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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1932
Page
2
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt accepts the Democratic presidential nomination at the Chicago convention. He pledges a new deal, calls for relief, farm price support, and repeal of the eighteenth amendment, outlining plans on work, taxation, and federal leadership.
Delegates witness a long session as John N Garner is nominated for vice president with multiple states seconding and a unanimous final vote. Speaker McDuffie hails Garner and party unity while Texas leading figures rally support amid Roosevelt plane delays.
Milton Garner leads early vote counts in a crowded field for county cler k with Lyal Prince forcing a runoff. Charley Floyd and J W Huff seek re election as other county offices hinge on runoff outcomes across nine contests.
Oklahoma delegates stood behind the prohibition minority report as Roosevelt emerged as the ticket favorite. Tom Holt, attending from Ada, recalls the crowding sights including Willis Rogers' son and the Kittie band, while women leaders like Frances Parker and Mary Dewson loom as potential speakers.
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In Chicago a record turnout of women kin of six nominees dominated the convention floor. Anna Roosevelt Dall led a packing box crowd cheering for her father while other Roosevelt, Smith, Byrd, Reed and White relatives filled boxes and cheered up the aisles. Mrs Traylor, though, indicated a preference for Baker and noted pride at her husband being mentioned.
Flood waters moved east from ranch lands west of San Antonio threatening towns. Three drownings reported west of the area while Uvalde area traffic slowly resumed. Huge livestock losses and extensive damage to highways and railroads noted. rainfall continued with repairs expected to take weeks on major lines.
The Iron Age composite price for pig iron fell to 13.76 dollars per ton, the lowest since August 1915, while steel scrap dropped to a new all time low of 6.42 dollars per ton. Finished steel prices show some stability in the latest review.
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