House Group Advances Market Control Bill in Heated Session
A House committee voted to forward the Fletcher Rayburn market control bill with a 45 percent cash margin requirement for stock purchases. The administration plans for federal mortgage funds for home building were also discussed as the NRA review board led by Clarence Darrow prepares a critical report.
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Washington
House
Fletcher-Rayburn
White House
Interstate Commerce Committee
Congress
Smith
D-Wash
National Review Board
Clarence Darrow
Recovery Administration
Darrow
Roosevelt
Congressional
Senate
Federal Mutual Mortgage Insurance Corporation
Insurance Corporation
Home Loan Bank Board
Skeleton found near Canyon Springs links to Dead Man’s Springs tale
Skeletal remains of a tall man were found near Canyon Springs in southeastern Pontotoc County. Sheriff Kaiser and county officials believe the body, with a Spanish-American War uniform button and an arrowhead in the eye socket, may be the drown victim tied to the area once called Dead Man’s Springs before becoming Canyon Springs.
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Pontotoc County
Canyon Springs
Clyde Kaiser
Kaiser
Val Crawford
I. L. Cummings
Dead Man's’ Springs
Dead Man's Canyon
Shaffer Well Out of Control From Gas Release
Shaffer No 1 in the northeast of northwest of 30-27 blew out late Tuesday with gas pressure near 100 million cubic feet. The well at 2 295 feet released gas around the casing, while nearby wells such as Crosbie Moran No 1 Dawes Harden were also active or recently drilled. Other wells with depths listed include Deaner Moore 1 Edwards 3855 feet and Bristow 1 Craig Crane 3700 feet.
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J. C. Shaffer
A. J. Harden
Crosbie-Moran No
Dawes Harden
Shaffer
Deaner-Moore
Edwards
Coal County
Anderson-Kerr
Darrough
Bristow
Craig Crane
H. L. Blackstock
Lewis
Rodeo
R. Mayer
Blanchard
Crabtree
Roosevelt scraps McLeod bill on bank depositors
President Roosevelt abandons the McLeod plan to pay depositors in closed banks and orders a broader loan policy using assets in such banks. The White House argues no moral obligation to cover losses from banks that failed, urging a more liberal Reconstruction policy instead.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Corporation
Treasury
White House
West Launches Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City April 18 Charles West former Oklahoma first attorney general announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor on a platform demanding annulment of usurious mortgages on homes. He would seek a third term if elected. He is a World War and Spanish American War veteran and a colonel in the organized reserves. Other Democratic contenders mentioned include H. Searcy of Tulsa and Mac Williamson of Pauls Valley. The current attorney general J. Berry King seeks the governorship.
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Oklahoma City
Charles West
Oklahoma
Statehood
Gov. Murray
West
H. Searcy
Tulsa
Mac Q. Williamson
Pauls Valley
J. Berry King
Organized Reserves
Arrestee threatens to "lay it out" in jail scene
Officers report a drunken man in the city jail refused to cooperate with arraignment and threatened to "lay it out" when confronted by Chief Joe Neal. J B Drennon is held awaiting charges after an attempted burglary of a locked Main Street car, with a window broken during the incident.
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Joe Neal
Chambless
J. B. Drennon
Main Street
Condition Of Polly Wallace Improving Now
Encouraging news from Oklahoma City reports East Central football coach and athletics director P. A. Polly Wallace is improving after spinal surgery. He regained toe movement, then slight leg movement, with general progress but the exact spinal cause remains undetermined.
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P. A
Polly” Wallace
East Central
Oklahoma City
Committal services set for John Fields in Winfield
CP commemorations for John Fields Wichita banker and former Winfield resident will be held at Winfield Mausoleum Thursday at 4 p.m. Funeral services will be in Wichita. Fields served as a former president of the Federal Land Bank at Wichita and was twice a Republican candidate for Oklahoma governor.
