Edward VIII Abdicates in Historic Commons Move
The abdication of King Edward VIII was announced in Parliament amid grave deliberations over his choice to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson. Prime Minister Baldwin prepared a decisive statement as ministers and the public anticipated a constitutional crisis and potential constitutional monarchy collapse.
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London
King Edward
House of Commons
Edward VIII
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Stanley Baldwin
Britain
Edward
Mrs. Simpson
Baldwin
Empire
Commons
Simpson
No. 10
Downing Street
England
Daily Mail
London Daily Herald
Better program promised farmers crisis reforms urged
Secretary Wallace told the American Farm Bureau that a superior plan to the outlawed Triple A will be built. He urged production controls crop insurance and soil storage to ensure farmer welfare during normal weather and beyond. He warned storage must extend to soil reserves to sustain the nation.
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Pasadena
Calif
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
American Farm Bureau Federation
U.S. Supreme Court
Resettlement Workers Attend Oklahoma City Meeting
D. E. Slingerland Pontotoc county farm management supervisor of the resettlement administration and Mrs. Iva C. Jones home management supervisor attend a three day meeting in Oklahoma City on the loan status of Oklahoma farmers. The conference runs today through Saturday. Pontotoc county agriculturists show good repayment records on federal loans. Discussions are expected on new duties for resettlement workers.
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D. E. Slingerland
Pontotoc County
Resettlement Administration
Iva C. Jones
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Pontotoc County Agriculturists
Bell committee backs report on Townsend pension bill failure
The Bell investigating committee issued a majority report concluding the Townsend 200 dollar monthly old age pension plan is economically unworkable. It indicated the panel would recommend returning about twenty thousand dollars of the fifty thousand dollar appropriation for the inquiry.
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Washington
Bell Investigating Committee
House
Amundsen Fundraising for Polar Expedition Journey South Pole
Ronald Amundsen travels to the South Pole to raise funds for a later North Pole expedition. He aims to secure support from sponsors and wealthy patrons to finance his Arctic voyage and research goals.
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Ronald Amundsen
South Pole
North Pole
Turkey raisers to get hearing
Oklahoma City December 9. LM Ton W Cheek president of the Oklahoma farmers union reports the FBI has developed a case alleging anti trust violations in keeping down turkey prices. Senator Elmer Thomas informed him but cannot disclose sources or scope. Western Oklahoma turkey growers formed a Sayre pool to bid carloads for eastern Christmas markets.
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Oklahoma City
Ton W. Cheek
The
Oklahoma Farmers Union
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Elmer Thomas
Washington
Cheek
Oklahoma
Sayre
Oklahoma cotton crop got short in 1936
Oklahoma City report by federal statistician K D Blood estimates 1936 cotton output at about 290000 bales, a little over half of 1935. Yield up to 1 ton? No, 60 pounds per acre versus 117 in 1935 and 149 average. Ginnings by Dec 1 at 280000 bales.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
K. D. Blood
Federal Statistician
Alabama House Approves Prohibition Repeal Measure
Alabama's House of Representatives approved a repeal bill in a tumultuous session and sent it to the Senate. The state has been bone dry for 21 years.
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Alabama House
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
House of Representatives
Senate
Oil industry holds strong year end in Oklahoma and beyond
The petroleum sector grows optimistic as Continental announces a 17 cent crude price rise effective Jan 4. Gasoline prices rise tentatively in several states, signaling higher refined product costs. The Oil and Gas Journal reports 538 wells completed, with Louisiana leading gains and notable activity in Oklahoma Kansas and California.
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Alfred Wall
Tulsa
Okla
Continental
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Louisiana
Moore Pool
Cleveland County
Oklahoma
Stafford
Ellis
Barton
Rice
Woodson
Kansas
Kern County
California
Two Youths Face Murder Charge in Walsh Death
Buck Walsh a 64 year old cowboy and rancher died after a October 31 altercation. Alfred Arrington 21 was arrested in Buffalo and Donald Parks 20 was to be returned from Oklahoma City. County Attorney James G. Young said Walsh was beaten in the incident.
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Woodward County
James G. Young
Walsh
John Gerich
Oklahoma
U. S
Josh Lee
Waner in Trade Talk for Dizzy Dean Heads Pirates Deal
Major league trade rumors place Paul Waner and Cy Blanton among players likely to move to St Louis in exchange for Dizzy Dean. The proposed swap would also send Tommy Padden and three rookies plus cash from Pittsburgh to St Louis. Branch Rickey discussed the deal with Pirates officials but gave no statement.
