1937 Forecast Upset Predictions In Washington
Washington notes look back at the year 1934 and ahead to 1938, predicting economic shifts under Roosevelt including wage hour battles, labor strife, and shifts in congressional power. Forecasters debate upturn timing, housing hopes, and international policy, with Roosevelts position affected by budget and spending debates. The piece covers Congress, labor, and foreign policy while noting unexpected outcomes and political volatility.
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Rodney Dutcher
Ada News
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
John Lewis
General Motors
Chrysler
U. S. Steel
Black
White House
Obituary notices from Bally feature Carnes Fender Henegar Norman
Obituaries for Willie Carnes Mollie Fender James Henegar G. M. Norman and J B Henegar appear with funeral details at Criswell Funeral Home Union Valley Pantotoc and Pantotoc cemeteries. Survivors include spouses children and multiple siblings with addresses Ada Sulphur Norman Shawnee and Chillicothe. The note also corrects a previous omission of two brothers in J B Henegar’s death notice.
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Bally
Willie Carnes
Lawton
Criswell Funeral Home
Milo Arbuckle
Rosedale Cemetery
Carnes
Sonny Boy
Zonnie Poe
Ada
A. J. Carnes
Wichita
Kan
Muskogee
Mollie Fender
Stonewall
Route 1
Union Valley
Rev. Fox
Frisco Cemetery
J.B Henegar
James Benjamin Henegar
North Ash
G. M. Norman
G. M. Nornain
Pontator
Oklahoma
Teague
Pantotoc Cemetery
Keith Funeral Chapel
Fannie Norman
Elizabeth McGaha
Jewel Tzard
Eula Sharp
B. F
Shawnee
E. D
Pantotoc
Lewis
Frank
Shyster
Zexe
Shawne
J. B. HenNegar
Charlie Hennegar
Wash Hennegar
Chillicothe
Mingis
Search Underway For Slayer Of Farm Family
Mahoning county authorities race to find a farm hand after three hacked and bullet riddled bodies are found on a small farm near North Lima Ohio. Victims are Wenty Baumister his wife and his father two bodies in the barnyard and the third in the kitchen according to a house canvasser who found them.
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Lima
Ohio
Mahoning County
Here
Wenty Baumeister
Local Banks Show Big Gain In 1937
Ada's Oklahoma State and First National banks report strong growth in deposits and total assets as of December 31 1937 compared with year end 1936. Combined deposits reach 8,415,455.23 with total assets of 4,157,945.08 for the two banks.
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Ada
Oklahoma State
First National
Labor at Peak in November
In November 1937 unemployment peaked at about 7.6 million, with 7.5 million in the census and up to 10.8 million possibly jobless. Virgil Jordan of the national industrial conference board described the rise since 1929 and explained methods for estimating unemployment. A J. Altmeyer urged quick unemployment benefits and proposed amendments to the social security act to speed payments, noting current weekly benefits of 5 to 15 dollars and projected 225 million dollars in 1938 if trends persist.
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Washington, Jan
Virgil Jordan
National Industrial Conference Board
A Js. Alchmeyer
Social Security Board
Congress
Jordan
Industrial Conference Board
Altmeyer
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
National Board
Strikers Move Out at Oklahoma City Office Site
About 25 striking laborers left the construction site of the new 800000 dollar state office building today at the request of Adj. Gen. Charles F. Barret. Four pickets remained as Capt. Ross H. Heath said loiterers were asked to leave after rumors of possible violence reached Barret's office. The strike began Monday for a closed shop.
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Oklahoma City
Adj
Charles F. Barret
Ross H. Heath
Barrett
Ada News
Red Cross Directors Vote To Complete Campaign For Funds
At a Pontotec county Red Cross board meeting in Ada Oklahoma the drive shortfall was revealed with only about 800 dollars on hand to continue full work. Directors urged completing the drive and consider a community chest to coordinate annual funding. The board endorsed continuing education in emergency relief first aid and health education with 14 qualified instructors ready and Edith J. Stuart retained as executive secretary.
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Pontotec County
The
American Red Crogs
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma
Cary
Edith J. Stuarts
Black Blood and Bad Blood Between Haiti and Santo Domingo
A long historical feud between Haiti and the Dominican Republic is framed around color, colonial legacies, and mutual distrust. The piece traces border tensions, racial pride, and U.S. mediation interests as both nations seek stability, debt relief, and regional influence amid renewed diplomatic strain.
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Santo Domingo
Haiti
Anc
U. S
Canada
West Indies
Hispaniola
Dominican Republic
Uncle Sam
Lo Bar
United States
Stenio Vincent
Trujillo
Byrd Calls for Budget Cuts to End Extravagance in Government
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia urged trimming federal outlays including road funds to balance the budget. He warned the deficit would widen and demanded eliminating waste across hundreds of federal bureaus while endorsing Roosevelt’s road fund reduction as part of broader expenditure cuts.
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Virginia
Roosevelt
Yar Roads
Washington
Harry
F. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Senate
Albert L. Kates Pioneer Publisher Dies at 76
Albert Linwood Kates, 76, publisher of the Claremore Progress and former Oklahoma Press Association president, died today after a heart attack. He was stricken while returning home from a business meeting and died at 2:30 a.m. A son of a tenant farmer, he aspired to own a county newspaper and began his career as a printer's devil at $2 a day.
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Lwaremore
Albert Linwood Kates
The
Claremore Progress
Oklahoma Press Association
Kates
Woodstown
N. J
Register
Wee
Northeast Oklahoma Press’ Association
Indian Territory Association
Oklahoma
Echoes Of Supreme Court Battle Seen In Next Primaries
Washington notes rise of echoes from the court bill fight as 1938 primaries approach with April 12 and May 3 elections. Focus on Indiana Senator Van Nuys bolt and other bolters, plus August 2 Missouri and September reendorsements as Democratic efforts unfold.
