Prohibition enforcement plans loom in congress
A wave of ten bills targets federal and local liquor laws as Hoover aims to tighten enforcement and make Washington a model of city law enforcement. Key proposals include holding purchasers liable, creating DC enforcement parity, and transferring treasury duties to the justice department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Douthat
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Hoover
Sheppard
Texas
Judiciary Committee
District of Columbia
Howell
Nebraska
Department of Justice
Senate Committee On
Capper
Kansas
Department
Mitchell
John McNab
San Francisco
Congress
Treasury
Justice Department
Blease
South Carolina
Diplomatic Corps
Hawes
Missouri
Hurley Named War Secretary by Hoover
Patrick J. Hurley of Tulsa Oklahoma has been chosen by President Hoover to succeed James W. Good as secretary of war. He has been acting secretary since Good's death and was previously assistant secretary and in the reserve corps. He won the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I for a hazardous reconnaissance mission in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patrick J. Hurley
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Hoover
James W. Good
Department
Mr. Good
Hurley
France
Hover
Capitol
Longworth
Memorial to Ben Franklin Planned By Philadelphia
A $5,000,000 memorial to Benjamin Franklin will rise on the Parkway in Philadelphia. Cyrus H. K. Curtis announced plans at a dinner for the Benjamin Franklin Memorial Inc. in cooperation with the Franklin Institute. The three story building will include a first floor planetarium with an artificial sky and 9,000 fixed stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Benjamin Franklin Memorial, Inc
The
Franklin Institute
Garter Name Change Proposed for Ardmore School
A House appropriation bill would rename the Bloomfield Indian Academy for Girls at Ardmore Oklahoma to Carter Seminary in honor of the late Charles D. Carter Indian leader and longtime representative. Ardmore school draws Chickasaw pupils and Carter’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles D. Carter
Bloomfield Indian Academy For
Ardmore
Okla
Carter Seminary
Interior Department
House
House Appropriations Committee
Carter
House of Representatives
Permanent national business clinic to monitor trade trends
A national business clinic will be established within days as a permanent council of 40 top executives under Julius Barnes to watch trade trends, identify slowdowns, warn, and recommend remedies. The group will expand membership and pursue organization through informal conferences, with aims tied to Hoover's economic revival plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Julius Barnes
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Barnes
Prince of Wales Reinstates Leyton High Boy
The Prince of Wales intervened to end a suspension at Leyton High School. The pupil, Lawrence Gill, had been barred after requesting an autograph. A private letter from the prince to Gill’s father offered guidance, leading to the boy’s return to school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
London
Leyton High School
Lawrence Gill
Gill
Death Penalty Sought in Girl's Strangulation Case
John Preston, 28, testified he remembered nothing of a wild party that ended with Agnes Johnson’s death by strangulation on October 12. He was found guilty of murder and faces the death penalty. Matilda Murphy escaped unharmed, Preston is married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheaten, Tiil
John Preston
Agnes Johnson
Preston
Miss Johnson
Matilda Murphy
Haiti Martial Law Situation Described By Secretary Stimson
Secretary Stimson called the Haiti crisis exceedingly serious amid popular excitement and risk of outbreaks by irresponsible elements. The Port Aux Cayes coffee port reported 25 Americans as of yesterday morning, with high commissioner Brigadier General John H. Russell warning that similar danger could arise at other ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Haiti
Stimson
Aux Cayes
John H. Russell
Martial law in Haiti praised by U S high commissioner
Brigadier General John H Russell, American high commissioner to Haiti, cabled Secretary Sullivan that the December 4 proclamation of martial law had a good effect on Haitians and Americans, quieting the situation. State Department had sensed rumblings of trouble and planned a press briefing for more details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John H. Russell
Haiti
Stimson
State Department
Republic
Weather and Road Conditions Across Kansas Arkansas and Oklahoma
