Bill Burleson Takes Assistant Chemist Post in Sherman
City briefs note Bill Burleson has moved to Sherman Texas to assume an assistant chemist role with Interstate Cotton Oil and Refining company. Also mentioned are Ada residents escorting several young women to a Baptist Young People's Society association rally and one plan to pursue graduate study at Columbia University in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Burleson
Sherman
Texas
Interstate Cotton Oil and Refining Company
A. KE. Kile
Beryl Heathman
Roff
Irene Thacker
Cleo Fairchild
Noreline Davis
Georgia Montgomery
Ada
The
Baptist Young People’s Society
Mrs Nell Kearns Slater to Lead Chickasha Schools
Mrs Nell Kearns Slater will leave this week for Chickasha to serve as primary instructor in the city schools. She recently returned from Columbia University in New York City where she did graduate work in the kindergarten and primary departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Columbia University
Nell Kearns Slater
Chickasha
Mr and Mrs Marcum and daughters leave for Ardmore
Mr H W Marcum and Mrs Marcum with daughters Eula and Idenia departed yesterday for Ardmore. Eula has accepted a position with the Marcum Oil and Gas company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Marcum
Eula
Idenia
Ardmore
Marcum Oil and Gas Company
Miss Ruth Crawford Returns Home From Visit
Miss Ruth Crawford of Gainesville Missouri returns home after a six week visit with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs J A Cowden and Mr and Mrs H A Ebriie She stayed with Mr and Mrs J A Heap of Seminole for a few days en route home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Crawford
Gainesville
H. A. Ebriie
J. A. Heap
Seminole
Miss Della Sherman Leaves for Muskogee Posting
Miss Della Sherman, who spent the summer here as guest of relatives and friends, has gone to Muskogee where she will take up her duties in the Central high school there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Sherman
Muskogee
Central High School
Local Officer Milton Moore Heads for Army Training
Lieut Milton Moore spent weeks in Ada with his parents at 925 East Ninth and left yesterday for Kansas City to meet friends before visiting sister Mrs Paul Waner in Pittsburgh. He will then go to Camp Meade Md to enter the heavy artillery school. Mrs Fred T Weir of Okmulgee arrived in Ada yesterday to join Mr Weir who is preparing to open the Ada Drug on East Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Moore
Ada
R. S. Moore
East Ninth
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Paul Waner
Waner
Moore
Camp Meade
School of Heavy Artillery
Fred T. Weir
Okmulgee
Weir
East Main
Manningly brothers face charges after assault in city
Joe and Will Maneley paid five dollars and court costs in justice court before T. O. Cullins following an assault on Oliver Keith. The charge cites an assault and battery occurring in the city portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Will Maneley
Justice Court
T. O. Cullins
Oliver Keith
Thompson Family Guests Reach Pawhuska Visit
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Thompson and daughter Helen of Pawhuska are guests of their parents Mr. and Mrs. Eli Vertrees at 223 West Fourteenth Street for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Thompson
Helen of
Vaness teacher Lula Owens joins fall college term
Miss Lula B Owens recently left Vaness to begin college for the fall term. The Floyds of Paris Texas host Mr and Mrs F F Floyd and son Roy for the weekend before they visit relatives in Lubbock. Oklahoma City couple J H Bryans fin Ada for a few days with Pp H Deal. Helen Bryan will live with the Deals and attend Hays school. Melvin Jackson of Norman visits the Floyds. they plan a Sulphur trip. Oscar Parker and Elizabeth Ann Pickens travel to Ross to spend the weekend with their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Floyd
Gon, Roy
Paris
Texas
Bob Floyd
Mrs. Floyd
Lubbock
J.H. Bryans
Oklahoma City
Ada
Pp. H. Deal
Helen Bryan
Mrs. Deal
Hays School
Melvin Jackson
Norman
Oscar Parker
Elizabeth Ann Pickens
Ross
Ill Crowder Discharged From Illness
L. J. Crowder who has been seriously ill for several weeks was able to be out today. He is getting along splendidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Crowder
Ada Sunday Notes on Local Visits and Moves
James Roy Woods of Coalgate visited Ada yesterday to see friends while returning from a business trip in Oklahoma City. Mr and Mrs J K Foster and family left today for Holdenville to settle there. Foster recently managed Aldridge Pharmacy for four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Roy Woods
Coalgate
Ada
Oklahoma City
J. K. Foster
Holdenville
Mr. Foster
Aldridge Pharmacy
Glenn Hughes Visits Ada Before European Tour
Glenn Hughes of Jack Crawford's Victor recording orchestra spends a week in Ada visiting his parents Mr and Mrs W N Hughes and friends. The group then heads to Chicago for a two week engagement before a New York stop and an October 14 departure to Berlin for a six week Winter Garden engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Hughes
