Communists In Half Of Counties In Oklahoma
An Oklahoma Legion official says Communist organizing has spread to half of the counties among unemployed WPA workers. Local committees, protests in Claremore, and clashes at hearings mark efforts to expose and oppose the movement. Investigations extend to two stall points as officials scrutinize activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
UPA
American Legion
Oklahoma
Legion
Claremore
Rogers County
Shere
Mack
Williamson
Storney
Carlsbad
Workers’ Alliance of American
Claremore Administration
N. B. Johnson
Claremore Council
Robert Wood
Tulsa
Communist Party
Workers’ Alliance
Air Mail Week Is Talked By Jaycees
Junior Chamber of Commerce members heard district NYA readers describe NYA projects and viewed color films of NYA work. Vernon Snell and A J Brock spoke on NYA programs while Houston Wright supervised. Special guests C Dan Procter and Harold Strohm attended to view the presentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champer of Commerce
National Youth Administration
Heard
NYA
Vernon Snell
Houston Wright
A. J. Brock
C. Dan Procter
Harold Strohm
Divorce Sought in District Court for Golden Stapleton
G C Stapleton filed for divorce from Golden Stapleton in district court on Wednesday citing extreme cruelty. The couple married in 1932 in Longview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Stapleton
Golden Totapleton
Longview
The Pessimist and a Quip on Speech
A witty exchange notes that a man unable to speak often seeks a demonstration, while a quip attributes social ease to some women who entertain everything except a thought.
Amoy Falls to Japanese as China battles on coast
Amoy port, six hundred miles south of Shanghai, was captured by Japanese blue jackets after landings backed by warships. American and British observers reported US citizens safe, with Marines landing to protect property. Fires and widespread damage followed as 30 foreigners watched from Kulangsu.
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Shanghai
Thurs
JPL
Amoy
Amboy
United States
Clk
Ashville
Kalangse
Suchow
Lunghai
Kulangsu Island
Edsall
Tsingtao
Ooorraw
Marblehead
Manila
Hong Kong
Amory
Hongkong
Canton
South China Metropolis
Sanchu Island
Canton River
Sanchu
Amoy University
Two Withdrawals and One Filing for Office in County Race
Walter Dickerson filed Wednesday for the constable post in Adapinge No 1 as the Democratic candidate. Mont Hall withdrew from Allen township constable race and George D McIninch withdrew from Stonewall township constable race.
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County Election Board
Walter Dickerson
Adapinge No. 1
Mont Hall
Allen Township
George D. McIninch
Stonewall
Bazemore Named New Ada Night Patrolman
Floyd Bazemore a 34 year old Ada resident with oil field experience is named regular night patrolman by Police Chief Roy Keller. Keller plans to appoint another patrolman soon to fill the vacancy left by the dismissal of G W Vandever and Cecil Smith earlier in April. Patrol duties begin Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Bazemore
Keiler
Roy Keller
Keller
G. W. Vandever
Bazemore
Ada
Wandever
Cecily Smith
Force
Wetumka youths arrested after brief Ada chase
Two Wetumka youths Ralph Franklin and Henry Brown were arrested in Ada after a short pursuit by city police. They were turned over to Hughes County officers for questioning in a tire and wheel theft case. They were booked at the police station and later returned to Wetumka by Deputy Sheriff John McGibboney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wetumka
Ada
Hughes County
Roy Keller
Ralph Franklin
Henry Brown
John McGibboney
McGibboney
Fine Paid After Slot Machine Charge in Ada Court
Cleve Ryles pleaded guilty in the justice court of A W Oliver to operating a slot machine. He paid a total fine and costs of 40 dollars. The machine was seized at a tourist camp southeast of Ada by sheriff’s deputies as part of a wider seizure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleve Ryles
Justice Court
A.W. Oliver
Ada
Sheriffs Forces
Worker seeks compensation for injuries in 1936 case
Eugene Gay, 19, injured January 3 1936 when iron piece fell from a derrick, sues H Moore Inc and Employers Liability Assurance for 8146 claiming the State Industrial Commission settlement underpaid. He alleges undisclosed injuries and that a final $800 compromise deprived him of full weekly compensation totaling 9000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Industrial Commission
Eugene Gay
H. Moore Incorporated
Employers Liability Assurance Company
Gay
Moore Company
Industrial Commission
Ruling on Exchange Trust liquidation filed in Tulsa
District Judge Floyd E. Staley delayed until May 23 a ruling on the approval of the final quarterly report on liquidation of the Exchange Trust Company and the legality of liquidation attorney fees exceeding $4,000 in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
UPI
Floyd E. Staley
Exchange Trust Company
Five Billion Revenue Bill Is Approved By Congress
Congress passes a five billion revenue bill after a final vote of 242 to 99. The measure re enacts much of existing law, delays undistributed profits tax for smaller firms, and sets corporate taxes with rates from 12.5 to 16 percent based on profits. It moves to President Roosevelt for signature.
