Denver Davison Replaces Judge Busby On State Supreme Court
Denver N. Davison is appointed to Oklahoma's Supreme Court, replacing Judge Orel Busby who resigns to return to private practice. Busby cites personal reasons and farming interests. Davison, on vacation in Fort Worth, accepts and will remain connected to Ada. The appointment follows backing from Senator Nichols and Governor Marland.
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Denver Davison
Orel Busby
State Supreme Court
Denver N. Davison
Ada
Davidson
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Busby
Judge Davison
Lowrey H. Harrel
Albert Trice
Busby, Harrell & Trice
Harrell
Davison
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Lowrey Harrell
Hugo
Nichols
Marland
Allen G. Nichols
Senate
Court Justice Promoted Amid Mixed Market and Burial News
A prominent Adam attorney earns a seat on the state’s highest court as markets show varying cattle bids and wheat futures move. a corpse is found, dried and stored in a vault awaiting reinterment in a local crypt, with the sexton moving the remains.
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Adam
Livestock Market Report Kansas City August Hogs Cattle Sheep
Hogs 1 200 mostly 10 to 15 lower with top around 13.00 sparingly. cattle 6 500 with beef steers and yearlings opening fully steady. prime grass steers 7.50 to 12.00. calves 1 000 and stockers 6.50 to 8.50. sheep 3 000 spring lambs steady to 25 higher with top natives 10.75 and Colorado ewes 4.75.
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Kansas City
U. S. Dept
Colorado
Poultry and Produce Prices From Chicago Market
Chicago market report shows live poultry with 48 trucks steady. Hens rise to 4 1 2 cents. leghorn hens 17 . fryers colored 23. roosters 15. turkeys 17 for hens and 16 for toms. Butter 11 540. Eggs 10 241 unsettled, prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Plymouth
White Rock
Oklahoma City Market Report Aug 11 Cattle and Hogs Activity
Cattle 2,600 head and calves 600 with active demand for killing classes. Prices mostly steady with two loads of fed grass steers at 12.00 and feeder ranges 8.00–9.00. Beefs mostly 6.00 down. hogs 1,200 with market slow and 10–25 lower.
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Oklahoma City
U. S
Potatoes Prices and Shipments Reported Across States
U. S. Department of Agriculture data show total shipments 240 on the year and 62 on track with moderate supplies and fair demand. California white Burbanks sell as U S 1 at 2.10 per car. Idaho Bliss at 1.50 to 1.65 washed. russet Burbanks around 1.75 to 1.85. Oregon Bliss at 1.55. Washington white rose 1.45. combination grade near 1.60 and U S 1 car at 1.25.
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Chicago
U. S. Dept
U. S
California
Idaho Bliss
Oregon Bliss Triumphs
Washington
Russet Burbanks
Wheat rally in Chicago offsets losses after Winnipeg lift
In Chicago on August 11 remaining wheat values jumped 43 4 cents from late levels as a Winnipeg upturn and a 7 million bushel purchase by the Saskatchewan wheat pool boosted prices. The late session rally largely erased earlier losses in the Chicago market.
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Chicago
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Chicago grain quotes for wheat corn and oats dated
Chicago market report shows cash wheat prices for No. 2 red at 1.15 and No. 2 hard around 1.15 to 1.16. Corn prices list No. 2 mixed at 1.03 and No. 1 yellow at 1.10. Oats quotes include No. 1 mixed at 30 1-4 to 1-2 and No. 1 white at 31 to 32 1-4.
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Chicago
Cotton futures fall to new lows on Liverpool cues and heat
An early advance of 5 to 7 points due to steadier Liverpool cables and high western temperatures gave way to a sharp break of over $1 per bale. December dropped from 10.37 to 10.11, then to 10.12 as the list posted net losses of 16 to 22 points.
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New York
Liverpool
Cotton market closes steady as prices ease in New Orleans
Spot cotton in New Orleans on August 11 ends steady 25 points lower with sales totaling 1 081 bales. Prices quoted low middling 8.96 cents, middling 10.46, good middling 11.01. Receipts 633 bales, stocks 236 322.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures slip in New York and New Orleans closes
Cotton futures fell 16 to 22 points in New York trading as prices weakened. In New Orleans on the same date futures finished with net declines of 3 to 5 points, with the market showing scattered price moves and narrow ranges.
