Kathryn Kelly claims she was drawn into crime by husband
Kathryn Kelly testified she was unwittingly drawn into the 200,000 abduction of Arschel by her husband George Kelly and denied writing death threats. She said he deceived her about his occupation and that she begged him to free Arschel. The prosecution pressed her on past marriages while she maintained she was misled and still loves Kelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Charles F. Rachel
Kathryn Kelly
George
Joseph B. Keenan
Kelly
Arschel
Paradise
Tex
R. G. Shannon
Ursehel
Middle West
South
Memphis
Keenan
Federal
Leavenworth
Strikes Rise Across Nation Amid Violent Clashes
The nation faces widespread labor unrest with cotton pickers miners longshoremen and teachers striking. Violence erupts in Bakersfield Scranton and Buffalo as police and troops clash with pickets. 11 hospitalized in Buffalo and 3 killed in California. Farther west longshoremen strike and Indiana West Virginia see police on duty. The era of bargaining continues with talks to settle silk and other disputes and NRA head Johnson stating labor need not strike under the Roosevelt plan.
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Associated Press
New York Area
West Virginia
Indiana
Buffalo
Bakersfield
Cal
Scranton
N. Y
Republic Steel Corporation
San Francisco
Wates
New York Territory
Jessup
Prinzle Borouch
Pennsylvania
Wierton
W. Va
Arizona
Federal Labor Board
Belleville
Gloversville
Washington
General Johnson
NRA
American Federation of Labor
Conservation Corps workers arrive to camp at Wintersmith Park Ada
Captain W A Ray and 110 civilian conservation corps workers reached Ada Friday night and will spend six months at Wintersmith Park. They set up tents along the lake shore with a mess hall and barracks under construction. The unit includes 87 Oklahomans, one Texan and 22 Wyoming men, with plans to grow to 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Ray
Civilian Conservation Corps
Ada
Wintersmith Park
Husky
Casper Wyeo
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Byrds Mill
Death of 72 year old digger in Pittsburgh estate found
A 72 year old Pittsburgh man collapsed digging a ditch and died on Saturday. He was identified at the morgue as Francisco Neroni. Investigators found in his weather beaten shack papers and bank books showing an estate valued at 3 100 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Francisco Neroni
Federal relief for weak Oklahoma schools expands term
Oklahoma Governor Murray announced federal relief will fund seven months of operation for every district when funds allow. He opened a closed Sharp Bend Negro school in Choctaw county with 27 pupils and said Hopkins authorized reopening when funds run low. He aims to secure enough aid for at least one month and will appoint teachers as needed. County superintendents must report by December 1 on how many months ten schools can operate with current finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Murray
Sharp Bend
Choctaw County
Harry L. Hopkins
One Car Rot Ring Found In Washington Farm
Mrs. Glen Van Winkle discovered the odd ring in Orillia Washington. The iron washer on the farm formed a “one carrot setting” after a car rot grew through it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Orillia, Wash
Glen van Winkle
Strike Hits Grid Game In Terre Haute
Indiana coal mine disorders dim football prospects at Rose Poly. Indiana National Guardsmen were sent into Sullivan county this week with Jim Campbell, veteran right half back of the Engineers team, ordered to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Rose Poly
Indiana National Guardsmen
Sullivan County
Jim Campbell
Engineers
Pickets clash with guards at Republic Steel plant
In Buffalo eleven men were injured when pickets clashed with company policemen at the Republic Steel plant during a midnight shift. Police dispersed the crowd as a general melee erupted near the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Ni Y
Republic Steel Corporation
President studies appeal problems in repeal planning
President Roosevelt will coordinate federal groups to plan steps after repeal and draft legislation. With 223 states on record for repeal, agencies focus on actions between repeal and enactment. No special congressional session is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Six Awarded Life Terms in Urschel Kidnapping Trial
In Oklahoma City federal court six men and one woman were convicted in the Urschel kidnaping case. Bailey and Bates are already in Leavenworth. The Shannon pair received life terms from Judge Edgar Vaught, while Armon Shannon got ten years suspended. German and Kelly of Minneapolis were each sentenced to five years.
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Urschel
Oklahoma City
Bailey
Bates
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
R. G. Shannon
Edgar Vaught
Armon Shannon
German and
Kelly
Minneapolis
Brady Wanted by Pontotoc County in Bank Robbery Probe
Pontotoc county authorities claim Bob Brady at Tucumcari New Mexico as they probe links to a recent bank robbery and the Kansas City massacre. Brady was wounded fleeing officers after a car search revealed 5500 dollars. a May 22 1931 warrant accuses him of robbing a bank with firearms. Authorities doubt Brady will be returned amid broader investigations and his role in earlier escapes.
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Pontotoc County
Bob Brady
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Frank Nash
Kansas City
Brady
Roff
Frederick
Kansas State Penitentiary
Farmers auction sale at county fairgrounds draws more buyers
History repeats as the monthly sale at Ponotoc County Farm Sales grounds shows strong buyer turnout and solid prices. Hog prices beat Oklahoma City market amid steady livestock demand with miscellaneous lots also sold. Organizers plan broader farmer participation for a year round outlet.
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Oklahoma City
Pontotoc County
One Armed Watchman Slays Safe Blower in Chicago
Chicago police report COP James M. Davis a 65 year old night watchman with one hand fought intruders in a safe room. He fired twice wounding a man who then died after Davis grabbed a second weapon. The slain robber was identified as James Hussey 59. Davis survived.
