Record Air Flight Breaks Distance Mark to Syria
French aviators Maurice Rossi and Paul Codos completed a long non stop flight from New York to Rayak, Syria in 54 hours 1% minutes setting a new world distance record, surpassing the previous 5,310 mile mark.
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Associated Press
Paul Codos
Maurice Rossi
Rayak
Syria
Floyd Bennett Airport
New York
British Air Corps
Damascus
Rayak Military Airfield
Here
Latakia
Joseph le Brix
Petrot
France
Navy Department
Washington
Oswald K. Gayford
Gilbert FE. Nicboletts
Royal Air Force
Paris
Maurice Jessi
Paul Codes
Europe
Orient
Joseph le Bris
Germany
Air Ministry
Rossi
Oqeonard R. Gayford
Gilbert
Nicholetts
Joseph le Prix
Atlantic
le Bourget
Coloone
Lindbereh
Halifax
Codos
Mote
Faris
Munich
Vienna
Budapest
Bucharest
Aleppo
Karachi
India
Ada NRA Wage Hour Compliance Seeks Quick Adoption
Postmaster James W. Lewis reports NRA wage hour compliance in Ada is slow with fewer than 100 of 400 blank agreements signed. Employers are urged to obtain copies at the post office and to adapt the agreement to irregular hours. T. G. Kelly corrects the NRA colonel list and announces Colonel No. 3 to organize meetings and distribute the blanket agreement.
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Ada
James W. Lewis
NRA
T. G. Kelly
Ada Evening News
Ce. A. H. Sage
Stubbs
Federal probes expand in Ursechel kidnap case
Washington reports the United States orders Justice Department agents to aid Oklahoma City millionaire Charles F. Ursechel kidnapping inquiry. Senator Gore and Walter Harrison urged federal help while Keenan confirms agents are cooperating with state authorities. Separately, Delinski faces charges for kidnapping Atlanta banker John E. Ottley in San Antonio and Lillian and Charles Chessen are arrested in Illinois in the Luhr case.
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Washington
Charles F. Ursechel
Oklahoma
Justice Department
Joseph B. Keenan
Senator Gore
Walter Harrison
Manazine
Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma City
Keenan
Deparrtment
William R. Delinski
San Antonio
John E. Ottley
Atlanta
Lillian Chessen
Charles Chessen
Illinois
August Luhr
Alton
Ilinois
Recovery Administration urges general buying program and blue eagle support
The United States recovery administration launches a buy now campaign urging consumers to spend to bolster jobs. Hugh S. Johnson warns retailers to maintain blue eagle codes and avoid shortening hours to keep the emblem. Roosevelt urges contract adjustments for rising prices and states governors should support recompense measures. Police arbitration boards convene to study strikes and curb unrest.
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Recovery Administration
Blue Eagle
Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Congress
Executive Departments
Johnson
Indiana Retail Grocers Association
Rain Ends Cotton Woes Yet Bad Weather Slows Crop
Pontotoc county farmers face days of rain that hinder cotton growth with boll weevils increasing and bolls opening delayed. Plowing continues as farmers destroy part of their crop under a national plan to curb carryover and lift prices while seed crops benefit from rain for future feed.
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Pontotoc County
Drouth
Gar Stolen, Found Within Brief Time
A car was taken from Les Prince's yard near Prince Chevrolet and driven away by an unknown person. The sedan was found Sunday on Francis school grounds with a missing casing and wheel. The parts were later traded at Sunset Filling Station ten miles north of Ada for several gallons of gasoline.
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Les Prince
Prince Chevrolet Company
Francis
Sunset
Ada
Highway 48
Murray Bound Over to Fage District Court in Assault Case
After a preliminary hearing before J. D. Willoughby, O. Z. Murray was bound over to the district court on assault with a dangerous weapon, the charge downgraded from assault with intent to kill. Murray pleaded guilty to assault and battery in the same affray involving Joe Gilmore on July 4, with sentencing deferred to August 19. Assault charges by A. R. Dixon were dismissed.
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J. D. Willoughby
Justice of the Peace
O. Z. Murray
District Court
Murray
Joe Gilmore
Orb. Murray
A. R. Dixon
Willoughby
Bill collector camps on doorstep this summer
A local bill collector has camped out on a doorstep through much of the summer, a persistent nuisance amid other party favors. No details on the debt or actions taken are provided.
Surgeon Sews Up Heart Stab Victim In 16 Year Old Boy
A 16 year old boy named Elihu Garmissa was stabbed by an unidentified assailant and rushed to Lutheran Deaconess hospital. Surgeon Dr J D Koucky performed a delicate operation and saved the heart beating again within thirty seconds. The patient remained alive according to the physician despite the life threatening injury.
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Chicago
Elihu Garmissa
Lutheran Deaconess Hospital
J. D. Koucky
University of Illinois School of Medicine
That Mean Old Wolf
Oklahoma City reports Uncle Sam and the state join to combat a four legged racketeer the wolf. A dozen hunters and trappers will be hired by the U S biological survey and the state game and fish commission to protect hens and crops from destruction.
