Sheriff to auction off illegal slot machines in Pontototc county
Sheriff Clyde Kaiser announces a Wednesday sale at 2 30 pm of assorted slot machines now illegal but slated to become legal next Monday July 29 under a state law. He notes many machines remain unclaimed and warrants exist for operators facing fines and charges as Ada and Pontototoc county brace for a sweeping change in gambling policy.
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Pontotoc County
Clyde Kaiser
Kaiser
Ada
Fears of Wide Anti Protestant Attacks Across Ireland
Riots and demonstrations flare across the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland after the Boyne anniversary. Slogan Belfast memorials appear in Meath and other counties. Nine deaths reported. Mary Cunningham wounded in Dublin area. strikes and shipyard clashes occur in Limerick and Belfast. Coroner opens inquest into a murder case linked to uncertain wills.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Free State
County Meath
Orangemen
Boyne
Ulster
Catholic Free State
Mary Cunningham
Brookfield Street
London
Stanley Baldwin
Limerick
Shannon
Free State
Ireland
Kilmallock
County Limerick
Thomsexander
NO DEVELOPMENTS HY KHOA CASE
County officers report no new developments in the search for two men who robbed Mrs. M. W. Germany, store proprietor, Sunday night and forced her to accompany them across the Canadian river. They have definite information to pursue and hope to clear the case soon. Mrs. Germany owns a store at 303 South Johnston avenue. The robbers took over $500 in savings and threatened her with death if she reported the crime.
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M. W. Germany
Germany
Johnston Avenue
Demurring to Ritter Will Ends Suit in District Court
Judge Tal Crawford sustains demurrer in a suit to set aside the will of B F Ritter deceased. Contested land near the Bebee oil field left to Myrtle Erwin niece. About 25 other nieces and nephews among contestants.
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B. F. Ritter
Tal Crawford
Bebee
Ritter
Myrtle Erwin
Oil production climbs 19 798 barrels in US weekly output
Daily crude oil production in the United States rose by 19 798 barrels to 2 766 489 for the week ending July 20 according to the Oil and Gas Journal. California fell to 562 250 barrels while Oklahoma rose to 522 250 and Texas reached 1 097 534. Eastern states Michigan and the Rocky Mountain region also contributed gains.
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Tulsa
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
California
Oklahoma
East
Texas
Jly
Okla Ugoo
St L
East Texas
Lathrop
Joiner
E. Texas
West Texas
Tex
Gulf Cst
S.west Texas
Kansas
North Lake de le
Arkansas
Michigan Mills
Farms Making Fast Comeback After Drouth
Washington reports a strong recovery from the 1934 drouth with AAA data showing fewer counties affected, more farm families off relief, and cattle and sheep purchases yielding ample stocks. Officials foresee no food shortage this fall as rains and better conditions aid recovery.
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Washington
AAA
Resettlement Administration
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Drouth
Petition Seeks Revocation of W S Smart Beer License
A county court petition asks revocation of the State license allowing 3.2 beer sales by W S Smart west of Ada on Highway 19. Filed Monday, Sheriff Clyde Kaiser signs, alleging disorderly conduct and illegal alcohol found at the premises. a July 27 hearing date set with Smart ordered to appear.
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W. S. Smart
Ada
Highway 19
Clyde Kaiser
Smart
John Boyce McKeel
Greatest returns for the amount invested
Classified ad highlights strong value options for investors seeking high returns. Includes brief notes on potential opportunities and suggested strategies for maximizing yield with limited capital.
Back to the farm boosts land prices in the Midwest
Omaha reports a revival as a back to the farm movement lifts land values. Real estate prices rise 15 to 33 percent from a year ago across Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming with northern Iowa and eastern Nebraska seeing the strongest gains. More than half of buyers are farmers seeking homes.
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Omaha
Neb
Middlewest
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Federal Land Bank
Oklahoma Book Firm Seeks Contract Enforcement
The John C. Winston Company filed an injunction in federal court over contracts to sell geographies English books and readers to Oklahoma schools. State Superintendent Vaughan called the action late and said notices to school officials already guide purchases. The Murray text book commission had earlier rescinded contracts and advised officials not to buy adopted titles from 12 publishers.
