Fittstown Grows Into Real City With Post Office Plans
Fittstown in Pontotoc County has surged from an oil boom intersection to a thriving town of about 600, with more than 100 businesses. A petition for a local post office, endorsed by 108 firms, awaits approval by a post office inspector. The town plans a concrete block building and expansion including water, electricity, gas, churches, a brick hotel, and a new residential Brydta addition.
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Fittstown
Pontotoc
John Fitts
Ada
Overturf
Franks
Stonewall
George Overturf
Fittstown Real Estate
Brydta
Simpkins Brothers
Walter Graper
Byrds Mill Spring
Wake of Storm Claims Widely Spread Losses Across States
The cold wave killed about 50 people as floods fog sleet and freezing temperatures disrupted travel and endangered lives across multiple states. Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi and Tennessee reported floods while Wisconsin Wisconsin saw the Willow River breach the St Croix dam and damage a powerhouse. In Memphis and along the Mississippi heavy barges and boats were damaged by river breakups. Alaska Washington Oregon and Illinois logged cold related fatalities with snow and ice causing accidents and crop losses.
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Associated Press
Dixie
Florida
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Willow River
Wisconsin
St. Criox
Wolf River
Memphis, Tenn Harbor
Far Northwest
Rocky Mountain Area
West Central States
Minnesota
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Washington
Bellingham
Wash
British Columbia
North Pacific
President Jackson
Juneau
Alaska
Texas
Panhandle
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Montana
Washington State
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
New Jersey
Maryland
Missouri
Oregon
Byng Cagers Fall to Horace Mann Horsemen 32 19
Horace Mann led by center Snider with 12 points defeated Byng 32 to 19 in the college gym. McCulley added 9 for the Horsemen, Ralph and Gaines each had 7 for third place tie. Sorrels led Byng with 6. Horsemen set to play Tupelo and Twin Hills next. Byng enters county tournament at home Friday.
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Horace Mann Horsemen
Snider
Byng High Cagers
College
McCulley
Ralph
Horseman
Gaines
Byng
Sorrels
Centralioma
Tupelo High
Twin Hills Cagers
Horace Mann
Nelson
A. Chandler
Shipley
Sorreis
Colle Ft
Ohagar i Snider c
Winters
Aipn
Crawford
Lusater
Muncrierg
Ib. Chandier
Senate probes warship contracts amid suspected collusion
Senators reopen hearings on the trade in implements of war asking if bidding collusion raised cruiser prices. Officials of New York Shipbuilding, Newport News, and Bethlehem shipyards testify as probes expand to steel, munition trades, and arms sources.
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Washington
New York Shipbuilding Company
Newport News
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Companies
House Military Committee
Congress
Senate
Nye
R-Nd
Ice cold clue in Pig Stand burglary report
A cash register frozen with ice from a creek on North Rennie Ave was found outside a police station as a clue in the Sunday night burglary of Gay's Pig Stand on North Broadway. Thieves took cash, cigars, cigarettes and candy. axe handles were lost in the escape.
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Gay
North Broadway
North Rennie Avenue
Cr. C. Ray
Ada Men Pass Bar Exams in Oklahoma City Honors Listed
Two Ada men succeed in the state bar exam with D. D. Brunson Jr. and Fred M. Hatcher among those passing. James B. Diggs Jr. of Tulsa tops the 30 who passed the December 2 14 tests while Faith L. Lett of Oklahoma City and Frank E. Kennamer Jr. of Tulsa take second and third honors.
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Oklahoma City
James B. Diggs Jr
Tulsa
Faith L. Lett
Frank E. Kennamer, Jr
Franklin E. Kennamer
Phil Kennamer
John Gorrell
Speakers Explain Federal Housing Act and Financing
Maj. Hugh Askew and Ray Weems outlined the National Housing Act and its financing plan in Ada. Weems explained funds come from banks and lenders with government guarantees up to 20 percent. Askew detailed Title I provisions for repairs and modernization and the Modernization Credit Plan offering 5 percent interest loans from $1090 to $2000 with 20 percent government insurance.
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Maj
Hugh Askew
Ray Weems
State Board of Affairs
Chamber of Commerce
Weems
Maj. Askew
Ada
United States
County Criminal Docket To Be Cleared At Court Session
County Judge John McKeel and County Attorney W V Stanfield plan a full sweep of the county court docket. Unsettled criminal cases will be summoned and tried or moved to other procedures. After clearing criminal matters a civil term will follow.
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John Boyce MccKeel
W. V. Stanfield
McKeel
County Excise Board
Lynn Lane rural school, Tulsa area, destroyed by dawn fire
A dawn blaze reduced the Lynn Lane rural school a two room brick building twelve miles east of Tulsa. Firemen lacking water fought the flames with chemicals but could not save the structure. They saved the nearby home of Paul Goates the school principal. Cause not yet determined.
