Farm Bill Sent to Senate by Committee
Washington dispatch reports the agriculture committee voted 15 to 2 to report the revised administration soil conservation subsidy bill to the Senate. Chairman Smith voiced grave doubts on constitutionality while noting some members voted for a favorable report. McNary and Norbeck opposed. The two year measure aims to replace AAA with secretary of agriculture grants to farmers and may include a monetary expansion argument in the report.
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Washington
Revised Administration
AAA
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Smith
S. C
Bankhead
Ala
McNary
Oregon
Norbeck
S. D
Thomas
Okla
Louis B. Ward
Charles E. Cougalin
Wallace
Stanley Reed
Supreme Court
Secretary of Agriculture
House
Jones
Tex
Cuban attorney links Isidor Fisch letter to Lindbergh case
Havana attorney Dr. Arturo Gonzalez Alfonso alleged he saw a letter signed Isidor Fisch asking a person to cash marked money linked to the Lindbergh kidnapping. He said the letter circulated after the crime but before Hauptmann’s arrest and identified a man he knew by sight but not name.
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Havana
Isidor Fisch
Arturo Gonzalez Alfonso
House of Representatives
Dr. Gonzalez
The
Unionist Party
Lindbergh
Bruno Hauptmann
Isador Fisch
Republicans Face Living Platform Call in 1932 Clash
Rival factions in the party roar as Alf M Landon campaigns in Kansas and insurgent Democrats led by Eugene Talmadge gather in Georgia to push anti Roosevelt sentiment. Senator Borah blasts old guard tactics while Robinson mocks Smith as a deserting ally in the battle over the platform.
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New Deal
Alfred E. Smith
Borah
Idaho
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Topeka
Deep South
Macon
Eugene Talmadge
John Henry Kirby
Texas
Smith
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Washington
American Liberty League
Roosevelt
New York
Old Guard
FALOGO Passenger Train Announced Between Ada and Tulsa
New daily passenger service between Ada and Tulsa begins Sunday Feb. 2. Southbound No. 599 departs Tulsa 7:45 AM, reaches Ada 11:45 AM. Northbound No. 510 leaves Ada 2:20 PM, arrives Tulsa 6:10 PM. Tulsa Ada traffic expects clear benefits from the schedule, reviving service after years without day trains.
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Ada
Tulsa
Court progresses on Pontotoc criminal docket
Judge John Boyce McKeel rapid paced two week docket hear pleas of guilty in four cases on Monday and two more on Tuesday. Sentences include Jim Daggs and James Wheeler to be sentenced February 19 for assault and battery. Batey Dagegs to return to El Reno prison. Fred King and Glen Baker fined and jailed for liquor offenses. Joe Thomas case continued.
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Pontotoc County Court
John Boyce McKeel
Federal Reformatory
el Reno
Jim Daggs
James Wheeler
Pontotoc County
Batey Dagegs
Fred King
Glen Baker
Fittstown
Joe Thomas
Mae Mi
Government moves to pay World War bonuses in full
Roosevelt backs cashless baby bonds urged for veterans. 3,518,191 bonuses worth 2.49 billion funded by Treasury with 50 offices and 7 million checks to be prepared. Bonds redeemable starting June 15 and interest set at 3 percent, while critics urge prudence.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Landon Wooed by Kansans as He Attacks New Deal
Gov Alf Landon drew enthusiastic support in Topeka as Kansas Republicans endorsed his bid for president. A party resolution instructed Kansas’ 18 delegates to back his nomination. Landon criticized the Roosevelt administration for waste and extravagance and argued New Deal mismanagement delays prosperity while urging fiscal restraint and economy.
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Peka
Kans
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Roosevelt
Republican State Central Committee
Landon
Pension Tax Proposal Targets Childless Adults
Professor Frank G. Dickinson urged taxing bachelors and childless couples to fund old age pensions. He argued society repays future generations for their rearing by later generations and that those with no offspring should share the burden as social security with justice. Also, multiple snowbound crashes left four dead and over a hundred injured across the region.
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Chicago
Frank G. Dickinson
Dickinson
University of Illinois
Union League Club
Bonus payments may be delayed to mid summer
Washington report notes that veterans may wait until July 1 for demand note bonds, with distribution expected to take six to eight weeks. President Roosevelt says tax questions are under study and officials expect relief costs to drop as bonuses reduce needy veterans.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
WPA seeks rule on dropping veterans from relief rolls
The Works Progress Administration drafts a ruling to decide if needy veterans receiving bonus money will be removed from relief rolls. Officials will not say if all veterans will be barred from work relief jobs if they collect substantial bonus payments. A Tupelo school bus crash killed driver L B Harbour and three pupils, injuring over thirty others. two more buses overturned nearby with minor injuries and another accident near Konawa.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Veterans’ Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
L. B. (Roy) Harbour
Alma Brennan
Allene Hagger
M. M. Hagger
Billie Parrigan
Rich Heck
Tupelo
L. B. Harbour
Byng Consolidated
Highway 12
Ada
John Brooks
Lcede Hunter
Harbour
Bonus Headquarters to Be Established in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City report states nearly 400 bonus headquarters will open to assist 60 000 World War veterans in applying for baby bonds. Forms will be mailed to 241 American Legion posts and 150 sub posts. bonds not issued until June 15. Deductions of about 16 million dollars for veteran loans must be subtracted from bonus payments.
