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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1932
Page
6
A garbled report depicts Governor Murray amid a tense political climate as clouds loom and public attention centers on interviews and policy moves. The piece blends local civic life notes with mentions of meetings, church events, and community visits across Ada, Wapanucka, and Stilwater, highlighting ongoing political chatter and public discourse around leadership.
Sunday morning a visiting preacher from Re Hire delivered an interesting sermon at the center church while Friday and Sunday services drew several locals. Ada residents fre Finnies and others announced plans for upcoming sermons with Jones slated to preach next Saturday and Sunday night. Visitors from Hightower and nearby farms gathered at the Everett Mayfield home Friday and Saturday social hours, with a wide list of names including Virginia Webb Leota Summers and Tom Bennet seen in attendance.
Oklahoma in a no-show chase as Floyd and Birdwell reportedly eluded a north Centrahoma perimeter. Spectators packed roads and porches while officers hunted from Ada to Centrahoma, but no sign of the two bandits surfaced, leaving residents awaiting a decisive interception and the final outcome of one of the era’s famed bandit episodes.
Harvest underway in Oklahoma shows crop yields at 72,764,000 bushels for 1901. Poor winds and drought cut May fortunes with state condition June 1 at 68 percent normal. Per acre yield forecast 9.9 barrels. corn 81 percent, oats 55, barley 62, potatoes 2, apples 60, pastures 70 percent.
Four men died when a Mississippi gas well fire erupted and the flames ignited escaping gas. Two owners Lau riee o and Wayland Attinson were killed in a blast, while J W McCarroll and DIM Taylor succumbed to burns. Officials debated next steps as the well burned fiercely.
Norman June 1 The university trims major reductions in budgets and salaries with Lewie Hardware and Ro Rowland to be paid from athletic receipts. The revised biennial expenditure is 67 900 less than the previous two years, with state funds returning about 200 000 at end of next fiscal year and board approval without delay. Seminole June 8 Seminole Indians plan a three day festival starting July 1 as George Jones becomes chief of Mekusukey band after election over Allen Crain at Mekusukey academy. Weiser Idaho June 11 The Democratic state convention instructs delegation to back Roosevelt and Dern at Chicago convention with eight votes. no prohibition mention in platform.
In Oklahoma the pursuit of Floyd and Dridwell continues as state officers report failed marksman efforts and vow to wait for another break. Reports of surrounding Floyd and Dridwell persist, with officials fearing a final reckoning once they are cornered.
Three men entered a general store at Easton Kansas, robbed proprietor Robert Thornburg of about $500, a diary, and boxes of merchandise. Meyers, Hamilton, and Gartner were arrested two hours later in Atelisen and identified by Thornburg. Sheriff Roy Aureray accompanied Tari Dills to the case, but the money had not been found.
Susan visits Ernest Heath at his secluded country house after a train arrival. Their afternoon includes reflections on wealth, desire, and the glamorous filmworld she embodies. Heath ponders the possible renewal of youth and sheltering affections as Susan admires the garden and home.
Oklahoma City reports the state case where Governor Murray seeks to undo corporate land ownership valued over 5 million dollars. Plaintiffs include Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad Co and related firms, with the court noting lack of jurisdiction for Vaught. The suit challenges widespread land control by railroads and oil firms as contrary to democratic principles.
Charles W. Mason former Oklahoma chief justice resigns as trustee of the O C Tullan Oil & Royalties company in Oklahoma City amid federal indictment for alleged mail fraud tied to Julian operations. He asked the court to appoint a successor but did not wish to name one. The resignation was filed with Judge Edgar Vaught late yesterday.
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