Vivian Chase Chiefs Death Marks End of Noted Woman Outlaw
Redhaired Vivian Chase described as public enemy No 1 is found dead in a car near St Luke's hospital in Kansas City after a gunman shot her. Police probe links to fugitive bank robber John Langan and gang activity across Missouri and Illinois. Chase, known for raids and escapes, faced multiple investigations and ties to pirates and mobs, with authorities labeling her a major female criminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Chase
Kansas City
John Langan
St. Luke's Hospital
Country Club
Langan
Kansas
Platte County
Rgde
August Luer
Alton
Ill
Lloyd “Blacky
Doyle
Alvin Karpis
Department
Missouri
Lamoni
National Bank and Trust Company
North Kansas City
Liberty
Luer
O’malley
Two Jury Verdicts Hit Ada City in Past Week
District Judge Tal Crawford set a second week of civil jury term after a Saturday session to clear the first week. Ada faced two damage judgments totaling £690 plus costs, with Mrs. Neil J. Allen receiving £850 and costs for injuries from a May 1951 radiator incident. F. C. Jones was awarded £100 and costs for injuries after stepping off a bridge. Additional suits against Ada include Mrs. John I Case vs city over water damage and J. G. Hynds et al. vs drainage work damages. Other cases settled or reset. Continuous cases include foreclosures and land recovery actions with various resets through November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Tal Crawford
City of
Ada
Neil J. Allen
West Sixth Street
F. C. Jones
Jones
City
John I. Case
Leighborns House
Robert Bradley
W. B. Blevins
Finley
Lollar
Joel Swann
Oma Kay
Glenn Pendergraft
Sugg Clinie
John Lynch
Hahn-Rodenberg Competi Ve. J. A. Criswell
W. J. Brown Jr
J. Ts. Witherspoon
Harrison Fox
Ramsey Vetroleum Company
Porter Caies
Dr. Ft. 2
Cimmings
CC. A. Thomas
Nership
Fourteenth Judicial District
H. H. Edwards
Wewoka
Edwards
Crawford
John L. Case
J. G. Witherspoon
Massey and Witherspoon
Witherspoon
J. C. Hynds
J. W. Evans
C. Vaughan
Pierce Pitt
W. T. Raleigh Co
J. F. Avery Et al
Belle Thomas
Ed Welch
Rogers- Wade Fur. Co
Willie P. Shelton
Money
John Peron
Mason & Dixon
Walter Graper
Western Drilling Co
New
J. F. McKeel
J. W. Mercer
Porter Cales
I. L. Cummings
Public figure Vivian Chase found shot to death in Kansas City
Vivian Chase a familiar northeast Oklahoma figure was found dead in a car in Kansas City. once arrested after a 1926 gun battle at Picher where Lee Flournoy and Charley Mayes died, Schnueblach shot at the suspect. Chase had been in Cardin and Picher, and recent sightings tied her to Lloyd Doyle Join Langan and Russell Lane officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Okla
Vivian Chase
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Cardin
Picher
Lee Flournoy
Charley
Hearing on Land Tax Petition Postponed
A protest hearing on the graduated land tax initiative petition was postponed from today to November 12. Secretary of State Frank Carter announced the shift as he traveled to southeastern Oklahoma for deer hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Frank Carter
Oklahoma
Black man Baxter Dell shot dead in Tennessee
A Black man identified as Baxter Dell was fatally shot early today by a group of white men who fired at him after an alleged insult to a white woman as she left a bush last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenn
Baxter Dell
Prison tunnel scare at McAlester TB ward foiled escape
A planned mass escape from the McAlester penitentiary tubercular ward was halted when guards uncovered a nearly completed tunnel short of the north wall. Four long-term convicts led the plot, with a list of other participants named by officials as the tunnel shaft, 75 feet, was concealed in ward partitions and mattresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcalester
Cioma
Vern Brotne
Tulsa County
Second prison escape attempt blamed on crowded cells
Oklahoma City November 2 7 The second escape attempt at the McAlester state penitentiary is attributed by L M Nichols chair of the state board of affairs to crowded conditions. Authorities watched the escape and Nichols says trouble will continue until the war time building program finishes a new cell house expected to relieve congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
McAlester
L. M. Nichols
State Board of Affairs
Nichols
Nichos
Methodist Protestant conference ends with Prague chosen for next year
The nineteenth annual Methodist Protestant church conference closes in Alix with Prague named as next site. Rev. W. C. Mathes of Paris Texas is elected president, succeeding Rev. M. L. Matthews of Idabel Oklahoma who led 12 years. Oklahoma assignments include Idabel Keith Kelly Hugo J W Browers Panama O L Harwell. The Uneas Oklahoma church is to be discontinued. About 200 ministers and delegates attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alix
Atk
Prague
Okla
Methodist Protestant Church
Clarksville
Ark