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Tulsa
Okla
Lynn Lane
Paul Goates
Greatest returns for the amount invested
Classified ads highlight strong value for buyers seeking high returns on small spends. Readers are urged to compare rates, placements, and turnaround times to maximize exposure and financial efficiency. Local merchants note steady demand for affordable, results driven advertising solutions.
Thief Steals Bible During Break-In at Dallas Home
A Dallas resident reports a burglary in which a thief took three sheets a counterpane three quilts and the family Bible from Mitchell Griddle’s residence. The motive remains unclear whether a misstep or planned repentance.
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Dallas
Tex
Mitchell Griddle
Relief load may be lighter soon in Oklahoma
Former relief director Carl Giles predicts a drop in Oklahoma relief caseload in coming months due to higher farm prices. He notes Hopkins may return relief authority to the state around February 1 and mentions John Eddleman as a likely new director under Gov. Marland. Giles will work with Lawrence Westbrook on rural rehabilitation and livestock matters.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Carl Giles
Giles
Harry Hopkins
John Eddleman
E. W. Marland
Edna McKinnon
FERA
Lawrence Westbrook
Westbrook
Kerns to Serve Five Years at El Reno Reformatory
Floyd G. Kerns once an auto dealer from Kingfisher, along with Leland R. Carlberg a former cashier, faces five years for using bank funds from the First National Bank of Kingfisher in grain market investments. A prior Leavenworth sentence was reassigned to El Reno. Kerns is held in county jail awaiting transfer.
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Oklahoma City
Floyd G. Kerns
Kingfisher
Leland R. Carlberg
First National Bank of Kingfisher
el Reno Reformatory
Kerns
Leavenworth
A Little Misunderstanding in Ada Jail
Willie Weldon a city policeman questioned a prisoner in Ada's colored section jail late Monday. The prisoner mistook bond for a barn and asked to go to one. Ernest Fair held on an assault charge after allegedly slashing Blanche Johnson Sunday afternoon near Fittstown.
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Willie Weldon
Ada
Willie
Ernest Fair
Blanche Johnson
Fishtown
Fair
Fittstown
Governor Marman Considers CPI Sam Tulk for State Police Chief
Governor E W Mar land endorses CPI Sam Tulk of Ponca City as a potential head of the state police force. The statement appears in today’s invested News Classified Ads.
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Oklahoma City
CPI
Sam Tulk
Ponca City
E. W. Marland
Buttram Resigns as Oklahoma NRA Director Leader
Frank Buttram resigns as Oklahoma chairman of the national emergency council citing ill health. The move takes effect February 1, with the Buttrams planning a three and a half month cruise to the Antipodes. Buttram had been NRA director since 1933 and acted as a key liaison among federal agencies in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma City
Frank Buttram
Oklahoma
National Emergency Council
Buttram
Antipodes
NRA
Nichols Refutes Penitentiary Inspection Fee Claim
W C Hughes denounces AP reports of a 20 percent inspection fee on Atoka penitentiary substation projects. He notes no state contracts paid such fees during his four years as chairman and explains standard five percent architect inspection fees are handled by the architect. He halts further work as Nichols takes office and questions the new board.
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Oklahoma
FERA
Ada
Secessor
Atoka
W. C. Hughes
Board of Affairs
Murray
Hughes
JL. M. Nichols
Associated Press
Fog causes crash of five autos on Denison highway
Heavy fog and drizzle blanketed north Texas as three Denison drivers joined a five car collision on the Denison Sherman highway. Harold Ransom, 19, Denison, was killed. Eleven others, including Harold McKinney and Jim H. Andrews, were injured with serious conditions reported.
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Denison
Denison-Sherman
Harold Ransom
J. W. Ransom
Gene Legg
Roy Moore
Leonard Nelson
Price Parker
Harold McKinney
Sherman
Jim H. Andrews
Tom Ferguson
Howe
Bryndon Boothman
Price Carter
David Roach
Eliasville
M. Earl Williams
North
Texas
Judge Busby to Host Scout Banquets Across Regions
Judge and Mrs. Orel Busby will host banquets for more than 400 local Boy Scouts from Ada Allen Francis Stonewall Coalgate Atoka and rural areas with chicks and ice cream. Dates will be announced later. Scoutmasters led a session at First Presbyterian Church planning the twenty fifth anniversary celebration.
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Orel Busby
Judge Busby
Busby
Ada
Allen, Francis
Stonewall
Coalgate
Atoka
Nichols halts Stringtown sub-penitentiary work over inspection fee
Bristow Oklahoma January 19 L M Nichols chairman of the board of affairs stated he does not seek a controversy with Judge Hughes. He halted work at the Stringtown state sub-penitentiary after finding a state inspection fee had been paid on the project. Nichols said Cash Cade former board member showed minutes of transactions he refused to sign.
