Chinese Hold New Defense Near Nanking Amid Heavy Rain
Chinese forces, aided by heavy rains that disrupted Japanese air power, form new defenses east of Shanghai to Nanking. Evacuations of civilians and government offices accelerate as Chiang Kai-shek mounts a last-ditch resistance with hundreds of thousands of troops including a 150,000-strong Szechwan force arriving at Nanking.
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Shanghai
Thurs
Japan
Nanking
Chiang Kai- Shek
Szechwan Province
Yangtze
Pulpit Record of 40 Years Service for Clinton Pastor
Rev. J. W. Hudiberg of the First Presbyterian Church in Clinton completed a 40year continuous service with no interruption. He previously served as pastor at Blackwell.
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J. W. Hudiberg
First Presbyterian Church
Clinton
Blackwell
Typhoon Strikes Pacific Islands in Philippines
Communications with Cebu Layte and Surigao islands were severed after a typhoon swept their area last night. The storm’s center remained south of Manila but its force was felt in the capital as weather officials failed to contact stations for over 12 hours. The typhoon threatened other islands along its China sea trajectory.
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Manila
Philippine Islands
Thurs
Cebu
Layte
Surigao
Philippine Archipelago
China Sea
Weather Bureau
Ted Rushing Seized by Los Angeles Police
J J Ted Rushing wanted in Pontotoc County for jumping bond on an armed robbery charge has been picked up by Los Angeles police and is jailed there. Chief Roy Keller plans to travel to Los Angeles to arrange custody. Rushing refused extradition and is held while legal steps are taken. He had been released on 7500 dollar bond signed by Joe Gilmore who may pay return expenses.
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J. J
Ted” Rushing
Pontotoc County
Los Angeles
California
Roy Keller
Rushing
Joe Gilmore
Tal Crawford
Gilmore
Police Department of
Farmers Union Maintains Policy On Farm Program
At the Oklahoma City convention the Farmers Union adopted a broad farm program stressing cost of production guarantees, home market protection, low interest loans, fair taxation, resource preservation, and peace. Delegates debated wording, adding a 100 word summary to the full report without including crop control or benefit payments.
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Oklahoma City
Mov
National Convention of the Farmers Union
Glenn Talbot
North Dakota
Resolutions Committee
L. Fred Winterroth
Illinois
Reading Should Build Clear Concepts in Elementary Classes
Dr. Paul McKee urged teachers to focus on meaning behind print to improve reading. He warned that children often learn to read without grasping concepts, risking diminished inquiry as they age, and proposed teaching clearer subject concepts and oral language to boost comprehension.
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Paul McKee
Emnent Elementary Education Authority
East Central
Aldridge Hotel
Hughes
Seminole
Pottawatomie
Johnston
Okfuskee
Pontotoc
McKee
State College of Education
Greeley
Colorado
East Central College
Helen Josephine Collins
Oscar Parker
Cleo Sumpter
Dorothy McGee Stubbs
Lowell Turner
Lucia
Luther Edge
Dr. McKee
Poisoned Food Blamed in Five Deaths at Tucumcari Funeral
Ten mourners who attended Jose Marquez's funeral ate home canned fried meat balls with chili and salmon. Within hours five died and two more remain in serious condition, including Lorenzo Rael, 29, of Tucumcari, who died late today in hospital.
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Tucumcari
N. Mex
Lorenzo Rael
Jose Marquez
New York Law Schools Require Two Years College Work
Law schools in New York state require applicants to complete two years of college work after high school before admission.
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New York State
Two Thousand Claimants Seek Garrett Estate
Philadelphia reports 2000 claimants filed for the $20 million Garrett estate left by Mrs. Henrietta E. Garrett seven years after her death. By week’s end nearly 1,000 more joined the rush, bringing total claimants to about 22,000 for kinship to the recluse widow and her vast holdings.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Henrietta E. Garrett
Walter E. Garrett
Marriage license issued to Alfred Roberts and Leona Hollis
A marriage license was issued from the court clerk's office Wednesday to Alfred Roberts 21 Ada and Leona Hollis Wayne.