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Chicago
James M. Davis
Davis
James Hussey
Christopher Hughes
Ingit
Seven Die in United Air Lines Plane Crash at Chesterton
The Chesterton crash killed seven aboard a United Air Lines twin motor monoplan e after burning wreckage was found on a hill near a road in Indiana. Investigators from the department of commerce and airline officials examined the scene and planned an inquest.
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Chesterton
Ind
Iseven
Harold R. Tarrant
Oak Park
A. T. Ruby
Alice Scribner
Chicago
Fred Schendorf
E. Smith
Warren F. Burris
Columbus
Dorothy Dwyer
Arlington
Mass
United Air Line
United Air Lines
New York
Miss Dwyer
Massachusetts
Iono
Nev
Theodore Baldwin
Boston
Valparaiso
Carl Davis
Porter County
B. M. Jacobs
U. S. Department of Commerce
E. F. Lott
National Air Transport Division
James Smiley
Indiana
Hartle
Esther Stroup
Smiley
Tarrat
Civilians Clear Lake Property At Wintersmith Park Camp
Members of the civilian conservation camp at Wintersmith park work to clear lake property at the north end. Huskies wield shovels axes and saws while tents rise and barracks take shape. Meals are prepared for more than a hundred workers as the lake level drops to expose the floor for cattail removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Conservation
Wintersmith Park
L. A. Braly
Prison terms move in Urselch kidnaping case in Oklahoma City
Four men and women were sentenced to life in prison for the Charles Urschel kidnapping. Key figures Harvey Bailey Albert Bates R G Shannon and Mrs Shannon received long terms while George Machine Gun Kelly and Kathryn pleaded not guilty. The court spoke of enforcing law and the need to decide whether crime is a profession or occupation.
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Oklahoma City
Charles F. Ursehel
Harvey Bailey
Kansas
Albert Bates
Urschel
R. G
Boss” Shannon
Paradise
Tex
Pris
George
Kelly
Bates
Ursehel
Kathryn
Herbert K. Hyde
Kellys
Memphis
Kathryn Kelly
Judge Vaught
Vaught
Vaught Bestan
Bailey
Shannon
Armon Shannon
M. W. Bureh
Berman
Skelly
Laska to appeal Bates conviction in Lindbergh law challenge
Denver reports Albert Bates’s attorney Ben B. Alaska said he will seek resentencing via appeal, arguing the Lindbergh kidnapping law does not authorize a life sentence. Bates, one of Ursehel’s kidnappers, is at Leavenworth federal penitentiary awaiting action.
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Denver
Ben B. Alaska
Albert Bates
Oklahoma City
Charles F. Ursehel
Bates
Vaught
Laska
Leavenworth
Kas
Stranger Tricks Man Out of $500 in Post Office Scams
Peter Kudelko of Farrell, Pa., was warned by a stranger not to trust the postal savings and offered to place $500 in a safe deposit box. The man asked police to locate the stranger, the money, and the box after a fake bankruptcy claim was raised.
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Farrell
Peter Kudelko
Kudelko
Burial Lot Installment Plan Sells in Madrid
Madrid offers burial plots on an installment plan prompting readers to consider preplanning. The note frames the option as practical and emphasizes spread payments over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Wyoming Ordered to Cuban Waters
The battleship Wyoming with a battalion of Marines aboard was ordered to Guantanamo Bay Cuba as part of regular training. Marines are mostly recruits from the 7th Regiment at Quantico Virginia and were embarked at Hampton Roads after sailors joined last week. Admiral Standley said the Wyoming could relieve the New Mexico in Cuban waters by October 15 at the latest.
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Washington
Navy
Wyoming
Guantanamo Naval Base
Cuba
Seventh Regiment
Quantico
Virginia
Hampton Roads
William H. Standley
New Mexico
Cuban
Murray Blames Swain for Delay in Oklahoma Highway Program
Gov. Murray charged federal district engineer C. E. Swain with delaying Oklahoma's 9 million highway plan. He said Swain approves projects piecemeal and delayed a municipal project in Tishomingo. Murray expects construction to begin before December 20 as contracts progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Murray
C. E. Swain
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
State Highway Commission
Swain
Ickes
Highway Commission
Tishomingo
Oil enforcement board formed in Fort Worth region
An enforcement board for the oil production code in Texas and New Mexico was organized in Fort Worth with Burdette Blue of Bartlesville Oklahoma as regional four chair. L. E. Barrows named Texas production chair with Joe R. Pearson as vice. C. J. Dexter headed New Mexico production, with George H. McIntyre as vice. Multiple Texas committees elected including Birdwell on production advisory, Pew on allocations, Flynn on stripper wells, Marsh on the pool, and Hammon on drilling contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
New Mexico
Burdette Blue
Bartlesville
Okla
L. E. Barrows
Joe R. Pearson
Corsicana
C. J. Dexter
Artesia
N. M
George H. McIntyre
J. S&s
City official proposes capacity mark for beer steins
City Sealer Joe Grein explained to the Chicazo Glass and Pottery Association that an ordinance will standardize the exact capacity of six ounce beer steins labeled as schooners. The measure aims to prevent oversized serves and ensure uniform labeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicazo
Joe Grein
Chicazco Glass and Pottery Association
One Down At The Ninth On Jefferson Golf Course
Seattle aviatrix Cora Sterling, 19, forced a landing at 2 000 feet after engine trouble. She and two male passengers survived with a perfect touchdown on the Jefferson golf course ninth fairway.
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Seattle
Cora Sterling
Jefferson Golf Course
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Enid
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Rayburn
Briggss
San Antonio
Lieut
Briggs
Mrs. Shannon
A. Shannon
Pontotog County
Ross
Ers
Ghiaah
Chesterton, Ind
M. W. Burch
Decatur
Edward Berman
Clifford Skelly
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