Removals Sought For Three County Officials By Jury
Pontotoc county grand jury completed a five day session returning 28 indictments and two accusations against seven persons including three county officials A A Caldwell county commissioner J B Hall and Mrs H D Garner county clerk. Accusations seek suspension and permanent removal with immunity granted to County Attorney Virgil Stanfield and witness testimony supported by John Knox and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
A. A. Caldwell
J.B. Hall
H. D. Garner
Y. H. Wyatt
Adaman
Reed Scott
Oklahoma City
N.S. Vandersick
Charles N. Johnson
County grand jury targets faulty claim handling and budgets
The Grand Jury reports widespread misuse of county funds and claims practices. It cites clerks taking purchases outside calendars, unentered appropriations, and delayed minutes. It urges inked claims, calendar sole authority, proper reserve funds, and monthly publication of proceedings. It warns of overcharges, unmarked paid warrants, and stolen instruments. It calls for audits, per diem road supervision, separate township overseers, and strict bond/register compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Genpre
Conly Commissioners
Grand jury praises Stanfield and Finney for their work
The grand jury ended its session Tuesday afternoon praising county attorney W. V. Stanfield and assistant attorney general Tom Finney. A letter from foreman I. R. Wiltsere commends their presentation of evidence and diligent effort in directing the investigation. The note notes it was Finney’s first such assignment and credits him with preparing much of the evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marland
Stanfield
John Knox
Poptotoc “County Taxpayers’ League
Guy Segler
Ardmore
Charles Lynch
Carter County Taxpayers’ League
J. R. Gilmore
Ada Farmer
H. P. Reich
Ada Barker
Ralph Chiles
Ada
Leslie , Prince
Lee Eddieman
M. B. Yarbro
Ada Jeweler
A. T. Keltner
Ada Wholesale Procer
L. T. Smith
Roff
Floyd
Ms Bride
East Central College
J. M. Tiliey
Vaness Farmer
Andrew Bryant
Francis Farmer
L. E. Pairchilds
W. V. Stanfield
I. R. Wiltsére
Tom Finney
Rilmore
Finney
Indictments by Duncan jury target county crime and morals
Six indictments covering a felony and five misdemeanors were returned by the Stephens county grand jury meeting June 8 in Duncan Oklahoma. The report urged stronger supervision of schoolchildren around teachers and addressed concerns about venereal disease in Duncan schools. The panel noted no slot machines but warned they could reappear after adjournment. Earlier, fourteen indictments were issued for liquor gambling and obscene literature. The jury paused for a break on June 10 and resumed, prompted by local merchants seeking thorough county enforcement. The chicken population in the United States was reported at 400,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
Okla
Stephens County
Jem
Sch.e
Owen J. Watts
Cham Jones
English minister Jardine aids licenseless driver in Oklahoma
Rev Wistor Jardine, known for blessing the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, was stopped by Oklahoma Highway Patrolman Arthur Eaton near Vinita for driving a car without a license. Jardine showed a Windsor telegram and an English count’s letter, saying he would obtain the needed license in Oklahoma City before heading to California. Mrs Jardine accompanied him as he continued his journey.
