Former Congressman P L Gassaway Dies At Coalgate Home
Percy L. Gassaway 52 prominent Coal county rancher and former Oklahoma congressman died at his Coalgate ranch after a heart attack. Funeral set for 3 39 p m at the ranch with burial in Coalgate cemetery. Gassaway rose to fame in 1934 as the cowboy congressman and was defeated by Lyle Boren last year.
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P. L. Gassaway
Coalgate
Percy L. Gassaway
Coal County
Oklahoma
Here
Ada
A. H. Cole
Broken Bow
J. R
Patsy Greenan
Arvard Hudson
H. L. Reager
Wylie Snow
Denver Davison
Roy Paul
Durant
Robert Lacy
P. A. Norris
W. E. Utterback
Sam Butler
Atoka
Joe Morris
Oklahoma City
Baird Markham
New York City
A. C. G. Bierer
Guthrie
John Fuller
McAlester
Gassaway
Smoky Hills
Congress
Washington
Capitol Steps
Lyle Boren
House of
Long
Huey
Wall Street
Huey Long
Boren
Jim Gassaway
Ben Gassaway
Toledo
Ohio
Peggy Jane
Betty Jo
The
Home
Linnie Lee
Arnett
Oklo
Bill Gassa
More Wildcats in County Under Way
It reports ongoing wildcat oil tests in Pontotoc County Ada area with multiple wells active. It lists Roadhouse No 1 Booth Blackwell Summit Richborn Peters Delaney and others drilling with Wilcox and Hunton formations, depth readings, shows, and equipment moves.
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Pontotoc County
Ada
Oklahoma city contemplates unicameral legislature plan
Veterans of Industry of America president Pi Ira Finley announced a Sunday conference to draft a constitutional amendment establishing a one house legislature for Oklahoma. He noted less than 20 leading proponents were invited and discussed possible electoral methods and a parallel push to legalize cooperative medicine.
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Oklahoma City
Ira Finley
The
Veterans of Industry of America
Oklahoma
Finley
Washington
George Norris
Nebraska
VIA
Farmer's share grows larger as food prices rise
Government economists reported that farmers captured 47 cents of every dollar spent on food in the first quarter, up from 33 cents in 1932 and 42 cents in 1935. The shift reflects rising prices for crops, livestock, and other farm products benefiting producers.
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Washington
Marland Vows Deep Cuts to Balance Oklahoma Budget
Governor Marland said he will prune appropriations to the bone to meet a budget shortfall, seeking new revenue such as an oil severance tax despite legislature resistance. The sixteenth Oklahoma Legislature adjourned with near 90 million dollars in appropriations and a record pace of spending.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
Clinton
Ira Finley
Veterans of Industry of America
Regular Assembly
Mother Admits Killing Daughter in Brookhaven Woods
New York dispatch reports 28 year old Helen Tiernan confessed to killing her 8 year old daughter Helen and assaulting her 45 year old son James in woods near Brookhaven Long Island. Deputy Chief Inspector Keer said motive involved love for a man and that Tiernan acted alone. The girl’s body was found severed and burned, with the wounded boy nearby. A man believed to be Tiernan’s suitor was later brought to the station as the confession emerged. An nursery official identification helped prompt the inquiry.
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New York
Helen Tiernan
Helen
James
Woods
Brookhaven
Long Island
Francis J. Keer
Ncts
Kear
Tiernan
West 47Th
Ada Sees Progress On 2 Story Apartment and 3 New Homes
Ada reports near completion of a two story apartment building and the construction of three new residences this week. An open house is planned for the apartment building by Judge J F McKeel at Eighth Street and Highland Avenue two weeks from today. The structure will house eight modern apartments and painting work is expected to finish soon.
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Roy Lollar
Finley and Lollar
West Twenty-fourth Street
Valley View
North Broadway
Glen Pendergraft
Southwest Gas Company
West Thirteenth
Court House
Aldridge Hotel
Ada
J. F. McKeel
Eighth Street
Highland Avenue
Damages Awarded in Consolidated Auto Accident Suits
In district court on Thursday the mixed damage suits of H. M. Laine and Glen Boring against E. L. Walton were resolved. Laine awarded 300 dollars and Boring 369.50 dollars after testimony and jury deliberation following a July 20 1936 collision near Homer school house.
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H. M. Laine
Glen Boring
E. L. Walton
Saine
Boring
Laine
Walton
Homer School House
Wesley Smith
C.B. Sowards
Smith
Oklahoma Frog Sets New Jumping World Record
Emmett Dal ton of Oologah Oklahoma wins the Calaveras county jumping frog jubilee world title in Angels Camp California. He jumps three times to total 13 feet 5 inches, beating the previous record by one inch. Bing Crosby’s entry wins the entertainment contest, with a free dinner bet on the outcome.
