Dormitory Loan and Grant Approved for East Central Campus
The Oklahoma State Board of Education, led by John Vaughan, moved toward finalizing the PWA loan and grant for two East Central State Teachers College dormitories. Bonds will print in Cincinnati after the draft of offer, with construction likely to start mid December and bids slated for November 13 or later.
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East Central State
Washington
John Vaughan
Cincinnati
Ohio
Albert 3. Ross
A. Linscheid
E. W. Marland
Oklahoma City
State Board of Education
Ross
PWA
Mac Q. Williamson
Public Works Administration
Horace Mann
East Tenth Street
Jackie Coogan To Inherit Million Dollar Fortune
Hollywood October 23 Jackie Coogan comes of age tomorrow and gains control of a fortune built from his silent film earnings. Estimates place the estate near a million dollars, mostly in real estate and negotiable bonds with life insurance boosted by his father’s death. The family declines interviews and cautions about kidnappers as the payout occurs in quarterly installments.
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Hollywood
Calif
Jackie Coogan
Jackie
Coogans
New York
Arthur Bernstein
Bernstein
New wildcat yields big oil and gas flow in Carter Oklahoma
Pioneer oilmen strike a deep test at No. 1 Williams in the Fox field southwest northeast southwest of 27-2s-3w. Flow estimates reach 8,000 to 10,000 barrels daily with about 12 million cubic feet of gas per day as drilling continues.
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Ardmore
Pioneer
Oklahoma
Carter Oil Company
Williams
Carter
Stephens County
Fox Field
Tulsa
Fox
Gypsy Oil Company
Champion Liar of Africa
Burlington leader Oscar Hulett reads a letter from Edward Martin of Freetown Sierra Leone claiming Haile Selassie wants to join the Burlington Liars Club and recounting wild hunting tales. Martin says a bird flies upside down when shot and a giant fish sank a shoreline forty miles, drawing skepticism from the club official.
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Burlington
Wis
Oscar
Hulett
Liars’ Club
Haile Selassie
Martin
Africa
Blaze Destroys Eight Small Businesses in Fittstown
A Thursday night fire destroyed eight light frame business buildings in Fittstown near Norris Avenue east of Highway 48. Ada fire department responded, aiding containment but origin and total losses remained undetermined. Buildings included a hotel pool hall barber shop and other establishments.
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Fittstown
Oil City
Ada Fire Department
Highway 48
Norris Avenue
Greatest return for the amount invested
A classifieds item promotes value in investment options with practical tips and bold claims on potential gains. It emphasizes affordability and efficiency, urging readers to compare costs and expected returns.
Police Radio In Operation In County Now
Police radio system in Ada and Pontotoc counties began operation last week with KNHC broadcasting. The KADA license was used for the Saturday afternoon launch. Local officials and staff explained how calls travel from citizen to dispatcher to transmitter and to patrol units.
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KNHC
Federal Communications Commission
Ada
Ada Police Department
Pontotoc County
KADA
C. Morris
J. D. Willoughby
Virgil Stanfield
Raymond Rains
Joe Lee
Eustace H. Taylor
County AAA corn hog program support strong in Pontotoc
Pontotoc county corn hog producers favored continuing the AAA production control program with 391 votes for continuation from 5283 ballots cast by tenants and landlords. Of these 311 contract signers and 80 non contract signers voted yes while 2 contract signers and 70 non contract signers opposed. Voting took place at 15 locations including Ada.
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Pontotoc County
AAA
Ada
District Court District Louat Jur y Docket Ad bates
District Judge Tal Crawford opened a civil jury docket with many cases disposed. Foreclosures and money claims saw judgments or continuances while several actions remained nonjury docket or continued to Tuesday morning.
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Tal Crawfor
Federal Land Bank
Minerva Ramsey
Standard S. & L
Jessie F. Morgan
T. J. Chambless
Governor Marland Seeks Reform at Oklahoma Reformatory
Governor E W Marland conducted an inspection at the Oklahoma slave reformatory in Granite noting dire conditions and scarce educational resources. He proposed expanded schooling under the national youth movement, higher funding, more farming activity, and parole policy changes while commending some staff and arranging transfers for younger inmates.
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Granite
Oklahoma
E. W. Marland
Wroth
National Youth Movement
Fred Hunt
Board of Affairs
Pauls Valley
Marland
Reformatory
Pardon and Parole Board
J. H. Brock
Headrick
W. C. Earnest
Appel
Board of Pardons
Britons set general election date for November 14
King George in a prorogation address expresses grave concern over the Italo Ethiopian crisis and notes progress toward prosperity. Parliament is prorogued until November 19 while the dissolution proclamation sets election for November 14 with 31 million voters.
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London
George
Lord Hailsham
Houses of Commons
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Royal Air Force
India
Burma
Miners’ Federation of Great Britain
Crooks Named In Five Burglaries
C. E. Crooks sits in county jail awaiting district court trial on five burglary charges linked to a January spree. Four counts are first degree burglary and one is second degree with one attempted burglary upgraded. bond set at $1,000 per case but not posted. Readily identified stolen items include about $50, a watch, groceries, and tools found in his car and at burglary scenes.
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C. E. Crooks
Crooks
Sherwood W. Hill
Virgil Stanfield
G. E. Branscome
West 18Th
C. L. Boiles
Mussolini Defiant Message Marks Fascism's 14th Year
In a forceful address to the Blackshirts on the 14th anniversary of the march on Rome, Mussolini denounced sanctions, urged national unity, and pledged fierce resistance. He praised soldiers, linked Africa’s civilizing role to Italian farming, and warned the world of impending defense against hostile forces.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Aduwa
Africa
Mussolini
Il Duce
Stonewall Hunter Loses Arm in Accident
Jack Garrison of Stonewall suffered a shotgun discharge injury that severed his right arm above the elbow. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital and listed in good condition aside from the injury. The accident was the only major incident reported for the weekend.
