County Clerk Records Show Rise in Real Estate Turnover
Illard Anderson in Pontotoc County reports rising real estate filings with 21 large 600 page volumes used in 1934 35 up from nine in 1931 32. Income from miscellaneous sources more than tripled to 16 484 892 while clerk's office income rose to 11 685 08 and expenses climbed amid heavier record keeping and photostatic costs.
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Pontotoc County
Illard Anderson
Anderson
Pon- Ontotoc County
Tures
Major Oil Production Drops Across United States
Tulsa reports a nationwide decline in daily oil production with a weekly average of 2,659,906 barrels, down from 2,746,805. Texas leads losses at 34,825 barrels, Oklahoma down 25,175, California down 18,060, while eastern fields hold steady.
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Tulsa
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Michigan
California
Fire Loss Climbs in Ada in July Despite Few Blazes
Ada Fire Department records show July fires caused $1,500 loss from a duplex at 803 East Thirteenth Street blamed on Fourth of July fireworks. All other calls produced no loss, keeping July total at $1,500 and year-to-date at $2,050. First six months of 1935 totaled $550 with three months zero losses. Firemen cite enhanced training and regular Thursday classes as improving efficiency.
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Ada Fire Department
Charles Bobbitt
East Thirteenth Street
Ed Haley
Ada
Ada soldiers prepare for two week Fort Sill encampment
Ada units of Battery C and the 160th Field Artillery brace for deployment to Fort Sill. Trucks load equipment and baggage and transport infantry from other cities as Capt. Elbert G. Reed orders readiness at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. The annual encampment review is set for Sunday August 18 with local plans to attend.
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Oklahoma
Ada
National Guard
Battery C
160Th F. A
Fort Sill
Oklahoma Defense
Elbert G. Reed
Adam
Citywide cleanup under way with new disposal system
The city began a comprehensive cleanup last week as W. W. Toler and Harry F. McCoy deploy sanitation gear. South and central areas are cleared. residents urged to use containers and place refuse at alley edges for efficiency.
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W. W. Toler
Harry F. McCoy
Mississippi Avenue
Main Street
Toler and McCoy
Greatest Returns for the Amount Invested Classified Ad
Local newspaper notices promise strong returns on investments in advertised schemes and products. Readers are urged to compare options and seek proven opportunity details before committing funds.
Four Paroles Issued In Oklahoma City
Governor Marland released four paroles today. Harold Foster serving five years for car theft in Garfield County. Earlie Weaver five years for car theft in Pottawatomie County. W T Smith eighteen months for liquor law violation in Noble County. Joe Gober already on leave from a four year manslaughter sentence in Pottawatomie County.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
Harold Foster
Garfield County
Earlie Weaver
Pottawatomie County
W. T. Smith
Noble County
Joe Gober
Forgotten Man Recalled As Business Booms
A remark notes that thriving business markets have made the forgotten man fade from memory, with discussions about economic optimism and shifting public attention toward prosperity and employment.
Man shot near Clarita as neighbor open fires on him
B. L. Fanning a 57 year old farmer two miles north of Clarita sustained three gunshot wounds believed inflicted by neighbor Jack Patton about 30. He was treated at a local hospital then moved to Ada for surgery. Patton reportedly held in Coalgate awaiting outcome.
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B. IL
Fanning
Clarita
Jack Patton
O'Neal
Patton
Coalgate
O’neal
Ada
Coal County
Threatt Dies Sudden in Pitt's Bakery
E. G. Threatt, 51, collapsed Saturday afternoon at Pitt's Bakery 117 S Townsend and died before physicians arrived. He owned a small cafe on W Main and his wife worked at the bakery. Attending physicians cited heart disease as the probable cause. Survived by widow and several children of 611 S Townsend.
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E. G. Threatt
Pitt’s
S. Townsend
Threatt
W. Main
Hopkins to lead drive on unemployables in relief plan
Washington officials say Hopkins will return Monday to push states and communities to house the unemployables under the $4 million program. Roosevelt had allotted $95 million for August, with July direct relief at $115 million, as states cut back and some turn relief back to state governments.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
The
Relief Administration
Civilian Conservation
Mayor Willoughby Arrests Drunk Driver After Collision
Ada Mayor J. D. Willoughby, a former police officer, witnessed a rear collision on South Johnston Avenue, found a bottle of whiskey in the drunken driver’s car, arrested him, and summoned city officer Frank Shipley to take him to jail.
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J. D. Willoughby
Ada
Frank Shipley
Worker Overcome by Heat At Ford Agency Garage
Ual Trice Ledbetter a 31 year old mechanic at the Cason Motor company was in serious condition Saturday night after being overcome by heat at work. He was reported out of danger but retained under physician care. Initial reports claimed carbon monoxide from the car caused the condition though a fellow worker said the car engine was not running and Ledbetter stood near a garage doorway. Ledbetter has long worked as a mechanic for the Ford agency.
