Duke Martin Murder Rumor Sparks City Desk Frenzy
The Gazette battles a phony tip about Duke Martin being murdered in his apartment. Editors push for a big exclusive while reporters chase down calls, clues, and possible sightings, amid anonymous tips and fear of publicity stunts. Tackie Thompson discovers Martin’s body.
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Gazette
Duke Martin
Pete
Crossie
Duke
Nate Johnson
Man Noonan
B. 17Th Street
Martin
Johnson
Mac Rogers
Bob Roberts
Rogers
Tor Ladd
Mac
Fenelon
Creseie
Mystery of Martin’s Murder Ends in Publicity Plot
In a tense room Detective Reilly and Grogan search for a gun as Tuckle, dazed and frightened, reveals little about the shooting of Duke Martin. Tackie hints at influence from fame while being taken to headquarters, with the coroner soon to arrive. (To be continued)
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Tuckle
Martin
Duke Martin
Reilly
Grogan
Murphy
Mike
Tuckie
Ma Martin
Stu
Finch
Burns
Lo Be
Boettcher Company Sells Oil Rights While Gas Remains Main
The Boettcher Oil and Gas company of Ada built gas capability from Blackwell fields, test drilled on the Alexander lands in 1927, and kept gas as its main commodity. It sold oil rights to Sinclair Prairie for 800 per acre cash and 200 in oil, profiting from gas uses at the Oklahoma Portland Cement plant and growing a large pipeline network.
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Boettcher Oil and Gas Comany
Ada
Alexander Lands
Boettcher
Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
Blackwell Properties
Heldenville
Alexander
Boettener Company
Woolsey
Fitts Pool
Cromwell
Sinclair-Prairie Oil Company
Sinclair Company
Oklahoma
Boettnher Company
Bill Skirvin
Boettcher Company
Southwest Gas Company
West Fitts
Boettcher Oil and Gas Company
Charles K. Boettcher
Ideal Cement Company
Oklahoma Portland Company
M. O. Matthews
Jack Kitewell
Matthews
Cement Company
Arkansas
Local Court Grants Marriage Licenses In Seminole and Ada
Marriage licenses issued Friday and Saturday to residents of Seminole Ada and Holdenville with couples Thomas Jefferson Davis 38 and Georgia Viola Davis of Seminole wed by Justice W L Reed. Licenses donated to Meal Mercer 19 Ada Route 2 and Della Maye Bennett Ada Tom Cummings 55 and Ollie Harris Holdenville.
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Thomas Jefferson Davis
Georgia Viola Davis
Seminole
Justice of the Peace
W. L. Reed
Meal Mercer
Della Maye Bennett
Ada
Tom Cummings
Ollie Harris
Holdenville
Hottest September Closes With Snappy Cool Spell
Ada residents endure a 40 degree chill as September ends with record heat and sparse rainfall. The month featured eight days above the 100 degree mark, rainfall totaling 3.09 inches over July to September, and comparisons to prior dry years. Weather records show 1936 and 1934 as notably dry Sepembers, while long-term patterns are mixed.
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Kansas
Montana
North Dakota
Ada
W. E. Pitt
Drouth
Fire Is Basis Of Damage Suit Here
A grass fire started by a railroad engine on the spur between Lawrence and Adz caused $2,757.80 in damages, filed in district court by W. A. Delaney Jr. against the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway and J. M. Kurn and John Lonsdale, trustees. Delaney owns 320 acres adjacent to the spur. the land is well fenced and covered with prairie hay. Damages include loss of fence posts, wire, and injury to grass, sod, and seed.
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W.A. Delaney Jr
St. Louis and San Francisco Railway
J. M. Kurn
John Lonsdale
Delaney
Lawrence
Adz
Divorce petition filed in district court by Ray Chaney Sallee against Tumer Sallee
A divorce petition was filed in district court on Friday by Ray Chaney Sallee against Tumer Sallee, initiating court action.
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Ray Chaney
Tumer Sallee
Col Barton Now At Fort Screven
Col Barton now commands at Fort Screven GA as head of the 8th Infantry Regiment with one battalion there and the rest at Fort Moultrie. He helped train reserve officers at Plattsburg and worked at Fort Des Moines CMTC training methods later adopted Army wide. He has taught at Georgetown University and attended Army War College.
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R. ©. Barton
C. O. Barton
Fort Screven
8Th Infantry Regiment
Fort Moultry
Fort Screvsen
Germany
Eighth Infantry
Barton
Plattsburg Barracks
Madison Barracks
N. Y
France
Infantry School of Arms
Fi! Sill
Oklo
Camp Hancock
Augusta
Friday Story Misstates School Board at Contract Time
A Friday story on a construction cost suit used the wrong school board names. The board in office on November 17, 1937 consisted of W. H. Brumley, Bud Blackburn, and B. Higdon, who contracted for the one room brick auditorium gymnasium. The current board includes W. H. Brumley, J. L. Eppler, and Roy Ellis.
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W. H. Brumley
Bud Blackburn
B. Higdon
J. L. Eppler
Roy’ Ellis
Cofton Adjustment Applications Taken
Eight hundred Pontotoc county farmers applied for cotton price adjustment payments in the AAA program at the state office in Stillwater Saturday. J W Herron said two thirds of the county applications are finished and payments are expected late this fall.
