Apathy Dominates Oklahoma Governor Race in 1934
Oklahoma observers report apathy in the campaign with voters largely unaware of many Democratic hopefuls and few aware whether one or several run on the Republican side. Analysts note quiet campaigning and sectional barbs, while July primary results may reshape the field for November.
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Leon H. Durst
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Austin
Tex
Texas
North Pole
W. H. Murray
Will Jowers
Robert Burns
Jack Walton
Tom Anelin
BE. W. Marland
J. Berry Kis
republicanFise
W- P. Pime
Gomer Smith
Ahn A. McDonald
Cyrus Avery
Porter Newman
Will Rogers
Rover
Cleveland Brown
Tennesseean new UC V commander chosen in Chattanooga
General Rice A. Pierce 87, a Tennesseean and former Confederate cavalry fighter under Nathan Bedford Forrest, was elected commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans. General R. D. Chapman of Houston was named honorary commander for life due to illness. A committee will decide the 1935 meeting site with invites from Tallahassee and Tuscaloosa.
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Chattanooga
Tallahassee
Fla
Tuscaloosa
Ala
NAA CODE AID SEEN FOR PRINT INDUSTRY MEETING
SAYS NAA CODE AID TO PRINT INDUSTRY. JAMES C. NANCE of Walters praised NAA at the Oklahoma Press association spring convention in Claremore. He noted the OPA nearly died from unfair competition before last year, with other speakers including Lea Nichols H. H. Herbert and A. L. Kates.
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National Editorial Association
H. H. Herbert
Oklahoma University School of Journalism
C. EB. Trout
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Stillwater
A. L. Kates
Claremore
iNé
Man Beaten Ten Dead Another Badly Hurt
Beaumont Texas June 8. Sheriff Pete Hughes of New county sought disposition in case of Babe Starks 25 who ran amuck near his farm home chewed and bit his brother in law Cleve Inman and killed Inman's brother Nat with a wagon spoke. Starks stripped of all his belongings.
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Nat
Cleve
Stark
Starks
Beaumont
Tex
Pete Hughes
Newcounty
Babe Starks
Cleve Inman
Inman
Ada City Pays Off More Bonds In December
Albert Chamberlin city commissioner of finance announced Ada paid $7,200 on bonds Thursday. $5,000 covered bonds 31-35 of the 1922 Convention hall issue and the rest paid coupons on bonds 31-1190. More bonds are planned next year with $138,000 retiring in 1936.
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Albert Chamberlin
Ada
Convention Hall
Barnett Buried at Hollywood After Court Battle
Jackson Barnett was buried in Hollywood California as relatives and the government failed to move his body to Muskogee Oklahoma. Anna Laura Lowe Barnett cried as his widow’s claim to the estate and mansion faced a federal court appeal over the legality of their marriage.
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Hollywood
Calif
Jackson Barnett
Oklahoma
Anna Laura Lowe Barnett
Barnett
Muskogee
Okla
Ilegal
Solomon's Idea Works Again
Chicago reports a quarreling couple at Grand Crossing police station over a baby, with a humorously wise desk sergeant proposing to cut the child in two. Also notes a June 3 wedding in Wilburton Oklahoma between Mildred Morrison and L C Reid with family witnesses and future plans.
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Chicago
al Simmons
Thelma
Grand Crossing
William Keith
Double lynching shocks Mississippi delta region
In Lambert Mississippi two young black men, Joe Love and Isaac Thomas, were hanged by an armed mob near a highway bridge after being arrested for alleged assault attempts. Sheriff W T Haynes and deputies were overpowered during the capture, with District Attorney Greek Rice pursuing mob leaders and investigating the killings.
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Lambert
Miss
Delta
Joe Love
Isaac Thomas
Greek Rice
Clarksdale
W. T. Haynes
Quitman County
Haynes
Love
Columbus
Thomas
Carrollton
Greenwood
Sledge
Spidle
J. E. Summer
Jackson
Hinds County
Moorhead
Spidler
Sheriff Haynes
Prisoner Escapes Beckham County Jail in Oklahoma
Officers search western Oklahoma for Bill Stephens a 35 year old farmer who escaped from Beckham county jail after striking J T French the jailer over the head with an iron bar French was not seriously injured Stephens was serving a 20 day liquor sentence.
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Sayre
Oklahoma
Bill Stephens
Beckham County
J. T. French
French
Stephens
Roosevelt Poll Shows Mixed Roosevelts Popularity By State
Literary Digest reports a 370 491 to 255 429 pro Roosevelt tally in 25 states with Maine and Vermont dissenting. The poll finds gains in industrial states Connecticut Massachusetts Michigan New Jersey New York and Pennsylvania while midwestern states Illinois Indiana Iowa Nebraska and Wisconsin show declines and Minnesota rises to 65.07 percent. Harvard and Yale polls align but not as strongly as in 1932.
