Republican candidates vie for 1936 campaign
The piece surveys potential GOP nominees to challenge Roosevelt, naming Frank Knox, Landon, Borah, Ogden Mills, Hoover, and Johnson, then moves through local crime, a burglary case in Tishomingo, and a suspended sentence. It also notes Rev. Andres Martinez's death in Anadarko and oil production forecasts for 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Frank Knox
Chicago
Governor Landon
Kansas
Senator Borah
Idaho
Ogden Mills
Herbert Hoover
Hiram Johnson
Two Accused in Revenue Law Cases
Rogers Hutto and Buster Kuykendall were arraigned before U S Commissioner W C Edwards on internal revenue law violations and jailed in Muskogee. Hutto pleaded guilty to unstamped whiskey and whiskey transportation charges while Kuykendall denied knowledge of the whiskey use. Kuykendall remained out on bond as of late yesterday at 3900 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers Hutto
Buster Kuykendall
Muskogee
U. S
W. C. Edwards
Hutto
Kuykendall
Allen Stanfield
Indian Suffer One Fracture
Hamilton Doc Waters a 35 year old Steedman Indian was found unconscious with a skull fracture and other head injuries beside the O C A A railroad near Ada. Morris Leader, an ex convict, is being questioned for alleged assault on Waters after Waters recovered consciousness and alleged Leader as attacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Waters
Steedman
O.c.a.&a
Ada
Morris Leader
Charley Shockley
Shockley
Morris
Doc” Waters
Leader
Oklahoma
Christmas Goodies Bought for State Institutions
Oklahoma City report shows the state board of affairs purchasing Christmas provisions for state institutions. Items include 100 gallons ice cream, 23 crates lemons, 49 crates grapefruit, 164 crates lettuce, 10 crates grapes, 153 crates celery, 778 pounds cranberries, 148 banana stalks, 194 cases apples, 22% cases oranges, 312 tons nuts, and four tons candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Board of Affairs
Melby Bill Proposes Penalty for Post Election Promises
St Paul state representative J O Melby introduces a bill fixing a 1000 dollar fine or one year imprisonment for candidates who break campaign promises after election. The bill would require candidates to file a pledges list with the secretary of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
J. O. Melby
Negro Woman Free On Bond After Shooting
Trudy Caldwell, a negro woman, posted 5000 bond after waiving arraignment and entering a not guilty plea to first degree manslaughter. She is charged with shooting 33 year old Ada resident Brownie Loftus in Ada's Little Harlem after a scuffle near Sixth street and Broadway. Loftus died from a gunshot to the left side. the weapon was not recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trudy Caldwell
Brownie Loftus
Ada Negro
Little
Harlem
Sherwood W. Hill
Loftus
Sixth Street
Broadway
Ade
Senator Thomas Calls for Dollar Devaluation to Raise Farm Prices
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma urged higher farm prices arguing wheat could reach 1.25 dollars a bushel and cotton 15 to 20 cents a pound if the dollar is devalued further. He blamed monetary policy for rising costs and said relief for farmers must come from improved farm incomes. He suggested AAA doubts and Supreme Court actions could hasten farmer aid reductions. He warned city workers should not complain about food costs until farmers are better off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
AAA
Supreme Court
Dormer Browning First to Lead Wrestling and Football at A and M
Dormer Browning 21 of Clinton Oklahoma will become the first Oklahoma A and M athlete to captain both the wrestling and football teams. Already captain of the grapplers, the 165 pound guard was named the 1936 football captain. Next year will be his third varsity season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Dormer Browning
Clinton Okla
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Browning
Wallace Defends Canadian Trade Treaty at Farm Bureau
Secretary Wallace told the American Farm Bureau Federation convention that the Canadian reciprocal trade treaty yields net gains for U S agriculture despite losses from Smoot Hawley. He said concessions boost pork and meat markets and raise grain fruit and vegetable profits while expanding exports of manufactured goods to Canada and payrolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
CPI
Henry A. Wallace
American Farm Bureau Federation
