Peppy Chamber Banquet Starts Drive for Funds
Ada Oklahoma citizens at the annual Peppy Chamber of Commerce banquet pledged support and paid subscriptions toward a $5,000 yearly budget. Ben Hatcher and S. M. Baublitts led the drive, with C. Boswell touting Ada Pontotoc County resources and urging non-competitive industry and asphalt and oil development. Road improvements and new industries were emphasized to attract investment and boost employment as the fund drive continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Ben Hatcher
S. M. Baublitts
Ss. C. Boswell
Ada
Pontotoc County
Boswell
Oklahoma
Osage
Paris
Texas
Kentucky
Ben
Breitung elected second vice president of Oklahoma Utilities
C A Breitung of Ada Oklahoma manager of Southwest Gas Utilities was chosen second vice president of the Oklahoma Utilities association in Tulsa during an executive session. H B Cobban of Miami was elected president with W B Head Jr W R Emerson and F F McKay also named to top posts. The group includes gas water electric lighting power and transportation utilities across Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Breitung
Ada
Oklahoma
Southwest Gas Utilities Corporation of Shreveport
Oklahoma Utilities Association
Tulsa
H. B. Cobban
Miami
Northeast Oklahoma Railroad
W. B. Head, Jr
Sand Springs
W. R. Emerson
Oklahoma City
F. F. McKay
Oklahoma Utilities
Gar
Five Year Sentence For Ninety Cent Robbery
Oklahoma City March 9 A 20 cent robbery at gunpoint costs Tom Bailey five years in prison. Bailey pleaded guilty in Jackson County for robbing R. J. Davis of Denson Texas in the Altus railroad yards last November. Judge Will H. Chappel said the crime itself, not the amount, governs punishment. Other affirmations include Lester Calbert two years for calf theft Kriegficher county and Oscar Doughty thirty days and $50 for liquor possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Tom Bailey
Criminal Court of Appeals
Bailey
Jackson County
R. J. Davis
Denson
Texas
Altus
Will H. Chappel
Lester Calbert
Kriegficher County
Oscar Doughty
Carter County
Henry enters race for Pontotoc County Commissioner
The News announces L A Henry 715 East Ninth street as candidate for County Commissioner first district in the democratic primary on July 3. Henry, 44, lifelong resident, urges reforms in rural road funding and transparency, pledging to publish proceedings and use oil money for permanent roads and soil preservation. He promises community meetings to decide road projects and to allow farmers access to idle road machinery. He stresses integrity, accountability, and service to Pontotoc County farms and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Henry
East Ninth Street
Mr. Henry
Marshall County
Henry
Pontotoc County
NRA Points 10 Business Gains In Early 1934
The NRA cites stronger business with department store sales rising 17 percent in January and February 1934 over the same period last year. The claim also marks the first fruit of its hour reducing campaign as reported by the Federal Reserve Board in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NRA
Federal Reserve Board
Paul H. Douglas
Consumers Advisory Board
University of Chicago
R. B. Paddock
L. H. Tompkins
Johnson
United States Rubber Co
Blue Eagle
Department of Justice
Colorado
W. H. Davis
Hugh S. Johnson
E. G. Budd Manufacturing Company
Philadelphia
Davis
Federal Reserve District
Boston
New York
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Slayer of Ford Bradshaw Freed in Oklahoma
Ford Bradshaw slayer Bill Harper’s charges were dismissed at a preliminary hearing after Bradshaw relatives led by attorney A. M. Degraffenread asked to drop prosecutions. Degraffenread said the Bradshaw family feared vengeance rumors and wished Harper not be prosecuted. The case followed Bradshaw’s death at Harper’s Arkoma roadhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Degraffenread
Bradshaw
Bill Harper
Harper
Grover Flanagan
Legraffenread
Mrs Roosevelt Visits Tobacco Factory in Puerto Rico
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt visits Caguas Puerto Rico where 15 native women workers prepare a balanced diet for her. She joins 500 women at a tobacco factory, receiving a hearty welcome as she tours the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caguas
