Sally Ford flees in carnival tale of theater and children
Sally Ford, a ward of the state, hides among orphans in the Palace of Wonders as a New Yorker pressures her with offers of supper and a governor’s limousine. The orphaned girls and Betsy recognize Sally in disguise when Eloise and the others draw near Princess Lalla, and Betsy exclaims Sally Ford, play acting, revealing the truth to the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Mencken
Middle West
Sally
Rube
New Yorker
Gus
Barker
Palace of Wonders
Laila
Sally Ford
Lalla
Turkey
Clara
Thelma
Betsy
David
Clem Carson
Miss Pond
Eloise Durant
Eloise
Jan
New York
Betsey
Princess Lally
Carnival tent reveals Sally Ford in disguise and Betsey’s crush
In a carnival scene Sally Ford struggles to keep her cover as Betsey clings to the midget Pitty Sing. Gus and Pop Bybee orchestrate a rescue as Enid and Van cross paths with Sally’s secret unraveling. Betsey’s loyalty, Sally’s fear, and the golden haired woman’s suspicion collide amid showmanship and danger.
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Gus
Pitty
Miss Pond
Sally
Betsey
Courtley
Winfield Bybee
Palace of Wonders
Old Pop Bybee
Pop Bybee
Sally Ford
Oklahoma City Man Requisitioned for Texas Swindle Case
Governor Johnston honored a Texas requisition for the return of Hugh D. Mitchell and T. H. Woods to Texas on swindling charges. Mitchell, held on a $500 bond in Kansas, was arrested at Ardmore with Woods after an oil lease scam alleged to involve Texas Kansas and Oklahoma. National Secret Service officials expect more arrests as the case widens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Hugh D. Mitchell
Ardmore
Winfield
Kan
Johnston
Dan Moody
Texas
Mitchell
T. H. Woods
Kansas
Oods
Ewing London
Gainsville
T. W. Gill
National Secret Service Bureau
Woods
Oklahoma
London
Veterans Gather for Confederate Leadership Bid in Little Rock
In Little Rock Arkansas May 10 politics topped the meals of Confederate veterans as they vote for a new commander in chief to succeed General J C Foster Houston Texas candidates include General A T Goodwin Elmore Alabama and Colonel R A Sneed Oklahoma City Oklahoma. The group also considers city hosts for the 1929 reunion with Atlanta and Charlotte strong. A grand ball featuring the United States Marine Band drew about 7000 attendees with dancers pairing up to Dixie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
J. C. Foster
Houston
Texas
A. T. Goodwin
Elmore
Ala
Department of Tennessee
R. A. Sneed
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Atlanta
Charlotte
United States Marine Band
Dixie
Retiring Chicago Teacher Plans Summer Debut of Study
Carrie Roundy, 71, who taught at a small west Chicago school for 50 years, plans to retire from teaching on June 8 to pursue further studies. A public celebration will honor her life of service, with a $30,000 fund from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carrie Roundy
Methodist Church
Roundy
Tried to Escape From Jail and Injured In Attempt
A. M. C. Cooper, jailed for nonpayment of a $150 fine and costs from February 1 for improper conduct, suffers injuries after attempting to escape using a blanket rope. He was assigned to scrub the jail kitchen when left alone and made a rope from a blanket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Okla
C. Cooper
Cooper
Man Found Dead Beside Alley Car After Overnight
A man named Cooper was found this morning in a motor car in an alley. He had lain there all night as rescuers observed the line from a north window was too short, lacking 12 or 15 feet to reach the ground. He described the incident as a misfire toward the concrete sidewalk below.
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Cooper
Judge Walter H. Sandborn Dies at 83 in St Paul
Retired U S circuit judge Walter H. Sandborn aged 83 died suddenly in his St Paul apartment after a lingering illness. He served 36 years on federal courts, first in the district court at St Paul then on the circuit court of appeals. The May term of the court was in progress when his condition worsened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Walter H. Sandborn
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Sandborn
Federal District of
Bruce Sandborn
St. Paul
World would crumble if left to women says educator
Dr. George J. Smith, chairman of the New York board of education, told the Culture club that the world would crumble in 50 years if it were left to women. He argued women cannot master higher mathematics and that knowledge alone does not create culture, which comes from the love of fine arts.
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New York
George J. Smith
New York Board of Education
Florida to send two delegations to convention
Following a split at the Florida Republican state convention in Daytona Beach the Bean and Spikker factions each sent separate delegations to Kansas City. The Spikker group backed Glenn B. Spieker for committeeman and Herbert Hoover for president while the Bean faction endorsed George W. Bean and voted for an uninstructed delegation.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Kansas City
George W. Bean
Glenn B. Spikker
Old Guard
Herbert Hoover
Bean
Buck Kelly Hanged for 1926 San Francisco Murders
Clarence Buck Kelly was executed in San Quentin for the murder of Walter Swanson Michael Petro vich and Jack Duane in a spree of robberies and assaults that terrorized San Francisco starting October 11 1926.
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San Quentin
Cal
Clarence
Buck) Kelly
San Francisco
Walter Swanson
Michael Petrovich
Jack Duane
Married couple Sellers and Hughey wed in Ada Oklahoma
Miss Beulah Hughey of Vaness and Homer C. Sellers of Ada were married Saturday afternoon at 5:00 at the home of Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Stegall 412 West Tenth Street. Rev. Stegall officiated.
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Sellers-Hughey
Beulah Hughey
Vaness
Homer C. Sellers
Ada
B. F. Stegall
West Tenth Street
Rev. Stegall
Public notices of estate heirship and sheriff sale in Pontotoc
The Pontotoc County court publishes notices in estate matters for Joe Porter and for Gabrel Brown and Lucy Brown deceased. Plaintiffs seek court determination of heirship and will exclude defendants from real estate described in Sections 20 and 28, Township 1 North Range 6 East, with June 30, 1928 deadlines. Also sheriff sale notices detail property in Pontotoc County including multiple lots and parcels totaling 420.24 acres, with a similar deadline for answer.
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McK
Walter Cey
Poritotoe County
Pintatecounty
Oklahoma
Sa Efendant
Ter C. Coffey
J. F. McKeel
Oklahoma State Bank of Davis
Ade
State OF Oklahoma
Mary Cunningham
Joe Porter
Herbert Porter
Katie Porter
Mary Contingham
Porter
McKeown & Green
County of Pontotoc
American First National Bank
Oklahoma City
Lizzie Grayson
Gabrel Brown
Lucy Brown
Susan Brown
L. Beb. Franklin
Gane Pontotoc County
Okla
Byron Roberts
Denny
Estate of Clarence Crummey heirs notice in Pontotoce County
Notice by publication states defendants in Oklahoma case are sued to determine heirship of Clarence Crummey and Tennie Crummey and Robert Jimmie estates. Describes extensive real estate holdings across sections and townships in Pontotoce County. Deadline to answer set for June 30, 1928. court clerk Byron Roberts signs seal.
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Clarence Crummey
Tennie Crummey
Jimmie
Robert Jimmie
L. E. Franklin
Pontotoce County
Oxfa
Byron Roberts
McKeown & Green
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Sy Nea
Mrs. Stone
Stone-Face
Sofio
Oseric
Tiddlywinks
Kiddie
Pitty Sing
Soven
Enid
Park Avenue
Van
Betsey Baby
Sally Pord
Iee Johnston
W. B. Walker
Pontotoc County
P. H. Deal
Florida
Pontotoc
J. FP. McKeel
Walter C. Coffey
District Court
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