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Washington
House
Treadway
Mass
Ways and Means Committee
Vinson
D. Demo
Administration
White House
Roosevelt
Tiny Laundry Fire Highlights Alarm Clarity
Two Ada fire calls Wednesday night traced a small blaze to Clemmons Electric Laundry at 228 South Johnson after an initial false lead at 13th and Johnson. Fire Chief B C Haley urged residents to give precise alarm details to speed response. Fire damage totaled only a few dollars from an overheated flue.
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South Johnson
B. C. Haley
Ada
13Th and
Johnson
Clemmons Electric Laundry
South Johson
New Schedule Adopted by Ada Drug Firms
A majority of Ada drug stores signed an agreement to open earlier and close earlier weekdays with 10 pm closing and Sunday 6 30 pm. no Saturday change. Eleven stores will observe the new hours effective Thursday, following trends of other retailers. Participating firms include Bayless Drug, Gwin’s Drug, Clower Duncan Drug, Burnett Drug, Carpenter Drug, Hensler’s, Hunaker’s Own Drug, Aldridge Pharmacy, Corner Drug, Hope Drug, and Tuck Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aga's
Reading Drug
Bayless Drug Company
Gwin's Drug
Clower-Duncan Drug
Burnett Drug
Carpenter Drug
Hensler’s
J. H. Hunsaker
Aldridge Pharmacy
Corner Drug
Hope Drug Company
Tuck Drug Store
Independents Protest Order Oklahoma Production is Cut
East Texas independents meet in Gladewater to denounce Texas proration and seek federal relief amid alleged discriminatory oil production practices. John C. Schroeder cites 62 Texas increases since the statewide shutdown in January as proof of unfair regulation. Oklahoma cuts May oil allowables by 1,000 barrels daily, about 16 23 percent, to 403,000 barrels, to curb price fears amid Kanotex Refining’s 25 cent cut and to avert federal intervention.
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Gladewater
Tex
UPA
Texas
East Texas Independent Oil
John C. Schroeder
East Texas Independent Petroleum Association
Railroad Commission of Texas
Gladewater City Auditorium
Railroad Commission
East Texas
Fast Texas
Schroeder
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Oklahoma
E. W. Marland
Reford Bond
Jack Walton
A. S. J. Shaw
Fort Worth
Marland
Kanotex Refining Company
Arkansas City
German Helium Exports Blocked in Roosevelt Ickes Clash
Washington May 11 17 Germany failed in its bid for American helium as Secretary Ickes refused exports and President Roosevelt adopted a hands off stance. The six man munitions control board required unanimous consent before any shipment, preventing use for Nazi airship plans. Ickes warned no iron clad guarantee from Germany that helium would not aid military aims. Nazis protested US aid to the Reich while Germany claimed use would be for commercial lighting.
