Railroads Week and Ada Train Capers
A light local column recounts July 4 train travel near Ada with Dr A R Fuchs and Suggs aboard a southbound Frisco train bound for Red River. Suggs misses a wake at Madill and jokes about passes and conductors while railroads week is noted for rising passenger use. Also mentions J B Hill who has never used a radio and calls for nickel in the slot music abolition alongside Oklahoma tax token woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R
Railroad Roscue) Fucs
Tulsa
Suges
Ada
Trancis
Red River
Suggs
Arkansas
Little Rock
Yassal
Sage
Madill
G. P
M. M
Cafe Parrons
Town Farmers Petition for Poisoned Bran and Pray for Rain
Lawton Constitution reports on civic topics including Ada pre statehood influence, a joking quote about Ada. It recounts M F Manville recalling a hectic campaign moment with seven in the county clerk race, and notes election reverberations and a police court postponement near Ada until July 28 to allow continued political activity.
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Lawton
M. F. Manville
Iis Hest
Pontotoc County
Ada
Henrietta Free Lance Sketch Echoes Notable Visions
The Henrietta Free Lance quotes H. C. H. noting many boast about meeting great people yet few can claim the great noticed them back, a reflection on fame and recognition.
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Henrietta Free- Lance
Advertising in Bathing Suit Pictures Draws Attention
The state of undress of a girl in magazine illustrations is used to grab reader attention. Manufacturers from toothbrushes to street sweepers and from razors to oil pumping machinery rely on bathing suit imagery to attract interest, despite the implicit critique of propriety.
Echoes Of First Primary Give Way To Runoff Races
Oklahoma politics heads toward a July 28 runoff after a close first primary. Governor Merriand, Gomer Smith, and Josh Lee headline state races with tight county results in Pontotoc and Ada. Runoff bids spread across state representatives, county officials, and local races as voters prepare for the next round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Josh Lee
United States
Pontotoc County
Marland
Smith
Sen
T. P. Gere
C. C. Grindstaff
Lee Dagegs
Tommy Ford
P. L. Gassaway
Lyle Borer
Seminole
Claude Hennon
Shawnee
Aubrey M. Kerr
Ada
Otto Stuckland
al Nichols
A. T. Watson
Kerr
Strickland
Watson
A7istin R. Deaton
J. C. Walker
Fred McCabe
Deaton
Walker
George Collins
Haskell Wilburn
John Hall
Ross
Ross Mortis
Frisia
Concrete patch cotton raises farming hopes in Georgia
L G Floyd in Lagrange Georgia reports a concrete cotton patch experiment. Thirty stalks grow through holes in a concrete loading platform at a warehouse rear. Plants outsize nearby crops, yielding more bolls without irrigation. Floyd believes the concrete preserves moisture and shields roots from sun. State agriculture officials monitor the test.
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Floyd
State Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma moves to cut farm fire insurance rates
Oklahoma City July 11 P Sharpe W Philpott secretary of the state insurance board said a plan to reduce farm property fire insurance rates is underway. The board voted to require all fire insurance boards to join the Oklahoma Audit Bureau and clear policies through it. A review of Oklahoma farm risks will explain higher rates versus nearby states, with farm rate changes expected by September 1.
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Oklahoma City
Shopkeeper accused of setting traps for children in San Francisco
Hyman Gorwitz, 56, pleaded innocent to assault with force to cause grave bodily harm after two housewives testified he hid strong steel traps in his back yard to stop alleged vandalism by local children. Judge raised bond to 2500 and remanded him until trial set for July 15.
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San Francisco
UPI
Hyman Gorwitz
Gorwitz
Terrence Boyle
Daniel
O’brien
Ecourt
Abraham Glickberg
Gerwiz
Drought Tightens Its Grip Across Pontotoc Coal and Johnston
Pontotoc county and nearby areas face worsening drought as rainfall fails to arrive. Farmers warn of mounting crop damage with corn and cotton hurting while pastures burn and stock water becomes scarce. Officials push for federal aid as forecasts remain hot and dry.
Light sentence for embezzler
Dibrell M. Simmons former Quinton school superintendent received an 18 month suspended sentence and a $1000 fine in federal court for embezzling $11000 from the estate of his incompetent brother Waldemar Judge Edgar S Vaught said Simmons acted while not in normal mental state and wartime shock caused loss of control.
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Oklahoma City
Dibrell M. Simmons
Quinton
Waldemar
Edgar S. Vaught
Vaught
Simmons
Rains Follow Navajo Dance Climax In Gallup
Old Navajo men in Gallup New Mexico recognize the Najadakinth ritual led by Shaman Beninie as bringing rain after days of showers. Thousands returned to their reservation homes after the dancing climax, with last night’s downpour reaching two inches.
