Direct State Tax Costs Citizen by Curtis R. Hay
Curtis R. Hay reports that in early 1935 the average citizen paid 4.27 cents per day in state direct taxes for January to June across 39 states, totaling $6.45 for five months. Car owners paid 7.5 cents daily in gasoline taxes, averaging $10.82 by June 1. Colorado led per capita taxes, New Hampshire the lowest. Florida topped car gas taxes, Rhode Island the least.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis R. Hay
Associated Press
Chicago
Colorado
New Hampshire
Florida
Rhode Island
Fear Trouble to Plants Reopened
US forces and police concentrated at two storm centers in the Pacific Northwest lumber strike as reopenings were planned. In Portland 1500 to 2000 union men rejected a 5 percent wage offer and pressed for recognition. National guardsmen patrolled Tacoma while about 700 workers returned to six Tacoma mills under troops and police protection. Longview saw a clash at a union meeting with a former employer manager beaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Ore
Portland Sawmill and Timber Workers Union
Longview
Long-Bell Lumber Company
E. S. Wilson
Farr Column Reports 4-H Club Garden Judging Start
Mrs. Jessie Morgan reports the state garden contest judging has begun with about 200 Pontotoc county gardens evaluated. Beans onions carrots cabbage beets and potatoes show good yields though squash crops are uneven due to squash bugs and standing water in low areas. Jars shortage noted and residents urged to donate sealed jars. Advisory board plans July 11 meeting and a county dress review with winners earning trips to Stillwater for the Farm Congress July 23 to 27.
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Jessie Morgan
Pontotoc County
Morgan
Famous English sportsman dead at 73 in Maldon Essex
Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny renowned for adventures and hazards died at his home in Maldon Essex at 73 He endured battles in India Africa and the Nile and won headlines for daredevil feats including dueling threats and a high diving stunt His wife of same era Lady de Crespigny had died in February at 85.
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London
Claude Champion de Crespigny
Maldon
Essex
India
East Africa
Lord Kenyon
Sir Claude
Federal War Budget Sets Record at Eight Hundred Million
Washington reports the United States plans spending 807,532,583 dollars for the army navy and marine corps next year a record total surpassing current spending by 375,604,333 dollars. Warships planes guns and personnel will be added as President Roosevelt approves the budget to strengthen fighting forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Annapolis
West Point
Marine Corps
Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Church Program
BEBEE B Y P U gatherings and Sunday prayers mark a active week. Several families share visits from Ada Vanoss and Norman area residents while Miss Lula Collins and Bill Collins join dinner at Denham home. Local readers plan to receive literature next week and note improving gardening weather after last week's rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Collins
Bop Peeke
Bill Collins
Vaness
Carl Denham
Ida J. Fisher
Robert Earl Pistol
Okmulgee
Okla
W. L. McKinley
S. D. Chambers
Marion
Virginia Thomas
Emma Thomas
Lord Thomas
Flora
Bernice Richardson
Earl Hodges
Larlina Ruth
Charles Turner
Lee Thomas
Emma
Lora Thomas
Lou Vee Ponder
Cedar Grove Church Attendance and Visiting Guests Report
The Cedar Grove congregation reports a lively Saturday night sermon by Brother Austin Deaton and a well attended Sunday school. Many members and families are listed as spending Sunday with relatives across the community. Iantha Rainboln from this place is in Oklahoma City hospital for foot surgery. We wish her a speedy recovery and hope she will be with us again soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Northam
Lorene Crow
Myrtle Pinley
John Bennitt
Helen Ruth Garett
Noah Garrett
Herman Hood
Davie Kite
Dan Hood
Ot! Center
Jim McCutcheon
Paul
Hightower
Red Hisan
Austin Deaton
Allen
Blige Williams
Ola Henson
Jewel Lee
Othalene Rainbolt
Bertha West
Melvin West
Herrel Lee
Roy West
Edd West
Elzie Williams
John Lee
Sadie Keith
Effie West
Virginia Hunter
Suedora Guthery
Cotton Creek Ridge
Junior Chandler
Cleo West
Robert Wilson
Cal West
Mildred West
Imogene Bingham
Jenney West
Irene Scroggins
Thelma West
Louise Chandler
Wilma Scroggins
Nadine West
Katy Louise Bingham
J. F. Williams
Francis
Dora Hooster
Billey
Wir Baker
Jess Lamb
Eda West
Troy West
Ada
Carl West
Floyd Lee
Jess Williams
Lake Side
Lee Chism
Wynema Coventon
Melba Lee Eppler
