Desperadoes Sought After Double Bank Robberies
Authorities in Louisiana and Arkansas pursue Floyd Hamilton and Ted Walters, suspected of robbing two banks for over 25,000 dollars. Meek identified Hamilton at the Bradley Bank, and a blue sedan served as the getaway car. Police believe hideouts span Rodessa, Caddo Lake, and surrounding swamps.
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Shreveport
Upi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Floyd Hamilton
Texas
Minden Bank and Trust Company
Lewis Scruggs
Ted Walters
James Meek
Bank of
Coushatta
Meek
Hamilton
Bradley Bank
Walters
Montague County
Jai
Bossier Parish
Benton Road
Minden
T. R. Hughes
Caddo Parish
Rodessa
Tri-State
Black Bayou
Caddo Lake
Tishomingo To Get Phone Rate Raise
Oklahoma City June 1 The state corporation commission authorized higher telephone rates for Tishomingo to take effect after Southwestern Bell converts its exchange from magneto to battery type service Desk type business phones rise from 2.73 to 3.50 per month Residential rates go from 1.50 to 2.00 per month The order hinges on the conversion date and impacts local users in Tishomingo plus nearby exchanges
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Oxlahoma City
Tishomingo
State Corporation Commission
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Wage Hour Compromise Stalled by Southern Opposition
Washington June 3 UPI An irreconcilable southern faction opposes a wage hour compromise approved by most conferees keeping adjournment uncertain. The plan would set a 25 cent minimum wage with no exceptions for year one, rise to 30 cents next year, then allow a central administrator to set future minimums for industries. Boards of employers workers and the public would oversee increases toward 40 cents an hour within seven years unless employment would be substantially harmed.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Senate
Two Killed In Road Mishaps In Oklahoma Rain
The Associated Press reports two deaths and at least 21 injuries from a series of rain slick highway crashes across Oklahoma. In Ninnekah a head-on collision near Chickasha killed Wilson Rogers Smith age three months and Mary Nell Wyatt age six, with Mrs Wyatt seriously injured. Ardmore locals were hurt when their car overturned near Springer, and five Oklahomans including Rev G W Woodard of Lawton were injured in a truck collision near Wellington Kansas while returning from a Church of God meeting.
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Associated Press
Wilson Rogers Smith
Wilson Smith
Ninnekah
Chickasha
Smith
P. H. Wyatt
Rush Springs
Mary Nell Wyatt
Springer
Wellington
Kas
Church of God
Wichita
G. W. Woodard
Lawton
Oklahoma and Southern Kansas
The
Pentecostal Church
Woodard
Dolomite Test In East Bebee Pool in Oil Field
Delaney No. 2 Starrett NW SE NE of 21-5-5 tested as Viola lime well but operators plan to drill deeper to test the dolomite and re plug back if the lower formation fails. Delaney et al No. 1 Bugher wildcat in SEC SW 12-7-2W Cleveland county flows 43 oil and 30 water per hour. Patsy No. 3 Meharg-West in West Fitts field tests Cromwell sand. Moore No. 8-B Harper deepened to 2,630 feet and produced 150 barrels of oil.
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Starrett
Delaney
Coal County
Carter
Patsy
West Fittsfield
Cromwell
Moore
Harper
Osceola Cleared by Tribal Council in Miami Killing
In Fort Myers Florida the Semingle tribal council absolved Osceola Contented of all blame in the February killing of Johnny Billy near Miami. Osceola said Billy had killed another brave and beat his daughter prior to the shot that ended Billy. He said the shooting followed a tribal decree and that a white jury found him guiltless. A red cap in Chicago retires after 27 years of service planning to carry burdens ashore.
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Fort Myers
Fla
John Osceola
Johnny Billy
Everglades
Billy
Miami
Osceola
Chicago
Nazis Attack New Czech Army Order
Berlin June 4. The National Zeitung run by Field Marshal Goerring condemns Czechoslovakia's move to increase army conscription. It claims the three year service aims to suppress minority autonomy and uses force. Nazi press across Berlin Warsaw and Budapest echo the denunciation.
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Berlin
Thurs
National Zeitung
Wilhelm Goerring
Czechoslovakia
Goer- Ting
Warsaw
Budapest
Traffic Halted By Wild Gasser Well
Northwestern Lagan county traffic rerouted after the No 2 Llewell oil well blew in while being plugged near Lowell. Gas roared from the hole, mud and casing were hurled skyward, and trains halted between Guthrie and Enid while highways nearby were closed.
