Mrs. Harold L. Ickes killed in car crash near Santa Fe
Mrs. Harold L. Ickes 61 wife of the interior secretary died in a hit and run car collision 30 miles north of Santa Fe as she traveled to a fiesta from Coolidge. Companions including Genevieve Forbes Herrick and Turkish attaché Ibrahim Seyfulleh were injured. Funeral plans set for Winnetka Illinois.
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Santa FE
N. Mex
Harold L. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Coolidge
Genevieve Forbes Herrick
Allen
Ickes
Washington
Roosevelt
Anna Ickes
United Pueblo Agency
Indian self government push outlined by Commissioner Collier
Commissioner John Collier of the Bureau of Indian Affairs outlined plans to decentralize Indian administration and have tribes own land and run projects. He aims to visit Oklahoma tribes before Congress adjourns, seek $15 million for rehabilitation, and fund irrigation, hospitals, and schools while expanding self help and housing projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Collier
Congress
Collier
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Administration of
Indian Affairs
Thomas
D-Okla
Rural Resettlement Administration
Bureau
Interior Department
Black Top Proving Popular Here in Ada
Ada residents join city efforts to resurface gravel streets using black top asphalt. About thirty blocks on the east side are finished or underway, with forty more planned. Property owners pay 10 cents per front foot or 5 dollars for a 50 foot lot. the city provides labor and equipment.
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Ada
East Twelfth Street
Rennie
Francis Avenues
East Ninth Street
Rennie? Avenue
Hope Avenue
Ninth Street
Fourteenth Street
East Eighth Street
Mississippi
Highland Avenues
East Tenth Street
Hope
Mississippi Avenues
Armstrong
Johnston Avenue
Twelfth Street
Main Street
Glenwood Park
Glenwood School
City Street Department
Percy Armstrong
Public Works and Property
Tishomingo
John Fitts
Three Defendants Arraigned on Forgery Charges
Three defendants Joe Clark alias Fred Sims Bill Richardson and Arby Bagwell alias J H Miller were arraigned on two second degree forgery counts and pleaded not guilty. Bonds set at 1000 each for September 11 preliminary hearings. Checks involved were made payable to Cannon and Bros and used at several local businesses. Bagwell was arrested after a foot chase near Fittstown. The trio allegedly worked at Harden City. Mr and Mrs Z K McKay and daughter Zebalene returned from a three week vacation through Colorado Yellowstone Washington and the coast.
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Joe Clark
Fred Sims
Bill Richardson
Arby Bagwell
J. H. Miller
Oklahoma Tire and Supply Company
T. G. Fowler
Rowell
O. T. Davidson's
Cochran
Bagwell
Fittstown
Ada City
Clark
Richardson
Harden City
Roosevelt Signs Major New Deal Measures in August Action
President Roosevelt signed the last three major congressionally enacted measures not yet approved, including a temporary arms embargo in the neutrality law and a $610 million rivers and harbors bill. He also amended the TVA act amid pending court challenges as he prepared for a Hyde Park-California coast trip.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Norris
Neb
Hyde Park
N. Y
District of Columbia
Poughkeepsie
White House
Executive Mansion
New York
San Diego
Boulder Canyon
Colorado River
Borah
Ida
Johnson
Calif
Rain and cool air usher in fall mood statewide
The past two days brought pleasant weather with 2.05 inches of rainfall in Adam county. Most rain fell Wednesday night and Thursday morning, followed by lighter showers Friday. Temperatures dipped to 62 degrees early Thursday and 61 on Friday morning. The slow rains improve soil for fall gardens and winter planting.
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Adam
Fewer workers on relief projects report
Washington reports 200000 fewer people at work on relief jobs than six months ago as New York accelerates its program. Harre L Hopkins aims for 3500000 workers by November, reorganizing old projects into more material rich and carefully planned efforts. Present force sits at 2600000 with 2000000 under the old federal relief administration.
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FERA
CCC
Doles
Washington
Hopkins
Roosevelt Signs New Railroad Pension Bill
President Roosevelt signed a new railroad pension law replacing the prior court invalidated system. The bill imposes a 3⅓ percent payroll and workers tax to fund benefits and creates a three member retirement commission with a joint congressional study panel. Retirees on inter state rail lines qualify by age and service with benefits based on earnings.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Representative Crosser
Ohio
Timothy Shea
Railway Labor Executives Association
Oklahoma receives $500000 in September relief
Washington August 30. CT Oklahoma was granted $500000 as one of 31 states to receive direct relief allotments for the first half of September. Officials hope to employ several hundred thousand people in the next two weeks. Harry L. Hopkins announced no allotments to 13 states, including Alabama and Wyoming, whose relief administrations will be disbanded on September 1 as the work relief program begins.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Harry L. Hopkins
Alabama
Wyoming
Greatest returns for the amount invested
Classified ad highlights promising value and smart spending ideas for readers seeking high returns on investments. Emphasizes practical picks, budget awareness, and straightforward guidance suited to casual investors and daily shoppers.
