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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1934
Page
2
After three trials in Chicago, Roger Touhy Albert Kator and Gustav Schaefer were found guilty of kidnapping John Factor. Each received 99 year sentences marking the decline of the major gang era in the city.
Norman C. Mitchell longtime rural educator from Jones Chapel announces his candidacy for the office of County Superintendent of Schools. He is 31 with a wife and three children and plans a probative campaign, pledging to focus on rural schools and supervise teachers while offering scrutiny of his life and qualifications.
Washington lawmakers clash over a Mead emergency air mail bill amendment to reimburse the army air corps for destroyed planes and equipment. Mott and Rogers condemn the policy as dangerous while Truax signals shared responsibility and others cite meteorological and past management factors.
Spread of Fitts oil gas area from Pontotoc into Coal county accelerates as Ramsey Oil gains east leases and wells are planned. Manahan center fuels activity with White sand pumps and offset drilling. Ada reflects boom with trucks, rentals, and a new De Luxe cafe planned by Mrs. Sherritt in the Coffman building.
County agent J B Hill and assistants have held 16 meetings in Pontotoc county to explain the corn hog program. Signing of contracts for reduction begins Wednesday with March 15 deadline. Farmers may obtain blanks at Hill’s office and will get help from office staff and committee members to complete contracts.
Registration for Ada city primaries March 20 begins February 28 and ends March 9, per county registrar J. E. Boswell. The notice lists Ward 1 precincts with registrars John P. Crawford, Mrs. John Sadler, Mrs. Marjorie Braly, Miles C. Grigsby. Ward 2 registrars Mrs. Dan Lanier, Mrs. A. W. White. Ward 3 registrars W. M. Heard, Mrs. J. W. Hart. Ward 4 registrars John Edmiston, Mrs. L. J. Crowder, J. W. Peay.
County CWA administrator B E Hennigan awaits instructions on disposing of direct relief supplies. Carl Giles now leads direct relief for Oklahoma, with expected guidance for local CWA officials. Quota cuts to 775 complicate projects and force a February 25 deadline as workers are reduced. Dora Webster Cox and Louise Allen investigated field resources to enforce CWA qualification rules amid widespread hardship.
Altus high school debaters defeated Sulphur in the finals of the East Central invitation tournament after 28 teams competed. Marjorie Henry of Altus earned best debater honors while Clairene Ramsey of Sulphur was named best individual debater among district teams. The meet included teams from Marlow, Altus, Muskogee, Oklahoma City and Duncan with a Friday banquet and several rounds.
A California bound Mormon church passenger bus plunges from an embankment after a failed warning light at a highway detour in heavy rain. Six people die and 27 are injured among 35 aboard on the way from Mesa to Home Gardens. Names of victims and rescuers are given.
In Decatur Alabama on February 24 Judge W W Callahan sustained the state motion to strike the defense motion for a new trial for Heywood Patterson. Patterson was sentenced to death last December 6 in the Scottsboro case and the motion argued lack of court authority since the term ended December 28 and the motion was filed December 29.
A Carter Oil Grisso refinery in Seminole Oklahoma with 14 tanks holding 280000 gallons burned after a propane tank explosion. Firefighters could not approach the blaze. 20 000 gallon tanks outside exploded and homes near the plant caught fire. No injuries or casualties reported. The refinery was a major facility on W E Grisso property.
John Joseph McGraw former manager of the New York Giants dies in New Rochelle Hospital after seven days of illness from uremic poisoning and prostate cancer. Funeral set for Wednesday at St Patrick's Cathedral with burial in a Baltimore vault to follow. Condolences pour in from cabinet members and baseball colleagues.
Civil works administrators in all Oklahoma counties took over distribution of flour meat and butter under orders from Carl Giles state WA head now in Washington. Governor Murray dismissed 385 county social service supervisors and direct relief assistants.
Guthrie Oklahoma Feb 26 Pi-Lo fan county reports a fourth proved oil area on the west edge of Langston townsite. Amerada Petroleum No 1 Fouts in section 14 17 in blew out tools yesterday requiring a fishing job. Operators ordered 2500 barrels of tankage.