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Guthrie
Lagan County
Léwell
Lowell
A. Basser
Continental Oi Ca
T. Anderson
Santa Fe Railway
Enid
State Help To Be Asked For County Probe
Attorney Virgil Stanfield plans to go to Oklahoma City to confer with Governor Marland and seek aid from the attorney general's office for Pontotoc county grand jury investigations slated to begin June 20. He says evidence is being prepared, but details aren’t disclosed. The 35 jurors will select 12 for an inquiry into matters of their choosing.
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Virgil Stanfield
Oklahoma City
Marland
Pontotoc County
Stanfield
Attorney General
Tal Crawford
Grand Jury
Crawford
Oklahoma
Attorney General's Office
Duncan
Seminole
U S Protest Over Campus Bombings at Lingman University
Washington reports the United States protested to the Japanese consul general in Hong Kong over Japanese air raids on the Lingman University campus in Canton. Addision E. Southward delivered the protest, noting three bombs hit the western end near the athletic field, within 200 yards of American housing. no buildings were struck. The campus is partly American-owned with direct U S financial support and administration.
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Washington
Hong Kong
Lingman University
Canton
State Department
Addison E. Southward
United States Consil
Department
Southard
Mrs. Garner Returns as County Clerk and New Deputies Soon
Mrs. Garner resumes duties as county clerk after a 19 day suspension. Two deputies, Alvis Tunnell and Madge Leatherman, walked out and will be replaced within days. W. S. Furlong, temporary clerk, hands back duties. he enjoyed the work but steps aside. District Judge B H Edwards vacated the suspension, clearing Garner’s acquittal on the removal charges, and Furlong reports most records now caught up.
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HD. Garner
Mrs. Garner
W. 5. Furlong
Garner
Tunnell
Leatherman
BH. H. Edwards
Weweka
Edwards
Board of County , Commissioners
Garnet
W.S. Furlong
Ada
Taft Crawford
Furlong
Mayon volcano erupts violently in Luzon region
Lava pours from Mayon crater as eruption intensifies on the seventh day. Towns near the base are deserted, refugees fill relief camps in Albay. One death by fright and a man driven insane are reported. Explosions send white hot rocks, a smoke cloud obscures the crater, and water supplies in Baybay refugee camp are feared unsafe.
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Manila
LPI
Mayon
Albay
Luzon Island
Bayda
Propagandists for Nazi and Communist Groups Require Registry
President Roosevelt signed a law mandating registration with the secretary of state for propagandists linked to nazis, communists, and other un American groups in the United States. The bill, drafted by a special congressional committee, passed unanimously in both chambers and carries penalties of up to $1000 fine or two years in prison. The report notes the tourist industry in France is worth over 209 million dollars annually.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
White House
Pension Head Says Payments Not Made To Dead Clients
Oklahoma City June 8 Director H J Denton of the Oklahoma Public Welfare commission states the agency has not paid aged pension funds to deceased individuals. He notes deaths were reported by county staff and many cases were dropped after death or income changes. Federal review led to further stoppages. five forgeries are under penitentiary sentences.
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Oklahoma City
H. J. Denton
Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission
Denton
Federal Social’ Security Board
Oklahoma
Sre
Two Held In Tulsa Shooting
Tulsa police held two men without charge in the fatal shooting of Garrett Bailey a 48 year old former convict. Bailey was shot in the temple and died after hospitalization. Witness statements by George Williams R C Strickland and Gloria Freeman describe Bailey’s intervention in a tavern fight.
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Tulsa
Garrett Bailey
Bailey
George Williams
R. C. Strickland
Gloria Freeman
Reiley
Hague's Rule Hit In Speech At Jersey City Meeting
In Jersey City on June 8 a WPA clergyman compared Mayor Frank Hague's administration to Hitler's regime. Rev. Othniel A. Pendleton of North Baptist church spoke to 100 clergy and lay members at the 21st annual Baptist session, warning of fascism and saying Hague has laws to make himself a dictator.
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Jersey City
N. J
Hudson Baptist Desocration
Frank Hague
Germany
Othniel A. Pendleton
North Baptist Church
Hague
Baptist
Bishop Society
Burgen Baptist Church
Scarlet fever cases rise mildly in Pon totoc county
A total of 38 scarlet fever cases have been reported in Pon totoc county since January 1. Dr. Glen W. McDonald of the City County Health unit says there is no epidemic and no alarm. Cases are mild with few kidney or middle ear complications, part of normal cyclical variation in contagious diseases.
