Basques Launch Counter Attack as Bilbao Crisis Deepens
Basque forces near Bilbao claim a counter offensive recaptured prisoners and seized war materiel as Basque government radios report the city under pressure. Government planes reportedly took part, shooting down four insurgent aircraft amid a surrounding siege. Premier Negrin reportedly plans to visit Santander to assess Basque positions. Insurgent Durango station confirms the attack but says it was repulsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayonne
France
Spain
Bilbao
Santander
Juan Negrin
Durango
Insurgents Tighten Ring Around Bilbao as Nations Rejoin Patrol
Germany and Italy re join the international non intervention patrol to prevent arms and men reaching Spain while insurgents tighten their siege to Bilbao. Gen Davila deploys troops to guard western heights and Basques clash with anarchists. Francisco Franco signals possible capture within 24 hours though some say days remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Italy
Spain
Bilbao
Britain
France
Fidel Davila
Hendaye
Francisco Franco
Salamanca
Miss Frail Finds Man Who Lacks Car in Quip
A humorous notice riffs on romance and modern life with dialect humor. It mentions a woman named Miss Fanny Frail, car buying on credit, and a patient’s doctor bill. It also notes Mrs Lem Wheeler planning a California summer and a boy returning a neighbor’s dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lem Wheeler
California
Garner Sails Through Dust Bowl Delayed by Flood Waters
Vice President Garner traveling home from Washington with Mrs. Garner entered the Texas dust bowl region near Amarillo. The party was delayed an hour by high water as Garner quipped about funds, saying he would tell the president to stop the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Tex
Garner
Washington
Dust Bowl
Panhandle
Three Die As Oil Derrick Collapses Near Okemah
Mangled bodies of Carl Klintworth J W Franklin and George Dennison were recovered after an oil derrick collapsed southwest of Okemah Oklahoma. The incident occurred while workers pulled tubing from the well owned by Carl Klintworth and drilled by Exchange Drilling Co of Tulsa.
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Okemah
Okla
Here
Carl Klintworth
Seminole
George Dennison
J. W. Franklin
Ada
Franklin
Klintworth
C. L. Baker
Dennison
The
Exchange Drilling Co
Tulsa
Suit On Note Filed Again In District Court
Marie J. Davis sues for 4410.85 against Francis O. Myers and Wallace E. Myers as executors of Edwin L. Myers estate and unknown heirs. The case seeks judgment on a 4000 dollar promissory note and to correct omissions from a prior mortgage action involving property in sections 22 and 4-8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie J. Davis
Francis O. Myers
Wallace E. Myers
Edwin L. Myers
Maxwell Investment Company
W. A. Barrett
Ella Barrett
W. A. Barrett Et al
Manton M. Wyvell
Clara F. Wyvell
Wyvell
Myers
Powers disputed over Oklahoma basic science medical exam law
Oklahoma Attorney General was asked to decide if the basic science medical examination law allows the board to review exams given by the state board of medical examiners. Critics call the law a farce and plan campaigns against it while accusing the Medical Association of blocking competition.
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Oklahoma City
Mac Q. Williamson
State Board of Medical Examiners
L. A. Turley
State Board of Basic Science Examiners
Basic Science Board
Board of Medical Examiners
Williamson
William Scopel
L. Lust
New York
National Association of Naturopathy
Oklahoma
Scopel
Medical Freedom Association
American Medical Association
Ix. W
Corbin
Chickasha
Oklahoma Oste
Former sweethearts found dead near La Grange Texas
In La Grange Texas Alfred Domel 22 and Gertie Treybig 19 were found shot to death after leaving a dance together. A coroner ruled murder and death by own action as the cause. A negro boy heard moaning on a country road and discovered Treybig’s body. Domel was found nearby in Baer creek and died shortly after rescue.
