News and Notes From The Times On Relief Funds And Local Affairs
A staff column surveys work relief projects from Hopkins division critiquing wasteful choices while noting wheat prices and planting plans in the Panhandle. It highlights a Philadelphia plastic surgeon’s removable ear nose system and a harsh Harar governor’s call to arms. Oklahoma oil production by Pontotoc Seminole Pottawatomie Hughes Garvin counties is up and a new Canadian River bridge bid date is set for October 1 to improve safety and traffic flow.
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Science
Philadelphia
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Fitts
Allen
Bebe
Pontotoc
Seminole County
Pottawatomie
Hughes
Garvin
League Plan for Peace Faces Mussolini Rebuff in Italy
London reports the League of Nations presents a peace scheme to Italy and Ethiopia but Mussolini’s envoy rejects it as unacceptable. Britain strengthens Mediterranean deterrence as Italy braces for war and Haile Selassie organises Ethiopian food and troop support.
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London
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
II Duce
Geneva
Mussolini
Gibralter
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Admiralty
North Sea
Air Ministry
Duce
East Africa
Lebbia
Egypt
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Oklahoma Governor backs initiated old age pension plan
Oklahoma Governor Marland endorses the September 24 ballot initiative but criticizes both the legislative bill and the initiated measure. He prefers a sales tax and hopes future legislators improve funding methods to match federal pensions.
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Oklahoma City
Sept
Marland
Jailed for Failure to Pay Alimony
Wratt E. Bufkin was ordered jailed by District Judge Tal Crawford after being found in contempt for refusing to pay alimony to his former wife Eulatia Bufkin. He failed to provide a satisfactory explanation in court as to why payments had not been remitted.
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Wratt E. Bufkin
Tal Crawford
Bufkin
Eulatia Bufkin
Crawford
Denslow Bound Over to Face Trial for Cattle Theft
J. E. Denslow released on $2,000 bond after a preliminary hearing before Justice A. W. Oliver on larceny of domestic animals. He is bound over for district court trial for allegedly stealing nine head of cattle from Albert Perry, a Pontotoc county farmer.
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J. E. Denslow
A. W. Oliver
Denslow
Albert Perry
Pontotoc County
Hearing on slot bill petition sufficiency set with Secretary Carter
A CPI A hearing on the protest against the petition sufficiency for a vote on the last legislature slot machine bill is scheduled for tomorrow before Frank C. Carter, the secretary of State.
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Oklahoma City
CPI
Frank C. Carter
Editor C E Oelrich Dies After 15 Years At McPherson Republican
McPHERSON Kans Sept 18 C E Oelrich 53 longtime editor of the McPherson Republican for 15 years died in a local hospital.
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Mcpherson, Kans
C. E. Oelrich
McPherson Republican
Ada Youths May Get Jobs Under Federal Project
The City of Ada aims to join a federal aid program to provide 2.22 Oklahoma youths aged 16 to 25 with ten months of city department apprenticeships. Houston Wright of the National Youth Administration is drafting the plan, with salaries funded by the federal government.
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Ada
Oklahoma
Board of City Commissioners
Oklahoma Municipal League
Norman
Houston Wright
National Youth Administration
Frank C. Higginbotham
Washington, D. C
British Fleet Far Superior To Italy's Navy
World attention centers on Britain and Italy as naval power rankings show Britain leading with 15 modern battleships and greater totals in heavy cruisers destroyers and total tonnage. Italy trails with four battleships and 188 ships overall though modern submarines lead for Italy.
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Mediterranean
Great Britain
United States
Japan
France
Italy
Hood
Washington
Oklahoma Ginners Appeal Against Rate Order
The Oklahoma Cotton Ginners Association filed an appeal with the Oklahoma Supreme Court to overturn a state corporation commission order lowering ginning rates. The court yesterday denied a writ of prohibition and ordered an appeal on the merits.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Cotton Ginners’ Association
State Supreme Court
State Corporation Commission
Association
Greatest returns for the amount invested
Classified ad highlights a value oriented investment opportunity promising strong returns for a modest outlay. It emphasizes affordability and potential growth, aiming to attract readers seeking economical options with solid upside prospects.
