Pendergast Begins 15 Month Tax Evasion Sentence
Kansas City political boss Tom Pendergast drove into Leavenworth Penitentiary at 8 45 am to start a 15 month term for income tax evasion. He pleaded guilty to dodging 443 550 in 1935 and 1936 with 315 000 linked to his influence in Missouri fire insurance rate case. Aide R Emmet O Malley faces a year plus one day for tax evasion on 62 500 paid for the desk. Pendergast Jr. accompanied him.
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Leavenworth
Kas
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Missouri
R Emmet O'Malley
Pendergast
J. J. Pendergast Jr
U. S
Would Grant FDR Expanded Wartime Shipping Powers
Washington May 26 The administration seeks House approval for a bill replacing the neutrality act arms embargo with presidential control over wartime shipping. Secretary Hull supports the plan, arguing half a measure is better than none. The draft would repeal the prohibition on selling munitions to belligerents and set combat zones under presidential direction while preserving financial and munitions manufacturing controls.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hull
Capitol
State Department
Plans Speed Up Tax Revision In Congress
Congressional leaders accelerate tax reform talks with Doughton saying Morgenthau will present recommendations to the house ways and means committee. Mead proposes RFC loan insurance for small businessmen with a 1 million dollar cap. hearings set for next week. Meantime two London men robbed Sir Hugh Turnbull’s house stealing about 3000 dollars in jewelry. butler bound and gagged.
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Ashington
UPI
Doughton
Morgenthau
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Wagner
D-Ny
Senate Banking Committee
Sen. Mead
RFC
Mead
FRA
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Securities Commission
Coughton
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Daughton
London
Sir Hugh Turnbull
City of London
Sir Hugh
Lady Turnbull
Hoover Moves to Build Delegation Bloc for Convention
Former President Hoover reportedly works quietly to line up a large bloc of uninterested delegates for the Republican convention. He urges an uninstructed delegation and a candidate who fights the new deal, while vowing not to be a candidate himself. Hoover seeks to shape the nominating process and platform without committing to any individual. He recently met with Thomas E. Dewey to gauge basic political views but made no commitments.
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Washington
Hoover
Thomas BE
Dewey
New York
County Charities Overdrawn. Supplements Planned
Pontotoc county reports charity funds overspent for the fiscal year with four accounts totaling 1,439.32 overdrawn. Supplements will be proposed to the excise board Monday to replenish funds through June while a new budget is prepared for July.
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Pontotoc County
Excise Board
Tom B. Grant
Grant
Government Income Passes Five Billion in Fiscal Year
The treasury reports that government income exceeded 5.0 billion dollars on May 24, with receipts expected to top 5.52 billion by year end due to the June 15 income tax installment. Expenditures through May 24 reach about 9.174 billion, a large year over year deficit. Public debt stands at 40.24 billion, rising by over 3.07 billion since the fiscal year began.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Aients
Ada News
One-Term Presidential Pledge Remembered in Polk Story
Senator Vandenberg calls for a one term pledge from the next Republican nominee. The piece notes James K. Polk as the only successful standard bearer to keep a one term pledge after being nominated as a Baltimore dark horse in 1844. It contrasts Grant’s era and party control, explaining why a modern pledge lacks binding force without constitutional change.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Vandenberg
James K. Polk
Baltimore
Martin van Buren
New York
Sen
Lewis Cass
Michigan
Polk
Grant
House
Pennsylvania
Senate
Use Army Against Communism Here Shouts Moseley
Retired Major General George Van Horn Moseley told a congressional committee that President Roosevelt should empower the army to investigate subversive activities and fire every communist in government. He warned of a supposed internal plot and urged using the army to fight perceived enemies within the United States.
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Washington
George van Horn Moseley
Congressional Committee
Roosevelt
United States
Germany
Malin Craig
Army
Moseley
White House
Mosely
Boswell Declines Reappointment To Pontotoc Board
Pontotoc county excise board member S C Boswell informs district Judge Tal Crawford he does not wish to be considered for reappointment after four years of service. He notes the time and effort required for the position and thanks the judge for cooperation on county affairs.
