Glasco Named As Murderer After Slaying
Purcell Sept 25 A Granite reformitory guard was charged with murder after his former daughter in law was wounded and her 24 year old husband slain in their home. Raymond Glasco 45 broke in brandished a pistol and shouted You got my son killed then shot Stewart through the heart and fired three times at Mrs Stewart who was beaten. Glasco surrendered in Lawton after a sister persuaded him. No charge had been filed.
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Purcell
Granite
Smith Hester
Raymond Glasco
Glasco
Chub Stewart
CCC
Stewart
Bowling
Lawton
John Stevenson
Wildcat Northwest of Lula Abandoned After Core Taken
Abandoned wildcat Northwest of Lula after shale core recovery halted drilling at 2076 feet. Blackwell Oil and Gas Co and Helmerick and Payne No 1 drilled to Cromwell sand but core issues ended the project. Other wells H H Diamond No 1 Howard and J M Henry No 1 Williams and Phillips reported coring to Viola sand and dolomite targets with varying depths.
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Blackwell Oil and Gas Co
Helmerick and Payne No
Wildcat
Cromwell
Williams and Phillips
C. C. Marchant
Swsw
Howard
NW SE
Ses
Local Drilling Co
Alcom
Duck SE
Key Neutrality Positions Outlined By Senator Pittman
Washington today published the administration's neutrality bill positions spearheaded by Senator Pittman. Provisions bar American vessels from carrying travelers or goods to belligerents and require title transfer for goods sold in the United States. Restrictions extend to travel, port use, and armor shipments while exempting Red Cross ships and personnel. Belligerents face credit limits and quarterly reports, with Latin American republics in war exempt.
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Washington
Pittman
Gene Ate Foreign Relations Committee
Red Cross
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Munitions Control Board
Flower Garden Masked Convict Tunnel Work Immense Plot
In Kansas seven to a dozen long term prison convicts hid 13 months of tunnel digging under a flower garden hoax. The 72 foot tunnel reached near the prison wall with a roof of electric lights and a fan for mine gas. Walter Pryor, missing from a 10 to 20 year sentence for grand larceny, later surrendered and disclosed the plan to guards.
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Lansing
Kas
Kansas State Prison
M. F. Amrine
Walter Pryor
Amrine
Roy Cole Held In Larceny Case
Roy C. Cole was bound over to district court for trial on grand larceny after a preliminary hearing in justice court of A W Oliver Tuesday. He was accused of taking $5 from John Odom.
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Roy C. Cole
District Court
Justice Court
A. W. Oliver
John Odom
Emergency Pastures Needed For Winter
Oklahoma farmers face feed shortages this winter. A survey by Ernest E. Scholl notes drought reduced sorghum and native grasses. Farmers are urged to plant emergency fall pastures with barley oats or rye, with wheat only in non-depleting mixes. Allotment farms may receive payments and loans. non-allotment farms may get crop insurance.
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Oklahoma
Ernest. E. Scholl
The
M, College Extension Service
H. P. Moffitt
Moffitt
Sugar and Beans Prices Rise in Oklahoma Purchases
Oklahoma City report notes higher costs for sugar and beans as the state board reviews grocery bids for 22 institutions for October. Chief clerk Ed O'Brien cited prices of sugar from 5.89 to 6.04 per hundredweight and beans from 4.25 to 4.85, higher than last month.
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Oklahoma City
Ed O’brien
Board of Affairs
O'Brien
Printing Honored By New Stamp
A new stamp marking the 300th anniversary of printing in the United States goes on sale at the post office Tuesday morning. Kenneth Ambrose announced the centervignette shows a screw type press from colonial days and the stamp uses an electric eye plate to ensure uniformity in appearance.
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United States
Kenneth Ambrose
Stigler Business District Fire Destroys Several Buildings
Fire swept the edge of Stigler's business district destroying three buildings and a residence. Origin unknown with damage unofficially estimated at 25000 dollars. Fire started at Stigler Lumber Co and spread to Jess Baker garage and T. E. Beller General Merchandise. Arthur Spiller home razed.