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Jack Garrison
Stonewall
Young Garrison
Garrison
Walter Garrison
Supreme Court Sets December 9 AAA Constitutionality Arguments
The Supreme Court refused the government's request for November 20 hearings and set December 9 to hear the AAA constitutionality case. The session also agreed to review the government's right to condemn land for slum clearance and low cost housing. A Louisville public works case was also accepted for review. The court adjourned for two weeks.
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Washington
Supreme Court
AAA
Stanley Reed
Hoosac Mills Corporation
Massachusetts
Louisville
Public Works Administration
Aftermath Of Landis Action In 1935 World Series
Chicago report on the 1935 World Series details fines imposed by Commissioner Landis. Players English Herman Jurges and Umpire Moriarty fined 200 dollars each for vile language. Manager Grimm fined 200 dollars for disobeying an umpire order. Grimm offers to reimburse the fines.
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Jurges
Hot Springs
Ark
Charlie Grimm
Herman
Moriarty
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Cubs
Phil Cavarretta
Cub
Pr. K. Wrigley
Landis
William Weekes
Associated Press
Chicago
George Moriarty
Chicago Cubs
Bill Jurges
Billy Herman
Woody English
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
English
Grimm
Entry Ports And To Tax Receipts
Oklahoma City October 28 The new port of entry system credited to tax commission chair McCracken shows a $63 761 rise in motor carrier taxes for the first three months of the fiscal year Total collections reached $206 178 from July 1 to September 30 The Quapaw station cleared 5808 trucks and Picher 4116 trucks Marietta on U S highway 77 cleared 4471 trucks the greatest number through a southern port.
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Oklahoma City
H. L. McCracken
Tax Commission
Aes McCracken
U. S. Highway No. 66
Oklahoma
Quapaw
Picher
Marietta
Dr. Alfred S. Sampson Dies at 84 in Tulsa
Former Ada resident and longtime Oklahoma physician Dr. Alfred S. Sampson, 84, died Thursday in Tulsa at his daughter’s home, Mrs. Minnie Bowen. Funeral services were held Friday in Ada at First Methodist Church with Rev. J. C. Curry, burial in Rosedale Cemetery with Masonic honors. Survived by daughters Mrs. Minnie Bowen and Mrs. Ida Brisco and sons A. S. Sampson, Jim Sampson, and Ray Sampson.
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Alfred S. Sampson
Tulsa
Minnie Bowen
Ada
First Methodist Church
J. C. Curry
Rosedale
Keith Funeral
Sampson
Oklahoma
Earlsboro
Allen
Masonic Fraternity of Oklahoma
Ida Brisco
Shawnee
A. S. Sampson
Frisco
Jim Sampson
Oklahoma City
Ray Sampson
Death of Rev. J Crawford A Longtime Ada Minister
Rev J Crawford died at 73 East Main Street after a long ministry across Arkansas and Oklahoma. Funeral at First Baptist Ada on Sunday at 3 pm with Rev C C Morris officiating. Survived by widow Mrs Crawford and twelve children, six sons and five daughters in Ada and Wichita. An earlier biographical sketch recalls his 1842 Arkansas birth, 1868 conversion, 1876 gospel ordination, and decades pastoring rural churches including Chateau Oklahoma since 1910.
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J. Crawford
East Main Street
First Baptist Church
C. C. Morris
Rosedale Cemetery
Layman
Wichita
Kan
Pearch Crawford
Fincher
Forgan
Maud Owens
Ada
Jim
Johnson Crawford
The
Baptist Church of
Wagoner
Washington County
Arkansas
Christ
Clementine Gilliland
Oklahoma
Chateau
Faust Dies of Heart Malady At Ada
W H Faust 68, long time Ada resident and dairy operator, died Friday night from angina pectoris. Funeral from Criswell Chapel Saturday at 2 PM with Rev Harry W Miller officiating. Survived by wife Mrs Faust a son Harvey W Faust and daughter Ora Faust. Born in Lebanon Tennessee raised in Hartsville Tennessee, he moved to Springfield Missouri then Ada in 1906. Pallbearers named E H McKendree R W Allen R E Blanks Thomas P Holt Churchill Thomas Ed Hunter.
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W. H. Faust
East Seventeenth Street
Amridnig
Criswell Funeral Chapel
Rosedale
Harry W. Miller
Faust
Harvey W. Faust
East Central State Teachers College
Ora Faust
Hagey School
Lebanon
Tennessee
Hartsville
Springfield
Ada
Okemah
Nebraska dean urges colleges sponsor horse races over football
A Nebraska university official argues US colleges should fund horse racing rather than football. The dean jokes about a horse winding the university clock, framing the proposal with a humorous counterpoint.
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U. S
Nebraska
Wayne Ballard Elected President of Northwest Wayne Ballard Heads Teachers
In ALVA on October 26 Wayne Ballard of Okeene was chosen president of the Northwestern district educational association. Representative Josh Lee urged a two fold recovery program including a temporary measure and reform to prevent a national low mood. Dr Rollo Walter Brown spoke among others. Mussolini quotes and cabinet notes appear in the report.
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ALVA
Josh Lee
Northwestern District Educational Association
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Standard
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Clarence Page
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Frei Cunningham
L. M. Nichols
Paul P. Calvert
State Board of Public Affairs
Mansum
Elk City
Good Roads
Ump
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J. Grawford
Man Long
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RR. W. Allen
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Chuvchill Thomas
Ed Hunter
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Northwest
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