Rockwell Arraigned In Not Guilty Plea For Brother-In-Law Murder
Thurman Rockwell, 20, pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of his brother in law Homer Blankenship, 27. Held without bond, a preliminary hearing set for Saturday at 9 am. Blankenship died from knife wounds after a Tuesday fight at Rockwell's home, with a car crash at Stockton and Fifteenth en route to a hospital. Rockwell said he did not want to fight, claiming the argument began over socks borrowed from his sister. Blankenship worked at Hazel Atlas glass plant. funeral services planned at First Baptist Church with Criswell Funeral Home handling arrangements. He is survived by his widow, two brothers, and five sisters.
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Thurman Rockwell
Homer Blankenship
Blankenship
Rockwell
Virgil Stanfield
Blenkenship
Hazel-Atlas Glass
Police
First Baptist Church
Criswell Funeral Home
Hart Blamed For Prisoner Deaths In Philadelphia Case
Philadelphia August 31 guard sergeant James Hart named by Supt William Mills as responsible for turning on steam in the Klondike isolation block where 25 hunger striking convicts were confined leading to four deaths Mills says the heat was unauthorized coroner criticizes lack of prison rules and management in the 1400 prisoner facility and notes officials admit confusion about conditions
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Philadelphia
Wiliam
B. Mills
James Hart
Philadelphia Courtly Prison
Mills
Hart
Klondike” Am
Hersch
Switzerland
Appointment picks maintenance chief amid protest in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City August 31 The State Highway Commission named Virgil Medlock maintenance superintendent covering Pontotoc and parts of Murray Coal and Johnston counties He teaches at Center High School Medlock succeeds James S Walker who resigned amid protest from newly nominated district legislators over the appointment The protest was led by Ferman Phillips Atoka Democrat nominee for the senate who urged the body to consult with them about the choice.
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Oklahoma City
State Highway Commission
Virgil Medlock
Pontotoc
Murray
Coal
Johnston Counties
Medlock
Center
James S. Walker
al Nichols
Walker
Medlack
John Boyce McKeel
Ferman Phillips
Atoka
Senate
Death takes J. Fred Orr at Rochester
J Fred Orr 42 died Wednesday morning at 9 in Mayo Hospital Rochester Minnesota after months of illness. Survived by wife Mrs Orr son J Fred Jr mother Mrs C L Orr of W Texas and brothers Charles Orr Holdenville De Guy Orr Houston Tx and B F Orr Houston Tx. Body to arrive Ada Okla Thursday afternoon for burial here. Funeral arrangements pending.
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J. Fred Orr
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Mann
Orr
J. Fred, Jr
Charles L. Orr
Waxahachie
Texas
Charles Orr
Holdenville
Guy Orr
Houston
Tes
B. F. Orr
Oklahome Ci
Ada
School Budgets Nearing Approval by Excise Board
County superintendent Ray Stegall said county dependent school budgets should be ready for Excise Board approval by Saturday. Budgets will be sent to the state auditor after passing the board and are expected to be much smaller than last year due to reduced gross production tax income.
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Ray Stegall
Excise Board
Stegall
Auto Crash Injures Local Oil Broker Near Pearson
Shawnee bulletin reports Charles A. Fluty 57, Norman oil lease broker, critically hurt when his car overturned near Pearson. He sustained multiple scalp lacerations as one car went missing. his son Angus, 30, escaped injury, stating a brick in the road caused the crash into a ditch.
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Shawnee
Charles A. Fluty
Norman
Pearson
Fluty
Angus Fluty
Corrigan Plans Tulsa Stop on Westward Flight Tour
Newark flyer Douglas Corrigan will pause in Tulsa at 11 a.m. Monday during a nation-wide tour he began in Newark. He said he intends to finish the trip in Sacramento on September 18, marking the westward leg of his flight.
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Newark
N. J
Douglas Corrigan
Tulsa
Corrigan
Sacramento
Calif
Explosion Kills Four At Asville Quarry Site
A dynamite blast at a North Carolina quarry wall killed four workers and left a fifth missing. The men, about 100 feet up, were blasting when the case exploded while others were filling drill holes. Police and investigators searched for the missing man as the cause remained unclear.
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Asville
N. C
Smith Not To Let Victory Influence Future Altitude
Smith and McAdoo discuss staying grounded after a recent win as junior high enrollment surges. Ada high, Junior high, and Sumer high report rising student numbers with 429 already enrolled in the district and 650 projected for the high school, freshmen arrivals and schedule pickups shaping opening-day procedures.
