Hoover Urges Quick Action on Haiti Policy
President Hoover calls Congress to authorize immediate dispatch of a Haitian commission and $50 000 to review policy after rising unrest in Port Au Prince and surrounding areas. He proposes including members from both houses and notes recent disturbances and threatened interference by various agencies.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Haiti
Tor
Agricultured
Damien
Borno
Berlcan
Custom House
Port Au Prince
Cape Haitien
Aux Caves
House of Congress
Plans completed for seventeenth annual poultry show
Plans for the seventeenth annual poultry show in Pontotoc county are complete. Entries pass through Clyde Kaiser the association secretary. Judging by L. Buchanan of Atoka starts about 9 am Thursday in Convention Hall basement, with ribbons awarded after. The four day event begins Wednesday December 11 with a strong display including many turkeys and bantams. Public invited to visit and guess the bantam weight for a $5 prize.
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Clyde Kaiser
Hie L. Buchannan
Atoka
Convention Hall
Pontotoc
Boast of Europe swept by stor
A fierce Atlantic hurricane battered the British Isles and adjacent coasts. Seilly Island reported 108 mph winds, England saw 80 to 190 mph gusts, and at least 26 people died including 19 sea deaths as waves swamped vessels. The gale damaged London, drove ships ashore near New Haven, and caused multiple ship losses along Spain.
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London
Atlantic
British Isles
Seilly Island
England
New Haven
Frances Duncan
Land’s End
Alice Marie
Ferrol
Prince Alfonso
Jaime
Spain
Mogador
Morocco
Henry Ford resigns from Dearborn board of education
Henry Ford leaves his post on the Dearborn board of education in a resignation noted by local readers. The press highlights his enduring dedication to civic ideals and public service.
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Henry Ford
Dearborn Board of Education
Ford
Dairying meeting planned in Pontotoc county
A dairy meeting will be held Wednesday at 10 at the county agents offices in the courthouse. Dr. J W Boehr of the A and M dairy extension department will lead the session. All interested are invited for information and ranch visits Thursday may include herd tours. The Homeric was reported to have saved a crew from a sunken vessel.
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Pontotoc County
Court House
J. W. Boehr
Dairy Extension Department
A. and M. College
Lubbock Police Officer Kills Wife Then Himself
Walter Simmons aged 24 a former Lubbock police officer shot and killed his 19 year old wife in a parked car outside a rooming house then died after being taken to a hospital. The couple had been separated since last Sunday and reconciliation was thought possible. Simmons came from a pioneer Lubbock family.
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Lubbock
Tex
Walter Simmons
Simmons
New Conference Forming Among Five Oklahoma High Schools
A new five-school conference from southern Oklahoma is forming without disrupting current memberships. Ada, McAlester, Durant, Ardmore, and Pauls Valley will join for future play, with Ada remaining in East Central and other members already in existing leagues. The group reports cordial relations and schedules indicate overlap.
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Oklahoma
Guy B. Dickerson
Ada
McAlester
Durant
Ardmore
Pauls Valley
Pavls Valley
Red River
Ada High Cougars
Cougar
Durant Lions
Youth Confesses Killing Parents in Texas Farm Home
Herman Riley 19 confessed to Ellis county officers he shot his parents at their Cedar community farm near Italy Texas and wounded his brother. He was jailed in Waxahachie after a charge of murder was filed. Walter Riley 17 survived with a gunshot wound.
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Italy
Tex
Herman Riley
Ellis County
Cedar Community
Here
John M. Carter
Waxahachie
A. C. Riley
Riley
Walter
Obituary: Mrs. Sarah L. Rushing 67 Dies at Home
Mrs. Sarah L. Rushing aged 67, wife of J R Rushing, died Friday at 11 50 p m at 420 W Seventh. Funeral at 2 30 this afternoon at the home with Rev Mehaffey in charge. Interment at Rosedale Cemetery. Survived by two sons and two daughters.
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Sarah L. Rushing
J. R. Rushing
Mehaffey
Rosedale Cemetery
Thomas assault case continues to tomorrow
Preliminary hearing for Ed Thomas charged with assault with intent to kill was continued until tomorrow morning after part of the case was heard in justice court. The district hearing resumes to accommodate many spectators. Morris was the alleged victim in the incident occurring about two weeks ago.
Plane Wreck Kills Two Army Officers in Arizona
Lieutenants R. H. Gilley and J. J. Adams, Army aviators from March Field California, were killed when their plane crashed near the Inspiration mine four miles north of Miami Arizona during a farewell flight after participating in the Midland City airport dedication. Lieutenant W. B. Plauss, in another plane, witnessed the event as the motor stalled and a landing in a canyon failed, with the craft hitting a power line and bursting into flames.
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Meami
Aris
R. H. Gilley
J. J. Adams
Marchfield
Riverside
Calif
Miami
Midland City
W. B. Plaususs
Plaususs
Lancastria Struck by Lightning During Channel Storm
Lightning hit the Cunard liner Lancastria in a violent English Channel storm. The strike burned out wireless gear but caused no other damage. The ship remained at sea with high excitement aboard as the storm raged.
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Cherbourg
France
Cunard
English Channel
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Thomas
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