Lindbergh Surfaces in Hall of Fame With Airborne Plant Germs Proof
Col Charles A Lindbergh and co worker Fred Meier report the first proof that airborne organisms travel across the Atlantic. A sky hook collecting device captured bacteria fungi and spores on a 1932 summer flight, showing windborne distribution of plant pathogens over hundreds of miles. The work, noted in Scientific Monthly, highlights economic implications of global fungal dispersion.
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F. B. Colton
Associated Press
Washington
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Col. Lindbergh
North Atlantic
Meier
Lindbergh
Scientific Monthly
Settle
Army Air Corps
National Geographic Flight
Oklahoma duo linked to multiple crimes in patrol car theft
Arthur Gooch and Ambrose Nix were implicated in a December 24 Oklahoma case after a Paris Texas police pursuit. Nix was killed near Okemah while Gooch survived a firefight and was captured in Oklahoma City jail custody. Paris officials planned to extradite Gooch for kidnapping two Paris officers during a November 26 incident.
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Oklahoma City
Arthur Gooch
Gooch
Ambrose Nix
Okemah
Nix
John Hopkins
Haileyville
Dwight Brantley
Federal Department of Justice
Paris
Texas
Oklahoma
Antlers
Irene Jones
Sutton
Holdenville
Tex
Okla
Newt Baker
H. R. Marks
Baker
Marks
Tyler
McAlester
Chapter Of Tragedies Chapter Of Tragedies
A roundup of holiday disaster reports from AP: crashes and fires claim several lives across multiple states and nations including Ventura crash in a ravine Elko fog bound plane disappearances and a spate of Christmas related fatalities in Pittsburgh Dun kirk and other towns.
Former Governor of Arizona Dead at 75
Phoenix Arizona December 24 LP George W P Hunt aged 75 seven times governor of Arizona dies at his home unexpectedly while discussing Christmas dinner plans with his daughter Virginia Brannon doctors cite heart disease as the primary cause with uremia and diabetes listed as contributory factors He had been bedridden for about two weeks after a cold and bronchitis.
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Phoenix
Ariz
George W. P. Hunt
Arizona
Virginia Brannon
Catholics Gemane Recall of Daniels
A Brooklyn Catholic college student group adopted a resolution demanding the recall of Josephus Daniels as U S ambassador to Mexico. The measure accuses Daniels of endorsing an atheistic and Communist education program imposed on Mexicans against their will and rights.
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New York
Josephus Daniels
United States
Mexico
Brooklyn
Daniels
Man Killed In Crash On Eve Of Wedding
Lewis C. Crowe 30 of Dallas, formerly Ardmore, killed late Saturday returning to Marietta to wed Bertha Bonner 30 of Vernon. The couple had obtained a license Friday in Marietta and planned to marry Christmas Day. The car overturned near Decatur Texas after skidding. Crowe's parents reside in Ardmore.
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Ardmore
Okla
Lewis C. Crowe
Vernon
Tex
Crowe
Dallas
Marietta
Bertha Bonner
Bonner
Decatur
Wreck blamed on dead engineer in Delaware collision
An engineer who died in a double train wreck near Delaware Ohio was blamed by railroad official E F Hayes for failing to observe a red signal. The crash killed engineer James Newman and crew member F E Springer and fireman J V O Malley and injured 34. The Midnight Express carrying 115 passengers including Ohio State University students sideswiped the Eastern Mail near a junction. The state utilities commission opened an additional investigation.
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Delaware, O
New York Central
E. F. Hayes
Springfield
Bellefontaine
O. Hayes
State Utilities Commission
James Newman
Here
F. E. Springer
Cleveland
J. V. O'Malley
Ohio State University
Delaware
Eastern Mail
Hayes
Daffy Dean Weds Dorothy Sundusky in Arkansas
Russellville Arkansas December 20 1948 Paul Daffy Dean star pitcher of the St Louis Cardinals marries Dorothy Sundusky a 19 year old local beauty contest winner after a two month courtship following the Cardinals World Series win. Dean had known his bride for three years but their romance intensified recently. He rushed to Fort Smith to buy his suit and ring pausing to quip about Dizzy Dean.
