President proposes government guarantee for farm mortgage bonds
President Roosevelt in a special message to Congress urges government backing for 2.0 billion dollars in farm mortgage refinancing bonds and seeks parity with home loan bonds. He notes the moral obligation and public backing by government credit and property value.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Fahey
Home Loan Board
Senate
House
Treasury
Canada
St. Lawrence
Administration Farm Credit
Myers
Farm Credit Administration
Government Corporation
Tennessee Valley
Boulder Dam
Columbia River
Northwest
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wagner
N. Y
New Adjustment Program Starts Signing Cotton Contracts
Trent outlines high points of a new plan applying to 1934 and 1935, detailing rental and parity payments. Committees begin work in Pontotoc County as the program starts.
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Pontotoc County
Trent
J. L B. Hill
Ada
D. P. Trent
Stillwater
Secretary of Agriculture
U. S
Oklahoma GOP faces push for full reorganization amid rule clash
Oklahoma City January 10 Republicans struggle with internal lethargy as state chairman C H Hawk seeks a grassroots reorganization. A February 12 central committee meeting at Enid aims to alter a 1932 rule extending officer terms. disputes involve W G Skelly and Thomas G Andrews over club organizing and governor candidates. Cotton program details outline acreage cuts, base acreage, parity payments, and tenant share rules across Oklahoma counties.
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Oklahoma City
Hawk
State Central Committee
Enid
W. G. Skelly
C. H. Terwilliger
Tulsa
Thomas G. Andrews
Supreme Court
Skelly
G.O.P
Lew Wentz
W. B. Pine
Andrews
Navy planes begin longest massed flight to Honolulu
Six airships lift from Paradise Cove San Francisco Bay led by Lieut T D Guinn and Lieut Commander Knefler Mc Ginnis. The 10 P 4 first to leave the water, formation forms in tailwind with a delayed ship checked. heavy load and light breeze cited as possible causes for the slow air takeoff.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Paradise Cove
San Francisco Bay
T. D. Guinn
Atlanta
Knefler McGinnis
Uncle Sam
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
F. A. Davis
Norfolk, Va
Atlanta, Ga
Oil Found in Harden Well Near King and Delaney No 1
Oil strike in King and Delaney No 1 Andrew Hardin 30-2-7 near John Fittsfield yields 300 barrels in 15 minutes through 8 inch pipe. Second well in field with Moore Wyrick as first. four gassers also drilled. Flow estimated at 1 000 to 2 000 barrels daily from Hunton lime reaching 3 966 feet. Continuous pumping and tanking planned for precise flow check.
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King and Delaney
Andrew Hardin
John Fittsfield
Moore-Wyrick
Independent offi ces supply bill trimmed for veterans aid
Washington reports the appropriations committee slashed the independent offices bill to 569.9 million dollars with 546.21 million for the veterans bureau. It projects a tough debate as Republicans oppose the 10 percent federal pay cut and Democrats back the president’s stance on costs and grants.
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Veterans' Bureau
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Veterans Bureau
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Frank T. Hines
Hines
Veterans’ Administration
Buchanan
Roosevelt
Lewis Douglas
Independent Offices
White House
Smithsonian Institution
Beans Distributed for Direct Relief Initiative
Frank Bourland recently distributed 8500 pounds of pinto beans to supervisors overseeing direct food relief for needy families across twelve counties. Earlier, salt pork was distributed and state authorities requested cured meat. Pittsburgh area note: M M Baker, unemployed, found a $10 pill on a CWA project site and insisted he be paid, and the foreman agreed.
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Frank Bourland
Bourland
Pittsburgh
M. M. Baker
Sewickley
CWA
Baker
Stolen Car Recovered Quickly Near Ada
An automobile stolen from in front of the Ritz theater Tuesday night was recovered by county officers at 10 on Highway 48 between Ada and the South Canadian river bridge. Stephen Guthrie was taken into custody when the car was found halted on the highway. The windshield and left door glass had been damaged. Guthrie said someone picked him up and drove toward Seminole, claiming he was returning the car, but he did not remember who the other person was. The car, a Chevrolet, belonged to Hooky Platt.
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Ritz Theater
Ada
South Canadian River Bridge
Stephen Guthrie
Guthrie
Seminole
Hooky
Platt
Changes Plea To Not Guilty In Theft Case
Raymond Edwards withdrew a guilty plea on second degree burglary and entered a not guilty plea. He and brother Barney Edwards face a preliminary hearing in justice court with J. D. Willoughby Saturday morning. Alma Burton, charged with assault with intent to kill, waived preliminary and Justice Willoughby set bond at $1,000 for district court action.
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Raymond Edwards
Justice Court
J. D. Willoughby
Barney Edwards
Alma Burton
Willoughby
District Court
Less Dollars For Old Country Cast Over Christmas
A Dublin note reports a drop in American letters during Christmas with money orders totaling £199,000 in 68 000 letters, down from £346,000 in 100,000 letters a year earlier. The lower sentiment in the United States is blamed for the gloom.