Puerto Rico
Franklin Ps Roosevelt
San Juan
Ferguson Signs Oil Refinery Regulation Measure
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson approved a refinery regulation bill after a special session. The Texas Railroad Commission will enforce oil production proration. She also raised the production tax from one tenth to one eighth of a cent per barrel to fund enforcement of conservation laws, with proration violations made a felony. Laborers and refinery heads urged a veto at the final hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
Creek county tax pardon trial tests governor power
In Bristow the Creek county court begins a test of Governor Murray authority to pardon delinquent tax penalties. James Linzy of Sapulpa seeks an injunction to stop penalties for 1951 and 1932 as the governor’s pardon and a treasurer’s letter acknowledging offer to pay without penalties are attached to the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristow
Creek County
Murray
James Linzy
Sapulpa
Ghayn Ray
Linzy
Nevada Divorce Ruling Sparks Capital Reaction
The District of Columbia Supreme Court limits full faith and credit for Nevada divorces. Justice Jesse C. Adkins grants a limited divorce, alimony, and fees to Mrs. Margaret Emma Holt of Washington, voiding a Reno divorce won by Lawrence James Holt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Mar
CPA
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Nevada
Jesse C. Adkins
Margaret Emma Holt
Washington
Reno
Lawrence James Holt
Supreme Court Decisions From Oklahoma City Docket
Missouri Pacific R R v E L Moore in Sequoyah county on livestock damages reversed and remanded. Wv K Fair et al v Julius L Burtschi in Oklahoma mortgage case reversed and remanded. H B Gibbins v W O Horr in Beckham promissory note. L R Stith v John Pryor in Osage guardianship reversed. Aetna Life Insurance Co v Lillie M Phillips et al personal judgment reversed. Ashby Investment Co et al v C C Edwards et al Oklahoma
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Mar
Supreme Court
Missouri Pacific R. R
E. L. Moore
Sequoyah County
Wv. K. Fair, Et al
Julius L. Burtschi
Oklahoma
H. B. Gibbins
W. O. Horr
Beckham
L. R. Stith
John Pryor
Osage
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Lillie M. Phillips
Ashby Investment Co. Et al
C. C. Edwards
Three Men Arrested In Mule Theft Case
Sheriff Clyde Kaiser traced stolen mules from Poteau to a local wagon yard where four were halted during a sale. Three men Robert Jackson Jim Franklin and Bruce O Neal were arrested as Ada officers coordinated with Poteau officials to transfer suspects for charges related to the theft and mortgage dealings of two mules. Jackson and Franklin had been living in Ada briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Poteau
Clyde Kaiser
Robert Jackson
Jim Franklin
Bruce O'Neal
Ada
Utah and Aro Shaken by Strong Earthquake
A major earthquake rattled Salt Lake City and northern Utah with shocks at 8:05 am and a heavier aftershock. Buildings swayed, clocks stopped, and cracks appeared in offices including Ezra Thompson and Tribune buildings. Quakes were felt across southern Idaho and Wyoming with damage limited to cracked plaster and a toppled chimney at Utah State Agricultural College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Mar
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
Ezra Thompson
Tribune
Continental Bank
Clift
Logan
Utah State Agricultural College
E. G. Peterson
Pocatello
Grime Chapter Near Conclusion in Kansas City Crime Saga
Kansas City March 10. Only the recapture of Jim Clark, fugitive from the Kansas penitentiary since May 1933, remains to close one of the bloodiest crime chapters in the southwest. The escapees sparked a nationwide manhunt, with 12 lives lost and about half a million dollars in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Mar
Jim Clark
Kansas
Southwest
Clark
Kansas Penitentiary
Ed Davis
Los Angeles
Kansas City Union Station
Charles P. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Gets 24 CCC Summer Camps This Year
