Final witness in Wirt investigation signals plotting
Dr. William A. Wirt told the House committee he traces a conspiracy to overthrow the social order to Rex Tugwell and others. He named a dinner with administration affiliates and a Soviet representative as key to alleged plotting and urged calling budget chief Douglas and Westervelt for more light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence M. Wright
Associated Press
Washington
William A. Wirt
Rexford Guy Tugwell
House
Tass
Lawrence Todd
Roosevelt
Indiana
Lewis W. Douglas
W. N. Westervelt
Chicago
Farm Administration
Wirt
Rainey
Westervelt
Congress
Robert Bruere
Textile Code Advisory Committee
David C. Coyle
Public Works Administration
Hildegarde Kneeland
Mary Taylor
Department of Agriculture
Alice Barrows
Education Bureau
Interior Department
Barrows
Virginia
Woman charges political plot in new prohibition group
Mrs. F. I. Johnson of Ohio and New York announced in Washington that a political plot aims to plunge the United States into chaos. She spoke while taking leadership of the New Woman's National Committee for Political Action after removing the gavel from Mrs. Henry W. Peabody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
F. I. Johnson
Ohio
New York
Mrs Roosevelt refutes Wirt on Reedsville project
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt told reporters at the White House that the Reedsville subsistence homestead plan is not a communist effort. She said private enterprises may join and the government only provides initial capital, with many private firms already willing to participate. Her June 19 visit to Reedsville is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
William A. Wirt
Reedsville
W. Va
White House
Wirt
Capitol
House
Gary
Ind
Virginia
Illlinois
Rainey
W.va
Peter B. Carey
Chicago Board of Trade
Josephine Roche
Colorado
NRA
West Virginia
Petroleum Administrative Board
Senate
Radio Commission
Federal
Ozark Service Retreat Planned On Siloam Springs Land
A 117 acre tract four miles east of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, has been purchased for a religious retreat named the Ozark service retreat. Lee Shaffer of Oklahoma City will supervise construction, starting with a central hotel, plus cottages, a store, a service station and a fish hatchery. Rev. C. H. Myrie of Memphis is a chief promoter. The facility will house ministers and host large religious or educational gatherings.
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Siloam Springs
Ark
Lee Shaffer
Oklahoma City
C. H. Myrie
Trinity Church
Memphis
Tenn
Benton County
Newton Baker to Lead Army Air Inquiry Panel
Newton D. Baker accepts the chairmanship of the army air corps investigating committee amid Lindbergh declining to join. Secretary Dern lists five other civilians including Karl Compton and George Lewis joining the eleven member panel to review aviation affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newton D. Baker
Army
Air Corps
Charles A. Lindbergh
Dern
War Department
Secretary of War
Baker
Committee of Eleven
Karl Taylor Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
George Y. Lewis
National Advisory Committee On Aeronautics
Clarence D. Chamberlin
James H
Jimmie”) Doolittle
Edgar S. Gorrell
Stutz Motor Car Company
Allen Wins Division A Meet At Latta
Division A of the county literary meet was held at Latta on Friday April 6 with Allen taking first place, Ada Junior High second and Roff third. Final team scores list Allen 78 points Ada Junior High 35 Roff 23 Francis 14 Washington Grade Ada 19 Latta 9 Stonewall 6 Byng 4 Vanoss 2 Fitzhugh 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latta
Allen
Ada Junior High
Roff
Francis
Schoos
Rofs
Washington
Ada
Stonewall
Byng
Vanoss
Fitzhugh
Former Cuban President Alfredo Zayas Dies at 75
Havana reports the death of Dr. Alfredo Zayas a former Cuban president and noted historian at age 75. The influential figure passed away today prompting tributes from scholars and political figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Alfredo Zayas
Cuba
Sanitary toilet program urged for county residents
D J Turley county supervisor of construction reminds Ada area residents of a government health program offering sanitary toilets for three dollars. Government labor covers the rest. materials cost to homeowners. Information available by writing Turley in Ada or visiting the city barrs between West Seventh and Eighth streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Turley
Ada
Okla
West Seventh
Eighth Streets
Dinner for Two Nashville Lieutenant Hosts Prisoner
Police Lieutenant W A Gibbons believed a man should have company at dinner. He found his dinner ready and his fellow officers had eaten. He sent for a sobering prisoner, gave him a razor, and had him dress for dinner. The prisoner joined the lieutenant at the cellblock table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
