Roosevelt asks Congress for 1.5 billion for work relief
President Roosevelt asks Congress to appropriate 1.5 billion dollars for the next fiscal year to fund the Works Progress Administration. He argues private industry must expand to absorb unemployed workers and notes current relief costs, with a plan to reduce deficits if industry improves employment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Treasury
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tenth Street Crossing Open
The Tenth Street crossing of the O C A A tracks is open for traffic after fills and smoothing work. Commissioner Percy Armstrong says delays occurred but federal cooperation aided completion. Gravel and asphaltic oil will be added to improve smoothness and weather resistance.
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Percy Armstrong
Public Works and Property
Oklahoma Tax Receipts Signal Healthier Business Statewide
Oklahoma City March 12 mounting state income taxes show better business conditions with payments totaling 412891 so far this year versus 217000 at the same point last year. Tax Commissioner H L McCracken says lower bracket payments reflect profit gains and salary raises with a projected 4000000 in total income tax for 1935. The present rate ranges one to nine percent with exemptions at 850 single 1700 couple and 500 per dependent. Deadline is March 15 but Sunday postpones mean Monday in both state and federal offices.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
H. L. McCracken
State Tax Commission
McCracken
Tax Commission
Ada election results narrow field for April 7 runoffs
Primary voting left four candidates to contest the Ada city and School District 19 race in the general election. Mayor J. D. Willoughby and Bill Crawford lead the mayoral contest while W. P. Armstrong and J. H. Pryor head the commissioner race. School board nominations show continued support for the current administration with Pitt Murphy Yarbro and Zorn advancing.
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Ada
J. D. Willoughby
Bill Crawford
Willoughby
Elbert Reed
Ada Grocer
National Guard
A. H
Andy’’ Chapman
Pioneer Citizens
Reed
Chapman
W. P. Armstrong
J. H. Pryor
Armstrong
Henry Kroth
Albert Chamberlain
Board of Education
County Road Program Progress Highlighted At Booster Meet
George Toler spoke to the Chamber of Commerce about the county road program run with WPA support. Milton Keating described the state system plan showing most county highways will be paved or oil surfaced except 19 Ada to Stratford and a new northwest road. Carl Iortman presented a $100 Legion hospital donation from boxing profits. Next Thursday Harry Sienberg leads the meeting. two weeks later the agricultural committee outlines yearly plans.
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George Toler
Chamber of Commerce
WPA
Milton Keating
Ada
Stratford
Carl Iortman
The
American Legion
Legion
Harry Sienberg
Agricultural Committee
Suunt y County Clerk Office Sees Record Activity
The Suunt y County Clerk reports a surge in filings due to oil activity and wildcat acreage. A 600 page record book collected 457 entries last week with 45 more on Monday and 43 by Tuesday morning. In the first 11 working days of March the office took in over $600 in recording fees, averaging about $10 more daily than February’s first 11 days.
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Itis
Judge Advoed Bootleggers 10 Plant Popcorn
Eastern Oklahoma federal judge Williams moves to clear docket for murder trial of Elbert Collins. Several defendants found guilty on internal revenue charges. sentences set or pending. Notable pleas include Frank Williams and Clarence Heck. others plead guilty or await Muskogee sentencing June 24 25.
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Robert L. Williams
Oklahoma
Federal District
Elbert Collins
Leonard H. Laseman
Harmon Underhill
Pontotoc County
Williams
Laseman
Underhill
Ada
Frank Williams
Federal Reformatory
el Reno
Clarence Heck
Centrahoma
Tom Abbott
John Smith
Marion
Slim” Robinson
Charley Dean
Elsie Smith
Internal Revenue
Muskogee
Lord Robinson
Doyle Rogers
Ivan Ferguson
Dwyer
Robinson
R. C. Lillard
Charles J. Liddell
N. L. Mitchell
Co. A. Haggard
Seminole County
C. E. Musgrove
William Shaw
Walter Williams
Earl Faulkner
Lee Singernett
George Turpin
Coal County
Robert Kirkpatrick
Carter County
Dyer Act
Lewellyn Keel
Oliver Knight
Willa Carson
Ella
Gross
Twenty Bands To Parade In Festival Here
More than 750 musicians are scheduled for the Southeast ern Oklahoma Band festival in Ada next Saturday March 21 with Holdenville Sasakwa high schools joining Ada East Central Horace Mann and other bands. A 100 piece district band conducted by Bob Makowsky will perform at the convention hall in the evening after clinics at East Central college and pop concerts at city intersections. No admission charged. The program aims to promote musical interest and fellowship among bands from East Central Ada Horace Mann Ada Junior High Prairie View Konawa Cromwell Murray A M College Maud Hugo Bowlegs Wewoka Ravia Seminole Wolf Sulphur Madsill Wetumka Sasakwa Holdenville and possibly C B U Shawnee.
