Loyalists repulse rebels near Madrid as new attack looms
Loyalist troops repelled an early morning rebel assault on Madrid near Delosfranceses and Puerto de Huerta. Rebels fled in part, with Loyalist air and ground fire reported, while Catalonian reinforcements were late, delaying the large offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Delosfranceses
Puerto de Huerta
Casa del Campo
United Press
Yjan Yindrich
Carabanche
Villa Verde
Huerta
Lambert Still in Critical Condition After Traffic Crash
Henry T. Lambert 49, a farmer and WPA worker, remained in critical condition after a two-vehicle collision south of Fittstown on Tuesday morning. He suffered a head injury and mangled leg when the coupe he rode in was struck by a northbound sedan driven by Wendell Barnes. Lambert was treated at Fittstown and then taken to Ada.
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Farmer
Ada
Henry T. Lambert
WPA
Fittstown
Lambert
Charlie Shockley
Mr. Johnson
Beecher Garrett
Bill Duty
Highway 48
Johnson
Wendell Barnes
Ed Barnes
Five Die When Train Strikes Auto Near Keighley
A Frisco passenger train hit a car carrying five members of a Wichita family returning from a reunion two miles east of Keighley Kansas. Mrs Henry Nelson Elwood age four Miss Muriel Hall 18 Mrs J H Hall and Margaret Ruth Anderson all died. The crash caused the gasoline tank to burst and a fire. Mehlin Butts a workman attempted to flag the car as it rolled onto the tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kans
Keighley
Henry Nelson
Elwood
J. H. Hall
Amarillo
Tex
Nelson
Muriel Hall
Hall
Margaret Ruth Anderson
Worknmmen
Melvin Butts
Steering Wheel Nut Ties Loose Preference
A speaker prefers a wheel nut that is slightly loose rather than tight, expressing practical comfort with minor play in the steering mechanism. The remark emphasizes a colloquial stance on vehicle handling and parts fit.
Burglary Alarm Ends With Police Dog Revelations
A night intrusion at Lem Wheeler’s home ends with police dog found under a bed. Del Harp reportedly took his own life during a football broadcast interruption by an advertiser. Zeke Burr’s finances derailed as his wife and five daughters began smoking.
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Lem Wheeler
del Harp
Zeke Burr
Forgotten Man Echoes In Election Gossip
In a rural voice, a retiree riffs on political tension and public figures. He mentions Chet Lark and his wife, a moment of infidelity, and Robert Taylor as a topic of thought. He weighs the half country divided by government work and muses on Funk of the Literary Digest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chet Lark
Robert Taylor
Uncle Liz Bark
Mr. Funk
Literary Digest
Ada Not Seeking Entrance to New Athletic Loop
Holdenville telegraph report misstated Ada's athletic status. Ada High principal Rex Q. Morrison said no admission application to the Sooner Star conference has been filed and no action was taken. Ada High remains in the Big Five conference with Pauls Valley Ardmore McAlester Durant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
Holdenville
Telegraph
Sooner Star Athletic Conference
Ada
Rex Q. Morrison
Ada High
Pauls Valley
Ardmore
McAlester
Durant
Morrison
Two Men Die in Ada Highway Crash
Fred Lewis 45 part owner of Mack's Cafe in Ada and Pete Miller 35 employed by Laughlin Drilling died when their car left Highway 48 near Ada and overturned. Miller died instantly. Lewis died in Seminole hospital after funeral plans were prepared.
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Fred Lewis
Mack
Seminole
W. A. McConnell
Lewis, Miller
Mark Ray
Ada
Schoolmasters Club Discusses State Education Legislation
Pontotoc representatives Aubrey M. Kerr and Austin R. Deaton heard teachers' views on H R 212 an eight million dollar aid bill, ad valorem tax concerns, and calls for re enactment and stable funding. Dr A Linscheid urged re enactment and a fixed tax levy while Joe Scott noted maintenance and wider distribution of funds.
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Pontotoc County
Aubrey M. Kerr
Austin R. Deaton
Schoolmasters Club
J. Arthur Herron
Francis
Kerr
Rep
Deaton
Linscheid
A. Linscheid
East Central
Oklahoma
Joe Scott
B. W. Weems
Roff
Youth Faces Serious Charge Here Friday
A. J. Blunt a 16 year old Semi nole county youth is held in county jail awaiting a preliminary hearing Friday on a first degree rape charge connected to an alleged assault on a 3 year old Francis child. He was arraigned before County Judge John Boyce McKeel and declared capable of determining right from wrong. Blunt had earlier been paroled after a car theft arrest. The victim reportedly suffered no serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Blunt
Seminole County
Francis
Blunt
John Boyce McKeel
Clyde Kaiser
Narrow Train Collision Sends Sedan 75 Yards On Tracks
W B Swafford of the 400 block West Fifteenth street escaped serious injury after his sedan was struck by a switch engine at the North Townsend avenue intersection with Frisco and Santa Fe tracks. The car was demolished and carried about 75 yards. Swafford walked to town with only slight injuries.