Shirley Massey
Annie Dell Walling of
Byng
Zellma Carter
Eulah Simpson
Jean Berryman
Charley Moberly
Donald
Shirley
Zellma
Annie Dell
Jean
Raymond Owens
Leslie Crawford
Roosevelt Houtenens
Grace Bryant
Letha McDonald
Gloria Palmer
Rosie Lee Maxwell
Will Hoover
Gladys
Wayne Moberly
Ed Crawford
Harry Seeds
Addie Mae
Hattie Fae
Obie
Odis Seeds
Raye Jackson
Neal McDonald
W. R. Owens
Glen Burn
Loretta Mae
Harmon Owens
Union Valley
Mary
Mabel McDonald
J. M. McDonald
Center
Elva Crawford
Lorene Allen
Thellma
Rubye Mae Houtchens
Allen Foxx
Carl Hobbs
Mary Lee Caton
Pearl Pitts
Olaf Myricks
Hobart
Will Yeats
John Palmer
Doyle
Therle Clark
Persia Williamson
Vandie Clark
Virgil Wilson
George Lilley
Arvile Maxwell
Texas
Busy Rural Social Roundup In Wilson Area
A local column records numerous visits and gatherings around Wilson. Names include Sylvia Gurley, Dorothy Soloman, Willeene Christian, Harvine Hayes, Velma Goodpasture, Mrs. Meek, Mrs. Wall, Ruben Herrin, Elmar Patton, Ed Johnson, Tillwell, Melziana, Wanda Solomon, Clarence Archer, Clyde Thomas, Enemual Thomas, Gilbert Christian, Clifton and Edward, Mose Lee, Phillip, Car son, Vaness, Henry Stephens, Douglas and Carl Christian, Lem Kemp, Jewel Fraizer, Mrs. Everett Deatherage, John Faber, Stonewall trip. Douglas and Carl Christian plan to study in Dallas this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Stephens
Clyde Thomas
Enemual Thomas
Gilbert Christian
Clifton
Edward
Allen
F. A. Stephen
Mose Lee
Gaar Corner
Phillip
Carson
Vaness
Henry Stephens
Douglas
Carl Christian
Dallas
Texas
Lem Kemp
Clifton Christian
Jewel Fraizer
Everett
Mr. Morgan
Raymond
John Faber
Carl Wall
Stonewall
Local News Notes From Vanessa Area Household Visits and Visits
Edna Jones called Ruthie Akins on Thursday. Miss Helen Bryant visited Noma Bingham on Wednesday. Ralph Bingham left for Sulphur to take employment. Cedar Grove gatherings drew many Saturday night. Preachers Deaton and Williams conducted sermons. Sunday school at 19 o'clock. A village party at Lonnie Walkers of Vanessa drew numerous locals. Tomlinson and related families hosted visitors and reported mild illnesses. Come on Vanessa with your news.
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Lee Scroggins
Mr. Smith
Francis
Bingham
Imogene
F. J. Bingham
Noma
Katy Louise Bingham
Orphives Jones
Patsy Ann
Sasakwa
Wilma Scroggins
Katy
Louise
Norma Bingham
Wilma
J. L. Scroggins
Sherri Bruner
Dawson
Marcie Williams
Edith
Helen Bryant
Mancy Greer
Jack Barns
Frisco
T. J. Bingham
Gene Bingham
Obbie Scroggins
Wade
Leonard
Bobbie
Juanita
Mildred West
T. J
Ruthie
Clyde Akins
George Wade
Clarence
Woodrow
Mirrel
Leroy Wilson
Carious Loughlin
Henry
Elmer
Obbie
Clelen
Orville Scroggins
Andrew Large
Cedar Grove
Vaughn
Guthery
Suedora
Jim Tipton
Mildrea West
Clelen Scroggins
Conda Driver
Clyde
Ruthie Akins
Webb
Virginia Hunter
Alma Scroggins
Alice Vaughn
A. A. Bryant
Carlous Laughlin
Mirrell
Leroy
Mr. Wade
Imogene Bingham
O. F. Akins
Cecil
Ada
Ray Akins
Miss Agnes, la
Edna Jones
Noma Bingham
Ralph Bingham
Bro. Deaton of Allen
Bridge Williams
Hall’s Hill
Fay Brown
Ollie
Bill Rose
Pearl
Burt Sutterfield
Charley Knight
Red Oak
Harmon Tomlinson
Shorty Bryant
Lula
Clarence Eubanks
Steedman
Florence Lee Brown
Susie
Laverne Tomlinson
Leon Reynolds
Barbara Teel
Tomlinson
Lonnie Walkers
Vaness
Helen Capes
Lonnie
Edith Miller
Johnny McCord
Lewis Hodges
Lee Thomas
Ewing Ragland
Marion Chambers
Denham
Marie
Helen Richardson
Juanita Denham
Flora
Bernice
Ila Ponder
Tom Cook
Lora Thomas
Emma Francis
Betty Ivie Jones
Virginia Ann Thomas
Herman Miller
Charlie
Carl Thomas
Etna Turner
Johnnie McCord
Old Midland
Western Oklahoma
Farmer
Emma Thomas
W. L. McKinley
Mallie Cape
Helen Cape
Virginia Thomas
S. D. Chambers
Rain Keeps Workers Behind as Cotton Drags on Planting
Weather pressures slow labor across farms with many still in cotton and plans to plant feed. Local families visit relatives and friends, including Nick Ward and family in Oklahoma City, and multiple Sunday calls note social calls among the Ward, Ballard, Ragland, Rankin, Newby, Berger, and Workman households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Ward
Oklahoma City
G. M. Ward
Henry Lamar
Curtis Blevins
Ruth Wood
Little Home
Doyle Newby
Brecheen
J. R. Newby
Vergie Berger
Vaness
O. E. Jamar
F. R. Newby
C. O. Workman
Picket Plan Abandoned as Strikers Seek Consumer Boycott
Oklahoma City on June 26, Harry L. Carson led 435 striking workers from the Wilson and company packing plant. He said plans to picket stores selling the firm’s products were dropped in favor of appealing to consumers to refrain from buying them. Strikers demand collective bargaining and seniority agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Harry L. Carson
