Branson appeals after losing bid for new trial
Oklahoma City August 4 Former Supreme Court Justice Fred P Branson lost his bid for a new trial in the case about his marriage to Madeline Braniff Branson and the $250 monthly support award. He said he would appeal to the state supreme court.
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Oklahoma City
Fred P. Branson
State Supreme Court
Madeline Brannff Beanson
John B. Wilson
Branson
Supreme Court
District Court
Madeline Braniff Branean
Oklahoma Governor Hopeful for No Special Session
Governor Leon C. Phillips expresses hope that a special legislative session will not be required this fall or winter to raise funds. He believes state finances can last until December 15, with potential relief from rising county and school district taxes. Analysts fear a deficit of five to six million dollars as the fiscal year ends.
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Lee-Bond United Press
Oklahoma
City
Aug
Leon C. Phillips
Dlet
Phillips
Pearson Refutes Hoover Subsidy Claim On Radio
Washington columnist Drew Pearson rejects a University of Chicago statement calling his radio remark that former President Hoover funded southern Republican slates as untrue. Frederic Woodward said the university retraction followed Hoover’s demand for a formal apology. Pearson says Hoover did not protest and notes Woodward acted without Hutchins’ consultation while others at Chicago opposed the claim.
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Washington
Drew Pearson
University of Chicago
Pearson
Hoover
South
Frederic Woodward
University Ice
Oklahoma Workers Driven Off Job by Union Laborers
Leavenworth Kansas August 7 sixty seven Oklahomans mostly negroes were on their way home today in trucks driven off a track wrecking job by union laborers. The Oklahomans employed by Zay Gardner McAlester contractors were at work Saturday tearing up an abandoned Rock Island branch line near Platte City Missouri when men appeared and halted the operation.
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Leavenworth
Kas
Zay Gardner
McAlester Contractors
Rock Island
Platte City
Heat Dreath To Cause Damage To Oklahoma Crops
Excessive heat and lack of rain have seriously damaged Oklahoma crops. July 1 prospects shifted from bumper yields to average forecasts. Corn yield down 30 percent from July 2 to August 3, at 15 bushels per acre versus 19 last year. Total corn crop projected at 27,750,000 bushels. Corn burning on bottom and upland areas. some regions face near-total failure. Cotton yield August 1 about 3,240 tales or 153 pounds lint per acre.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Department of Agriculture
FHA HOLC Rate On Interest Cut
Federal Home Loan Bank Board chairman Tony H Fahey announced a reduction in Home Owners Loan Corporation interest rates from 5 to 4 4 percent. The cut is estimated to save borrowers up to 5 million dollars or 8 million annually and applies to borrowers meeting obligations. It becomes effective once nationwide arrangements are completed. This follows last week’s FHA mortgage rate cut to 4 1 2 percent.
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Washington
Tony H. Fahey
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Fahey
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Oklahoma WPA rolls to be checked as 7000 feared cut
The state prepares to slash WPA rolls with 7000 feared to be cut as 18 month rule triggers furloughs. E M Fry says remaining counties including Fopulous Oklahoma and Tulsa will be checked while veterans are exempt. Quota drops from 47130 to 40700 in September and new assignments will place those not yet removed in awaiting WPA jobs.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Tulsa
E. M. Fry
Well-Finished Turkey Pays Off
STILLOWATER Aug 8. Experience shows that well-developed turkeys command higher prices than poorly finished birds. Assistant extension poultryman Lawrence Morris urges range feeding with added noon wet mash and plenty of clean water. Under range, feed efficiency varies. good care reduces disease and parasites and aids finishing for market.
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Stillwater
Lawrence Morris
Morris
Two Offices Close At Noon Saturdays
County treasurer Sam Dew and county clerk Tom Grant announce that for the rest of August their offices will close at noon on Saturdays. They say little business occurs after noon on the county courthouse second floor mid summer Saturdays.
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Sam Dew
Tom Grant
Mont
County Court House
Homer Baseball Club Beats Roff on Home Field
Homer Baseball Club defeated Roff 14 to 1 on its home field Sunday. Homer played betterball throughout the game to secure the easy win. Next opponent Ada Milling Company scheduled for Sunday afternoon at Homer.
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Homer Baseball Club
Roff
Homer
Ada Millings Company
Paul Fussell Dies In Texas Auto Accident
Paul Fussell, a five year old formerly of Ada, died Saturday night when the car he rode in overturned in Houston, Texas. The driver escaped with minor injuries. Funeral services will be in Ada Tuesday with burial at Lightning Ridge cemetery. Surviving: sister Frances Robinson, two more sisters, two brothers, mother Mrs. Alice M. Fussell, and several uncles and an aunt.
