Contempt Verdict for Oklahoma Supreme Court Vice Chief Justice
The Oklahoma City special state supreme court found Justice C. W. Mason guilty of direct contempt for attacking attorney Christie Russell in the capitol corridors after Russell accused Mason of misrepresenting an opinion. Mason apologized and received a severe reprimand with no further punishment. The rare citation of a sitting justice by a special court marks a historic moment in state legal history.
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Oklahoma City
Supreme Court Today
State Supreme Court
C. W. Mason
Special Supreme Court
H. Bart Martin
Mason
Christie Russel
Martin
Capitol
Russell
J. D. Lydick
Supreme Court
Utterback
Field conferences planned in Ada and Pontotoc county
Ada and Pontotoc county host four geological field conferences in coming weeks. John Fitts coordinates auto caravan tours to Atoka Coalgate and Stonewall, exploring fossil formations central to Oklahoma geology. About 50 Oklahoma University paleontology students with Dr Charles E Decker begin May 7, followed by 30 geology students from Oklahoma A and M College May 13 14 guided by Prof Koshman.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
John Fitts
Oklahoma
Atoka
Coalgate
Stonewall
Norman
Oklahoma University
Charles E. Decker
Pontotoc
Decf
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Stillwater
Ae County
Koshman
Coun
Bee Inspector Initiates Ada Cleanup Campaign
H. H. Berry the state bee inspector arrived in Ada and began inspecting colonies for foul brood. Agent Hill will assist for several days with enforcing cleanup and demonstrations, as the first colony examined suggests the disease may be widespread. Citizens with bees are urged to notify Mr. Hill for service.
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H. H. Berry
Ada
Mr. Berry
Agent Hill
Berry
Mr. Hill
Red Cross Doubles Appeal To Ten Million For Flood Sufferers
Secretary Hoover after meetings with Red Cross officials and President Coolidge raises appeal from five to ten million for Mississippi flood victims. Hoover says 250000 displaced and urges each Red Cross chapter to double its prior goal as relief efforts continue.
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Washington
Hoover
American Red Cross
United States
Mississippi River
Red Cross
President Coolidge
George E. Scott
Cornelius N. Bliss
New York
Mable T. Boardman
Kennedy Construction To Resurface Ada Main Street
The Kennedy Construction Company of Tulsa has the lowest bid to resurface Ada Main Street with a concrete top from the O C A A railroad to the Frisco track. Work planned May 10 to June 10, 30 days, at 2 10 per yard plus average trespass on top. A citizens committee endorsed the bid as reputable and capable.
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Main Street
Ada
Kennedy Construction Company
Tulsa
Kennedy
Tuesiav
Leari
Citzens
Civic I0ne
Cly
Kennedy Constructon Company
Frisco
East Central Debaters Defeat Tahlequah in McNary Haugan Debate
East Central represented by Leonard Callis and Miss Oma Patton won a unanimous decision over Tahlequah at the college auditorium. The cross state event contrasted Northeastern affirmative with East Central negative on enacting the McNary Haugan bill. Judges included Clyde Howell, J T Sanders, and T H Reynolds.
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Fom
Teachers Colleges
Tahlequah
Teachers College
Ada
Leonard Callis
Oma Patton
East Central
Northeastern
Clyde Howell
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Education Association
J. T. Sanders
A. & M. College
Stillwater
T. H. Reynolds
Horace Manon
Mary Bella Harvey
Girls’ Glee Club
Kenneth Simms
Elizabeth Ann Wilson
D. J. Nabors
Bob Naylor
Durant
Oklahoma
M. P. Hatchett
Geology classes from Southwestern College and KU to visit Ada area
Prof. Dunlevy head of Southwestern College geology in Winfield Kansas will lead a geology class on an extended Ada area tour on an announced date. Another Kansas University geology class from Lawrence is expected in May under Raymond C Moore head of the Kansas Geological Survey and KU geology department.
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Dunlevy
Southwestern College
Winfield
Kan
Ada
Kansas University
Lawrence
Raymond C. Moore
Kansas Geological Survey
University of Kansas Department of Geology
Mob searches jails for boy who confessed to church murder
Lonnie Dixon, 16, confessed to killing 12-year-old Floelia McDonald in the belfry of the First Presbyterian church two weeks earlier. A mob of up to 5,000 men and boys pressured authorities to locate him, but guards and the penitentiary could not provide aid. Dixon was not found in local jails or the state prison.
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Little Rock
Ark
Lonnie Dixon
Floelia McDonald
First Presbyterian Church
State Penitentiary
Dixon
Arkansas National Guard
Ramsey Well in Allen Field Produces 35 Barrels
Production in the Allen area rose last week with the Ramsey well in section 21-5-8 yielding 35 barrels as the Allen sand was tapped at 835 feet. LaSelle, section 31-5-5, flows about 150 barrels. tubing and packing to be installed Wednesday. The Shaw well in 33-5-5 is underreaming at 1920 feet. Bebeo field Ramsey well underreaming past 1200 feet. Additional notes on related wells and local oil activity follow.
