Mexico's experiment with Marxist socialism and rail takeover
A dispatch describes Mexico moving toward government control of railroads and the oil industry as it pursues land reform, highway building, and English education. The piece contrasts Diaz era policies with current moves, notes improved roads drawing American tourists, and cites a push to favor Mexican jobs while limiting foreign capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Norrell
Republic
Mexico
Karl Marx
Federalvernment
Diaz
Rich
Mexico City
Palace of Fine Arts
Chapultapec
Europe
Gentry Names 85 Patrolmen for Oklahoma Highways
Oklahoma City June 26 J M Gentry state public safety commissioner named 85 patrolmen after a four week Norman training. Graduation exercises for the successful candidates will be held here Wednesday night. The new patrolmen include Harvey Hawkins Roy De Sheields Jackson Webb John Reading Paul Montgomery Fern Petty Carl Tyler Andrew Roberts Bert Huddleston James Hall John Boyd James Hall Jr Robert Lowell and others from Oklahoma City plus J W Wheeler Doris Stegner and Jack Smith of Norman and additional names briefed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
J. M. Gentry
Oklahoma
Norman
Harvey R. Hawkins
Roy DeSheields
Jackson Ross Webb
John Herbert Reading
Paul Melvin Montgomery
Fern Dale Petty
Carl H. Tyler
Andrew Jackson Roberts
Bert Huddleston
James Garibaldi
John W. Boyd
James M. Hall
Robert A. Lowell
J. W. Wheeler
Doris Robert Stegner
Jack Thomas Smith
Nor
Pickford and Rogers Quietly Wed in Hillside Ceremony
Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers married in a private Hollywood ceremony on a secluded hillside estate. Police guarded the area as 14 guests attended. The couple knelt beneath a sycamore tree with the groom’s parents and close friends nearby. Local officials and scouts also appear in separate notes about upcoming events and political inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
Mary Pickford
Charles “Buddy” Rogers
Mary
Buddy
Judge
B. H. Rogers
Olathe
Kansas
Guardianship hearing delayed in Virgie Mae Blocker case
County Judge John Boyce McKeel postponed the guardianship hearing for Virgie Mae Blocker and her minors, as Emily Simpson seeks guardianship against C B Blocker who waives his rights in favor of Esther Blocker. The case notes an inheritance valued at $500 tied to property near Centrahoma in Ooal county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boyce McKeel
Virgie Mae Blocker
Emily Simpson
C. B. Blocker
Virgie Mae
Simpson
Opal Blocker
Ooal
Centrahoma
Esther Blocker
Oklahomans In Washington
Oklahoma led states in old age assistance recipients per 1000 aged population for April 1937 with 517 per 1000. Texas followed with 464 per 1000. The report from the social security board places Oklahoma at the top of the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Maryland
Washington
Oklahoma
Charles C. Haslet
Social Security Board
Texas
Oklahoma Representative Proposes Sequoyah Stamp In House
Rep Jack Nichols of Eufaula advances a bill to authorize a special postage stamp for Sequoyah commemorating the Cherokee alphabet inventor and the 100th anniversary of Oklahoma's first post office at Park Hill. The postmaster general would set denomination and design likely featuring Sequoyah whose statue stands in Statuary Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Nichols
Eufaula
Okla
Sequoyah
Oklahoma
Park Hill
Capitol
Interstate approves Gentry Truck Line route permit
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorizes Gentry Truck Line of Spiro Oklahoma to operate as a common carrier between Spiro Oklahoma and Fort Smith Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gentry Truck Line
Spiro
Okla
Fort Smith, Ark
J Frank Curry Dies at Home in Ada
J Frank Curry of 513 West Ninth died at his Ada home late Saturday night. Heart failure listed as the cause of death and the illness described as sudden. Survived by widow Gussie. No funeral arrangements announced by late Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Curry
