Death sentence affirmed for Fort Quinn in Griffith sisters slayings
The criminal court of appeals affirmed the death penalty for Fort Quinn after a second Enid trial for the 1930 roadside killings of Jessie Griffith and her sister Zexia near Tonkawa. Execution would occur about November 24 at McAlester prison, within a 60 day limit. Quinn, a Kansas City underworld figure, was arrested after a wide search and his wife Jean implicated in uncovering key evidence.
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Oklahoma City
Fort Quinn
Enid
Jessie Griffith
Zexia
Criminal Court of Appeals
D Blackwell
McAlester
Quinn
Griffith Sleters
Tonkawa
Norman
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Omaha
James H. Mathers
Harvey Bailey
Charles F. Urechel
Jean
Charles OO. Wagner
Griffith
Newkirk
Girs
J. F. Griffith
Cordell seeks reelection to state agriculture board
Oklahoma City report notes Harry B. Cordell of Frederick will seek another term as president of the State Board of Agriculture though formal campaigning has not yet begun. The article lists other legislators and public figures planning reelection bids and notes political shifts within state agencies.
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Charles C. Haslet
Associated Press
Oklahoma Ciry
State Board of Agriculture
Harry B. Cordell
Frederick
Cordell
Lynching Reported Near Tuscaloosa Alabama
Tuscaloosa Ala Sept 25 The second lynching in Tuscaloosa county in six weeks is under sheriff inquiry Sheriff Shamblin ordered the probe after Dennis Cross a negro in bond on a charge of assaulting a white woman was abducted from his home by men posing as officers and shot to death The group of six or seven men allegedly said he must go to Tuscaloosa to post a larger bond than required for release.
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Dennis
Dan Pippe
A. T. Harden
Tuscaloosa County
Pippe
Harden
Elmore Clark
Birmingham
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Sheriff's Department
Shamblin
Dennis Cross
Governor Murray secrets on textbook funds raise doubts
Governor Murray hides sources for an unrestricted 200000 dollar R F C fund used to purchase 300000 textbooks for state schools. An authentic source confirms the funds exist and show the purchases, while critics question the secrecy and impact on officials and grounds surrounding the statehouse.
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Murray
Stass
Statehouse
Smith Matson Celebrates Birthday and 40-Year Legal Career
Smith Matson, assistant attorney general, recently marked his sixty first birthday and his fortieth anniversary as an attorney. Except for one term on the criminal court of appeals bench, Matson has served in the attorney general's office since statehood.
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Smith Matson
Criminal Court of Appeals
Matson
Judge Frank Mathews to not seek re election after 22 years on district bench
After 22 years on the district court bench for Jackson Tillman and Harmon counties Judge Frank Mathews says he will not seek re election. Mathews began political life as Greer county attorney in 1894 and served in the senate in Oklahoma's first state legislature in 1907.
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R. C. Blocker
McCurtain County
House
Creek County
H. C. King
J. A. Watson
Bristow
Creek
Payne
George Jennings
Will Rogers
Moore
Washington
Rogers
Thomas P. Gore
Ernest L. Reno
Capital
Congressman-At-Larce
Reno
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Jackson
Tillman
Harmon
Frank Mathews
Mathews
Greer County
Senate
Oklahoma City Politician Campbell Russell Seeks Congress Seat
Campbell Russell formerly of Muskogee, once a corporation commissioner who fought Harvey houses to allow men to dine without coats, now campaigns for Congress. Oklahoma's compensation insurance agency, run by the state industrial commission, reports rapid start with about 130 policies issued since the law took effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Houses
Campbell Russell
Oklahoma City
Muskogee
State Industrial Commission
Commission
Iva Rhodes Convicted in Man Slaughter Case
Oklahoma City report: Mrs Iva Rhodes aged 25 was found guilty of first degree manslaughter by a district court jury and sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of Earl Pack aged 57 after a drinking party on April 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Iva Rhodes
Earl Pack
Armon Shannon Testimony in Urschel Case Opens
Oklahoma City report details Armon Shannon’s cross examination as nine day of kidnapping conspiracy trial continues. He describes conversations with George Kelly and Albert Bates about tolerating Urschel’s confinement and the promised pay, while prosecutors press his memory of timeline and threats.
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Armon Shannon
Urschel
Oklahoma City
R. G. Shannon
Paradise
Tex
Charles F. Urschel
Joseph B. Keenan
United States Atorney
George Kelly
Albert Bates
M. W. Burch
Armon
Bates
Kelly
Sinclair’s bid for California governor shocks party
Upton Sinclair presses ahead with a Democratic run for California governor after being expelled from the Socialist Party for opposing core principles. He explains the division, aims to reach outsiders, and campaigns on a future-focused book outlining his industrial democracy plan.
