Oklahoma sheriff dies in oil field gun battle after bank robber capture
Harjo Oklahoma November 8. James A Kiersey veteran county officer killed in a confrontation with Owen Edwards a bank robbery suspect trapped in an oil field shack near Seminole Kiersey led a posse after Edwards who had threatened to kill him last summer Edwards fatally wounded by return fire and died at Seminole hospital Also wounded a posse member Oklahoma bank robberies tied to Edwards and other suspects Kiersey survived by his widow and three children
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Harjo
Okla
CPA
Oklahoma
James A. Kiersey
Owen Edwards
Kiersey
Edwards
First National Bank of
Minco
Bank of
Kendrick
Lincoln County
Seminole
Durant
Arkansas
Fred Davis
Chandler
Prague
Ace Pendleton gang member tied to Shawnee clash
Pine Bluff police identified Pj-Owen Edwards as a member of the Ace Pendleton gang wanted in several Arkansas cities for bank robberies. He was linked to a $35,000 Beardon night marshal robbery and a $20,000 McGehee theft. Edwards fled with Pendleton a year ago as officers moved in. two autos with several guns were found on the premises.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Owen Edwards
Sitlin
Shawnee
Ace Pendleton
Arkansas
Eldorado
Beardon
Parkinson Dies in California Enid Leader Frank Parkinson
Frank A. Parkinson 60 of Enid, former Oklahoma Republican state chairman, died in a Long Beach hospital where he had gone for winter rest. He had been ill since January and declined after pneumonia set in shortly before his death, ending a long era of political activity.
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Enid
Frank A. Parkinson
Long Beach
Cal
Parkinson
Greatest returns for the amount ide ested News
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Court crowded by possession gases on Friday
Mrs. Inman and others were found not guilty in county court on possession charges. Claud and Thelma Jones along with Pelly and Jim Miller also received not guilty verdicts. Several cases were continued or dismissed and Tom Fisher pleaded guilty to interfering with an officer, fined $25 and costs.
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Sam Tew
Joe Belt
Vascil Hurley
Henry Walker
M. Tyler
E. K. Tyler
West Tyler
Tom Fisher
Pontotot County Tax Hearings Continue for Untaxed Levies
Pontotoc county tax issues linger after hearings before the state tax court. Assistant county attorney H E Mathis reports most school district questions resolved, but November 13 remains set for hearing on unsettled points. The Ada valuation dispute and a 1929 free fair act question affect proposed levies and site purchases.
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Pontotoc County
H. E. Mathis
Mathis
Brisco Railroad
Oklahoma Pipeline Company
Ada
Democrats Bounce Back in Virginia and Cities Dominate
Virginia returns to Democratic control with a large margin in the guber natorial race while New York City re elects James J Walker amid a statewide Democratic surge. Louisville and Boston elect mayors as Republicans hold Pittsburgh and a New Jersey majority lingers.
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Associated Press
Virginia
New York City
James J. Walter
Fiorello H. Laguardia
Norman Thomas
Richard E. Enright
Kentucky
New York
Manhattan
Hubert T. Delany
Chicago
Louisville
William B. Harrison
Indianapolis
Reginald Sullivan
James M. Curley
Boston
Detroit
Charles Bowles
John W. Smith
Charles H. Kline
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
New Jersey
Joulett Shouse
Democratic National Executive Committee
Walker
Anthrax Appears Near McAlester Oklahoma
Oklahoma City November reports state vaccination of horses and cattle is underway within seven miles of McAlester to prevent an outbreak. Dr. C. C. Hisel notes the situation is controlled with 600 animals targeted for treatment and no killings planned. County, state and federal veterinarians coordinate with Pittsburgh County officials.
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Oklahoma City
McAlester
C. C. Hisel
Fr. F. Moore
Hisel
Duncan man arrested in deputy sheriff shooting case
Wes ley Harreld 22 of near Duncan was arrested and released on 5000 bond among four charged with assault with intent to kill in the shooting of deputy sheriff Jim Brown on September 13. George Suitor 21 of near Duncan has not been arrested.
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Duncan
Wesley Harreld
Near Duncan
Jim Brown
George Suitor
Paris Papers Silent on Hoover Armistice Day Message
Paris editions reported no comment from officials or public responses to President Hoover's Armistice Day address as newspapers published early edition copies.
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Paris
Hoover
Pollard Wins Virginia Governor Elect in Democratic Sweep
Virginia voters elected John Garland Pollard, a William and Mary professor, as governor with 149,018 votes to 86,563 for Dr. William Moseley Brown. The Democratic majority reached 62,450 from 1,531 of 1,683 precincts, part of a southern Hoover-state landslide alongside James H. Price as lieutenant governor and John R. Saunders as attorney general.
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Pollard
Richmond
Virginia
John Garland Pollard
Marshall-Wythe School of Government and Citizenship
College of William and Mary
William Moseley Brown
Coalition
James H. Price
John R. Saunders
Tidal Wave in New York
Democracy in New York City deepened after a sweeping municipal election result. Mayor James J Walker defeated Republican fusion candidate Fiorello H La Guardia by a wide plurality. Continued on Page 4, No. 2.
