Hauptmann Denied Clemency in Lindbergh Baby Case
The New Jersey Board of Pardons denied Bruno Richard Hauptmann's clemency plea for the Lindbergh baby murder. He faces execution by electric chair next Friday night after an all-day session. Governor Hoffman and the courts hold slim hopes for delay.
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Associated Press
Statehouse
Trenton
N. J
State Court of Pardons
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Bronx
Harold G. Hoffman
Hoffman
Thomas W. Trenchard
Flemington
United States Supreme Court
Lloyd Fisher
Death House
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Hopewell
Board of Pardons
Court of Errors and Appeals
Mercy Court
Germany
David T. Wilentz
Ada Post Office Sets Mail Volume Record in 1935
Postmaster James W. Lewis reports December stamp sales totaled 184 800 across three cent and smaller denominations boosting 1935 receipts by 30 percent over 1934. Daily mail handling peaked at 36 000 pieces with delivery service eyed for suburbs. A full time army recruiting office will open in February.
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Ada
Ada Post Office
James W. Lewis
Lewis
United States Military Service
Farmers in Pontotoc County urge replacement of AAA with new program
About 2 000 Pontotoc county farmers met in the district court room to back a drive for replacing the abolished AAA with a similar national farm program. They planned to write to Oklahoma and Washington officials for a substitute, with Grover Marr voting to continue the farm program. The debate touched on constitutional issues, and Roosevelt was praised as a strong leader.
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Oklahoma
Washington
AAA
Pontotoc
District Court Room
Southeastern Oklahoma Farmers Association
Durant
Grover Marr
Allen
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Oklahoma oil boom and politics mix in weekly reports
McIntosh and Osage county wells drew attention with large gas flows and high daily production as Deep Rock and Mary Green produced near Oklahoma City. In Washington the Democrats pick Philadelphia for their convention, expecting to raise funds from Jackson Day dinners and reduce deficits. Highway safety warns curves sign may be insufficient in Oklahoma.
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Tulsa
McIntosh County
South Burbank
Osage
Oklahoma
Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co
Tancred
Wilcox
Sinclair Prairie Oil Co
Indian Territory Oil Co
Bartlesville
Deep Rock Oil Co
Sheridan
Cushing
Oklahoma City
Mary Green
Carter Oil Co
Thompson
Center South Line
Coal County
Fox Field
Ruth Williams
Gypsy Oil Co
Fitzgerald
Oklahoma Tax Paid Funds Holdback Sparks Highway Debt
Oklahoma City January 11 P H L McCracken, chairman of the state tax commission ordered 868 114 68 dollars in November and December tax collections placed in the state highway commission fund saying he did not want to hold it longer The highway commission owes more than 1 000 000 The tax commission handles gasoline tax auto license and highway funds while the highway board seeks to underwrite a work relief program and raise 5 000 000 to match federal aid funds with penalties for late apportionment in the law.
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Oklahoma City
H. L. McCracken
State Tax Commission
State Highway Commission
McCracken
Highway Commission
The
Tax Commission
Commission
J. M. Gentry
Statehouse
Bust the Buck plan aims to end monetary systems
Curios and antiques promote a radical proposal to abolish money including gold and stock markets. The plan claims no taxes no bills no wealthy hoarders and envisions a world without monetary systems while critiquing current evils like gambling graft and greed. The text debates substitutes for money but rejects practical alternatives.
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United States
Treasury
NYA May Offer Employment To Local Youths
Ada Pontotoc county officials prepare a list of community improvement projects costing about 5000 dollars for NYA youth employment. About 90 eligible youths in Ada and 300 countywide would work 42 hours per month with pay scales from 8 to 138 dollars monthly for two months.
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National Youth Administration
NYA
George Overturf
Pontotoc County
J. D. Willoughby
B. R. Stubbs
Ray Stegall
Harry W. Miller
Ada
Manaiay Bouncer on Murder Case Leads to Court
Buck Janeway, a bank robber suspect from Hora tio Ark, captured in Idabel Oklahoma, is bound over to district court on a murder charge in the July highway slaying of Walter Moore, an ex Arkansas convict. Moore’s death occurred near Broken Bow. County Attorney C D Wilkinson said Janeway will be sent to McAlester state penitentiary for safekeeping. Janeway is a fugitive from a Texas prison.