Father Held For Assaulting Son With Fire
Arapaho Aug 11 Charles Hamack 42 a WPA worker ordered held for trial on assault with intent to kill after son Charles Hamack Jr testified his father tried to set fire to his clothes in a kitchen bedroom and on a pillow with kerosene He said the father angered by supper failure forced him to the floor and poured kerosene The mother testified the father threatened to knock her down Tile judge J B Harvey set bond at 3000 The defense offered no testimony.
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Arapaho
Charles Hamack
Thomas Wpa
Charles Hamack, Jr
Hamack
Sara Hamack
J. B. Harvey
Part of Body Found in Crypt
The dismembered remains of a young man were found in a new funeral crypt in Raceland Louisiana when a sexton opened it for a coffin. Leonard Falgout an undertaker said the head arms and feet were missing and there was no clothing or clue to identify the victim.
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Gout
Ernest Gervais
Gervais
Raceland
Leonard Falgout
Court bill sent to President after Senate approval
Washington August 11 The House approved the lower court procedure bill and sent it to the White House. The measure, embodied in a conference report the Senate had accepted without debate, removed Roosevelt court proposals amid a bitter fight.
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Washington
House
White House
Senate
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Sumners
D-Tex
Judiciary Committee
Representative Fish
R-Ny
Reorganization Of Government May Be Delayed
Washington officials indicate action on the Roosevelt administration reorganization program may be postponed to the next session. Senator Byrnes said the senate committee would report next week but not push it without a prolonged session. House leaders plan to pursue the program in piece meal fashion despite senate delay signals.
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Washington
White House
Byrnes
D-Sc
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
Cochran
D-Mo
House
Osborn Family Heads to Dallas Then Los Angeles
Mr and Mrs W B Osborn and children Billy Betty Charlotte and Miss Winnie Lou Jones left Wednesday for Dallas where they flew to Los Angeles California in a multiple travel journey from an undisclosed local origin.
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W. B. Osborn
Billy
Betty
Charlotte
Winnie Lou Jones
Dallas
Los Angeles
Calif
Local residents depart for vacations and visits
Frank C Norris and Charles Cargile left Wednesday for Los Angeles California for a several week vacation. Mrs J R Graves and son C E Graves of Waxahachie Texas left Thursday after a short visit to Mr and Mrs B H Frick of East Nis h. The Graves family lived in Ada 1927 to 1929. S Jacobson of Los Angeles is in the city a few days to manage property here. He owns Ada business property and several county farms and returns to California periodically.
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Frank C. Norris
Charles Cargile
Los Angeles
Calif
J. R. Graves
C. E. Graves
Waxahachie
Texas
B. H. Frick
East Nis H
Graves
Ada
S. Jacobson
California
Ada Faculty Member Returns From University of Colorado
Miss Opal Lee Deen of Ada high school faculty returned from Boulder Colorado where she attended the University of Colorado during the past term.
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Opal Lee Deen
Ada High School
Boulder, Colo
University of Colorado
John Cornyn Improves After Spider Bite Illness
John Cornyn of 1203 East Fourteenth Street has been confined at home due to an infected foot from a spider bite and is reported to be improving rapidly.
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John Cornyn
East Fourteenth Street
Miss Ida Hoover Plans Summer Visit to Ho bart
Miss Ida Hoover of East Central college faculty will depart Saturday for Hobart to visit her parents Mr and Mrs H H Hoover and friends for the remainder of the summer vacation.
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Ida Hoover
East Central College
Hobart
H. H. Hoover
Mrs Hughey and Son Visit Relatives in Joplin Mo
Mrs Clyde Hughey and her son Warren, of 325 East Fourteenth Street, are visiting Mrs Hughey’s mother and other relatives and friends in Joplin Missouri.
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Clyde Hughey
Warren
East Fourteenth Street
Mrs. Hughey
Joplin, Mo
Ada Teacher Miss Ann George Returns From Colorado
Miss Ann George of Ada public schools has been attending the University of Colorado at Boulder during the past term and returned to Ada on Thursday.
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Ann George
Ada Public School
University of Colorado At Boulder
Stratford Child Undergoes Tonsil Operation
Newt Hood of Tupelo visited the city Thursday for business and shopping while in town. The small daughter of Mr and Mrs C M Snodgrass of Stratford had a tonsillectomy in Ada Friday morning.
