Bush Breazeale Plans Funeral While Still Alive
Kingston Tennessee May 16 NEA Service Felix Bush Breazeale 74 a farmer near Kingston plans his own funeral June 26 in Cave Creek Baptist church. He has a walnut coffin carved himself and will feature radio singers and a visiting preacher from Illinois. Bush lives on a pension and remains active despite signs of aging. His sweetheart Malvina Erwin remains unwed and he jokes about not trusting women.
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NEA
Kingston
Tenn
Felix Bush Breazeale
Cave Creek
Bush
White Cave Creek Baptist Church
Malvina Erwin
Blue Monday Shocks Disney Chief Boss Overshadows Mayes County
May 16 UP Today reports blue Monday in Disney as Chief Hal Duan rejects resignation while Mayes county attorney H A Kebn says orders from a commissioned officer cannot be superseded. Miss Billy Baker is unseated four days after her shaky throne as trial ruler. Disney founder C D Armstrong notes Lunary sightseers across town as chamber of commerce plans a future course.
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Disney
Hal Duan
Grand River Dam
Chamber of Commerce
Duan
Mayes County
H. A. Kebn
Billy Baker
C. D. Armstrong
Pioneer family reunion marks 84th and 86th birthdays at Lakeside
The Lakeside gathering honored Aunt Angie Olivo of Allen aged 86 and her brother H W Allen of Portales New Mexico aged 84. Pioneers W L Gilmore W F McElroy Lou Dyson also attended dating to 1844. The Olivo family hosted a dinner and birthday cake for Angie with relatives visiting from Ada Maud Healdton Fort Worth and West Texas.
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Angie Olivo
Allen
H. W. Allen
Portales
New Mexico
Lakeside
Prests
W. L. Gilmore
W. F. McElroy
Lou Dyson
Angie Olive
N.S
Angie Oliva
E. W. Wheeler
J. C. Keylor
Rev
H. H. Allen
Maud
West Texas
Ada
Ralph Milder
Oklahoma City
Bud Dyson
Lynn Olivo
Healdton
Mra
J. C. Key Jor
Madge Archer
Harrold Gilmore
Fortrest
H.W. Allen
Gomeray Allen
East Central
Blackwell Airport Manager Injured in Midair Collision
Blackwell airport manager Mauk remained in critical condition after his light monoplane collided with W D Burke’s craft during practice for an air mail feeder line demonstration. Burke landed safely. the propeller tore into Mauk’s wing as both planes took off, causing the crash about 250 feet from the ground. Mark came here four years ago from Et City.
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Blackwell
Oki
D. Mauk
Binckw
Ible Ies
Mauk
W. D. Burke
Tonkawa
Burke
Mark Care
Et Cty
Carnell Held For Drunken Driving
Carnell Raymond bound over to district court for trial on driving while intoxicated after a preliminary hearing in justice court of A W Oliver. Bond set at $1,000.
Braly and Morrison Improve in California Treatment
Mrs. Lottie Braly reports Roberta Braly in California now uses two canes and can walk to theatre. Ruth Morrison, another Ada resident with a similar injury, is starting to stand unaided and making progress toward greater limb use. Mrs. Braly expresses delight at Roberta's improvement.
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Lottie Braly
Rennie
Roberta Braly
California
Braly
Ruth Morrison
Ada
Miss Braly
Mrs. Braly
Ada News
Deputy and convict die in gun fight near Tahlequah
In a roadside inn near Tahlequah Oklahoma Deputy Sheriff Osie Gould and escaped convict A L Witham died after a brief gun battle as deputies closed in. Deputy Frank Speaker was wounded and a second escaped convict surrendered after the exchange that left eleven shots hitting Witham and three officers wounded.
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Tahlequah
Okla
Here
Osie Gould
A. le Witham
Stringtown
Frank Speaker
Gould
Speaks
Bill Evans
Witham
Grover Bishop
Evans
Demo Leader Edwin Dabney Dies After Illness
Edwin Dabney 68 a Texas cowhand who rose to Oklahoma political prominence died after a yearlong illness. As state attorney general from 1926 to 1929 he pursued the Osage murders case. Funeral services were planned for 2 p m tomorrow in Oklahoma City with interment expected in the rotunda of the Capitol. Survivors include daughter Amber Jane Carothers of Olney Illinois and son Allan Dabney of Eastland Texas.