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Idabel
Okla
Buck Janeway
Horatio
Ark
Walter Moore
Arkansas
Moore
Broken Bow
C. D. Wilkinson
Janaway
McAlester State Penitentiary
Texas
Heavy fines in Kansas liquor case hit four men
Justice A L Chase in Wellington Kansas levied the heaviest fines to four men for unlawful possession and transport of liquor. G R Johnson of Blackwell Oklahoma and W Vogt of Ponca City Oklahoma received 1000 dollar fines and 69 day jail terms. C C McCombs of Blackwell and J B Williams of Ponca City paid 250 dollars and 30 days each.
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Wellington
Kan
Kansas
Justice Court
A. L. Chase
G. R. Johnson
Blackwell
Okla
WWRR
Vort
Ponca City
Johnson
Vogt
South Haven
Oklahoma
Galena
C. C. McCombs
J. B. Williams
Cafe Owner Tests Pay What You Think It Is Idea
Jess La Salle, cafe operator, tries a gimmick by asking a waitress to omit the price and leave a note reading pay what you think this is worth. A customer pays a penny after ordering a coffee and leaving the check. La Salle abandons the idea after the trial.
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Jess LA Salle
LaSalle
Local curbstone politicians face curb repair pressure
Local curbstone politicians deal with damaged sidewalks as cars push bumpers into curbs in the business district. Repairs have not yet begun, signaling a street maintenance concern this election year.
Democats Elect Precinct Officials in Pontotoc County
Democratic precinct meetings across Pontotoc County select two rival lists of officers for credentials review. Local names include Dr Sam A McKeel, Mrs Lottie Braly, J H Sloan, Gary Kitchens, T O Cullins, C H Jones, J H Collins, Franklin Bourland, G G Overturf, A L Castleman, C M Means, C C Roberts, Harry McMeans, and S P Toby. A county convention to choose a chairman and officers is set for next Saturday at 2 p.m. in the district courtroom.
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Pontotoc County
Denver Davison
W. T. Melton
Democratic Central Committee
Melton
Fred F. Brydin
I. M. Griffin
Walter Simmons
Renzo Cooper
Bart Smith
J. B. Gilbreath
Ada
Sam A. McKeel
Lottie Braly
Jeff R. Laird
J. H. Sloan
Henry Jeter
W. H. Gibson
Gary Kitchens
C. A. Gilbreath
Byron Norrell
T. O. Cullins
Margarette Braly
Mary West
C. H. Jones
Byron Lasater
E. E. Graham
J. H. Collins
Blanche Brashears
T. J. Murphy
Franklin Bourland
Jewel Dial
H. D. Garner
G. G. Overturf
J. H. Ralston
John Cadwalder
North Allen
A. L. Castleman
Jess “Ays
G. R. Miller
South Allen
C. M. Means
Vesta Stout
W. W. Jones
Colbert
C. C. Roberts
A. R. Selph
Conway
Harry McMeans
Celia Watson
S. P. Toby
Hart
Ww. G. Walls
N. V
Man Mistakes Film Title Causing Embarrassment
Orville Snead advised a friend to see The Black Angel but learned the film was The Dark Angel. The error embarrassed Snead and prompted clarification about the correct title.
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Orville Snead
Black Angel
Dark Angel
Mr. Snead
Boy Scouts to Govern State for a Day February 8
Oklahoma City Boy Scouts will govern the state for a time on February 8. Governor Marl and his aides risk public reaction as people consider how the Scouts would run affairs. Joe Lee, manager of the station famed as the best little station in Pontocexcuse us the nation, was surprised to learn a former schoolmate has become political adviser to Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. John Hathaway Spencer, Ph.D., was a Grinnell University senior when Joe was a freshman there in 1926.
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Oklahoma City Boy Scouts
Marland
Joe Lee
Ponto
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
John Hathaway Spencer
Grinnell University
Grinnell
Iowa
Joe
City notes two hour parking law in effect on East Main
Pedestrian focus aside, a car with a flat tire was parked in the restricted zone on East Main Street for over three days recently. The abnormal stay drew local attention to enforcement of the two hour parking rule.
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East Main Street
Rise and Fall of Greenwood College Leader Joe Bryan
Joe Bryan formerly led Greenwood Male and Female College in Greenwood Wise County Texas. He resigned in 1904 as the school boasted over 199 boarders but has since lost prestige while Wise County gained attention in the Urschel kidnapping saga and the familiar saying from Decatur the county seat.