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Holdenville
Sasakwa
Wyatt C. Freeman
Ada
Oklahoma Baptist University
Velock
Main Street
Southeastern Oklahoma
East Central College
Bob Makowsky
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Stillwater
East Central
Ada High
Horace Mann
Ada Junior High
Prairie View
Konawa
Cromwell
Murray A. & M. College
Maud
Hugo
Bowlegs
Wewoka
Ravia
Seminole
Wolf
Sulphur
Madsil
Wetumka
C.B.U
Shawnee
Boom in Income Tax Collections Reported by Treasury
Treasury reports 16 days of March income tax receipts totaling 281,758,052 up 46.4 percent from last year, raising year to date to 561,428,990, and January and February gains support a strong tax year amid budget forecasts.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Roosevelt
FIFTY REPORTED DEAD IN EASTERN FLOOD THREAT
Floods and fires sweep the eastern seaboard from Pittsburgh to New England causing widespread destruction. Rail lines blocked and thousands homeless as authorities mobilize and warn residents along rivers to evacuate. Local dams break and cities face gas and power outages amid record water levels.
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Pittsburgh
Johntown
Johnstown
Quenahoning
Cumberland
Massachusetts
Shetucket
Connecticut
Willimantic, Conn
United States
Associated Press
Conemaugh
Bethlehem Steel
Susquehanna
Wilkes-Barre
Coast Guard
Atlantic Coast
New York State
New York
Binghamton
N. Y
National Guardsmen
Franklin and Borah clash over oil interests in Oklahoma
Ardmore’s Wirt Franklin former Independent Petroleum Associa tion of America president fires broadside at Senator Borah. He accuses Borah of aiding large oil firms and importing foreign oil to hurt independents while criticizing tariff votes.
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Oklahoma City
Mar
Wirt Franklin
Ardmore
Okla
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Senator Bora
Standard Oil
Oklahoma
National Petroleum News
Cleveland
Franklin
Borah
Senate
Oklahoma student backs future war veterans movement
Norman March 17 A senior at Oklahoma University Ernest Butler from Woodward County praised the Princeton peace drive and urged a local chapter of the Future War Veterans He proposed a $2000 bonus to be paid by June 15 1965 and urged coeds to form Vas sar s Auxiliary the Association of Future Gold Star Mothers Butler said the movement could sweep the nation and argued pensions should come from funds for new warfare equipment.
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Norman
Mar
Oklahoma University
Ernest Butler
Broad Plains
Woodward County
Oklahoma
Princeton University
Student Union
Butler
Princeton
Vassar
Association of
Gold Star
Congress
Slaying Claim Near Doniphan Sparks Missouri Search
Sheriff John Thompson of Randolph County Arkansas hunted in Missouri for a man wanted in the slaying of Frank McGee aged 65. McGee was found dead near his farm by a neighbor boy, suspected to have been killed Saturday afternoon. The officer said about $100 was sewn in McGee's coat lining and is missing.
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Doniphan
John Thompson
Randolph County
Ark
Missouri
Frank McGee
McGee
Thompson
Unlicensed Liquor Dealer Arrested Under Federal Indictment
Oklahoma City March 18 U S marshal P W C Geers arrested Charles H Windell of Kaw City today on a federal grand jury indictment charging him with operating without a liquor license.
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Oklahoma City
P—W. C. Geers
U. S
Charles H. Windell
Kaw City
Survey on Prison Made Goods Market Feasibility
Pi-Chairman L. M. Nichols of the state board of affairs said today a survey is being made to determine whether city and county governments can furnish a market for prison made goods.
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Oklahoma City
Mar
L. M. Nichols
State Board of Affairs
Oklahoma Receives Major WPA Allocation for Projects
Washington reports W S Key Oklahoma works progress administrator announced a $600 000 WPA allocation sent to Oklahoma to finish pending projects by June 1 This brings total recent releases to $1 0 million aiding permanent projects while he seeks an additional $1 5 million to boost a $1 0 million state highway fund for completing a secondary road program
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Washington
W. S. Key
Oklahoma
Works Progress Administrator
Key
Peveto Says Wildcat Test Near Talco Could Yield 1000 Bpd
Mount Pleasant Texas March 18 R L Peveto announced swabbing of the Peve to No 1 Carr wildcat test near Talco would continue into the week. He claimed the well drilled 60 miles from the nearest producing field could produce about 1000 barrels per day.
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Mount Pleasant
Tex
R. L. Peveto
Talco
Peveto
Frost for Ada Disappears in Tuesday Warmth
Monday afternoon was chilly and Monday night cold enough for frost. The official thermometer dipped to 35 degrees before warmth and bright sunshine ended the cold spell and made the frost disappear quickly.
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Ada
Byrd acquitted in Sheridan night club murder trial
Cecil Byrd, night club employee, cleared of murder in the December slaying of federal revenue officer Louis Pappan at the Sheridan club. Jury deliberated 35 minutes after a 10 day trial as part of six murder charges in the case.
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Tulsa
Cecil Byrd
Night Club
Sheridan Night Club
Louis Pappan
Federal Revenue
Pappan
George Stewart
Tyree Park
Sheridan Club
Park
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