Pantages Convicted of Assault and Sentenced in Los Angeles
Theatrical magnate Alexander Pantages was found guilty of an attack on Eunice Pringle, 17, by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury after a 21 hour deliberation. He faces a one to 50 year sentence with sentencing set for Friday, while appealing the verdict.
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Los Angeles
Alexander Pantages
Klondike
Pantages
Eunice Pringle
Charles Fricke
America
Carmen Pantages
Dixie Martin
Rodney
Lloyd
Fricke
State Prison Board
Miss Pringle
UC V Kin May Apply for Markers
Application blanks for head stones for Confederate veterans graves are available in the office of Mrs. Orville Snead at Red Cross headquarters. The government provides unmarked Civil War graves with white marble stones 39 inches long, 12 inches wide, 4 inches thick. Stones bear name rank and organization with C. S. A. Officers of the local U C V branch have pursued locations of unmarked graves and expect to complete applications soon.
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Orville Snead
Red Cross
Wentz Declines Campaign Candidacy for State Office
Ponca City oil magnate Lew Wentz, chair of the Oklahoma highway commission, says he will not seek any state office now or in the future. He plans to return to Ponca City to finish a new home and enjoy quiet. He also commented on Shelton Phipps, a 21 year old accused extorter, hoping punishment won’t ruin his future prospects and reiterated his withdrawal from political life.
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Ponca City
Lew Wentz
Oklahoma Highway Commission
Wentz
Highway Commission
Holloway
Shelton Phipps
J. KK. Meek
Phipps
Diplomat Von Buelow Dies at 80 in Rome
Prince Bernhard von Buelow once seen as Germany s second Bismarck died at 6 50 am in Rome at his villa. He had been ill after a heavy cold and grief over his wife Princess Maria Beccadelli di Sologna s death earlier this year. He served as ambassador to Italy and as chancellor in 1900 1909, noted for a rift with Wilhelm II after a London Telegraph interview.
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Rome
Prince Bernhard von Buelow
Germany
Bismarck
Maria Beccadelli di Sologna
Prince von Buelow
Italy
Europe
Reichstag
London Daily Telegraph
Wilhelm
di Bologna
Count von Doenhoff
Dresden
Tariff bill crisis stage in Washington
In Washington on October 28 Senate members from both parties pressed President Hoover to state his position on the tariff bill. Republicans and Democrats argued over administration influence and guiding principles as Reed warned the measure may be dead this session.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
Johnson
California
Executive Department
Harrison
Mississippi
Fess
Ohio
Congress
Borah
Idaho
Reed
Pennsylvania
House
Coalition
Philadelphia
Finance Committee
Alcohol in the trees colors the leaves says a bulletin
A brief bulletin notes environmental color changes in leaves attributed to airborne alcohol traces. The statement appears as a whimsical or folkloric phase rather than a scientific finding.
Woman Accuses Man as She Demands Private Meeting
The testimony shows she insisted on a private meeting and pulled at his clothing while declaring her intent. Miss Pringle returned to the stand and denied the accusation with indignation.
Depletion in Farm Loan Fund To Be Remedied
Governor Holloway predicts the school land commission farm loan fund shortage will be fixed within three weeks. Secretary Walter Hart said applications may be rejected by November 1 if relief is not found, due to bond sales shortfalls and transfers to the loan fund amid market shifts.
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Oklahoma City
Holloway
School Land Commission
Walter Hart
Commission
Topeka Roadside Find Leaves Hopes for Injury Details
Hugh Loftis, 15, Holdenville Oklahoma, was found by Arthur Kain beside a road 19 miles south of Topeka. He was brought to the police station with word of a hit and run but examination showed no injuries substantiating his claim.
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Topeka
Hugh Loftis
Holdenville
Okla
Arthur Kain
Hugh
Oklahoma to issue checks to depositors of failed banks
State bank commissioner will on November 1 issue checks totaling thousands of dollars to depositors from ten failed state banks. Seven banks will receive final dividends, with listed banks showing current dividend percentages and final status, including Guaranty State of Achille, Hallett, Homestead, Cimarron County Kenton, Southern State Maine, Citizens Pryor, Richland, Richmond, Home State Tecumseh, and First Guaranty Wewoka.
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Oklahoma City
Guaranty State of Achille
Guaranty State of Hallett
Bank of Homestead
Cimarron County Bank of Kenton
Southern State Bank of Maine
Citizens Bank and Trust of Pryor
Richland State Bank of Richland
Bank of Richmond
Home State Bank of Tecumseh
First Guaranty State Bank of Wewoka
Amarillo Lawyer Tries for Murder at Weatherford
In Weatherford Texas on October 28 the trial of R H Hamilton for the murder of his son in law Tom Walton Jr began. The court selected jurors as defense and prosecution spar over challenges while Hamilton and his daughter Theresa sit nearby. witnesses include Baylor President S P Brooks and Dallas politician Cullen F Thomas.
