Former Pontotoc official on witness stand in audit case
Oklahoma City May 31 CP A deputy Pontotoc county clerk J P Wallace testified he signed claims for an audit by E J McBride and J N Davis after promise of a position in the examiners office The audit cost six thousand dollars a certified accountant found many errors Peck former county clerk testified Davis refunded eighty hundred dollars to county official J W Murphy who was allegedly short in his accounts The county treasurer signed the note and Davis sought warrants to pay debts Peck charged Davis with embezzlement but was acquitted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Pontotoc County
J. P. Wallace
E. J. McBride
J. N. Davis
W. A. Peck
John Rogers
Wallace
Peck
Davis
Board of
County Commissioners
J. W. Murpry
W. C. Lewis
Franklin Davis
Ada
Bob Graham
Jack Bryans
Baker Convicted For Misunderstood Bribe Interpretation
In Chicago a baker George Eales faced Judge Immelhausen over a speeding stop. Eales claimed dough and money were synonyms, saying the dough rising phrase explained his delay. The court fined him $2 total for the offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
la Fontaine
Herbert
Mmelhausen
George Eales
Eales
Methodists Begin Modern Church Plant in Ada
About 200 members and guests gathered for a ground breaking at the First Methodist church in Ada for a $60,000 educational unit. Mrs. Mary E. Lancaster, the church’s oldest member, lifted the first spadeful. Reverends E A Need Reed and Averyt, plus J G Witherspoon, spoke at the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church of
Ada
Mary E. Lancaster
E. A.need
Durant
Methodist Church
Reed
Albert Norris Averyt
J. G. Witherspoon
A. A
Oklahoma Chief Justice Mason Acquitted In Impeachment Trial
Oklahoma senators acquitted Charles W. Mason chief justice of the state supreme court by 26 to 12 after a night session. The case involved alleged bribe related to a Crews and Sinclair oil case with four witnesses held for perjury investigation. Acquittals also ended impeachment actions against two other justices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
George M. Callihan
Oklahoma County
Charles W. Mason
State Supreme Court
Callihan
Edwin Dabney
Oklahoma
Mason
Senate Court
Willis G
Charles D. Sauthine
Supreme Court
Senate
L. J. Milburn
R. D. Porter
Pauls Valley
J. A. Cummings
R. L. Williams
Enid
Williams
Porter
Milburn
Sinclair
Cummings
House of Representatives
J. W. Clark
Fletcher
Riley
Palatial Fleet Home Hosts Reunion After Half Century
Frank Fleet of Ada opens a $55,000 palatial residence while bringing together Jerry Fleet a 74 year old former slave and Bill Fleet son of the planter now settled in Pontotoc county. Jerry says Master Billy Fleet was a good man and never beat slaves as he recalls boyhood days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Jerry Fleet
Tennessee
Bill Fleet
Frank Fleet
Ada
Hale
W. T. Fleet
Freet
Roff
Pontotoc County
Fleet
Jerry
Old Fleet
Oklahoma
Mr. Fleet
Fleet Plantation
Arkansas
Billy Fleet
Sasakwa
Fleets & Nysborn
Wentz Sees Way Satisfactory In Toll Bridge Row
Oklahoma City June 3: Lew Wentz, Ponca City, chairman of the highway commission, says a plan exists with legislature and Gov Holloway to buy inter and intra state toll bridges at low cost with possible Texas cooperation. A House committee works to fuse three bills into one authorize purchase by bond or direct buy and allow parallel bridges if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
W. J. Holloway
Highway Commission Today
Lew Wentz
Ponca City
Texas
Highway Department
Red River
House
Highway Commission
Highway Fund
Senate
Bebee Field Buzz Heats Up With New Wells Planned
Benedum and Trees move to start five locations this week in the Bebee field as about 25 wells are planned for the district next year. Multiple rigs are assembling in the Al jen and 4-7 districts with several producers in the Asher pool and ongoing tests for the Wilcox sand drawing attention from oil interests. Mexico City eyes deep drilling near the national cathedral amid古 reports of a prehispanic oil site nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedum & Trees
B. A. LaSelle
Bebee
Hatcher
Matthews
Et al
Superior
Malden
Simpson
Independent
Robertson
Beden
American Oil and Refining No
Empire No
Norris
Aljen
Westheimer & Daube
Wade
Wilcox
Francis and Allen
Homaokla Ritchie
Markham & Pew No
Eliza Wade
Smith
Hunton
Patsy Oil Co
Johnson
Gray
Coal County
McCraw Et al
King
Asher Pool
Oklahoma
Viola
Mexico City
Budget for ships keeps naval program on track
President Hoover will carry forward the American cruiser building plan as Congress laid out, funding 15 additional 10,600 ton fighting ships in the next federal budget. Administration circles view disarmament talks as slow, with no near-term agreement expected, while the yardstick formula from Ambassador Gibson guides relative strength assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Congress
