Fair Building Case Held Over Until Thursday
Final argument by counsel for Mrs. Lillian Walker on a permanent injunction to restrain two exhibit barns at the fair site was set for Thursday morning before Judge Tal Crawford. The defense argued the location, not livestock, is the issue. a ruling could abandon the project and affect taxpayer funds. an appeal to the supreme court could block fall fair plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tal Crawford
Lillian Walker
Fair Board and County Commissioners
Highway 48
W. V. Stanfield
Hoyt Driskill
Crawford
Supreme Court
Scores Slain As Japanese And Chinese Clash
Shanghai dispatch reports heavy fighting near Fengtai north of Peiping with many Chinese killed and several Japanese casualties. A Japanese battalion moved to Liuwangmin on the Peiping Hangchow railway after a military spokesman warned that Chinese forces must disarm or be wiped out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Thurs
Fengtai
Peiping
Liuwangmin
Peiping-Hangchow
Th' Pessimist Th' Pessimist
Inland humor piece by Bob Blanks Jr notes social custom during summer with lines from Zeke Burr and Lem Wheeler. It reflects on family, postcards, and cowboy song life while joking about heat and celebration of the Fourth of July.
Farm Outlook Good In State
Oklahoma City July 7 The agricultural outlook for Oklahoma on July 1 was the best since 1931, according to the crop reporting service of the state board of agriculture. Wheat production forecast at 61,653,000 bushels, corn advancing with rains beneficial, cotton in good to excellent condition with some early blooms and squares forming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Board of Agriculture
Ada man charged after pistol drawn in law office
A. M. Shorty Scott, crippled Ada resident, faces a charge of pointing a weapon after an attempted shooting at W. F. Schulte law office on West Main. Schulte, who knocked the pistol aside, suffered powder burns but no serious injuries. Scott was jailed pending arraignment as the dispute over court papers unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M
Shorty
Scott
Ada
W. F. Schulte
West Main
W. W. Stanfield
Schulte
Stanfield
Tax League to Select Manager for County Group
A county tax payers league held a called meeting to hear Jack Conn discuss the Ardmore based model. A five member committee headed by S C Boswell to find a manager. a separate panel of Sam Viney W D Little and Ben Hatcher to draft a constitution and by laws. A further meeting will be held as committees report, likely early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taxpayers League
Jack Conn
Carter County
Conn
Ardmore
S. C. Boswell
O. H. Miller
J. I. McCauley
F. C. Norris
C. H
State Corn Crop Best In Years Needs Rain
Oklahoma's corn crop shows the most promise in years but is beginning to need moisture. Federal weather observer Harry Wahlgren stated in his weekly crop report. The report notes good progress for cotton despite grasshopper damage in western counties, with 75 percent of wheat barley and oats harvested and many fields plowed for next year in the northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Harry Wahlgren
Federal Weather Observer
Wahlgren
Strikes in April Show Drop From March Peak
Washington July 7 UP Labor department statistics show April strikes were about 25 percent below March, the month with the most strikes in 20 years. About 177000 workers were involved in April strikes and 350000 in all strikes, totaling 3385000 man days of idleness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Debate over President’s court revamping bill heats Senate
Senator Wheeler says two men close to the president urged the court plan a year ago and warned against turning it into a campaign issue. Senator Logan defends the plan as supporters push adding one justice per vacancy over 75, while opponents charge partisanship and threaten to destroy the president. Wheeler denounces critics and accuses foes of trying to derail reform to hurt the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Senate
Logan
D-Ky
Supreme Court
Guffey
Dpa
Hughes
D-Del
Judiciary Committee
United States
Hatch
Kentucky
Officials Named for Murray Park
