Roosevelt extends blanket reemployment code for four months
President Roosevelt announced a four month extension of the blanket reemployment code beyond January 1 and said about 70 percent of workers will ultimately be covered by permanent codes. He aims to avoid a drop in the recovery program as rough weather and unemployment persist. The extension targets trades and industries not yet under fixed codes and names Frank C. Walker to lead the recovery campaign under a national emergency council.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Frank C. Walker
National Emergency Council
Witca
Emergency Council
Walker
Democratic National Committee
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
Farm Credit Administration
Home Loan Corporation
Relief funds aid 60 000 to 70 000 in twilight zone
Oklahoma Governor Murray earmarks 250000 in federal relief to aid 60 000 to 70 000 needy heads of families caught between direct relief and CWA. A. L. Beckett confirms. Distribution by Christmas targets those on relief rolls as of Nov 18. employers urged to support higher wages and Blue Eagle display.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
A. L. Beckett
Ira Finley
Veterans of Industry of America
Oklahoma
Beckett
CWA
Harry L. Hopkins
Carl Giles
Finley
Capitol
Direct Relief
Keown Praised in Dedication of Building
The dedication of a new congressional quarters honors Speaker Keown and commends his efforts to secure a commodious building. Local officials and residents attended the ceremony highlighting his work on the project.
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Keown
Postmasters From Nearby Towns Help Dedication of Ada Post Office
Sunday coverage of Ada Oklahoma dedication of the new United States post office and court house, honoring Congressman Tom D. McKeown for securing funding. Dignitaries from Allen Seminole Holdenville Wewoka and others attended with ceremonies in front of the stone building on Twelfth Street.
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United States Post Office
Court House
Tom D. McKeown
Congress
Ada
Twelfth Street
Criswell Funeral Home
Dad Fentem
East Central State Teachers College Band
T. J. Chambless
McKeown
Gore
Thomas
John Garner
James A. Farley
Will Rogers
Allen
Seminole
Holdenville
Wewoka
President's Blue Eagle Reemployment Plan Extended
The plan raises employer wage floors to 46 cents an hour for most workers, with higher rates for large cities and minimums for weekly pay. It limits to 25 hours weekly for some workers, sets a 40 hour max, and bans under 14 employment while permitting limited daylight work for older youths. It also caps price increases to actual cost rises and requires a wage ratio between low and high paid employees.
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Washington
Cubs Hit By Foul Ball Lawsuit Over Wrist Injury
Harry Rosenwelt sues the Chicago Cubs for 50000 dollars claiming a foul ball off Woody English struck and fractured his right wrist on May 23 last year in Chicago.
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Chicago
Woody English
Harry Rosenwelt
Chicago Cubs
Command or Prophecy in a Christmas Verse
The poem questions if the Christmas message was a command or a prophecy asking when peace on earth and goodwill to men will come. It laments endless wars and greed, noting two thousand years with little progress, and suggests humanity fails to heed divine spirit and the mission of worship.
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Earth
Cain
Palestine
Christ
Drilling at O. Harden Well Near Dawes Field
King and Delaney drill at 300 feet on the No 1 Dawes Harden well in John Fitts field south Pon totoc county SE SE NW 30-2-7. The test is a direct offset to the Andrew J Harden well with formations reported about 75 feet higher. The Moore oil discovery well began production after a shut period, delivering 360 barrels daily from Hunton lime once opened.
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King and Delaney
John Fitts
Pontotoc County
Andrew J. Harden
Andrew Harden
Moore
Texas Pipeline Company
Stonewall
Hunton
Federal men to anole transients in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City dec 29 William Plunkett transient relief supervisor for the south said a separate organization will administer federal transient relief in Oklahoma. Funds of seven thousand dollars monthly were withdrawn from the state after Plunkett ousted Ira Finley for political activity. Gov Murray asked to be relieved from handling the money due to disagreement over personnel. Washington word is awaited on the state's future status while ten relief stations operate on available supplies.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
Oklahoma
William Plunkett
South
Plunkett
Ira Finley
Plunkert
Washington
H. L. True
Finley
Sanitation Work Boost Planned in County
County CWA headquarters announce a combined street graveling and grading project and a separate sanitation project to begin in Roff and other communities. The sanitary plan covers over 1500 dollars for 200 homes with workers paid this week, while a malaria control project may add crews drawn through the CWA registration office in Ponotec County.
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Roff
CWA
Raymond Baseman
Department of Cwa
O. G. Rose
Pontotec
Mayer Ranch
Allen
Ada city official saves via prepaid bonds unsent by owner
Lee Daggs, finance commissioner for Ada, prepaid 35500 in city bonds due next March 1, saving 350.05 in discount and interest. Park bonds from 1909 totaling 5500 were prepaid, and 52000 of 1909 sanitary sewer bonds were prepaid except for 500. By buying at 993 4, the city saved 88.75 plus 88.75 not paid to an agency and 172.55 in interest, totaling 350.05.
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Lee Daggs
Ada
Park
Dagges
Brady and Not Arrested Face Federal Charge
Brady and Not Arrested are charged in a federal case as Nderhill search operations slow. Officials report ongoing investigations and emphasize restraint as authorities pursue the matter.
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Brady
Outlaw Suspect Captured as U.S. Seizes Harboring Ring
Federal officers arrested Bruce Brady and G. W. Nash Jr. on a harboring criminals warrant tied to the Wilbur Underhill case stemming from the Kansas City Union Station massacre and the Coalgate bank holdup. The investigation centers on ensuring fugitives are not aided by associates while detail of the Nash home escape is revealed.
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Wilbur Underhill
First National Bank
Coalgate
Allen Stanfield
United States
Bruce Brady
G. W. Nash Jr
U. S
Brady
Stanfield
Nash
Canadian River
Underhill
Houston Nash
Wewoka
W. C. Edwards
Under‘hill
Clyde Kaiser
Pontotoc County
Greater returns for the amount invested
Classified ad notes advertise higher yields on investments with promises of better returns. Emphasizes favorable terms and potential profits to attract readers seeking financial gains.
Thompson elected commander of Ada Commandery No 16
James M. Thompson was elected commander for Ada Commandery No 16 Knights Templar at the annual officers meeting. Other officers for 1954 include Gordon M. Harrel generalissimo Ed Alexander captain general Rennie L. Moore senior warden Edward Davis junior warden and others. Installation proceeds as a Christmas service at 11 oclock next Monday with Rev Sayre of the Episcopal church as installing officer.
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James M. Thompson
Ada
Knights Templar
Gordon M. Harrel
Ed Alexander
Rennie L. Moore
Edward Davis
Wilbur P. Lee
Dan W. Swaffar
F. R. Laird
A. C. Dixon
E. T. Sumner
J. C. Barnard
Roy S. McKeown
Sentinel
Rev. Sayre
Episcopal Church
Prisoners in Leavenworth Penitentiary Annex Face No Christmas Gifts
In Leavenworth Kansas the 1500 inmates in the federal penitentiary annex will have empty stockings on Christmas morning. Officials say no Christmas presents are allowed, as most inmates are violators of narcotics laws and guards fear friends may smuggle dope to them.
Artificial limbs gain acceptance among Americans
About 147000 Americans use artificial limbs according to the association of limb manufacturers. They state limbs have advanced to the point handicapped people forget their misfortunes. A seamless aluminum alloy limb was shown. Of 3000 in the industry, 2000 wear artificial limbs.
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Chicago
Association of Limb Manufacturers
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