Gunman falls to Tulsa cops in double robbery case
In Tulsa on October 6 a 29 year old suspect, Paul Grafton Loving of Tarkio Missouri, was shot dead in his room by Detective Lloyd Miller as officers tried to arrest him for kidnapping a Tulsa couple and robbing a restaurant. A second suspect, Charles Marsteller of Willard Ohio, admitted aiding Loving in the crimes.
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Tulsa
Paul Grafton Loving
Tarkio
Lloyd Miller
Loving
al Rice
First State Bank
Picher
Mela
Sam Young
Young
Felix Al'Taffer
Charles 4
Marsteller
Willard
al’ Taffer
Aarsteller
Gerald K. McNeely
Bernice Standridge
Tey
Sret. Burg Hughes
Webbers Falls
Hughes
Webbbers Falls
Seek Consul After Raid On Mansion
Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz sought Prosper Reiter, Luxembourg consul, for questioning after a Sunday anti gambling raid on a hilltop mansion housing the tiny nation’s consulate in Culver City. Officers seized two guards, ordered 200 patrons to disperse, and arrested four men on gambling charges. bail was set at 250 dollars each.
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Culver City
Calif
Eugene Biscailuz
Prosper Reiter
Luxembourg
Reiter
George Montreas
John F. Garrison
Garrison
Prince Felix
Washington
Contreas
Hull
Biscailoz
United States
Duchy of Luxembourg
Oklahoma settles scandal over Langston president resignation
Guthrie reports say Langston Colored A and M University president Albert Turner resigned after claiming he was scared out of state. Fred Holman, board president, said Turner cited preexisting faculty changes as reasons but failed to give clear motives.
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Guthrie
Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges
Langston Colored A and M. University
Fred Holman
Albert L. Turner
Tuskegee
Ala
Holman
Turner
Rsa
Hull keeps trade talks moving despite world war
Secretary Hull resumes negotiations for a series of new trade pacts as war reshapes global commerce. Hearings begin on a reinforcement treaty with Belgium while plans proceed with Argentina Chile Uruguay and discussions continue with Venezuela Cuba and others.
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Washington
Hul
Belgium
Argentina
Chile
Venezuela
Cuba
Uruguay
Hull
Europe
Germany
Poland
Great Britain
France
British Dominions
Regents Discuss Permanent President After Sanford Removal
Turner, former registrar at Tuskegee Institute, was appointed Sept 29 to succeed J. W. Sanford who was removed last spring. Holman said B. F. Lee would return temporarily as acting president while the regents meet Thursday to discuss a permanent president.
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Turner
Tuskegee Institute
J. W. Sanford
Holman
B. F. Lee
Sanford
Poor Fritz Pursues Persecution Claim Before Bund Crowd
Fritz Kuhn, head of the German American Bund, declared in Andover that the "only persecuted race in America is the German element" while free on $30,000 bail on charges he mishandled $14,548 in Bund funds. He spoke to about 3,000 members at Camp Nordland during a German day celebration.
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Andover
N. J
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
America
Kuhn
Camp Nordland
Safety Campaign Nets Kidnaper
Kansas City's traffic safety drive cheered as two patrolmen chased a car running a downtown red light. The vehicle matching a Beloit theft report led to the arrest of Jay Lynch, 28, of Buhl Idaho, who confessed kidnapping Albert Shepard in Denver and stealing cars in four states. The victim crossed a state line into Kansas before Beloit freedom, and Lynch was handed to the FBI for possible Dyer Act violations.
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Kansas City
Beloit
Jay Lynch
Buhl
Idaho
Albert Shepard
Denver
Kansas
Idakoan
FBI
Sam IP Reed
Lynch
Rocky Mountain
Shepard
Balbo's Newspaper Opposed To Soviet
Il Corriere Pandano owned by Air Marshal Italo Balbo, Tibya governor, editorial says fascists are born anti communist and determined to remain so. Balbo does not direct the paper. editorial signed by Bello Guilici as director rebukes Italian papers praising Russia after the German Soviet pact.
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Rome
Il Corriere Pandano
Italo Balbo
Tibya
Balbo
Bello
Guilici
Russia
Corriere mocks Bolsheviks with scathing editorial
An editorial in the Corriere compares Bolsheviks to tragic clowns and professional frauds, labeling them the most lunatic and infamous degradation in universal history. The piece rejects any gain in esteem or sympathy for the Bolsheviks, calling them living monsters in service of a depraved cause.
