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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1934
Page
3
A massive explosion at a San Salvador dock ignited a fire that burned through La Libertad, leveling blocks and destroying the city hall and a church. About 150 people were killed and hundreds injured as rescue workers, guardsmen, and Red Cross teams moved to aid victims and organize relief.
Judge R L Williams presided as cases heard Monday continued. The jury in the conspiracy case of R Donald Slee and Opal Kemp began deliberations with no verdict yet. Browall Coffman and G E Branscome pleaded guilty in the same case and in a related matter. Eugene C Aldrich in two Seminole county banking cases moved to March 26 at Muskogee. A J Richardson Grady county Act of 1919 found guilty, sentence deferred. John Bell and Samuel Boyd each 18 months in Southwestern Reformatory at El Reno, Luther Smith two years at El Reno.
Marlin Texas report says Irvin Blackie Thompson, one of three Oklahoma prison escapees, was convicted and sentenced to death for the December theft of 41 000 from the First State Bank in Marlin. Co-defendants W J Whitney Walker and Roy Johnson also faced multiple robberies and sentences.
Richard E. Byrd and Lt Commander Isaac Schlossbach along with three passengers survived a mid day crash 500 yards from the expedition camp. All suffered minor injuries and were shaken but not hurt. The damaged Fokker engine monoplane was on a test flight preceding a South Pole mission.
A federal jury found Mrs. Opal Kemp and R. Ronald Slee guilty on conspiracy charges after a day of deliberation. The jury recommended clemency for Ms Kemp while Judge Williams set sentencing for next Thursday for the other defendants Browall Coffman and G E Branscome who pleaded guilty. The case involves the Bill Coffman estate once run by a longtime hardware dealer and later placed in bankruptcy. Court recessed to Monday after a week of criminal business.
Edward P. Tingle and Mrs Vallia Sublett died when a light truck overturned four miles southwest of Ada on a Thursday night as steering failed. Stewart, driving, escaped injury while Mrs Sublett and Mr Tingle died at Ada. Funeral plans noted for Roff and Ada.
At East Central invitation tournament Pauls Valley and Varnum reach Class A final after wins over Konawa Ada and Stonewall. Stratford Maysville and Pleasant Grove Mill Creek win Class B C semifinals to reach finals. Final rounds scheduled Saturday night with eight Class A teams in early rounds.
Wells at multiple Oklahoma sites report progress with the McAlester sand, including Blackstock No. 1 south of Manahan No. 1 Reynolds-Wagner and Manahan No. 2 ready to spud. Other operations near Ada Stonewall and Bebee advance, with spudding planned and top pipes set, reflecting ongoing offshore drilling-style activity in the region.
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise on his 60th birthday urged Christians and Jews to live together without creed-based division. He praised forbearance toward Christendom, urged equal understanding, and warned that Hitlerism wounds world Jewry and civilization. Ada sees strong oil and highway growth this year with deposits up, highway work, new supply houses, and gas field development underway.
General Ada activity rises with oil development in Fitts area and older Allen Bebee fields. Downtown merchants report expanding patronage and optimism in real estate, with more home purchases and a growing rental demand. Builders hold back on new construction while housing stock is utilized to accommodate oil workers and others.
A Memphis fire killed Earl R. Hammond his wife Auba Kay Hammond their three year old son and 12 day old daughter and Mrs Kate Kay sister of Mrs Hammond. Earl Hammond Jr died trying to save his son and Mrs Hammond perished while rescuing her infant. Neighbors Hugh Luck and his son escaped unhurt as flames blocked the stairs.
In a desert near the Dender river in Sudan, former King Alfonso of Spain and companions on a lion hunting expedition exchanged gunfire with a Sudanese patrol after both sides mistook the other for bandits. The incident lasted several hours before the error was realized.
Oklahoma City report declares a dog that bit fifteen Seminole school children had rabies after head examination. Health Commissioner G N Bilby said the state could not provide vaccine.
A British woman surgeon advises girls to beware of falling for men with flat heads, joking that better fat heads than flat heads. The remark reflects a humorous take on appearance and romance.
Classified ad item highlights stronger returns on investments and value for money in advertised opportunities. Includes brief notes on potential benefits and general buying guidance for readers seeking efficient use of funds.
Charles Makley, second Dillinger gang member, is found guilty of murder of Sheriff Jess Sarber and faces the death penalty in the electric chair. Harry Pierpont already received a similar verdict. both are jailed with Russell Clark awaiting trial. Ohio National Guard continues tight security to prevent a jailbreak.
Oklahoma City sportsmen found barren stores as State Game and Fish Warden Robert Chandler seized 50 quail 35 ducks two prairie chickens three pheasants one wild goose and venison quarters. An ice cream firm and a man named John Doe paid fines for possession of wild game in closed season. The department planned more charges in justice courts. Hospital patients will eat the confiscated game.
Washington march 17. Police drove 30 negro students from the capitol after they tried to enter the house restaurant labeled For Members Only. The group protested alleged constitutional rights as officers and congressmen watched, while Rep De Priest filed a petition seeking a rules committee investigation into the ban.
W B Pine former United States senator announced as a Republican candidate for governor on a platform of honest intelligent aggressive economical government. He drew early county endorsements and said the public desires change while Democrats already field several rivals including Murray successor Tom Anglin Walton Marland Burns and others. All Oklahoma governors have been Democrats.
Sidney Gene Carr, a one year old, was found alive in a ravine eight miles northwest of Elk City after more than 20 hours lost on a 1500 acre ranch. He had wandered from home at 4 p.m. yesterday in frigid wind and was rushed to doctors after being rescued.
In Stromburg Nebraska Charles Krues' home fire consumed $300 hidden in a baby's shoe under the mattress. The money was stashed for safekeeping and would likely have survived if the rake handle had not broken.
Benton Davis Grayson county sheriff found the sedan used by four men who robbed Whitesboro National Bank of 13500 a week earlier near Pontotoc Oklahoma north of Tishomingo where it was abandoned and burned Roofing tacks like those scattered on the road were found around the charred car The car belonged to a Fort Worth woman whose daughter had driven it to Sulphur Oklahoma where it was stolen.
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