Courtroom shadows and a director’s secret bargain
Bert Crawford confronts embezzlement charges as John Curtis Morgan closes in on truth. Nan Carroll uncovers a key witness exchange and pressures Crawford to end a risking relationship with Iris Morgan to protect Morgan’s marriage and the trial, hinting at deeper motives and danger.
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Jack
Bert
Crawford
Nan
Roy Bland
Roy
South America
Morgan
Herbert S. Crawford
Bogota
Columbia
States
Bland
Gladys Payne
John Curtis Morgan
Mid-West Packing Company
Union Railroad
New York
Chicago
Brainerd
Bert Crawford
Alice Belton
District Attorney's Office
Mr. Brainerd
Alice
Mr. Crawford
Belton
Miss Carroll
Jove
Miss Belton
Brainard
Payne
Gladys
Andes
Mr. Morgan
Lil
True
Nan Carroll
Nana
Iris Morgan
Mrs. Morgan
Ris Morgan
Iris
McKee McManus Celebrate June 22 Wedding in Roff Oklahoma
Frances McKee and Haskell McManus wed Saturday in Roff Oklahoma with George E. Tyson of First Methodist officiating. Frances, a former Roff student and East Central alumna active in Pi Kappa Sigma, and Haskell, an East Central graduate and Seminole high school athletics coach, will reside in Seminole after summer school.
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Roy McKee
Frances
Haskell McManus
Roff
Oklatow
George E. Tyson
First Methodist Church
Vera Laseman
Clark Hurd
McManus
Rofs
East Central
Pi Kappa Sigma
Kappa Alpha Phi Fraternity
Seminole High School
Seminole
County awards court room equipment contract to Dallas firm
The county commissioners awarded a $4,445 contract to Wilhide Speakman Office Equipment of Dallas for pews jury chairs counsel chairs filing cabinets and related items for the district court room and county offices. Bids were opened Monday morning and awarded in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhide- Speakman Office Equipment Company
Dallas
Jail Orders For Sinclair And Day In Washington
Harry F. Sinclair and Henry Mason Day were ordered committed to jail by the District of Columbia supreme court for contempt of court due to jury shadowing in the Fall-Sinclair trial. Sinclair already serves a three month sentence in Washington jail for refusing to answer a Senate investigation questions. the new sentence runs concurrently and shortens total time by about 35 days, with completion expected by late November.
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New York
Bland
Crawford
John Curtis Morgan
Jack
Morgan
Wolfe
Bert
First National Bank
Gladys Payne
Miss Payne
Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Henry Mason Day
Sinclair
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Senate
Agent Reveals Close of Pontotoc Tag Office 1928
The Pontotoc county tag office of Mrs. Marjorie Braly reported 1928 highway department business totaling 55,807.92 with a 0.48 deficit. The auditor praised the records and close handling of department affairs. By year end about 5,500 cars had been licensed with 500 more to process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Braly
Highway Department
Pontotoc County
Virginia Republican Scores Negro Affair in Letter
In a June 19 letter Representative Shaffer of Virginia declines an invitation to a musicale and reception for Negro Republican DePriest of Illinois. Shaffer says DePriest's course risks southern race relations and social equality moves are not welcomed by whites or supported by Blacks.
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Washington
Depriest
Illinois
Shaffer
Virginia
South
Life sentence affirmed for Walter Yeager in Craig slaying
Oklahoma City reports the state criminal court of appeals affirmed a life sentence for Walter M. Yeager former president of Venture Oil New York in the 1927 Tulsa county killing of E A Craig a drilling contractor. The conviction rested on circumstantial evidence with witnesses placing Yeager near the lease and claiming a quarrel over funds.
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Oklahoma City
Walter M. Yeaster
Venture Oil Company of New York
E. A. Craig
Tulsa
State Criminal Court of Appeals
Yeager
Craig
Keystone
Tulsa County
Greatest returns for the amount invested
A brief ad noting value and efficiency in investing, highlighting favorable bargains and practical options. Includes emphasis on cost effectiveness and smart spending for readers seeking strong returns on small outlays.
Tariff Talk on Snake Skins and Angostura Bitters
Washington news outlines tariff decisions on finished snake skins used for fashion and notes American reptile farms and imports from India and Africa. It also covers the tariff discrepancy for bitters named Angostura and arguments by J. W. Wupperman Inc. regarding price and competition.
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Rodney Dutcher
NEA
Washington
Keystone Reptile Tanners, Inc
India
Asiatic
Africa
Ways and Means
Florida
Texas
Oklahoma
Angostura
Venezuela
A. Edward Wupperman
J. W. Wupperman, Inc
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Sid
By Williams
Peter Pan
First National
Mr. Wolfe
Bert— Crawford
Mr. Bland
Ladys
T.rawilliams
U. S. Pat
NEA Service, Inc
McKee-McManus
News
Bitters
Ways and Means Committee
Angostura Bitters
River
Gwin& Mays
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