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Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1934

Page

2

Roosevelt plans world trade reciprocity push via senate vetted treaties

Washington reports a U S plan to allow the president to open tariff walls through individual reciprocity treaties without Senate ratification for each pact. The administration aims to present agreements with Colombia Sweden Portugal Argentina and other nations, with Hull returning from Montevideo to push Pan American arbitration and equality for women and other treaty pacts.

Washington Roosevelt Congress United States Senate Capitol White House St. Lawrence State Department Sweden Portugal Argentina Hull Montevideo Madrid Canada Puget Sound Rome

Federal funds sought to avert school crisis nationwide

A national emergency education campaign asks Congress and the executive branch to provide immediate federal aid to open closed rural and urban schools. Forty eight state associations join teachers and officers in urging relief as 40 million dollars in owed teacher salaries and school funding gaps threaten further closures.

A. Linscheid East Central State Teachers College Joint Commission On the Emergency In Education National Education Association Department of Superintendence Washington Legislative Commission of the Congress

One Kansas City Suspect Captured in Union Station Slayings

Wilbur Underhill, an Oklahoma desperado, was captured today as the last but one of 11 indicted in the Union station murders. Richard T. Galatas of Hot Springs remains at large. others named include Stacci, Farmer, Mrs Nash, Harvey Bailey, Verne Miller, Frank Mulloy, Robert Brady, and Mrs Connor. Federal prosecutor W. L. Vandeventer announced prosecutions would start once Galatas is captured.

Kansas City Wilbur Underhill Oklahoma Desperado Union Station Frank Nash Richard T. Galatas Hot Springs Ark W. L. Vandeventer United States Galatas Vandeventer Nash Joplin Herb Farmer Louis Stacci Chicago Stacci Farmer Harvey Bailey Verne C. Miller Frank Fritz) Mulloy Robert C. Brady Underhill E. B. Connor Division of Investigation Department of Justice

Silver coinage debate swells inWashington on remonetization

Washington officials and lawmakers circulate plans to revalue the dollar and expand silver and gold coinage. Speaker Rainey says strong support requires Roosevelt’s backing while Senator Thomas urges free coinage and gold bids to stabilize the currency. Representative Cross proposes halving the gold content and fixing a 16 to 1 gold to silver ratio to widen the monetary base.

Washington Rainey Roosevelt Thomas D-Okla Treasury Federal Reserve Banks United States Cross D-Tex House Banking Committee

Plan for hog marketing regulation announced in Congress

Representative Hildebrandt proposes strict hog market rules and end to direct packer buying to foster a competitive slaughter market. The plan allows purchases at terminal points and interior plant purchases with agreement by producer and packer groups, supervised by the agriculture department, through bonded livestock commissions.

Washington USP Hilderbrandt S. C Hildebrandt Department of Agriculture Bonded Livestock Commission Agriculture Department

County Records Rehabilitation Planned in Pontotoc County

A survey is under way to estimate funds needed from the Civil Works Administration for rehabilitating Pontotoc County records. The project would rebinding, recopying, filing and organizing old county treasurer and clerk papers and the so called dead vault. County officials favor the effort to preserve and provide prompt reference to accumulated records.

Civil Works Administration Pontotoc County

Mayor Kelly Pushes Ban On Women Drinking At Bars

Chicago mayor Edward J. Kelly announced plans to amend the liquor ordinance to prohibit women from drinking at counters in taverns or similar venues. He argued womanhood should be held to a higher standard and that bars must close about 4,000 establishments serving only beer licenses without hard liquor permits.

Chicago Edward J. Kelly

Carey opposes processing tax on beef and cattle surplus

Senator Carey of Wyoming said he opposes a government processing tax on beef as a basic commodity. He cites past hog experiences and urges measures to cut the cattle surplus, including slaughtering about 600000 cattle, higher beef tariffs or an import embargo, and a general sales tax on agricultural products to fund farm relief.

Washington Carey Wyo

Died At Elmore City Former East Central Star

Ted Yeary former East Central basketball standout died Friday night at his Elmore City home. Burial is set for Sunday. coach Mickey McBride and Yeary's East Central teammates will attend. A prior auto wreck cost him fingers but he returned to play, yet later injuries ended his career.