Jack Crawford
Victor Recording Orchestra
Atlantic City
N. J
Ada
W. N. Hughes
Chicago
New York
Berlin
Germany
Eye Injury Eyes A Save Tentative For Mr Roff In OKC
Mrs. Tom Roff in Oklahoma City with Mr Roff reports specialists expect to save the eyeball pierced by a fish hook. Partial sight may return if no unforeseen issues arise. Mrs Roff to return early next week. Mr Roff to stay about ten days. Earl Yates of Hartshorne visited the Grants. Miss Daisy Belle Britt, junior high teacher, granted leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Roff
Oklahoma City
Mr. Roff
Daisy Belle Britt
Ada Deputy Sheriff Announces Birth of Daughter
Deputy Sheriff A. L. Hardwick and his wife report the arrival of a daughter. The mother and baby are at the Ada hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Hardwick
Ada Hospital
Ada Independents Beat Carter Oil In Eleven Inning Marathon
Ada Independents defeated Carter Oil 5 to 4 after eleven innings in Seminole. Rain and damp conditions disrupted play for five innings before the game was decided in a tense late stretch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Independents
Carter Oil
Seminole
Ada
Miss Lucille Smith Visits Pryor Parents
Miss Lucille Smith has returned from Holdenville where she was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Pryor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Smith
Holdenville
Mrs
W. W. Pryor
John Weston of Wewoka Seeks Business Ties with Bridgeport Machine
John Weston of Wewoka is in town handling business affairs and is connected with Bridgeport Machine Company, exploring potential collaborations and partnerships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Weston
Wewoka
Bridgeport Machine Company
Ada Woman Returns From New Mexico Visit
Mrs K L Wickett returns to Ada with her mother Mrs George A Cox after visiting Santa Fe and Albuquerque New Mexico. Cox placed her son George A Jr in the New Mexico Military Academy at Roswell while there. He was a junior at Ada high last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. L. Wickett
Ada
George A. Cox
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Two Local Men Headed to Washington and Lee
Bartley Meaders and Ed Gwin Jr depart Sunday for Lexington Virginia to attend Washington and Lee University and begin their college studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartley Meaders
Ed Gwin, Jr
Lexington
Virginia
Washington and Lee University
Churchill Thomases Return From Dallas Visit
Mr and Mrs Churchill Thomas came back Sunday from Dallas Texas after a week visiting relatives and friends Mrs Thomas parents Mr and Mrs K McKay and daughter Miss Zebeline remained for a further visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill Thomas
Dallas
Tex
Mrs. Thomas
Mrs. K. McKay
Miss Zebeline
Local families return from weekend visits
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baker and children and Miss Hazel Seabolt return from Seminole after visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Baker. Mr. and Mrs. George L. Garoutte of Upland California and Chester Arthur of Mountain View Missouri visit Sallie Garoutte and W. B. Rhoades and plan to leave for California. Miss Louise Williams and Miss Ace Ramen Norville return from Vanoss where they visited parents. both are college students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Baker
Hazel Seabolt
W. Eighth
Seminole
John Baker
George L. Garoutte
Upland
Cal
Chester Arthur
Mountain View
Sallie Garoutte
W. B. Rhoades
California
Louise Williams
A Ce RA En Ima
Norville
Vanoss
Grady Webster Visits Fort Stockton Relatives
Grady Webster, presently residing in Fort Stockton, Texas, is in town visiting relatives and handling business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Webster
Fort Stockton
Texas
Egypt man reports hail damaged cotton and wind damage
Clint Palmer says a Sunday night hail shaved twenty percent from his cotton crop and that farther northwest the damage was heavier. He also notes wind damaged houses and barns in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Palmer
Egypt
Fitzhugh Bay Exhibits Home Steam Engine at County Fair
Stanley Chilcoat of Fitzhugh high school built a working steam engine from odds and ends shown at the county fair education building. The engine runs 10 11 morning and 2 9 evening with a steam boiler cooker and gas fire. Flywheels from old sewing machines power the piston and a clever exhaust recovers steam on the up stroke. Stanley has two years of work in the project and notes time limits prevented governors. He also demonstrates an emery wheel attachment for sharpening tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Chilcoat
Fitzhugh High School
Stanley
Justice Court Reports Multiple Local Arrests
County officers raided Darktown and seized about 17 gallons of whisky from Joe Watson Millard Clark and Black Bess who were jailed for illegal intoxicants. L W Kennamer posted a $1000 bond for a breach of peace charge. Ford McNabb Bill Hutchison and Y J Brooks remain jailed on chicken theft charges awaiting justice court proceedings before T C Cullins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darktown