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Stigler
Okla
Stigler Lumber Co
Jess Baker
T. E. Beller
Arthur Spiller
Netherlands Uses Sea as Ally in Neutral Defense
Amsterdam and Brussels mobilize forces to deter invasion while preparing to flood low-lying areas if needed. Netherlands and Belgium pledge neutrality and insist dikes could halt any attacker, with test openings near Utrecht to study water management.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Belgium
Brussels
Albert Canal
Antwerp
Utrecht
Helgium
Nvasion
Surplus Food Distribution For Relief Families Approved
Agriculture officials said the surplus food plan will expand distribution to relief families despite expected higher European demand. The program operates in six cities and will extend to Springfield Illinois. more cities are under review as war demand grows. Distribution includes rice and lard under food stamps, with potential impact from Britain’s withdrawal from the apple market and rising living costs affecting domestic consumption.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Shawnee
Oklo
Springfield
Great Britain
Tips For Average Family On Buying CATTLE Sey 25
PL Col Leonard P Ayers warns that wartime price rises are likely and essential goods may grow costly. He urges families to buy blankets wool clothing and feather goods now, securing supplies for the next year and a half.
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Leonard P. Ayers
Eronowtist
Armenean
Ayers
Explosion and fire at East Texas Refining Co refinery rack
Two men were burned in an early morning explosion and fire that destroyed the loading rack at the East Texas Refining Co refinery near McCoy, two miles north of Redessa. Ernest Taylor was in critical condition, Tom Presley severely burned but expected to recover, and the cause remained undetermined as a fire enveloped Presley’s nearby house. C.H. Merritt reported eleven cars were on the rock spur being filled with oil when the blast occurred.
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Shreveport
Rie
East Texas Refining Co
McCoy
Redessa
Ernest Taylor
Tom Presley
C.H. Merritt
Presley
Dies Forecasting Many Indictments
UPI reports Chairman Dies predicts many indictments from the committee investigation of un American activities. He says charges will include perjury and tax evasion along with other offenses as Justice Department agents review bank records in New York tied to testimony before the panel.
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Washington
UPI
Dies
D-Tex
Justice Department
New York
Cranberries Begin Arriving In Oklahoma City Market
Oklahoma City reports the arrival of the season’s first cranberry car from Massachusetts among 62 interstate shipments of fruit and vegetables. Market reporter Kirk Laughbaum notes little change since last week with moderate supplies and steady prices for most produce from states including Central America, California, Idaho, Illinois, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Utah, and others.
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Oklahoma
Massachusetts
Oklahoma City
Kirk Laughburm
State Department of Agriculture
Langhbaum
Central America
California
Idaho
Illinois
Washington
Oregon
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Thermometer Drama Highlights Oklahoma Weekend
Ada reports a warm weekend with Sunday highs near 99 degrees and lows around 62 early Sunday. The pattern cooled to 65 at night before Monday's sun again threatened to push temperatures up. A regional weather snapshot shows fluctuating heat across the area.
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Oklahoma
Ada
FSA Work in Area Outlined at Kiwanis Talk
Day E Slingerland outlined the Farm Security Administration in Pontotoc County during the Kiwanis luncheon. He traced federal relief efforts since 1994 1936 and explained loans to buy cattle and support farming families. Slingerland cited loan totals, repayment rates, and plans for canning and home food production to raise farmer incomes, noting Ada high school guest Hugh Warren attended.
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Farm Security Administration
Pontatoe County
Kiwanis Clut
E Slingerland
Slingerland
Georgia
Resettlement Administration
Pontotoc County
FSA
PSA
Slingsrland
Hugh Warren
Ada High School
Pneumonia Like Disease Strikes Oklahoma Livestock
Oklahoma City reports about 35 cases of pulmonary oedema in Idabel and Atoka areas, with 25 to 30 other suspected cases near Atoka and six near Idabel. Chief veterinarian H Ricks recommends strict isolation and sanitation, vaccination for unaffected cattle, and moving sick cattle away from healthy stock. Sleeping sickness also rose with 129 new horse cases statewide. vaccination and reliable insect repellents urged as cooler weather may ease the virus carried by flies and mosquitoes.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Idabel
Atala
H. Ricks
State Department of Agricultura
Atoica
Ricks
How's This Feast Hit Your Appetite
New York news reports a 48 hour Harlem feast by Father Divine attended by hundreds of followers. The event marked the end of summer revival meetings and launched a neutral U S campaign while celebrating harvest at the Heaven retreat. The feast offered 200 plus items including 45 vegetables and 55 meat dishes, with devilled eggs listed as stuffed angel eggs.
