Approval Hearing Set For Full Blood Deed in Pontotoc County
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma a petition by Robinson Johnson seeks court approval of a deed to Wick Adair conveying an undivided one half interest in land described by sections 3 and 33 township 2 and 3 north range 4 east. The hearing is scheduled August 23 1934 in Ada with bids to be filed by interested parties and publication of the order required for two weeks prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc
Robinson John
Robinson Johnson
Wick Adair
Ada
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
R. B. Drake
United States
Ardmore
Claude V. Thompson
Notice of Sheriff Sale in Pontotoc County Oklahoma
The sheriff of Pontotoc County Oklahoma will sell at public auction on September 10 1934 at 2 PM at the south front door of the county courthouse Ada Oklahoma the real estate Lot 15 Block 5 Donaghey Addition to Ada together with improvements to satisfy a judgment of 1992 23 with 10 percent interest from May 7 1934 and costs in suit No 12819 Savings and Loan Association plaintiff v John VanMeter et al defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.heripets
Ada
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Donaghey
District Court
Pontoteec County
Gg Savings and Loan Association
John ©. VanMeter
Clyde Kaiser
Okla
Claude Sturdrivant
F. Green
John Sparks Ad Crops Up in Union Valley Want Ads
Local want ads list John Sparks of Union Valley seeking farming tools and team for hire or purchase. Details are sparse with minimal contact information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sparks
Union Valley
Indians Read Signs For Rain After Great Animal Dance
In Geary Oklahoma 800 Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians audit the sky for rain omens as heat persists. The chiefs insist the animal dance prayer will be heard and the great rain ceremony unfolds today with belief floods may come within days, echoing a seven year past when river bottoms flooded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitou
Nationalized silver move announced by Roosevelt and Morgenthau
President Roosevelt and Treasury Secretary Morgenthau ordered the nationalization of silver stocks, with the government paying 50.01 cents per ounce for silver, while newly mined silver remains exempt. The action uses eminent domain to take over floating domestic stocks, aiming to build a United States silver reserve while coins remain in circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Morventhau
Thomas
D-Okla
Senate
Treasury
President Roosevelt Sleeps Through Remodeling Roar
President Roosevelt slept soundly despite pneumatic drills rattling on the south wall of the White House during a remodeling night. Contractors planned to demolish the wall after his first night back from an extended tour, and the president approved proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stratford Team Wins State Title in Oklahoma Baseball Final
Stratford Oklahoma American Legion team defeated Holdenville 8 to 2 to capture the state title and earn a regional bid at Little Rock Arkansas later this month. The report notes Roosevelt’s forethought and mentions Republican ex-office holders in a separate line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Ponca City
Okla
American Legion
Oklahoma
Veterans’ Organization
Little Rock
Ark
Stratford Boys
Holdenville
U. S
Roosevelt
Surplus Cotton Tags May Be Sold Under Bankhead Act
Oklahoma's Bankhead allotment stands at 509000 bales though estimates drop. A plan may allow states with surplus tags to sell them to states under allotment aiming for a tax free sale and profits for both surplus holders and farmers who did not raise their quota. County agent J B Hill notes a cotton pool forming with participation trust certificates, advising holders not to sacrifice certificates as they retain current market value of cotton minus a small charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
Old South
Mississippi
South
Mississippi River
Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
J. B. Hill
Participation Trust
Hill
How Silver Order Will Work
Government warns holders to hold silver items and coins as policy changes unfold. Article outlines implications for silver spoons watches dimes and other coins and notes no immediate switch to different money. Associated Press report by William Beale from Washington dates August 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Beale
Associated Press
Washington
Railroads Seek Injunction Against Federal Pension Law
Railroads filed suit in the District of Columbia to halt the federal railroad retirement board from enforcing the pension law. A committee led by J R Fletcher of the American Railway Association represents over 150 railroads seeking a temporary restraining order pending a permanent injunction. They challenge the law as violating the commerce clause and the fifth amendment by taking property without due process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Federal Railroad Retirement Board
J R. V. Fletcher
American Railway Association
Gro
Spanish prince Gonzalo dies after car crash in Austria
Don Gonzalo Manuel Maria Bernardo Narciso Alfonso Mauricio, 19, fourth son of former king Alfonso, dies in Poertschach after a car crash while returning from Klagenfurt with infanta Beatriz. Beatriz, 25, drove the car to avoid a bicyclist Baron von Heinsmann. he is arrested. Doctors say the prince’s hemophilia worsened injuries. Queen Victoria weighs burial location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klagenfurt
Austria
Don Gonzalo
Spain
Alfonso
Poertschach-on- Werther See
Gonzalo Manuel Maria Bernardo Narciso Alfonso Mauricio
Infanta Beatriz
Infanta
Baron Richard von Heinsmann
Beatriz
Davos
Switzerland
Victoria
Massive Niagara rocks shift as 30 million pound fall roars