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Schoolmasters at new Fittstown building celebrate opening
Pontotoc County schoolmasters and guests gathered Tuesday at the new Fittstown school to inspect the building and launch a program. Miss Cleo Sumter led the event with entertainment by the glee club and readings. Rex Morrison and J W Huff spoke on changes since the town and school began, and Willard Owens thanked volunteers and oil firms for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Fittstown
Fitts
Harden City Wing
Franks
Cleo Sumter
Willard Owens
Fittstown P.T.A
Ada Blacksmith Jack Bailey Found Dead in Shop
The body of Jack Bailey a well known Ada blacksmith was found hanging from a rafter in his East Tenth street shop near Broadway Thursday morning shortly after 10 oclock He had left home about six and appeared to have died two or three hours earlier Officers were notified and suicide is suspected though official verdict had not yet been delivered He was widely known in Pontotoc county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bailey
Ada
East Tenth Street
Broadway
Bailey
Jack
Pontotoc County
Pension tax delayed as court takes original jurisdiction
The state tax commission cannot begin collecting the special privilege tax for the old age pension for at least 40 days after the Oklahoma Supreme Court accepted original jurisdiction in a suit by The Associated Industries of Oklahoma and others. The court’s move adds 15 days for the state to answer and 15 for Protestants to reply, plus 19 days more for pleadings. The challenge questions the governor’s election call, ballot title clarity, and the amendment's constitutionality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Associated Industries of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Oklahoma City
State Tax Commission
Associated Industries of
Edwin R. McNeill
Japanese naval parity demand shocks international talks
London dispatch reports Admiral Osami Nagano presenting Japan's claim for a navy equal to major powers, seeking tonnage limits with equality for "great powers" and drastic cuts on offensive ships. Britain and the United States oppose parity, citing defense needs and fears of Japan gaining a free hand in the Far East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Osami Nagano
Japan
Nacano
Italy
France
Lord Stanley
British Admiralty
House of Commons
Great Britain
Germany
Soviet
Russia
United States
Britain
Pacific
Far East
Norman H. Davis
Pat Hastings Receives Five Years For Forgery
The district court heard one case Wednesday before recess. Pat Hastings was found guilty on one of two second degree forgery charges and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. A separate drunk driving case against Mose Puller opens at 9 this morning. Emmitt Anderson paid a $190 fine for drunk driving. V R Manuel and Eugene Ivey face further hearings on forgery and related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishomingo
Jackie Kimes DeWitt
George
Matt Kimes
Jackie
Pat Hastings
Mose Puller
Emmitt Anderson
V. R. Manuel
Eugene Ivey
Remains of Missing Shawnee Attorney Found Buried Near Lindsay
The body of Ray Evans identified as the second victim of Chester Comer was found buried in a gully 21-3 miles north of Lindsay Oklahoma. Roscoe Arrington identified the body. Evans was missing since November 19. Still missing are L A Simpson and son Warren and Lucille Stevens Comer. Officers said no inquest will be held.
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Ray Evans
Lindsay
Here
Okla
Chester Comer
Oklahoma City
Roscoe Arrington
Evans
Shawnee
Wyandotte
Kans
Comer
Elizabeth Childers Comer
L. A. Simpson
Piedmont Farmer
Warren
Lucille Stevens Comer
Oscar Morgan
Blanchard Marshal
McClain County
E. Smith Hester
Simpsons
Maysville
W. R. Massey
C. N. Hopkins
Near Here
Massey
Blanchard
Two Sisters Reunite After 50 Years Apart in Missouri
Mrs Martha Simpson hosts her sister Mrs Nancy Stout of Jennings Oklahoma in Boyer Missouri after a letter from relatives located the sibling. Their mother had died when they were young and they were separated and grew apart until this reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyer, Mo
Martha Simpson
Nancy Stout
Jennings
Oka
Oklahoma
Peace Officer Bennett Wallace Dies at 43
Ardmore Oklahoma December 10. Bennett Wallace a longtime state crime bureau operative who helped capture Harvey Bailey and Urschel kidnapers died of pneumonia after a two week illness. The 43 year old deputy sheriff and former Earlsboro chief of police is survived by his widow.