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S.C. Boswell
Pontotoc County Excise Board
Tal Crawford
Crawford
Excise Board
Old Pine Tree Falls for Southland Paper Mill Dedication
In Lufkin Texas May 26 a ceremony marks the upcoming paper mill opening to supply homemade newsprint. Delegates from Texas Tennessee Kentucky Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana attend as stock at 1 687 000 is paid. L Kurth president notes the pine belt could feed five mills. Attendees include Clyde E Muchmore F C Larson and E K Gaylord Edgar J Bell.
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Lufkin
Tex
Texas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
L. Kurth
Southland Paper Mills, Inc
Clyde E. Muchmore
Ponca City
F. C. Larson
Tulsa
E K. Gaylord and
Edgar 7. Bell
Oklahoma City
Peg Wages At 30 Cent Mark
Washington May 30 Senator George D Ga said southern members of congress would seek to peg minimum wages in cotton mill and rayon textile industries at 30 cents an hour. He noted a wage hour committee recommendation of 32.5 cents was too large for small units and that the current law would raise the 25 cent minimum to 30 cents in October unless the wage hour administrator acts to raise it further.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Congress
Jezislafon
Industry
Proposal Amendment Aims to Help Smaller Cotton Mills
Lawmakers argued late in the session that a separate bill could not pass but hoped to offer the proposal as an amendment to a larger measure. They noted small cotton mills could not compete with highly mechanized, larger mills if forced to pay a minimum of 2.8 cents.
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George
J. R. Smith Named Bee Inspector In Pontotoc County
J R Smith named assistant bee inspector for Pontotoc County announced Tuesday. He lives on Ada route 3 and urged bee owners with diseased hives to contact him for inspection. He said all hives must be inspected before honey sale and cited American Foul Brood as a severe disease. Pontotoc is praised as a top honey county with sweet clover, with hives once producing up to 200 pounds of honey per year.
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J. R. Smith
Smith
Pontotoc County
Pontotoc
New Approach For Power Question
President Roosevelt announced at a Friday press briefing that the New York Power Authority report suggests a new approach to power development and may help prevent shortages in wartime. He stressed the report is not policy and no decisions have been made, noting it focuses on the Niagara River with potential applicability to the St. Lawrence Waterway.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
New York Power Authority
Niagara River
St. Lawrence Waterway
Canada
St. Lawrence
FDR Back Talks With Big Four On Adjournment
President Roosevelt, returning from Hyde Park, meets the big four from Capitol Hill in a White House conference to gauge likely adjournment and future congress actions. He plans a San Francisco world’s fair trip and possibly Alaska, with dates tied to congress. He also discusses an ordinance for two acre minimum plots in Dutchess County country homes.
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Washington
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
White House
Congress
Garner
Bankhead
Barkley
Rayburn
San Francisco World’s Fair
Allaska
San Francisco
Great Smoxy Mountains
North Carolina
Tennessee
Dutchess County
Not Too Many Is Bennetts Opinion
Dr Henry G Bennett president of Oklahoma A and M college Stillwater urged against reducing Oklahoma state teachers colleges in a Duncan high school graduation address He argued against the idea that there are too many educational institutions noting no country has fewer schools He spoke to 99 seniors in the Duncan class
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Duncan
Henry G. Bennett
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Bennett
Criticism Follows Wallace Cotton Export Plan
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas May 26 a farm publication editor and two cotton shipper officials attacked Secretary Wallace proposed export subsidy to move surplus cotton to foreign markets at prices below domestic levels. T C Richardson of Dallas editor of Farm and Ranch called the plan a temporary shot in the arm and warned it would worsen conditions when its effects wear off.
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Little Rock
Ark
Cotton Shipper’ Association
Wallace
T. C. Richardson
Dallas
Tex
Farm and Ranch
Mayo to Have Simple Funeral Ordered for Dr Charles Mayo
Arraignment set for Dr Charles H Mayo 73 famed surgeon behind Mayo Clinic growth. Private Mayowood ceremony followed by service at Calvary Episcopal church. Officials and family favored a modest funeral with a brief sermon, avoiding elaborate rites.
