Oklahoma highway program returned with federal suggestions
Oklahoma's federal emergency aid highway program was returned to the state highway commission with recommendations. Federal engineers outlined that about 4 million dollars of a 7 million dollar project list may be funded. Several western routes were adjusted with some paving added and others removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Highway Commission
W. V. Smiley
Sam Hawks
Commission
Fort Worth
Tex
C. ©. Swain
Harmon County
Bureau of Roads
Hawks
Federal Bureau
J. F. McKeel
Bureau
Arnett
Vici
Clinton
Selling
Binger
Bridgeport
Stillwater
Calvin
Wirt State Bank Robbed by Two Men in Ardmore
The Wirt State Bank in Ardmore was robbed just before noon by two men who escaped with about 1000 dollars after kidnapping bank president George Smith. Smith was released north of Wirt unharmed. Cashier Mrs. Smith and customers June Woods Roy Withers were forced into the vault and then freed. The robbers fled in a small coupe.
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Ardmore
Wirt State
George Smith
Carter County
Oklahoma
Smith
Wirt
June Woods
Roy Withers
Constable Triggers Tear Gas From Parked Car
Toronto police say a constable and bystanders cried out as he touched what proved to be a tear gas gun under a parked car. The car owners, two Pittsburgh women, claimed they could lawfully carry the device in their state.
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Toronto
Ont
Pittsburgh
Okemah Hotel Proprietor Jake Wildon Killed in Crash
Jake Wilson aged 69 of Okemah died at Breeo hospital Sunday night from injuries in a two car collision on North Broadway near Broadway and Sixth. Mrs M E Hays and daughter Ella Moulton of Ada suffered head injuries. C A Bryan of Mentone California and family received minor injuries. Wilson survived by wife and one son and two daughters. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Wilson
Okemah
Breeo Hospital
North Broadway
Wilson
C. A. Bryan
Mentone
Cal
Broadway
Sixth Strets
M. E. Hays
Ella Moulton
Ada
Bryan
Charles Bryan
Dee
Bryans
Highway 48
Oklahoma Court Bans Murray From Tearing Oil Pipelines
A three judge district court in Oklahoma City temporarily restrains Cicero J. Murray from destroying Union Crude Oil Transport pipelines. The action, at Sid White's request, concerns proration enforcement and potential reports to the corporation commission. Hearing to make the order permanent set for tomorrow.
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Oklahoma City
Cicero J. Murray
Union Crude Oil Transport Corp
Murray
National Guard
Sid White
Russell Petroleum Corp
White
William H. Murray
Union Corp
G Ott Bradford
Corporation Commission
Russell
Bradford
Russell Corp
Col. Murray
Gov. Murray
Governor Sends State Trucks to Tulsa for Feed Harvest
By executive order Gov Murray placed three trucks at the disposal of Tulsa unemployed for harvesting and hauling feed to the city for this winter. The order names J D Powell highway division engineer at Tulsa to carry out the measure. Dr T W Stallings is chairman with M W Williams and E W Harrison on the committee to set rules storage and distribution. Farmers offer to supply feed if labor is provided.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
Tulsa
J. D. Powell
T. W. Stallings
M. W. Williams
E. W. Harrison
Government bills arrive like clockwork by the second
The notice scolds citizens with no faith in government, pointing out the regular pattern of bills arriving no later than the second of each month. It emphasizes consistency in fiscal reporting and public accountability.
Pipe and Steel Company Expands to Ada Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Pipe and Steel Company opens a second state plant in Ada with E. Stein in charge. The Ada unit at 305 North Broadway will buy and sell casing and line pipe for oil fields from Pontotoc and Seminole counties and beyond, serving fields south and east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Pile and Steel Company
Ada
Tulsa
E. Stein
Stein
East Twelfth
University of Minnesota
Pontotoc County
Seminole County
North Broadway
ADA'S GUARD UNIT PRAISED FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE AT FORT SILL
Adam's 45th division National Guard units returned from Fort Sill with strong commendations for excellent service. Battery F 166th Field Artillery led encampment ratings, with Captain Elbert Reed praising firing range work and overall training. Sergeant Rev Mess Sergeant Noy Young, Sergeant Arthur Eaton and Corporal Goddard received special mention. The 160th Field Artillery Band under Major Fred J. Schreiber drew attention as the best in the division, balancing instrumentation and versatility for military and popular music performances. The combined payroll for officers enlisted and support staff involved in guard duties approached twenty thousand dollars.
