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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1935
Page
1
New Industries Board advances a tax penalty waiver bill in both chambers on Wednesday, signaling potential industry relief. The measure aims to ease penalties for qualified businesses and outline the board’s oversight responsibilities.
Governor Marland pushes his new recovery program as the Oklahoma House passes a tax penalty waiver bill and considers abolishing runoff primaries. A sweeping two‑board plan gains powers to seize land and run industries, with a $1 million appropriation through June 1926 and authority to coordinate state boards.
The House Indian Affairs Committee proposes a single bill to provide federal aid to western school districts expanding due to Indian wards. Last year 16 relief bills were approved by the committee but not by the House. Members Ayers, Murdock, Collins named a subcommittee to draft the legislation.
Calcutta reports eleven miners died when a coal mine at Loyalbad near Patna flooded. Rescue teams searched for others feared trapped as the disaster unfolded today.
Oklahoma City January 23. Gov. Marland seeks to create an industries board with a 17 month budget of 1 900 000 funded by the state. A housing commission measure asks 2 500 000 for the same period. Legislative reaction to the governor’s address appears cautious as questions remain on funds. Three Marland appointees were confirmed in a Senate session: Howard C. Johnson state bank commissioner Paul Calvert and Z H Lanter.
In Flemington New Jersey today expert witnesses tied the Lindbergh kidnap ladder to Hauptmann’s home. Arthur Koehler testified the ladder wood and nail holes matched attic samples and the planed marks were found in Hauptmann’s Bronx attic. The defense objected but could cross examine Koehler later.
Snowy Washington buzzed with activity over Roosevelt programs including social security and a four hundred eighty eight billion dollar work relief plan. House leaders backed a liberal gag rule allowing amendments while limiting presidential control, as debate and political scrutiny intensified.
Ada endures a brutal cold spell with temperatures dropping to two degrees above zero and later to ten below as a blizzard hits. Wind, ice, and deep frosts hinder daily life while water lines suffer, recalls 1899 and earlier winters. O L Gouge of Stonewall dies from injuries in an auto crash near Fittstown. funeral plans pending.
H. W. Hoffman a pioneer Seminole newspaper publisher and current city judge died after five weeks illness. He backed Robert Burns for lieutenant governor four years ago and was active in local politics. No funeral plans yet. Survived by widow two sons and a daughter. Son Roy Hoffman formerly postmaster and now with the state tax commission.
In a late Friday report Carter Oil No 3 Cradduck in Section 25-2-6 flowed 1043 barrels in 55 minutes, establishing a new field record. Blackstock No 3 Cradduck followed with 958 barrels in the first hour after January 12 completion. Carter No 3 Cradduck first flowed 300 barrels in 20 minutes before being shut in for a nearby well.
The Senate approved the Smith bill authorizing 100 million dollars for 1925 crop loans, double the 1934 level. House action pending. Up to 1 million could fund feed for livestock in drought and storm areas. Loans carry 5.5 percent interest secured by current or planned crops, with special terms for summer fallowing or 1936 wheat crops.
Attorney General David T. Wilentz closed the state's case against Bruno Richard Hauptmann, stating during a mid afternoon recess that Arthur J. Koehler, a wood expert, would probably be the last witness on the stand.
Luther Gatlin, held on life term for robbery with firearms in Oklahoma, escaped prison four times in three years. Captured after a gun battle near Buckeye Arizona, he faces assault with intent to kill in Arizona but will likely be sent back to Oklahoma to face charges there. Authorities said Oklahoma will pursue return to Phoenix.
In Oklahoma two state prison escapees were stopped after a failed break from the McAlester penitentiary. Clyde Rhodes, sentenced to five years from Osage county, was captured three miles north of Eufaula after forcing a taxi driver to aid him. Carl Doss, serving 25 years from Ottawa county, broke a leg escaping and was later apprehended near nearby homes.
Marie Kerr a 19 year old Memphis girl who faced cancer and amputation with courage told friends she would finish her life and look forward to the end. She planned to work after a stenographic course and was known as the sweetest girl in her neighborhood. A statewide feed and seed survey begins in Pontotoc County to assist with shortages and move supplies to where needed. The Senate passed a bill to curb illegal oil shipments, while Japan watches Soviet progress in China and Ada Chamber of Commerce prepares for its annual membership drive. Buffalo handling, a state senate sterilization measure for insanity cases, and other notes fill the page as officials plan for the coming year.
Dawes Harden, deputy court clerk for more than two years, resigned his post at the county courthouse. Ralph McMillan was appointed to fill the vacancy and is already on the job. McMillan has spent most of his life in Ada and is well known there.
Washington dispatch says President Roosevelt prefers John Nance Garner for the 1936 vice presidential slot. While some party leaders hear rumors of Ickes or Wallace, White House voices indicate Garner remains the president’s choice, dimming rivals’ hopes.
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