France Faces Putsch Claims Over La Rocque Arms Buildup
Le Populaire reports Col Francois de La Rocque amassed automatic rifles machine guns and tear gas bombs to arm his right wing followers. It cites raids across the provinces and says smuggling via Switzerland and Belgium supplied arms. The piece links Moscow Moscow and Litvinoff to provoking Franco-German tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Leon Blum
le Populaire
Francois de la Rocque
Maxim Litvinoff
Froix de Feu
Elysee Palace
Roger Saléngre
Interior
Yvon Delbos
Alsace-Lorraine
Maurice Thorez
de la Rocque
France
Rightis
Figaro
Litvinoff
Moscow
Korez
Strasbourg
Comintern
Communist International
Germany
Russia
Thorez
Berlin
Hitler
Barrett Cleared of All Charges in Oklahoma Case
The Oklahoma county district court sustained the attorney general's demurrer and settled in favor of Adjutant General Charles F Barrett. The suit claimed Barrett’s son Maj Charles F Barrett Jr was placed on duty in Barrett's office at Governor Marland's request. The governor appointed him, not Barrett, and the position was a National Guard rank, not an adjutant general employee. Previously other charges were resolved in Barrett's favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Charles F. Barrett
Oscar Beiser
Oklahoma County
Fred Hensen
Barrett
Maj
Marland
Marland At the Request of the Adjutant General
Hansen
Adjutant General
National Guard
Adjutant General's Office
Russian Note Dominates War News as Spain Fights On
The Moscow note demands immediate non intervention with a Franco British blockade of Portugal to stop arms to Spain. Berlin Paris accusations follow. Madrid reports sinking insurgent ships and trench lines near Madrid as urgency grows. Pontotoc County teachers convene, discuss school finance and HB 212 funding, millage plans, and teacher tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Berlin
Paris
Spain
International Non-Intervention Committee
London
Lord Plymouth
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Europe
Maxim Litvinoff
Madrid
Ekins Nears Finish in World Flight Race
H R Ekins of the New York World Telegram and two other New York newspaper writers began a round the world flight in commercial aircraft. They took off from Pan American Guam for Wake Island and head toward San Francisco in about 20 1/2 days over a 25 000 mile route. Far behind, Dorothy Kilgalien and Leo Kieran waited at Manila to join the China clipper for San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PAN American Airways
Guam
H. R. Ekins
New York World Telegram
Scripps-Howard
New York
Wake Island
Hawaii
Dorothy Kilgalien
New York Journal-International News Service
Leo Kieran
New York Times-Nana
Manila
President Pierce
San Francisco
Durrell Named Oklahoma State Forester
Oklahoma City October 14 7 appointment to take effect November 1 names Glen R Durrell longtime Arkansas assistant state forester as Oklahoma state forester. He previously served six years as district forester in southeastern Oklahoma with headquarters at Broken Bow replacing George Phillips who moved to a federal post in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Glen R. Durrell
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Harry B. Cordell
State Board of Agriculture
Durrell
Broken Bow
George Phillips
Washington
Death threats heard by D C police
Police Chief John Watt and two other Oklahoma City officers received telephone death threats. Watt named Detective Captain Charles Ryan and Detective Lieutenant L C Hilbert as recipients. He said the threats referred to a man suspected of collecting protection money from bootleggers raided in a prohibition drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
John Watt
Girl Scouts Meet in Cincinnati National Convention
National president Mrs. Herbert Hoover leads a convention of Girl Scouts from across the United States in Cincinnati. The gathering continues through Saturday with sessions and activities planned for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
United States
Herbert Hoover
Union Valley farmer wins terracing machine
W. H. Williams of Union Valley won a Vtype terracing machine after a farm demonstration on the L. A. Henry farm at Frisco. County Farm Agent J B Hill praised its performance. Three similar machines will be given away at future county demonstrations as Dr McPhee tegs and Dr Grisso supported the program to curb soil erosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Henry