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Winfield, Kans
John Fields
Wichita
Winfield
Winfield Mausoleum
Fields
Federal Land Bank
Oklahoma
Mine strike flares anew in Illinois violence after local elections
In Kincaid Illinois a fatal shooting killed William Core and wounded Douglas Mc Whinnie as United Mine Workers militancy rose after elections. Four more men including Frank Antenedt were shot downtown. Police arrested Fred Ramaziani and sought Paul Purett on assault warrants.
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Illinois
United Mine Workers Union
Progressive Union
Frank Antenedt
Critically Hurt
Harry Webb
Henry Jones
United Mine Workers
Sam Ronchetti
Progressive
Fred Ramaziani
Paul Purett
Death of G. D. Crawford former College of the Ozarks president
The Rev. G. D. Crawford 82 former president of the College of the Ozarks died at his home in Clarksville Arkansas after a long illness. He previously spoke in Missouri Texas and Arkansas and is survived by a widow a daughter Mrs W R Cunningham two sons and a stepson Funeral plans are incomplete. The notice notes his career and survivors.
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Arkansas
Clarksville
Ark
CPI
G. D. Crawford
College of the Ozarks
Crawford
Missouri
Texas
W. R. Cunningham
Colorado Springs
C. H. Crawford
Jarrell
Mitchell Crawford
New Orleans
Elton Crawford
East Central Tigers Handle Central Wet Mien in Tennis Sweep
East Central College tennis players routed Central Wet Mien 5-1 Tuesday afternoon in a key victory. Hatfield Kilian, McDaniel Castleberry and Woods led the Tigers, with doubles pairing Hatfield McDaniel and Fisher Woods securing wins. Next, East Central hosts Northwestern Rangers Saturday at 2 30 o clock.
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East Central College
Central
Tigers
Broncs
Heals
Invaders
Hatfield
East Central
Killian
McDaniel
Castleberry
Castlebery
Fisher
Wahl
Woods
Morgan
Northwestern Rangers
Mob surrounds Shreveport jail after slaying confession
Louisiana troops and police guard the Caddo parish courthouse as a mob estimated near 3000 tries to storm the jail holding Fred Lockhart who confessed to slaying 16 year old Mae Griffin. National guardsman Col Hollingsworth Barrett leads forces to quell the siege.
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Shreveport
Court House
Fred Lockhart
Mae Griffin
Allen
Lockhart
Griffin Girl
E. J. Jackson
J. A. Conroy
Louisiana
Caddo Parish
T. R. Hughes
Courthouse
National Guard
Govrnor Allen
Hollingsworth Barrett
156Th Infantry
Score Parish
Suspect Bound Over For Harboring Criminals Trial
SAPULPA April 18 CP ira Brackett of Mannford Okla a farmer at whose home Glenn Wright the confessed armed robber and several fugitives were captured in March was bound over for district court trial on a charge of harboring criminals after preliminary hearing here today.
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Sapulpa
Cpira Brackett
Mannford
Oklo
Glenn Wright
Road Boosters Rally Large Crowds for Highway 48
Annual meeting of the Highway 48 Association drew 150 out-of-town boosters by 6 PM and 250 to 300 later, with leaders from Red River to the Kansas line. Ada officials and court figures witnessed eager pleas for roadway improvement as delegates from Osage, Fairfax, Madill, Tishomingo, Seminole, Konawa, Prague, Stroud, Pawhuska, Hominy and others packed the event. New officers were elected unanimously, and the program featured a college violinist, a piano, and a lively singsong.
