Oklahoma Senate panel kills nine college abolition bills
Oklahoma City January 19. The senate education committee led by Dr Louis Ritzhaupt voted to report unfavorably bills that would close Central State Teachers college Edmond East Central Teachers college Ada Oklahoma Military Academy Claremore Eastern Oklahoma ecollege Wilburton Cameron School of Agriculture Lawton Connor School of Agriculture Warner Murray School of Agriculture Tishomingo Northeastern Oklahoma Junior College Miami and University Preparatory School Tonkawa. The committee approved a separate bill by Senator Rutherford Tulsa on selecting school board members and governing salaries and terms.
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Oklahoma City
Senate Committee On Education
Louis Ritzhaupt
Guthrie
Central State Teachers College
Edmond
East Central Teachers College
Ada
Oklahoma Military Academy
Claremore
Eastern Oklahoma Ecollege
Wilburton
Cameron School of Agriculture
Lawton
Connor School of Agricculture
Warner
Murray School of Agriculture
Tishomingo
Northeastern Oklahoma Junior College
Miami
University Preparatory School
Tonkawa
Senate
Morton Rutherford
Tulsa
Farm unrest and severe hail strike the Midwest
The passage recounts farmers protests nationwide as mortgage foreclosures rise and councils of defense seek settlements. It notes a Midwest farm strike spreading to several states, violence at foreclosures, and a merchant legal threat. A spring hailstorm causes property damage before clearing weather returns.
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Sumners
House Judiciary Committee
House
Iowa
Iowa National Guard
Midwest
Farmers Holiday Association
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Holiday Association
Wisconsin
Boureht
Pontotoc County Tax Assessments Slow but Steady
Pontotoc county property owners increasingly visit the tax assessor’s office to file assessments. Charley Floyd and deputies report unusual turnout from city and rural districts and aim to complete tax rolls for 1922 by February 15, handing them to County Treasurer B K E Hennigan for collection.
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Pontotoc County
Charley Floyd
Floyd
B. K E. Hennigan
Tare
Iowa Gov Herring calls mortgage moratorium to curb foreclosures
Farmers in the mid west see relief as Iowa Governor Herring urges a moratorium on realty and personal mortgage foreclosures until the legislature can act. Bills in Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Minnesota aim to relieve mortgages while Wisconsin legislature also prioritizes mortgage relief. Congress debates mortgage relief amid rising farmer distress.
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Des Moines
Mid-West
Congress
Herring
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Oklahoma highway crashes claim six lives
Three men killed and four injured in Oklahoma highway crashes last night. The dead include J. E. Stanton of Tyron and Jesse Evans of Cameron who died after a crash east of Mc Alester, and James Ray of Wetumka crushed while assisting a stalled car. Others injured were W. T. Anderson of Kansas City and BTEB, plus Kermit Smith, owner of the stalled machine, who suffered severe cuts.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
J. E. Stanton
Tyron
Okla
Jesse Evans
Cameron
James Ray
Wetumka
Stanton
Evans
McAlester
W. T. Anderson
Kansas City
BTEB
Ray
Joe Srowning
Kermit Smith
Smith
Tornado Damages Dwellings in Dudley Arkansas Area
A midwinter tornado struck Dudley Arkansas at 12 30 a m injuring no one and wrecking several homes. Dwellings of William Woods Joe Hardy FE Devine Williamon Wilson and Rev J B Wright were hurled from foundations. The Missouri Pacific station and a nearby barn were damaged. Dudley had previous twister in 1917.
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Popular Bluff
Dudley
Here
Learnol
William Woods
Joe Hardy
FE. Devine
Williamon Wilson
J. B. Wright
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Lyman Wright
Missouri
Child Labor Amendment Lost In General Shuffle
Washington dispatch reports the 1924 proposed Child Labor Amendment remains unratified and largely stalled as states varied in action. Clerks note it floats through legislative records with no set ratification deadline, while some states have rescinded opposition and others remain noncommittal. The lame duck amendment meanwhile advances toward ratification in contrast.
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Associated Press
Don J. Kirkley
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Oklahoma Officials Form Inauguration Committee for Roosevelt
A state committee named by Scott Ferris to represent Oklahoma at Franklin D. Roosevelt's inauguration includes Lt. Gov. Robert Burns Senator Paul Stewart Speaker Tom Anglin and many other prominent figures from Oklahoma City Tulsa and surrounding areas serving as official delegates.
