Oklahoma Storm Causes Deaths and Heavy Damage Across Counties
Severe hail and rain lashed Oklahoma Saturday night causing two deaths. Private Robert Gott, 23, drowned at Cache creek near Fort Sill after fording a swollen stream on horseback, and horse trainer Tom Hall, about 45, was struck by lightning near Bristow. Winds blasted Guthrie’s Farrow greenhouse, central Casket factory, and other structures with major losses.
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Iattaien
Oklahoma
Robert Gott
Olney
Tex
Fort Sill
Cache Creek
Tom Hall
Mannford
Bristow
Guthrie
Farrow
Central Casket Factory
Pioneer Textile
City Hall
Kingfisher
Crescent
Bartlesville
Okmulgee
Blackwell
Wewoka
Shawnee
Moore
Waynoka
Fairview
Muskogee
Oklahoma City
Chickasha
Canton
Clinton
Elk City
Enid
Anadarko
Altus
Cherokee
Ada Leads Better Homes Contest In Oklahoma
Announcements name Ada Tulsa Okeene Okmulgee committees as award recipients in the 1934 Better Homes in America contest. Ada chair Miss Francisco and Tulsa chair Mrs Rankin receive high merit. County chairs Mrs Brown and Mrs Johnson named for Okeene and Okmulgee.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Better Homes
Better Homes In America Organization
New York City
Ada Better Homes
Alice Francisco
Tulsa
Harry Rankin
Okeene
Bert Brown
Okmulgee
Walter Johnson
America
Norma Brumbaugh
Extension Department of
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Farm Credit Class Set for Ada Event
Joe Hill county agent announces a one day farm credit school in Ada on Tuesday the 26th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event aims to explain FCA lending services to farm leaders and gain cooperation for meeting local credit needs. Extension staff from Stillwater and FCA Wichita will conduct the program with regional farm leaders and officials attending.
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Farm Credit
Ada
Farm Credit Administration
FCA
State College
Stillwater
Wichita
National Farm Loan Association
The
Grange and
Farmers Union
A. F. Houston
P. H. Stephens
College
Com
Oklahoma debate on graduated land tax at senate hearing
West objects to Judge Williams and Ames as elder statesmen while defending a proposed constitutional amendment for a graduated land tax. He cites low homeownership, notes past legislature votes, and argues the tax is legal for public good. The hearing resumes amid partisan tension.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Robert L. Williams
C. B. Ames
Texas Corporation
Charles West
Senate Agricultural Committee
West
Williams
Willard Sewards
Judge Williams
Statehood
Borah predicts no European war in near future
Senator Borah of Idaho, longtime Republican leader on foreign relations, told the Associated Press that there will be no war in Europe soon and that America would stay out if conflict arises. He suggested German rearmament might foster peace and that Britain holds the key to the Europe situation.
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Washington
Senator Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
America
Associated Press
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Germany
Europe
England
Great Britain
Italy
France
United States
Gen Sneed Celebrates Long Confederate Service Anniversary
Oklahoma City marked General Sneed's anniversary as a Confederate veteran born August 28, 1845. He enlisted as a teen, joined the Madison Blues, served in the 18th Mississippi Infantry, and later led the United Confederate Veterans. He also held Missouri and state offices, including treasurer and secretary of state, retiring last January.
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Oklahoma City
R. A. Sneed
Oklahoma
Sneed
Mississippi
Madison Blues
Polk Herndoh
18Th Regiment
Mississippi Volunteer Infantry
Army of Northern Virginia
United Confederate Veterans
Robert E. Lee
Fredericksburg
Rappahannock
Lee
Grant
Col. Sneed
Richmond
Point Lookout Prison
Maryland
United States
Tallahatchie County
Dust storms prompt federal plan for strip lifting earthworks
Washington announces emergency program to curb midwest dust storms. Col Lawrence Westbrook and Gov Alf Landon outline earthwork barriers created by strip lifting to protect soil. Financing via FERA and Agriculture Dept with 1 dollar per acre loan option and 50 cents per acre listing cost.
