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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1933
Page
4
Oklahoma voters will decide a constitutional amendment to reduce the maximum ad valorem tax levy from 43.5 to 27 mills. State funds would lose about 4 million dollars annually. local units face sharp cuts and possible new revenue needs. The piece discusses impacts, legislative actions, and opinions on fiscal policy and capital relocation.
The article recounts Gideon’s leadership against the Midianites, testing his troops and using torches and trumpets to defeat the invaders. It links the victory to the power of a determined minority allied with faith and courage, then shifts to local notes on Highway 48 graveling and Oklahoma City’s state fair.
Hollywood July 22. Al Jolson floors Walter Winchell during a boxing show at the Hollywood Lesson Stadium. Four thousand spectators watch as Jolson and an apparent second assailant stagger Winchell after a dispute over a movie scenario involving Ruby Keeler. Jolson plans to halt the Winchell project with Will Hays.
The statement details escape methods and vehicle grabs by Brady Underhill Davis Sawyer Clark Bailey and others after a 1933 Bourbon County bank robbery. They recount commandeering a 1932 Chevrolet and a Plymouth sedan near Newport Arkansas crossing rivers and abandoning cars, then fleeing toward Oklahoma. They claim innocence for several others and justify actions as a bid for justice. Fingerprints match fugitive convicts per state criminal identification.
Washington July 24 The processing taxes under the agricultural adjustment law aim to raise farmers income by taxing the value added during processing. Initial levies include 30 cents a bushel on wheat to be paid as flour is produced and 4 cents a pound on cotton with others planned for tobacco and additional commodities. The tax bases are current farm prices, 1909 1914 averages, and prewar living costs to set a fair exchange value.
Two men escaped from a city jail room by prying loose a window with a two by four and slipping through. Rowlett and Tollison, both jailed on drunkenness charges, fled Thursday night. Rowlett had been arrested for drunkenness and Tollison for drunkenness and investigation of an automobile accident. Police chief Joe Neal planned jail-breaking charges if the case is upheld in court.
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