Postal Receipts Register Gains in Rising Economy
Chicago reports Postmaster General James A. Farley describing rising postal receipts as a sign of returning prosperity. He cites a rise from 588,000,000 to 650,009,000 in the last fiscal year and notes July August revenues up over the prior year. He argues the gains reflect broader business recovery and disputes opponents of the New Deal.
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Chicago
James A. Farley
National Association of Postmasters
Pacific
Atlantic
Varley
Roosevelt
Death takes Mrs. Jim Burris after major operation
Mrs. Jim Burris 45 died at a local hospital Wednesday night after a major operation. Funeral at First Baptist church Friday 2 30 officiated by Rev. C C Morris. Burial in Memorial Park. She was a valued member active in church work and missionary groups. She leaves husband Jim Burris and four sisters and six brothers.
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Jim Burris
First Baptist Church
C. C. Morris
Surial
Memori
Park Cemetery
Glennie May Turces
J. H. Griffin
Ada
Garnett Waldby
Pauls Valley
Grace Palmer
Stillwater
Gladys Gaar
Inez Griffith
Roff
G. O. Griffin
Clyde Griffin
Stonewall
Ray Griffin
Stratford
Alva Griffin
Wynnewood
Herbert Griffin
Roffi
Harlow Griffin
Burris
Womens Missionary Union
Indian resident Lannie McCarty dies at 62
Lannie McCarty 62, longtime Indian resident of Jesse, died Thursday at 2:30 AM at his home. Burial is in the family cemetery. He leaves a widow, four daughters Rosetta Bolen of Jesse Juanita Louisa and Ruby McCarty all in his home, and three sons Jackson Lawrence and Joe B. McCarty. He earlier made several trips to Washington DC on Indian affairs business.
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Lannie McCarty
Jesse
McCarty
Rosetta Bolen
Juanita
Louisa
Ruby McCarty
Jackson
Lawrence
Joe B. McCarty
Washington, D.C
duo of men arrested on federal whiskey charge after gunfire
Llamon Underhill and Leonard Laseman were captured by federal and Ada police after a high speed escape shot at by officers. They face charges of violating internal revenue laws and pleaded not guilty at arraignment. Bond set at 5000 each.
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Llarmon Underhill
Leonard Laseman
Leonard H. Laseman
Harmon Underhill
Internal Revenue
U. S
W. C. Edwards
McAlester
Lase
Oklahoma WPA to Spend 2.4 Million on Malaria Control Dams
Oklahoma City report notes authority for 2.4 million dollars to malaria control and dam and pond construction under WPA. W S Key announced forthcoming approval of 2.1679 million for National Guard projects. About 26 000 WPA jobs planned across 123 dams and ponds in 57 counties.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
WPA
W. S. Key
Works Progress Administrator
Washington
National Guard
State Conservation Commission
Sequoyah
Latimer
Push_ mataria
Atoka
McIntosh
Haskell
LeFlore
McCurtain
Bryan
Choctaw
Pittsburg
Johnston
Pontotoc
Okfuskee
Okmulgee
Hughes
Seminole
Wasoner
Adair
Cherokee
Muskogee
Murray
Love
Coal County 4-H Members To Big Fair
Twelve boys and girls earned a trip to the Oklahoma State Fair for their 4-H club work. They depart Coalgate on Sunday September 22 at 1 pm led by J. R. Perry Curtis Floyd and Alva Anse Owens. Winners include Billy Kite Bromide Albert Ingram Pleasant Hill Frank Cross er Tupelo N H Heck Tupelo Donald Lynch Centrahoma Lucille Phillips Pleasant Hill Doro thy Lynch Gentrahoma Theda Allen Tupelo Opal Jennings Pleasant Hill Lenora MelIntosh Bromide Ravenel Stanford Tupelo. A complete exhibit of corn cotton peanuts grain sorghum potatoes canning and sewing has been sent to the state fair. Also Donald Lynch Centrahoma will exhibit a Poland China barrow.
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Coalgate
J. R. Perry
Pleasant Hill
Curtis Floyd
Alva Anse Owens
Billy Kite
Bromide
Albert Ingram
Frank Crosser
Tupelo
N. H. Heck
Donald Lynch
Centrahoma
Lucille Phillips
Dorothy Lyneh
Gentrahoma
Theda Allen
Opal Jennings
Lenora MelIntosh
Ravenel Stanford
4-H Club
Three Men Die in Electric Chair at Oklahoma Penitentiary
In McAlester Oklahoma on September 20 three men were electrocuted in the first executions directed by Roy Kenny former Oklahoma A and M track coach. Chester Barrett Bun Riley and Alfred Rowan died within minutes of each other after being strapped in the chair.