Ted Yeary East Central Elmore City Mickey McBride Barton Carlton Tiger Yeary State College

Administration Rules on Corn Contract Divides Payments

The farm administration interprets the corn hog contract for the upcoming production control signups. Rulings require one contract per farming unit, division of 1934 payments between landlord and tenant, and proportional sharing of hog reduction benefits based on 1932 1933 production. Provisions cover tenants, cash rentals, transfer of eligibility, and limits on new producers.

Washington Farm Administration

Explanation of Fatigue

Dr D B Dill of Harvard reports fatigue relates to oxygen intake capacity and heat dissipation. People vary in oxygen supply from near two quarts per minute to a third of that, affecting task difficulty. Fuel type and salt loss in heat also limit daily work and can cause heat cramps, while only about one fifth of food energy becomes mechanical energy.

F. B. Colton Associated Press Cambridge Mass D. B. Dill Harvard American Association For the Advancement of Science Boulder Dam Dill

Roosevelt calls for world peace plan and non aggression pact

President Roosevelt outlined a three step plan for a world non aggression pact while denouncing warlike leaders and urging universal participation. He warned that blame for blocking peace lies with political leaders, not populations, and stressed no nation could cross borders under the proposal.

Washington White House Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson League of Nations League United States

Chicken Thief Found Dead in Kentucky Barn

The body of a Black man with a sack of eight chickens was found beside a shotgun trap in a barn owned by Raymond Wilson near Paris Kentucky. The gunfire struck him in the back as thefts of poultry had been reported. Deputy Luth er Rice said a farm tenant admitted setting the trap and noted such devices are illegal. The case awaits county attorney instructions.

Paris Raymond Wilson Luther Rice Rice

Speculation on US gold call from Federal Reserve banks

Washington reports float the idea that the government could requisition the Fed gold reserves totaling about 3.5 billion dollars. Officials differ on the method with Acting Secretary Morgenthau denying comment while legal experts debate if the Treasury can issue a simple order. The move ties to Roosevelt's dollar revaluation plans and a draft emergency banking act.

Washington Treasury Federal Reserve Banks Morgenthau Federal Reserve Board Roosevelt Thomas D-Okla Federal Reserve

Uniform hog grading and pricing plan eyed by department

The department would grade hogs uniformly and set a common price for interior plant purchases matching the nearest terminal market. A regulated feed allowance would accompany five hogs shipped, while critics say principal packers buy directly from farmers and depress bidding by pre-purchasing stocks.

Hildebrandt

Escaped Oklahoma convict captured in Kansas City

Two men identified as James Blevins and William Lane were held on burglary charges. Lane was shot but not seriously hurt during the arrest attempt. Blevins had escaped from the Oklahoma penitentiary at McAlester on December 1. Lane had prior prison terms in Oklahoma Missouri and Iowa.

Kansas City James Blevins William Lane Lane Blevins Oklahoma McAlester Missouri Iowa

Heavy Loans for Corn Growers Across Midwest

The commodity credit corporation says it is issuing corn loans at 45 cents per bushel, averaging $600 to $700 per loan, with more than $1,000,000 in loans daily. The Reconstruction corporation allocated $150 million for corn loans, but banks resuming 45 cent rates after government intervention may require the full amount.

Washington The Commodity Credit Corporation Reconstruction Corporation

Aviator Milo Burcham Regains Upside Down Record

Long Beach California date line reports Milo Burcham again holds the world endurance record for inverted flight. He piloted a plane on its back for four hours five minutes and twenty two seconds, reclaiming the mark from Lieut Tito Falcon of the Royal Italian Flying Corps.

Long Beach Calif Milo Burcham Burcham Tito Falcon Royal Italian Flying Corps

Roosevelt praised by France over policy support

Paris officials conveyed deep satisfaction to President Roosevelt for his backing of Franco German and League of Nations policies in a recent speech. In Washington, Secretary Wallace warned hog buyers and small processors against deducting the processing tax from farmers’ prices, calling it fraudulent and urging reports to be sent to the farm administration.

Woodrow Wilson Roosevelt Hull Cuba League Edouard Herriot United States America Detessan William C. Bullitt Russia Paris France League of Nations Francois Detessan Camille Chautemps Andre Lefevere de Laboulaye Washington Wallace Farm Administration A. G. Black

Bank Robbed in Westhoff Two Men Take Cash and Cashier

The Home State bank in Westhoff Texas was robbed last night of four to five thousand dollars by two men who forced cashier Irven Schroeder to drive them away in his car. Schroeder was later left drugged on the San Antonio highway.

Westhoff Tex Irven Schroeder San Antonio

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