West Ninth
Gussie
Contour Farming Expands in Oklahoma Under ACP Program
Oklahoma figures show 375056 acres contour listed by 5177 producers and 5275 acres of contour furrowing on pasture in 1936. Terracing rose to 80242 acres by 2632 producers, as officials urge continued use under 1937 ACP payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Phil McLachlan
Pontotoc County
Scholl
Farmers’ Agricultural Conservation Association
Service honors Dr. Linscheid on 25 years with state education
East Central State Teachers College president Dr. A Linscheid is honored at a surprise party marking 25 years of service to the Oklahoma state education system. Guests include officials from Southeastern and state institutions, presenting a set of McGuffey Readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Linscheid
East Central State Teachers College
East Central
Linscheid
State Board of Education
Southeastern Teachers College
Durant
Knighthall
Dr. Linscheid
Northeastern
Tahlequah
H. G Bennett
Oklahoma A
M. College
Southeastern
Mel Nash
Chickasha
O.C.W
Joe Miller
Jim Hatcher
T. T. Montgomery
E. L. Newland
E. L. Rodman
Antlers
C. E. Fair
Harry Simmons
Wewoka
Paul E. Laird
Allen Berger
Mr. Robins
McGuffey
E. H. Nelson
Control Method For Pecan Tree Worms
Pecan and walnut trees in the state face defoliation from the walnut datana. C F Stiles, extension entomologist, notes the young moth caterpillar in large numbers previously seen across the state. Caterpillars range from about one inch to 1 1/4 inches and are covered with conspicuous white woolly hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Stiles
Stillwater
Gardens Over County Have Big Output
Mrs. Jessie Morgan the home demonstration agent recently continued judging Farm Women’s club gardens, bringing the total inspected to about 125 with none left to visit. Cucumbers suffer in heat while beans squash okra and potatoes do well. Tomatoes may flood soon. Morgan advises shading exposed fruit with light mulch or fabric to prevent scorching and rot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Morgan
Farm Women
Sculptor Robert Irwin Surrenders in Chicago Slayings
News reports say Robert Irwin a New York sculptor sought across the nation for the triple Easter Sunday murders confessed to the killings of Veronica Gedeon her mother and Frank Byrnes in New York City. He claimed love for Veronica sister Ethel motivated the plan. He described how he killed Veronica then Byrnes and first killed Mrs Gedeon who fought him. He surrendered at the Herald and Examiner office in Chicago after Cleveland authorities identified a youth who used the name Robert Murray as Irwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Herald and Examiner
Robert Irwin
New York
Central
Irwin
Veronica Gedeon
Frank Byrnes
New York City
Veronica
Ethel
Gedeon
Byrnes
Cleveland
Ohio
Irwin G
Midwest
Henrietta Koscianski
Robert Murray
Detective Story
Murray
Green Returned From N. Mexico
Joe Green was placed in the county jail after being returned from Hobbs New Mexico. He was wanted in Pontotoc county on a charge of removing mortgaged property. Sheriff Clyde Kaiser and Deputy Mose Henry brought him back, leaving Ada Friday at 9 am and returning Saturday afternoon. Gissa is charged with driving a mortgaged automobile to New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Green
Hobbs
New Mexico
Green
Pontotoc County
Clyde Kaiser
Mose Henry
Ada
Gissa
Leionnaires Elect Officers In Fourth District
Tishomingo Oklahoma June 26 Fourth District American Legion offices moved to new hands after last night’s annual convention. New officers include J. D. Dunlap commander Val Crawford Ada executive committeeman Mrs Roy Chrisman Ada auxiliary president Mrs Lester Smith Wewoka first vice president Mrs Carl Noble Sapulpa secretary treasurer and Mrs Charlie Hickok Shawnee historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishomingo
