Congress backs Patman bill over Roosevelt veto
Washington reports the House's 322 to 98 override of President Roosevelt's veto on the Patman bonus bill. Senate debate opened with a 10 am session, limiting speeches to 30 minutes per member as negotiators seek a two thirds vote to sustain or reject the veto.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Senator Robinson
Thomas
D-Oxkla
Patman
Robinson
Burns
Jones mistrial in robbery with firearms case
A six to six hung jury resulted in a mistrial for Clarence Deacon Jones on a robbery with firearms charge in district court. The trial stretched from Monday into Tuesday night with witnesses gathered under writs of attachment. Co defendant W H Slim Finley was previously convicted and is serving 25 years. The alleged hijacking targeted Leonard Laseman of 50 gallons of whiskey and about $40 near Roff.
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Clarence “Deacon” Jones
Jones
W. H. “Slim” Finley
Leonard Laseman
Roff
Indian Claims Commission Recommended by House Indian Committee
Commissioner John Collier urged creation of a three member Indian claims commission to perform fact finding on tribal claims to Congress. The panel would investigate, report findings, and make action recommendations without adjudicating disputes, and could supply prima facie evidence if cases reach court.
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Washington
Indian Claims Commission
House Indian Committee
John Collier
Indian Bureau Today
Congress
Collier
Court of Claims
Pontotoc County Schools Plan Summer Closing
Pontotoc county closes all schools for summer, county superintendent Stegall said Wednesday. Nearly all districts resume for the year in July with short summer sessions and a November return, totaling 58 districts with five independent ones.
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Pontotoc County
Ray Stegall
Stegall
Italy Denies 3000 horsepower Speed Car Plans
Rumors claim Italy aims to build a 3000 horsepower car to challenge Sir Malcolm Campbell's Blue Bird for the world speed record, but officials deny the report.
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Italy
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Reasons for Roosevelt Veto of Patman Bonus Bill
President Roosevelt gave five reasons for vetoing the Patman Bonus bill. He said full payment is not due until 1945, the bill would direct $1.6 billion more than the 1924 act, it would not aid relief or expand high employment industries, new currency issuance would fuel demands and hurt savings, and Congress did not provide taxes to cover the $2.2 billion cost.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Anqhinge Rural Conference Set For May 27 28
Dr A Linscheid president announces the Anqhinge Annual Rural Conference will be held May 27 and 28 at East Central Teachers College. John Vaughan state superintendent will supervise meetings with the state department of education. Ray Stegall county superintendent invites Pontotoc county school boards to attend as discussions focus on the new financial bill affecting school aid.
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East Central Teachers College
A. Linscheid
State Department of Education
John Vaughan
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ray Stegall
Pontotoc County
Stegall
Dr. Linscheid
Traffic Lights for Main Street May Be Installed
Ada officials consider traffic signals for the Main street business district if the Tenth street crossing of the O C A A railway opens. Mayor J D Willoughby would push for installation to ease congestion by diverting trucks to Tenth street and guiding joy riders away from Main. State highway 48 would be routed over Tenth street. city cites a favorable commission recommendation but awaits official confirmation.
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Main Street
Ada
J. D. Willoughby
Willoughby
Tenth Street
Fitts Oil Field
Main
Corporation Commission
Barker and Berg Given Life Sentences in Kidnap Case
Arthur Barker and Oliver Berg were sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiracy in the Edward G. Bremer kidnapping. The judge noted the verdicts should deter future kidnap plots, with three co-defendants’ sentences deferred. Bremer was abducted January 17, 1934 and released February 7 after a $200000 ransom.
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ST. Paul
Arthur
Doc) Barker
Edward G. Bremer
M. M. Joyce
Oliver A. Berg
Illinois
Joyce
Byron Bolton
Barker-Karpis
Elmer Farmer
Bensenville
Ill
Bremer
Barker
Berg
Fittstown to Have Spring Water Supply Under Contract With City
Ada city signs a contract with Simpkins Brothers of Fittstown to provide water from Byrds Mill spring. About 90 to 100 new customers will be hooked to the city line, with Sims purchasing water for resale. City income expected to rise, with minimum $1.50 per month per customer and higher rates for residents. The project ties onto the Carter Oil company line and aims to boost sanitation in Fittstown as summer approaches.
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Fittstown
City of
Ada
Simpkins Brothers of Fittstown
Simpkins Brothers
Byrds Mill
Simpkins Brothers Company
Carter Oil Company
Fitts
Armstrong
Carter Company
Arrmstrong
Byrds Mill Springs
Fitts Field
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
Glass Company
Norhh
Massachusetts Women Body Considers Apologizing for Lee Resolution
Mrs Amanda Wheeler president of the Massachusetts Women's Relief Corps says the group may apologize to the Massachusetts chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy for denouncing General Robert E Lee as a traitor The corps will vote Monday on retracting the resolution and expunging it from the Congressional Record the action is called most unfortunate by Mrs Wheeler
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Boston
Amanda Wheeler
Massachusetts Women’s Relief Corps
Robert E. Lee
Congressional
Massachusetts
Daughters of the Confederacy
Wheeler
Seattle yachtswoman claims world record golf score
Hortense Harley, noted Seattle yachtswoman, after lessons attempted golf and admitted taking 113 strokes for two holes. She calculated it would require 904 strokes and eight more hours to complete 18 holes and quit at the third tee.
