Two Kinds of Pioneers Pick Your Lane
Palmer Alaska reports protests by Manuska Valley colonists accusing mal administration in the colonization project. Senator Vandenberg cites claims of unbuilt housing roads and overpriced goods while Don Irwin disputes exaggeration.
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Palmer
Alaska
Manuska Valley
United States Senate
Don Irwin
Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
FERA
California
County Criminal Court Term Ends With Acquittal
The county court term closed Monday with the acquittal of Irwin Knox on a charge of contaminating Byrds Mill creek in southeastern Pontotoc county. Judge John Boyce McKeel reported many cases were disposed of and others passed to the next term. Raymond Yancey was found guilty of omitting support for a minor child, fined 25 dollars and jailed 30 days, sentence stayed 90 days. other two cases for disturbance of worship and water contamination were passed. A fall session may be held.
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Irwin Knox
Byrds Mill Creek
Pontotoc County
John Boyce McKeel
Raymond Yancey
McKeel
Hugh Johnson to Take Relief Post for New York City
Washington June 25 UP Hugh S Johnson former NRA chief agreed with President Roosevelt to serve as federal works administrator for New York City without salary. He will draw 25 per diem, work four days weekly, and end by October 1 unless extended. He reports to Harry Hopkins and consults with Mayor La Guardia. Hopkins announced the appointment.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Roosevelt
New York City
White House
Johnson
la Guardia
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Edward McGrady
Labor
Roosevelt Wealth Tax Plan Sparks Capitol Clash
In Washington, June 25, lawmakers clash over Roosevelt wealth tax, with House Democrats threatening revolt against Senate drafted legislation, while Republicans press for cautious action. Senate and House leaders bid to ease tensions as other measures unfold.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
House Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committee
Capitol
Harrison
Finance Committee
Burns
Senate
House
Cancer Deaths Seen Preventable, 40 Percent Warned
In Minneapolis on June 24 7 cancer experts told the summer meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Minnesota State Medical Association that forty percent of cancer deaths are preventable through better public and professional use of existing knowledge. Dr F L Rector cited 1932 figures of 122 449 cancer deaths and 3129 skin cancer deaths with similar preventability. He noted cancer mortality rising since 1900 though diagnosis has improved and 181 cancer clinics are now approved by the American College of Surgeons.
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Minneapolis
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Minnesota State Medical Association
F. L. Rector
Evanston
Ill
Rector
American College of Surgeons
Robbers Plead Guilty in Bank Embezzlement Case
In Muskogee on June 25, Okemah National Bank robbers pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzling 1017 and 1430 dollars by two bookkeepers Rolla Carton and Thomas Hall. Each received one year in El Reno federal reformatory. They were among several suspects tied to a Dec 22 bank holdup. The tale includes a Roosevelt meeting misremembered as motive and a station elevator cameo by the president.
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Muskogee
Okemah National Bank
Rolla A. Carton
Thomas T. Hall
Federal Reformatory
el Reno
Dewey Gilmore
Dan T. Heady
Leonard Short
Carton
Hall
Coonsaw barter town builds self sustaining system
Oakland dispatch reports Coonsaw California a moneyless barter town founded by S G Coon. The cooperative community has 135 residents from unemployment lines, a sawmill, and 56 one room buildings in an abandoned logging camp. Residents trade shakes shingles and planks for food clothing or other goods.
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Oakland
Calif
Coonsaw
G. Coon
United States
Coon
Peculiar Accident Kills 17YearOld Rex Manes
Rex Manes a 17 year old from St Joseph Missouri was killed when a granary he helped move slipped from its rollers and pinned him Funeral services were set for today Manes had graduated from a St Joseph high school last month He is survived by his parents two brothers and three sisters
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Leslie
Ark
Rex Manes
St. Joseph
Young Manes
Missouri City
Four injured as highway bridge section collapses in Missouri
At St. Charles Missouri a 100 foot west approach of a highway bridge collapsed after a train of cars backed through a barrier accidently demolishing concrete piers. Four people were hurt none seriously. Cars plunged forty feet to the street below and one rolled over. Traffic diverted to the Lewis and Clark bridge.
