A Diamond Ring and Dowry of Schemes in Green Hills
Bob Andrews returns from California and places a diamond on Joan Barrett a shy stenographer. Dorothy Starke hosts a tea shower for Joan and a fortune teller predicts a tall dark man and death. Sybil Hendry plots social warfare while Dorothy sees genuine friendship.
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Joan Barrett
John Hendry
Bob Andrews
Hendry
Joan
Sybil Hendry
John Onmy
Philip Hendry
Sybil
Dorothy Starkle
Charles Norton
California
Bob
Dorothy
Green Hills
Downs
Millie Sanders
Jennings
Dorothy Starke
Nellie
Millie
Jim
Mind Your Manners Quiz and Club Recipes
Questions on social etiquette for a college dance and bridesmaid planning. Answers cover dress length, watches with evening wear, and age for ankle length party dresses. A home demonstration note provides turnip pickle recipe and a German speech reference appears at the end.
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Old Age Pension Act
Washington May 4 The supreme court will hear arguments tomorrow on the old age pension provisions of the Social Security Act. Lawyers said a final decision on the act's constitutionality, covering both pension and unemployment insurance, might be given on May 17. Arguments on the insurance aspect have already been heard.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Turnip Pickles Spotlight Cravins Club Meeting
Turnip pickles drew attention at a May meeting of the Cravins club a Latimer county group noted for community gatherings. Local members discussed the pickle flavors and shared tasting notes amid light social activity.
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Turnip Pickles
Stillwater
Cravins Club
Latimer County
Effective Poison Eradicates Red Harvester Ants in Oklahoma Study
Oklahoma A and M experiment station reports carbon bisulphide and calcium cyanide kill red harvester ants. Large outdoor nests in sunlit ground are targeted with 4 ounces of carbon bisulphide or powdered cyanide after soil adjustment. Best results in warm weather. about one third of nests require retreatment.
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Oklahoma A
M. College Experiment Station
Oklahoma
Wise Calls Hitler A Mad Man Targeting Civilization
Rabbi Stephen S Wise in Kansas City May 4 labels Adolf Hitler a mad man bent on destroying civilization. In addressing the Jewish Welfare Federation Campaign he says Jews are the first victims Hitler would attack due to their numerical strength.
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Kansas City
Stephen S. Wise
Adolf Hitler
Jewish Welfare Federation
New Yorker
Hitler
Highway Bond Bill Faces Supreme Court Test in Oklahoma
Oklahoma officials prepared to seek a Supreme Court ruling on the $35 million road note issue after Governor Marland signed the bill into law. The measure would have its validity decided before the road building drive begins, as other bills were approved including school aid, cigarette tax, air fuel refunds, land disclaimers, and armory purchases.
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Oklahoma City
State Highway Commission
Supreme Court
Marland
Osage County
National Guard
Altus
Muskogee
Board of County Commissioners
Farley to Speak at Oklahoma City Postmasters Meet
Postmaster General James A. Farley will address the state convention of third and fourth class postmasters in Oklahoma City on May 26. The May 4 notice confirms Farley’s speaking date, announced by Oklahoma City postmaster Joe Morris.
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Oklahoma City
James A. Farley
Farley
Joe Morris
Four of a partner's bids and the heart split
In a contract bridge puzzle by McKenney, South discards a diamond to guard against heart and trump splits. With four hearts each side and trumps 4-2, South preserves the contract by discarding instead of ruffing, leaving West with four trumps but South still winning. The dealer holds Q943 and the opening lead yields ten tricks if South avoids another loss.
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Declarer
West
South
East
Card Game Fragment Sparks Quiet Improv Ahead
A fragmentary poker style hand appears with suits and ranks scattered across the page, showing an incomplete deal. Observers note potential misreads in the sequence as clerical marks accompany the notation and hints of a strategy emerge without a clear winner.
Event Dates Shift Allow Farley to Attend
The schedule was amended shifting the event from May 21 22 to May 26 27 to enable Farley to participate. This change affects attendees and coordinating teams across involved organizations.
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Farley
Oil Compact Meet Schedules May 10 Conference
Oklahoma City reports P-Art L Walker announces a special meet in New Orleans May 10 to pursue extending the interstate oil compact. Senator W O Ray of Tishomingo introduces a bill to spend 2 5 million dollars on a cement plant at Stringtown sub prison. The Philippines welcomes new high commissioner and family in Manila, known locally as the McNutts.
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Oklahoma City
Art L. Walker
Inter-State Oil Compact Commission
New Orleans
E. O. Thompson
Stringtown
W. O. Ray
Tishomingo
The
Philippines
Manila
the McNutts
Texas railroad officials convene a meeting
The chairman and a member of the Texas railroad commission called the meeting, according to Walker.
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The
Texas Railroad Commission
Walker
Salads and menus featured in Mrs Maddox column
The column offers multiple salad recipes including bean and tuna salads with lettuce bases and a fruit dessert, plus a sample daily menu for breakfast lunch and dinner. It notes practical tips like chilling mixtures, serving with mayonnaise, and recipes for a bridge luncheon main dish.
Machine Grades Papers in Georgia University System
A machine developed to correct and grade examination papers may soon be used in the Georgia university system. The device, operating with electrical speed, grades true false and selective questions and displays the score on a meter. F S Beers, examiner, describes a form where students write answers in one or two extra columns before insertion.
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Athens
F. S. Beers
University System of Georgia
Beers
Burnett & Billings Drug Store Offers Free Sample
Ada residents are urged to visit Burnett & Billings Drug Store for a free sample of ALUIMIN Essence of Garlic Parsley Tablets for High Blood Pressure. The ad claims doctors praise the tablets for lowering blood pressure and relieving headaches and dizziness, with a tasteless odorless tablet produced by a Chicago firm. The two week treatment costs 50 cents.
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Burnett & Billings Drug Store
Ada
Chicago
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Freckles
Oscar
Miss Sable
Lother— Wisk
William E. McKenney
Trump
OIL Compact
Gaynor Maddox
Rossville
Iowa
Keith
Funeral Chapel, Inc
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Oklahoma Gas and
T. G. Kelly
Criswell
U. K. Auction Co
West Main
E. L. Jackson
N. Miss
Stonewall
Variety Store
D. T. Bourn
Prop
Stonewall, Oklahoma
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