Constitution or Country Falls Murray Warns on Centralization
Oklahoma's ex governor Alfalfa Bill Murray warned at his Oklahoma City hotel that to save the constitution he might bolt the Roosevelt party or join any group. He attacked centralization, NRA court rulings, and proposed policies, urging return to local self government and constitutional safeguards amid national distress.
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Roosevelt Defends New Deal at Texas Young Democrats Meet
Amarillo dispatch reports James Roosevelt and Elliott Roosevelt defend the New Deal as Texas Young Democrats oppose constitutional change. Resolutions urge a single-house legislature, child labor amendment, state business code ethics laws, minimum wages, max hours, and utility regulation. A University Club faction boos the speakers amid debates on state rights and NRA.
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Oklahoma University Dean Adams quits economists group
Dean Arthur B. Adams of Oklahoma University resigns from the economists national committee on monetary policy over ties to the American Liberty League. He criticizes the league aims as incompatible with his views on constitutional reform and monetary policy, supporting federal regulation of wages and hours and opposing inflation.
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United States
Constitution Got Its Checks and Balances Cited
A speaker warned against radical constitutional changes arguing that amending the system to let Congress pass any law or to abolish the Supreme Court would destroy the republic and citizen liberty. He stressed that a written constitution embodies the people's sober second thought and limits government power.
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Supreme Court
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More Ideas For Use of State s Sub Pen Prison
Oklahoma City June. L. M. Nichols chairman of the board of affairs outlined plans to convert the unfinished sub-pen at Stringtown into a cattle ranch saw mill and rock crushing site. O P Ray heads the institution supervising 1000 cattle. The plan envisions supplying meats to several state institutions while construction lumber and stone are produced for McAlester prison. Nichols urged vocational training for inmates noting the state spends 22 cents daily per prisoner. It might as well spend a
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L. M. Nichols
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O. P. Ray
McAlester
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York badly injured in fight at Pittstown
H J York remained in a hospital Saturday night with a severe head injury possibly a skull fracture after a fight at Pittstown Friday afternoon. Vance Lee faced assault and battery charges with a $500 bond while York's condition was assessed. Both men worked for Carson Machine at Pittstown and the dispute followed York's discharge.
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Pittstown
Vance Lee
York
Clyde Kaiser
Lee
Carson Machine Company
Fittstown
Still Holding Men for Texas Officers
Sheriff Clyde Kaiser reported no word by Saturday night on three men held in the county jail suspected of escaping from Littlefield jail where they faced trial. The trio Aycock Hudson and Jones were captured after a crash near Fittstown in a car with New Mexico plates. a second car linked to the jailbreak was found in New Mexico and officers searched for its owner.
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Littlefield
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Fittstown
New Mexico
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J. D. Willoughby
Percy Armstrong
Albert Chamberlain
Ada
Willoughby
Hugh F. Mathis
Somer Jones
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Cenfis
Boy Hit By Car Reported Unhurt In Street Incident
Don Priest, son of Mr and Mrs Shorty Priest of 131 East Tenth street, was knocked down by a car driven by Jack Clark of Seminole a student at East Central Teachers college. Clark swerved to miss the boy but struck him. The boy was taken to a local hospital and found to have only a few scratches.
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Seminole
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Oakman Farmer Loses Purse And Walks Home
Oakman farmer John McGehee reported three youths snatched his pocketbook containing 2.86 Saturday afternoon. He cooperates with county officers to identify the suspects and faced a long dark walk home after the theft.
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McGehee
Ada
Counties Must Do Relief Part Governor Warns
Oklahoma City June apportionment of 119802 to counties for relief purposes warned no further allotments until counties have done their part. The 5 cents per capita grant follows June funding as counties exhausted welfare funds awaiting July 1 levies for next fiscal year.
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Marland
Sheriff Kaiser Leads War on Illegal Slot Machines Raid
Sheriff Clyde Kaiser led a coordinated raid in Pontotoc County seizing about thirty illegal slot and race horse machines valued around 5000 dollars. Operators named include Herman Hamilton N Powell George Bulkey H R Renfro Everett Stokes and B B Novelty Co as county officials vow ongoing action.
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B. & B. Novelty Company
Clyde Kaiser
Court House
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Kidnappers Free Wealthy Havanian
Antonio San Miguel, 78 year old multi millionaire, was released after a $286000 ransom was not paid, as police and soldiers intensify efforts to trap eight kidnapers. The victim was found in a milk truck with two servants bound, while city ordinances on slot machines and gambling drive local officials to act.
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Associated Press
Havana
San Miguel
Vimon Arleta
Jose Modesto Iglesias
Cayetano Fraga
Constantino Prieto
Jose Franco
Pedro Herrera Sotolongo
Frank Steinhart Jr
Camp Columbia
Nichols 10 Speak Wintersmith Park Formal Opening
Wintersmith park near Ada in southeastern Oklahoma to formally open Friday June 14 at 5 PM after a $250 000 improvement program. The dedication includes a band concert and a public picnic with speeches by A G Nichols and H H Cornell.
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Oklahoma
A. G. Nichols
Wewoka
H. H. Cornell
National Park Service
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CCC
W.W. D. Lattice
Ada News
East Central State Teachers College Band
A. L
Harry Miller
Sooner Wildcats Pen New Pools In Oil Fields
Central Oklahoma district activity surged as two new oil pools opened and royalty trading rose. The Slick-Urschel No. 1 Owens well near Britton produced 20 barrels per hour and 500,000 feet of gas daily, with sand at 6670 to 695 feet and total depth 6720 feet. Four miles east of Moore, Sinclair Prairie No. 1 Franklin near Oklahoma City yielded 100,000,000 feet of gas on first test Friday, tapping the second Wilcox sand at 269 to 271 feet of depth.
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Moore
Cleveland County
Sinclair Prairie
Greatest returns for the amount invested
Classified ad highlights smart uses of money with value-focused deals. Emphasizes high return options, cost efficiency, and practical guidance for readers seeking strong financial value. Includes brief mentions of savings, investments, and bargain buys.
Oklahoma’s 1934 crop woes highlight careless errors
The speech notes Oklahoma suffered its worst corn and cotton crop in history. It laments careless mistakes behind disasters like a Kansan drowning in a wheat field and questions how such events could occur after a tough previous summer.
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