Robbery at Bob Cason Motor Co. prompts fingerprint sweep
Thieves robbed the Bob Cason Motor Co. safe and vault Sunday night of 1309 dollars. Police, with the State Bureau of Identification, took over 60 prints from employees and past workers as part of a routine security check. The nightwatchman found the unlocked doors and vault after the theft, with 300 dollars left and the wrecker abandoned nearby. Officials suspect an insider with vault and safe combos.
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State Bureau
Cason Co
Bob Cason Motor Company
Tenth Street
Broadway
State Bureau of Indentification
Dad” Wray
Wray
Bob Cason
White Sox clinch city series title with 6 1 win
Big John Whitehead shut down the Cubs in key moments as the White Sox rolled to a 6 to 1 victory to claim their fourth straight city series championship.
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Chicago
John Whitehead
Cubs
White Sox
Bear Hollow misfortunes and local curiosities tales
A murky string of small town incidents includes Gran ma Wheeler slipping at Bear Hollow club and fracturing a hip while dancing the Big Apple. Bun Cobb’s bird dog dies under toppled dishes, and Zeke Burr awaits news of his wife’s car wreck while listening to the world series.
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Gran’ma Wheeler
Bear Hollow Country Club
Bun Cobb
Sheriff Force Destroys Big Whiskey Supply
Sheriff Clyde Kaiser and deputies poured out 2,284 pints of bottled in bond whiskey and moonshine to satisfy a court order from Justice Court of A. WV. Oliver. The destruction followed raids over the prior three and a half months as the team cleared excess liquor from the sheriff’s office.
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Clyde Kaiser
Ada
Kaiser
Justice Court
A.wv
Tenancy Program 10 Be Launched
Secretary Wallace moves to appoint about 1,500 committeemen to oversee the federal tenancy program. The plan funds loans totaling 9.5 million dollars for the first year, with 300 counties eligible and a three member county committee to review tenants and land purchases. Paul V. Maris is named director of the purchase program.
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Washington
Wallace
Congress
Paul V. Maris
Dallas Davis Shortens Term
Dallas Davis pleads guilty to murder in the July 19 1936 shooting of George Kirby near Bebee amid an oil lease dispute. He receives 30 days to arrange business before sentencing after earlier trial ended in a hung jury.
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Dallas Davis
Inlaw
George Kirby
Bebee
John Bailey
Mack Colbert
Frank Campbell
Ozell Clark
Seminoles Not Likely to Move to Coahuila Mexico
A. M. Landman reports to the U S Indian commission that Oklahoma Seminole plans to relocate to Coahuila Mexico are slight. The investigation, based on Parrett reports, notes tribal leaders have shown interest but the migration remains in a formative stage.
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Muskogee
Okla
A. M. Landman
Five Civilized Tribes Indian Agency
United States Indian Commission
Oklahoma
Coahuila
Mexico
Landman
John Collier
U. S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs
R. R. Parrett
Seminole
Parrett
Rio Grande
Italy Seeks 50000 Volunteer Militiamen For Emergencies
Italian fascist leaders asked for 50000 volunteer militiamen to meet emergencies as Britain and France push a London non intervention plan in Spain. Mussolini aims to keep Spain issue shared while Chamberlain confers with Labour leaders on crisis dispatches.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Mussolini
London
France
Britain
Spain
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Gijon
Northcutt Is Acquitted By Jury In Drunk Driving Case
Earnest Northcutt was acquitted by a jury on charges of driving an automobile while intoxicated after conflicting testimony on whether he was the driver in a highway collision near Fittstown on September 15 1935 that injured 11 people including Roberta Braly of Ada who was seriously crippled. Walter Barnes who rode in the car with Northcutt was not charged.
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Earnest Northcutt
Clement Jones
Roger Ray Watson
Northcutt
Walter Barnes
Fittstown
Roberta Braly
Ada
Gorum
Stanfield
Seminole County
Oklahoma Farmers Receive Record Receipts in 1937 Eight Months
Department of Agriculture reports Oklahoma farmers earned 115.5 million dollars from crops and government payments in January to August 1937, up from 91.1 million a year earlier. In August alone receipts reached 18.6 million.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture
Crops of Nation Well Above Level of 1936 Report Shows
The Agriculture Department estimates this year’s wheat at 886,895,000 bushels and corn at 2,561,936,000 bushels. Spring wheat and fruit crops show gains in Oklahoma, with apples at 648,000 bushels and peaches at 141,000 bushels, amid favorable yields and higher grain stocks on farms.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
K. D. Blood
Year Totals 688 Million Bushels, Up From 519 Million
A yearly total reached 688,145,000 bushels, rising from 519,013,000 bushels in the prior year. The increase reflects higher production and improved yields across key regions and crops.
Roosevelt may raise federal revenue estimates next budget
President Roosevelt could boost this fiscal year's revenue outlook in a revised budget summary to be released next Tuesday. Secretary Morgenthau and acting budget director Daniel W. Bell presented latest data showing tax collections at 1.775 billion dollars, up 43 percent from the same period last year, with potential to push the year total above seven billion dollars.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Daniel W. Bell
Nursing staff changes at health unit announced
Directors announced Saturday that Mrs. Mark Neumann joined the staff as field nurse replacing Miss Kitty Miser who transferred. Neumann comes from Guymon where she had served about a year. the change became effective October. The unit continues its clinic series in county schools with tuberculin and Schick tests on all children.
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Mark Neumann
Kitty Miser
Neumann
Ste Board
Guymon
Moorees Welcome Baby Boy At Sugg Clinic
Mr and Mrs Earl Moore of Fitts town announce the birth of a boy at Sugg clinic Wednesday night. The baby weighed six and three quarter pounds. Both mother and baby are reported doing well.