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ST. Charles
Missouri
American Car and Foundry Co
Louis Gambril Joplin
Thomas Brown
Butte
Mont
Henry Howe
Galt
St. Louis
Kansas City
Here
Children Too Awed To Answer President
A delegation of six awe-stricken children met President Roosevelt during his Sunday visit in New York. Unlike other visitors, the youngsters did not speak, remaining silent amid about 100 people gathered at Pennsylvania Station.
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New York
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Station
Cotton grading course offered at Oklahoma A and M
For the 15th year the Oklahoma A and M college will host a summer cotton school July 1 to 29 in Stillwater. L. E. Dowd and M. F. Jones will teach cotton classing with lectures on futures, hedging, ginning effects on value, and improving staples for foreign competition.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma A. and M. College
L. E. Dowd
United States Department of Agriculture
M. F. Jones
Oklahoma City
A. and M. Agronomy
Bucket Shop Swindlers Next to Be Sought By Government Men
Attorney General Cummings calls for public help to halt a nation wide bucket shop ring. He cites headquarters in New York and Chicago and says leaders are known but must be pursued by the public and brokers. Victims are doctors lawyers professors and businessmen. Sixteen indicted in Shreveport with more cases in Kansas City Oklahoma City Houston and Dallas.
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E. B. Harkinson
Associated Press
Washington
Cummings
Justice Department
New York
Chicago
Oklahoma City
W. C. Lewis
U. S
Lewis
Jennings & Co
W. C. Jenings
Alice Brady
Milton Apelby
Kansas City
Woman Suffers Hip Fracture in Fall From Porch
Mrs. J. F. M. Harris, 200 East Twelfth street, suffered a broken hip in a fall from a porch at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Price, 200 East Thirteenth street, Friday afternoon. She was rushed to a hospital and returned home Saturday after treatment. Her hip was placed in a cast and the injury is considered unusually dangerous due to her extreme age. She is the widow of J. F. M. Harris, a well known Adam pioneer.
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J. F. M. Harris
East Twelfth Street
Jack Price
East Thirteenth Street
Outook Bright for Alaska Colonists Says Minnesota Woman
A Matanuska valley report by Mrs. Lloyd Bell describes hot days and cool nights, rapid vegetation, and abundant flowers. Colonists praise the land but fault slow progress under corporation control, noting tents, growing services, schools, doctors, and a favored leadership under Mr. Irwin despite logistics and equipment delays.
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Associated Press
Palmer
Alaska
Matanuska Valley
Lloyd Bell
Mora
Minn
Gilford Lemon
Keochaching County
Minnesota
Returning Alaskans Describe Woes At New Frontier Settlement
Seattle June 24 The Matanuska colony manager says criticisms are exaggerated as returning Alaska settlers share privations. A party member recalls lack of baths for three weeks and a mosquito ridden valley while others describe meager meals and dust on food.
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New Frontier
Seattle
Don Irwin
Matanuska
California
Mary H. Montgomery
Senate
Labor Disputes Spread Across New England and Oil Tankers
Labor unrest spreads across New England with the United Textile Workers calling a strike in Uxbridge Worsted mills and wage disputes cited as the motive. Simultaneously the International Seaman's Union strikes oil tankers owned by Cities Service, tying up four ships in Boston Providence Port Arthur and two in Port Arthur Texas.
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United States
New England
United Textile Workers of America
Uxbridge
Mass
Putnam, Conn
Woonsocket
R. I
Pascoag
Tex
Percy Pryor
Food supply outlook shows adjustments in 1935 consumption
Washington reports the 1935 food supply will exceed recent domestic use by about 5 percent, with meat and some livestock products down. Milk production should be near 1934 levels, cereals may be 25 percent below average, yet overall availability remains adequate for dietary needs despite shifts.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Senator Thomas Opposes New Tax Legislation Now
Washington June 24 Senator Thomas of Oklahoma said the nation does not need new tax legislation, opposing Roosevelt’s proposal. He warned that if forced by 99 senators to proceed with levies he will run his own anti tax campaign.
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Washington
Thomas
Three Dead In Arkansas Freight Wreck Near Little Rock
A Missouri Pacific freight train derailed and crashed into a field near Little Rock killing three with charred bodies not identified yet. Eight people were injured and four firemen burned while fighting a gasoline blaze. Officials probe vandalism amid twisted spikes found near the right of way.
