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Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1932

Page

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Roosevelt Seeks New Deal Amid New York Campaign Stop

Governor Roosevelt returns to New York after a Midwest South tour and a dawn arrival. He tours his city, attends a dinner at Hotel Astor, and defends his reform stance while blasting Republican tactics and the Volstead Act. He pledges to push a new deal and state work in Albany.

New York Franklin D. Roosevelt Midwest East 65Th Street Hyde Park Garner Hotel Astor Albany Baltimore Republican Party Executive Senate House of Representatives Supreme Court Fifth Regiment Roosevelt Boston

Wintry Weather Moves Through Ada Oklahoma

Ada reports a brisk north wind and rain driving temperatures down to 42 degrees after a 4 degree afternoon rise. Officials describe a full winter feel with overcast skies and continued wet conditions, while duck hunters anticipate more migratory fowl to Oklahoma waterways.

Ada Oklahoma

Runaway husband behind jail bard behind jail

Elliott B. Thomas, school superintendent, confessed to hoax thefts totaling about 8000 to fund a romance with Sylvia Wilson. He forged warrants since 1999, fled with his wife, then surrendered with cash and checks to repay part of the embezzlement. He planned to die as Thomas and live as Sherwood.

Los Angeles Seattle Elliott B. Thomas Duron Fitts Olive Sylvia Wilson Kendondo Beach Thomas Fitts Bursglars Pacific Northwest Er. T.sherwood Miss Wilson Sherwood

Hart area man charged with assault in shooting incident

Bud Lawson living a mile south and one west of Hart faces an assault with intent to kill charge after Guy Johnson of Pontotoc county was wounded in the right shoulder by two shots from an old muzzle loading shotgun. Lawson arraigned Monday before Justice S. W. Hill with bond $1,000. Asbury Mobley and Sam Golden pleaded guilty to second degree burglary, bond $1,000, for district court appearance.

Bud Lawson Hart Guy Johnson Pontotoc County Johnson Lawson S. W. Hill Asbury Mobley Sam Golden Hill Sentener

Court heads to review Lea case and Scottsboro matter

The Supreme Court refused to review convictions of Luke Lea Tennessee publisher Luke Lea Jr and Wallace v Davis for conspiring to misapply Central Bank funds in Asheville. It adjourned until November 7 without acting on the Scottsboro death-penalty case. It also addressed tax issues on cross sales tax and life insurance premiums.

Washington Supreme Court Luke Lea Tennessee Luke, Jr Wallace v. Davis Asheville N. C Scottshboere Davis Leas Central Bank and Trust Company

Croatian independence leaders arrested in Juceslavia

Nine leaders of the Croatian independence movement were arrested in Juceslavia and charged with circulating inflammatory leaflets. The event reflects rising tension as nationalist currents challenge authorities in the region.

Juceslavia

Robbery Series Brings Arrests In Stillwater

Sheriff Bradley and Deputy tocock of Stillwater Oklahoma led a trio of arrests in a county raid tied to a spree of thefts. Burrell Mcflure and his wife were brought from Pontotoc to join nine or ten others held as investigators say goods stolen in Stillwater were stored in Shawnee Tecumseh and Asher. Two more suspects remained at large.

Bradley Tocock Stillwater Okla Burrell Mcflure Pontotoc County Shawnee Tecumseh Asher

Democratic Triplets Named in Quinton Birth Notice

Quinton residents report the birth of three Choctaw babies named Roosevelt Garner and Murray. Oscar Hood, their father, notified Governor Murray that the trio's hive will vote Democratic in 1953. The triplets weigh five seven and eight pounds.

Quinton Sroosevelt Garner Murray Oscar Hood Hood

Ada Window Search Stakes Prizes in Annual Night Hunt

Ada merchants stage the annual Window Search inviting residents to find numbers in shop windows. Numbers appear at 7 pm. two numbers exist for each gift, one in this paper and one in The Ada Evening News. First to bring the correct number to a store wins the gift amid crowds, ghosts, and town excitement.

Ada Ada Evening News

Annual meeting of Fast Central district teachers opens in Ada

The seven teenth annual meeting of teachers in the Fast Central district begins Thursday with the Department of Superintendence convening in Ada. Hundreds of teachers expect heavy attendance as departments meet nationwide and state educators join discussions and events through Friday night.

Department of Superintendence Ada AIL The Oklahoma Education Association Science Hall Physical Education Department Savages Southeastern Tigers East Central East Central Players

Oil Field Unrest Grows Over Texas Proration Ruling

In Kilgore and Tyler Texas oilfield areas six more wells were found running beyond allowed output under Texas Railroad Commission proration orders. National guardsmen and rangers were deployed to enforce limits while court decisions spark mass meetings and calls for a legislative session to reinforce oil regulation.

