Ada and Pontotoc Rise in State Sales Tax Totals
Oklahoma Tax Commission April report shows Ada and Pontotoc County rising in total tax collected. Ada up to sixth city, Pontotoc county up to eighth. Pontotoc gained 20 dollars while Ada fell 8.22 percent from last April. County and city rankings shift as overall Oklahoma collections rise from March.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
Pontetoc County
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Pontotocounty
Oklahoma
Maren
Pontatec County
Ace
Tey
Ry Cit
Osianama Spur
Tulsa
Muskoree Muskogee Kayala
Gartiont Envilgartin Waaninst
ADA Pattawat
Shawnen Seminoly
Ardatore Cae Chickasha Tayre Dantony
Crook
Ken Hemuleen Segadiagaby Vert Tangy Novas
Ottawa
Alester Bone Wewoke Partawuren Vylenville Huanes
Garvin
Insanity Plea Considered in Clare Slaying Case
In Clare Michigan on May 16 attorney Joseph K Naumes hinted at an insanity defense for Jack Livingston charged with killing former associate Isaiah Leekove. Livingston, held in Clare County jail after a hotel barroom shooting, co-founded Mam moth Producing and Refining with Leekove. Byron Geller and Leekove aide Pete Geller were present. Leekove was killed, Geller wounded, and Livingston had policy ties with oil figures in Tulsa and Detroit.
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Clare
Mich
Jack Livingston
Isaiah Leebove
Joseph K. Naumes
Oid
Livingston
Clare County
Harrison
Leekove
Michigan
Mammoth Producing & Refining Company
William 4. Comstee
Leebove
Lecboye
New York
Tulsa
Oklo
Byron
Pete) Geller
Detroit
Lanin Clare
Doherty Hotel
Geller
Motorcyclist Ingram Slightly Injured In Wet Intersection
Herschel Ingram known as Chicken sustained minor injuries when a wet Oak avenue and Tenth street intersection caused his motorcycle to skid and collide with a car carrying several occupants. Ingram’s leg was skinned. no ambulance was needed as both vehicles received slight damage and the bike tipped under the car.
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Herschel Ingram
Herschel
Ingram
Oak Avenue
Tenth Street
Monnday
Arkansas weddings questioned by AG ruling on mayors
Little Rock May 14. Marital status of at least 24 couples in Arkansas was uncertain after the attorney general ruled mayors lack authority to perform marriage ceremonies unless they are ministers or justices of the peace. Mayor A B Laster of Clarksville, not a cleric or justice, said he had married 24 couples since 1934, some now living outside Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Ark
A. B. Laster
Clarksville
Arkansas
Wool Goes To Boston From Pontotoc County
Pontotoc and nearby counties launched an annual wool marketing venture. The first carload, 30,531 pounds in 130 bags, shipped via Frisco to Boston, featured Rambouillet wool at 80 percent of the total and graded fine, with Hampshire and Shropshire making up the rest. Twenty-eight growers contributed, aided by wool expert Guy Ator and Charley Auten.
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Pontotee
Pontotoc County
Frisco
Boston
Mass
Guy Ater
Charley Auten
Pontotoc
Ator
Hampshire
Shropshire
Homer Ellison Freed on $10,000 Bond Pending Appeal
Homer Ellison, recently convicted of first degree manslaughter in the January 31 shooting of Furman Blassingame, was released from county jail on a $10,000 bond signed by five people. The jury had recommended 18 years. District Judge Tal Crawford later assessed the sentence. Ellison left the jail at 7 p.m. and gains freedom for the first time since his arrest. Signers included Bud Rich and W L Standridge, among others. Standridge is father to Ellison’s wife, and W L Standridge is also the father of Ellison’s father-in-law.
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Homer Ellison
Jake
Criminal Court of Appeals
Ellison
Furman Blassingame
Tal Crawford
Bud Rich
WL. Standridge
Harry H. Parsons
W. A. Ellison
Mack Tleming
East Bebee area yields with Clark & Cowder prospect
Good Producer For East Bebee projects strong output from Clark and Cowder’s No 1-A Starrest 5W NENE 21-5-5, highlighting Viola lime production. The well, bottomed at 2545 feet, has pumped about night barrels per hour and 150 barrels in 16 hours after load was pumped off, now estimated at 130 barrels daily. Delaney No 2-A Horn wells nearby also produce, pumping 3.5 barrels per hour while spudder and pumping unit are installed.
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Clark & Cowder
East Bebee
Delaney No
Let FDR Control Fund Says Group
A Senate appropriations committee debate heated over giving President Roosevelt unrestricted control of 3.154 billion dollars for relief public works. As passed by the House the funds would go to lending and spending agencies, while Roosevelt would retain authority to approve or veto projects. Chairman Adams favorably supports funding the chief executive directly, continuing past practice.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Nouse
Adams
D-Cols
Senate
Fatally Tragic Hunting Accident In Oil Center Boy Dies
Teen John O McIntyre died after peering into a .22 rifle barrel during a hunting trip near Oil Center. The bolt failed to fire, the gun discharged as he looked down the muzzle, and he collapsed. He was rushed to Ada hospital but died almost instantly. The incident occurred with fellow youths Charles Campbell and Busy Joe Campbell nearby. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by Criswell Funeral Home.