Oklahoma City July 7 the state planning and resources board named Campbell Cameron a graduate engineer superintendent for Lake Murray State Park at 2400 dollars yearly. Three other park officials were O Reilly N. Sander wildlife technician 1800 Ray A Drain Lake Murray engineer 1800 and William O Whitehurst Carter County Lake Murray patrolman 1080. A combination landscape architect civil engineer and a building architect would be hired for two new positions. A 300000 dollar budget for the current fiscal year was approved including 51950 for water resources 25000 forest service 35000 planning 58300 parks 87500 to purchase dam sites on flood control projects if federal construction is approved 37500 for lake and pond construction materials and 4750 for expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Planning and Resources Board
Campbell Cameron
Lake Murray State Park
O'Reilly N. Sander
Norman
Wild Life Technician
Ray A. Drain
Carter County
Lake Murray
William O. Whitehurst
H. G. Bennett
Water Resources Division
Forest Service
Old Age Pension Roll Growth Forecast In 1940s
Oklahoma public welfare chief Harvey L Melton said a roll recheck would not cut the 67 000 elderly on old age assistance. He predicted about 3 000 new beneficiaries to push totals to 70 000 as corn is produced in all 48 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Pi—Harve L. Melton
Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission
States of the Union
Dallas Steers Shake Up as Three Veterans Depart
Three veteran players including pitcher and manager Fred Marberry were released by the Dallas Steers. Curtis Fullerton and Les Mallon also left the roster as Bobcat Ray Blubaker was offered the manager post. Mallon was sold to Los Angeles but chose voluntary retirement. replacements include Tom Lancaster and Claude Horton, with Frank Hackney moving to second base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Fred Marberry
Dallas Steers
Curtis Fullerton
Les Mallon
Steers
Ray Blubaker
Vicksburg
Mallon
Los Angeles
California
Tom Lancaster
Longview
Claude Horton
Marberry
Fullerton
Frank Hackney
Injured Persons Recover in City Clinics
Five people were brought to city hospitals and clinics after Tuesday accidents and were either released or improving by Wednesday. Bobby Ray Wood recovered from scalding burns after a backyard water incident. Johnny Morris of Atoka was discharged after a fall from a train rear. Mr. and Mrs. J W Killingsworth of Longview and a maid, Liza Robbins, arrived after a collision with a train on Highways 19 and 75. their condition remained satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Ray Wood
Raymond Wood
North Broadway
Morris
J. W. Killingsworth
Longview
Texas
Liza Robbins
Killingsworths
Pawhuska
Pitched battle at Alcoa plant ties up 3000 workers
Alcoa Tennessee plant reopened after a strike over wages 45 to 60 cents an hour sparked a clash between police and strikers. Roughly 40 national guardsmen were deployed from Knoxville as one man was killed and 20 wounded in a gun and club battle near the fabricating mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoa Tenn
Tennessee
Aluminum Company of America
National
Knoxville
Adj
R. O. Smith
Mae West admits marriage to Frank Wallace in 1911
Hollywood star Mae West conceded she married Frank Wallace in Milwaukee on April 11 1911 in response to his suit to prove the marriage. She had previously denied the union claiming she was too young and that Wallace later wed Ray Blakesly in 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Mae West
Frank Wallace
New York
Milwaukee
Wis
Wallace
Miss West
Ray Blakesly
West- Wallace
Lakes Escapes Electric Chair in Oklahoma City
Governor Marland commuted lifeterm from death to life imprisonment for Leland J. Lakes of Norfolk Virginia in the slaying of Arthur Heenan. The move followed an insanity finding by the state sanity commission after Lakes was examined at McAllester penitentiary.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
Leland J. Lakes
Norfolk
Arthur Heenan
Ardmore
Lakes
State Sanity Commission
McAllester Penitentiary
Oklahoma Penitentiary
Accident Fatal to Mary Ann Lewis in Arkansas
Mary Ann Lewis four years old died in a hospital from a bullet wound accidentally fired by her six year old brother at Belleville Arkansas where the family was visiting. The bullet struck the abdomen. The incident occurred yesterday. MORRISVILLE Pennsylvania two men were killed when a spraying airplane struck a tree and crashed near King's farm. The victims were Richard Shanklin twenty five of Chicago and Stanley Pengaly twenty five of Treverton Pennsylvania.
