when the boy was kept seven weeks. Sheriff Abe Block urged officers to trap the assailants. no word yet on location. Mr Smith searches for his son as authorities warn the region.
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Enid
Okla
Harden Smith
A Smith
Hennessey
Abe Block
Kingfisher County
Dover
Black
Oklahoma
Mr. Smith
French Seaplane La Fregate Re-fueled for Newfoundland Flight
A router dispatch from Horta reports the French seaplane La Fregate arrived in the Azores on the first leg of its trans Atlantic flight and was being re fueled. Lieut. Paulin Paris, commander of the expedition, planned to depart for Newfoundland later today.
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North Atlantic
London
Horta
la Fregate
Azores
Lieut
Paulin Paris
Newfoundland
Two Killed and Many Injured In Interurban Crash
Boston July 23 Two men were killed and more than twenty injured when a four car Boston elevated railway train wrecked on a curve. Brake failure blamed. The train speeding at 40 miles an hour left rails near Beach street station. Cars two and three damaged buildings as crowds watched.
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Boston
Boston Elevated Railway
Beach Street
McAlester Hotel Held Up for Small Change
The Manhattan hotel in McAlester was robbed early today as two men entered from the street. One inmate cut the telephone wires while the other pressed a pistol to porter Sir Jones and demanded cash from the drawer which yielded only small change.
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Mcalester Hotel
Mcalester
Manhattan
Sir Jones
Cemetery Groups Seek Ban on Petting Among Graves
Cemetery associations urge action to stop couples and individuals from engaging in petting near grave sites. The request frames it as a grave public-propriety issue and calls for elevated enforcement or rules to preserve burial grounds.
Man Bound For Trial On Murder In Picher Fire
A. L. Bilyeu, Picher rooming house proprietor, already bound for trial on arson, faces a preliminary hearing today on murder charges related to the June 8 fatal fire that killed Miss Peggie McMillan and Miss Evelyn Webb. The case grew from the same fire insurance motive alleged for the arson. Judge Cuddie Davison recommended bound over for murder after the July 19 hearing.
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Miami
Okla
A. L. Bilyeu
Picher
Peggie McMillan
Evenlyn Webb
Bilyeu
Cuddie Davidson
A. L. Commons
New Oil Well Activity in Pontotoc County Quiet
Pontotoc county shows little oil action with few new wells and no major excitement. Superior Ogg operates Boyd No 1 producing 250 barrels daily in Bebee field. Maulden No 1 in 32-5-5 drilling at 1995 feet. Roberts No 2 in 29-5-5 at 2610 feet. Roberts No 3 planned. W R Ramsey building a rig in 6-4-7. Denver Oil deepening Delaney No 1 at 2630 feet.
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Pontotoc County
Superior Ogg
Bebee
Ogg Petroleum Company
Violas
W. R. Ramsey
Denver Oil Company
Governor Smith to Be Notified of Nomination Aug 22
Governor Smith will be notified of his Democratic presidential nomination on August 22 at 7 p m eastern daylight time on the east steps of the New York state capitol. About 96 radio stations will broadcast the ceremony lasting roughly 90 minutes. Smith says he will address campaign issues in his acceptance speech and notes Republican optimism is stale.
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Albany
N. Y
Smith
State Capitol
Pittman
Nevada
Pacific Coast
Herbert Hoover
Senator Curtis
Hoover
Curtis
Senator Robinson
Moses
New York
East
Oil Field Worker Injured At Bebee Rig
J. F. Vois a 35 year old oil field worker was struck by a pipe and hurled into a slush pit at Bebee field injuring his head. He was rushed to Breco hospital where doctors said he would recover as cementing work continued nearby.
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J. F. Vois
Bebee
Vois
Breco Hospital
Voss
Smith Keeps Low Profile as Democratic Nominee
Governor Smith, nearly four weeks after his nomination, largely avoids large gatherings and political pilgrimages. He privately consults old friends and advisers and stays in touch with campaign leaders by telephone, while preparing his acceptance speech.
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Albany
N. Y
Smith
Houston
Texas
New York
John J. Raskob
Cannibal Mosquitoes Imported to Eat Biting Species
A quirky note describes scientists releasing cannibal mosquitoes to control biting varieties. The odd question arises about possible cannibal insurance salesmen connected to the unusual importation.
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