Roosevelt Drives Plan for Ever Normal Granary Crops Insurance
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt advancing a permanent drought and land use program. Secretary Wallace heads a five member committee to design all risk crop insurance with storage reserves for lean years. A Morris Cole eight member panel will draft a long term plan for Great Plains resource use by January 1. The plan may start with wheat cotton and corn and emphasize insurance storage and soil and water conservation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Great Plains
Hyde Park
N. Y
Wallace
Morris L. Cole
A. G. Black
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
H. R. Tolley
Wayne C. Taylor
Agricultural Department
President Roosevelt Calls Power Conference on Cheap Electricity
President Roosevelt announced a September 30 meeting of federal power officials and private utilities to explore pooling public and private power. The aim is to spread cheap, abundant electricity from TVA and other public works, with strong emphasis on minimal new investment and broader rural electrification. The plan would use existing transmission lines to smooth supply, cut reserve needs, and extend access to communities at low rates.
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Washington
CPA
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Vonneville Dam
Cambridge
Mass
Landon to Push Farm Plan Across Corn Belt Tour
Gov. Alf M Landon and his agricultural advisers studied President Roosevelt crop insurance moves as Landon prepares a three day tour of the corn belt. He will make a Des Moines speech and deliver about 29 brief talks from the Sunflower Special train through Missouri Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Topeka. Kans
Alf. M. Landon
Roosevelt
Landon
Des Moines
Iowa
Great Plains
Missouri
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Old age pensions for September in Oklahoma
Harve L. Melton state welfare director said today old age assistance grants of eight dollars a month will be made by the state public...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Harve L. Melton
County Wins First Round to Water Dispute
Pontotoc county board of commissioners blocked a $69.97 water bill for the county courthouse for 45 days from July 1 to August 15. Water remained on after the county refused payment and despite an order to cut it off. The water office warned of potential action, but no steps were taken to sever supplies as of Saturday.
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Pontotoc
Court House
Floods claim two lives as Colorado River swamps Texas farms
In Brownwood Texas two men drown as the Colorado River floods farms and ranch land. Ganum Maxey, 69, died while saving livestock and Gaynor McBee, 60, a ranch hand, was swept from a horse and recovered. The Concho River contributed to the state wide inundation with 16 to 20 inches of rain.
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Brownwood
Tex
Colorado
Ganum Maxey
Ross White
Bowser
Texas
Gulf
Gaynor McBee
Milburn
McCullough County
Concho River
San Angelo
Houston Harte
Plum Creek
Ralph Stephens
de Leon
Copperas Creek
Eugene Weaver
Robbie
James
Henry Boyd
Robert Canute
Weaver
Eugene Heshew
Red Cross
Concho Creek
Concho
Dean Chenoweth
Santa Fe Park
Rip Kincheloe
Coleman
Colorado River
Chester Bouldin
Strew
Coleman County
Pontotoc County School Masters Schedule Ada Meeting
The Pontotoc County School Masters club will meet in Ada on October 15 with out of county speakers. Officials from the Oklahoma Education Association will outline the year’s plans, focusing on legislation. Officers include H. P. Rice as vice president and Ray Stigall as secretary.
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Pontotoc County
Ada
Bryan Weems
Rofs
Oklahoma Education Association
Weems
H. P. Rice
Ray Stegall
Constitution Day Remembering James Madison Father of the Constitution
Willis Thornton recalls James Madison on Constitution Day as 1936 marks the centennial since his death at Montpelier Virginia in 1856. The article highlights Madison’s role in drafting the Virginia Plan aiding the Constitutional Convention and his Federalist contributions with Hamilton and his push for a Bill of Rights.
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Willis Thornton
James Madison
Madison
Montpelier
Dolly Madison
Washington
Port Conway
Princeton
Virginia
Jefferson
Continental Congress
Confederation
Philadelphia
Hamilton
Mason
Pickney
Maj
William Pierce
Georgia
United States
Patrick Henry
Alexander Hamilton
New York
Nepotism and Patronage Stir Oklahoma Capitol
United Press report details a web of relatives among Oklahoma state officials and commissions. Nephews and in laws move between highway, school land, corporation, and tax agencies as nepotism investigations loom. Politicians push for regional appointments and a patronage commissioner amid electoral rhetoric.
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Frank McNaughton
United Press
Oklahoma City
Capitol
Einstein
C. C. Childers
Sloan Coffman
Highway Department
Scott Ferris
Bull Ferris
School Land Department
Childers
Highway Commission
Coffman
School Land Commission
Scott
Bill
Vincent Bodine
Jim Bodine
The
Corporation Commission
Reford Bond
John Ware
Charlie’ Childers
A. S. J. Shaw
Shaw
School Land Commissioners
Shan
Vincent” Bodine
Bodine
Ware
Bond
John
Sloan
Vincent
Oklahoma flood damage and WPA relief figures
The report cites flood damage in Oklahoma above 2 million dollars with WPA funds and drought relief tied to certified needs. Oklahoma’s WPA quota sits at 50 000, while 40 000 families require direct drought aid. D P Trent advised Governor Marland that farmers on WPA relief may obtain emergency feed and seed loans.
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Works Progress Administration
WPA
D. P. Trent
Federal Resettlement Administration
Gov. Marland
Oklahoma
Sweezy Found Guilty Giver 45 Year Term
A district court jury found Dupont Sweezy guilty of a statutory charge and sentenced him to 45 years in the state penitentiary after trial in San Angelo. The day’s court also heard Dallas Davis charged with the shotgun slaying of George Kirby near Bebee on July 19.
