Murder mystery intertwines romance with a dancer’s fate
David Bannister pursues the Tracy King case aided by reporter Gainey while Juliet France and Melvina Hollister loom large. Bannister spirals from suspicion to romance as Juliet resists leaving. A chance encounter with Matthew Hollister hints at a new lead and deeper motives.
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David Bannister
Tracy King
Bannister
Mrurder
Gainey
Etar
The
Post
Juliet France
King
Herman Sclalach
Gok Parrbrott
Melvina Hollister
Spinater
AL Dragan
Juliet
Apnut
Matthew
Mr. Bannister
Hollister
Matthew Hollister
Wide Program of Farm Life
The article describes a broad government program aimed at long term planning to improve farm prices and living conditions. It emphasizes helping farmers achieve self reliance by involving government as a direct partner in the economic system.
Paralyzed Woman Endures Attack by Red Ant Swarm
Oklahoma City report details Mrs. A. W. Gott, a wealthy paralyzed widow, suffering for two and a half hours as thousands of red ants swarmed onto her bed at her Britton home. Neighbors, including Pat McGrew and nightwatchman L. M. Corbett, aided after she was found unconscious with swollen eyes. she recovered enough to describe the incident, though a doctor was not summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
A. W. Gott
Britton
Pat McGrew
L. M. Corbett
McGrew
Police Busy In September Rush In Ada City
Ada police report September began with a rush as intoxication fueled arrests. City officers logged 12 arrests on Saturday 21 on Sunday 4 big day and 11 on Monday, totaling 154 arrests for August with drunkenness the cause of 91. Treasury officials said W R Stark resigned as chief of financial and economic research shortly after other senior departures.
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Ada
Washington
Treasury
W. R. Stark
Morgenthau
Stark
Treasury Mills
Lewis Douglas
F. W. Lowrey
G. C. Haas
Farm Credit Administration
Haas
Federal relief programs aid Pontotoc farmers economy
The federal government expands farm relief to raise prices and secure seed and feed, with Pontotoc County sharing in programs affecting 95 percent of local farmers. Cotton control under Bankhead Act and the corn hog plan bring in about 130,000 dollars while distress cattle buyings and drouth loans support herd sustainability and debt adjustments keep farms from foreclosure.
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Sam
Pontotoc County
Pontotocc County
Pontotoc
Drouth
Bessie Morrison
FERA sewing rooms planned to aid relief clients
Pontotoc county FERA officials outline sewing rooms to provide work for needy families, with eight case aids assigned to districts. Eligible women on relief rolls will be contacted without signing up. Case aids will meet clients at designated local sites each weekday, simplifying access to relief services.
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Pontotoc County
FERA
Myrtle Arms
Velma Lee Rains
Charles Drug Store
Ross
Dora Newcomb
City Hall
Francis
Chick Collins
Stonewall
Louise Allen
Maxwell
Wilma Shaw
Vaness
Edith Frye
Allen
Richardson May Head Convention In Oklahoma City
District Judge E L Richardson of Lawton named temporary chairman and keynote speaker for the Democratic state convention in Oklahoma City September 10. He is described as a leading Marland advocate and part of Marland's informal brain trust. Delegates total 1 048 with Oklahoma County supplying 84 and Tulsa 71. crowd expected 1 500 to 2 009. Marland himself to return from the campaign trail this weekend.
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Oklahoma City
E. L. Richardson
Lawton
Marland
H. B
Péte) Drake
E. W. Marland
Richardson
Medicine Park
Brain Trust
J. B. Moore
Oklahoma County
Tulsa
Moore
Governors in spotlight as Roosevelt loom shapes September primaries
Democratic battles for governor across states hinge on Roosevelt support. Key races include Maryland where Albert C. Ritchie fights for a fifth term, Georgia where Talmadge faces charges over Roosevelt policy, and Wisconsin where La Follette challenges the GOP. New York, Massachusetts, and Mississippi also stage pivotal primaries with Senate and governor contests shaping national alignments.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Georgia
Talmadge
Franklin D. Rooseevlt
al Smith
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
la Follettes
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
New York
Ritchie
Charles H. Conley
Frederick
Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Harry W. Nice
H. Webster Smith
Baltimore
Senate
George L. Radcliffe
Millard E. Tydings
William M. Maloy
Joseph J. France
John Philip Hill
C. Wilbur Miller
Baltimore County
Eugene Talmadge
Claude Pittman
Congress
Royal S. Copeland
Herbert H. Lehman
Samuel Seabury
New la Follette
Progressive Party
Robert M. la Follette Jr
Philip F
John B. Chapple
Albert G. Schmedeman
Richard Lehmann
House
Mississippi
Hubert D. Stephens
Theodore G. Bilbo
James M. Curley
Boston
Charles H. Cole
France
Cole
Joseph B. Ely
Alfred E. Smith
Curley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Smith
David I. Walsh
Robert M. Washburn
Gaspar G. Bacon
Washington Wonders if Hoover Will Attempt Comeback in 1936
Washington speculation centers on the possibility of Herbert Hoover seeking a 1936 return to the White House after his article in the Saturday Evening Post. Officials debate his views on liberty and the New Deal while Hoover awaits publication of his book.