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New York
Upton Sinclair
California
Socialist Party
Democratic Party
Pelicans Clinch All-South Dixie Pennant at Home
The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the San Antonio Missions 2–0 at Heinemann Park to claim the Dixie Series and the all-south title for 1933. Dennis Gatehouse pitched superbly as the Pelicans won the series 4 games to 2, keeping the title in the Southern Association for a third straight year. Attendance was low, with only about 2,114 paying to see the finale and players set to share modest prizes.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Pelicans
Heinemann
Pels
Heinemann Park
Chattanooga Loh
Birmingham
First Prisoner of World War Gets Ford Job
DETROIT September 22 Ed gar M. Halyburton the first Yankee prisoner of World War I has been hired by Ford Motor Co He will begin Monday and fill one of 5000 jobs offered to Detroit war veterans with good records His defiant photo with clenched fists was widely publicized after being captured by German forces.
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Detroit
Edgar M. Halyburton
Ford Motor Co
Halyburton
Germany
United States
Roosevelt to Spend 75 Million on Food and Cloth for Needy
Funds come from the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and will be used to buy foodstuffs and cotton for unemployed relief. Purchases distributed through the Federal Relief Administration and the Red Cross after purchase.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Agricultural Adjustment
Federal Relief Administrations
White House
Relief Administration
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Congress
Federal Relief Administration
Red Cross
Kidnapping Claim Ties Ramsey to Kelly Family Case
In a confession Keith says he took Geraldine Arnold from Memphis to Fort Worth, Texas, with Mrs. Kelly presenting the child as her daughter. Ramsey is described as a brother of Kelly's first wife, linking family members to the case.
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Keith
Geraldine Arnold
Kellys
Fort Worth
Tex
Memphis
Langford Ramsey Confesses On Urschel Ransom Money
P J Keith a Justice Department agent says Langford Ramsey attorney and former brother in law of George Machine Gun Kelly confessed Kelly sent him to Coleman Texas to claim part of the 73250 Urschel ransom money recovered near Coleman. Kelly got 75000 of 200000 and Harvey Bailey got another 75000. Bailey is in trial at Oklahoma City.
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Kelly
Memphis
Tenn
John M. Keith
Department of Justice
Langford Ramsey
George
Coleman
Texas
Charles F. Urschel
Urschel
Harvey Bailey
Keith
Bailey
Oklahoma City
Cotton Purchase Plan Proposed to Roosevelt
A special cotton belt committee urged President Roosevelt to order government purchase of half the current cotton crop at 15 cents a pound to raise prices and curb production. Senator Bankhead led the group, saying early decision is possible and financing would come from the Reconstruction Corporation. Some members hinted the administration might prefer a lower minimum, around 12 cents.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senator Bankhead
Ala
White House
Bankhead
Reconstruction Corporation
Pawnee Scout William Ridgin Dies After Long Service
Funeral services were held in Pawnee for William Ridgin a Pawnee Indian government scout who served with General George Custer and other army leaders. He died at over ninety after age related infirmities. Pallbearers were younger Pawnee Indians and a military escort came from the American Legion and Company B 179th Infantry Oklahoma National Guard.
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Ponca City
William Ridingin
George Custer
Yesteryear
Pawnee
Ridingin
Ace
American Legion
179Th Infantry
Oklahoma National Guard
Mrs. Atwood Receives Five Year Term for Murder
Ruth Atwood 30 was sentenced to five years in prison for murder in the fatal beating of her husband Cass Atwood at Long Street, L A. A 16 year old girl testified seeing the accused with details of a fight. Defense offered alibi while hospital staff noted the dying man answered questions about Ruth hitting him.
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Lqnqgvipw
Tex
Ruth Atwood
Dallas RB. Atwood
Longstreet
Atwood
Mrs. Atwood
Ruth
Robbers Hold Up Bank in Hays Kansas
In Hays Kansas bank robbers armed with machine guns seized the Farmers State Bank, took twelve hostages who were freed, and looted $3,000. The bank cashier S. W. Arnhold was beaten and wounded, and the city marshal was injured when struck by a car wheel during pursuit. Four robbers fled, aided by local posses and guardsmen.
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Hays. Kan
S. W. Arnhold
Farmers State Bank
Legion Offers Aid in Gangster War Tied to Ursaschel Case
Guthrie Oklahoma September 22 1947 American Legionnaires resolved to aid the government in the fight against kidnappers and criminals. The LeBron post commended United States district attorney Herbert K Hyde and others in the Ursaschel kidnap case for defying gang threats and pledged readiness to assist in pursuing criminals.
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Guthrie
American
Thirty-Sixth Division Plans Fort Worth Reunion
Fort Worth will host the Thirty-sixth Division reunion on October 7 and 8. Col. Dallas Matthews leads planning as about 5,000 veterans from World War I units converge to recall Camp Bowie days and gather for the first time since 1917 18. Hotel accommodations are being coordinated for many regiments.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Camp Bowie
Dallas Matthews
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West
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Mr. Urschel
Shannon
Mr. Ursch
Ben B. Laska
U. S
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Keenan
Air
Denton
Decatur
Tom McDonald
Levelland
Kathryn
Sinclair
Peligang
DIXIE
David
Ford
Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
San Antonio
Ramsey
Custer
Kansas
Legion
Reunion
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