Pernicious lobbying by naval expert targets ship builders in Suits
A naval expert named Shearer sues three major shipbuilding firms seeking payment for activities at the 1927 Geneva disarmament conference. The piece argues the case reveals large interests pressuring for navy expansion, notes Hoover’s probable push for investigation, and links past disarmament debates to funding for cruisers.
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Shearer
United States
Great Britain
Hoover
Congress
Coolidge
Capitol
Ada World lauds Progress edition outstanding small-city paper
The Ada Evening News publishes a 128 page Progress edition hailed by the Tulsa World as the largest ever for a small city. Ada is praised for leadership among smaller towns and for producing a major edition during a quiet business period.
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Ada Evening News
Ada
Oklahoma City
Tulsa World
Legge Responds To Washington Society Snob Race
Alexander Legge deflects social snobbery in Washington by boasting ties to famous outlaws and offering to eat in the kitchen if his presence embarrasses the elite. The piece notes his stance to work, not play society, and hints at broader political moves by Senator Couzens toward a full Senate inquiry into power interests.
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Legge
Inquirer
West
al Capone
Washington
Couzens
Michigan
Senate
United States
Walsh
Congress
Ford
Mellon
Norris
Borah
Aldrich
Penrose
United States Senate
A Great Man Gone Father Murrow dies at 94 in Atoka legacy of peace
The obituary honors Father Murrow a 94 year old Oklahoma missionary who spent over seven decades among Indians. A man of peace and Masonry leader he guided many to follow the Master shaping communities and leaving a transformed wilderness to a prosperous state.
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Oklahoma
Bill Murray
Murray
Father Murrow
Atoka
Indian Territory
Murrow
Mistrial Declared in Gastonia Case Amid Disorderly Protests
Judge M W Barnhill declared a mistrial after juror J G Campbell took ill. Governor Gardner ordered a September term for resumption in Mecklenburg. Demonstrations began in Gastonia with hundreds of men marching to union headquarters, later moving to Bessemer City and Charlotte, where no arrests or property damage were reported.
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Gastonia
Bessemer City
Charlotte
Jimison
Court House
Rural School Day at county fair draws wide turnout
Rural schools from across the county attended the fair with trucks and private cars as some close for cotton season. Elder residents were plentiful and crowds filled both buildings as judging concluded yesterday. Exhibits include dairy stock from Maine to Wisconsin and 4 H beef cattle en route to a March Oklahoma City fat stock show. Police were posted on the highway to curb reckless driving during crowd and truck movements.
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Pontotoc County
Maine
New York
Michigan
Wisconsin
Oklahoma City
Senate to hear navy file in Shearer case defamation suit
Senator Borah signals a senate inquiry to probe alleged confidential intelligence material from the navy. He expects the three shipbuilders Bethlehem, American Brown Boveri, and Newport News to be questioned if a key anonymous envelope file proves significant. High navy officials may testify if found relevant.
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Shearer
Navy
Washington
Navy Department
Geneva
Europe
Senate
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Naval Committee
Bethlehem Steel cuts ties with Shearer over propaganda ties
A White House release quotes E G Grace president of Bethlehem Steel stating the firm severed links with William B Shearer once it learned he had long been an active propagandist. The observer at the Geneva disarmament talks was paid 25000 dollars with Bethlehem to cover a third. Grace and Charles M Schwab ended the relationship promptly.
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Washington
E. G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
White House
William B. Shearer
Hoover
Shearer
Bethlehem Steeleorporation
Grace
Bethlehem
Charles M. Schwab
Rescue chief reports mounting difficulty in reaching Mount Taylor crash site
Witness describes guiding TA T planes to the Mount Taylor wreck, noting the terrain is extremely hard to reach and rescuers may ride by foot or horseback to reach the site. He believes it will take 24 to 48 hours to retrieve evidence and fears all aboard were killed instantly and cremated. He confirms seeing the wreckage from a Western Air Express flight and mentions a prior storm over Mount Taylor.
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West
Transcontinental Air Transport
Paul Scott
Mount Taylor
Western Air Express
Murder charge shadows Hugo jail case in Morris oilman death
Lloyd Nordin of Dardenelle Ark is held in Hugo jail awaiting a preliminary hearing on a murder charge tied to the shooting death of W. E. Johnson of Morris Okla near Hugo. Authorities say Johnson sought affidavits from Mrs. Nordin. Nordin pursued him, and Johnson was shot from behind. No witnesses identified. The Arkansas grand jury action is pending.
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W. E. Johnson
Morris
Okla
Lloyd Nordin
Dardenelle
Ark
Johnson
Dardanelle
Arkansas
Nordin
Choctaw County
Nordins
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