Ada Hit By Wind and Rain Flooding County Schools
Windstorm and heavy rain swept Ada on Sunday causing traffic disruption and alarm as rain fell in sheets. Ada recorded 1.75 inches by nightfall with a weekend total near two inches. The Ponca City public school offers free dental and medical care for admitted children, supported by state funds and veteran staff.
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Ada
Arkansas River
Valely
Osage Country
Marlane
Soldier’s Relief Commission
American Legion
Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Ponca City
Jonesboro murder case moves after preliminary hearing
In Jonesboro Arkansas L H Kayre was ordered held for grand jury and Tom Carter freed at a preliminary hearing in the slaying of J W MacMurdre janitor of the Jonesboro Baptist tabernacle The Rev Dale Crowley pastor had already been held on first degree murder charges related to the same case Kayre a builder was accused of striking MacMurdre with a cane Carter was said to have struck the victim but the judge ruled the evidence insufficient to hold him for the grand jury
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Jonesboro
Ark
L. H. Kayre
Tom Carter
J. W. MacMurdre
Kayre
MacMurdre
Crowley
A. A. Tadlock
Carter
MacMurdro
William Carroll
Ramsey to Stand Trial Saturday in Lindbergh Case
U S district attorney William McClanahan announced that Langford Ramsey will be tried Saturday on a harboring charge involving George Kelly and Kathryn in a Memphis bungalow hideout. Ramsey, a former brother in law of Kelly, was released on $10 000 bond and faces a separate Lindbergh law conspiracy charge connected to the Urschel kidnapping.
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Memphis
Tenn
William McClanahan
United States
Langford Ramsey
George
Charles F. Urechel
Urschel
Coleman
Tex
Kelly
McClanahan Aaid Ramsey
John Tichenor
B. Travis
Kellys
Tichenor
Ramsey
McClanahan
George Barnes
Southwestern
American Legion Home and School in Ponca City
The American Legion home school in Ponca City is the nation’s only facility of its kind. Initiated five years ago by E. W. Marland and the Oklahoma Legion to care for needy children of deceased or disabled World War I veterans, it grew with an $80,000 endowment and a billet plan housing about 25 children per unit.
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Ponca City
United States
American Legion Home School
E. W. Marland
American Legion of Oklahoma
Marland
W. H. McFadden
Huey Long Dares Heckler to Scrappy Duel in Louisiana
Senator Huey Long challenged a heckler at the Louisiana state fair to a man to man confrontation over the Long Island affair. He said he would not have five or six men jump him again and invited the critic to come down to Long Island. The crowd urged him to stay focused on his tax measures.
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Donaldsville
Huey Long
Long Island
Senator Long
New York
Sam
Lifers Escape Oklahoma Prison Revealed in DOJ Bulletin
Oklahoma City August 16. Jesse D. Paul a 46 year old confessed bank robber and murderer escaped from the Oklahoma penitentiary August 15 according to a Department of Justice bulletin He was a survivor of the Al Spencer gang and had a life sentence since February 8 1933 for murder at Boise City He had previously served a term for robbing a Caddo bank Nine other escapes from the Oklahoma prison are listed including Roy Johnson Whitey Walker Blackie Thompson Ben Factor and Alex Tyler life termers.
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Oklahoma City
Jesse D. Paul
Oklahoma _ penitentiary
Department of Justice
Paul
al Spencer
Boise City
Oklahoma
Roy Johnson
Whitey” Walker
Blackie Thompson
Ben Factor
Alex Tyler
Tormented girl commits death by own action
New York report: Mary Jane Dane, 17, overweight and taunted as "Fatty," ends her life with a self-inflicted gunshot after dodging school and taunts for a week. She used a room away from home, posited as Dian Whitman, and left a note apologizing to her mother.
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New York
Mary Jane Dane
Fatty
Mary Jane
Dian Whitman
Tulsa mayor steps in as veterans board chair
The resignation of George Watkins, former Tulsa mayor, as chairman of the No. 2 veterans rating board was received by Mayor Harry Gilstrap. Dr. C. W. Benson of Claremore, former state health superintendent, was appointed to succeed Watkins.
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Oklahoma City
George Watkins
Tulsa
Harry Gilstrap
Veterans’ Coureau
C. W. Benson
Claremore
Watkins
Bud Malloy Sentenced to Ten Years for Manslaughter
Bud Malloy of near Ada pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of 75 year old M. A. Hall of near Oklahoma City who was struck by a car while walking along the highway. District Judge Will Linn sentenced Malloy to 10 years in the Granite reformatory.
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Chickasha
Bud Malloy
Ada
M. A. Hall
Oklahoma City
Hall
Granite
Will Linn
Farm Column Maxwell Club Cans Yearling for School Lunches
Maxwell women’s club canned half of a yearling donated by Mr. Sutton. The meat will support school lunches during winter, with meat, stew and soupstock aiding future meals. A cream cheese demonstration followed, while notes urged destroying cotton stalks to control boll weevils before cold weather and reduce spring outbreaks.
