The Roosevelt Family Links and Public Ponderings
The piece traces Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt kinship, noting mistaken beliefs about their relation and a plan to bring Col. Roosevelt from the Philippines to clarify politics. It also surveys Pontotoc county farm prospects with cotton prices, crops, honey, and pecan yields, and critiques taxpayer and gas tax politics.
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Pontotoc
Pontotoc County
Andrew Jackson
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Teddy
Col
Philippines
Seeking a Higher Way Sunday School Lesson
A Sunday school lesson discusses the Israelites Exodus from Egypt, Moses on Sinai, and the golden calf episode. It contrasts human intellect with divine guidance and warns that prosperity breeds forgetting God, while calamity returns seeking him. Aaron yields to popular demand, and Moses restores order after the idol is destroyed by the Levites.
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Egypt
Sinai
Jehovah
Moses
Manna
Aaron
God
Pharaoh
Gen
Gordon
Khartum
Stonewall Jackson
Lincoln
Oklahoma election law changes urged in wake of weak state ballot
The Wagoner Record Democrat argues for drastic reforms to Oklahoma election laws. It calls for shortening the state ballot, shifting more offices to appointment, and improving county governance to reduce wasted funds. It cites long ballots confusing voters and criticizes current state level offices. It also touches on campaign finance, Moses seeking divine guidance, and Boy Scout camping values.
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Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Boy Scout Movement
Roosevelt Faces Tammany Hurdle Over Walker in 1932
Washington letter analyzes Tammany Hall’s grip on New York politics and its impact on Roosevelt’s 1932 bid. It notes Walker’s alleged city contracts and finances, anticipated GOP criticisms as a surrender to Tammany, and the delicate balance Roosevelt must strike with Brooklyn and Chicago power blocs.
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Tammany
New York
Roosevelt
Jimmy Walker
Walker
Roosevelt's Dilemma in Walker Decision Debate
The piece argues Roosevelt faces a dilemma over Walker, with Walker’s popularity making removal risky in New York City. It notes Curry and Walker tensions, and that New York power splits affect national fate. Removal could spark charges of political vengeance by Ta mman y opponents, but nationwide reaction may be muted.
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Walker
Wall Street
Paul Block
Uie Equitable Coach Company
Sherwood
Roosevelt
John F. Curry
John H. McCooey
Brooklyn
Smith
Albrow
Tammany
Chicago
New York City
Curry
New York
County Declamation Contest Set for Ada Nine
George Washington bicentennial declamatory contest finals will be in Ada on September 3 at 3 p m. Six regional divisions will compete August 26 with four classes for students from first through eighth grade. Medals will be awarded to the top three in each class, totaling 24 county wide prizes.
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George Washington
Ada
James W. Huff
Convention Hall
NAKES STUDY OF MOUND VILLAGE
Herbert R. Antle writes on discoveries from an archaeological dig in Pontotoc county detailing a prehistoric village with eighteen field sketches and photos. The piece notes floating river landmasses formed by a tangle of roots providing buoyancy and shows restored village reconstructions.
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Herbert R. Antle
Pontotoc
Mr. Antle
Pontotoc County
Kali Homma
Harrows Weekly
Antle
Central State Teachers College
University of Oklahoma
Anthe
Mississippi Valley
Central America
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