Italy presses toward Addis Ababa amid new war funds
Rome reports an additional 20 million lire war appropriation as Italian troops reach within 70 miles of Addis Ababa. The 164 mile southern drive proceeds with 20 000 troops in a rapid column aided by 1009 trucks, while rains and swollen rivers challenge supply lines. In Texas, E E Haddon faces charges for using a bogus check to buy clothes from Asa Hutchison while still in jail. Satcher is sentenced to one year for stealing three cases of milk with a second offense clause attached.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Dessye
Haile Selassie
Scioa
Ancober
Stefani
Gadiscio
Somaliland
E. E. Haddon
Justice Court
Sherwood W. Hill
Haddon
Asa Hutchison
Hutchison
Texas
Oklahoma
Satcher
State
Mountain fish tale goes big in Kiamichi woods
J. O. Abney and crew relate a tale of a rural doctor fishing with a frog then a green lizard under a cypress, hoping for a game fish. The lizard climbs the line and a big catfish leaps from the water, the fish sweating as it tries to nab the lizard. Ask Abney if you doubt the yarn.
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J. O. Abney
Rainfall Douses Thirsty Pontotoc County Crops
Nearly twelve hours of steady rain brought relief to Pontotoc county residents. Ada received 0.47 inch, well distributed to soak soil with minimal waste, cooling temperatures from a high of 76 to a low of 37. Sunshine Wednesday offers hope for warmer weather, barring more showers.
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Pontotoc County
Ada
Tax Bill Before Congress Faces Heated Debate
The Ways and Means Committee majority backed a new tax bill aimed at corporate income tax reform to curb tax avoidance and inequality among business forms. It estimates $620 million yearly revenue once fully in operation, with debates set to open tomorrow amid Republican opposition accusing the plan of stifling business and signaling another New Deal experiment.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House
Roosevelt
Democratic Committee
Congress
Relief funding gap widens for works program
Treasury figures show almost 1.0 billion dollars more than Roosevelt asked is needed to keep the Works Progress Administration at current pace next year. Hopkins testifies the 1.0 billion shortfall requires industry to absorb more unemployed relief.
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Washington
CP Treasury
Roosevelt
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Hopkins
House Appropriations Committee
Resettlement Administration
Public Works Administration
Rescued after 242 hours in Moose River mine collapse
Dr. D. E. Roberson and C. Alfred Scadding survived a 242 hour entombment following Easter Sunday cave in at Moose River Nova Scotia. Rescue teams brought them to surface at 12 44 and 12 46 AST respectively. Herman R. Magill died in the underground prison last Sunday. An inquest will be held in Halifax.
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Moose River
Nova Scotia
D. E. Robertson
C. Alfred Scadding
Herman R. Magill
Dr. Robertson
Magill
Halifax
Robertson
Scadding
Waukesha
Wisconsin
Ethel
Ada Police Plan Trap For State Burglary Ring
Ada police joined central Oklahoma officers and the state bureau of criminal investigation in planning a trap for a burglary ring. They tie burglaries across Ada Allen Holdenville Wewoka Seminole Shawnee Oklahoma City El Reno and other places to the same gang. Police seek a fence disposing of stolen women's clothing jewelry and other items. Authorities urge residents to report suspicious activity immediately.
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Ada Police
Oklahoma Cities
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Allen
Holdenville
Wewoka
Oklahoma City
el Reno
Raymond Rains
Rains
Ada
Five Ada Women Hurt When Car Overturns Near Scullin
A tire blowout caused a car carrying five Ada women to overturn two and a half miles southwest of Ada on highway 12 while en route to Sulphur. Injuries ranged from back and head wounds to possible collarbone fracture. all but one were sent home after emergency treatment in Murray County.
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Ada
Scullin
J. ©. Abney
East Fourteenth
Jim Cain
Nance
Murray County
Abney
Defendants Face Low Chance of Acquittal in Pontotoc County
County attorney Virgil Stanfield reports from 124 cases filed since January 7, 1935, there have been 121 guilty pleas or convictions, three acquittals, and no dismissals. Conviction rate near 98 percent with 44 inmates sent to state institutions. total penitentiary time tallied at 671 years.
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Pontotoc County
Virgil Stanfield
Stanfield
Crown Prince Takes Control as Emperor Fights Italians
Addis Ababa reports Crown Prince Asfa Wasan assumes government leadership by Haile Selassie’s orders. Haile Selassie reportedly holds at Warra Hailu about 70 miles south of Dessye, defending a mountain pass against a northward Italian column. The emperor’s restraint calms city hopes as shops reopen and foreign advisers note vanishing fear.
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Addis Ababa
Asfa Wasan
Haile Selassie
Dessye
Warra Hailu
King of Kings
Constable Kills Negro Crazed by Liquor at Dow Camp
April 22 report from McAlester states Alfred Green an ex convict black man driven by liquor ran amuck at the Dow mining camp wounding Mrs Nettie Wright and Dow constable Bill Beck. Beck shot and killed Green.
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Mcalester
Alfred Green
Dow
Green
Nettie Wright
Bill Beck
Beck
Funeral services held for Mr. Whiteside in Coalgate
Funeral services were held Wednesday for elderly Coalgate resident Mr. Whiteside who died in Ada hospital Tuesday night from injuries suffered when struck by an automobile on a Coal County road. He succumbed to his injuries a few hours after the accident.
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Coalgate
Mr. Whiteside
Ada
Coal
Whiteside
Township committee men plan work on new farm program
Township committeemen who will supervise the new federal farm program meet in Ada for a final consultation and explanation. They will announce dates and places for farmers to fill out worksheets that record participation under shifted acreage into soil building or soil conservation crops.
