Oklahoma Senate approves 5000 dollar homestead exemption measure
The Oklahoma Senate narrowly passed a bill raising the homestead exemption to 5000 dollars, with up to 160 acres exempt in rural areas. The measure faced amendments and procedural moves as it moves toward a conference committee and potential House approval. Gov. Marland named L. B. Selman to succeed Scott Ferris on the highway commission. The House killed the drivers license bill and kept relief measures alive.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
Claude Briggs
Wilburton
Nat Taylor
Strong City
Cecil Chamberlain
Briggs
Hereford breeding leader Hubert Gazlett dies in Kansas
Robert H. Hazlett 89 a noted Hereford breeder banker landowner and oil producer from Butler county Kansas died at his Eldorado home His career spanned livestock breeding and industry leadership He attended Hereford tours including the 1936 Ada Oklahoma event and was featured in the Ada News Progress Edition in 1936 and 1956 in relation to Hereford breed activity
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Robert H. Hazlett
Eldorado
Kan
Butler County
United States
Hazlett
Oklahoma
W. E. Harvey
Ada
Mr. Hazlett
Ada News
Roy J. Turner
F. E. Harper
Harper-Turner
Scullin
Germany's Choices Seen In Two Spanish Questions
The Associated Press reports Germany weighs two Spanish matters. Hitler faces replies to Franco British proposals on banning foreign volunteers in the civil war. The Palos freighter incident looms, Basques claim contraband cargo remains. Mussolini reportedly loses interest and urges Hitler to do the same.
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Associated Press
Germany
Europe
Hitler
Palos
Berlin
Mussolini
Escape on the gallows seen as providence for Atma Singh
Atma Singh a British Indian Sikh convict who faced hanging in Shanghai survived when the rope snapped. He suffered a brain concussion but recovered in a police hospital. The incident is seen as a divine intervention by locals and his wife Shakur praises God's hand in saving him.
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Shanghai
Patma Singh
Atma Singh
British India
Shakur
Shanghai International Settlement
Sunshine Follows Shower Flurries Weather Outlook
Ada reported brief rain flurries Tuesday night giving way to clear gusty skies on Wednesday. Temperatures cooled from 62 degrees Tuesday to around 50 with a 54 degree reading at 2 PM Wednesday as colder air is expected for Thursday night.
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Ada
Gandhi Ready for Anti British Drive
Gandhi plans a shift from non resistance to active independence action. Associates report his readiness to lead mass campaigns, with statements about returning to jail or even being hanged as signs of a new era after the Faizpur congress.
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Gandhi
Bombay
Mahatma Gandhi
India
Great Britain
Faizpur
Chang Hsueh Liang Ordered to Stand Trial
Nanking in December reports the rebellious marshal Chang Hsueh Liang is to face a Nanking military commission tomorrow for mutiny at Lianfu. Chiang Kai Shek will preside after being held captive by Chang and later released in a swift reversal of control. Verdict remains undecided, officials say it is not routine.
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Nanking
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Lianfu
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chang
Snowball Fatal to Indianapolis Girl
Marjorie Jean Thornburg aged 153 died after a snowball packed with cinders struck her five days before Christmas. Lockjaw followed the injury. Robert Irwin, 16, was held by police on a charge of throwing the snowball.
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Indianapolis
Marjorie Jean Thornburg
Robert Irwin
Advice to Debi on marriage proposals and color clues
Edith Marie Reuss, a color consultant, advises young women to wear a white evening gown to appear helpless and attract proposals. She notes red neckties signal flirtatious men, while navy blue ties suggest a man with a large family and in-house dynamics.
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New York
Edith Marie Reuss
Oklahoma Oil Allowables Discussed By State Commission
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission weighed raising January oil allowables above the federal Bureau of Mines 573 100 bpd estimate. Operators urged staying near the estimate but proposed distribution if an increase follows Texas. A six percent rise would lift listings across Class A to D regions with specific town and field totals, reflecting a projected total 418 350 bpd versus 435 247 prior month.
