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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1929
Page
6
Jerry faces pressure from Alester as she wrestles with love ambition and rumor while Evelyn helps navigate party invites rehearsal and mounting stage duties on a seaside trip. Jerry questions trust and independence as a theater season advances amid social complications.
Colonel Robert W. Stewart arrived in New York and said his visit concerns internal Standard Oil of Indiana affairs where he serves as chairman. He denied any link to the Rockefeller proxy battle and indicated proxies will be voted on March 7, with daily changes unpredictable.
John D. Rockefeller Sr has joined the fight to oust Col Robert W Stewart as head of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana The elder Rockefeller aims to back John D Rockefeller Jr in the struggle that Wall Street sees as pivotal for control Stockholders and brokers expect neutral holders to rally to the Rockefeller camp due to his influence
Alfred E. Smith leads a radio drive to erase a 1.5 million dollar Democratic deficit. Contributions flood in from donors sending checks and pledges ranging from five to one hundred dollars. National chair John J. Raskob and treasurer James W. Gerard report no totals yet and most givers request 1 to 100 copies of Smiths speeches book, with Monroe Louisiana Mayor Otto Bernstein seeking 190 copies.
Washington January 18 three leaders chosen to carry Republican political authority in New York state for four years announced by H Edmond Machold state committee chairman with William H Hill and Ogden L Mills.
Dr Edward H Kinder a Boston dentist long linked to Babe Ruth was questioned regarding the death of the baseball star's wife. Neighbors knew her as Mrs swept the house for the past year and a half. Mr Smith avoided discussing his political plans.
Secretary of the Treasury and President-elect Hoover meet in breakfast talks with Charles D Hilles and Machold to decide appointments before submission to Hoover. Hill heads New Yorks Hoover for president group and the arrangement marks a win for patronage control. Police note poker dens in downtown could spark raids with raids likely to fund city treasury.
Police observe occasional activity guiding them to a specific building where poker sessions occur. Through patient surveillance, authorities locate the gathering spot and interrupt the quiet games, uncovering a hidden element of city life.
Alfred E. Smith urges public contributions to cover a 1.5 million deficit from his failed presidential bid. He will turn over royalty rights from a book of speeches to the national committee, with copies sent to donors of two dollars or more. He stresses year round party activity and unbiased information.
In the Panama Canal channel, an officers gig from the U S Whitney collided with a barge. Five American sailors were drowned including Captain Ralph Griswold and Chief Pay Clerk Arthur S Wrennbeth. Four others survived. The gig had left the landing pier around 4 am with Capt Griswold and Capt Giles aboard. Investigations by Canal officials and Rear Admiral Frank H Clark were planned.
A man with apparent authority took three slot machines from Tonkawa cafes and fled in a sedan, leaving police to pursue the case as investigations consider whether reformers or bandits committed the robberies. No machines found. case adjourned to Friday for court hearing.
Jan 21 London reports adjournment in injunction proceedings brought by General Bramwell Booth against unspecified party. The case paused as legal steps continue.
Roy O. West of Chicago was confirmed today as secretary of the interior after three days of executive session debate. Opposition from Republican independents cited West's past stock holdings in Samuel Tinsall utility interests, with a 4 to 27 roll call for his confirmation and a subsequent vote on making the roll call public.
Oklahoma City news reports former Pauls Valley office employee W R Vance convicted of embezzling 2649 linked to a disappearance. The criminal court of appeals upheld Garvin county district court with Judge W H Chappell writing. Vance admitted taking funds to cover a $500 shortage in his accounts.
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