Nichols urges drought relief via soil work and ponds in Oklahoma
State Senator Allen G. Nichols argues before the Roosevelt drought conference for direct Oklahoma relief. He proposes paying farmers to dig ponds and lakes, terrace and contour land, and dig wells, with WPA workers shifted to soil conservation under local oversight to avoid red tape. He favors state funding and a lasting program over city projects.
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Allen G. Nichols
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Marland
Oklahoma
WPA
A. & M. College
Oklahoma, the Government Would Be Building Up the Soil and Safegy Ordine
Imperial flour mill fire in Harper causes heavy damage
The Imperial flour mill in Harper Kansas was destroyed by a midnight fire of unknown origin that began on the fourth floor of the wooden building. Officials estimate the loss at about 150000 dollars with most of it insured.
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Harper, Kans
Imperial
Pointers About Oysters
Washington report explains the old belief that oysters should be eaten only in months containing the letter R. Fred Johnson notes the rule is centuries old but the oysters are edible in summer. He adds during spawning season oysters lose weight yet taste as good as others.
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Associated Press
Washington
Fred F. Johnson
Division of Fishery Industries
John Sot
Johnson
Oklahoma Youth Aid scales wages for national program
Oklahoma City Sept. 21 Ten thousand youths on national youth administration projects in the state are governed by a new scale of hours and wages effective Aug. 21. Hours rise from 30 to 40 per month while pay per hour falls, lifting the lowest monthly wage from 7.87 to 10 dollars. Counties split into two groups with different wage tables for unskilled to professional and technical positions.
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Oklahoma City
National Youth Administration
Vernon Howell
Project Direector
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Garfield
Muskogee
Oklahoma governor vows Chilton return if he goes elsewhere
Oklahoma Governor Marland said he would demand the return of Carlter B. Chilton, a Cleveland man who fled Granite reformatory while serving a bank theft sentence. Marland rejected a pardon and cited prior discipline as context for the case.
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Oklahoma City
Carlter B. Chilton
Cleveland
Oklahoma Reformatory
Ohio
Oklahoma
E. W. Marland
Chilton
Marland
Granite Reformatory
Veo Wuile
Singer Fages Child Desertion Charge
Carl Traub justice of the peace set for Sept 18 the preliminary hearing of Grant Sinclair conductor of a singing revival at the First Baptist church in El Reno on a charge of child abandonment. Mrs Sinclair says her former husband has paid $21 this year and $45 last year under a court order totaling about $40 monthly. the couple were divorced four years ago.
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Oklahoma City
Carl Traub
Grant Sinclair
First Baptist Church
el Reno
Grant
Walter Marlin
Oklahoma oil lease awards delayed after bidding protest
Oklahoma City September 2. Jess Larsen state school land commission secretary said oil and gas leases on four acres adjacent to University hospital will be delayed until a hearing next Wednesday on a protest about bidding. H H Wegener of Oklahoma City bid 111600 on the three tract combined with Bryan Petroleum Co of Tulsa bidding 20200 on tract three. Wille Wegener's bid was 15000. Attorney H L Douglass for Bryan protested the awarding to Wegener claiming the commission violated bidding specifications by treating the three tracts as a whole instead of separate bids.
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Oklahoma City
Jess Larsen
State School Land Commission
University Hospital
H. H. Wegener
Oklahoma
H. L. Douglass
Bryan Company
Wezener
Two New Firemen Hired to Bolster City Fire Force
Mayor Bill Crawford announced the city hired Chester Sneed and Harvey Shipman as two new firemen to reach a total of nine. The addition addresses state demands for staffing to maintain insurance ratings. A new fire truck and pump were also sought after by the state inspector.
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Bill Crawford
State Fire and Insurance Commissioner
Chester Sneed
Harvey Shipman
Fire Department
Drouth Forces Caution on Prussic Acid in Livestock
Farm experts warn that drought fuels prussic acid in Johnson grass Su dan grass cane and grain sorghums. Testing pasture with a cheap animal before feeding is advised and quick veterinary care can save poisoned livestock.
