Bank Robbers Evade Hunt In Arbuckle Hills
Two red haired bank robbers fled Paoli after taking about $1 from the bank cashier and his wife. A massive search by state patrols, sheriffs deputies, federal agents, and volunteers followed, but the men were never captured and locals offered help in the rugged Arbuckle mountains.
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Davis
Arbuckle Mountains
Paoli
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Avas
D. F. Pendley
Ardmore
Bill Gillan
Pendley
Old Boston
McAlester Penitentiary
Amos Tatum Pleads Not Guilty in Grand Larceny Case
At a Wednesday preliminary hearing Amos Tatum pleaded not guilty to grand larceny. He could not meet a $1,000 bond and was jailed. Trial set for March 18. Tatum allegedly stole a pistol from a car owned by Roy Keller, police chief, a week earlier. the gun was borrowed by a night watchman and was in Keller’s possession. OKLAHOMA CITY March 16. AP James O Braly Ada appealed to the state supreme court to review his December bar exam.
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A. W. Oliver
Amos Tatum
Tatum
Roy Keller
Keller
Oklahoma City
James O. Braly
Ada
State Supreme Court
Hitler to reveal plans for Czechoslovakia Friday
Berlin reports Reichsfhrer Adolf Hitler will address the Reichstag in a special session Friday at 8 p.m. local time to outline his foreign aims, focusing on Czechoslovakia and the bloodless Austria annexation. Britain and Mussolini figure in the broader crisis amid Spain border tensions.
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Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Austria
Berlin
United Press
Aussia
Britain
Germany
Fresh Crisis as Lithuania, Poland Fuss Over Ultimatum
Reports say a Polish ultimatum to Lithuania sparked Adolf Hitler speeding to Berlin after his Austrian triumph. France and Russia planned to rush planes to Czechoslovakia if Hitler expands, while Franco-Russian talks aim to defend Praha. In Spain, Negrin appeals for 200 planes as Blum weighs Pyrenees defense.
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Lithuania
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Europe
Poland
Germany
France
Spain
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Praha
Hitler
Juan Negrin
Barcelona
Paris
Leon Blum
Pyrenees
French
Kidnap Slayr Seadlund Sentenced To Death In Electric Chair
A federal jury in Chicago convicted John Henry Seadlund, 27, a former lumberjack, of kidnapping for a $550,000 ransom for Charles S. Ross, 72. The jurors chose the death penalty after deliberating about an hour and a half, with Seadlund’s counsel quickly moving for a new trial. Judge John P. Barnes scheduled a Saturday hearing on the motion.
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Charles Ross
Chicago
John Henry Seadlund
G- Men
Seadlund
Charles S. Ross
John P. Barnes
Incumbents Lead In State City Elections
Incumbents held the edge in statewide city elections as Tulsa's mayor T A Penney secured a strong showing in the Democratic primary with 7015 votes, facing Earl Logan and others. McAlester also favored incumbents and Ada reported re elections for mayor and city officials.
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Tulsa
T. A. Penney
Earl &. Logan
Penney
Willkie Meets Lilienthal Over TVA Plant Sale Offer
President Wendell L Willkie offered David E Lilienthal of the Tennessee Valley Authority a chance to buy 18 southeastern power plants but no final agreement emerged. The five hour conference ended amicably with plans to reconvene in about two weeks to continue talks.
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Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
David E. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Southeastern Power
TVA
Lichtenthal
Willkie
Dudley Thurman Arraigned On Larceny Charge
Dudley Thurman pleaded not guilty at arraignment in A. W. Oliver’s justice court to a larceny from a building charge. A preliminary hearing was set for March 19 with a $1000 bond, unpaid at close of day. The complaint alleged he took a $5.50 iron from a local hardware store. Police arrested him, and the report places the event in a local jurisdiction. Sweden to strengthen defenses. Premier Hansson to seek broader defense credits in parliament.
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Dudley Thurman
Justice Court
A. W. Oliver
Thurman
Stockholm
Sweden
Per Albin Hansson
County Campaigns To Gain Interest In April Elections
Voters face April 3 polls with a runoff required only if law triggers it. Mayor Bill Crawford and Commissioners J. Hrryor and Albert Chamberlain were re elected by strong margins Tuesday, making the April 5 ballot largely a formality. Interest in county and national races will rise sooner due to the election’s inevitability.
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Col. O. W. Hoop
Tulsa University
J. M. Adkinson
John Reynolds
al Muskogee
J. M. McManus
Thero
Roy Nash
Nash
Whmers
Roy Speers
Lioyd Clemmons
Bob Salisbury
Drs Cc. C. Collier
Ward Fou
Bob Scroggins
Ernest Kind
Clinton
McClain Rogers
Cal Clinton
Claude A. Wheeler
Joe A. Winters
C. J. Rikard
R. Gilchrist
Earl Hughes
Bill Crawford
H. Pryor
Albert Chamberlain
Ada
Blackwell
Reece McGee
J. B. Anderson
W. A. Hammond
Tulsa
Milton W. Davis
D. H. Pratt
Eddie Shields
5. R. Smith
W. F P. Graham
J. H.rryor
Federal Officers To Take Leroy Smith In Custody
Federal officers from Tulsa will take custody of Leroy Smith as a federal parole violator. Smith, jailed on larceny charges for a leather jacket stolen from a county jailer, was bound over to district court and remains in jail unable to meet bond. A petition for divorce was filed in district court by Kay Chaney against Buster Chaney.