Joe Watson
Millard Clark
Bess
L. W. Kennamer
T. Q. Cullins
Ford McNabb
Bill Hutchison
Y. J. Brooks
Bandits Confessions Outline $238 000 Bank Robbery
Three of the four men implicated in the May 23 1928 First National Bank of Samar holdup confess to the sensational crime. Ralph Fleagle George Abshier and Herbert Royston tell of the raid and the killing of bank president A N Parish and his son John Parish. Jake Fleagle is still hunted with a $7600 reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA Service
Lamar
West
First National Bank of
Alderson
Illinois
George J. Abshier
Colorado
Herbert L. Royston
San Andreas
Cal
Jake Fleagle
Ralph
Colorado State Bankers’ Association
Ralph Fleagie
Abshier
Royston
Fleagle
Tod
A. N. Parish
John Par
Oklahoma Court Rules Crawford Legally Dead After Seven Years
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that J B Crawford could not be presumed alive after an absence of seven years. Crawford, believed dead, reappeared by deposition in an estate case seventeen years later affecting widow Mrs Stella Hooper and Hooper’s heirs. The ruling upheld lower courts in favor of Mrs Hooper seeking administration of the Hooper estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Enoch Arden
State Supreme Court
J. B. Crawford
Crawford
Kentucky
Greer County
Oklahoma
Missouri
S. J. Hooper
Hooper
Stella Andrews
Greer County Court
Supreme Court
Man Arrested After Auto Theft Tails West Case
Morrow fled with an automobile owned by Zeke West but was soon arrested by officers after the vehicle vanished. His bond in justice court was set at 500 dollars, but remains unposted. George Warner, in county jail, faces justice court trial before T. O. Cullins Monday on charges of grand larceny tied to a rifle theft from a car.
Lamar trial set for September 17 amid hanging fears
Officers say the suspect faces likely execution after the crime. The probe continues for Jake Fleagle who allegedly organized the robbery and recruited accomplices as authorities pursue him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar
Jake Fleagle
Oklahoma City Oil Well Blows In Big Gas and Oil Flow
The fourteenth producer in the Oklahoma City pool, No. 1 Mabel Fuzzell, owned by Cromwell Franklin Oil and associates, erupted today with a 100 foot oil column and roaring gas. Estimated production runs to 7,000 barrels of oil and 50,000,000 cubic feet of gas daily. Located sw sw nw 19-11-2w. After self cleaning the well bridged. operation to shut in proceeded. Twelve 500 barrel tanks and Empire Pipeline gathering connections were in place. Gas pressure drove oil into tanks slushpits and air through risers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Mabel Fuzzell
Cromwell-Franklin Oil Company and Associates
Empire Pipeline Company
Oklahoma City pool production rises to over 52,000 barrels
In the 24 hours to 7 am today Oklahoma City pool output reached 52,998 barrels up from 52,093. The increase includes the Wirt Franklin Petroleum No. 2 Lowery which peaked at 6,467 barrels. Four new south Oklahoma City field locations were announced, with two at Trosper park. Cromwell-Franklin staked Nos 7 and 8 at Trosper, Coline Oil dug cellar for No 3 Warren and lined up No 4 Warren on nearby sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Wirt Franklin Petroleum Corporation
No. 2 Lowery
Trosper Park
Cromwell-Franklin
Trosper
No. & Trosper
Coline Oil
Warren
Oklahoma Fish and Game Department Announces Reward Schedule
The Oklahoma Fish and Game Commission unveiled a rewards plan for tips leading to the arrest and conviction of violators. Rewards include 25 for out of season quail or prairie chicken, 50 for unlawful killing pheasants or wild turkeys, 50 for placing poisons harming fish, and 50 for unlawful deer killing. Only direct informants receive one reward per case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Sept
Fish and Game Commission
S. H. Harris
State Department
Harris
Supreme Court Decisions Hand Down 37 Opinions
Oklahoma City Sept 10 AP The state supreme court resumes work yielding 37 opinions and about 50 orders from summer work. Several opinions delayed. no major public case issued today. Notable rulings include Amerada Petroleum against Melton overturned and remanded, and several affirmation of actions in ejectment, promissory note, partition, replevin, and mortgage foreclosure cases across Stephens Beckham Garfield Ellis Rogers counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
Amerada Petroleum Corporation
Ben F. Melton
Stephens County
Betsy Taylor Nee Winton
H. T. Taylor
J. D.campbell
Seminole County
W. V. Harris
John B. Patterson
Beckham County
George Schneider
Charles Swindall
Garfield County
R. C. Campbell
Advance Rumley Thresher Company
Tillman County
A. B. Campbell
Bird Rogers
Rogers County
Louis Phillips Et al
Tom Kight
Mary Louise Thomas
Sid Jones
Reward plan outlines divisions and exclusions
The statement notes that rewards will be divided among multiple persons, with no reward for peace officers, game wardens, game rangers, or officers whose duties include enforcing game and fish laws.