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Russellville
Ark
Paul
Daffy’’ Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Dorothy Sandusky
Paul Dean
Dizzy
Detroit Tigers
Dean
Fort Smith
Dixon appointed district judge in Oklahoma eighth judicial district
Governor Murray appoints J. Woody Dixon of Marietta as judge for the eighth district to serve until the January oath of office. The district covers Carter and Love counties. John Steele Batson was disqualified by the state supreme court. The bench vacancy followed Judge Asa Walden's death. Robbie Simmons and Kenneth Byrd wed December 16 at the bride's parents home in Ardmore. Mrs Byrd will reside in Madill. Byrd is an assistant at Blackburn grocery.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
J. Woody Dixon
Marietta
Eighth Judicial District
Dixon
Carter
Love Counties
John Steele Batson
State Supreme Court
Lew Wentz
State Highway Commission
Asa Walden
Robbie Simmons
J. D. Swim
Kenneth Byrd
Madill
West Fifteenth
Rev. Ramsey
Church of Christ
Byrd
Ada
Bend
Blackburn
Thirty Billion Dollars Needed Were All Projects Approved
Washington dispatch notes that if all proposed and mentioned projects were adopted the government could spend over 30 billion dollars, more than doubling the existing public debt. House and Senate leaders doubt full passage, but some measures face opposition from Democratic leadership.
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Washington
Congress
Buchanan
House Appropriations Committee
Dickinson
A-l Iona
Only POA Stockholders May Vote On Directors
Shawnee Production Credit Association president W M Jarvis announces that voting on directors and other business at the annual meeting is limited to bona fide farmers who own stock. The plan restricts participation to stockholders and outlines a budget system with a single season commitment and five percent interest on funds drawn as used. Farmers applying now and securing commitments before the January meeting may join the vote.
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W. M. Jarvis
Shawnee Production Credit Association
New Farm Credit Organization
Jarvis
Counterfeit $196 Bill Circulates in Philadelphia Holiday
In Philadelphia on December 24 a Christmas counterfeiting incident prompts authorities to warn the public. The fake note features a misaligned Alexander Hamilton portrait, suggesting vigilance when accepting unusual currency during the holiday season.
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Philadelphia
Alexander Hamilton
Dentist shoots two deer with one bullet in Pisgah Forest
Dr. Hubert B. Sapp, Concord dentist, killed two deer with a single shot at 150 yards in Pisgah National Forest. The bullet struck a large doe then passed through its neck into the head of a second doe, which was out of view.
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Concord
N. C
Hubert B. Sapp
Pisgan National Forest
Beverly Hills magnate Gettle protected after ransom scare
Los Angeles authorities said William F. Gettle, a Beverly Hills financier once held for 60 000 dollars last May, is guarded against a new abduction plot. A crude threat letter arrived from Long Beach, prompting police protection after Gettle reported fear for himself and family.
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Los Angeles
William F. Gettle
Beverly Hills
Gettle
Long Beach
Gettle Home Guarded After Kidnapping Threats
News from Weatherford reports William F Gettle, a Beverly Hills retiree and former Oklahoma oilman, remains the target of threats after his May abduction for 69000 dollars. Pete Kliewer, the gardener, says gang reprisals were feared and that high voltage wires surround the Gettle home with a police guard in place in Los Angeles. Gettle grew up in Davis Oklahoma and once worked as a laborer while paying through divinity studies in Los Angeles.
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Weatherford
William F. Gettle
Pete Kliewer
Kliewer
Beverly Hills
One Killed One Injured In Wreck At Ellsnore
Mrs. W. M. Eickelkamp 27 of Montgomery Alabama was killed and her husband critically injured when their car skidded into a ditch and overturned near Ellsnore on Highway 60. They were en route to Gentry Arkansas to spend Christmas with her parents. Ice on the highway blamed for the accident.
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Popular Bluff
W. M._Eickekcamp
Montgomery Ala
Ellsnore
Gentry
Ark
Arvin Karl
Eickelkamp
Cotton Ginned This Year Exceeds Nine Million Bales
Census bureau reports cotton ginned before December 13 at 9,174,241 running bales with 174,577 round bales and 11,079 American-Egyptian. Last year by December 13 ginnings reached 12,356,276 running bales plus 569,182 round bales and 6,280 American-Egyptian.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Sheep Creek Lake Project Abandoned Near Ada
Governor Murray announced the state abandons plans for a Sheep Creek Lake 15 miles south of Ada due to lack of federal funds. He signed an order releasing an easement on 80 acres acquired October 19, 1933 from Mr and Mrs W E Pitt of Ada.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
Sheep Creek
Ada
W. E. Pitt
Sulphur Man to Contest Internal Revenue Charges
Joe Wheeler Alexander of Sulphur pleads not guilty to selling whiskey in violation of internal revenue law and will have a hearing before U. S. Commissioner W. C. Edwards Friday at 3. The charge says he attempted to sell part of ten gallons of whiskey found in his possession but he says it was for personal use.
