Ambitious Julia Questions Job and Love in 1930s City
Julia Craig mid twenties, secretary at Woodford and Brooks, confers with roommate Amy Sanders after a long day. She weighs money and status against love and independence, lamenting a system where career progress and marriage prospects are constrained by wealth and influence. The pair discuss potential suitors and risks, hinting at Julia’s resolve to change her path.
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Julia Craig
Amy Sanders
Amy
Davenport
Julia
Hamilton Uzzon
Woodford and Brooks
George Woodford
Miss Jamieson
Sanders
Peter Kemp
Peter Kenr
Mr. Woodford
Mr. Brooks
Peter
Fugitives True Name Revealed in Kidnapping Case
The Paris News reports Leonard W. Scrivener used alias Johnson for more than two years while allegedly kidnapping a U S secret service agent near Texarkana. Mrs. Martha Scrivener said Scrivener, a counterfeiter, confessed and claimed arrest records, then escaped after forcing agent William C. Morgan to drive 13 hours before leaping from a Bokchito Okla. station.
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Fanis
Tez
Paris
Vane
United States
Secret Service
Leonard W. Scrivener
Martha Scrivener
Texarkana
Leonard W. Johnson
H. E. Weatherford
Dallas
Harshband
Scrivener
Johnson
William C. Morgan
Bokchito, Okla
Tax processing tax proposal studied by justice department
Washington reports the justice department seriously studying retroactive AAA processing tax re enactment from a legal standpoint as leaders on Capitol Hill give it growing attention. Senator involvement highlighted the debate over the fiscal plan.
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Washington
Jan
Capitol Hill
AAA
Justice Department
Cooking Glass Lets View Food Bottoms On Fire
Corning Glass Works announced a new cooking glass that allows viewing the bottom of frying pans kettles and pots directly over kitchen fires. The invention aims to prevent scorched stew by letting cooks monitor heat through the vessel walls. The first product of this cooking glass is introduced for home kitchens in Corning Maryland and related facilities.
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California
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Corning
M. D
Father
Corning Glass Works
In Memory of Our Dear Mother
In memory of our mother A A S Nirs with a prayerful message of faith and guidance. A line notes she kept faith in Jesus and prayed for loved ones while a daughter Mrs A W Smith signs the tribute and asks for comfort through the day.
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Jesus
Savior
A. W. Smith
Wrecked air liner sold for souvenirs after crash
Wreckage of the $5,000 air liner that killed 17 near Goodwin Arkansas has been sold for 65 dollars to Emmett Hunt. He plans to haul debris from the swamp to his home to sell as souvenirs and junk. Motors and instruments were excluded from the sale.
Georgia Governor Talmadge suit on Bankhead cotton act to be dismissed
Washington January 20 The supreme court ordered 24 arguments before it on February 4 on a government motion to dismiss a suit by Governor Eugene Talmadge of Georgia challenging the constitutionality of the Bankhead cotton control act.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Government asks dismissal in Bankhead cotton act suit
The United States seeks dismissal of a Georgia governor's suit challenging the Bankhead act, arguing the US is the real defendant and cannot be sued without consent. A separate Bankhead case was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds last week. Talmadge case awaiting date for argument.
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Washington
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Supreme Court
Talmadge
United States
Morgenthau
Wallace
Cummings
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Secretary of Agriculture
Kennedy Denies Slaying Wife in Rural Farm Case
MUGO Jan 13 County Attorney Ralph K Jenner said George Kennedy 45 admitted after a day of questioning he did not know how his wife Pearl Kennedy met violent death at the Kennedy farm home five miles north of here Her bruised body was found in a shallow grave by Sheriff Cap Duncan and deputies Thursday morning and Kennedy was held for questioning.
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Mugo
Ralph K. Jenner
George Kennedy
Kennedy Farm
Here
Kennedy
Pearl
Cap Duncan
Stentorian Bolen Speech Delights Pontotoc Courthouse Crowd
A judge Bolen speech at the Pontotoc county courthouse drew farmers and observers as his booming Democratic talk echoed through the building. Hazel Dearman left briefly, quipping she could not hear him over the sound.
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CDGE
Jim Bolen
Democratic Party
Pontotoc County
Hazel Dearman
Ada’s Debutantes Trial City Ambition
Ada’s younger social butterflies are called sub debs suggesting a campus social scene shift. The note hints Ada’s rising profile and possible city status implications through youth groups and local events.
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Ada
Ada’s 1923 35 building permits record book used
City Clerk Albert Chamberlain announces a second building permits record book in 1923 Ada as a near million dollar building year. A complete book filled in 1935 while 1931 32 33 34 and part of 1935 covered by the previous volume. A lighthearted note on a bachelor’s sacrifices and a gripe for the post office.
