Lindbergh Plans to Stay Abroad Unless National Emergency
Lindbergh indicated in a letter to associates that he will remain in England with Anne Morrow and their sons Jon and Land unless a national emergency or war demands his return. The famed aviator, who made the 1927 nonstop flight from Mineola to Paris, has avoided publicity since leaving the United States in December 1938. He was reportedly hurt last Thursday night.
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San Diego
Calif
France
Charles A. Lindbergh
England
Lindbergh
St. Louis
Atlantic Ocean
Anne Morrow
Jon
Land Morrow
America
Mineola
Long Island
le Bourget
Paris
Petitions seek road revenue change in Oklahoma
Petition drive in Oklahoma City seeks amendment to raise county and city share of highway revenue. Delegation with 96 741 signatures will go to Secretary of State for adequacy check, then Governor to place on July 12 primary ballot. Current law and proposed split details noted. highway lobby warns impact on department.
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Cy —Initiative
Frank Carter
Mo Urs
Oklahoma Municipal League
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Merland
State Highway Commission
Highway Department
Oklahoma Highway Users Association
Claude Briggs
Plan 10
Sales Tax Figures Show Slight Fall in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City May 11. April sales tax collections total 49,423, eight 24-100 below the previous April. The Oklahoma tax commission released a city and county breakdown noting chain-store credits often do not go to the reporting locality. County figures include Cleveland 5,435 and Pontotoc 15,904, with other listed amounts for Co manche, Rogers, Woods, Lawson, Holdenville and Ada.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma, Tax Commission
Cleveland
Comanche
Pontotoc
Rogers
Woods
Lawson
Holdenville
Ada Sildse
Aiva
Accident Violins Show Improvement
From Wedows Jack Cobb a 300s resident injured in an automobile actidony at Stratford Sunday was reported in about the same emer local hospital early afternoon. He is resting and has a chance to recover with a severe head injury. J Goodwin of Field Worker was seriously injured when struck on the head by a falling pipe and was doing well.
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Jack Cobb
Stratford
Emer
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Le Havre Sees Mass Flight of Spanish Civil War Volunteers
In Le Havre on May 11, arriving American volunteers formerly with government forces in Spain seek passage home. Among 16 stranded are two Oklahomans, Paul Sanderson of Tulsa and John C. Pitzer of Oklahoma, with 22 more hiking from southern France. Refugees report expulsion risk and ship captains declining to sign on due to alleged communist ties.
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France
Spain
Oklahoma
Paul Sanderson
Tulsa
John C. Pitzer
Gandesa
Mediterranean
United States
Youths Face Murder Charge After Slaying
Two Sulphur youths Allen Crane and duck Melton both 17 face murder charges for the stab wound death of Lloyd Cottle after an altercation behind a Sulphur cafe. Cottle died en route to hospital after collapsing from wounds. Police say Melton admitted wielding the knife. a fourth person was released without charges. Cranes and Melton are jailed in Ardmore County.
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Special News Service
Allen Crane
Duck Melton
Lloyd Cottle
Cottle
Herb McClendon
Melton
Markets Oklahoma and Chicago grain futures update
Market wires report Oklahoma cattle and hog trade with active killing classes and strong vealers, calves, and stockers. Oklahoma prices list beef cows, vealers, and stocker ranges, with hogs at 7.20 to 7.35 and sheep market not established. Chicago grain futures gain as weather and crop concerns drive up wheat and corn bids, with nearby futures showing modest advances and spot wheat mixed across grades.
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Oklahoma
U. S
Chicago
Southwest
Okishota
Texas
Cotton market mixed as May notices halt and locals buy July
Cotton edged higher from early losses as May notices halted and locals bought July. In New Orleans spot cotton closed dull with middling at about 8.44 to 9.39. Obituary items note tests and drill activity, while notices list survivors and funeral details for several Ada area residents.
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New York
New Orleans
Oil Exposition Opens Amid Low Spirits And Slump In Prices
Tulsa May 11 The annual international petroleum exposition opens as the industry faces a recession with faltering crude prices and cuts in Kanotex gasoline pricing. Leaders warn production must be curtailed while some optimism centers on demand revival and inventory liquidation. API reports gasoline inventories fell sharply and field activity edged up with 521 wells completed.
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Mruch
Kanotex
Rocky Mountain
William G. Skeily
Srvive
American Petroleum Institute
Talion
Boston Couple Marries Amid Stele Resignation Acknowledgment
The wedding of Miss Macy Bradley and Julien Steele, a Black Boston man and former director at the Robert Gould Shaw House, was announced at Steele’s attorney’s office. The ceremony occurred recently in New York. Steele, a Harvard graduate, had resigned from the Shaw House in March.
