Mystery man hidden in trailer crew fuels northern chase
Martha Brittain and Betty Haynes hire the Airspeed trailer firm for a coast trip. Gerry Neal joins them, then vanishes at Long Beach after meeting Jack Speddon. Martha suspects a link to Betty's disappearance and enlists Neal as a potential ally while wary of his motives. They plan to meet Betty in San Francisco and press on toward the Palace Hotel while a deeper plot unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Martha Brittain
Betty Haynes
Airspeed Trailer Company
Arnold Sloss
Bond
Gerry Neal
Neal
Jack Speddon
Long Beach
Speddon
Betty
Martha
San Francisco
Palace Hotel
Sloan
Haynes
Palace
del Monte
The
Santa Barbara
Horace Mann Centennial Celebrations Include May 4 Observances
U.S. honors Horace Mann known as the father of the American common school with centennial events this year. May 4 marks Mann’s birth. programs by schools and parent-teacher associations, plus National Education Association activities, highlight his work and vision for universal, free, state-supported education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Horace Mann
Willis Thornton
NEA
Mann
National Education Association
Webster
Massachusetts
Jefferson
Franklin
Washington
Lincoln
Board of Education
America
Joy Elmer Morgan
Thomas Urges New Dollar Valuation
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma presses a bill to determine the reasonable value of the dollar and peg it there A commission would study prices and fix value He says administration deflates prices and that bond holders bankers urge the dollar be kept from becoming too cheap impacting farm prices and cotton markets
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Thomas
Roosevelt
Agriculture Commissioners
Ada High Wing Forensic Honors At Stillwater
Ada high school dominated the state forensic meet at Stillwater with top honors in class A and among Ada students earning best actor and actress prizes. B. F. Rice and Dorothy Hughes led individual honors as Ada swept one act play radio play and dramatic reading, with several students qualifying for the national contest in Jacksonville Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Ada
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma High School Public Speaking League
Junior College Forensic League
Jacksonville
Ill
Iona Ballew Freeman
Ada High School
B. F. Rice
Dorothy Hughes
Bill Little
Virginia Sugg
Illinois
Margaret McMillan
Chickasha
Claude McMillan
South Belmont
Alfred,r. Sugg
W. D. Little
Freeman
Ada college and Horace Mann hold May commencement events
The schedule opens Sunday May 23 with baccalaureate sermons at First Baptist Church with Dr. A N Hall preaching. Horace Mann junior high graduation May 25 and senior high May 26 follow, before college exercises May 27 when A L Crabbs will address graduates. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Mann
Horace Mann High School
First Baptist Church
A. N. Hall
First Baptist Church of
Muskogee
Ada
Linscheid
The
Baptist Church
Knight Hall
Horace Mann Junior High School
College Auditorium
Horace Mann Senior High School
A. L. Crabb
Oklahoma
Madill
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Stillwater
UGE RESIGNS FROM FHA POST
John Carlock Oklahoma state director of the federal housing administration resigns effective May 15. Freeman Galt, WPA finance officer for Ardmore district, named as successor and will not discuss appointment until Washington releases details. Carlock cites policy to cut administration expenses and says duties will be handed to another official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Okla
John Carlock
Oklahoma
Federal Housing Administration
Carlock
Freeman Galt
WPA
FHA
Washington
Galt
Stewart McDonald
Auto Beating Leads to Arrest in County
Jack Hampton was taken into custody Sunday afternoon by county officers who allege he beat a brother in law Mr Fox s automobile with a club in the after noon. The car lost its lights windows wires and distributor was torn out. The owner did not complain but a charge of being drunk was filed against Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hampton
Fox
Hampton
FHA names Askew acting Oklahoma state director
Administrator Steward McDonald announced Mayor Hugh Askew as acting state director for Oklahoma succeeding John Carlock. Carlock and Tulsa district director George E. Matt resigned with McDonald noting their exceptional service. The Tulsa office will consolidate with Oklahoma City, giving Oklahoma City state jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Steward McDonald
Federal Housing Administration
Hugh Askew
Oklahoma
John Carlock
Askew
McDonald
Carlock
George E. Matt
Tulsa
FHA
Matt
Oklahoma City
Freeman Galt
Seven Violent Deaths in Texas Reported in One Day
May 3 Dallas report lists seven fatalities from traffic crashes fires drownings and shootings across Texas. Victims include Ernest Cluck killed in a Dallas collision chasing a blown hat Joe Hale burned in a lake fishing camp fire near Huntsville Paul Wesley Mitchell drowned in a pond near the state orphan home Mrs John Krupal killed in Kaufman County seven year old Charles Own Baker fatally struck in Fort Worth Oliver Eugene Davidson and wife Mattie May Davidson died from gunshot injuries in Beaumont.
