Nugi alist Party Split Wide Open
The Associated Press reports the Socialist Party convention rejected Earl Browder’s bid for a united front with the Communist Party in the 1936 campaign. The vote to table Browder’s letter was unanimous amid intra party feuding over New York disputes. The piece also notes weather and rainfall impacts across Texas Oklahoma and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cleveland
Socialist Party
Earl Bowder
Communist Party
United Front
Browder
New York
Maynard Krueger
Krueger
University of Chicago
Founding and splits of early American socialist movements
The text traces the 1901 Unity conference in Indianapolis establishing the Socialist party and lists three organizing groups, the Socialist Labor splits led by Victor Berger and Morris Hillquit, and Debs’s Social Democratic faction. It notes 1913’s expulsion of William Haywood from the IWW, and 1919s party split over the Bolshevik aligned Communist International into Communist Labor and Communist parties, later merging into the modern Communist party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socialist Party
Unity
Indianapolis
Socialist Labor Party
Victor Berger
Milwaukee
Morris L. Hillquit
New York
Social Democratic Party
Eugene V. Debs
American Railway Union
William
Big Bill) Haywood
Industrial Workers of the World
Bolsheviks
Communist Labor Party
Communist Party
Communist Party of Today
New York Socialist Split Prompts New Marxist Party Plan
The Old Guard led by Morris Hillquit and Louis Waldman splits from the Socialist party after a vote backing Norman Thomas. They form a plan with rightist allies to launch a new national Marxist party, with a New York organization likely before July and a fall campaign state ticket planned.
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Old Guard
New York
Morris Hillquit
Louis Waldman
Socialist Party
Norman Thomas
Daniel Hoan
Milwaukee
Waldman
Tupelo Beats Stonewall 5 to Sunday in Baseball
Tupelo defeated Stonewall 5 to Sunday with an 11 to 5 hitting edge. Kelcey pitched for Stonewall and Bowen for Tupelo. Outfielders Isaacs and Hines aided the hitting while Lee Statler, former player, began coaching Tupelo to develop a young squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tupelo
Stonewall
Kelcey
Bowen
Isaacs
Hines
Lee Statler
March Leads With Building Permits So Far
May shows potential to top the year, with six new permits pushing the total above 100000. Through this week Albert Chamberlain records 24175 for the month, beating February and April and nearing January. Permits issued include one residence three garage apartments one garage and one home addition in Southside.
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Albert Chamberlain
Southside
Drenched Panhandles End Dust Bowl Dry Spell
Heavy weekend rains drenched Oklahoma Texas and Kansas easing dust bowl conditions. The Oklahoma Panhandle soil turned to mud while Texas Panhandle and Kansas received soaking showers that revived wheat and soaked parched farmland. Colorado River flows rose near Columbus as floods swelled bankings.
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Guymon
Beaver
North Canadian
Goodwell
Boise City
Stratford
Tex
Elkhart
Kans
Dalbert
Hooker
Okla
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Colorado
Columbus
Houston-San Antonio
Pratt
Kansas
Lakin
Wichita
Hoisington
Texas
Oklahoma Panhandle
Sucas
Durant Man Charged With Murder In Slaying
Durant Oklahoma May 25 W R Hukill a 32 year old farmer was charged with murder and assault with intent to kill after the slaying of Max Bennett 27 and wounding of Hukills wife Evelyn 28 Sheriff John FE Williams said Hukill claimed Bennett had been paying attention to his wife and fired on them on a road after church near Albany Bennett died of a heart wound the wife said Bennett tried to explain he was taking her home and Hukill fired after a struggle for the gun and then carried his wife to a hospital in Durant The sheriff noted Hukill later shaved bathed and changed clothes before seeking medical aid for his wife and himself
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Hukill
Bennett
Williams
Suburban Builders Rush Homes Outside City Limits
In Ada area, builders progress on Hillsdale Lakeside and Busby additions, drawing many workers from Ada for suburban residences. Mary Townsend’s home in Busby is near completion. An armory north of the city races toward a PWA deadline under Frank Orr after John Crum’s resignation. East Central College dormitories rise rapidly, with campus visitors catching a glimpse of their planned size.