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Oklahoma City
Uncle Sam
Oklahoma
U. S. Biological Survey
State Game and Fish Commission
Prison escape suspects seized in Texas and Oklahoma
Curt McCoy and Marshall Cum mings, two of four Ada county jail escapees, were arrested in Paris Texas. Truman Harrison and Sheriff Clyde Kaiser will seek requisition papers in Oklahoma City to return them to Ada, with McCoy identified by fingerprints and facing robbery with firearms charges. Ace Edmonson and Marvin Robinson were recaptured nearby. In Minneapolis, part of Charles Urschel's ransom was found in a local bank, with serial numbers tying bills to the payment. Federal investigators pursued several leads and detained a transfer company official and a Minneapolis hoodlum tied to the case.
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Curt McCoy
Marshall Cummings
Paris
Texas
Ada
Bureau of Identification
Washington, D. C
McCoy
Cummings
Truman Harrison
Clyde Kaiser
Oklahoma City
Austin
Oklahoma
Albert Nettles
Nettles
Franks
Ace Edmonson
Marvin Robinson
Hill Country
Minneapolis
Charles F. Ursechel
Urschel
Federal Department of Justice
St. Paul
July Rainfall Totaled 3.24 Inches in Pontotog County
The county recorded 3.24 inches of rain for July, with a late 31st night storm adding 1.41 inches that will appear in August. If counted for July the total would reach 4.65 inches, compared with 2.0 in 1932, 6.25 in 1931, and 0.25 in 1930.
Pioneer oil driller Peter Fertig dies at 92 in Kansas
Peter Fertig, 92, father of John Fertig of Producers and Refiners Corp, died at his Cherryvale home. He drilled Kansas first commercial oil well at Louisburg in 1886 after moving from Pennsylvania. A Civil War veteran, he served as a lieutenant in the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry. His wife was 20 years younger, and they marked their 56th wedding anniversary July 17.
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Independence
Kans
Peter Fertig
Pioneer
United States
John Fertig
Producers and Refiners Corporation
Cherryvale
Kansas
Louisburg
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Cavalry
General Johnson Warns Of Ongoing Woods Conservation Efforts
A cautious note from General Johnson about forest conservation remains in progress. He emphasizes potential improvements as conservation teams continue their work and the woods may transform under their guidance.
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General Johnson
Ransom Find Spurs Arrests in Urschel Kidnapping Probe
Minneapolis authorities and federal agents seized part of the marked ransom paid for Charles F. Urschel, the Oklahoma oil magnate. Three men, Sam Kronick Sam Abranick. John Wolk John C. Walker. and a third man known as Sam Frederick Nelson, were taken into custody but not yet named as suspects. The probe aims to locate Urschel's actual abductors.
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Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma
Urschel
Sam Abranick
Sam Kronick
John C. Walker
Charles Wolk
Sam Frederick
Nelson
Ada Club Elects Ema Warmack to State Board
Miss Cora Graf, president of the Ada Business and Professional Women's Club, reports a letter from Verna De Armand of Tulsa announcing Ada’s representation on the state board. Mrs. Ema Warmack is named state program chairman for the coming year, a role with wide responsibilities across clubs in the federation. Warmack, Ada club president last year, aims to elevate programs and pursue civic impact.
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Cora Graf
Ada Business and Professional Women’s Club
Verna de Armand
Tulsa
Oklahoma Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Ada Club
Ada
Ema Warmack
Warmack
Broken Arrow Farmer Held for Slaying
Sam McCullough, a Broken Arrow farmer, was jailed in Wagoner after a Saturday shooting near Broken Arrow left Edward Hildebrand dead in a Tulsa hospital. McCullough denies the shooting, while Hildebrand’s wife says the fatal shot came after a quarrel with Frank McCullough, Sam’s brother, at a dance hall.
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TUTSA
Sam McCullough
Broken Arrow
Wagoner
Tulsa
Edward Hildebrand
McCullough
Hildebrand
Frank MecCullogh
Sam
Married man ends life in basement after love triangle
Julius Straub, a married man, died by suicide in his Chicago home after his two lovers, Mrs Winnie Kauform and Mrs Mary Schneider, confronted him over promises of marriage. They found Straub with his wife identified under a false name after a letter mix up.
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Winnie Kauform
Mary Schneider
Straub
Buarst
Oklahoma tax levy move aims to back state finances
Oklahoma City August 8 commission pushes to finish state assessment so the equalization board can fix the state tax levy before the ad valorem reduction goes to voters next Tuesday. A 3.5 mill state operation cut would vanish if amendment passes, potentially yielding about 4.5 million dollars to maintain cash flow for another year.
