Tax Expert Proposes Reclassifying Federal Taxes
Former tax adviser Lovell Parker urged a three class system dividing normal, surtax, and a new super tax on net incomes. He claimed reclassification could raise revenue and spur employment and investment while allowing deductions for wages, home plants, education, and charitable contributions. The plan aims to keep levies similar, not higher. Industrial output showed a rebound with gains in steel, automobiles, and textiles, per the Board of Trade.
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Washington
Lovell Parker
Joint Congressional Committee On Taxation
Theenate
Parker
Fatal Accident Lays Basis for $50,000 Damage Suit
A $50,000 damage suit was filed in district court by Jesse McCracken's parents against Sheehan Pipeline Construction and Jack Thomas after a light pole fell on the 14 year old Center resident as workers prepared a pole for an REA power line. The petition states the pole was not yet in the hole and the boy died from a crushed skull while fleeing the scene during a nearby weiner roast. Funeral expenses of $300 and damages are sought.
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Jesse McCracken
J. W. McCracken
Center
Sheehan Pipeline Construction Company
Jack Thomas
Interstate Cooperative Electric and Power Company
McCracken
Thomas
Nole
Youth Held For Instrument Theft In Fittstown
A 17 year old Fittstown student was jailed Monday on suspicion of stealing a mellophone from the school gym. Deputy Jim Rogers stopped a youth along a highway near Stonewall after he flagged for a ride. The instrument and a kodak were found in the suspect’s possession. charges had not yet been filed by Monday afternoon.
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Fittstown
Jim Rogers
Stonewall
Jack Gibson
Gibson
Rogers
Production Reaches New High Level in Industrial Output
Washington December 12 Federal Reserve Board records show industrial production at a level higher than any time in the last period. The report notes sustained gains across key manufacturing sectors and hints at continued expansion into the coming quarters.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
County School Teachers Meet Friday in Ada
Pontotoc county teachers plan their annual Ada meeting Friday with afternoon group sessions in the city’s schools and a banquet at 6 45 p m in the Aldridge hotel. Dr C P Thompson of Oklahoma A and M will speak at the Banquet.
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Pontatec County
Ada
C. P. Thompson
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Stillwater
Neva Kennon
E E. E. Haley
State Department of Education
Lyle Baren
Aldridge Hotel
Wyatt Preeman
Ada High School
Hobart Ragland
East Central
Thompson
Aged Roff Woman Taken By Death
Mizellar Jane Musgrove aged 87 died last week at the home of her son Ed Musgrove in Roff Oklahoma. She was born February 19 1851 in Dale and moved to Oklahoma in 1899. She married William T Musgrove January 21 1871. Surviving are a daughter four sons 36 grandchildren 31 great grandchildren and many relatives. Funeral services were held at Pilgrim Rest church Newalla with burial in Pilgrim Rest cemetery. She was the last member of her immediate family.
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Mizellar Jane Musgrove
Ed Musgrove
Pilgrim Restchurch
Newalla
Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
Mizellar Medcalf
Dale
Oklahoma
William T. Musgrove
Lottie Brown
Gentry, Ark
Oliver Musgrove
Ashdown Ark
Will Musgrove
Madill
Roff
Ben Musgrove
Musgrove
Ed Medcalf
Tulsa Druggist Sues Over Bridge Collapse Damages
I W In Jones, a Tulsa druggist, files a district court suit for 350,000 damages against Gordon Interstate-Transportation Co and O. T. Inc of Port Smith Ark. after the Arkansas River bridge at Bixby collapsed Friday night. Jones alleges back and pelvic fractures and disability from a truck hitting girders as two spans gave way. the truck was overloaded with fourteen tons of yard.
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Tulsa
Jones
Gordon Interstate — Transportation
T., Inc
Port Smith
Ark
Arkansas River
Bixby
Oklo
Road Worker Injured Falling From Bridge in WPA Project
C B McCurtain a road worker for the county was injured Monday morning when he fell from a bridge on the WPA road job between Fittstown and Reif. He suffered a broken leg and required surgery to set it. The incident occurred while he was at work on the project between Fitts town and Roff.
