Byrd Plans New South Pole Expedition From Boston
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd announced from the White House that he will reach Boston on September 25 to begin a fresh expedition to the South Pole. He departs for New York to speed preparations for a two year voyage with about 70 men and several aircraft, using the Bear and reviving Little America as a base.
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Washington
Richard E. Byrd
White House
Boston
South Pole
Byrd
Roosevelt
New York
Antarctic
United States
Mexico
Coast Guard
Bear
Oakland
Calif
Arctic
Little America
Pleas of guilt fill district court docket progress
District court saw rapid docket movement as several defendants pleaded guilty or were sentenced. H. V. Davis et al faced false personation charges. John J. Leader received two years for burglary. Freeman Spann’s security plea led to a deferred sentence. minor Omer Pottoms got a suspended sentence. Marshall Cummings admitted two counts of chicken stealing with six months on each, to run concurrently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. V. Davis
Davis
John J.leader
Freeman Spann
Curity
Omer Pottoms
Marshall Cummings
Lou Wheeler
Jack Hendricks
Far Northwest
Marion Robinson
Geneva Bishop
Oklahoma Cotton Forecast Dabbed by Weevils and Rain
Oklahoma City reports the cotton crop damaged about eight percent in August by boll weevils worms and rot. Forecast production 898000 bales, 186000 bales below 1944. Corn 24670000 bushels, sorghum 11775000, broom corn 11000 tons, with regional condition differences noted.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Board of Agriculture
Suspect Identified as Texas Convict in Oklahoma Case
A prisoner held in Meade Kansas and suspected as a machine gunner in a Northwestern Oklahoma terror spree was identified by fingerprint records in the state bureau of identification as Henry.
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Oklahoma City
Meade
Kan
Oklahoma
State Bureau of Identification
Henry
Storm Death List From South Texas Studio
The Red Cross released a list of storm fatalities from the tropical storm that hit south Texas. Names include BILL DUNCAN of Harlingen and MARIE ATKINSON of Rio Hondo, plus several unidentified Americans and Mexicans with ages ranging from infants to seniors.
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San Antonio
Tex
Red Cross
South Texas
Bill Duncan
Harlingen
John Kuscera
Rio Hondo
Nn Bb
Dick Truitt Rides to Honors at World’s Fair Rodeo
Dick Truitt of Stonewall earned top prizes at the World's Fair rodeo in Chicago with a first in calf roping and seconds in wild cow milking and steer wrestling. A longtime horseman from childhood, Truitt has become a noted cowboy among national competitors and previously won Cheyenne’s champion title.
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Dick Truitt
Stonewall
Chicago
Truitt
California
New York
Cheyanne
Bates to Try Alibi in Urschel Kidnapping Case
Albert Bates’ attorney Ben Laska says he will introduce witnesses to place Bates out of Oklahoma during the Urschel kidnapping and claim Urachel and his wife named another man as the kidnapper before Bates was identified. Laska is in Denver jail awaiting Bates’ trial set for September 18.
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Denver
Ben BR. Laska
Albert Bates
Oklahoma City
Charlies F. Urachel
Urachel
Bates
Laska
Oklahoma
Urschel
Early end to two week criminal court session
Two weeks of criminal court closed with one case postponed due to a witness illness. Marion Robinson and Geneva Bishop faced adultery charges, Bonnie Jennings received more time for a drunk driving conviction, Tom Morris pled guilty to receiving stolen property and was sentenced to three years, and H V Davis was found guilty of false personation with a one year term. Hijacking cases dominated sentencing, totaling 209 years for four defendants. A bank robbery earlier in January netted about $24,284. the latest theft yielded around $1,000 as investigators pursued Lonnie Poe and accomplices.
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Marion Robinson
Geneva Bishop
J. F. McKeel
Bonnie Jennings
Tom Morris
H. V. Davis
Bailey's jail stay described as pleasant by Dallas paper
The Dallas Times-Herald reports Harvey Bailey enjoyed death-cell serenades and other entertainment during his brief jail stay. An all-day federal probe revealed visitors included lawyers, jailers, reporters, a guitar "concert" by a trusty, and dancing by negro trusties, all reportedly without sheriff Smoot Schmid knowing.
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Dallas
Tex
Dallas Times-Herald
Harvey Bailey
Bailey
Smoot Schmid
Schmid
Chicago
Life Sentence for Muskogee Slayer
Oklahoma City sept 8 A Blue Rigsby Muskogee real estate dealer found guilty of slaying George W Barcus must serve a life term in state prison. The court noted intimate relations between Mrs Barcus and Rigsby and cited a December 1931 killing roadside near Pryor. Mrs Barcus allegedly withdrew 800 from postal savings and handed it to Rigsby as Barcus deeded 17 acres and sold household goods and an automobile. Rigsby planned to ship items to Siloam Springs Ark.