Kilgore Texas Faar Texas Field State Railroad Commission Louis S. Davidson Dallas Tex Great East Texas Texas Railroad Commission R. S. Sterling Texas Rangers Tyler Kilcore Railroad Commission Homer Pierson Attorney Generals Department C. W. Terrel Commission

Berrie Faces Life Sentence For Poison Death

Rev Stephen Althea Berrie, 52, faces life imprisonment after being found guilty of murdering his first wife Fannie Berrie to marry Ida Bess Bright. A jury deliberated about a death sentence or life in prison before district judge Crump scheduled formal sentencing next Monday.

Muskogee Stephen Althea Berrie Bernie W. J. Crump McAlester Jess Davie Berrie Fannie Berrie Ida Bess Bright Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde Ida Bess Beulah Land Cumberland Presbyterian Synod Berrier General Assembly of

Referendum Backed to Preserve Margarine Tax Law

Oklahoma City October 26 Harry B Corder president of the board of agriculture urged defeat of any repeal of the oleomargarine tax law saying the dairy industry owes it to see butter substitutes taxed and the law go into effect he stated.

Oklahoma City Harry B. Corder Board of Agriculture Cordell

Car Care Note Reassures Daily Commute Restoration

A brief update reminds readers that minor service hurdles can delay driving but quick checks and routine maintenance help restore normal commuting. Local garages report rush demand as drivers seek quick fixes and reliable vehicle performance.

Gov. Murray backs oil oleomargarine and income tax measures

Oklahoma City Oct 74 AP reports Gov Murray plans to submit the oleomargarine referendum with his income tax initiative. He advised friends to vote as they please and campaign for the tax bill. Early filing of the repeal measure was not complete. Farmers waste large straw quantities annually.

Oklahoma City CPA Murray Friends Secretary of State

County 10 ad Cars of Peanuts County 10 ad

Loading of the first car of peanuts from Pontotoc county began this fall. The crop is about half normal due to a dry season, but quality is good. Most peanuts go to Hugo Durant and Denison for shelling and sale, with some sold locally.

Prom Priday Pontotoc County Hugo Durant Denison

Oklahoma Socialists barred from November ballot

Oklahoma City Oct 25 The state supreme court ruled five to four that socialists cannot be listed on the November 8 ballot. The court said candidates must fully comply with primary laws, and party recognition after primary filing closes bars general election candidacy. Justice McNeill wrote the decision with four concurring.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Supreme Court State Election Board E. F. Lester Fletcher Riley Charles Swindall Cullison Edwin R. McNeill J. W. Clark Robert

Hoover on the road again for final election blitz

President Hoover tightens schedule for a multi state campaign tour ending with a speech in New York City. He plans Newark on Monday and a return to Washington to finish drafting addresses.

Washington Hoover Indianapolis Middle West Indiana Newark N. J New York City Palto Alto Cal Chicago New York Springfield Minneapolis St. Louis Kansas City West Coast Denver Middlewest Parkersburg Clarksburg West Virginia Cincinnati Ohio Hooser

Mine blast destroys Dow Oklahoma home prompts evacuation

In McAlester Oklahoma a dynamite blast near the Dow coal mine damaged a house and injured the miner's wife and daughter. The Norris family escaped as state investigators opened an inquiry and residents fled the area amid growing unrest from the strike.

Mcalester Dow Okla T. T. Norris Milby-Dow Norris Ed Hunter Norrises Lee Norris

Oklahoma governor orders extradition for murder charge

Extradition of R. W. Martin from Tulsa County to Greene County Missouri to face a murder charge was ordered by Governor Murray today.

Oklahoma City R. W. Martin Tulsa County Greene County Murray

Woman of Ax Killing Charge Faces Trial in Floydada

Mrs. Ruth Kane of Graham stands trial in Floydada charged with axe killing J. A. Cunningham a 74 year old county rancher who had employed her as housekeeper. Cunningham was struck about a dozen times in the back of the head last April 23 as he sat at his desk. Kane came to Texas from Santa Fe New Mexico answering a newspaper ad and surrendered the day of the killing.

Floydad Texas Kenneth Bain Ruth Kane Graham J. A. Cunningham Cunningham

Pipeline worker survives after landslide burial near Durant

In Durant on October 26 A and Price a Texas Pipeline Co worker was buried upright in a pipeline ditch by a landslide. He was rescued within 26 minutes with a fractured skull jaw and two broken ribs. Doctors say he will recover.

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