Wilson and Company Packing Plant
NRA Top Jobs Show Quiet, Safe Setup as Code Debate Wanes
A Roosevelt plan for NRA leadership emphasizes calm, nonconfrontational figures from industry, labor, and consumer groups. Key appointments include James L. O’Neill and Leon Henderson’s diminished role, with Henderson slated for a subordinate position after a controversial push to study wages and profits. The report highlights a shift away from aggressive enforcement toward a measured, research-driven approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST New
James L. O'Neill
New York
NRA
Leon Marshall
Division of Review
George L. Berry
Labor
William Green
Philip Murray
Emily Newell Blair
Consumers’ Advisory Board
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Legality Of Book Changes Is Questioned
Oklahoma City June 26. The state textbook commissioners called a grave question exists about the legality of the 1933 and 1934 adoptions under the Murray administration. They concluded they cannot void or enforce the adoptions and will report to the governor that legality must be tested in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Murray
Marland
L. C. Hutson
Tragedy as Parker Shoots Wife Then Ends His Life
In Junction Texas D D Parker killed his wife and then shot himself as their three children watched from the back seat of the car. Justice of the Peace E N Burt ruled murder and self destruction. Louise eight, the eldest, described the events and a note to his mother was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Judge Rules In Corn Whiskey Case In Muskogee
Taft man Joe Lowe admitted selling a half pint of liquid he claimed was red soda and water, not corn whiskey, in county court. Judge Cavender, after taunting sniff tests and flame checks, sentenced Lowe to thirty days in jail and a fifty dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Joe Lowe
Taft
Frank Beavers
Mannequin Seated for Murder Plot in Brussels Case
Marie Louise Gerin a 22 year old is serving a 15 year sentence for allegedly persuading her lover to kill Mme Herrel wife of a grain magnate. Pierre Nathan son of a Brussels magnate received 20 years after being convicted of murdering Mme Herrel. Government linked the crime to funding Gerins move to a movie career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Marie Louise Gerin
Pierre Nathan
Nathan
Mme. Herrel
Paris
Mlle
Gerin
Cows Eat Prewar Hay On Mrs Bohm's Farm
Kensington Kansas cows on Rosa Bohm's farm have been fed hay stored for 48 years as forage supplies ran low. The unusual feed raises questions about old stock and animal diet during scarce times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kensington
Kan
Father aids in search for body of son
In El Paso Texas on June 26 17 year old Stephen Sparks was killed in a premature dynamite blast at the Southwestern Portland Cement quarry near the Rio Grande. His father H S Sparks superintendent of the plant aided workers in the debris search and mourned his loss saying he had told his son it would be all right to watch the blast. Three workers were injured in the same incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Portland Cement Company
H. S. Sparks
Stephen
Sparks
Tey
Rio Grande River
Southwestern Portland Cement Co
Four Charged In Death Of Man Who Helped Topeka
Four Topeka men Victor Dean Tommy Williamson Reuben Sullivan and Joe Monreal face first degree murder charges in the death of Ralph Racknor 34 year old war veteran. Foster said Racknor and he were helping stalled motorists when a sudden start dragged them from the car and beat Racknor. Racknor died at the scene and the four admitted involvement in a dispute but denied striking him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Foster
Racknor
Dean Rogers
Connally Named Labor Relations Director in New Works Program
Former state labor commissioner Pi-Claude E. Connally was appointed by W. S. Key to direct labor relations in the federal works program for Oklahoma. Key urged cities to ready budgets for participation and explained funds flow depends on local material and expense contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Claude E. Connally
W. S. Key
Works Progress
Oklahoma
Key
Connally
Greatest returns for the amount invested
Classified ad notes strong value opportunities for investors seeking high returns. Quick summaries highlight affordable options with potential growth, detailing price ranges and expected yields to guide strategic choices.
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