Stratford man Hunt shops in Ada and handles errands
G A Hunt of Stratford attended to business and shopped in Ada Thursday. W C Sawyer of Stonewall was a business visitor in this city Thursday.
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G. A. Hunt
Stratford
Ada
W. C. Sawyer
Stonewall
Ada Graduates Highlight University of Oklahoma Summer Term
Ada residents are noted among OU summer term graduates with Charles D. Cannady earning a B A Julius L Medlock a Master of Education and Thomas E Strow a B S in Business. Mr and Mrs Harmon Ebey and daughter returned from Manitou Colorado while Mr and Mrs I M King headed to Florence Alabama for a family reunion lasting about ten days.
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Harmon Ebey
Manitou, Colorado
Mrs. I. M. King
Florence
Alabama
The
University of Oklahoma
Ada
Charles D. Cannady
Julius L. Medlock
Thomas E. Strow
Pontotoc Woman Visits Ada Friends and Shops Saturday
Miss Audra Kiser of Pontotoc visited friends and shopped in Ada Saturday. O. O. Smith of Allen transacted business and shopped in Ada Friday.
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Audra Kiser
Pontotoc
Ada
O. O. Smith
Allen
Norman Howard Post Elects New Commander In Ada
H E Johnson was elected commander of Norman Howard Post of the American Legion in Ada on Tuesday night succeeding Bernard Howard. Also elected were Rans Gaither first vice commander and Street Davis second vice commander. W R Pike finance officer Harold Constant service officer Bob Klepper chaplain and Harry Schienberg historian. District Commander Dunlap from Tishomingo acted as inspector.
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H. E. Johnson
Norman Howard
American Legion
Johnson
Bernard Howard
Ada
Rans Gaither
Street Davis
W. R. Pike
Harold Constant
Bob Klepper
Harry Schienberg
Kerrs Visit Ada Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Travis Kerr of Oklahoma City visit their parents Mr and Mrs Virgil Hale and Mr and Mrs W S Kerr in Ada this weekend.
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Travis Kerr
Oklahoma City
Virgil Hale
W. S. Kerr
Ada
Social notes of Ada residents on eastern trip
Mrs. Joe Biles of Ada and Mrs. G M Henley of Ardmore returned from an extended vacation in the east visiting Washington D C New York Chicago Boston Montreal and Niagara Falls. Mr and Mrs S C Van Duran also returned from a week in Oklahoma City visiting LeRoy Carleton and relatives in Cushing.
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Joe Biles
Ada
G. M. Henley
Ardmore
East
Washington, D. C
New York City
Chicago
Boston
Montreal
Niagara Falls
S. C. van Duran
Oklahoma City
LeRoy Carleton
Cushing
Mrs Pat Lanham undergoes major operation in Oklahoma City
Mrs. Pat Lanham of Pampa Texas visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J B Winn underwent a major operation in an Oklahoma City hospital Monday morning.
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Pat Lanham
Pampa
Texas
J. B. Winn
Oklahoma City
Local Residents See City for Shopping and Visits
Miss Faye Wray of Allen shopped in Ada Monday while C C Bentley of Roff, J A George of Stonewall, and Mrs Joe Phillips of Allen conducted business and visited friends there Sunday. Mrs S C Boswell and daughter Jane take an extended vacation in California. Charley Gregg and wife of Ardmore announce the birth of a son born Friday August 6, former Ada residents.
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Faye Wray
Allen
C. C. Bentley
Roff
Ada
J. A. George
Stonewall
Joe Phillips
Charley Gregg
Ardmore
Greggs
Butts Visit Grandparents in Antlers
Dave Butts and his son David visited Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Novotny in Antlers on Sunday. David stayed several days with his maternal grandparents.
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Dave Butts
David
Mr. Butts
A. R. Novotny
Antlers
Miss Grace Hyder Returns From Los Angeles Visit
Miss Grace Hyder arrived back after a two month stay in Los Angeles California. She traveled for leisure and will resume her activities locally.
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Grace Hyder
Los Angeles
Calif
Opium Plot Unfolds Aboard Seafaring Trailers
Martha rounds a Seattle trailer operation tied to Johnny Ciznik and Betty Haynes. Speddon abducts her after a portside warehouse discovery of opium tins hidden in flour aboard a vessel. Ciznik delays, hints at her fate, while Martha begs to find Betty and escape.