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W. B. Swafford
Fifteenth Street
North Townsend Avenue
Santa Fe
Swafford
Agreement Reached on Wage Scales in WPA
Oklahoma City November 11 WPA accepted wage scales proposed by building trades union officials for skilled labor. W. S. Key state director said WPA would use union scales as prevailing wages in communities and arbitrate disputes if project sponsors object. No new construction likely before March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
WPA
W. S. Key
Key
Fre Destroys Roof Of Broadrick Home
A two month old residence owned by Trice Broadrick in the Hillsdale addition east of the city was badly damaged by fire Tuesday night. Ada firefighters battled the flames, extinguishing the blaze after the roof collapsed, with water damage and falling embers causing further interior damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trice Broadrick
City
Hillsdale Addition
Ada
Belgium Marks 18th Armistice Anniversary
Belgium observed the 18th Armistice anniversary with tributes to World War I dead. King Leopold placed a wreath and awarded the Croix de Feu at the unknown soldier’s tomb in Rue Royale as a muted trumpet and artillery salute echoed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Rue Royale
Oklahoma lawmakers eye special session this month
In Oklahoma City on November 11 officials foresee a special session of the new legislature. Senate leader Al Nichols and Speaker-elect J T Daniel indicate strong momentum for a call this month. Governor Marland will decide Friday night after a caucus to gauge support and organize the chamber.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
House
al Nichols
Wewoka
Nichols
Marland
J. T. Daniel
Acreage Tax Exemption Link To Homestead Rule Studied
Oklahoma City reports show the state tax commission found that limiting homestead exemptions to 40 acres would cut assessed value losses in rural areas. A 40 acre cap reduces losses compared with no limit, while flat exemptions of 1000 dollars or full exemption raise reductions. western Oklahoma would see greater valuation loss.
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Oklahoma City
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Oklahoma
WPA maid questioned by Iowa official sparks probe
Des Moines Iowa L S Hill faced a question from his wife about giving their maid a WPA job. Hill denied the claim though the part time maid had work on a WPA canning project. The episode prompted an inquiry into private employees and WPA job shares.
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Des Moines
L. S. Hill
Iawa Works Progress
Hill
China Japan quarrel widens across three fronts
Shanghai dispatch reports the China Japan dispute expanding on three fronts with more than 50 000 armed troops in two attacking columns near Suiyuan. Nanking foreign office urges embassies to evacuate Chinese provinces and closes the area to foreign travelers amid rising inner Mongolia tensions. A Japanese seaman died after an unidentified attacker struck him.
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Shanghai
China
Japan
Suiyuan
Nanking
Chahar
Inner Mongolia
King Victor Emanuel III Celebrates 67th Birthday
Rome reports King Victor Emanuel III of Italy and Ethiopia celebrated his 67th birthday with royal family present. Troops from all services paraded to the Unknown Soldier's tomb and reviewed by Premier Mussolini at the Venezia palace as artillery salutes sounded from Aniculum Hill. The Armistice observance had been held last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Victor Emanuel Jili
Italy
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Venezia
Aniculum
Ada Juniors Fall to Maud Eleven in Gridiron Clash
Ada Juniors were defeated 24 to 6 by Maud High School on Tuesday afternoon. Shipman scored the lone Ada touchdown while James Anthony sustained a fracture of the right wrist.
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Ada Juniors
Maud Eleven
Ada
Maud High School
Shipman
James Anthony
Ten Killed When Plane Crashes Near Rome
Five crew members and five villagers died when a military bomber crashed and exploded in a crowd at Rocca Gorga near Rome. Captain Bernini survived by parachuting from the plane.
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Rome
Rocca Gorga
Bernini
Turkey Raisers Strike Over Low Prices In Cuero
In Cuero Texas on November 11 farmers from DeWitt and Gonzales counties organized a sellers strike over turkey prices. About 6 000 prize gobblers were paraded through the town as rented birds sold for 11 cents per pound. The Cuero turkey crop committee paid 30 cents to rent 1 550 birds amid a daylong pageant drawing 25 000 spectators.
