Five Four Decision Blocks July 28 Prohibition Measure
Oklahoma Supreme Court split 5 to 4 declined to mandamus the United Days to place the prohibition repeal measure on the July 28 run-off ballot. Gov Marland had not issued a proclamation, and justices distinguished run-off from general elections in denying submission.
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Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
United Days
State Election Board
F E. W. Marland
Marland
Josh Lee
Lee
United Dry
Monroe Osborn
McNeill
Earl Welch
N. S. Corn
Thomas P. Gibson
Fletcher Riley
Wayne Rayless
Orel Busby
James Phelps
Justice Osborn
United Drugs
Justice
Two Cars Crash Near Oakman Injure State Representative
Austin R. Deaton Glen Boring and others were injured when two cars collided about 6 p.m. one mile south of Oakman. Deaton sustained rib fractures and bruises while his wife had a head cut. Glen Boring suffered facial cuts from windshield glass but none were said to be seriously hurt. The Saine and Walton parties traveled to Francis from Ada area after attending a funeral. Police report indicates a hilltop passing attempt led to the near head on crash.
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Austin R. Deaton
Pontotoc County
Glen Boring
Oakman
Deaton
Oklahoma Official Delays Welfare Checks Pending County Millage
State Examiner John Rogers said no $8 relief checks for about 40 000 destitute elderly would be released until counties file affidavits agreeing to levy 0.8 mill for charity. Governor Marland ordered investigations in Comanche and Marshall counties with deputies to visit next week.
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Oklahoma City
John Rogers
Rogers
Marland
Comanche
Marshall
Oklahoma Governors Seeks 25 Million Federal Public Works Share
Oklahoma Governor E W Marland asked county commissioners to draft a six year public works plan with federal funding of about 25 million dollars for the state. He noted a 1 to 5 10 federal match and said engineers and rights of way would be provided by the planning board. The session also announced distribution of 486000 for July welfare pensions and child aid with the state contributing funds. four year terms for county commissioners and additional appropriations for roads were discussed by Nance and Nichols.
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Oklahoma City
E. W. Marland
Marland
Oklahoma
State Planning Board
Jay Weems
Ickes
Interior Department
Harry Hopkins
WPA
James C. Nance
House
al Nichols
Senate
Nance
Nichols
Mike Donnelly
State County Commissioners’ Association
Donelly
Tulsa
Eastern
Weems
Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission
State Welfare
Second Victim Near Death In Francis Plane Crash
At Francis near Ada a two seat plane piloted by Bob Buell crashed during a landing attempt. He survived with severe head injuries while his passenger Miss Vausie Prince was killed instantly. Prince's funeral was held in Francis. Buell, 35, is a machinist for Eureka Tool in Fittstown.
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Eureka Tool Company
Fittstown
Ada
Ada and Pontotoc County Rain Breaks Heat Spell
Early Monday night Ada and nearby Pontotoc County received a rain shower of .61 inch with a brief 2 minute downpour at 7 30 pm. The northern county saw wind damage but many areas reported only light sprinkles while southern parts had little rain. Temperatures cooled from 107 to 63.5 degrees with a lingering cool spell into Tuesday.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
Holdenville
Heat Takes 12 Die as Oklahoma Sees Record Temperatures
Daily heat toll rises to 71 over nine days with Claremore Tulsa and Oklahoma City reporting deaths. Rain and storms bring brief relief but temperatures rebound with highs near 89 in Tulsa and 88 in Miami as more heat fatalities are tallied across the state.
Ada Tops Week With Building Permits Total
Ada’s building permits for July 11 to 17 totaled 20 300 dollars as residential construction dominates. New homes rise on South High School avenue Broadway Twentysecond and Center street while a 1100 block East Sixteenth Street garage apartment is under way.
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Ada
Finley and Lollar
W. O. Smith
South High School Avenue
Sydney Sachs
Twenty-second
Broadway
Vinnie Jeffress
Sixteenth Street
Center Avenue
Grindstaff
Lawes
West Twentieth Street
West
George Taylor
East Twelfth
Washington Public School
Aldridge Hotel
East Central
Akron woman sets rifle world record at Camp Perry
Mrs James Hale of Akron Ohio scored 399 points out of 400 to set a world rifle record in the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association matches at Camp Perry She had been shooting the rifle only 18 months.
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Camp Perry, C
Ucp
James Hale
Akron
Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association
Camp Perry
Hale
Not Guilty Plea Filed in Dallas Davis Murder Case Near Oil Center
Dallas Davis pleaded not guilty to murder in the slaying of George Kirby near an oil well lease in Bebee. Justice of the Peace Sher wood Hill ordered held without bond with a preliminary hearing set for July 27. Kirby and Davis were brothers-in-law and co-owners of a lease. no witnesses to the shooting were reported.
