Three Former Officials To Head Docket
The district court term opening October 17 will feature trials for Tommy Ford, former treasurer, on embezzlement charges, A. A. Caldwell, former commissioner, on forgery and unauthorized claims, and J. E. Hall, former commissioner, on related charges. Also on the docket are a murder case and 44 others, with Mrs. H. D. Garner, indicted on embezzlement, not scheduled for this term pending audit completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tal Crawford
Deila Bedford
Tommy Ford
A. A. Caldwell
J. E. Hall
Caldwell
Havas
H. D. Garner
Virgil Stanfield
Garner
Ofice
Hall
Ada
Joe Smalley
Ford
Thurman Rockwell
Homer Blankenship
Man and wife found guilty of murder in Arkansas
HOT SPRINGS Ark Oct CB Joseph B Anderson 37 and his 33 year old wife Lucille were condemned to death in the electric chair after a 14 hour trial for the robbery killing of Eldon Cooley a grocery chain official on Sept 8 A circuit court jury of ten business men and two farmers convicted them of first degree murder after deliberating an hour and a half The verdict carries the extreme penalty under state law Cooley was kidnapped robbed of 450 dollars and shot in a ravine near the city His body was found about 24 hours after his disappearance Allegations say Alfred Dickson was named as the trigger man and Clarence Johnson faced first degree murder charges with the state seeking their execution as well Formal sentencing of the Andersons was deferred pending Dickson and Johnson trials
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Hot Springs
Ark
Joseph B. Anderson
Lucille
Eldon Cooley
Arkansas
Alfred Dickson
Anderson
Cooley
Clarence Johnson
Andersons
Dickson
Johnson
County Helps Paralized Man Reach Relatives in Little Rock
Old Isaiah Hollins, a paralyzed Ada Negro, traveled by bus toward Little Rock seeking help from relatives after his mother died. Accompanied by Rev W W Mayle he waited at the county office as commissioners agreed to buy a $6.15 bus ticket for his journey to reach a cousin who promised to care for him.
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Isaiah Hollins
Little Rock
Negro Presbyteria Church
Hollins
Sid
Dick Elam
Ollins
Auditor to study 5,000 old claims for priority payments
About 5,000 claims filed in the 1937-38 fiscal year must be examined to decide which of roughly $31,000 unpaid county claims can be paid with the available $12,600. County Auditor Bernard Goodall says a state examiner’s deputy will assist for two to three weeks. Priority will be based on contract date rather than filing date, with funds limited by litigation holds on four tractors and remaining highway funds.
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Bernard Goodall
Goodall
Goodell
John Rogers
Rogers
Paul Zimmerman
Tal Crawford
Goonan
Boardman Company
Road workers may get paid before Oct 24
Pontotoc county's board of commissioners debated paying road workers for September while the 40 day protest on the budget looms until October 24. They paused all highway fund warrants, considering legality and actions of Seminole and Pottawatomie counties, as Goodall questioned bond and traveling expense claims. The panel also reviewed auditor Goodall’s inquiries and rejected certain claims, while awaiting further county approvals and possible broader county payouts.
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Pontoter
Board of Commissioners
Dick Elam
Elam
Seminole
Pottayatomic
Bernard Goodall
Tasta
Goodall
Sam Tew
Elain
Teww
George Collins
County Excise Board
Stoner
Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Las Tate
Special Justices Named By Marland
Governor Marland appointed nine special supreme court justices to review requests from three regular justices for a writ of mandamus to compel payment of additional...
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Marland
James Phelps
M.S. Corn
Thomas L. Gibson
G. C. Childers
Hubert Bolen
Richard L. Wheatley
Vinita
W. A Lackey
McAlester
C. A. Cargill
Oklahoma City
A. J. Stevens
Alva
Person E. Woodall
Norman
Charles L. Lacy
Tulsa
D. H. Linebaugh
Muskogee
C. O. Lucas
Maldenville
Sam’ L. Wilhite
Anadarko
Oklahoma‘ City
Supreme Court
Changes in Welfare Workers Payroll Shifts Oklahoma City
At the Oklahoma Public Welfare Board Capitol office, 22 employees disappeared from August payrolls while 21 new names were added. State administrator Neil Addington called turnover normal, citing transfers, expected departures for school, and some temporary workers finishing tasks. September payroll shows 126 Capitol staff and 497 statewide, with 171 discharged since July economy plan. The September payroll totaled 47,467 dollars versus 41,943 dollars in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Public Welfare Board
Peyrolls
Capitol
Addington
Unseasonably Hot Weather Grips County Region
Residents report record heat with highs near 95 degrees and nights around 63. The pattern defies typical October rainfall as lawns and fields show signs of drought. Authorities note ongoing dry spell and unusual warmth impacting local fairs and football games.
