Sheriff Sale Notice in Pontotoc County Oklahoma
The Home Building and Loan Association of Ada sues to foreclose a judgment of 327.47 plus interest and costs granted January 28 1933. Sheriff Clyde Kaiser will sell August 13 1934 at 2 pm at the Ada courthouse for cash to satisfy the decree against P Cannavan and Willie Mae Cannavan. Attorneys Fryer Duncan represent the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court OF
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
the Home Building and Loan Association OF Ada
District Court
Home Building and Loan Association of da
P. Cannavan
Willie Mae Cannavan
Aaid
Ada
Alabama Miners Return to Work Ends Ore Strike
The 8,000 red ore miners quit work since May, causing two deaths, but the strike ended as Raimund mine workers returned to duties. A pay rise of 3 to 5 cents an hour and reclassification were approved by Republic Steel and the United Mine Mill and Smelter Workers. Textile strike remains largely unchanged with about 15,000 mill workers out in Huntsville Florence Anniston Gadsden Birmingham Jasper Cordova Guntersville Piedmont.
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Birmingham
Ala
Raimund
Republic Steel Corporation
United Mine, Mill and Smelter
C. L. Richardson
Department of Labor
Columbia
S. C
Huntsville
Florence
Anniston
Gadsden
Jasper
Cordova
Guntersville
Piedmont
Oklahoma City Officer Kills O Donnell in Hotel Shooting
Oklahoma City police officer D A Bryce fatally shot J Ray O Donnell in a hotel room during a door to door search for Harvey Pugh. O Donnell died from five bullet wounds as a blond hotel guest Mrs Merle Bolen and others were questioned.
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Oklahoma City
J. Ray O’donnell
D. A. Bryce
Bryce
O'Donnell
Merle Bolen
Oklahoma Democrats to reorganize for state campaign
Oklahoma Democrats plan a grassroots reorganization before the autumn state convention. J. Moore says precinct meetings late August will pick delegates for a September or October state gathering to back E. W. Marland. Governor Murray dismisses party involvement during the run-off campaign.
Drought Strikes North Hemisphere. Global Impacts Noted
July report shows American farmers suffer drought with widespread damage across the northern hemisphere. Southern regions see normal conditions and other areas including Canada and Central Europe report crop losses due to hail, cold, heat, and dryness.
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Washington
Russia
Europe
China
Opposition to Acreage Reduction Grows in Grain Circles
Kansas City July 12. Sentiment against the agriculture department acreage reduction program rises as government estimates show small wheat and corn crops. Grain leaders warn next year could be disastrous without carryover, while futures rise and drought dominates national weather news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Department of Agriculture
Harry B. Cordell
Oklahoma Board of Agriculture
Fred C. Vincent
Kansas City Grain Commission
Kansas
Missouri
Navy Plans More Vessels and Enlistments by 1942
The Navy adopts an operating force plan to add 5,500 enlisted men and lay down 19 ships in the year ending June 30, 1936, boosting total personnel to 88,000. Plans include 12 destroyers, two heavy destroyers, and five submarines, with cost around 95 million dollars annually.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Congress
Oklahoma Cotton Gin Rate Hearing Set For September
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission tentatively schedules a general hearing for September 5 to determine cotton gin rates for the 1934-35 season. The state Supreme Court had found 1933-34 rates excessive and ordered a new hearing and modified order. Hull thanked Finland for its war debt installment, but France replied it does not matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Corporation Commission
State Supreme Court
Hull
Finland
France
Greater returns for the amount invested in News Classified Ads
A brief note highlights better efficiency in News Classified Ads with higher returns per dollar spent. It emphasizes measured value from advertising investments and potential gains for merchants and readers.
Owens Exits Weighers Race Shaping July Ballot
Pontotoc county voters will see a shortened list on the July 24 ballot as H W J Owens withdraws from the county weigher race. W H Summers now stands as the Democratic nominee after leading the first vote. Other races for county attorney and three county commissioner posts remain, with registration closing tomorrow Friday July 13.