William L. Byrd
Frisco
W. H. Williams
Union Valley
Williams
J. B. Hill
McPheetegs
Oklahoma A. & M. College
W. E. Grisso
Seminole
Oklahoma
Glipper Leaves Alameda on Final Preview Flight
The Philippines clipper carrying U S Senator William G McAdoo and publishers Amon G Carter and Roy W Howard departed Alameda California at 5 20 p m for Honolulu in the last preview flight before passenger service to Manila begins October 21 This marks a key step in expanding air travel with notable passengers aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alameda
Calif
Philippines
U. S
William G. McAdoo
Honolulu
Manila
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
Roy W. Howard
Secripps-Howard Newspapers
Refining report shows US crude runs and output steady
Reports from major refiners indicate 9.8 percent of total capacity owned and 78.8 percent utilization produced 3,030,000 barrels of crude daily. The prior week’s average, from 89.8 percent of capacity at 78.7 percent, was 3,000,000 barrels. Gasoline stocks totaled 57,448,000 barrels with 690,000 barrels daily cracked gasoline production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Petroleum Institute
War dispatches revive interest in the Spanish bull
A columnist notes renewed attention to the Spanish bull after recent war dispatches. He argues that coverage has intensified, countering a sense that the topic has faded.
Hitchhiker Slugs Holdenville Man in Abduction
Clayton Stanford, 25, told officers he was abducted in downtown Oklahoma City yesterday. He was robbed of about $4 and a fraternity ring, forced to drive to Chickasha and toward Muskogee, then slugged when attempting to escape. He woke with a head wound and injured thumb. He returned home and said his injuries are not serious. Stanford works in the family drug business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holdenville
Clayton Stanford
Oklahoma City
Chickasha
Muskogee
Stanford
Shawnee
Norman-Shawnee
Michigan
Alf M. Landon
Flint
Mich
Roosevelt
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Missouri
Detroit
Landon
Grand Rapids
Henry Ford
Byrd
Richmond
London
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Washington
South
Frank Knox
Asheville
N. Y
Ada hosts clinic for crippled children in county
A Pontotoc county clinic for crippled children was held at the Christian church in Ada and drew about 80 registrations by 11 a m. Staff treated cases from infantile paralysis to spinal curvature while local doctors noted a need for Valley View hospital to expand orthopedic care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Christian Church
Ada
Oklahoma Society For Crippled Children
Ada Lions Club
Eizabeth McKay
Oklahoma Commission For Crippled Children
Oklahoma City
Ki Ki Yu Grass Experiment Reaches Pontotoc County
An experiment with ki ki yu grass from South America has begun in Pontotoc County. Sods received by J. B. Hill will be planted near Ada to test its winter hardiness and pasture value. Dr. Horace J. Harper at Oklahoma A&M leads the trial, noting uncertain outcomes but potential soil stabilization benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Pontotoc County
J. B. Hill
Hill
Horace J. Harper
Oklahoma A. & M. College
W. B. Johnson
Typhoon Death Toll Rises in Philippines Area
Manila reports 408 dead with 600 more missing as relief agencies battle famine and disease. 159 miners drowned in Zambales province while crossing Mazalang river, floodwaters stretch Pampanga valley. vaccines urged, bodies buried, relief funds sought. Roosevelt, Landon campaign headlines mix with disaster coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
San Nancisco
Zambalese
Mazalang
Pampanga
Pampanga River
Jose Fabela
National Assembly
China Clipper Arrives at Guam From Wake Island
Suam Oct 14 The China Clipper reaches Guam after a 9 hour 52 minute flight from Wake Island carrying newspapermen for a preliminary trans Pacific passenger flight. The voyage marks a step toward regular weekly air crossings from California to Manila next week. Speed noted at 155 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suam
Wake Island
California
