German oil men witness flowing wells near Ada
Hermann von Rautenkranz and his son Hary visited Fitts field near Ada with O. H. Stout and A. H. Proctor during a Tulsa trip for the international oil exposition. They described German methods where profits are taxed heavily and wells flow at depth, noting Germany’s government licenses and 390 hectare concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitts Field
Ada
Fitts
Hermann von Rautenkranz
Hary von Rautenkranz
Celle
Hanover
Germany
United States
Tulsa
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Fritts
O. H. Stout
Wewoka
A. H. Proctor
O. F. Beatty
District Land and Lease Department
Dallas
East Texas Field
California
New York
S. S. Bremen
Staatenkranz’s
Hary Rautenkranz
Repeal Vote On Oklahoma Prohibition Planned For July 28
Governor Marland declares for repeal of prohibition in Oklahoma and sets July 28 second primary to vote on repeal and a state monopoly liquor control system. The measure would create a three member governor appointed commission to regulate liquor stores and licensing with profits funding old age pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
E. W. Marland
Oklahoma
United States
United Days of Oklahoma
Senate
Josh Lee
Marland
Congress
Frank Carter
Drys
J. W. Williamson
Enid
Organized Drys
Williamson
Commission
Auto Crash Kills Weleetka Man Near Stratford
Paul Cook a 2 year old single man from Weleetka was killed near Stratford when his Buick coupe collided with a culvert on Highway 18. W A Ballard of Stratford, riding with him, was slightly injured. The crash occurred as the driver lost control while heading south toward Stratford. Cook was known in the Stratford area and was the grandson of longtime resident Bill Cook. He is survived by his mother Mrs Ott Cook of Weleetka and numerous Stratford relatives.
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Paul Cook
Weleetka
Stratford
W.A. Ballard
Highway 18
Bill Cook
Cook
Canadian River
Ott Cook
Textile tariffs rise to curb Japanese cotton goods
Washington May 22. President Roosevelt raised tariffs by about 42 percent effective June 29 to curb a surge in Japanese cotton cloth imports. The move follows tariff commission findings and praise from Textile Institute officials while Senators support quotas as an alternative. Japan failed to prove it could limit exports, ending talks of a gentleman’s agreement.
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Washington
Japan
Roosevelt
Tariff Commission
Island
United States
Great Britain
Switzerland
Fred Morrison
Cotton Textile Institute
Byrnes
Showers Sweep Northwestern Oklahoma Counties
Rain spattered the Oklahoma Pan handle and northwestern counties halting silt storms and turning unpaved roads into mud. Guymon saw a quarter inch, Beaver .06 inch, Alva half inch raising Salt Fork, Woodward muddy highways delaying buses, with showers also at Hooker Optima Miami Enid and Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Panhandle
Northwestern
Guymon
Hooker
Optima
Beaver
Alva
Arkansas
Woodward
Miami
Enid
Oklahoma City
Heat wave amid heated races as Pon totoc county files close
Nearly all offices open in Pon totoc county as the filing period ends with five unopposed incumbents and 63 candidates vying for 21 posts. Key races include county commissioner districts two and one, sheriff, clerk, treasurer and various justices of the peace, with broad public interest building alongside looming Democratic primary on July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Citizen
J. O. Abney
John Boyce McKeel
Bill Bevers
Ray Stegall
Joe Harrington
Ada
J. Clark
Justice of the Peace
Allez Township
A. W. Oliver
Ada Justice of the Peace
Ed Fitts
Sherwood W. Hill
John Lunsford
Clay Jones
Fred McKay
Tommy F. Yord
C. C. Grindstaff
Orville Snead
Lee Davzs
Legislature
Senate
April Trade Data Shows Continued Increases in Exports and Imports
The Commerce Department reports April gains in both exports and imports marking the fourth straight month of year over year increases. Imports exceed exports creating an April import surplus of 8.947 million dollars, with a four month total deficit of 12.414 million dollars. Exports rose 18 percent and imports 19 percent from a year earlier, while April totals were 195.49 million dollars in exports and 202.437 million dollars in imports.