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Sumer High School
Ada High School
A. R. Wallace
Junior High
Juniorigh
Auditorum
Ada High
McAdoo Predicts Ruin If Pension Plan Is Adopted
In San Francisco and Washington, McAdoo concedes defeat to Downey in the California primary while predicting that adoption of the $30 a week pension plan would ruin the state. Roosevelt backed Downey against McAdoo. final counts show Downey ahead. Senator Smith in Washington denounces the recent primary as the dirtiest of his career but vows to stay firm on future New Deal legislation.
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McAdoo
California
Columbia
D. C
RE. D. Smith
Olan D. Johnston
Roosevelt
Mack
San Francisco
William Gibbs McAdoo
Sheridan Downey
McAdosa
Cania
Utopia
Downey
Frank F. Mertiam
All-Stars Beat Champ Redskins in Charity Game
In Chicago at the Soldier Field stadium on August 31 74 000 fans watched a fiery intercollegiate all star squad defeat the Washington Redskins 28 to 16. Purdue’s Cecil Isbell emerged as a new passing hero while Sammy Baugh struggled against the relentless defense and failed late drives.
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Chicago
Washington
Redskins
Horseshoe Stadium
Sammy Baugh
Ido
Cecil Isbell
Purdue
Baugh
City to reopen garbage contract bids after bid mixup
City commissioners threw out all 18 bids after a misunderstanding over truck numbers. Mayor Crawford set September 5 for new bids on a revised contract. bidders may submit on a one truck basis if feasible. J D Stewart, Ada resident, offered 200 dollars monthly but was absent at the meeting.
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Crawford
J.D. Stewart
Ada
Stewart
Fond
$30 A Week Plan Weathered Legal Attack
California's $30 a week for life pension plan survived a legal challenge in the state supreme court and won permission to go before voters in November. The court refused to block two other initiatives, the single tax plan and a regulatory measure from the California Committee for Peace in Industrial Relations.
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San Francisco
California
State Supreme Court
California Committee For Peace In Industrial Relations
Police Report Two Robberies In City
Two robberies within the past two days were reported Wednesday morning by city police. C. M. Messer, 516 East Seventh Street, reported Tuesday that a purse had been taken from his home Monday night. Jenn Smith reported theft of a tire and tool box from his automobile Tuesday.
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C. M. Messer
Ast
Seventh Street
Jenn Smith
Aged Carpenter Sues for Damages in Oklahoma Case
Eli Vertrees, 83, Ada carpenter, filed suit for 14000 damages against Harve Lambert in county court on Wednesday afternoon. The collision occurred December 22, 1936, when Vertrees was struck crossing Thirteenth Street near Broadway. Injuries included a dracourred leg and bodily bruises.
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Eli Vertrees
Ada Carpenter
Harve Lambert
Vertrees
Lambert
Thirteenth Street
Broadway
Japs Reject U.S. Protest Over Airliner Incident
Tokyo rejected the American protest over the Aug 24 destruction of a China National Aviation Corp airliner near Canton. Japan said its information differed and denied guilt, claiming the plane acted suspiciously and that Pan American interests were not directly involved. Fourteen aboard died. one American and two Chinese survived.
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Tokyo
United States
Cantons
China
Sador Joseph C. Orrew
Canton
Nacna
Lods
Winfield, Kas
China National Aviation Corporation
Pan American Airways
Foreign Office
Japan
Woods
Hongkong
Chongking
Handedle
Two Accused Men Arraigned In Peace Court
Two men faced arraignment in A W Oliver's peace court on Wednesday. Rey Buckley denied two forgery charges and faced $1,000 bonds with a September 13 preliminary hearing. Bill Tate pleaded not guilty to stealing a Magnolia Oil pump and tubing unit valued at $148 and had a $1,000 bond set with a September 13 preliminary hearing. Tate was reportedly lured to county authorities by Seminole officers. The alleged theft occurred in the Fitts field.
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A. W. Oliver
Rey Buckley
Bill Tate
Magnolia Ol Company
Tate
Fitts
Franco
Daladier Linked Allies and Enemies in Europe War
Daladier, as premier and defense minister, reportedly aligned Germany, Italy, and Hungary as potential enemies, while listing England, Russia, and Czechoslovakia as allies. Labor opposed plans to extend the war material production week, deeming the decree invalid. Britain’s Henderson flew to Berlin for talks amid rising Central European tensions.
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Paris
UPI
Chamber Army Committee
Edouard Daladier
Germany
Italy
Hungary
France
Daladier
England
Russia
Czechoslovakia
National Defense
Chamber of Deputies
General Confederation of Labor
Great Britain
Neville Henderson
Berlin
Henderson
Joachim von Ribbenrop
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
French Frontier
Konawa Youth And Mother Face Trial In Slay Case
Dale Reynolds a 14 year old Konawa high school freshman and his mother Mrs Lillie Belle Corbella face trial on a manslaughter charge in the death of two year old Jane Douthit after a car crash on Konawa main street August 10. Judge Bob Aubrey ruled Reynolds mentally alert and capable of understanding the case and he and his mother were released on $1000 bond each after waiving preliminary hearings. The report notes Jane Douthit was killed and her six year old sister Jo was seriously injured.