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Wistor Jardine
Windsor
Arthur Eaton
Eaton
State
Vinita
Oklahoma
Jardine
Windsors
Chicago
Illinois
MissRtope
Kansas
Oklahoma City
California
Local visits fill Ada over weekend
Prom Sunday locals and visitors fill Ada as E D Whitaker and family call, Mrs Estep returns from Camp Acaka near Lake Murray, Max Westbrook travels from Oklahoma City to visit his mother, and multiple families host relatives from Ardmore, Seminole, Duncan and Tulsa across the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Estep
Camp Acaka
Lake Murray
Max J. Westbrook
Oklahoma City
Houston
Corpus Christi
Texas
D. W. Westbrook
Ada
Myrtle Rader Undergoes Major Operation at Local Clinic
Over the past week Mrs Myrtle Rader of Francis underwent a major operation at a local clinic Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Rader
Francis
State Aid Keeps Pontotoc County Schools Afloat
State Superintendent A L Craple reports 13 of 56 Pontotoc County districts would have cut to six months or less without state aid. The past year saw budgets funded 40 percent for 6 districts, 36 percent for 3, 20 percent for 33, 10 percent for 8, and average 2.5 percent for 2 districts under Craple’s figures. The Sixteenth legislature approved a state appropriation to help weak districts reach parity with better funded ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Craple
Pontotoc County
Craple
Grable
Miss Andrews to Lead State B P W Club Committee
Miss Fred Andrews of Ada has been named by Miss Bernice Baker Hobart president of the Oklahoma Federation of B P W clubs as chairman of a committee to revise the state constitution and bylaws. The aim is to conform with the national organization and Miss Andrews says she is honored to lead this effort among ten local clubs in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Andrews
Bernice Baker
Hobart
Oklahoma Federation of B. & P. W
New Oil Pools in Kansas Report Record Year
Wichita dispatch notes Kansas adds its 26th oil pool of the year with the Linsner No 1 Barton County wildcat yielding 1 160 barrels daily from Arbuckle limestone. McLean No 1 extends Bloomer pool prospects, while Nadal A-4 and Stelhar Erker wells report output from Bartlesville sand and Arbuckle at depths near 2969 and 3661 feet respectively.
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Wichita, Kas
Kansas Oil and Refining Company
Ainsworth South
Ainsworth Pool
Barton
Bloomer Pool
Sinclair-Prairie
McLean
Arbuckle
Cowley County
Nadal’ and
Texas Company
A-4
David
David Pool
Adans Will Take Exam At Ardmore
Ada residents planning merit examinations for Unemployment Compensation and Placement Division jobs will test in Ardmore along with Bartlesville Enid Lawton McAlester Oklahoma City Seminole Tulsa and Woodward. Tests dates will be announced later. applications go to Dr. C B Daily at 700 Continental Bldg Oklahoma City by midnight July 3. Selection will use merit lists and ratings from written tests and interviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
State Department of Labor
Ardmore
C. BE. Daily
Bartlesville
Enid
Lawton
McAlester
Oklahoma City
Seminole
Tulsa
Woodward
Muldnight
Job Classifications and Salaries Details Posted
Examinations will be given for about forty different classes of jobs in administration analysis statistics and clerical roles. Information may be obtained from Dr Daily, including job classifications and proposed salaries.
No Inquest Report On Hobbs Oil Field Tragedy
Hobbs New Mexico June 28 no inquest into eight deaths from a premature nitro glycerin blast at an oil field where George Kaseman of Albuquerque was killed. Officials said lack of evidence and uncertain cause made an inquest unlikely. Fred Luthy of an Albuquerque bank was among the four injured with one losing an eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbes
N. M
Xico
George
Per Kaseman
Albuquerque
Barm
Fred Luthy
Baseman
Quadruplets Born in Dequeen Area Home Birth
Dequeen Ark June 24 Four girls born to Mrs H T Valentine, 27, wife of an orchard worker, at their home four miles southwest of De Queen. Babies weighed around two and a half to three-quarters pounds each and appeared healthy. Mother in satisfactory condition. The Valentines have two other children, only one living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dequeen
Ark
HT. Valentine
Ll. Kimball
AIRMEN ESCAPE IN PLANE CRASHES IN MANILA
Three American airmen escaped from crashes with only superficial injuries. Lieut. Jackson Gray received emergency care after being retrieved by fishermen from Lingayen Gulf, northwest of Manila, when his army pursuit plane hit the water offshore. A second item notes Eugene W. Casey, a 33 year old taxi driver, paying a $5 debt claimed to be due for city relief money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
P. I
Jackson Gray
Lingayen
Gulf
New York
Eugene W. Casey
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