Local social notes and Rexall sale announcements
Mrs W L Richardson of Wapanucka arrived for a visit with her sister Mrs A H Davis who has been ill. The Rexall sale at Gwin s Rexall Drug and Gwin and Mays continues with Tuesday News. Several residents and visitors are mentioned including Mr and Mrs Sam DeWitt and Diane, J Hugh Biles at the Rotary convention in Guthrie, and various local hosts. Multiple ads note strawberry deliveries and beauty shop services in Ada.
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W. L. Richardson
Wapanucka
A. H. Davis
Gwin
Rexall Drug
East Main
Gwin and Mays
West Main
Rexall
Gwin’s Rexall Drug
Gwin & Mays
Jobless Census May Be Ordered
Senate commerce subcommittee voted to hold public hearings on a proposal for a national unemployment survey to aid planning a federal minimum hour program for interstate workers. Unemployed estimated near 9 million by two agencies, but not person by person. Construction and transportation show large declines from 1929 levels. manufacturing recovery strong. Governor Murphy urged states to create industrial relations boards.
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Washington
Senate Commerce
National Industrial Conference Board
American Federation of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Perkins
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Boards of Industrial Relations
Oddfellows Barbecue and Program at I O O F Hall
The local Oddfellows will host a barbecue and program Wednesday night at the I O O F hall. All members from nearby areas are invited. The meeting begins at 8 and the third degree will be presented as the principal part of the program.
Guymon Pioneer Day Celebration Draws 20000 Crowd
Guymon Oklahoma May 3 The fifth annual pioneer day festival drew about 20000 people as autos rolled in on dusty morning. Old time breakfast at a chuck wagon opened events ahead of an 11 am parade featuring cowboys cowgirls plainsmen buckboards prairie schooners and bands. A rodeo and square dances were planned for the day with period costumes and street programs throughout Main Street.
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Guymon
Okla
Panhandle
No Man’s Land
Oklahoma Territory
Main
Guymen
Oklahoma Panhandle
Texas
Princess Elizabeth’s Coronation Day Duty in Westminster Abbey
The heir to the British throne will not relax on coronation day. She will sit upright for hours in Westminster Abbey in regal attire topped by a small crown.
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Elizabeth
London
Westminster Abbey
Neutral Strip Territory Governs Over Land Disputes
In 1886 Beaver City held a public meeting where rules were adopted to govern squatters and settle land claims in the so called neutral strip north of the Mason and Dixon line. Lawless men sought refuge there as settlers could not obtain titles and cattlemen moved in around 1875. Congress treated the area as a neutral territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason and Dixon Line
United States
Panhandle
Beaver City
Congress
Automobile horsepower growth from 1926 to 1936
In 1926 a sum of 100 dollars bought four horsepower in a car, while by 1936 the same amount could purchase fourteen horsepower, showing a substantial rise in horsepower value over the decade.
Markets at a Glance Sluggish NY trading as pauses linger
New York markets showed a thin trading day with many issues holding steady or edging up only fractions. Transfers ran around 650000 shares while hogs and cattle markets displayed varied quotes and steady to higher finishers amid light activity and awaiting cues from Washington and overseas.
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New York
Washington
Supreme Court
Chicago Wheat and Hogs Market Report
Chicago wheat prices slipped on domestic rains for a weaker Sept delivery corn and mixed cattle. Hogs rose 10 to 20 cents with a top price of 10.40 per cwt.