Duncan
W. C. Mathes
Paris
Tex
M. L. Matthews
Idabel
Oklahoma
Keith Kelly
Hugo
J. W. Browers
Panama
O. L. Harwell
Uneas
WPA ends unemployment in Oklahoma by 71,000 target
Oklahoma City relief officials report WPA aims to 71,000 employables under Hopkins. By afternoon fewer than half are on rolls, leaving 26,074 to be employed before the November 15 deadline. Work orders issued cover Canadian, Caddo, Comanche, Grady, Stephens counties and Oklahoma City projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Navy
Oklahoma
Works Progress Administration
Washington
Harry Hopkins
Ron Stephens
WPA
Chiccasha
Canadian
Caddo
Comanche
Grady
Stephens
Otis Smith
W. S. Key
Aumarinestof
Gibson Gibson Contractors Win Ada City Reservoir Contract
The Gibson & Gibson Construction Co of Pauls Valley won the Ada reservoir expansion bid at 57 897 09 to add 5 000 000 gallons. Local labor and materials preference aimed to aid Pontotoc county workers. The project raises total capacity to 7 500 000 gallons and includes road improvements to State Highway 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson & Gibson Construction Co
Pauls Valley
Pontotoc County
Ada
Mississippi Avenue
Potato Control Act Defended
The Agriculture Department defended the potato control act as a factor in preventing a sharp 1936 planting decline and higher consumer prices without long-term gain for growers. The crop outlook says without controls the acreage would fall materially due to low prices, while adjustments under the act could stabilize planting and avoid very high prices in 1936. If growers align 1956 plantings to the national sales quota of 226.6 million bushels, prices and incomes to growers may rise relative to recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Resettlement Office Moves to Dallas From Stillwater
The Resettlement Administration shifts its Eighth Region office from Stillwater Oklahoma to Dallas Texas to improve geographic location. The transfer should occur within 30 days while Oklahoma headquarters remain in Stillwater. D P Trent will continue directing Oklahoma Texas resettlement work. Senator Tom Connally and Representative Will Rogers oppose the move citing potential delays and Oklahoma project harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingon
Resettlement Administration
Stillwater
Okla
Dallas
Tex
Oklahoma
D. P. Trent
Oklahoma A
M. College
Wou
Texas
Cruer
Tom Connally
Trent
Connally
Rexford G. Tugwell
C. CO. Baldwin
Will Rogers
Oklahoma City
Wreck Identity Not Confirmed in Lusitania Find
Civic guards reported the Orphir salvage crew had not confirmed the wreck found near Kinsale identified as the Lusitania. The Orphir remained in the harbor for a week and planned to depart the next day with a report that the ship might move to winter quarters on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinsale
Ireland
Civic Guards
Orphir
Read All Advertisements in Item Ma Comic Nese
Advertisements fill the page with notices and promos. The item lists multiple ads from local merchants and services. Readers are urged to review offerings, sales, and contact details as presented.
Farm income may continue upward in 1956 forecast
The Agriculture Department predicts the rising farm income trend will persist into 1956. The annual outlook shows demand for farm products in 1956 likely higher than in 1933 with growing consumer buying power in the United States and abroad. Improved industrial activity supports rising buying power, though foreign demand may grow slower due to import restrictions. Farmers are warned against large production increases that could dampen price advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Williams Offers Control System in Oklahoma Repeal Debate
CP Robert L. Williams of Muskogee, federal judge for the eastern district, announced in Chickasha he would back a state control board plan to regulate liquor. He urged five college presidents and two electors to set rules and appoint commissioners, opposing control by political machinery and endorsing limited alcohol sales through licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickasha
Robert L. Williams
Muskogee
District of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Episcopal
Thomas Casady
Casady
E. W. Marland
Williams
Young Democrats to Meet in Elk City Oklahoma
Young Democrats of the Seventh district plan a rally in Elk City next Saturday according to state president Jess Larson. A Third district convention will be held at Durant on November 16 and the Second district convention is planned at Muskogee with no date fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Elk City
Jess Larson
Durant
Larson
Muskogee
Greatest Returns for the Amount Invested
Local classified ads highlight value buys and smart returns for readers seeking efficient investments. Deals emphasize durable goods and services offering strong long term benefit, with emphasis on price comparisons and practical utility.