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New York
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dizzy Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Paul Waner
Arky Vaughan
Deperters
Waner
St. Louis
Cy Blanton
Tommy Padden
Cardinal
Branch Rickey
Cardinal Forces
Pittsburgh
Global study links 2400 disorders to common afflictions
Researchers report about 2400 physical and mental disorders occur worldwide as common health afflictions. The findings highlight widespread disease patterns across populations, suggesting shared risk factors and the need for integrated health strategies.
John Crawford in Critical Condition After Stroke
Ada attorney John Crawford, prominent for over 30 years, remained in critical condition at 2 a.m. Thursday after a paralytic stroke. He cannot speak or eat and little hope is held for recovery.
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John Crawford
Ada
Crawford
Pontotoc County Free Fair Safeguarded for 1937
Pontotoc County will hold a free fair in 1937 after settlement of the last protest against the 1954 one mill levy. Stanolind Pipe Line and Frisco Railroad agreements cleared protests affecting funds, with December 14 as the tentative final date. The board will seek sites and plan buildings for the 1937 event.
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Pontotoc County
Stanolind Pipe Line Company
Hoyt Driskill
Free Fair Board
Ed Granger
Frisco Railroad
French Plane Shot Down by Germans
Paris reports a German warplane attacked a French diplomatic aircraft over Spanish territory. Four were injured when the French insignia aircraft crashed at Patrana Spain. Passengers named include Andre Chateau and Louis Delapree. The embassy warns of grave consequences.
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Paris
Patrana
Spain
Andre Chateau
Havas
Louis Delapree
Paris Soir
Dr. Hemmy
Canada
Oklahoma City Wins State Oil Leases Near University Area
Two state oil wells were staked between University and Crippled Children hospital and near the University Medical School. H. H. Wegener began the cellar for the medical school well after securing a $61,000 lease, with part in escrow over a McMecham Parkway title dispute. A third well near the medical school proceeds with councilman W. A. Henderson joining and a permit protested by property owner Hugh Tyson.
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Oklahoma City
University and
State Crippled Children’s Hospital
University Medical School
H. H. Wegener
Medical School
Wegener
McMecham Parkway
W. A. Henderson
Hugh Tyson
Missing French Plane Southern Cross Sought By Searchers
Air and sea searchers near Dakar Senegal refused to abandon hope of finding the four motor Southern Cross and its five occupants alive. The plane piloted by Jean Mermoz reportedly descended on the ocean after he radioed Monday that one motor failed on the Dakar to Brazil flight.
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Dakar
Senegal
Southern Cross
Jean Mermoz
Mermoz
Brazil
Soap Drops Trigger Geyser Eruption
A soap solution was dropped into a geyser, causing an eruption. The incident demonstrated that introducing soap into a geyser can alter boiling and eruption dynamics, surprising observers.
Loyalists Brace for Insurgent Trap Near Madrid
Madrid dispatch reports government planes blasting the front along Casa Del Campo and Campamento De Retamares. Socialist batteries and aerial bombardment followed as insurgent planes retaliated on Barajas airport and lines along the Manzanares river. Authorities say Franco’s forces have not yet launched a big attack, while Madrid braces under arms and prepares for a potential thrust.
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Madrid
Casa del Campo
Campamento de Retamares
Barajas
Manzanares
Francisco Franco
Amelia Earhart Putnam Added to Post Award Event
Tulsa dispatch reports Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam joins a list of celebrities invited to the December 14 ceremony honoring Mrs. Wiley Post for the Federation Aeronautique Internationale medal. The event recalls Post and Will Rogers’ 1935 Arctic crash death.
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Tulsa
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Wiley Post
Post
Will Rogers
Arctic
National Aeronautical Association
Hope for Lost Hunters Fades in Texas Search
Raynordville Texas December 9 UP Hope for solving the disappearance of two San Perlita hunters faded as Col H H Carmichael and a Texas Rangers group returned empty handed from the Kings ranch. Carmichael left for Austin by train and offered no statement about resuming the search for Luther and John Blandon who vanished November 1 while duck hunting on the million acre ranch.
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Raymondville
Texas
Col
H. H. Carmichael
Texas’ Rangers
Kings’ Ranch
Carmichael
Austin
Luther
John Blanton
Girl Charged With Slaying Father in Virginia Trial
Edith Maxwell faces a second trial in Wise Virginia for allegedly killing her father Trigg Maxwell. The defense argues the death occurred 18 months earlier from a heart condition, while Edith claims a high heel shoe was used in a struggle. her mother Anne Maxwell and sister corroborate the account. The state supreme court ordered a new trial.