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Oklahoma City
State Corporation Commission
Oklahoma
Federal Bureau of Mines
Texas
W. J. Armstrong
A. S. J. Shaw
Oklahoma City Wilcox
Allen
East Allen
Asher-Wanette
Earlsboro
Fish- Cromwell
Fish-Wilcox
Grayson
Keokuk Falls
Konawa
Little River
East Little River
Maud
Mission
Oklahoma City-Cleveland
Olympic
Polo
Sasakwa
Searight
North Searight
Seminole City
East Seminole
Seminole Proper
Et al
St. Louis
Stillwater
Billings Wilcox
Britton
South
Crescent
Edmond
Fitts Oil Creek
Grisso
Hoyt
Keokuk Falls Hunton
West Lowell
Lucien-East Misener
Lucien-East Viola
Lucien
North
North Olympic
Shawnee
Tipton
Arbuckie
South Burbank
West Chandler
Fox Simpson
Gray
Naval Reserve
Oklahoma City Simpson
ADA MAN'S BROTHER DIES OF CAR INJURIES
Jay Morgan of Enid will attend funeral services for his brother John L Morgan 43 traffic manager at Champlain Refining Enid who died from injuries after a Marion Kansas car collision Tuesday night He died Wednesday at a Marion hospital Other occupants W R Stamp Enid and Paul Bacon South Haven Kansas were injured lightly
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Jay Morgan
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Enid
Mr. Morgan
John L. Morgan
Marion
Kan
Morgan
Champlain Refining Company
W. R. Stamp
Paul Bacon
South Haven
Decision Soon On Fund Where Tax Is To Go
Oklahoma City log shows a Logan county tax ruling on income tax funds returned to state school districts. The case awaits expedited review by the state supreme court with deadlines set for January 4 and January 7 for briefs and reply. The ruling could restore funds to hundreds of districts for 1937 budgets. The piece notes the Flying Scotchman nonstop railway run between London and Edinburgh.
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Oklahoma City
LPI
State Court of Tax Review
Logan County
Supreme Court
General Revenue Fund
London
Edinburgh
Selman Nominated to Oklahoma Highway Commission
Oklahoma City December 30 Governor sends L B Selman of Walters to the senate for confirmation to a six year term on the State Highway Commission to succeed Chairman Scott Ferris who resigned. DeRoy Burns Mountain Park leads opposition while Ferris quits to focus on private business.
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Oklahoma City
L. B. Selman
Walters
Scott Ferris
Senate
DeRoy Burns
Mountain Park
Selman
Burns
James C. Nance
House
Murray
Ferris
Nance
Commission
Marland
U. S
Capitol
Unclaimed Cotton Pool Checks Return Delayed Demonstrations
About 7 percent of cotton pool checks will return from the county agent's office in Washington. They were issued October and mostly small sums from 4 cents to 5 dollars. Notices went to recipients. several checks remained unclaimed. Rains delayed two terracing demonstrations from 1936 to 1937 by a week, with Fitzhughs on December 30 moved to January 6 and Allen near December 29 moved to January 5 at Watson farm.
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Washington, D. C
Fitzhugh
Near Allen
Watson Farm
Y Dance Halls Padlocked After Sheriff Action
The Y Dance Hall and Skating Rink near Ada was shut Wednesday by Sheriff Clyde Kaiser under court orders after District Judge Tal Crawford issued a temporary injunction. Padlock papers were served on operators M. E. Soutee and Mrs. M. E. Soutee. A hearing on a permanent injunction was scheduled for January 5. No arrests were reported.
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Ada
Clyde Kaiser
M. E. Soutee
Tal Crawford
Kaiser
Tree Shelterbelt Progress Across Plains Six States
Forest service reports 1277 miles of shelterbelt planted in Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska and the Dakotas in fiscal 1935 36. Survival by July 1 1936 averaged 82.4 percent with state figures from 76.3 in Texas to 93.8 in South Dakota.
