How Old Age Pension Board Answers Criticism of System
Rodney Dutcher reports on the Social Security Board defense of the Old Age Reserve Account. Officials defend funding via payroll taxes and reserve bonds, arguing against fears of debt, hidden taxes, or IOUs. They project 1980 benefits and contrast with pay-as-you-go plans. The piece notes ongoing criticisms but provides the board’s rationale.
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How Old Age Pension Board
Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Treasury
IOU
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Social Security Board
Altmeyer
Reserve Fund
Congress
SSB
Highway Death Forms Rise in County Reports 1937 Losses
With just over a month left in 1937 the county shows more highway fatalities than the entire 1936. Through noon Saturday there have been 21 deaths this year versus 20 in 1936, driven mainly by automobile collisions though pedestrians and cyclists contribute. 1936 causes: auto collisions 13, tire work 1, pedestrians 4, embankment 1, bicyclists 11. 1937 causes: auto collisions 9, auto hitting parked truck 1, auto hitting boy cranking car 1, car hitting train 2, car hitting bridge 2, pedestrians 3, bicycle riders 2, truck into ditch 2.
Getting Ready For Christmas
Gene Augustus, busiest Ada figure, chairs the American Legion Christmas party. He manages details for 5200 Pontotoc county children to gather at Convention hall at 1 30 p m on December 24 to receive gifts. This ninth annual event began in 1929.
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Gene Augustus
Ada
Augustus
American Legion
Pontotoc County
Convention Hall
Augustus Ori
Frisco Railroad Pays Huge Sum In 1936 Taxes
The Frisco railroad paid 2,660,292.29 in taxes for 1936 across operating states excluding Tennessee. Oklahoma led with 985,720.19. Missouri posted 604,782.75 across 45 counties and 130 cities. Other state payments included Alabama 163,312.04 Arkansas 253,670.24 Florida 32,684.43 Kansas 265,615.83 Mississippi 173,722.71 Texas 380,784.
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ST. Louis
Frisco
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Missouri
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Kansas
Mississippi
Texas
Holiday Trees For 10 Million Homes Felled
United Press reports a $10 million 1937 holiday tree business. Logger crews from the West to the East harvest 1,000,000 plus trees including balsam and spruce for Chicago and similar markets. National forests supply about 300,000. the rest come from private, state lands. trees cost sellers 25 cents to 3 dollars, with stumps valued 2 to 10 cents.
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Nichols United Press
Balsam
Minn
Pacific Northwest
Minnesota-Wisconsin
Maine
Forest Service
National Forest
Kootena National Forest
Montana
National Forest Service
Canada
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Chicago
Twin Cities
Duluth
Plains States
Hearth Flame Keeps Burning 147 Years In Mountain Cabin
Hendersonville N C November 27 A 77 year old Robert Morris tends a flame in a granite fireplace started by his family five generations ago and aims to arrange a lasting continuation of the blaze after his death. The fire traces to settlers in the Great Smoky area and is kept alive by careful banking during the day and bright flame at night.
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Hendersonville
N. C
Robert Morris
Morris
Willia Morris
Great Smoky Fountain
William Morris
Holbert Cove
Bank Robbers Loot Circleville Bank for Stamps
Thomas Ploughe of Farmers State Bank in Circleville describes thieves who bored into the front door at night and entered the bank, stealing only a small stamp collection. Police report the break in occurred while the building was locked and the robbers left with a few postage stamps.
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Frankfort
Ind
Thomas Ploughe
Farmers State Bank of
Circleville
Geggs
Robbery Charge Brings Sentence for Carnival Worker
Earl Vance pleaded guilty to attempted robbery before District Judge Tal Crawford and received a three year sentence in the state penitentiary at McAlester. Sheriff Clyde Kaiser planned to deliver him to prison officials Saturday afternoon after Vance’s Friday arraignment in A W Oliver’s justice court for robbery in the second degree. The charge stemmed from Vance’s attempt to take a billfold containing $240 from Howard Smith on carnival grounds at Stonewall early Friday. Smith resisted and a fight followed until help arrived. Will Covington also pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was fined $50 plus costs. There is mention of astronomers noting more than two million solar systems like ours.
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Earl Vance
Carnival
Tal Crawford
McAlester
Clyde Kaiser
Vance
Justice Court
A. W. Oliver
Howard Smith
Smith
Stonewall
Will Covington
Lubbock
Texas
Crawford
Funeral Services for Mrs McCollum Today
Mrs A L McCollum 24 died in a Troy area auto crash on Friday. Her husband J D Gaston 23 was listed in critical condition after hospital transfer. George Gunnel 17 sustained a compound leg fracture and a shattered hip. Edith Marie, the couple’s three year old daughter, was uninjured. Several relatives survived. burial set at Rosedale with Criswell Funeral Home directing.
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Criswell Funeral
A. L. McCollum
Troy
Johnston County
J. D. Gaston
Ravia
Ardmore
George Gunnel
West Sixteenth
Ada
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Oklahoma City
Gunnel
McCollum
Edith
Sugg Clinic
Joe Cobb
Mill Creek
Jim Dowdy
Associated Press
Gaston
Judge Rules Against McGugin in Barnett Bond Case
Judge Richard J. Hopkins held Harold McGugin and Walter S. Keith along with Anna Laura Barnett liable for unlawful involvement in distributing bonds of the late Creek Indian Jackson Barnett. The decision awards the federal government 137,500 dollars with interest, voids certain transfers, denies attorney fees, and imposes a trust and reconveyance for real estate purchased with the proceeds.