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Dallas Davis
Oil Center
George Kirby
Sherwood W. Hill
Justice Hill
Davis
Bebee
Kirby
Maxwell Cemetery
David
Forgery and Adultery Charges Filed in Local Court
Charges of forgery in the second degree were filed in Justice of the Peace A W Oliver's court against Forrest Brown Wednesday afternoon. He faces arraignment today. Adultery charges were filed against Opal Sparks and Claude Irwin of Oklahoma City, bound over to the district court with $1,000 appearance bonds each. The complaint was filed by the husband of the informer involved.
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Justice of the Peace
A. W. Oliver
Cou Rt
Forrest Brown
Opal Sparks
Claude Irwin
Oklahoma City
District Court
Revival Meeting Under Way In Center
Citizens of Center host a union revival that began last Saturday and will last about two weeks. Preaching is by A. W. Oliver of Ada and songs led by John Braddam of Center.
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Center
A. W. Oliver
Ada
John Braddam
School Dial Killed in Fall From Swing
Durant July 21 Irma Jones twelve died when a timber supporting a swing at Blue School eight miles east of Durant collapsed during recess.
Sudden Utah Rainstorm Buries Highway in Rock Torrents
A sudden rainstorm south of Provo Utah sent rock laden torrents down mountain canyons and across the highway. Boulder the size of automobiles were flung onto the road and caused damage to surrounding farmland.
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Provo
Utah
Here
Ada News Election Party Promises Live Returns
The Ada News invites readers to a public election party next Tuesday night July 28 with a public address system and direct AP and UP wires. County results expected by about 10 pm and state trends likely clear early, with continuous coverage as long as interest lasts.
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Ada News
Pilot Robert Buell Dies After Francis Plane Crash
Robert Joseph Buell 41 died at a hospital at 5 20 p m Tuesday from head injuries after a plane crash near Francis Sunday. He is survived by his widow Bertha Buell and daughter Vierra, his mother Lee Buell, and three sisters and two brothers. Buell worked for Eureka Tool Co at Fittstown and was piloting Miss Vausie Prince to Francis when the engine misfired and the craft nosedived into her parents yard. Miss Prince died instantly. Funeral services were held in Oklahoma City Wednesday afternoon with burial there.
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Robert Joseph Buell
Francis
Bertha Buell
Kansas City
Vierra Buell
Lee Buell
Oklahoma City
Buell
Eureka Tool Co
Fittstown
Vaus
County Officials Warn on Hog Cholera Spread
County Agent J. B. Hill and district rural rehabilitation official D. E. Slingerland issued a warning against hog cholera spread across the county. Precautions target stray dogs chickens and turkeys moving between hog lots and transport of male hogs between farms. Officials report several scattered cases in the past two weeks.
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J. B. Hill
D. E. Slingerland
Lone Grove Church Wrecked by Storm
Ardmore Oklahoma July 21 The First Baptist church was demolished and the Lone Grove high school roof ripped off by a wind storm at 10 p m Monday night. Numerous barns and outhouses lost roofs and walls. No injuries reported. Ardmore saw .82 inches rain after a dust storm. Lone Grove had little rain as the church congregation fled before collapse.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Claremore
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Mercury
Tishomingo
Ada
Lone Grove Baptist Church
Ardmore
Asher
Konawa
Asher and
St. Louis
Shawnee
Okla
First Baptist Church
Lone Grove
More Teachers In State Have Master Degrees
Oklahoma City July 21 state superintendent John Vaughan announced primary state aid funds cover 3.6 months of salaries totaling about 5.27 million dollars. The 5.4 million dollar total allowed by law excludes beverage tax revenue which was not counted. The attorney general ruled this day not part of primary funds and to be given to districts as a separate fund. The report showed a 13 percent increase in teachers holding master degrees and more teachers with partial college training.
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Oklahoma City
John Vaughan
Attorney General
Hen in Duart Imitates Rooster At Village Hall
A Duart Ontario hen has become a village pet for its ability to imitate a rooster. The bird crows and struts like a cock yet behaves like a typical hen when not performing.
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Duart
Barnsdall Oil reports profits for June quarter
TM Barnsdall Oil Co. posted net profit for the June quarter of 738,851 dollars or 33 cents a common share. This compares with 471,942 dollars or 22 cents a share in the prior quarter and a loss of 8,354 dollars in the second quarter of 1935. The earnings are after charges for drilling and development and lease costs but before federal taxes on undistributed profits.
