Farley Leads Democratic Opening at Philadelphia Convention
James A. Farley, Democratic National Chairman, opens the Philadelphia convention with a militant stance in support of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal. Delegates praise the president as foes from the right and left are rallied against, while party unity and two-thirds rule tensions remain.
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Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Bob Wagner
New York
Garner
Alfred K. Smith
Smith
Farley
American Liberty League
League
Jim
Rhode Island
Chicago
Senator Carte
Glass
Virginia
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Franklin D. Roosevelt
State Treasurer Bets Big on Sales Tax Tokens
Denver reports State Treasurer Charles M. Armstrong predicts tourists will take home 1.5 million sales tax tokens this summer. The state buys tokens at 1.45 dollars per thousand and sells them at 32 dollars per thousand.
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Denver
Charles M. Armstrong
Ada News Wins Third Prize in National Contest
The Ada Evening News of Ada Oklahoma finished third in the national contest ratings for daily newspapers with circulation above 3500. The awards were presented at the National Editorial Association convention, with first prize going to The Evanston News Index and runner up to Belfontaine Daily Examiner.
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ADA News
Poland Spring
Maine
Cobleskill
New York
Robert H. Pritchard
National Editorial Association
Ada
Okla
Evanston
Merle Swain
Belfontaine
Ohio
Daily Examiner
Two Pontotoc County Accidents Cause Injuries
Two highway crashes in Pontotoc County injured three people, including 6 year old Harold Ross Hoover who suffered a severe head injury and leg fracture and was improving at a local hospital. A. C. Dixon and his daughter Katherine, 18, were treated at home for lacerations and bruises after a head on collision with a National Guard truck driven by Glenn L. Ivey.
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Pontotoc County
Harold Ross Hoover
Ross Hoover
Fittstown
A. C. Dixon
Katherine
Mr. Dixon
National Guard
Ada
Glenn L. Ivey
Roff National
Pontotoc County Fair Hopes for WPA Match to Boost Plans
Pontotoc county fair board seeks about 30000 in WPA funds to match 15000 of county money for the 1957 38 fair. Ada Chamber of Commerce secretary Milo Keating and President Charles Bates say federal aid would create 45000 for buildings and improvements if a site purchase is arranged from a current owner using the board’s 1957 38 appropriation.
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Pontotoc County
Fair Board
Charles T. Bates
WPA
Ada
Bates
WPAC
Harden Divorce Granted With Trust To Benefit Mrs Harden
Mrs Elizabeth Harden wins a divorce from Andrew J Harden and a property division involving oil lands in the Fitts field. Judge Lucius Babcock ruled the $300000 income placed in a trust for Mrs Harden for life with remainder to her heirs. Final trust arrangements to be settled July 1 with Judge Babcock returning to finalize details.
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Elizabeth Harden
Andrew J. Harden
Fitts
Lucius Babcock
Oklahoma City
Delinquent ruling in fatal farm home shooting case
Clifton Zachary, 15, faces juvenile court trial for the murder of his father Grady Zachary on the family farm near Walters Oklahoma. A judge ruled him delinquent after a preliminary hearing, with options including reform school confinement, parole to his mother, or acquittal. The boy said his father was mean, a claim supported by his mother sister and brothers and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene
Louis
Here
Townsend Board Endorses Opponent of Sen Borah
Boise Idaho June 24 endorsed today by Dr F E Townsend State board of strategy as candidate for United States Senate seat held by William E Borah for 39 years.
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Townsend Board Okays
Sen
Borah
Boise
Idaho
Pbyton Defenbach
F. E. Townsend
State Board of Strategy
United States Senate
William E. Borah
South Carolina Senator Walks Out at Democratic Convention
Sen Ellison D Smith of South Carolina walked out of the Democratic National Convention in protest against negro presence. He left after a negro minister prayed and cited the presence of about 30 black delegates, saying he was going home and would “do some talking.”