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Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Charles. H. Mayo
Mayo Brothers
Memphis
American Cotton Shippers Country Estate
Mayowood
Richardson
Guy C. Merefee
Calvary Episcopal
Mark “Anthony
Dallas
Ceremonies Echo Peace Appeals Across Nation
Remembrance services on Memorial Day honored fallen U S soldiers and sailors from Civil War battles to the Submarine Seawolf disaster. Senators Taft and Radcliffe spoke on neutrality and peace as parades and grave decorations unfolded nationwide. A New Hampshire coast salute honored Seualus victims.
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Sen
Taft
Ohio
Arlington
Roosevelt
Sen. Radcliffe
D-Md
Sharpsburg
Byrd D-Val
Gettysburg
New Hampshire
Coast Guard
Seualus
Texas Texas Texas Restricts Flow And Illinois Output Good
Oil industry gets encouragement as Texas limits crude flow on Saturdays in June, moving to a five day week. Illinois output rises to new highs while underpriced crude and gasoline demand stay strong. Executives forecast price signals, with notable gains in Wisconsin gasoline and Oklahoma tank wagon price boosts.
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State
Conoco
Edward Curtis
Tulsa
Railroad Commission
East Texas
Joe Hill
Big East
Jerry Sadler
Ilinois
Illinois
Standard Oil
Indiana
Wisconsin
Ilinois Indiana
Continental
Oklahoma
Harry F. Sinclair
New York
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Miinsis
Salem
Marion County
McClosky Lime
Ellinwood
Barton County
Kansas
Nueces
Starr and Webb
Camp
Ellis
Freestone
Leon
Golden Meadows
la Fourche Parish
Louisiana
House Having Say On Townsend Bill
Washington May 31 delegates debated the Townsend old age pension bill as the House prepared to vote next day. Republican gag rule protests surfaced but Democratic leaders pressed for quick action, winning decisive votes on amending access and eligibility questions while Speaker Bankhead ruled on voting rights for members over 60.
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Washington
Tal Bay
Martin J. Kennedy
D-Ny
Bankhead
Seven Hurt In Bus Spill Near Arcadia
Arcadia May 41 Nine passengers were injured when a Greyhound bus overturned five miles east of Arcadia on U S Highway 66. The rain shower made the road slick. The bus was traveling from Oklahoma City to Tulsa. The accident happened at 11 30 a m. Nine passengers were taken to a hospital.
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Arcadia
Greyhound
Here
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Nation's Electric Service Expanded Greatly In 1938
New York May 30 The Edison Electrical Institute reports a major expansion of the nation’s electric service through 1938 despite overall business decline. Growth came from residential, firm, and small commercial customers, reflecting continued utility efforts and consumer value of electric service. The institute notes increased stability from electricity diversification since 1926.
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New York
Edison Electrical Institute
Institute
Continental Adds Illinois Producer Discovery Near Wabash River
Continental Oil announces new producing horizon in the Cowling area, Illinois after the Shults No 1 well in Wabash county flowed 45 barrels per five minutes in a test. The well reached 2,492 feet in the Cypress sand, with core drilling extending the Cypress to 2,491 feet. The company will run tubing and prepare for full tests while holding 2,074 acres around the well in Gibson county Indiana nearby.
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Ponca City
Continental Oil Company
Theowling
Illinois
Wabast County
Wabash River
Cooper Pool
Gibson County
Indiana
Second Damage Case Is Filed
The Oklahoma Louisiana Mother Freight Co. faced a second damage suit after a highway crash near Ada as Effie Kelley 17 and her father Frank Kelley filed petitions in district court. Effie alleges rear impact by a company truck on Highway 99 injuring her. damages total 10022.50. Frank Kelley later filed against the same defendants seeking 15112.50. The case cites negligence and lack of signals amid injuries and medical costs.
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Mother Freight Company
Ada
Effie Kelley
Frank Kelley
Trucking Company
National Mutual Casualty Company
Highway 99
Kelley
National Mutual Company
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