Okla
American Legion
J. D. Dunlap
Val Crawford
Ada
Roy Chrisman
Lester Smith
Wewoka
Carl Noble
Sapulpa
Charlie Hickok
Shawnee
Veteran Engineer Injured Jumping From Freight Train
Elk City reports veteran Rock Island engineer A. Barnes sustained fractures to both legs after leaping from his locomotive as it struck a stationary freight train at Elk City station. Barnes, an engineer since 1910, was taken home to Shawnee after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk City
W. A. Barnes
Rock Island
Shawnee
el Reno
Barnes
Deaths of WPA Workers Sunders Indian Burial Project
In Spiro Oklahoma three WPA workers die amid a north LeFlore county burial mound dig. Anderson Felaspy died of acute indigestion, Isaac Banks Jr was struck by a train, and Richard Eu banks died of heat. Officials fear a strike over superstitions linked to the burial site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spiro
WPA
LeFlore
Anderson Felaspy
Isaac Banks, Jr
Richard Eubanks
Oklahoma
Auto HIt Mule Two Girls Die Near Blocker McAlester
In McAlester Oklahoma June 25 Imagine Jones 12 of Blocker and Anna Lee Kincheloe 13 of Blanco died after an automobile struck a mule on a country road a mile south of Blocker. Jones was crushed on the front fender and died en route to McAlester hospital. Kincheloe on the running board was thrown and died shortly after admission. Eight other children survived without injury while en route to a swimming party near Blocker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcalester
Okla
Imagine Jones
Blocker
Anna Lee Kincheloe
Blanco
Miss Jones
Miss Kincheloe
New Sanitation Officers Named in Pontotoc Unit Change
Dr. Glen W. McDonald announces July 1 staffing shifts at Pontotoc county health unit. M. R. Simmonds will enter a malaria control school for three months then join the state health department in Oklahoma City. W. M. Bottoms will replace Simmonds locally and report by July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Glen W. McDonald
M. R. Simmonds
State Health Department
Oklahoma City
W. M. Bottoms
Norman
Cleveland County
Simmonds
McDonald
Bottoms
Romance Fades For 14 Year Old Bride-To-Be In Oklahoma
Undersheriff Roy Waldrip placed Ruth Foster 14 and her sister Ruby Lee 16 on a bus from Duncan Oklahoma to Clarksville Arkansas ending a romance arranged through a marriage bureau. Ruth came to marry a Comanche Oklahoma farmer but the idea faded after meeting him prompting their return trip home. The episode helped solve a kidnap mystery back home and led to the arrest of two youths in London Arkansas before their release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
Okla
Roy Waldrip
Clarksville
Ark
Ruth Foster
Ruby Lee
Waldrip
Ruth
Oklahoma
Comanche
Henry H. Foster
London
Geology Warns of Dust Bowl Risks to Midwest
Denver June 25 Geologic records from the past 50 000 years show how midwest dust bowl conditions could recur if vegetation is stripped by poor farming. Dr M M Leighton cautions that ancient blowouts of tens of feet deep and miles wide could return under moist weather if land is unprotected. He warns man’s activity is the new geologic factor threatening soil reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakeslee
Denver
American Association For the Advancement of Science
M. M. Leighton
Illinois State Geological Survey
Urbana
Nebraska
Kansas
Midwest
Leighton
South Dakota
Colorado
Western Plain
Charge Against Lee Is Made More Severe
Marshall Lee faced an amended second degree burglary charge on Thursday, now listed as a second and subsequent offense. He was arraigned again and pleaded not guilty. Bond was raised from 3000 to 5000 by Justice of the Peace A W Oliver after the second arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Lee
W. V. Stanfield
Lee
Justice of the Peace
A. W. Oliver
Burris Wins $1125 Judgment in Oil Lease Suit