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Philadelphia
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
Sen. Smith
Dixie
Smith
Claude Satt
Florida Banker Fred Cone Wins Democratic Nomination for Governor
A 61 year old Lake City banker, farmer and lawyer Fred J. Cone won Florida’s democratic nomination for governor in a run-off. Unofficial returns show Cone with over 45 600 votes, ahead of Judge Raleigh Petteway of Tampa who led the June 2 primary and faced Cone in the runoff.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Lake City
Fred J. Cone
Florida
Cone
Raleigh Petteway
Tampa
Petteway
Greater returns for a most in vested
Classified ad notice reports strong financial results for Ada News investors. The brief highlights higher returns and renewed confidence in the publication’s market position.
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Ada News
Two Boys Hurt in West El Reno Collision
In a crash five miles west of El Reno four others were injured. Seminole's William Cruse and 15 year old Earl Alden suffered brain injuries and were unconscious. Mrs Cruse Vincent Alden and W R Moore and son also injured.
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EL Reno
William Cruse
Earl Alden
Fittstown
Cruce
Vincent Alden
W. RR. Moore
Orville
New Deal Platform Partly Delayed by Drafters
Seven senators and five new deal hands labored to finalize the 1936 Democratic platform. Senator Robert F. Wagner reported the drafting session bogged down after two hours of debate. He said no final pledges would be ready before early morning, amid signs of opposition to controversial planks.
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Philadelphia
U. S
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Roosevelt
Wagner
Green
Resolutions Committee
Supreme Court
Congress
United States
Ada attorney W. C. Duncan dies at 73 in Ada
W C Duncan a prominent Ada attorney and businessman died of a heart ailment at his home 609 South Broadway at 1130 p m He is survived by his wife daughter grandchild a brother two sisters and his mother 95 of Flora Ill He was deeply involved in Ada civic religious and educational efforts and had served as mayor of Ada He helped build and expand the First Baptist church and supported the Chamber of Commerce Lions club and local loan association.
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W. C. Duncan
Ada
South Broadway
Duncan
L. W. Cheek
Mary Duncan
Flora
First Baptist Church
Illinois
Mississippi
Texas
Bonham
Ludie St. Clair
East Main
Chamber of Commerce
Ada Lions Club
Federal Home Savings and Loan Association
The
Home Building and Loan Association
Mr. Duncan
Fifteenth and
Broadway
Escaped Convicts Fleed Pursuers in Tex River Bottom Chase
In Groesbeck Texas two dangerous fugitives Luke Trammer and Forrest Gibson eluded about 45 to 90 officers across a dense Navasota River bottom. They killed a guard at Retrieve Prison Farm last Friday and abducted T. B. Atkinson. A posse tracked them through river woods while witnesses reported sightings of the pair riding double on a farm horse near Oletha.
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Groesbeck
Tex
Texas
Navasota
Luke Trammer
Forrest Gibson
Convention Holds Short And Uneventful Routine Session
Philadelphia June 24 The Democratic platform committee held a brief routine session with no major decisions. Debates centered on the Townsend pension plan and labor proposals as lawmakers from Washington state and California sparred over the content of the platform.
Frisco Passenger Train to Continue Service in Ada
Frisco officials in Tulsa announced the Ada day train will not be discontinued next Sunday and will run indefinitely. Earlier plans to end after Saturday runs were scrapped, and the train will arrive in Ada at 11:25 and depart at 2:30 daily.
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Frisco
Ada
Tulsa
Townsend Drive Set-back At Democratic Convention
Philadelphia reporters describe the ongoing party gathering as it balances a platform fight with new ovations and a push for a Towns end pension plan while debates on the two thirds rule and constitutional amendments loom as key issues.
Two Fires in Ada Cause Minor Damage
Ada fire department responds to two Wednesday fires with limited damage. A stove near a wall at 225 West Thirteenth ignited wallpaper, promptly doused. A mattress factory at 210 East Third faced a morning blaze among old mattresses, extinguished after all smoldering cotton was soaked.
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Ada Fire Department
West Thirteenth
East Third
Hale denied neglect charge in Pontotoc court
George Hale was released on a £1,000 appearance bond after pleading not guilty to a charge he failed to provide support for a minor child. Hale denies he neglected the child by failing to supply food and necessities.
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George Hale
Pontotoc
Hale
Rabies Case After Rhesus Rampage at Calif Church
Five people were given Pasteur treatment today after a rabid Rhesus monkey rampage at the First Presbyterian Church in Placentia California. The 10 pound monkey was shot by police in the church choir room after scattering a 175-member congregation and injuring a final victim.