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Oklahoma City
Milt Phillips
The
American Legion
Oklahoma
Phillips
Washington
Finley to Put Congressmen on Hot Spot
Ira Finley president of Veterans of Industry says the group will discuss calling the roll of Oklahoma congressmen on old age pensions at district conventions between February and April. District dates include February 2 in Oklahoma City February 16 in Enid and March 1 in Frederick. The VSA advocates old age pensions and social security.
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Oklahoma City
Ira Finley
Veterans of Industry
Oklahoma
Organization
Enid
Frederick
Study Request To Boost Fitts Field Allowable
Oklahoma Corporation Commission hears evidence on February oil demand and E H Moore's request to cut Oklahoma City proration and raise Fitts pool in Pontotoc county by about 30000 barrels daily. Operators plan to stay within the Mines Bureau recommended state allowance of 483700 barrels daily, up 2700 from January.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
E. H. Moore
Ada
Tulsa
Pontotoc County
Federal Mines Bureau
Governor Hoffman's Lindbergh Case Challenge Proceeds Unchallenged
New Jersey legislators adjourned without acting on Governor Hoffman's challenge to impeach him over the Lindbergh kidnapping case. Hoffman reiterated no current plan to grant Hauptmann a reprieve or recall the court of pardons for clemency.
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Trinlon
Gan
Harold G. Hoffman
Lindbergh
New Jersey
Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh
Court of Pardons
Kirby Declares No Presidential Candidate At Macon Meet
In Atlanta on January 27 John H. Kirby co sponsors with Governor Eugene Talmadge the Macon convention of anti Roosevelt democrats said the January 29 gathering will “consider the plight of democracy” rather than name a candidate. Kirby heads the Southern Committee to Uphold the Constitution and travels with Talmadge to plan for a convention expected to draw delegates from 17 southern and border states. He stressed no nominee exists and Macon will address democracy across the nation as discussion centers on a possible Talmadge run.
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Borah
Idaho
Republican Party
U. S. Marine
Women’s Patriotic Conference On
National Defense
Bainbridge Colby
Henry Latrobe Roosevelt
Navy
Representative Fish
N. Y
Canton
Stephen A. Day
Evanston, I
Moscow
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
O. K. Allen
Louisiana
Atlanta
John H. Kirby
Eugene Talmadge
Macon
Kirby
Southern Committee
Talmadge
Joe Delahanty Former Baseball Star Dies at 60
Cleveland report says former major league baseball player Joe Delahanty died today at age 60 from a cerebral hemorrhage.
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Joe Delahanty
Cleveland
Body of Missing Mountain Climber Found on Mount Rainier
Delmar Fadden 23, amateur climber missing since January 13, was found at 13 000 feet on Mount Rainier after an attempted ascent. The body was sighted from an airplane and recovered by volunteer searchers.
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Seattle
Delmar Fadden
Mount Ranier
Greatest Returns for the Amount Invested
A classifieds item highlights value deals and savings for readers seeking high return on investment. It stresses cost efficiency and practical purchasing options across categories, pointing to affordable goods and services. The notice emphasizes smart buying strategies and potential long term benefits for shoppers.
Identified woman found dead in Henderson hotel room
Ruth Rich 27 of Dallas was identified by James Bryant Garrett as the woman found dead in a Henderson hotel room last Thursday. Garrett, her second cousin, said she was estranged from her Dallas baker husband and had separated four years ago. Police released Frank M. Few who had been questioned and departed January 22.
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Henderson
Tex
Ruth Rich
Dallas
James Bryant Garrett
Route Five
Tyler
Frank MM. Few
Sioux Falls
S. D
Pilot Kincannon Dies in Denton Plane Crash
An American Airlines flight bound from Oklahoma City to Dallas crashed in a snowstorm southeast of Denton Texas. Pilot Ted Kincannon was fatally injured after the forced landing in trees and five passengers were seriously shaken but survived. He died en route to Frisco.
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Denton
Texas
Ted Kincannon
American Airlines
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Here
Frisco
National Legion Commander Plans Visits in State
Ray Murphy national commander of the American Legion will address audiences in six Oklahoma cities during a February tour. Elmer Fraker Oklahoma department commander announced the tentative itinerary including Ardmore Sulphur Muskogee Tulsa Oklahoma City Lawton Ponca City. Murphy will also visit Denison Texas en route and then proceed to Colorado.
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Chickasha
Ray Murphy
Ida Grove
American Legion
Oklahoma
Elmer Fraker
Ardmore
Sulphur State Veterans’ Hospital
Muskogee
Muskogee Veterans’ Hospital
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Lawton
Ponca City Legion Post
Neutrality bill due next week in Congress debate
The house may start debate on the administration's permanent neutrality bill next week. It would impose mandatory embargoes on arms and munitions to belligerents and grant the president power to curb other war materials. Chairman McReynolds called it a step in the proper direction while Rep. Tinkham warned it could draw the nation into war.
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Washington
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
McReynolds
D-Tenn
Tinkham
Rmass
Ace Pendleton To Face First Degree Charge
Ardmore January 27 First degree robbery charges were filed against Asa O Ace Pendleton Gail Cain and Edwin Martin by County Attorney Robert W Richards. The trio is accused of holding up an Ardmore drug store last Thursday night and taking 65 dollars from the cash register. Cain and Pendleton are jailed as officers seek Martin who is believed wounded and at large after a Friday night shooting by Ardmore deputy Bill Raliff. Martin has not been found since abandoning a commandeered car near Healdton Saturday morning.
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Asa O
Ace) Pendleton
Gail Cain
Edwin Martin
Robert W. Richards
Cain
Pendleton
Martin
Bill Raliff
Healdton
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