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Tulsa
Leroy Smith
Smith
Kay Chaney
Buster Chaney
Jaycee Banquet Highlights Entertainment and Leadership
The annual Junior Chamber of Commerce installation banquet at Aldridge hotel featured Stewart Harral humor and his philosophy on living happily. Homer Peay became 1938 president as Escar Myers retired. new vice presidents Gene Smith and Gus Lemp named, with John Gallimore secretary treasurer.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Aldridge Hotel
Stewart Harral
University of Oklahoma
Bill Crawford
Homer Peay
Escar Myers
Gene Smith
Gus Lemp
John Gallimore
Amos Dunn
Sulephur
Fauntleray
Tax Collections Showing Increase in Oklahoma Yearly Returns
Oklahoma tax commission projects 1937 income tax receipts 15 to 25 percent higher than last year as federal returns push early March totals up. By midnight last deadline, state figures show 1 577.09 dollars this year against 1 002 394 last year, aided by better return handling and timely payments. Internal Revenue data report March 15 days totals of 4 251 292 dollars, up from 3 725 690 year earlier.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Oklahoma
H.C. Jones
Internal Revenue
Plea Of Guilty Entered By Floyd A Moore
Floyd A Moore pleaded guilty to driving an automobile while intoxicated before District Judge Tal Crawford. The judge fined $50 plus costs, paid by Moore. He was arrested recently by city police near Lucas Hill at Abe southeast edge of Ada.
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Floyd A. Moore
Tal Crawford
Crawford
Moore
Lucas Hil
Abe
Ada
Britain and France pledge joint action if needed
Britain and France signal readiness to cooperate on intensified naval operations if French communications with North Africa come under threat. The crisis touches Spain, Poland and Lithuania, with Mussolini backing Germany and Czechoslovakia seeking assurances. Soviet Russia reaffirms armed aid to Czechoslovakia.
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Great Britain
France
Hitler
Britain
North Africa
London
GPI
Europe
Spain
North
Africa
Poland
Lithuania
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Mussolini
Germany
Austria
Viscount Halifax
House of Lords
Republic
Soviet
Russia
Welfare Board Votes Revision On Old Age Pension Plan
Nassau Bahamas reports an attempted airplane abduction case as five men tried to seize two young daughters of a Philadelphia attorney. The nurse and yacht race officials intervened. a harbor pilot detained the suspect seaplane until police arrived. Oklahoma City details show the public welfare commission voting to revise the old age pension system seeking partial restoration of federal grants, with Governor Marland pressing liberal eligibility and county oversight, as Miss Jane Hoey submits recommendations for reform and asset limits.
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Bahamas
Forrester Scott
Philadelphia
Scott
Eva
Zoe
Harry Clarke Boden
Stanley Boynton
F. B. Miller
Miami Beach
Spee
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission
Jane Hoey
Washington
Social Security Board
State Commission
Federal Board
State Board
Marland
Miss Hoey
Stat
Commission
Gov
Ada Legion Post Celebrates National Birthday Night
Norman Howard Post No 72 of the American Legion joined posts nationwide Tuesday to celebrate the organization’s birthday. The Ada event featured an entertainment program at the Legion hut, a radio address by state commander Val Crawford, plans for a new post building, a review of the Legion’s 1919 founding, a birthday cake, music, photo sessions, and a dance amid broad socializing.
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Norman Howard Post
American Legon
Legion Hut
Legionnaires
Val Crawford
Ada
Oklahoma City
Legion
The
Post
Oil men appeal Oklahoma court ruling in oil lease case
H McClellan and E P Kerr Shawnee oil brokers appeal to the state supreme court from a Pottawatomie County district court judgment. They contest an award to C A Palmer of 1711 dollars as his share of profits on a Seminole county lease, arguing Palmer was entitled to only 300 dollars commission.
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Oklahoma City
UPM
H. McClellan
E. P. Kerr
Supreme Court
Pottawatomie County
C. A. Palmer
Seminole County
McClellan
Kerr
Palmer
Three Released After Posting County Bonds
Three men were released from the county jail Wednesday after posting bonds pending district court trial. Claude Thompson and Jim Stafford, charged with breaking into a building, a second and subsequent offense, were released. Charley Arbuckle, charged with driving an automobile while drunk, also made bond and was released.
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Claude Thompson
Claure Y. Thompson
Ada
Jim Stafford
Charley Arbuckle
Eight States Suffer Sweep Of High Winds
A series of Mississippi tornadoes left 22 dead and massive damage across eight states. Belleville Illinois suffered nine deaths and $1,000,000 damage. eight killed near Kennett Missouri. Demopolis Alabama tallied two dead. Arkansan towns saw injuries and property loss. Georgia and Tennessee reported casualties and wind damage. Missouri farm country endured a long 70 mile path. The storms displaced hundreds, with widespread destruction and missing residents as search efforts continued.
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Belleville
Til
Kennett
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkansas
Iowa
Missouri
Demopolis
Ala
Blytheville
Ark
Dyersburg
Tent
Montrose
Miss
Tormado
Ient
Wnth
George Remnsnide
Joseph Roesch
Frank Musik
Charles Johnson
George Hassall
Robert Malacarne
Oscar Krug
Jane Smith
Albert Weaver
Glenview
Lornado
Lywedre
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Associae
Stewart Haveral
Tstelle Royster
Brown-Dixon Company
Fred Fauntleroy
Palm Garden
Escal Myers
Cecil Brown
Wendell Morelock
O. W. Robinson
Martin Bartlett
Wayne Pitt
Wayne End
T. R. Kivett
Harry Mortis Jr
Joe Harvey
Ben Reno
Tew Hovis
Harral
Chamber of Commerce
State Welfare Board
Ada Legion Post
Ray Fickess
East Ninth
Hod Blanks
Liz Bark
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