Unemployment Insurance Plan Favored By Council
President Roosevelt's security council approves a plan requiring employers to bear the full cost of unemployment insurance via a payroll tax. The plan, echoing Wagner-Lewis, envisions stronger federal control over state funds and administration, with the tax rate around three percent under discussion.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Economic Security Advisory Council
American Federation of Labor
Perkins
Federation
Council
Mcalls Chapel Suhonl Note On School Progress
It proclaims cooperation of patrons to improve the school with warmer rooms and gas stoves. Twenty two hot plate lunches are served, with mothers helping monthly, and proceeds from a pie supper funding fruits and candy for local children. Church events and visits are noted alongside student activities.
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Delbert Spain
Curtis
Tom Watson Jr
McBroom
Ada
Tom Watson
Will Barns
Calvin
Census Office in Ada Opens for Fourth District
Farm census headquarters for the Fourth Census District of Oklahoma have been established at Ada in the post office building.
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Fourth District
Oklahoma
Ada
Mrs H L Elkins Hurt In Auto Crash North Of Fittstown
Mrs H L Elkins was injured in an early Sunday crash several miles north of Fittstown on Highway 48 and died the following day. Funeral plans were set for Pawnee. Mr Elkins, a sand contractor, suffered multiple injuries and is hospitalized with improving condition. The other vehicle’s occupants, George Reed and George Beard, were uninjured.
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H. L. Elkins
Fittstown
Mondday
Pawnee
Elkins
Sugg Clinic
George Reed
George Beard
UHL Allowables Raised in Oil Production Plan
Secretary Ickes announced an increase of 153,500 barrels per day in crude oil production, raising December and January totals to 2,460,300 barrels daily. Texas led gains with 941,300 barrels, while Oklahoma California and others added varying amounts to quotas as part of THE UHL program. Louisiana teachers face Huey Long led policy shifts as 15,000 educators enter the dictatorship with bills changing school patronage and tax structures.
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Long
New Orleans
T. Semmes Walmsley
Court settles Cotton county lease dispute over school land
Oklahoma City Dec 19 LP The 3 year feud between Mrs. Ella Shelton and Ray Rankin both of Temple over a school and preference right lease in Cotton county was settled by the school land commission. The panel awarded the lease of 160 acres to Mrs. Shelton. Rankin had paid $150 yearly while Mrs. Shelton bid $275.
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Oklahoma City
Ella Shelton
Ray Rankin
Temple
Cotton County
School Land Commission
Shelton
Rankin
Huey Long Promises to Back Down as House Passes Measure
After a fiery opposition, Senator Huey P. Long vows to back down on a bill giving him control of 15 000 teachers. The house swiftly passed that measure and 32 others, with rapid votes. Included are multiple criminal sentences and paroles for offenders across several counties.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
House of Representatives
Huey Long
Senator Long Drops School Hire Bill Amid House Firebrand Attacks
The House denounced Huey P. Long as a modern Nero and political madman while Rep. G W Lester of West Feliciana decried the 15 000 teacher hiring bill. Long endured the tirade as the bill passed 61 to 28 with a pledge to amend in the Senate. The session opened with the house approving the senator s 33 dictator bills at 10 15 a m.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
G. W. Lester
West Feliciana
Lester
Rep. I. W. Sharp
Lone
Senate
House
Murray Signs 12 Slemengy Orders
Oklahoma City December 18. Gov W H Murray issued twelve clemency acts including three full pardons and five paroles. Louis Durant of McCurtain County, who served five years and was on parole four years for killing, was pardoned. Jeff Trent received a 30 year sentence for conspiracy robbery. G M Victor, convicted in Haskell County of a statutory charge, also gained clemency.
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Oklahoma City
LPI
W. H. Murray
Louis Durant
McCurtain
Killine
Jeff Trent
G. M. Victor
Haskell
District court term ends as several cases dismissed
Judge J F McKeel wrapped two week district criminal court term with many cases tried and about five untried. December 31 non jury docket will add 210 more cases before he leaves office January 14. Saturday actions include dismissals of Bill Bird alias Sterling Jones Robert Wallins W A Skidgel alias A C Gilbert and others. some cases continued for later date. The piece also covers school events student performances and a banquet by Future Home Makers of America with Aurora Akers crowned Aggie Queen.