A huge rock mass estimated at 30 million pounds crashed from Niagara Falls today into Niagara gorge. The event altered the fall’s contour and the upper rapids flow, drawing thousands who watched mist and spray veil the scene. Engineers monitored the impact on power plants and water levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Horseshoe Falls
Niagara Gorge
America
A. S. Robertson
Hydro-Electric Power Company
Ont
Tracy Levee
Goat Island Reservation
Horseshoe
Canada
Byrd Rescued After Five Months Alone At Byrd Station
A three man tractor party reached Admiral Richard E. Byrd at his weather post in Little America Antarctica after a three day trek through harsh conditions. Byrd, emaciated but cheerful, thanked the rescuers and said he would recover quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little America
Antarctica
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
Byrd
Admiral Byrd
Thomas C. Poulter
Poulter
Dr. Poulter
Amory H. Waite Jr
E. J
Pete) Demas
Rain brings limited relief across four states
Rain fell in four states easing drought concerns. Nebraska panhandle and central Nebraska areas saw two inch downpours while Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri received lighter showers. Temperatures cooled across the Midwest as forecasters predicted more pleasant weather ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nebraska Panhandle
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Central States
Middlewest
Atlantic Coast
New York
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New England
Mid-Continent
Corn Flows South as Drought Cripples Midwest
Iowa ships thousands of bushels of corn to drought ravaged southern regions as farmers and elevators move grain into Missouri Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma and Texas. Government released corn brings up to 75 to 80 cents a bushel with about a million bushels daily moving out of Iowa. In Oklahoma a sweeping heat wave eases with scattered rains extending into Tulsa and surrounding counties, bringing light showers and cooler temperatures after record highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Midwest
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
H. C. Aaberg
Green backs modernization plan boosting labor and building trades
William Green president of the American Federation of Labor praised a home modernization campaign as benefiting about 2 million people across industries. He estimated employment for 1 million building trades workers and extra demand aiding affiliated trades and 1 million more. Labor supports the plan opposing wage cuts, urging local handling of wages. Catherine Bauer lauded low cost housing as a vital need and new market for trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Cery
WN. J
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Federation
Catherine Bauer
Labor Housing Conference
Red Jackson Jailed in Missouri Murder Case
Roscoe Red Jackson of Oklahoma was lodged in Taney county jail Forsyth after being returned from Wewoka where he was arrested. He is charged with murdering Pearl L. Bozarth a St. Louis salesman near Brown branch Missouri last week. Preliminary hearing plans were delayed as officers rested after two nights in pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Springfield
Roscoe (Red) Jackson
Oklahoma
Pearl L. Bozarth
St. Louis
Brownbranch
Taney County
Forsyth
Jackson
Wewoka
Okla
Goddess on Rampage Natives Convince Calcutta Residents
Calcutta residents, terrified by black spots on stoneware, burned hundreds of pots and utensils. Officials cite a monsoon fungus, but crowds demand protection from what they fear is an angry goddess. The panic shows widespread superstition influencing behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Government Holds 430000 Mortgages In HOLC Survey
Washington August 13 The government holds mortgages on more than 430000 American homes and may reach nearly 1,000,000 as HOLC activities finish. HOLC bonds guaranteed by the government have been exchanged for mortgages totaling 1300 million dollars leaving 1700 million in bonds to be issued. Already aided 400000 homes with another 400000 nearly ready and almost 700000 more homeowners have applied for loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Home Loan Owners Corporation
HOLC
Holc Mill
Indians See Answer To Prayers In Rain
The Cheyenne Indians near Geary Oklahoma believe a light rain arrived after a days long drought following their ritual dance beside the North Canadian river. Lone Wolf comments that rain came after two moons without rain, crediting the gods for the reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geary
Okla
North Canadian
Lone Wolf
Contracts Set for Canning Sattle
Washington August 11 Contracts to process about 593000 cattle and 498000 calves from drought areas into canned roast beef and veal sides for the needy unemployed have been awarded to 47 firms. Slaughtering is from drought farms by the agricultural adjustment administration with the surplus relief corporation shipping animals to processing plants. Successful bidders include Mission Provision Co San Antonio and Wilson Co Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Mission Provision Co
San Antonio
Wilson & Co
Oklahoma City
Okla
Armour and Co
Court grants indefinite stay of execution for Hollins
Oklahoma City Aug 13 The criminal court of appeals granted a indefinite stay of execution to Jess Hollins a Black man condemned for assaulting a white girl in Creek county The court had reversed a prior death sentence on the same charge and ordered further review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Jess Hollins
Creek County
Criminal Court of Appeals
Hollins
Also Mentioned on This Page
State of
Geary,okla
Gonzalo
Niagara Control Board
Lake
Ontario
Tulsa
Medford
Clyde
Shawnee
Bristow
Seminole
Sasakwa
Cromwell
Guthrie
Enid
Bartlesville
Muskogee
Far East Side
Garfield
Kay
Grant
Alfalfa
Little
Miami
Fort Smith
Weather Bureau
Sallisaw
Adair County
Poteau
Red Jackson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!