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Dublin
Free State
Greater returns for the amount invested
Classified ad notes potential higher returns on investments. It highlights value for money and promising prospects for buyers seeking better yields from funds or assets. Includes short reassurance about prudent purchasing and market opportunities.
Shannon surrenders for prison term in Urschel case
P R G Boss Shannon a 54 year old Paradise Texas farmer who was convicted in the Urschel kidnapping case presented himself at the United States marshal office in Oklahoma City He has been free on bond under a life sentence He said he was ready to be taken to Leavenworth along with other convicts Harvey Bailey Albert Bates and George Kelly He received 60 days to adjust business affairs and his wife and daughter were sent to separate women’s prisons after conviction Shannon showed resignation and said he would do what the government demands
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Oklahoma City
Ora Shannon
Katherine Kelly
George Kelly
Shannon
Wise County
Federal
el Reno
Federal Building
W. C. Geers
Byrd's Poultry Flock Gone Aboard Flag Ship
The first Antarctic poultry farm aboard Admiral Byrd's flagship has died out. Knake Pete the rooster and six hens and two roosters disappeared before reaching Easter Island, suspected slain by dogs or abandoned at sea. Only Ice berg the bull calf and three cows survive as the voyage continues toward Little America.
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Admiral Byrd
Little America
Mackay
Knake Pete
Easter Island
Tax Payments Rush This Week In County
Tax payments for the first and second quarters of the 1933 34 fiscal year must be made by Thursday January 11 to avoid a 12 percent delinquency penalty. County treasurer Fred McCoy reports escalating reminders as taxpayers rush to settle the first half and, in some cases, all taxes for the year.
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Fred McCoy
Local program expands with new home demonstration assistant
Mrs. Vesta Hardberger of Francis is named assistant to home demonstration agent Mrs. Jessie Morgan under the Civil Works Administration. She will handle office work and correspondence to free Mrs. Morgan for expanded field work as 4-H and farm women’s clubs grow countywide. J. W. Van Hyning was earlier appointed assistant to County Agent J. B. Hill, whose cotton-control duties limit his field and club activities.
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Vesta Hardberger
Francis
Jessie Morgan
Civil Works Administration
J. W. van Hyning
J. B. Hill
Two Edwards brothers charged with theft of lunchroom radio
Raymond Edwards and his brother Barney Edwards were charged with second degree burglary for stealing a radio from a lunchroom owned by B. Prince at 530 East Main. Raymond pleaded guilty at arraignment. Barney pleaded not guilty. Bond set at $2000. radio recovered by city police.
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Raymond Edwards
Barney Edwards
B. Prince
E. Main
J. D. Willoughby
Ada Kiwanis installs officers for 1934 in Ladies Night
Ada Kiwanis Club met at the First Methodist church dining hall for the 1934 officers installation and Ladies Night. Ben Hatcher served as toastmaster as Dr. W. D. Warren led singing and Rev. J. C. Curry delivered the invocation.
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Ada Kiwanis Club
First Methodist Church
Ben Hatcher
Singing of
America
W. D. Warren
J. c. Curry
O. H. Miller
A. R
Bill” Lawes
H. P. Butcher
Mangum Plane Crash Kills Doctor's Ambulance Crew
A Mangum Oklahoma physician’s plane crashed 14 miles northwest of Childress Texas in flames. Pilot Paul Powell 26 and Texas farm couple Mr and Mrs Bruce Smith died. The aircraft owned by Dr Fowler Border of Mangum had served many patients for Border McGregor hospital.
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Childress
Tex
Mangum
Okla
Paul Powell
Texas
Bruce Smith
Fowler Border
Border-McGregor
Rogers Suggested as Gubernatorial Candidate
Will Rogers was proposed as a possible California governor candidate at a Jackson Day dinner in San Jose. Dr. Frederick Winning Fisher of Washington DC, NBA field representative, endorsed the idea and introduced the suggestion.
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San Jose
Cal
Will Rogers
California
Frederick Winning Fisher
Washington, D. C
NBA
Pretty Boy Floyd Sued Over Grocery Bill in Tulsa
Tulsa grocer Lonnie Brown files suit in justice court to recover 58 dollars and two cents Floyd charged for groceries months before his 1930 departure. Constables could not locate the outlaw, who had eluded police while living in a Tulsa bungalow.
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Charles
Pretty Boy
Floyd
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Brown
Justice Court
Henryetta Man Victim of Assault
Henryetta January 8 Joe Hardin former assistant under the FERA superintendent Hiram Stevens was assaulted last night at the foot of a stairway to his apartment. Unknown assailants knocked him down and left him unconscious. His condition was reported improved today. Two men were ejected from his photographic studio Sunday and it is believed they waited for him at the stairs. No arrests had been made at noon.
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Henryetta
Joe Hardin
FERA
Hiram Stevens
Titus pill signs jobs plan for Missouri mines
Jefferson City Mo Jan 10 Gov Park signed the Titus pill to provide immediate work for about 300 men in southwest Missouri ore mining districts and an estimated 1500 workers overall will gain employment under the law in the region.
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Jefferson City
Titus
Missouri
Gov. Park
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