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166Th Field Artillery
Elbert Reed
Reed
Noy Young
Arthur Eaton
Goddard
160Th Field Artillery
Fred J. Schreiber
Schreiber
General Key
160Th F. A
Aca
End to Picketing Threatened by Iowa Sheriff
Council Bluffs Iowa Aug 24 Sheriff P A Lainson announced he would recruit deputies and ban highway pickets after a night of disorder by National Farmers Holiday Association members. He seeks conspiracy charges against Clifton Lavery and others. Pickets remained on Highways 75 6 7 and 34 halting trucks and unloading produce into Omaha doors.
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Council Bluffs
P. A. Lainson
Clifton L. Lavery
Logan
Lainson
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
Pottawatomie County
Chicago
Sioux City
Iowa
Omaha
Missouri River
Savery
Farmers’ Union
Heavy Fire Destroys Several Konawa Stores
A Sunday blaze in Konawa destroyed Collins Dry Goods and Anders Grocery, with Boone Stryon department store and Hunt Dry Goods suffering stock damage. Fire started between roof and ceiling at Collins, rapidly spreading to adjacent buildings. Ada and Seminole fire units aided. Konawa kept the fire under control. Estimated loss $35,000.
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Konawa
Collins Dry Goods Company
Anders Grocery
Boone & Stryon
Hunt Dry Goods Company
Ada
Seminole
Strikes Win Two Victories in Midwest Farm Movement
Two victories marked the Midwest farm strike for higher prices as it spread in parts of Nebraska while rail interference persisted. In Omaha writers for the Iowa Nebraska Cooperative Milk Association agreed to pay 2 dollars per hundredweight for milk up from 1.45. In Lincoln milk dealers raised the price to 1.84, up 40 cents. Over 1,000 agriculturalists gathered in camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
Des Moines
Midwest
Nebraska
Omaha
Iowa-Nebraska (Co-operative Milk Association
Lincoln
Trimble Reports Large Reconstruction Loan Totals
The Reconstruction Corporation lent 48,711,056 during July 21 to 31 to banks, railroads and other agencies. The first report shows 437 loans totaling 45,057,556 in that period with 1,653,500 in prior increases.
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Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
South Trimble
House of Representatives
Atlee Pomerene
Agriculture
Trimble
Representative Treadway
Massachuetts
John W. Garner
Garner
South Trimbie Jr
Supreme Court
Japanese Advance Toward Jehol Border Shifts North China War News
Japanese forces in Manchuria reportedly launched a strong thrust into Jehol near the eastern border as fighting raged along a broad front. Chinese forces reportedly retreated under Japanese artillery air power and machine guns with bombing planes causing terror among border residents. Generals Tang Yu ling said Jehol would resist to the last man as the political crisis in China neared a solution with Wang Cheung wei resuming the presidency of the executive council after the August 9 cabinet retirement.
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Shanghai
Peiping
North China
Manchuria
Jehol
China
Genshiro Ishimoto
Tang Yu-ling
Wang Cheung-wei
Executive Council
Wang
Nanking
Japanese Entry Into Jehol Stirs Conflicting Claims
Japanese troops moved into Jehol province a month ago to secure the release of Ishi moto, a Japanese representative kidnapped allegedly by Jehol bandits. Tokyo denies a military invasion while charging Chang Hsiao-liang allies with complicity. Jehol's status remains disputed as maps place it variously in China Manchuria or Manchukuo with no international recognition.