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Oklahoma City
Murray Textbook Commission
John C. Winston Company
Philadelphia
Oklahoma
John Vaughan
Vaughan
Will Preserve Indian Lore Through WPA Efforts
Oklahoma City July 23 WPA aims to preserve fading Indian lore through personal contact with elder tribesmen. The project seeks to document stomp dances tribal customs and assemblies before these traditions vanish.
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Oklahoma City
Royalty in Joan Fitts Field Sells for $500
Royalty in the Joan Fitts Field attracts investors as heavy bromide production and location near the heart of the field draw money. On Saturday county records show two mineral deeds involving 60 acres west of the field with C. L. Head selling a 1 960th interest in the south half of the southeast quarter of section 25 2 6 and the northeast quarter of 36 2 6 to Charles C. Wilson for $500.
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Joan Fitts
C. L. Head
Charles C. Wilson
Tarantula Eats Black Widow in Silent Jar Feat
In a noted animal bout, a tarantula owned by Turner King and Jimmie Stuart consumed a smaller spider and later devoured a black widow owned by Houston Mount. The encounter shows no fight as the larger tarantula fed then left the scene with a satisfied air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner King
Jimmie Stuart
Houston Mount
More Barnett Heirs Join Litigation In Creek Estate Case
Two groups of claimants who say they are the heirs of Jackson Barnett were allowed to intervene in federal court in Muskogee. They claim kinship through Het tie Barnett and through an alleged half-sister, joining a probate fight over the Creek Nation oil fortune valued at around two million dollars with more than 200 other claimants.
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Muskogee
Jackson Barnett
California
Robert L. Williams
Hettie Barnett
Jackson
Arena J.iad
Daisey Bell Smoot
Kizzie Ann Ferguson
Billie West
Wests
Barnett
Old Creek
Bill Sassy
I. L. Cummings
Raymond Rains
Sassy
East Fifteenth Street
State May Sell School Lands Under Review
Oklahoma City July 23 Potential sale of thousands of acres of state school lands to individuals or the federal rehabilitation corporation for subsistence homesteads was explored by Secretary Jess Laron of the state school land commission. Governor Marland urged the commission to authorize discussions with federal agencies under existing laws.
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Oklahoma City
Federal Rehabilitation Corporation
Jess Laron
State School Land Commission
E. W. Marland
Larson
Deputy U S Marshal Cottle recalls early federal justice in Oklahoma
Tulsa July 23 From Roosevelt to Roosevelt Al Cottle a deputy United States marshal at Wewoka Okla plans to keep his work despite a $100 month pension He is 53 and in his thirty third year in service He holds the longest unbroken deputy marshal record in the United States and now serves the northern district of Oklahoma He describes harsh early era justice including Seminole whipping rituals and field duties while recounting his ascent from office deputy to veteran federal lawman
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Tulsa
Roosevelt
al Cottle
United States
Wewoka
Okla
Cottle
Marshall
Oklahoma
Council House
Halliburton Struggles Crossing Alps With Elephant
American traveler Richard Halliburton faced a hurdle at Gran San Bernardo frontier when Italian authorities charged a 50 percent deposit of the elephant’s value. He withdrew to Lucerne to raise funds, leaving the animal with a veterinarian in Aosta. He returned with the money, but the vet must certify the elephant’s health before entering Italy.
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Rome
Richard Halliburton
Hannibal
Italy
Alps
Gran San Bernardo
Halliburton
Lucerne
Switzerland
Aosta
Sunday Tragedies In Arkansas Set New High Record
A week end of wrecks drownings and gunfire in Arkansas left 12 dead and 13 injured. Names include Jessie Swindle 13 of Beebe accidentally shot by sister and J. W. Allison shot by wife near Senath Missouri. Others killed include Fred Morgan 24 Fort Smith and John William Weir 33 Searcy in wrecks. Injuries and related events fill the grisly toll with multiple incidents across the state.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Jessie Swindle
Beebee
Arkansan
J. W. Allison
Carwell
Senath
W. T. Crowley
Greece County
Allison
Paragould
R. L. Williams
Pine Bluff
Samuel Baker
Williams
Fred Morgan
Fort Smith
Poteau River
Edward Hood
Little Mulberry Creek
Homer Freeman
John William Weir
Searcy
J. R. Jackson
Au Brey
Hamomad Moss
Sulphur Man Appointed Maintenance Supervisor
Arthur McClure of Sulphur has been appointed maintenance supervisor for a division of the state highway system and is on the job this morning. He replaces J. C. Walker who held the post for four years and will move to Ada soon. McClure’s qualification was praised and the appointment drew interest from Ada, Pontotoc County, and the district.