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Wise
UCP
Edith Maxwell
Ezra T. Carter
Trigg Maxwell
Charles Henry Smith
Anne Maxwell
Edith
Maxwell
State Supreme Court
Davis Named Head Of Ada Royal Arch Chapter
Ada Chapter No. 26 Royal Arch Masons elect and installed new officers for the year. Edward Davis becomes the head with Edward H. P. and Ramon Cox among officers. D. W. Swaffar acted as installing officer with M. Z. Thompson as marshal.
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Davis
Royal Arch Chapter
Ada
Royal Arch Masons
D. W. Swaffar
M. Z. Thompson
Edward Davis
C. Raymond Cox
King
WA. C. Dixon
Scribe
Rennie L. Moore
C. H
Jesse M. Bell
W. A. Mubbard
A. C
Roy Wright
Third Vail
O. H. Miller
Second Vail
A. D. Stubblefield
First Vail
J. C. Barnard
Sentinel
Woman saves truck driver from burning oil truck crash
In Needham Massachusetts a woman in night clothes rushed from her home to pull out Richard Tuttle age 20 from a flaming oil truck after it struck a tree. The driver suffered burns to hands and face and a fractured leg.
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Needham
Mass
Richard Tuttle
Large Oklahoma Gas and Electric Mortgage Recorded
Oklahoma Gas and Electric filed a $35,000,000 mortgage in Pentoc county, with $233,049 in taxes paid. The indenture supports bonds totaling up to $55,000,000 issued in various denominations, due 1966 at adjustable rates. Continental Illinois Bank guides the refinancing program authorized by the federal government.
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Pentotoc County
H. D. Garner
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of
Chicago
Ten Tons of Shotgun Shells Explode in Ohio Fire
Ten tons of shotgun shells aboard a transport trailer exploded in base lot inferno near Hamilton Ohio. The blast started from the truck carburetor igniting a 50 gallon tank and sending flaming debris across the countryside. Sheriff John Schumacher and deputies kept crowds at bay as firemen struggled to contain the blaze. Driver Charles Allen, 25, escaped unharmed.
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Hamilton
John Schumacher
Charles Allen
Wingless autogiro to test at Fort Sill for artillery use
The first of five wingless autogiros ordered by the government will be tested at Fort Sill Oklahoma by the army to assess its value in directing artillery fire. Piloted by Lieut. E S Nichols Langley Field Virginia the craft refueled en route and claims a 50 foot obstacle clearance 25 foot takeoff vertical landing capability and a top speed of 130 miles per hour.
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Oklahoma City
Fort Sill
Oxkla
E. S. Nichols
Langley Field
Nichols
U S 60 Organization Seeks Four More Directors
A special meeting of the U S highway 60 organization recommended four additional directors including Roy Goss of Seiling Oklahoma. The plan will go to the association president. Four major highway gaps in four states were reported as being rapidly paved.
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U. S. 60 Organization
Amarillo
Tex
U. S. Highway 60 Organization
Roy Goss
Seiling
Oklo
Association
Dry Measure Committee Calls Special Ballot
A committee votes to call a special ballot on a dry measure with officials preparing the required wording and process for the election. The measure seeks to tighten or loosen alcohol restrictions and awaits formal approval.
Oklahoma House Debates Liquor Repeal and Property Tax Exemption
The Oklahoma House moved to consider a liquor repeal measure urged by the revenue committee to raise revenue, with Governor Marland open to action if both chambers request it. A separate bill would fully exempt 80 acres rural land with improvements or one-fourth acre city property with improvements. The session also touched on patronage disclosures, drivers license fee distribution, city meter deposits, and several committee appointments.
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Oklahoma City
UPA
House
Marland
Revenue Committee
H. Tom Kight
Kight
Senate
Malcolm Baucum
Murray County
Baucum
Gibbons
Oklahoma County
Sapulpa
Creek County
House committee votes on liquor repeal to offset homestead loss
The House revenue committee planned to introduce a resolution to reopen liquor prohibition to raise revenue lost through homestead exemptions. The panel was divided but approved a committee sponsored measure. A subcommittee had backed the resolution 5 to 3. The main committee also agreed to draft a bill granting full homestead exemptions of 80 acres with buildings, plus 0.25 acre in cities, with homeowners filing with county clerks.
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Oklahoma City
House Revenue Committee
House
Marland
H. Tom Kight
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