Roosevelt stands openly with Legion at Chicago convention
The article lauds President Roosevelt for his candid stance before the American Legion amid disagreements within the group. It credits his open approach, warns against buck passing, and notes a broader public drive against gangland and corrupt lawyers, plus reflections on conversion stories and a Mexican American tariff conference proposal.
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Roosevelt
American Legion
Chicago
Legion
Legionnaires
August trade in tenth district rises led by retail gain
Kansas City federal reserve reports August gains across retail and wholesale sectors. Retail purchases jump 38.5 percent from July, the largest monthly rise on record, while wholesale is up 2.9 percent. Year over year, wholesale and retail sales exceed prior year by 2.5 and 9.1 percent.
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Kansas City
Kelly reveals Urschel case and money pursuit in Texas
Keith Kelly discloses details of the Urschel case and his plan to contact Ramsey to secure funds. Ramsey, Kelly’s brother in law, reportedly confessed to federal officers that he tried to obtain the money in Texas. The cash was Kelly’s share of 200000 dollars collected for Urschel’s release.
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Memphis
Ramsey
Langford Ramsey
Keith
Kelly
Texas
Urschel
Chicago
Rover
Federal Reserve Bank
Kansas City Union Station
Frank Nash
Nash
Oklahoma
Harry B. Anderson
Jackson
Tenn
Kathryn
John M. Keith
Kellys
Coleman
Fire Ravages Parks Crews. One Foreman’s Halt Saves Men
In Los Angeles a blaze on park roads trapped eight workers as a hot flame leaped through the ravine. H N Claypool, a foreman, halted the advance after a moment’s doubt, sparing many lives while investigators probe the fire’s cause amid a 91 degree October day and 1,000 acres burned.
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H. N. Claypool
Claypool
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles
Frank L. Shaw
Board of Supervisors
Relief program progresses on Pontotoc lake projects
Work on federal relief lake projects in Pontotoc county advances with 90 percent basin clearance at Byrds Mill three lakes. Dirt dam construction to begin October 9, buoyed by sand and gravel beds to reduce material costs. Lake Graham clearing done and dirt work to start, with a county survey to allocate dirt moving resources. First shipment of readers for public schools arrived for distribution to needy children.
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Pontotoc County
Byrds Mill
No. 2
Lake Graham
Allen
C. L. Gibson
Federal Relief
Gibson
Notables of Oklahoma Ten Citizens Named for 1930 Honor
Oklahoma City is to host a banquet on November 17 honoring ten individuals selected as Oklahoma's most notable citizens in fields including education law medicine business welfare reform journalism manufacturing and commerce. The winners are Dr A C Scott Judge C B Stuart Dr John A Hatchett John A Brown Mrs Augie Russell Dr E E Dale John Kroutil Mrs T B Ferguson Mrs B B Conkling and Mrs Bella Gibbons.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Memorial Association
Frank Korn
John A. Brown
Augie Russell
E. E. Dale
Norman
John Kroutil
Yukon
T. B. Ferguson
Watonga
B. B. Conkling
Tecumseh
Bella Gibbons
Goodland
Germans Call On Far Contributions In Hitler Finance
Berlin reports that contributions fuel the Third Reich, shifting from street coin boxes to house to house solicitors. Nazi organizers collect in factories and offices, backing schemes like the work creation fund, victims of toil, and a winter relief drive titled Fight Against Hunger and Cold with Hitler and Goebbels as patrons.
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Berlin
Third Reich
Diners Mistake Dynamite for Peanut Butter
Three hungry boys in Orange New Jersey spread what they thought was peanut butter on buns and ate it. A policeman discovered the substance was dynamite soaked by rain. The dynamite was disposed of in water at headquarters and the boys returned home unharmed.
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Orange, N. J
Kidnapers Given Ranges From Life To Five Years
Edwardsville Illinois Sept 30 A jury sentenced five men and a woman in the August Luer kidnapping case. Life terms for Eugene Norvell Percy Michael Fitzgerald and Mrs Lillian Chessen ten to twenty years for Mike Musiala five years for Christ Nicola Giteho and Charles Chessen. The banker was held for five days after a July 10 abduction to ransom 100000. Mrs Chessen described as finger woman identified Luer to conspirators.
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Edwardsville
August Luer
Alton
Ill
Eugene Norvell
Percy Michael Fitzgerald
Lillian Chessen
Mike Musiala
Christ Nicola Giteho
Charles Chessen
Endeed
Chessen
Luer
Governor seeks capital punishment for kidnapping in Texas
Governor Miriam A Ferguson asked the Texas Legislature to make kidnapping for ransom extortion or robbery a capital offense. She also proposed boosting the state ranger force to six additional rangers amid rising crime. Current law allows death only if the kidnapped person is harmed, affecting Urschel case.
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Austin
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma
License Used After Four Years Wait For Marriage
Fort Worth report recalls Charley Williams, a Smithfield farmer, who waited over four years to marry Velma Smith of Everman. Williams first obtained a license on March 21, 1929, when he was 23 and she 19. Returning to the courthouse last week, he was told the license remained valid but must marry the same girl. They wed this week at Keller.
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Fort Worth
Charley Williams
Smithfield
Williams
Velma Smith
Everman
Miss Smith
Camp Quarters Rush Under Way For CCC Workers
Twenty five men toil Saturday at the Winter Smith park site building six structures for the civilian conservation corps camp. The first group of about 200 workers is due October 5 from Casper Wyoming, with Lt. Taylor in charge once established.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Wintersmith Park
Ada
Casper
Wyoming
Taylor
Court Stay Keeps Quinn Slayings Case in Limbo
Oklahoma City Sept 22 Earl Quinn condemned for fatally shooting Jessie Griffith Norman music teacher faced a near miss in the electric chair after a second Enid trial. Governor Murray issued a stay until Sept 29 to allow appeal, then another stay until Nov 24 per the appellate court ruling.
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Oklahoma City
Earl Quinn
Jessie Griffith
Enid
Quinn
Murray
Criminal Court of Appeals
Sam Brown
McAlester
Thomas A. Edwards
State wins point in oil tax suit
In Seminole Oklahoma on September 28 lawyers for Phillip Kramer as receiver for Norton Oil asked the Court to sell oil stored in five 55000 barrel Champlin tanks. The oil is claimed as produced in the Oklahoma City field and taxes due the state may be deducted from sale proceeds.
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Seminole
Okla
Champlin Refining Company
Oklahoma City
Phillip Kramer
Norton Oil Company
Champlin Company
Cimmarron Valley Pipeline Company
Seaion
Judge Co
Guy Cutlip
Cimarron Valley Pipeline Company
Court Affirms Death Sentence in Patton Case
Oklahoma City report says the court of appeals upheld the death sentence for Ted Patton 25 for the murder of Robert H Wall in 1932 near Sallisaw. Patton’s planned execution was set for October 20 after a rehearing challenge related to juror residency was denied.
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Oklahoma City
Criminal Court of Appeals
Ted Patton
Patton
Sallisaw
Robert H. Wall
Wall
Wild Horse Mountain
Dallas
W. B. Wall
A. C. Calloway
Thomas A. Edwards
Galloping Peak rocks trap Durango residents in avalanche scare
Durango Colorado saw fresh turmoil as Carbon Mountain known as galloping peak seethed with rockfalls. Mrs Helen Ziemer and her brother William Aitken of Durango escaped an avalanche likely to bury them on the trembl ing slopes.
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Durango
Col
Carbon Mountain
Colorado
Helen Ziemer
William Aitken
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Jerry M’aulley
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