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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1929
Page
2
Senator Borah opens debate on tariff legislation urging limits on changes to farm product schedules. He argues for restraint to protect agricultural sectors while addressing broader trade concerns. The discussion centers on proposed amendments and administrative mechanisms.
Debates opened in the Senate on Borah’s proposal to limit tariff revision to agricultural and related products as part of farm relief. Borah stated the aim is to determine if revision is a core farm relief measure or a broader, incidental change.
Senator Norris introduces an export debenture plan as an amendment to the tariff bill. The move aligns with the debenture group's long-standing goal to include the proposition if it is removed from the farm measure.
News from Folke stone reports seven lives lost when an Imperial Airways trans channel aircraft crashed near shore after departing Croydon. Four passengers, the pilot and a mechanic injured. searchers recover two bodies with more believed in the submerged cabin as authorities promise a full investigation.
The district court neared its finale this afternoon with testimony in the manslaughter case of M. M. Day who allegedly hid in ambush and shot a neighbor. Judge Orel Busby deferred sentence for Paul Newell Arley Ward and another youth pending reputation verification in Seminole. The trio, all under 29, were found guilty of robbing a Ross merchant of $5 and clothing. Ernest Cochran received 15 months in the state penitentiary for assault after slashing a man at Horseshoe Ranch. Cochran posted bond for appeal.
National League batting leaders include Herman Robins O Doul .388 with Phillies Frisch 85 hits Hafey 67 RBIs and 20 doubles Frisch 10 triples Hafey 17 homers Cuyler 15 steals Grimes 10 wins. American League batting Foxx .406 Gehringer 56 runs 87 hits Hafey 67 RBIs Johnson 23 doubles Combs 7 triples Gehrig 17 homers Miller and Cissell 8 steals Grove 12 wins 1 loss.
The Florida house adopted by 74 to 13 a resolution condemning social policies and the administration for entertaining Negroes in the White House on a parity with white ladies.
In Muskogee Oklahoma the federal grand jury handed down forty six true bills amid a three day session Judge R L Williams presiding About sixty five cases were examined Indictments include Arthur Applegate Sand Springs sign shop owner Thomas Fanatamas and Tulsa men W C Crabb and Harvey Dean linked to a counterfeit ring It is alleged plates for twenty dollar bills were created in Mexico and buried cash found in Arizona Other indictments involve obscene mailings mail fraud embezzlement and counterfeit coins A crash near Asher killed George Houston and a separate wreck near Wetumka injured four others with W H Sims held for investigation
A man, W. H. Sims of Seminole, was charged with manslaughter in Holdenville for a crash that killed Mrs. W. B. Vickery of Rogers Arkansas and lightly injured her husband and relatives. Sims, injured with three broken ribs, was jailed. Vickery’s body to Rogers for funeral. Families were en route to California.
Health authorities urge vigilance as inspectors seek Mediterranean fruit fly signs in grapefruit and oranges. Instruction covers maggot inspection, destruction methods by boiling or burial, and reporting to Oklahoma A and M College extension. also notes Lou Gehrig's 18th homer as Yankees top Red Sox in New York.
Oklahoma City June 13 Cordell president of the state board of agriculture testifies before a House subcommittee. He notes law violations exist but claims they span all departments since statehood and many payrolls were handled by auditing committees. He admits some payrolls paid monthly rather than daily and that some workers reported to him rather than to the livestock supervisor.
Washington June 12 The 1939 decennial census will publish district by district figures immediately after collection to detect inaccuracies before tabulation. About 123 million people are to be listed with 100 000 enumerators and 6 000 8 000 more later. Women are favored for enumerator roles.
June 14 dispatches from Peking and Moscow claim Soviet forces crossed borders and moved toward Manchuria amid raids on Russian consulates. Chinese Kuomintang leaders meet to assess the crisis while Moscow denies any invasion of Mongolia.
Washington notes say the freedom of the seas will dominate talks between British Prime Minister MacDonald and President Hoover if a U S trip occurs. Debates in Senate and diplomacy trace the issue to ancient times, with proposals for hemispheric division and wider multilateral treaties to secure navigation rights.
Elmer Cales, 28, is charged with first degree murder in the fatal shooting of Marcuerite White, 21, near Independence Kansas. Cales failed to post a bond of 312,506 and was returned to Montgomery county jail after arraignment in Caney. He says Miss White took a gun from his car and shot herself. a preliminary hearing is set for June 27 with attorneys Wagstaff Scovel Welch involved.
Oklahoma City report says two people died in separate car crashes last night. Gordon Smith, 16, of Asher, was among the deceased.
C George Spraker auto dealer pleaded guilty to two counts of disposing of mortgaged property in district court before Judge Orel Busby. He was fined 100 dollars and costs in one case and 50 dollars and costs in the other. Two similar cases were dismissed and one continued after complainants agreed to drop them with payment of obligations. The judge spoke as remarks were delivered. A jury neared verdict on Roy Buster for receiving stolen property as Ernest Cochran faced trial for assault with intent to kill following an alleged Byrds Mill altercation.
After July 16 the fellow with the roll of greenbacks won’t have as much paper but its intrinsic value will hold. A sample of the new paper money in denominations from $1 to $20 was shown at the First National bank. The notes are smaller in size, 2 3-4 by 63-8 inches, and officials expect easier handling and wider acceptance. The new currency will be issued against bank deposits and the old notes retired gradually.
Brief classified note highlighting strong value from investments with high returns. Mentions favorable rates and potential growth opportunities for readers seeking efficient use of capital.
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