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Dr. McElroy
McElroy
Roosevelt to be heard on radio from White House
The White House announced President Roosevelt will return to make a radio report on his breath area inspection trip Sunday at 10 45 p.m. CST. He will also announce a special message on reemployment in private industry for relief rolls. He will speak from the White House.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Drought Forces Halt of 30 Resettlement Projects
Washington reports the resettlement administration suspended 30 approved projects as drought funds are redirected to relief efforts. Among those listed as temporarily abandoned is the Bryan Farms Oklahoma project, per Assistant Administrator C. C. Baldwin.
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Washington
Resettlement Administration
CC. B. Baldwin
Washington Post
Bryan Farms
Okla
Claudette Colbert Drops Bangs For New Film
Hollywood reports Claudette Colbert will appear without bangs in Maid of Salem due to a stylistic choice. Tests of various coiffures were conducted as producers seek a puritanical look fitting the colonial New England witchcraft storyline.
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Hollywood
Calif
Claudette Colbert
Miss Colbert
Salem
New England
Roundup of sports notes and chatter from New York
A brisk summary of sports notes from Eddie Brietz cites Purdue ticket sales surge, Jimmy Braddock recovery, Joe McCarthy mood, potential reactions to Max Schmeling on Louis, legal talks by Julian Black, Helen Wills Moody absence affecting tennis gates, and other scattered items.
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Eddie Brietz
Associated Press
New York
Purdue
Jimmy Braddock
Joe McCarthy
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Chicago
Julian Black
Helen Wills Moody
Big town notes on early scores and bets
Tom Yawkey, owner of the Red Sox, rushes hatless along Lexington Avenue to buy papers with early scores. Lew Tendler at 49th and Broadway speaks to customers about the Louis Ettore fight drawing greater than the Louis Sharkey bout, which grossed about 150000 dollars. George Perry, Yankee social secretary, jokes of wedding if the Yankees win the pennant.
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Tom Yawkey
Red Sox
Lexington Avenue
Lew Tendler
49Th
Broadway
Joe Louis
al Ettore
Louis Sharkevy
George Perry
Yankees
One Year Old Department Sees Offers Rise for Olympians
The piece notes a department reaching its first anniversary and highlights rising offers for the McPherson Oilers and Hollywood Universals, the Olympic championship duo. It mentions Dorothy Poynton Fill following Jesse Owens, and reports interest from Alice Arden and Betty Robinson in lucrative professional opportunities.
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McPherson Oilers
Hollywood Universals
Dorothy Poynton Fill
Jesse Owens
Alice Arden
Betty Robinson
Prosperity notes in Chicago Giant series and Sox leadership
During the Giant series in Chicago house holders near Wrigley field sold roof seats and window seats for 50 cents each, doing a landslide business. Dodgers players believe the Cardinals are tired and a five cent World Series is likely. Joe Cronin will lead the Red Sox next season despite Tom Yawkey’s stance. Yawkey, not Cronin, bears fault for any disappointment.
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Chicago
Wrigley Field
Dodgers
Cardinals
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Tom Yawkey
Sox
Cronin
Yawkey
Allred Discusses Use of Clemency at Parole Conference
Gov. James V. Allred opened the first southwestern states parole conference in Galveston Texas urging restraint on clemency. He said public conscience rebels at pardons paired with crime and urged reform to prevent imprisonment, release deserving inmates under supervision, and make penitentiaries places for reform, not punishment.
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Galveston
Tex
James V. Allred
Battles names campaign aides in Oklahoma
Pi Sam Battles appointed Victor Purdy of Oklahoma City as head of the labor department for the Democratic campaign. Ned Warren of Tulsa was named Purdy's assistant, with Mrs. Fad Falkenberg of Medford heading the women’s division and Mrs. Sam Brown of Elk City as her assistant.
