DuPont Admits Contributions To Both Political Parties
Senate munitions committee hearing reveals Du Pont brothers and cousin Felix contributed to both major parties since 1919. Testimony shows employment of an international spy and discussion of a German powder plant while censorship blocked cables on a joint venture with Imperial Chemical Industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
Lammot
Pierre
Irenee
Felix
Nye
E. I. du .Pont de Nemours Corporation
F. H. Love
United Aircraft and Transport Corporation
New York
Donald Y. Brown
Pratt and Whitney Corporation
Hartford
Irenee du Pont
Pa. Ponts
Germany
Hitler
Clark
D-Mo
Sammet du Pont
Skoda
Schneider
Great French Arms Company
du Pont
Pu Pont Company
Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd
Argentinia
Stephen Rauschenbush
Felix du Pont
del Fungo Giera
Supreme Court Decisions From Oklahoma City
Supre me Court opinions list reversals and affirmations across counties including Garfield Kay Creek and Osage. Foreclosure and damages suits receive reversals or affirmations, with alimony, divorce, and habeas corpus denials noted. Key parties include Wilkins Blagden McCormick Wright and Flaxman, plus entities like Santa Fe Railroad and Bank of Idabel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
John W. Wilkins
Albert N. Wright
Santa Fe Railroad Co
Logan County
Cheecotah Hardware Co
Barren C. Housel
McIntosh County
Cecil Martin
S. T. Carman
Osage County
Aliie Hickman
Pottawemie County
Pottawatomie County
Sinclair Texas Pipeline Co
H. E. Ross
Payne County
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co
Oklahoma County
Choctaw Lumber Co
L. T. Sanders
Bank of Woodward
Woodward County
McCurtain County Commissioners
State National Bank of
Fort Smith and Western Railway Co., Et al
D. L. Bartell
van Doren Anson
Fern Anson
Dewey County
W. K. Ranson
Fannie M. Fields
Remedial Finance Corporation
Indemity Insurance Co
Court Dismisses 512 Old Criminal Cases in Oklahoma County
Court action ordered 512 pending or disposed cases dismissed as of Monday. Judge J F McKeel directed civil docket review for motion demurrer and default status to separate jury from non jury cases. Many newer criminal cases remain for trial with ongoing justice demands and a fall docket anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
J. F. McKeel
Oklahoma
Justice Court
Nome Fire Ravages City of Gold Leaving Two Dead
Nome Alaska faced a second ruinous blaze with two Eskimos dead and up to two million dollars in property loss. Fire destroyed government buildings and most businesses along Front Street while crews fought through a 22 mile per hour wind as aid from federal Red Cross and companies arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nome
Alaska
Rex. M. Swartz
Golden Gate
Court House
Road Commission
Front Street
Russ Maynard
George Maynard
Associated Press
Seattle
Federal
Red Cross
American
Golden Gate Hotel
Miners and Merchants Bank
Fairbanks
Victoria
Coast Guard
Northland
Dutch Harbor
Alaska City
Aleutian Islands
Washington
Bering Sea
Chelan
Shoshone
Yukon
Norton Sound
America
Russia
Robert Service
Lou
Dan McGraw
Sam McGee
Mills Denounces New Deal as Dictatorship Risk
Ogden Mills attacks the New Deal as old and tyrannical in a Constitution Day address before the Women’s National Republican Club in New York. He criticizes Planned Economy and government overreach, urging a return to liberty and constitutional limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ogden L. Mills
Secretary of the Treasury
National Republican Club
Hugh S. Johnson
America
Mills
Old World
Gettysburg
Lincoln
Highfill Injured In Ada Stroud Auto Crash
Mr and Mrs A B Highfill of Ada were injured Friday when their car slid off a highway embankment near Stroud after rain. Mrs Highfill had a head gash and her husband head and chest injuries. they were treated locally and later in Shawnee before returning to Ada Sunday. In Wisconsin a Kiwanis contest crowned Stanley Hetland with the aceakis plated medal after a tall tale about a southern cock tail shaker order. Mayor J M Knippel was runner up among 20 narrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Highfill
Ada
Stroud
West Bend
Wis
Stanley Hetland
Kiwanis Club
J. M. Knippel
Time to Treat Peach Trees for the Borer
The last of September and early October is the time to treat peach trees for borers says W G Amstein extension horticulturist at the University of Arkansas. The borer pest targets trunks near the soil line and can be managed with Paradichlorobenzene on trees four years and older. Younger trees require manual removal of borers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Amstein
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Making of the Constitution Explores Key Compromises
This first of six articles marks Constitution Week and the 147th anniversary of the Constitution's birth. It outlines the failure of the Articles of Confederation, the Philadelphia Convention led by Washington Franklin and Madison, and the three major compromises forming the framework of the new government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United States
Congress
Philadelphia
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Butter and egg market report from Chicago
Chicago market notes show butter prices steady with firmer creamery specials around 25 to 25 1 2 cents and eggs at 18 to 22 1 2 cents for current receipts and graded firsts. No butter or egg sales reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Potatoes trade slows as holiday dampens demand
