Japanese Court Martial Finds Slayers Guilty
A Tokyo court martial sentenced 17 February 26 rebellion leaders to death and five others to life imprisonment. The coup saw attacks on premier Okada and senior statesmen, with several officials killed or wounded before the uprising ended after three days.
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Azabu
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Kantaro Suzuki
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Violent Fourth of July Fatalities Reach High Toll
AP reports 389 total violent deaths over Independence Day weekend, the largest Fourth of July toll since 1931. Motor vehicle crashes topped fatalities with 230, fireworks caused six deaths, and drownings reached 99. Michigan led states with 31 deaths, Oklahoma seven, with nationwide fires, collisions, and other incidents adding to the grim tally.
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Remsen
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Oklahoma
Ada News Classified Ad Highlights Greatest Returns
A compact Ada News roundup presents top value offerings in vested trusts and investment plans. Readers see notable rates and terms for investors seeking maximize returns on funded accounts.
Ada area auto crash kills man and injures wife
Mr. Wimpee of Purcell died at once after a car driven by Tommy Langford hit his parked Model T on the Ada road about 3 am. Mrs. Wimpee was hospitalized then moved home after treatment. Two young girls uninjured. Langford turned himself in and was released as not responsible.
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Langford
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Gehrig
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Cleveland
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Willinghby to Join U S Army Engineers in Red River Project
Willinghby of Vester Willoughby plans to move to Denison Texas to work with the U S Army engineering department on the Red River dam project. He is son of J W Willoughby of Ada and is an OU engineering graduate who taught there briefly before joining the Criswell Funeral Home. His wife and son will join after area assignment is confirmed. The survey will span Oklahoma and Texas towns over months with multiple survey parties.
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Criswell Funeral Home
Denison
Texas
U. S. Army Engineering Department
Red River
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Ada
University of Oklahoma
State Highway Department
Funeral Home
Willoughby
Oklahoma
Thompson Sets Fifteen Years
Harry Thomas Thompson, a former United States Navy yeoman, was sentenced by Federal Judge Leon Yaakwich to 15 years in federal prison for conspiracy to sell secret navy information to a Japan agent. The judge noted the defendant’s youth and did not impose the maximum 20 years, denouncing the spy as a grave betrayal and referencing Judas Iscariot in condemning the act.
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Harry Thomas Thompson
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Leon Yaakwich
Thompson
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Japan
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Navajo Rain Ritual Brings Storms to Diné Lands
In the Navajo Nation Arizona tribesmen praised medicine man Beninie whose rain ritual najadalinth resumed after a generation. Two days of chanting brought down steady showers over Tohatchi and Fluted Mountains renewing dust-gravy plains.
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Ariz
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Tohatchi
Ruth Bryan Owen to Marry Again in Copenhagen
Ruth Bryan Owen, United States minister to Denmark, plans a second marriage in Copenhagen. The U.S. diplomat announced plans toward wedlock to a tall suitor, details pending.
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Copenhagen
Ruth Bryan Owen
United States
Denmark
WPA Plans Labor Time Cut and Prevailing Wages in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City July 7 WPA plans to offset higher costs from a new program by cutting worker hours from 136 to 88 per month while keeping total wages similar. W S Key state administrator says overhead cuts include redistricting into fewer divisions and sponsors must contribute more. The plan sets four county wage classes with Oklahoma and Tulsa counties at the top and outlines county-by-county scales and implementation by Aug 1.
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WPA
Oklahoma
W. S. Key
Key
WVA
Obs
Seven Japan rebels to die under dawn firing squad
Tokyo July 7. Army officials say seven teen leaders of Japan's February military uprising will likely be executed within five days at dawn. A high military court sentenced conspirators to death after a 19 000 word judgment. others received life terms or prison. Public reaction mixed.
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Tokyo
Japan
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The notice highlights improved value from a vested investment plan in Ada News classifieds. It discusses higher yields tied to the amount invested and urges readers to consider revising their contributions to maximize returns.
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Marriage Announcement for Antoinett Daugherty and George Huff
Ada friends note the marriage of Miss Antoinett Daugherty daughter of Mrs Pearl Daugherty to Mr George Huff son of Mrs Josephine Huff of Walters Oklahoma on June 5 1936. The ceremony was quietly performed.
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Pearl Daugherty
George Huff
Josephine Huff
Walters
Okla
Ready to Pave Bridge Approach On Canadian River Span
State Highway Department officials say paving of the approach to the new Canadian River bridge on Highway 4s will begin this week. A 20 foot slab will lay along the archway from the new span up the hill on the north side, with fill and paving planned on the south side after the hillside fill settles.
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State Highway Department
Oil production drops sharply across the nation
The Oil and Gas Journal reports a 76,688 barrel per day fall in weekly crude output to 2,892,040 barrels. All Midwest states except Louisiana decline. Oklahoma down 46,675 to 508,650. East Texas down 15,747 to 429,350. Texas down 2,019 to 1,138,019. Louisiana rises 1,022 to 223,747. California falls to 568,600 and Kansas slips to 144,750.
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Pontotoc WPA Workers Wage Boost Revealed
Oklahoma City July 6 announcement by W S Key state WPA administrator reports a 4 000 cut in employment rolls by mid July to 50 000 with openings for those off the list. Four wage levels announced with Pontotoc County in the third tier: unskilled 30 cents an hour and 26 40 monthly, intermediate 45 cents and 39 60, skilled 60 cents and 52 80, professional 66 14 cents and 58 30.
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HHS
Oklahoma City
W. S. Key
WPA
Key
WPA Labor Relations Department
Pontotoc County
Oil production gains by region rise to week end totals
Eastern fields including Michigan increased their daily output by 1,105 barrels to 148,936. Rocky Mountain section added 1,870 barrels daily for a 59,120 daily average. Estimated weekly average crude oil production for the week ending July 4 is compared with the prior week.
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