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J. F. McKeel
District Criminal Court
McKeel
Bud Hathcock
Willie Neal
Roy Dexton
Grady Dbiley
Arnie Woods
Bill Bird
Sterling Jones
Robert Wallins
W. A. Skidgel
A. C. Gilbert
W. H. Denton
B. B. Burns
J. M. Anderson
Jack
American Club
Earl McKeel
Lorena Walker
Aurora Akers
Murphy
Floyd
Stillwater
D. Lowe
J. D. Connally
Agnes M. Tillman
Oklahoma Bankhead cotton control vote tally in doubt
In Oklahoma, final returns on the Bankhead cotton control measure were not yet complete with results showing 46 249 votes for and 29 533 against from 56 counties counted. Southern counties largely supported the plan while western and northern counties opposed it.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
Beckham
Kansas
Montgomery County
Chautauqua
Oklahoma Tax System Urged for Broad Revisions
The Oklahoma state tax commission condemns the current tax system as inadequate and unfair in its annual report. It urges amending the income tax to tax bank income, taxing gasoline used by farms, and placing valuation equalization in a tax commission, noting $79,188,947.98 collected from 13 special sources.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Commission
United States
F E. W. Marland
Tax Commission
Royal Arch Masons Elect Officers For Year
Ada Chapter No. 26, Royal Arch Masons, Tuesday night elected officers for the coming year. G. M. Harrel was named high priest, J. C. Barnard king, Edward Davis scribe, C. R. Cox captain of hosts, D. W. Swaffer secretary, W. P. Lee treasurer, A. C. Dixon principal sojourner, Rennie L. Moore royal arch captain, master of first veil unfilled, Ed Sallee of Stonewall master of second veil, Mr. Jones master of third veil, W. S. Emerson sentinel.
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Ada
Royal Arch Masons
G. M. Harrel
J. C. Barnard
King
Edward Davis
C. R. Cox
D. W. Swaffer
W. P. Lee
A. C. Dixon
Rennie L. Moore
Royal Arch
Ed Sallee
Stonewall
Mr. Jones
S. Emerson
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Stratford Couple Injured In Crash Here
Mr and Mrs C H Williams of Stratford sustained painful injuries in a late Saturday Stratford crash. The accident occurred on local roads and responders transported them to a nearby hospital for treatment. Further details on their condition were not immediately available.
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Stratford
C. H. Williams
Stanfield Seizes Large Still Raid Near Centrahoma
United States Marshal Allen Stanfield raided a large still near Centrahoma on a Saturday night. He seized a late model car 1200 gallons of whiskey mash 20 gallons of whiskey several cases of fruit jars and bottles and 2 double header cookers. Two men operating the setup Lawrence Hudgins and Jess Stiles were arrested and brought to Ada awaiting federal charges for violating the internal revenue law.
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United States
Allen Stanfield
Centrahoma
Stanfield
Ada
Lawrence Hudgins
Jess Stiles
Oklahoma Cotton Growers To Divide $70,000 Profits
P members of the Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association will divide seventy thousand dollars from a fund not yet set. The move aims to distribute profits among members early next week.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Cotton Growers’ Association
Processing Taxes Add Little To Cost Of Living
The AAA said processing taxes paid to farmers for controlling production raise the cost of living by less than one percent. Economic adviser Louis H. Bean noted these taxes are a small portion of total outlays and, with certain commodities excluded, do not raise consumers' overall spending. He estimated 1934 retail sales at about $28.0 billion and processing taxes under $0.56 billion.
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Washington
AAA
Louis H. Bean
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Funds to Distribute From Last Year Crop Savings
Association manager Eugene Harrill said the budget includes a fund from last year’s crop savings. The money will be divided among 20 000 members, funded by overhead reductions and advantageous sales. Harrill noted the amount was not set as profit earlier due to uncertainty.
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Eugene Harrill
Association
Harrill
Kansas Oklahoma border line scare rattles towns
A Decatur report claims the national geodetic survey found the Kansas Oklahoma state line misplaced with Kansas possibly extending into Oklahoma by miles. Towns like Coffeyville Baxter Springs Chetopa Caldwell Elkhart Wichita Caney Arkansas City and Liberal could be affected with residents awaiting official confirmation and potential redrawing of the line.
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Kansas
National
Geodetic Survey
Kansas-Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Bill’ Murray
Dr. Landon
Kansa&s
Coffeyville
Baxter Springs
Chetopa
Caldwell
Elkhart
Kiowa
Caney
Arkansas City
Liberal
The
Pontotec County Narrowly Backs Bankhead Cotton Control
In Pontotec County the Bankhead cotton production control bill remained in effect by a razor thin margin. Of 1,322 votes cast with 15 invalid, ballots favored continuation 655 to 652, across 20 polling places where 16 supported the measure and four opposed.
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U. S
Pontotec
Pontotoc County
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