Lessons in Work Ethic and School News From Vanessa
A student column urges workers to value skill over pay and to absorb all knowledge. The issue covers Easter party details hosted by Edna Mentzer Gaar, Home Economics trip to Norman, and extensive school news across grades from second to eighth, with achievements in cooking, spelling, and class activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Mentzer Gaar
Francis Files
Kenneth Cobb
Carl Christian
Evelyn Harris
Stillwater
Dorothy Scarberry
Harvene Hayes
Aumatine Norvell
Florence Pevehouse
Joleete Little
Lorena Walker
Louise Pitt
Roosevelt orders halt to war department testimony publication
President Roosevelt sharply rebuked the House Military Committee, ordering it to stop publishing certain testimony on war plans. He warned he could withhold printing unless approved by him, citing statements about Canada and other neighbors that he says do not reflect U S policy. Canada sought public data on U S army plans following Kilbourne testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
House Military Committee
War Department
Army
Navy
United States
Ted
Charles E. Kilbourne
McSwain
Military Committee
Dern
Military Affairs Committee
Forgive And Forget In Oklahoma House Session
Oklahoma City April 20. Lawmakers sought peace after 83 days of dissension. Rep Cantrell of Haskell urged honesty to young members, saying it may cause sleepless nights but bring later success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Cantrell
Haskell
Roosevelt Letter on Treaties and Boundary Disarmament
The text cites President Franklin D. Roosevelt urging treaties for permanent disarmament along a 3,900 mile common boundary, reflecting a formal diplomacy note and commitment to arms reduction. The document records a sincere signature from Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Negro held on larceny charge
Zack Blue was committed to jail by Justice A W Oliver after failing to post 200 bond for a petty larceny case. The 2 negro accused of stealing several plow shares from Rollow Hardware entered a not guilty plea. A preliminary hearing was set for Monday May 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zack Blue
A. W. Oliver
Blue
Rollow Hardware Company
Justice Oliver
Barbers Face License Charge in Ada County Court
Ada barbers Youles Mays and Roy Perdue faced misdemeanor charges for practicing barbering without proper state licenses filed by state barber board member H. L. Foster. Mays posted bond under 500 dollars after waiving arraignment. Perdue awaits arraignment as Judge John Boyce McKeel outlined fines up to 100 dollars for nonconformity. A separate count accused Jess Blocker of operating a vehicle with a stolen license tag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
H. L. Foster
State
Youles Mays
Roy Perdue
John Boyce McKeel
Jess Blocker
Oklahoma Senate Advances Constitutional Amendment on Oklahoma A and M
The Oklahoma Senate passed a constitutional amendment transferring control of A and M College and four secondary Aggie colleges from the state board of agriculture to a regents board of which four must be bona fide farmers. The same session labeled the university medical school complaints as petty and trivial, blaming faculty for student unrest. Other resolutions to reorganize the school land department and extend women’s public office rights were sidetracked in the House with plans to rush them for a September 24 vote on pensions and homestead exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Apri
A. and
M. College
Aggie
State Board of Agriculture
Board of
Mus
Senate
Oklahoma University Medical School
L. P. Moorman
F. N. Shoemake
Marland
Fifteenth Assembly
School Land Commission
House
Fort Gibson
Capitol
Congress
School Land Department
Oklahoma University
Claud Briggs
J. D. Rinehart
el Reno
Casey's Wife Describes Engineer Casey Jones Death
Memphis story recalls Casey Jones on the Cannon Ball run and the fatal 1900 wreck. Mrs. Jones recounts the foggy night, Casey's courage, and his final order to fireman Sim Webb as the locomotive crashed. Geographically, Oklahoma and Tennessee items mix with rainfall updates across towns.