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Pontotoc County
H W. J. Owens
W. H. Summers
Summers
T. J. Chambless
Tom Anglin
Court upholds five year term for ex enforcement officer
Oklahoma City July 12 The criminal court of appeals reaffirms five year state prison sentence for E P Merrick former highway department enforcement officer for the slaying of Henry Downs a Denver basketball player Downs was shot at a filling station near the state capitol Merrick says he shot Downs after the visitor entered his wife’s bedroom The court also affirms three year term for George T Bonstein Tulsa lawyer convicted of embezzling from the Catter company The court reverses a case of John Re Oklahoma County for aiding a public nuisance due to overheard telephone conversation at his hotel room Farther notes plan for civic center park open air dancing and amusements with memorial service for a new amphitheater and numerous convention events including parades golf tournaments and contests
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Oklahoma City
Criminal Court of Appeals
E. P. Merrick
State Highway Department
Henry Downs
Denver
Merrick
Downs
State Capitol
George T. Bonstein
Tulsa
Cattert Company
Vergil Ray
George E. Bogis
Adair County
John Re
Oklahoma County
Civic Center Park
Davis
Lincoln Park
The
Legion
W. G. Stigler
Stigler
Mildred S. Gwyn
Kingfisher
Legion Auxiliary
NECA WITHDRAWS FROM G. O. P. RACE
Oklahoma City July 12 Up-Frank A. Anderson who received the Republican nomination for the corporation commissioner when F. R. Hughes withdrew has prepared his resignation as nominee George Taylor announced today Hughes withdrew declaring he would not run against a negro When Anderson submits his resignation likely after the July 24 primary the Republican state central committee will be asked to appoint a nominee to fill the vacancy Hughes yesterday became chairman of the commission in a reorganization
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Frank A. Anderson
Okwmukveenegro
FE. R. Hughes
George Taylor
Eleean Board
Hughes
Anderson
Republican State Central Committee
Taylor
Commission
Kaiser of the Cooksons dead after Oklahoma bank raid
In Miami Oklahoma on July 13 the 72 year old John R Goodman known as Kaiser Bill or Old Man of the Mountains dies at the scene after a bank raid on the Bank of Ketchum. He is killed by return fire as pursuers including Luther Gregory Oscar Blackford and Ealum Gregory close in. The younger Gregory and Blackford are also credited with wounding, and a farmer H T Bradley is slightly hurt. Loot worth 300 dollars is recovered.
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Miami
Okla
Kaiser
the Cooksons
Bank of
H. T. Bradley
Goodman
Midland
Ark
Greenwood
Wilbur Underhill
Ford Bradshaw
Aussie Elliott
Eno Brothers
Oklahoma Legion Likely To Break State Convention Records
Surveys of eight districts indicate more than 15 000 Legion and Auxiliary members will register for the state convention in Oklahoma City from September 9 to 11. General chairman George A. Davis says records for Oklahoma and the southwest are expected to fall as the city becomes a wartime style gathering with large tents at the civic center for meetings.
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Oklahoma City
American Legion
Legion and Auxiliary
George A. Davis
Oklahoma
Southwest
Relief Camps Proposed for Young Men
A conference in Oklahoma City discussed establishing relief camps for thousands of young men during winter in twelve states. Conrad L. Wirth, assistant director of the National Park Service, opened the two day meeting with inspectors from Oklahoma and neighboring states in attendance.
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Okl&ahoma City
National Park Service
Conrad L. Wirth
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Kansas
Utah
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Smooth Talking Pair Rob Cashier in Clinton Hotel
Fred Crow a 22 year old cashier at the First National Bank told Sheriff G G Simpson he was robbed of 1600 dollars by two smooth talking men in a Clinton hotel room. The men lured him with a chemical money box they claimed could reproduce currency and seized the stack before fleeing. The pair had presented themselves as Oklahoma City business men and were in town two days. The money box and kit were found in the room and will be sent to the secret service in Oklahoma City. Crow is the bank president's son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Ailfred Crow
First National Bank
G. G. Simpson
Crow
Simpson
Oklahoma City
Secret Service
Prisoners Escape Pauls Valley Jail
Four fugitives escaped from the Pauls Valley jail after kidnapping Sam Roberts and stealing his car. One captive, Edgar Whitaker, forced the jailer to surrender keys using a pistol. Descriptions include George Ward linked to Stratford bank robbery and other crimes, Troy Moss a murder suspect, and Theodore Peteman an alleged forger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis
Tex
Miami
Okla
Joplin
Troy Moss
Theodore Peteman
Government to Set Up Meat Canning Plants in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City will host plants employing 1 600 weekly for a year to can government-purchased meat. Tulsa gets 800 weekly plants as Mrs Gould and John Rightmire prepare the move. Additional plants likely in McAlester and Miami.
