Zangara Sentenced to Death in Florida Chair
Giuseppe Zangara was sentenced to death by electric chair for the murder of Mayor Anton Cermak in Chicago during an assassination attempt on President Roosevelt. Judge Aly Thompson ordered confinement at Dade County Jail until the governor fixes the execution date at Raiford. The case drew protests and calls for gun-control legislation as spectators witnessed the verdict.
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Miami
Fla
Giuseppe Zangara
Anton J. Germak
Chiccaco
Roosevelt
Aly 0
Thompson
Zangara
Florida
Raiford
Dade County
Malford
United States
Congress
Cermak
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Zantara
Zancara
Russell Caldwell
Coconut Grove
Margaret Kruis
Newark
N. J
William Sinnott
New York
Joe H. Gill
Miami Society
Gil
State Supreme Court
Lewis W. Twyman
Yancara
Cas
Ada Cougars Hoop Season Ends With Strong Finish
Ada high school girls basketball closed with a 16 16 record, finishing second in the Big Five after a late rush. Byng beat Choctaw to stay in the race as Ardmore went to state finals by beating Broken Bow. Ada also beat Pauls Valley and Durant in district play.
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Ardmore
Broken Bow
MacLoud
Byng
Choctaw
Vaness
Dale
Blackburn
Landrith
Pauls Valley
Central
Oklahoma City
Clarita
Blue
Durant
Byng-Choctaw
Ada High School
Cougars
McAlester
Ada
Couears
Stonewall
Welechka
Harold Strohm
McDaniel
Smith
Ross
Two Oklahoma teams reach regional finals in state tourneys
Stonewall boys defeated Durant Lions 36 to 19 in Class A action at Durant. In Oklahoma City on March 11 the Oklahoma Senate adjourned after defeating Gov. Murray's income tax clause, with plans to revisit the measure if the House reaffixes it.
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Pontotoc County
Stonewall Boys
Lions
Durant High School
Durant
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Senate
William H. Murray
Murray
Senate
House
Citizens League
Roosevelt Aims Unemployment Civil Corps Plan With 500000 Men
Washington March 10 Roosevelt prepares to seek a $500 million bond issue for public works to fund a civil corps of 500000 idle men in camps nationwide. The plan, mirrored in Muscle Shoals ideas, would feed house pay up to $1 daily and require job-based discharge options.
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Washington
Roosvelt
Congress
Army
Rainey
Roosevelt
Jainey
New York State
Couzens
Mich
Altheu
Gold Comes In At Local Banks
Patrons exchanged gold certificates for specie at two local banks amid easing restrictions on gold transactions. Bank officials reported coins from 2.50 to 20 values received, some kept as keepsakes, others deposited or used to obtain fresh change. Transfers of credit between accounts within the same bank were enabled, aiding businesses with checks received during the banking holiday. Authorities oversee suspended services while emergency measures are phased in.
Boswell Reports Tingale Cruise Recap
Two week Caribbean and Canal Zone voyage shared by C. C. Boswell at a Rotary luncheon. He described sailing from New Orleans aboard a United Fruit steamship in February with visits to Havana Tela and the Panama Canal Zone, noting rough seas and vivid industrial and scenic highlights. Contact with former Ada residents George and Mrs Bowman was also mentioned.
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Caribbean and
Canal Zone
C. Boswell
New Orleans
United Fruit Company
Boswell
Havana
Panama Canal Zone
Honduran
Mississippi River
Caribbean
Tela
Honduras
Ada Plans Gala Day to Boost Fat Stock Show
Ada merchants voted to stage a gala day Saturday to coincide with the Boys Fat Stock Show. They will offer special values and invite all in the region to attend, hoping to fill streets with farmers and shoppers seeking agricultural interest and bargains.
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Ada
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Keokuk well hints Seminole field expansion northward
Keokuk Community Well No 1 drilled by Carter Oil near old Keokuk showed oil and mud spray before Wilcox sand. Geologists expect Wilcox yield if richer, potentially 500 barrels daily. Increased royalties leases and land sales follow amid local boom plans for new stores. San Antonio mayor C M Chambers found dead in bed after retiring from indigestion.
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Seminole
Keokuk
Carter Oil Company
Old Keokuk
Wilcox
San Antonio
Tex
C. M. Chambers
May Chambers
J. A. Watts
Negro charged with murder bound over after preliminary hearing
J C Whitaker charged in the February 26 death of Willis Akers in Darktown remains bound over to district court without bond after a preliminary hearing before Justice J D Willoughby. Witnesses testified Whitaker intended to shoot Tyler. two others described the fatal shot and ensuing confrontation.
