Stranger Seeks Child Killer After Baby Taken From Cradle
In Clyde a mysterious stranger and a dog that did not bark aided a nightlong manhunt for a kidnapper who seized 10 week old Haldon Fink from a cradle and cast him into Green Creek. The infant was found dead about 12 hours later on the George Thomson farm near U.S. Highway 20. Sheriff Myers and FBI aided the probe. the baby's mother Velma Baker Fink is inconsolable but hopeful for answers.
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Clyde
Haldon Fink
Green Creek
Sheriff Myers
J. BR. O'Hara
Edwin
Velma Baker Fink
George Thomson
U. S. Highway 20
Myers
FBI
Ted Paul
L. D. Krugh
Paul
D. W. Philo
Ickes to Reply to Program Critics
Washington June 14 The PWA chief Ickes plans to tell the federal monopoly committee that private capital would invest about 8.5 billion dollars in new public works. Sen O Mahoney asked Ickes to testify on why vast savings sit idle. Ickes cites 5 800 applications for 1 775 billion in new PWA projects with 4 500 grants and local contributions around 703 million. He notes communities covered 87.7 percent of costs in 1938 39 versus 50.4 percent in 1953 34 and claims private funds are entering the program, reducing the need for federal loans.
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Washington
PWA
Ickes
Federal Monopoly Committee
Congress
Sen. O'Mahoney
Roosevelt
O'Mahoney
Textbook Bid Plan To Be Discarded In Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City report says state will discard a plan to advertise bids on all textbooks due to lawsuit threats. Bids will be asked only on the 43 percent of books with adoptions expiring, with bids likely opened July 15, per Raymond Brunk, commission chairman.
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Oklahoma City
Phillips
Raymond Brunk
Commission
Beauty Lobby Trial Opens With Glamour Cast
Federal court in New York hears the case of William P Buckner and others accused of mail fraud tied to Philippine railway bonds. A dancer who joined a promoter on the so called Beauty Lobby describes the Washington junket as a vague memory. Noel Carter, a lead witness, rushes from the room as Buckner and associates face an international, high profile trial atmosphere featuring stage, screen and political figures.
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New York
Washington
Noel Carter
William P. Buckner
Europe
London
Buckner 3
Hollywood
Phillippines
Buckner
Loretta Young
Deadlock Endangers City County Building Project
City and county officials remained deadlocked over a contract to share half of the proposed site for a city county relief office building. A reversion clause risking loss of funds and site prompted mayor’s warning of no building if unresolved, with legality questions and potential three month delay if no agreement by June 30.
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Bill Crawfod
County Excise Board
Marble Board Law Upheld By Court
The criminal court of appeals ruled the seventeenth legislature’s marble board ban constitutional. The decision upheld Governor Phillips and allowed county officers to confiscate marble boards used as gambling devices. W. H. Davis of Tulsa, jailed May 15 for operating a marble board, had challenged the law as unconstitutional and a denial of due process.
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Oklahoma City
Criminal Court of Appeals
High Court
W. H. Davis
Tulsa
Davis
Phillips
State To Close Year With Balance
The state will close the fiscal year with at least 166,582 in cash, per a report to State treasurer Carl Sebring. To meet the target it may divert part of June collections and cut unexpended appropriations, with Roger Phelps citing salvage of 1,533,774 in unspent appropriations as a key measure.
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Oklahoma City
Carl Sebring
Ordinry
Roger Phelps
Order Sought To Return Bud Rich
County Attorney Wadlington moved to compel C. E. Bud Rich to appear as a witness in the John Boyce McKeel bribery case. Rich, serving time at El Reno for a perjury and income tax violation, would testify at McKeel's preliminary hearing where prosecutors allege as county judge he took money to promise not to prosecute whiskey offenses.
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Cartoss Wadlington
C. E
Bud” Rich
John Boyce McKeel
Rich
Federal Reformatory
el Reno
Wadilington
McKeel
Governor announces highway debt paid by October
Governor Phillips, after a conference with highway commissioners, said the last of the old debt would be retired by October. He stated the retirement would allow the state to match federal money and support a statewide program.