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Emmett
W. G. Daniels
Angels
Will Rogers
Oologah
Mark Twain
Mother Lode Country
Calaveras County
Bing Crosby
Bob Burns
Local Girl Sneeze Ailment Narrows After Months
In Crossville Tennessee on May 18 a 12 year old girl Bertha Mae Turner continues frequent sneezing four months into the ailment. Her sneezes have fallen from over 5000 daily to about twenty and she remains bed bound most of the time.
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Crossville
Tenn
Little Bertha Mae Turner
Rayon and rubber tire compare boosts high speed resilience
A report states tires using rayon and a rubber compound withstand high speed, heavy load strains better than traditional rubber tires, signaling a notable improvement in tire durability and performance.
Driller Charles Swoop Fatally Hurt Near Harden City
Charles W Swoop 40 a Magnolia driller was killed when a rig collapsed on him while working on a well in the Magnolia Simpson lease northeast of Harden City around six Sunday morning He left a wife and three children Robert Carl and Louise plus his parents three sisters and two brothers. Funeral plans delayed awaiting relatives arrival with services likely at First Methodist Church and interment at Dilton.
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Charles W. Swoop
Stonewall
Harden City
Swoop
Magnolia
Magnolia-Simpson
First Methodist Church
Dilton
Palatability of Oklahoma Pasture Plants and County Tour
Oklahoma pastures show wide palatability differences among grasses and weeds. Buffalo grass and Johnson grass vary 60 to 70 percent in appeal to livestock, while tumblegrass and foxtails are largely unused. Pontotoc County hosts most native grasses and shrubs with several poisonous weeds like loco and cockleburs noted. J B Hill will lead Pontotoc county pasture tour, demonstrating commercial for pasture crops and fertilizer practices for year round palatable forage.
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Oklahoma
Pontotoc
Pontotoc County
J. B. Hill
May Consolidate Power Activities Proposal Reaches Congress
Washington May 17 A proposal to consolidate all federal power activities under one agency reached Congress today. The effort aims to centralize oversight of energy and electrical utilities and streamline decisions across agencies.
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Byrd
Brookings
Washington
Congress
Explosion on Japanese launch devastates Hong Kong waterfront
A boiler explosion aboard a Japanese launch during a Queen's Pier departure killed dozens and left about 70 dead, 20 missing, and 18 injured. Victims included many Japanese emigrants plus local Chinese boatmen. debris covered the Hong Kong Club veranda and surrounding area. Only one crewman survived serious injury.
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Honkong
Hongkong
Osaka Shosen Kaisha
Hongkong Club
Queen's Pier
South America
Japan
Queens Pier
McCracken Dismisses 197 Titles Division Employees
Oklahoma City May 15 H L McCracken state tax commissioner sent letters of dismissal to 197 employees of the highway department title division The title division was moved to the tax commission by the sixteenth legislature The letters quoted that functions are transferred and will be handled by the tax commission and the title department is without function after May 15
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Oklahoma City
H. L. McCracken
State Tax Commissioner
Highway Department
Title Division
The
Tax Commission
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Title Department
Highway Commission
Muse region oil activity shows rising drilling in Hunton
In the Muse area southeast of the Fitts field activity rises with wells drilling and testing. Blackstock No 1 Thompson at 4140 feet in Sylvan shale shows stronger Hunton results than the Muse producer. Moore No 1 Thompson at 3880 feet tests oil and gas in Hunton lime with better top Hunton results. Several leases changed ownership and Moore No 1 Blackstock has cellars complete and a derrick being built.
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Summit No
Whitaker
Ada
Sandbach No
Norris
Blackstock
Thompson
Sylvian
Moore
Hunton
Muse
Fitts
Sylvan
Moore No. 1
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B. F. Gassaway
Coal
Texas
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Booth
Oakman
Wilcox
Richborn
Norman and Fleming
Maxwell
Norman & Fleming B
Peters Petroleum No
Kennedy
Fitzhugh
Delaney No. 1
Senora Sand
Boettcher No. 1 Sledge Et al
Caloma No. 1
Brents
G. J. Lynch
Tidwell
CNW
Talihina
Carter
Hamilton
Carter No
Unicameras Move
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma A. and
McKeel
Charles Swoap
Rig
Eastern Oklahoma Hospital
Mreas
Corporation Commission
Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board
Basic Science Medical Law
Fair Trades Bill
Brookings Institution
D-Va
Senate
Tennessee Valley Authority
Ind-Neb
Federal Power Commission
Rural Electrification Administration
Electric Home and Farm Authority
Federal Power Administration
McCracken
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