News and notes on schools sports and aviation
Commentary on East Central State Teachers College graduation and August term removal by the state board. California college funds football through gate receipts. HOLC delinquency rise signals repayment push. McCarthy extends Yankees leadership while Ruth fades. BP club convention attendance down. East Central college retains Dr Linscheid leadership. Russians advance in aviation. Julia Graham’s suicide in Los Angeles. A poet’s warning about life’s seriousness. Hoover liner refloated near Kobe after shuttling from Shanghai.
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East Central State Teachers College
State Board of Education
A. Linscheid
East Central College
East Central
Dr. Linscheid
Explosion at Oklahoma plant injures seventeen
An explosion at the Wilson and Company packing plant in Oklahoma City injures seventeen workers, three seriously. The blast occurred in the cafeteria kitchen, likely from a leaking gas main, as flames shot outside the building. Four hundred workers had been on strike since June 4 over seniority and bargaining rights.
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Oklahoma City
Wilson and Company
Sherman Scott
Jerry Smith
Fred Fitch
Two Hurt In Auto Crash South of Here
C. P. Clymer aged 43 and his wife Mrs. Clymer were injured when their V-8 Ford struck a Buick coupe on highway 48 about five miles north of Fittstown. Clymer suffered a badly cut right leg and bruises, while Mrs. Clymer had a broken nose and cut lip. Both were unconscious after the collision. The couple had moved to Fittstown from 700 West Seventeenth Street.
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C. P. Clymer
Mr. Clymer
Waley gets twenty years in Weyer kidnapping case
Margaret Thulin Waley, 19, was sentenced by U S District Judge E E Cushman to 20 years in the Milan Michigan federal detention farm after conviction on Lindbergh law conspiracy and kidnapping counts in the George Weyerhaeuser case. Her husband Harmon Waley received 45 years. co-defendant William Dainard remains at large as agents renew the search.
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Tacoma
Wash
Margaret Thulin Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
U. S
E. E. Cushman
Milan
Mich
Cushman
John F. Dore
Waley
Harmon M. Waley
William Dainard
Mahan
A. J. Chitty
Large oil field mortgage filed for $750000
The First National Bank of Tulsa filed a 105 page instrument securing a $750,000 loan to E. H. Moore of Tulsa. The security covers oil and gas property in the John Fitts field with land in sections 2n 7e and 2n 6e. The loan is structured as 150 notes of $5,000 each. recent filings show other mortgages of about $2.5 million and $1 million.
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H. D. Garner
First National Bank and Trust Company of
Tulsa
John Fitts
E. H. Moore
Heat Wave Claims Eight Across Southwest in Extreme Weather
Torrid conditions grip the Southwest with temperatures from 91 to 126 degrees. Five deaths in Arizona and two in Southern California attributed to heat prostration. One victim, H. O. Potter, collapsed while driving, causing a crash that fatally injured 51 year old George Florentine.
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Los Angeles
California
Arizona
Death Valley
H. O. Potter
George Florentine
Lawyers Holler and Bellows Apply to Join San Diego Bar
In San Diego California two attorneys John W Holler and George K Bellows have applied for membership in the local bar association. If they meet expectations the judge may not need to request louder testimony.
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San Diego
Calif
San Diego Bar Association
John W. Holler
George K. Bellows
Bring on Your Vicious Spider Duel Challenge Ignites Local Buzz
Turner King and Jimmie Stewart own a captured tarantula near Rocky Ford crossing. They challenge any person to bring a vicious black widow for a stand off with the spider described as brown, large, and lively. The creature thrives on bugs and awaits a duel to the death.
Three men face larceny charges after cow theft near Fittstown
Riley Degriffenreed 60 Lloyd Degriffenreed 30 and Wesley Spears 30 are jailed awaiting preliminary hearing July 22 on larceny of a domestic animal. The stolen cow from Wesley Williams farm was hauled in a trailer to Creek county and sold for 26 dollars during the investigation by Creek county officers.
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Riley Degriffenreed
Lloyd Degriffenreed
Wesley Spears
Creek County
Wesley Williams
Fittstown
A. W. Oliver
Bond
Clyde Kaiser
Williams Farm
Ada
Plans For 1935 Grid Season At East Central
East Central Tigers coach Mickey McBride outlines start of football drills around September 1 as he threads plans for a lit stadium, coaching schools, and fresh lettermen. Captain John Axton leads a strong backfield with potential night games boosting gate receipts. Ada eyes one of sixty national guard armories to be built, requiring city site donation and rapid civic action.
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Mickey McBride
East Central Tigers
McBride
Lubbock
Texas
East Central District
John Axton
Tiger
Tigers
East Central
Atlas
More Checks For Pool Cotton Here
About 12,300 checks arrived at the county AAA cotton headquarters for distribution. The checks total 4806.69 dollars, about one cent per pound versus two cents in the first payment. Farmers with exemption certificates may add unsold cotton to 1935 production or leave it in the pool for sale later this year.
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County Aaa
Plans Drawn for Ada Water Reservoir Bond Vote
Ada voters approved a bond issue with a narrow margin of 241 in favor to 223 against for a 5,000,000 gallon water reservoir. The project totals 70,000 dollars, including a 38,500 bond and a 31,500 grant, Mayor J D Willoughby said funding is virtually assured by works progress officials.