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Memphis
Tenn
Casey Jones
Promised Land
Mississippi Delta
Chicago
Exposition Hall
Casey
Illinois Central
Canton
Miss
Sim Webb
Sim
Kemphis
Vaughn
Casey Jr
Jackson, Tenn
Man Breaks Leg In Fall From Roof Monday
W E Heady 500 W Seventh former Ada policeman suffered a fractured knee when he slipped on wet shingles and fell from the roof of his home Monday. Roy McKinney Stonewall received eye injuries when cement dust blew into his eyes while working on a rig in the Fitts oil field. he is employed by E H Moore Drilling. Heady was treated at Ada hospital and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Heady
Ada
Roy McKinney
Stonewall
Ada Hospital
Fitts
McKinney
E. H. Moore Drilling Company
Curios and Antiques Notes and Hoover Kidnaping Case
Curios and antiques anecdotes reflect early Oklahoma journalism quirks with outlaws and a dramatic front page reenactment. J Edgar Hoover announces the Tucson kidnaping case as solved to Congress, detailing extortion notes and handwriting evidence connected to Oscar H Rowson.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Justice Department
June Robles
Tucson
Ariz
Federal Grand Jury
Robles
Division of Investigation
Hoover
Early Oklahoma reminiscence and local incidents column
A collage of small town notes highlights a postal driver foiling two would be robbers, reminiscences of Hird near Ada, and memories of W. H. Ebey and the Daily Oklahoman. Other items describe a Buick horn incident on West Main, stolen cars from the Watkins garage, and a church accident involving Opal Charleya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hird
Ada
Davis and Wynnewood
W. H. Ebey
Oklahoman
Oklahoma
C. W. Ballard
W. Watkins
Baptist Church
NAS Age Limits for CET Extension at Irving School
NAS director Bob Shannon announced that age limits for workers on the Irving school building project have been extended to include men 20 years and older who are qualified and registered. Previously only men 21 through 45 could be employed. All labor must be hired through the National Reemployment Service per government rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving
Bob Shannon
NAS
National
Shannon
Oklahoma weather boosts planting as showers reach many areas
The state awakens to widespread showers with optimism for cotton and corn planting. Forecaster Harry Wahlgren predicts more rain today, though he cautions it may not fully assure farmers of ideal conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Writ
Oklahoma
Harry Wahlgren
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Willie McCullar
Ennice Tiffin
Joleeta Little
Eunice Tiffin
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Sasakwa
Fr. F. A. Club
Earl McKeel
Jesse Isaacs
Farley Hickey
Rayford Corvin
Carson Phillips
Marvin Hunt
Joe Speares
Nadine McGehee
Peggy Jo Ayers
Arminda Ragland
Christine Herron
Clinton Sturdevant
Bird House
Marjorie Hunt
Ula Belle Bennett
Grace Agnes McCauley
Marjorie Solomon
Adeanya June Standridge
Louise Norman
H. R. Robinson
Leroy Biles
Vernon Jones
Lucian Black
Euva Jean Eeds
Lilliad Alldridge
Pauline Riley
QO. F. Snipes
Benton McCauley
Leronde McDonald
Warren Rose
Joseph Blaine Smith
Ellen Cape
Catherine Denham
Joe Hunt
Anna Lea Roberts
Grammer
Mildred McWhirter
Mary Frances Ayers
Helen Cape
Samuel Currie
Maurine Berger
Jimmie Mullins
James Richardson
Rayborn Solomon
Muriel Arnold
Geraldine Braggs
Elsie Braggs
Nina Hunt
Natoma Muncy
Florence Richardson
Jessie Mary Tilley
Coma Jo Zumbro
Raybert Solomon
Emily Spears
Oma Lea Teele
Elsie Bragzs
Cys
Homer McDowd
Robert Moore
Bonnie Rogers
Wanda Snipes
Alfreda Isaacs
Corinne Bennett
Novalee Bradley
Hattie Childers
Geneal Horton
Dale Hunt
Leonard Solomon
Pauline Teel
Poet and Author Club
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Sharp
Kilbourne and
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Canada
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Uni
Committee On Military Affairs
House of Representatives
F. M. Andrews
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Harry Evans
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Muskogee
Walters
Chickasha
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Blackwell
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Tahlequah
Nowata
Bartlesville
Guymon
Beaver
Duncan
Fitts Field
Curios and
Ferdie Deering
Byron Norrell
Lord Roseberry
Jim Burris
Fred Andrews
J. C. Curry
Lovick P. Law
M. P. Hatchett
Wallace Beery
Tom Murphy
Railway Express
Murphy
West Main
A. L. Turnbull
Roosevelt St
Hot Springs
Ark
Dr. Pierce
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