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Chicago
New York Stocks and Oklahoma City Cattle Report
Stock quotes show Alchem and Dye at 231 1 2 and Amerada Oil at 99 3 4 with numerous touching prices across major firms. Oklahoma City reports cattle numbers at 3 500 head and calves 800 with prices 25 to 50 cents lower amid mixed grain and weather effects in early May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
al. Chem. & Dye
Amerada Oil
Roll. Mill
Am. Steel Fdrs
Anaconda
Atl. Res
Barnsdale
Bethlehem Steel
Cerro de Pasco
Ches. & Ohio
Chickasha Cotton
Chrysler
Canf. Can
Eastman Kodak
General Electric
General Motors
Hazel-Atlas Glass
Houston Oil
Hudson Motors
Int
Midcon
Pet
Mont. Ward
Ohio Oil
Packard Motors
Phillips Pet
Pure Oil
Radio
Rev. Tob. B
St. Joseph Lead
Shell Union
Simmons
Skelly Oil
Socony Vacuum
Standard Oil Calif
Standard Oil Ind
West
Union Tel
Woolworth
Oklahoma City
U. S. Dept
Market reports from Kansas City cattle hogs and sheep
Kansas City market notes show hogs uneven with mostly higher prices, top 10.15 for 180-280 lb. lighter weights up 10 to 15. sows 9.25-9.65, stock pigs 8.00 down. Cattle slow with bids 25 lower on fat cows, cutters steady to 25 lower, steers 8.25-12.75, stockers 6.25-8.75, feeders 10.00 top for 950 lb. Sheep slow with native spring lambs around 12.75, Arizona lambs above 11.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
U. S. Dept
Poultry and egg market roundups in Chicago on May 3
Chicago reports mixed poultry prices with hens leghorn and white rock at 15 to 26 1 2 cents per pound and turkeys at 15 to 17 cents. Butter and eggs show strength with butter at 31 to 31 1 2 and eggs at 51 577 cents per dozen in local receipts and storage.
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Chicago
White Rock
Plymouth Rock
Local Prices for Produce and Poultry in Kansas City
Kansas City market report dated May 3 lists prices for eggs at 17 1 2 cents per dozen butter 31 1 2 cents per pound butterfat 26 28 packing 18 cents poultry quotes include hens 12 15 cents roosters 8 1 2 to 10 cents springers 23 cents broilers 19 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Corn and oats move in mixed trade across dates
A compact summary notes corn shifting from 5-3 to 1-4 and then to 3-8 by May 1 30, with oats dropping from 3-8 to 7-8 and other price movements from 1-2 to 1-4 and 5-8 to 3-4 during July 1 17.
Spot Grain Prices Across Wheat Corn and Oats
Chicago spot grain trades show cash wheat at 1.37 1 4 for No 1 hard while corn values range from 1.33 1 4 to 1.37 1 4 for mixed and yellow grades No 3 to No 5 No 2 white oats list 55 1 2 to 3 4 for No 2 white 54 1 2 for No 3 white and 52 to 52 3 4 for No 4 white with sample grade at 51.
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Chicago
Potatoes Mixed Prices in U S Shipments May 3
U S Dept of Agriculture report shows potato market activity with 680 carloads shipped Saturday and 77 Sunday. Idaho russets steady with prices 2.50 to 2.80 per cwt for No 1 and 2.35 for No 2. Texas Bliss and Louisiana Bliss regions quoted at 3.35 to 4.15 for No 1 and mixed grades. California white rose ranges 3.70 to 4.00 for No 1 and 2.10 to 2.25 for No 2.
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Chicago
U. S. Dept
U. S
Idaho
Texas Bliss
Louisiana Bliss
California
Cotton futures close steady after late rally in quiet New York trading
In quiet trading on May 3 New York cotton futures erased early gains of 1 to 14 points and drifted to 3 points lower, then rallied in late trading on covering and trade buying, finishing steady to 1 to 12 points higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cotton
New Orleans
Spot Cotton Closes Quiet Up 13 Points In New Orleans
Spot cotton in New Orleans ends dull and 13 points higher. Sales total 60 with low middling 11.79 cents, middling 13.29, good middling 13.84. Receipts 3,412 and stock 444,701.
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New Orleans
Local stars sought for McSwain Theatre Hollywood Premiere
Well known city figures have been selected as cinema star impersonators for the McSwain Theatre Hollywood Premiere on Friday night May 7. Many more impersonators are needed and interested residents should call 116 to receive a theatre representative contact.
