Heavy rains threaten floods in western Oklahoma
Storms dropped up to five inches across western Oklahoma. Flood warnings went to Washita valley farmers as high winds and hail damaged a store in Woodward and whipped tree branches near Alva. Enid reported a 9 p.m. start with 60 mile per hour winds causing widespread destruction.
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Associated Press
Washita Valley
Oklahoma
Miles Watson
Santa Fe Rail
Cheyenne
Mackie
Hammon
Santa Fe
Washita
Clinton
Woodward
Cherokee
Alva
Enid
Kansas
Relief Agencies Closed In Chicago
Chicago relief stations shut doors as funds exhaust. Medical care and emergency rations remain, but general assistance ends, with aid linked to state funding possibly by June 1. Pickets protest outside six stations while 170,000 May checks await distribution.
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Chicago
Max Baers Baby Ill in Oakland Hospital
Five month old Max Baer Jr. son of the former champion, was placed in an oxygen tent at East Oakland hospital, suffering from bronchial pneumonia after a cold. Weighed 22 pounds, he had been cared for at home by a nurse. Dr. H P Strubele ordered hospitalization. Baer accompanied the child.
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Oakland
Calif
Max Baer, Jr
East Oakland
Little Max
Baer
H. P. Strubele
Japanese Battle For Suchow Reaches City Core
Domei dispatch reports Japanese troops have fought into Suchow’s heart amid furious street fighting. Officials say they expect full control within hours near the Lunghai junction and the Tientsin Pu kow line after weeks of heavy combat.
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Shanghai
Thurs
Domei
Suchow
China
Lunghai Railway
Tientsin-Pukow
Damages Sought in Oil Firm Death Suit
Mrs Blanche Dollar filed a district court suit against Patsy Oil and Gas seeking 11000 damages for the death of Homer Dollar in December 1937. As administratrix of his estate, she alleges he was burned when a well blew, oil burned the doghouse, and he was ordered into the doghouse to extinguish the blaze. The petition notes five children, one born after Dollar's death, and seeks 10000 for death and 1000 for suffering.
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Blanche Dollar
Patsy Oil and Gas Company
Homer Dollar
Ada
Dollar
Oil Company
Cedillo Is Asked To Give Up Arms In Mexico
President Cardenas demanded in San Luis Potosi that General Saturnino Cedillo surrender his arms to the government. Cedillo had retired from the army after reportedly planning a revolt and declined to command the Machoacan zone citing illness. The president pledged guarantees to Cedillo as a citizen on the understanding he abstains from armed groups.
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San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Cardenas
Saturnino Cedillo
Cedillo
Machoacan
Roff Band Heads to Abilene Meet Under Kidwell
The Roff band, directed by Austin Kidwell, leaves Roff for Abilene Texas to participate in the district national meet in class C contesting concert and marching music. The event spans Thursday to Saturday with participation Friday, as the group reflects on its rapid progress and state-level success. The second note mentions ancient Spartans credited with origination of football around 300 B C called harpasten.
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Roff
Austin Kidwell
Abilene
Texas
Ancient
Greece
Viola area drilling reports and prospects in Cleveland county
Oil and gas notes from Cleveland county report several wells in varied stages. G J Lynch No 1 continues deepened to 4340 feet in Viola lime with no sulfur water found yet. Bugher Delaney No 1 tests Wilcox sands at 7653 feet while Augustana and Statler wells show shallow progress. L & L No 1 Shockley suffers a failed nitro blast risking oil, gas potential noted. company plans further drilling on 3-4-7 lease after repositioning to SE block.
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G. J. Lynch
Parker
Steedman
Viola
Delaney Wo
Bugher
Sec
Cleveland County
Wilcox
Augustane
Magnolia No
Augustana
Statler
Tom Nortis
Metropolitan
L.&l
Shockley
L. & L. Copany
Republican Leader Sees Party Hope
Washington May 15 Republicans claimed Pennsylvania primary results signal gains for the party in November. National Chairman John Hamilton said the outcome shows certain victory, while Democrats led by Postmaster General Farley dismissed the forecast as an idiotic prophecy and urged unity.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
John Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Farley
Commissioners Move To Remove Hazard At Glenwood School
City commissioners opened a study on removing a dangerous traffic hazard at Glenwood grade school on West Main Street after a request from school authorities. The diagonal street near the school experiences fast traffic, with Mayor Bill Crawford noting a possible main street reconfiguration to slow vehicles. Early canal packets are mentioned in a tangential note about historic travel tickets.