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C. B. McCurtain
Fitzhugh
Route Two
Fittstown
Reif
McCurtain
Fittsfown
Roff
Five Oklahomans Traffic Victims
Five Oklahomans died or were fatally injured in weekend traffic incidents. James Windham, 21, of Davis was injured fatally near Tucson when a car driven by E. E. Stanley of Norwalk struck him after Windham allegedly leaped into the road. Minerva Dean, 16, near Tulsa, died from an auto taxi collision in Tulsa. Carl Lee, 33, Tulsa, fatally injured by a vehicle. Mrs. A. C. Walker, 28, died when a car and a firetruck collided in Oklahoma City while en route to town with her husband, slightly injured. Virgil A. Schultz, 80, Ponca City, died of injuries from a street crossing incident."
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Associated Press
James Windham
Davis
Okla
Tucson
Ariz
Sigt. Weldon
V. Burr
Arizona Highway Patrol
Windham
Oy E. E. Stanley
Norwalk
Calif
Minerva Dean
Tulsa
Carl Lee
A. C. Walker
Oklahoma City
Virgil A. Schultz
Ponca
City
Ponca City
Predicts Collapse Of Ad Valorem Tax OKLAHOMA CITY
President L. D. Smith of Enid, addressing the state assessor's association, warned the ad valorem tax system will likely break down unless tax laws are corrected. He cited 52 direct and special taxes, centralization concerns, and urged assessors to keep property values low amid rising taxes.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
L. D. Smith
Enid
State Assessor's Association
Smith
Wallace Pleased By Colton Voting
Washington reports Secretary Wallace expressing satisfaction as cotton referenda pass and quotas for tobacco are rejected. He says the national farm program will continue, with referenda showing 948,798 to 180,156 in cotton returns. Oklahoma voters approve quotas 27,744 to 13,694. quotas for cotton and flue cured tobacco approved earlier stand at 92 and 66 percent respectively.
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Washington
Wallace
Oklahoma
Plymouth Sunday law clash in open violation case
Plymouth officials examined an admitted Sunday business violation as George Buttner, owner of a department store, kept his doors open to sell merchandise beyond Sunday permits for candy. He claimed to hold a permit for 271 candy and urged strict enforcement or non-issuance of Sunday permits.
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Plymouth
Mass
George Buttner
Buttner
Stonewall vs Durant in preseason basketball clash
Stonewall to host Durant of the Big Five in a Tuesday night preseason game at 7 45 p m Harald Strohm of Ada to call the action Stonewall’s fast club aims to test the Lions and shake up the matchup while the note on tire chains appears unrelated to the game
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Stonewall
Durant
Stonewall Rym
Lions
Harald Strohm
Ada
Residence Of 101 Ranch To Become NYA Center
Dec 14. Announcement from Houston Wright Oklahoma City NYA director that the 101 ranch white house and 83 surrounding acres will be NYA project. Ten boys arrive Dec 29 for repairs. 50 more by Jan 3. total 101 later. Ranch built for agriculture and livestock with shop work training. cost cited at 814,000 through July 4, 1929. Lower floor may become pioneer and LOL ranch museum.
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Ponca City
White House
National Youth Administration
Houston Wright
Oklahoma — City
NYA
Wright
Farm Security Administration
Oklahoma
Committeemen Named For 1939 Farm Plan Elections
County farmers will select community committeemen and four county members to aid the 1939 soil conservation program in an election to be held Friday afternoon. Polls open at 1 20 P M. J B Hill announces. Voting places include Ada Convention Hall Stonewall city hall Allen Steedman schoolhouse Francis Francia Maxwell Vaness Roff Dowdy’s drug store. Present county committee members are Paul Henderson Oscar Rankin N S Olive.
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Fomiolec
J. B. Hill
Soil Conservation Association
Paul Henderson
Oscar Rankin
N. S. Olive
Chickasaw Township
Ada
Stonewall Township
Stonewall
Allen Township
Steedman
Francis Township
Francia
Maxwell Township
Maxwell
Midland Township
Vaness
Fitzhugh Township
Roff
Dowdy's
King George VI Quiet Birthday Observance Delayed
King George VI turned 43 with a quiet family celebration in London. Foreign greetings poured in as officials announced the empire will not hold the official birthday observance until next June 9 with a trooping of the colors and related ceremonies.