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Pontotoc County
Stillwater
Herron
Construction activity in Ada peaks in September
Ada records show September as the busiest month of the year for construction with seven permits totaling 12 716 dollars. Principal projects include a brick store building and several frame residences and garages carried out by J R Harris Randall Jones W R Dennis A Foster A Myers Claude Smith Th Treadwell Curtis Fowler and others.
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Ada
Albert Chamberlain
Charmaberain
J. R. Harris
Rande) Jones
W. R. Dennis
A. Foster
A. Myers
Claude Smith
Th. Treadwell
Curtis Fowler
Cardinal Mundelein Dies in Mundelein Residence
Cardinal Mundelein, 67, archbishop of Chicago, was found dead at his Mundelein residence in Illinois. He had attended to duties recently and was regarded in perfect health, with a noted role in church leadership and public life, including ties to President Roosevelt.
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Chicago
George Cardinal Mundelein
Mundelein
Patrick Hayes
Father Hayes
United States
Cardinal Mundelein
Pius XI
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
White House
Local ginning totals at Ada area two gins
Ginnings at Ada city area totaled 840 bales this season from Choctaw and Pontotot Custom gins. Choctaw Gin reports 260 bales to date while Pontotoc Custom records 427. Past week shows Pontotoc 93 bales over six days and Choctaw 60 bales.
German Warplane Recon Flights Reported Over Berlin and Potsdam
Reports from London say British reconnaissance aircraft flew over parts of north Germany including Berlin and Potsdam. The German response appeared light hearted as officials acknowledged the missions.
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Scott Berlin
UPI
London
North Germany
Berlin
Potsdam
Stonewall Falls to Caddo in Friday Narrow Loss
Stonewall, despite an early edge, fails to convert a try for extra point and loses 7-6 at Caddo. The Stonewall march mostly on the ground. Caddo answers with a passing play for the winning tally. Next, Stonewall hosts rival Coalgate under lights if field conditions permit.
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Lxtra
Stonewall
Caddo
Coalgate
Vietta
Coaltate
Tishomingo
Set Starting Date For Street Project In Ada
Street work set to begin October 12 on Ada’s 270000 dollar street project as Street Commissioner J H Pryor said after a Friday conference with Engineer Blake Pauls Valley WPA area engineer. Two improvement projects include concrete paving on East Ninth Street 100 block and paving Constant Avenue east of the OCA and A tracks on Tenth Street. WPA provides 173130 and projects will open where citizens request. Chamber of Commerce backs preparations for divisions.
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Ada
J. H. Pryor
Blake
Pauls Vailey
WPA
Labor Department
Ninth Street
Constant Avenue
OCA
Tenth Street
Chamber of Commerce
Secretary Hull Busy On His 68th Birthday
Secretary of State Hull marked his 68th birthday amid peak wartime duties. With 30 years in federal service and 22 in the House, two in the Senate, he ordered his office to stay open around the clock for urgent overseas dispatches. He still plays croquet for relaxation.
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Washington
Bull
Tennessee
United States
House
Senate
Maytubby Favored for Oklahoma Chickasaw Governor
Washington dispatch reports Floyd Maytubby an Oklahoma City insurance man is favored for the next Chickasaw governor as Indian bureau reviews candidates including Haskell Paul of Pauls Valley and Douglas Johnston Jr. Sen. Elmer Thomas and Sen. Josh Lee hold differing positions on the two rivals. The president will announce the appointment on the Indian bureau’s recommendation.
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Washington
Floyd Maytubby
Oklahoma City Insurance
Oklahoma
Indian Bureau
Maytubby
Haskell Paul
Pauls Valley
Douglas Johnston Jr
Elmer Thomas
Paul
Sen
Josh Lee
Johnston
Oklahoma to Feed 200000 School Kids Oct 15
Oklahoma City dispatch reports WPA and state welfare officials spar over a $100,000 funding split for the school lunch program as direct relief plans proceed to feed 200,000 students beginning October 15. Changes include schoolwide certification for lunches and reliance on surplus federal commodities.
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Oklahoma City
Works Projects Agency
State Welfare Board
Direct
Tom Collins
Welfare Board
Ron Stephens
WPA
Welfare Bord
Erle Halliburton
Duncan
Oklahoma
Halliburton
California
Ted Husted
Highways Patrol
Joan Walt
State Crime Bureau
Patrol
Scuffle Ends With Death In Cardin Mining Area
Sheriff reports George W. Dale, 28, died in a Joplin hospital from wounds after a scuffle with a mining company special officer. The officer, John Holcomb, was wounded in the arm. Dale struck the officer, a pistol was fired several times during the struggle, hitting Dale in the left ear and right arm. Dale is survived by his widow in Joplin.
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Cardin
Dee Watters
George W. Dale
Joplin
John Holcomb
Dale
Date
Payment Sought On School Building Contract
Adams Lumber company sues Homer School District No. 18 for 1595.49 remaining on a 6933 dollar one story brick auditorium gymnasium contract. The 1937 contract, with W H Brumley J L Eppler and Roy Ellis, left 2140.86 unpaid when Harbert assigned the claim to the plaintiff in 1938. further payments reduced the due amount to 1595.49.
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Adams Lumber Company
Homer
W. H. Brumley
J. L. Eppler
Roy Ellis
Arnéy Harbert
Harbert
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