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John O. McIntyre
Oil Center
Johnny
Ada
Charles Lee Campbell
Joe Campbell
Patsy Mo. 1
Burke
Billy Joe
AL Suers
Baren Magar
Eldon Olds
Weil
John
McIntyre
John C. McIntyre
Oi! Center
Marzie
Pearl Mae
Alpha
Isaac
Criswell Funeral Home
Vanoss Farmers Planting Gardens After Hail Damage
Mrs Jessie Iorgen county home demonstration agent says hail damage to county gardens is greater than expected though gardeners plan to replant. Mrs Morgan notes diligence in Vanoss as farmers and families prepare for the fair despite losses.
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Jessie Iorgen
Morgan
Vanoss
No Party Issue In Pennsylvania
Washington reports that Pennsylvania Democrats vote amid national attention with no pro or anti Roosevelt issue. All factions campaign under New Deal banners and the White House remains neutral. Labor conflicts within unions may influence administration fate in 1940 beyond the state race. A Winnipeg labor mixup involved workers repairing the wrong house in a confusing contract.
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Kirk L. Simpson
Washington
Pennsylvania
T Han
Florida
White House
American Federation of Labor
Committee of Industrial’ Organization
Democratic Party
How County Highway Fund Spent During Two and Half Year Period
A report released by the Taxpayer's League shows that from July 1 1935 to December 31 1987 the county highway fund disbursed 477 424 75. Of this amount 137 119 97 went to labor road and bridge work, 66 732 73 to road machinery, and 40 161 50 in machinery rentals. Other major outlays include lumber 57 270 87 concrete pipe 51 140 19 gasoline oil and grease 56 914 47 miscellaneous purchases 49 541 39 cement 1 001 13 and county engineer expenses 18 623 44. Total claims and warrants issued were 489 425 95 with 12 004 20 cancelled. The report notes legal restrictions on road machinery rentals per a state supreme court decision. Further releases on county finances are promised.
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County Highway Fund
Taxpayer's League
Board of County Commissioners
John Knox
League
State Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Central National Bank of
Okmuffice
Cherokee County
Knox
Infant with glioma faces slim chance of sight return
Fort Smith Arkansas May 13. Jerry Leon Plummer 14 weeks old son of a rural couple had a remote chance today of regaining sight in his right eye after glioma attacked. Dr J C Ogden Fort Smith physician who removed the tot s left eye said there was a bare possibility of radium treatments restoring use of the remaining eye. Jerry Leon is the son of Lowell Plummer 21 a rural school teacher and his 19 year old wife.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Jerry Leon Plummer
J. C. Ogden
Jerry Leon
Lowell Plummer
Jack Cobb Dies After Stratford Auto Crash
Funeral services are set for 2 PM at Lightning Ridge for Jack Cobb a 14 year old Hoff youth who died Thursday morning from skull injuries sustained in an auto accident Sunday near Stratford. Survived by parents three brothers and a sister. Ear Baker also injured but released from hospital Monday.
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Jack Cobb
Hoff
Roff
Stratford
Lightning Ridge
A. Hennigan
Ada
Ear Baker
Cobb
Temporary restraining order in Vanoss school affair
Judge Tal Crawford issued a TRO prohibiting longtime board director H. Muncy from new business as a school board member. Lonnie Mann, principal, sought the order to challenge Muncy’s seat in district C-2. Mann's petition, filed April 5, seeks to revoke Muncy’s director status while allowing payment of teachers and past bills.
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Vanoss
Tal Crawford
H. Muncy
Lonnie A. Mann
Muncy
Mann
Smith Displays Packing Products at Aldridge Hotel Exhibit
Oklahoma Press association shows Smith Packing plant wares in the Aldridge hotel lobby with a life like embalmed hog figure and red apple. Samples of Smith Supreem products surround the display near the dining and conference hall entrance. The article notes the Alaska purchase by the United States from Russia on March 20, 1867 for 17 200 000.
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Aldridge Hotel
Oklahoma! Press Association
Smith Packing
United States
Alaska
County Accuses Boardman of Subterfuge in Road Equipment Deals
Pontotoc county filed an answer and cross petition in the United States District Court for Eastern Oklahoma seeking judgment of 54,516.20. County Attorney W. Standfield said the Boardman company began the dispute in February by seeking 2,000 and the county’s April 14 filing outlines rentals and purchases totaling 21,258.10 from September 1935 onward. It claims eight machines were bought, with several being paid first by rental contracts and later by purchase claims, and alleges unlawful contracts and lack of appropriation. The county seeks double liability, arguing the rentals were a subterfuge for purchase, with total county funds paid 27,258.10. Stanfield expects trial later this year.
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Boardman Company
Oklahoma City
Pontotoc County
United States District Court For
Eastern Oklahoma
W. ¥.Standiela
Ilegal
Cross Petiti
Stanfield
Boardman
Acta
Cross
Fellows
Bowman Company
World Fair goodwill unit visits Ada city
A goodwill car promoting the 1989 World Fair visited Ada on Friday afternoon. Guy W. Mann of New York led the Oklahoma tour, delivering a silver key to Governor Marland and obtaining signatures from mayors. The car will present a signed scroll and emblem to the state when the tour ends in June.
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Ada
New York City
Oklahoma
Guy W. Mann
New York
Mann
Oklahoma City
Marland
Crawford
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Clark & Cowden
Starrett
FDR
Vanoss Farmers
Winnipeg
King George’s Court
NEA Radiophoto
Joseph P. Kennedy
Kathleen
Rosemary
London
Stason
Buckingham Palace
Kennedy
U. S
Qut
Vanoss Row
Ranila AI
W. V. Stanfield
County
The
First National Bank
P.A. Norris
G. J. Morton
S. K. Grant
F. C. Norris
J. A. Leverett
J. E. Martin
Orel Busby
R. W. Simpson
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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