Roosevelt Outlines Vast Social Reform Plan for Nation
President Roosevelt told Congress he is drafting a broad plan to insure unemployment and old age, plus a national land and water resources program. He urged cooperation between states and the federal government and proposed financing by contributions rather than higher taxes. He defended continued housing efforts and warned against delaying reconstruction. The message signals a major policy drive ahead of the next session.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Rainey
Senate
Robinson
British Lord Had Early Cattle Ranch Past and Denver Stagecoach Hold Up
The Earl of Lonsdale, a British peer, recalled as a young man helping hold up a Denver stagecoach in 1874 during his years as an American cowboy. Now 77, he attended a London rodeo, admired cowboys and their sport, and described his life across continents and titles.
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Albert W. Wilson
Associated Press
London
England
Denver
Earl of Lonsdale
America
Earl
Col
Hugh Cecil Lowther
Far West
Cumberland
Westmorland
West Marches
West
Woman Lawyer Breaks Oklahoma Tax Deadlock
Oklahoma City June 8. Mrs Eula Erixon the only woman lawyer in the attorney general's department ended days of deadlock among eight assistants on a modification of the state sales tax law. Crowe urged disregarding voucher order and four others opposed. Erixon’s concurrence settled the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Eula Erixon
Attorney General
Robert D. Crowe
John Rogers
Erixon
Crowe
Ada Receives Brief Rain Shower With Gusty Winds
Ada saw a brief rain event delivering .63 inch in about half an hour after a week without precipitation. A northeast wind whipped foliage as lightning appeared to the east and a cooling breeze followed the heat of a 97 degree afternoon.
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Ada
Three Airplane Crashes Reported Across Regions
Twelve killed in three crashes including a Newark to Chicago airliner at Mongaup Park New York Catskills. Wrecks found in Trinidad Mount Tucahe Tobago missing crew members. Argentina crash near a lake killed three pilots Lindbergh test flights in Bridgeport aboard Pan American S-42 flying boat.
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Mongaup Park
Sullivan County
Catskills
New York
Trinidad
Michael Cirpiani
Leslie Bradshaw
Mount
Tucahe
Tobago Island
New York State
Pan American-Graeco Airways
Argentina
Charles F. Lindenberg
Los Angeles
Cal
Charles A. Lindbergh
Pan-American Airways, Inc
Bridgeport
Conn
Ben Dwight elected Choctaw chief by popular vote
Hugo Oklahoma dispatch reports Ben Dwight won the Choctaw tribal election at the Goodland Indian school, defeating Will Gardner 115 to 38. The tribe holds $101,966.36 in U.S. treasury funds and 9,796 acres of lands valued at $137,144. An advisory tribal council of eleven members will meet annually and be appointed by the U S commissioner on the chief’s recommendation.
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Hugo
Okla
Ben Dwight
Dwight
Goodland Indian School
Here
Will Gardner
Gardner
United States Treasury
United States
Violent Deaths Over Weekend Reported In Oklahoma
Six violent deaths were reported over the weekend in Oklahoma. A plane crash at Altus killed Milton Gregory and injured Ernest Simpson and Gregory's wife who died later. Mrs Leland Essary died by apparent self harm in Custer City. Bill Stevens, an escaped prisoner, apparently shot himself near Sayre. Lance Mathews, 17, was struck by a Santa Fe freight at Thackerville.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Altus
Milton Gregory
Ernest Simpson
Gregory
Leland Essary
Custer City
Clinton
Bill Stevens
Sayre
J. T. ‘French
Lance Mathews
Santa Fe
Thackerville
Murder in the Hotel: Bannister Tracks Juliet France
David Bannister and GAINEY pursue clues in the Tracy King murder case. Juliet France, a key suspect, is tailed as she moves under cover near Bannister’s aunt’s home, raising questions about her movements and safety.
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David Bannister
Tracy King
Bannister
Gainey
Star
the Post
Juliet France
King
Herman Scurlach
Joe Parrott
Melvina Hollister
AL Dragan
Juliet
Parrott
St. Louisa
Delicious Pea Recipes And A Murder Plot Teaser
A collage of pea dish recipes accompanies a serialized crime tale. Juliet France’s evening song interrupts Bannister and McNeal as they discuss Parrott, King, and a dope racket tied to Mug Logan and Lebrun, hinting at a wider conspiracy and ongoing investigations.
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Bannister
Parrott
King
Annister
Cap
McNeal
Scurlach
Drugan
Dave
Logan
Lebrun
Dragan
Court rejects unwritten law in Oklahoma case
The state criminal court of appeals held that LP E P Merrick, a former highway enforcement officer, must serve a five year term for the slaying of Henry Downs a Denver basketball star shot at a filling station after Merrick claimed an attempted attack on his wife.
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Oklahoma
E. P. Merrick
State Highway Commission
Henry Downs
Denver
Merrick
State Criminal Court of Appeals
Downs
Forest Road to Mount Scott in Oklahoma Funded
The Public Works Administration allocated $100 000 to the Forest Service to build a road to Mount Scott summit in Wichita National Forest Oklahoma. A prior $100 000 grant to M C Groseclose of Medicine Park for a toll road was canceled as the government backed a federal project.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Forest Service
Mount Scott
Wicita National Forest
Oklahoma
M. C. Groseclose
Medicine Park
Okla
Downpour Deluges Muskogee Area. Trees Toppled
Muskogee area soaked by a heavy downpour of over two inches with winds felling large trees. Rain continued into morning delaying the first qualifying round of the state golf tournament. No major damage reported.
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Muskogee
U?p
NRA Rounds Out First Year of Operation
Washington June 11. NRA reaches its first birthday amid praise and criticism. The program under Hugh S. Johnson claims progress toward government business partnership with codes in force across many industries, higher employment, fewer child workers, and expanded union membership as it moves to consolidate and improve code operation.
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Johnson
Roosevelt
NRA
James Cope
Washington
U?p
Hugh S. Johnson
Recovery Administration
Midwest
Johnston
Congress
Salads for June Menus and a Blood Transfusion
A June menu notes nourishing salads to accompany lunch when the man of the house is away. It describes a Rose Salad with cabbage celery and chicken in tarragon dressing, plus a mixed green salad with French Mousseline dressing. The item ends with news that Lucille Hudson, 17, at St Marys hospital in Superior Wisconsin, will receive a blood transfusion today for aplastic anemia.
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Superior
Wis
Lucille Hudson
St. Mary’s Hospital
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Kate
Lawrence Avenue
Mr. Bannister
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