Oklahoma in years as pioneers age with state hood near
W H Quinnett of Lawton dies at 82 after coming to Fort Sill as a trader in 1876. He led Lawton’s First National Bank and noted Oklahoma’s rising aging population. The era’s mood shifts as soil, church, and international issues color public life.
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Oklahoma
W. H. Quinnett
Lawton
Fort Sill
First National Bank
Oklahoma Territory
Indian Territory
Statehood
J R Holmes to Head Northeastern College
City officials announced a favorable recommendation from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission on opening East Tenth Street over the O C A and A railway. Mayor J D Willoughby expects official notice within days and notes the crossing would cost about 1500 dollars to prepare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Corporation Commission
East Tenth Street
O. C. A. & A. Railway
J. D. Willoughby
Hugh F. Mathis
Percy Armstrong
Public Works and Property
Railway Company
Linscheid Reelected and Oklahoma City Board Marks Budget
Dr A Linscheid reelected president of East Central Teachers College Ada for another year. Muskogee superintendent P J Holmes elected president of Northeastern State Teachers College Tahlequah to succeed the late Percy Hammond. No action on Southwestern Weatherford or Central Edmond presidencies. Board warned by Gov Marland to cut five million dollars from state aid. Vaughan says deficit may be five to ten million and no special session planned. Holmes to assume duties immediately. he previously led Muskogee county schools 1915–17 and Sapulpa 1924 onward after army service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
P—J. R. Holmes
Muskogee
Northeastern State Teachers College
Tahlequah
State Board of Education
Percy Hammond
A. Linscheid
East Central Teachers College
Ada
Southwestern
Weatherford
Central
Edmond
Marland
John Vaughan
Repealists Lead In Georgia Liquor Vote
In Georgia a May referendum on prohibition showed repeal leading at 9 pm EST with 56,432 for repeal and 49,733 against. Chatham County Savannah swung heavily for repeal 10,000 to 780 while beer and wine votes favored preservation of the dry law. The outcome hinges on whether the state keeps its bone dry statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Chatham County
Savannah
Frank Hash Dies After Fall From Scaffolding
Frank Hash a 36 year old Oklahoma City man died at a local clinic after a more than 20 foot fall from scaffolding while dismantling an oil rig in the Rebee oil area. He suffered a broken leg and severe head injuries and never regained consciousness. He worked for drilling contractor Tom Gleason. Funeral plans awaited the arrival of Mrs. Nash from Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hash
Oklahoma City
Rebee
Tom Gleasons
Nash
Medical group condemns political interference in education
The Oklahoma State Medical Association adopted a resolution at its closing session decrying political interference in medical education and endorsing Dean J Moor man’s administration at the University of Oklahoma medical school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Board of Council
Dean J. Moorman
University of Oklahoma Medical School
Oklahoma State Medical Association
Building program on Court Street reshapes Ada storefronts
In Ada the south front of West Twelfth Street may be hidden by a new row of small shops. R A Herndon is building two brick structures for a tire shop and a shoe repair business, each with a 25 foot frontage. City and owners aim to extend the campaign with more construction to create a continuous shop row and an alley between new and existing buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Street
West Twelfth Street
R. A. “Tige
Herndon
Herndon Tire
Woolbright Shoe Repair
Click Taxi Company
Twelfth Street
City of
Ada
Oklahoma Indian bill sparks sharp critique in House
Representative Nichols accuses Secretary Ickes of insufficient study of the Oklahoma Indian bill. He cites Atoka protests by Choctaw Indians and says no Oklahoma delegation member supports the measure in its current form. He notes opposition from the Oklahoma legislature, bar associations, and most state newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nichols
D-Okla
Ickes
Thomas Rogers
House Indian Committee
Disney
Atoka
Okla
Oklahoma
Prison Theft Ring Investigated at Oklahoma Penitentiary
McAlester Oklahoma May 15 five persons including a woman ex convict were arrested after an investigation by prison officials into an organized theft ring stealing merchandise from the state penitentiary A search of four local homes found about 250 dollars worth of cloth material for belts belonging to the Seminole Manufacturing company operating inside the prison walls Arrested were Martha Wright Charles Johnson both ex convicts Jess Cambron Jim Cambron and Pearl Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcalester
Okla
Seminole Manufacturing Company
Martha Wright
Charles Johnson
Jess Cambron
Jim Cambron
Pearl Woods
Reverend Leaman Resigns to Begin Evangelistic Career
Oklahoma City May 15. The Rev. Mel G. Leaman pastor of the Second Baptist church for five years has resigned and will depart tomorrow for Knoxville Tennessee to begin an evangelistic career. No successor has been named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Mel G. Leaman
Second Baptist Church
Knoxville
Tenn
Bee Prince Faces Battery Charge Arraignment
Bee Prince pleads not guilty to assault and battery after arraignment before Justice A. W. Oliver. Bond set at $200. preliminary hearing scheduled for Saturday May 18 at 7:00 p.m. Complaint alleges mistreatment of Mrs. Bertha Crouch, operator of Coley’s Sandwich Shop.