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Joe Wheeler Alexander
U. S
W. C. Edwards
Muskogee
Alexander
Edwards
Two Plead Guilty In Robbery Case
Two pleas of guilty led to two sentences of two years in the state penitentiary. John Blocker admitted burglary tied to a robbery at the Oklahoma State Bank building office of A. T. Boggan. Phil Roberson pleaded to robbery and received the same two year penalty.
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John Blocker
A. T. Boggan
Oklahoma State Bank
Phil Roberson
Blocker
Oklahoma City man arraigned in mail fraud case
William J. Roady 27 of Shawnee was arraigned in Oklahoma City on a federal mail fraud charge related to an alleged insurance fraud ring in which nearly a dozen others have been charged. He was held on a $5,000 bond and will be returned to Muskogee for trial. The group allegedly collected insurance on fake deaths.
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Oklahoma City
William J. Roady
Shawnee
Roady
Muskogee
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds 25 Year Sentence
Springfield news dispatch reports the Illinois supreme court sustained the 25 year term for Dr. Alice Wynekoop of Chicago in the murder of her daughter in law. The court refused reversal of a new trial ruling and affirmed the sentence.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Supreme Court
Alice Wynekoop
Chicago
Cook County
Supreme Court
Democrats Seek Expanded Committee Seats in House
Democratic leaders proposed taking more committee posts to control legislation. Rep Burns argued for increased Democratic membership and reduced Republican presence, while Rep Mapes urged proportional representation. Details to be worked out before January 3 with planned changes showing banking committee shift to 18 Democrats and 7 Republicans.
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Clarence M. Wright
Associated Press
Washington
Representative Burns
Tennessee
Mapes
Representative Mapes
Michigan
House
Burns
Representative Soath
D-Ill
Representative Doughton
D-Nc
Banking Committee
Oklahoma double bank robbery nets $17,000
Six men in masks robbed two Okemah banks ten minutes apart, binding 18 staff as alarms were triggered. Loot totaled about $17,000 with losses split between First National Bank and Okemah National, while the Citizens State Bank was not touched. Police pursued leads toward two small sedans heading north toward US 62.
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Hugh Wagnon
Associated Press
Okemah
Okla
Oklahoma
A. B. S. Beatty
First National Bank
A. J. Martin
Okemah National
Pretty Boy Floyd
Beatty
Citizen’s State Bank
O. O. Wilson
U. S. Highway 62
Dalton
Coffeyville, Kas
Henry Starr
Stroud
Harrison
Ark
Matt
George Kimes
Pretty Boy
Floyd
Castle
Paden
Ohio
Marland
Stanley Rogers
Oklahoma City
Wewoka
Raymond Hamilton
Texas
Oklahoma Tax Report Reveals 1933 Top Incomes
Oklahoma's highest individual taxable income in 1933 was 150 024. The leading money maker's name was not published. Two corporations reported taxable incomes over 1 000 000 each. Returns came from 50 28? individuals, only 15 687 paying taxes totaling 416 304.31.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Shawnee Chamber Wins, Santa Fe Must Run Shawnee Pauls Valley Train
The corporation commission sustained the Shawnee chamber of commerce protest against Santa Fe Railroad discontinuing passenger service between Shawnee and Pauls Valley and Lindsey. It ordered a train from Lindsay at 10 3 a m to Shawnee 1 40 p m and back 7 50 p m, and denied Frisco’s agency discontinuances in Grady and Okmulgee counties. The Katy was ordered to establish an agency at Calera in Bryan county.
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Oklahoma City
Corporation Commission
Shawnee Chamber of Commerce
Santa Fe Railroad
Shawnee
Pauls Valley
Lindsey
Lindsay
Frisco Railroa
Norge
Grady County
Schuster
Okmulgee County
Katy
Calera i
Bryan County
Duncan oil operator dies saving youth in tank accident
George Keith a 45 year old Duncan oil operator died after jumping into an oil tank to rescue a youth named Harmon who toppled in while gauging the tank. Harmon survived. Keith was overcome by gas. Keith is survived by his widow and two children.
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S. H. Fitler
Sam Wilson
Hamon
Keith
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