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Ada
Italy Sees New War Fund Boost Amid East Africa Advance
Premier Mussolini added 115 million dollars to Italy's African war fund as reports say northern Italian forces reach Dedra Birhan within seventy miles of Addis Ababa. The update highlights renewed Mussolini support and strategic progress in East Africa.
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Associated Press
Mussolini
East Africa
Dedra Birhan
Addis Ababa
Alma Sechrist Dies as Bus Crash Victim in Shamrock
Shamrock Texas report of April 22 states Alma Sechrist 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Sechrist of Dosier died at midnight becoming the second victim in a school bus accident that injured eleven others yesterday.
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Shamrock, Tex
S.M
Alma Sechrist
J. W. Sechrist
Dosier
Bartholomew Custody Battle Denied in Los Angeles Court
In Los Angeles on April 22 Judge Harry Archbald denied Mrs. Lillian May Bartholomew's motion to set aside the custody award of Freddie Bartholomew. Guardianship of the 12 year old movie star remained with his aunt Miss Myllicent Bartholomew. The mother faced opposition from Freddie's father and grandparents as affidavits were read. In a surprise move, Freddie's father withdrew support from his wife and backed his sister.
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Los Angeles
Lillian May Bartholomew
Superior Court
Freddie
Harry Archbald
Myllicent Bartholomew
Three Army Fliers Killed in California Crashes
Three Army aviators died in two California crashes under investigation by the commerce department and army authorities. Gibson K. Morrison of Reno Nevada and Joseph F. Long of Alameda perished in a cabin plane crash after a ground loop during take off in Alameda. Second Lieutenant L. R. Ohlmstead of Selfridge Field Michigan was killed leaping from a spinning pursuit plane near San Diego. Captain Walter E. Todd of Selfridge Field survived.
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Alameda
Cal
California
Department of Commerce
Army
Gibson K
Buzz) Morrison
Reno
Nev
Joseph F. Long
L. R. Ohlmstead
Selfridge Field
Mich
Kearny Mesa
San Diego
Walter E. Todd
Snell Chosen to Chair GOP National Convention
Republican leaders in Cleveland select Congressman Bertrand Snell of New York as chairman of the Republican national convention. Snell, minority leader in the House, previously served as permanent chairman of the 1932 convention. Announcement made by Party Chairman Henry C. Fletcher at the committee on arrangements meeting.
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Cleveland
Bertrand Snell
New York
Henry C. Fletcher
Committee
Snell
House
East Central Alumni Plan Old Grads Night in Pontotoc
Graduates of East Central Teachers College in Pontotoc County elect D. D. Duke of Stonewall president of a county division of the Best Central Alumni association. W. C. Gregory and Ben L. Morrison named secretary and treasurer. Dr. A Linscheid urges alumni to support college progress as four major education trends unfold.
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East Central Teachers College
Pontotocc County
D. D. Duke of
Stonewall
Best Central Alumni Association
W. C. Gregory
Ben L. Morrison
East Central
Pontoto County
A. Linscheid
Ada Junior High School
Gene Ford
Oscar Parker
Margaret McMillan
Ada _ high school
Booth Tarkington
Oklahoma
Linseneid
Showers Fall Over Oklahoma
Weather report notes warmer trend tonight and Thursday after a cold day with moisture aiding crops. Frost expected for most of Oklahoma and scattered frost in northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas. Rainfall totals include Miami 0.62, Ada 0.47, McAlester 0.23, Muskogee 0.30, Poteau 0.20, Tah-kahoma 0.99.
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Harry Wahlgren
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Missouri
Miami
Ada
McAlester
Muskogee
Poteau
Painter ends night vigil with pistol in divorce case
In Chicago on April 22 Rudolph Tompach a painting contractor slept while firing a .22 pistol at insects. His wife told Judge Rudolph Desart she was beaten after she asked him to stop and she won a divorce.
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Chicago
Rudolph Tompach
Rudolph Desart
Schoolboys and women show identical high marks in exams
Schoolboys achieving 100 marks with 20 in each of five subjects are paralleled by reports of women whose成绩 rise in similar patterns, described as twins and triplets in gains across subjects.
Pontotoc County Singing Convention Near Ada
Pontotoc county singing convention set for Sunday at Colbert three miles north of Ada. All singers urged to attend and the public is invited to join the event.
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Pontotoc County
Colbert
Ada
Ex Convict Pleads Guilty to False Pretense Charge
Haddon, in county jail awaiting arraignment before District Judge Tal Crawford, pleaded guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses for issuing a $5.87 bogus check to buy clothes. He previously admitted a forgery conviction in Jefferson County Oklahoma and faces sentencing with others, including Paul Sexton and O. M. Kriezer, in forthcoming court sessions. Detroit has hockey honors and taunts about awarding victories to its competitors.
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Haddon
Tal Crawford
Sherwood W. Hill
McAlester
Jefferson County
Oklahoma
Paul Sexton
O. M. Kriezer
Crawford
Landon and Marland Parade In Guthrie To Mark Historic Run
Governors Alf Landon of Kansas and E. W. Marland of Oklahoma led a two mile parade through Guthrie as thousands gathered to celebrate the 1889 frontier era. Landon received a ten gallon hat from Kansans in Oklahoma and praised the states for deep ties and shared interests.
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Guthrie
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
E. W. Marland
Oklahoma
Marland
Landon
Texas
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