East Central opens new residence halls with open house
Thousands attend the opening of two East Central State Teachers College residence halls despite rain. Alumni gather for a banquet at the Aldridge hotel as students, faculty, and local officials praise the new dormitories with music, speeches, and tours.
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East Central State Teachers College
East Central District
Aldridge Hotel
Alfred L
Dad’’ Fentem
Ada
Arkansas
Kate K. Knight
Three Held In Dynamite Theft Investigation
Three men remained in custody as law enforcement continued the probe into the October theft of 63 cases of dynamite from the Oklahoma Portland Cement quarry near Ada. Harry Spann, 55, and Frank Campbell, 55, with his son J C Campbell, 20, were jailed for investigation. no charges yet.
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Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
Lawrence
Ada
Harry Spann
Frank Campbell
J. C. Campbell
Roy Keller
Quinton Blake
Wayne Vickers
Highway 48
Cement Company
Keller
County commissioners clash with fair board over site choice
Tension grew as Pontotoc county officials balk at the fair board's selection of the old fair grounds. Commissioners Hall and Caldwell oppose the bid, citing a six month oil lease and site costs. Granger defends the choice while noting the lease may be surrendered if dry holes fail.
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Hall
Fitts
Granger
Caldwell
Ada
Eighteenth Street
George Collins
Board of Commissioners
Old Fair Grounds
R. W. Simpson
W. A. Delaney
P. A. Norris
West Eighteenth Street
C. A. Thomas
First
Fourth Streets
North Broadway
C. H. Rives
Main Street
Mississippi Avenue
Roy Rushing
Pontotoc County
Hammer May Be Weapon In Slain Boy Case
Everett investigators tightened the case into a potential murder weapon scenario after a blood stained hammer was found near the victim Charles Mattson and a 1936 Chevrolet sedan tied to the crime was examined for fingerprints and blood. Federal agents questioned a suspect as the search for the kidnapper’s hideout continued and the boy’s funeral was held.
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Everett
Wash
Charles Mattson
G-men
Charles
United Press
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Seattle
Little Mattson
William Cole
Washington State Police
Victor Forland
Ada Sees Building Permits Rise Amid Harsh Weather
In Ada and surrounding areas, nine days into 1937 saw building permits totaling 17400 dollars despite cold winds and snow. The City Clerk recorded nine permits including two stores three residences and a garage apartment with a clinic remodeling at 315 South Broadway.
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Ada
Albert Chamberlain
South Broadway
Powers seek own security as Spain war rages on
Europe’s powers debated self defense amid the Spanish Civil War. Britain weighs rearmament and new rules for copper mines in Spain. France seeks a peaceful plan with land and sea supervision. Schacht cancels a Paris visit while Franco-German talks loom. Noncombatant refugees flee Madrid as battles widen and overseas ships report incidents.
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Associated Press
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Spain
Britain
Germany
France
Francisco Franco
Berlin
Schacht
Oviedo
Alcazar
Madrid
Guadarrama
Escorial
Straits of Gibraltar
Biscayan
Cordell Victim of Paralysis
Oklahoma City January 11 The body of Harry B Cordell president of the state board of agriculture lies in state from 2 to 4 p m today in the rotunda of the state capitol Cordell 65 died yesterday in a hospital from a paralytic stroke suffered hours earlier He leaves a widow and two adopted daughters Opal 11 and Katherine 10 Funeral services set for 10 a m tomorrow Burial planned at Frederick He had a long career in Oklahoma politics since 1912 including three terms as agriculture board president and staunch involvement with the Farmers Union legislative fights Governor Marland will name Cordell s successor with no immediate indication of his choice
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Oklahoma City
Harry B. Cordell
State Board of Agriculture
Cordell
Chester W. Hamblin
Frederick
Opal
Katherine
Oklahoma
Pleasant Hill
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington, Mo
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Tillman County
Tillman
Jackson
Senate Prohibition
State Farmers Union
State Senate Agricultural Committee
William H
Views on relief needs differ in Roosevelt plan debate
Harry L. Hopkins and Carrington Gill testified before a House appropriations subcommittee on the President's request for 790 million dollars to fund recovery and relief for five months. The hearing set the stage for a push to reach a billion while some lawmakers sought cuts. The panel outlined proposed allocations including 655 million to WPA and 80 million to the resettlement administration.
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Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
House Appropriations
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Hopkins
Carrington Gill
Buchanan
D-Tex
WPA
Resettlement Administration
Treasury Department
Cefvic
Nvicti
Explorer Martin Johnson dies in Western Air Express crash
Los Angeles reports Martin Johnson died from injuries after yesterday's two motor Boeing crash near Union Air Terminal 15 miles from Burbank. Co-Pilot Owens and passenger Loomis were badly hurt. Mrs. Osa Johnson sustained concussion and a fractured knee. Arthur Robinson survived with multiple injuries. Braden, a Cleveland ink company president, died.