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Dupont Sweezy
Dallas Davis
George Kirby
Bebee
July
Davis
Sam A. McKeel
Kirby
Allen Stanfield
U. S
Six Charged With Murder in Indian’s Death at Holdenville
Six people face murder charges in Hughes County Oklahoma over the death of 20 year old Indian Jack Duffy. Claud Parks Claude Johnston Troy Johnson Lucille Johnson Roger Scott and Carl Young are named with Young at large. Duffy was found shot through the heart in a culvert near the Johnson farm near Sasakwa.
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Holdenville
Lee Warren Crutcher
Jack Duffy
Claud Parks
Claude Johnson
Troy Johnson
Lucille
Roger Scott
Carl Young
Young
Johnsons
Sasakwa
Okla
Hughes County
Duffy
Johnson
Greatest returns for amount in vested Ada News classified
A compact Ada News classified item notes favorable yields on vested investments and prompts readers to compare value. It highlights the idea of maximizing returns relative to invested amounts with a local trade tone. It cites no specific products or figures.
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Ada News
Drummeright Man Shot to Death in Domestic Altercation
Drummeright, Sept. 10. Ted Miller, 25, was shot and killed during a dispute at his brother in law Rufus Walker’s home. Sam L. Hazlet, neighbor and oil company employee, surrendered after the shooting. Hazlet was released on his own recognizance as investigators found Miller provoked the fight. Miller died minutes after being struck in the abdomen. Miller was also wanted on a second degree burglary charge connected to a recent church looting.
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Drumright
Ted Miller
Rufus Walker
Jack Ary
Sam L. Hazlet
Walker
Ary
Lester Coe
Hazlet
Miller
Chief Ary
Railroad wins Sayre damage suit in 4,000 claim
In Sayre Oklahoma a district court jury ruled for the Rock Island railroad in a 4,000 damage suit brought by the estate of Mrs. Harvey Richerson who died when a train struck her automobile near El Reno on July 7, 1934. The husband received 2,999.50 for hospital expenses and auto damage. The report also mentions microscopic plankton and a note about Thomas Young’s Bible reading.
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Sayre
U.P
Rock Island Railroad Company
Harvey Richerson
Richerson
el Reno
Campaign against repeal gains push in Oklahoma City
J W Williamson secretary of the United Drys says lack of backer interest may curb a November vote on the Henshaw prohibition repeal. He urges a six week intensified drive, chiefly in churches, to defeat the measure.
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Oklahoma City
J. W. Williamson
United Days
Williamson
Seed and Feed Loan Funds Approved for Relief
Oklahoma City reports Senator Thomason wired $550000 for seed and feed loans with liberalized regulations to aid all in need. He said the president and relief agency heads assured increased quotas to reach those seeking assistance.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Elmer Thomas
Building Projects Resume After Heavy Rains in Ada
Ada builders announce new residences and near completion homes after week of rain. Finley and Lollar plan a $4,000 brick house on East Seventeenth and a $5,000 to $6,000 brick home in Country Club addition for Don Johnson. Homes at 900 and 902 East Seventeenth and a $4,000 residence on High School avenue near finish. Sydney Sachs house on South Broadway nears completion and Dr Barrett’s two story home on West Twenty-fifth street advances.
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Ada
Finley and Lollar
East Seventeenth
Country Club
Don Johnson
East Seventeenth Street
High School Avenue
Sydney Sachs
South Broadway
Barrett
West Twenty-fifth Street
John F. McKinley
Twentieth and
High School
Adams Lumber and Supply Company
Fifteenth and Highland
J. G
Strand Theater
Ada Theater
Drouth ponds under construction in county program
Applications pour in for federal drouth relief stock water ponds as the county advances with the program. About 15 ponds are allotted with around 40 applications on hand. several are already under construction and more will start after tract approval surveys and worker assignments.
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Board of County Commissioners
Drouth
Childers Plans Payment on Debt in Oklahoma
State Auditor C C Childers intends to use funds from the 49 per cent gasoline tax diversion to retire treasury notes callable December 15. He argues debts should be paid first, despite Governor Marland's criticism and highway department claims of high interest costs.
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Oklahoma City
C. C. Childers
Treasury
Highway Commission
Childers
E. W. Marland
Highway Department
Schol Land Department
Dick Truitt Leads In Three Day Rodeo Meet
WOODWARD Oklahoma September 27 77 Allen Holder Sheffield Texas won the steer roping crown with a time of 70 25 seconds. Dick Truitt Stonewall Oklahoma placed second and King Merritt Federal Wyoming third. Hugh Bennett Fort Thomas Arizona led steer roping and bulldogging with Truitt second. Whitey Stewart Anadarko led steer riding with Cravens Butler and Bud Shutts tied for second. Ken Roberts Strong City Kansas won bronc riding with Stewart tied for second.
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Walter Cravens
Butler
Bud Shutts
Sun City
Kans
Dronc
Ken Roberts
Strong City
Stewart
Dick Swart
Byers
Tex
Legal method to call treasury notes with school lands
The article discusses the attorney general's view on whether Treasury notes can be called and repurchased using funds from school land endowments, outlining legal steps and potential constraints in such transactions.
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Ney General
Treasury
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Harry
House
Sam Carmack
Gould
J. Joseph Rogers
Frederick
Oan Angelo
Sweezy
Thomas Young
Valley View Hospital
Aldridge
Gluckman’s Department Store
Criswell’s
J. C. Penney
S. H. Mount Furniture Company
Albert Chamberlain
West Main
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company
Oc.c.a.&a
City
Commonwealth Fund of
New York City
Dick Truitt
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