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Oklahoma
City
Sept
Sam Battles
Democratic State Central Committee
Victor Purdy
Oklahoma City
Democratic
Purdy
Labor Non-Partisan League of Oklahoma
Battles
Ned Warren
Tulse
G. Ed Warren
State Federation of Labor
Fad Falkenberg
Medford
Sam Brown
Elk City
Former Senator Rawson Dies in Des Moines Hospital
Des Moines IA Sept 4 Charles A Rawson 67 longtime Iowa United States senator died today in a Des Moines hospital He was taken there Aug 10 after breaking a hip when he fell from his bed at home in a dream His death ends a notable political career with the state and nation.
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Des. Moines
Charles A. Rawson
Des Moines
United States
Iowa
Tekken
Farm Prices Rise to Five Year Peak in Idaho
Boise Idaho reports farm prices have surged to a new five year high with the index at 118 percent of the power level as of August 15 up 6 percent from July 15. Richard G Ross federal agricultural statistician announced the finding noting Idaho farmers received higher prices for their products this month.
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Boise
Ida
Idaho
Richard G. Ross
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Coal county oil wildcats show shallow productive sands
In Coal county Oklahoma tests such as the Delaney et al No 1 Sawyer 7-1-8 report a 10 foot saturated sand at 1,100 feet while Continental No 1 King 26-1-8 shows a sand at 790 feet as a promising productive target. Wooded by a dozen wells including the Mike Mitchell and King tests, operators plan to deepen multiple wells and test upper sands as Sinclair Prairie No 1 Culver drills below 4,000 feet.
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Coal County
Delaney Et al
Sawyer
King
Breedlove
Kirby
Fitts
Morin
Simpson
Jesse Pool
iFrom
Oklahoma
Sinclair Prairie
Shell
Lula
Mike Mitchell
McKay
Fittsfield
Carter No. 18
Richards
John W. Beard
Ada
Vatican Organ Criticizes Coughlin Speech in Roosevelts Portrait
The Osservatore Romano denounces Father Coughlin for calling President Roosevelt a liar and betrayer while allowing him to continue political activity if he refrains from attacking public authorities. Coughlin issued an apology at a Townsend plan convention in Cleveland and stressed he meant “Candidate Roosevelt” not the president. Bishop Gallagher’s Rome visit sparked talk of a reprimand, which the pope did not mention, though Vatican officials caution against priests offending authorities.
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Vatican City
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Father Charles FE
Coughlin
Roosevelt
Father Coughlin
Cleveland
Rooseveltt
United States
Michael J. Gallagher
Detroit
Gallagher
Holy Father
Holy See
New York
Rayme
Rome
Gallacher
Noly See
Local Sportsmen Welcome Opening Of Dove Season
Hunters flood the fields as dove season opens with a limit of 20 per day and shells capped at three. F. T. Henry of Rollow Hardware notes doves are plentiful. best loads are 6 and 7 with drop shot. 26 inch modified bore favored. season runs until quail opens. Skeet practice can improve aim.
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F. T. Henry
Rollow Hardware Company
Henry
Chinese Girl Leads Fliers In Western Derby
Katherine Sui Fen Cheung, of Los Angeles, became the first Chatterton derby flyer to depart El Paso. The group plans a lunch stop in Douglas and a night halt in Tucson. C. A. Crabtree, Oklahoma City, was grounded briefly at Wing but reached El Paso early this morning to join the others. Bert Galbraith of Hollywood had not arrived.
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EL Paso
Tex
Katherine Sui Fen Cheung
Los Angeles
Douglas
Ariz
Tucson
A. Crabtree
Oklahoma City
Wing
Bert Galbraith
Hollywood
Delmar Watson at Work in Picture
Ten year old Delmar Watson began work today in his 83rd film. The family has appeared in numerous pictures with father James Caughey Watson and mother Mrs Watson. The nine Watson children range from five to 23 and have collectively appeared in 1500 motion pictures. Garbo has own cooling device at studio.