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Ual
Trice
Ledbetter
Cason Motor Company
Ford Agency
A A Aldrich Dies in Oklahoma City
News comes to Ada of the death in Oklahoma City of A A Aldrich at 65 after a long illness. A former Murray county rancher and Ada cafe proprietor, he spent the last five years in Oklahoma City at 910 North Bath Avenue. Burial was in Tishomingo at 2 p.m. Friday with funeral services earlier in Oklahoma City. Surviving are his widow and children including A N Aldrich and George Aldrich of Ada and several relatives in nearby towns.
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Aldrich
Murray County
Ada
Oklahoma City
North
Bath Avenue
Tishomingo
R. A. Runyan
B. E. Collins
A. N. Aldrich
George Aldrich
Charles H. Aldrich
Ed J. Bailey
Holdenville
J. L. Kemp
W. W. Looney
Wwrd. Miller
Sue Franklin
Fred Aldrich
Nazis Declare Opposition to Policies Treason Punishable by Death
Berlin Aug 2 state secretary Roland Freisler announced that activity against the Nazi party and its organizations will be treason against the people and punished by death under the forthcoming penal code. He outlined 15 points covering this and related treasonable actions, including severe penalties for foreigners. The note accompanied Germany's first anniversary of Hindenburg’s death and the end of the first year of Hitler’s rule, with extensive front-page tributes across the press.
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Melvin Whiteleather
Berlin
Roland Freisler
Ministry of Justice
Nazi Germany
Marshal Paul von Hindenburg
Washington
von Hindenburg
Germania
Reich
Germany
Werner Neumann
Secret Police
July Arrests in Ada Fall Short of Normal Total
Ada police report 233 arrests in July led by 132 intoxication cases. Firework violations counted as seasonal, with other cases including investigation 19 and disturbance 18. Several minor charges listed. no August arrests yet.
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Ada Police Department
Thief Takes Tobacco and Small Loot in Night Burglary
N H Morgan of 732 East Eighth reports burglars entered his home and took his trousers containing 13 cents a pocketknife and tobacco. Felix Rogers and J H Roberts also lost small items from their trousers in similar burglaries during the same night with no trace of the culprits.
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N. H. Morgan
East Eighth
Felix Rogers
J. H. Roberts
Correct diagnosis key to treating tree diseases
Oklahoma A and M experts say diagnosing the disease first is essential to proper treatment. They reject boring holes or injecting chemicals as reliable methods for common diseases and pests and note chemicals are usually applied as sprays on the tree exterior.
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F. A. Fenton
Oklahoma
Horticulture Department
Botany and
College
Crofts
Stillwater
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Frank B. Cross
Cross
Auto sales in state run high in two months
Oklahoma City August 2 CP An 8 million dollar business for Oklahoma automobile dealers during June and July was shown in excise tax records of the state tax commission. The 1 percent tax on new car sales is paid when the first license is issued. Second-hand car turnover is not included. The two month revenue totaled 81331.72 from car sales of 8 133 172.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Tax Commission
Senator Elmer Thomas Plans Listening Campaign
Washington Aug 1 Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma said he will open a listening campaign after Congress adjourns and return home to hear from residents about the administration crop conditions and general welfare He intends to tour the state briefly to gather public sentiment before speaking.
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Washington
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Congress
Thomas
Oklahoma City Geologists to Hold Second Annual Meeting
Saturday and Sunday, August 10 and 11, the Oklahoma City Geological Society invites all geologists and friends to a Sulphur gathering with swimming, softball, barbecue and a dance. A field trip visits Ada Fittstown Connerville Mill Creek and Harper Turner ranch near Scullin, ending with a barbecue. Cost is $1.35 per person, hotel and breakfast extra.
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Oklahoma City Geological Society
Sulpher
Sulphur
Ada
Fittstown
Connerville
Mill Creek
Harper-Turner
Ada Couple Wed In Joplin Missouri
Miss Mildred Bonner daughter of Mrs. Joe Carter and Mr. C G Fairchild married July 13 in Joplin Missouri. Attendant was Mrs. Lois Russell. Mrs. Fairchild owns Mildred's Beauty Shop and Mr. Fairchild works at Motor Sales. They recently returned from a honeymoon through Ohio Kentucky Maryland Virginia and Florida and plan to live at 918 East Fifteenth.
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Mildred Bonner
Joe Carter
E. Main
C. G. Fairchild
Joplin
Lois Russell
Fairchild
Ada
Mildred
Ohio
Kentucky
Maryland
Virginia
Florida
Kite-Kite nuptials pair from Lawrence and Ada
Miss Carmen Kite of Lawrence and L D Kite of Ada quietly married Thursday at 8:30 PM in the home of Rev C C Morris pastor of the First Baptist Church. Attendants were Joan Ann Kite Miss Pearl Stevens and Mr and Mrs Dan Brundidge. The couple will reside in Lawrence.
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Carmen Kite
Lawrence
L. D. Kite
Ada
C. C. Morris
First Baptist Church
Joan Ann Kite
Pearl Stevens
Dan Brundidge
Chain letter gag turns critical of President Roosevelt
The joke shifts to attack the president as the chain letter spread commentaries about Roosevelt. Citizens react as satire meets politics and the line between humor and critique grows blurrier.
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Roosevelt
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