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Washington
Forest Service
Plains
F. A. Silcox
Wallace
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Silcox
Daring Burglar Fleees After Window Breakage
A roomer at 213 East Fourteenth reported a burglar gathering loot in a J. M. Carter residence. The suspect leaped from a smashed window, fell seven feet, and fled. police recovered only a cap as evidence after a city wide chase.
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J. M. Carter
East Fourteenth
Rubber balloon tires arrive for wheel barrows on market
Rubber balloon tires for wheel barrows have entered the market, promising easier rolling and reduced effort for yard and garden work as suppliers advertise their light tread and durable construction to farmers and homeowners alike.
Man Convicted Here Connected In Bank Holdup
Oklahoma county attorney LPi Lewis Morris said he would investigate a possible case of mistaken identity in the Harrah bank robbery sentence. Ben Snider, jailed in Kansas, was convicted for the same crime, but Frank Ferris allegedly confessed to chaplain Garrett that he robbed the bank. Ferris, from Seminole, had been convicted in Pontotoc county for another armed robbery, with shoes used as partial identification, and the case prompted questions about the Harrah conviction and who actually committed the crime.
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Oklahoma City
Lpi
Lewis Morris
Oklahoma
McAlester Penitentiary
First National Bank of
Snider
Ferris
Morris
Maud
Garrett
Seminole
Pontotoc County
Simon Patton
Fittstown
Clyde Kaiser
Chaplain Garrett
Welfare board offices moved after protest over memorial painting
Oklahoma City authorities shifted the state welfare board from a fourth floor capitol corridor after Bartlesville oilman Frank Phillips protested obstructed views of a Gilbert White memorial painting. Three panels on the south walls had been illuminated, and during a special session the board left the house lounge with 20 staff placed in the lobby.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
State Welfare Board
Capitol
Frank Phillips
Bartlesville
Gilbert White
Sesson
Phillips
Clothing Distribution Held Back for Needy Children
WPA administrator P W S Key said 23 counties have clothing supplies for needy children sitting with county welfare boards for over 30 days. He warned continued inaction could lead the WPA to withhold further clothing, claiming it is not needed.
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Oklahoma City
W. S. Key
WPA
Key
Baby congressman wins bride after shopping delay
Congressman elect Lyle H. Boren of Seminole Oklahoma aged 27 nicknamed baby of the new congress marries Christine McKown a 22 year old school teacher. The couple planned a 3 pm wedding meeting in Oklahoma City but the bride was an hour and a half late due to holiday shopping.
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Lyle H. Boren
Seminole
Okla
Christine McKown
Boren
New Congress
Miss McKown
Oklahoma City
New Efforts Contact Tacoma Abductor Through Intermediaries
In Tacoma Washington on December 30 a renewed attempt to ransom 28 000 for 1 year old Charlies Mattson was reported through an intermediary. Dr William W Mattson and his son met with Paul H Seeva manager of Ranier national park company as federal agents shadow the case.
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Tacoma Wash
Charlies Mattson
William W. Mattson
Paul H. Seeva
Ranier National Park Company
Seeva
Mattsons
Mattson
Gus B. Appleman
William
Indians marooned by snowstorm near Gallup
Snowblocked 25 miles from Ganado trading post stranded about 300 Navajo Indians as a blizzard cut communications. Window Rock ordered rescue trucks sent to aid the group at their mesa camp near the fire dance site. road conditions remained impassable overnight.
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Gallup
N. M
Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo
Indian Service
GanaGo
Jap Woods Leads All Star Squad In Finger Bowl Contest
Coach Jap Woods a former Oklahoma star drills his all star team in Hobbs New Mexico for the Finger Bowl charity game against a Big Spring Texas eleven. The local squad of former college and prep players will have a light workout tomorrow as about six thousand fans are expected.
