Italy Withdraws From League Of Nations Declares Self-Sufficiency
Mussolini announced Italy’s departure from the League of Nations after a seven minute Fascist Grand Council meeting. He spoke from the Palazzo Venezia balcony promising to pursue collaboration for peace while denouncing the league as preparing for war. Foreign Minister Ciano notified the league secretary general of Italy’s resignation effective December 11 1937.
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Associated Press
Rome
Bake
League of Nations
Grand Council
Mussolini
Palazzo Venezia
Tottering
Italy
Germany
Japan
League
Geneva
Fto
League Council
Dnce
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Joseph Avenol
Stable Income Is Aim of Farm Plan
J B Hill outlines national crop goals under the 1338 agricultural conservation program. Each farm should set its own goals to ensure stable income from steady crop production, meeting domestic and foreign demand at fair prices while avoiding unmarketable surpluses and soil erosion. Key considerations include soil conservation, adequate supply for markets, and avoiding price declines that harm farms and industry.
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J. B. Hill
Hill
Divorce petitions filed in district court Friday
Two petitions for divorce appeared in district court. Sarah Ella Morin seeks a deal from H B Morin. W H B Johnson pursues a divorce from Ruby Phiilis Johnson.
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Sarah Ella Morin
H. B. Morin
W. HB. Johnson
Ruby
Phiilis Johnson
Senator Josh Lee Sets Speed Record In Farm Bill Debate
Senate reporters struggled to capture Josh Lee’s remarks as he spoke in the farm bill debate. Observers pegged his pace at 250 words per minute, with Vice President Garner remarking it was the fastest talking he has heard in 35 years in Congress.
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Washington
Senate Veterans
Josh Lee
Senate
Lee
Garner
Congress
Bone
Killer Douglas Van Vinck Takes His Own Life in Death Row
In Boise on December 1 193? Douglas Van Vinck, condemned for abducting and murdering his ex wife Mildred Hook in 1935, leaped 30 feet from a death cell beam just before his scheduled hanging. Witnesses report he kissed his parents and declared he would beat the execution. He died of a broken neck and other injuries, despite legal maneuvers to halt the sentence.
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Boise
Idaho
Douglas van Vinck
G. H. Wahle
Pr.o
van Vieck
University of Washington Business
Mildred Hook
van Vinck
Miss Hook
van V’ack
C.S.T
Carl van Vinck
Tacoma
al Baker
William H. Gess
Arvid Chrnell
van Vlack
Robert Airshie
van Vilack
Ailshie
Ogee on Stand Says He Killed to Prevent Being Killed
Lin don Ogee Ada farmer on trial for murder in the slaying of George Keiley testified he killed in self defense after Keiley approached with a pistol on Kelley farm last Aug 24. His 13 year old daughter and Mrs Kelley described the confrontation and prior land dispute as neighbors testified. Judge Byrum said closing arguments would be given soon.
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Lindon Ogee
Ada Farmer
George Keiley
Ogee
Maud Farmer
Kelley
Ogees
Kelleys
Knox Byrum
Life sentence affirmed for drunken driver in 1936 fatality
Oklahoma City court upholds 1936 murder verdict against John Williams 33 for fatally striking Myrtle Landreth 25 as she crossed a street after saving a grocery store. Opinion cites utter disregard for life and maudlin drunken driving. Landreth’s husband R D Landreth streetcar motorman referenced.
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Oklahoma City
John Williams
Crescent
Myrtle Landreth
Criminal Court of Appeals
Allen Woman Recovers After Stove-Burn Incident
Mrs. J. T. Cagle Alles was treated at a local clinic Saturday for severe burns to her back after her dress caught fire while standing near a stove two days earlier. She was not reported to be in critical condition.
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J. T. Cagle
Alles
Forgery Sentences for Hathcock and Cartwright
Jerrill Hathcock and Bob Cartwright were sentenced after pleading guilty to forgery. Hathcock received two consecutive two year terms at Granite Reformary and Cartwright drew two years at McAlester State Penitentiary. Both arrested December 3 in Filstown for passing a forged check in A L Nabors name.
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Jerrill Hathcock
Bobwright
Tal Crawford
Hathcock
Granite Reformatory
Cartwright
McAlester State Penitentiary
Norman
Chickasha
Clyde Kaiser
Frisco
Oklahoma cotton production and wheat acreage report
Oklahoma's cotton output for the year is estimated at 832000 bales by state statisticians, surpassing federal estimates by 7000 bales. Last year yielded 290900 bales, with ten year average at 1122000 bales. Wheat acreage totals 5431000 acres, unchanged from last year, up 19.6 percent from 1923-32. The report notes lint yield of 162 pounds per acre, with 78 percent of the crop picked by December. If age ten per cent abandonment applies, about 4888000 acres would be harvestable in 1938 under average conditions. The Oklahoma wheat crop condition on December 1 is 77 percent normal, up from 68 percent the prior year and near 79.6 percent ten-year average.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Department of Agriculture
State Crop Reporting Service
Oklahoma farm income rises in first ten months of 1937
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports Oklahoma cash income up by 30.6 million and total income at 151.5 million for ten months, aided by government payments totaling 355 million nationwide. The forecast notes possible declines in November and December due to prices and marketings.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Oklahoma
Worcester Doctor Resigns to Lead Valley View Hospital
Dr Huston K Spangler, head at Valley View Hospital, tendered his resignation as assistant superintendent of Worcester City Hospital to become superintendent of the Valley View project now under construction. He will start January 1. He has served Worcester since May 1934 after a career in Philadelphia as a general practitioner and with Nanticoke hospital.