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New York
Literary Digest
Roosevelt
Maine
Vermont
Hoover
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Harvard
Yale
Arkansas
Delaware
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Federal relief funds announced for Oklahoma total 1 084 145
Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins announced a federal grant of 1 084 145 dollars to Oklahoma. The package includes 60 152 for transient relief 8 500 for re employment service 14 833 for student aid 160 for public works of art 500 for may obligations and the remainder for other relief.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Harry L. Hopkins
Dillinger Case Deepens as Carroll Is Killed
Waterloo reports fresh clues on John Dillinger’s fate after Tommy Carroll was shot and died. Carroll named his wife Jean Crompton as investigators press a wider probe for Dillinger’s whereabouts and other possible accomplices.
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Waterloo
John Dillinger
Tommy Carroll
Carroll
Dillinger
America
O. H. Dewey
Jean Crompton
Little Bohemia
Mercer
Wis
Crompton
Emil Steffen
P. E. Walker
Walker
Viola Carroll
East St. Louis
Tommy
Greater returns for the amount invested
Classified ad notes greater returns on investments and promises for readers seeking improvements in financial placements. It highlights potential gains and steps to take, urging readers to compare options and consider risk factors before committing funds.
Strong Field of Candidates In Race for State Congress
Oklahoma's eight congressional districts face a crowded primary field as incumbents seek reelection. Rep. E W Marland enters the gubernatorial race, Rep. W W Hastings retires, and McClintic faces stiff opposition. Other districts see eight or more contenders from both parties with nominations decided in early July and runoffs on July 24.
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Oklahoma
ITV
Congress
E. W. Marland
Ponca City
W. W. Hastings
Tahlequah
Will Rogers
Washington
Rep. Rogers
State Supreme Court
Henry S. Johnston
E. B. Howard
Tulsa
John Batson
Marietta
State House of Representatives
S. P. Free
Sam Massingale
Cordell
McClintic
People’s Choice
Marland
Hastings
Ed Brazzell
J. M. Gentry
Enid
Phil Ferguson
Woodward County
W. J. Otsen
George Hutchinson
P. L. Gassaway
Coalgate
Joe Looney
Wewoka
Ardmore Will Rogers Denied Rehearing Bid
Oklahoma City June 8 UP The state supreme court denied the appeal of Will Rogers of Ardmore a candidate for the democratic nomination for congressman at large asking reconsideration of its ruling removing his name from the ballot Rep Will Rogers of Oklahoma City incumbent urged that the Ardmore man be stricken from the slate.
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Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
Will Rogers
Ardmore
Doughboys Hold Roff Scoreless In Game Sunday
White House Doughboys pitcher VV Loman hurled a three hitter with eight strikeouts to blank Roff. Loman received flawless defense as the Doughboys won with two runs. The June 17 game at Ada high school grounds pits Shawnee Mill against the Doughboys, who seek local competition. Frank L Hemker, 729 East Fifth, leads the team. In Greenwood Mississippi Judge S F Davis overruled a new trial motion for Dr Sarah Ruth Dean in the Kennedy poisoning case. she can post bond pending appeal.
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VV. Loman
White House
Doughboys
Matthewson
Roff
Loman
Shawnee Mill Boys
Ada High School
Ada
Frank L. Hemker
East Fifth
Greenwood, Miss
S. F. Davis
Sarah Ruth Dean
John Preston Kennedy
Dean
Bond
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R. A. Pierce
Forrest
G Owen
Athletics Council
University of Oklahoma
Ben G. Owens
Hollywool
Solomon
Reid Morrison
Mildred Morrison
Red Oak
L. C. Reid
County Line
Wilburton
First Methodist Church
R. M. Morrison
John D. Morrison
Lawton
Elder Drug
Mississippi
Quitman
Balivar
LeFlore
Hayes
Savannah
Edward A. Hayes
American Legion
Legion
The
Georgia Legion
Frazier-Smith
Virginia Mee Smith
Paul Hensley
E. L. Frazier
Sulphur
Hoyt Wakefield
First Christian Church
Frazier
Frazier Wholesale Company
Ninth Avenue
O. C. Dewey
Minneapolis
F.B. Swank
Norman
Swank
E. B. Motherhead
John Tomerlin
Campbell Russell
Corporation Commission
Paul Huston
Oklahoma County
Ardmore Will Rogers
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