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Allen
Ramsey
LaSelle
Shaw
Bebeo Field
Homackla Crfst
Allen Field
Snowden-McSweny
Gillispie
Smithwell
Louisiana Refining Company
Allen Territory
Konawa
Kenney-Owen
Coleman
Coleman Farm
Roxanna Oil Co
Pottawatomie
Slick
T. B. Slick
Mid-Continent
R. J. Jones
Six more bodies found in Everettville mine disaster
In Fairmont West Virginia rescuers locate six additional victims raising the death toll to 24 and still search for 70 missing miners. Led by Robert Lambie and George McCaa rescue teams battle fire and gas as ambulances stand by at the mine mouth.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Everettville
Robert Lambie
West Virginia Mining Department
George McCaa
United States Bureau of Mines
Lambie
Fairmount
Morgantown
Flood Crest Threat to New Orleans Scrutiny and Repairs
Louisiana floods push backwaters across northeast parishes as crews bolster levees below Vidalia and around New Orleans. Crevasse work near est New Orleans widens to 1600 feet with aim for 2000 feet. residents evacuate to coast towns while city business continues.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Louisiana
Red River
Vidalia
Vicksburg
St. Bernard
Piaquimines
Lake Ponchattain
Carrollton
Crescent Bend
Gulfport
Biloxi
Mississippi Coast
Hammond
Aggie Instructor Named President of Cameron School
John Coffee an Oklahoma A. and M. College instructor was elected by the board of regents as president of the Cameron school of agriculture at Lawton. Harry B. Cordell said there was no issue against Coffee and that he succeeded only because he did not reapply. Dr Bradford Knapp was unanimously reelected to head the A. and M. college at Stillwater. Presidents of other agricultural colleges were re-elected.
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Oklahoma City
John Coffee
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Board of Regents of
The
Agricultural Colleges
Cameron School of Agriculture
Lawton
Harry B. Cordell
Board of Agriculture
March
Bradford Knapp
A. & M. College
Stillwater
Two Men and One Woman Killed In Auto Accident
In Duncan Oklahoma on May 3 a car stalled and rolled off a bridge into a creek 16 feet below killing three inside. The deceased are Matt Norton and his wife aged 59 and Ben Bullard aged 61. Mrs Bullard escaped unharmed. G W Worris broke a leg. Carney Norton, eight, survived with minor scratches.
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Duncan
Okla
Here
Matt Norton
Ben Bullard
Oklahoma City Livestock Market Report May 3
Cattle 950 head steady top car lots medium weight steers and yearlings nine dollars. Bulk steers seven fifty to eight seventy five. A few choice heifers nine dollars. Stock cows and calves steady. Hogs 1,400 head five cents lower car lots up to nine eighty, bulk nine forty to nine seventy five. Pack Sows eight twenty five to eight fifty.
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Oklahoma City
Mistrial Declared in Mae Hamilton Gale Case
In Okmulgee Oklahoma May 3 the trial of Mae Hamilton for poisoning her son ended in a mistrial after 43 hours of deliberation. The jury was deadlocked seven for conviction and five for acquittal leading Judge John L Norman to declare a mistrial and remand the defendant to Sheriff John Russell. A new trial is expected after July 1 when funds for the jury pool are available.
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Okmulgee
Mae Hamilton
A. N. Boatman
John L. Norman
John Russell
Memorial Sermon for Confederate Veterans by Johnstone
Rev. Charles Warren Johnstone led the annual memorial services for Confederate veterans at the Christian church auditorium. A large crowd of veterans, wives, widows, and veterans’ children attended as the speaker praised Confederate valor and urged steadfastness in religious life. A roll of veterans, wives, and widows who died in the past year was read.
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Charles Warren Johnstone
The
Christian Church
Johnstone
Coolidge Sees No Advantage in Another Note to Canton China
President Coolidge holds no advantage for the United States in sending a further note to the Cantonese government after the Nanking outrages.
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Washington
Coolidge
United States
China
Pontotoc County Red Cross Surpasses Flood Aid Quota
Pontotoc County Red Cross exceeds its $500 flood relief quota with a $554.92 donation led by Mrs. Orville Snead secretary. Donations include Allen auxiliary $63.25 Stonewall auxiliary $32 Ada $459.67, with Roff and Francis still to report. Individual gifts $228.91 and a directors Shriner committee $230.76 push total near $600 along with a $100 Elks remittance.
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Pontotoc County
Davis to Aid Hoover on Mississippi Flood Visit
Secretary Davis of the War Department will accompany Secretary Hoover on a trip to the Mississippi flood area. The goal is to have the Army Engineer Corps and the Mississippi River Commission expedite a report on flood prevention measures.
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Davis
Washington
Coolidge
War Department
Hoover
Mississippi
Engineer Corps of the Army
Mississippi River Commission
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