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Los Angeles
Martin Johnson
Western Air Express Transport
James A. Braden
Cleveland
Ohio
Union Air Terminal
Burbank
Salt Lake City
Clifford P
Osa Johnson
Los Pinetos Ranger Lookout Station
United States
Boeing
Los Pintos Ranger Lookout Station
Arthur §. Robinson
Rochester
N. Y
Olive View Sanitarium
Braden
San Fernando
Robinson
Johnson
W. W. Lewis
Glendale
Calif
Clifford P. Owens
A. L. Loomis
South Happy Hollow
Omaha
Chicago
Lewis
Connor
Marland Urges Tax Measures for Vehicles and Intangibles
Oklahoma City January 13 Gov. Marland urged ad valorem taxation on automobiles and tighter assessment laws for intangible personal property. He called for clarifying ambiguous sections of the $1000 homestead tax exemption law to restore local revenue and proposed reforms to ensure proper vehicle taxation.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
Death of John Davis Edwards in Pauls Valley
John Davis Edwards of Ada died January 7 at his parents home in Pauls Valley from mastoid infection and pneumonia. He was 27 and a mechanic at Carl Byrds service station. Funeral services were held January 8 in Pauls Valley and burial followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Survived by wife, infant daughter, parents J W and Mrs J W Edwards, sister Pauline, brothers Burton, Clancy, and Louis C Edwards, plus several Ada relatives.
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John Davis Edwards
West Seventh Street
Ada
J. W. Edwards
Pauls Valley
Mt. Olivet
Carl Byrds
Pauline Edwards
Burton
Clancey Edwards
Louis C. Edwards
West Fifteenth
John H. Barrett
H. H. Wrights
Full Homestead Exemption Asked In Oklahoma City
A bill to grant complete exemption of Oklahoma homesteads from ad valorem taxes was introduced in the House by Rep. Kight of Rogers County and 11 others. Kight opposed a $1 000 limit in a prior bill and urges total exemption. Also notes World War pensions may last at least a century.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Kight
Rogers County
Gross Production Tax receipts for December 1936 reported
Oklahoma City January 13 Gross production taxes collected in December 1936 total 1 080 448 07 The Oklahoma tax commission said 7757 01 of the tax was on minerals the rest on gas and oil The commission noted 211 471 97 paid from Seminole county 123 623 05 from Pontotoc county and 63 644 12 from Pottawatomie county.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Seminole County
Pontotoc County
Pottawatomie County
Bond issues approved by Attorney General includes several districts
Bond issues approved by Attorney General Mac Q Williamson yesterday include School District 42 Kay County building 8250 Allen Township Pontotoc County refunding 3287 Seminole County funding 29360 Town of Wister LeFlore County funding 1670 and School District 113 Lincoln County building 500.
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Oklahoma City
Mac Q. Williamson
Kay County
Allen Township
Pontotoc County
Seminole County
Wister
LeFlore
Lincoln County
Democrats complete caucus committee assignments in House
House Democrats finalize their 332 member caucus organization approving committee seats for eight progressives and five farmer laborites. Notable posts include committee on Interstate Commerce with Boren of Oklahoma and Judiciary with Hill of Oklahoma.
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Boren
Washington
House Democrats
Interstate Commerce
Oklahoma
Judiciary
Hill, Oklahoma
Bathtub Murder Denial by Porter
Major Greene a 33 year old Harlem porter denied killing Mrs. Mary Harriet Case with a hammer and slaying her body in a Jackson Heights apartment. Police described a tight web of circumstantial evidence and said Greene confessed to entering the bride's home during a Monday afternoon theft.
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New York
Major Greene
Harlem
Mary Harriet Case
Valentine
Greene
Jackson Heights
Five narcotics peddlers executed at Temple of Heaven
In Peiping on January 13 about 50,000 onlookers saw five narcotics peddlers executed on the steps of the Temple of Heaven. The condemned were kneeling and shot, after a morning bonfire destroyed 10,000 ounces of seized contraband. Prisoners posed for photos for propaganda purposes.
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Peiping
China
Temple of Heaven
Slayers Reprieved in Missouri Clemency Action
Jefferson City January 13 Governor Lloyd C Stark granted thirty day reprieves to two southeast Missouri murder convicts scheduled for execution January 22 The mercy action postpones the hangings as state authorities review the cases and consider possible appeals.
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Jefferson City
Lloyd C. Stark
Missouri
Young Democrats of America leader to speak at Tulsa convention
Frank Wickman of Sioux Falls South Dakota president of the Young Democrats of America will be principal speaker at the state convention of the League of Young Democrats in Tulsa February 22 Hardy Ray state president announced Tulsa will host the event with Wickman delivering the keynote address to delegates representing Oklahoma chapters.
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Oklahoma City
Frank Wickman
Sioux Falls
S. D
Young Democrats of America
League of Young Democrats
Tulsa
Harden Ray
Billion dollar U S fishing and hunting trade urged
The American Wild Life Institute reports fishing and hunting in the United States generate about one billion dollars yearly. The booklet The Dollar is the Duck argues its conservation is vital to sustain this revenue and asks business leaders to back the cause.
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Washington
United States
American Wild Life Institute
Miner’s lettuce flavored by formic acid from red ants
Early California Indians placed miner's lettuce near red ant nests and used the ants’ formic acid residue to give the plant a vinegar flavor. The article notes wading birds have soft sensitive bills to feel their food in the mud.
Catalog No. N. G. C. 7006 Light Takes 220000 Years to Reach Earth
A distant celestial object catalogued as N. G. C. 7006 lies so far away that its light requires about 220000 years to reach Earth. Its true distance is estimated at 1.293572675e18 miles.
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Earth
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