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Oklahoma City
Cp-Oklahoma
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Scott Ferris
Robert Burns
Paul Stewart
Tom Anglin
R. M. McCool
John F. Kroutil
Yukon
Pat Malloy
Tulsa
George D. Key
S. W. Hayes
R. L. Davidson
Sapulpa
Fred Spaulding
Ponca City
George Martin
Guthrie
Debt talks set between Britain and United States in spring
Washington reports a Hoover Roosevelt plan to send a British mission to Washington after March 4 for a prompt review of war debts and related economic issues. The talks aim to review obligations and possible tariff concessions while seeking a path to improved world economic conditions.
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Washington
Atlantic
United States
Great Britain
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Stimson
Sir Ronald Lindsay
White House
Europe
America
Congress
London
Mr. Roosevelt
South
France
Coderess
Abandoned Refinery to Become Fish Hatchery in Vinita
Dr G W Wright of Vinita announces sale of the abandoned Sinclair refinery to Enid buyers A M Parriott C M Ohmart and W F Lynch. They plan to fill tanks with water and convert the 185 acre site into a fishery with improvements already under way.
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Vinita
Okla
Sinclair
G W. Wrisht
Enid
Parriott
C. M. Ohmart
W. FE. Lynch
Sandstorm hits the Texas Panhandle in January
Amarillo reports a severe sandstorm rolling from the west around 11 a.m. The darkened streets and sand fog reduced visibility while winds reached about 30 miles per hour. Local crane men warned continued storms could damage Panhandle wheat as the region remains unusually dry since fall.
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Crain
Amarillo
Panhandle
Jeter Bound Over On Robbery Charge In Homer Case
Tommie Jeter was bound over without bond to district court after a preliminary hearing on robbery with firearms. He allegedly hijacked A. P. Pollock, store and filling station proprietor at Homer. Arson charges were filed against Shirley Tisdale, bond set at $1000 for a January preliminary hearing.
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Tommie Jeter
S. W. Hill
Jeter
A. P. Pollock
Homer Rncentr
Pollock
Hill
Rube Geers
Shirley Tisdale
Tisdale
Farmers Stage Protest Parade at Okemah
About five hundred farmers marched through Okemah to protest farm foreclosures after a speech by R L Rickard president of the Oklahoma Farmers Holiday Association. Banners urged legislative action and demanded cost of production and an end to foreclosures.
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Okemah
R. L. Rickard
Oklahoma Farmers Holiday Association
Zero Hour for James Dixon in Inflation Scheme
James Dixon, 38, was jailed after attempting to mime inflation by coloring eight dollar bills into larger ones. Police said he added a zero to the I’s in the corner, but placed the zero before the 1 in the opposite corner, causing the counterfeit plan to be detected.
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James Baltimore
James Dixon
Dixon
Barter Exchange Aids Middle West Jobs And Trade
Barter networks spread across the middle west enabling jobless workers to obtain goods and services in exchange for scrip. Projects include Organized Unemployed in Minneapolis and local efforts in Ada Calvin Sulphur and Omaha, with warehouses holding about 13 000 items.
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Middle West
Chicago
Halsted Street
Dakota
Unemployed, Inc
Minneapolis
Mr. Mecklenburg
Yellow Springs
Omaha
Federal building work speeds up with concrete first floor
Concrete for the first floor of the federal building at Twelfth and Rennie was poured last week. Workers will start raising second floor columns Monday. Superintendent N L Harvey of Rogers and Leventhal, Chattanooga, expects to pour the second floor in ten days. About 75 percent of second floor forms are ready. A five inch underlayer will lie over the first floor slab to accommodate pipes and conduits, allowing future repairs without touching the base concrete.
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Federal
Twelfth and
Rennie
N. L. Harvey
Rogers and Leventhal Company
Chattanooga
Tenn
Harvey
Weather Delays Road Work Across State Highways
Weather delays extend to Highway 48 from Tishomingo to Red River and graveling between Ada and Tishomingo is planned to create an all weather surface to the Texas line. Gibson and Gibson paving contractors are ready to begin paving from five miles east of Ada on Highway 12 into Ada, pending ground conditions and right of way for a farm to market road connecting Highways 12 and 45.
