• J.M. Harvey, a country storekeeper northwest of Beggs, was cleared of accusations that he sold cigarettes to a minor. A farm boy claimed he bought them from Harvey and named other youths who were present, but the jury deliberated only a few minutes before returning a non-guilty verdict. Several respected local businessmen testified to Harvey’s strong reputation and good character, which appeared to carry significant weight.

• While the Okmulgee Lions Club raised about $200 for the Wilburton miners’ relief effort, someone slipped into the Chamber of Commerce office and stole a single dollar from the donation pad. The money had been collected to help 200 children and 65 widows of the 93 miners killed in the disaster. Despite the theft, contributions continued to come in from churches and citizens, and organizers urged voluntary donations as many families were suffering from lack of food, clothing and heat.

• The Okmulgee Board of Education filed two suits to recover unpaid transfer fees from rural districts whose students attended Okmulgee High School. District 29 was said to still owe $377.77 from an $800 agreement covering eight students approved in 1924, while the Nuyaka Consolidated district allegedly failed to pay a $100 fee for Elizabeth Beildman, who completed her high school work in Okmulgee and later graduated.

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