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London
Dro
George VI
Empire
Duncan funds to buy walnuts for California orphans
Des. 14. California authorities delay a shipment of English walnuts from E. P. Halliburton's Pacific coast ranch. Duncan financier, head of the state Santa Claus commission, plans to purchase nuts locally for Christmas stockings for 2,750 boys and girls in 21 state orphanages after inspectors ruled the California nuts did not meet marketing specifications.
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Oklahoma City
Des
California
E. P. Halliburton
Pacific Coast
Duncan
Santa Claus Commission
Buckingham Palace Event Plans Quiet June Celebration
In June so that it will not be matted by inclement weather a private party at Buckingham Palace tonight will mark the occasion.
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Buckingham Palace
Keating Attends Grandfather Wade's Dallas Funeral
Milton Keating secretary of the Ada Chamber of Commerce traveled to Dallas on Tuesday for the funeral of his grandfather W. H. Wade. Wade would have turned 159 next March. He moved from Alabama to Texas in 1884, later settled in Bills County, built a life as a wood and coal dealer and briefly served on the Dallas police force. Wade enjoyed fishing and ran a tavern in later years, sharing pioneer tales of southwest life.
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Milton Keating
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
W. H. Wade
Maron
Ieha
Mr. Keating
Purcell
Mr. Wade
Alabama
Mexico
Texas
Bills County
Oklahoma
Southwest
Livingston Cleared Meebove Murder
HARRISON Mich December 14 Jack Livingston was acquitted of the murder of Isaiah Leebave on grounds of insanity at the time of the May shooting He now fights to prove continued insanity and the defense seeks release and commitment to the state hospital for the criminal insane The judge did not indicate when he would rule on amending the verdict to not guilty rather than not guilty by reason of insanity
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Harrson
Mich
Jack” Livingston
Isaiah Leebave
Tonia State Hospital
Livingston
Clare County
Ray Hart
Gable Divorce Case Nearing Court Action
Hollywood film idol Clark Gable and his estranged wife Maria Langham Gaible faced a possible divorce from their separation in November 1935. Gable disclosed Langham Gaible’s readiness to pursue a divorce, paving a path toward his marriage to Carole Lombard.
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Hollywood
Bee
iClark Gable
Carole Lombard
Maria
Ric) Langham Gaible
Clark Gable and Carole Lombard to wed as settlement nears
Hollywood stars Clark Gable and Carole Lombard reportedly to marry after a settlement of 286000 being presented to Superior Judge Ruben Schmidt. Details of nuptials were not disclosed though it would be Gable’s third marriage and Lombard’s second. The couple, long associated through social events, has been seen at parties, trap shoots, and horse shows while Gable buys a San Fernando ranch to possibly build a home next spring.
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Erty
Ruben Schmidt
Gable
Miss Lamberd
San Fernando
Chinese Revert Gains In Central China Front
Chinese forces report recapturing Sitang village near Yochow and advancing along lines from Tungting lake to Hupeh province. Frontline fighting along the Kivkiang Nanchang railway remains stalemated as Chinese raids test Japanese outposts on the Sui river. The Chinese press notes a fresh 26,000 strong Japanese division arriving at the Yangtze mouth, with many draftees among the new arrivals.
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Shanghai
Dee
Sitang
Yochow
Tungting Lake
Tin
Hupeh Province
Hankow
Japan Defers China Policy as Allies Close Ranks
Tokyo reports indicate Japan will pursue a strong policy toward both the United States and Britain after signs of closer Anglo American cooperation. The U S ambassador’s recall from China and Eden’s U S visit are cited as indicators, while an Osaka broadcast on policy was postponed due to influenza and later indefinitely delayed.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Nelson T. Johnson
China
Anthony Eden
Fumimara Konoye
Osaka
Nichi Nichi
Amer- Ica
Life and Death at Wyne Home After Birth News
Mrs Margaret Wyne in hospital with first baby questioned visitors why Leo Wyne aged 83 had not visited for two nights. Friends found Wyne dead at his desk with birth cards likely being addressed, suggesting natural causes.
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Margaret Wyne
Leo
Wyne
Memel Likely to Join Germany Within Weeks Say Berliners
Berlin observers believe Memel will soon become part of greater Germany. They expect Hitler to invite Parliament to approve annexation as Germans press for union with the Father land. Foreign diplomats note a Jewish exodus and tension over the Memel question with Goering’s paper citing Amsterdam reports.