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Little Rock
Ark
Missouri Pacific
No Ice in Drinking Water Platform Proposal
A columnist muses about a political platform opposing ice in drinking water. They acknowledge appreciation for water but argue ice clutters water and should be avoided in public beverages. The essay notes ice’s role in cooling and contrasts polite service with watered down drinks in cafes.
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United States Senate
Byrds Mill
Mrs Wa ley Goes On Trial July 3
Tacoma, June 24. Trial of Mrs Margaret Waley on charges of kidnaping and conspiracy in the 200000 abduction of 9 year old George Weyerhaeuser was set for July 5 with testimony to begin July 9. Her husband is in McNeil Island prison serving 45 years.
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Tacoma
Wash
Margaret Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
E. E. Cushman
Waley
McNeil Island
Thurston County
Stephen J. O’brien
Fastest Police System Says Hoover Builds 87 Office Link
Washington June 24 G Men chief J Edgar Hoover announced the Justice Department bureau of investigation has the fastest national police communications system. A new switchboard connects 87 offices for instant conferences with agents in Washington Salt Lake City Butte and other cities. Teletype links to 37 offices operate around the clock.
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Washington
U. J. Edgar Hoover
G-Men
Justice Department
S Bureau of Investigation
Weyerhaeuser
Salt Lake City
Butte
Mont
Weekend License Activity At Pon totoc Courthouse
Dan Cupid scored a busy weekend with four couples obtaining licenses Saturday and another couple Monday in Pon totoc. Alfred Hardage and Ruby Rice of Ada joined as Saturday applicants, while Sulphur pair Jim Orr and Ora May Hope sought a license and Virgil Isaacs and Julie Ingram from McAlester were licensed. Ada residents Roy Jackson and Jessie Wasford secured licenses Monday. No divorces filed since Friday.
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Dan Cupid
Pontotoc Court
Alfred B. Hardage
Ada
Ruby Rice
Jim Orr
Sulphur
Ora May Hope
Virgil Isaacs
Julie Ingram
McAlester
Jack Brundidge
Minnie Atkinson
Roy Jackson
Jessie Wasford
Ada Man Secures $5,000 Tornado Policy
After a threatening storm last Monday afternoon Ada residents witnessed the quick action of one man who phoned for a $5,000 tornado policy on his house, effective at noon, and received it from a local insurance firm.
Tishomingo Visitor Notes Boom Not Seen by Locals
Mrs J F McKeel visited Tishomingo and remarked more people were on the streets than on prior visits. A local replied that the increase was due to Governor Murray's appointees back home, not a real boom.
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J. F. McKeel
Tishomingo
Murray
Poem by Conner Hooey Logsdon Featured by Wayne Vickers
An upstate columnist published a poem by Conner Hooey Logsdon last week and Wayne Vickers was asked about it. Wayne replied that he did not read it and said it was just a poem.
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Conner *Hooey
Logsdon
Wayne Vickers
Wayne
Local society notes and humorous town snippets
Mrs. J. W. Westbrook has one son but many local boys. R. E. Blanks taunts the mayor with a red tag note. Corner Drug twins Joe and Billy Bryan are famed bird imitators. Dale McKay deserts his famed image. Charley McKaskle withholds his Blossom nickname origin. Roy McKeown gauges rain by drainpipe spray to his typewriter. A crutchbound swain explains his date plea and cops.
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J. W. Westbrook
Max
R. E. Blanks
Mr. Blanks
Joe
Billy Bryan
Dale McKay
Charley McKaskle
Roy McKeown
Greatest Returns for the Amount Invested
A succinct classifieds notice highlights strong value from smart investments. It promotes deals promising high returns relative to cost, urging readers to compare options and act quickly to capitalize on favorable terms.
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Progressive Miners of America
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New Mexico
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Mr. Roosevelt
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Marion, N. C
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H. C. Potts
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Shreveport
Kansas
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Matanusksa
Mrs. Lloyd Bell
Red Cross
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William Peck
Peek
Mena
Walter H. Peck
E. R. Skaggs
Omaha
R. L. Cochran
Nebraska
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Sawmill and Timber Workers Union
Cleveland
New England Textile Workers
WOME
Arkansas
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Y Ferdie Deering
Midwa Island
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Huey Long
J. Edgar Hoover
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S@eneee
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Thompson
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