Wounded Ada Youth Reported Improved
Ada youth Wayland Hubbert recovered from a two knife wound after a Saturday altercation in Holdenville. Paul Knowles, accused of wielding the knife, was released from jail as Hubbert and his family decided not to press charges. Hubbert was treated for a punctured lung at a clinic before transfer to his Ada home.
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Wayland Hubbert
Holdenville
Ada
Paul Knowles
Hubbert
Hibber
Charges Filed On Operators Of Game Boards
Charges filed Monday accuse owners and operators of 12 gambling devices set up for operation and allowing gambling. Cases span two courts, with nine before Judge A W Oliver and three before Judge W L Reeds. Sheriffs seized the machines after a police action, including a “slat machine” and marble or light boards paying out on combos. Penalty ranges from $25 to $200 plus costs if convicted.
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A. W. Oliver
W. L. Reeds
Sherif
Ada Police Department
Texas Man Fed Young Woman to Pet Alligators
A Texas man testified that Joe Ball who ran a Elmendorf roadhouse fed a young woman to five pet alligators in 1932 after discovering she had visited a maternity home. The witness, a Waite man, said Ball threatened his family and kept alligators in a concrete pit behind the tavern.
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San Antonio
Joe
Ball
Elmendale
S. Co. Cain
Waite
Elmendorf
Cain
Texas
Lee Miller
Justice of the Pease
Raymond Gerhardt
Accidental Damages Sought Against Pryor and Nicholson
A district court suit filed by R W Scott seeks 10000 dollars in damages from W W Pryor and Ike Nicholson. The petition states Lessie M Scott, now dead, was fatally injured in an Ada Allen highway accident on July 2h 17 when a car driven by Mrs Lily Wyche carried her as a passenger. Nicholson’s vehicle, owned by Pryor and driven by Nicholson, allegedly traveled on the wrong side at 60 to 65 mph over a hill and struck the Wyche car, with Nicholson deemed Pryor’s agent at the time. Intended to hold the defendants negligent and wrongful, the suit requests the damages.
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R. W. Scott
W. W. Pryor
Ike Nicholson
Scott
Lessie M. Scott
Ada Allen
Lily Wyche
Pryor
Nicholson
New Hope Seen for Phil Kennamer
Oklahoma City reports a possible gubernatorial clemency hearing in the Phil Kennamer case, with Governor Marland under pressure as his term nears January. Kennamer, linked to the Tulsa gang slaying, was seen at the capitol amid family appeals for a parole or leave to visit his mother, the wife of a federal judge.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
Phil Kennamier
Franklin Kennamer
Oklahoma
Three Ada Men Hurt In Highway 12 Crash West Of Calvin
Three Ada men were injured when a 1937 model car failed to negotiate a right hand curve four miles west of Calvin on Highway 12. The car left a five foot embankment and rolled more than 200 feet. Harry Bennett 23 suffered severe head lacerations, Edmond Atkinson 25 had brain concussion, and Guy Morris 23 broke his neck. All were taken to Holdenville General Hospital. Police estimate speed at 65 to 70 mph. Bennett and Atkinson are Ada residents. Morris is a gas company employee.
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Ada
Calvin
Harry Bennett
Glass Factory
Edmond Atkinson
Moldenville
Guy Morris
Holdenville General Hospital
Var.a
W. A. Bailey
Alvin Self
Atwood
Harold Constant Named State Legion Graves Chairman
Harold Constant of Norman Howard post No. 72 American Legion was appointed department graves registration chairman. The move honors his years of service as a top Legion officer and service officer for the local post regarded as a fixture in the West district.