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Oklahoma City
Tax Commission
Equalization Board
Melven Cornish
The
Layman Captured Near Albuquerque After Manhunt
Jack Layman, 25, accused in the deputy sheriff slaying, was captured near Albuquerque after a pursuit led by Sheriff Felipe Zamora and Deputy Frank Fann. Layman, wounded in the leg, was found in a car driven by A. N. Gregg who claimed Layman commandeered it. Charles Spencer and John Layman face first degree murder charges in Meador case.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Jack Layman
Here
Felipe Zamora
Frank Fann
Bernalillo County
A. N. Gregg
Laymond
Layman
William Meador
Mountainair
Charles Spencer
John Layman
Meador
Rex Meador
New Mexico
Spencer
Former Atlanta banker arrested in Houston
George C. Conley, former vice president of Bankers Savings and Loan of Atlanta, held in Houston jail after Friday night arrest. Georgia officials say the Atlanta failure cost about 167000 dollars, with Conley charged in connection to larceny after trust and embezzlement allegations. Detectives traced him via postal inspectors who alerted Houston police.
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Houston
George C. Conley
Bankers Savings and Loan Company of
Atlanta
Travis Street
Conley
John A. Boykin
Georgia
E. V. Evans
R. R. Simmons
Bur clover grows across Oklahoma soils and seasons
Farm column reports home demonstration work guiding county free fair preparations. Mrs. Jessie Morgan notes bur clover as erosion control and soil-building, with sowing guidance, benefits for pastures, and compatibility with bermuda, plus management to avoid bloat and ensure grazing.
Pontotoc Club Boys Plan Sheep Breeding Group
Seven club boys of Pontotoc county will start a sheep breeding club this week each with six ewes. The flock is secured from Franz Reed and Tom D. McKeown. Farmers Week at Stillwater was well attended with broad participation from local growers.
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Pontotoc County
Franz Reed
Tom D. McKeown
Stillwater
State 4-H clubs elect officers at Stillwater roundup
At the Oklahoma A and M college roundup 1300 4-H club members elect state and district officers. State officers include President Henry Osborn Shawnee Pottawatomie county Vice President Houston Duke Roosevelt Kiowa Secretary D Esta Wyman Aline Woods County Long Leader Harold Blosch Bristow Creek county. District posts name Carlos Gang Perry Noble county Ed gar McVicker Sayre Boxer Mills Secretary Lanoma Johnson Edmond Oklahoma county Song Leader Pauline Crump Calumet Canadian county. Northeast district lists Guy Martin Webbers Falls Muskogee county Lewis Crenshaw Hominy Osage county Dale Funkhouser Skedee Pawnee county Long Leader Cecil Mc Gee Stilwell Adair county. Southwest district officers include Hugo Graumana Gran...
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Stillwater
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Henry Osborn
Shawnee
Pottawatomie County
Houston Duke
Roosevelt
Kiowa
County
D Esta Wyman
Aline
Woods County
Harold Blos
Dale Funkhouser
Skedee
Pawnee County
Cecil McGee
Stilwell
Adair County
Southwest District
Hugo Graumana
Gran
Old Books Used for Time Being in Pontotoc Schools
Rural schools of Pontotoc county are using old textbooks while the state textbook commission wrangles over a newly adopted set. The adoption, scheduled for September, may be delayed by the large demand to supply Oklahoma's grade and high school population. County superintendent J. W. Huff said schools will use available texts until the new supplies arrive.
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Pontotoc County
State
Oklahoma
J. W. Huff
Oklahoma Cotton Crop Seen Worth Fifty Million Dollars
Oklahoma estimates a bumper cotton crop with 1,043,000 bales value near 48 million at current prices plus 10 million from government for plowed up cotton. Federal reporters project 2,852,000 acres to harvest, yielding over one third of a bale per acre.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Ada Lerion Juniors Official Champions Crowned
Ada's Legion Juniors were declared state champions after State Athletic Officer Charley Stone certified them to national headquarters. They will represent Oklahoma regionally next week, with a practice game against Healdton at Ada ballpark. Healdton reached the state tournament in McAlester but lost to Ponca City before facing Ada.
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Ada’s Legion
Charley Stone
Oklahoma
Healdton
Ada
McAlester
Ponca City
State institutions operate on less as per capita costs fall
Oklahoma City August 8 state board of affairs reports per capita maintenance for 11,990 inmates across 12 institutions fell to 245.15 dollars for the year down 24.11 from the prior year. monthly costs cited include Granite reformatory 19.05, Central Hospital for Insane Norman 13.72, Girls Industrial Tecumseh 29.57, Boys Industrial Pauls Valley 39.57, and Taft Institute for Negroes 17.81.
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Oklahoma City
State Board of Affairs
W. C. Hughes
Hughes
A. D. Martin
Granite Reformatory
State’s Penitentiary
Central Hospital For Insane
Norman
Eastern Hospital
Vinita
Western Hospital
Institute For Feeble Minded
Enid
Western Orphanage
Helena
Whitaker
Pryor
Girls’ Industrial School
Tecum
Hot Weather Returns After Brief Showers
The piece notes a return to hot weather in early August after a pause in showers. Saturday brought .11 inches of rain under Dr. FE A. MacMillan’s gauge as temperatures climbed to 92 degrees, then 94 on Sunday causing discomfort from the sudden heat rebound.
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FE. A. MacMillan
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Coalgate
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Yola Samples
Atoka
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Pittsburgh County
Jessie Morgan
H. P. Moffitt
Moffitt
LeFlore
Bermuda
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