Kansas sees partly cloudy to cloudy skies with unsettled conditions and a plunge in temperatures, especially tonight. Arkansas reports cloudy skies with occasional rain and colder air, then Saturday turns cloudy with rain in the east and much colder. Oklahoma notes cloudy conditions with eastward rain, then Saturday becomes partly cloudy and colder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Ed Thomas Roff Constable Resigns After Fatal Shooting
County commissioners prepare to act on the resignation of Ed Thomas, Roff constable, who had been elected last year. He allegedly fatally shot Morris on his swearing in day, and Morris’s brother Pyatt Morris reportedly wounded Thomas in a claimed self defense last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Thomas
Roff
Morris
Pyatt Morris
Thomas
Charges in Fatal Shooting by Oklahoma Deputies
Oklahoma City December 6 The investigation into the fatal shooting of Floyd Currier by deputy sheriffs in an oil field case Tuesday night was dropped by county attorney George M. Callihan who said no action would be taken against the officers. Currier, who fired at the deputies, died in a hospital. Deputies sought Currier and Joe Keyes. Keyes was arrested. Keys will be turned over for prosecution. Currier was a former inmate of the Granite state reformatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Floyd Currier
George M. Callihan
Currier
Joe Keyes
Pottawatomie
Keys
T. A. Cox
Shawnee
Keys and
Portland Ducks Purchase Eastern League Star Pitcher
Tom Turner president of the Portland baseball club telegraphed from Chattanooga Tenn that he had purchased Joe Bloomer of Springfield Mass a leading pitcher in the Eastern League for the Portland Ducks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Tom Turner
Portland Baseball Club
Cattlanooga
Tenn
Joe Bloomer
Springfield
Mass
Portland Ducks
Woman adds more to killing story Durant
Preliminary hearing for A. J. Easter and Mrs. Ira Hughes, charged with murder in the slaying of Easter’s wife, set for December 14. State chemist reports another poison found in the viscera, with official confirmation awaited. Easter and Hughes allegedly devised multiple plans to kill Hughes. Witnesses place Easter at the Hughes home the night of the death. a poison package was found in the Easter residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
A. J. Easter
Ira Hughes
J. A. Shirley
Easter
Sarah
Eastep
Hughes
Utica
Taylor
Shirley
Pontotoc herds show good butterfat in November report
The Cow Testing Association's November report shows 463 cows across 26 Pontotoc herds with an average butterfat of 4.5 percent. 125 cows are dry, 24 are high-producing, and 15 were sold while 25 were purchased. Norris and Underhill own the top herd at 29 producing cows with 5.6 percent butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
W. H. Ellison
Norris and
Underhill
J. A. Coody
Norris and Gay
James S. Alverson Pioneer Leader Dies at 79
Ardmore reports the death of James S. Alverson a Carter County pioneer aged 79. He died Wednesday at Pernell and was buried Thursday afternoon from Harvey Bros with Rev Elbert M Whitwell in charge. Bearers were O W Anderton George Evans Don Kiersey Hale Dunn Walter Colbert Jess Dunn. He lived in Woodford for many years and was once known as the wheat king of southern Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
James S. Alverson
Carter County
Pernell
Harvey Bros
Elbert M. Whitwell
First Christian Church
O. W. Anderton
George Evans
Don Kiersey
Hale Dunn
Walter Colbert
Jess Dunn
Alverson
Wheat King
Oklahoma
Woodford
Betty Best Introduces Fingernail Tint Fad on Leviathan
Mrs. Betty Best sails from Europe aboard the Leviathan and starts a new fad by painting one hand’s fingernails red while the other nails are green, a bold color statement attracting curiosity among passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Betty Best
Europe
Togo the sled dog to be killed and stuffed for Yale museum
In Poland Springs Maine an aging sled dog named Togo, famed for carrying diphtheria serum to Nome at age 13, is to be killed to end his suffering. His body will be stuffed and kept in a Yale museum. Togo was gifted to Mrs. E P Ricker Jr by Leonard Seppala who drove him to Nome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland Springs
Togo
Husky
Nome
Yale
E. P. Ricker Jr
Leonard Seppala
Prize stock at Inter-Livestock Exposition sells for high prices
A Chicago crowd watched prize cattle hogs and sheep sold for record sums at the Inter-Livestock Exposition. Grand champion steer from Purdue drew $7,835 with J C Penney paying $8.25 a pound for another Iowa winner. Prices varied from $8.25 a pound to $35 a hundred for cattle and hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon M. Sessions