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Oklahoma City
Phillips
Report On Carbon Black Plant To Be Heard
A report will be given at the Ada Chamber of Commerce noon meeting on Thursday concerning an investigation of a proposed carbon black plant to be erected in the county. Charles Ewell Johnson company plans the plant northwest of Stonewall using gas from the Fitts field for carbon black used in its products.
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Ada Chamber of Commerce
Charles Ewell Johnson Company
Stonewall
Fitts
Ada Street Project Gains Federal Approval For Paving
President Roosevelt approves a WPA program funding 173180 of federal money toward a 264000 project to lay asphalt paving on about 400 blocks of Ada streets. Local property owners must join in paying their share as contractors begin signing up blocks with costs listed for concrete curbs gutters and storm sewers among other items.
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Ada
Roosevelt
Lyle Boren
Moore
Water cutoffs spark payment drive in city
About 20 residents were cut off Tuesday by the water department to pressure delinquent accounts, with over 100 more behind on bills. Officials outlined plans to continue the policy until all overdue amounts are settled, noting only one commercial user remained delinquent after adjustments. There are roughly 1,200 dead meters and 7,000 live meters in use.
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City Water Department
Gov Stark Wins Patronage Prize In Kansas City Police Shakeup
Jefferson City Mo June 14 The legislature gave Gov Lloyd Stark a patronage prize by placing Kansas City police under a governor appointed board until 1932 The Pendergast machine faced a Waterloo as Stark broke with the boss and the police reform bill passed 23 to 8 with an emergency clause The move follows years of political clash amid indictments and prison terms for Pendergast figures and city officials in a statewide reform push.
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Jefferson City
Kansas City
Pendergast
Waterloo
Stark
Leavenworth
R. Emmett O'Malley
Oy Stark
Bryce B. Smith
H. MeeElroy
Stio Higgins
McElroy
Dr Roscoe R Robinson Named President of Central State College
Dr Roscoe R Robinson selected by unanimous board vote as president of Central State College succeeding Dr John Moseley who became dean at Tennessee State University. A native of Cambridge Ohio born Jan 19 1895, he advanced from principal to superintendent at Ferry High School and earned degrees from Lebanon University University of Oklahoma and George Peabody College.
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Roscoe R. Robinson
Central State College
R. R. Robinson
University Preparatory’ School
Tonkawa
Board of Regents For
Oklahoma Colleges
Phillips
John Moseley
Tennessee State University
Robinson
East Central College
A. Linscheid
Columbia
W. €. Kite
Regents Board
Lebanon University
Ferry High School
University of Oklahoma
George Peabody College
Nashville
Cambridge
Ohio
William Brook
Mary Jane Grear Robinson
Keller To Begin Term At El Reno Federal Prison
ROY Keller, former Ada police chief, starts a three year federal sentence for auto theft across state lines. Deputy U S Marshal Allen Stanfield said he would arrest Keller in Oklahoma City and transport him to El Reno. Keller had lived in Oklahoma City since his federal conviction last March and had been free on a $2,500 bond without appealing to the circuit court.
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Roy Keller
Ada Police Department
el Reno
Dyer
Keller
U. S
Allen Stanfield
Stanfield
Oklahoma City
Ada
Circuit Court of Appeals
Oklahoma
Governor's Oklahoma Law and Order Speech at Baptist Tabernacle
A large Ada audience is expected as Gov Leon C Phillips speaks on enforcement of law and order at the First Baptist church tabernacle Thursday night. The 8 pm program is organized by the Men's Brotherhoods of Baptist church of the Banner Association with delegates from communities within 40 miles anticipated.
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First Baptist Church Tabernacle
Leon C. Phillips
Phillips
Oklahoma
Men's Brotherhoods of Baptist Church of the Banner Association
Ada
Fishing Job Delays Osceola Hatcher Well and Senora Drilling
A fishing job delayed drilling on Hatcher No. 1 Sutton in section 24 5 4 and blocked entry into Viola lime. Acidizing of Senora No. 1 Porter in Bebee field SW extension was not done as planned, while Senora continues toward the Viola lime in No. 1 Norman and Slemming near Maxwell.
