Landon Backs Roosevelt In Peace Appeal
Alf Landon declares crossing party lines to back a world peace conference while charging Roosevelt abandoned neutrality. He urges support for the peace appeal and notes Hitler’s reply as opening discussion on a common destiny. Landon warns of dangerous paths and recalls World War mediation by a prior president.
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Kansas City
Alf N. Landon
Roosevelt
United States
Methodist Uniting Conference
Hitler
Europe
South America
Landon
Man Held In Year-Old Brutal Texas Slaying
A Denver man was arrested for questioning in connection with the Frome murder case in West Texas. Texas Ranger Capt. Hamm said the lead is unverified and being pursued among many. The Fromes, Mrs Weston Frome of Berkeley California and her daughter Nancy, were found April 3, 1938 six miles east of Van Horn near the El Paso highway.
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Austin
Tex
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas
Rangers
Frome
Denver
D. Hamm
Weston G. Frome
Berkley
Calif
Nancy
West Texas
Brush Country
van Horn
el Paso Highway
Time Now To Take Care Of Him Inheritance Case
Los Angeles May 3 Turnabout in family financing is fair play. William H Ingram former foreign newspaper correspondent contended today in suing for a 400 a month separate maintenance from his wife Myrtle 53 wealthy collector of rare books. Ingram said that when they were married in 1935 he had an income of 350 a month and 18000 saved but spent it all to maintain his wife and now has no means of support. He estimated Myrtle Ingram s property at 400000. In a divorce suit previously filed Myrtle Ingram charged her husband made sarcastic remarks about her business affairs and was cold gruff and indifferent.
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Los Angeles
William H. Ingram
Myrtle
Ingram
Jie
Correction on riot arraignment bond statements
The Ada News corrects an Tuesday account saying five men released on bond faced riot charges. W T Kennedy denies jail time and asserts Raymond Walker and A D Echols were not jailed. The group including Ross Updike and O D Fritz were said released. charges stem from a dispute between the CIO Oil Field Workers union and Mid-Continent Petroleum.
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W. T
Tom” Kennedy
Raymond Walker
A.D
al” Echols
Ross Updike
0. D. Fritz
CIO
Oil Field Workers Union
Mid-Continent Petroleum Company
Ada News
Brooks
John Renfro
Stephens
W. L
Red" Cain
W. T “Tom” Kennedy
O. D. Fritz
0. D. Smart
H. A. Slater
Brooks and West
Five riot defendants await arraignment and bonds
Seventeen named in two riot cases, twelve pleaded not guilty and were released on bonds of 1000. Five men, including C H Chaffin, await arraignment. Preliminary hearing set for May 12. charges involve forcing a pumping station to stop and hindering Mid-Continent Petroleum wells after a union dispute.
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Hoyt Driskill
K. R. Brooks
Ned West
Mid-Continent
Unemployment Tax Cut Backed in 1940 Social Security Plan
Washington May 3 House Ways and Means Committee voted to reduce unemployment compensation taxes by millions and liberalize social security benefits. It backed starting old age pensions in 1940 under the contributory system and government funding of half the cost of state aid to dependent children. Chairman Doughton said the aim was to relieve taxpayers in every state of unnecessary tax.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
D-Sc
Business Men Land Garner After Talk
Senator Burke of Nebraska praised Vice President Garner during a speech to the United States chamber of commerce. He denounced the Wagner act and its board as public enemy number 1, prompting strong applause in the hotel banquet room.
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Washington
Burke
D-Neb
Garner
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Mountain Boy Puts Governors In Proper Place
Three prominent men visit a North Georgia mountain area as Gov. E D Rivers and Chief Justice Charles Reed of the Georgia Supreme Court trudge through a rugged region. Former Gov. M L Davey of Ohio is also mentioned during the visit in Reed's birthplace.
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Atlanta
E. D. Rivers
Charles 5S. Reed
Georgia Supreme Court
M.L. Davey
Ohio
Reid
No Tag Agent Chanaels Sean
A fragmented Ada News item discusses tag agent fees and a statement by Rivers and Davey. The piece notes dialogue on the tag agent system and comments by officials about costs and efficiency.
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Chanaels
Sean
Negro Man Shot After Day-Long Quarrel in City
Dewey Eastman was wounded on East Fourth Street when a second story shooter fired from an apartment across the street and a man was later held for questioning with a .38 revolver found. Police say the pair had been quarrelling and may have another shooting incident in their history.
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Dewey Eastman
East Fourth Street
Quinton Blake
Eastman
Patrol Adds Troopers In Creek County Oklahoma
The state highway patrol said its trouble shooting unit began duty in Creek County to curb rising traffic deaths. Two extra patrolmen from state headquarters were assigned to U.S. Highway 66 area while Bristow hosts the regular three-man county force. The move targets accident hotspots.
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Oklahoma City
State Highway Patrol
Creek County
U. 5
Highway 66
Bristow
Scandinavians discuss reply to German non aggression offer
In Copenhagen four Scandinavian foreign ministers Denmark Norway Sweden and Finland held telephone talks on May 3 about Germanys non aggression pact proposal. They planned a possible Stockholm meeting but could not assemble quickly and may still meet face to face before delivering an answer.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Aad
Stockholm
Ada Considers Two Traffic Officers to Enforce Parking
Ada officials push for funding to add two traffic officers to the police force to enforce the two hour parking rule in downtown. Mayor Bill Crawford noted the need after a county excise board cut last year, with funds to be sought in the next fiscal year starting July 1. current force is ten under Police Chief Raymond Rains.