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Seattle
Hortense Harley
Man Arraigned on Year-Old Charge in Ada Court
James Wheeler Allen charged with larceny of a horse and saddle from Harry Hensley. He pleaded not guilty before Justice Sherwood W. Hill. Bond set at 2000 with preliminary hearing May 31. Wheeler had dodged officers for nearly a year. Three others charged and released. Evidence indicates Wheeler the sole burglar.
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James Wheeler
Allen
Sherwood W. Hill
Justice Court
Wheeler
Harry Hensley
Ada
Justice Hill
Phil Kennamer Escapes Crowds from Prison Release
Tulsa May 22 Phil Kennamer escaped media attention after leaving McAlester penitentiary yesterday afternoon. He reportedly went to his father Federal Judge Franklin E Kennamer’s Chelsea farm to rest up. Kennamer, sentenced to 25 years for manslaughter in Pawnee was released after a $25 000 appeal bond was posted. The youth had been convict in February for shooting John Gorrell a student dentist to death.
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Franklin E. Kennamer
Chelsea
Phil
McAlester
Kennamer
Pawnee
John Gorrell
Regents member urges permanent OU athletic director appointment
Oklahoma City on May 22 Eugene Ledbetter a member of the University of Oklahoma board of regents said he will recommend at the next board meeting that a permanent athletic director be appointed to take charge of Sooner sports this fall.
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Oklahoma City
Eugene Ledbetter
University of Oklahoma Board of Regents
Sooner
Grefest Returns for Amount Invested Classified Ad
Local classified ad notes a Grefest event returning with investment details. Provides brief context on funding and expected community impact. Mentions organizers and sponsors. No dates provided in readable text.
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Grefest
Long Chase Ends With Ivey Arrest
Eugene Red Ivey was captured after a multi county chase that began near Pontotoc and concluded in Ada on Tuesday morning. Sheriff Clyde Kaiser and Deputy Elmer Hodges led the pursuit aided by Deputy Charley Shockley after a tip suggested Ivey was in Seminole. Ivey faces second degree forgery charges tied to a scheme to collect rent from Mrs. C A Cannon of Roff. Earl Smith, arrested in Missouri, awaits trial after a preliminary hearing.
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Pontotoc County
Eugene ‘Red’ Ivey
Roffman
Clyde Kaiser
Elmer Hodges
Ivey
Marlow
Stephens County
Ringling
Oklo
Seminole
Kaiser
Ada
Charley Shockley
Hodges
Earl Smith
C. A. Cannon
Roff
Smith
Missouri
A. W. Oliver
Report Man Forged a0 Bogus Checks
Tom West known as a hot check artist deluxe visited Ada on the way to Seminole to face forgery charges. Federal officers hold record of more than five hundred worthless checks. West faces two Ada forgery cases for 150 checks with Fitts field drilling and Ada Fruit company. He will be returned to Seminole for trial after actions at Seminole court.
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Tom West
Ada
Seminole
West
Fitts
Ada Fruit Company
Sherwood W. Hill
City postpones bond plan for water reservoir amid potential 100% grant
The board of city commissioners postponed action on a 5 million gallon water reservoir project awaiting federal work relief funding details. Mayor Willoughby and the Oklahoma Municipal League expect possible 100 percent grants, with remaining costs possibly covered by a 70 30 bond split. Committees study sanitation drainage and relocation of Ada’s Black population for federal relief applications.
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Board of City Commissioners
J. D. Willoughby
Frank C. Higginbotham
Oklahoma Municipal League
Ada
House approves farm credit bill to cut loan rates
Washington May 22 The house adopted unanimously a conference report settling differences with the senate on the Wheeler farm credit bill. Senate approval will send the measure to the White House. It lowers farm credit loans from 4 1 2 percent to 3 percent for the year ending July 1 195 and fixes them at 4 percent for the following year.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Farm Credit Administration
Roosevelt Warns Against Patman Bonus Plan in Congress
President Roosevelt urges Senate and House to reject the Patman $2.2 billion paper money plan warning it would trigger inflation and harm fixed incomes. He argues benefits would favor able bodied veterans over the disabled and cites historical disasters from similar money schemes. The speech draws a crowded chamber, with veterans on hand and political maneuvering continuing as the debate over override prospects unfolds.
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Clarence M. Wright
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Veterans Bloc
Burns
Capitol
Stephen Early
Marvin H. McIintyre
Wilson Brown
Senator Long
D-La
Mr. Roosevelt
Veterans Organization
United States
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