Kidnapping Suspect Robson Arraigned in Arizona Case
Oscar H. Robson was arraigned in Phoenix on a formal charge of kidnapping six year old June Robles last April 25. His bond was set at 540000 and he was jailed. Federal authorities said Robson faces extortion charges for sending letters via the mails demanding 15000 as ransom. The child was found alive May 14 after multiple ransom notes signed XYZ.
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Ariz
Oscar VW
Robson
U.S
June Robles
Dan Hurley
Department of Justice
Washington
Department of Justice Today
Oscar H. Robson
Buster
Theu. S
Norney
United States
Tucson
Robles
Governor-Elect Marland Plans Brain Trust in Oklahoma
Governor-electric Marland seeks a brain trust to push the New Deal in Oklahoma. He will open an office at Ponca City to study a state referendum for January legislative submission. Returns show Marland leading Pine by over 118000. Democrats sweep capitol offices leaving one Republican in the Senate and eight in the House. Leon C. Phillips opens House speaker campaign offices.
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FE. W. Marland
Oklahoma
Marland
Ponca City
Pine
Murray
Senate
House
George Hutchinson
Enid
Leon C. Phillips
Okemah
Kansas Becomes Republican Oasis in 1936 Vote
Kansas remained solid for Republicans as Alf Landon won re election over Omar Kechum in Topeka. The state rejected a repeal of the 54 year old prohibition amendment by a wide margin. In Congress Democrat Edward Patterson trailed in the third district while Frank Carlson, a Republican, was poised to succeed Kathryn O Loughlin McCarthy in the sixth.
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Diays
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Topeka
London
Congress
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Harold McGugin
Roosevelt
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Frank Carlson
Deep Rock No. 0 Hardin Well Shows Early Flow Toward Test
Late Wednesday oil operators watched Deep Rock No. 0 Hardin in Section 30-27, NW of SE, process a 100 barrel per hour flow for ten minutes before a leaky flow-line collar paused tests. Shut-in pressure hit 800 pounds gas, higher than any other well at that horizon. Total depth 4244 feet.
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Deep Rock No. 0
Hardin
Fitts
Ada man E J Rigsby killed in Pontotoc County crash
E J Rigsby 57 a carpenter who lived in Ada died after being struck at Sixth and Broadway Sunday night. He had a skull fracture and died at 9:29 this morning. Survivors include son W H Rigsby of Ada and daughter Mrs Claud Bryant of Henryetta. Funeral set for Tuesday at 1 30 in Criswell Funeral Home chapel and Wynnewood cemetery burial. Police investigated the hit and identify the other vehicle.
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E. J. Rigsby
Carpenter
Ada
Rigsby
Sixth
Broadway
W. H. Rigsby
Claud Bryant
Henryetta
Criswell Funeral Home
Wynnewood
Cotton Exports Shrink Spark National Alarm
Washington reports growing concern over falling U S cotton exports as shipments from August 1 to October 25 total 1 15 million bales, down from 2 20 million last year, threatening a 1954 35 season end with just 4 612 million bales sent abroad.
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Sam Bledsoe
Associated Press
Washington
AAA
Trommodity Credit Corporation
New Auto Parking Move
City authorities announce new parking regulations to take effect soon. All delivery trucks and vans must deliver at the rear of stores instead of Main Street. Merchants must arrange rear deliveries to free space for moving traffic and prevent double parking on Main Street.
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Main Street
Ponca City Man's Majority Rises to Cuzzy Heights
Final returns show a substantial lead for the Ponca City candidate over the Republican opponent. Officials report a majority possibly nearing 150,000 votes as results stabilize.
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Ponca City
Cuzzy Heights
Marland Wins Oklahoma Governor Race in Landslide
Governor elect E. W. Marland, already planning a new deal, will open an office at Ponca City and form committees with Brookings Institute help. He notes a strong Democratic Congress, with all nine Democratic incumbents voted in, and Ferguson leading in the 8th district.
Pecan Growers Invited to Ada Show Next Week
Invitations go to pecan growers in nearby counties to exhibit at the Pontotoc county pecan show in Ada on Tuesday and Wednesday. A full line of exhibits is sought from any grower whether local or not. The venue is undecided, potentially the Aldridge Hotel dining room or a West Twelfth street building near the old post office site.
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Pontotocc County
Ada
Pontotoc County
Aldridee Hotel
West Twelfth Street
Durant Man Killed by Train After Falling Asleep on Tracks
CP Nelson Postoak, 43, Choctaw Indian, was struck and killed by a passenger train south of Durant Oklahoma early today. He reportedly fell asleep on the tracks. He is survived by his widow and three children.
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Nelson Postoak
Here
Frank Norris Hurt In Auto Crash Saturday
Norman reports Frank Norris 25 of Ada in critical condition after a south Moore area auto crash near the Missouri Oklahoma game aftermath. Also injured were W. B. Rice of Ada and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Wilkins of Little Rock Arkansas.
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Frank Norris
Norman
Ada
Moore
W. B. Rice
C. H. Wilkins
Little Rock, Ark
Oil Drill Report Details Meteres and Pits at Multiple Wells
A regional drilling update notes Crosbie No 1 A J Hardin at 748 feet in the southwest area with digging pits and cellar. Delaney No 2 A J Hardin at 503 feet. Magnolia No 2 D Hardin at 3730 feet. Near Wapanucka Oil No 1 Furgerson at 18235 feet in 26-2s Xe. chokes No 1 McMillan at 1155 feet in 16-1s Seite today.
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Magnolia
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Wapanucka
Furgerson
McMillan
Senators oppose special session call by Governor Murray
Shawnee reports State Senator Tom Waldrep says a majority of the senate denounces Governor Murray's plan for a November 21 special session as unwise and unnecessary. He adds that delaying to January would still allow tax sale plans to proceed.
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Shawnee
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Canton
Election Briefs From States Compiled by AP Reporters
AP reports list results from Alabama to Louisiana with governors elected or reelected, senators chosen, party splits in state legislatures, liquor issues, and tax incentives. Notable items include Graves in Alabama, Ashurst and Moeur in Arizona, Futrell in Arkansas, Meriam in California defeating Upton Sinclair, and Huey Long influence in Louisiana.
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Bibb Graves
Arizona
Henry F. Ashurst
D. B. Moeur
Isabella Greenway
Arkansas
J. Marion Futrell
California
Frank F. Merriam
Iowa
Upton Sinclair
Hiram W. Johnson
Girl fugitive surrenders after jail break in Hughes county
Maudie Lawson, 19, who escaped Hughes county jail on October 24 with five others, turned herself in at McAlester. She faces three robbery charges. Fugitives Gooch Kindig and Nix remain at large. Leader Bill Johnson was recaptured near Quinton. Henry Hurst was arrested at Fort Smith. Johnson offered to plead guilty to two highway robberies and kidnappings for a lesser sentence. no decision yet.
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Mcalester
Maudie Lawson
Hughes County
Arthur Gooch
Okmulgee
Myrtle Kindig
Fort Smith
Ambrose’ Nix
Bill Johnson
Quinton
Henry Hurst
Frank Watson
Johnson
Nine Die in Political Conflicts Across Polls
Nine people were killed in political violence tied to the general elections. At Kelayres Pennsylvania five died during a parade near the home of a local Republican leader. Holland Missouri saw a gun ambush targeting Black voters. Cedar Hill Ohio reported a fatal shooting in an election quarrel. Greenup Kentucky and Weeksbury Kentucky each recorded killings amid disputes at polling sites.
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Holland
Cedar Hill
Greenup
Weeksbury
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