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Bill Crawford
Commissioners
Ada
County Excise Board
Crawford
Retail Merchants Division
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Excise Board
Raymond Rains
Missouri Hotel Destroyed By Fire
Jefferson City fire gutted the four story Madison Hotel a 125 year old building at Madison and Capitol. Four guests were hospitalized after escaping via fire escapes and improvised ropes. Pred Joseph a St. Louis legislative representative was among the evacuees. Leo Levy estimated losses above 135000 for the structure and over 80000 for the contents as crowds and officials blocked streets near the capitol and executive mansion.
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Jefferson City
Madison
Pred Joseph
St. Louis
Leo Levy
Missouri Capitol City
Capitol ‘Avenues
Capitol Building
Executive Mansion
Be Patient Inmates Urged To Await Clemency Action
Oklahoma City May 3 VPJ A Minton state pardon and parole attorney announced he would visit McAlester penitentiary Friday at Warden Jess Dunns request to urge prisoners to be patient until Gov Phillips can use clemency powers. Phillips has issued no pardons or paroles but has revoked 36 paroles. He has only extended three paroles. The attorney says Phillips will study clemency once he reviews about 100 bills and rests, and there will be no blanket paroles.
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Oklahoma City
VPJ
A. Minton
McAlester Penitentiary
Jess Dunn
Phillips
Minton
Soviet Foreign Minister Litvinoff Replaced By Molotov
In a surprise Moscow announcement on Wednesday night Vyacheslav Molotov was named to head the foreign affairs ministry, replacing Maxim Litvinov who left “at his own request.” Litvinov had been a longtime advocate of collective security as world tensions rise over European alignments.
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Maxim Litvinoff
Europe
Russia
Viscount Halifax
Litvinoff
Georges Bonnet
Geneva
Bonnet
England
Germany
Poland
Free City of
Danzig
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Latvia
Estonia
Moscow
Vyachesless Molotoff
People's Commissars
Doctor Forced To Use Razor Blade Take Out Bullet
In Chicago on May 3 a wounded gunman forced a physician to remove a back bullet with a razor blade during an attempted tavern holdup. The gunman killed patron Alex Ferguson and wounded two officers, Edwin McIntyre and Philip Kelly, before the suspect and a companion fled as a blond woman packed belongings. The doctor reported the wounded man threatened him, then collapsed and required assistance after the extraction took about 25 minutes.
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Chicago
Alex Ferguson
Edwin McIntyre
Philip Kelly
Siegmund Hirschfeld
Quick Thinking Of Ex Farmboy Saves Norwegian Prince
In New York on May 3, an ex Kansas farmboy aid saved Prince Olaf of Norway during a U S state visit when the prince veered into the Marine guard inspection. The last marine quickly adjusted the line and the group reversed the drill to avoid embarrassment. The serviceman declined to give his name saying he had to do something.
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New York
Kansas
Prince Olaf
Norway
Tennessee
America 1
Marine Guard of Honor
Feathernecks
Ile
Line-up Of Nations By Nazis Begin
Berlin plans a neutral bloc across northern Europe with Denmark Norway Sweden and Finland. Latvia Estonia considered. Lithuania excluded due to separate treaty. Sweden Finland fortification with neutrality condition. Aims to isolate Poland and counter British French alliance networks. Hitler shows peaceful aims while pursuing encirclement avoidance.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Hitler
Europe
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Latvia
Estonia
Ithuania
Reichsfuehrer
Germany
Aaland Islands
Hungary
Poland
Changes Seen In Planning Board Reorganization
Governor Phillips signaled major personnel shifts at the reorganized state planning and resources board detailing possible departures from division heads resisting the new reduced appropriation. He vowed to identify real needs to match with funding and outlined a busy schedule including talks to the Oklahoma Bankers Association, the Western Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce, and the Oklahoma Press Association, with a potential tour of Grand River Dam.
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Oklahoma City
Reorganized State Planning ‘and Resources Board
Phillips
Oklahoma Bankers Association
Clinton
Western Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma Press Association
Tulsa
Grand River Dam
Poles March Crowds Jeer Hitler in Warsaw Parade
In Warsaw crowds cheered Polish troops and jeered Adolf Hitler during the May Day parade marking Poland’s 148th constitution anniversary. The event featured shouts for Danzig and East Prussia, with ceremonial military displays and remarks on Danzig, the Corridor, and German demands. Foreign Minister Beck prepared a speech to be delivered friday noon CST, signaling Poland will resist German pressure while seeking negotiated access through the Corridor.
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Warsaw
Hitler
Poland
Danzig
East Prussia
Pol
Germany
Reich
Dena
Joseph Beck
Adolf Hitler
C.S T
United States
Beck
Upper Silesia
No Change Yet In State Bar Exmas
Oklahoma City May a no move will be made by the state supreme court to take over active control of the state bar until after the repeal of the old bar law becomes effective in late July. The repeal bill signed by Governor Phillips does not carry an emergency clause and will not go into effect for 90 days. Justice Welch said the court has received numerous queries from prospective attorneys about spring examinations and whether they will be held, as the board of examiners resignations add uncertainty over Phillips veto.
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Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
Phillips
Ju Tice Welch
Board of Examiners
Th’s darkest day in life as he seeks goods for free
A fragmentary reminiscence notes a felon’s moral break as he ponders stealing. Gran’ma Wheeler recalls a night when nightcaps tipped toward mischief and violence. The terse excerpt hints at crime, memory, and social judgment in a rural setting.
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Gran
Wheeler
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