Associated Press
Chicago
Wether
Purdue University
Walter Mommsen
Iowa
Kansas
Elliot Brown
Iowa State College
J. C. Penney
E. P. Hall
Illinois
Barrow
Kansas A
M. College
Hall
Ames
Senate votes to exclude Vare after long controversy
The Senate voted 58 to 22 to exclude William S. Vare of Pennsylvania from its seats, leaving the vacancy filled by the ruling that his Democratic opponent William B. Wilson failed to win a true plurality. The session marked by two roll calls and a costly three year investigation ends with Vare barred and Wilson deemed not to have a majority of legally cast votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William S. Vare
Pennsylvania
Senate
William B. Wilson
Vare
Ware
Philadelphia
Wilson
John D. Shaw
Ford Heir Receives $100 Bequest in Smalley Babbit Gift
In Ypsilanti Michigan on December 6 a probate notice reports Mrs Florence Smalley Babbitt has bequeathed Henry Ford $100. The total bequest appears linked to an antiques collector named in the document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ypsilanti, Micch
Henry Ford
Florence Smalley-Babbitt
Buck deer escapes with hunter's wristwatch in West Brookfield
In West Brookfield Massachusetts on December 6 a hunter from Springfield named Bob Canavan shot a big buck. As he approached the fallen animal the deer shook its head and snagged a strap on Bob's wrist causing the watch to be torn free and dash away with the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Brookfield
Mass
Bob Canavan
Springfield
Bob
Independent Oil and Gas executives resign positions
Tulsa reports the resignations of R. B. Pringle as vice president and general manager and Willard Martin as vice president and general counsel. Pringle intends to start his own business, signaling a leadership change at the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
R. B. Pringle
Willard Martin
Independent Oil and Gas Company
Pringle
Wy. Governor Nellie Ross Calls for United Democratic Party
Nellie Tayloe Ross former Wyoming governor urged party unity in Oklahoma City addressing a joint meeting of the Oklahoma County Women’s Democratic club and the League of Young Democrats. She then left for Washington to oversee the women's department of the Democratic National Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
Oklahoma County Women's Democratic Club
League of Young Democrats
Tulsa Hosts Third Soil Conservation Meeting
The third in a series of soil conservation meetings sponsored by the state soil erosion commission was held here yesterday. County agents, farmers and businessmen from Tulsa, Mayes, Rogers, Osage, Pawnee, Creek and Lincoln counties attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
State Soil Erosion Commission
Mayes
Rogers
Osage
Pawnee
Creek
Lincoln Counties
Students to win trips for top high school agricultural records
A bill introduced by Congressman McClintic of Oklahoma offers a free Washington trip to one pupil per congressional district and two from each state at large who achieve the best scholastic records in high school agricultural classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McClintic
Oklahoma
Former High School Player Captures Deer by Flying Tackle
Anthony R. Francis, formerly on a local high school football team, uses an unusual hunting method this season and makes a successful flying tackle to down a deer in Truro Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truro
Mass
Anthony R. Francis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sheppard Bill
Versy
Commission
Christabel Pankhurst
J. W. Good
Ben Franklin
Port-Au-Prince
Cape Haitien
United States
Cayes
Richard Cutts
U. S. Marine Corps
D. P. Johnson
George O’shea
Brooklyn
N. Y
Garde
Business
Hoover Conference
R. H. Rishton
Association of Railway Executives
J. A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Louis S. Swift
Swift and Company
Will H. Hays
John G. Lonsdale
American Bankers’ Association
America
Byrd
Coney Island
Richard G. Brophy
Brophy
Omaha
Neb
Charles Manning Mitchell
Custom House
Wea
Rds
Blackwell
City
Miami
Pottawatomie County
State Reformatory
Granite
Portland Club
Turner
Pontotoc
J. S. Alverson
W. S. Vare
Allen
Blaine
Borah
Brookhart
Cousho
Metcalf
Vandenberg
Glenn
Johnson
Lafollette
McCulloch
McMaster
McNary
Norris
Nye
Pas
Terson
Sackett
Steiner
Idaeus
Cutting
Dale
Frazier
Jones
the News
Deceember
Sun
Mon Tuel
ADA Evening News
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!