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Ada
Hillsdale
Lakeside
Busby Additions
Mary Townsend
Busby
PWA
Frank Orr
Ada’s Building Activity Shows Small-Town Growth
Official records show Ada issued 118 950 dollars in building permits through May 23 for residences and business structures. Comparatives indicate 1956 was the biggest year since 1929 with earlier years and suburban additions adding hundreds of thousands in new housing and public buildings. Major projects under construction include two college dorms 363 635 dollars Irving school 50 000 National guard armory 85 000 city water reservoir 70 000 and a 250 000 post office building.
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Siares
Ada
Irving
National Guard Armory
Post Office
Reading the House: Time for a rell call Approx 66 minutes
English tea consumption averages six cups daily per person according to official data. Mount Everest was labeled Peak No XV until 1852, before being recognized as the world’s highest mountain.
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U. S
House of Representatives
Mount Everest
Ada Hotel Wing Expansion Moves Forward
The Aldridge hotel in Ada awards a contract to Harmon Construction Co of Oklahoma City to build a new wing doubling capacity. Construction starts after the June 7 9 Lions club convention with preliminaries immediate. The project includes a 490 seat banquet hall private dining rooms and enlarged coffee shop. The bus station will roam for new quarters due to driveway limits.
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Ada
Aldridge
W. W. Wells
Harmon Construction Company
Oklahoma City
Union Bus
L. A. Nance
Nance Bus Lines
Mr. Nance
Oklahoma
Silence Rules Define New York Gourmet Society Dinners
A New York society of gourmets demands absolute silence at its dinners, extending beyond the brief pause for the check to a full quiet throughout each event. The policy emphasizes decorum and attentive dining as part of the society’s refined rituals.
Murder Charge Dismissed as Pickens Pleads Guilty
W L Pickens of Fittstown has murder charges withdrawn after Doris Williams 12 of Sno mac dies from a May 16 auto crash. Williams father J Z J Williams asks dismissal. Pickens pleads guilty to driving while drunk and pays a $100 fine plus costs totaling about $169.
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Pickens
W. L. Pickens
Fittstown
Doris Williams
Snomac
J. Z. J. Williams
Williams
Tal Crawford
Justice Court of
A. W. Oliver
Campaigning for U. S. Highway 7 designation gains pace
Milton Keating Lester Willoughby and C. E. Parker report from Emporia Kansas on a recent U S Highway Association meeting. N B Wall of Sedan Kansas elected president A V Dorland Seminole vice president Oklahoma Keating named secretary. Designation hoped by fall with June meeting to review traffic data for Oklahoma Kansas Texas and Nebraska.
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Ada
U. S
Milton Keating
Lester Willoughby
C. E. Parker
Emporia
Kansas
U. S. Highway Association
Keating
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Tishominso
Seminole
Drumright
Pawhuska
N. B. Wall
Texas
Dallas
Omaha
United States Highway Association
Four Canning Schools Held Across Pontotoc County
Canning schools were held in Fitzhuch Maxwell Vaness and Colbert with Miss Lorena Anderson directing. Upcoming sessions include 4-H club schools at Oakman Union Valley and Lula and a community session at Gaar Corner. Demonstrations start around 9 AM.
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Canning
Pontotoc County
Fitzhuch
Maxwell
Vaness
Colbert
Lorena Anderson
Oakman
Union Valley
Gaar Corner
Lula
Jessie Morgan
Miss Anderson
Worstell Club Buys House for Clubhouse Center
Worstell farm women’s club plans to purchase a new house to be converted into a clubhouse and community center with two large rooms and a kitchen in the porch. The docked partitions will be removed to form one big space and a possible merger with Worster and Mi Jo camp clubs is under consideration.
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Worstell Farm Women’s Club
Worster
Mi-Jo
Two Women Dead in Blackwell Area Car Crash
A noon collision half a mile north of the Kansas line near Blackwell killed two women and injured four others. Victims from Towanda Wichita and Denver included Mrs. Ray Brown and Bess McAlexandria. injured were Margaret Nelson Shirley Ann Brown, W Andrews and D McMillen.
