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INAUGURATION''iSIDELIGHTS(By the Associated Press)An Indian girl's sign interpreta- r M V Anv/iM ... ^ i a mi «•/Till lUVCi JJlCUl-tion of Nearer My God to Thee” was a feature of the picturesque,^ WkJ a pvvuicoijUt,though simple ceremony of W. H. Murray's inaugural as ninth governor of Oklahoma todayICrisp, clear weather greetedcrowds as they came on foot and by motor car to the south steps of Oklahoma's statehouse.Promptly at 9 o'clock the strains of Yeoman's Kiltie band will start the grand march at the state’s inaugural ball tonight. Governor and Mrs. Murray; ex-Governor and Mrs. Holloway; Lieut-Gov. and Mrs. Robert Burns will be at the head of the march. Gen. R. A. * Sneed, new secretary of state ha J promised a typical country band! for an old-time square dance. Dancing will continue until midnight on the fourth floor of thecapitol.Nine Incumbents and 10 newly-elected officials formally entered office today.Relatives of the governor-elect came from Texas today. Mrs. Ter-essa Hoffman and Webster Murray, both of Fort Worth, daughter and son of George Murray, a brother living in North Dakota, were here for the inaugural. Mrs. Nina Murray Dowdney of San Antonio, another Murray kinswoman, arrived today.Col. Bill Hansford, who served as a quartermaster in Coxey’s army during the march to Washington, was among the old-timers.The crowd began congregating before the capitol shortly after 9 a. m. A squad of national guardsmen was assigned to keep order. A girl's saxophone band from the State Orphans home at Helena was at the statehouse at an early hour to take part in the ceremonies.\cJ. Berry King, attorney general, and Harry B. Cordell, president of the board of agriculture, were first to receive oaths to succeed themselves. King signed the oath before his secretary and notary, Ruth Robertson. Cordell wassworn by Justice E. F. Lester of the state supreme court who latei was to take the oath as chief justice. Cordell said he “thought it might be cold on the platform.”One conspicuous figure was lenrv L. Johnston, governor who vas impeached and ousted early n 1929. He wore, besides a bright smile, a light gray suit, overcoatind hat. rThe press of spectators about i jthe speakers’ stand made it difficult for dignitaries to reach seats. National guardsmen were hard pressed to keep a passage clear for Murray and Holloway, new and retiring governors. Motor cars were jammed on adjacent streets.dccc
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Miami Daily News Record
Miami, Oklahoma, US
Mon, Jan 12, 1931
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