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Albert Chamberlain
Ada
Bill Crawford
Evansville
Ind
Addison McKeown
Rock Hill
S. C
Tom D. McKeown
Okla
Ala
Valley Head
Auto Tags Cost Half as Much This Year
A pedestrian quips that a neighbor would not be proud of his car’s finish if it reflected the mortgage due. Auto tags are half price this year, offering two tags for the price of one in 1935. The note hints at a frugally minded citizenry.
Woman and daughter subdue giant rat at garbage pail
At 11 pm in East Ada a neighbor aids a struggling scene as a woman and her daughter, angered by a rat’s visits, apparently confront and drive off the creature. The exchange sounds like a quarrel but ends with the rat routed in a residential area.
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East Ada
Siesta
Cheese Omelet Night Sparks Dining Panic on Broadway
A downtown cafe sees five customers sequentially order cheese omelets then switch to liver with onions after the fifth order triggers a near panic. The event unfolds with brief delays as staff adapt to changing requests amid a small kitchen crowd.
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Broadway
Weekly index shows broad gains before holidays
Material gains occurred across major industries with the administrative and research weekly index returning to pre holiday levels at 681.3 for the week ending January 11. Automobiles and electric power rose while steel lagged and freight car loadings, bank deposits, and building contracts increased.
One Arm Hero John McDowell Inspires with Perseverance
A narrative of John McDowell born in Scotland who faced childhood work in mines and lost an arm as a teen. He regained schooling at Moody's and Princeton, excelled in tennis, and became a motivational figure urging personal regeneration and the Golden Rule. He credits upbringing, hard work, faith, and self-reliance as keys to success, urging others to use handicap as a tool for achievement.
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Scotchman
America
Moody's
Herman
Princeton
Mt. Hermon
McDowell
Bobby Burns
Ada
John McDowell
Diches
Presbyterian Church
Bowery Mission
Dwight L. Moody
Moody
Christ
Triumph in Faith: Embrace Handicap Through Christ’s Power
The passage urges accepting oneself while seeking Christ’s grace to overcome life’s handicaps. It cites Paul’s faith, references Helen Keller and others, and notes that real strength comes from belief in Christ, not from ease. The message contrasts belief with atheism and emphasizes enduring hope and divine glory.
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Paul
Christ
Jesus
Bedrock basis eyed as parties refocus strategy
Political framing in the two major parties tightens toward a bedrock basis. Democratic aims seek to curb factional strife as White House talks yield new tactics in California and Georgia. Ohio and Illinois leaders arrive next week amid shifting positions.
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Edward J. Duffy
Associated Press
Washington
White House
California
Georgia
Ohio
Illinois
New York
Worstell Girls Win and Center Boys Rally in School Meet
The Worstell girls defeated The Center 9 to 4 while Center boys edged Worstell 8 to 7 in a Friday school meet. Community members gathered as families visited and locals noted social events and 4 H club plans forming.
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Worstell School
Worstell
Center
Bob Walden
J. W. Higbee
Ola Mae West
Chuck Roberts
Carl Tilly
Walnut Grove
Arch
Carl Steele
Dee Cheat
Higbee
John Steele
Christina Mole
Rhea Jean Boyd
Doris Roper
Hill
Faleta Higbee
Earl Collins
Brownie Bryan
Kemp Home
Douglas A Douglas to be released from reformatory
Donald A Douglas former Shawnee National Bank assistant cashier will be released at midnight Sunday after a reduction to a one year term by Judge Edgar S Vaught. He was imprisoned for misusing bank funds. His father H T Douglas Jr. is serving eight years at McAlester for the Douglas bank failures and his brother received 18 months.
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Oklahoma City
Lpi
Donald A. Douglas
Shawnee National Bank
Southwestern Reformatory
el Reno
W. C. Lewis
Edgar S. Vaught
Douglas
H. T. Douglas, Jr
McAlester State Penitentiary
H. T. Douglas Jr
Jesse Pool to Be Developed on Conservation Basis From Start
The state corporation commission orders ten acre well spacing for the Jesse pool with a full conservation program from the outset. In the area of probable production spanning 19 sections in In-Se, Pontotoc county and six sections in In-Se, Coal county, wells will drain ten acres effectively. Reservoir energy relies on a gas drive and water pressure on the flanks. uniform bottom hole pressure will curb waste and encroachment, benefiting lessees landowners royalty owners and mineral interests.
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State Corporation Commission
Jesse Pool
Simpson
McCarthy
In-Se
Pontotoc County
Coal County
Commission
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