Fort Sill reports 24 summer CCC camps allocated to Oklahoma, eight more than last year, with 26 winter camps already established. Locations are undisclosed though Lake Murray in Carter Love and Marshall counties may host one or two. Re enrollment for CCC members begins March 31 with a 12 month service limit for those who signed up before June 30, 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Mar
CCC
Oklahoma
Washington
Robert Fechner
Emergency Conservation
Lake Murray
Carter
Love
Marshall
Wells Oil Drilling Advances Amid Quiet Field
Fitts field activity shows a quiet day with several rigs drilling and setting pipe. Westheimer-Daube No 1 Edwards and Fleet born No 1 Reynolds Wagner prep spud while Ada Chamber considers all weather roads to speed field development. Five Civilized Tribes agency schedules third Indian lease sale March 20 at Muskogee offering 93 tracts in Pontotoc Coal Wagoner Pulaski Okmulgee Creek and Hughes counties likely drawing interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deaner-Moore
Edwards
H. L. Blackstone Et al
Fleetborn
Reynolds-Wagner
Ada Chamber of Commercce
Interior Department
Muskogee
Five Civilized Tribes Agency
Pontotoc
Coal County
Wagoner
Pulsa
Okmulgee
Creek
Hughes County
Coal Counties
Mrs Tilghman Speaks at Ada Rotary Club Meeting
Ada Oklahoma. Zoe Anna Tilghman of Oklahoma's literary group addressed the Ada Rotary Club. Guests included Dr A Linscheid president of East Central Ben Hatcher and Wesley M Smith of Miami Mr Clark president of Pauls Valley Rotary Areh Matzner president of Wheeling West Virginia club C C Warren Sapulpa postmaster will bring a program from Sapulpa next Friday for local club entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoe Anna_ Tilghman
Oklahoma
Ada Rotary Club
A. Linscheid
East Central
Ben Hatcher
Wesley M. Smith
Miami
Clark
Pauls Valley
Three Fishermen Identified in Store Robbery Case
Bryan Texas March statement by John S. Caldwell, a local jeweler, describes threats to cut his throat to stop identifications. He names Whitey Walker, Blackie Thompson and Ray Johnson, accused in the December 14 robbery involving Oklahoma prison “fishermen” capes, as suspects at their trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Tex
John S. Caldwell
Bryan Jeweler
Whitey Walker
Blackie Thompson
Ray Johnson
Oklahoma
Walker
Former Seminole MIAN Gun Victim Pollock Dies
Pi Rube T Pollock 40 a special officer for the Rock Island railroad died in a Brinkley Arkansas hospital from a bullet wound aimed last Saturday by an unidentified man in a box car. He formerly lived in Seminole Oklahoma. Burial is planned in Kiowa Oklahoma with funeral services there tomorrow. Survivors include his widow of Memphis and four brothers two sisters and his mother. The shooter remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brinkley
Ark
Pi—Rube T. Pollock
Rock Island Railroad
Pollock
Seminole
Okla
Kiowa
Memphis
South St
Ales
Oklahoma City
Ralph
Milterton
Lee
Tulsa
Asa
Fairfax
Irene Jordan
Muskogee
Lillie Garner
A. D. Pellock
Pellock
Banks Robbed in Atchison Kansas Exchange Banks Held
Four gunmen robbed the Exchange National and Exchange State Banks in Atchison Kansas taking about 21000. Chief of Police Willard Lineville was wounded and Ed Iverson cashier suffered a fractured skull after being beaten. Nine bank employees were held briefly as hostages and released later in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Kan
Exchange National and Exchange
Willard Lineville
Ed Iverson
Exchange State Bank
Addie Mattocks
Mary Low
George Wolf
Exchange National Bank
Here
Farmers urge price pegging to ensure farmer profit
President Roosevelt will be asked to peg farm prices at minimum levels to guarantee farmer profit. Governor Floyd B Olson of Minnesota will send a letter on behalf of 200 farm organization constituents from 10 to 15 states after a two day parley. Wisconsin Governor Schmedeman Indiana Lieutenant Governor Townsend and North and South Dakota governors endorsed the plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mar
Roosevelt
Floyd B. Olson
Minnesota
Schmedeman
Wisconsin
Herring
Iowa
Townsend
Indiana
Berry
South Dakota
Langer
North Dakota
City Schools Closed After Earthquake Shocks
