New Chiefs of State Now Hold Reins of Power
Franklin D. Roosevelt sworn in as president and outlines immediate plan to tackle banking troubles. He asks Senate to confirm his cabinet and seeks wartime powers if reconstruction measures fail. John N. Garner sworn in as vice president. inaugural parade marks a hopeful national moment.
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Washington
Mar
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Capitol Plaza
Senate
Congress
Capitol
John N. Garner
Herbert Sloover
New York
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Roosevelt
Red Cross Flour Distribution Draws Huge Ada Crowd
The Ada Red Cross headquarters saw about 450 people Saturday with 75 new applicants. Relief workers distributed 390 sacks of flour weighing 49 pounds each, totaling more than 19 000 pounds, as the building fills and a federal court complex plan unfolds with a courtroom and jury rooms projected on the top floor.
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Red Cross Organization
Ada
Fleur
Convention Hall
Paving Nears End on Highway 12 East of Ada
Paving on Highway 12 east of Ada reaches the end of a five mile project with the two mile stretch now open from Homer to the terminus. Traffic can use the new surface as crews estimate completion by next Saturday if weather allows. A separate note: Rogers Leventhal Inc plans to start stone and masonry on the federal post office building by April first with columns rising for the roof slab and concrete pouring expected by March 15.
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U.S
Highway 12
Ada
Homer
Gibson & Gibson
Hower
Mississippi Avenue
Francis
Mississippi Averse
Aqaner Made Fortune Quickly At Salt Fork Bridge
Daniel Mulhaney a section foreman at White Eagle station six miles south of Ponca City grew wealthy in days by charging homesteaders $5 a wagon to cross the Salt Fork river when it flooded. With no other bridge, Mulhaney collected silver receipts and stored them in a gunny sack as hundreds of wagons crossed, while the Santa Fe trains rolled by.
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Santa Fe
Mulhaney
Zack Miller
White Eagle
Texas
Salt Fork
Ponca City
Daniel Mulhaney
Oklahoma
Santa Fe Railway
Kansas
Kingfisher
Logan
Payne
Rock Island
Business in Ada Brisk Saturday
Ada residents and nearby towns filled the streets on Saturday as cash purchases dominated. Some buyers used past-good checks while merchants avoided paying out cash, awaiting a potential serip program and steps to circulate it if approved.
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Ada
Former Ada Resident Pegues Noted in Ripley Feature
A former Ada resident, P. T. Pegues of Mercedes Texas, is highlighted in Robert Ripley’s Believe It or Not for recalling world city populations from memory. Pegues once owned Ada’s first electric automobile, observed on Seventeenth Street and Broadway, while he lived there four to five years as a leading wholesale grocer and produce dealer. He is noted as the brother of Mrs H C Thompson of Ada.
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Ada
P. T. Pegues
Robert T. Ripley
Mercedes
Texas
Pegues
Peeves
Seventeenth Street
Broadway
H. C. Thompson
Wallace Named New Secretary of Agriculture in Democratic Cabinet
Henry A. Wallace, editor of Practical Farmer and son of a former secretary, accepted the post in the Democratic cabinet. A farm relief advocate, he supports currency inflation and the domestic allotment plan. He has been pivotal in farm policy and the Topeka speech backing Roosevelt.
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Henry Wallace
Des Moines
U?p
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Hoover
Roosevelt
Organized Agriculture
Washington
Henry’ Wallace
Farmer
Harding
Oklahoma Court Affirms Death Sentences for Two Men
The Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals affirmed the death sentence of Albert Ellis for robbery with firearms in a Fort Worth family holdup. It also upheld a 59 year old farmer Joe Las Martin death sentence for the slaying of Pete von Nearop during a dispute alleged to involve desecration of the flag. Executions are set for May 5.
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Oklahoma City
Mar
Albert Ellis
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
Tex
Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals
Joe Las Martin
Pete von Nearop
Martin
von Nearop
Nobie County
Sills
John Weber
Oscar Brandon
Prairie View Player Killed in Auto Crash En Route to Mountain View
Dean Cox age 18 student at Prairie View high school was killed and assistant principal P M MeJunkin injured when their car bound for a Mountain View basketball game was struck by a truck driven by Mack Anderson. Cox was a Prairie View forward and twin brother of another player. The team had competed in Ada at the Fast Central invitation tournament.