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Macy Bradley Awes Young
Julien
Donegal Steele
Robert Gould Shaw House
Steele
New York City
Miss Dawes
Aso
Stele
Wchnied Colored Social Worker
Harvard University
Robert, Gould Shaw House
Woman’s Weight Gives Way to Leniency in Liquor Case
A 450 pound woman protested being barred from a liquor establishment. She was right not to enter, avoiding jail. She received a $100 fine and a suspended 30 day sentence instead.
Clergymen Seized in Russian Raids
In Moscow on May 11 reports say more than a dozen clergymen were arrested in the Leningrad region on charges of spying and anti Soviet activities. The atheist paper Rezbozhnik carried the dispatch. Also noted is a separate Evansville Indiana note about a woman and a vehicle tied to tax and narcotics issues.
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Leningrad
de- Ty
Siottolpf
Rezbozhnik
Hailstorm Frigid Wake In Weekend Weather
After a Friday night hailstorm the region endured continued cold through the weekend. Temperatures fell to 49 degrees on Saturday night, rose to 65 under sun on Sunday, then cooled to 44 on Sunday night as a clear, bright week began.
Flood waters sweep into Minneapolis area
May 11 report describes Mississippi crest approaching Fridley pumping station and rising floodwaters. Officials say Minneapolis water supply safe as tanks sit on higher ground while sandbag barriers are pumped out. In nearby Aitkin, waters recede with harassed relief efforts continuing.
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Minneapolis
Ada residents host weekend visitors and travels cited
Ada and surrounding towns see a string of weekend guests and travel reports. Residents include Mrs Lula Barnett hosting Chisholm Barnett and Jo Low in San Angelo Texas, and Mrs H L Walker Jean of Atoka shopping in Ada. Others visit Norman University events or attend religious conventions in Richmond Virginia and Washington DC.
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West Fourteenth Street
Chisholm Barnett
Jo Low
San Angelo
Texas
H. L. Walker
Jean’ of
Atoka
Ada
C. C. Morris
Clarence Marcum
A. Foster
Richmond
Virginia
Southern Baptist Convention
Washington
D. C
Ade
Glamour Gals May Glitter But These Stars gild the Box Office
The article lists top box office stars and weekly or per picture salaries led by Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Robert Taylor, William Powell, Jane Withers, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Myrna Loy, and Sonja Henie. It notes Temple has led box office for three years and mentions other star earnings and a dance team mentioned among champions.
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Clark Gable
Shirley Temple
Robert Tayior
William Powell
Jane Withers
Gary Cooper
Bing Crosby
Myrna Loy
Sonja Henie
Miss Temple
Astan
E End Rogers
Commons in uproar over warplane purchases and supply
Members of the house of commons attacked the government for buying warplanes in the United States and Canada and demanded a probe into delays in plane production. American-born Viscountess Astor called the supply coordination a public scandal as debate loomed on aerial rearmament regions.
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House of Commons
United States
Canada
Britain
Viscountess Astor
House Approves Big Navy Measure
The House approved a Senate House conference report on a billion dollar navy expansion. It would authorize 46 warships 26 auxiliary vessels and an experimental airship at about 1.090656 million dollars. The measure awaits Senate approval and President Roosevelt signature. Leader Walsh praised the agreement while Snell urged House responsibility.
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Hodge
Senate House
Sentate Naval Committee
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House
Snell
Roosevelt
Spain
Texas Oil Ltd To Go On Saturdays
The Texas Railroad Commission ordered production cuts in most Texas oil fields on Saturdays and Sundays during May to curb gasoline stock excess and weak demand. Sunday closings had been in effect, and Saturday shutdowns were added. Initial proration allowed 1,543,268 barrels daily, dropping to about 1,307,914 before Saturday curtailment, and roughly 1,100,090 with both closures. A proration hearing in Austin set for May 17 would review further necessity.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Texas
Onder
Fine Assessed For Disturbing Church Practice
Bill Morrison was fined and ordered to pay costs totaling 60 dollars plus 30 days in jail after pleading guilty in Justice Court of A V Oliver to disturbing the peace. Clint Clark and Edgar Morrison face the same charge and will be tried Thursday. The complaint says they disrupted a church Mother's Day practice in the Knox community on the night of April 27.
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Justice Court of A V. Oliver
Clint Clark
Edgar Morrison
Land
Knox
Ada Round-Up Club To Meet Thursday Night
The Ada Round-Up Club will hold a meeting Thursday at 8 o clock at the Aldridge hotel. President Leo Hennigan urges all members to attend.
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Ada
Leo Hennigan
Aldridge Hotel
Remember This When You Need a Laxative
Prominent claims promote a laxative as naturally better for the body and urge use during constipation. The text mentions two doses of purely vegetable Black-Draught for prompt relief and touts widespread use by “thousands” of men and women, though the wording is garbled and promotional in tone.
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