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Chester Barrett
Bun Riley
Alfred Rowan
Roy Kenny
Francis E. Barden
Associated Press
McAlester
Cpthree
State Penitentiary
Oklahoma A
M. College
Chester Lee Barrett
Sapulpa
Pittsburg
Roy Gentry
Altus
Kenny
Rich Owen
Barrett
W. H. Barton
Northcutt Pleads Not Guilty to DWI After 3-Car Crash
Ernest Northcutt entered a not guilty plea to driving while intoxicated and was released on $1000 bond set by Justice A. W. Oliver. He requested 24 hours to plead after arraignment Monday morning. The charge follows a three car wreck near Fittstown on Sunday afternoon that injured 11 people.
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Ernest Northcuttt
A. W. Oliver
Northcutt
Fittstown
Conviction Upheld in Embezzlement Case
The Oklahoma Court of Appeals affirmed a seven year sentence and a $224,090 fine for John Casselman of Shidler on an embezzlement charge. Casselman, treasurer of the Shidler Webb City Independent School District No 11, was accused of a $112,319 shortage.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals
John Casselman
Shidler
Casselman
Shidler-Webb City Independent
Greatest returns for the amount invested
Classified ad touts high value investments and smart returns for readers seeking economical opportunities. Promotion focuses on affordable options promising strong gains and practical benefits for investors seeking reliable growth.
Cotton Bales Slow to Start in Ada County
Ada reports two cotton bales arriving Friday September 13 and Saturday afternoon. W. H. Myers of Egypt is credited with the first bale, followed by W. H. Brumley near Homer with the second. The Stonewall Co-Op Gin logged its first bale, from the farm of W. W. Woolley southwest of Stonewall. The bale weighed 505 pounds, sold for 10 1 2 cents per pound plus $25 per ton for seed, totaling $64.54 with a local premium of $20 to the renter. More farmers plan to pick as weather permits and rural schools closing released youths to help.
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Ada
W. H. Myers
Egypt
W. H. Brumley
Homer
iStonewall Co-Op
Old Stonewall Bank Plans Recalled From 1903
W R Heck of Contrahome highlights a 1903 re print in the Rockwall Success about Tom Hope Frank Jones John Beard Orville Snead and W F Mooney seeking to organize a national bank with 25000 capital at Stonewall I T The notice also mentions the E W Hardin Co bankers assignment The names are familiar in this Oklahoma region and the bank existed for several years.
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W. R. Heck
Contrahome
Rockwall
Texas
Tom Hope
Frank Jones
John Beard
Orville Snead
W. F. Mooney
Stonewall
I.T
E. W. Hardin & Co
Oklahoma
Labor Expenditure on County Roads August Total
In August G total labor expense on county roads from the county highway fund reached 3957.91 dollars excluding machinery equipment or supplies. The report is for the state insurance board and notes compensation insurance on road workers with the state fund and a legal ruling that a road worker may sue county commissioners on their bonds but not the county.
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County Highway Fund
State Insurance Board
State Insurance Fund
Mac Q. Williamson
Bandits Loot Sand Mountain Bank in Boaz Alabama
Three unmasked bandits robbed the Sand Mountain bank in Boaz Alabama shortly after opening, taking about 33500 dollars in cash. They covered employees with guns, rifled the vault, and fled with Chief of Police Powers in pursuit. Bank president C M Elrod described the crew as professional and neatly dressed, estimating their ages around 35. No customers were present.
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Boaz
Ala
Sand Mountain
C. M. Elrod
New England Hearing Eyes Cotton Reinforced Highways
H E Barnard director of research of the Farm Chemurghe Council urged using light weight mesh fabric woven in New England mills to reinforce highways. He said it would improve drainage, prevent frost blisters and potholes, and could absorb carryover cotton, boosting domestic use by about 50 percent.
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Crawford Notch
N. H
H. E. Barnard
Chemurghe
Dearborn
Mich
New England Council
Barnard
New England
Negro bound over on auto theft case
Jesse Banks is bound over for trial in district court on larceny of an automobile charge after a preliminary hearing. He failed to post a $1,000 appearance bond in two justice courts and was arrested in Lawton with a 1926 Buick sedan said to have been stolen from W. C. Davis. Banks pleaded not guilty to grand larceny. suit, overcoat and suitcase were later found in a pawn shop linked to the theft.
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Jesse Banks
Pontotoc County
Banks
Sherwood W. Hill
W. C. Davis
Lawton
A. W. Oliver
Bill Murray Returns To Farm Life On Broken Bow Acreage
Former Gov William H Murray retires to farming on a 70 acre tract by Yashau Creek near Broken Bow Oklahoma He supervises a crew of Black workers and handles chores from dawn while admiring his spring wagon purchased by mail order and joking about loyalty and ownership with a visiting Negro worker.