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Bristow
Okla
Hughes
L. M. Nichols
Board of Affairs
Nichols
Affairs Board
Stringtown
Cash Cade
Kerr Has Heavy Committee Task
Aubrey M. Kerr state representative rests at home over the weekend and will return Monday morning. He says the lower house is near full organization and ready to begin work. Kerr notes his committee assignments will allow substantial work and responsibility.
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Aubrey M. Kerr
Capitol
Kerr
House
Oklahoma Faces Massive Relief Load in Feb Burden
Oklahoma must support 24,051 families totaling 101,014 people and provide jobs for 150,293 employable families or 631,230 individuals starting February 1. Gov Marland received the FERA report by county from John Eddeyman noting Carter McClain McIntosh and Pushmataha counties have no unemployables. The Oct 1 1934 relief census lists 190 305 families and 799 408 individuals on relief, with Pontotoc County showing 2169 on relief and 255 unemployables involving 1071 people.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
FERR
Carter, McClain
McIntosh
Pushmataha
Marland
John Eddieman
FERA
Pontotoc
Confederate Home Trustees Appointed
Governor Marland reappointed members of the Confederate home at Ardmore. Board members are Col. R. A. Sneed of Oklahoma City, G. D. Williams of Wynnewood, J. B. Moore of Ardmore, Mrs. Ida Culbertson of Kiowa, H. Palmer of Ardmore, and Mrs. James R. Armstrong of Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
Ardmore
R. A. Sneed
G. D. Williams
Wynnewood
J. B. Moore
Ida Culbertson
Kiowa
H. Palmer
James R. Armstrong
Large whiskey still seized in Lake County Illinois barn
Six agents of the treasury department’s alcohol tax unit seized a $30,000 still in a barn on a farm near Wadsworth Lake County Illinois. The apparatus had produced 200000 gallons of alcohol since last October with a bootleg value around 700000 dollars. George W Dodge, who owned the farm, was held and said he had rented the barn to unknown persons.
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Chicago
Treasury Department
Alcohol Tax Unit
Wadsworth
Lake County
Illinois
George W. Dodge
Dan Hogan, Prominent Labor Advocate, Dies at 63
Dan Hogan, editor and union leader, died at his Oklahoma City home of heart disease at age 63. Born in Fort Smith Arkansas he practiced law and edited the Huntington Herald before moving to Oklahoma City in 1920 to edit the Oklahoma Leader. He later served as business manager of Leader Press Inc and held several press and union memberships. His widow, a son and three daughters survive.
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Oklahoma City
Dan Hogan
Fort Smith
Ark
Hogan
Huntington
Huntington Herald
Oklahoma Leader
Leader Press, Inc
Printers’ Club
Oklahoma Press Association
The
National Editorial Association
Oklahoma City Typographical Union
Sheriff Runs Telephonic Arrests in Robertson County
In Robertson County Tennessee Sheriff Richard W Benson relies on phone calls to summon suspects to jail. Since taking office in September he estimates more than fifty arrests have been made by telephone while the county of 28 000 residents remains near Nashville with only three deputies on duty.
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Springfield
Tenn
Richard W. Benson
Robertson County
Nashville
Tennessee
Benson
State sandlot tourney dates set for August eight to thirteen
Oklahoma City reports the 1935 Pi-Dates for the state sandlot baseball tournament were established for August 8 to 13. The event will bring together youth teams from across the state to compete for the championship title.
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Oklahoma City
Sulphur Bank Robbers Receive 99 Year Federal Sentences
In Muskogee on January 18 1931 Ralph Roe of Duncan and Jack Lloyd of Ardmore were convicted under Oklahoma's new federal bank robbery law and each sentenced to 99 years. Roe claimed innocence but offered to name a guilty man. Jury did not recommend death.
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Muskogee
Oklahoma
Ralph Roe
Duncan
Oklahoma City
Robert L. Williams
James H. Mathers
Roe
Jack Lloyd
Ardmore
Farmer's National Bank of Sulphur
Barker to be Tried in St Paul for Kidnapping
Arthur Doc Barker arrived in St Paul in custody to face trial for the 200000 kidnapping of Edward G Bremer a banker from his car. A grand jury will convene Monday to revamp indictments naming Barker and others. He appeared unshaven frightened and spoke briefly giving aliases and limited personal details.
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ST. Paul
Arthur
Doc) Barker
Chicago
Edward G. Bremer
Barker
Bremer
United States
Department of Justice
Sullivan
Bob” Barker
Aurora
State Moves for Old Age Pensions in Oklahoma
Oklahoma expects to secure about 800000 for the president's old age pension plan. Senator Henry Johnston leads the committee and says work starts immediately with Governor Marland likely to back the measure. First allotment would aid about 53000 aged and infirm with up to 30 dollars monthly.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Henry S. Johnston
Johnston
Marland
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