First Date Sparks Rush In Chicago Social Scene
Ann learns about Paul on their first date but agrees to be friends. Florabelle plots a party inviting Ann and Clara, promising dinner and dancing with three men including Clancy Horton, Jake Bontel, and Steve Claybourne. Clara dons a cerise taffeta frock as Ann dresses for the event.
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Ann
Paul
Florabelle
Clara
Chicago
Jake Bontel
Clancy Horton
Steve Claybourne
Steve
North Side
Jake
Clancy
Nightlife in a Party Gone Wrong
Ann accompanies Florabelle and Clara to a fancy apartment party on Sheridan Drive. The hosts and guests drink, flirt, and display flashy attire while Ann feels increasingly uneasy about the outing and its intent. The scene ends with Ann still uncertain about the upcoming dinner and events.
Florabelle's Party Turns Wild and Complicates Ann’s Night
Ann attends Florabelle's drinking party where Steve Claybourne and Jake press for attention as Ann and Clara dodge advances. After Jake blacks out, Ann plans to leave but Clara locks herself in a bedroom. Steve later offers a taxi and drives Ann home amid a police siren, revealing a chaotic evening.
Ada Man Injured When Auto Strikes Bridge Abutment
Ada youth Marion Joe Latimer, 19, was seriously injured when his car crashed into a bridge abutment four miles east of Stonewall on highway 3. He suffered a dislocated left hip and lacerations but was not in critical condition at Valley View hospital. A passing truck driver took him to Stonewall, then Ada. the driver faced a charge reduced to reckless driving.
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Marion Joe Latimer
Ada
Stonewall
Highway 3
Valley View Hospital
T. C. Latimer
East Third
Texaco
North Broadway
Latimer
Finis Kirk
Prince Guilty Of Receiving Stolen Property Fined
Prince Bee was found guilty by a district court jury of receiving stolen property and fined 200 dollars for allegedly buying cigarettes from Ralph Swihart. Swihart, jailed 20 years for breaking into an interstate box car to steal tobacco. Co defendant with Princess Sam Wright. Additional drunk driving cases reduced to reckless driving. Edgar Herndon 27 pleaded guilty to reckless driving, fined 100 dollars and costs. Attorney Tom Waldrop noted willingness to plead guilty to reckless driving if drunk driving charges stood. County Attorney Wadlington cited case details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee Prince
Prince
Ralph Swihart
Swihart
Princess Sam Wright
Wright
Edgar Herndon
Asher Oil Company
Herndon
Tom Waldrop
Shawnee
Carloss Wadlington
Melvin Robertson
Norman Thomas to Carry Socialist Banner Again in 1940
Norman Thomas and Maynard C. Krueger were unanimously nominated for president and vice president by the Socialist Party. They plan a 25 week campaign from May to October with a $100,000 fund and a platform calling for war isolation and socialization of major industries. The ticket will tour nationwide with warm up events before the main drive in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Norman Thomas
Maynard C. Krueger
Chicago
Will Carn
Socialist
Socialist Party
Thomas
Krueger
University of Chicago
Williamson challenges lowering drunk driving charges
Oklahoma City April 8 state attorney general William Q Williamson condemns reducing intoxicated driving charges from felonies to misdemeanors He directs county attorneys to appeal such cases and cites penalties including up to one year in prison or a 2000 fine for felony convictions The opinion notes districts sometimes accept pleas to misdemeanors like drunkenness in a public place
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Mac Q. Williamson
Arthur J. Marmaduke
Stephens
Weekend Toll Of Victims Is Six
Six people died in two Oklahoma weekend crashes. In one rain tied crash near Hooker, H E Sills 40 Garden City Kansas Lucille Ritchie 24 Liberal Kansas Walter Atkinson 32 Liberal Kansas and Charles Matkin 22 Liberal Kansas perished. A Tulsa area collision near Sapulpa killed Margaret Ruth Carden 19 and R C Stueve Jr 20. The April toll rose to 10 and yearly toll to 111.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Hugo
U. S. Highway 54
Hooker
H. E. Sills
Garden City
Kas
Lucille Ritchie
Walter Atkinson
Charles Matkin
Margaret Ruth Carden
R. C. Stueve Jr
Tulsa
Sapulpa
Dying Congressman Urges Wife as Successor
Rep. Clyde H. Smith of Maine died early today at age 3 after expressing a wish that no wife should succeed him, and urging supporters to back the candidate of his choice his wife in the upcoming primary and general elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clyde H. Smith
Maine
Apply Now For Farm Reporter Positions In County
The county AAA office invites farmers interested in farm reporting to file applications by April 0. A preliminary examination will be held at 3 00 p m on that date to screen eligible applicants. Final acceptance requires county committee approval and a state office examination.
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AAA
State Office
No Nerve Relief For Neutrals In Ongoing War
The article notes ongoing heavy air and sea skirmishes between Germany and Britain and warns neutrals in the North Sea region face mounting pressure. Churchill’s new post as coordinator of British war activities increases drive for neutral ships to join Allied convoy protection, risking further tension for nonconvoyed neutrals.
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Britain
Germany
Europe
North Sea
France
West
Can
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Churchill
William Faversham Dies in New York
New York on April 8 reports the death of William Faversham at age 72 from coronary embolism in a Long Island rooming house. The longtime Broadway leading man to Maude Adams and other stars was a romantic stage figure who opposed realism in theater.