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Placentia
Calif
Pasteur
First Presbyterian Church
Explosion at Trico Products Plant Kills One
In Buffalo on June 24 a high pressure compressed air line exploded at the Trico Products corporation plant killing one worker and injuring 15 others including both men and women.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Trico Products Corporation
Pangborn Plans Dallas Hop in Flying Wing Plane
Clyde Pangborn, famed round the world flyer, set for a routine flight to Dallas Texas for the Texas Centennial celebration. He said the leg would not be a speed test.
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Los Angeles
Clyde Pangborn
Dallas
Texas
Two Centrahoma Girls Injured In Sideswipe Crash
Alice Perkins 16 and Leona Scott 18, both Centrahoma residents, were injured in a sideswipe automobile accident near Centrahoma about 7 30 Tuesday night. Perkins suffered double ankle fractures and a compound knee wound while Scott sustained a foot injury and severe bruises.
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Alice Perkins
Belle Perkins
Centrahoma
Leona Scott
Miss Perkins
Miss Scott
Democratic convention backs new platform but split over Townsend plan
At Philadelphia convention hall on June 24 delegates heard petitions on constitutional change and the Townsend old age pension, while Roosevelt leaders resisted both. Senator Wagner was chosen chair of the platform committee and Senator Joe Robinson planned the permanent chair. Green proposed a two thirds court veto, but reforms stalled amid New Deal support.
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Organized Labor
Supreme Court
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Townsend
Schwellenbach
Resolutions Committee
Rep
C. Jasper Beil
Missouri
Special House
Bell
Fletcher W. Greer
California
Greer
Bel
Platform
White House
Robert I. Wagner
New York
Wagner
Eddie Dowling
Washington
Lewis Schwellenbach
Paul V.mcnutt
Indiana
Platform Committee
Joe Robinson
Arkansas
Green
Ada Child 10 Gets $10,000 Damage Award
Geneva Harrington, daughter of J. J. Harrington of Ada, was awarded $10,000 by the state supreme court after a district court verdict tied to a traffic accident in Oklahoma City. She suffered a fractured skull as an infant when a taxicab collided with a truck. Funds will cover ongoing medical care and education through a trust, her father a gauger for Stanolind Pipeline Co.
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Oklahoma City
Geneva Harrington
J. J. Harrington
Ada
State Supreme Court
General
Stanolind Pipeline Company
Attica Bank Robbery by Three Men at Closing Time
At Attica First National Bank three men held up the bank at closing time and fled with about $1,000. Two female employees and two women patrons were present. A robber forced entry to the back room, then others grabbed the cash with a bag. Local details note the incident occurred June 24.
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Attica
Kans
First National Bank of
A. A. Hilliard
No Serious Injuries After Main and Mississippi Accident
An automobile collision at Main and Mississippi at noon Wednesday caused no serious injuries to either driver. C. H. Rankin of Continental Oil drove a coupe and Floyd Brazell in a new car, which overturned several times and was badly smashed amidst heavy damage to one vehicle.
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Main
Mississippi
C. H. Rankin
Continental Oil Company
Floyd Brazell
Brazell
Senator Louis Fisehl Ard More On McAlester Penitentiary Tour
Oklahoma City June 24 Senator Louis Fisehl Ard More chairman of the governor named committee said the panel will likely meet in September to tour McAlester penitentiary. The group will review personnel equipment and discipline and will make recommendations to the 1937 legislature after Governor Marland asked them to wait until after the July 28 primary election.
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Oklahoma City
Louis Fisehl
Ardmore
Marland
McAlester Penitentiary
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Barkley
Edward J. Duffy
Associated Press
Convention
Norman
Okla) Transcript
Fred Carman
Northern State Envelope Company
Fair Board 10
Charles Bates
Fund For Mars
Demos
Earl Allen
New Deal
Hard
Nathan Robertson
Townsend Olange
Washington State
Lewis PB. Schwellenbach
Plank
Tulsa-Ada
Sen. Barkley
Chile
Centraloma
Atlantic City
N. J
Will & Manier Fir
Nashville
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