Foch Laid to rest as France bows in mourning
Paris marks the funeral of Marshal Ferdinand Foch at Notre Dame and the Invalides. The ceremonial procession draws faces from royalty to workers, with 2 million souls glimpsing the coffin and Raymond Poincare delivering the eulogy.
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Marshal Foch
France
Paris
Ferdinand Foch
Victor Hugo
Cathedral of Notre Dame
the Invalides
Madame Foch
Cathedral of
Notre Dame
Pius
Lucan
Rhiems
Third Republic
Avenue Gallieni
Raymond Poincare
Napoleon
Les Invalides
Marshal Bertrand
Ada Urged to Pursue Federal Airport Rating
W F Centner airport expert for the U S Department of Commerce told a Chamber of Commerce committee in Ada that 900 towns seek government airport ratings. He outlined IA 1 A standards, site surveys, land of 160 acres, concrete runways, hangars, fueling and lighting, and the need for weather accessible roads and an engineer for site grading. He said aviation will grow as hangars and fields are built and suggested filing reports in Washington.
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Ada
W. F. Centner
United States Department of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Centner
Washington
Department
Gunboat Bravo Leaves for Pacific Coast Rebels Campaign
Vera Cruz Mexico March 26 The gunboat Bravo departed via the Panama Canal heading to the Pacific coast to assist in the campaign against the rebels.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Bravo
Panama Canal
Pacific Coast
Nationalist government issues war mandates against Kwangsi opposition
Shanghai dispatch says on March 20 officials in Nanking announced war mandates against the Kwangsi opposition military group. The move highlights ongoing civil strife as the national government asserts control over hostile regional forces.
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Shanghai
China
Nanking
Air crash fatality claims Los Angeles man
March 26 Los Angeles P Sumner Brown Jr 21 son of a noted local real estate broker was burned to death when his airplane crashed near the city today authorities said the victim was identified by initial and family name in the report of the accident.
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Los Angeles
P. Sumner Brown, Jr
Here
Federal Court Ends Session in Ada Oklahoma
The eastern district of Oklahoma wrapped up two weeks of civil and criminal action before Judge Robert L. Williams. Civil cases Kilcrease versus Chism and Handley involving land recovery were taken under advisement for later decisions. Sixty prisoners were transferred to Muskogee and Leavenworth for sentencing.
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United States Court
Eastern District of Oklahoma
Robert L. Williams
Betty Kilcrease
W. P. Chism
J. W. Handley
Ada
Federal
Muskogee
Leavenworth Federal
Substitute Highway Bill Passes House in Oklahoma
A committee substitute for House Bill 284 creating a three member highway commission passed the Oklahoma House 74 to 3 with 27 absent. The bill heads to the Senate for quick action before adjournment as Governor Holloway urged postponement until a special session. An amendment limiting new commission members to two from the same political faith was offered by M M Watson.
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Oklahoma City
Mar
House
Highway Commission
House of Representatives
Senate
Holloway
E. B. Drake
Creek County
Roads and Highways Committee
M. M. Watson
M. M. Arms Convicted of Murder Charge
In Tulsa a district court jury found interior decorator M. M. Arms guilty of murder in the death of Jack Von Winans last June 18. Sentencing awaits the court next Tuesday. Arms testified he shot in self defense claiming a broken home, while his defense argued delusional insanity.
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M. M. Arms
Tulsa
Countess Festetios Seen Smoking Meerschaum Pipe In Cannes
In Cannes on the Riviera Countess Alexandre Festetios has been observed strolling and smoking a vividly colored meerschaum pipe during the season.
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Cannes
France
Alexandre Festetios
Riviera
New Life and Farm Relief Move to Shape Law
Washington reports a broad farm relief program may reach the statute books as Senate and House agriculture committees prepare new proposals ahead of an April 15 special session. The plan aims to stabilize prices and manage surpluses, with past McNary-Haugen ideas largely set aside amid Hoover administration support. In St Paul, state Senator L P Johnson advocates men only barber shops, but colleagues block compulsory female haircuts.
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Senate
House Agriculture Committee
Hoover
Congress
Calvin Coolidge
House
Coolidge
McNary-Haugen
Republican National Convention
Northwestern Wheat Srowers
Federal Export Corporation
Dickinson
Iowa
St. Paul
L. P. Johnson
Mephitis a Garage Stink Leads to Selfless Bat Deed
Chicago March 25 A chauffeur named George Root dispatched a stray animal in a garage while holding his nose to avoid the odor. He struck with a bat and killed the animal, then phoned his boss and joked about fresh air and the garage’s odor.
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Chicago
Mar
Mephitis
George Root
Rodi Towing Service
Root
Land title clouds blamed on unethical lawyers at royalty owners banquet
At a Mid Continent Royalty Owners Association banquet in Ada speakers denounced lawyers who cloud land titles to profit from rightful owners. Guy Woodward Judge Orel Busby and Joe C Looney urged legal reforms and fair lease forms while visitors from Konawa Allen Maud Seminole Wewoka Tulsa and Gibson oil centers filled the gathering.