W. A. Gibbons
Gibbons
Pioneer Aldrich Dies at Ada After Lingering Illness
C Ss Aldrich longtime Ada resident and merchant died at 2 pm after years of illness. Funeral services set for Thursday at 8 pm from Criswell Funeral Home with burial in Rosedale cemetery. He was born May 22 1862 in Chester South Carolina and lived in Ada since 1902. Pallbearers listed include E H McKendree and T J Chambless. honorary pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Ss. Aldrich
Ada
Criswell Funeral Home
Rosedale
C. C. Morris
Aldrich
South Carolina
H. J. Huddleston
Mr. Aldrich
Chester
S. C
New England
Aldriches
New York Equitable Trust Co
T. B. McKeown
Mr. McKeown
E. H. McKendree
T. J. Chambless
B. K. McKinley
J. D. Rinard
J. O. Abney
W. C. Duncan
J. W. Lewis
T. B. Blake, D. W. Swaffar, L. A. Ellison and
W. D. Little
King 10 Opens Primary Fight in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City April 11 J Berry King attorney general heads to Muskogee for first public appearance in bid to succeed Alfalfa Bill Murray. King attacks Murray slogan and tax policy citing a state deficit grew over 200 percent since Murray took office as he rallies in Muskogee, his hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
J. Berry King
Muskogee
King
Beaver Dam Elects Woman Mathematics Teacher Mayor
A female math teacher has been elected mayor of Beaver Dam Wisconsin. The piece notes how two Democrats and two Republicans hold office but only two people occupy roles, suggesting questions about local government structure and party balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Dam
Wis
Greater returns for the amount invested
Classified ad notes greater returns for the amount invested with promotional emphasis on savings and value. The item highlights potential earnings linked to investments and retail offers designed to attract buyers.
No More Applications Taken at Pontotoc FERA Office
The Pontotoc county FERA office stops taking applications for relief and work for now. Dora Cox reports over 1,500 home investigations since applications were filed. B F E Hennigan says state guidance is paused and county funds are limited, halting plans to deploy more workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FERA
Pontotoc County
Dora Cox
Pontotoc County Faces Small Allocation Cut for CWA-FERA Work
A telegram from Carl Giles to B E Hennigan reduced Pontotoc County's CWA-FERA funding to 5319.46, covering through April 30. The cut threatens plans to hire more workers beyond the current 300 quota, though officials hope remaining funds can complete ongoing projects, including essential county road work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
CWA
Insull to sail for home aboard Exilen from Smyrna
Samuel Insull will depart Istanbul aboard the S S Exilen on Friday under U S custody to begin his return to the United States. Burton Berry will accompany him to face embezzlement and fraud charges in Illinois. The voyage will stop at Sicily Algiers Casablanca Boston and New York with medical care aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istanbul
Psamuel Insull
S. S
Smyrna
United States
Burton V. Berry
Insull
Illinois
Robert P. Skinner
Berry
S. S. Executive
Associated Press
House of Detention
Makri
Sicily
Algiers
Casablanca
Boston
New York
Marooned Russians Rescued From Ice
Three Soviet aviators rescued 62 of 90 marooned Russians from a drifting Bering Sea ice floe within 24 hours. Professor Otto Schmidt, leader of the Wrangel Island expedition, was among those brought ashore at Cape Van Kanem Siberia and later scheduled for Alaska treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Bering Sea
Prof
Otto Sch ~Idt
Wrangel Island
Schmidt
Kamanin
Molokov
Stepney
Cape van Kanem
Siberia
Cape van Karem
Oklahoma adds Roger Mills county to federal relief list
Oklahoma City April 11 The federal emergency relief administration approved adding Roger Mills county to six drought stricken counties in northwestern Oklahoma for highway relief work Antlers Choc taw Indians meet to approve the Wheeler Howard Indian rights bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Roger Mills
Washita
Oklahoma
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Malaria Sanitation Work Sought by State Health Chief
Dr G N Gilby state health commissioner asks FERA to resume malaria sanitation work statewide and forecasts favorable action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
FERA
G. N. 3Ilby
Oklahoma City Records 91 Degrees in April Heat