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Hollywood
Calif
Delmar Watson
James Caughey Watson
Greta Garbo Uses Portable Ice House On Set
In Holly Wood California on September 2 Greta Garbo avoided heat exhaustion by using a portable ice house. An ice chest containing 2000 pounds of ice powered by a silent motor sent cool air toward her to prevent collapse on the set.
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Holly Wood
Calif
Greta Garbo
Miss Garbo
Escape from custody in Ada shocks Carter County
Ernest Jones 22 escaped at 2 30 p m Tuesday in Ada from Floyd Randolph while en route to McAlester to begin a seven year sentence. The pair were handcuffed. Jones unlocked the cuffs, fled through a rear window at Marathon station. He is six feet tall, 154 pounds, wearing a blue shirt and gray trousers. A large pursuit with county officers and possemen followed, but no trace by Wednesday afternoon.
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Ernest Jones
McAlester
Ada
Floyd Randolph
Carter County
Randolph
Marathon
Main
Mississippi
Jones
Fall of King Alexander and Draga Ended Serbia’s Reign
A 1903 palace coup in Belgrade killed King Alexander I and his wife Draga Mashin after a period of constitutional suppression and royal abuse. The murder sparked widespread revolt as conspirators overthrew the regime and bodies were discarded in the streets. The incident was later commemorated on a Serbian stamp.
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Alexander
Serbia
Draga Mashin
Draga
Belgrade
Next: What great composer wrote his finest works while deaf
A brief query notes which renowned composer created his best compositions despite losing hearing, highlighting the paradox of artistic achievement amid deafness.
Brunette Bunny Troubles Cops
Angel ina a black Easter rabbit caused a police stir in TCLSA on September 2. Once sheltered she turned aggressive biting a fox terrier and sabotaging gardens. The large bunny hops fences and evades capture as residents complain and police pursue with the dog catcher.
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TCLSA
Angelina
R. L. Maddes
Four Injured in Ardmore Highway Crash
Four Garvin county residents were injured when their car left U S Highway 77 two miles north of Ardmore and overturned. Driver Henry Lee suffered head injuries while Joe Hinkle Lindsey, his wife, and Mrs. Hinkle endured broken ribs, hip injuries, head wounds, and other cuts. All were taken to Ardmore hospital after a Dallas Texas Centennial holiday trip.
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Ardmore
Garvin County
Joe Hinkle
Lindsey
Hinkle
Henry Lee
Wynnewood
Dallas
Mallon Named Texas League Most Valuable Player
Les Mallon the Dallas Steers second baseman was named the Texas League MVP by sports writers. He earned 26 points from a 77 possible in a poll conducted by Andy Anderson of the Houston press.
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Houston
Les Mallon
Dallas Steers
Mallon
Andy Anderson
Houston Press
Scribes
Didrikson Reaches Semi Finals In Eastern Open Golf
Mildred Babe Didrikson of Dallas advanced to the semi final round of the woman’s eastern open golf tournament in Beach New Hampshire. She faces Mrs F B Morrow of Baltimore and Helen Dettweiler of Washington against Josamond Vahey of Lowell Massachusetts who is a former Massachusetts champion.
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Bye Beach
N. H
Mildred
Babe) Didrikson
Dallas
Tex
Miss Didrikson
F. B. Morrow
Baltimore
Helen Dettweiler
Washington, D. C
Josamond Vahey
Lowell
Mass
Dmassachusetts
Strike continues at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
A newsroom employee at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer remains on strike as talks stall, with no publication for 20 days and no settlement in sight, reflecting a protracted labor dispute similar to Milwaukee’s Wisconsin News ending a walkout.
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Seattle
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Wisconsin News of
Milwau
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