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Middle West
West
Lawrence Westbrook
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Westbrook
Paul Z. Maris
The
Relief Administration
Midwest
FERA
Department of Agriculture
Farm Credit Administration
Maris
The Criminologist Tangles A Case Of Alice Lorton
Sidney Griff and Dan Bleeker pursue a tangled murder plot involving Charles Morden Esther Ordway and the alias Alice Lorton. A bank statement shows large deposits and a $2000 check dated the murder day to Kenneth Boone. A love letter from Robert Chelton and a missing mail plan point toward Alice Lorton as the key suspect while Blanche Malone remains a critical witness.
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Charles Morden
The
Binade
Dan Bleeker
Sidney Griff
Morden
Frankie
Cathay
Mary Briggs
Griff
Alice Lorton
Esther Ordway
Alice
Harry Fancher
Kenneth Boone
Bleeker
Seeker
Robert Chelton
Summerville
Alie Lorton
Ordway
Blanche Malone
Prison Board Considers Clemency for Several Convicts
The Oklahoma pardon and parole board opened hearings for 69 state convicts led by Clyde Holford, a prison killer who spurned the chance to speak as Governor Marland faces pleas from Jim Tully and Walter Winchell. Clemency will hinge on good records and lack of escape attempts.
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Holford
Jim Hatcher
Clarence Page
Fred Cunningham
Bob Kerr
Dust Dust To 1909 Congress Dust To 1909 Congress
William D. Heroy of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists told Wichita on March 21 that dust storms stem from the 1909 enlarged homestead act. He argued the policy left half the 320 acres under cultivation, exposing sod and soil to wind erosion and drought, risking a vast gravel desert.
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Wichita
Kans
Plains States
William D. Heroy
New York
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Congress
Association
Heroy
Washington
Ada Sees Light Rain After Weekend Moisture
Ada recorded a light shower contributing a quarter inch of rain to March totals. Cloudy skies slowed evaporation and aided plant growth as foliage emerges. Oklahoma overall saw moisture spread, with Ada receiving a light dusting as rains ended.
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Ada
Oklahoma
Movie Star Rochelle Hudson Denies Claremore Stinks Remark
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Rochelle Hudson apologizes to Claremore after a New York headline quoted her saying The city of Claremore stinks. Mae Hudson explains the remark referred to radium water odor in Claremore during a chat.
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Oklahoma City
Mar
UPI
Rochelle Hudson
Oklahoma
New York
Claremore
Will Rogers
Mae Hudson
Rochelle
Clark I Charged in Death of Abram
Felix Clark, a black police officer, arraigned on first degree manslaughter charges after Richard Abram died from a pistol wound. Clark pleaded not guilty and posted 5,000 bond for a March 30 preliminary hearing following an altercation near Sixth and Broadway with Willie Welborn present.
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Felix Clark
Justice Court
Sherwood W. Hill
Richard Abram
Clark
Justice Hill
Abram
Sixth and
Broadway
Willie Welborm
Slayer of child Albert Fish is sentenced to death
White Plains New York March 25 Albert Fish was sentenced to die in the electric chair in the week of April 29 for the slaying of 10 year old Grace Budd. The court will automatically review the verdict delaying execution until late fall while police investigate confessions to other child killings.
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White Plains
N. Y
Albert Fish
Grace Budd
Fish
Court of Appeal
Frederick P. Close
Grace
New York
East Irvington
Here
Rev. Lee to Tour Europe and Send Articles
The News has received praise for Rev. Lee’s undenominational essays on contemporary issues. He plans a Europe trip this summer, sailing from New York on June 29 for about three months, visiting Paris Turin Rome Naples Florence Venice Geneva Berlin Brussels Antwerp The Hague Amsterdam London Edinburgh and sending interpretative reports from most stops.
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Turin
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Florence
Venice
Geneva
Berlin
Brussels
Antwerp
the Hague
Amsterdam
London
Edinburg
Indiana Woman Held After Throwing Away Hundred Dollar Bills
An Indiana woman was detained by police after discarding $100 bills in a public area. The incident drew attention amid publicity surrounding Huey Long's political scheme.