New Bridge Over Canadian River To Be Built Near Ada
Oklahoma officials call for bids on a new 4 210 by 2 100 foot bridge over the Canadian River east of the present crossing to connect Pontotoc and Seminole counties. Federal aid funds and $155 897.95 finance the project with grading drainage and paving of .772 mile. The bid opening is set for October 1 at 1 p.m. in Oklahoma City. wages start at 30 to 75 cents per hour depending on labor type.
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State Highway Department
Canadian River
Pontotoc
Seminole
Ada
State Highway Commission
State Capitol
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
WETS OPEN STATE HEADQUARTERS
LPi state headquarters of the Oklahoma Taxpayers league for repeal of prohibition were open today with O C Brown and W L Williams in charge. Brown said more than 50 000 signatures had been obtained on an initiative petition and that 150 volunteers would seek signers statewide by tonight. If the question is to be placed before voters proponents must gather 94 000 signatures by October 27.
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Oklahoma City
Lpi
Oklahoma Taxpayers’ League For Repeal
Marland Order Not To Be Contested
Governor E W Marland orders a pension petition on the ballot for a special election next Tuesday. Attorneys for protesters will not seek an injunction to stop the election though they may challenge the measure's authority or sufficiency later. Secretary of State Frank C Carter continues a hearing on the petition's validity.
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Oklahoma City
E. W. Marland
Sam W. Hayes
Marland
Frank C. Carter
Carter
Petition for Prohibition Repeal Declared Dead in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City September 18 Frank C Carter secretary of state said a petition started last June by Otis Blankenburg Tulsa publisher seeking a state vote on repeal of prohibition was dead because Blankenburg failed to obtain the required 95 000 signatures within 90 days In the meantime a committee formed of hotel operators in the state has started another move to bring about a vote on the question.
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Oklahoma City
Frank C. Carter
Otis Blankenburg
Tulsa
Blankenburg
Mrs W Pickens Dies in Ada at 57 in Roff Community
Mrs. W S Pickens, 57, of Roff, died Tuesday at her daughter’s home in Ada after months of illness. Funeral set for 4 pm at Christian church in Roff with Ivan J Young officiating. Burial in Roff cemetery. Survived by husband, five children, three sisters, a brother, and mother Mrs Richardson. Her husband, a state gin inspector, long in cotton ginning in Ross.
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W. S. Pickens
Roff
Oscar Parker
Ada
Christian Church
Tyev
Ivan J.young
First Christian Church
Pickens
Ross
Oklahoma
J. D. Richardson
County Board of County Commissioners
Richardson
Burgess Steed
Elizabeth Ann Pickens
Tulsa
Edwin and
Richard Pickens
Ed Smith
Ethel Rucker
Stanley Chastain
J. Ross Richardson
Anderson-Clayton Cotton Company
Houston
Texas
Gaylord Guernseys Sweep Tulsa Show Honors
Entries from E. K. Gaylord Oklahoma City Gayoso Farms of Horn Lake Mississippi and Tom Cooper Mort Woods of Ardmore Oklahoma dominated the Tulsa fair Guernsey cattle show. Cooper's Radium SW won grand championship and senior bull. St Croix La Belle won grand champion cow. Gaylord herd topped dam produce and multiple divisions. Gayoso herd won several blue ribbons in senior and junior classes.
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Tulsa
E. K. Gaylord
Oklahoma City
Gayoso Farms
Hornlake
Miss
Tom Cooper
Mort Woods
Ardmore
Okla
Tulsa Fair
Cooper
St. Croix la Belle
Guernsey
Gaylord Herd
Gaylord
Gayoso Heard
Mooney’s New Habeas Hearing Opens In San Francisco
Convicted bomber Thomas J. Mooney began a new habeas corpus hearing in San Francisco, seeking relief from life imprisonment after a California Supreme Court referee ruled certain testimony remains in the record. Mooney says relief will likely come from the U.S. Supreme Court. he remains jailed at San Quentin.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
California Supreme Court
A. E. Walsh
Supreme Court
Mooney
San Quentin
Warren K. Billings
United States Supreme Court
California
Ada area pushes armory drive and malaria drainage plans
Committees continue fundraising for a government funded armory site with $2,880 raised of $6,009. Ada officials view the project as job producing and a good city investment. Health officials note $73,000 allocated to Pontotoc county for malaria control, with most funds unused and potential drainage work planned under WPA, including ditches and sewer groundwork across Ada.