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Alfred Roberts
Ada
Leona Hollis
Wayne
Referendum on War Proposed by La Follette and Capper
Sen. Robert M. La Follette and Sen. Arthur Capper introduced constitutional amendments for a nationwide referendum before declarations of war. The proposal would require a public vote on congressional authority to conscript for overseas service except in attacks on the United States or invasions of nearby regions.
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Washington
Robert M. la Follette
Wis
United States
Congress
la Follette
Arthur Capper
Kan
Grange Debates War Policy in Foreign Relations Report
Harrisburg November 17 The national Grange considers a foreign relations report urging policies to keep the United States out of war while safeguarding peace The seven point program supports armed defense stronger neutrality laws embargoes on war materials and drafting of capital and labor to remove profits from combat The report cites resolutions from seven state Granges representing thousands of farmers An electric power shovel digs 24 tons per bite in Illinois coal mining as a separate note.
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Harrisburg
National Grange Convention
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Illinois
Oklahoma Baptists Open 55th Convention in McAlester
The Oklahoma Baptist general convention opened in McAlester with Baptists statewide attending. Dr A A Duncan was elected president of the pastors and laymen conference, C T Hodges secretary treasurer, Marvin Cole vice president. Women’s Missionary Union officers were named including Mrs George McMillan president and Katherine Harris youth leader.
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Mcalester
Okla
Oklahoma Baptist General Convention
Women’s Missionary Union
A. A. Duncan
First Baptist Church of
Belgian Liner Crash Kills Eleven Near Ostend
An airliner crash near Steene airport Ostend Belgium today killed eleven people including five members of the former Hessian royal family Grand Duke George von Hesse Bei Rhein his wife Princess Cecile of Greece and Denmark their two children and the grand duke mother the Dowager Grand Duchess Von Hesse Bei Rhein The group was en route to the wedding of Prince Ludwig Von Hessen in London The crew of three also died and Prince Ludwig who waited at Croydon collapsed upon learning of the crash.
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Ostend
Belgium
Hesse
Steene
George von Hesse
Fifth Frost Hits Argentina Wheat Crop Boosts U S Prices
The fifth frost in three weeks in Argentina spurred a rally in wheat futures with prices up five cents per bushel in Chicago Winnipeg and Kansas City. Brokers note Argentina is a major global competitor to the United States and Canada in wheat trade.
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Chicago
Argentina
Winnipeg
Kansas City
Board of Trade
United States
Canada
Birth of James Appleton Father of Prohibition
James Appleton, father of prohibition, born February 14, 1786. The Church of England reported income exceeding 16 million dollars in 1934.
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James Appleton
Church of England
Tuesday Oil Well Traffic Mishaps Cost Two Lives
The condition of 64 year old Tom Franklin of Coalgate remained critical after a highway collision near Coal Gate Tuesday afternoon. The driver Cless Hayes, 20, also of Coalgate, is jailed with no charges filed yet. Franklin suffered multiple injuries. Hayes said he could not avoid the accident when Franklin stepped into the roadway.
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Tom Franklin
Coalgate Truth
Breco Memorial Hospital
Cless Hayes
Coalgate Negro
Coalgate
Franklin
Hayes
Coal County
Harris Miller Hurt In Tulsa Car Crash At Broadway Fourth
Harry Miller an employee of Francis Oil and Gas of Tulsa improved at a local hospital after a Tuesday afternoon crash. His car hit a light post at Broadway and Fourth Street when it collided with another vehicle driven by Wirt Blevins Allen.
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Harry Miller
Francis Oil and Gas Company
Tulsa
Wirt Blevins
Allen
Broadway
Fourth Street
Tupelo Woman Released After Car Goes Off Bridge
Miss A. P. Scott of Tupelo is released from a local clinic after a car she rode in plunged into water from a bridge. She was not seriously injured, though hospital staff did not have details of the accident.
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A. P. Scott
Tupelo
Elmer Clanton Released After Nonfatal Wound
Elmer Clanton, hospitalized with a bullet wound, was released Wednesday. Nina Turner remains free on $500 bond for alleged assault with intent to kill in the same case.
