War Hero Sentenced to Federal Prison for Liquor Violations
Oklahoma City February report: Jimmy Cooney, a World War II hero who once captured 67 German soldiers, is ordered to serve 18 months in a federal reformatory at El Reno for liquor law violations. Judge Vaught revoked a stay, noting Cooney’s long record and dangerous tendencies, though praising his wartime valor and medals from multiple nations.
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Oklahoma City
Federal Reformatory
el Reno
Edgar S. Vaught
Jimmy Cooney
Cooney
Frank P. Douglass
Vaught
Douglass
Albert
Belgium
Deponey
Judge Vaught
Early Gardens Usually Best Ballpark Tomato Plans
Stillwater February report from extension horticulturist F D C Mooring notes early spring planting yields better profits. Seeds for tomatoes should be started in seed flats using well pulverized soil with one fourth well rotted manure. Plant four tomato rows, one eggplant row, and one pepper row in a 14 by 21 inch flat. Seedlings emerge in four weeks and transplant to ground after warm weather.
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F D. C. Mooring
Extension Horticulturist
Oklahoma A
M. College
Work Ordered For School At Langston
WPA headquarters ordered construction and improvements on multiple school sites and related infrastructure. Projects include a five room Langston district school in Logan county costing 10 dollars, improvements at Eastern Junior College Wilburton, street and sewer work at Hartsholpe, and two new buildings in Mulberry day school near Iiwell and a replacement near Warner in district 73.
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Oklahoma City
WPA
Langston
Logan County
Eastern Junior College
Wilburton
Hartsholpe
Washington
Mulberry Day School
Iiwell
Warner
WPA approves Lula School House project in Pon Totoc county
Funds totaling sixteen thousand dollars were allocated by the WPA for a new Lula school building. State administrator Ron Stephens issued final approval, the project slated to employ 53 needy county heads with eight thousand ninety-one dollars for labor and eight thousand nine dollars for materials. It marks the eighteenth WPA school construction approved in the state since February 4.
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WPA
Lula
Ron Stephens
Stephens
Pontotoc County
Vanoss Laddies win South Canadian conference title
Vanoss boys clinched the South Canadian conference title last week with a 30 to 23 win as Paoli girls defeated Vanoss girls 22 to 13 to claim their division. Northam and T Perry led scoring with eight points each for their guards and forwards in a closely contested game.
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Vanoss Boys
Paoli Girls
Vanoss Girls
Toap
Vaness Boys
Paoli Pirls
Byars
Northam
T. Perry
Paoli
Rogers G
Sliger
Paul Waner Rejects Another Pirate Offer
Paul Waner, veteran Pittsburgh Pirate outfielder, rejected a second contract offer from the front office. Pirate President Bill Benswanger said Waner declined a 20 percent increase over the original bid after Waner demanded a 45 percent cut from last season’s reported $16,000 salary. Waner, 38 in April, batted .280 last season.
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Pittsburgh
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh Pirate
Fopbaaly
Ofer
Waner
Pirate
Bill Benswanger
Sarasota
Fla
Paul
Out-Of-Towners Attend Rev. Oscar B. Lee Funeral
Out of town attendees listed for the funeral of Rev. Oscar B. Lee, former pastor of Ada First Presbyterian, include residents from Bartlesville Guthrie Shawnee Oklahoma City and Chandler along with several local clergy and neighbors. The notice notes a broad turnout from multiple communities for the service.
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Out-Of-Towners
al Rev. Lee
Oscar B. Lee
First Presbyterian Church of
Ada
W.F. Absher
Bartlesville
Lee
Harry F. Brown
Guthrie
P. L. Armentrout
Vergil Gambel
Adam Hornbeck
Kenneth Abernathy
Tom Hammett
Ross Porter
Tom Steed
Shawnee
H. Stout
Weweka
Ward Davis
Chester Hamblin
J. A. Thome
Oklahoma City
William A. Elges
Chandler
James McMillan
Okemak
W.T. Reynolds
Pauls Valley
Donald Hyder
County Poor Families Face Four Hungry Months Ahead
COPASS ROUTH reports that county aid for the poor has nearly run out with the new fiscal year. Grocery orders, averaging $1 to $5, financed food staples for destitute families including meat, flour, sugar, and beans, and occasional treats. An audit of 225 sales slips from July to December shows purchases range from rifle shells to soap and tobacco, with flour and meat as top items. $950 total spent, fund nearing exhaust.
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Copass Routh
Ahrend Struggles With First-Last License Numbers
Special agent for the Frisco railroad in Ada, Ahrend links his 1839 automobile tag idea to a pattern where the last digit matches the first. His home at 727 Main Street, Ada, reflects the same numeric symmetry, with phone 915 and pass numbers 202 this year and 313 last year, illustrating his quirky preoccupation.
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Ahrend
Frisco Railroad
Ada
Ripley
Resolutions Endorse Denison Dam Opposition to Foreign Supervision
At a Friday night meeting of Farmers Union and allied groups here, resolutions endorsed the Denison dam and rural electrification while opposing federal control of projects. The motions denounced the Rural Electrification Administration as bureaucratic and praised local leaders like Fire Chief John B. Jones and hotel manager Guy A. Laws for promoting grid expansion. Copies were to go to congressmen senators and the president.
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John B. Jones
Guy A. Laws
Laws
Farmers Union
Denison
E.N. Jones
Jones
Rural Electrification Administration
United States
Pipeline Blast Investigation Yields Few Clues
Sheriff Clyde Kaiser said investigators have scant clues after a Cosden Pipeline line in northern Pontotac county was blasted late Thursday night. A 14 inch line near Ada suffered a break nine miles east and six miles north, with about 1000 barrels lost. The blast marked the first successful attack in Pontotac county on Cosden’s line, following a prior unsuccessful attempt east of town.
