Johnston Impeachment Trial Near Verdict After Arguments
In Oklahoma City the defense and prosecution wrapped their cases in the Johnston impeachment trial and prepared for oral arguments before the vote to dismiss the suspended governor. Head accused Johnston of clemency abuses and blamed Sullivan for a pardoned killer. the court set a vote for tomorrow. Separately in New York the Belgian Royal Guard symphonic band, 69 members, arrived for a three month tour of the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Mar
Henry S. Johnston
Johnston
C. S. Storms
Senate
Board of Managers
Head
Oklahoma
R. D. Crosthwaite
Crosthwaite
H. E. Sullivan
Sullivan
Clyde Collins
Bill Mundell
Collins
Mundell
Kirby Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Edwin Dabney
Thomas H. Owen
Owen
New York
Royal Belgian Guard
United States
Canada
Butler Sues Officials Over Arrest In Damages Suit
F J Butler sues Sheriff Fred Bowles County Attorney J W Dean and bondsmen for 25000 alleging arrest without warrant and wrongful jail retention. Bowles says arrest was requested by Chandler officials but he waited for official wire instruction and could not identify Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bowles
J. W. Dean
F. J. Butler
Butler
Bowles
Dean
Pontotoc
Chandler
Pontotoc County Scholastics Census Totals Report
Complete returns of scholastic census enumerators filed with the county superintendent show Pontotoc County totaling 10 667, an increase of 38 over 1927. Whites number 10 935 with 266 negroes and 303 Indians among whites. Boys and girls nearly equal in white counts. Districts listed with counts for each.
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Pontotoc County
Allen
Stonewall
Lula
Pleasant Valley
Latta
Vaness
New Bethel
Burrows
Francis
Bebee
Maxwell
Galey
Parish Chapel
Center
Egypt
Oakman
Happyland
Blackrock
Denny
Conway
Homer
Ada
Pickett
Colbert
Union Valley
Ahloso
Lovelady
Frisco
Rocky Chapel
Fitzhugh
Lightning Ridge
Hart
Delberg
Roff
Laxton
Franks
Jesse
Union
High Hill
McCall's Chapel
Epidemic Battle Expands as Alabama Floods Hit South
Across the flooded south, relief funds rise with Alabama pushing for a special legislature session. Mobile reports 37000 dollars raised toward 78000, Montgomery 26000, Atlanta 50000 with 5000 donated. Red Cross directs anti-toxins and sanitary measures in camps. evacuees seek clothing from Salvation Army as waters recede. Death toll remains 20 as levee watches continue and Memphis braces for 40.5 feet by week end.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Mobile
Montgomery
Tampa
Red Cross
William Dekleine
Salvation Army
South
Florida
Selma
Primrose
Araund Elba
River Junction
Fla
Flint
Chattahoochee
Apalachicola
Coast Guard
Chocawhatchee
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Mississippi Valley
Memphis
Hale of Osage Fame Denied a New Trial
William K. Hale, Osage rancher and convicted co defendant in the 1923 Henry Roan murder, lost a motion for a new trial in federal court. Judge Franklin KE Kennamer overruled the motion, and Hale gave notice of immediate appeal. The ruling followed Hale’s second appeal trial in Pawhuska, which upheld the 1926 life sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Osage Fame
Tulsa
William K. Hale
Osage
Leavenworth Federal Prison
Henry Roan
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Pawhuska
Dempsey Couple Consider Long Island Homes
They report Jack and Estelle Taylor Dempsey are house hunting in New York and leaning toward fashionable communities on Long Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack
Estelle Taylor Dempsey
Lone Island
Building Permits On Increase Once More
Building permits for the past week totalled 14250 with one business project for C M Mays Lumber. Five new residences were started this month and several business projects, including Prince Chevrolet agency, Thompson Brothers College Vicinity, Model annex, Corner Drug front, and Ada News balcony upgrade, are under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Dagegs
C. M. Mays Lumber Company
Prince-Chevrolet
Thompson Brothers
College
Ada News
Nance suit ends with small fee in federal case
Federal Judge R L Williams wrapped the G E Nance Jr v Empire Gas and Fuel Co litigation with a $54 000 claim for failure to pay the lease purchase balance and a $100 judgment for the plaintiff plus costs. An appeal was noted. Other federal cases included damages for a truck accident and a tax refund suit by Choctaw Cotton Oil Co seeking about $467 000, while John H Aven sues Rock Island for losses from an embargo on feed in Seminole. The session also covered a damages claim in Whitmore v Stamper Oil, and a Bee Bee era lease sale dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Nance Jr
Empire Gas and Fuel Company
R. L. Williams
Williams
Nance
