Ada voters set new city election records in 1950 mayor and hires
Ada faced a heavy vote as Bill Crawford defeated J D Willoughby 2540 to 2291 to become mayor and J H Pryor beat W S P Armstrong 2461 to 2337 for public works commissioner. A Sunday motion picture show proposal failed 2567 to 2205 after a miscount corrected margin to 526.
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Ada
Citizens
Bill Crawford Jis
J. D. Willoughby
J. H. Pryor
W. S P. Armstrong
Crawford
Willoughby
Taly
Armstrong
Pryor
LCCC
CCC
Empressomer
Neem Saecotte
Arem
Mane Annyono Co
Onie
Neesiephanisinen
Niere Amninenenae Hentt
Hhad Chapman
Renae Lene
Ian Sa
Cman
Fiz
Hats Fly Into Ring as County Filing Begins
Six candidates filed for county offices on the first day of the filing period. A. W. Oliver seeks re election as justice of the peace Ada district 2 and Joe Harrington a longtime constable for Ada district 2 followed with his bid. County judge John Boyce MecKeel also seeks re election and George Toler filed for Ponto toc county surveyor. Two candidates entered district 2 county commissioner race W B Smart and Willie Webb. Other announced candidates include A A Caldwell Ches C Roberts district 1 and Haskell Wilburn district 2 S R Chambers district 3 Tommy F Ford C Co Grindstaff and Orville Snead for county treasurer.
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J. O. Abney
Election Board
A. W. Oliver
Ada District 2
Joe Harrington
Ter
John Boyce MecKeel
George Toler
Pontotoc
W. B. Smart
Willie Webb
George Collins
Smart
Ada
Webb
A. A. Caldwell
Ches C. Roberts
Haskell Wilburn
Official returns for local government and school board
Official returns show votes for Commissioner of Accounting and Finance Albert Chamberlain 2597. School Board Ward One T M Yarbro 2101. Ward Two Charles A Zorn 2068. Ward Three T J Murphy 1972. Outlying district W E Pitt 2025. Treasurer School District 19 Walter D Grindstaff 2015.
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City Board of Commissioners
Albert Chamberlain
Crawford
Ada
Ada Ministerial Alliance
State Supreme Court
T. M. Yarbro
Charles A. Zorn
T. J. Murphy
W. E. Pitt
Charles D. Grindstaff
Murphy
Pitt
Orville Snead
Somer Jones
City Street Commissioners
Lee Daggs
Chamberlain
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Congress Moves To Speed Adjournment Through Tax Reform
In Washington April the Workers Alliance staged a peaceful protest in front of the White House as Congress tackles relief and taxes. Members of the House Ways and Means Committee met in executive session to advance a revenue plan expected to yield about 799 million dollars in additional taxes next year.
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Congress
Washington
Workers Alliance
White House
House
Ways and Means Committee
Two Held By City On Pending Charges
Two men were held by city police for county authorities on a reported burglary and an attempted automobile theft. Elbert K. Gillis age 39 of Coalgate was held for investigation in the latter offense. James Patteson reported a man jumped from his car. Gillis was arrested in a downtown cafe. T. E. Satcher, 43, transient, held in the milk theft from Keltner Grocery. Fingerprints forwarded to state records for checking.
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Elbert K. Gillis
Coalgate
James Patteson
Mississippi
Patteson
Gillis
T. E. Satcher
Keltner Grocery Company
Central Criminal Record Bureaus
Oklahoma
Women Sweep Towns As Men Lose Ground In Elections
Women won mayoral and trustee positions in Green Top Missouri and Urbandale Iowa as men trailed in Des Moines and Rifle Colorado. Edith Pearce in Green Top expected to name a woman city marshal. Urbandale’s council of women governs with small-town ease in a 46-resident community.
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Kansas City
Colo
Green Top
Des Moines
Cowtown
Edith Pearce
Missouri
Urbandale
Bomerly
WPA to inform public of its Oklahoma work
Oklahoma City April 8 WPA director W S Key announced a statewide information service to show the public the works of WPA in Oklahoma and placed Ron Stephens of Lawton in charge of the program.
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WPA
Oklahoma City
W. S. Key
Oklahoma
Ron Stephens
Lawton
Tupelo Tornado Death Toll Rises to 148
Tupelo Mississippi reports 148 dead after a deadly tornado. Gov. Hugh White arrives to oversee rescue and relief efforts. National Guardsmen patrol to curb looting as damage nears four million dollars. In Wayne County Tennessee five killed near Smith Branch and 11 of 13 homes destroyed leaving about 254 homeless with damages estimated at 279000.
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Tupelo
Miss
Hugh White
Waynesboro
Tenn
Deep South
Smith Branch
Wayne County
Violent tornado outbreak devastates the South including Tupelo
A violent spring windstorm, raging in minutes, killed about 300 in Mississippi and surrounding states. Tupelo reports 33 dead with fears of higher toll. Gainesville records 122 total dead. Thousands injured, widespread fires and destruction slow rescue. Damaged infrastructure, $8 million in property losses, and extensive supply shortages hampered relief efforts.
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Gainesville
Tupelo
Mississippi
Tupelo Tornado Toll Rises With Dead Count Near 190
Officials reported a rising death toll from last night's 160 mile an hour tornado as ambulances and wrecked vehicles carried victims to hospitals and morgues. Mayor J P Nanny estimated about 190 killed in Tupelo and 500 to 1,000 injured. deaths across Mississippi and neighboring states were listed, with Tupelo the hardest hit in a toll not seen since 1931.
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Tupelo
Miss
Mississippi
Coffeyville
Booneville
Auburn
J. P. Nanny
New Method of Judging Girl at MIT Personality Party
MIT students build an it machine to measure a girl's personality using photoelectric cells and meters. The device will rate personality at an April 17 party to determine how much the escort pays for admission based on the score.