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Washington
Hoover
Sedt
White House
Saturday Evening Post
Ickes
Interior Department
Post
Farm Leaders Take Meat Judging School In Pontotoc County
Mrs. Jessie Morgan home demonstration agent and Miss Bessie Morrison led a Pontotoc group including Dorothy McLachlan Lorane Parker Dena Mae Blankenship and Kenneth Hudson in a meat judging school at Holdenville Tuesday. Trainees judged cuts of beef and pork and voiced reasons for placings. Kenneth was praised for the best descriptive reasons. A county kitchen session will follow with older club members. winners at the Oklahoma City state fair will earn trips to Chicago and other centers.
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Jessie Morgan
Bessie Morrison
Dorothy McLachlan
Fitzhugh
Lorane Parker
Owl Creek
Dena Mae Blankenship
Latta
Kenneth Hudson
Mholdenville
Pontotoc County
Kenneth
Oklahoma City
Chicago
Cattle Buying Program Details Tight Lipped
The exact start time for the cattle buying program at any location is unknown in advance. Local officials say the program will run until all distress cattle are processed, and owners of such cattle will be informed when action occurs.
Boys Find $11,000 In Gold Coin Treasure
In Baltimore two boys ages 16 and 15 dug in a cellar and uncovered $11,000 in gold coins. Police hold the treasure while authorities decide ownership as U.S. treasure laws differ from English. The Jones family rents the home. both boys’ fathers are dead.
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Baltimore
Theodore Jones
Henry Grob
Jones
United States
England
Retail Sles Chow Gains New York
Productive and distributive branches of trade look to Labor Day as a turning point from curtailment to recovery. The Dun & Bradstreet Trade Review says consumer buying rose late August with retailers reporting the best week of the summer and sales up 8 to 12 percent versus 1938. Industrial activity lags and remains dependent on federal or state expenditures.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet Trade Review
FERA Aids 2 200 Oklahoma College Students for Jobs
Oklahoma City August 31. The emergency relief administration announced allocations totaling 310 500 dollars to 27 colleges and 14 junior colleges to fund part time jobs for students. About 2 300 students will pursue higher education with minimum 10 and maximum 20 dollars monthly. Each school's work must be socially desirable and supervised by the institution.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Carl Giles
Educational Department
FERA
Washington
Eastern Oklahoma College
Colored Agri and Normal University
Oklahoma Military Academy
Phillips University
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Connors State Agricollege
East Central State Teachers College
Northeastern Okla
Junior College
Mystery murder nearer solution in Pasadena case
In Los Angeles on August 31 a woman on death row, Nellie Madison, claimed her husband killed Dr. Leonard Siever, Pasadena dentist, after a fight over another woman. She said he confessed to the shooting, while Madison faced execution for her husband Eric Madison’s death. She implicated a Los Angeles woman and a costly wristwatch linked to the case. The watch was mailed to Frances Cooke, a Pasadena divorcee, with a demand for $5,000.
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Los Angeles
California
Blayney Matthews
District Attorney
Nellie Madson
Leonard Siever
Pasadena Society
Montana
Matthews
Siever
Eric D. Madison
Frances Coen- Cooke
Pasadena
Saar plebiscite lure prompts emigrant to vote
Eduard Marburger, a Saar reloca te, declined a German offer of a free round trip to the Saar for the January 13 plebiscite. He has U.S. citizenship papers underway and fears jeopardizing his status. The Verein der Saarlaender based in New York has been sending such appeals, with no clear Nazi affiliation stated.
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Oklahoma City
Eduard Marburger
Saar Basin
America
Saar
Germany
Eduard
Verein der Saarlaender
New York City
Marburger
Altheim
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Tremont Drug Store
Mr. Hollister
Durant
J. D. Lewis
Here
Weldon Yates
Pres. Roosevelt
Tie
Way
Plymouth
Argonne
Rhode Island
New Mexico
Labor Day
Northeastern State Teachers College
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma College For Women
University of Tulsa
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Bacone College
Northwestern State Teachers College
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