Notice to Creditors in Davenport Estate
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma the county court notices the estate of Catherine Elizabeth Davenport deceased. Elijah Martin Hatcher is administrator with will annexed and creditors must present claims with vouchers to J. H. Fryer Ada Oklahoma within four months or be barred. December 20, 1933.
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Pontotoc County
Catherine Elizabeth Davenport
Elijah Martin Hatcher
J. H. Fryer
Ada
Oklahoma
Couch Transfer seeks Oklahoma motor carrier certificate
Couch Transfer & Storage Co. Inc. applies to the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma for a certificate to operate as a motor carrier of freight. Route includes Ada, Stonewall, Tupelo, Coalgate, Lehigh, Atoka, Stringtown, McAlester and intermediate points. Hearing information available from the Commission in Oklahoma City. J. R. Couch, President. Pub 1-4-2tw.
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Coach Transfer & Storage Company, Incorporated
Corporation Commission of Oklahoma
Ada
Stonewall
Tupelo
Coalgate
Lehigh
Atoka
Stringtown
McAlester
Secretary of Corporation Commission
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Couch Transfer & Storage Co. Inc
J. R. Couch
Oklahoma Farm Prospects Show Higher Crop Values Despite Lower Yields
Oklahoma farm estimates say total harvested area was 12.734 million acres, 15 percent less than last year, but crop value rose 64 percent to 123 million dollars based on December 1 prices. Cotton forecasts for 1935 reach 1.285 million bales with 210 pounds per acre, the second highest state cotton rank, while drought and rains affected yields across crops. wheat value jumps to 22.505 million dollars despite lower production. Pecan diseases linked to zinc offer a new control method, and rosette disease treatment was discovered by USDA chemists.
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Oklahoma
Drouth
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Care of Orchards in Winter in Stillwater
F B Cross of Oklahoma A and M College outlines winter orchard tasks from pruning to removing codling moth bands and fire blight cankers. He notes cleaning sheds to curb worm habitats, guarding trees against rabbits, and timing pruning for peaches and grapes. The piece also covers holiday staffing and Ada schools returning to classes in 1934 with hopeful resolutions.
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Stillwater
F. B. Cross
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Oklahoma
Zinc Sulfate Cure Found For Tree Disease
Pathologists identify zinc as the curative factor for a tree disease after zinc from galvanized iron entered the solution. Zinc sulfate proves effective, with methods including bark injection and in root application mixed with fertilizers, enabling large scale treatment of orchards.
Changes in State Banks Announced
Oklahoma City January 2 Bank Commissioner Barnett announced two state banks closed one voluntarily and two merged today The First State Bank of Ross liquidated depositing in full via the First National Bank of Ada Deposits totaled 52500 Barnett ordered liquidation of the First State Bank of Rush Springs which had 10 percent withdrawal restriction since March 17.
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Oklahoma City
Barnett
First State Bank of
Ross
First National Bank of
Ada
Rush Springs
Ada Welcomes New Year With Firecrackers And Community Observances
Ada greeted 1934 with loud celebrations as firecrackers guns and whistles rang in the new year. Banks were closed post office closed officials observed holiday while many CWA workers and CCC camp in Wintersmith park enjoyed a day off before resuming work Tuesday.
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Ada
CWA
Wintersmith Park
Year 1933 Leaves Tragic Pages Telling County's Violent Deaths
The county in 1933 recorded 28 violent deaths including six suicides by various means and five homicides. Accidents totaled seventeen deaths, led by five automobile crashes and two train collisions, with incidents ranging from drownings to a fatal child accident. The toll surpassed 1932's counts of 21 deaths and included two African American victims in homicide cases.
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Pantirode
Hietennie
Pontetoc County
Wallace B atty says college football a racket
Secretary Henry A. Wallace declares organized college football a racket and argues colleges should channel vitality into a youth movement. He spoke at a national conference in Washington on January 1 and predicted a rise in youth participation in politics.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Conference On Politics
United States
Petition Aims to Remove Louisiana Senators
Mrs. Ruffin G. Pleasant announces petitions to the Senate for the removal of Huey P. Long and John H. Overton. She says thousands have signed, led by Louisiana’s “new deal” group with about 25 000 members, and vows action through Vice President Garner.