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Margaret Nelson
Wichita
Shirley Ann Brown
W. Andrews
Denver
Colo
D. McMillen
Marysville
Kans
Andrews
Wallace Broom
Blackwell
Potent Words on Mother's Day Duty by Clergyman
The Washington state memory of waterfalls exceeds Niagara as a figure of speech. A New York clergyman, Charles Francis Potter, decries a troubling habit among some children to show filial duty only on Mother's Day rather than year round.
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State of
Washington
Niagara
Charles Francis Potter
New York
Colbert Club and School Close Year Friday
Colbert school closed Friday creating a community day. Morning events marked the closure and afternoon featured a canning school led by Miss Lorena Anderson. Miss Arnold supervised the club work and A R Seiph served as principal, noted as effective 4 H club workers.
Recreation and Judging School Trip to Murray A M
The annual recreation and judging school begins Tuesday May 26 at Murray A M in Tishoming. Dormitories provide sleeping quarters and meals are prepared cheaply on campus. Ponotoc county 4 H members are chosen to attend. the final participant list is pending. Oklahoma A M extension specialists will lead, assisted by Murray Aggie instructors.
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Murray A. & M. School
Tishoming
Pontotoc County
Tishomine
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Murray Aggie
Marriage Licenses Report From Ada Area
Marriage licenses issued for Ada area couples include Gene Harbert 23 and Polly Goddard 18, both of Ada. E H Hemphill 27 and Joy Wilburn 18, Ada. Lewis Nabors 21 of Roff and Jewell Brown 18 of Roff. C E Boolin 25 Ada and Rhoda Tillery 22 of Roff. E E Sutton 29 Fittstown and Camilla Morris 18 Fittstown. Banks Fowler 24 Ada and Oma Lee Thomas 20 Ada. James Caldwell 28 Paoli and Alice Caldwell 28 Ada.
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Gene W. Harbert
Ada
Polly Goddard
E. H. Hemphill
Edmond
Joy Wilburn
Lewis Nabors
Roff
Jewell Brown
C. E. Boolin
Rhoda Tillery
E. E. Sutton
Fittstown
Camilla Morris
Banks A. Fowler
Butterflies and Nature Reminiscence From a Rural Reader
A rural observer laments fewer butterfly sightings amid bustling life and noisy radios, arguing people overlook nature in favor of urban rhythms. The piece notes butterflies, flowers, birds, and bees persist if looked for, and mentions planning a July watermelon visit at Tom Jared's Busby farm near Lakeside.
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Tom Jared
Busby
Lakeside
Milton Keating backs Broadway clean-up drive to curb street litter
Milton Keating supports a cleanup effort to stop papers and dirt from piling up before his Broadway office. City rules prohibit political speech on downtown streets and there is no wind to blow the trash away.
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Milton Keating
Broadway
Ada Prefers Police Picnic To Bridge Gaps In Force
City Officer Jack Summers arrested Undersheriff Claude Sturdevant for a left turn violation at Main and Rennie. Summers issued the ticket but Sturdevant was jailed after pleading guilty. He paid a $1 fine and recovered the money after a discovery by C. C. P. Roy Keller.
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Ada
Jack Summers
Claude Sturdevant
Main and
Rennie
Sturdevant
Summers
C. P
Roy Keller
Notable Oklahoma Travel Speaker Delivers Family Graduation
FE H Nelson who has spent years delivering commencement addresses in Oklahoma's districts got a chance to speak at a family graduation this spring. His four children all completed schooling: Gilmer earned a college degree, Harold finished Horace Mann high, Doris completed Horace Mann junior high, and Leland advanced from Willis into junior high.
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FE. H. Nelson
Oklahoma
Gilmer
Harold
Horace Mann
Doris
Leland
Wiliers
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Churchill Hicks
Barringer Heights
W. L. Carney
West Seventeenth
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West Thirteenth
Bud Rich
West Thirteenth Street
J. Kent Smith
East Seventh
Lee Eddleman
Twentythird Street
Johnston
Cherry
J. C. Hynds
West Main Street
East Main Street
J. I. McKeel
Futterman’s Grocery
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Aldridge Hotel
Oliver
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Worstell Club
Don Herzer
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Atoka County
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