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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1935

Page

5

Monkeys Live Congenially in Cage at Teachers College

Professor E H Nelson owns two monkeys living in a boiler room cage at East Central college. Kappa the white-face and Jack from Bolivia have become a calm pair. Nelson studies their behavior and plans zoo visits. The college notes rising enrollments and upcoming events by the Cotter Miller Players and Hanna Concert Company.

Teachers College E. H. Nelson East Central Psychology Department Kappa Washington and Lee University Stuart Linscheid East Central Stuart Billy Nelson Jack Bolivia

Double kidnappings doom gangsters in federal records

Washington June 3 The double snatch has cursed kidnap gangs with death or long prison terms. Three multi kidnapping accused mobs faced ruin after successive abductions. Names tied to cases include Alvin Karpis Harry Campbell and William Weaver. Hoover noted past multiple kidnapings brought woe.

Washington Department of Justice Barker-Karpis Little George Weyerhaeuser Tacoma Wash Edward G. Bremer St. Paul Justice Alvin Karpis Harry Campbell William Weaver George Weyerhaeuser Alvin Harry Bill J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation Weyerhaesser Hoover Touhy Chicago William Hamm, Jr

Van Buskirk pleads not guilty in mule shooting case

Buck Van Buskirk aged about 85 denies guilt in an arraignment before Justice A W Oliver. He is charged with shooting Crockett s mules in Center. Bond set at 2000 awaiting preliminary hearing date. Evidence notes a .38 caliber pistol and a .380 Savage pistol used. motive whispered as Spite. A radio aid device for the deaf is described.

Buck van Buskirk A. W. Oliver L. L. Crockett Center van Buskirk Bond Crockett

Busy Week Ahead At East Central Teachers College

Conferences on parent education and rural education methods opened at East Central Teachers College with Mrs. Charles E. Roe and Mrs. Margaret Peay leading sessions. A Sinfonia Concert by an Oklahoma City ensemble entertained in the college auditorium. Enrollment trends show upperclassmen rising, driver by emphasis on teacher qualifications and continued post graduate work by graduates.

East Central Teachers College Charles E. Roe National Congress of Parents and Teachers Margaret Peay Ethel Scott Sinfonia Concert Company of Oklahoma City College Auditorium Mozart Coleridge-Taylor McReynolds and Holst McReynolds Duncan Okla Holst London East Central W. Harvey Faust College Register

Oklahoma board orders small rise in utility valuations

Oklahoma City June 4 A board of equalization ordered a slight average increase in valuations for nine distributing companies and seven pipeline firms as tentative 1935 tax assessments are set. Public Service Co of Oklahoma stays at 10 721 280 with a 9 746 822 return. Several gas and pipeline firms receive varied tentative totals and protest opportunities will be offered before finalization.

Oklahoma City UPI Board of Equalization Tax Commission Public Service Company of Oklahoma

Claude Thompson to Head Lions for Another Year

Judge Claude V. Thompson will head the Lions club starting July 1 after a Tuesday noon election. Other officers include M. Z. Thompson as first vice president, Dr. Sam A. McKeel as second vice president, Ed Gwin Jr. as secretary, and a suggestion to reappoint Dr. I. L. Cummings as tail twister. New members A E Kull J H Shackleford and John Boyce McKeel joined. Fleet Cooper returned to city and rejoined. Music included Carmel Sandlin and Catherine Curry with an Oscar Parker and Charles Canning duet.

Claude V. Thompson Lions Club Lion Thompson M. Z. Thompson Sam A. McKeel Ed Gwin Jr I. L. Cummings A. E. Kull J. H. Shackleford John Boyce McKeel Fleet Cooper Carmel Sandlin East Central Hartshorne Catherine Curry Ada Oscar Parker Charles Canning

Congress Opens Sixth Month Amid NRA and Policy Battles

Washington begins a new session with fights over Roosevelt's NRA fate and possible constitutional amendment. Senators debate federal powers, court limits, and voluntary regulations while Norris backs abolishing court review and Borah urges amending the constitution only if needed. AFL deems NRA ruling a setback as social security moves forward and the navy bill looms as final action approaches.

Washington Congress Roosevelt NRA Supreme Court Senate Borah R-Ida Norris R-Neb American Federation of Labor Council of War William Green Hastings House

Supreme Court Rules Price Indices Improper for Public Rates

Washington June 3 The Supreme Court ruled six to three that using commodity price indices to set public utility rates is inappropriate. The decision voided a Maryland Public Service Commission order requiring Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone to cut intrastate revenue by at least 850000 yearly.

Washington Supreme Court Public Service Corporation Roberts Maryland Public Service Commission Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Baltimore Maryland Stone Brandeis Cardozo Commission High Court

Murder mystery unfolds in hotel pursuit of Cathay case

Charles Morden, reporter for The Bride, is found dead after probing Frank Cathay and an impostor with Mary Briggs. Sidney Griff and hired Bleeker shadow Cathay's lawyer Charles Fisher in a hotel pursuit. Fisher hints at a will case and a $500,000 life policy tied to accidental death.