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Memel
Germany
Edwin Shanke
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Reichstag
Bozet
Lithuania
Fuehrer
Tilsit
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Sudetenland
Europe
Memelland
London
Paris
Exich Zechlin
Oklahoma State Expenses Doubled While Incomes Fell
Oklahoma's state government expenses nearly doubled in eight years while citizens' incomes declined at least 20 percent, a state Chamber of Commerce report shows. Total spending rose to $93.62 million for the year ending June 1931, with debt service and new services driving the increase. The report notes $8 million annual red ink and highlights $28.93 million of the rise from new programs including tax and highway efforts, welfare boards, and unemployment compensation. Common schools gain $11.48 million more, totaling $16.85 million, and administrators are praised for tighter spending amid expanding duties.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Champer of Commerce
Chamber
M. Ashton
Ashton
Tax ‘Commission
Highway Patrol
State @welfare board
Commission
Charter Granted Producers Inc in Topeka Kansas
A state charter was granted to Producers Inc an association of Montgomery county oil producers. The group formed to take over gathering lines of the Sinclair Prairie oil marketing company in the southeastern Kansas stripper well area. Capital was listed as 15600. E W Hayes of Independence an incorporator said Sinclair Prairie would continue purchases. Other incorporators included L Layton Dana C Reed W N White and C L O'Brien all of Independence.
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Topeka. der
Montgomery County
Sinclair Prairie Oil Marketing Company
Kansas
Ee E. W. Hayes
Independence
Sinclair Prairie Company
L . Layton
Dana C. Reed
W. N White
C. L. O'Brien
Fatal Car Mishap Ruled Unavoidable
A coroner's jury ruled the fatal injuries of James Windham Sr. an unavoidable automobile accident near Tucson Arizona. E E Stanley of Norwalk California testified that Windham a hitchhiker, jumped in front of his automobile. The accident occurred near here and the youth's father planned to return the body to Oklahoma.
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Tucson
Ariz
James Windham
Davis
Okla
E. E. Stanley
Norwalk
Calif
Windham
Noma
Pate Elected President of State Assessors Group
Oklahoma City December headline notes Carl Pate of Muskogee elected president of the State Assessors Association. He succeeds L. D. Smith of Enid. W. Z. Anders of Seminole named vice president. Mrs. Mary Street of Choctaw County reelected secretary-treasurer.
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Oklahoma City
The
State Assessors Association
Carl Pate
Muskogee
L. D. Smith
Enid
W. Z. Anders
Seminole
Mary Street
Choctaw County
Democrats Poll 49 Percent Vote in House Elections
A nationwide tally shows Democrats with 49 percent of House votes in the November 8 election, Republicans 47.8 percent, and others 3.2 percent. Democratic total votes reached 17,559,081. Republicans 17,129,557. others 1,127,082, the largest off-year tally on record.
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Washington
House of Representatives
East
Mid-West
Midwest
West
South
Hitler Now Wears Glasses in Private
Berlin reports that Reichsfuehrer Hitler, once blinded by gas in World War I, now sometimes wears glasses. Public appearances still show him without eyewear, and aides say his gaze remains a powerful influence.
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Hitler
Berlin
Oklahoma Rhodes candidates named Linebaugh and Montgomery
John David Linebaugh of Muskogee and George Montgomery of Chickasha will represent Oklahoma for Rhodes scholarships at Oxford. Both OU students were chosen from statewide entries and will face ten candidates from five neighboring states in New Orleans. Alternate Philip Hitchcock, a Tu Lane graduate student, was selected as backup.
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Oklahoma City
John David Linebaugh
Muskogee
George Montgomery
Chickasha
Oklahoma
New Orleans
Rhodes
Oxford University
England
Linebaugh
Montgomery
University of Oklahoma
Amon
Texas
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Philip Hitchcock
University School of Medicine
Tulane
Condon
Wit Rogers
Claremore
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Fittstown High
Tulsan
Colton
Administration
Helen Leitch
New York Institute of Dietetics
Miss Leitch
American Ballet
George Balachine
NYA Center
King Gaarnefe
Mad
Meebove
Gables
Clark
Cinematress
Britain
U.S
Producers, Inc
Pate
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