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Topeka
Kas
Richard J. Hopkins
Federal District Court
Harold McGugin
Coffeyville
McGugin
Walter S. Keith
Anna Laura Barnett
Jackson Barnett
Hopkins
Keith
Barnett
Riggs National Bank
Washington, D. C
Oklahoma Farm Mortgages Financing Reforms Announced
William L. Crittenden announces Farm Debt Adjustment in Oklahoma reduced total farm indebtedness from 6 449 492 00 to 5 103 072 00 a decrease of 1 346 025 00 Taxes collected amounting to 218 335 00 were paid into the treasury Many farmers refinanced at lower rates through the Federal Land Bank and Land Office Commission A Rural supervisor invites farmers to Ada for help and notes a Pontotoc county FDA meeting on December 20 1937 at 10 00 am without cost to debtors or creditors
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William L. Crittenden
FDA
Resettlement Administration
Farm Security Administration
Oklahoma
Farm
Federal Land Bank
Commissioners of
the Land Office
Day Ey
Slingerland
Ada Oklahoma
I. R. Gilmore
J. E. Chandler
J. A. Hart
Pontotoc County
Ada
Oklahoma highway toll tops seventy in November deaths
The Associated Press reports November highway deaths in Oklahoma reached 70 with three fatalities on Thanksgiving Day. Victims include Garland Hensley 19 Naomi Higgins 16 and Clinton Foster 27. Crawford Jones 26 died later from injuries, and J P Rulon 70 recovering after a three car crash.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Garland Hensley
Oklahoma City
Naomi Higginbotham
Clinton Foster
Shawnee
State Highway Patrol
Crawford Jones
Davis Negro
Central Tigers Fall Short as Broncos Roll 43 0
Central routs East Central 43 to 0 in Norris Field a Thanksgiving afternoon clash. East Central fumbled under Bronco pressure and suffered four interceptions while Central threw for 211 yards on 14 completions and four touchdowns.
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Central
Bronco
Tigers
Big Central
Tiger
East Central
P ‘Ers Gelbert
Clappsadd
Ada Woman Inherits 102 Year Old Colonial Clock
Mrs. Jessie Cawthon of Ada receives a seven foot mahogany grandfather clock from Albert Rhodes of Calapath California. The clock, built by Colonial Manufacturing of Zeeland Michigan, features Westminister chimes and a 15 minute cadence.
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Jessie Cawthon
South Broadway
Albert Rhodes
Calapath
California
Cawthon
Rhodes
Marion Rhodes
Charleston
Missouri
Albert
Colonial Manufacturing Company
Zeeland
Michigan
Three youths plead guilty to pecan frailing in county court
Three youths from Roff pleaded guilty in county court to frailing pecans in the vicinity. County Judge John Boyce McKeel deferred sentence until January 10. The statute allows a maximum fine of 500 dollars or six months in jail.
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Roff
John Boyce McKeel
How To Whip Colds And Prevent Flu
County health workers outline differences between colds influenza and pneumonia. Early signs include throat irritation sneezing and runny nose. Rest, fluids, light meals, and warm baths advised to shorten colds. fever and chest pain suggest influenza or pneumonia warranting a doctor. Preventive tips include avoiding cold contacts good sleep nutrition outdoor warmth hand washing and treating tonsils teeth and adenoids.
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County City Health Unit
Bill Hulsey Seeks County Funds for Appeal to State Supreme Court
District Judge Tal Crawford took under advisement Friday an application by Bill Hulsey to have a case prepared at county expense for an appeal to the state supreme court from his twenty year sentence for a statutory offense. Hulsey was convicted by jury on October 19 and sentenced later. The case involves a nine year old cousin. The defendant is presently free on bond.
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Tal Crawford
Bill Hulsey
State Supreme Court
Hulsey
Crawford
Officers Capture 100 Gallons Mash in Ada Area
County officers seized 100 gallons of mash nine miles north of Ada and turned Wesley Baker over to federal authorities. Baker was arraigned before US commissioner W C Edwards on unlawful operation of a still and possession of whiskey mash. Bond set at 1500 dollars. Baker held in county jail. Sheriff Clyde Kaiser and deputies Jim Rogers and Charles Shockley led the arrest.
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Wesley Baker
Ada
Baker
W. C. Edwards
United States
Clyde Kaiser
Jim Rogers
Charles Shockley
Subway Delays After Rescue of Stray Dog on Broad Street
Philadelphia riders faced a 25 minute delay on Broad Street trains as operators rescued a stray dog along the tracks. The incident disrupted service while crews retrieved the animal and resumed normal operations.
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Philadelphia
Date Night Divorce Claims Absent Wife In Shawnee
In Shawnee Oklahoma on November 27 a divorce case cited a romance between 17 year old Evelyn Steele and 21 year old farmer Hershell Cook. Cook alleged neglect and that Steele wed him to escape the state industrial school and planned not to live with him.
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Shawnee
Okla
State Industrial School For
Hershell Cook
Evelyn Steele
Tecumseh
East Indian Natives Keen Smell Distinguish Footprints
A brief Ada News classified item notes that East Indian natives have a keen sense of smell enabling them to tell European from their own footprints or odor. The ad promises greater returns for amount invested.
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Ada News
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