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J. C. Whitaker
Willis Akers
J. D. Willoughby
N. Broadway
Darktown
Cleve Macklin
Aker
Lee Tyler
Whitaker
Akers
Jesse Shoaf
Tyler
Macklin
Clyde Kaiser
Percy Armstrong
Babe Born as Earthquake Hits Compton Home
In Compton California a baby girl was born in a hospital while the family residence was being razed by the earthquake. The mother left the home during the tremor and the family slept in a tent that night after the home was destroyed.
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Compton
Cal
Mar
Eugene van Winkle
Former Leavenworth Inmate In Conghed
The House voted 230 to 75 to seat temporarily Francis Shoemaker from Minnesota a farmer laborer who served time at Leavenworth penitentiary. The case was referred to the elections committee for investigation after oath. Representative McKeown called the issue a matter of belief based on a note about a banker.
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Washington
Mar
House
Francis
Shoemaker
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Minnesota
Kvale
D-L
Minn
House Elections Committee
McKeown
Okia
Union Drestors Back Roosevelt Omaha March 11
Directors of the National Farmers Union sent telegrams to President Roosevelt and Secretary Wallace in Omaha. They praised his stance on economic problems and urged keeping the cost of production principle central. John A. Simpson warned against inflation programs that shift taxpayers money to bankers.
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Omaha
National Farmers Union
Roosevelt
Wallace
John A. Simpson
Oklahoma House approves pension cut for Confederate veterans
Oklahoma City March 19 The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill slashing Confederate veterans pensions. Current payments of 40 dollars a month would drop in stages for veterans and widows by age with 79 and older to 27 dollars, 66 to 70 to 20 dollars, and under 60 to 15 dollars.
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Oklahoma City
Lee
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Senate
Federal post office roof slab poured to begin soon
Workmen on the federal post office at Twelfth and Rennie have laid roof columns and expect concrete pouring for the columns to start early this week with roof slab work later. Dampproofing, drainage, and a split drain are planned, with stone facing from Ponca City milled by Consolidated Cut Stone to Tulsa. Roads paving on Highway 12 east of Ada resumes after rain delays as the paver advances toward Mississippi Avenue.
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Federal Post Office
Twelfth and
Rennie
I. L. Harvey
Rogers & Leventhal, Inc
Chattanooga
Harvey
Ponca City
Tulsa
Consolidated Cut Stone Corporation
Highway 12
Ada
Mississippi Avenue
Country Club
House backs Roosevelt budget bill with 266 to 138 vote
The U S House passed Roosevelt's economy bill by 266 to 138 as Republicans solidified support to empower the president to cut half a billion from federal spending on veterans and payrolls. Senate prospects look doubtful amid rising opposition from veterans and labor groups.
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Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Veterans and
House
Burns
Tennessee
Snell
New York
House Democrats
Byrns
McDuffie
D. Ala
Roosevelt
Grow Some Food Says Governor Murray
Oklahoma City March 10 Governor Murray in his weekly column urges farmers and gardeners to grow their own food and not expect the state to cultivate it for them. He notes Dr. Trent of Stillwater will advise on growing methods but will not cultivate gardens. He emphasizes self reliance amid inquiries about breaking up gardens.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
Trent
Stillwater
No Money Is Horse Stealing Ex Thief Says
In Ponca City March 13 a former horse thief recounts his life in early Oklahoma. He describes his emergence as a respected citizen after years of handling other people's horses in the Cherokee Strip, noting a shift from outlaw to mainstream life.
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Ponca City
Livine
Oklahomms
Cherokee Strip
Comanche Man Shot By Holdup Trio
Comanche county officers search for three men who last night shot and seriously wounded B. F. McDonald, 42, a service station operator. The trio entered the station asked for water and fired when McDonald moved, hitting him in the stomach. they fled.
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Lawton
Haredi
Comanche County
B. F. McDonald
McDonald
Former outlaw recalls horse stealing career and jail time
An old time friend recounts a life of crime saying he never earned money from horse stealing. He explains spending three of every five years in jail, losing all he had to get out, and facing posses and near death. He notes he quit when he had no dollar left.
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Ieee
Oosevelt
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