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Glenwood Grade School
West Main Street
16Th Street
Bill Crawford
Main Street
Bodies Of Nine Crash Victims Found In Mountain Wreckage
Nine people died when a Lockheed transport crashed near a mountainside after a fog bound delivery flight from Union Terminal. Wreckage was found after 40 hours, bodies removed by stretcher bearers. Investigators pursued a report that pilot Sid Willey tried to stay in contact with ground.
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Los Angeles
Union Air Terminal
Sid Willey
Las Vegas
Nevada
Robert E. Gross
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Federal
Bureau of Air Commerce
Northwestern Airlines
George Armstead
Mint Canyon
Lockheed
Walter Peterson
California
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Fresno
Sons
San Francisco
Albuquerque
Northwest Airlines
Union Air
Burbank
Fay Pews
Nev
St. Paul
Minn
Mojave Desert
Western Air Express
Willey
Fred Whittemore
Benny Webb Salisbury
Richard
Judith
Salisbury
NWA
Carl B. Squier
North Hollywood
Liola
Tatty
Glendale
Evelyn Dingle
St Paul
Audit Of County Clerk Records To Begin Today
Furlong to name two new clerks in the county clerk's office as bonds for deputies are approved. The current staff remains suspended following Mrs. Garner's ouster amid charges of neglect of duty and maladminstration. An investigation into county deposits found 471.68 misappropriated, with Garner tied to 29 days of delayed deposits. Furlong, appointed by Judge Crawford, has Ada ties and prior banking and business experience.
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W. &, Furlong
Furlong
H. D. Garner
Garner
Jedger
Stonewall
Ada
Fire In Cafe Is Feature At Expo
Tulsa May 16 A fire in a large cafe at the International Oil Exposition was put out quickly. General Manager W B Way puts the loss at 1000 dollars, including food ruined by fire and smoke. Attendance neared 115000, with 103216 official admissions in four days, aiming for 200000. A Shamrock Lodge barbecue for 3000 oilmen was hosted by T J and M Flanagan and others. A marriage license was issued to H R Goodknight of Chattanooga and Lois Reed.
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Tulsa
W. B. Way
Shamrock Lodge
T. J
M. 2
Flanagan
Passion Play Christ Taken By Death
Anton Lang, 63, famed Bavarian potter known for portraying Christ in Oberammergau passion plays, died after surgery for a stomach ailment. He played Christus in 1900 1910 and 1922 and remained a prologue figure in later productions before steps down in 1930s.
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Munich
Anton Lang
Christ
Oberammergau
Lang
Christus
Alois Lang
Peter
Seabury Viewed as TVA Inquiry Counsel Nomination
Washington May 18 The Sea bury case then judge Samuel Seabury who exposed corruption in New York City government in 1931 and helped topple Mayor James J. Walker may be named as counsel for the $50 000 Tennessee Valley Authority inquiry He is to be proposed when the joint congressional investigation committee meets Monday to appoint a legal staff They have sounded him and believe his presence would aid uncovering any corruption if it exists.
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Washington
Samuel Seasbury
New York City
James J. Walker
Tennessee Valley Authority
Joint Congressional Investigation
Seabury
Relief Funds In County Surpass Pensions In Oklahoma
Oklahoma welfare officials reported that three counties Tulsa Washington and Oklahoma led in sales tax receipts exceeding old age pensions aid to dependent children and the needy blind for the first quarter. Cleveland county took in 30 665 in sales tax and 19294 in pensions Comanche 53112 and 30719 Pontotoc 53779 and 36960 Hughes 65786 and 14903 Rogers 47412 and 39305 Woods 29781 and 15582.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Welfare Commission
Tulsa
Washington
Oklahoma
Cleveland County
Comanche
Hughes
Pontotoc
Rogers
Woods
Knox Orders Audit Of County Records By Special Agent
John Knox, executive secretary of the Pontotoc County Taxpayers League, is authorized by County Attorney W V Stanfield to audit county records from January 1 to May 13. The audit targets the suspended county clerk E D Garner, with Knox to begin the review this morning after a league board meeting. A lengthy report covering July 1 1935 to 1937 end is on file in Knoxs office and will be released in parts.