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Dale Reynolds
Lillie Belle Corbella
Bob Aubrey
Wewoka
Seminole County
Reynolds
Jane Douthit
Gene Douthit
Konawa
Jane
Aubrey
Hughes' successor named Soon by Daggs in days
County Treasurer Lee Daggs said a deputy to replace Waller N Hughes who resigned for a private business would be named within a few days. He has reviewed 16 applications and will select an experienced man to serve the rest of the term ending July 1 1939. Nadine Viney Vera Beroth and Tommie Hennigan were renamed to deputy posts last Saturday after Daggs took office following a $100 000 surety bond posting.
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Hughes
DAGGS
Waller N. Hughes
Lee’ Daggs
Oklahoma City
Tommy Ford
State Examiner and Inspector's
Ford
Nadine’ Viney
Vera Beroth
Tommie
Hennigan
Czech Minority Proposals Reported by Officials
Prague reports five concessions form the basis of minority proposals. They include dividing the country into two central districts with local governance, economic aid for citizens’ industries, liberal language rights, rapid civil service expansion to 30 to 33 percent minority appointments then 23 percent, and withdrawal of Czech police from minority areas to reduce numbers over two years.
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Prague
Czech
Early Ada rancher W A Hardin dies after illness
W A Bone Hardin an early cattleman who helped settle Ada Oklahoma in 1894 died Wednesday after months of illness. Born January 1, 1868 in Dodge City Texas he worked as a cowhand before ranching. Funeral Thursday at 4 from Keith Funeral Chapel with Rev Blackburn and Rev Nettles officiating. Burial at Rosedale cemetery. Surviving are wife Lola and five daughters plus twelve grandchildren. He served on Ada’s first city council and later worked 25 years for Oklahoma Portland Cement.
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W. A. “Bone Hardin
Ada
Dodge City
Texas
Keith
W.L. Blackburn
W. Ti. Nettles
Burnzl
Rosedale
Hardin
Robert White
Chickasha
J. Y. McCallister
Sherman
Bert.Leadbetter
Plymouth
Mich
Harry A Scott
Hicks A. Smith
Oklahoma Territory
Lola Higginbotham
Ardmore
Wild Horse Creek
Weshita River
Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
Oklahoma highway commission defers work to curb deficit
Oklahoma City Aug 31 The State Highway Commission agreed to Gov Marlands request to pare expenditures for the rest of the year to hold the deficit near four million dollars. Chairman W E Grisso said there would be no September letting and no new force account projects begun. The commission planned to start federal aid contracts but will defer noncontract work to keep the deficit down.
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Oxlahoma City
State Highway Commission
Jele
Marland
W. E. Grisso
Conmession
Vask
Grisso
Commission
Grand Old Man of Oil Industry Dies in Bradford
C Looker LP Sohn 84 died at home in Bradford. He was called the grand old man of the oil industry and formerly one of Pennsylvania’s largest producers. He was honored as the grand old man of the oil world at a Tulsa petroleum meeting.
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Bradford
Sohn
C. Looker
Pennsylvania
International Petroleum
Tulsa
Oklain
Czechs Fire On German Customs Men Near Border
Berlin dispatch reports two uniformed Czechs fired on a German customs patrol near the border marker 4-5 at 7 am on Wednesday. Germans on German territory. Czechs on Czech soil. Hitler plans to summon the Reichstag next week for a statement on the Czech crisis. Sir Neville Henderson met German officials in Berlin to discuss Britain’s stance.
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Reich
Berlin
UPA
Deutsches Nazirichten ‘Burg
Saxony
Gelsen
DNB
Hitler
Neville Henderson
Britain
Germany
Henderson
London
Ernst’ von Weigstecker
Foreign Office
Brotherhoods To Hold Strike Vote In Rail Labor Federal Deadlock
Chicago August 31 United Press reports railroad brotherhoods with about one million members ordered an immediate nation wide strike vote after mediation failed to resolve a one and a half percent wage dispute. Trainmen set to poll 140 000 ballots with return by September 26. Ancient Aztecs used fire bees as lanterns to light their paths.
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Chicago
Federal Mediation Board
Railway Labor Executives Associations
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
George Harrison
Railway Labor Executive Group
Nded
A. F. Whitney
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Iste
Miles C. Grigsby
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Boulder Dam
New York
Bulletins
U. S
Ray Buckley
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