Presidential Race Begins Year Ahead of Ballot
The 1934 presidential campaign shifts into a yearlong buildup with Roosevelt pushing New Deal themes and defending the AAA as Republicans weigh their response. Debates over farming policy, constitutionalism, and the New Deal shape early party positioning as figures like Capper and Borah weigh strategy against the farm belt and western support. The piece notes past sentences for manslaughter and other crimes as part of unrelated archival references.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Nebraska
AAA
Boulder Dam
California
Harrison Spangler
Republicans
Capper
R.-Kans
Topeka
New Deal
Concord
Borah
Idaho
Frank Myrox
Chicago
Hart precinct voting delay skews Oklahoma county results
Muddy roads delayed the Hart ballot box in Pontotoc county delaying Ada News report. Hart voters boosted totals for several measures while Pontotoc diverged from state results on home stead tax exemption pension and women holding office. County fair levy and Ada area tallies key figures shown.
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Hart
Pontotoc County
Ada
Tomestead
School Land Department
Alion
Ror
Bis
Marland Grants Paroles for Five Inmates
Oklahoma City Sept 28 Governor Marland signed paroles for five convicts including three in death cases. The released prisoners from McAlester penitentiary include Pauline Binkley of Cherokee county committed December 31 1925 for murder and Ray Williams of Carter county.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
McAlester Penitentiary
Pauline Binkley
Cherokee County
Ray Williams
Carter County
Lynching of Lewis Harris near Vienna Ga shocks town
In Vienna Georgia on September 28 Lewis Harris a 56 year old black man was overpowered by four carloads of men while Sheriff Bes Vinson of Dooly county transported him to Fitzgerald for safekeeping. Harris was hanged from a tree on Sandy Mount road four miles from Vienna and bears bullet wounds.
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Vienna
Lewis Harris
Bes Vinson
Dooly County
Fitzgerald
Harris
Vinson
Sandy Mount Road
Brookings Views on Tax Commission Proposed Changes
The Brookings Institution urges overlapping terms for tax commission and civil service staff to reduce turnover impact. It backs abolishing the state board of equalization, transferring duties to the tax commission, and centralizing assessment control for better expertise and independence. It calls for the tax commission to prescribe forms and supervise county assessors and to revise assessments on petition or initiative.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Civil Service
Brooking Institution
Tax Department
State Board of Equalization
Tax Commission
Marland Seeks Local Option Consideration In Liquor Law
Oklahoma Governor E W Marland backs debating local option within the liquor law draft. He warns hotel men against a circulating petition for repeal lacking control provisions and says any bill should allow counties to keep prohibition if they choose. He urges wet and dry forces to help shape the proposal for all the people.
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Oklahoma City
E. W. Marland
Democratic leaders rally for next year’s campaign at fourth district meeting
The Fourth district League of Young Democrats wrapped up its convention with speeches from Senator Gore Congressman Gassaway and others urging a united push for taxes trade and anti trust reform. Notable attendees included Judge C Guy Cutlip and Dean A B Adams with Woody Hunt re elected district chairman.
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League of Young Democrats
Moore
Democratic State Central Committee
T. F. Gore
L. Gassaway
Ton Anglin
Sen. Gore
Cong
Gassaway
Anglin
Woody Hunt
C. Guy Cutlip
Superior Court
Seminole County
Dean A. B. Adams
School of Business
Oklahoma University
Seminole
Heavy Bond Set in Dwane Driving Case
Justice of the Peace Sherwood W. Hill jailed Percy Burns after he could not post a 35 900 appearance bond for drunken driving. Burns pled not guilty and faces a 1 30 P M hearing Wednesday October 2. Deputy Black alleged Burns forced his car into a ditch on North Broadway after a pursuit from south of Ada on State Highway 48. Tommie Starrett pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and posted a 5 000 bond.
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Justice of the Peace
Sherwood W. Hill
Percy Burns
Burns
Justice Hill
Walter Black
North Broadway
Ada
Black
Tommie Starrett
Isherwood
Pp. Hill
Starrett
Roosevelt speaks on agricultural program in Nebraska tour
President Roosevelt, welcomed by about 15,900 in North Platte, praised the AAA and a $5.5 billion rise in farm income since 1952. He cited cooperation among farmers, crop control, and a broader monetary policy as key to democracy in action. He highlighted soil conservation, reforestation, and removing submarginal lands from production while praising farm credit gains and market improvements.
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Fremont
Nebraska
North Platte
Neb
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
New Deal
Northwest
AAA
Concord
Farm Credit Administration
Stolen Shoes From Car Test Foot Sparks Wilmington Inquiry
In Wilmington a thief took 12 sample shoes from Charles Chips ey of Baltimore, taking only the test foot pairs. A farmer laments lower profits as crop yields rise. A mural is misread as seeds tossed into a flower pot and abandonment follows.
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Hay
Wilmington
Del
Charles Chipsey
Baltimore
Greatest returns for the amount invested
Classified ad highlights indicate strong value and high returns on investment for readers seeking economical opportunities. The copy emphasizes cost efficiency and practical deals across categories appealing to budget minded shoppers.
Gore urges restraint on debt and warns on relief funds
Senator Thomas P. Gore, in Ada for a League of Young Democrats event, criticizes heavy federal debt and supports paying the soldier bonus from relief funds if needed. He warns against inflation from bonds and recalls opposing World War I, emphasizing promises not to send troops overseas.
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Thomas P. Gore
Ada
League of Young Democrats
United States
Washington
Congress
Gore
Senate
National Capitol
William Borah
Idaho
House of Congress
Comparative Tests to Be Made Of Ten Legume Crops in County
A county plan will start comparative tests of ten winter pasture legume varieties across diverse farms. Each variety tested in four 0.5 acre plots on soils with phosphate, phosphate plus lime, lime, and untreated conditions. Varieties include alfalfa, burr clover, black medic, dairy vetch, Austrian winter peas, sweet clover, yellow hop clover, red clover, and Hungarian vetch.
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J. B. Hill
Election Correction Hart Precinct Vote Totals Noted
The News notes Hart precinct Tuesday results: legislative measures homestead exemption 14 for 5 against, old age pension 15 for 7 against, women in office 6 for 16 against, school land department 13 for 5 against, initiated measures homestead tax exemption 17 for 6 against, old age pension 20 for 4 against. County fair levy 2 044 votes in favor. initiated old age pension drew 3 718 ballots in Pontotoc county.
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Hart
School Land Department
Pontotoc County
Oil production slips in most fields nationwide
The Oil and Gas Journal reports a US daily average crude output of 2,796,331 barrels for the week, down 15,068 from the prior week as California and several states trim production. Michigan and eastern fields rose modestly, while Texas Oklahoma Kansas show declines amid East Texas cuts.
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Tulsa
Michigan
United States
The
Oil and Gas Journal
California
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Rocky Mountain
Okla
Los
Oe Louw
Tex
Bmford Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Kicking Steer Injures Ada Merchant N H Deering
N H Deering a well known Ada businessman is in a serious condition at his home 429 West Fourteenth street after being kicked in the abdomen by a steer Monday afternoon at his pasture one mile west of Ada He and employee Paul Cope were driving the steer into a corral when Deering attempted to close the gate The injuries were not fully determined but he was reported resting easier Tuesday afternoon.
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N. H. Deering
Ada
West
Fourteenth Street
Mr. Deering
Paul Cope
Deering
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