Legionnaire Daft Found Dead at Ponga Convention
Edgar G. Daft a 35 year old adjutant of the Duncan Oklahoma American Legion post was found dead in his hotel room in Ponca City. Justice of the peace ruled heart disease as the cause. Daft was en route from Griswold Iowa to Duncan after visiting his parents. He was unmarried and connected with the Duncan Eagle weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca City
Edgar G. Daft
Duncan, Okla
American Legion
A. C. Midkiff
Justice of the Peace
Daft
State Legion
Duncan
Griswold
Edward Daft
World Series Opens October First Known Date
The first game of the world series will be played October 8 in the city winning the National pennant. Details on the baseball classic including prices and schedule were outlined at a Landis meeting attended by E. S. Barnard American League president John A. Heydler National League president and club officials. Cubs representatives included William Wrigley Jr and William L. Veeck while Athletics were represented by Thomas Shibe and Robert Shoreder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Landis
E. S. Barnard
John A. Heydler
Athletics
Farmers plant pasture crops to ease drought seed shortages
Pontotoc county farmers push fall pasture crops to compensate drought seed shortages. Seed dealers report heavy winter pasture seed sales and expect unusually large acreage. Dairy cows drive demand for feed. sweet potatoes and peanuts projected for fair crops. An oil field accident near Wewoka injures a worker. The body of Mrs. Horn and two children plus a brother accompany the deceased to Milford, Texas for the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Wewoka
Horn
Milford
Tex
Oklahoma Legion Holds Eleventh State Convention in Ponca City
More than 2 000 Legionnaires and hundreds of Auxiliary members attend the Oklahoma department convention in Ponca City. Governor Holloway and Governor Moody address delegates as Dudley Monk presides. Elizabeth Witt elected Eight and Forty Auxiliary president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca City
Oklahoma Department of the American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
George A. Davis
Oklahoma City
M. B. Shire
Charles B. Duffy
Dudley Monk
Tulsa
Elizabeth Witt
Chickasha
W. A. Nutt
Enid
W. J. Holloway
Dan Moody
Texas
Holloway
Legion
Britain Stands By Palestine in League of Nations stance
London announces no change to the mandate for Palestine, affirming the Balfour policy of a Jewish national home. In Jerusalem, Bedouin incursions and Arab-Jewish clashes demand British reinforcement as Moslem leaders appeal to the League for a parliamentary Arab government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Arthur Henderson
Great Britain
Council of the
League of Nations
Palestine
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Sinai Peninsula
Gaza
Beersheba
Lord Allenby
Mount Tabor
Sea of Galilee
el Mesha
Nazareth
League
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Sir John
Amin el Hussini
Grand Mufti
Moslem Council
Cotton Picking Held Up By Army Spell
The rains paused cotton picking in the county slowing the season just begun in Ada with about 84 bales shipped. Rural schools closing will allow rapid picking as oil mills and compresses resume, boosting city payroll. Estimated county yield varies from 7,900 to 10,000 bales with wide optimism and uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Oil Field Worker in Wewoka Dies From Injuries
Wewoka September 10 CP H C Horn about 35 employed by Sinclair Oil and Gas Company died today in a Wewoka hospital from injuries sustained in an incident at the oil field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wewoka
H. C. Horn
Sinclair Oil and Gase Company
Harry Fatum and Wife Die in Wreck Near Madill
Ardmore dispatch reports Harry Fatum and his wife, Denison pioneers, killed when their car slid over a culvert while traveling between Madill and Denison. Harry died instantly. Mrs. Fatum died Monday from Sunday injuries. They were visiting relatives in Madill and burial planned in Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Harry Fatum
Denison
Texas
Abilene
Fatum
Madill
Woman Companion Of Gangster Held at Wichita
Mrs. Golda Jennings 32 admitted companion of Dick Gregg, slain Tulsa gangster, was brought to Wichita from Yates Center charged with taking part in the 6300 Peoples State Bank robbery on July 26. Detectives found Gregg clothing and a money sack in her possession at Yates Center. she attempted to seize the sack and said Gregg got it in Texas. A woman drove the getaway car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Golda Jennings
Dick Gregg
Tulsa
Okla
Yates Center
Peoples State Bank
Gregg
Carl Adams
Joe Maness
Jennings
Texas
Peoples States
Senate Adopts Simmons Resolution on Tax Data for Tariff Contest
The senate today adopted the Simmons resolution calling on the treasury to furnish Congress with income tax data for use in the tariff contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Treasury
Congress
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Lula B. Owens
Vaness
Earl Yates of
Hartshorne
L. A. Grant
Fitzhugh Bay
W. W. Kesinger
Dighton
Kesinger
Jake
Ralph Fleagle
Sheriff Alderman
St. Paul
Howard L. Royston
Game Department
Achilles
Henry Jones
Sasha
Duncan Eagle
Ponga
Britain
Hebron
Beisan
Tel Aviv
Haifa
Safed
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