Feld Men Open Pension Tax Drive in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City and six other towns will host a 15 man field team to audit merchants for the 1 percent sales tax and educate them on regulations. The drive, led by H L McCracken, uses graduates of a sales tax agent school to follow up and verify collections and records for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Cit
LP 4
Tax Commission
Oklahoma City
H. L. McCracken
Commission
R. D. Thomas
John Abernathy
McCracken
District Court Battles Heavy Docket in Ada Trials
Fourteenth district judges Tal Crawford and H H Edwards faced a full day as a heavy docket delayed proceedings in Ada. Verdicts favored defendants in two cases while several complaints were continued or dismissed, including a water-damage suit and an auto recovery claim.
Two Sunday Slayings Under Investigation in Oklahoma
Officials investigated two fatal shootings in Oklahoma on Sunday. In Fort Towson, county attorney Ralph K. Jenner prepared a murder charge against Jewell King 27 for the slaying of Barney Flick 21 of Direct Texas after a street confrontation. In Wewoka Sam Roberts 41 a former druggist and sheriff candidate was killed in a downtown drug store after a disagreement with George Rogers who surrendered to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wewoka
Fort Towson
Okla
Ralph K. Jenner
Jewell King
Barney Flick
Direct
Tex
Flick
King
Sam Roberts
Seminole County
George Rogers
Rogers
H. J. King
Jenner
Roberts
Setting Up Atlanta Police Youthful and Trim
Atlanta police are reported younger by three years and lighter by four pounds. Officers show 15-8 inches less girth and 1-2 inches more chest expansion since June 1, attributed to systematic gym work and veteran retirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Negro Charged In False Pretense Case
Virgil Weekly, a Ada resident, was jailed after pleading not guilty to a second offense false pretense charge. He allegedly obtained five gallons of gasoline and a can valued at 59 cents from J. W. Gregg by claiming Mike McDaniels sent him for it. Weekly has prior similar convictions and could face heavier penalties under the habitual criminal act. Gregg and McDaniels run local filling stations. Weekly has worked as a car washer and porter at several stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Weekly
Pontotoc County
Sherwood W. Hill
Weekly
Big Negro
J. W. Gregg
Mike McDaniels
Gregg
McDaniels
Norton leaves Kallihoma for Navajo community school
Jack Norton a longtime teacher at Kallihoma Indian school near Steedman departed Sunday for Arizona to head a new Navajo jurisdiction community school. His successor is expected soon to arrive to continue school and community work. Norton is an alumnus of Haskell Institute and Northeastern Teachers college where he starred in football. Clyde Brayer, former Haskell superintendent, now directs Navajo district education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Norton
Kallihoma
Steedman
Arizona
Norton
Haskell Institute
Northeastern Teachers College
Clyde Brayer
Haskell
Greece Restores Monarchy Amid Pots of Patriotism
The text notes Greece's shift back to a monarchy and suggests American restaurateurs may start serving potatoes in a kingly style, reflecting patriotic sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Adler Explains Love and Marriage in Modern Times
Chicago dates with Dr. Alfred Adler, the Viennese psychologist, urging youths to beware of late or stand up dates as signs a girl prioritizes herself over the escort. He prizes mutual interest in marriage, rejects sex suppression as neurosis cause, and says love at first sight is always real.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alfred Adler
Sigmund Freud
Adler
Vienna
Freud
Cold snap brings 30 degree low amid sun after rain
Ada records a 30 degree low Tuesday morning the coldest yet this fall with no accompanying rain. Earlier in the week the temperature fell to 42 degrees during a colder wave. Sunshine returned by noon and many residents shed topcoats, as temperatures moderated after several days of gloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Daily US crude output falls 6,132 barrels in week
Oil and Gas Journal reports a drop to 2,819,164 barrels daily in the United States for the week ending November 2, with Oklahoma down 7,475 to 492,400 and Texas off 3,303 to 1,051,873. Michigan and the East see small gains while California rises to 661,500 barrels daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
Texas
East Texas
Kansas
Michigan
Rocky Mountain Area
California
Okla
Civifed
Gulf
Arkansas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hareen City
Anna DeFlorin
Jerome
H. V. Drees
NEA
Ogaden
Ras Nassibu
Coney Coffey
Charley Points
J. D. Gates
Earl Williams
Pottatoetomie County
Jimmie Slane
Jack Capps
Choctaw County
Lonnie Poe
Creek County
Bill Johnson
Pittsburg County
William Gordon
Oklahoma County
James Davis
Craig County
Burnice Brummett
L. C. Cruce
McClain County
Leon Reed
Odis Evitt
MclIntosh County
Ralph Anderson
Roy Herring
Garvin County
J. F. Milan
Mack Skinner
Pottawatomie County
John Smith
Denver Williams
Logan County
Gibson-Gibson Contractors
City Reservoir
PWA
Lusitania
Feld
U. S
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!