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Oklahoma City
Carl Giles
FERA
Tulsa
C. N. Gould
John Rightmire
Giles
McAlester
Miami
Campaign spending reports show varied gubernatorial costs
The state election board lists candidates with expenditures like Jack Walton at 2625 and Robert Burns at 1303.35 while Grover Brown spent 22.16 and J Berry King 1934. A judge sentenced three older youths to four years each for stealing items from a Bebee area house, with most articles recovered, signaling an end to a string of robberies.
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Oklahoma City
Jack Walton
State Election Board
Grover Cleveland Brown
Guthrie
Robert Burns
J. Berry King
J. Oliver Tilly
Muskogee
J. F. McKeel
Bill Walden
Herbert Henderson
Sam McSuffrey
Bebee
Tiny Country Has Trouble Over Royal Proclamation
Madrid reports dismissed Boris Skossyref’s royal proclamation as mental exaltation and a fantasy of kingship. The Pole claims to lead Andorra as Boris First and signals a pro French stance. Officials worry about foreign influence amid rising Andorra tensions with France.
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Madrid
Boris Skossyref
Andorra
Spain
France
Riviera
Boris
Byrd Expedition Faces Food Shortage in Little America
Admiral Richard Byrd and his Antarctic party may run out of food before supply ships reach Little America in midwinter. Captain William Verleger, master of the Jacob Ruppert, says a February shipment was buried under heavy snow and may not suffice until the next visit. He also notes Byrd’s isolation 150 miles from the main base and urges companionship for the commander.
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San Pedro
Cal
Richard E. Byrd
Little America
William F. Verleger
Byrd
Jacob Ruppert
New Zealand
Admiral Byrd
Antarctica
Plea Guilty in Trio of Murders Near Canadian
Bun Riley 25 pleaded guilty to three murder charges in the killings of Homer Beasley Hobart Watkins and William Gann in a canyon near Canadian Oklahoma. He was returned to the state prison for safekeeping and County Attorney Frank Watson said he would seek the death penalty at the next district court term. Riley had previously stated he killed the three as a culmination of petty crimes.
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McAlester
Bun Riley
Homer Beasley
Hobart Watkins
William Gann
Canadian
Okla
Frank Watson
Riley
Watson
Boys Sentenced After Admitting Robbery Charge
Pleas of guilty to robbery of a house in Bebee brought sentences for six boys aged 11 to 17. The three younger boys fell under juvenile court. Judge Claude Y. Thompson sentenced Glen Bracheene Buster Humphreys and Junior McGuifrey.
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Bebee
Juvenile Court
Claude Y. Thompson
Glen Bracheene
Buster Humphreys
Junior McGuifrey
New Appeals Board Created by NRA Aims at Small Firms
Washington July 14 The National Recovery Administration established an industrial appeals board to protect small businesses from monopolies. Chairman Amos J. Peaslee of New York and member John S. Clement of Philadelphia lead a three member panel to hear complaints and noncompliance cases and to promote code compliance. The board begins August 1 under Hugh S. Johnson.
Oklahoma Governor Runoff Bid Dismissed by State Board
The Oklahoma State Election Board rejected J W Bonner of Oklahoma City as a run off candidate against Frank A Anderson for governor. Bonner, who placed third in the July 3 primary, sought to force a place on the ballot after E R Hughes withdrew. Walton, former governor, had supporters present as Bonner’s lawyers argued for the two top finishers to advance.
