Sinking into a sea of crime and captivity on the Pacific coast
Martha Brittain travels from San Francisco toward Seattle seeking Betty Haynes who vanished with Jack Speddon. She learns Gerry Neal is deeply involved with Speddon and a crime racket led by Johnny Ciznik. Martha is kidnapped aboard a dockside speedboat and drugged as the plot accelerates toward further danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerry Neal
Betty Haynes
Jack Speddon
Martha Brittain
San Francisco
Neal
Betty
California
Love
Portland
Ciznik
Seattle
Martha
Yukon
Arnold Sloss
Airspeed
Speddon
Artha
Monterey
Eureka
Los Angeles
Jack
Johnny Ciznik
University of Oklahoma faces funding strains and political battles
Pres. W. B. Bizzell warned lawmakers last winter that salaries for Oklahoma professors were among the lowest in the nation, risking loss of talent. While the legislature funded roads and other projects, clashes over university support and corruption allegations shadowed budget increases and efforts to oust Bizzell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M’naughton
United Press
Oklahoma City
Pres. W. B. Bizzell
University of Oklahoma
United States
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Bizzell
Clinton
State Department of Agriculture
Pauls Valley
University
Senate
Roosevelt’s Supreme Court Fight Unleashes Power Clash
Washington July 24. President Roosevelt’s campaign to curb the Supreme Court’s authority has sparked a historic showdown between his New Deal push and Chief Justice Hughes’ conservative bloc. The clash reshapes public opinion and signals potential shifts in court doctrine and legislative power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Charles Evans Hughes
Democratic Party
Congress
Madison Square Garden
Hughes
Owen J. Roberts
New York Times
NRA
Schechter
New York
Roberts
Brandeis
Wheeler
Burke
van Nuys
King
Bailey
Walsh
Justice Roberts
Justice VanDevanter
Senate
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Court Fight Over Court Power and New Deal Controversy
The passage reviews Roosevelt's battle with the Supreme Court over New Deal laws including wage hour and Social Security. It notes liberal justices Brandeis and others clashing with the majority, court resignations, and attempts to expand the court. It highlights political maneuvers, public pressure, and ongoing power struggles between the executive, legislature, and judiciary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandeis
Stone
Cardozi
Hughes
New York
Landon
Congress
Roosevelt Defends Labor Board Amid Senate Debate
President Roosevelt said the labor board remains impartial as the Senate debates adding a wage and hour board. He rejected charges of bias from both capital and labor and noted calls criticizing unions for noncompliance, while discussing the Wagner act and possible amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Labor Board
Rankin
D-Miss
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Nye
R-Nd
John L. Lewis
CIO
Vandenberg
Rmich
Black
D-Ala
Johnson
D-Cole
Obituary: S C Donaghey Dies at 86 in Allen
S C Donaghey age 86 died July 21 at his Allen home. Funeral held Thursday at 5 pm from Church of Christ with Rev Blue officiating. Interment in Allen cemetery. Survived by wife and two brothers M P Donaghey and M B Donaghey, both in Louisiana, Estelle Hill of Dallas, and Mrs Gallard Berrett of California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Donaghey
Allen
Church of Christ
Rev. Blue
Allen Cemetery
Criswell Funeral Home
Mr. Donaghey
M. P
M. B. Donaghey
Two Ada Women Die Within Days in Local Obituaries
Mrs. C. L. Faulkenberry 61 of Ada died July 22 at 11 36 am in a local hospital. Funeral at Asbury Methodist with Rev. Holland, burial in Rosedale cemetery. Survived by husband O L Faulkenberry, two sons Willie and Donald, and five daughters. Mrs Elzina Wilson 88 of Francis died July 25 at home. Funeral at Francis Methodist Church with Rev. J C Curry, burial in Rosedale cemetery. Survived by three daughters Ms Frank J Moore of St Louis, Miss Orla Wilson, Miss Carla Wilson, and son Orval of Long Beach Calf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Faulkenberry
Mattie Faulkenberry
Ada
Asbury Methodist Church
Holland
Rosedale Cemetery
Criswell Funeral Home
Donald
Nora Leroy
Nona Casel
Wilma Lusk
Lois Schreader
Dora Jgnes
Elzina Wilson
Francis
Methodist
J. C. Curry
Carla Wilson
Orval
Long Beach
Calif
Patrick M Billingsley Dies at 32 in Ada
Patrick M Billingsley 32 of Ada died Saturday at 11 15 a m Funeral services and burial will be in Roxton Texas Criswell Funeral Home in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick M. Billingsley