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Mrs. Earl Moore
Earl Moore
Fittstown
Sugg Clinic
Veteran County Farmer Needs Help After Fire
Pontotoc county resident J N Caton 74 a farmer preacher and his wife lost their home and nearly all possessions in a Friday fire. The couple who observed their golden wedding anniversary last month are aided by Sheriff Clyde Kaiser who says Caton officiated at his own wedding. Donations can be made at the sheriff's office in the courthouse.
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J. N. Caton
Pontotoc County
Oakman
Caton
Clyde Kaiser
Kaiser
Search for Cruce Moses in fatal restaurant shooting
Ada police hunt Cruce Moses a colored man after a fatal shooting of Red James a colored man in a colored section restaurant about 1130 Tuesday night. Elsie Strud a negress in city jail for investigation says James beat her and Moses shot him twice then fled.
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Cruce Moses
Ada
James
Aldridge
Elsie Strud
Moses
Oklahoma Governor Rejects Auditor Deficit Forecast
Governor Marland challenged an auditor estimate of a 7.48 to 8.38 million dollar general fund shortfall for June 30 next year. He proposed balancing the biennial budget by delaying some expenditures and urged study next week.
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Oklahoma City
Marland
Board of Affairs
Hubert Bolen
J. M. Ashton
State Chamber of Commerce
General Revenue Fund
Impeachment Talk Hits Roosevelt and Hull Over Neutrality Act
Representative Tinkham, while touring Europe, calls for impeachment of President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull for failing to invoke the neutrality act in the Sino-Japanese war. State department declines comment as six peace groups criticize Roosevelt’s foreign policy in a Washington statement.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Hull
Tinkham
R. Mass
Europe
Geneva
Switzerland
State Department
Ada Teachers Attend Oklahoma State Home Economics Meeting
Local educators Miss B. Alice Francisco of East Central college Miss Ethel Bryant of Ada high school and Mrs. Viola Peay of Ada junior high attended the state Home Economics association gathering in Oklahoma City. The event at the Biltmore hotel ran Friday and Saturday with a textile program Saturday morning and Francisco honored Friday night as the first president of the state association.
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B. Alice Francisco
East Central College
Ethel Bryant
Ada High School
Viola Peay
Ada Junior
State Home Economics Association
Oklahoma City
Biltmore
Ada
Francisco
State Association
Greater returns for amount in vested
Ada News classifieds note higher yields for invested funds, detailing terms and rates for vested amounts and possible benefits, encouraging readers to inquire at local offices for specifics.
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Ada News
Multiple Injuries From Ada-X Collision and Seminole Bootleg Case
At 10:50 AM a two-vehicle crash at Thirteenth Street and Broadway injured several people including Mrs. Evatt and Jim Hisaw Jr. in Ada. Separately, Sam Gorum known as the Seminole county bootleg king was found guilty of armed robbery by a district court jury, with sentencing planned for October 16.
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Thirteenth Street
Broadway Avenue
Howe Todd
W. K. Evatt
Ada
Todd
Evatt
Sam Gorum
Seminole County
Gorum
Bob Myers
Tal Crawford
Orum
Wason Hotel
McCullough
Seminole
Craig
Giles
Myers
John Eggleston
Clifford
Floyd Harris
T. C. Barnwell
Perry Northcutt Named District Court Reporter
Perry Northcutt, a veteran court reporter from Wewoka, started this week as district court reporter for Judge Tal Crawford. He succeeds Harvey Lambert who left to practice law with Aubrey Kerr. Northcutt has decades of experience including over ten years as county court reporter in Seminole County.
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Perry Northcutt
Wewoka
Tal Crawford
Northcutt
Harvey Lambert
Aubrey Kerr
Seminole County
Bob Aubrey
Perry Dwayn
Dan Earl
District Court
Reward Posted In Hughes Case
A total reward of 500 is offered for the arrest and conviction of the Hughes killers. Gov. Marland provides 250 with local donors adding 250 announced by Mayor Crawford. F. L. Hughes of Ada Fruit Co. was shot Saturday night as he drove home. E. T. Henninger witnessed two youths jump onto the car and flee after a gunfire incident.
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F. L. Hughes
Ada
E. W. Marland
Bill Crawford
Hughes
Ada Fruit Company
E. T. Henninger
Seven Meet Death in Weekend Mishaps
Weekend traffic accidents in Oklahoma killed seven people and injured several others. A speeding passenger train collided with a car at a Vinita crossing killing Hugh Coats his wife and daughter Billy Jean. Mrs Bailey died from severe injuries in an auto crash north of Lawton. Jimmy Stafford fell from a truck near Medicine Park. In Tulsa Charles Gillis died from injuries after being struck crossing a street. Rufus Choate died in Durant hospital from injuries after being hit by a passing car. A suspect was being held for questioning.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Vinita
Hugh Coats
Billy Jean
Coats
E. M. Bailey
Cache Farm
Lawton
Jimmy Stafford
Saddle Mountain
Medicine Park
Tulsa
Charles Gillis
Rufus Choate
Durant
Soe
Ben Carter
Episcopalians and Presbyterians urged toward organic union
In Cincinnati on October 13 the Protestant Episcopalian church urged the Presbyterian Church in the U S A to join in steps toward organic union. While physical union seems uncertain prospects, advocates seek early agreement on core doctrinal principles. A separate note mentions Oklahoma's missionary district being admitted as an independent diocese.
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Cincinnati
Protestant Episcopalian
Presbyterian Church
Oklahoma
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