County Votes Strongly For Demo Line-up
Pontotoc county favored the Democratic slate in a lively election, backing the teacher retirement measure more than opposition in a 5,000 vote county tally. Governor hopeful Phillips led the ticket, with Boren, Davison, Rogers and Thomas as major contenders. statewide results showed six measures defeated, including the teacher pension.
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Pontotoc County
Leon C. Red” Phillips
Oklahoma
Reid
Lyle Boren
Justice Denver Davidson
Will Rogers
Sen
Elmer Thomas
County Election Board
Phillips
Rizley
Harry Glasser
Thomas
Wilson B
Ed Ball
Davison
McArthur
Pontotoco County
Della Bedford
Julia F. Manville
Boetry
Hoyt Driskill
W. Schulte
Nazis rage over Rath assassination across Germany
Berlin reports Nazi mobs smashing Jewish store windows after the Paris killing of Ernest Von Rath. In Munich a synagogue and several Jewish shops were set afire. Hitler expressed condolences, warning Jews of consequences as authorities moved to curb unrest.
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Berlin
Tuhrsday
Paris
Ernest von Rath
Munich
Adolph Hitler
von Rath
Rath
Herschel Grynszpan
Bike Riders To Hold Own Traffic Court
Ada police chief outlines a plan to form the Ada Bicycle Battalion a youth run court with young prosecutor defense attorney and five man jury to teach safety rules. A meeting is called for November 19 at Convention Hall to inaugurate the program and establish a bicycle court.
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Ada
Raymond Rains
Rains
Convention Hall
Ada Bicycle Battalion
Youth Injured Riding Bicycle Hit by Car on North Broadway
Fourteen year old Kenneth Bates was knocked from his bicycle by a passing automobile in the 1000 block on North Broadway. He suffered a leg injury but was not considered seriously hurt, and was hospitalized at Bisco hospital. The driver stated he could not stop in time. police released him of blame. Bates was expected to recover and be returned home barring complications.
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Kenneth Bates
Bresco Hospital
1000 Block
North Broadway
Paul Corbin
Ada
Governor Elect To Pardon Mooney
California's incoming governor Culbert J Olson signaled he will pardon Tom Mooney, jailed for a 1916 San Francisco parade bombing that killed 10. Olson reiterated belief in Mooney's innocence, noting prior support for a 1937 pardon attempt and that as a senator he argued Mooney was convicted on perjured testimony.
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Los Angeles
Olsen
Senate
Mooney
Mooner
Youths Hijack And Escape In Durant Shooting Scene
Two youths fled on foot after shooting and robbing B. F. Shelton, a 23 year old filling station attendant, of 87 dollars. Bloodhounds failed to track them from McAles to penitentiary. Shelton, not seriously wounded, will recover amid police notes of a sudden, wordless gunfire before the getaway. In Washington, Lt. Colonel Leslie Macdill and Private J G Glexner died when an army plane crashed near Bolling Field triggering an immediate inquiry.
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Washington
Leslie Macdill
Air, Corps
War Department
J. G Glexner
Washington Street
Bollingfield
Army Air Station
Macdill
Monmouth
County Board Orders Strict Mileage Filing Compliance
In a heated session on Wednesday, county commissioners approved sheriff and deputies mileage claims but ordered future filings to follow the law with miles listed. The undersheriff faulted the county attorney for past 10 cent per mile charges, while auditors noted statutes and a 1924 law change. Officials debated civil mileage and policy, stressing adherence to legal requirements.
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Clyde Kaiser
Dick Elam
Claude Sturdivant
Goodall
Kaiser
Hoyt Driskill
Driskill
Sturdivant
Jess Miles
Hijackers Loot Miller's House In Moore County
Hijackers stormed ara Miller's home near Stonewall early Sunday, escaping with 67 dollars, two watches, a 2 gauge shotgun, a pistol, and 37 cases of whiskey. Two men were tied in bed. officers including Ada police chief Raymond Rains searched for fingerprints but had no developments by Wednesday.