Ada High School opens September 4 enrollment urged
Ada expects a record enrollment as Ada high school and ward schools prepare for classes starting Monday September 4. Sept B R Stubbs announces details for the city system aiming to handle one of the biggest years in its history.
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Ada
Ada High School
Ward School
B. R. Stubbs
High School Enrollment Schedule This Week
Seniors enroll Tuesday morning from 8 30 to 12. Juniors and seniors enroll Wednesday morning from 8 30 to 12. Sophomores enroll Thursday. Freshmen enroll Friday afternoon from 1 to 4 30 and Saturday morning from 8 30 to 12. Regular classes start Monday September 9 at 8 30 a.m.
Enrollment Cards Due for Returning Students
Tentative spring enrollments must visit the high school on designated dates to pick up final enrollment cards. Past years saw many wait until the first day, causing crowding and limited access to desired classes.
School Grade Enrollment Dates Set For September
The eighth grade at the junior high will enroll on Wednesday September 4 and the seventh grade will enroll on Thursday September 5.
Ada Students Told to Bring Transcripts from Other Schools
Pupils entering Ada schools must present certified transcripts of all prior work before enrollment.
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Ada
Ward school pupils enroll at buildings Monday morning
Ward students will enroll at their respective school buildings Monday morning September 9, as teachers and staff prepare classrooms and schedules for the new term.
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Ward School
Tuition Rates Set for Non District 19 Pupils
The board of education fixed monthly tuition for nonresident students at three dollars for grades four dollars for junior high and five dollars for senior high payable in advance each four week school month at the board office located at 2231 West Eighteenth Street.
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Board of Education
West Eighteenth Street
Scheinbergs Return from 4000 Mile Northwest West Tour
Mr and Mrs Harry Scheinberg and children completed a 4000 mile Northwest West tour visiting Colorado Springs Cheyenne Cody Yellowstone Park Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. They returned home via the southern route and arrived just before Will Rogers funeral. Attendance at the viewing drew a huge line and many waited all day. Flags were at half staff and tourism overwhelmed roads and lodgings especially Yellowstone Park.
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Harry Scheinberg
Northwest
Colorado Springs
Cheyenne
Cody
Yellowstone Park
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Harry
Ada
Will Rogers
NDA Girl Injured In Fall From Car
Margaret McMillan 16 daughter of Claude and Mrs McMillan of 1016 South Belmont suffered a serious head injury Friday afternoon after falling from the running board of a car full of her peers. A deep gash on her forehead was noted and doctors considered possible skull fracture. The incident occurred in the 200 block of West Twentieth Street opposite the high school campus.
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Margaret McMillan
Claude McMillan
South Belmont
Margaret
West Twentieth Street
Ada Receives May Showers Amid Cool Weekend Spell
More showers touched Ada Sunday night continuing the wet spell that began in August. The rain added .49 inch to Ada's 1935 total, near the regional average with no heavy downpours statewide. Temperatures cooled with weekend lows in the mid 60s and highs well under 100.
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Ada
Labor Day Observances Dimmed by Intermittent Showers
Ada observed Labor Day with cloudy skies and limited attractions. Downtown activity remained steady while baseball drew crowds at the Ada ball park and many residents chose picnics, visiting, or rest as a circus visit looms for Tuesday stirring local anticipation.
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Ada
Ada Cyclones
Seminols
Ada Bai Park
Train crashes claim five lives in Oklahoma over weekend
Dozens are injured as trains collide with automobiles across Oklahoma towns including Braman Claremore Henryetta Durant Stigler Blackwell and Oklahoma City. Notable deaths include Miss Madeline Robbins 22 of Alva and Virgie Dudley 24 of Claremore.
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Oklahoma
Braman
Madeline Robbins
Alva
Melvin Harth
Claremore
Virgie Dudley
Henryetta
C. E. Dutton
Durant
Claude Harrison
Stigler
D. A. Robins
F Stigler
Fort Smith
Ark
Robins
Poteau
Rudy Terry
McAlester
Struc
Oklahoma City
Joe Lara
Glen Cossey
Lee Huff
Damages Sought in Oklahoma Bus Tragedy Case
A district court suit in Holdenville seeks 25000 dollars for the death of Mrs Erma Dean Watson who died May 1 1935 from injuries after a bus accident near Hickory. The L A Nance Bus Company of Ada is named defendant. The action is brought by her husband Woodman Jack Watson and daughter Erma Jack Watson. The crash occurred while East Central State Teachers College students were returning from a field trip in Murray county. The bus overturned killing Mrs Watson and another student and injuring 19 others.
