News Items 1920 - 1929 Pottawatomie Co., OK

Pottawatomie County News Items
Extracts from 1920 - 1929

1920 The OKLAHOMAN, Oct 24, 1920, pg. 37:
MOTION PICTURES TO BE TAKEN AT SHAWNEE.
Picture to be produced by Lucile Studio of Oklahoma City including pupils in the schools, the Catholic academy, Baptist University students, the fire department, civic bodies, scenes of the railroad shops. Film will be 3,000 fett long and will contain more than 123 scences.

The OKLAHOMAN, November 21, 1920, pg. 44:
SHAWNEE PHOTOGRAPHER HAS BEEN "MAKING FACES" IN OKLAHOMA TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS.
Article includes 2 photos of W. E. Brooks--one from June, 1892 when he came to Norman and one as he looks in 1920. Brooks reports that he came to Norman in June 1892 and has been making pictures ever since--28 years of service in Oklahoma which he claims makes in the oldest photographer in Oklahoma based on years of service.

1923 The OKLAHOMAN, May 31, 1923, pg. 5:
SHAWNEE MAN HEADS STATE MAIL CARRIERS
Earl B. Morrison of Shawnee elected president of the Oklahoma State Association of Letter carriers at the groups convention. The letter carriers also went on record as favoring a half day holiday on Saturdays for all letter carriers.

The OKLAHOMAN, Oct 28, 1923, pg. 17:
HONOR IS PAID FOR WORK OF AYDELOTTE; Late Public Official, Head of Defense Council, Served His State Well.
Tribute to James Monroe Aydelotte and a brief outline of his life written by Judge R. L. Williams, of the eastern district of Oklahoma, in connection with the presentation of Aydelotte's picture to the Oklahoma Historical society. Aydelotte was born near Princeton, Gibson county, Indiana on January 31, 1862. He died January 28, 1922, in Boston and was buried in Oklahoma City. He married Laurie Leola Stiles, daughter of his former employer. He had one child, Arminda Melissa, who died March 9, 1992. He moved to Shawnee in 1898 where he aided in organizing the Shawnee Cotton Oil company, associating with the late Tom Randolph, F.J. Phillips and P.A. Morris

1924 The OKLAHOMAN, April 7, 1924, pg. 7:
SHAWNEE DEATH LIST INCREASED TO NINE; Body of One More Victim Found West of Town.
Deaths from the tornado which struck the week before. Most recent body found 10 miles west of Shawnee. Body identified as R. Avant, age 65 who was a widower. Survived by two sons, O.B. Avant of Healdton and John Avant of Earlsboro, and a daughter, Mrs. Henry Cole, of Earlsboro.

The OKLAHOMAN, October 5, 1924, pg. 15:
OKMULGEE MAN DIES IN FALL AT SHAWNEE; H.R. Norman Drops Four Stories to Death.
H.R. Norman was a 35 years old traveling salesman from Okmulgee. Killed instantly when he fell from the fourth floor window of a Shawnee department store.

1925 The OKLAHOMAN, August 31, 1925, pg. 5:
THREE ARE TAKEN IN SHAWNEE DEATH CASE.
Fred Durklin of Okla City, Buford Carroll and Slim Weyer, oil field workers, were arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of 22 years old Randal Burnett. County attorney listed as Randal Pittman.

1927 The OKLAHOMAN, August 10, 1927, pg. 10
MAN IS NEAR DEATH IN FORDING CREEK
Bert Williams, 22 year old oil field worker was saved from drowning by H.R. Atchison, commerical college teacher. Williams was trying to ford a raging creek during a flood at Peason, south of Shawnee and his foot caught in the stirrup of his saddle as the horse floundered in a deep hole in the creek.

1928 The OKLAHOMAN, May 20, 1928, pg. 9
SHAWNEE MOTHER'S DEATH STORY DENIED BY HUSBAND
Douglas Ford and divorced wife to face charge in death of 22-month-old daughter, Betty Jane. Divorced wife's name was Loraine Ford. County attorney, Randall Pitmann; sheriff, Frank Fox. Other man question was Frank Knight, age 23.

The OKLAHOMAN, May 24, 1928, pg. 3
DEATH MARS PLANS FOR COMMENCEMENT
Death of Rev. Vincent Montalibet, the father of Rev. Cornelius Caples, perfect of discipline at St. Gregory's Catholic college.

The NEW YORK TIMES September 11, 1928, pg. 35:
TWO OIL WELLS COMPLETE
Skelly Oil Company completed Mayes No. 1 well in the Earlsboro extension of the Seminole pool at 4,443 feet. Hourly flow of 120 barrels of crude oil. Their daily production is more than 8,00 barrels. Phillips Petroleum has complete its No. 2 well on the Stahl lease in the St. Louis pool, for 8,000 barrels daily.

1929 The OKLAHOMAN, January 7, 1929, pg. 10
BABY DEATH CHARGE BILLED AT SHAWNEE
Judge Hal Johnson ordered term of criminal district court to hear 53 cases, including 6 murder cases and one manslaughter. Names mentioned: Mrs. Lorene Ford, charged with death of her daughter Betty Jean.

The OKLAHOMAN, July 6, 1929, pg. 1
DEATH CLAIMS SECOND VICTIM OF RUM RAID, Oscar Lowery Dies Friday, Shawnee Legion Votes Condemnation; U.S. Men Are Silent, Murder Complaint Is filed By County Attorney On Entire Group.
Those who died in the raid were Oscar Lowery, 35 and his brother-in-law, James Harris. Charges filed again W.W. Thomason, federal dry agent, and the three men who aided him in the raid: Jeff D. Harris, John Williams and Tom Little. Randall Pitman listed as the Pottawatomie county attorney and Roy Lewis, assistant. A resolution by the Shawnee American legion, Bernard Gill post No. 16 was signed by B.W. Drieker, post commander, Charles D. Hickok, adjutant, and Charles E. Dierker, Charles J. Liddell, T.H. Hogan, B.O. Smith, Corlis and R.E. Ensley, committee.

The NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1929, pg. 16
DRY CHIEF JAILED IN DOUBLE KILLING, Oklahoma Official Surrenders and Denies Part in Farm Raid Shooting. Four Held For Hearing. They will Face Court Tuesday for Preliminary Trial on Charge of Murder. Named are W.W. Thomason, leader of the liquor raiders. Dead are James Harris and his brother-in-law, Oscar Lowery (see above OKLAHOMAN article.)

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