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Broken Bow
William H. Murray
Yashau Creek
Mississippi
Murray
Pioneer dies at 73 in Waurika promoter of townsites
E J Kelly a prominent pioneer landowner and railroad townsite promoter died of a heart ailment at his Waurika home He laid out the town of MacLoud and promoted towns of Waurika Greenfield and Geronimo.
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Waurika
E. J. Kelly
Kelly
MacLoud
Greenfield
Geronimo
Oil production rises in major fields across United States
The Oil and Gas Journal reports a weekly rise in daily crude oil output to 2,811,399 barrels from 2,785,843 total. California leads gains with 7,750 more barrels daily, Oklahoma up 1,590, Texas up 7,166, and East Texas and Michigan also show increases amid statewide upticks.
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Tulsa
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
California
Oklahoma
Texas
East Texas
Kansas
Michigan
Rocky Mountain Area
Okla
Si. L
E. Texas
E. Tex
Zoe W
Tex. Pan. O
Tex
Louisiana
Arkansas
E. Fields
Mich
U. S
Oklahoma Congress of Parents and Teachers Convention Oct 9 headline speakers
More than 900 delegates are expected for the thirteenth annual convention at the University of Oklahoma October 9 to 11. Speakers include Gov. E W Marlan d Josh Lee John Vaughn Mrs B F Langworthy Dr W B Bizzell and Dr M A Nash with sessions on The Call of Today and World Peace.
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Norman
Spl
Oklahoma Congress of Parents and Cachers
University of Oklahoma
E. W. Marland
Josh Lee
John Vaughn
B. F. Lansworthy
Winnetka
Congress
W. B. Bizzell
M. A. Gash
Oklahoma College For Women
Chickasha
John R. Burns. Wewoka
State Congress
Marlane
Bizzell
Nash
Vaughan
Lee
Public Tuberculosis Survey Clinics and Follow-up Care
The article emphasizes community survey clinics to detect tuberculin reactors among children and youths, especially in communities with large Negro populations. It describes follow-up by physicians and dentists, yearly or semiannual re tests, and actions like X rays and health supervision to prevent progression to tuberculosis.
Gulf coast fish kill spans 500 miles with tarpon dead
Millions of fish lay dead along a 500 mile Gulf coast strip from near Brownsville to Padre Island. Tarpon and other species washed ashore. strong sulfur smell and gas were noted, with residents coughing and eyes burning. Fishermen reported thousands of dead gas in the area near Corpus Christi and along the coast.
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Brownsville
Tex
Gulf Coast
Mexico
Padre Island
Gulf of Mexico
Corpus Christi
Rio Grande
Gulf
Chapter Of Accidents
Eight people died in Oklahoma highway crashes over the weekend. Notable fatalities include C. R. Kirk 46 and Silas Martin 28 from Braggs in a Muskogee area collision Saturday night. Martin died on site, Kirk later in hospital.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
C. R. Kirk
Silas Martin
Braggs
Muskogee
Martin
Kirk
Melvin McDavid
Irene Gower
Tempie
Walters
Roy Sells
Nash
Perry
Florence Scruggs
Ponca City
Imogene Hopper
Tusa
Roy Sneed
Pawnee
Douglas Bank Cases Dismissed in Oklahoma City
Federal indictments against five officials of the Douglas bank chain, which collapsed in 1932, were dismissed on motion by U S district attorney W C Lewis. The action ends all federal banking prosecutions tied to the collapse. The names dropped included H T Douglas Jr Newton Douglas F D Keller A J Shorney and Roy Bowman.
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Oklahoma City
Douglas Bank
W. C. Lewis
United States
Shawnee National Bank
McAlester
H. T. Douglas, Jr
Donald A. Douglas
H. T. Douglas, Sr
Douglas
Chandler
State Criminal Court of Appeals
Cattle and Sheep Grow in Pontotoc County After Tour
County farm agent Joe B. Hill notes a sharp rise in sheep herds and cattle since the 1930 census. Purchases by farmers like Joe Walker and Alvis Tunnell total hundreds of sheep, while overall cattle tested in tuberculosis programs exceed census figures. Feed crops and grain sorghum acreage have surged, marking a historic growth in Pontotoc county agriculture.
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Pontotoc County
Joe B. Hill
Joe Walker
Alvis Tunnell
Hill
Mr. Hill
Kellogg resigns from world court judgeship in Geneva
Former United States Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg resigns today as a judge of the permanent court of international justice in Geneva. State department officials decline comment noting the US not a member and Kellogg served as a private individual.
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Geneva
United States
Frank B. Kellogg
Permanent Court of Internation Justice
Washington
State Department
the World Court
Kelloga
Lloyd Robinson Hele for District Court
Lloyd Robinson was returned to Pontotoc county jail and bound over for district court on habitual criminal action after a preliminary hearing found probable cause for larceny of an automobile second offense. Bond set at $5,000 remained unposted.
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Lloyd Robinson
Pontotoc County
Oliver
Robinson
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