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Oscar Hatcher No. 1
Sutton
Viola
Senora No. 1
Porter
Bebee Field
Senora
Norman and
Slemming
Maxwell
Woman dies in jail while awaiting hospital transfer
In Stilwell Oklahoma on June 14 Mrs Golda York 20 died at Adair county jail while awaiting removal to a hospital for nervous disease. Sheriff W Ferguson stated she was brought in last night after becoming violent. Survivors include her husband Roy York a farmer.
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Stilwell
Okla
Golda York
Baron
Adair County
W. Ferguson
Ferguson
Roy York
New Relief Bill Aims to Clean Up WPA Operations
A House bill totaling 1.477 billion dollars seeks extensive WPA reforms and a new year of funding to sustain the agency. Rep Woodrum, praising the measure, says it would clean up WPA and extend relief to more people, while Rep Tabor argues for decentralizing relief to states and localities.
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Washington
Congress
House
Appropriations Committee
Woodrum
D-Va
Ralph Pulitzer Dies After Abdominal Surgery
New York June 14 Ralph Pulitzer former editor and Pulitzer Publishing Co vice president died from complications after an abdominal operation at Harkness Pavilion Presbyterian Hospital He had been ill since May 1 Funeral services will be at St Thomas Episcopal Church He was born in St Louis educated there and abroad He married Frederica Vanderbilt Webb in 1905 later divorced and he married Margaret Kay Leach eleven years ago
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New York
Ralph Pulitzer
Edior
Joseph Pulitzer
Pulitzer
Pulitzer Publishing Co
St. Louis Post Dispatch
New York World Papers
Harkness Pavilion
Presbyterian Hospital
St. Thomas
Frederica Vanderbilt Webb
Margaret Kay Leach
Lad Is Killed At Mill Creek
Lad Luther Fronterhouse was killed when a train struck an automobile at Mill Creek. His mother Oletha and sister were in the car. Oletha and Winfred escaped with minor injuries, while Luther died after being rushed to Sulphur hospital.
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Mill Creek
Tuthern Horn
Oletha
Luther
Yw. Fronterhouse
Winfred
Death on Winding Stair Mountain Sparks Oklahoma Crash
J. M. Jaquess aged 48 from Whitesboro died from injuries suffered in a highway accident on Winding Stair Mountain near Poteau. Eli Williams, 56 of Whitesboro, was also injured in the crash where a truck veered off the road and hit a tree. driver Jasper Hunter of Talihina was not seriously hurt.
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Jaquess
Williams
Jasper Hunter
Talihina
Blockade Tightened in British Zone at Tientsin
Tientsin, an important North China port, sees Japanese officers tightening the blockade on British and French concessions and adding five conditions for a peaceful settlement amid the China crisis. Britain signals possible retaliation as tensions rise with Japan over terrorists.
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Great Britain
Japan
Tientsin
North China
China
Tokyo
RH. A. Butler
Russia
Far East
Britain
Europe
Germany
Hungary
Slovakia
Bohemia
Moravia
Berlin
Bratislava
Prague
Kladno
Blockade Stops Flow of Goods into Area
Japanese gendarmes with Chinese police halted food and goods into the British and French concessions in Tientsin, cutting supply to about 120,000 people and causing immediate scarcity as vendors avoided shipments amid anti-Japanism fears. In Kansas, Great Bend saw 0.4 inch rain flood streets and damage to wheat as harvest nears. it was the heaviest rain in 30 years.
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Tientsin, Chine
Great Bend
Kas
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Ted Peckham
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Graham Champers
Hell
Chambers
Gov. Stark
K. C
Ada News
Mast* Central
Central College
Northern Oklahoma Educational Association
Northern Oklahoma Area Boy Scouts of América
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