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Harold Constant
Norman Howard
American Legion
Department
Constant
Legion
P T A Refuses To Ask Board Resign
In Orlshome City the P T A executive committee refused to demand resignations of city school board members. President Mrs. C B Hall said the board is unanimously against taking action. Therow refers to a threatened loss of 1.4 million for city school improvements, 600 thousand from federal grants, contingent on bond passage that was rejected.
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Orlshom City
Oct. S
Elixir Producer Faces Record Fine in Mass Slay Case
Greenville judge imposes 16800 dollar penalty after Samuel Evans Massing pleads guilty to charges tied to an elixir sulfanilamide deaths case. Details indicate federal action and court dates.
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Greenville
Samuel Evans Massing
George C- Tay
Bristol firm pleads guilty to food and drug act violations
The Bristol Tennessee drug manufacturer entered a guilty plea on 112 of 186 counts charging violation of the Pure Food and Drug Act. The district attorney said the fine of 150 dollars per count totals a large penalty, described as the largest ever imposed under the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Virginia
Tennessee
James Frazier
Drop in Oil Output Over U S in Week
Tulsa dispatch reports a moderate decrease of 16 933 barrels daily in U S crude oil production for the week ending Oct 1, to 3 237 960 bpd. Oklahoma up 5 775 bpd. Texas total up 11 849 bpd to 1 136 296. California falls 16 400 bpd to 660 750. Eastern states and Rocky Mountain region show declines. Illinois and Michigan drop to 230 949.
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Tulsa
United States
Wweek
Oil and’ Gas Journal
Oklahoma
East Texas
Texas
Louisiana
California
Kansas
Illinois
Michigan
Rocky Mountain
Teva Lane
Texaa Panhandle
Texa
Gulf Coast
Mexico
Rocby Mountain
Seais
Papeete Dally
Blooming cereus delights Overturf family after 15 years
Mr and Mrs George Overturf of 698 West Thirteenth watched their night blooming cereus bloom for the first time on Monday night. They planned for two more buds to open Tuesday or Wednesday, noting the flower's six to eight inch waxy white blossoms and exquisite fragrance. The bloom closed by 3:30 to 4:00 a.m. Tuesday, and Mrs Overturf said the event was well worth staying up for, aided by two years of gained gardening information.
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George Overturf
West Thirteenth
Cereus
Heneger Rites Held For Pioneer Woman
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon in Stonewall for Mrs. W. T. Heneger a longtime Pantanac county resident who died Monday morning in an Ada hospital. The First Methodist church service was at 2 pm with burial in Stonewall Cemetery. She lived in Stonewall about 250 years before moving to Coalgate six years ago. Survivors include her husband W. T. Heneger a daughter Mrs. Tell McMillan of Clarita and a son Ray Heneger of Coalgate.
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Stonewall
Slyensold
Pantanac County
Ada
First Methodist Church
Heneger
Coalgars
W. T.’Heneger
Tell McMillan
Clarita
Ray Heneger
Coalgate
Roosevelt's Son Attacks Pension Idea in Oklahoma City
Roosevelt Jr criticized the "$30, every Thursday" pension plan in a luncheon speech before the Oklahoma City Young Men's Club. He warned against demagogues mortgaging the future for immediate political power and mocked proposals for weekly guaranteed income.
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Oklahoma City
SP Elliott
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler Triumphs in Sudetenland Entry
Adolf Hitler declared that Sudetenland must belong to the Reich as he spoke in Eger to a roaring crowd. He praised unity with Germany and urged residents to join the march into a greater German future, calling Deutschland happy and the nation rejoicing.
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Sudetenland
Reichs
Hitler
Germany
Reich
greater-Germany
Egert
Eger
Deutschland
Separate School Suit Hears Constitutionality In Oklahoma
In Muskogee a federal court hearing addressed whether Oklahoma's separate school law violates the constitution. Mrs. Willie Eva Simmons, a Black resident, seeks to halt bond issuance of 275000 for a white school and challenges tax sharing for both communities. Judges Williams Rice and Murrah preside.