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Elmer Clanton
Nina Turner
Clanton
Rightist Plot Unfolds In France Amid Explosive Cache
Paris reports reveal explosives enough to blow up a quarter of the city and secret machine gun fortresses as authorities round up hooded men tied to a right wing rebellion. Col Francois de la Roque and Rene Anceaux face arrests as police uncover a bomb proof post of command and anticipate more detentions within 48 hours.
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Paris
France
Francois de la Roque
Rene Anceaux
Dieppe
Croix de Feu
President Roosevelt Remains Bedridden Doctors Order Rest
Washington November 17 President Roosevelt kept a slight fever from an infected tooth and remained in bed as doctors ordered rest. All engagements including a press conference postponed for a second day. Naval dentist Lieut. Com. Arthur H. Yando treated the tooth while naval physician Captain Ross T. McIntyre monitored the fever and sought to save the tooth.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Arthur H. Yando
Ross T. McIntyre
Visible writing on typewriters debuts in 1883
The feature allowing writers to see typed letters on the page appeared after the shift key, debuting in 1883 and marking a key improvement in typewriter technology.
Precious stones and their simple elemental makeup
The text explains stone composition, noting opal as flint and water and blue sapphire as iron acting on alumina. It presents a basic view of mineral chemistry, contrasting gemstone formation with elemental interactions.
County Road Toll Soars With Patrol Reassignments
Fourteen additional state highway patrolmen have been assigned to Pontotoc Semi nole and Pottawatomie counties amid rising traffic fatalities in November. Five people died in Pontotoc county that month including a pedestrian, with four other deaths from auto truck collisions. Through 1936 Pontotoc county logged 21 traffic deaths, six in one crash, and by November 1937 the tally reached 20, signaling a potential record year before 1938.
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Pontotoc
Seminole
Pottawatomie
Pontotoc County
Six Protests Filed Over Pontotoc County Levies
Six protests were filed against Pontotoc county tax levies for the next year, with Oklahoma Pipeline and several railways among filers. Only one protest is regarded as serious, involving about $32,000 in the highway fund due to a new state gasoline tax distribution law. Hearings may be delayed until after Christmas, as the Court of Tax Review considers the protests.
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Pontotoc County
Hoyt Driskill
Driskill
Oklahoma City
Court of Tax Review
Oklahoma Pipeline
Magnolia Petroleum
Stanolind Pipeline
Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway
Santa Fe Railway
Frisco Railway
Channel Pilot Harry Pearson Dies at 72
Walmer England November 17 Captain Harry Pearson aged 72 renowned for piloting many Channel swims and nicknamed the father of Channel swimming. He died today in Walmer after a long career guiding swimmers across the English Channel.
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Walmer
England
Harry Pearson
English Channel
Fairmount Park Largest City Owned Park Along Schuylkill
Fairmount Park in Philadelphia spans 3597 acres along both banks of the Schuylkill River. It is described as the largest park owned and managed by the city, highlighting its extensive size and public status.
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Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
United States
Burns Fatal for Clarence Chitwood and Sam Thomas
Clarence Chitwood age 26 and Sam Thomas age 45 died from severe burns after a gas line rupture caused by a dragging drill pipe ignited a doghouse fire near the Delaney No 1 Wheeler in Pontotoc county. Chitwood and Thomas, employed by J C and Orville Tillery of Wewoka, died within hours of the blaze. Funeral services are set in Wewoka and Okmulgee, with survivors listed for both men. A divorce suit was filed Wednesday in district court by Bessie Jones against Leroy Jones.
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Wewoka
Clarence Chitwood
Ce Ae
Sam Thomas
Pontotoc County
Chitwood
Thomas
Dow House
Delan«ey No. 1
Wheeler
Allen
West Allen Field
Missionary Baptist Church
Bessie Jones
Leroy Jones
PESSIMIST Jokes and Tales From the Folksy Paper
A rustic column filled with humorous quips about Lem Wheeler and neighbors. Notes include college funds, life insurance plans, and the old line about inherited taxes. Readers laugh at sayings about widows, perfume, candy, and the meek inheriting the earth.
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Shekaso
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J. W. Hudiburg
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Ted Rushing
Farmers Union
Garrett Estate
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