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National Guard
Ada
State Health Department
Board of City Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
Antrip
Health Department
H. J. Darcey
Pontotoc County
Hayes School
Mississippi Avenue
WPA Projects May Start In Ada And Pontotoc County
County projects may begin soon with road and bridge work plus traffic lights in Ada. WPA plans call for 168 workers over three months for building material production. Easements, permits, and possible temporary disposal needs were discussed by the county board and National Reemployment Service staff.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
National
Robert S. Shannon
NRS
Federal
Shannon
East Tenth Street
Secretary Killed in Auto Wreck Near Norman University
Funeral plans were announced for George W. Metzel, secretary of the University of Oklahoma Y M C A, after his car collided with W. Oscar Warren of Denison Texas at 56th Street and South Walker Avenue. Metzel died instantly when his car veered and overturned, Warren escaping injury.
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Oklahoma City
George W. Metzel
Young Men's Christian Association
University of Oklahoma At
Norman
W. Oscar Warren
Denison
Tex
Warren
56Th Street
Walker Avenue
Metzel
Barn Fire at 391 North Bluff Avenue Causes Small Loss
Ada firemen quickly extinguished a blaze at 2 40 p m Wednesday afternoon at a barn owned by Elbert Jared 391 North Bluff Avenue The damage was negligible according to Fire Chief Ed Haley.
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Ada
Elbert Jared
North Bluff Avenue
Ed Haley
Park Road Dedicated as Public Highway
Ada city commissioners announced the dedication of the scenic drive approaching Winter Smith Park from the south as a public highway. The action formalizes a road deeded to the city for use while the city retains supervision and reserves title, facilitating adjacent residential development.
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Wintersmith Park
Board of City Commissioners
Ada
Prisoners Escape Oklahoma County Jail via Roof and Rope
Six inmates escaped the Oklahoma County Jail early today by unbolting bars cutting a roof hole and sliding down a 50 foot rope of blankets and towels. Fugitives include Arthur Huff 23 charged with murder of Constable J W Woods in a summer nightclub brawl Euell Thomas 30 charged with armed robbery and four others John Mayweather Alfonso Edwards James White and Garfield Thigpen all held on burglary or car theft charges. Sheriff Stanley Rogers cited the jail’s run down condition as the cause and noted the escape was the first in six years.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma County
Arthur E. Huff
J. W. Woods
Euell Thomas
John Mayweather
Alfonso Edwards
James White
Garfield Thigpen
Thigpen
Stanley Rogers
Trio on Trial for Death of Officer Wilson in Oklahoma
State testimony continued in the murder trial of Leon Si er Charley Sands and Judy Herring for the slaying of Chickasha police officer Pete Wilson after a May Elgin bank robbery. Witness Clem Ambrose described captivity at Adrian Medrano’s farmhouse while James Bond linked a bullet to the trio and Sands claimed he fired but was not the sole shooter.
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Lawton
Pstate
Leon Sier
Charley Sands
Judy Herring
Pete Wilson
Chickasha
Elgin
Clem Ambrose
Adrian Medrano
Wilson
James Bond
Grasy County
Bond
Sands
Prisoner George Kennedy Dies in Oklahoma Jail
Holdenville Oklahoma September 18 George Kennedy about 45 a prisoner in the county jail died suddenly today. A coroner s jury returned a verdict of death from apoplexy. Kennedy was awaiting trial on a charge of holding up a filling station here about three months.
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Holdenville
Okla
George Kennedy
Kennedy
Bound Over On Grand Larceny Counts
Two defendants were bound over for trial in district court on grand larceny charges with bonds of 1009 dollars each. Lee Walker faced one case after failing to establish innocence and is free on bond. O H Garrison is held on a similar charge for allegedly taking 54 dollars, boots, lumberjack gear, and clothing from a Fittstown resident.
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Sherwood W. Hill
Lee Walker
Pontotoc County
Latta
O. H. Garrison
Fittstown
Walker
Garrison
RussiaNS Claims World Air Train Speed Record
Crimea reports a world air train speed record claim after a plane and glider flew 37 miles from Moscow to Crimea in 19 hours non stop. The craft carried three men while the glider carried one. refueling occurred via rubber tubes from wing tanks. The previous record was 607 miles, set by a Soviet plane last year.
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