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South Canadian
Toard Sasakwa
Holdenville
Calvin
Ada
Khonawa
Tishomingo
Red River
Texas
Gibson
Highway 12
Reazan
Oklahoma City murderer gets life term at trial
Jan 21 in Oklahoma City a county district court jury sentenced farmer Sam Wilkerson to life imprisonment for the murder of Isaac Hemmingway a 73 year old loan broker. Hemmingway was killed after visiting Wilkersons farm to collect a mortgage judgment and his body later found buried on the farm. Mrs Wilkerson faces charges as an accessory and will be tried later. judge W G Long will pass formal sentence.
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Oklahoma City
Sam Wilkerson
Oklahoma
Isaac Hemmingway
Wilkerson
Here
Hemmineway
A. K. Shannon
Sory Wilkerson
Lewis R. Morris
Wilkeerson
Hemmingway
How the Lacnardia McKeown Bankruptcy Bill Works
Washington January 21 the house judiciary committee reports how individuals may seek extension of time to pay or a debt reduction under the Lacnardia McKeown bill. A petition to a federal district court starts the process with a custodian named and creditors informed. The plan is filed after creditor approval or in some cases without it if allowed. The court can confirm an equitable feasible arrangement serving all interests. Extensions may be indefinite and debt reductions drastic. A trustee may be appointed to liquidate the estate if needed.
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Washington
Jan
Lacnardia-McKeown
House Judiciary Committee
Federal District Court
Lions slain in improvised Hog Island hunt thrill crowd
On Hog Island near Wolp Island Missouri CP Denver M Wright and party killed two crowned lions brought for a hunt. Wright fired on one, his 14 year old son Charles finished it with a single shot. The second lion fell seconds later as Wright, his son and two others ended the all night vigil.
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Wolp Island
Denver M. Wright
Hog Island
Here
Wright
Charles
Wriecht
Texas farmer scrip plan to pay taxes in cotton certificates
J. R. Donnell of Hillsboro proposes Texas adopt cotton scrip for tax payments and barter. The state would exchange warehouse receipts for cotton certificates at ten cents per pound and accept them for delinquent taxes and a third of current taxes. Merchants would be urged to take certificates for purchases.
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Austin
Tex
J. R. Donnell
Hillsboro
Texas
Donnell
Wellston Gap T9 Be Paved At Last
Oklahoma highway commission awarded a $59,597 paving contract for Wellston Gap on U.S. 64 to S. O. Maxey Co. Durant. Ledford and Way, Walters, will build four bridges on the 2.5 mile segment outside Wellston. Bids due Jan. 31 on ten projects totaling about $600,000 across five counties.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Commission
Wellston
S. O. Maxey Co
Durant
Ledford and Way
Walters
Custer
Dewey
Carter, Craig, Payne
Noble
Jaycees Award Given to Ben Hatcher in Tennessee
The Junior Chamber of Commerce honored Ben Hatcher with the distinguished service award at the anniversary banquet. A. M. Kerr, who gave the presentations, highlighted Hatcher for meritorious civic service during 1932 and noted the award is given annually in each JCs city to a under 25-year-old leader chosen by a secret committee.
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United Charities Association
Red Cross
Kiwanis Club
W. PD. Little
W. O. Smith
O. TR. Lee
Ollie McBride
W. F. Dean
A. M. Kerr
G. &. Miller
Hatcher
Kerr
County Court to Use Payless Jury
County Judge Claude V Thompson arranged two weeks of civil and criminal court with an open venue of unpaid jurors to clear accumulated cases. Most local attorneys agreed to present cases before these juries starting Monday January 20, aiming to dispose of the entire docket despite no jury pay funds.
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Claude V. Thompson
T&8
Thompson
City Court
Where Dollar Paid Into Ada General Government Goes
Ada taxpayers look at how the 1932 23 tax dollar is spent with a city levy of 5.09 for general government. The annual assessment totals 56 167 with funds allocated to Police 0 15 Fire 6 16 Governing board 0 12 General government 0 06 Cemetery 0 03 City attorney 0 92 Health 0 01 Sanitary 60 07 Park 9 01 Street 0 29 Water 0 17 plus state county school district and city bonds and interest.
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Ada
State of Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
City of Ada
Central Fund
City Levy
Lee Darces
City of
General Fund
State Equalization Board
Board of Health
Park Commission
Water Department
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