Two Killed and a Woman Hurt in Oklahoma County Crashes
A two year old boy from Allen died after falling from a moving auto near Allen and Ada. James Perry, 10, of Stratford, was killed when he ran into the path of a car in Stratford. Mrs Sophia Perry, about 50, of Ahloso, was seriously injured by a gasoline truck on Highway 48 north of Ada. Funeral services for the Allen boy will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. in Allen.
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Pat Tiernan
Allen
James Perry
Stratford
Sophia Perry
Ada
Thomas Patrick Tiernan
Lawrence Tiernan
Stratfon 3
Ahloso
Highway 48
Delmer Oakes
West Sixteenth
Sanford and Mick Company
Mae Perry
Harvey Perry
O. T. Evans
Evans
Perry
Board Adopts New Textbooks for Oklahoma Schools
Oklahoma City December 23 The state text book commission adopted 37 subjects for five years starting July 1 raising average prices up to about 20 percent. Diction aries and arithmetic costs rise while some texts are on an approved list not mandatory. Crabb Crable and Linscheid discuss exchange rules and welfare purchases totaling $700000 distributed to needy children.
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Oklahoma City
State Textbook Commission
A. Linscheid
Commission
A. L. Crabb
Linscheid
Tom Collins
State Welfare Board
Crable
Welfare Board
Collins
Dickerson, Johnson and McClenahan
Follett Publishing Company
Oklahoma
J. T. Daniel
Daniel
H. G. Bennett
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Crabl
Japan Promises Full Redress For Panay Bombing
Tokyo reports the Japanese government accepts full responsibility for the sinking of the US gunboat Panay and states the responsible were punished. The note claims the attack was a mistake and promises stricter orders to avoid repeats, while emphasizing steps taken to protect American interests.
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Tokyo
United States
Panay
Koki Hirota
Joseph C. Grew
Hirohito
Japan
Yangtze
Nanking
Roosevelt
Hirota
America
Foreign Office
China
Yangtze River
Newton D. Baker Dies in Cleveland After Heart Attack
Newton D. Baker former secretary of war and World War I mobilizer died at his Cleveland home after a heart attack on December 25 aged 66. He had been bedbound since December 3 and recently appeared in court at Chattanooga on utilities cases with the Tennessee Valley Authority. Survived by widow two daughters and five grandchildren, his death was due to coronary thrombosis. He was mourned as a fighter for peace and international cooperation and remained influential in Dorothy politics.
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Cleveland
Newton D. Baker
Wilson
Syracuse
Chattanooga
Tenn
Utilities
Tennessee Valley Authority
Cuyahoga County
Democratic Central Committee
Joseph C. Hostetler
Roy Scott
Baker
United States
Pershing
Mexico
Hoover
National Law Enforcement Commission
Wickersham
League of Nations
League
World Court
International Peace
General Pershing
Army
War Department
Washington
France
A.E. F
Europe
Congress
Funeral services set for Ellis Inman after fatal gun accident
Ellis Inman age 20 of Vinita Oklahoma died when his shotgun discharged as he climbed a fence on Christmas Eve near the home of Mr and Mrs Elbert Inman in north Craig county. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church tomorrow afternoon. In Richmond Virginia Dever Dye and others applied for accident compensation this month per state industrial commission examiner W L Robinson.
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Vinita
Okla
Ellis Inman
Elbert Inman
Craig County
Richmond
Dever Dye
State Industrial Commission
W. L. Robinson
Earnest Workman
Holly Berry
Sam Raspberry
Chappell Service
Christmas Day One of Quiet Happiness Here
Ada observed a quiet Christmas with joyful memories and generous gift giving. Families enjoyed baskets of food, church services, clear skies, and mild afternoon warmth after a foggy morning. Police reported little trouble as residents celebrated with fireworks and holiday meals in a peaceful, reflective mood.
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Ada
World Spent Christmas Reflections Across Nations
On Christmas Day 1937 a global chorus of prayers and broadcasts united churches and leaders. President Roosevelt and King George VI urged peace while exiled royals celebrated, Haile Selassie sent Amharic greetings, and the Duke of Windsor shopped flowers for his wife as Ethiopians voiced faith in liberty.