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New York
Barnsdall Oil Co
Rogers Delays Pension Checks in Oklahoma City
State welfare plans to send $8 monthly pension assistance to about 40 000 aged in Oklahoma met a temporary delay when State Examiner John Rogers ordered checks held. He argued counties must levy mills in their budgets for care of the poor and orphans before receiving relief funds, noting Atoka county had met the requirement. Ray Weems predicted counties would promise to include the mill by Friday and the checks would be released.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
State Welfare Board
Oklahoma
John Rogers
Rogers
Atoka County
Ray Weems
Fall of Madrid and American casualty reported in Spain
British warned Spanish warship commander that Fort Stakter would retaliate if shells continued to hit the rock of Gibraltar. Washington reported an unidentified American woman wounded inguardarma near Madrid as fighting began, with the embassy offering protection to all Americans in Madrid.
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Gibralter
Gil Stakter
Great Rock
Washington
State Department
Madrid
Guadarrama
Whitaker Re-elected State Senator in District 27
Joe Whitaker of Eufaula wins another term as state senator after Democratic opponent Carl Twidwell withdraws recount request. Twidwell received 5,250 votes to Whitaker's 5,792 with no Republican opposition. Twidwell had sought a recount in Haskell and McIntosh counties.
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Oklahoma City
Joe Whitaker
Eufaula
Carl Twidwell
Checotah
Whitaker
Twidwell
Haskell
McIntosh
Americans under fire in Madrid embassy seeks refuge
The American embassy in Madrid reports Americans are under fire in hotels for two days and fortifies the legation as a refuge. Madrid faces food shortages while Barcelona and Malaga admit they cannot guarantee safety. Two American warships are ordered to Spanish waters to evacuate if needed. Hull says the U S may reestablish a permanent European naval squadron for protection of Americans abroad.
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Washington
Madrid
State Department
United States
Barcelona
Malaga
Hull
Catalonian Forces Support Leftist Spanish Government Bombard Rebels
In Barcelona on July 22 Catalonian forces backed the leftist Spanish government and reported air bombardment damage to rebels at Sara cossa claiming strategic impact from the air strike and asserting defensive action by local forces.
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Barcelona
Saracossa
Franco declares Madrid fall imminent in Madrid broadcast
CEUTA Spain July 22 General Francisco Franco leader of the military rebellion said in a broadcast tonight the fall of Madrid was imminent.
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Ceuta
Spanish Morocco
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Government advances push insurgents from Madrid fronts
Government forces claim progress tonight with heavy columns advancing from Madrid and key northern and southern positions. Toledo and other cities in Albacete province reportedly secured after intense fighting in which aviation played a crucial role.
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Madrid
Toledo
Albacete
Shells Burst Over Rock as Air Battle Drives Evacuation
Gibralter reports a night time clash with aircraft shells bursting high above the Rock. Hundreds flee for shelter as loyal Spanish warships engage a rebel fleet of warplanes in a fierce air attack.
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Gibralter
Seattle
Enthusiastic Meeting Urges Highway 19 Improvement
A road meeting at Gaar Corner urged hard surface plans for Highway 19. Dr. W E Grisso of the state highway commission said traffic dictates improvements and promised aid for Highway 19 as soon as possible. Citizens from Ada Stratford Pauls Valley and others pledged cooperation with E N Jones and I R Gilmore.
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W. E. Grisso
Ada
Pauls Valley
Stratford
Gaar Corner
State Highway Commission
E. N. Jones
I. R. Gilmore
Stratford and
Stratford i
Dr. Grisso
Highway Commission
Homer Paul
Mr. Goodwin
Milton Keating
W. Pp. Little
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Miss Prince
Cedar Grove Cemetery
Nora Canada
Moore West
Bennis Coots
Mr. Buell
Mrs. Prince
Inch
Mooreland
Hugo
Roxana
Guthrie
Enid
Henryetta
Durant
McAlester
Wenoka
Miami
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Muskogee
Wewoka
T. L. Harvey
E. A. Watts
Zipponia Wallace
Bush Qeck
Liza Curleyhead
Mattie Chumner
A. H. Lightner
Phillip Rader
Betty Robinson
James FE. Margin
W. F. Chanteloupe
Newton Logan
J. M. Ostrum
Bloomington
Mary E. Parker
S. T. Mason
Robert A. Wilson
W. J. Haskew
James van Zandt
Alice McCloskey
R. J. Leng. Sapulpa
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David H. Webber
Billy Spears
Frank Hooker
Ramona
Tobia Malcolm
Harry Debolt
Okarche
Andrew Moffett
Kingfisher
Tom Fenton
Crescent
D. Wolf
Hobart
William Kaufman
Spavinaw
William Barnhart
A. B. Chase
Covington
W. P. Cowell
Okmulgee
Ida J. Fisher
Henrietta
James Stewart
Clarksville
F. T. Layton
Davi
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