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Washington
Ruffin G. Pleasant
Louisiana
Senate
Huey P. Long
John H. Overton
Garner
New Deal’’ Organization of Louisiana
Mrs. Pleasant
George
Vian Gun Attack Linked to Fugitives Defiance
A man believed to be Ford Bradshaw and two companions rode into Vian Oklahoma firing pistol bullets at a hardware store a restaurant and the jail but no injuries were reported. Officers linked the act to the capture of Wilbur Underhill and said the leader’s identity was not yet confirmed.
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Vian, Okla
Ford Bradshaw
Vian
Bradshaw
Wilbur Underhill
Removal of Federal Official Demanded
Petitions signed by 300 Washington county residents urge the removal of E. M. Frieburger manager of the federal re employment office in Bartlesville. They accuse him of issuing arbitrary rulings and ignoring pleas of needy families to place men on work lists at the urging of political friends.
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Bartlesville
E. M. Frieburger
E. G. Burke
Washington County
Frieburger
Greater returns for the amount invested
A brief item notes higher efficiency and better value from the News Classified Act3, promising greater returns on money invested. It highlights potential gains for readers considering program participation and emphasizes practical financial benefits.
Fines Revenue Surges in Ada Police Court in 1933
Ada police court fines totaled 3852.62 in 1933, near doubling 1932 figures. Arrests averaged 125 monthly, reaching 1492 for the year with May the busiest in arrests and June the peak in cash fines at 462.10. Monthly cash fines varied from 200 to 462 dollars.
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Ada
Americans Ordered to Safer Quarter in Foochow
In Foochow Fukien January 1 Americans urged by the Nanking government to withdraw from danger zones. Consular officers advised those not yet on Nantai or Kulangsu to seek safety immediately. Most Americans in Foochow and Amoy had already moved to Nantai and Kulangsu respectively.
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Foochow
China
Nanking
Fukien
United States
Nantai
Kulangsu Islands
Fukien Province
Nantai Island
Min River
Amoy
Kulangsu Island
Sanitation and Drainage Projects Move Forward in Pontotoc County
Daily Approval reports approval for a Sincere creek drainage project in eastern Pontotoc County with a $29,660 budget using 300 workers to move 97,000 yards of dirt and straighten the stream for better drainage. Additional projects near Ada and Roff will employ hundreds more, with easements sought to widen channels and reduce flood damage.
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Sincere Creek
Pontotoc County
CWA
Springbrook
Ada
Sandy Creek
Colorado slaver caved from mob
Armed guards watched Herbert Rankin and George Putnam in Alamosa Colorado hospitals after a mob tried to lynch Rankin following Sheriff Adolfo Rodriguez’s killing in San Luis. Coroner ruled the sheriff slain by unknown persons. Rankin and Putnam denied robbery links as deputies pursued bandits.
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Alamosa
Colo
Herbert Rankin
Gilman
San Luis
Adolfo Rodriguez
Costilla
George Putnam
Rankin
Maurice Smith
Putnam
J. P. Maestas
Rodriguez
Howlitt
Fedriguez
January 1933 World Events Snapshot
January 1 to 31 entries cover Japan refusing non aggression pact with Russia, Burns and deaths of Belle Moskowitz Jack Pickford Calvin Coolidge and others. Battles, political shifts, bank turmoil, prohibition repeal moods, and looming international tensions shape the early 1933 news landscape.
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Lynea Service
Japan
Russia
Belle Moskowitz
Illinois
Shanhaikwan
Jack Pickford
Minneapolis
Calvin Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
Senate
Chile
Albert H. Wiggin
Chase National Bank
Spain
Stalin
Hoover
Jehel
House
South Atlantic
Babe Ruth
League Ul
Buzzard Crashes Plane Windshield Over Louisville
A large buzzard diving in a flock struck the windshield of a southbound American Airways mail plane at Bowman Field Louisville. Pilot Harry Musick escaped injuries through the glass, with cuts on his face. Co-pilot Dan Beard and a Cincinnati passenger remained unhurt.
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Louisville
Bowman Field
American Airways
Harry Musick
Musick
Nashville
Cincinnati
C. H. Otterman
Tucson
Arizona
Dan Beard
Champion Liar Announced as America’s Biggest Liar
CHICAGO Jan 1 The Burlington Wisconsin National Liar’s club chose B Ceresa of Langeloth Pa as America's biggest liar for 1940, transferring the title from Phil McCarty of Denver Colo among 2500 lies entered from 40 states and Canada. Ceresa's granddad clock tale earned him a medal amid annual New Year’s Eve judging. WEWOKA Okla Jan 1 Butler Harjo 25 Indian near death after a quarrel over whisky led to a shooting at Sasakwa. John Brown 25 held in jail as a result.