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Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Two Oklahoma officers pardoned. seven others paroled
Governor E W Marland pardoned two peace officers convicted of manslaughter while arresting suspects in Oklahoma City. He also granted clemency to seven others including W A Moorman serving life for murder and E R Ferguson jailed for embezzlement. Paroles extended to several county figures for burglary auto theft and related crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
E. W. Marland
M. P. Vaughn
F. S. Boyd
W. A. Moorman
Seminole County
E. R. Ferguson
Pawnee County
E. Gordon
Oklahoma County
W. C. Beckney
Custer County
Lillie Kuck
Washita County
Jack Little
Beckham County
Earl Wing
Alfalfa County
Cambridge Man Reconsiders Wife 60 Years Younger
A Cambridge man who married a woman believed to be 24 years old may rethink the union and consider marketing her makeup instead. The fragment suggests a humorous or satirical note about the difficult marriage and a possible business angle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge, Mass
Oldest Trades Union Merges
London report states the National Society of Woolcombers, the world’s oldest trades union, has decided by ballot to amalgamate with the National Union of General and Municipal Workers. The Woolcombers’ society, flourishing in 1740, has undergone name changes over the years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
National Society of Woolcombers
National Union of General and Municipal Workers
Woolcombers’ Society
Wrestler Ala Baba Aces in Alice in Wonderland
A wrestler named Ala Baba impressed by performing in a show titled Alice in Wonderland. He prepared to step through a Looking Glass, then reportedly looked at it with curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ala Baba
Appeals Decision In Damage Cases Involving Yellow Cab
R E Davis doing business as Yellow Cab appealed district court judgments by Justice Sherwood W Hill in three damage cases arising from two automobile collisions. Notices show sums awarded to Karl Andrews 110.14 dollars for repairs 60.14 and loss of use 50. Miss Vinita Davis driver of the other car sought 20 for injuries and was awarded 150 with costs. Collision dates cited as December 29 1935 and February 4 1936 at Main and Broadway and Main and Johnston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Davis
Yellow Cab Company
Sherwood W. Hill
Karl Andrews
Kenneth Andrews
Main and Broadway
Andrews
Justice Hill
W. A. Davis
Main and Johnston
Vinita Davis
Hill
Miss Davis
Milburn Contests Gasoline Tax Law
Oklahoma City May 22 A suit challenging the 40 percent gasoline tax diversion law filed by W J Milburn seeks to declare the 1935 law unconstitutional as an appropriation measure and to direct gasoline revenue since then to highway construction F M Dudley assistant attorney general will represent the state in court tomorrow in Oklahoma County district court
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
W. J. Milburn
Highway Commission
Oklahoma County
Milburn
F. M. Dudley
Greatest returns for amount in vested
Ada News classifieds highlight investment returns and options for vested funds with emphasis on maximizing value and securing long term gains. Readers are advised to compare rates and terms across available plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
Weekly Index Shows Rise In Business Activity
The Administrative and Research Corporation Weekly Index of Business Activity for New York rose 0.4 to 88.6 for the week ending May 16, from 88.2 the prior week and 70.2 a year ago. Demand for heavier steel products increased while bank debits receded seasonally. Commercial loans advanced and building contracts awarded were up 7.4 percent from the preceding month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Administrative and Researh Corporation
New York
Administrative and Research Corporation
Old Boston Bloodhound Captures Prison Break Suspect Beavers
McAlester Oklahoma May 21 Old Boston the 5 pound penitentiary bloodhound tracked and bayed Claude Beavers, fugitive from last week’s prison break in the Jack Fork mountains after a 35 mile pursuit. Deputy Warden Jess Dunn said the dog’s relentless trail and unique technique led to the capture as Warden Roy Kenny ordered a meal for the dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcalester
Boston
Oklahoma Penitentiary
Jack Fork Mountains
Claude Beavers
McAlester Penitentiary
Old Boston
Jess Dunn
Beavers
Roy Kenny
Guy Morris Held for District Court Trial in Ada
Guy Morris was ordered held for district court trial Thursday after preliminary on charges reduced from second degree burglary to attempted burglary. Forest Simpson identified Morris in the chase from Hob Nob Sandwich shop on North Broadway to blocks away in northwest Ada. Hamilton declined to confirm Morris as the pursued man. Simpson to testify later.
