Outlaws Sought Near Stratford Amid Kidnap Probes
Stratford reports state authorities closing in on a band tied to Urschel kidnapping and the Geary bank robbery. Wilbur Underhill and George Kelly are among suspects sought, with clues from Macomb and Madill areas and a Bailey jail escape linked to nearby Stratford.
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Stratford
Urechel
Geary
C. A. Burns
State Bureau of Investigation
George
Machine Gun
Oklahoma
George McClelland
Oil Company
Macomb
Maud
McClelland
Madill
George Kelly
Pauls Valley
Rn. G. Shannon
Oklahoma City
Shannon
Underhill
Bailey
Dallas
Farm Column Details Stillwater Shortcourse on Six Phases of Recovery
Stillwater hosts the New Deal Short Course on September 29 to explain Roosevelt's recovery program in six Oklahoma phases. State leaders for relief, NRA, agricultural adjustment, home loans, public works, and flood control will speak, with invitations sent by the Stillwater Chamber of Commerce and Oklahoma A and M College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Stillwater Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Roosevelt
Are
A. L. Beckett
NRA
Frank Buttram
Oklahoma State Committee
D. P. Trent
John F. Mabler
Home Owners Loan Corporation
John Carlock
Philip Ss. Donnell
Public Works Administration
Newt R. Graham
Arkansas Valley Fiood
J. W. Carpenter
A. and
George R. Phillips
Aggie
Central
Cotton Movement In County Shows Early Ginnings
More than 250 bales of cotton were brought in by Saturday noon with more incoming. Weather kept picking delayed but expectations remain for rapid movement to gins by midweek if conditions stay warm and clear. Also reported were county 4 H club checks, garden and livestock outcomes, and a double homicide at Pampa where Joe B Brown and Ruby Hilliard were found dead in a sewing machine store.
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Pontotoc Couny
J. B. Hill
Pampa
Texas
Joe B. Brown
Ruby Hilliard
Brown
Miss Hilliard
Lakes Begin Construction in Pontotoc and Ada Areas
Relief work expands from road building to lake projects in Pontotoc and Ada counties. Lake Graham near Allen covers five acres with a 370 foot dam and 35 to 40 foot depth. About 950 workers will clear sites and construct two more lakes downstream while 341 men are registered for Lake Graham duties.
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Graham
Allen
Byrds Mill Spring
South
Pontotoc County
Byrds Mill Lake
Franks
Blue Mound
Canyon Springs
Lake Graham
Car Allen
McCalls Chapel
Black Rock
Steedman
Brookhaven
Red Oak
Escaped Woman Prisoner Tracked by Hounds Near Jacksonville
Jacksonville Ark Sept 14 Bloodhounds tracked down Helen Spence Eaton an escapee whose disappearance sparked a manhunt. A sheriff deputy reported the capture after a search involving canine units.
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Jacksonville, Ark
Helen Spence Eaton
Two Charged With Helping Bailey
Federal officers describe the escape of Harvey Bailey from Dallas county jail as near solved with the arrests of Thomas L. Manion a 60 year old deputy jailer and Grover C Bev ill alias Jack Beval a 45. They are held on 10000 bond each and the U S attorney hints at conspiracy charges to seek a two year federal maximum penalty. The grand jury will meet September 25 to review evidence.
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Dallas
Texas
Harvey Bailey
Thomas L. Manion
Grover C. Bevill
Jack Beval
Clyde O. Erastus
United States
Grand Jury
Stolen Bases Highlight In Stringtown Game
Summary notes Fau Faudree with 2 stolen bases, Bond Norris Ray Anglin and Williams Ware on the mound. Tubby 2 Brewster 2 struck out by Williams 6 Tubby 2 and Brewster 2. Faudree connected on double plays Cardio Faudree Williford and Faudree to Williford. O Robins Caridio.
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Faudree
Bond
Norris
Ray
Anglin
Williams
Tubby
Brewster
Bowen
Caridio
Williford
Cardio
O. Robins
Tupelo Stringtown
Ross Faudree
Tupelo
String Town
Fulson
le Williford
Cate
Bowman
Roberts
Aeseoionen
Robins
Robins Anglin
Daniels
Telephone Company Valuations Fall in Pontotoc County Oklahoma
Public service valuations in Oklahoma are reduced this year says Charley W. Floyd Pontotoc County tax assessor. He reports state equalization board figures for five telephone companies show almost $14 000 less than 1933 valuations and notes forthcoming assessments for other public service groups.
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Oklahoma
Charley W. Floyd
Floyd
State Equalization Board
Pontotoc
Excise Board
Pontotoc County
Southwestern
Southwestern Bell
Wasous Ten, Co
J. P. Butler
Francis
American T
Butler
Continental
Southwestern States
American Tel & Tel. Co
Legion of Honor to be awarded to Ada DeMolay youths
Lester Denny and Frank Chambers of Ada DeMolay are slated to receive the Legion of Honor, an honorary DeMolay degree, with insignia and cordon. The ceremony, to be held within three months, will mark a high lifelong distinction. Dennis Williams will also receive recognition as Representative DeMolay.
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Lester Denny
Frank Chambers
Legion of Honor
Grand Council Order of DeMolay
Ada
Clifford Burns
Dad Jasper N. Wilkerson
Grand Council
Franks
Land
DeMolay Legion of Honor
Order of DeMolay
DeMolay
Dennis Williams
de Molay
Minister chased from pulpit in Jonesboro church clash
In Jonesboro Arkansas a newly arrived minister Rev Doc Applegate faced a hostile reception as 15 or 20 women from a rival faction surged the pulpit at the Jonesboro Baptist tabernacle. They seized him tore off suspenders and part of his shirt and threw him off the platform before he fled, leaving his Bible behind. Authorities consider possible warrants.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Jonesboro Baptist Tabernacle
Doc Applegate
Tabernacle
Dale S. Crowley
Joe Jeffers
Applegate
Pig quota raised near two million in emergency hog drive
Washington reports the Farm Adjustment Administration boosted the hog purchase quota by 1,922,000 pigs during the emergency hog reduction campaign, with 1,000,000 sows included. Chief Dr. A. G. Black noted sows would not be marketed, and heavy pig shipments prompted the rise to offset reduced sow shipments.
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Washington
Farm Adjustment Administration
A. G. Black
Blaek
Black
Strippers Celebrate Enid Open Homestead Anniversary
In Enid the Cherokee Strip marked forty years since opening to homesteaders 1893. Guests included over 350 veterans of the pioneer era who viewed parades featuring surreys covered wagons buckboards and cowboys. Celebrations occurred also in Tonkawa Alva Wakita Jet Garber and Perry.
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Enid
Cherokee Strip
Homestead
Gray
Tonkawa
Alva
Wakita
Jet
Garber
Perry
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Burns
Posse
Bailey Gang
Pontotee
Colbert
4-H
Joe Belle York
Ivaleta Roberts
John Baehr
Oklahoma A
Tucker
White River Country
Jim Bohote
Dewitt
Jack Worls
Cicero Spence
White River
James A. Pitcock
Little Rock
Worls
Pricgner Gach
Stringtown
Crowley
Chancery
Jefers
Jeffers
Miami
Fila
Jake Sharp
Daggs Show Grounds
Ada, Oklahoma
ADA Merchants
Wacon
Ada, Okla
Russell Bros
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