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John Knox
Pontotoc County Taxpayers League
W. V. Stanfield
E. D. Garner
Knox
League
Garner
Tal Crawford
W. S. Furlong
Lavern Lavern pleads not guilty in Muskogee rape case
A. Gavern, 42, a construction worker, was freed on a day of charges of first degree rape after a preliminary hearing before City Court Judge S. C. Cavender. Lavern, married father of three, had been held without bail since May 9 after Miss Alma Gladden, a 20 year old stenographer, accused him of attacking her May 7 in a pasture south of Muskogee. Beavers, the county attorney’s assistant, recommended dismissal of the charge.
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Muskogee
A. Gavern
S. C.cavender
Lavern
Alma Gladden
Miss Gladden
Here
Cavender
F. Beavers
Ouster Demanded for Sheriff Lew Wilder in Creek County
Sapulpa May 18 a three man Creek County board filed a formal accusation seeking the ouster of Sheriff Lew Wilder who faces federal liquor conspiracy conviction. The charge cites wilful neglect of duty oppression in office and wilful mal administration in Judge J Harvey Smith's district court.
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Sapulpa
Lew Wilder
Three Man Board of
Creek County Commissioners
J. Harvey Smith
Wilder
Seven Indicted For Aiding Alvin Karpis in Arkansas
Seven people including three former Hot Springs officials were indicted by a federal grand jury in Little Rock on harboring Alvin Karpis. Six were arrested at Hot Springs. Connie Morris was taken in St Louis. Akers Norris and others faced charges. Karpis is already serving a federal kidnapping sentence on Alcatraz.
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Little’ Rock
Hot Springs
Alvin Karpis
Connie Morris
Fred Hunter
Karpis Gadgster
St. Louis
U. S
Fred Isgiig
Me Herbert
Akers
Joseph Wakelin
Cecil Brock
John Stover
Morris Loftis
al ©. Dyer
Thomas Nathan Norris
Karpis
New Orleans
Alcatraz Island
Norris
Benton County
Texas
Farley urges Pennsylvania Democrats to back party slate
Democratic Chairman James Farley said the Roosevelt administration and the country expect Democrats to support party nominees in Pennsylvania while stressing voters are not bound by outside advice. He congratulated the winners and pledged national committee aid to the fall slate. A Sequoia National Park report noted a chipmunk storing 88 nuts and a white tail doe leaping 16 feet from a decline.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Farley
George H. Earle
CIO
Thomas Kennedy
Democratic National Committee
Sequoia National Park
Three Die As River Crash Near Disney Tragedy at Grand River
Disney reports two bodies recovered from the Grand river after an automobile carrying six plunged from a ferry. Edward Bradley and Hazel Craig were identified. Oma Smith missing. Driver Albert Wright fled the submerged car, police hold him for driving without a license.
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Disney
Grand River
Here
Edward Bradley
Hazel Craig
Sperry
Oma Smith
Wichita
Bradley
Miss Craig
Herrington Hospital
Garland Alexander
Miss Smith
Albert Wright
Fillie Evans
Vinita
Evans
Wright
Alexander
Alice Stevens
Suits Transferred To Federal Court
Two damage suits seeking over 46 000 in a highway crash near Indiahoma last December 31 were moved from Comanche county to federal district court in Oklahoma City. Plaintiffs Lulu Tidball administratrix and Elwyn Tidball seek 35 690 and 10 580 respectively against Horace Luper and Luper Transport, owner and driver of the truck.
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Oxlahoma City
Mer
Raymond Tidball
Indiahoma
Federal District Court
Comanche County
Horace Luper
Luper Transport Company
Luper
Tidball
Lulu Tidball
Counties Benefit From Mileage Tax Distribution
Oklahoma City May 18 Six western counties gain from the new mileage tax distribution system, the Oklahoma tax commission reports. For the first ten months of the fiscal year Cleveland 4 601 Comanche 7 186 Hughes 5 554 Pontotoc 4 689 Rogers 5 399 Woods 7 782. total to counties 477 736.
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Oklahoma
City
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Texas
Panhandle
Cleveland
Comanche
Hughes
Pontotoc
Rogers
Woods
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Bob Dlenka, Jr
Homer
Musician Organization
Quilock
Glenwood
Marion West
West
Sierra Pelona Mountain
San Fernando
Lafter Peterson
Sheriff's Office
H. R. Goodknight
Chattanooga
Lois Reed
TVA Inquirer
New York
Taxpayers’ League
Sheriff Wilder
Proteze
Penn
Western Counties
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