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Jehol
Ishimoto
Chang Hsiao-liang
Peiping
China
Manchuria
Manchukuo
Japan
Japanese claim push to make Jehol part of Manchukuo
A government statement says decisive action soon to annex Jehol to Manchukuo. Reports from Chin chow indicate a Japanese detachment near Peipin defeated several hundred Chinese regulars after a sharp battle. The war office denies an offensive or large invasion in Jehol at this time.
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Tokyo
Jehol
Manchukuo
Chinchow
Manchuria
Peipin
War Office
China
Malloy Delivers Pontotoc County First Bale Of Cotton
Pontotoc county’s first bale of cotton arrived Friday. Owner Charley Malloy near Ahloso, known for early shipments, received the bale price from Choctaw Cotton Oil and a $25 Ada business premium plus a year’s subscription to Weekly News. Second and third bales earn $15 and $10 respectively. Historical dates for first bale vary each year.
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Prom Sanday
Pontotoc County
Charley Malloy
Ahloso
Ada
Malloy
Choctaw Cotton Oil Company
Eg Weekly News
Airmen halt Oslo bound flight to aid crash duo
An improvised U S to Norway flight paused after Thor Solberg and Carl Petersen crashed near Darby’s Harbor. Clyde A Lee and John Bochkon, with navigator Hubert Huntington, delayed their long Atlantic hop from Barre Vermont to Oslo to assist. Solberg and Petersen were uninjured. Solberg and Petersen’s wrecked plane lay at Darby’s Harbor while the Green Mountain Boy rested in Harbor Grace awaiting good weather to resume.
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Harbor Grace
N. F
United States
Norway
Thor Solberg
Carl Petersen
Darby’s Harbor
Placentia Bay
Green Mountain Bay
Oslo
Barre Vermont
Clyde A. Lee
John Bochkon
Europe
Petersen
Solberg
Lee
Boechkan
Buregon
Darby's Harbor
Bockon
Here
Hubert Huntington
Barre-Montpelier
Vermont
New York
Illinois Miners Begin Peaceful March Southward
Illinois miners start a southward march as state and Franklin county officials clash over how to respond to incoming strike agitators. Officials mull martial law while guards and police plan to secure highways. armed locals at county borders await advancing miners protesting a new five dollar daily wage.
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Illinois
Lathrop Mack
Associated Press
Benton
Illinois National Guard
Franklin County
John Hanson
Perry County
O. J. McMackin
National Guard
McMackin
Carlos E. Black
Springfield
Black
No. 18
Illinois Highway Police
Marion Hart
Cotton Rises Sharply on Heavy Buying in New York Market
Cotton advanced as much as 2.75 to 2.95 a bale amid heavy buying spurred by bullish implications from the weekly weather report. All contracts closed well above the eight cent level for the first time in the current movement. The census counted three Colorado communities with no radio sets as inhabitants brace for a tourist influx.
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New York
Labor march from Staunton marches to southern Illinois coal fields
A four mile long motor caravan carrying striking miners departed Staunton Illinois for the southern Illinois coal fields to persuade workers to refuse the new five dollar wage. Organizers predicted the protest would be the nation’s largest labor march with about twenty five thousand participants.
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Staunton, Hil
Southern
Illinois
Dowell
Franklin County
Christian County
Taylorville
Franklin ‘County
Belleville
Southern Illinois
Staunton
Mascoutah
Springfield
Lil
Pana
Landlubbers Cross Atlantic Safely in Two Master
Five Princeton undergraduates completed an Atlantic crossing in a two master ship in 49 days from New York to Marseille. They faced a heavy blow that cost five sails and spent 14 days in calm heat. Participants include William Drewery and William L Crow from New York Standish Backus from Detroit Ashley Hardy from Boston and Robert Keidle from Baltimore.
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Atlantic
Gibraltar
Princeton University
New York
Marseilles
William Drewery
William L. Crow
Standish Backus
Detroit
Ashley Hardy
Boston
Robert Keidle
Baltimore
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Miss Thomas
Mist Thomas
Jake Wildon
Cicero Murray
Union Crude Company
Pipe and Steel Concern Moves
F. A
Adam
45Th Division
Fort Sill
Peterson
Bodhkon
Colorado
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