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Nership
Corriere
Pontotoc County Stores No Highway Deaths In September
Pontotoc county reported zero highway fatalities during September while Oklahoma state faced a record month with 50 deaths. For the first nine months of 1939 Pontotoc counts seven traffic deaths versus five in the same period in 1938, as the state shows a nine month decline from 335 to 314 deaths.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Pontoine County
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Begins At Long Historic Site
In St Louis work starts to clear 79 acres of the riverfront for a $30 million Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. The site, a former bustling district now a ghost town, includes the Pierre Laclede landmark area. The project is funded 75 percent by the government with a $17.5 million 1935 bond issue supplying the remainder.
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ST. Louis
Thomas Jefferson
Pierre Laclede
Ship Helpless Against Mine the Deadly Naval Weapon
Washington reports on naval mine warfare detailing mine types, charges, and fusing methods. Readers learn how self acting and controlled mines operate, their destructive radii, handling by mine layers and sweepers, and the dangers faced by sailors in minefields and mine-sweeping operations.
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Washington
Oct
Marriage swapping case yields jail terms in Lapeer
Clarence June 3 and Mrs Mil dred Davis 26 were sentenced by Circuit Judge Louis C. Cramton to six months in jail for sodomy and lewd cohabitation. June's wife Edith was placed on probation. Davis husband George 37 was fined 150 and ordered to pay 100 in costs. The four were accused of trading mates and sharing 14 children. Mrs June has filed for divorce after 10 of those children.
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Lapeer Mich
Clarence June
Mildred Davis
Lapeer County
Louis C. Cramton
June
Edith
Davis
George
Aged State Farmer Is Believed Slain
Sheriff Glen Farquharson said clues point to the murder of A. M. Cupp 73 year old pioneer farmer missing from his Logan County home since Saturday. Bloodstains were found in the farmers coupe after searchers forced entry into a garage door turtle-back area and recovered the missing hat with a cut crown.
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Gnthrie
Glen Farquharson
A.M. Cupp
Logan County
Big Train Blaze Near Ardmore
Ardmore Oklahoma October 10 freight derailment left twelve cars ditched two miles north of Ardmore. Northbound Santa Fe freight derailed causing track and wire destruction. Fire consumed cars including automobiles tank cars a refrigerator car and empties. Detour routes arranged to carry on traffic.
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Ardmore
Santa Fe
Oklahoma
Salvation Army Drive Nears Goal With Banquet
Salvation Army officials prepare a Victory Banquet tonight for team captains and advisory board members as the drive nears its goal. Captain Paul Whormburg reports more than $2,500 in advance subscriptions and estimates total subscriptions to reach about $4,500.
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Salvation Army Drive
Paul Whormburg
Ada’ News
Driving: Conditions Determine Speeding
San Francisco reports that driving conditions and not fixed speed determine speeding, as Fred W Frahm of Detroit asserts at the International Association of Chiefs of Police meeting. Don Stiver of Indiana supports license suspension for repeat accident cases. Milwaukee Chief Joseph Kluchesky argues against arrest quotas and for funding police pensions via direct taxation.
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San Francisco
Fred W. Frahm
Detroit
Don Stiver
Indiana
Joseph Kluchesky
Milwaukee
Congress
Police Department
Gallogly Seeks Texas Justice After Escape From Custody
Richard Gallogly a Georgia life term fugitive says he will not be extradited and trusts Texas justice after fleeing while being moved from an Atlanta hospital to prison. He described real men in Dallas who will understand his case and noted his wife joined him as authorities search for them.
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Dallas
Tex
Richard Gallogly
Georgia
Texas
Atlanta
Gallogly
Escape described as only hope for justice in Georgian tale
The pale former Oglethorpe University student said his mother begged him not to escape but he insisted it was his only hope for justice his flight to another state. The Georgian reported he had made a leisurely four day trip spanning a thousand miles through five states since his escape, as noted to Sheriff Schmidge.
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Oglethorpe University
Schmidge
Turner Herefords Winning At Dallas
Turner Ranch near Sulphur on the Ada Sulphur highway dominated the Texas State Fair Hereford show at Dallas. The herd captured top prizes including best three bulls and best two bulls across divisions, underscoring the ranch's reputation as a premier Hereford display.
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Dallas
Turner Ranch
Seul- Jin
Ada-Sulphur Highway
Danger Of Fire Graphically Told The Fire Prevention Week I story
A waitress and cafe operator notice a burning odor and call the fire department as a nightwatchman rescues a smouldering pipe from a blazing pocket, illustrating fire danger during Fire Prevention Week. The scene emphasizes vigilance and prompt action to prevent fire hazards in public spaces.
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Elsie Walker
Arga Davis
Andrew Creech
Priggish church socials face revival in recreation plan
Rev John Brett Fort of St Marks Leominster urged the 24th National Recreation Congress that churches should curb priggishness to boost parish interest. He said boresome socials are ending and people will join parish activities if they enjoy them, adding dancing under church auspices is not sinful and duty alone should not drive programs. A separate note counts rainfall: one inch over an acre equals 8,272,640 cubic inches.