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Bee Prince
A. W. Oliver
Prince
Bertha Crouch
Coley's
Petroleum Institute eyes world congress invite
Tulsa May 15 members of the American Petroleum Institute heard technical papers at their midyear meeting. Directors authorized president Axtell J. Byles to form a committee to study inviting the Institution of Petroleum Geology to sponsor a second world petroleum congress in the United States.
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Tulsa
American Petroleum Institute
Axtell J. Byles
Institute
Institution of Petroleum Geology
United States
Escaped convict killed in gun battle with officers
Parson s Kan May 15 CP two police officers shot and one escaped convict killed in a forest gun battle as authorities sought to question him and two companions. Deputy Hogan and Detective Bolander wounded. Eitel and Geneva Jones captured after a string of robberies and a kidnapping along the Kansas Oklahoma border.
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Parsons
Kan
Oklahoma
Blanchard Bolacher
Tom L. Hogan
Arthur Henderson
Oklahoma State Penitenary
Henderson
Kansas-Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Klen
W. C. Miller
Ben Eitel
Pryor
Okla
Geneva Jones
Portland
Ore
Thayer
Frank Osborne
Ione
Osbornes
Eitel
Jones
LaBette Creek
Heady
Old Ada Standpipe May Be Scrapped or Repaired
Ada city commissioners weigh repairing the 85,000 gallon standpipe on West Eighteenth Street versus tearing it down. The older tank faces disposal issues since the newer 450,000 gallon tank sits 20 feet higher, complicating reuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
West Eighteenth Street
Byrds Mill Springs
Plans for New City Reservoir Approved and Election Date Not Set
Flood warnings issued for lowland areas along the north Canadian River in Oklahoma as rains flood creeks and streams. Weather officials report cresting near Canton with no citywide flood danger anticipated, while farmers brace for planting after soaking rains.
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New City
Oklahoma City
Weather Bureau
Harry Wahlgreen
Woodward
Canton
el Reno
Wahlgreen
Blackwell
Cromwell
Wewoka
Panhandle
Farmers adopt resolution on contivance of AAA
In Washington 4000 farmers from the west and south massed to press for details of funding and travel costs tied to the AAA gathering. Senator Hastings introduced a senate resolution seeking all correspondence and whether government funds covered farmer expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
Senate
Hastings
R-Del
Roosevelt
AAA
Creeks and rivers swell as rains continue in Oklahoma
In Ponca City and nearby areas creeks and rivers reach full capacity after overnight showers. The Arkansas River continues to rise with forecasts of further two foot increases threatening lowland acres. At Newkirk a 59 foot dam section failed, washing out the unfinished waterworks and draining 25.7 to 7.7 feet of stored water, while Ponca City reports a 12 foot rise in its new water supply lake.
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Ponca City
U.P
Arkansas
Newkirk
Cordell Praises Farmers March on Washington
Harry B. Cordell president of the Oklahoma state board of agriculture endorses the farmers march on Washington in support of AAA policies. He urges sticking with the president and aiding his policies as readers continue on Page 4.
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Cordell
Oklahoma City
Harry B. Cordell
Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture
Farmers
Washington
AAA
Oklahoma floods disrupt railroads and water lines
Northwestern Oklahoma rainfall caused washed out water lines disabling fire services and flooding roads and bridges. Rail tracks from Boley to Weleetka were weakened, trains delayed, and Salt Fork Creek rose 13 feet north of Alva while Cimarron river flooding blocked eastbound travel. In other notes, AT&T authorized a quarterly dividend of 2.25 per share payable July 15 to stockholders of record June 15.
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Okemah
People Ice Company
Fort Smith
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Alva
Salt Fork Creek
Buffalo
Cimarron River
Henryetta
Frisco
New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Ada Eyes $70 000 Reservoir Twice Present Capacity
Ada city commissioners approve plans for a new 5 million gallon reservoir costing 70000 dollars. Built 30 feet north of the current tank, it would be funded by a 50000 dollar bond issue and Public Works funds. It would triple Ada’s reserve and allow use from either tank.
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City of
Ada
George Toler
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Public Works Administration
Toler
T*o
Hugh F. Mathis
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H. H. Bennett
Soil Erosion Service
Seminole
Angela Joyce
England
Lord Revelstoke
London
Southern Baptist Convention
Memphis
Tennessee
Baptist
Southern States
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Italy
League
Africa
Abyssinia
France
J.R. Holmes
Northeastern College
Tenth Street
Commission
Linscheid
Georgia
Liauor
U. Medics
Guymon
API
State
Jerry Greene
Associated Press
National Agrarian Organization
Puerto Rico
Congress
North Canadian
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
General Agriculture
National Congress
Bounteo
PWA
City Water Department
Fittsoil
Carter Oil Company
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