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Associated Press
Herald Angels
Bethlehem
Holy Land
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Peter Marshall
Marshal
Spain
China
White House
King George VI
England
Sandringham
English Channel
Cannes
France
Duke of Windsor
Britain
Wallis Warfield
Haile Selassie
Lion of Judah
Ethiopia
Selassie
Texans Claim Tallest Team Ahead of Southwestern Tourney
The West Texas State Buffaloes from Canyon boast the league's tallest lineup with a six man average of six feet five. Coach Al Baggett leads a squad featuring Ray Shackelford at six feet nine inches who has 72 points in six games. They depart Sunday for Oklahoma City to compete in the all college cage tourney.
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Canyon
Texas
Iexas State College Buffaloes
Sons of the Panhandle
Oklahoma City
al Baggett
Ray Shackleford
Fire Loss Heavy In Lumberyard at Madill
A Christmas morning blaze believed started by fireworks virtually destroyed the T. J. Rogers Lumber Company yard in Madill. Fire Chief Dick Perryman estimated the loss at 35000 dollars as the Ardmore department aided locals after Madill pumping equipment failed. the north side shed and offices were destroyed.
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Madill
T. J. Rogers’ Lumber Company
Dick Perryman
Ardmere
Locz
Legion Party Bigger'n Ever at Convention Hall
The Legion sponsored annual Christmas party at Convention Hall drew a large crowd Friday afternoon. By 1:30 the Ada junior high school band played, followed by a brief program, Santa Claus, and distribution of candy and toys. Two Christmas trees and a manger scene decorated the stage.
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Legion
Convention Hall
Ada Junior High School
Santa Claus
Pecan Crop Surges Far Above Normal in 1937
The 1937 pecan crop is estimated at 81,093,000 pounds, up 102 percent from 1936 and 29 percent above the 1928-32 five year average. Wild and seedling trees yield 58,133,000 pounds, with improved varieties contributing 22,960,000 pounds. Growth favored in seedling states though Texas and Oklahoma faced insect and frost damage. improved varieties rose 20 percent from 1936 and were 62 percent above the long run average.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Mississippi River
Kemrey Receives Suspended Term for Grand Larceny
Kermit Kemrey received a five year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to grand larceny in district court. He was among three accused of stealing an oil field generator valued at $696 from the Fitts field, later moved to Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls, Texas, with Joe White and Victor Queton. White also got a five year suspended term. Queton remains free on bond.
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Kermit Kemrey
State Penitentiary
Tal Crawford
Kemrey
Fitts Field
Oklahoma City
Wichite Falls
Texas
Joe White
Victor Queton
White
Queton
Thousands Witness Christmas Ceremonies In Bethlehem Church
Bethlehem December 24 crowds gathered at the Church of the Nativity as in centuries past for Christmas rites amid Jewish Arab strife. The Latin Patriarch led mass in the grotto while British troops patrolled the roads and crowds sang carols for a world wide broadcast.
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Bethlehem
Christ
Spain
China
Holy Land
Far East
Jerusalem
Rachel
Church of St. Catherine
Church of the Nativity
Jesus Christus
Man Hurt in Broadway Crosswalk Crash and Other Incidents
M C Turner, 48, remained in a local hospital Saturday night with a pelvic fracture after being struck while crossing North Broadway. Bob Leonard of Cason Motor Co was in the car. Turner stepped from behind another vehicle into the path. J Q Balthrop, 36, treated for a broken collarbone after a collision about three miles north of the city Friday night. Mrs Sophia Perry, critically injured when struck by a truck north of Ada Thursday night, remained in hospital with a mangled left arm and other injuries.
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M. C. Turner
North Broadway
West Fifth
Bob Leonard
Cason Motor Company
Turner
J. Q. Balthrop
Jones
Balthrop
Sophia Perry
Ada
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Ada News
West Texas Buffs
Legion Party
Convention
N. Broadway
Ponteic
The
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
P. A. Nora G. J. Merton
K. Grant
Norris
Martin
B. ©. King
R. W. Simpeon
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