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Russellville, Ark
Mary Ann Lewis
E. B. Lewis
Ada
Okla
Robert Earl
Belleville
Ark
Lewises
Morrisville
King’s Farm
Here
Richard Shanklin
Chicago
Stanley Pengaly
Treverton
Ohio steel strike braces under guard as reopen efforts clash
Republic Steel plants in Cleveland reopen with about 3,087 of 5,000 workers returning under National Guard protection. Pressman calls the scene a state of brutal terrorism while CIO leaders denounce the reopening. Troops at the gates and limited picket lines mark a tense stalemate across the Ohio front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corporation
Lee Pressman
CIO Steel
Ohio
Republic
John L. Lewis
Corrigan- McKinney
Upson Nut & Bolt
Truscon
Republic’s
Steel & Tubes, Inc
H. G. Ellison
Upson
B. J. Bamich
Cio-Affiliated
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Pressman
Ohio National Guard
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Indiana Harbor
Ind
J. C. Argetsinger
M. Clifford Townsend
Indianapolis
Davis Convicted On Cigaret Selling Charge
A justice court jury found T. G. Davis guilty of selling cigars without a license. He was fined $20 with costs totaling $32.45, amounting to $52.45, with the trial in justice court before A. W. Oliver. The piece on crickets describes male chirping organs and their role in mate signaling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Court
T. G. Davis
Davis
A. W. Oliver
Roosevelt Calls for Economy and Earhart Search
President Roosevelt urged a $400 million budget retrenchment for the next year by impounding 10 percent of appropriated funds. In parallel, the search for Amelia Earhart continued with catapult planes from the Colorado and the Lexington racing toward Howland Island as pilots and officials pursued any radio signals or sightings in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Colorado
mid-Pacific
Amelia Earhart
Fred J. Noonan
trans-Pacific
Phoenix Island
Winslow Banks
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Honolulu
Pacific
Howland Island
Miss Earhart
George Palmer Putnam
Howland
Coast Guard
Earhart
Itasca
Lexington
California
Lahaina Roads
Hawaii
San Diego
Normandie
San Francisco
Fitts Determined to Hang Dyer in Murder Case
Albert Dyer, a 32 year old WPA school crossing guard, is indicted for first degree murder in the strangling and assault deaths of Madeline Everett 7 Melba Everett 9 and Jeanette Marjorie Stephens 8 near Inglewood on June 26. District Attorney Baron Fitts and the county grand jury push toward the gallows as Dyer shouts I plead guilty during arraignment but is told the plea is futile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Albert Dyer
Senate
Baron Fitts
WPA
Dyer
Madeline Everett
Melba
Jeanette Marjorie Stephens
Baldwin Hills
Inglewood
Thomas I. Ambrose
Bridge suspension loads pull inward under weight
A suspension bridge experiences an inward pull as its cables and deck bear weight. The internal forces act to tighten the structure, requiring anchors and cables to resist the inward thrust and maintain equilibrium.
Oklahoma Wheat Crop Rises to 61.7 Million Bushels
Oklahoma state board of agriculture places 1937 wheat production at 61,656,000 bushels, lifting the crop well above June estimates and marking the fifth largest in state history. Harvested area clocked at 4,404,000 acres with corn at 35,870,000 bushels, up from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Board of Agriculture
Marriage Licenses Issued At Court Clerk Office
Two marriage licenses were issued from the court clerk's office on Wednesday. The couples were Buel M. Smith 25 of Wordville and Hallie Hayes of Stonewall and A L Shadden 28 of Stonewall and Lillie Fay Covey of Atoka.
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Buel M. Smith
Wordville
Hallie Hayes
Stonewall
A. L. Shadden
Lillie Fay Covey
Atoka
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Zeke Burr
Lem Wheeler
Oather Harp
Oather
Tax League
Scottsboro
Morgan County
Decatur
Ala
Ruby Bates
W. W. Callahan
Mrs. Price
Clarence Norris
Ozie Powell
Roy Wright
Charlie Weems
Eugene Williams
Andrew Wright
Olen Montgomery
Willie Robinson
Alabama Bar of Justice
Victoria Price
A. A. Carmichael
Samuel Leibowitz
Heywood Patterson
Murray Park
Johnny Morris
Aluminum Coming
America
Ralph Gentry
Clyde Testerfield
Buxom Mae
Electric
Mary Ann
The
Associated Press
Fitts
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