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Maxwell] Club
Maxwell -Women’s Club
Sutton
Vanoss Club Elects Officers and Tours New Building
Vanoss farm women’s club held a meeting last week electing officers to prepare names for the country yearbook due October 19. Bonnie Hewitt is president, Carl Standridge vice president, and Carl Solomon retiring president serves as secretary. They toured Vanoss school’s new home economics building, built by Future Farmers of America boys who finished painting plastering and Kalk mining. The facility, ready for furniture, will host a kitchen reception dining room bedroom pantries and study, enhancing homemaker training.
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Vanoss Club
Vanoss Farm Women’s Club
Bonnie Hewitt
Carl Standridge
Carl Solomon
Vanoss School
Future Farmers of America Club
Indian School Work Continues Under Norton Supervision
Mrs. Jessie Morgan visited Kalihome Indian school where Mr and Mrs Jack Norton have taken over the work begun by Mr and Mrs Charles McGilberry now teaching at Taos New Mexico Several girls and women attended despite heavy rain Plans for the year were discussed with Mrs Norton who is club supervisor The Indian girls have completed hand towels tea towels holders aprons and caps They now start to make two dresses each and pajamas to finish the year’s work
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Jessie Morgan
Kalihoma Indian School
Jack Norton
Charles McGilberry
Taos, N. Mex
Norton
More Cotton Checks Arrive For Pontotoc Farmers
County agent J. B. Hill reports 116 cotton checks issued to Pontotoc county farmers for acreage plowed up totaling 7331 dollars leaving just over a hundred checks still to arrive.
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J. B. Hill
Coem
Pontotoc County
Advisory Board Meeting For Farm Women November 19
Advisory board of farm women's clubs will meet at Mrs. Morgan's office on Thursday October 19. Miss Lemma Maloney district agent will attend. Last meeting of the year urges secretaries to bring year reports and have delegates prepared with suggestions for the new county program to be handed to a committee for next year.
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Advisory Board of
Farm Women’s Clubs
Short Course at A. and M. For Milk Inspectors
Stillwater hosts the annual milk inspector short course on November 9 11 sponsored by Oklahoma A and M College dairy department. Last year 55 attended and higher registration is hoped. Main events include a Thursday banquet for dairymen and the Aggie homecoming football game versus Drake on Lewis Field. Twenty five talks and discussions will fill the three day program.
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Stillwater
Dairy Department of Oklahoma A. and
M. College
J. I. Keith
Dairymen
Aggie
Drake University
Lewis Field
Early destruction of cotton stalks aids boll weevil control
The Bureau of Entomology urges rapid cotton picking and plowing under stalks, or grazing by livestock where plowing is impractical, to reduce boll weevil populations next spring. Community action helps, but individual farms benefit by early stalk destruction as weevils move in later in the season.
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Bureau of Entomology
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Oklahoma City Livestock Market Report
Cattle 1500 head and 400 calves sold with mixed prices across weights. Weighty bulls 1.75–2.00, lightweights 1.25–1.50, good beef cows 2.25–2.50, most canners and cutters 0.85–1.25, plain heifers 1.50–2.50. Calves steady with some fancy light veals 4.50–5.00. stockers and feeders steady. Hogs 1100 head down five cents. packer top 4.35, outsider top 4.45, bulk 4.00–4.35. sows 2.60–3.00, stags 2.75. Sheep 300 head 25 lower. native lambs top 5.90, good lambs 5.00–5.60, throwouts 3.50.
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Oklahoma City
Market Report from Kansas City Livestock Prices
Hogs 1 000 head direct mostly steady to strong with top 4.35 for 180-230 lb choice. Cattle 7 500 head with best yearlings around 6.25 and steers 550-900 lb 5.00-6.25. Sheep 7 000 head slow with slaughter lambs bids down 25 cents. best range above 6.50 for lambs. Quotations based on ewes and wethers.
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Kansas City
U. S. Dept. Gr
Poultry Prices Steady as 28 Live Trucker Loads Arrive
Chicago market report notes 28 truckloads of live poultry steady in price with no change in quotes. Traders observed no movement in overall demand or supply amid the day’s transactions.
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Chicago
Wheat Prices Rise on Strong Demand Amid Market Turmoil
Chicago reports late buying by commission houses on dips with United States government purchases cited. Cash basis for hard winter grains climbs, immediate delivery wheat commands a premium over December for the first time this season. Wheat closes 2 3 4 to 3 4 cents higher. corn up 1 to 1 3 4. oats up 1 to 1 1 2. provisions vary.