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Erma Dean Watson
Holdenville
Watson
Hickory
L. A. Nance Bus Company
Ada
Woodman
Jack Watson
Erma Jack Watson
Two Sulphur Men Held on Federal Charge
Oscar Tate and Lon Tate of Sulphur were jailed after failing to post a 3000 bond for appearance on internal revenue law violations. They pleaded not guilty before U S Commissioner W C Edwards and were ordered held for trial in federal district court. The complaint alleged they possessed and offered untaxed whiskey for sale in Sulphur.
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Oscar Tate
Lon Tate
U. S
W. C. Edwards
Federal District Court
Internal Revenue
Connors Bound Over for Trial on Grand Larceny Charge
C C Connors was bound over for trial in district court on grand larceny after a preliminary hearing before Justice Sherwood W Hill. He pleaded not guilty to stealing a suit and a pair of pants from a downtown hotel room. Bond set at 5000 dollars.
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C.C
Det Connors
Sherwood W. Hill
Connors
Bond
Dr. O. S. Bradshaw Dies in Springfield
Ada residents mourn the sudden death of Dr. O S Bradshaw at Springfield Missouri on Sunday He was 50 and had served on the East Central faculty from 1928 to 1933 After teaching at the University of Oklahoma he earned a Ph D from New York University and was active in Ada Lions Club His wish was to return to Ada for further school work and rest worsened by a heart ailment while he sought relief through rest and recovery.
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S. Bradshaw
Ada
Springfield
Bradshaw
East Central
University of Oklahoma
New York University
Oklahoma WPA official facing Gore attack over salary
Oklahoma City Aug 30 The failure to confirm W S Key as works progress administrator for Oklahoma at 6000 a year and his later nonconfirming appointment at 4500 drew fire from Senator Gore who called the delay a tempest in a teapot. The WPA said Gore misstated facts and produced Hopkins letter promising the 6000 salary after confirmation. Key pledged to complete his Washington assigned task despite Gore's stance.
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Oklahoma City
W. S. Key
Senate
Works Progress
Oklahoma
Harry L. Hopkins
Key
T. P. Gore
D-Okla
Gore
Washington
WPA
Hopkins
Mystery shrouds Mrs Ickes death in New Mexico crash
Frank Allen, driver of the car carrying Mrs Harold Ickes, died of injuries after a crash near Taos New Mexico. District Attorney David Chavez said no evidence supported initial hit and run reports. A coroner’s jury declared Mrs Ickes died from a cervical fracture and possible skull fracture.
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Allen
Taos
Here
David Chavez
Ickes
Lamy
N. M
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
E. H. Oakley
Santa Fe
Chicago
Seyfullah
E. J. House
J. R. Modrall
Magdalena Lopez
A. F. Snow
Los Angeles
Robert Ferguson
House
Ex-Confederates Open Reunion in Amarillo
Survivors of the Civil War gathered in Amarillo Texas for the 45th Confederate veterans reunion. Texas division commander General A L Steele and trans Mississippi department head General W F Miles spoke at the morning session. John G Wilson Dallas state commander presided as the United Confederate Veterans and United Daughters of the Confederacy planned the four day event. The Blue and Grey joint Gettysburg reunion invitation and whether to continue annual meetings dominated talks as many veterans are aged and travel is hard. Governor Allred and Governor Tingley were set to welcome attendees at the opening session.
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Amarillo
Tex
Lone Star
A. L. Steele
Houston
Texas
W. F. Miles
Dallas
trans-Mississippi
U.c.v-S.c.v
John G. Wilson
United States Marine Band
Gettysburg
Penn
James V. Allred
Clyde Tingley
New Mexico
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Southwest
Tho
A. W. Oliver
J. D. Cannon and Bros
Tupelo
Signo
West Coast
Civilian Conservation Corps
Civil Works Administration
Harre L. Hopkins
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Mlaroma
Scheinbergs
West
Nda
Gar
Inghail
W. J. Watson
DA. C
Mrs. Ickes
Frank Allen
Harold Ickes
Rio Grande Canyon
Ibrahim Seyfullah
Genevieve Forbes Herrisk
Chavez
Mack
Washington, D. C
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