Desperate jailbreak at Huntsville Texas ends with Walker killed
Desperate fugitives Hamilton Palmer and Thompson flee through a cross state dragnet aided by guards and a guard battle on the walls. Walker is killed, Frazier wounded, and a large manhunt crosses Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana borders as authorities pursue the three escaped killers long suspected of major bank and jewelry robberies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Tex
Mexico
Texas Rangers
Drapper
Raymond Hamilton
Clyde Barrow
Joe Palmer
Barrow
Desperado
Blackie
Thompson
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Hamilton
Palmer
Hearne
Mary O'Dare
W. W. Ward
Crowson
Walker
Johnson
Frazier
Arkansas
Life Terrers
McAlester
Okla
State
Irvin
Record heats persist in county with 109 degree peak
The county endures a blistering July with 109 degrees last Thursday and consecutive 100 degree days through Saturday and Sunday. Rain offered brief relief at some spots while drought worsens water shortages and feed prospects for stock and farmers statewide.
Byrd Tracing Lost Trail From Little America Antarctic Outpost
Grave concern rises for Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd as his weather observation post’s trail vanishes 50 miles out on a 123 mile run. Dr. Poulter leads a tractor group through brutal temps toward the 50 mile station amid deep crevasses and snowed flags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little America
Antarctica
Richard E. Byrd
Byrd
Thomas C. Poulter
Skiis
Poulter
Barnard Skinner
Amory Waite
Carl Petersen
Bernard Flemming
Petersen
Flemming
Admiral Byrd
Asphalt Paving 10 Gets Patching in Ada
Percy Armstrong announces workmen will haul asphalt from a new Ada plant for patching holes in Ada streets especially North Broadway and West Main. The asphalt, from Hanenkraft and Barndollar, will be used with city labor and equipment. patching to start Tuesday or Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Armstrong
Public Works and Property
Ada
North Broadway
H. H. Hanenkraft
Harry Barndollar
West Main
Hanenkraft
Mr. Barndollar
One Chapter of Whitey Walker Career in This County
A historical obituary notes Whitey Walker dies after an attempted prison break at Huntsville Texas closing a notable outlaw career. It recalls his Pontotoc county start his McAlester life sentence for the Allen bank robbery and a courtroom drama filled with packed crowds and testimony from witnesses and his father. The piece mentions escape attempts Texas robberies and funeral details with Rogers Texas burial and a barn fire that burned cash and horses.
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Whitey Walker
Texas State
Huntsville
Southwest
Pontotoc County
Walker
McAlester
Allen Bank
Allen
Justice Court
William Jennings Bry&in
J. M. Walker
Whitey
Orel Busby
Oklahoma Officials Move To Settle Back Salaries
Oklahoma City July 22 State Auditor Frank Carter reports back salary claims by elective officials filed since the July 3 primary nearly erase salary reductions. Claims are honored per state supreme court order but paid in nonpayable warrants bearing 6 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Frank Carter
Supreme Court
Okemah Mother Seeks Trace Of Missing Daughter
Mrs. Maggie Riley of Okemah seeks help locating her 14 year old daughter Marjorie Riley who disappeared July 19 with 18 year old Louise Chalacombe. Marjorie is about five feet five inches tall, 115 pounds with brown hair and eyes. They were last seen heading toward Henryetta in this section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okemah
Maggie Riley
Marjorie Riley
Louise Chalacombe
Majorie
Louise
Henryetta
Love Ends In Tragic Farm Fire and Death
In Ramsey New Jersey on Sunday night a jilted bachelor, William Storms, 52, sought marriage from Miss Jennie Quackenbush who refused him. After taking $3,600 from a bank, he returned home and shot his horse, starting a barn fire that spread to hay and rafters, leaving two remaining horses and the farmer in ruin as the blaze consumed his plans.
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Storms
Suffern
N. Y
Ramsey
N. J
William Storms
Treasure hunters target $3 million Klondike haul from sunken Islander
Divers prepare to beach the 1600 ton Islander off Admiralty Island after 33 years submerged in 365 feet of water. Salvage boss Frank Curtis reports two years of work and $500000 spent. Rumored gold dust may lie in safes sunk after the iceberg collision. questions linger about how much is recoverable. 70 lives were lost in Stevens Passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
Stevens Passage
Admiralty Island
Frank Curtis
Seattle
Houston Father Admits Drowning His Daughter Dortha
Police say E. H. Stuart confessed to killing his four year old daughter Dortha whose body was found in Cypress Creek north of Houston. He had initially claimed she was stolen or had strayed from his car. He allegedly told investigators he drowned her under a bridge after deciding he had too many children.
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Houston
B. W. Paine
E. H. Stuart
Conroe Highway
Stuart
A. C. Thornton
Thornton
Oil production holds steady despite minor weekly drop
National crude output edged down 1 540 barrels daily to 2 666 374 barrels. Oklahoma and East Texas declined while Texas rose and California and Michigan boosted Eastern fields. Kansas and the Rocky Mountain region fell slightly. the week ended July 21 saw varied regional performances. The narrative then shifts to a long, unrelated Dillinger theater surveillance account.