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Pontotoc County
Glen W. McDonald
Attack Victim May Identify Assailant
Dr. Julia Seifert, victim of a bedroom attack, regained consciousness but a severe skull fracture impaired her speech. Doctors said she understood questions but could not speak clearly. Police have no witnesses, no rape evidence, and found valuables including jewelry and $47 untouched.
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Oklahoma City
uPi
Julia Seifert
Marriage license issued to Ahlan Walker and Joy Barnes
The court clerk issued a marriage license on Wednesday to Ahlan Walker age 21 of Gaar Corner and Joy Barnes of Owl Creek. A note mentions boosters clubs and plans to shoot. The town of Toronto, Fla., gains recognition before any inhabitants are established.
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Ahlan Walker
Gaar Corner
Joy Barnes
Owl’ Creek
Toronto
Fla
WPA Inquiry Draws Favor
Washington June 9 Ten senators sponsoring a resolution for an investigation of WPA fund use for political purposes won a parliamentary move. The measure shifts to the audit committee chaired by Dydings with a three member panel to hear allegations of intimidation or influence. McAdoo proposed expanding the inquiry to highway and social security funds.
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Washington
UFI
Dydings
Maryland
Senate Appropriations Committee
Audit
Senate
MaAdoo
Cal
Labor Peace Office Proposed At Meet
Houston report from the CIO national convention notes plans for unity with AFL and CIO members, attacking Governor Martin of Washington and Governor Davey of Ohio. California delegates back a resolution for a national labor peace office in Washington to adjudicate differences between AFL and CIO.
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Labor Peace Office
Meet
Houston
John W. Brophy
CIO
Oil Workers Union Today
AFL
Fawkk
Martin
Washington
Davey
Ohio
Brophey
California
APL
Dr Bailey Named To Direct Exams In Oklahoma City
Dr Charles F Bailey assistant professor of economics at the University of Oklahoma was named by Labor Commissioner W A Murphy to supervise merit examinations for unemployment compensation division job candidates Examinations will follow a registration of eligibles with non partisan merit as the basis for appointments The division plans to hire about 1000 new workers between July and December in Oklahoma City
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Oklahoma City
Lpldr
Charles F. Bailey
University of Oklahoma
W. A
Pat) Murphy
Department
Murphy
Woman Celebrates 105th Birthday in Texas
In Longview Texas on June 8 a large gathering at Chalk Hill Panola county marked Mrs. William Kelleys 105th birthday. The celebrant and her 109 year old husband observed their best wedding anniversary last March as friends from southern states sent gifts to their modest home.
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Longview
Tex
Chalk Hill
Panola County
William Kelley
Kelley
United States
Youth Admits Writing Note For Ransom
FBI director J Edgar Hoover announced the body of five year old Jimmy Cash was found near Princeton and a suspect, Frank lin Pierce McCall, 21, of Princeton, confessed writing ransom notes and obtaining $10 000. The money and the ransom note were recovered. McCall’s involvement in the abduction remains unconfirmed.
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Miami
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Jimmy Cash
Hoover
Franklin Pierce McCall
Princeton
FBI
McCall
James Bailey Cash
Charles Chambers
Cash
Jasper
Fla
Princeston
Wilson
P. Cash
John Manuel
Smalls
Manuel
Little
Skeegie
British Officers Will Be Rewarded for Panay Aid
President Roosevelt signed a bill to award medals to four British naval officers for courageous action aiding Panay survivors after the gunboat was bombed and sunk in the Yangtze. Reginal Vesey Holt George Eric Maxia O’Donnell Lewis Crabbe and Harry Douglas Barlow received Distinguished Service Medals or the Navy Cross for assistance and voluntary cooperation during the disaster.
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Washington
Lpi
Roosevelt
Panay
Miral Reginal
Vesey Holt
George Eric Maxia
O'Donnell
Lewis
Gonne Eyre Crabbe
Harry Douglas Barlow
Billy Said Holt
Oconnell
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Flosh Hamilton
Blatke, Jr
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Bebee
William H. Murray
We'court House Lawn
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Czech
Emma_Rose
Harding Rose
Ben Montgomery
Eva Montgomery
Chinas
Japan
U. S
France
Wed
WPA
Old Orchard
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