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Oklahoma City
Edwin Dabney
Texas
Dabney
Ernest Burkhart
Osage
Stroat
Draper
Jackson County
House
J. B. A. Robertson
University of Texas
Payment Demanded in Oil Company Note Suit
Black, Sivalls, and Bryson, Inc. sues H. H. Pegp, Paul Tinker, and Fred Norton in district court for 1487 dollars, claiming Crescent Refining Co. issued a 1847 dollar note on February 18, 1933, endorsed by defendants, with payments reducing balance to 1437 dollars in 1934 and no further payment since.
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District Court Clerks Office
Black, Sivalls, and Bryson, Inc
H. H. Pegp
Paul Tinker
Fred Norton
Crescent Refining Company
Crescent Refining Co
Death of Edward T. Stotesbury Philanthropist Banker
Edward T. Stotesbury, 89, noted Philadelphia banker and philanthropist, died after a carriage incident on the way home from the Reading Co. office where he chaired the executive committee. His Whitemarsh Hall estate is famed, and he funded charities including the Philadelphia Grand Opera. He was active in Republican politics, serving as treasurer in Roosevelt and Taft campaigns.
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Philadelphia
Edward T. Stotesbury
Chestnut Hill
Reading (Railroad) Co
Whitemarsh Hall
Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Republican National Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Hee
Taft
Dishwasher Heir Emerges From Fountain Pen Fortune
New York report: Elisha Waterman, 39, once a dishwasher and pulp fiction writer, inherits a 5 million trust fund from his grandfather as his father’s will leaves him 3 million in fountain pen related assets. The elder Waterman died May 6 after disinheriting Elisha for marrying Evelyn Allen. Audrey Waterman, now 13, remains under in-law care.
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New York
Elisha Waterman
Dishwater
Frank D. Waterman
Elisha
Lewis Edson Waterman
Elisha Hudson Waterman
Attornneys
Waterman
Evelyn Audrey Allen
Audrey Allen Waterman
Elliott Roosevelt to Attend Sulphur Park Gala
Elliott Roosevelt accepted an invitation to attend the gala opening celebration of Platt National Park at Sulphur on June 4. He will take an active part in the festivities, which culminate in crowning a queen. American Legion posts statewide plan candidates from each hometown as delegates to the event. Local civic organizations sponsor an elaborate program.
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Elliott
Roosevelt
Lihe
Platt National Park
American Legion
Planting of Cotton Tobacco and Corn Nears Finish
Washington May 16 The next three to four weeks determine how well farmers cooperate with the new crop control program as 1938 cotton tobacco and corn will be planted. AAA officials say smaller crops are needed to reduce surpluses and lift farm prices from their low point. If many farmers refuse to cooperate quotas may fail and price-support loans for corn could be blocked.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Hobacco
Midwest
Wallace
Corn Belt Liberty League
Illinois
Andrew Harden Check For $194,000 Received
A district court clerk displayed a photograph of a 194000 dollar check as the first partial payment from Andrew Harden to his ex wife Elizabeth Harden. Attorneys for Mrs Harden objected to a claimed fee for Wimbish and Wimbish, Tulsa, and asked 2500 while seeking endorsement to cash the check.
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District Court
Andrew Harden
Elizabeth Harden
Tulsa
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Shell Resumes Oil Purchases in Oklahoma Fields
Shell Petroleum Corp resumes 100 percent oil purchases in all state fields after the corporation commission orders lower allowable production to allow a full return to sales. The company had cut takings 20 percent April 10 and withdrew from the Oklahoma City field five days later. National Refining Co cut purchases 15 percent in Osage, Washington and Nowata counties.