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Weatherford
Texas
R. H. Hamilton
Tom Walton Jr
Hamilton
Walton
University of Texas
D. D. Cannon
R. B. Hood
Hood
Venireman
Cussin
Gannon
J. E. Glenn
Flo
Theresa
Mrs. Hamilton
Helen
Theniversity
Supreme Court Commission of Appeals
Baylor University
Waco
S. P. Brooks
Baylor
Cullen F. Thomas
Dallas
Jeese Tatum
Dalhart
Court Decorated for Fair as Hamilton Faces Murder Charge
An outmoded Weatherford courthouse showroom shines with flags for a county fair while R H Hamilton Amarillo ex supreme court official stands trial for the murder of his son in law Tom Walton Jr. The 40 year old courtroom seats only a fraction of Weatherford’s crowd drawn to the fair and murder trial.
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Weatherford
Texas
R. H. Hamilton
Amarillo
Texas Supreme Court Commission of Appeals
Tom Walton Jr
Hamilton
Ginning Report Shows U S Cotton Output for 1929 to Oct 18
Census Bureau reports total running bales of 292,099,082 with 291,205 round bales counted as half. State figures include California 57,616 and North Carolina 227,471 among others, with all other states totaling 2,107.
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Mississioni
North Carolina
Deianore
Oklahoma County commissioners face suspension and ouster bids
Jefferson county grand jury recommends suspending L A Duncan and Dan Cathey, county commissioners, pending ouster trials. Attorney E D Pruett to ask District Judge M W Pugh on November 4 for suspensions after 20 accusations each. Tom Dorset’s case moot as term expired.
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Waurika
Jefferson County
E. D. Pruett
M. W. Pugh
L. A. Duncan
Dan Cathey
Pugh
Duncan
Cathey
Tom Dorset
Dorset
First National Bank of
Ardmore
Taylor White
Oklahoma City
Fall convicted in Elk Hills bribery case in 1927
Albert B. Fall was found guilty of taking a $100,000 bribe from Edward L. Doheny for the Elk Hills naval oil lease in California. The verdict, delivered after a lengthy trial during the Harding era, came as Fall sat in a wheelchair. the jury urged mercy. The case marked a key government win from the senate oil investigations.
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Washington
Albert B. Fall
Edward L. Doheny
Elk Hills
Cal
Naval Ail Reserve
Interior
Harding
Fall
Doheny
Senate
Supreme Court
Thomas E. Norris
Harry F. Sinclair
Sinclair
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
Burns
Alleged Waiter of Threats Held in Meek Wentz Case
Shelton Phipps 21, farmer, waived preliminary hearing and pleaded not guilty in district court to demanding 50 000 from L K Meek and Lew H Wentz. He confessed sending a letter menacing destruction if funds not delivered at a Ponca City bridge. He was arrested after meeting the decoy package.
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Newkirk
P Shelton Phipps
L. K. Meek
Ponca City
Lew H. Wentz
State Highway Commission
Phipps
Meek
Young Phipp
Ada Bond Issue Defeated Amid Light Campaign
The Ada bond proposal for parks a market square and an airport failed 258 to 652. The $60 000 budget was rejected as opponents carried every voting box and voter turnout was unusually low due to minimal campaigning.
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Ada
Auto fatalities rise in Oklahoma City to a record
Three people died in city hospitals this week after car crashes in Oklahoma City bringing this year’s automobile deaths to 43, the highest on record. E. C. Julian, 59, remained near death after a four car collision. Jesse Blackburn, 27, Mrs. J. O. Johnson, 69, and George Moyer, 78, all residents of Oklahoma City, died from injuries sustained in crashes.
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Oklahoma City
Jesse Blackburn
J. O. Johnson
George Moyer
E. C. Julian
Philippine Islands
Blackburn
Johnson
B. A. Rosson
Bombs Explode During New Orleans Street Car Strike
In New Orleans on October 23, a spate of violence hit a street car strike with bombs under two residences and damage to a third, injuring no one. Police said non union motormen and conductors occupied the homes and that the explosions followed the July 2 walkout and ongoing non union labor replacements.
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New Orleans
John Bourdet
Bourdet
B. Paragne
Paragne
Stormy Lake Michigan Rages Straining Chicago Shore
A fierce storm drives 30-foot waves against Chicago shorelines with damaged sections flooded and sea walls breached. Emergency crews rush to bolster defenses as two steamers head for port and a third cancels sailings amid forecasts of rain or snow.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Lincoln Park
Waukegan
Alabama
Wisconsin
Grand Haven
Mich
Milwaukee
Illinois
Duncan Man Injured in Downtown Robbery
Duncan resident P R L McClane, 28, was left in critical condition after being slugged by two robbers on a downtown street. His skull is fractured but recovery is hoped. L H Tittle, manager of the Duncan Athletic Club, was robbed of $70 the night before while parking at his home.
Wisconsin steamer Wis econsin disaster off Kenosha shore
In a severe storm off Kenosha Wisconsin between ten and fifteen men went down as the lake steamer Wis econsin sank. More than three score were saved though many suffered exposure and horror from hours in the wind whipped sea. The three passengers aboard were rescued.
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Kenosha
Wis
Wisconsin
C. H. Sjostrand
Eckelson
N. D
Coast Board
Racine
Douglas Morrison
Chi
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Mark D. Thompson
Mrs. Chase
Mrs. Elliott
Mrs. Fall
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Judas Buschmann
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