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Ardmore
Bennett Wallace
Oklahoma
Harvey Bailey
Urschel
Wallace
State Crime Bureau
Love County
Earlsboro
Oklahoma Democratic Committee Sets City Meeting Date
Ardmore report says JP J B Moore state democratic central committee chairman announces executive committee to meet in Oklahoma City at 10 a m Saturday. The meeting will fix the date of the state democratic convention and determine delegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
J. B. Moore
Democratic Central Committee
Oklahoma City
Two Men Held on Kidnap Charges in Fort Smith
Fort Smith Arkansas December 11 two men George J Webb Tulsa Kla and Jeff Townsend Commerce Okla are held in county jail on federal kidnapping charges in connection with the abduction and robbery of two Oklahoma City men Webb identified by Jack Reede as one of the robbers after the pair allegedly forced their victims to drive from Fort Smith to Stillwell Oklahoma where they were robbed hearings before U S Commissioner Thomas Harce scheduled for Saturday morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
Mike J. Gordon
George J. Webb
Tulsa
Kla
Jeff Townsend
Commerce
Okla
Oklahoma City
Gordon
Webb
Townsend
Jack Reede
Web
Will
Senator Schall Demands Three Year Federal Expenditure Audit
Senator Schall of Minnesota called for a congressional audit of government spending over the past three years. He argued that the American people, as stockholders in the federal enterprise, deserve to know where funds go and for what purpose and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Schall
R-Minn
Congress
Passengers to be searched for reichsbank notes in Hamburg
Customs authorities disclosed that passengers and crew of incoming ships at Hamburg will be searched for reichsbank notes. The German government had banned import of reichsbank notes on December 4 to obtain more foreign exchange for buying raw materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Germany
Hard Luck 06S Escaped Gonivt Fort Worth Reunion
Hard Luck Crowley, a 32 year old escapee from the Oklahoma penitentiary, was captured in Fort Worth Texas after 15 months on the run. He described living on relief in New Mexico and running a hamburger stand at Hialeah Park Florida before authorities arrested him en route to Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
John L. Crowley
Oklahoma
Nebraska
New Mexico
Hialeah Park
Fla
Crowley
Ice blamed as tri motor Belgian plane crashes near Tatsfield
Ice formed on wings forced the tri motor airliner down near Tatsfield Kent after crossing the channel from Brussels to London. The crash killed 11 aboard and left a mass of wreckage. Air ministry officials opened an inquiry led by Major Cooper into the disaster on English soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tatsfield
Kent
Eng
Air Ministry
English Channel
Brussels
London
Cooper
Teenager to be hanged for brother murder in love triangle
Allan Cowan a 17 year old from Pembroke Ontario was condemned by Justice Mackay to hang on February 27 for murdering his brother Albert. The defendant faced the bench with a calm grin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pembroke
Ont
Allan Cowan
Albert
Mackay
Gasoline Prices Rise in Italy Spark Attendant Gripes
Italian gas stations face higher costs as fuel prices climb, provoking complaints from attendants over pay and working conditions. The situation signals broader pressure on motorists and service staff amid rising energy costs.
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the Times
Andres Martinez
Anadarko
Las Vegas
Mescalero
Mexico
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Mussolini
League of Nations
Haile Selassie
Sec. Wallace
Houston
Buffalo Bayou
South
Doc Waters
Thomas
Iin
NEW School
Wnjung Tion
By Lloyd Leheras
Commons
Law Partne
Senator Schall
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