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Huston K. Spangler
Worcester, Mass
Valley View Hospital
Spangler
Ada
Worcester Hospital
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Medicine
Philadelphia
Nanticoke Hospital
Pennsylvania
Worcester
Murder Charges Filed Against Farm Couple
Pryor Oklahoma reports murder charges filed against Della Hubbard and Roy Kinnion for the death of Ralph Hubbard. Authorities say the couple acted jointly to beat him and drown him last Saturday night. The pair are held in the county jail and Hubbard named Kinnion as the assailant at the funeral.
Flood Forces 450 Families From Downieville Homes
In Downieville California the Yuba river overflowed its banks and flooded the town tonight forcing more than 450 families from their homes. The Red Cross reported urgent requests for aid and many residents lacked food and shelter.
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Sacremento
Calif
Downieville
Yuba
Sierra Nevada
Red Cross
Marriage license issued in Stonewall names Linard Vickers and Gene Mae Willison
A marriage license was issued from the court clerk's office on Friday to Linard Vickers, age 33, and Gene Mae Willison, both of Stonewall.
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Linard Vickers
Gene Mae Willison
Stonewall
Plan Five New Fair Buildings at Ada Site
Advertisement invites bids for five new fair buildings north of Ada on Highway 48. When built the fair plant will have seven new structures plus a race track, creating a premier fair ground in Pontotoc County. Architect Robert Ferguson was authorized to seek bids. construction starts as weather allows aiming for use during the Fat Stock Show in March.
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Ada
Highway
Pontotoc County
Board of County Commissioners
Robert Ferguson
FFA
WPA Expands Relief Spending To Add 350000 Jobs
Washington Dec 10 The WPA will increase monthly outlays by 23 million dollars to fund 350000 additional jobs. Administrator Hopkins said the total employed would rise from 1,575000 to cover the winter relief needs within current budget. Officials noted broader relief sentiment in Congress as debate on further funds continues. Hopkins and Ickes joined the president on a Florida fishing trip.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Hopkins
WPA
Hopkin
Congress
Rep
Ellenbogen
D-Pa
Senator la Follette
Wis
Johnson
D.-Okla
White House
Roosevelt
Ickes
Florida
Landon Declines 1940 Republican Presidential Bid
Former Kansas governor Alf M. Landon announced he would not seek or accept the Republican nomination for president in 1940. He told reporters in Washington he remains active in party affairs and would meet with President Roosevelt later, accompanied by Senator Capper. He stressed his decision is to avoid misconstrued motives and fulfill his patriotic duties.
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Washington
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Gridiron Club
Capitol
White House
Roosevelt
Landon
Capper
Jail Water Lines Break Prompt Repairs In County
Water mains into the county jail ruptured earlier in the week flooding third floor offices. Gas lines leading to the jail were shut off Saturday for tests with floor torn up to inspect pipes. Sheriff Kaiser arranged an oil stove for inmate meals during the repairs.
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County Court House
Court House
Clyde Kaiser
DegFMAER Permits Off To Good Start In Ada
December permit activity in Ada shows momentum with a brick garage project 50 by 140 feet east of the bus station at Twelfth Street and a remodeling job on Main Street valued at 5000 dollars both led by contractor H S Moore. November totals reached 16900 dollars in residential business and remodeling permits. December activity already nears these figures as multiple residences near completion and key commercial construction advances continue.
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East Twelfth Street
Main Street
Ada
Twelfth Street
Broadway
Rennie
H. S. Moore
Albert Chamberlain
Pontotoc County Seeks Appraisal For Road Land
In a district court suit the Pontotoc County Board of Commissioners asks for a three-member committee of disinterested free holders to appraise the damages and value of land on sections 19-2-5 and 29-2-5 east and southeast of Ross. Frank M. Jones is named owner, J. E. Whitehead a potential interest, and an attempted purchase failed prior to securing a WPA road project.
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Pontotoc County
Charge Against Elwood Wright Is A Mistake
A reported arrest in Pottawatomie county on a wife and child desertion charge was found to be a mistake. Elwood Wright of Ada was released at Shawnee and returned to work, with no charges proven. He had been living in Ada for about a month.
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Pottawatomie
Elwood
Wright
Ada
Shawneed
Farmhand Jack March Defies Vaccination Law in Carlisle
In Carlisle Pennsylvania farmhand Jack March refuses to vaccinate his son under a compulsory school vaccination law. He remains in jail after a 50 day sentence begun last night and faces resentencing every five days. His wife and eight children urge him to concede while supporters urge him to stand firm.
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Carlisle
Jack March
Nevver
March
Roy Gotchall
Eugene
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