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Boston
Cialite
John Brett Fort
St. Marks Church
Leominster
Mass
National Recreation Congress
Congress
Bus Over Embankment Kills Three Students in West Virginia
A disabled school bus veered off a highway in War West Virginia and plunged down a 75 foot embankment killing three students and injuring 62. The 84 passenger bus carried 84 students and the driver to Big Creek High School. Names listed include Maxine Beavers Lucas Mullins and Ernest Woods. University hospitals in Welch treated the injured as crews rushed to aid victims.
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W. Va
UPI
Big Creek High School
Maxine Beavers
Bartley
Lucile Mullins
Raysal
Ernest Wood
Welch
West Virginia
Dry Fork Tiver
Simpson Roadhouse In Second Bromide Drill Tests
FITTS FIELD Simpson Roadhouse No 1 McKay SW SW NE of Section 1 2 7 Stone wall district drilled to 2250 67 feet with 30 feet mud recovered second test at 2500 feet shows gas Patsy Oil Co C T Bates SE SE NW of 26 2N 7E pipe set to 3972 feet Hunton showing oil acidizing new location South Fitts pool E H Moore No 2 Statler SW SW SW of 34 2N 7E Hale No 1 SW NW SE of 34 2N 7E Dora Pool Maleree No 2 Hamrick 34 7N SE drilled 2798 feet plugged to 2785 feet cleaned out Stanolind No 2 Grennan completed 4618 feet 4 hour potential 890 barrels J P Pierce No Pettijohn 1 1N 7E drilling at 950 feet Stratford L C Thorpe C W Clay 21 4N 3E drilling 2350 feet Vanoss Crescent No 2 Thompson 29 3N 4E rigging up Southern Hughes Burke Greis No 1 Johnson 25 7N 6E drilling 4125 feet Potawatomi Alcorn No 2 Rice 32 4E drilling top of dolomite after setting 7 inch casing
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Hunton
Fitts
E. H. Moore
Statler
Simpson Reoodhouse
Hale
Dora
Maleree
Hamrick
Jesse
Grennan
J. P. Pierce
Pettijohn
Stratford
L. C. Thorpe
HK. S. Reese
C. W. Clay
Vanoss
Crescent Oil .Company No
Thompson
Hughes County
Johnson
Little River Pool
Pottawatomte County
Alcorn No. 2
Rice
Tulsan Takes Own Life In Illinois
Mattoon Illinois October 11 a coroner's jury ruled Neal D Southerland 54 St Elmo Illinois garage owner formerly of Tulsa died by suicide a pistol found nearby letters in his suitcase cited financial difficulties body sent to Tulsa for burial
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Mattoon
Neal_D. Southerland
St. Elmo
Southerland
Tulsa
Schilling
W B Osborne Drills Two Wells in 1925 Area near Section 35
W B Osborne No 4 Powell well location set for seon in Section 35 5 7 NE SW NE. No 2 Harris well drilled Tuesday SE NE NW of Section 35 5 7. Low estimate 12 barred well total depth 2281 feet. Holland jackets supplied to cows to guard against cold damp winter weather.
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Allen Field
Osborne
Powell
W B. Osborne
Harris
Holland
Bumper Corn Crop May Reduce Next Year Planting
Washington reports farmers may face a sizable planting reduction next year as corn supplies, already among the largest in years, could alter acreage goals. The October crop report shows total corn at about 3.078 billion bushels with a large carryover, possibly prompting adjustments tied to foreign demand and wartime needs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wallace
Great Plains
Why One-Variety Cotton Programs Showing Advantage
Lake Creek was added to the list of organized one-variety cotton communities bringing the total to eight. Extension agents report counties adopting the plan receive free classification and market news service, helping cotton quality and price gains. A cotton spinner noted he pays more to farmers due to nonstandardized bales, favoring standardized one-variety setups.
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Lake Creek
Dallas
W. J. Beck
Reer
State PTA Board Now In Session
Guthrie October 11. The executive board of the Oklahoma congress of Parents and Teachers approved a legislative program on child labor and merit system extension in government. Mrs. C. H. Hixson Shawnee was nominated for Second vice president with elections tomorrow. A by law change creates four regional organizations replacing eight districts. Five hundred delegates registered. session continues through Friday. Oklahoma City S. R. Ellis Duncan begins duties as first full time field representative of the Oklahoma Game association, an organization with 31 chapters.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma Congress of Parents and Teachers
C. H. Hixson
Shawnee
Oklahoma City
S. R. Ellis
Duncan
Oklahoma Game Association
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