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LA Grange
Tex
Alfred Domel
Gertie Treybig
Miss Treybig
Government says 5000 Kurdish rebels killed in Dersim revolt
Turkish government reports more than five thousand Kurdish rebels were killed or wounded in the Dersim insurrection. Twenty five thousand troops with aircraft were deployed over three months to quell the uprising, with rebel leaders Habeb Kijo and his son wounded and at large in the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istanbul
Dersim
Turkey
Habeb Kijo
Governor predicts recount grounds for regents board vote
Oklahoma Governor Marland says the recount of the 1936 general election may supply the Supreme Court grounds to declare passage of an amendment creating a board of regents for Oklahoma A and M College at Stillwater. He spoke after reviewing figures from the State Election Board as Ada News notes.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
State Supreme Court
Board of Regents
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
State Election Board
President Roosevelt outlines aims to boost purchasing power
Washington President Roosevelt said economists are studying ways to raise purchasing power for low income groups to lift national income and shrink relief costs. He cited possible steps such as higher dependent child allowances and wage and hour standards while promising details in a future fireside chat. Officials estimate current national income at 70 billion dollars and project 78 billion next year, with full recovery not until 1939.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Commerce Department
Kidnapping Inquiry Taken Over By Federal Agents
Federal agents assume control of the Parsons kidnapping probe at Stony Brook Long Island after a ransom note was found in the Parsons car. Officials deny new contact with abductors as searches of woods near the farmstead continue. Gerald M. Livingston named in directory as Huntington 97, denied as intermediary.
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Stony Brook
N. Y
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lindbergh
Trim Little
Parsons
Earl Connelley
M. Sennet
Huntington 97
Gerald M. Livingston
Long Island
Livingston
North Shore
West Neck Road
Co. T. S. Williams
W. C Fields Denies Drinking Charge in Medical Suit
Riverside California June 16 W C Fields denies claims he drank two quarts of whisky daily in a $12000 medical fees suit filed by Dr Jesse Citron. Fields counters with a $25000 claim alleging a sleep drug not recognized by the American Medical Society was used in treatment.
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Riverside
Cal
W. C. Fields
Fields
Jesse Citron
Field
Dr. Citron
American Medical Society
Halter Pays Way for Vacation in Arkansas
Water Commissioner W. F. Graham recounts a thrifty summer vacation using a halter to hitchhike across Arkansas. He describes spending three months traveling on foot, stopping at farmhouses for hospitality and never paying for food or lodging.
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Tulsa
Arkansas
W. F. Graham
Halter
Rangers Urged to Be Courteous by Governor Marland
Oklahoma City June 16 Gov E W Marland urged 40 game rangers to improve public relations by courteous conduct toward the public. He cited a case of an elderly woman arrested for license noncompliance and warned against rough handling of violators while promising more funds for the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
E. W. Marland
Marland
Reporter dies in car crash in Port Jefferson
Arthur E. Calnan 34 AP reporter assigned to the Parsons kidnapping died when his car struck a stone wall on a main street curve in Port Jefferson New York. Troopers said he misjudged the turn and was thrown clear. A Boston native he covered major news events over 15 years.
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Port Jefferson
N. Y
Arthur E. Calnan
Associated Press
Calnan
Boston
Sally Rand Wins Official Approval After Police Dispute
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on June 16 Alderman Frank R. Foster cleared Sally Rand of disrobing. State policemen Rit telmann and Harrison had claimed impropriety during a final theater appearance.
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Uniontown
Frank R. Foster
Sally Rand
Paul A. Rittelmann
H. E. Harrison
Singing Convention At Pleasant Hill Pontotoc County
A district singing convention will meet Sunday afternoon at Pleasant Hill eight miles south of Ada on Highway 48. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Pontotoc County
Pleasant Hill
Ada
Highway
Doughton to lead tax dodging inquiry in Congress
Rep. Robert L. Doughton takes charge of a high profile tax dodging probe in Congress as Secretary Morgenthau is set to testify. The inquiry may name alleged evaders, with hearings open to the public and the treasury providing records for public disclosure.
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Washington
North Carolina
Robert L. Doughton
Bob
Ways and Means Committee
House
Doughton
Morgenthau
Senate-House Investigating Committee
Treasury
Harrison
D-Miss
Lack of Funds Hinders State Crime Bureau Work
Charles W. Daley, state crime bureau superintendent, says a sharp cut in the next biennium budget will force the bureau to limit services to the office. He notes no field experts or ballistics tests can be provided. seven of twenty four employees will be rehired later. The legislature allotted 51800 for the coming two years, down from 132800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Charles W. Daley
State Crime Bureau
Daley
Blum Wins Hard Fought Victory In France Crisis
Paris June 16 Social ist Premier Leon Blum's government won the chamber of deputies approval for extraordinary financial powers after a 21 hour session. The bill passed 346 to 247 authorizing action between now and July 31 without parliamentary sanction. Senate debate to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Leon Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Blum
Senate
Oklahoma City Considers $2 Million Bond For Reservoir Projects
City Manager W A Quinn said voters may be asked within 60 days to approve bonds totaling 2 million dollars to finance Oklahoma City's participation in the Fort Supply and Optima reservoir projects on the North Canadian river. The move follows news from Washington of near congressional approval for a flood control measure totaling 194 million dollars that includes the two projects.