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Chicago
New York
United States
Spot Grain Prices at Chicago Markets
Chicago spot grain prices list a variety of wheat and corn grades. Wheat No 2 hard 76 1-2, No 3 hard 74, No 1 mixed 76. Corn No 2 mixed 40, No 2 yellow 40 1-4 to 41, No 3 yellow 39 1-4 to 3-4, No 2 white 49 1-2 to 3-4. Oats No 2 white 28 1-2 to 30, No 3 white 27-28.
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Chicago
Americans Resent Nazi Indignities In Across Waters
In New York and Berlin reports the U S and British press cover Nazi mistreatment of Americans, the Urschel kidnapping verdict and life terms for the Kellys, plus embassy alarms over delays in prosecuting assaults on Americans. The Oklahoma City case notes life sentences for George and Kathryn Kelly and related arraignments.
City to kill unvaccinated dogs amid rabies scare campaign
City and county health officers order a three week dog penning period and destruction of running dogs without rabies vaccination tags. Mayor Chambless and Police Chief Neal direct the effort after a boy was mauled and a dog killed with hydrophobia after a rabies outbreak.
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J. Chambless
Joe Neal
State Laboratory
Neal
W. Fifteenth
Spot Cotton Closes Steady in New Orleans Trade
In New Orleans on October 18 spot cotton closed steady 8 points down with sales totaling 3,773 bales. Prices listed include low middling 9.31, middling 8.986, good middling 9.41. Stock figures recorded at 11,22.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures edge lower in New York and New Orleans
Cotton futures closed barely steady with small declines in New York and New Orleans on October 18. Trading showed slight down pressure across most contract months while spot middling the market at 9.35.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
New Orleans
Ada Receives Heavy Wind and Rain Storm
A Wednesday night wind and rain swept central Oklahoma with Ada recording 1.72 inches of rainfall. The storm pushed leaves and small branches from trees while temperatures stayed near 485 degrees after a warm afternoon that reached 83. Government weather data showed no major temperature drop during the night.
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Ada
Oklahoma
12 Percent of Population On Relief Rolls
Washington figures from Harry L. Hopkins show 12 percent of the population on relief rolls, totaling about 15,100,000 across federal state county local and private programs. He warned that many will rely on unemployment relief this winter and pledged broad support beyond meager standards.
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Hopkins
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Wanderlust Strikes Two Men in Chicago Visit
Police detain 99 year old T. J. Henderson of Nashville Tennessee after he hitchhiked to Chicago seeking relatives and was taken to a shelter. A 123 year old boy named Bobby Quarrals claims he thumbed from Jacksonville Florida to see the fair and find work.
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Chicago
T. J. Henderson
Nashville
Negro extradition fight ends with Supreme Court decision
George Crawford a negro indicted for the murder of Mrs Agnes Lisley and maid Mina Buchner in Middleburg Virginia in January 1931 was denied a Supreme Court review in his bid to block extradition from Boston. The case sparked a House resolution accusing Federal Judge Lowell of prejudice and prompting an ethics inquiry into his conduct. An appellate ruling ordered Crawford delivered to Virginia for trial citing his right to due process. New York brokers plan a protective association, but the public remains exposed.
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Washington
George Crawford
Agnes B.lisley
Mina Buchner
Middleburg
Supreme Court
Boston
Virginia
Lowell
House of Representatives
Crawford
House
Judiciary Committee
Webb Bound Over In Kidnap Case
John Webb charged with child stealing was bound over to district court for trial on a $5 000 bond by Justice of the Peace Sherwood W Hill. Webb is one of three charged with taking 9 year old Lottie Bell Chandler from Ben Cass’s home at Stonewall last June. Evidence shows Webb used a gun to force the Casses to relinquish the girl. Annie Mae Webb received a suspended two year sentence after pleading guilty in district court.
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Urschel
E. E. Kirkpatrick
Kelly
Kansas City
G. H. Verity
Vaught
Kathryn
Federal
Mathers
John V. Roberts
United
Urschels
Ursehel
Herbert Hyde
Des Moines
Joseph B. Keenan
Washington
Atlantic City
Hyde
Ursenel
Department of Justice
Urachel
John Webb
Sherwood W. Hill
Webb
Lottie Bell
Annie Mae Webb
J. F. McKeel
Cotton consumption drops in September in U S data
Census Bureau reports September cotton use at 499 486 bales lint and 76 451 bales linters, down from August and last September. On hand totals show lint and linters in consuming establishments and public storage, with imports and exports for September also detailed. Spindle activity reaches 26 002 148 in September, up from August and above last year.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Cod liver oil boosts egg output claims expert says
Boston researcher Dr A D Holmes told the American chemists society that hens fed cod liver oil produced eggs worth about 125 dollars more than untreated birds. He did not note the hens taste or acceptance of the oil.
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Chicago
A. D. Holmes
Boston
American Ailchemists Society
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