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New York
Broadway
William Faversham
Maude Adams
Long Island
Faversham
Eugene O’neill
Elmer Rice
Arkansas Oklahoma Sign Vehicle Reciprocity Pact
Arkansas revenue department motor vehicle chief Frank D. Clancy announced that Arkansas Oklahoma reciprocity agreements will simplify cross state vehicle operation. He said the pact will save thousands on licenses and greatly boost trade between the two states. Clancy and five other Arkansans attended the Oklahoma City conference where the accords were reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
Frank D. Clancy
Arkansas Revenue Department
Clancy
Arkansas
Oklahoma City
Five year old injured in Roff street collision
Five year old Donald Ray Cartwright was injured Friday in a collision on Roff's main street. Highway patrolman Melvin Robertson said the boy's condition was not serious. Witness Verna Roff said he ran from behind a parked car into a model T Ford driven by G. E. DeShazo. DeShazo stopped and picked up the boy. he was absolved of blame.
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Donald Ray Cartwright
Roff
Melvin Robertson
Vern A. Roff
G. E. DeShazo
Mill Creek
DeShazo
Two Lads Escape Box Car Hijacking Ordeal
Two 14 year old Oilton youths Dec Simmons and A C Browning told police of a hijacking in Shawnee and a 24 hour ride in an empty box car. They were robbed of $1 and pocket knives by two men in Shawnee Thursday and later picked up by Paul Hensley who brought them to the police. The Salvation Army gave them food and lodging before they rode a bus back to Shawnee to visit an aunt.
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Oilton
Shawnee
Dec Simmons
A. C. Browning
Paul Hensley
Cement Plant
Hensley
Salvation Army
Ada Area Road Plans Depend On Right of Way
Elmer Chandler county commissioner aims to start a road from Ada east to the county line once a 100 foot right of way is secured. The project links Wintersmith park and the Allen-Stonewall road, with a year of construction expected and WPA involvement noted.
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Ada
Elmer Chandler
Ounty
Arkansas Line
Wintersmith Park
Gallup Poll Shows Sentiment Against Roosevelt Third Term
William A. Lydgate of the American Institute of Public Opinion says current sentiment indicates President Roosevelt would have a hard time securing a third term if he sought one. He cites more than 87 nationwide surveys conducted by the Gallup poll.
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Norman
William A. Lydgate
New York
American Institute of Public Opinion
United States
Roosevelt
Lydgate
W. J. Barnett to Be Sentenced Friday
W. J. Barnett former state banking commissioner convicted of corruption in office will be sentenced Friday. A district court jury fixed punishment at five years imprisonment yesterday after deliberating only a little more than an hour.
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Oklahoma City
W. J. Barnett
No Word From Mexico On Arbitration Proposal
Undersecretary Welles said the State Department had not received any official reaction from Mexico City to the U.S. proposal for arbitration of the expropriation dispute over American oil properties. He added the arbitration plan does not cover British properties in any sense.
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Mexico
Washington
Welles
State Department
Mexico City
Four Charges Reduced in District Court Drunken Driving
Four drunken driving charges were cut to reckless driving and one assault with a dangerous weapon plea reduced to assault and battery as Judge Tal Crawford prepares a four week jury session. The docket begins Monday with six trials, fines totaling $125 plus costs.
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District Court
Tal Crawford
Carloss Wadlington
Thomas Forsythe
Rebuilding Highway 13 Project Starts in Pontotoc County
The WPA and Oklahoma state highway commission begin a major 17 mile reconstruction of State Highway 13 from Ada to Asher with 58 workers and seven supervisors. The $128,970 project widens to 36 feet, extends culverts and bridges, lays gravel armor, and adds ditches and sodding, funded by WPA and commission shares.
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Pontotoc County
Work Projects Administration
Oklahoma State Highway Commission
Ada
Asher
Ron Stephens
WPA
Commission
Judge Probes Missing Records in Ardmore Bank Case
Oklahoma City April 5 District Judge Ben Arnold examined witness W W Ringer in the W J Barnett corruption trial seeking to locate missing prosecution records. Ringer, former Ardmore Bank and Trust liquidating agent, testified about burning about 20 truckloads of Ardmore bank records in 1937 on state bank department orders. He said many Barnett case records were missing before that burning. Barnett, indicted 1935 for stock manipulation in Shawnee Home Building and Loan, is to testify in his defense.
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Oklahoma City
Ben Arnold
W. J. Barnett
W. W. Ringer
American Bank and Trust Company
Ardmore
Ringer
Arnold
State Bank Department
Barnett
Shawnee Home Building and Loan Association
Ada Student Miss Cullins Wins State Speech Honor
Ada high school sophomore Helen Frances Cullins earned state recognition by placing third in girls extemporaneous speaking at the state inter-scholastic meet held at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. She qualified by winning first at a Durant district meet earlier, and she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs T Cullins of 901 East Twelfth Street.
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Helen Frances Cullins
Ada High School
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Cullins
Durant
T. Cullins
East Twelfth Street
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Colara
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NEA Service, Inc
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Tobacco Road
Jeeter Lester
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Ada News
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Homer
Francis
Oakman
Allen Road
Allen Highway
Cedar Grove School House
Allen
Highway 12
Sunray
McCall’s Chapel
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Orel Busby
Steedman
Kalihoma
Indian Department
George Collins
Mississippi Avenue
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Pecan Grove
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Gallup
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