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Oklahoma City
Shell Petroleum Corp
Corporation Commission
National Refining Co
Osage
Washington
Nowata
Practice Proves Worthwhile For Guthrie Doctor
Guthrie doctor Dr C B Barker spent three days rehearsing with a bronchoscope before successfully removing a small nail embedded in the lung of 18 month old Robert Churchill, son of Mr and Mrs H S Churchill of Kearney Ned. The nail had been drawn toward the windpipe about four months earlier and the operation followed a lung infection subside.
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Guthrie
C. B. Barker
Robert Churchill
H. S. Churchill
Kearney
Ned
Zeke West's Wool Shed Looted Near Ads Farm
Thieves raided Zeke West's wool shed about two miles south of Ads Monday night and carried off five 30 pound bags of wool stamped Midwest Wool and Marketing. The haul totaled about 300 dollars, marking the fifth raid on West's farm in a year. a 50 dollar reward is offered for the thieves' capture and the wool's return.
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Zeke West
Tve
Ads
West
Tobe Bailey Held For Possession
Tobe Bailey waived arraign bond of $1,000 on a charge of unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor after appearing before County Judge John Boyce McKeel. Bailey was arrested in a Sunday raid by the sheriff's office which reported 19 gallons of beer found. He lives three miles west of Ada on Hichwas 13.
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Tobe Bailey
John Boyce McKeel
Bailey
Ada
Hichwas 13
Boren Announces Candidacy to Seek Fourth Term
Lyle H. Boren, serving his first Congress term from Oklahoma’s Fourth District, announces his bid to succeed himself. He aligns with Democratic goals, supports party endorsed measures, and aims for renomination despite several challengers. Boren, a Pontotoc County native educated at East Central and Oklahoma A&M, previously taught in Seminole County and defeated Gassaway in the 1930s primary.
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Lyle H. Boren
Congress
Lyle
Democratic Party
Boren
Pontotoc County
East Central
Lake Murray Big Says The Press At Ada Convention
Journalists attending the Oklahoma Press Association gathering at Lake Murray reported the lake’s vastness after wandering 200 miles of curving roads in Ardmore and Ada. They found the barbecue corner late, praised the project’s scale, and urged clearer signage to guide visitors to points of interest.
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Lake Murray
Oklahoma Press Association
Ada
Ardmore
Leke Murray
Ada Residents Recover After Operations
Two Ada residents recovering after recent operations were reported as doing satisfactorily. P A Norris, Ada banker, was released from a local hospital. Byron Norrell of the Ada News, who had a serious operation in Dallas last Thursday, was reported much better though still confined. May 18 A Frank Kuletzki believed he was shot when a robbing attempt occurred. One of two holdup men fired at his heart, he fell, and was taken to a hospital with the bullet lodged in his neck clasp.
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Ada
P. A. Norris
Byron Norrell
Ada News
Dallas Medical Hospital
Cleveland
Frank Kuletzki
Atlanta Blaze Kills 28 at Terminal Hotel Fire
The Terminal hotel fire in Atlanta claimed 28 lives with two bodies recovered from the charred ruins and many more believed buried in the debris. One identified victim was W. H. Snider of High Point North Carolina, father of a 13 year old. others remained unidentified. Fire officials call it the deadliest in Atlanta history and cite 60 to 75 guests as unaccounted for. Seven were injured with three in critical condition. investigators consider a possible boiler explosion as the cause.
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Fritiny
W. H. Snider
High Point
N. C
Howard Snider
Parker
Atlanta
Farker
Ada Woman Appeals for Custody of Son
Ada woman Grace Bush appealed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court for custody of her four year old son Bobby Gene Bush. District Judge Tal Crawford ordered the child to be in the care of his father L Hush in 1936, with later custody of an older son Lester Elmer. Bobby Gene had been raised in the home of Seminole police chief Jake Sims. Mrs Bush retains visitation rights under the order.
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Oklahoma City
Grace Bush
Supreme Court
Bobby Gene Bush
Tal Crawford
L. Hush
Lester Elmer
Bobby Gene
Jake Sims
Crawford
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Lakeside Park
Carnell
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Withamt
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Gourd Evans
Gourd
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Montgomery
Cowhard
Frague
Konrad Heinein
Elliott Roosevelt
Shell
Lyle Bgren
Terminal
Ferguson
NEA Service Inc
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