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Arthur McClure
State Highway System
J. C. Walker
McClure
Ada
Pontotoc County
State hogs to be sold within state
Oklahoma authorities ordered all state institutions to sell hogs or cattle to Oklahoma packing houses rather than out-of-state concerns. The move follows protests from the Oklahoma City commission, houses, and packers as livestock has become a principal industry on institutional farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Board of Affairs
Oklahoma
L. M. Nichols
Nichols
Califor
Hastings pushes 10 day adjournment plan for Congress
Senator Hastings of Delaware introduced a resolution to adjourn Congress on August 10 with no special session, delaying action on the Roosevelt tax program until next winter. He had earlier proposed a longer adjournment except for the tax bill and a November revenue session, but that measure was not voted on.
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Washington
Congress
Hastings
Delaware
Youths Charged With Shooting Near Shawnee
Alva Hembree a 15 year old son of wealthy parents and R T Higgins 22 pleaded innocent to assault with a dangerous weapon after a highway shooting six miles north of Shawnee involving Mrs J A Akins farm woman. They said they only wanted to scare a group returning home from church and were released on $5 000 bonds with a hearing set for August 5.
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Shawnee
Alva Hembree
R. T. Higgins
J.A. Akins
Here
Walter Mosier
JAIL RAIDS NET SEVERAL HELD IN ADA AREA
Pontotoc county deputies with state agents and city police conducted raids in and around Ada over the weekend. About 50 inmates were in jail Sunday morning, with four still held Tuesday. most released after fingerprinting. One hotel operator faced obstruction charges. officials plan repeat checks to deter floaters and transients.
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Pontotoc County
State Crime Bureau
Clyde Kaiser
Ada
M. F. Keith
Bertie van Horn
New Ada
Kaiser
State Bureau
Pockets Spotlight in Men's Attire Across Society
Curios and antiques aside, the article argues pockets are the essential feature of male clothing. It links pocket size to mood, noting a man’s sense of control or defeat is shown by how he places his hands in his pockets. It claims pockets outrank watches, wallets, and other accessories for daily needs.
Public Spirited Bixby Man Killed In Truck Accident
Floyd Leonard a 44 year old Bixby undertaker and philanthropist died in a Tulsa hospital from injuries suffered on a farm near Bixby when a truck backed and pinned him against a barn. Leonard for years supplied the community with its Christmas tree.
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Bixby
Tulsa
Floyd Leonard
Leonard
Summer Calling for Itchy Spots
A casual line noting that summer makes people call itchy areas chigres a quirky local phrase. The remark suggests seasonal skin irritation and a playful naming of the itch.
Frog Hunter at Camp Reed Recalls Odd Night Frogs
A quirky note recalls Captain Elbert H. Reed leading a late night frog hunt at a camp near Wewoka with Lieut. Joe Cathey. The tale, while humorous, emphasizes appreciation for the Oklahoma sunset and sunrise as well as a digression on the value of speech by writers like O Henry and Bacon.
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Elbert H. “Eph” Reed
Weewaka
Joe Cathey
Loring
Derail Drink Replaces Local Favorites in City Trails
Report describes a shift among regulars from choc or Choctaw beer and canned heat to a new beverage called derail. The concoction allegedly smells like hospital ether and wagon yard hair tonic but delivers a noticeable alcohol kick.
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Trail
Myersburg Oil Boom Town Emerges Then Disappears
Myersburg sprang up during the 1927 oil boom near Tyrola and Ada, Oklahoma, with streets named Dick Escal Dorsey and Highway and avenues Delia June Melba Clara Dadie Lillie Minnie Ada. The townsite map remains on file in the county clerk's office.
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Myersburg
Poxtotoe County
Tyrola
Ada
Meyersburege
Escal
Dorsey
Delia
June
Melba
Clara
Dadie
Lillie
Minnie
Get Off the Air Roach Antics Prompted By Ada News
The Ada News reports a claimed romance between Joe Lee and Paul Hughes of KADA 7 and a joke about moving a herd of roaches from the News office to their studio. Archibald the cockroach died two weeks ago in what is described as a misunderstanding.
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Joe Lee
Paul Hughes
Kada Artists
Joe
Ada
Archibald
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