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Oklahoma City
Blue Rigsby
Muskogee
George W. Barcus
Criminal Court of Appeals
Life sentence for bank robbery in Duncan case
Clarence Gariepy, 40, of Seminole, convicted in district court of robbing the Security State Bank of Comanche on April 26. He received 99 years in prison. Bank vice president Simpson Hurst and five other witnesses identified Gariepy. One alleged robber, C. Rickerson, was killed near Seminole on April 28. a third suspect was still at large.
Lone bandit robs State National Bank in Depew
Lone bandit holds up the State National Bank in Depew shortly after it opened. No injuries reported as the unnamed robber escaped with cash. Police search the area for the suspect.
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Lone Bandit
Depew
State National Bank
Justices Win Salary Suit In Oklahoma
Oklahoma Supreme Court directs State Auditor to pay full statutory salaries to constitutional officers. Chief Justice Fletcher Riley sought $7,500 yearly. the last legislature had appropriated only $6,000. Special Justice Virgil Biggers writes the mandamus, seven justices concur, two dissented.
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Oklahoma City
Sept
Murray
Supreme Court
Frank Carter
Fletcher Riley
Virgil Biggers
Wewoka
Carter
Special Supreme Court
Robert Burns
Tom Robinson
Altus
W. R. Chesnut
Commerce
New Allowables Put Into Effect Across Oil Fields
Major Mid-Continent oil regions moved under NRA oil code allocations today reducing Oklahoma to 540 000 barrels daily Texas to 975 200 barrels daily Kansas to 111 000 barrels daily California aligned to 480 000 with minor over and under production. Oklahoma City field set at 214 811 barrels daily pending a Sept 15 hearing with underproduction continuing.
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Oklahoma City
National Recovery Administration
Oil Code Committee
Oklahoma
Corporation Commission
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Kansas
Homer Hoch
Kansas Corporation Commission
Alf M. Landon
Ickes
Hoch
California
J. R. Pemberton
NRAA
State Control Board
Asher-Wanette
Sasakwa
Buge
East
Earlsboro
Cal- Win
Keokuk Falls
Oklahoma schools to gain 4 million annually from sales tax
State tax commission reports early returns show more than four million dollars yearly for common schools from the 1 percent sales tax. In July 2000, about 200 thousand was collected with 50 percent to counties for school support and tax relief, 30 percent for debt, 17 percent to weak school aid, and 3 percent for administration.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Tax Commission
Melven Cornish
Tax Commission
Carter
Garfield
Muskogee
Ear
Pittsburgh
Pontotoc
Oklahoma Receives Federal Unemployment Relief Grant
An allotment of 953968 to Oklahoma for unemployment relief was approved by Harry L. Hopkins from a discretionary relief fund. The grant does not require state matching and brings Oklahoma's total federal funds to 2597382. The same day the criminal court of appeals affirmed the death sentence of William Johnson for the murder of Miss Mary Wolfenberger of Muskogee with execution set for November 10.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Harry L. Hopkins
Oklahoma City
Sept
Criminal Court of Appeals
William Johnson
Mary Wolfenberger
Muskogee
Mrs Clara Hussey Dies in Shreveport La
Clara Rogers Hussey formerly of Ada and more recently of Shreveport La died this morning. Funeral planned in Shreveport tomorrow. Judge Tal Crawford and Miss Mamie Rogers left for Shreveport. She is survived by three sons and one daughter. husband preceded in death.
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Clara Rogers Hussey
Ada
Shreveport
Tal Crawford
Mamie Rogers
Ada Attorney Homer T. Carney Dies at 66
Homer T. Carney, local attorney, died Thursday afternoon at 4 30 at a local hospital after a long illness. He was 66. Funeral services were held Friday at 2 pm at Criswell Funeral Home with Rev. W L Blackburn officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park. Born in Hillsboro Texas he lived most of his life in Ada and lived at 701 S Townsend. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs G P Carney and a sister Dr Nell M Hester Mexia Texas.
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Homer T. Carney
Criswell Funeral Home
Rev
W. L. Blackburn
Memorial Park
Carney
Hillsboro
Texas
Ada
S. Townsend
G. P. Carney
Nell M. Hester
Mexia
Car Stolen From Downtown Shop Owner
Marvin Smith a local garage proprietor had his automobile stolen from in front of a downtown store while he was away. The car was found early this morning on the south shore of the Canadian river stripped of removable parts. A separate report says three men robbed the Frisco depot at Roff taking 15 dollars in cash and express money order blanks.
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Marvin Smith
Smith
Canadian River
Frisco
Roff
Ginning Figures Show Bigger Cotton Crop This Year
The census bureau reports ginnings before September 1 totaled 1,394,220 running bales, up from 865,160 last year. State totals include Texas 904,274 and Georgia 238,506 with other states contributing smaller amounts.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Texas
Vacant Theatre Shows Fire Damages and Cotton Forecasts
A vacant Liberty Theatre in the 100 block of West Main suffered a morning blaze requiring the fire department to extinguish flames near the deserted booth. Separate item reports cotton production for the year forecast at 12,414,000 bales with varied state yields and crop conditions as of September 1.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Liberty Theatre
Main
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Missouri
Tennessee
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
States
Old Mexico
United States
Cotton Ginning Opens for Year
Ada reports a seasonal start as cotton gins emit smoke and fields dry after a long rain. Farmers began bringing in cotton last Friday and Saturday with more loads expected as dry weather continues. Weevil and warm infestation damage were noted due to prior wet conditions.