Ada
Roxton
Texas
Criswell Funeral Home
Infant Charles M. Beavers funeral services held
Charles Michael Beavers infant son of Mr. and Mrs Charles G Beavers died Saturday at a local hospital Memorial Park funeral services were held Sunday at 5 p m Interment at Memorial Park cemetery Keith's in charge Survivors are the parents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Beavers
Charles Michael Beavers
Charles G. Beavers
Memorial Park
Memorial Park Cemetery
Keith’s
Infant Laura Eller Ozment Dies in Oklahoma Funeral
Laura Eller Ozment infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ozment of Troy Oklahoma passed away in a Sulphur hospital Saturday night. Funeral services were held at Ravia Cemetery Sunday at 3 PM with Rev. Will Pitman of the Pentecostal church officiating. Interment followed in Ravia cemetery, Keith Funeral chapel in charge. Survivors include the parents and one sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Eller Ozment
W. H. Ozment
Troy
Oklahoma
Ravia
Will Pitman
The
Pentecostal Church
Keith Funeral Chapel
William Porter Hillhouse 65 Ada resident dies at home
William Porter Hillhouse 65 of 31 East Fifteenth St Ada died July 26 at 1 15 a m at his home Funeral services Tuesday July 27 at 3 00 p m from Criswell Funeral Home chapel with Rev Teague officiating Interment in Rosedale Cemetery Survived by wife two sons Sidney in South America and Bill Ada and six daughters Mrs Rose Messer Dallas Texas Julia and Swannee Hillhouse Ada Mrs Lindsey Ad
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Porter Hillhouse
Fifteenth St
Ada
Criswell Funeral Home
Teague
Rosedale Cemetery
Hillhouse
Sidney
South America
Bill
Rose Messer
Dallas
Julia
Swannee Hillhouse
Lindsey Ad
Death of James Arnold Davis at 14 in Franks
James Arnold Davis aged 14 of Franks died at a local hospital on Monday. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 4 PM from the Franks schoolhouse with Rev. Perrin of the Baptist church officiating. Burial will follow in Franks cemetery. Keith Funeral Chapel in charge. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ben Davis, two sisters and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Arnold Davis
Franks
Perrin
The
Baptist Church
Keith Funeral
Ben Davis
Walter Farris dies at 29 in Ada
Walter Farris of Ada aged 29 died July 28 at 9 20 am in a local hospital. The funeral service was held July 29 at 2 pm from the Ahloso school with interment in Frisco cemetery Criswell Funeral Home in charge. He is survived by his widow Ethel two daughters Opal and Doris a son Doyle his mother Mrs Will Farris and a brother Marvin Farris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Farris
Ada
Ahloso School
Frisco
Criswell Funeral Home
Huge Sun Spots Visible Without Telescope
New York observers at the Museum of Natural History report enormous sun spots visible to the naked eye through smoked glasses. Dr Clyde Fisher, director of the Hayden Planetarium, notes spots cover up to one fifth of the sun’s area and calls them the largest he has recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Museum of Natural History
Clyde Fisher
Hayden Planetarium
Dr.Fisher
United States
Clemency Protest Reaches Governor Over Tulsa Slaying
The Delaware county Anti Thief Association delivered a resolution protesting clemency for Phil Kennamer, a Tulsa youth serving 25 years for the slaying of John F. Gorrell Jr. Governor Marland referred the measure to state pardon and parole attorney Fred Cunningham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennamer
Oklahoma City
Phil Kennamer
Tulsa
John F. Gorrell, Jr
Marland
Delaware County Anti-Thief Association
Fred Cunningham
Ames Student Claims Lethal Gas Discovery
J Leon Prenn a 23 year old Iowa State chemistry student and U S Army ordnance lieutenant says he has perfected a poison gas that defeats gas masks by removing soda lime from masks. He explains its components include mustard gas phosgene and an unnamed ingredient and notes limited storage life and possible short term storage in caverns near exhausted wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
J. Leon Prenn
Iowa State College
Prenn
New York City
U. S. Army Ordnance Department
United States
Traxler’s Condition Improves at McAlester Hospital
Roy Pete Traxler, wounded fugitive from Eastham Texas, shows continued improvement at McAlester penitentiary hospital. If no complications arise, he will be moved within a week to 19 days. A chest wound from his own gun, caused during the abduction with Fred Tiol, is healing satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcalester
Okla
McAlester Penitentiary Hospital