Senate
Hugh S. Gibson
Preparatory Commission
Gibson
Hearst prize awarded for temperance plan in New York
Franklin Chase Hoyt presiding justice of the New York City Children's Court won the $25 000 Hearst prize for the best temperance plan proposing repeal of the Volstead Act and a new definition of intoxicating liquors under state control. Second prize went to Brig Gen Albert Clayton Dalton and others received 2000 to 5100 awards. Hoyt said the 18th amendment cannot be replaced soon and contrasted distilled versus fermented liquors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Franklin Chase Hoyt
New York City
Children’s Court
Hearsts
Albert Clayton Dalton
U. S. Army
Washington
Thomas W. Thorkildsen
The
Moderation League
James B. Quinlan, Jr
West
Ramona Blvd
Alhambra
Calif
Hoyt
Hart Takes Reins of Land Department
Walter L. Hart of Pauls Valley assumed the office as secretary of the state school land commission in Oklahoma City succeeding W A Durant who resigned. Sam Pollard the assistant secretary also resigned but will stay until at least July 1 at the commission’s request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Walter L. Hart
Home Building and Loan Association Buys New Alameda Building
The Home Building and Loan Association will move into its own building after the first of January, purchasing the former Dinty Moore cafe location across from the First National Bank on South Broadway. The ten year old, loan-conservative organization has never foreclosed a loan and expects to take possession Jan 1. R. W. Simpson is president and John P. McKinley secretary. Constantinople grants a bonus to newspapers to counter Latin script substitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Building and Loan Association
B. B. Howard
First National Bank
Dinty Moore
Mr. Howard
South Broadway
R. W. Simpson
John P. McKinley
Negro Arrested for Shooting White Man in Ada Area
Crockett Price, 45, a Knox County farmer nine miles south of Ada, is recovering from a facial gunshot wound. Sherman Blue, a Negro, is held in the city jail in connection with the Saturday evening shooting in the Negro section. Price received nine stitches at Castleberry hospital. Blue denied involvement and blamed another person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crockett Price
Knox
Ada
Sherman Blue
Price
Castleberry Hospital
Blue
Oklahoma City May treasury shows general revenue fund recovery
The May monthly report shows the general revenue fund moved from a deficit of 679 126.62 to a cash balance of 460 717.97 plus about 600 060 in outstanding warrants paid. Total state treasury balance ended May at 12 929 7906 45 versus 13 562 044 93 in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Cty
Treasury
General Revenue Fund
Lewis Terry
Oberlin shooting leaves one dead and one wounded
A confrontation at Oberlin in Bryan county left Charles Mills dead and Sam Fitzhugh, age 38, badly wounded and hospitalized in Paris Texas. Elbert Hobby, a negro, fled on a mule four miles away before being captured. Details remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo
Gordon to Continue Commissioner Probe
Oklahoma City June 3 UP W O Gordon evidence man for the attorney general will resume work on the Muskogee county board of commissioners inquiry and likely continue the probe this week in Tulsa Wewoka and Okemah. Edwin Dabney attorney general said Gordon may have completed work in Muskogee but will question several nonresidents this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
W. O. Gordon
Attorney General
Board of County Commissioners
Muskogee County
Edwin Dabney
Gordon
Muskogee
Dabney
Tulsa
Wewoka
Okemah
City appoints appraisers to value alley property for paving
District Judge Orel Busby named appraisers C W Fisher W K Gilstrap and B H Frick to value the city owned parcels near Ada city hall and Twelfth street for condemnation to enable paving the alley. Mayor Somer Jones said the city will pay the appraisal and proceed without delay. Continued on Page 4 No 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orel Busby
R. A. Herndon
City Hall
Twelfth Street
Busby
C. W. Fisher
W. K. Gilstrap
B. H. Frick
Somer Jones
City of
Ada
Herndon
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Pontotog County
Bill Peck
M'Bride
Certified Accountant
Bryans
Rogers
Graham
Immelhausen
Eakes
Senate Court of
Wentz
Asher
Coal
T. B
Bledsoe
Adaman
Dous
von Stimson
NEW York Juniot
Hearst
Hart
Land Department
Building and Loan
BIS Home
Constantinople
City Projet
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