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Ara Miller
Ling
Stonewall
Miller
Coal County
Raymond Rains
Ada Police Department
Oklahoma Set for 1940 GOP Rise Despite Democratic Wins
Oklahoma voters kept the state’s Democratic delegation intact as Republicans hoped to reclaim the eighth district with Rep. Phil Ferguson defeating Charles E. Knox. Leon C. Phillips, returning to power, spoke of balanced budgets and economic repair while Senator Elmer Thomas headed to Los Angeles for Indian affairs hearings. Republicans gained ground in the northwestern senate races and six to seven Democrats were reelected to Congress. Three constitutional amendments and three referendums failed.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Phil Ferguson
Woodward
Charles E. Knox
Enid
Leon C. Phillips
Elmer Thomas
Los Angeles
Indian Affairs Committee
Phillips
Democratic Party
J. A. Rinehart
el Roso
Senate
Tom Angis Holdenville
Hughes
Offuskee
Rinehart
House of Representatives
Wesley E. Disney
Jack Nichols
Wilburn Cartwright
Lyle H. Boren
Jed Johnson
Massingale
Will Rogers
Mike Monroney
Gomer Smith
Smith
United States
Two War Veterans Found Slain in Los Angeles Home
In Los Angeles two veteran brothers, Frank 48 and John 45, were found shot dead in a home as election returns played on a radio. Deputy Sheriff Joe Wellever said Frank suffered a heart ailment and appeared to shoot his brother before turning the gun on himself in a suspected mercy killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
William
Siegler
Frank
John
Joe Wellever
Wellever
Missourian Killed On Highway Near Durant
Joe D. Orenbaum a 35 year old Crystal City Missouri man was killed when his car overturned on a curve on U S Highway 70 two miles east of Durant near Hillsboro Texas the state patrol said Orenbaum driving alone suffered a broken neck and the body was taken to Hillsboro for the parents who live there
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
Joe D. Orenbaum
Crystal City
State Highway Patrol
Hillsboro
Tex
Orenbaum
Sinking report of warship misidentified in Belgian coast
London figures vowed the Spanish insurgent warship Nadir did not sink any vessel off the Belgian coast yesterday. A Royal Air Force pilot had claimed a freighter sinking but likely confused the Nippon, a Swedish motor vessel sunk two months earlier. A Belgian tug captain on the spot also contradicted the pilot. The article also notes the 1907 first Christmas meal campaign netted $3000.
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London
Britsh Admiralty Quarters
Lloyds
Elections At A Glance Take Stock Of Key Races Across States
A summary of 1948 election results shows Governor Lehman and Senator Wagner winning in New York, with Mead elected to succeed late Senator Copeland. Across Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Wyoming, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma and beyond, Governors and Senators flip or hold as Republicans and Democrats vie for control, with notable outcomes including Bricker, Olson, LaFollette and Reed victories and several re-elections of incumbents. The sweep outlines shifts in party control and confirms major candidates leading races in multiple states.
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Associated Press
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert F. Wagner
James M. Mead
Roger &. Copeland
South
Congress
House
Senate
California
North Dakota
Maryland
Colorado
Connecticut
Idaho
Kansas
Massachusetts
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Michigan
Ohio
Wyoming
Wisconsin
Philip LaFollette
Progressive Party
Minnesota
Pontotoc County buys pipe on low bid basis for Ada street work
County commissioners adopted a low bid approach for highway concrete pipe, with Thomas Concrete Pipe of Ada as the low bidder. Prices matched earlier bids except for one size up by 15 cents per unit. A prior warrant dispute over noncompetitive bids prompted the bid advertisement and a compromise to settle a City of Ada street bond with $1,200.