Manila
Guam
New York Reporters Race Around World Amid Typhoon Delays
GUAM October 14 UP H R Ekins dined with Guam's governor as two New York reporters Dorothy Kilgallen and Leon Kieran chased him by sea and air aboard the President Pierce and the China Clipper. They aim to Manila and San Francisco Bay while both paths were slowed by typhoons. The trio races around the globe by established transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
H. R. Ekins
New York
Dorothy Kilgallen
Leon Kieran
President Pierce
Manila
Hong Kong
Ekins
San Francisco Bay
Ada to sell water to oil camp in John Fitts field
E H Moore Inc and the city of Ada reach an agreement to supply water from Ada’s main line to the company’s camp in the John Fitts oil field southeast of Ada. A 4 inch line will run two miles northeast and then east over three miles to the camp, priced at one cent per barrel with a $75 monthly minimum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Moore, Inc
Fitts Field
John Fitts
Ada
Byrds Mill Spring
Harden appeals divorce and child support ruling
Andrew J. Harden filed an appeal in Oklahoma Supreme Court from Pontotoc County district court orders granting Elizabeth Harden a divorce and awarding her 300000 dollars. The decree lists 1969000 due as of the order, plus 100000 on July 1 1937 and 100900 on July 1 1938, with the judgment stayed by supersedeas bond pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
Andrew J. Harden
Pontotoc County
Elizabeth Harden
Extortion admission in Lorimer case shocks Philadelphia
Frank Vittolo of Yonkers New York confessed to attempting to extort 5000 from Mrs. George Lorimer wife of the Saturday Evening Post editor. He admitted sending two notes after arrests linked to extortion letters sent to Harry Sinclair and six other New York Rhode Island residents. No money was paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Reed Vetterli
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Frank Vittolo
Yonkers
N. Y
George Horace Lorimer
Saturday Evening Post
Vittolo
New York
Vetterli
Stratford youths join navy training in San Diego
W. L. Jackson and G. C. Brents of Stratford have left for San Diego California to begin U S Navy training. Naval enlistment officer J H Showers announced. Tulsa report notes 1937 state parent teachers congress will convene in Stillwater following a post conference board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Jackson
G. C. Brents
Stratford
San Diego
Calif
United States Navy
J. H. Showers
Tulsa
State Parent Teachers Congress
Stillwater
Boyer Says He Received Longest Fan Letter Ever
Hollywood, October 14 Charles Boyer says a Omaha high school girl authored a 10 900 word 79 page fan letter. The letter is described as the longest he has received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
Charles Boyer
Omaha, Neb
Special session discussion in Oklahoma City
Governor Marland said a special legislature session may be held between November 20 and December 1 to debate homestead tax exemption. He remains undecided about calling it, fearing freshmen may not fully understand the issue. Some legislators favor exemptions from 500 dollars to full relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Marland
Maritime unions seek coastwide strike authorit y
In San Francisco on October 14 1934 maritime labor leaders asked members for power to call a coastwide strike on October 25 if a federal maritime commission demands an indefinite waterfront truce are not met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Federal Maritime Commission
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Pontotoc
The
Associated Press
Spanish Morocco
Ovideo
Toledo
C. M. Howell
Oklahoma Education Association
Legisla
Ture
B. W. Weems
Rofs
Gene Ford
Ada Junior High School
Howell
State Board of Education
O. E. A. Finance
J. E. Teague
Board of Regents
Allen
Vaness
Roff
Stonewall
Boyng
H.R. Ekins
D. C
Glipper
Hitchhiker
New Hospital
Valley View Hospital
D. H. O'Donoghue
Oklahoma Hospital For Crippled Children
Frank Stewart
C. H. Reed
Commission
Durant
McKay
Nell Carl
Jane N. Hamilton
Rue B. Witt
Ada Rotary Club
L. G. Denny
Denny
Scullin
Dallas
Assails
D-Va
St. Louis’ Memorial Plaza
Reed
James A. Reed
Minnesota
Norris
R-Neb
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