Leonard Laseman Charged in 1937 Hughes Murder Case
Leonard Laseman, a Pontotoc County rancher and former federal inmate, was charged with the 1937 murder of Ada merchant J. L. Hughes. A McAlester penitentiary prisoner testified Laseman helped plan the robbery and fired the fatal shot as Hughes drove home on September 18, 1937. Laseman is jailed without bond. a co-defendant faces hearing.
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J. L. Hughes
Ada Merchant
Leonard Laseman
Pontotoc County
Federal Reformatory
Hughes
Laseman
State Penitentiary
West Sixth Street
Ada
McAlester Penitentiary
McAlester
Wewoka
Pontotoc
Rainfall boosts crops as farmers await planting in May
Rainfall in April revived soil and moisture for wheat and cotton farmers, contrasting with March’s record dryness. May and early June are expected to bring heavier rains, while an April 11 freeze damaged corn planted by April 5 though replanting neared completion. Two late storms replenished subsoil and water reserves across more than 40 state cities.
Wadlington Seeks Extra Funds For Two Trials
County Attorney Wadlington complained to District Judge Tal Crawford after halting the jury term over a court fund dispute. He said only 100 dollars were needed to try Mrs. H. D. Garner and Tommy Ford, both facing embezzlement charges, with Garner’s case nearly ready.
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Carloss Wadlington
Tal Crawford
H. D. Garner
Tommy Ford
County Excise
Wadlington
Ford
Garner
State Prepares Plantings After Record April Rainfall
Oklahoma farmers move to finish final planting after the wettest April in 13 years. The rain disrupted early work but improved soil conditions and moisture, aiding crop prospects despite earlier delays.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sets Three Month Oil Allowable For State
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission ordered a 90 day oil allowable of 408 100 barrels daily for May June and July. This follows the interstate oil compact commission plan to follow the bureau of mines May demand estimates. Production currently stands at 413 000 barrels. Armstrong conservation officer said ratable takings are well established and adjustments can be made within the 408 100 barrel limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Oklahoma
Corporation Commission
Federal Bureau of Mines
Bureau
State Conservation Department
W. J. Armstrong
Armstrong
Wadlington To Ask Sentencing Of T H Wyatt
County attorney Carloss Wadlington said T H Wyatt will be asked to sentence in district court next Saturday. Wyatt pleaded guilty to forgery nearly two years ago and testified for the state in cases against J E Hall and A A Caldwell, county officials. The delay followed Caldwell’s trial and a hung jury in Caldwell’s case. Wyatt was a key witness and had admitted buying county claims and marking them up before approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Wyatt
J. E. Hall
A. A. Caldwell
Carloss Wadlington
Wyatt
Caldwell
Hall
Wadlington
Lake Guthrie caretaker drowns after search
The body of C. F. Hill, 45, caretaker of Lake Guthrie, was recovered from Cottonwood creek near the diversion dam after firemen searched all night. Hill, a war veteran, reportedly slipped while dislodging logs, knocked unconscious, and drowned. He is survived by a widow and daughter Mary Ellen, a student at Oklahoma Co. for Women.
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Guthrie
C. F. Hill
Lake Guthrie
Cottonwood Creek
Hill
Diversion Dam
Mary Ellen
Oklahoma Co. For Women
Chickasha.ne
No Doubt About Nazis Winning Decisive Victory
Dewitt Mackenzie argues Germany has won a decisive victory in Norway with Oslo to Trondheim links intact, shifting Allied prestige and stock markets. Britain diverts mercantile traffic as Mussolini weighs entry while Rome signals uncertainty and the Italian leader ponders sea control as key to victory.
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Oslo
Trondheim
Norway
Britain
Mediterranean
Italy
Mussolini
Hitler
Rome
TE Duce
Ororman
Germany
Million Dollar Reward for Adolf Hitler Captured Unharmed
A Pittsburgh group offered a million dollars for Hitler's capture unhurt and delivery to a league of nations court by end of May. Samuel Harden Church of Carnegie Institute announced the bid, urging trial for crimes against world peace.
