Campaign trail taps big cities as Roosevelt and Landon push finale
President Roosevelt and Governor Landon drew crowds in New York and New Jersey as their campaigns near a final push. Roosevelt marked the Statue of Liberty’s 50th anniversary with vows for liberty’s stronger home, while Landon defended labor rights and attacked the New Deal.
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New York
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Landon
Brooklyn
PWA
Newark
NRA
Trenton
N. J
Pittsburch
Republicar Momiee
Rescuers Fight To Save Injured Hunter In Bell Canyon
A rescue party climbed steep Bell canyon slopes in the Wasatch mountains to reach Lloyd Rawson, 21, who lay on a narrow ledge 300 feet above the canyon floor after plunging from a cliff during a deer hunting expedition with his brother Joseph. Rawson suffered a broken leg and other injuries as rescuers labored to reach him tonight.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Bell Canyon
Wasatch Mountains
Lloyd Rawson
Rawson
Joseph
Exports Surpass Imports in September Trade
The commerce department reported that U S exports exceeded imports by 4 442 000 during September marking the first month since May that American sales abroad were greater than purchases from foreign nations.
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Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Key Favors Bigger Farm Pond Program
Oklahoma City October 28 P W Key state WPA administrator says he supports expanding the PWA flood aid program to build about 2000 farm ponds and lakes. Ray Weems president of the Oklahoma game association endorses the plan and offers cooperation. Most lakes would be in western Oklahoma to provide drought water and migratory waterfowl refuges.
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Oklahoma City
P—W. S. Key
WPA
PWA
Ray Weems
Oklahoma Game Association
Oklahoma
Two Men Bonded After Ada Camp Assault Free for Now
Emmitt Wood and Jess All good along with Freeland Wood faced charges after a brawl at Ray's tourist camp near Ada. Wood and All good posted $1,000 appearance bonds. Freeland Wood lay in hospital with a flesh wound and Buell Crossland faced assault with intent to kill claims. Crossland was beaten by the trio and not yet arraigned due to injuries.
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Ray’s
Ada
Emmitt Wood
Jess Allgood
Freeland Wood
Court of Justice
A. W. Oliver
Buell Crossland
Crossland
Texas to Change Oil Proration Law
A Texas legislative committee urged changes to oil proration rules and Rep. Harry Graves of Georgetown said he would introduce a bill to repeal the current law. Graves, author of the existing statute, calls the program “the biggest racket in the state.”
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Austin
Texas
Harry N. Graves
Georgetown
Graves
Queen Mary Commodore Sir Edgar Britten Dies
Commodore Sir Edgar Britten, commander of the Queen Mary, dies at 62 in Southampton after a stroke. He joined Cunard in 1901 and became Commodore of Cunard-White Star in 1935, knighthood granted in 1934. Captain R V Peel takes command after the stroke.
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England
Edgar Britten
Edgar
New York
R. V. Peel
Sir Edgar
Cunard Lines
Cunard-White Star Lines
Royal Navy Reserve
George V
New Strike Looms on Pacific Coast
Secret meeting of seven dock unions in San Francisco contemplates a maritime strike statewide. Most authorities expect a full walkout to begin at midnight, potentially disrupting waterfronts from coast to coast.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Aged French executioner Andre Martin executed at dawn
In Caen France on October 28 the gray bearded killer Andre Martin was put to death by guillotine for the murder of a jeweler and his wife committed a year earlier.
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Caen
France
Monsieur de Paris
Andre Martin
The Pessimist Pessimist by Bob Blanks Jr
A humorous column pokes at social quirks and public figures. It notes England's impending boardroom queen joke and recalls light political missteps. Local editor Newt Harp misses an editorial due to missing supplies. The piece lightly skewers Ike Jimpson and others in playful, dated style.
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Newt Harp
Highhill Headlight
Jopic Fragment Frays In Aged Dialog Scene
A quirky regional monologue describes Zeke Burr who tripped on a rug and hit his head on a stove in a small apartment. The speaker mentions winter, dental concerns, and a passing remark about inheritance and enjoyment of life.
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Zeke Burr
Co ed Fanny Frail Claims Uneasy Date With Cheerleader
A breezy squib notes Fanny Frail saying she dated a college cheerleader the other night but shows little enthusiasm for life in the run.
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Fanny Frail
Acquittal Comforts Bootlegger Says In Time of Trial
Junior Wheeler recalls a kitchen window incident and blames Papa for the fault. He notes bootlegger Mate Sisson finds an acquittal comforting. The piece also cites careless motorists and a remark on a middle aged woman’s figure.
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Sisson
Junior Wheeler
Ada Men Seek U S Highway 48 Designation Support
Milton Keating and J I McCauley of the Ada Chamber of Commerce returned from Lincoln Nebraska where they attended a good roads meeting. They aimed to recruit Nebraskan backing to designate Highway 48 as a U S route. Nebraska highway officials support the idea and will push it. Residents along the Omaha to Dallas segment show interest and expect U S markers eventually. The trip ran from Sunday to Tuesday with meetings in Omaha Lincoln and Ada.
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Ada Chamber of Commerce
J. I. McCauley
Lincoln
Nebraska
U. S
Keating
Omaha
Dallas
Ada
Hamilton To Appeal in Six Gambling Cases
Herman Hamilton Ada operator reiterates innocence after guilty verdicts in six gambling charge cases. Justice A W Oliver imposes $25 fines and $17.10 costs per case totaling $42.10. Hamilton posts appeal to district court. Aggregate fines and costs amount to $252.60. Raids by sheriff led to seizure of marble boards and slot machines. devices stored at sheriff's office. Hamilton has pleaded guilty before and paid fines in similar prior matters. Grounds for appeal not disclosed.