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Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Brother of Two County Men Is Killed in Wreck
Arthur Sennell about 49, brother of two Pontotoc county men, died in a car crash near Broken Arrow at about 6 am Wednesday. Two other occupants were injured. He worked as a miner in Broken Arrow and left a wife and several children. The Sennell family, including Ed Sennell and Mrs. George Walker of Ada, traveled to the scene.
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Arthur Sennell
Pontotoc County
Broken Arrow
Ed Sennell
Ada Stone Mason
George Sennell
Francis
Sennell
George Walker
Ada
Vicious Crime Circle Smashed In New York
Police expose a crime ring where respectable women lured into poker play for high stakes, then forced into prostitution to cover losses. Authorities note an alliance of gamblers loan sharks white slavers and corrupt political club proprietors with one woman dead by her own hand after discovery by her husband.
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New York
Cause of air crash may remain unknown
Uniontown reports the crash that killed eleven of fourteen aboard a TWA airliner as investigators from the commerce department gather at the site. Major Schroeder says the cause may never be known due to tangled wreckage and the pilot likely losing the radio beam before hitting a tree during altitude attempt.
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Uniontown
Folk of the Mountain
TWA
Department of Commerce
Pittsburgh
R. W. Schroeder
Confession of Russell Boley Is Court Issue
The court debated whether Russell Boley's alleged confession in the murder of his parents was voluntary. Judge J W Bird planned a ruling for Thursday. Boley testified he did not sign a confession and accused state officer T C Davis of threats and coercion.
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Russell Boley
Hargus Denied Reprieve In Tulsa Officer Slaying
Oklahoma City April 1 Gov Marland refused action on appeals for James A. Hargus 25 slated for execution by electric chair at midnight Thursday for the slaying of Tulsa policeman L B Mitchell.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
James A. Hargus
State Penitentiary
L B. Mitchell
Tulsa
Hauptmann Executed for Lindbergh Baby Killing
Bruno Richard Hauptmann was executed in the New Jersey electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of 20 month old Charles A Lindbergh Jr. He died after three 2000 volt shocks at 8 47 p m in the state prison death chamber with witnesses present.
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Trenton
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
America
Hopewell
Hauptmann
State's Prison
New Jersey
Bronx
David T. Wilentz
Flemington
Harold G. Hoffman
Wilentz
Whippoorwill Mirrors Night Bird Roles After Dusk
The whippoorwill, a relative of the nighthawk, is a true night bird that takes to the air after the nighthawk falls silent in the evening.
Storm Death Toll by States Across the South
The Associated Press tallies storm and flood fatalities this week by state. Mississippi reports 211 dead, Georgia 185, Tennessee 15, Alabama 11, North Carolina 2, South Carolina 1, Arkansas 1. Total deaths reach 426.
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Associated Press
South
Mississippi
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
Arkansas
Townsend Urges Gomer Smith to Seek Oklahoma Senate
Dr. Francis E. Townsend asks Gomer Smith of Oklahoma City to run for the Oklahoma Senate. Smith wavers and plans to discuss the move with his family before announcing at a local meeting. Gore and Gov. Marland have filed for the Democratic nomination. Townsend would campaign personally if Smith enters.
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Washington
Francis E. Townsend
Townsend Old Age Pension Organization
Gomer Smith
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Smith
Sen
Gore
Marland
Senate
Townsend
Hearst Lobby Committee Wins Court Battle Over Telegrams
The DC Supreme Court refused Hearst and blocked injunctions against the Senate lobby committee, ruling it could inspect telegrams between Hearst and his employer. At the Capitol the inquiry showed Crusaders leaders and $62,687 from 39 individuals plus $183,205 to Liberty League and other groups.
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
William Randolph Hearst
Wheat
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Senate
Capitol
Fred G. Clark
The
Crusaders
Liberty League
Borah Knox Fight for Illinois Vote
The Borah Knox contest for Illinois presidential endorsement kicks off with a six day window before the April 14 primary. Borah tours Illinois while Knox campaign managers claim a lead. In Tulsa, funeral plans are set for A E McKeen after a two car collision earlier yesterday.
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Knox
Illinois
Chicago
Borah-Knox
Col
Frank Knox
William E. Borah
Idaho
Borah
Col. Knox
Tulsa
A. E. McKeen
Broken Arrow
O. E. Shaw
Dawson Farmer
Collidea
Bodies of storm victims laid to rest in South floods
Gainesville and Tupelo mourn 385 storm dead as rising streams threaten more areas. Relief workers aid thousands homeless while WPA funds rehabilitation. group burials, makeshift hospitals, and 24 hour patrols mark a coast to coast disaster response in the South.
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Gainesville
Tupelo
Erty
Roosevelt
Tennessee River
Burroughs
WPA
Capitol May Get Dome in Oklahoma City Plan
Gov Marland disclosed that Oklahoma could use oil revenue from state property in Oklahoma City to fund a dome for the Capitol and to build new offices. If wells drill promptly and yield like others in the Capitol field, about 2 million dollars may be realized in the next year with any surplus directed to soil conservation.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
Oklahoma
Capitol Field
Greatest returns for amount in vested
Ada News classifieds highlight investment returns and financial opportunities emphasizing value and prudent choices for readers seeking to grow their funds through structured offerings and market options.
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Ada News
Officials dispute Sunday show vote results in Ward 3 precinct
In Tuesday’s election the official majority against Sunday shows is 62 while unofficial tallies show 526. The discrepancy stems from swapped yes and no counts in Ward 3 Precinct 3 returns, a common error. No court-ordered recount is expected as the outcome remains unchanged.
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County Election Board
Dave
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