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Jap Woods
Hobbs
N. M
University of Oklahoma
Big Spring
Texas
District DC steamroller operators dodge permits and traffic rules
A report states that steamroller operators in the District of Columbia are not required to hold permits and are not subject to traffic regulations, suggesting a gap in oversight and safety compliance.
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District of Columbia
St. Louis Lawyer Attacks Layman Practice of Law
Clarence T. Case, St. Louis attorney, claims unauthorized layman practice before federal boards in Washington undermines the legal profession. He argues citizens rely on courts for justice and that government by law, not by men, depends on lawyers. The state bar convention proceeds with a board meeting to select a president.
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Oklahoma City
L.pi
Clarence T. Case
St. Louis
Washington
Case
Secretaries of Treasury, Commerce and Interior
Board of Governors
Bud Browning Signs With Phillips 66 Team
Phillips Petroleum officials announce Bud Browning former Santa Fe Trails star and Big Six scoring record holder signed to play with Phillips 66 Missouri Valley A A U club. Browning left with the team for Denver where Friday they meet Safeway Stores in a league game.
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Bartlesville
Phillips Petroleum Company
Bud Browning
Santa Fe Trails
Phillips “66
Missouri Valley A. A. U
Browning
University of Oklahoma
Phillips
Denver
Safeway
Megaparsec Defined as Distance Unit in Astronomy
A megaparsec is the distance light travels in 3 260 000 years and serves as the largest distance unit used by astronomers for cosmic scales.
Hidden Lindbergh ransom money found in New Jersey cache
A New Jersey state trooper reportedly uncovered a $21,650 stash of Lindbergh ransom notes in a single location. Governor Hoffman hinted he would reveal more at 9 am Thursday, and Hoffman's associates say Hauptmann did not control all the funds. Hauptmann was executed last April for the child kidnaping.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Harold Hoffman
Hoffman
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hauptman
Hauptmann
New Jersey State Penitentiary
New York
Lindbergh Kidnapping Ransom Account Reveals Tiny Shortfall
Federal agents say only $49.56 of the $50,000 Lindbergh ransom remains unaccounted for after an Internal Revenue report details Hauptmann's finances. The 1936 disclosure shows pre ransom assets of $6,109.21 and post ransom assets of $49,054, with spending including stock losses, a radio, a Germany trip for Mrs Hauptmann, and beer glasses.
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New York
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Federal Bureau of Internal Revenue
HauptManna
Germany
Police official denies gold ransom cache claim
Col. Mark O. Kimberling, superintendent of the New Jersey state police, said he knows of no basis for a report that a trooper found a cache of Lindbergh ransom gold. He called the claim a surprise if true.
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Trenton
Mark O. Kimberling
State Police
Lady Houston Dies England's Lady Bountiful and Benefactor
Fanny Lacey Houston richest Englishwoman died at London aged many years. She inherited 3 million pounds in 1926 after the death of Sir Robert Houston shipping magnate, had been Baron Byron’s widow, supported hospitals and charities, funded the Everest conquest effort, and donated funds for sea plane races and public duties.
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London
Fanny Lacey Houston
England
Lady Houston
Robert Houston
Baron Byron
Isle of
Jersey
Saturday Review
Mount
Everest
Great Britain
Texas Supreme Court rules bank night violates public policy
The Texas supreme court ruled that theater bank rights tied to the lottery principle are condemned by the state constitution as against public policy. Chief Justice C. M. Cureton authored the opinion in City of Wink versus Griffith Amusement Company.
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Austin
Texas Supreme Court
C. M. Cureton
City of
Wink
Griffith Amusement Company
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Hubert Gazlett
Hereford
Debi
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Ures
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Jesse
Fitts-Hunton
Fitts-Oil Creek
Ada Man
Senes
Frank Ferris
Tacoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
North Dakota
Alps
Phillips Cagers
Lindbergh
Hauptmann’s Accounts
Kimberling Silent
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