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Adan
Houston
Texas
Fussell
Amerada Oil Company
Frances‘ Robinson
Ada
Lightning Ridge Cemetery
Criswell Funeral
George Collins
Oklahoma City
Charles
Salina
Kas
Walter Fussell
South Carolina
Alice M. Fussell
Jess Fussell
Bob Fussell
Charley Jonnson
Roft
Wear Something Cults Joh First Dancer Quits New York Club
Della Carroll, a blond dancer at a New York fair, quit after exposure of revealing outfits and strict costumes. She cites the nudity and costly sensory display as degrading to artful dance. Rosite Royce, another dancer, recently quit over heavy workload.
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New York
Della Carroll
Della
Vienna
Darice
Rosite Royce
Tulsa Woman In Plunge To Death
Tulsa, Aug 8. Mrs J D Simms 40 estranged wife of a Tulsa attorney and oil producer plunged to her death from the sixth floor of an apartment hotel. Assistant County Attorney Gleason McDonald said she took her own life. A Bible and a church hymn opened to Sacrifice were found beside the window. She had filed for divorce ten days earlier and left two notes. She is survived by a son, Jack Richardson, of Oklahoma City. Funeral arrangements were complete.
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Tulsa
J. D. Simms
Gleason’ McDonald
Doctor's warning vanishes in Dallas wreck
In Dallas a hospital superintendent urged an ambulance driver to hurry when a wreck call came in. His wife, one of two women hurt, was treated for shock after the collision.
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Dallas
Tex
UPI
B. Randolph
Pitcher Hit In Head Sparks Unusual Double Play
Raymond Trapp of Blackwell recalls a Wichita Kansas softball game incident where a line drive struck the pitcher in the eyes, bounced to the catcher, and started a double play after the ball returned to the mitt.
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Blackwell
Aug
Raymond Trapp
Trapp
Wichita
Kans
Sharp Decrease In Crude Output In Week Ended Aug 5
U S crude oil production fell by 161 460 barrels daily to 3 675 293 for the week ended Aug 5 as per the Oil and Gas Journal. East Texas rose 31 to 447 685 while Texas overall dropped 137 062 to 1 494 526. Oklahoma and Louisiana also fell, with California and Kansas down, Illinois up, and eastern fields and Rocky Mountain regions showing gains. Estimated weekly averages compare with the previous week.
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United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
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Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
California
Kansas
Michigan
Illinois
Eastern
Rocky Mountain
Stamp Plan Gains Favor For Getting Surplus Food Out
Secretary Wallace announced the agriculture department may gradually expand the food stamp experiment as a national program. Trials have run in Rochester Yeio Birmingham Des Moines and Pottawatomie County to channel surplus farm products to needy families through orange stamps redeemable at ordinary grocery stores.
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Wallace
Agriculture Department
Rochester
Ye Io
Birmingham
Des Moines
Pottawatomie County
Stamps Drive Surplus Food Purchases in Rochester Plan
The program lets families trade dollar value orange stamps for 50 cents blue stamps usable for surplus foods at participating stores. The agriculture department redeems stamps from grocers. Wallace notes studies show increased consumption of butter eggs flour prunes and cornmeal, with relief clients favored by obtaining surplus commodities through regular grocers and benefits seen in cities where tried.
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Agriculture Department
Wallace
Rochester
Relief
Shey
Huge Butter Purchase Aims to Stabilize Market Prices
DPMA directors urged Secretary Wallace to authorize the immediate purchase of 4 million pounds of butter, with potential extensions to 40 million pounds. At current market levels the cost would total about 9.4 million dollars, as November futures slipped on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and local prices showed weakness. The DPMA has already bought 412,000 pounds in Chicago and New York, a seasonal peak, but could not absorb all local offer volumes.
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Ronneberg
Dairy Products Marketing Association
Government Financea Cooperative
DPMA
Wallace
Ranneberg
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chisago
New York
Nation's Livestock Marketing In Big Muddle Says Economist
A government economist speaking at the American Institute of Cooperation described the nation’s livestock marketing as in confusion and the worst in 25 years. L B Mann of the farm credit administration said the market is split into many markets some not true price centers, a serious situation not appreciated by farmers.
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American Institute of Cooperation
L. B. Mann
Farm Credit Administration
Manny
Farmers seek stronger business organization amid decentralizing markets
Speaker Mann warns farmers face decentralization in livestock and other trades and criticizes support for inefficient one horse markets. He stresses farmers need representation by a firm business body with bargaining power and prestige, noting packing industry control has narrowed over 15 to 20 years while decentralization grows.
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Mann
Streme
Ada Receives Light Rain Assist in Drought Strain
Ada reported near half an inch of rain on Tuesday morning with a follow up shower. Cool fronts lowered temperatures from 96 to a more comfortable range as clouds lingered for more showers. Light soaking rain helps pastures and crops but a deep, surface-water fill is still needed for stock ponds and streams amid the drought. Fort Worth report notes Vaughan H. Osborn died of a heart attack after a family emergency in Texas.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Vaughan H. Osborn
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