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New York
ULP
Pittsburgh
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
League of Nations
Samuel Harden Church
Carnegie Institute
New York Times
Holland
Church
Hitler
High Court of Justice
Col
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Larry MacPhail
Brooklyn Dodgers
Wilhelm
League
Geneva
Switzerland
England
Great Britain
United States
Hung Jury Delays Caldwell County Case Over Illegal Claims
A hung jury discharged by District Judge Tal Crawford ends the Caldwell case after delays in a long legal fight. Former county commissioner A A Caldwell faced charges over an illegally raised claim, as did J E Hall who was previously convicted for similar actions. Witnesses for the state included Mrs. H D Garner and George Collins, who asserted commissioners did not benefit from the raised claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Caldwell
Tal Crawford
J. E. Hall
Caldwell
Hall
T. H. Wyatt
H. D. Garner
Federal Tax On Private Savings Now Mentioned
Washington May 1 UP Emmet F Connely president of the Investment Bankers association of America told the United States Chamber of Commerce that spending theories of the government must do it school might lead to a federal tax on private savings The chamber heard Charles G Dawes Chicago banker and vice president under Calvin Coolidge blame Roosevelt abolition of the federal coordinating service in 1933 for chaos in the business system Dawes said the next president would face a large army of spenders and patronage dispensing politicians to avoid bankruptcy and ruin He proposed balancing the federal budget as in 1921 Connely linked his savings tax idea to the supposed federal monopoly committee s refusal to hear investment bankers on savings and investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Emmet F. Connely
Investment Bankers Association of America
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Calvin Coolidge
Roosevelt
Federal Coordinating Service
Dawes
Harding
Connely
Federal Monopoly Committee
Oil Industry Hopes Gasoline Use Speeds Up May
In Austin on May 1 the oil industry hopes faster gasoline consumption and reduced crude output will lift its position. May production will likely be below April but near the bureau’s 3,601,000 barrel daily target. Illinois output and Texas allowances shape early May, with many factors influencing stock levels and exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
United States Bureau of Mines
Illinois
Texas
Delegate Picking Month Opens With FDR Dewey in Lead
President Roosevelt and Thomas E. Dewey lead in pledged and semi pledged delegates as May begins the main delegate‑picking period. Republicans have 514 of 1,000 delegates chosen. Democrats 374 of 1,094. May will award 477 GOP and at least 392 more DNC delegates across 26 states and 18 states respectively, with June still to decide many. In Massachusetts, 69 of 72 Democratic delegates were pledged to Farley. others remain unpledged or under favorite son consideration.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Iowa
Ed H. Birmingham
Wallace
Gillette
Herring
Massachusetts
Farley
Chicago
Termites Put On Show For Tulsans
A termite swarm entertained Tulsa residents as insects burst from cracks near an 11 story downtown building. They gathered in a tree and even entered the chamber of commerce offices before retreating. Officials blame wooden forms left around the windows after construction for the infestation.
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Tulsa
Okla
Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. C. M. Dean Rebounds After Fractured Hip
The 87 year old grandmother of Dizzy Dean, Cub pitcher, returned to her Beggs home today after a fractured hip. Doctors in Tulsa treated her at a hospital and, when complications arose, she received a blood transfusion.
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Tulsa
C. M. Dean
Dizzy Dean
Cub Pitcher
Beggs
Marriage License Issued to Kelley and Iaoins in Ada
The court clerk’s office issued a marriage license Tuesday to Robert M. Kelley 24 Ada and Norma Iia Ons 22 Ada.
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Court Clerk’s Office
Robert M. Kelley
Italy Sends Her Finest Ship Out
The Italian line flagship Rex left Naples for New York after departing Genoa, seen as a sign Italy will not end its non belligerent stance soon. The voyage carries Alexander Weddell, the U S ambassador to Spain, and Sir Thomas Beecham, the famed London conductor.
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Naples
Italy
Italian Line
Rex
New York
Genoa
Mediterranean
Alexander Weddell
United States
Spain
Thomas Beecham
London
Italian Attitude Alarms Allies Spokesman Says
Paris reports a foreign ministry spokesman declaring Italian attitude toward the allies has become definitely alarming in the last two days. He said the foreign office is frankly uneasy about future relations with France’s Mediterranean neighbor.
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Paris
Foreign Ministry
Foreign Office
France
Private Employers Increase Hiring Of Jobless Now
Federal Security Administrator McNutt announced private employers hired 18 percent more people in March than a year earlier as demand for workers grows. Congress weighs extra WPA funds beyond the current $1.5 billion relief appropriation with $975 million more requested for early FY 1941. WPA rolls stood at about 2,101,000 on April 1 amid easing unemployment concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNutt
Federal Employment Service
Washington
PKI
WPA
Senator Barkley
D-Ky
Roosevelt
Methodists Tighten Rules on Pastor Assignments
Atlantic City May 1 The general conference orders bishops and district superintendents to consult pastors before any church assignment marking the first time church law requires such interviews. The Rev Dr Henry Hitt Crane of Detroit tried again to present a civil liberties protest against police involvement at a Dies Texas speech but was ruled out of order.