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Mid-Continent
Royalty Owners’ Association
Guy Woodward
Orel Busby
Ada
Joe C. Looney
Wewoka
Woodward
Tulsa
Konawa
Allen, Maud
Seminole
Giher
Robert S. Kerr
Harry i. Morris
Dorothy Duncan
Yandel Lain
Thomas P. Holt
E. E. Blake
Huddleston
Harry Morris
Frank Fleet
William Laughlin 19 Arrested on Charge
William Laughlin aged 19 was arrested here by Sheriff Fred Bowles on information from Atoka county. He was taken to Atoka to face a district court charge of a statutory offense involving a 15 year old student. Laughlin had recently resigned as a teacher near Atoka and returned to Ada. the case involves alleged illicit relations with a 15 year old pupil.
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Fred Bowles
Atoka County
Atoka
Laughlin
Maxwell
Ada
J. If. Laughlin
Commission Will Set Road Contracts In Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma state highway commission prepared to award grading drainage and bridge contracts for the 3 million dollar road program after Governor Holloway lifted an injunction letting the lettings proceed. Paving may be delayed pending highway program decisions and a new law replacing the five man board with a three man commission.
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Oklahoma City
Mar
State Highway Commission
Holloway
Commission
Waite Phillips Drilling Two Wilcox Wells in Pontotoc
Waite Phillips company drills two Wilcox sand tests in Pontotoc county. Brown No. 1 Sec 20-57 reaches 2,610 feet casing while Gray No. 1 Sec 24-3-8 is at 1,100 feet and planned to reach 4,000 feet unless Wilcox sand is found earlier. Since Wilcox discovery in the Allen field, many drillers pursue the prospect.
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Pontotoc County
Waite Phillips Company
Allen Field
Delaney and Welch Form Law Partnership
A new law partnership is formed in Ada by Don Welch and W A Delaney. The firm, named Delaney and Welch, has practiced successfully in the area and will operate from offices in the American building.
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Delaney and Welch
Ada
Don Welch
W. A. Delaney
Delaney & Welch
American Building
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Ada Debaters Defeat Okemah In Parlimentary Clash
Ada high school swept Okemah votes by unanimous decision in the Ada auditorium. The topic was that the English Parliamentary system is preferable to the US presidential form. Ada denied the proposition while Okemah affirmed.
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Ada High School
Okemah
Ada
United States
Natalie Dossey
Jo Kathryn Ritchey
Marchon DePoister
Jeff Laird
Woodrow Erwin
Philip Wimbish
Kenneth Abernathy
Oklahoma University
Graham and
Downey
University
Wetumka
Holdenville
Invite Business men to Assist In Farm Aid Program
Washington March 26 UP The state agriculture committee will invite a group of prominent business figures to help tackle the farm problem. Henry Ford and J P Morgan are named among those likely to be asked, following Senator Thomas suggestion that leaders in business finance and labor be heard.
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Washington
State Agriculture Committee
Henry Ford
J. P. Morgan
McNary
Thomas
Oklahoma
Federal Reserve Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mellon
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Owen D. Young
Paul M. Warburg
Charles M. Schwab
Ford
Mr. Morgan
Tolstoi Daughter Alerts Tax Sale on Paris Home
Leo Tolstoi's daughter sent a notice to Raymond Poincare about a tax sale of her Paris home. Poincare received and acknowledged the notice, returning it receipt acknowledged.
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Paris
Raymond Poincare
France
Leo Tolstoi
Solon Hunls View Surprise Bomb In House Activities
Oklahoma City March 26 The Oklahoma House resolved itself into an investigating body to hear charges by S. W. Carmack that Grady Lewis informed two Supreme Court justices that if they reduced a judgment against O. O. Owens impeachment charges would be dismissed. Subpoenas were to be issued for Eugene Lorton and others.
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Oklahoma City
House of Representatives
O. O. Owens
Tulsa County
S. W. Carmack
Harmon County
Grady Lewis
Creek County
Supreme Court
Owens
Eugene Lorton
Lewis
Oklahoma House Turmoil Over Impeachment Charges Involving Justices
Sam Carmack accused Grady Lewis of offering to drop impeachment articles against three Oklahoma Supreme Court justices if Justice Clark would reduce a $50,000 libel judgment against O Owens and Tulsa World. The House delayed actions, set hearings, and formed a committee led by H Tom Kight to investigate.
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Oklahoma City
Sam Carmack
Harmon County
House of Representatives
Grady Lewis
House Investigating Committee
State Supreme Court
Clarke
O. O. Owens
Carmack
House
Charles W. Mason
Lewis
Supreme Court
Clark
Owens
Tulsa World
H. Tom Kight
Rigers County
Kight
R. H. Stanley
Choctaw County
Cham Jones
Stephens County
E. W. Snoddy
Woods County
J. A. Patterson
Seminole County
Urat
Marshal Foch
Carl Magee
John L. Rice
Lee Huckins Hotel
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Maport
Cecil B. Dickerson
Associated Press
Biven
William Laughlin
NDA
Solon Hunls
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