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Herman Hamilton
Justice Court
Justice A. W. Oliver
Hamilton
Sheriff's Office
Wilburton Court House Proposed as WPA Near Deadline
Oklahoma City October 29 WPA official W S Key said Wilburton court house and 2.9 miles of Mount Scott road near Lawton may be among last WPA projects before March 1, 1931. He sought reconsideration after New Orleans office disapproved the Wilburton plan while noting local unemployment and hopes there.
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W. S. Key
WPA
Wilburton
Mount Scott
Lawton
Key
Wilburton Court House
New Orleans
Court House
Mount Scott Road
Washington
Two Hungarian Sergeants Hanged for Spying on Czechoslovakia
In Budapest two sergeants convicted of transmitting military secrets to Czechoslovakia were executed by hanging before about 300 pale soldiers. The executions were ordered to serve as an example to Hungary's armed forces.
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Budapest
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Greatest returns for amount in vested
Ada News classified ad notes the phrase greatest returns for invested funds. The item emphasizes investment value and prudent placement of resources for readers seeking financial gains.
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Ada News
Oklahoma Banks Recovered Funds After Tax Suit End
Oklahoma City Oct 28 state gains about 300000 after release of moneys impounded as protest tax paid by more than 400 banks under the 1935 income tax law. Tax Commission Chairman H L McCracken said litigation in 114 suits ends through Oklahoma Bankers Association efforts led by Eugene P Gunn. The suits argued 6 percent excise tax on net income was invalid for federal securities. if any part failed, banks would be taxed ad valorem.
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Oklahoma City
H. L. McCracken
Tax Commission
Oklahoma Bankers’ Association
Eugene P. Gunn
Asiatic War Forecast Within a Year By Chinese Officials
Chinese officials predicted a new Asiatic war within a year or possibly within a month after Tokyo demanded acceptance of its settlement terms for China. They said China is ready to resist with force any moves that would turn parts of China into vassal states under Japan.
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China
Tokyo
Japan
Mollison Lands at Harbor Grace Finishes First Leg
Capt James A Mollison, veteran British trans Atlantic flyer, landed at Harbor Grace completing the New York to London leg in six hours forty one minutes. He planned to rest overnight and resume toward London if weather holds, aiming for about seventeen and a half hours more in the air.
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Newfoundland
James A. Mollison
New York
London
Local Resident Injured N Crash Near Ada
An auto collision east of Ada left Rev. Milo Arbuckle and his wife injured by flying glass. Arbuckle, pastor of Oak Avenue Baptist Church, and his wife suffered facial injuries. Wesley Webber and Marcus Easley, in a coal truck, were unhurt. Eye injury to Rev. Arbuckle unclear but not believed serious.
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Ada
Milo Arbuckle
Rev
Arbuckle
Oak Avenue Baptist Church
Wesley Webber
Marcus Easley
Snyder
Rev. Arbuckle
Roosevelt Seeks New York Victory in Election Tour
President Roosevelt, tired but upbeat, believes New York will deliver its 47 electoral votes. He toured Bayonne to New York City in a whirlwind campaign, greeting crowds and pledging continued administration policies for home security and jobs ahead of steps toward Madison Square Garden.
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Roosevelt
Bayonne
N. J
East 65Th Street
Madison Square Garden
Roosevelt praises housing aid and liberty at New York events
President Roosevelt urged passage of a low cost housing bill and praised American liberty during a Roosevelt Park speech in New York. He cited Senator Wagner's housing plan, stressed action for better city housing, and praised immigrants' appreciation of freedom at Bedloe's Island.
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Roosevelt
New York
Landon
America
Lords
Masters
Duponts
Chicago
James A. Reed
Slaughter House
Brooklyn College
Bedloe’s Island
New York Harbor
Bartholdi
Little Island
Wagner
N. Y
Congress
Washington
Fascist forces threaten Madrid as siege looms
Spanish fascists push to within 16 miles of Madrid with 200 tanks and armored cars ready for a final assault. Government mobilizes men 20 to 45 as refugees flood the city and CNT demands government representation amid looming siege and international non intervention talks in London.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Confederation of Labor
CNT
el Escorial
Paris
Carlos Rubiera
London
Russia
Portugal
Spain
Eleventh oil producer expected in North Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City awaits the eleventh oil producer on state owned land in the North Oklahoma City field. Crews unload the hole at 6,414 feet depth in preparation to drill under pressure at Sunray and Phillips No. 11 State southwest of the capitol.
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Oklahoma City
Sunray
Phillips
Two Lumber Yards Destroyed By Fire In Carnegie
Carnegie, Oct 28 Fire of undetermined origin destroyed two lumber yards late today. One yard was unstocked, with adjoining buildings damaged. O A Howard manager of Stephenson Browne Lumber Co estimated destroyed property at 60 900 to 65 000 and total damage about 85 000. The second yard adjoining housed a WPA work crew.
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Carnegie
O. A. Howard
Stephenson-Browne Lumber Company
WPA
Luray Monster Hoax Exposed by Russell Student
Leslie Doane of Russell, now at Kansas State College, admitted he and a companion created a large canvas snake painted with excelsior and placed it in Russell and Osborne counties five years ago to spur the Luray monster scare.
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Manhattan
Kans
Leslie Doane
Russell
Kansas State College
Osborne
Cc C Lawrence of Tulsa Dies Suddenly
C C Lawrence 56 an assistant manager of a brokerage firm and active in clubs and civic work died at his Tulsa office from a heart attack. He came here from St Louis in 1919 and was born in New Orleans. Survived by a widow and three sons. A stray romance mentions the British public “Wally eyed.”
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C. C. Lawrence
Lawrence
St. Louis
New Orleans
Associated Press
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