Chicago reports sluggish potato market with 88 on track and 268 on shipments. Prices show U. S. No. 1 Idaho russets 1.50, Wisconsin cobblers 1.20, Minnesota cobblers 1.05, early Ohios 1.20-1.25, North Dakota triumphs 1.40, with total U. S. shipments 526 and supplies moderating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S. Dept
U. S
Perent Wisconsin Cobblers
Idaho Russets
North Dakota
Cobblers
Early Ohios
Minnesota Cobblers
Chicago Wheat Market Slips on Argentine Influence
Chicago wheat prices fell on September 19 as Argentine wheat and duty paid delivery options affected futures. Cash wheat held firm amid small supplies and signals of a possible US wheat supply drop next week. December prices slid with corn and oats down, provisions steady to lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
United States
Recent Rains Bring Complete Change in South Central Area
The drought struck Duncan Oklahoma region shows a shift as rains revive pastures and fall crops. Farmers like J F Howenstein and Carl Rice note improved prospects for stock through winter with emergency loans aiding feed and seed purchases while cotton output remains limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Hubbard
J. F. Howenstein
Cache
Comanche County
Carl Rice
Duncan Production Credit Association
J. A. Carnes
Duncan
Ninth Federal Land Bank District
Carnes
Farm Credit Administration
Market Slump Deepens as Trade Price Fixing Orders Fulfill
Traders saw a broad sell off as price fixing orders were gradually filled. December moved from 12.83 to 12.72 with the general list posting losses of 9 to 12 points at the last hour. Futures closed barely steady, 11 to 16 lower. Spot remained quiet, middling at 12.80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Spot Cotton Steady as Prices Slide on New Orleans Market
New Orleans on September 19 reports spot cotton closing steady with a 15 point drop. Sales reached 5,275 bales, with low middling at 12.13, middling 12.78, good middling 13.23, receipts 3,765 and total stock 591,104.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Oklahoma City market report shows cattle steady to strong
Market data from Oklahoma City and Kansas City lists cattle and hogs prices with loads and ranges. Cattle: steers and yearlings steady, bulk calves 4.50-6.00, cows 2.25-3.00, grass heifers 2.25-3.50, veals up to 5.50. Hogs about steady, packer top 7.00, sows 3.50-5.50. Lambs up about 25 cents, natives at 6.00 top. Kansas City volumes: hogs 4,000, 320 direct, slow market around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
U. S. Dept
Spot Grain Prices in Chicago Market Report
Spot wheat and corn prices listed for Chicago on September 19. Wheat No 2 red 1.04 3 4, No 1 hard 1.11, corn No 1 mixed 79, No 1 yellow 79 1 4 to 1 2, No 1 phasis 84, sample grade 83, oats No 1 white 58, sample grade 48 1 2 to 51.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
OE Comstncie Incess
New York Cotton Slumps to New Low Amid Liquidation
Cotton prices fell to new lows as liquidation and southern selling intensified. Traders cited favorable crop progress in the southwest and ongoing uncertainty over textile labor disputes as factors. Buying remained limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southern
Southwest
Local Pickups Highlight Weekend Ada Police Arrests
Ada police made 16 arrests over the weekend with two for fighting and most others for drunkenness. The weekend pattern reflects ongoing city policing and public disturbance concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Car once in Ada found in Pineville garage
Chief Somer Jones receives a letter from Pineville Louisiana asking about a car that left the Ada owner's possession in fall 1933 and later appeared in a Pineville garage with no one claiming it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somer Jones
Pineville
Ada
County Officials Handle Tax Statements Busy Duty
Deputies in the county treasurer's office spend much of their time preparing tax statements showing amounts due against property and back taxes. Oil leasing and royalty accounts drive most of these requests for information.
Notable Statements Span Early 20th Century Through 1925
The excerpt notes that several statements date from before 1925 with some reaching back to 1910, indicating a broad historical scope. The text implies a chronology where older remarks underpin later discussions, suggesting a long archival lineage.
New York Boards Back Lottery Plan for Relief Funds
New York city aldermen approve a plan combining a municipal lottery with a one tenth of one percent tax on gross business receipts and a 15 percent tax on the 1934 federal income tax. Officials say the plan could raise 20 to 39 million dollars to aid 3000000 destitute families, with the mayor warning of uncertain yields and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Board of Aldermen
Board of Altermen
la Guardia
William Hodson
Joseph D. McGoldrick
Fish Die Off Reported In Oklahoma Lakes
Thousands of fish in small Oklahoma lakes are dying from decaying vegetation that grew along banks in July and August and now lies underwater. Deputy state game ranger W. G. Goodwin said several samples of fish killed in this manner were received at the game department from private lakes near El Reno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
W. G. Goodwin
Game Department
el Reno
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DuPont
L. Penny
McCurtain County
Ranfield Oil Co
Illinois Refining Co
Creek County
Alaoka
Stillwater
Bankhead Cotton Control Act
Drough
H. P. Moffitt
Bankhead Adt State Allotment Board
Moffitt
South
Wallace
National Pool
National
Ernest L. Deal
Florence
Alabama
Terati
James Madison
Virginia
Senate
House of Representatives
North
New Hampshire
J. B. Willoughby
Charley Shockley
Scramp
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