Charles Morden Dan Bleeeker Sidney Griff Morden Frank B. Cae« Thay Cathay Mary Briggs Griff Alice Lorton Bleeker Stella Mockley Charles Fisher Frank Fisher

Former Ada Man Ernest Word Dies in Shawnee Hospital

Ernest B Word 36 longtime Ada resident died Monday at 7 15 am in a Shawnee hospital after a two week illness He was a geologist and World War I Naval Training School attendee at San Diego He graduated Oklahoma University in 1925 and studied law in Washington DC He is survived by his mother Mrs Lucy Ann Word Ada sister Gladys Word Phoenix Aziz and brother Howlett Ada Funeral services set for 1 30 pm Tuesday at Gaskill Funeral Home Shawnee with burial at 4 pm in Ada's Rosedale Cemetery

Ernest B. Word Ada Shawnee Gaskill Chris Matherson Central Presbyterian Church Rosedale Criswell Ward Naval Training School San Diego University of Oklahoma Washington, D.C Methodist Church Earlsboro Lucy Ann Word East Main Gladys Word Phoenix Aziz Howlett

Greatest returns for the amount invested

Classified ad highlights value by price efficiency and potential savings. Promotes deals and opportunities where readers can maximize purchasing power and investment returns through selective offers and cost-conscious choices.

Butler elected president of Southern Tenant Farmers Union

Memphis Tenn June 3 The Southern Tenant Farmers Union executive council elected J R Butler of Pangburn Ark as union president replacing W W H Stultz of Marked Tree Ark who was repudiated in formal resolutions H L Mitchell of Taylors Ark was reinstated as executive secretary over the sharecroppers council vote The council labeled Stultz and his followers traitors and ordered action to bar him and other unauthorized persons from using the union name Meeker and McDuffie of Truman Ark were dismissed from the group and Mitchell commented on the change today

Memphis, Tenn Executive Council The Southern Tenant Farmers Union J. R. Butler Pangburn Ark W.W.H. Stultz Marked Tree H. L. Mitchell Tayoronza Mitchell Stultz Union Here C. L. Meeker Cecil McDuffie Truman, Ark

Quetta Evacuation Amid Aftershocks After Quake Toll

Authorities planned to dynamite debris to curb disease as Quetta, India after Friday’s quake faced a death toll around 40 000 with about 20 000 bodies buried. Survivors were evacuated fast while trains carried grieving refugees. relief workers faced vast tasks and some looting was punished under martial law.

Quetta India

Bill to Limit Federal Judge Terms Crushed in House

The House voted 220 to 2 in its first session after the Supreme Court ruling to strike down NRA to defeat a bill by Rep Montague to create a new federal judge for Virginia's eastern district. Rep Truax urged a four year term limit for new judges and urged term limits for all federal judges.

Washington Cupin Supreme Court NRA House Montague D-Va Virginia Truax Ohio Congress

Rayburn Family Guests From Across The Nation

Mr and Mrs Ww H Rayburn hosted a family gathering on Sunday with relatives traveling from Norman New York City Bristow Seminole Sublett and Ada. Attendees included Edna Carter Charles Rayburn Margaret Harrison Bernice Chauncey and Paul Rayburn.

Ww. H. Rayburn New York City Edna Rayburn Carter Norman Charles Rayburn Margaret Rayburn Harrison Bernice Rayburn Bristow Clara Rayburn Chauncey Seminole Paul Rayburn Sublett Kan Fred Rayburn Ada

Truck Falls Through Salt Creek Bridge Injuring Driver

Sam Jarvis drove a heavily loaded truck that crashed through a 50 foot Salt Creek bridge on state highway 59 between Maud and St. Louis Saturday noon. The truck fell into the water. Jarvis was seriously injured and taken to Maud Hospital. An accompanying man escaped unharmed.

Sam Jarvis Salt Creek Maud St. Louis State Highway Department Mr. Jarvis Jarvis

Grisly tale of Walsh death linked to underworld plot

Providence police and detectives seek verification of a legendary underworld tale that Danny Walsh, a rum syndicate chief, was sealed in cement and dumped at sea. They question Arthur Rowland who attended the so called death supper and helped arrange a $40,000 ransom at a Boston hotel. Also tied is Carl Rettich, Walsh’s former partner, under indictment for a mail robbery.

Providence Danny Walsh Walsh Arthur Rowland Ram Bridgeport Lice Boston Carl Rettich Underworld

Officials to Insist on Proper Labels for Milk

Ada officials launch drive to ensure all milk sold bears proper grade and dairy name. Milk must show grade on labels with Grade D carrying Cooking Purposes Only notation. Mayor Willoughby pledges enforcement despite funding gaps and aims to maintain a permanent city health officer after July 1.

Ada Rennie L. Moore J. D. Willoughby Willoughby John Edmiston

Park opening celebration planned at Winter Smith Park Ada

Plans for a large celebration and picnic at Winter smith park Ada to honor the re modeled recreation center proceed with forward motion. Sub committees organize details for what promises to be a highly attractive community event in the region scheduled for Friday June 14.

Wintersmith Park Ada

Supreme Court to Rule on Home Owners Loan Act Issue

The U S Supreme Court agreed to rule next fall on the constitutionality of part of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933. The case centers on whether Wisconsin building and loan associations chartered there can convert into federal associations.

Washington Supreme Court Wisconsin Supreme Court

Also Mentioned on This Page

Roff Faust Cotfer Miller Moliere Hanna Concert Company College Verne Sankey Haskell Bob Charles Boetteher Denver Colp Sankey Sioux Falls S. D Gordon Alcorn Sanker Gallege State Board Oklahoma Power and Water Co Oklahoma Utilities Co New Kingfisher County Gas Co Paden Gas Co Kinefisher Water Co Sapulpa Gas Co Tri-Cities Gas Co Ajax Pipeline Co Kansas-Osage Gas Co Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co Texhoma Natural Gas Co Home Pipeline Oklahoma Central Utilities Claude Thompson LIONS HGH Riff Blanche Malone Ernest Word Namie Tlew Mma Andmas Rayburn Dad” Fentem Hugh Norris O. H. Miller J. A. Rutledge Roy McKeown Ada News L. R. Clark Ada Bulletin KADA L. G. Hardy Ada Independent
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