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Dean Cox
Prairie View High School
P. M. MeJunkin
Mountain View
Cox
Prairie View
Dean
Ada
County Salaries Fixed By Bill In Oklahoma
A bill proposes uniform county officer pay scales by population. Salaries range from 1500 to 4800 dollars for judges and officers in smaller counties, climbing to 4800 for high population counties, with various adjustments for clerks, treasurers, assessors, superintendents, commissioners, and surveyors. Triplets born in AdaHospital receive care. Eugenia, Isham, and Hervey named for staff. mother recovering.
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Oklahoma City
Murray urges land reform and crime policy in Oklahoma budget
Oklahoma Governor W H Murray urged lawmakers to allow homesteading of tax delinquent lands and to authorize harsh punishments for crime while trimming state expenditures. He proposed turning lands into 40 acre parcels for the school land commission and favoured a ranger force to replace the criminal bureau, plus reform on pardons and parole practices.
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Oklahoma City
W. H. Murray
Oklahoma
School Land Commission
Murray
Gov. Murray
William H. Murray
Canadian Mounted Police
Oklahoma House Panel Cuts Substantial Claims in Omnibus Bill
Oklahoma City March 6 The house appropriations committee cut scores of claims from the omnibus bill to keep institutions and departments within appropriations. Rep L C Phillips Atoka County led the motion urging tighter limits.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
House Appropriations Committee
L. C. Phillips
Atoka County
Purcell Bridge Opens as State Property in Oklahoma
Purcell Oklahoma officials celebrated the Purcell Lexington bridge across the South Canadian river becoming state property after a Supreme Court decision. A free barbecue, airplane stunt shows and speeches drew up to 5 000 people to mark the toll-free crossing.
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Purcell
Mar
Purcell-Lexington
South Canadian River
United States Supreme Court
Cantwell Named Oklahoma Confederate Pension Commissioner
W. B. Cantwell of Ada was appointed by Gov. Murray as Oklahoma Confederate pension commissioner, succeeding the late Dr. J. A. Stinson. Cantwell, born April 4 1847 in Madison county Arkansas, long resided in Texas and Oklahoma, with 11 children and a Civil War army record.
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W. B. Cantwell
Ada
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
J. A. Stinson
Chickasha
Cantwell
Madison County
Ark
Texas
Fort Smith
Limes Battery
Texas Volunteers
Louisiana
Arkansas River
Arkansas
McAlester
Muskogee
Okmulgee
Southwest
Parker
Indian Territory
Pension Commissioner
Free State Seed Aid Draws Many Applicants
Hundreds filled out forms in the office of county relief supervisor C. L. Gibson for state free seeds. A slowdown in rush to list names followed as Ada residents finish their own listings. Checks for relief labor on wood cutting and road construction continued to be distributed to workers.
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C. L. Gibson
Gibson
Ada
Murray Orders Immediate Shutdown of Oklahoma City Oil Field
Governor Murray ordered an immediate shutdown of the Oklahoma City oil field with Col. Cicero I. Murray sending 50 more troops to enforce proration. The move targets Sinclair and others for exceeding their March 1 allowances as the state seeks to conserve oil amid legal and regulatory uncertainty.
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Oklahoma City
Mar
Murray
Cicero I. Murray
Col
Col. Murray
Corporation Commission
Wirt Franklin
W. N. Stokes
Stick-Trechel
Supreme Court
H. F. Wilcox Oil and Gas Co
State Corporation Commission
Sinclair Companies
Oklahoma
Anslin
State House Representatives
Oklahoma Banks Close Under Governor Proclamation
Governor Murray orders a three day bank holiday in Oklahoma. First National and Oklahoma State Bank of Ada close after a late night telephoned order. Pontotoc county banks will reopen when permitted. business leaders adapt to new restrictions to avoid bank withdrawals and hysteria.
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Murray
Oklahoma
First National
Oklahoma State
Ada
P. A. Norris
C. H. Rives
Pontotoc County
Banking Department
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Byron Price
RED Cross
Phillips
Murray State School of Agriculture
Seminole County
Kully
Mack Anderson
Negro
McJunkin
Vernon Houser
Prem Priday
Ada Hospital
I. L. Cummings
Eugenia
Housers
Enid
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