British Columbia Adopts Liquor Act End of Prohibition Era
Victoria B C May 7 with the new Liquor Act the province ends a 3 1/2 year dry period. Government stores sell liquor in sealed packages under a three member board. Purchasers must have a 21 year old resident permit with limits on quarterly and yearly purchases and penalties include imprisonment and fines for offenses. Ontario mirrored wartime dry policy and voted dry after demobilization.
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Victoria
B. C
Liquor Control Board
Corporation
Liquor Board
Ontario
Island plot on Broadway becomes priceless rental
Manhattan Island land once sold for 24 dollars now draws a record rent of about 133 dollars per square foot for a 31 by 50 foot plot at Broadway and Thirty-fourth street. The corner site, leased for 3.5 million dollars over 21 years, will house a narrow skyscraper and a candy making firm.
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New York
Manhattan Island
Broadway
Thirty-fourth Street
Robert +. Smith
America
Russia
Berlin Moves Toward New Cabinet Under Mayer
Berlin report says President Ebert asked Dr. Wilhelm Mayer to form a new German cabinet. Mayer requested time to consider the offer as the Vossische Zeitung notes today.
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Berlin
Ebert
Vossische Zeitung
Wilhelm Mayer
France
Mayer
Minnesota launches 100 million good roads program
Minnesota begins the 100 million plan to improve highways linking principal towns and the ten thousand lakes. Charles M. Babcock organizes a 1000 strong maintenance force with patrols for every 5 miles. Funds come from a 2 percent vehicle tax and local levies. paving and hard-surfacing target major routes within five years.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Charles M. Babcock
Highway Department
Babcock
Big Ada Wells A Real Gusher Now
The Carter-Lowry-Laselle well twelve miles northwest of Ada shows rapid growth with multiple strong flows from 6 am to afternoon as oil fills a large tank. Prospects include six wells soon, with plans for new drill sites east west and north and a rotary rig en route from Wichita Falls to begin further development.
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Carter-Lowry-Laselle
Ada
Lowry
Abernathy
Wichita Falls
Texas
Carter-Lowry-Laselle Syndicate
Starritt and Reed Plan New Townsite at Bebee
Starritt and Reed organize Starritt & Reed to develop a new townsite north of Bebee. Ninety six lots opened for five year lease rent, with central post office proximity and a graded main street. Water wells to follow as oil field demand grows.
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Starritt & Reed
Chas. Starritt
Gilbert E. Reed
Starritt
Bebee
Reed
Carter-Lowry-Laselle Syndicate
Uncle Joe Cannon Scores 85th Birthday On Duty
In Washington on May 7, “Uncle Joe” Cannon celebrated his 85th birthday while remaining at work. The former speaker kept the House in session and attended an appropriations committee meeting drafting the deficiency bill.
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Washington
Joe” Cannon
Congress
House
Appropriations Committee
Printing Office Etiquette Warns Against Overlooking Proofs
The Coalgate Register notes that visiting parties should not compare proofs or copy to peeking into a family kitchen to see what is for dinner, likening editorial scrutiny to intrusive domestic prying.
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Coalgate Register
Texas Faces Quarantine Over Pink Bollworm Threat
Dallas May 6 Texas plans full quarantine of all agricultural and industrial goods due to pink bollworm. C O Moser Texas Farm Bureau says unless horticultural board receives state protections for neighboring states the measures could hit farmers and businesspeople hard. A Washington conference May 16 will decide on probable quarantine. The worm arrived from Mexico in 1917 and $2 million has been spent to eradicate it.
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Dallas
Texas
Texas> Farm Bureau
Horticultural Board
C. O. Moser
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Moser
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Neff
United States
Mexico
Oklahoma stock raisers urged to boost cattle production
L Blizzard of Oklahoma A and M College calls for a statewide drive over the next two years to expand cattle farming. He cites eight million acres of pasture, diverse crops, and local protein supplies as advantages, and urges more registered stock and better blooded cattle to raise quality and profits.
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Associated Press
Stillwater
Oklahoma
L. Blizzard
Blizzard
Civilized Tribes Represented at Great Meet
Five Civilized Tribes will lead Oklahoma participation in the American Indian centenary at Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. An Oklahoma exhibition will resemble a world fair with a pageant Indian operas and art shows as plans unfold under J L Hinrod. About 1000 Indians from North America will participate with Hinrod visiting Mexico to discuss Mexican Indian involvement for August 10 to September 10.