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New York
James J Walker
Fiorello H. la Guardia
Fauble Faces Extortion Charges After Sanity Ruling
Arthur L. Fauble Shawnee wholesale merchant is free on $10,000 bond pending a November 27 preliminary hearing on ten extortion counts tied to demands totaling $173,000 from ten prominent businessmen. Sanity commission found him sane. He claims gangsters forced him to participate.
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Shawnes
Arthur L. Fauble
Earlsboro
Tecumseh
Shawnee
Randall Pitman
Sanity Commission
G. S. Baxter
J. M. Byrum
Jack Bradley
Fauble
Wichita
Kan
Arkansas River
Kansas
Pitman
Ross Johnston
C. A. Yoats
Frank Buck
W. S. Varnum
E. T. Laster
Galloway Rogers
Joe Ingram
Willard Johnston
Farm sector loans aid cotton and wheat growers
The Federal Farm Board approved loans to several cooperatives. Staple Cotton Cooperative Association may receive up to 6 million dollars to advance 16 cent per pound payments to members. Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association and Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association also received supplementary loans. A North Dakota Montana Wheat Growers loan rose from 500 thousand to 2.5 million dollars.
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Washington
Federal Farm Board
Staple Cotton Cooperative Association
Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association
Raleigh
N. C
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Columbia
Paroled man’s first sentence revoked after new larceny case
Oklahoma City November 8. The criminal court of appeals held two sentences must be served independently. Frank Halbert of Canadian county was paroled after a four year term for attempted statutory offense, later convicted of larceny of domestic fowl to five years, parole revoked, and free on appeal denied.
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Oklahoma City
Criminal Court of Appeals
Frank Halbert
Canadian County
Halbert
Socom
Oklahoma
Hoover Urges Peace By Strength And Free Food Ships
President Hoover in an Armistice Day address argues naval cuts must be balanced with other nations. He proposes free food ships during war as hospital craft to ease hunger and a new diplomacy prioritizing goodwill, strong conduct among nations, and cordial foreign relations.
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Washington
Hoover
United States
American Legion
Britain
Sucide by plane jump shocks Valley Stream
Miss Ruth Rockwell 18 of Philadelphia leaped 2000 feet from a Curtiss airport plane. In a purse note she blamed no one and pondered life after death. The Drew Seminary graduate had recently lived with brother in Yonkers and loved reading and writing.
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Valley Stream
N. Y
Ruth Rockwell
Philadelphia
Curtiss
Miss Rockwell
Donald Rockwell
Yonkers
Curtiss-Wright Flying Service
William B. White
Edward F. Booth
Booth
Drew Seminary
Dean W. Rockwell
Hoover Sees First Annual Report Amid Tariff Debate
President Hoover weighs the upcoming annual report to Congress amid a polarized Senate over tariff plans. Treasury surveys assess potential federal income tax cuts while budget needs for the farm board and deficit appropriations shape the fiscal outlook for the new session.
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James L. West
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Congress
Senate
Executive
Legislative Department
House
Republican Party
Treasury
Federal Farm Board
Death Sentence for Teras Youth Thompson in Leray Case
Clyde Thompson was once again sentenced to death by a jury in Eastland Texas for the September 7 1928 slaying of Lucian Shook near Leray oil field home. He had earlier received the death penalty, won a new trial on appeal, and was also charged with killing Lucian’s brother Leon Shook. The defense contended he was born in 1911 making him 17 at the crime, while the state cited a 1916 birth year.
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Eastland
Tex
CP Clyde Thompson
Lucian Shook
Leray
Thompson
Court of Appeals
Leon Shook
Lucian
Oklahoma
Newspaper El Mati Suspended by Government in Spain
Barcelona with El Mati banned indefinitely by government order for publishing uncensored news. The move comes after authorities ruled the paper printed material not previously submitted for censorship.
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Barcelona
Spain
el Mati
Texas Fugitive Sorrels Nabbed in Ada Oklahoma
Sheriff Bowles and Walter Ford arrested Davis H. Sorrels on embezzlement charges after a tip from Fort Worth. Sorrels, about 25, arrived in Ada Friday and waived extradition to Texas. An officer from Fort Worth planned to transport him back tonight.
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Fred Bowles
Walter Ford
Fort Worth
Texas
Davis H. Sorrels
Sorrels
Oklahoma
Ada
County court 19 clears several possession cases
Roy Buster was found guilty by a county court jury and fined 50 dollars plus 30 days. Orbra Moore also guilty of possession with the same penalties. William Barringer charged with bastardy was guilty and the penalty left to the judge. Bond forfeited in Price McKinney possession case. Pat Shockley possession case dismissed. N M Jones possession case continued by agreement. R L Capps C O and John Williamson were being tried for possession. The state presented its evidence this morning and the case was expected to continue into the afternoon.
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Roy Buster
R. L. Capps
C. O
John Williamson
Orbra Moore
William Barringer
Sleep Like a Congressmen: 1929 Simile Added
The phrase adds a vivid simile for 1929 describing someone who can sleep as soundly as a congressman. It contributes to the era's linguistic palette and reflects political culture of the time.
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