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Chicago
B. Ceresa
Langeloth
Burlington
Wis
National Liar’s Club
America
Phil McCarty
Denver
Colo
Ceresa
States
Canada
Wewoka
Okla
Butler Harjo
John Brown
Brown
Harjo
Sasakwa
Thefts of Horses Hit Again in Grimimes Era
Beaver Jan 1 report notes horse thefts returning as a major crime. In historic times horses were sacred treasure and the article contrasts past sacred value with present crime.
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Beaver
Dobbin
The Lost Horse Thief Returns in Local Mystery
A horse theft in Mocane shocks the community as Sheriff Newt Yates discovers the alleged stolen animal in a suspect's possession. The tale echoes frontier legends where horse thieves faced severe punishment, though modern times bring new motives and technologies to the age old crime.
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Dobbin
M. R. Cannady
Mocane
Newt Yates
Paul Wells Held on Horse Theft Charge in Beaver County
Paul Wells, of Woods county, is jailed in Beaver county after a preliminary hearing where he denied stealing the horse but was bound over for district court. His $1,000 bond signals rising value of horse flesh.
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Paul Wells
Woods County
Paul
Beaver County
New Year Reactions From World Leaders In 1934 Hopes
AP reports diverse responses to 1933 turning into 1934. Archbishop of Canterbury laments a year of disappointment while Argentina’s Saavedra Lamas cites Pan American progress toward peace. China’s Soong seeks a better 1934, Ramsay MacDonald notes cautious optimism.
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Koki Hirota
Japan
The
Associated Press
Canterbury
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
United States
America
T. V. Soong
Chinese National Government Economic Council
China
Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss Defies Hitler Rise
In the year just passed Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss of Austria says his cabinet beat back a wave of German fascism. He cites not only the pope's blessing but strong support from Italy in this effort.
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Engelbert Dollfuss
Austria
Germany
Italy
Belgium Prime Minister Seeks U.S. Collaboration for Peace
Comte de Broqueville, Belgium's prime minister, urges strengthened cooperation with the United States to secure peace amid growing international tensions. He stresses that collaboration is essential now more than ever.
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Comte de Broqueville
Belgium
United States
Boettcher Oil and Gas Offsets Laura A Burris No 1
Construction continues on a derrick at the Boettcher Oil and Gas offset location Laura A Burris No 1 in 27 27 John Fittsfield south Pontotoc county as crews push to complete by Tuesday. The offset targets the Boettcher Wooley No 1 well whose gas pressure caused long control issues.
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Boettcher Oil and Gas Company
Laura A. Burris
John Fittsfield
Pontotoc County
Boettcher-Wooley
Robins’ plights and a jailbreak report from Texas
In Portland Oregon H D Edwards notes a white albino robin grows despondent from loneliness and is shunned by other birds as he searches for food. In Angleton Texas Johnny Daded twenty one year old black man confessed to a Christmas Eve axe slaying and was spirited away from jail by Sheriff Jimmy Martin amid tense local feeling.
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Portland
Ore
H. D. Edwards
Edwards
Angleton
Tex
Johnny Daded
Roy Lapham
Alvin Recluse
Brazoria County
Jimmy Martin
Alyin
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State Health Department
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al Smith
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Brazil
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Anton Cermak
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Howard Scott
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Massachusetts
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Sir Roland Lindsay
Daladier
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League Committee
John Galsworthy
Reichstag
Frederick G. Bonfils
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Managua
Lief Bill
Zangara
Malcolm Campbell
Daytona
Fla
National City Bank
Insull
Louderback
California
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League Assembly
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Manchuria
Couzens Bank
Boston Red Sox
American League Baseball
Yawkey and Collins
Farley and
Wallace
Detroit
Dayton
Ohio
Grand Duke
Alexander
France
Italo Balbo
Ernst Hanstaengl
Nazi Party
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Irish Free State
Great Wall
Long Beach
Calif
Buzzard
Ramsay MacDonald
Britain
Derrink
Wooley
White Robin
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