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Associated Press
Muskogee
Okla
United States
Prairie Due Chein
Wisconsin
North
Oklahoma
J. L. Hinrod
North America
Hinrod
Mexico
Obregon
Cotton Growers Nominate District Directors in Oklahoma
Delegates representing 33 000 association members met in district conventions across Oklahoma to nominate candidates for the permanent board of directors. Ten districts were formed for equal representation with mail-ballot voting closing May 23. Districts announced nominees and tellers for each district, including Ben Crawford, G W Snider, H E Warlick, W E Turner, and others, with elections conducted in district centers such as Altus Elk City Snyder Marlow Purcell and Muskogee.
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Oklahoma Cotton Growers Association
Harmon
Jackson
Altus
Ben Crawford
Olustee
Jackson County
G. W. Snider
Louis
Harmon County
Henry J. Dutton
Hollis
Teller
A. M. Motherel
Oklahoma City
Association
Beckham
Roger Mills
Custer
Washita
Greer
Elk City
H. E. Warlick
Mangum
W. E. Turner
Sweetwater
L. M. Gressum
O. A. Gibson
Sayre
Snyder
Kiowa
Tillman
W. S. Drum
Frederick
George F. Penn
Roosevelt
Comanche
Cotton
R. H. Smith
Randlett
S. P. Turtle
Marlow
Kingfisher
Canadian
Grady
Stephens
Jefferson
A. F. Duke
Terrell
W. O. Stover
E. B. Goodrich
W. D. Hamilton
Bray
Countie
Murray
Carter
Johnston
Love Marshall
Bryan
Choctaw
McCurtain
Colbert
H. G. Philippi
Hugo
McAlester
Pontotoc
Hughes
Coal
Pittsburg
Haskell
LeFlore
Laumer
Atoka
Pushmataha
P. F. Goddard
Cartersville
P. W. Haught
Holdenville
N. T. McAlister
Ada
T. B. Tracy
Poteau
Muskogee
W. L. Biggs
O. N. Foreman
Sallisaw
Pawnee
Creek
Okfuskee
Tulsa
Okmulgee
Mciintosh
Rogers Wagoner
Mayes Cherokee
Sequ
Nations Review Crop Output By State In Year
Washington notes show Michigan overtook North Dakota for rye while New York surpassed Washington as the top apple producer. The Agriculture Department lists top five states by crop and each state’s share of national production for major crops including corn oats rye and apples with percentages.
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Washington
North Dakota
Michigan
New York
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Missouri
Indiana
Kansas
Oklahoma
Illinois
Minnesota
South Dakota
Montana
Iowa
Wisconsin
California
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Louisiana
Californa
Texas
Arkansas
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
Kentucky
Virginia
Tennessee
Hay
New Jersey
Roff Killing Investigation Moves Ahead
County officials probe the Roff shooting that left George Martin dead after Frank McClintock surrendered claiming self defense. Martin died in a hospital Monday morning. McClintock remains jailed as prosecutors plan a preliminary trial likely next week.
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Roff
George Martin
Frank McClintock
Martin
Germany Yields 10 Argument of Force
Paris papers discuss Germany accepting allied reparations terms as proof of yielding to force yet doubt her follow through. Editors note German statesmen accepted the principle at last but question execution while urging payment and disarmament to avoid being abandoned as a faithless debtor.
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Germany
Associated Press
Pariis
Journal
Echo de Paris
Bridge Dedication Draws Enor mous Crowds at Asher
A large crowd estimated 12 000 to 15 000 attended the dedication of the new six span bridge over the Canadian river on the state highway near Asher. Speeches by state officials and business leaders followed a big barbecue and picnic while Ada and Shawnee delegates joined locals in celebratory activities.
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N. B. Stall
H. B. Roach
Good Road Motor Club
New Asher Bridge
Asher
Dadney
Altus
A. N. Leecraft
Prince Freeling
Tom D. McKeown
Ada
B. C. Clark
McAlester
R. W. Simpson
C. A. Galbraith
Blaine Gilbreath
Germany in Hot Water So Long She’s Hard-Boiled
A witty Washington Post line portrays Germany as enduring stubborn trouble, implying prolonged friction or crisis with a sharp, dry tone. The remark frames Germany as embattled and persistent in a global context.
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Germany
Washington Post
Test At Stonewall Oil Field Seen To Mobilize
The oil test machinery arrived two miles east of town and crews move the drilling outfit to the site. Oil men flock to Stonewall daily and more wells are expected before summer. A big Ada wildcat is said to yield about two hundred barrels daily, drawing attention to regional development.
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Stonewall
Ada
Queen Mary Backs Plumage Bird Protection in England
Queen Mary orders milliners to avoid wild bird plumage on hats strengthening royal support for England's campaign to protect plumage birds.
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Mary
England
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