Schools in the city were ordered closed as aftershocks continued. Officials said no buildings were damaged beyond cracked plaster but students were dismissed to prevent possible loss of life if a stronger tremor occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Mar
Needy Teachers PFT First Chance
Unemployed teachers seeking part time work under a national relief program must register at the Social Welfare office in Convention hall with Mrs. Dora Webster Cox in charge for Pontotoc county. Registrants have to qualify on credentials and need after a thorough case worker review. The county advisory board allotted four half time posts to Ada, four to rural schools, and one each to Ross Allen Francis and Stonewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Relief Program
The
Social Welfare Organization
Convention Hall
Dora Webster Cox
Pontotoc County
States
J. W. Huff
County Advisory Board
Ada
Ross, Allen, Francis
Stonewall
Four Year Sentence for Young Thurmond
A. L. Thurmond Jr., 22, son of an Oklahoma City family, received a four year term for first degree manslaughter in a hit and run that killed M. K. Beam. The jury found reckless driving and depraved mind but did not find intoxication. Thurmond's bond remained, and a motion for new trial was filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
A. L. Thurmond, Jr
M. K. Beam
Beam
Thurmond
Ben Arnold
Young Thurmond
Three Injured In Auto Accident Near Ada
Early Saturday night a car carrying Aubrey Moore Ed Shirley Emmett Emory Ernest Summers Beryl Moore and B Jeter left Highway 19 west of Sandy Creek and crashed into a ditch. Moore suffered potentially serious injuries while Ed Shirley and Emory had mouth back and back injuries. Summers Moore and Jeter sustained lighter injuries. The crash was blamed on a blinded driver. all were admitted to Ada hospital for surgical attention. They reside in Maxwell and Bebee communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Moore
Ed Shirley
Emmet Emory
Ada
Highway 19
Sandy Creek
Moore
Emmett Emory
Ernest Summers
Beryl Moore
B. Jeter
Ada Hospital
Maxwell
Bebee
State Aid Funds Added for Pontotoc County Schools
James W. Huff, county superintendent, reports additional state aid of 12 835 dollars allocated to six Pontotoc county schools. Combined with 7 558 already received and 327 not yet warrantered, total state aid reaches 20 720 dollars on a seven month basis. Disbursement splits include Allen 548 dollars Vansess 8043 Francis 1397 Union Valley 665 Stonewall 1626 Hart 556.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Huff
Pontotoc County
Allen
Vaness
Francis
Union Valley
Stonewall
Hart
Fitzhugh 4-H Club Wins Honors at Ada Rally
Fitzhugh high school 4-H club won first in the county at the Ada rally with Hiawatha Williams earning a trip to Stillwater this summer and coach Mrs. S N Robinson praised for club cooperation. The grade club placed third, George Lucas also earned a trip, Jack Martin named vice president, and federal aid supports the nine month term. Seniors staged a play raising 15 to buy invitations. Mr. Chas McKee dies and is buried at East Hill. A war film Over There will show Thursday at 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzhugh High School
Ada
Hiawatha Williams
Stillwater
S. N. Robinson
Joe Auten
Katherine Krannig
George Lucas
Jack Martin
Chas. McKee
East Hill
Fitzhugh Sym
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. A. Breitung
Ada Man
L.A. Henry
Co-operative Publishing Co
G. W. Louthan
Woods
Tom Ballard
T. W. Lemmons
Okmulgee Excise Board
State
Southern Surety Co
George F. Dushabek
Frank Bowers
Esther Nehring
J. F. Ferguson
Kingfisher
E. B. Cook
Eva Bruss
Pottawatomie
Asher
E. W. Marland
Minnie Gillespie
Kay
Winker & McQueen, Inc
State, Stephens
Canadian District Court
Et al
Ford Bradshaw
Dead Outlaw
Caldwell
Bob Harper
Fort Smith
Mrs. Roosevelt
Puerto Ric
Gov. Ferguson
Blackfoot
Idaho Falls
Boise
Rock Springs
Wyo
Provo
Frank Nash
Arkansas
Missouri
Altamount
Kan
Isaac MecCarty
Kenneth Conn
Conns
Alvin Payton
Wilbur Underhill
Bob
Big Boy) Brady
Fitts
Mrs. Tilghnman
Rotary Club
Atchison, Kanoad
Fitzhugh
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