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Washington
Germany
Ickes
Roosevelt
White House
Munitions Control Board
Reich
Secretary of the Interior
Mary Joes
United States
Srm
Ada Jaycees Eyes Air Mail Week Festivity Plan
Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce discussed National Air Mail week celebrations to be held next week under local civic direction. A key feature will be the landing of a feeder plane in Ada late next week, with feeder flights dispatched from Oklahoma City to smaller towns to gauge air mail service costs and need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce
National Air Mail
Ada Iate
Oklahoma City
Nabors to Speak at Tupelo Graduation Sunday
Tupelo high school seniors begin Graduation Week on May 15 at 10 a m with D J Nabors head of the speech department at East Central State Teachers College Ada as speaker Nabors is an alumnus of Tupelo high school In Washington Oklahoma postmasters confirmed include Martin G Kizer Apache and David S Williams Purcell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tupelo High School
D. J. Nabors
East Central State Teachers College
Ada
Nabors
Washington
Oklahoma
Senate
Martin G. Kizer
Apache
David S. Williams
Purcell
Huge Reservoir Bill Wins House Approval
The House flood control committee approved a flood control bill authorizing the Denison reservoir project at 54 million dollars and a 46 million dollar appropriation for Arkansas and White river basin reservoirs. It funds land rights and electricity features, with 21 million for seven Arkansas basin reservoirs and 25 million for six White basin reservoirs, leaving start order to engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Flood Control Committee
Denison
Arkansas
White River
White Basin
Naming Of New Fields In Area Seeks Official Nomenclature
The nomenclature committee of the Kansas Oklahoma division of the Mid Continent Oil and Gas association assigns names to oil pools and fields such as CALVIN Phillips No 1 Beeker near Calvin Hughes county and ZEL area opened by W A Villines Swan near Hazel Seminole county followed by A for area opened by Stanolind Amerada Sa Jina and SWAN for W A Delaney Swan 18 6 8 south Seminole county Other pools include WATKOMIS Clark Gar field county and OAKMAN pool from the Pontotoc county region The East Bebee designation relates to the Viola lime development in north Fontolac county The Souther No 1 Walker pool in Pontotoc county is renamed the OAKMAN pool from nearby community
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas-Oklahoma
Mid- Sontinent Oil and Gas Association
Calvin
Hughes County
Zel
W. A. Villines
Swan
Hazel
Seminole County
Stanolind-Amerada
Sa Jina
Walker
Pontotoc County
Oakman
Revolt in Rio Put Down by Vargas Forces Triumph
In Rio de Janeiro on May 11 President Getulio Vargas personally led defense of Guanabara Palace as government forces crushed a fascist revolt. Casualties numbered 12 dead and 22 wounded with 500 alleged plotters arrested. Vargas later said he lacked facts on foreign complicity.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Guanabara
Vargas
Rio DE Janiero
Piesident
United Press
Brazil Faces Outlawed Greenshirt Uprising In 1937
Martial law was proclaimed after an abortive rebellion led by the integralists in Rio de Janeiro. Admiral Eduado Tavares was arrested, a gun battle at the presidential palace occurred, and traffic and city life were disrupted as police detained hundreds. The rebels attacked Pan American Airways Airport and the naval arsenal before surrendering. Belmiro Valdeverde led on the ground, Plino Salgado was fugitive, and Vargas remained secure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smesh
Green Shirts
Eduardo Tavares
Rio de Janeiro
Eurico Gaszar Dutra
Pan-American Airways
Naval Arsenal
War Ministry
Plino Salgado
Integralists
Belmiro Valdeverde
Salgado
Vargas
Sayes
Integralist
Guanabara
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Reds
WPA
Jaycees
Clvie Organization
Bob Tlanuts
Th’ Feller
Japan
Blue Jackets
Getulio Vergas
Chase
Duckmanton
Derbyshire
England
Markham
Michigan
ADA Drug Firms
Zeppelin
Tupelo
Pontotoc
Wasband
Tal Crawford
Willie Leonard
Agnes Leonard
Leonward
Clarence Judd
Elsie Judd
Rio
Arsenal
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