The Oklahoma City thermometer hit 91 degrees on Tuesday, setting an April 10 record as temperatures around the state climbed to about 90. Weather officials noted the heat wave sweeping the region with unusually hot conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Train derailment near Fort Sill injures no one
Fourteen passengers the conductor and engineer escaped injury when a motor car coach train derailed two miles east of Fort Sill late yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Fort Sill
Extradition Fight Highlighted by Zehra Couyoumdjoglou
Mme Zehra Couyoumdjoglou assists Insull in his bid to avoid extradition, expressing relief that her name was pronounced correctly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Zehra “Couyoumdjoglou
Annual School Levy Vote Set for April 27
Mayor T. J. Chambless has proclaimed an April 27 election date for the Ada School District 10 levy of 18 mills. Polls at city hall will be open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., and voters in District 19 including Aca and nearby areas may participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Chambless
Ada
Aca
Spring Day in Court Prompts Taxicab Debut
Catherine McLaughlin of Tendon is charged after taxicab driver George Updyke said she asked for a ride in the balmy spring air for $15. He drove her around, then stopped at a police station when payment failed, court action pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Catherine McLaughlin
George Updyke
Miss McLaughlin
Condition of Polly Wallace Feared Critical
Reports from Oklahoma City say P. A. Polly Wallace East Central football coach and athletic director has been taken for treatment. An operation planned for him has been postponed for a day or two due to an involvement of the lower spinal cord. His condition is extremely serious and friends are concerned about the outcome of the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
P. A
Polly” Wallace
East Central
Wallace
Roosevelt fishes off Bahamas in Easter voyage
President Roosevelt stayed near Gun Cay in the Bahamas and joined a small fishing party that included Vincent Astor Herman Gray and Gus Gennerick. The group caught about 50 mackerel and snappers as plans for returning to Washington unfold with Hugh S. Johnson and Donald Richberg nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Roosevelt
Gun Cay
Bahamas
Vincent Astor
White House
Marvin H. McIntyre
Herman Gray
Gus Gennerick
Gray
Florida
Gennerick
Hugh S. Johnson
Congress action centers on stock market rule and land law
In Washington on April 11 Congress moved on a heavily modified stock exchange bill shifting regulatory authority to the Federal Reserve Board and a proposed federal risk commission. Interior control of 173 million acres of public domain was approved with new grazing fee powers and revenue sharing to states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Interior Department
Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Ickes
Work Speeded On Ft. Sill's Building Jobs
Fort Sill's building program is about 3.5 million dollars under way with over 2000 workers. In March seven hundred eighty more men joined post projects. The program is 19 percent complete with 4.5 million planned total expenditure and 35 percent of funds paying labor on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Sill
Lawton
Fort Sill
Army Post
L. S. Doten
Tobacco Heir Richard Reynolds Takes Control at 28
Richard Joshua Reynolds assumes management of a $25,000 900 trust estate on his 28th birthday. The record notes he had been kept from starvation prior to this change in guardianship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Joshua Reynolds
Cuba declares two year moratorium on loans
Havana reports Cuba has declared a two year moratorium on about 50 million dollars in loans from American and British houses. Officials say interest will be paid while principal payments are suspended on bonds issued 1904 to 1927. The move may extend longer if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Carlos Mendieta
Speyer and Morman
Treasury
Joaquin Martinez
Caproni Pilot Claims 15000 Meter Altitude Record
Renato Donati announced a new world altitude record reaching 15000 meters in a Caproni aircraft over Montecelio airfield. The previous international record stood at 13661 meters set by G Lemoine of France on Sept 28, 1933 at Villacoublay.
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Rome
Cap
Renato Donati
Montecelio
Caproni
G. Lemoine
France
Villacoublay
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TIEW
Tugwell
Miss Kneeland
Rep. O'Connor
DNY
Ernest K. Lindsey
Europe
Mrs. Roosevelt
Newton Baker
INA Service Inquiry
Dvision
C. S. Aldrich
Cwa-Fera
Ingull
Polly Wallace
Otoge Exchange Regulation Bill Interest Center
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