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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1928

Page

2

Graf Zeppelin Poised for First American Flight

Berlin reports the Graf Zeppelin, the new German dirigible, set for its first transatlantic trip from Friedrichshafen offering luxury and comfort unseen in air travel. Designers claim speeds from Berlin to Towio in four days with ten en suite staterooms and a built in control room.

NEA Berlin Graf Zeppelin Friedrichshafen America Count Zeppelin Los Angeles Shenandoah Hugo Eckner Towio

Preliminary Hearings Open in Jones Murder Case

Oklahoma papers report Claude Jones facing a murder preliminary hearing tied to William Roddie’s death near the Jones home. Constable Ben Hyden testified finding Roddie shot, with Jones reportedly noting the scene were calm words before arrest. The Garfield County grand jury is also in session amid questions about Gene McLaughlin’s death and related inquiries.

J. W. Dean Dean Claude Jones John Crawford George A. Mansfield Jones William S Gene McLaughlin Garfield Id Eagle Garfield County Grand Jury McLaughlins McLaughlin Iefer Garber High School Ben Hyden William Roddie Hyden T. O. Cullins Justice of Peace Justice Cullins Jim Greer

Lighting Pipe Disaster Costs Farmer and Barn

Muskogee Oklahoma Sept 26 A farmer John Coffey six miles northwest of Wagoner reports a lighting pipe mishap cost about $2000. A match head popped into a coal oil can causing a kerosene fire that scorched a car and destroyed a barn worth around $1500 with hay valued at $600 to $700. The cat perished in the blaze. Coffey tried to extinguish the fire and saw the burning cat only near the hay barn. The other item notes Ruth Duffin 15 returning to Altoona after running away in her father’s suit and dress swap.

Muskogee John Coffey Wagoner Haskell County Coffey Philadelphia Ruth Duffin Altoona

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Palace of United States Navy Woolworth New York City Constable Enid, Okla Cleo McLaughlin Rural Mail Herbert Hoover Charles Curtis Fred L. Patrick E. R. Hughes Supreme Court Tom G. Andrews Charles W. Swindell James B. Collison Justice Criminal Court of Appeals Will H. Chappell H. L. Cloud C. E. Cunning John I. McCoole Charles T. Barney W. A. Leonard W. N. Jackson James W. Lewis Alfred Summers Ada George H. Priest West Main Ada, Oklahoma Optometrist Splendid Son Lars and
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