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Cuero
Texas
Cuero Turkey Crop Committee
DeWitt
Gonzales
Williams Opposes Pacifism in Armistice Day Speech
Federal Judge Robert L. Williams, Oklahoma's wartime governor and oldest living ex-governor, urged leaders not to portray the nation as pacifist. He argued America will avoid war if possible but defend its honor on its own soil and called to remove profits from war while opposing a popular referendum on war. He praised Congress for moving to curb profits in war.
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Muskogee
Robert L. Williams
Municipal Auditorium
Williams
Oklahoma
Europe
America
Congress
Kidnap Plot Indictment Ties Fliss to Weyerbhauser Case
Federal grand jury in Tacoma indicts Red-haired Edward Fliss of San Francisco as conspirator and money changer in the Weyerhaeuser kidnap gang. He faces life and fines if convicted, with charges including passing ransom bills in Oregon Washington and California and prior attempted passes. Fliss jailed in Seattle after arrest in San Francisco.
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Tacoma
Wash
Edward Fliss
San Francisco
George Weyerhaeuser
William Mahan
Harmon Waley
Weyerhaueser
Fliss
Seattle
Mahan
Idaho Penitentiary
United States
Portland
Ore
Department of Justice
California
Diplomats Discuss American Affairs Aboard Legion Ship
Secretary of State Cordell Hull hosted Latin American diplomats at sea in casual "deck chair diplomacy" discussions. Haitian representatives joined others from Salvador, Venezuela, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Guatemala as Hull leads the U S delegation to the inter American conference starting December in Buenos Aires.
Bolen Attacks Patronage in State Government
Oklahoma official Hubert Bolen told the Oklahoma Bankers association that patronage at the statehouse inflates costs. He urged a law limiting employees and consolidating or abolishing commissions, proposing diverted gasoline tax funds for relief and noting no non payable general fund warrants since 1935. He criticized executive branch maneuvers to organize the legislature and called for civil service reforms.
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ENID
Stat
Hubert Bolen
Statehouse
Bolen
Oklahoma Bankers Association
Oklahoma
Armistice Day Address Highlights Legion Leaders Say Peace Demands Action
James Hatcher Ada attorney and former Oklahoma American Legion leader spoke on Armistice Day praising democracy and urging continued support for Legion and allied organizations. The Ada parade featured three bands and floats, followed by a ceremony at Norris field and a 9 pm club dance, with Taps for World War dead.
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James Hatcher
Chickasha
State Board of Education
Oklahoma American Legion
American Legion
Ada
Tia Juana Club
Ada nigh-Madill High
Norris Field
Howard
B. G. Howard
Norman Howard
Ada High Band
Fritz Hatcher
United States Capitol
A. B Hinseheid
Hatcher
Jewelry Heist Hits Bank Building During Armistice Parade
Three masked men bound owner and two clerks inside a jewelry shop on the fourth floor of a mid town bank building during Philadelphia Armistice Day parade. They escaped with jewelry valued at 39 000 to 40 000 dollars and 109 dollars from the jeweler’s wallet. The robbery occurred as streets were quiet and the robbers used a back stair to flee.
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Philadelphia
Charles Diesinger
Diesinger
Rome Bans Horn Honking But Noise Probe Heads New York
A questionable ban on horn honking in Rome faces doubt as a New York probe targets a restaurant racket. The anti noise effort is criticized for not yet tackling loud saxophones.
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New York
Anti-Noise Commission
Greatest returns for amount in vested
Ada News classifieds highlight high value for invested funds with emphasis on financial opportunities and quick return potential. The ad copy stresses prudent investing and favorable outcomes for clients seeking steady gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
Landon Loses Home County by Eight Votes in Canvass
Independence Kansas the canvass shows Governor Alf M Landon lost Montgomery county his home to President Roosevelt by eight votes Roosevelt led by 16 before absentees gave Landon 91 to 83 cutting the margin to eight The count confirms Roosevelt carried Montgomery county in the statewide race
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Landon
Independence
Kans
Alf M. Landon
Montgomery County
Roosevelt
Parade Goes On in Augusta Despite Few Marchers
Augusta will stage its twilight Armistice Day parade with only two marchers as several veterans groups sit out. Lieut-Col John E. Marriott and J M Browning of the American Legion insist the parade will go on even if they must walk down Broad Street alone.
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Augusta
John E. Marriott
J. M. Browning
American Legion
Broad Street
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Mate Sisson
Simpson
Sooner Star Conference
Pete Miller
J. C. Truesdale
Lewis
J. L. Lewis
Sapulpa
Schoolmasters
Broadrick
Turkey
U. S
Ames Hatcher
Duce
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