20 Dec 1934
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1934
Page
1
A column notes Ada city and Pontotoc county add two police for Christmas, discuss downtown traffic lights, and plan a permanent force expansion. It recalls a 1922 naval treaty and Japan rising power, questions a kidnapping case, and reports Oklahoma reform moves and Gloria Vanderbilt custody testimony.
Keziah Hotato died at her home near Granite Mountain Oklahoma at age 125 believed oldest person in the state. She rode a pony in 1823 with the Trail of Tears as Choctaws moved from Mississippi to Indian Territory. She lived with daughter Loraine Mohotetuly, 50 years isolated from others and never photographed.
The federal government provides 2 to 4 days of work per person on FERA projects for needy Pontotoc County families this month. B E Hennigan counts 61 workers this week, with projects continuing through Thursday and then a lull until later next week. Charles Hottenstein appeals to Ada businesses and citizens to contact the federal office with any available part time work so many unemployed can receive holiday wages.
A gas explosion in a partition wall near a light switch at the First Baptist Church on Fifteenth and Broadway caused $2,000 in damage to two large classrooms and an entrance hall. No injuries were reported as insurance adjusters assessed the blast, which occurred Tuesday afternoon while people were inside.
Governor elect Marland told a flood control and soil erosion conference that Oklahoma will seek federal funds within sixty days and build hundreds of small state dams. He stressed land easements and water for subsistence homesteads and new industries, with Er B Howard leading the conservation effort.
Ada Commandery No. 16 Knights Templar met Tuesday night and elected Gordon M. Harrell as Eminent Commander. Other officers named included Edward Davis as generalissimo Rennie L. Moore captain general Ulysses C. Dixon senior warden John C. Barnard junior warden Dr F R Laird prelate Wilbur P. Lee treasurer D W Swaffar recorder A D Stubblefield standard bearer Wayne Wheelock sword bearer M Z Thompson warder James M Thompson sentinel.
Washington reports the German American cotton barter arrangement may fail with a decision delayed by President Roosevelt pending revisions. The plan would have German merchants buy 100000 to 500000 bales of American cotton with future German goods exchanged on credit.
A classified ad touts strong value for money with high returns on investments. It highlights affordable details and practical offers aimed at budget conscious buyers seeking reliable yields.
Oklahoma offices for the federal tree belt program open this week under George R. Phillips acting director. A. N. Butler from Michigan will assist. Nine counties will be touched as seedling planting begins in an experimental project costing $3235.
Mrs James E Berry 47 wife of the lieutenant governor elect was injured when her car collided with another car 2 12 miles north of Stillwater Minnesota this afternoon She suffered a wrench ed hip and head cuts Maurice Rose 24 Pawnee driver of the other car also was injured with a dislocated hip and cuts The Berry son Frank and five Stillwater high school band members riding in the Berry car escaped with minor injuries as did Rose’s two companions The cars collided when Rose attempted to pass another car
A California jury acquits Judson C. Doke of murder in the slaving of his wife’s lover Lamar Hollingshead. The verdict sparked cheers and Doke seeks bail on embezzlement charges, with divorce plans indicated. A prior trial ended in a deadlock.
Detective Captain Sid Jackson says Austin Smith, 21, of Claremore, signed a statement admitting he beat Lon S. Gregory, 48, to death with an auto jack. Smith claimed a man and woman killed Gregory, then forced him to dispose of the body at a culvert before driving the pair to Muskogee.
George Keith, 45, died after leaping into a 250 barrel oil tank to save a youth who fell in at the Dan Ratliff farm east of Duncan. The boy, Harmon, survived after gas exposure. Keith did not. Keith’s son-in-law and Sam Wilson attempted to reach them before a hole was cut in the tank.
The Sunday Dispatch reports Adolf Hitler was allegedly attacked from the air while flying over East Prussia. An unidentified plane reportedly sprayed the Fuehrer’s craft and fled toward Lithuania. no harm to Hitler or his pilot was stated, but safety precautions were intensified.
Reverend Carleton E. White of Chase City Virginia urges President Roosevelt to hire unemployed ministers with government funds. He argues about 20,000 unemployed ministers exist and that the nation needs their work as a moral force more than their traditional roles in the church.
In Oklahoma City a Democratic central committee meeting discussed patronage and a $15,000 budget to cover a $6,600 deficit while endorsing women’s roles in job appointments. In Shelbyville Tennessee a mob attacked the county courthouse over an alleged assault, with guardsmen mobilized and gunfire, a man killed and several wounded.
Larkin Arkansas Tom Kerr purchased a mule at a public sale paying one dollar and kept the bridle while leaving the mule behind. This brief notice appears in the invested News Classified Ads section.
Arthur Huey, Hutchinson County tax assessor, is acquitted of murder in the August 31 slaying of A. P. Borger in Borger Texas. The defense argued self defense while prosecutors pursued the motive centered on Cowan’s testimony. The jury reached its verdict on the first ballot after two hours and twenty minutes.
Five elk cows from Platt National Park will be placed in the McCurtain county game preserve to start a herd. State game warden Robt. P. Chandler announced today.
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