Mild winter across the United States and political notes
The 1934-35 winter ended mild with 85 to 90 percent of the nation warmer than normal. Warm air from the Gulf met cold Canadian masses, aiding southerly winds and a warm trend since 1917. Hoover faces political scrutiny as party dynamics and third parties loom, while Oklahoma’s school land funds face losses from prior loans and crook allegations. Governor Marland vetoes runoff primary repeal, backing the current nomination safeguard.
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United States Weather Bureau
Washington
Weather Bureau
United States
Hudson Bay
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Chickasha Express
Oklahoma
Marland
Kennamer liquor ruling sparks state rights debate
Judge Franklin Kennamer ruled that wholesale liquor dealers in a wet state cannot be prosecuted for selling to federally licensed dealers in a dry state. He argued the government issues licenses yet punishes use, urging local enforcement against licensed bootleggers if federal action remains unchanged. The Shawnee News notes the clash over state versus federal liquor policy.
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Kennamer
Franklin Kennamer
Uncle Sam
Shawnee News
Judge Williams blasts graduated land tax bill in Oklahoma
Judge R L Williams, resigning his official role, denounces a proposed graduated land tax as unconstitutional and unjust. He argues land is a liability, not an asset, and warns that higher taxes would harm owners, while deeming the measure a Henry George revival doomed to fail.
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Oklahoma
R. L. Williams
Henry George
George
Ground cover and erosion control urged for farms
The article argues for a broad erosion control program using cover crops strip farming contour planting and terracing to reduce dust storms and protect soil. It notes civilian camps progress and calls for financing plans and faster action to hand down topsoil to future generations. It criticizes nations failing to honor debts and urges U S aloofness from euro debts.
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Ponca City
Life and Labors of a World Leader Peter
A reflective profile extols Peter as a devout, flawed yet pivotal figure who helped spread Christianity. It emphasizes his resilience after denial, his role in promoting Jesus message, and the early Christian expansion under Rome, stressing resurrection as central doctrine and the rise of hospitals and charity driven by Jesus and his disciples.
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Peter
Jesus
Earth
Roman Empire
Paul
Rome
Universal Brotherhood of Man
Nichols Sets Legislation to Curb Tax Graft and Bond Uses
Senator Al Nichols has steered two laws through the legislature to curb graft in fuel tax exemptions for farmers and to fix a bond payment method that allowed offloading assessments. The column notes broader tax revenue challenges and recalls past calls for a national emergency fund, ending with a remark on Texas dust and enduring crops.
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al Nichols
Nichols
Ada column of local profiles and city anecdotes
A quirky Ada column surveys residents from T. M. Yarbro to Shi Cash for status, jokes about local figures, and light sketches. It notes Wyly Keith plans landscaping on a funeral chapel site and Bill Gluckman’s OU engineering degree. It ends with a humorous tale of women officers misusing a siren and traffic chaos.
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T. M. Yarbro
Ada
Wyly Keith
Bill Gluckman
University of Oklahoma School of Engineering
W. H. Ebey
Ebey
Shi Cash
Shi
Bill Lawes
South America
Funeral Preference Quotation Sparks Local Talk
A local resident sparked discussion by saying he would rather attend anyone else’s funeral than have his own. The remark, attributed to a Black man, drew reactions from neighbors and prompted reflections on community attitudes and funeral customs.
Ada's Population Dominance Highlighted in Townsite Note
The Ada townsite covers about one square mile and holds a larger share of population than Coalgate and Lehigh combined, which together would still be under Ada’s quarter of population. Other items note an adapted washing machine used as a flower pot and references to local figures such as Dr O H Miller and Janice Graham frequenting multiple clubs.
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Coalgate
Lehigh
Ada
O. K. Electric Company
O. H. Miller
Hog thief detained after call to police chief
Felix Clark a Negro police man arrested a man accused of stealing a hog about a week ago. He telephoned Chief of Police Somer Jones and asked for a car to pursue the thief. The chief said to walk him up, noting walking’s too good for a hog thief.
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Felix Clark
Somer Jones
Somers
Felix
Chief Jones
Yassuh
Ada History Note 1901 City Council Actions
Ada News recounts the August 8 1901 city council meeting with Mayor McKnight and council members. taxes on posters discussed. dog tax awaiting tags. street grading and mudholes considered. bills approved including lumber for calaboose. townsite purchase by many matrons. Col R B Jackson offered mayor position. Miss Ada Reed serves as hello. depot extension smiles. many strangers register at hotels. anti-debt society proposed. marble column for First National Bank arrives from Montpelier Vermont. Capt Eph Reed notes National Guard spurs remain while motorized units lack horses.
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Ada
ADA News
McKnight
Hope
Aldridge
Lowden
Hardin
Campbell
Marshal Couch
Weaver
Archer
Rich
Calaboose
Col
R. B. Jackson
Ada Reed
I. M. King
Friends In
Center
McNair
First National Bank of
Montpelier
Vermont
Wheat acreage to increase under new planting rules
Washington March 21 UP AAA officials expect spring wheat acreage to rise by as much as 2 300 000 bushels after Secretary Wallace removed all sowing restrictions. He said farmers may plant full acreage and make a larger 1936 reduction. Drought threats and price concerns spurred the change.
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Washington
UPAAA
Wallace
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Idaho
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Texas
Utah
Wyomeing
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Negro dies from wound after city altercation
Richard Abram, a colored man, died minutes after a shooting at the corner of Sixth and Broadway. Felix Clark, a colored officer, admitted firing the shot that entered Abram’s abdomen and left arm. Willie Welborn, another officer, helped confront Abram as they tried to disarm him.
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Richard Abram
Sixth and
Broadway
Felix Clark
Abram
Clark
Willie Welborn
Judge Imprisons Hazardous Chicago Pedestrian After Incident
Evanston Judge Porter sentences James Sayers, 47, for menace to motorist safety. Sayers was found twice under a bicycle in a week, initially thought hit by a car but police later testified otherwise. Kansas dust storms threaten travel, possibly provoking an archeological expedition.
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Chicago
Porter
Evanston
James Sayers
Sayers
Kansas
State
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ADA Weekly News
Wm. Dee Little
Byron Norrell
Oklaho
News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc
ADA Evening News
Okla
Mr. Hoover
Republican Party
Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelts
Democratic Party
Judge Williams
Germany
Herbert Hoover
Ferdie Deering
Twelfth Street
Main Street
Eph
Reed
National Guard
Co. G. Shull
Hugo
Farm Credit
Farm Credit Administration
Wichita
Federal Land Bank
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