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Ada
Mollison Aims at Transatlantic Flight Record Return
Captain James A Mollison, famed transatlantic aviator, rushed through a station gate to catch the last train to Southampton. He will sail on the Empress of Britain to Montreal to join his wife and attempt the distance flight record in Seafarer II, successor to Seafarer crashed at Bridgeport after their prior crossing.
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London
James A. Mollison
Southampton
Montreal
Bridgeport
Conn
Great Britain
Three Charged in Roff Depot Robbery
Burglary in the second degree charges filed in S W Hill justice court against Mrs. Bruce Butran Ivan Furgerson and Troy Kelly for the robbery of the Frisco station office at Roff Entrance gained by prying a window The loot included a typewriter an adding machine $9 13 in cash and some express money orders Butran held in Ardmore Furgerson and Kelly at large
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Justice Court of
S. W. Hill
Bruce Butran
Ivan Furgerson
Troy Kelly
Troy Williams
Troy Wade
Frisco
Roff
Butran
Ardmore
Furgerson
Kelly
Allen Stanfield Takes Office as U S Marshal Deputy
Allen Stanfield begins duty as deputy United States marshal succeeding Bob Sumter. His Oklahoma Territory includes Seminole Hughes Pontotoc Coal and Atoka counties with occasional work in others. Stanfield learned of the appointment in Oklahoma City and will enforce the law without detailing plans.
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Allen Stanfield
United States
Seminole
Hughes
Pontotoc
Coal
Atoka
Stanfield
Ada
Oklahoma City
Bob Sumter
Coal County
Four Oklahoma men jailed for bank robbery attempt
Four Oklahoma men pleaded guilty in Lawton district court to attempted bank robbery and were sentenced to 20 years penal servitude by District Judge E L Richardson. The Aug 14 Fletcher First National Bank attempt led to charges against W F Cummings Millard Pack Oscar Smith and Roy Smith. Daniel Smothers of Fort Cobb had charges dismissed. Assistant County Attorney C S McCuistion had urged five year terms.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
E. L. Richardson
First National Bank
Fletcher
W. F. Cummings
Millard Pack
Oscar Smith
Roy Smith
Daniel Smothers
Fort Cobb
C. S. McCuistion
Richardson
County Assessor Reports Tentative 1933 Valuation
Charley Floyd county assessor reports tentative acceptance by the state board of equalization of Pontotoc county 1933 valuations. The aggregate figure of 8 505 0231 covers personal property and real estate. Final certification and recording will wait until after the oil company complaints hearing on September 13.
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Charley Floyd
State Board of Equalization
Pontotoc County
Floyd
State Board
Death of Judge William S. Kenyon in Sebasco Me
U S circuit court of appeals Judge William S. Kenyon died at his summer home in Sebasco Maine at age 4. He suffered a heart attack five weeks earlier and was with his wife at the time. Kenyon left the U S Senate in 1922 to join the bench appointed by President Harding. He resided at Fort Dodge Iowa and served a district that included Arkansas Missouri Iowa Nebraska Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota.
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Sebasco
William S. Kenyon
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeal
Eighth District
Kenyon
U. S. Senate
Harding
Fort Dodee
Iowa
Arkansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Highway gravel projects begin across several Oklahoma routes
W. R. Black, district highway engineer, announces approval of multiple graveling projects to improve traffic. Plans include on and off pavement work on highways 12 2 48 across Ada Allen Calvert Madill Tishomingo and Pontotoc Hughes Johnston and Marshall counties with several segments starting soon and others already completed. Local gravel and truckers will be used where possible.
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W. R. Black
Highwy
Black
Ada
Calvin
Roff
Allen
Marshall County
Madill
Red River
Johnston County
Tishomingo
Washita River
Calvin South
Hughes County
Coal County
Pontotoc County
Mathers protest Bailey treatment in jail
James H. Mathers argues Harvey Bailey is subjected to crude and inhuman conditions while awaiting trial for kidnapping Charles F. Ursebel. He seeks a writ to bring Bailey before a court to view wounds and challenge solitary confinement, while alleging extensive shackling and constant cell searches. Bailey was recaptured after escaping Dallas and held in jail here.
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Oklahoma City
Sept
Harvey Bailey
Southwestern
Desperado
Trail
Charles F. Ursebel
James H. Mathers
Bailey
Mathers
Herbert K. Hyde
Lis
Dallas
Tex
Ardmore
Treasury announces gold price at 29.12 dollars per ounce
The treasury quotes today 29.12 dollars for pure gold, down 50 cents from yesterday amid a fall in world market prices. The quotation uses the higher foreign quote and reduces shipping insurance and handling costs accordingly.
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Washington
Treasury
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