La Follette backs Owen bill on Oklahoma lands
Senator La Follette of Wisconsin endorses Senator Owen's bill to sell surface lands of the segregated Choctaw and Chickasaw coal and asphalt tract in Oklahoma while reserving mineral rights. The measure sets terms for appraisal, sale, and protecting surface owners, with anticipated hearings and support from Senate leadership amid tariff debates.
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Oklahoma adopts new rules for state teaching certificates
Oklahoma City July 3 The state board of education completes a new certificate system intended to curb loose practices. Residents must have contracts to teach in Oklahoma if non residents apply. Applicants need two years experience or sixteen months for state university grads, pass exams, and average at least 90 percent with no score below 70. Certificates issued for two years may be extended five years with proof of continuous teaching and satisfactory work. Four types exist: kindergarten primary intermediate and general high school.
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Forecast Predicts No Abatement Amid Heat Wave
The Associated Press reports record heat across Kansas City and New York on July 3. In Kansas City many slept outdoors, with government thermometers around 91 at midnight and 83 at sunrise. Toronto and several U.S. cities registered 98 to 108 degrees, while New York saw 94.5 and reports of deaths, prostrations, drownings, and heat-related crises spread across multiple cities.
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Grand River Name Still Debated By Oklahoma Leaders
Oklahoma lawmakers urge the U.S. Geographic Board to keep Grand as the river’s name, opposing its proposed change to Neosho. The 1910 concurrent resolution stresses historic ties and Cherokee history to Fort Gibson, Irving literature, and regional figures, prompting official letters to Washington through Sen. and Rep. channels.
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