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Muskogee
Oklahoma
Willié Eva. Simmons
Simmons
Srek
City School Board
Robert L. Williams
Eugene Rice
A. P. Murrah
Green in Sharp Attack on Lewis at AFL Convention
Houston October 3 P Wil Ham Green president of the American Federation of Labor opened the federation's 58th annual convention with a forceful attack on CIO chairman John L. Lewis. Green, flushed and perspiring, pounded the speaker's stand and charged Lewis with leading a movement toward a one big union tied to communist goals. He waved a 1924 senate committee statement alleging communists sought to gain AFL control. The AFL leader also criticized the Wagner Act administration by the labor relations board.
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Houston
P.wil Ham
Green
American
Federation of Labor
Federation
CIO
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Communist International
Senate
AFL
The
Acter
Labor Relations Board
Forgotten Men To Receive Paroles
OklahomaClay Oct 3. Governor Marland announced that forgotten men inmates with no friends or relatives will be paroled as prison officials prepare a list of deserving convicts. He said the clemency may be criticized but will strengthen prison morale by helping prisoners who have no one to speak for them.
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Oklahoma
Marland
Tony
Innes Elected Oklahoma Farm and Rehab Association President
In Oklahoma City on October 3, George Innes Jr of Oklahoma City was elected president yesterday of the Oklahoma farm and city rehabilitation association, with Rex D. Cleveland also mentioned in the context.
Pecans In Pontotoc County Face a Poor Crop This Year
Local reports indicate pecan yields are exceptionally low across the area with many trees bearing near zero crop. Some trees show modest fruit, but overall production may drop sharply, while peanut harvesting is expected to begin soon.
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Pontotoc County
Tulsa Engineer Is Named Second Time
A county grand jury returned a second indictment against County Engineer W. E. Davis charging obtaining money under false pretenses via an expense claim, with Go. Attorney Dixie Gilmer informing District Judge Floyd Staley. The probe into county affairs was expected to continue, starting Monday.
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Tulsa
W. E. Davis
Dixie Gilmer
Floyd Staley
Woodring to Dedicate Big Dam at Cherokee
Secretary of War Woodring accepted an invitation to dedicate the Great Salt Plains dam at Cherokee on October 11. He will fly to Enid by army bomber, be met by Cherokee delegates, then inspect the project before speaking at 11 am. He will review troops of the 189th field artillery and witness a western territory pageant. Barbecue provisions were prepared for 25,000 attendees.
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Woodward
Harry Woodring
Great Salt Plains
Cherokee
Congressthan
Phil Ferguson
Woodring
Enid
Six Die Of Blast And Flames In Home
DEEP RIVER Conn Oct 3 UP Louis Beckwith and five of his eight children died in an explosion that spread flames through the house as he tried to start a fire in the kitchen stove with an inflammable squid The five children perished in the blaze Beckwith lived to drive the three who escaped to a dairy where aid was summoned His severely burned feet prevented him from operating the car controls but the children did so under his direction while he steered
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Deep River
Conn
Louis Beckwith
Beckwith
Weber Dismissed As Commodity Aid
Oklahoma City October 3 A H Weber has been dismissed as state director of commodities distribution under the state welfare board. Neil Addington said Weber was replaced by Jack Bramlett, former manager of the district warehouse. Addington cited dismissal for the good of the service and noted further explanations would come from the federal surplus commerce corporation. Weber was reported too ill at home to talk.
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Oklahoma City
A. H. Weber
State Welfare Board
Neil Addington
Weber
Jack Bramlett
Addington
Federal Surplus Commerce Corporation
Roosevelt Enjoys Real Home Rest At Hyde Park
President Roosevelt rested at his Hyde Park home on October 3, the first real relaxation in weeks. He plans a week there before returning to Washington and then Hyde Park briefly. He attended St James Episcopal Church yesterday and heard a sermon on peace by Rev. Frank R. Wilson, echoing his call for national prayer for peace.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Washington
St James Episcopal Church
Frank R. Wilson
Legend of orangutans used in modern war report
A Shanghai dispatch claims a Japanese source says China trains 5000 orangutans to throw grenades in the oriental war. The reporter notes such tales of trained apes have circulated for years as the campaign intensifies.
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Shanghai
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Tyenty
Phil Kennamer
Adam
Calvin Over Embankment
Bennett
E. L. Bennett
Ata
Hazel-Atlas
Atkinson
Claude Atkinson
Morris
Southwestern Gas Company
State Legion Post
Local Post's Service Officer Department Graves Registration
U. S
Adolf
FDR
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