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Guy Morris
Forest Simpson
Morris
Hamilton
Oliver
Nick Worcester
Death asked in Traxler case in Pauls Valley
Garvin County attorney Clarence Bowie said death in the electric chair would be sought for Pete Traxler when he faces a robbery with a dangerous weapon charge. Traxler, captured after an escape from the Pauls Valley jail, is jailed at McAlester and may be tried later.
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Pauls Valley
dOkla
Clarence B Wi
Garvin County
Pete Traxler
Oklahoma
Traxler
Bowie
Gerrie Lopez
McAlester Penitentiary
Canadian
Tex
Rado
Loper
Jess Kemp
Joe Stone
Wylie Landers
Landers
Stone
Worstell School Ends Year With Diploma Ceremony
Worstell eighth grade students received diplomas as the school year closed. Principal Fletcher Watson congratulated the class and Ray Stegall noted the school’s accredited rating. Betty Lee Perry saluted as salutatorian and Christina Mole as valedictorian with readings and prophecies.
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Worstell
Casper Duffer
East Central
Ray Stegall
O. C. DeMoss
Rev. Coffee
Betty Lee Perry
Christina Mole
Marie Northam
Faleta
Ada Chamber Leaders Travel to Form Multi-State Highway Group
Milton Keating secretary of the Ada Chamber of Commerce O. E. Parker and Vester Willoughby travel to Emporia Kansas for a Friday meeting called by Nate Wall of Sedan to form an organization of residents along Oklahoma State Highway 48 Kansas Highway 11 and Nebraska Highway 50. The aim is to designate the road as a U S highway with U S signs. Wall has long chaired the Kansas highway committee and locals expect officials will approve the markers. Highway 48 ranks among the three busiest roads in the state per a highway commission traffic survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Keating
Ada Chamber of Commerce
O. E. Parker
Vester Willoughby
Emporia
Kansas
Nate Wall
Sedan
Oklahoma
Nebraska
U. S
Wall
State Highway Commission
Treasury plans nationwide drive against tax evaders
Treasury officials announced a nationwide operation by 4,500 Internal Revenue Service officers to ramp up enforcement before next month’s end. An added 500 agents will tighten controls on makers and sellers of liquor, as distillers output climbs 87 percent to 250 million gallons annually and the number of supervised plants doubles. Stewart Berkshire said more legal whiskey will deter bootleggers by lowering prices and improving tax collection.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury
Stewart Berkshire
Internal Revenue
Bureau
Missouri Governor Paroles Underhill
Charles E. Underhill, brother of the slain Wilbur Underhill, is released from the Missouri state penitentiary after more than 22 years. He pled guilty to fatally shooting Phillip Burton during an attempted holdup in 1913. Parole approved by Governor Park and delivered to Randall Smart.
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Jefferson City
Lpi
Charles E. Underhill
Wilbur Underhill
Missouri State Penitentiary
General Sessions
Charles C. Nett
Fiorenza
Aftr Klauber
Abraham Strisik
Wruger
Ruthenberg
Kruger
Margaret
Underhill
Governor Park
Randall Smart
Kansas City
Phillip Burton
Wilbur
Kansas State
Oklahoma
George
Earl
Newton County
Coffeyville
Kans
Gray Outlines Federal Efforts to Exterminate Predatory Animals
A. E. Gray, district supervisor in the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Biological Survey, spoke to the Ada Chamber of Commerce detailing the economic focus of the department. The program stresses protecting valuable wildlife and destroying pests like wolves bobcats prairie dogs and moles, with progress in wolf control and cross state cooperation across Arkansas Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma. The Ada Chamber will meet at 7 pm next Thursday with WPA officials and a visitor program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Gray
Bureau of Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Gray
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Chamber of Commerce
WPA
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Rautenkranz
Socony
Associated Press
Court of Temperance Review
Supreme Court
George A. Henshaw
Capitol
Henshaw
Northwest Counties
The
Haskell Wilburn
W. B. Smart
W. K
Will) Corvin
Tom Carmichae
Willie Webb
M. R. (Mel) Wood
Henry L. Waters, Jr
George R. Collins
J. Willard Owens
A. A. Caldwell
J. Fred McKay
Ches. C. Roberts
J. E. Hall
S. R
Della Bedford
W. W. Stanfield
Truman W Harrison
Yellow Cab Co
Justice Court
Forrest Simpson
Nashville
Ark
W. G. Long
Bootle
Gray
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