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Tulsa
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
Texas
East Texas
California
Kansas
Michigan
Rocky Mountain
Oklahoma City
Lathrop
North Central
Texas Panhandle
Gulf Coast
Texas A
Southwest
North
Louisiana
Elwood
Kettleman Hills
U. S
Easy to bake cheese cake and related pastry treats
Easy mix cheese cake recipe uses cottage cheese and corn flakes crust. Includes steps for corn flake pastry and waffle cookies with coconut and corn flakes. Bake at 350 degrees for about one hour for cake and in a waffle iron for cookies.
Dillinger Shadowed Before Death Says Chicago Herald
The Chicago Herald and Examiner reports John Dillinger was under police surveillance for a week before his Sunday night death at the Biograph Theater. Croatian informer led Capt. Timothy A. O Neill to track Dillinger, with sightings on multiple dates and Indiana Harbor officer Zarkovich trailing the alleged gang member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Herald and Examiner
John Dillinger
Department of Justice
Timothy A. O'Neill
East Chicago
Ind
Dillinger
O'Neill
Biograph
North
Lincoln Avenue
South Bend
Sergt
Martin Zarkovich
Indiana
Zarkovich
Ligon Warns Meat Processors On Law
Bruce Ligon, deputy in the internal revenue bureau, cautions processors on pork processing tax rules. Exemptions exist for farmers use hogs and 300 pounds allowance. records and affidavits required for producers and dealers. violations carry fines up to 10,000 dollars or five years in prison. All violations will be referred to the district attorney for prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Ligon
Internal Revenue Bureau
Ligon
Internal Revenue Laws
Scattered Showers Break Heat Wave Across Panhandle
Scattered showers in the Oklahoma Panhandle cooled the heat wave with a drop from 101 to 68 degrees. Texhoma reported a half inch of rain, while 0.22 inch fell at the local station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guymon
Okla
Oklahoma Panhandle
Texhoma
Heat relief seen in Oklahoma amid scattered showers
Oklahoma City weather bureau reports relief from the heat wave, with scattered showers continuing Sunday. Cloudy skies expected, and showers were observed yesterday between the city and Norman as well as at Chickasha Ardmore Turner Falls and Medicine Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Here
Norman
Chickasha
Ardmore
Turner Falls
Medicine Park
George Collins Thanks Voters for County Commissioner Win
George R. Collins thanks supporters after winning the county commissioner district 2 race. He expresses gratitude for loyal backing and pledges to serve in a manner that will make friends proud of his record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Collins
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Ray Hamilton
Blackie Thompson
Joe Thompson
Liberty
Roy Johnson
Charlie Frazier
Lee Brazil
Brazil
Wpalmer
Pete McKenzie
San Antonio
Ira Rector
W. T. McConnell
Herbert Alvin Stanley
Bordeaux
McConnell
Burdeax
H. E. George
George
Stanley
Harris
Dallas
Lee Simmons
Drouth
Cedar Grove
Joe Smith
Jimmie Dale
Asher
Bill Baker
Baker
Clarence Sartors
Betty Jolene
Francis
Henry Sartors
Edna Jones
Marie Harris
John McCoole
Erma Kelloge
Charley Shirley
Audrus Brock
Chism
Dora Sartors
R. G
Bob Wilson
Dock Jones
Clyde Boulch
Dink Scroggins
Jay Norris
Eller Jones
Paul
Georgia Jones
Lucile Henson
Ruby Lamb
Edd Shelby
Coy
Teddy Eugene
Mark Henson
Helen Scroggins
Ruth Akins
Jack Deihl
Bristow
Sally Jones
Edna West
Orphaes Jones
Edith Baker
Marion Williams
Jewel Lee
Mildred West
Earnest Scroggins
Carl West
Roy Jones
F. J. Bingham
Clyde
Ethel Akins
Essie Scroggins
Edd Jones
Jewel Harris
Sasakwa
Marie Tigres
Charles Norman
Nettie Chandler
Jess Lamb
Alice Harris
Will Adkins
Junior
Dora Scroggins
J. K. Scroggins
Konawa
Doris Shelby
Marvin Jones
Charlie Shirley
Lavern Scroggins
Maggie
John Chism
Jerusalem
Ark
Wess
Jim Massey
Ammie Massey
Sandy Casey
Steedman
Dick Kellogg
Ben Ramsey
Wess Massey
Janitha Rainbolt
Edith
Helen Bryant
Cal West
Imogene Bingham
Edith Bryant
Virginia Hunter
Clyde Akins
Watson Vandiver
Lee Webb
Iiam Harris
Ralph Scroggins
Eugene Bingham
O. F. Akins
Permecia Matthews
Mancy Green
Thelma Scroggins
Noma Bingham
Lawrence Scroggins
Elora Matthews
Bertha West
Othalene Rainbolt
Wallie Baker
Beatrice
Marion Williamson
Lorene Harris
Marie Morris
Herold Lee
Orville West
Mrs
Troy West
Buck Henson
Edith Lea Gaylor
Edith West
Mr. and
Mrs. Akins
Steve Kelloge
Maude Baker
Sulpher
Platt National Park
W. E. Branch
Texas Pen Guard
State Penitentiary
Rogers
DiJlinger
Melvin Purvis
John
John Hamilton
Baby Face
Nelson
Internal Revenue
George Collin
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