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McSwain Theatre
Hollywood
Impersonators to be Introduced at Hollywood Premiere
Selected star impersonators will ride to the theatre in special cars go through a microphone welcome under bright lights and appear on stage in Hollywood premiere style. Three grand prizes await the best impersonators as the new film The King and the Chorus Girl starring Joan Blondell and Frenanind Gravett screens with the premiere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Joan Blondell
Frenanind Gravett
Obituary Bettie May Hunley Passes Away at Home
Bettie May Hunley infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hunley died Sunday at 5 PM at 511 East 7th Street. Funeral services were held at the Steed home Sunday afternoon at 2 30 with R. E. Hodge officiating. Interment followed at Rosedale Cemetery with Keith Funeral chapel in charge. Survived by parents two brothers and one sister.
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Bettie May Hunley
J. L. Hunley
W. H. Steed
East 7Th Street
Steed
R. E. Hodge
Rosedale Cemetery
Keith Funeral Chapel
Ex-Husband of Aimee Semple McPherson Weds Singer Eva Martin
David Hutton former husband of Aimee Semple McPherson and Eva Martin Hollywood singer and pianist traveled for a honeymoon along the Rio Grande. They wed yesterday in Yuma Ariz. McPherson and Hutton were divorced three years ago. Hutton is a voice teacher.
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Los Angeles
Texas
Rio Grande
David Hutton
Aimee Semple McPherson
Eva Martin
Hollywood
Yuma
Ariz
Hutton
Double shooting ends in Beaumont couple's deaths
Oliver Eugene Davidson 34 of Hemphill and his estranged wife Mattie May Davidson 30 were killed in a gunfire incident at their apartment house in Beaumont. A pistol lay near Davidson on the porch. no inquest will be held.
Trailers Mounted on Flatboats Enable Lake Travel
Some trailers are mounted on flatboats so owners may travel on lakes and rivers. They are motivated by outboard motors.
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Sam DeWitt
Diane
Stamford
Spencer
S. L. Brandrick
West 15Th
J. Hugh Biles
South Johnston
Rotary
Guthrie
James A. Leverett
Swift & Co
Bartley Meaders
F. W. Meaders
South Broadway
Ned Holman
Ada
Call Nurses Exchange
Margaret Bostic
Muskogee
Norris Hayner
Goose Hill
Ada Fruit Co
Marguerite Bess Conger
North
Mississippi
Sherman
Harrison Phillips
Lawrence
Arizona
Mabel Caperton
Florence Kilpatrick
Helen Meaders
Gussie Bartley
Chickasha
Mrs
Fred Johnson
Virginia Braly
Haskell Jones
Holdenville
Robert Long
North Bluff
Carpenter's Drug Delivery
Bland Harden
Tulsa
John Boyce McKeel
Enid
Wilson & Co
Lucy Brown
Mrs. C. O. Brown
East Ninth Street
Mrs. Ingram
Durant
Jackie Stephens
ZEE
Joe Stover
A. E. Davis
Allen
Clarence Massey
West Eighteenth Street
Taylor Stone
Marietta
Ada Sunday
Miller Beauty Shop
Miller
McCormick
Marinello
Mary Rushing
Horace Main
C. C. Chauncey
Langley Field
Virginia
Major Chauncey
March Field
Gene Baker
Baker
KADA
Commerce Department
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Japan
NEA Service, Inc
Cylinorophis Rufus
Cylindrophis Rufus
Efort
Oddfellows
Eric Moeller
Eve Symington
John J. Pershing
Fawney
Pershing
Wall Street
New York Curbs Ark
Nat. Gas A
Assn. G. & E
Blue Ridge
Cities Service
Cities Service Ptd
Eagle Picker Lead
el. Bond & Share
Fish Rubber
Ford Motor Can A
Gulf Oil Pa
Humble Oil
Lone Star Gas
Niagara H. Power
Ainesin Pachainia
Oe Anton
Mchee
Jan
Jan. Mch
Owe
Carters
Aimee
Singer
Steffen
Brown
Dixon
Phillips Electric Co
Konawa
Compton Hardware
Bulova
Gruen
Elgin
Waltham
Ace’s Loan Office
PV Sata
Ge General Insurance
Tol Ee Ee
ADA Okla
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