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Oklahoma City
W. A. Quinn
Fort Supply
Optima
North Canadian River
Washington
Lincoln County Prosecutor Vassar to Probe Payoffs Reported
Lincoln County Attorney William Vassar plans to confer with the state highway commission on reports of payoffs by road workers. He will conduct a personal investigation and seek affidavits from workers about payments to keep their jobs, and will prosecute if evidence supports charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
William Vassar
Lincoln County
State Highway Commission
Vassar
People See 11 or 12 Stars in Big Dipper Bowl
The note explains that observers with keen eyesight can spot eleven or twelve stars forming the bowl of the Big Dipper, highlighting how star visibility varies with viewing conditions and acuity.
Judgment Awarded 1.85 in Repair Bill Case
In district court on Wednesday J. W. Munsell received a formal judgment for 1.85 against Tennie Correll for repair work on Corrells buildings. The suit began for 82 dollars with the defendant paying all but 1.85 during pendency, plus 40 dollars in attorney fees and other costs.
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J. W. Munsell
Tennie Correll
Munsell
Dispute Over Pipe Lands In District Court
Cen tral States Power and Light asks the court to enjoin Joe Parks from removing or selling 3000 feet of four inch pipe laid on land of O C Cole and Motes. The company seeks a temporary restraining order pending hearing after alleging Parks claims ownership and interferes with removal. The pipe had been part of the Allen water plant bought by E H Martin and John H Mueller and conveyed to the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Central States Power and Light Corporation
Joe Parks
E. H. Martin
John H. Mueller
O. C. Cole
Motes
Martin
Mueller
Parks
Soil conservation talk highlights Oklahoma needs
Dr. N. E. Winters outlines a 30 to 40 year program to restore soil fertility in Oklahoma through crop rotation contour farming and terracing. He warns that 7 of 16 million cultivated Oklahoma acres suffer erosion and urges a national farming on the level effort.
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Oklahoma
Dr. Winters
Soil Conservation Service
Winters
Lower
Mississippi
United States
Mississippi River
Cairo
Gulf
Brick Throwers Smash Windows In Kansas City Hotels
In Kansas City on June 16 a crowd of about 2000 union sympathizers threw bricks at three major hotels, breaking around 40 windows. Police used tear gas to disperse the mob, arresting three and injuring one officer amid a strike action by the American Federation of Labor unions seeking a closed shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
American Federation of Labor Unions
D. E. Reddish
Welfare Board to Review Oklahoma Pension Rolls
Oklahoma public welfare commission under Governor Marland will inspect the old age pension rolls to remove ineligible recipients. Commission director Harve Melton reported 65,198 people were on the June rolls, noting more than half of residents over 65 are on pensions.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Public Welfare Commission
Marland
Harve Melton
Commission
Eighth Sanders joins Sioux Valley News staff in Brookings
In Brookings South Dakota Robert Sanders graduates from the school of journalism and is named to the Sioux Valley News marking the eighth Sanders family member to enter newspaper work in the northwest long journalistic lineage noted by locals.
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Brookings
S. D
Robert Sanders
The
School of Journalism
Sioux Valley News
Sanders
Northwest
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America
Little Junior Burr
Garners
NY al Collapse
H. Styles Bridges
Rep
N. H
Post Office Committee
William H. Howes
Kenneth McKellar
Den
Tenn
A. and M. Regents Board
Ada News
Federals
W. C Fields
Rangers
Central States Power & Light Corporation
Paul Denny
N. E. Winters
Konawa
SCS
Band Mothers’ Club
Chamber of Commerce
CCC
Kansas
Nebraska
I. R. Gilmore
Mexico
Nature
Welfare Board
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