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Clyde Kaiser
Cosden Pipeline Company
Pontotcc County
Ada
Mid-Continent Petroleum Company
Pontotac County
Cosden Company
Mid-Continent Corporation
Farmer Killed as Train Strikes Car at Grade Crossing
POND CREEK Feb 25. A Grant county farmer, W R Elwood, 67, died when a northbound Rock Island streamliner struck his automobile at a grade crossing. The car was hurled about 100 feet into the air as the rocket train traveled roughly 50 mph. Elwood, who lived south of here, is survived by his widow and a son.
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Pond Creek
Grant County
Rock Island
W.R. Elwood
Elwood
Here
Fire damages hotel as Young Democrats gather in Joplin
Fire swept the fourth floor of the nine story Connor hotel in Joplin Missouri during the state convention of Young Democratic clubs. Flames damaged three rooms and a fourth in the east wing before firemen using two hose lines and an aerial ladder brought the blaze under control aided by hotel fireproofing.
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Joplin
Connor Hotel
Young Democratic Clubs
Missouri
Jimmy Hines Convicted In Rackets Case
New York February 25 James J Hines Tammany District Leader was found guilty on all 13 counts of an indictment charging him with giving paid political protection to a large policy racket run by gangster Dutch Schultz The jury delivered guilty verdicts on the conspiracy count and each felony count as the court noted them Hines 62 cried recounting feelings of defeat as sentencing set for March 18 with potential prison up to 27 years and defense counsel prepared an appeal
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New York
Tammany District
James J. Hines
Dutch Schultz
Hines
Leonard Hobert
Vom
Capt
Thomas Fanning
Lloyd Stryker
James, Jr
Philip
Harvard
Charles Nott, Jr
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Fred Y Abernathy Dies At Okmulgee
Fred Y Abernathy 45 former Okmulgee high school official died after a long illness in Stillwater. He had been managing an auto supply store since last summer after 13 years as vice principal and dean of boys at Okmulgee high school. He had just returned from Kansas City for treatment. His mother died a week earlier. Survivors include his widow and three sons all of Stillwater, a brother Milton Abernathy and grandfather Ralph Abernathy of Long Town Missouri. Burial was expected in Stillwater.
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Stillwater
Fred Y. Abernathy
Okmulgee
Okmulgee ‘High School
Kansas City
Milton Abernathy
Ralph Abernathy
Long Town
East Central Wimbish Bill Expands College Study Options
A bill by Rep. Moss Wimbish of Ada would rename East Central College to East Central State College of Ada and similarly rename Edmond Weatherford Alva Tahlequah and Durant teachers colleges. It allows broader courses beyond teacher education and requires vocational and other departments to offer full higher education options.
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Moss Wimbish
Ada
East Central
State College of
Oklahoma City
Edmond
Weatherford
Alva
Tahlequah
Durant
Wimbish
Rep. Dees
McCurtain County
Sullivan
Rep
Leecraft
Ren. Draper
Central State College
Southwestern State College
Aqrotthwestern State College
Northeastern State College
Tehlequah
Southeastern State College
New locations reported over Ada territory oil fields
Oil operations in the Ada territory expanded last week with several new wells. Walker No. 1 King lies SW SE NW of 5-4-7 in Francis Ajlen field. Sinclair Prairie No. McCerty lies NE NW NE of 22.2-7 at Fitts field edge. Vierson No.7 Factor in SW NW SW of 25-5-7 1 Bates. Forse No. 1 Kroeger at 20-5-7 below 1474 feet. Superior No NE NW NW of 36-5- Bebee field below 1565 feet Saturday.
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Ada
Walker
King
Francis-Ajlen
Sinclair Prairie
McCerty
Fitts
Vierson
Bates
Forse
Kroeger
Superor
Bebee Field
Local Church To Get Rev Lee's Religious Library
In keeping with the wishes of Rev C B Lee former pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Aga who died at Shawnee early last week his extensive religious and secular library will become the property of the church here. The collection includes about thousand volumes plus many pamphlets and papers. The value lies in the quality of selections made by Rev Lee over the years.
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C. B. Lee
First Presbyterian Church
Aga
Shawnee
Lee
Senate resale bill faces delay in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City February 24 — Administration pushes for forceful resale laws as counties shun tax resales. Senate leaders keep the bill on the calendar amid opposition and weekend travel. Senator John McDonald says the measure adds teeth to the resale law to aid schools amid delinquent taxes totaling about 12 million dollars, while Senator James Babb argues it could impeach county officials for factors beyond their control.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
John McDonald
Charles Duffy
James Babb
Poteau
State Amateur Tourney Set for Tishomingo
Tishomingo February 24 Spl The Oklahoma A A boxing tournament will be held at Murray Aggie school March 7 10 State directors will award trophies to champions in eight weight classes with winners advancing to the national A A U tournament in San Francisco late March Runners up receive trophies A private bus will carry the team with sight seeing time included Coach C J Fowell said the western trip and earlier date aim to produce the fastest meet in years The Golden Gloves finals in Chicago will let top boxers return for the opening session.
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Tishomingo
Oklahoma
A. A. AL
Murray Aggie
A. A. UL
San Francisco
C. J. Fowell
Murray
Chicago
Turner Ranch Captures Grand Champion Hereford Bull
SAN FRANCISCO Feb 24 Prizes awarded at the Golden Gate International Exposition beef show. The Turner ranch of Sulphur won the grand champion hereford bull trophy and led the best herd of 10 herefords, with Calvert ranch Mill Creek taking 12th place in that event.
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San Francisco
Turner Ranch
Calvert Ranch
Mill Creel
Orvemaed
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