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Highway 48 Association
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Mike Mitchell
Aldridge
State Highway Commission
Orton
Ed MacDonald
L. B. Selman
H. N. Arnold
Charles L. Wilson
Red River
Kansas Line
Osage County
Fairfax
Madill
Tishomingo
Seminole
Doc Fentem
Konawa
Prague
Stroud
Pawhuska
Hominy
J. F. McKeel
Association
W. E. Grisso
Geo. Treadway
E. B. Ewing
W. D. Little
Ada
Helen Josephine Collins
Muriel Kittell
Lee Advances In Office In Grand Council
Wilbur P. Lee of Ada was elected grand conductor of the council at the Grand Council Royal and Select Masters convention in Tulsa. Other officers named include Leslie H. Swan Oklahoma City grand master Everett M. Washington Holdenville deputy grand master Thomas J. Wells Enid grand principal conductor of work Bert D. Ashbrook El Reno grand treasurer Ira B. Kirkland Muskogee grand recorder Frank Smith McAlester grand captain of the guard Robert H. Phinney Muskogee grand marshall Richard E. Newhouse Tulsa grand steward Walter M. Rainey Atoka grand sentinel and Fred W. Bourke Oklahoma City grand chaplain. The Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons opened a two day session at the Masonic temple in Tulsa.
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Tulsa
Wilbur P. Lee
Ada
Leslie H. Swan
Oklahoma City
Everett M. Washington
Holdenville
Thomas J. Wells
Enid
Bert D. Ashbrook
el Reno
Ira B. Kirkland
Muskogee
Grand Recorder
Frank Smith
McAlester
Guard
Robert H. Phinney
Trotzky Flees to Unknown Refuge in Barbizon
Leon Trotzky and his wife fled their Barbizon hideout after fears of white-Russian threats. Neighbors said the exile left the villa at daybreak in a black automobile with two guns in reach and police dogs nearby. Authorities had long kept his presence secret amid ongoing security concerns.
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Barbizon
France
Leon Trotzky
Soviet Russia
Trotzky
Fontainebleau
Monsieur Sodroff
Red Army of
Russia
Corsica
Royal
Europe
Turkey
Moscow
Airmail suit directors seek injunction against Farley
Four aviation firms Boe ing Air Transport National Air Transport Pacific Air Transport and Varney Airlines ask the District of Columbia supreme court for an injunction and damages after their contracts were cancelled. Attorneys could not state the amount of losses. Farley given 20 days to respond.
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Washington
Karl A. Crowley
Postoffice Department Today
Farley
United States
District of Columbia Supreme Court
James A. Farley
Boeing Air Transport, Inc
National Air Transport, Inc
Pacific Air Transport
Varney Airlines
Mark Ll. Requa
Republican National
Requa
Black
D-Ala
Mr. Hoover
Brown
Century Air Lines
California
Cord
Air Company
Lyndal Young
Hoover
Elrod Says He Shot Self, So Priest Is Freed
Buck Elrod testified he accidentally shot himself, backed by other witnesses, leading to the release of Banta Priest who was arrested in connection with the shooting west of Ada on Highway 19 last Sunday night. Elrod’s condition improved this morning, and Priest faced drunkenness charges in Justice Sherwood Hill’s court, pleaded not guilty and was released on $50 bond with a May 17 hearing.
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Buck Elrod
Banta
Ada
Elrod
Court of Justice
Sherwood Hill
Private air firms sue to block airmail plan
Four aviation companies allied with United Aircraft and Transport filed injunctions in the District of Columbia Supreme Court to stop Postmaster General Farley from proceeding with returning the mails to private lines. The Postal Service said it would continue with bids and contracts.
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Washington
Post Office Department
United Aircraft and Transport, Incc
Remy Farley
District of Columbia
Pacific Air Transport
Varney Airlines
Harlee Branch
Airmail
William Donovan
Farley
Stuart Bank Robbery Shocks Town as Two Men Steal
Two young men and a woman robbed First National Bank of Stuart about 9 10 AM April 16 taking an estimated $2000. They threatened cashier H C Cronkhitt when the time lock was discussed and fled in a black Pontiac sedan with Iowa plates.
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MLEOD
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McLeod Bank Deposit
King
Utah
Okeleton
Polly Wallace
David Burpee
Pretty Louise Estes
New York
Philadelphia
Buenos Aires
Puerto Rico
GENO
Shreveport Mar
Brackett
Highway Commission
W. F. Dean
Adeline
A. M. Kerr
Way
Allen G. Nichols
Dr. Grisso
Lee
Grand Council
Paris
Ask
Postoffice Solicitor
Priest
Stuart Bank
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