Miss Georgia Welsh Weds Clinton Long In Ada Ring Ceremony
Miss Louise Welsh of Ada became the bride of Clinton Raymond Long in a July 12 ring ceremony at 12 30 p m in the home of Rev Clinton C Nance of Oklahoma City with Rev Nance officiating. Welsh, raised in Ada, has lived with her aunt Dr Blanche Brashears since 1923 and worked for Pontotoc County Abstract. Long, educated in Oklahoma City at Capitol Hill High, works for Wilson & Co. The couple reside at 1924 Southwest Eleventh street, Oklahoma City.
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Georgia Louise Welsh
Clinton Raymond Long
Clinton C.nance
Oklahoma City
Nance
Long
Ada
Blanche Brashears
Murray State School
Tishomingo
Pontotoc County Abstract Company
Capitol Hill
Wilson & Co
Southwest Eleventh Street
Johnson sets up review board for NRA functions
Washington July 14 The creation by Hugh S Johnson of a board of review within the NRA to permanently handle duties once done by the Darrow board was reported as imminent at Blue Eagle headquarters A lawyer attached to the NRA was named as chairman He has worked on compliance and the new board will hear small business complaints against NRA codes including monopoly claims and suppression of the little enterprise It will also hear appeals from administrative rulings of other NRA divisions
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Darrow Review Board
Blue Eagle
Amos J. Peaslee
New York
Johnson
NAA Code Helps Small Sawmills
The federal trade commission told Hugh S. Johnson that in one code the small sawmill operators in the south benefited under price fixing. The memo notes increased operating time and production since the code, with several mills reopening and few owners citing shutdowns due to the code.
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Washington
Cupthe
Federal Trade Commission
NAA
The
Blue Eagle
Hugh S. Johnson
Commission
South
Commission- Nra
Two Oklahoma Teachers Injured in City Collision
A crash between two motor buses in New York injured six people including Miss Fay Armstrong of Chandler and Elsie Boyles of Hinton, both Oklahoma teachers. One passenger faced serious injuries as the buses struck at 179th Street and St Nicholas Avenue during a sightseeing tour to Boston and New England.
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New York
Boston
New England
Fay Armstrong
Chandler
Okla
Elsie Boyles
Hinton
179Th Street
St. Nicholas Avenue
New Jersey
Miss Meyer
Cotton Consumption In June Reported By Census Bureau
Census Bureau figures show cotton consumption in June totalled 263 414 bales of lint and 55 042 bales of linters. May totals were 519 765 lint and 63 878 linters, while June last year stood at 697 261 lint and 85 355 linters.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Car Collision Near Canadian River Bridge Causes No Serious Injuries
Two cars crashed about one mile south of the Canadian river bridge on Highway 48 Friday night. Raymond Gossett of Britton Oklahoma was scratched. his two companions unharmed. Miss Stella Qualls of Ada, driver of the other car, was not hurt. Investigating officers reported the Gossett vehicle was on the wrong side of the highway.
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Canadian River Bridge
Highway 48
Raymond Gossett
Britton
Okla
Stella Qualls
Ada
Gossett
Full Feeling After Meals Prompts Black-Draught Endorsement
Fort G a la manager Archie W. Brown credits Thedford's Black-Draught with easing dullness after overeating and gas. He recommends small post meal doses to relieve heavy feeling and gas, calling himself a believer in the vegetable laxative.
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Thedford
Mgr
Archie W. Brown
Fort Gala
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City
County of
Pontotoc
State of
Clyde Kaiser
Claude Sturdivent
J. BH. Fryer
Ww. C. Duncan
Alabama
Moore
Murray
Anglia
Jay
Democratic Party
Ardmore
E. W. Marland
Marland Friends
Marland Harmony
Anglin
Marland
Metropolitan Press
Oil Fraternity
Ku Klux Klan
Oil Association
North Hemisphere
United States
England
Manchuria
Weather Bureau
Atlantic Ocean
WEN
Owens
Neca
Rob Cashier
Pauls Valley
NEW Appeals Board
John S. Clement
Philadelphia
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Roosevelt
Peaslee
Peaslee & Brigham
Swarthmore College
Columbia University
Birmingham University
General Pershing
American Commission To
Clement
Sandura Company, Inc
Hunner
Walton
J. W. Bonner
Bonner
Okmulgee
George R. Taylor
Thomas P. Holt
J. William Cordell
George M. Callihan
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