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Indiana
Huey Long
Greatest returns for the amount invested
Classified ad highlights promising value and smart buys for readers seeking high returns on money invested. Focus is on practical examples, frugal shopping tips, and opportunities to maximize purchasing power.
Census Office Closes as Farm Survey Concludes
District offices of the U S census of agriculture shut Monday and final schedules and records sent to Washington. The project began January in 16 counties of the Fourth and Fifth districts with J T Sanders as supervisor and Will K Dunn as assistant.
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U. S. Census of Agriculture
Bureau of Census
Washington, D. C
Fourth
J. T. Sanders
Deepartment of Agricultural Economics
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Stillwater
Will K. Dunn
Ada
Alice McAllister
Dunn
E. T. Haddock, Jr
Louise Hughes
Oklahoma County
Oklahoma
Fifteen Oklahoma lads named junior Master Farmers
Oklahoma City honors fifteen Future Farmers of America members as junior Master Farmers. The group includes Welden Swigart Mooreland Harold Meier Hitchcock and others. They managed 1054 acres last year 825 in feed and truck crops while caring for livestock and students. They own 12 horses 27 hogs 28 sheep 9 cattle and 663 chickens with a total investment of 7903.32 dollars averaging 528.75 per member.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Future Farmers of America
Welden Swigart
Mooreland
Harold Meier
Hitchcock
Lowell Walters
Freedom
Billy Garman
Wagoner
Raymond Butler
Cleveland
Ivan Taggart
Hennessey
J. O. Dickey, Jr
Weatherford
Ramah Carter
Ponca City
Don Lemon
Hydro
Ollice McMahan
Union City
Dale Mitchell
Mountain View
William Cerney
Kingfisher
Cecil Scholen
Milo Foreman
Prairie Valley
Dean Foster
Idabel
Oklahoma Receives AAA Farm Rental and Benefit Funds
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration paid Oklahoma more than 32 million dollars in rental and benefit payments. Cotton growers received about 18.99 million, wheat farmers 10.92 million, and corn hog producers 2.89 million. Oklahoma ranked fifth in cotton and third in wheat support. Administrative AAA expenses in Oklahoma totaled 1.14 million dollars.
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Washington
Mar
Oklahoma
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Texas
Mississippi
Arkansas
Alabama
Kansas
North Dakota
John Whitnah Leedy Dies in Edmonton Burial Planned
John Whitnah Leedy 86 former Kansas governor and longtime resident of Edmonton died after months of illness. Kansas House approved a $1000 burial fund and monument, and Edmonton burial was arranged per family wishes.
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Edmonton
Canada
John Whitnah Leedy
Kansas
Leedy
Kansas House of Representatives
Kingston siblings die in collision near town
Lula Galloway, 18, and Charley Galloway, 25, both of Kingston, were killed when their car, driven by Lula, collided with an oil truck three miles south of Kingston. Lorrell Mitchell, 22, of Polo, riding with them, is hospitalized in serious condition.
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Kingston
Lula Galloway
Charley Galloway
Here
Lorrell Mitchell
Polo
Man of Many Wives Surrenders at Seminole Police Station
A man who identified himself as Thomas Hughes surrendered at the Seminole police station after claiming he was wanted in Tulsa and Pawhuska for forgery and in Wahona and Fort Worth for bigamy. He said he served two years at Leavenworth for a Dyer Act conviction and had three wives.
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Bert Molder
Oklahoma County
Atoka
Bert Wilson
Caddo County
Raymond Carter
Granite Reformatory
Cleveland County
Colorado
Dick Canterberry
Kiowa
George Poindexter
Garvin County
Melton W. Newman
Oklahoma City
Jay E. Jones
Newman
John Bradley
Tulsa County
Arthur Powell
Okmulgee County
Seminole
Thomas Hughes
Jaks Sims
Tulsa
Pawhuska
Wahona
Okla
Fort Worth
Tex
Sims
Hughes
Leavenworth
Guthrie
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