Youths Sentenced to Life for Hexbar Storekeeper Killing
George Mullins and Estil Perkins, who confessed to the May 25 1924 murder of W M Cox a Hexbar storekeeper, pleaded guilty a second time and were sentenced to life in the McAlester penitentiary Judge Asa Walden stating their youth and environment influenced the sentence while noting willingness to apply the death penalty in appropriate cases The prosecution initially sought the electric chair but appeals and careful consideration led to life terms despite earlier death sentences
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Estil Perkins
W. M. Cox
Hexbar
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Cox
W. F. Freeman
Asa Walden
Sigler
Jackson
H. H. Brown
Criminal Court of Appeals
Freeman
George Mullins
William F. Freeman
Perkins
Mullens
Carter County
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Massive Australian fortune drawn into limelight
Mrs Mary Wheeler 76 of Wiltshire claims 40 million of William Webber fortune valued at 500 million dollars with the British government holding over half the estate and portions in the United States and Holland. Other claims come from William Montague Blayley and Vivian Perrien, Windsor Ontario hotel workers. Barnsdall Large greenhouse project noted for the city’s eastern sector.
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William Webber
Mary Wheeler
Wiltshire
Webber
United States
Holland
Famous Author Harold Bell Wright Builds Books Like a House
Harold Bell Wright, famed as the world’s most read author, rises early to write at 7 each morning and spends afternoons on other work. While filming The Mine With the Iron Door at Principal Pictures near Oracle Arizona, he collaborated closely with Sol Lesser and Sam Wood on location. His workshop reflects his orderly, methodical approach to crafting stories and selecting real-life characters to embody his themes.
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Sol Lesser
Incipal Pictures
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German Enmity Dies Hard In Army Munition Plants
Berlin reports the Military Commission of Control, active since 1919, probes German military production to enforce Versailles limits. Since inspections began 993 visits have occurred to army quarters amid tense, hostile crowds and police dispersals before 48 hour notice. Carmen New steel bridge across Eagle Chief river opens to traffic.
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Berlin
Germany
Military Commission of Control
Carmen
Eagle Chief River
Kingfisher County Plans Eight Hundred Thousand Bond Election
A planning group in Kingfisher County seeks an $800,000 bond election to finance road construction. The proposal aligns with existing fiscal items including assets and receivables and reflects the county's ongoing debt and revenue management.
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