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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1933
Page
4
The article warns of federal enforcement under the National Recovery Act with penalties up to 590 dollars per offense and six months imprisonment for code violations. It discusses blanket codes, licensing powers, and non voluntary compliance, plus a critique of enforcement speed and public perception.
The article recounts Samuel’s upbringing under Eli, his early obedience to God, and the nation’s needs during Israels crisis. It notes Samuel’s rise as prophet and judge, his reforms after the capture of the ark, and the transition to monarchy under Saul, while drawing modern lessons on duty and integrity. It also touches on contemporary topics of public opinion toward the president, women’s wage concerns, and cotton industry trends.
NRA estimates of six million re employed on minimum wage plan could add about 5.6 billion dollars yearly in purchasing power. Mentions Chip Robert with peaches at the White House and Postmaster General Farley travel funding questions. Army medical corps approves 3.2 percent beer with a 20 foot bar at Walter Reed hospital.
At Fletcher Oklahoma the First National Bank was robbed by five men. Assistant cashier George Littlefield fired a pistol and used a tear gas gun after the robbers entered the bank. More than twenty shots were exchanged. No one inside was hurt. one robber may have been wounded. The bandits fled in a late model sedan northbound.
Mary Jo Frey reports five men kidnapped her and a companion near midnight and used her car in a failed robbery at Fletcher's First National Bank. She was released at daybreak near Chickasha. She identified the car and license as the same, and the men warned they would return it after using it briefly.
Detective Captain William Armstrong said he would not turn Albert L. Bates over to federal authorities until Colorado authorities finish checking Bates's alleged state crimes. Bates, a five time offender identified as a January Louisville bank robber, fled with about 15000. He will not talk, resentful when compared to Pretty Boy Floyd, and has a cataract on his left eye aiding his identification by Denver detectives.
A man identifying himself as Mark H. Shank of Akron Ohio confessed to poisoning four members of the Cooley family at Malvern Arkansas. Police say motive tied to potential forgery papers against a Shank client and imminent arrest. The victims were Alvin 4 Clyde 11 Clarence 7 and Ethel 35. Clement 4 survived. Shank was arrested nearby after a car crash and later urged leniency in court. He promised a fuller statement later.
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