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Gallup. N. M
Greening Range
Beninie
Navajo Medicine Men
Lindbergh Invents Flying Caravan Aircraft
The Sunday Graphic reports Col. Charles A. Lindbergh has invented a new plane called the flying caravan. A British firm is building it with convertible bunks, large fuel tanks, and delivery to Lindbergh within two weeks.
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London
The
Sunday Graphic
Charles A. Lindbergh
Graphic
Name Confusion Over Local Melon Raid In Ada
A man named John Underwood in the county pleaded guilty to taking part in a melon smashing and vine kicking raid. Reports note the Ada John Underwood of Ada Oil Company is not the same person, though his family faced jokes at the mix up.
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John Underwood
Scott
Ada
Ada Oil Company
Oklahoma tax receipts show substantial gain
Oklahoma City report by state tax commission chairman Lyd H L McCracken details a 40.08 percent rise in total state tax income to 43 902 489 for the year ending June 30. Sales tax up 22 percent. gasoline tax up 2.94. income tax up 91.17. beer tax up 36.60. cigaret tax up 226. inheritance tax up 240.
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Oklahoma City
Lyd H. L. McCracken
State Tax Commission
McCracken
Entomologist Warned by Butterfly Murder Trail in Notices
A fragmented clipping lists pairs with ages and hometowns including William H. Kitson and Ollie Wise, Harold Courtney and Carolyn Morrison, Audrey Evans and C. C. Ramsey, Manuel Irwin and Lorena Glass, Lloyd J. Cannady and Marl Lee Royer. The text hints at a butterfly murder and threats tied to notices on the trail.
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William H. Kitson
Winfield
Ollie Wise
Stonewall
Harold Courtney
Tulsa
Carolyn Morrison
Audrey Evans
Harden City
C. C. Ramsey
Manuel Irwin
Stratford
Lorena Glass
Pontotoc
Lloyd J. Cannady
Allen
Marl Lee Royer
Germany Austria Reach Agreement Endangering Europe
Berlin reports Germany recognizes Austria as an independent state after talks with Vienna. The accord bars interference in internal affairs, allows one Nazi minister in Austria, and notes cooperation to stabilize central Europe. Townsend and Coughlin figures appear in a separate political note about potential coalitions and a Townsend campaign push.
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Paul Josef Goebels
Germany
Austria
Townsendites to Consider Position at National Convention
The Townsend organization opens a five day national convention Wednesday to gauge delegates stance on third party movements. The event follows news from Denver two days ago and includes remarks by Dr. on unspecified matters.
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Cleveland
Townsend
Denver
Pontotoc County Receives Large PWA Allocation
Pontotoc county is allotted 412136 dollars for non federal PWA reconstruction through April 39 1936 for three projects. Construction cost is estimated at 78289 with 22395 spent on labor 49891 on materials and 15994 on miscellaneous costs. Oklahoma has spent 1799112 on related efforts.
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Oklahoma City
PWA
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma Office
National Emergency Council
Coordinating Office
Public Information Bureau
National Recovery Program
State Labor Funds and Federal Allocations Totals
Local funds for labor across the state total $4,195,068 for materials and $514,488 for miscellaneous costs, summing to $6,508,568 at latest tabulations. Federal allocations through April 30, 1956, reached $11,794,274 for projects estimated at $16,950,340 at that time.
Claver Executed in Lethal Chamber
Frank Rascon a 26 year old cow boy was executed in the Arizona prison gas chamber after claiming his father killed Joe Romero in the June 11 1955 slaying Rascon maintained he was not guilty before entering the chamber and died nine minutes after the fumes were released.
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Florence
Ariz
Frank Rascon
Arizona
Joe Romero
Rascon
A. G. Walker
Romero
Walker
Two Execution Stays Ordered
Governor Marland granted stays of execution for Robert Holland and Weldon Goodman. Holland, convicted in the slaying of a white man, gets a stay until January 1 1937 to pursue an appeal and alleges jury panel exclusion. Goodman seeks state sanity board examination for his Ardmore slaying case. A parole for Beauford Montgomery, after six months of a two year grand larceny term, was revoked. Montgomery had been convicted of manslaughter in June.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
Robert Holland
Bartlesville Necro
Weldon Goodman
Holland
Goodman
State Sanity Board
Leo Smith
Ardmore
Beauford Montgomery
Pottawatomie County
Bailey Pleads Not Guilty Of Drunk Driving
John Bailey arraigned on drunk driving charges with a fourth of July collision near Ada injuring several. Justice S W Hill set bond at five dollars for a preliminary hearing. Separately Jesse Hicks received a two year penitentiary sentence after pleading guilty to second degree burglary involving stolen check books and cream cans from Wilson and Company.
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John Bailey
S. W. Hill
Bailey
Ada
Jesse Hicks
State Penitentiary
Justice Hill
Wilson and Company
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