Grand Council of Five Tribes meets in Ada Oklahoma today
Several hundred Indians from the Five Civilized Tribes gather for the first annual meeting of the Indian National Confederacy in Ada. Joseph Bruner of Sapulpa presides as resolutions are presented, including repeal of U S House Bill 750 and reforms in Indian service guardianship.
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Council of Indian National Confederacy
Oklahoma
Grand Council
Indian National Confederacy
Five Civilized Tribes
Resolutions Committee
George W. Burris
Ohoyohoma Club of
Ada
Joseph Bruner
Sapulpa
East Central State Teachers College Band
Claude V. Thompson
W. W. Leflore
Bennington
Ah Indian Organization
Tom D. McKeown
U. S. House
Confederacy
Congress of the United States
Civil Service
Indian Departments
Indian Service
Franklin Kennamer
Wilson Clinton
Congress
Phillips Falls In Death by Own Action
Frank Phillips an elderly man jailed on adultery charges attempted suicide with a sharpened spoon. He slashed his throat causing wounds that required 16 stitches and left notes to his children. His wife seeks divorce and further alimony and custody.
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Frank Phillips
Phillips
Ada Receives CWA Projects Graveling Streets and Cemetery Work
Carl Giles approves two Ada city CWA projects and school repairs worth about 14000 dollars. The city will gravel 271 blocks with 28 800 cubic yards of gravel from Balthrop pit for 130 workers over 50 days and construct a cobblestone cemetery building at Rose Dale with 2600 cubic yards of gravel for drives. Plans await eligibility checks before work begins.
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Carl Giles
Bunyan FE
Hennigan
Ada
CWA
R Rosedale
Balthrop
Bud White
Liquor Control Debate Shifts as Prohibition Ends
Washington notes that national prohibition has ended but liquor control remains a key issue for the new Congress. Lawmakers face District of Columbia enforcement, federal dry-area protection, and liquor tax questions shaping post repeal sentiment.
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Joseph H. Choate
New York
Roosevelt
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
Choate
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
District of Columbia
McKeown to Address Legion Meeting
McKeown will address the American Legion at its regular meeting on December 12. All veterans are urged to attend and hear the speaker. Greater returns for the amount invested.
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Tom D. McKeown
American Legion
Court Refuses to Disbar Maben in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City court declines to disbar Tulsa attorney and former district judge W. N. Maben amid findings the evidence did not prove his involvement in a forged bond for Bill Armstrong. The court also adjusted penalties for Gus Hadwicer the elder and his son Robert in probate misconduct cases.
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Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
W. N. Maben
Tulsa
Gus Hadwicer
Alva
Robert
Maben
Bill Armstrong
Norris Convicted in Scottsboro Train Confrontation Case
Clarence Norris, second of seven Black defendants in the Scottsboro case, was convicted by a Morgan county jury on charges of confronting two white women on a freight train near Scottsboro two years ago. The sentence carries the mandatory passing penalty. Patterson was convicted earlier and given the sentence.
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Decatur
Ala
Clarence Norris
Scottsboro
Morgan County
Norris
Heywood Patterson
Patterson
Price
Ruby Bates
New York
Clyde Barrow Suspected in Texas Shooting Car Found
Ottawa county officers in Miami Oklahoma say a small coupe found in Neo Sho river bottoms near here may have been used by Clyde Barrow in a recent Texas shooting. Bloodstained bandages were found in the car. a window was shot out and buckshot embedded in the top.
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Miami
Okla
Ottawa County
Neosho River
Clyde Barrow
Texas
Treasurer to Ignore Order on Tax Penalty
Oklahoma City December 5 74 County Treasurer William F Wahlberg of Oklahoma County says he will ignore Governor Murray’s executive order to temporarily eliminate tax penalties. He notes his bonding company will not help him if he gets into trouble as many treasurers face potential bond cancellations if the order is obeyed.
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Fred McCoy
Pontotoc County
John Rogers
W. H. Murray
McCoy
Rogers
Oklahoma City
William F. Wahlberg
Oklahoma County
Murray
Civil Works payroll paid to Logan county workers
A civil works payroll of 24000 dollars was distributed today to 2000 Logan county workers. Two banks cashed the CWA checks at booths in the payoff room.