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Dallas
Texas
Ernest Cluck
Grand Prairie
Joe Hale
Riverside
Huntsville
Paul Wesley Mitchell
State Orphans Home
Corsicana
John Krupal
Kaufman County
Charles Own Baker
Fort Worth
Oliver Eugene Davidson
Hemphill
Mattie May Davidson
Beaumont
Mrs Wirt Franklin Succumbs to Kidney Ailment
Mrs Wirt Franklin 41 wife of an Oklahoma oil operator died in a city hospital. Survived by husband three daughters mother and two brothers. Funeral at Ardmore residence with burial in Rose Hill cemetery.
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Oklahoma City
Wirt Franklin
Oklahoma
Franklin
Ardmore
Frederick M. Frey
Chickasha
Svert P. Rhea
Betty Jean Franklin
J. P. Doss
Herbert Doss
Ada Building Boom Expands With Permits
Building activity in Ada grows with S W Pemberton's permit to add to Pemberton Bakery at 530 East Main costing 2000 dollars. Valley View hospital construction nears rough completion as Ada aims to be a regional medical center. Remodeling at McLellan store on Main Street continues. W T Phillips gets permit for a filling station at 101 West Sixth. Dick Gargis secures permit for a residence at 109 East Seventh and R V Dixon plans an addition to his home at 512 East Eighteenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
S. W. Pemberton
Pemberton
East Main
Valley View Hospital
McLellan
Main Street
W. T. Phillips
West Sixth
Dick Gargis
East Seventh
R.V. Dixon
East Eighteenth
Two More Drilling Projects In Muse Area Begin
The Muse area southeast of Fitts field accelerates development with E. H. Moore Inc staking No. 2 Muse for SE NE SE 33-27 and No. 2 Thompson for SE 33-27. Saturday saw cellar and pits dug. Blackstock No. 1 Thompson NE of 4-1-7 drilled at 2920 feet in Cromwell sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muse
Fitts
E. H. Moore, Inc
Thompson
Blackstock No
East Central Gets Building May Be East Central Gets Building
Oklahoma City May 1 AP A bill to appropriate 200000 for a new library at East Central Teachers college Ada passed the senate and goes to the house. Senator Nichols says the money comes from the public building fund if the fund bill passes. A second bill would earmark oil revenues for a public building fund for institutional construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
East Central Teachers College
Ada
Senate
House
Allen G. Nichols
Wewoka
Rye Grass Gaining Popularity in Pasture Use
In Sulphur on May 1, Hubert A. Wright of Murray County reports rye grass pays for pasture use. A Carter county pasture tour showed rye grass carrying 10 sheep per acre and thriving in Bermuda sod, prepared land, creek banks, and poor clay hills. Farmers call it the best winter and spring hog pasture and a good hay source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert A. Wright
Murray County
Wright
Carter County
Bermuda
Isolationist neutralit y bill signed at sea by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed at sea the broader isolationist neutrality bill replacing the expired temporary law. The measure makes permanent the embargo against munitions to foreign belligerents and gives the president authority to restrict trade in goods useful to warring nations. It was rushed to Roosevelt on his fishing craft off Aransas Pass, Texas, after being flown from Washington and transported by auto to the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Roosevelt
Congress
Aransas Pass
Tex
Washington
White House
New Orleans
Hoffett
Not a Gentleman Be Courteous Sayings From Girls and Men
A dialogue of dating guidance shows both sides urging proper behavior. The men are told to be confident and pleasant without overbearing tastes while the women offer a final admonition that gentleness matters and improper manners are unwelcome.
Tulsa Rodeo Crowns Winners In Second Annual Event
The steer roping championship at Tulsa rodeo was won by Gene Ross of Sayre Oklahoma. Vivian White of Ringwood Oklahoma claimed the champion girl bronc title. Clyde Burks of Comanche Oklahoma took calf roping, Vic Schwartz of Lawton Oklahoma won bronco riding. Everett Shaw of Stonewall Oklahoma won wild cow unbelling with Hoyt Heffner, and Wichita Falls Texas defeated Brama bull riding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Gene Ross
Sayre
Okla
Vivian White
Ringwood
Clyde Burks
Comanche
Vic Schwartz
Lawton
Everett Shaw
Stonewall
Hoyt Heffner
Wichita Falls
Tex
Deserts on the March and soil conservation notes
A Farm News excerpt reviews Dr. Paul B. Sears book Deserts on the March highlighting how plowing and large scale cultivation expose soil to erosion. It stresses soil conservation through wind and water erosion prevention and soil replenishment by crop rotation and fertilizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul B. Sears
University of Oklahoma
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NEA Service, Inc
Monterey
Mass
Brown University
Antioch College
Ohio
Antioch
Journal
National Educational Association
United States
A. M. Landman
Five Civilized Tribes
Ada News
DR. Hall
Uge
Keith Funeral Chapel, Inc
Ada, Oklahoma
Pontotoc
East Central
Bill
the Farmer- Stockman
Earth
Sears
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
P. A. Norri
G. J. Morton
8. K. Grant
FP. C. Norris
J. KE. Martin
B. ©. King
RK. W. Simpeon
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