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Gerry Neal
Betty Haynes
Jack Speddon
Martha Brittain
San Francisco
West Coast
Neal
Hetty
California
Martha
Portland
Johnny Diznik
Seattle
Betty
Arnold Sloss
Airspeed Trailer Company
Yukon
Speddon
Ciznik
Ghe
Johnny Ciznik
Treasury Department
John Ciznik
San Diego
Iznik
T-men
Haynes
Sloss
Carrington
Hyder Home Hosts Mrs Ed Sallee Ada Tuesday
In the home of Mr and Mrs W B Hyder Mrs Ed Sallee of Stonewall Ada Tuesday.
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Mrs. W. B. Hyder
Bayless Resumes Duties at Local Drug Store
M. F. Bayless, long out of work due to illness, returns to his duties at the Bayless drug store on Wednesday, ending a period of home confinement and illness.
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M. F. Bayless
Bayless Drug Store
Connerville business visitor in Ada
M. E. Collums of Connerville spent Tuesday as a business visitor in Ada, meeting local merchants and discussing potential commerce ties.
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M. E. Collums of
Connerville
Ada
Miss Jewel Phillips Foundaton Tonsil Operation Note
Miss Jewel Phillips of Allen underwent a tonsillectomy in this city on Wednesday.
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Jewel Phillips
Allen
Miss Harriett Roach Visits Ada for Fortnight
Miss Harriett Roach of Washington arrives in Ada to spend a fortnight with her mother Mrs. Josephine Roach at 601 East Sixth and other relatives and friends.
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Harriett Roach
Washington, D. C
Ada
Josephine Roach
East Sixth
Harmony Dinner Leaves Roosevelt Absence at Senate Banquet
Democratic senators held a harmony dinner amid jokes and music but President Roosevelt did not attend citing other duties. Senator Barkley of Kentucky received praise in a note from the president while Senator Copeland of New York criticized the court bill in private remarks at the event.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Barkley
Kentucky
Senator Copeland
New York
Heat records of summer broken sweep through Oklahoma
Scattered showers touched Ponca City while a brutal August heat wave persisted in Oklahoma. Tulsa recorded 111 degrees with a 74 year old man dying from the heat, as Enid and other cities logged 110 112 degrees. Cooler forecasts followed, with partial clouds and isolated showers statewide.
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Associated Press
Ponca City
Oklahoma
Wyley Hubbard
Tulsa
Mercury
Alva
Enid
Newkirk
Muskogee
Sallisaw
Shawnee
Waurika
Guthrie
Blackwell
Beaver
Oklahoma City
Ardmore
Frederick
Woodward
Sayre
Geary
Bartlesville
Chickasha
McAlester
Elk City
Boise City
Nye Sees Dangers in Scrap Steel Exports
Sen Gerald Nye urges the Senate Military Affairs Committee to approve an embargo on scrap steel exports to prevent them from returning as shrapnel. He notes June exports hit a record high and predicts 1937 would exceed the prior eleven years.
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Washington
Aug. l
Gerald P. Nye
N. D
Senate Munitions Committee
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Nye
China
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Wash
Orville Bandy Denies Theft of Yearling
Orville Bandy of Oakman was arraigned in Sherwood W. Hill's justice court on larceny of a domestic animal second offense. Bond set at 5000 dollars after a not guilty plea. Preliminary hearing scheduled for August 5. Bandy allegedly took a Covington yearling and sold it to Dink Binion for five dollars.
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Orville Bandy
Oakman
Justice Court
Sherwood W. Hill
Bond
John Covington
Dink Binion
Cars Damaged in Main Street Collision
Two cars were damaged and occupants escaped serious injury in a 3 am Wednesday crash in the 700 block West Main. Doyle Watson of 408 East Twelfth said he swerved to avoid a wrong side driver and hit a light pole. The other driver was named Allen Martin of Sapulpa.
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Main Street
Doyle Watson
East Twelfth
Main
Allen Martin
Sapulpa
Storm in Ozarks Lakeside Record Plies Lakeside Dam Damage
Fishermen hauled six shattered boats from Lake of the Ozarks and checked damage after the fiercest windstorm in six years. Six tourists were rescued from a houseboat as waves topped the dam. Game Warden Charles Fleetwood noted high waves. tourism and road impact reported.
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Lakeside
Lake of the Ozarks
Big Bagwell Dam
Charles Fleetwood
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