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Pontotoc County
Pui
Board of Commissioners
Thomas Concrete Pipe Company
Ada
Ward Beekman Concrete Pipe Company
Tishomingo Concrete Pipe Company
Chandler Material Company
Shearman Concrete Pipe Company
Ward Beekman and Chandler Companies
Tishomingo Company
Istanbul
Turkey
Kamal Ataturk
Jelal Bayar
Ankara
Board of County Commissioners
City of Ada
W. R. Johnston
Shawnee
Johnston
Excise Board
South Broadway
Twelfth
Thirteenth Street
Bank Messenger Robbed of 30000 Near Greenfield
Two men posing as police halted a bank messenger two miles west of Greenfield Indiana late today and robbed Byron Garner 28 en route to the Citizens Bank at Newcastle. They handcuffed him to the wheel of his disabled car and cut ignition wires before fleeing.
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Greenfield
Ind
Byron Garner
Citizens Bank
Newcastle
Indiana
Garner
New Deal Faces New Foes In Congress After Voting Gains
Republicans won governorships in Colorado Connecticut Idaho Kansas Massachusetts Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Michigan Ohio and Wisconsin and gained seats in the house and senate. Democrats held control of both houses but GOP growth raises prospects for anti New Deal coalition. Northern and western states swung GOP while the solid south stayed Democratic.
Verdict Rejected in Spy Trial of Hofmann Voss and Glaser
Federal Judge John Knox refused to direct a verdict acquitting Johenna Hofmann Otto Voss and Erich Glaser charged with spying for Germany. Defense argued German law excuses actions, but the court held conspiracies by agents abroad liable to U.S. action and rejected dismissing the case.
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New York
John
Knox
Johenna Hofmann
Europa
Otto Hermann Voss
Erich Glaser
U. S. Army
Miss Hofmann
Elza Evans Beaten In Shawnee County Race
In Shawnee on November 9 a Republican sheriff won with 8 030 votes over incumbent Elza Evans who sought re election tallying 5 738 according to unofficial returns. Charley Hawk a Shawnee pioneer and Republican secured the victory. Also mentioned: expert arrow makers could craft an arrowhead in ten minutes.
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Shawnee
Pottawatomie
Charley Hawk
Elza Evans
County-Wide Teacher Meet Slated for Ada December 19
More than 200 teachers are expected to attend Pontotoc county’s annual convention in Ada on December 19. Dr. F. Thompson of Oklahoma A and M College will lead the speaker list at the banquet, with sessions in Ada high and junior high schools.
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F. Thompson
Facurity of Oklahoma ‘A. and M. College
Stillwater
Pontotoc County
Ada
Aldridge
Thompson
Ray Stegall
Neva Kennon
T. T. Akers
Pleasant Hill
Carl Coleman
Fitlstown
M L., Stefal
Latta
Aiden
Rots High School
Austin Kidwell
C. C. Hunt
University of Oklahoma
Moss Wimbish
Pontotog County
Wimbish
Federal Court Gels Phone Hike Request
Southwestern Bell Telephone seeks rate increases in 14 state cities including Ada Lawton and Norman after being blocked by the corporation commission and Oklahoma Supreme Court. A three judge federal court docketed to hear the case with requests for temporary and permanent injunctions against enforcement of the July order denying a temporary rate boost and deemed unconstitutional.
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Oklahoma City
Corporation Commission
State Supreme Court
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Ada
Lawton
Norman
Supreme Court
Quints Recovering After Adenoid Removal Operations
CALLANDER Ont Nov 9 UP Canadian Press report the Dionne quintuplets were partially under anesthesia for tonsil and adenoids removal. Dr C H Robson of Toronto treated the children and let them toy with the mask while Dr Allan Roy DaFoe explained they did not feel pain and later adapted to talking difficulties. The Toronto specialist Dr Wishart performed the surgeries, totaling about 49 minutes for the group, averaging under 10 minutes per child.
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Callander
Ont
Dionne
C. H. Robson
Toronto
Allan Roy DaFoe
Dre. DaFoe
Dr. Wishart
Wilkins Sentenced After Bribery Conviction
Frank Wilkins former Oklahoma City school board attorney appeared before District Judge Lucius Babock in three surprise moves and was sentenced to seven years in the state penitentiary for bribery. Wilkins gave notice of appeal.
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Oklahoma. City
Frank Wilkins
Oklahoma City
Lucius Babock
State
Wilkins
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