Roy
Pete) Traxler
Eastham
Tex
Traxler
Fred Ti _ol
Resignations Mount at University Over Low Salaries
Since the legislature adjourned there has been a stream of resignations as professors quit for higher pay. Names include Dr. A B Thomas, Dr. Robert K Carr, Dr. W F Crawford, A Clarence Smith, and others in engineering, journalism, physics, and business. Some offers could surpass Sears salary. the unrest may prompt further defections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Thomas
Robert K. Carr
Democracy
The
Supreme Court
W. F. Crawford
A. Clarence Smith
Joseph Liston
Edward C. Petty
College of Business Administration
Earl D. Reyer
Leonard Wolf
Earl A. VirDen
Sem al Nichols
Wewoka
Arthur B. Adams
Business
Fifteen Die In Flaming Plane Crash Near Brussels
A Dutch air liner crashed in midair near Hal Belgium killing fifteen people including three Americans identified as Whitehouse Canton and Goldbloom. The Douglas craft exploded after liftoff from Brussels and crashed en route to Paris with ten passengers and five crew members perishing instantly. Airport workers recalled strange engine noises at takeoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Hal
Belgium
Paris
Evere
Brussels
Ada Youth Convicted In Assault Case
Tiny Busby of Ada was found guilty of assault and battery in justice court. He received 15 days in county jail and a $50 fine plus costs, with an appeal bond posted and the defendant released. The case arose from a July 18 incident at a night spot near Ada involving Jewell Campbell, cashier, attacked with fists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busby
Ada
Justice Court
A. W. Oliver
Jewell Campbell
Pontotoc County Receives Primary and Homestead Aid Figures
Ray Stegall reports Pontotoc County will receive 84738.37 in primary aid and 16402 in homestead exemption funds as part of a 12000860 statewide appropriation. The first apportionment is complete with more allocations to follow, and districts must levy at least 8 mills and convene an eight month term to qualify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Stegall
Morni
Pontotoc County
State Department of Education
State Department
Stegall
Britain Leads In Naval Race
A navy department tabulation shows Great Britain far ahead in world sea power with 285 warships totaling 1,216,398 tons and 96 ships under construction. The United States follows with 325 ships, 1,083,330 tons, and 87 under construction. Japan, France, Italy and Germany follow with varying counts. Also notes a Japanese AWOL sailor found in Nanking and a call in Congress to fund a national syphilis public health program, plus a note on Portugal’s illiteracy rate and a curious fact about seed dispersal in wild cucumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Great Britain
United States Navy
Germany
United States
Japan
France
Italy
Wives of Oklahoma Congressmen Guide Visitors in Washington
In Washington on July 28, wives of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation assist during law making. Mrs. Jed Johnson from Anadarko entertains guests and guides them to sights, while Mrs. Wilburn Cartwright of McAlester also spends time showing visitors around the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
Jed Johnson
Wilburn Cartwright
McAlester
Wesley E Disney Seeks Early Supreme Court Nomination
Representative Wesley E Disney of Tulsa says his brother Richard L Disney, a member of the board of tax appeals, may be considered later by President Roosevelt for a Supreme Court judgeship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley E. Disney
Tulsa
Richard L. Disney
Board of Tax Appeals
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Boren Seeks Population Based Civil Service Appraisal
Representative Lyle Boren of Seminole will seek an amendment to the civil service reorganization bill to base job apportionment on state population. He discussed the plan with President Roosevelt who said the measure would be considered in the program. A Chickasha group toured schools and met with Mrs Jed Johnson. Sam Massingale reported on grasshopper poison bait supplies and state needs, with Colorado Nebraska and Kansas urging more funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Boren
House
America
Boren
Seminole
Roosevelt
Sam Massingale
Cordell
C. F. Stiles
Oklahoma A
M. College
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Congress
Massingale
Stiles
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Highhill
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Nanking
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Portugal
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