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Guthrie
Civil Works
Logan County
CWA
Longs Sixth District election ends amid protests and injunctions
Mrs. Bolivar Kemp Jr. led a 4 800 vote tally among 45 141 qualified electors in nine parishes voting with nine parishes having no election Tangipahoa St Helena and Livingston were without ballots Judge Nat Tyeer enforced an injunction declaring the vote illegal while Long boasted at Roosevelt hotel in New Orleans of the district’s rebellion and a quiet election contrast in Louisiana.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Bolivar E. Kemp Jr
Kemp
Roosevelt
New Orleans
Yesterndy
K. Allen
Democratic Executive Committee
Long
Tangipahoa
St. Helena
Livingston
Nat Tyeer
Louisiana
Christmas Arrives With Ada Santa Visit Planned
Weather turns wintry ahead of Christmas as Ada and Pontotoc county prepare for gift shopping. Santa Claus makes a preliminary stop at the bus station Friday at 3 30 p m and visits Ada on Saturday to check merchant support for Christmas Eve and Day celebrations.
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Ada
Main Street
Pontotoc County
Santa Claus
Dawes Praises Baker Support For Roosevelt
Gen Dawes urged for backing of the president as he introduced Newton D Baker to a Chicago audience. He praised Baker for sticking to his course under hostile public opinion in war time, saying he served under Woodrow Wilson and stressed unity behind the president in these times.
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Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Newton D. Baker
Dawes
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Arrival on South American Coast in Under Sixteen Hours
Brazilian city welcomes famed fliers with royal reception as their aircraft lands after a swift takeoff, marking a notable moment in aviation history. The event highlights hospitality extended to international travelers and draws attention to regional air service.
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Lindberghs
Col. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
American
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Spirit of
Bathurst
Gambia
South American
Thirty Years of Progress Briefing in Aviation History
A concise timeline marks key milestones from 1903 and 1932. Orville Wright completes the first powered flight in December 1903 lasting twelve seconds, followed by Colonel Lindbergh and his wife visiting Brazil after a long five month air journey covering about eighteen thousand miles.
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Associated Press
Orville Wright
Charles A. Lindbergh
Brazil
State seeks funds for improvements at University hospital
Oklahoma City December 5 plans for a 721000 improvement program for the University hospital are being prepared for submission to the state public works advisory board. The project includes a psychiatric ward nurses' home and a four story wing. Loans would be on a 30 70 basis with profits pledged to retire the loan in about 25 years.
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Oklahoma City
University Hospital
State Board of Affairs
State Public Works Advisory Board
Oklahoma College For Women
Chickasha
W. C. Hughes
Hughes
East Central Teachers College
Ada
Central Teachers
Edmond
Capitol
Kidnapped McAlester Official Freed After Hold
Harry Pitzer manager of the Public Service company of McAlester was kidnapped near Wilburton, robbed of his car and money, and released unharmed near Stuart. Earlier the robbers wrecked a Muskogee banker’s car in a separate incident.
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McAlester
Okla
Wilburton
Harry Pitzer
Public Service Company
Stuart
Aur eya Weather State Begins in Siberia
A new Jewish state named Aur eya launches in Siberia with a weather warning system predicting forthcoming conditions. The project signals a planned community effort amid regional climate concerns.
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Siberia
Aureya
Floyd Finishes County Tax Roll Work
County tax assessor Charley Floyd has secured the levy rate for School District 53 in Johnston County and aims to complete the 1955 tax rolls. He was delayed until Johnston County finalized its levy and expects to certify the rolls to Fred McCoy for collection soon, with state law changes shifting assessment and collection timing.
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Charley Floyd
Johnston County
Floyd
Fred McCoy
Road Plans Near Approval For County Works Program
County officials advance preparations for calling unemployed men to work on CWA civil projects. Officials seek a first work call by week’s end with about 8 000 registrants screened for eligibility, while relief work may continue if funds permit.
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County Cwa
Jungan KE. Hennigan
O. G. Rose
CWA
C. L. Gibson
Ringwood Man Believed Killed By Deer Hunters
L. H. Driscoll, a Ringwood farmer, was found dead near a hunting blind six miles west of Ringwood. Authorities say buckshot wounds suggest he was killed by deer hunters from close range. An inquest was ordered with a Fairview jury taken to the scene.
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Ringwood
Oklkla
L. H. Driscoll
Driscoll
Fairview
More Indians to be given work on CWA projects
Muskogee December 5. P A M Landman superintendent of the five civilized tribes authorized to employ 700 Indians on CWA highway and community building projects. Indians to be hired at Muskogee Tulsa Okmulgee Pryor Tahlequah McAlester Holdenville Ardmore Durant Idabel Hugo and Wewoka. Ten Indian clerks to handle payrolls. Setup under Washington supervision, not state CWA. No set appropriation.
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Muskogee
Smithsonian Find: Bee Sting Intensifies When Seated
Scientists report bees sting most when people are seated suggesting a need to stand or move during encounters. The note links posture to sting severity and hints at avoiding stings by altering behavior.
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Smithsonian
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