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Washington
Congress
Ilingis Party
Indiana
Frederick van Nuys
Senate
Clark
Bennett Champ. Clark
Missouri
Issouri Democrats
McCarran
Nevada
Tydings
Maryland
George
Georgia
Lonergan
Connecticut
Bolters
Gutffy
Pennsylvania
Democratic
Garner
Hugo L. Black
Supreme Court
Black
Ku Klux Klan
House
Hill Defeats Heflin For Senate Seat in Alabama
In Birmingham on January 5, Lister Hill defeated Cotton Tom Heflin to win the Senate seat previously held by Hugo Black. Heflin, ill with pneumonia at 68, did not realize his comeback effort had failed as Alabama rejected his bid. Heflin’s aides said he was unaware of primary day while recovering at Lafayette.
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England
France
United States
Congress
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Friends of Wagehour
Birmingham
Ala
Lister Hill
Hugo L. Black
Cotton Tom” Heflin
Heflin
Alabama
Montgomery
House of Representatives
Ail
Lafayette
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Orders License Checks at Stops
Oklahoma City January 3 P Jack Hitech chief of the state highway patrol directed state patrolmen to begin stopping motorists at stop lines to determine if they have licenses. Instead of arrests drivers without licenses will go to the nearest tag agent to apply. H E Bailey said two investigators were sent to Enid to check reports that some individuals with licenses bid for drunken and reckless driving continue to drive.
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Oklahoma City
Jack Hitech
Highway Patrol
Hitch
H. E. Bailey
Public Safety
Enid
Pine Will Appeal Muskogee Oil Strike Interference
W B Pine, an independent oil operator, prepared to appeal to the tenth federal circuit court of appeals seeking an injunction to bar the oil workers union from interfering with drilling in Seminole county during a strike. A federal judge dismissed the petition for injunction yesterday.
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Muskogee
W. B. Pine
Tenth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Oil Workers Union
Seminole County
Eugene Rice
Midget in Rug Sought in Showman Shooting Case
Police hunted a 3-foot 45-pound midget for 17 hours in St Louis in connection with a showman shooting. The man rolled himself inside a rug to hide as officers searched every corner.
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St, Louis
Ada Daily Notes Residents Visiting and Returning
Ada daily notices list residents visiting Ada over Christmas and holiday travelers. Many Ada families hosted relatives from Texas Oklahoma and Nebraska. several locals travel to Tulsa Wichita Fort Smith and Cookson Hills. Community chatter records weddings births illnesses and a coroner verdict in Lawton.
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Otis Houpt
Mattie Louise Leff
Tucum_esti
New Mexico
Ada
Prom
Jack Bates
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Myr
Charles T. Bates
Tendays
Virginia Sugg
Evanston
Dlinois
North Western University
Alfred R. Sugg
C. S. Williams, Jr
Princeton University
Princeton
New Jersey
Mary Sue Brock
Okmulgee
A. Holcomb
Roff
Notice by publication in Oklahoma suit against D Hall and Fannie Hall
O G Davis filed a December 6 193% petition in Pontotoc County District Court Oklahoma against Q O Hall and Fannie Hall seeking mortgage foreclosure and judgment for 3376 00 plus interest and costs on promissory notes dated April 5 1946 with 8 percent interest. The notice states the defendants must answer by February 4 1938 or a judgment will be rendered. The case cites mortgage foreclosure on land in Pontotoc County Oklahoma including described parcels and mineral rights. Dated December 7 1937 by Della Bedford and others.
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Oklahoma
D. Ball
Barnie Hall
Prill
Hall
Fannie Hall
Bellare
Nes
Q. Dy
Cherewith
Pontator
Towneahip
Range
Portatoe County
Queenall
Dees
Della Bedford
H. Mteming
Denniss
Blanite
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Dominican
Domininican Republic
U.S
A. L. Kates
Qead
Hill
Tom Heflin
Pine
J. W. Westbrook
Arkansas
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Rogers
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Springs
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Paul J Niemann
Roger
Nebraska
H. E. Owens
East Twelfth Street
Kennett Bates
Richard
San Antonio
Texas
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J. A. Damson
Frisco
Phyllis
June
Tom Granger
School of Dentistry
St. Louie University
Ed Gillette
California
J. W. Allen
Sharon
Dallas
Mrs. Allen
Sadie Knotts
Alice Nabors
Mabel Nabors
el Remo
N. T. McAlister
Denver
Sir. McAlister
Lucile Harrison
Polly
Kate K. Knight
Dom
Houston
Memphis
Tenn
A. L. Fentem
Mary Elizabeth
T. W. Fentem
J. E. Conner
Harden City
Tulsa
Mr& D.D. Bayless
Jim Hatcher
Chickasha
Charles Holt
Lake Altus
Holt
Betty Sue
Chapman
Thomas P. Holt
John Vaughan
Tahlequah
Robert Bolin
Camby
Mr. Bolin
O. H. Miller
Elizabeth Bolin
East Central College
W. Hoipkemier
Temple
Brent Epperson
Wilson’ N. Jones Hospital
Sherman
George Miller
Montrose
Colorado
John Beard
East Fourteenth Street
J. W. Quaid
Sasakwa
Cleburne Quaid
Milburn
Ernestine York
York
Earlsboro
James Austin. Kidwell
T. K. Kidwell
Allen
G. R. McClendon of
Kenneth Bates
W. P. Chis
LR. Johnson
Alled
Frank Carter
E. B.howard
Howard
Carter
Jan
Sue Dean Veasey
Tex
Veasey
A. G. Deen
D. Hanula Fannie Hale
ADA Hatchery
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