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Atlantic City
N. J
General Conference of the
Methodist Church
Henry Hitt Crane
Central Methodist Church
Detroit
Martin Dies
Texas
Dies
House Committee
Adna Wright Leonard
Pittsburgh
Crane
Pastor White and Rev Young Visit Kerr Home After Latimer Revival
Dr. W. R. White pastor of the First Baptist Church in Oklahoma City and his assistant Rev Young visited Tuesday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Kerr on their way home from a Log Fire revival in Latimer County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. White
First Baptist Church
Oklahoma City
Rev. Young
W. S. Kerr
Latimer County
Ada Area Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Meetings
Walter Smith returns to Roswell to resume studies at the New Mexico Military Institute after visiting Ada with parents Mr. and Mrs. George Smith. Ada residents Mrs. Courtright English and Mrs. Lucille Goold travel for O E S events, while T. J. Reese serves on a federal jury in Durant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Smith
Roswell
New Mexico Military Institute
George Smith
Ada
Ada Area Notes and Visits Highlight Week
Dale McCoy returned from Arkansas after days on business. Roy Fry of Vinita is due Thursday to visit Ada friends. W. E. Chapman came back from Tulsa for business and calls. Eva Blake, OU Norman student, visited Ada with her parents the Blakes. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall announce the birth of a daughter April 30 at Valley View hospital. Local women plan to organize a Business and Professional Women's club in Maud with several attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Fry
Vinita
Mrs. Fry
Ada
Eva Blake
University of Oklahoma At
Norman
T. B. Blake
W. H. Marshall
North Francis
Valley View Hospital
Ada Social Roundup Notes Local Visits
W C Marshall of Oklahoma City attended to business in Ada Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Jack Barcklow of Wichita Falls Texas are expected to arrive Friday for a weekend visit with the Mount family and other relatives in Ada. Elmo Scott was in Joy Oklahoma Tuesday night to attend a softball game. Mr and Mrs M L Hogue of Ada
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J. M. Jones
Roff
Ada
Jack Whitney
Oklahoma City
Mr. Whitney
Tulsa
W. C. Marshall
Jack Barcklow
Wichita Falls
Texas
S. H. Mount
Elmo Scott
Joy
Oklahoma
M. L. Hogue
Tupelo
Greater returns for amount in vested-Ada News Classified Ads
In a recent Ada News classified section readers are urged to compare returns on investments tied to vested accounts. The notice highlights better yield options for savers and outlines steps to move funds into higher performing plans.
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Ada News
Former soldiers urged to join Regular Army Reserve
Attention veterans of the Regular Army. Those who served one year and were honorably discharged under age 32 may receive 2.00 per month for Regular Army Reserve membership. No civilian work interference or drill attendance required. Investigate at the U. S. Army Recruiting Station 331 R Building, Oklahoma City.
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Regular Army
Egular Army Reserve
U. S. Army Recruiting Station
Re. Bldg
Oklahoma City
Okla
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W. B. Cantwell
Jane Bailey
Fort Smith
Arkansas
A. J. Kincaid
Compact Commission
Etimate
T.H. Wyatt
Dewitt MacKenzie
The
Adolf
Philadelphia
Head
U. S
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Wate
NEA Service, Inc
Rials
CCC
National Youth Administration
Office of Education
Fdr
Dewey
Courtright English
South Townsend
Lucille Goold
Pearl Hanson
Shawnee
O.E.S. School of Instruction
J. L. Pool
J. Kent Smith
Mary Smith
Eastern Stars
N. B. Stall
Lakeside Acres
R. H. Hope
T. J. Reese
Durant
Stanley Killion
Braman
Eastern Star
H. W. Worley
Wanda Graham
East Tenth Street
Stillwater
Carless Wadlington
Coalgate
Denver Davison
Mr. Davison
Marguerite Hawkinson
Dale McCoy
W. E. Chapman
Clyde Young
Della Bedford
Sampson
Bertha Huff
Jennie Skaggs
R. W. Huff
Maud
Ada Hatchery
W. 25Th
Chas A Zorn
N. Edwy
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