Enid Feb 24 Newton Miller 60 a farmer near Fairview was killed last night when the car he and Gene Double a Longdale mechanic were driving crashed into a bridge nine miles west of Vici Double was seriously injured authorities said.
The local post office schedules afternoon parcel post delivery to Stratford for packages mailed before 2 pm. Buses depart at 2 45 pm and arrive in time for same day delivery, replacing the previous practice of sending later and delaying to the next morning. The change speeds delivery and eases the morning mail load.
Local classified notices promote better returns on investments through wider bargaining power and cost efficiencies. Readers are invited to compare ads for financial opportunities, loans, and sales with emphasis on value and prudent spending.
Ada high school football coach and teacher Guy B. Dickerson has been offered a teaching fellowship at George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville Tennessee for the summer. Recommended by Dr Browne of Peabodys physical education department the fellowship runs June 11 to August 25. Dickerson has completed half his masters in physical education and will teach classes at Peabody three hours daily while continuing his studies.
Fort Worth Texas February 24 W D May received the death penalty for the killing of Jack Sturdivant one of the Handley slaying victims. The case went to the jury yesterday and neither May nor his wife appeared to show emotion as the verdict was read.
Rog er Touhy Albert Kator and Gustav Schaefer were moved in handcuffs to Joliet prison to begin 99 year penitentiary terms for the 70 000 kidnapping of John Factor. Police escorted the convoy at high speed with machine guns and riot guns as the trio traveled from Chicago. Touhy appeared tearful upon arrival.
Orville C. Goodman of Allen now a University of Oklahoma student has been chosen for the University Forum debate society. Coach Walter Emery said the expanded Forum gives more students training in debate. A final line notes a Chicago river showboat's trouble with snow removal.
Itchy McCann, former East Central athlete, announced Beggs won the Northeastern Six conference championship and will visit Ada for the East Central invitation tournament to win a Class B. Friday night a Marathon Oil Co. storage house was broken into and the kerosene supply lock damaged. A traveling bag was taken from the auto of E H Skinner of Edinburg, Texas, at 200 South Constant.
County attorney Truman Harrison remarks that three weeks have passed without the filing of any serious charges.
Herman Hamiltons cecachins girls basketball team in Atoka played a 23-22 tie with Sherman Texas last year’s state champions. They lead the Choctaw conference and will meet Sherman again this week before pursuing state district honors.
Campaign workers in residential city sections report generally courteous receptions. The note highlights positive voter interactions during a campaign.
In a Saturday morning scene the crowd in Aldridge lobby thinned as momentum builds toward a pivotal development in Fittsfield, signaling a return of interest and activity around the project.
After a visit to a new oil area, car salesmen joke that three salesmen would drop from a shaken tree. Mickey's Boys add another chapter to East Central Basketball history with a sensational defeat of Southeastern Friday night.
In a county clerk office segment converted to abstractors the typing force has doubled since the oil boom spurred more filings of instruments. The bustling workers handle deeds and records amid rising demand for property title work.
The clerk's office reported 116 instruments filed on Friday, a multi year record, with fees totaling over 172 dollars.
Among royalty transaction records a mineral deed covers 13 752nds of undivided interest in a tract. The item highlights fractional ownership in property and forms part of a larger set of royalty transfers.
BP Gerald W. Peck wealthy Chicago investor and president of the Texas Hydro Electric Co was fatally shot in Seguin while in the office of attorney A J Wirtz. Tom Hollamon Sr 67 Guadalupe County landowner and former U S marshal was arrested for murder. County attorney A C Linne said an examining trial would be held this afternoon. Peck was linked to a dam project on the Guadalupe River amid a long dispute over water damage to Hollamon’s property.
The piece praises State Senator Al Nichols for his three years of service, highlighting roads and efforts for the masses. It argues against challenging him and predicts difficult odds for any would‑be opponent, stressing his recognized ability and aggressive campaigning.
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