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New York
UPI
Father Divine
Harlem
United States
Krum Elbow
Hyde Park
New False Teeth To Be More Like Natural Ones
Dr. Bob McCullom of Los Angeles told the Golden Gate Dental Congress that modern dentures aim to resemble natural teeth in appearance and function. He stressed treating the mouth as a whole, using scientific dental knowledge to reproduce faithful dental anatomy while avoiding unnecessary changes.
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San Francisco
Bob, McCullom
Los Angeles
Golden Gate Dental Congress
New Type Hearing On Monopoly Owens
Washington January 25. The monopoly committee opened what chairman O Mahoney described as a new type of hearing. Industry spokesmen will present the story of the nations economic problems from the view of business and industry itself. The American Petroleum Institute will provide experts and witnesses to shed light on how the industry is run. Prices in relation to the European war are a growing focus of committee discussion.
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Washington
Upi
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
American Petroleum Institute
Coalgate High Plans Large Band With Director Walter Willis
Coalgate High and ward schools plan a yearlong band under director Walter Willis. The aim is a 50 piece organization with 12 cornets 20 clarinets five trombones one bass drum three snare drums two bass horns two baritone horns and one alto horn. More students expect instruments soon and the band will play at the last four football games.
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Coalgate High
Ward
Walter Willis
Willis
Coalgate High School
Former NYA Head Arrested Here
Dee Smith former director of the NYA program in Pontotoc county was arrested Sunday night by Allen Stanfield deputy United States marshal. Smith is wanted on a grand jury indictment charging him with presenting a false claim under the terms of the indictment Smith is held under bond of 3000 dollars.
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Dee Smith
NYA
Pontotoc County
Allen Stanfield
United States
Smith
Charges Filed In Theft Of Cotton
A petit larceny charge was filed in the justice court of A. W. Oliver against Doyle Davidson C. E. Heck and Hayden George. They allegedly took 440 pounds of cotton from J. C. Gaskins. Arrests were made by Stonewall and Tupelo officers with sheriff's office help. Arraignment had not occurred by Monday afternoon.
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Justice Court
A. W. Oliver
Doyle Davidson
C. E. Heck
Hayden George
J.C. Gaskins
Stonewall
Tupelo
Sheriff's Office
Ironside Roles and Feats of General Sir Edmund Ironside
General Sir Edmund Ironside, a prominent British commander, led overseas forces and organized military railways in France during World War I. A towering, multilingual officer famed for bold actions and a pet bulldog, he commanded Allied forces in Russia in 1919 and headed the British guard at Gibraltar during Spain's civil conflict.
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Edmund Ironside
Britain
France
Mons Riston
Russia
Bolshevists
Gibraltar
Spain
Storm wrecks home and train kills man near Afton
Sep 25. Pi George Hammock, 27, whose home was demolished in the Aug. 24 storm, was killed by a southbound Frisco passenger train four miles north of Afton as he slept on a track. His widow and two children survive. The Hammocks were left homeless by the August wind storm and have been living with relatives.
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Afton
George Hammock
Here
Ere
Steel Chief Says War Is Not Wanted
Republic Steel chairman Tom Girdler told Cleveland that war business is bad for trade and industry. He said no responsible person in the steel industry wants the United States to go to war and that war does not bring prosperity to the steel sector.
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Cleveland
Tom Girdler
Republic Steel Corporation
United States
Husted Named To Succeed Watts As Public Safety Director
OKELANOMA CITY September 24 Ted Husted was appointed to succeed the late John Watt as head of the department of public safety bureau of investigation. Governor Phillips said the FBI approved Husted's record as an officer. Husted previously led the stolen car division.
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Okelanoma City
Ted Husted
John Watt
Department of Public Safety
Bureau of Investigation
Husted
Phillips
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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