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Joe Bryan
Greenwood Male and
Greenwood
Wise County
Texas
Urschel
Ader
Decatur
Wise
Chewing Gum Ad Promises Winners In School Magazine
An ad from the National Association of Chewing Gum Manufacturers appears in a teachers' magazine showing a smiling boy and girl under the caption Chewing Gum Makes Winners. The article notes teachers may not want students chewing gum during class.
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National Association of Chewing Gum Manufacturers
Raskob and Du Pont Hit Tax Litigation as Political Weapon
John J. Raskob charged that high administration officials use income tax cases as a political weapon. He and Pierre S. DuPont deny unlawful fictitious losses from 1923 security trades, claim the Treasury attack targets them and aligns with Alfred E. Smith at the Liberty League dinner.
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Washington
Jan
John J. Raskob
New Deal
Pierres DuPont
Delaware
Raskob
Board of Tax Appeals
American Liberty League
Alfred E. Smith
du Font
League
Smith
Kaskob
Que
United States Treasury Department
Pierre S. DuPont
Dr. DuPont
Dinner of Liberty League urged to defend constitutional government
In Washington next week a Liberty League dinner is planned to urge citizens to resist a government of numerous bureaus. The article notes the need for vigilance to protect the constitutional form amid alleged incorrect tax deductions and losses in 1929 totaling several large sums for DuPont.
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American Liberty League
Washington
League
DuPont
Prizes Offered For Essays on Americanism
Tulsa reporters note a state wide essay contest on Americanism announced by M. M. Black of the state junior chamber of commerce. Schools will conduct the contest February 12 to 22 with first prize of 25 dollars. Governor Marland may declare February 12 to 29 Americanism Week in Oklahoma as part of the program.
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Tulsa
State Junior Chamber of Commerce
M. M. Black
Black
Marland
Oklahoma
Greyhounds Extend Winning Streak in Hockey Tie for Third
Kansas City greyhounds beat Oklahoma City Warriors 4 to 2 to extend their win streak to six games and pull even with Oklahoma City for third place in the American association standings.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Greyhounds
Oklahoma City Warriors
Greyhounds
Oklahoma City
Palmer Arrested in Park Avenue for Threatening Letters to Roosevelt
Austin Phelps Palmer aged 52, a retired mechanical engineer and clubman, was arrested today by Secret Service in his Park Avenue apartment on charges of sending threatening letters to President Roosevelt. He allegedly confessed, according to Assistant U S Attorney J Howard Carter.
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New York
Roosevelt
Austin Phelps Palmer
Park Avenue
Secret Service
Palmer
Ian
U. S
J. Howard Carter
Greatest returns for the amount invested
In this list of ads readers find value buys and bold offers promising high returns on small spends. Local merchants tout low prices on durable goods, tools, and household essentials with emphasis on cost efficiency and practical savings.
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Prigoner
New Jersey
Supreme Court of the United States
Hoeman
John F. Condon
Jassie
Condon
Condon Might Have Knowledge of the Case of Value To the Pardons Court
Dr. Condon
Col. Lindbergh
Wilentz
Mark Kimberling
Pardons Court
John Favorite
Favorito
Phil McLachlan
J. H. Bullock
W. H. Brents
W. M. Pegs
T. J. Jared
Truman Harrison
J. W. Bolen
Lewis F
Iema Ama
Philadelphia
City
Mpintosh
Democratic Party
Pennsylvania
National Committee
Farley
Chicago
Illinois
San Francisco
S. Davis Wilson
Cleveland
Highway Department
Curios
Overturf County
W. J. Etchieson
Rocky Chapel
M. H. Phillips
H. N. Clampitt
Sunshine
A. C. Nabors
Steedman
H. S. Ferris
Sim Blackburn
W. F. Jones
Stonewall
C. L. Gibson
Elma Jennings
R. C. Jumper
Union Valley
H. Hager
R. H. Hager
T. W. Chaffin
Manaiay
Charles
Raskob Ritter
Peplies
Brown
Roney
Bayless
Chamber of Commerce of
County Agricultural Board
Aims
Chamber of Commerce
Ada Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank
G. J. Morton
R. W. Simpson
S. K. Grant
F. C. Norris
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