Assassination Deepens Balkan Instability and Global War Angst
The report reviews King Alexander of Yugoslavia's assassination and its potential to trigger a European crisis. It warns of regency turmoil, regional jealousies, and possible civil conflict amid Italy France Austria Hungary tensions. It also critiques government overreach in business and notes US wartime lessons and local civic efforts.
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Alexander
Yugoslavia
Europe
Balkan
Napoleon
Italy
France
Mussolini
Austria
Hungary
Political Assassinations Hearing and Obeying
The article surveys historical assassination attempts on rulers from antiquity to modern times. It recalls Cicero's warning to Brutus after Julius Caesar's murder and lists notable cases including Queen Victoria era plots, Russian czars, Italian kings, French presidents, Serbian royals, and U.S. leaders Garfield McKinley Roosevelt and Roosevelt. It concludes that high office brings anxiety and danger.
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Cicero
Brutus
Julius Caesar
England
Queen Victoria
Russia
Italy
France
Serbia
Jackson
Lincoln
Garfield
Republican Party
Republic
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cermak
Chicago
Plans to reform funding and relief distribution debated
A long editorial argues for equitable tax funds distribution and calls for ending matching requirements in roads and relief spending. It notes Pontotoc county oil output, school fund needs, and the impact of gasoline tax on highway bonds, then shifts to related topics including cotton policy, tax deadlines, and a Biblical lesson about Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch.
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Ada
Boy Scouts
Pontotoc
Coal
Johnston Counties
Boy Scout Movement
Blue Valley Farmer
E. W. Marland
Mr. Marland
United States
Roosevelt
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Jesus
Jerusalem
Judea
Samaria
Earth
Philip
Egypt
Ethopian
Africa
Abyssinia
England
Charles H. Spurgeon
Local Notes and Personal Quips From Ada Column
The Ada column highlights name forgery that flattered readers while a letter signed with an unrelated name caused amusement. It mentions Walter Gayne, George Goddard on a rotation trip exhausting finances, and Ada's sharp conversationalist Howard Newcomb. It also notes Nathan Phillips avoiding talk after business hours and a quip about Les Prince.
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Miles Grigsby
J. B. Bul
Walter Gayne
George Goddard
Dallas
Ada
Howard Newcomb
Les” Prince
Nathan Phillips
The Old Maestro of the Stump Becomes Mississippi Senator
Theodore Bilbo, newly elected U S senator from Mississippi, proclaims bold aims to aid southern farmers by urging American women to wear cotton lingerie, claiming vast influence. The remark sparks astonishment as Bilbo touts sweeping ambitions and flatly claims knowledge beyond the realm of ordinary understanding.
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Mississippi
Theodore G. Bilbo
America
Oregon judge sentences motorist for Sunday church service speeding
An Oregon judge sentenced a motorist to one year for speeding to attend church every Sunday. The ruling emphasizes strict penalties for reckless driving while noting no sympathy for the driver.
France to store war metals as defense
Paris reports France has decided to stockpile metals needed in wartime. Observers note it comes late and may hinge on how effectively the reserves cover future conflicts and payments for supplies.
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Wall Street
Paris
France
Francis Public School Bands Future Star Wayne King
A Francis Oklahoma memory details three boys in the town's public school band. Wayne King, later the waltz king, showed standout musical talent while his friends Earl Norman and Lyle King also played. A resident later confirmed Wayne King’s identity as the famous performer.
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Francis
Oklahoma
King
Frisco
Lyle
Waltz King
Wayne King
Wayne
Pecans and profit echo in old town chat
A reflection on pecan farming surfaces in a humorous exchange with a man calling himself Uncle Byron Norrell. He jokes that he would have earned money this year if his trees bore pecans, revealing a light touch on rural pastimes and fortunes.
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Byron Norrell
Byron
Missouri Jail Reform Offers Work as Price of Freedom
A Missouri policy requires inmates to perform labor or participate in programs to shorten jail time. The program aims to reduce crowding and encourage rehabilitation while giving inmates a path to earlier release.
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Missouri
Cheese Club Meet Prompts Coded Ada Society Notice
Society note invites Ada's tired business men to a weekly game at a member's home next week on the usual night and time. Attendees are urged to leave cars at home to avoid arousing neighbors' suspicion.
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Cheese Club
Bananas Lose Thrill For Older Readers
An aged reader finds that bananas lose their excitement with time as appetite for the fruit wanes. The remark hints at changing tastes among older individuals and lingering novelty of simple foods.
Oklahoma City Textbook Order Deemed Valid by Vaughn
Governor Murray’s cancellation of prior administration textbook adoptions is ruled valid by State Superintendent Vaughan who says changes would cost parents about 1 million dollars. The order voids contracts made before the textbook commission's creation affecting about 35 percent of state books. The commission has bids set for October 15 and Murray argues costs will drop 40 to 50 percent.
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Oklahoma City
William H. Murray
John S. Vaughan
Textbook Commission
Murray
Oklahoma schools face 2 million needed for full terms
Oklahoma State Superintendent John Vaughan said about 2,000 districts require about 2,000,000 to complete school terms this year. He noted federal aid will be needed after five to six months and teams will survey state needs for Washington.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
John Vaughan
Harry L. Hopkins
Washington
Vaughan
Arkansas
Building Permits Taken Out Recently In City Office
In the city clerk’s office new building permits have been issued after a dormant period. Recent permits include Hughes Tool Co for 2590 dollars to build a 30 by 40 foot structure at Sixteenth and Mississippi, Jindstaff and Lawes for an 8000 dollar brick veneer residence on East Fourteenth, Carrie McKinney for a 2000 dollar home on West Fifteenth, M Northcutt rebuilding on North Cherry, and J L Tickey adding a small structure to his store.
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Hughes Tool Company
Sixteenth
Mississippi
Jindstaff and Lawes
East Fourteenth
Carrie McKinney
West Fifteenth
M. Northcutt
North Cherry
J. L. Tickey
Bond Forfeiture in Co. C Julian Oil Mail Fraud Case
Federal Judge Edgar S. Vaught ordered forfeiture of CUP Bonds totaling 4000 dollars for defendants L. Sobel and KE. Zadicek in Co. C. Julian Oil company mail fraud cases filed in Oklahoma City on October 6.
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Oklahoma City
Co. C. Julian Oil Company
Edgar S. Vaught
L. Sobel
KE. Zadicek
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