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Ada
J. D. Willoughby
Works Progress
Ward One
Ward Four
Willoughby
Percy Armstrong
Armstrong
Oklahoma City
Washington
Be cautious on processing tax debated by Beck
Congressman James M. Beck warned the Supreme Court may strike down the processing tax as unconstitutional. He argued the government shifted nearly a billion dollars to one class and questioned if farmers could be made to repay benefits already received. He praised the court's authority and noted NRA implications on federal and state regulation.
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Connery
House
Supreme Court
NRA
Licensing Commission
Los Angeles
James M. Beck
Pennsylvania
American Bar Association
Secretary of Agriculture
Solicitor General
Beck
Association
Commerce Committee
Vreeland
Patrick J. Hurley
Fittstown Man Loses Right to Sell Beer
C A Buffum operator of the Pickwick club at Fittstown had his 3 2 beer license revoked by County Judge John Boyce McKeel after a hearing found Buffum not meeting state law standards. The judge has jurisdiction over beer license suiting and revocation.
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C. A. Buffum
Pickwick Club
Fittstown
John Boyce McKeel
Buffum
McKeel
Man Robbed of Confederate Cash in Durham Speakeasy
Floyd Bell testified he slept in a Durham speakeasy and woke to find $30 in Confederate currency missing. Police report notes the money’s historic value and adds the incident ended with no injuries.
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Durham
N. C
Floyd Bell
Night Watchman Gillenwater Found Dead in Garage
L. T. Gillenwater age 60 a night watchman was found dead in the garage where he worked. Dr. D. W. Darwin said death resulted from a heart attack this morning in Woodward.
Voliva foresees Italian victory in Ethiopian war
Wilbur Glen Voliva of Zion Illinois declares based on biblical prophecy that Mussolini will prevail in the Ethiopian conflict. He cites Daniel chapters to claim Egypt will fall and predicts a world domination by a devilish figure misunderstood as a savior.
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Ethiopia
Chicago
Wilbur Glen Voliva
Colony of
Zion
Ill
Haile Sellassie Ir
Italy
Voliva
Volva
Egypt
Mussolini
Satan
Ada City Hall bid rejected in possible future plans
The Ada board of commissioners unanimously rejected a 21009 bid from W A Delaney Jr. for the city hall at Twelfth street and Broadway. The building remains in use by several departments and may be needed again within years. If a public library levy passes, the upper floor could be remodeled for a library reading room. No other bids were received.
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Board of Commissioners
W. A. Delaney Jr
Ada City Hall
Twelfth Street
Broadway
J. D. Willoughby
Convention Hall
Ada
Fire Department
Water Department
Red Cross
City Hall
Bonus march fizzles before start near Capitol steps
About two hundred demonstrators opposed to the bonus bill, led by Rep Fish, gathered on the house steps to demand a bonus from the four billion dollar works fund. They were ordered off the steps and dispersed, marching instead around Capitol Hill in a brief rally.
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Washington
Capitol
Hoover
Fish
Rep.n. Y
Capitol Hill
Sunderland Rites Held For Zelia Sunderland At Inola
Funeral services for Mrs Zelia Casey Sunderland 73 who died yesterday in Inola were held at Inola Baptist Church. She lived in Rogers County 41 years and is survived by her son J W Fleming and daughter Mrs Susie Ludlow both of Inola.
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Inola
Zelia Casey Sunderland
Inola Baptist Church
Kes Makes Oil Recommendation To Enforce August Quotas
Sec Ickes announced suggested oil production quotas for August in a telegram to Gov Marland. Net daily demand expected at 2 600 000 barrels with Oklahoma set at 512 000 barrels a decline of 400 barrels.
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Washington
E. W. Marland
Oklahoma
Hog Prices Rise at Muskogee Stockyards
Advancing 10 cents today hog prices moved to 9.60 per hundred at Muskogee stockyards. Hogs remain scarce with few sales, stockmen report as prices peak for the season.
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Muskogee
Okla
Explosion Fatalities At Reynolds Aluminum Plant In Louisville
Three men killed in a Reynolds Metals branch aluminum powder plant explosion and fire in Louisville. Victims are Orville Sloan 29 Henry Sladen 39 and Joseph Fehribach 54. Sloan died after being dragged from the blaze. Sladen had moved from Osage Oklahoma two years ago.
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Louisville
Reynolds Metals Company, Inc
Henry Sladen
Joseph Fehribach
Orville Sloan
Delmar Sloan
Sladen
Osage
Okla
Firemen Assist In Lawrence Quarry Power House Blaze
Ada fire department dispatched a booster truck to Lawrence early Wednesday to help fight a blaze in the quarry community power house. The call came around 2 and firefighters returned to Ada about 4. The fire began in a room storing oil and grease and had spread by the time aid arrived.
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Ada Fire Department
Lawrence
Malaria Epidemic Claims 30000 Children Died in Ceylon
Reports from Ceylon headmen state 30000 children have died of malaria since the year began. Despite pockets of ongoing suffering, health authorities report overall improvement across the island.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Ministry of Health
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