Empire
Bebee Territory
Douglas Jackson
Blue Ribbon Oil Development Company
J. R. Whitmore
Ted Stamper Oil Company
Federal District Court
Choctaw Cotton Oil Company
United States
Choctaw
John H. Aven
Rock Island Railroad
Seminole
Fleets Buy Ada Office Building in Noted Deal
John and Frank Fleet purchase the American Building at Broad Way and Twelfth Streets from American Oil and Refining. No price disclosed. Skirvin of the American oversees the transaction. Fleets & Osborn plan to move in about April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleets
Deal
American
Broadway and
Twelfth Streets
John and
Frank Fleet
American Oil and Refining Corporation
Ada
O. W.skirvin
The
Fleets & Osborn
Southwest
Bank Robbery at Brownwood Texas Nets 5500
Brownwood Texas March 13 First National Bank robbed of 5500 by two unmasked men who forced entry and locked employees in the vault. One robber entered with clerks while the other guarded the door and fled with the cash in an automobile after ushering more staff into the vault. Millard Romines the cashier escaped but could not identify the getaway direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Tex
Mar
First National Bank of
Millard Romines
Mexico City
Plutarco Elias Callies
Portes Gil
Jose Zonzzalo Escobar
Chihuahua
Guadalupe Victoria
Durango
Torreon
Escalon
Carles
Chapultepec
Calles
Chihuama
Escobar
Catareo
el Paso
Enrique Lickens
Portes Gill
Callies
Bermejillo
Ceballos
Drmrange
Jimenez
Gomez Palacio
Benizno Serrato
At & P
Andreu Almazan
Vera Cruz
Jesus Maria Azuirre
Quarantine on Arkansas Live Stock Declared
Oklahoma City reports a state board quarantine on Arkansas cattle and horses starting March 23 due to Arkansas not funding cattle tick eradication. Cattle moved into Oklahoma must be dipped twice per bureau of animal husbandry rules. President Harry B. Cordell said action protects Oklahoma livestock from Arkansas案件 funding failure.
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Arkansas
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture
Harry B. Cordell
Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Cordell
Warrant Issued for J. K. Murray in Oklahoma Bank Case
Murray, liquidating agent for the failed Depositors Guaranty Bank of Ponca City, faced a county attorney issued warrant for corruption and misconduct in office. The action stems from Sam Bounds, auditor for the house investigating committee, and ties to the Henry S. Johnston impeachment proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Pia
Oklahoma County
J. K. Murray
Depositors Guaranty Bank
Ponca City
Murray
Sam Bounds
House of Representatives
Henry S. Johnston
Oklahoma
Johnston
Curt Hall
Hall
Laughlin and Son Face Possession Charges in County Raid
J. J. Laughlin former county commissioner and his son Charley Laughlin are charged with possession of intoxicants in county court after a raid by county officers. They were released on bond to appear before County Judge Tal Crawford. Charley Laughlin was stopped by Jack Sparks with a half gallon of whiskey. seven jars of whiskey were seized from the Laughlin home by Sheriff Fred Bowles's deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Laughlin
Charley Laughlin
Laughlins
Tal Crawford
Jack Sparks
Young Laughlin
Fred Bowles
Laughlin
Farm relief measure shaping for April session
President Hoover will not dictate terms for the farm relief bill. He plans to outline views in the April 15 message and asks agricultural committees to craft a constructive measure from existing proposals. The McNary-Haugen bill shapes initial Senate consideration with a revolving fund and farm board concepts.
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James L. West
Associated Press
Washington, Mar
Hoover
House
Senate Agricultural Committees
White House
President Coolidge
Mr. Hoover
Senate
McNary-Hancen
Northwest
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Penalty Date Near for Tag Purchasers
About 4 500 motor vehicles in Pontotoc county have been tagged by Marjorie Braly tag agent. An estimated 2 000 to 2 500 autos still lack 1929 tags and face arrest for delinquency. Penalties begin after April 1 at 10 cents per day. two weeks remain before enforcement. County Attorney J W Dean warned offenders while many motorists lined up at Braly’s office.
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Pontotoc County
Marjorie Braly
Oklahoma
J. W. Dean
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Pontotoc CO. Scholastics
Mississippi
Aven
Rock Island
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
Elba
Ala
News and
NEA
Tena
Laughlin and Son
London
Commons
Gill
Juarez
Revolutionary Army
Marcelo Caraveo
Chicnahua
Marcelino M. Murrieta
Chichauahua
Agrch
Revolutionary Forces of
Mexico
Jose Gonzelo Escobar
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