District Judge Tal Crawford awarded Geo. W. Burris a $1,125 judgment Thursday in his suit against J E Crosbie Incorporated Walter B. Marcum and the Stanolind Crude Oil Purchasing company. The judgment closed a two day civil term with several non jury cases. Burris sought $1,125 representing 9 40 interest in $5,000 bonus or purchase money on oil leases in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tal Crawford
Geo. W. Burris
J. E. Crosbie Incorporated
Walter B. Marcum
Crawford
Burris
Miriam Ferguson May Run Again for Texas Governor
Brenham Texas June 24 Miriam A Ferguson twice governor of Texas may be a candidate in next year s race for governor her husband James E Ferguson intimated in the Brenham Banner Press today He says they receive many letters asking if she will run and that she has no desire to face another political campaign unless a widespread public demand exists He adds she is willing to leave the field to younger statesmen who will serve the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenham
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
James E. Ferguson
Brenham Banner Press
Buck Campbell dies at Enid veteran editor and legislator
J. B. Buck Campbell aged 82 longtime Oklahoma editor and state legislator died at his Enid home. He led the Hennessey Clipper and later the Waukomis Hornet, now run by his son Bert Campbell. He leaves four children Ralph in Minneapolis Frank in El Paso Bernice Hughes of Henryetta and Flossie Wilson of Waukomis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
Okla
J. B
Buck) Campbell
Oklahoma
Campbell
Hennessey Clipper
Waukomis Hornet
Bert Campbell
Ralph
Minneapolis
Frank Campbell
el Paso
Tex
Bernice Hughes
Henryetta
Flossie Wilson
Waukomis
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Man
Hugh William Enos
Clinton Eugene Riggs
Johnny E. Hayes
Tulsa
Eugene S. Clark
Carmen
Harold Archer Stafford
Fairview
Jackson C. Jones
Beaver
Norman Cortez Holt
Theo Cobb
Thackerville
Finis Winston Pendleton
Kingfisher
Carl M. Johnston
Byars
Robert Lee McCarthy
Joe Willis Boyce
Lawton
Clinton Bert Powers
Walters
Rex O. Presley
Judson Harmon Blackard
Muldrow
John Elmer Hinds
Picher
J. M. Traxton
Reydon
Robert Rex Lester
Cheyenne
Archie Edwin Hamilton
Erick
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Rex Bryan Hawks
Charles G. Williams
Weldon Christopher Gentry
Pryor
Floyd C. Hayes
Clifton
Roy R. Russell
Weatherford
O. D. Haskew
Hollis
Earl Leonard Fox
Ponca City
Kenneth Paul Koelling
Blackwell
Roy F. Blankenship
Hall V. Worthington
Frederick
Horace M. Poolaw
Mountain View
Paul K. Fancher
Holdenville
Stratford B. Duke
Okemah
Lloyd R. Tipton
Friend R. Burnham
Warwick
Cecil Layton Snapp
Harry Davis
Guthrie
John Abner Hancock
Seward
Grady M. Neal
Madill
Sylvester P. Smith
Pawnee
Otha Fagala
George Francis Hill
Charles W. Adams
Roy Kannady
Ralph Howard Cress
Perry
Ralph S. Thompson
Fairfax
Morris FE. Wheeler
Gravida
Albert H. Briscoe
William Carrol Acton
Robert Edward Simpson
Okmulgee
Henry Beecher Lowrey, Jr
Nowata
Gene Barnes
Woodward
Ben Hayes
Dudley P. Lester
Frank Woodrow Johnston
Bridgeport
Archie E. Merriott
Fort Towson
Carl A. Derryberry
Idabel
Lawrence Howard Eden
William D. Smith
William Palu_ Saffa
Drumright
Jack W. Cochran
Tillman Lee Bocock
Richard Wayne DuPree
Leo Freeman Ballieu
Raymond Julius Reuss
Glenn Herbert Cochrane
Lamont
Ornus Soucek
Medford
Ledee Hunter
Lindsay
Sam Randolph Henderson
Mayesville
Buddy Rogers
Lyle Boren
Seminole
Boren
National Council
Dover
Del
Fort Myers
Niagara Falls
District of
R. L. Williams
Circuit Court of Appeals
Department of Justice
Elmer Thomas
Josh Lee
Jed Johnson
Anadarko
Roosevelt
War Department
Johnson
Whit Maury
C. E. Bailey
Anadarko, Okla
House
South
Ada News
T. R. Jones
Lee Kincheloe
Jones Girl
N. Mexico
Leionnaires
Sanitation
L. M. Mullins
Mississippi
Bernice Price
Edith Lawrence
Stonewall
George Burris
J. E. Crosbie, Incorporated, Et al
MS. Ferguson
Buck Campbell
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