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a r m y , Maj. Gen. R e n s u k e I s o g a i , s e n , O k l a h o m a City.
t h e h o m e of a d a u g h t e r , Mrs. d i s b u r s i n g o f f i c e r o f t h e t o w n ­ sharply, predicted a comeback for
J . H. S l o a n , 41 E. T h i r t e e n t h . s i t e b o a r d of P e r r y , in t h e old a t I O , 7 3 4 , 0 0h b a l e s , a r e d u c t o n prohibition. M a y b e H is Ideas D o N o t Fit m ilita r y a t t a c h e at Shanghai,
H e w a s t h e f a t t i e r of J o h n a n d t e r r i t o r y d ay s.
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of t h i s c i t y a n d of i g l u c h i l d r e n h a d a fi el d s u c h a s n e w s m e n
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W h i l e W . H. S t a y t o n , e x e c u ­
t iv e d i r e c t o r of r e p e a l a s s o c i a t e s ,
and others contended there has
b e e n a m a r k e d d e c l i n e in l a w ­
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G i f t s C a n La s t T o o Santa Claus to Drop in Fre­
STOCKS BEST EVER s a i d t h e g e n e r a l i s s i m o ’s a s s u m p t ­
ion of f ul l n a t i o n a l c o n t r o l wa*
a logical de v e lo p m e n t.
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living elsewhere. nowadays c a n o n l y d r e a m o f — t b s
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of A m e r i c a b e g a n a " n e w c r u ­ over n in e ty — but he seamed to With Preparation
a t t h e l&eitb F u n e r a l C h a p e l a t t e r r i t o r y g a n g s w e r e o p e r a t i n g , Most of t h e d e c l i n e in p r o d u c t ­ sa d e " for p ro h ib itio n s have som e definite opinions. He hi s s h o u l d e r s , ” s a i d G e n e r a l Iso-
9 a . m . T u e s d a y , Re v. I v a n J. IT. S. m a r s h a l s were making
ion e s t i m a t e s d u r i n g t h e p a s t 30 Saying i ’r e s i d e n t Roosevelt gai .
n a m es for them selves, the 10 0 - s t a r t e d in on pi pe s, a n d a f t ° r T h e C h r i s t m a s s e a s o n is h e r e !
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day divorce law b ro u g h t p r o m i­ q u i t e a s e r m o n on t h e s u p e r i o r i t y If y ou d o n ’t b e l e v e it, j u s t t a k e
at Atoka. a u to m a w h e re w e a th e r conditions his " p l e d g e " t h a t the saloon of corn-cobs over b ria rs, he
n e n t e a s t e r n e r s to P e r r y . a stroll down Main stre e t or any E f fe c t of N e w A c t ; A d a
K n o w n to m a n y h e r e a s 111e were reported unfavorable fur would nev er r e t u r n , the league s w i t c h e d to C h r i s t m a s .
Mr. F i t t s h a d p h o t o g r a p h s of of t h e o t h e r d o w n t o w n b u s i n e s s C ited
g e n i a l f a t h e r of J o h n F i t t s , g ° - t h e m a t u r i n g a n d p i c k i n g of t h e c o n v e n t i o n in St. I x>nis a l s o d e ­ “ W h y , g o s h - a - n i i g h t v m a n , ” he
p r a c t i c a l l y all of t h e n o t e d o u t ­ streets and you will be con­
o l o g i s t , Mr. F i t t s h a d b> * n in l a t e c r op . m a n d e d a b o l i t i o n of t h e “ u se of s ai d, “ t h e y a i n ' t a C h r i s t m a s
law- an d officers but these were vi nc ed. O K L A H O M A C I T Y , Dec. 7 — LF*
p o o r h e a l t h f or s o m e m o n t h s . i n t o x i c a n t s a t all W h i t e H o i s e g o e s bv I d o n ' t g e t s o m e d o o ­
b u r n e d s o m e y e a r s a go. H e k n e w Of c o u r s e , y o u r s t r o l l will he A r e p o r t of tile O k l a h o m a t a x
As a n e w s m a n t h e s t o r y of m o s t of t h e p e r s o n a g e s .
Mr. F i t t ' is t a -rnna* ha­ a n d v a r - F o r t h r e e y e a r s h e a v e r a g e d in
led, s u c h .t' f ew ne n o f t o d a y t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d of 5 , 0 0 0 w o u i s
Richardson a n d p u b l i c functions."
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Roosevelt, th e r e w a s no i m m e ­
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C h r i s t m a s niv d a u g h t e r E l v i r y —
the young u n. s h e l l be f i f t y
s l o w e d s o m e w h a t by t h e c r o w d s
of C h r i s t m a s s h o p p e r s w h o a l ­
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can even a pproach. n i g h t l y by t e l e g r a p h to t h e m e t ­
It w a s 51 y e a r s a z o t h a t Mr. r o p o l i t a n p a p e r s of t h e e a s t a n d
Offers Plan d ia te c o m m e n t h e re todav.
w a s r e c a l l e d t h r a t a c c o u n t s of
formal W hite House functions
It a f o r e l o n g —- g i m m e a t r i c k a s h ­
tray.
s t o c k e d s t o r e s in s e a r c h of “ t h e
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a great* r p r o p o r t i o n o f t h e i r t a x
b a s e t h a n r u r a l d i s t r i c t s if t h e
P i t t s , w h o w a s b o r n in C a r r o l l s o u t h w e s t . "Now* t h e m t h i n g s re a l r i g h t b r o th e r and friend. i e x e m p t i o n b e c a m e e f fe c t i v e .
county, Georgia, b oug ht a small A b o u t t h e t i m e of' t h e S p a n i s h -
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For Liquor h a v e t o l d of t h e s e r v i n g of l i g ht
A m e r i c a n v i n t a g e w i n es . Beer
h a s b ee n s e r v e d a t s o m e i n f o r m ­
f o r d i s t a n t r e l a t i o n s . B u t wt»:-n
it c o m e s to c l o s e k i n . . . wel l,
S a n ta Claus himself ad ded a
r e a l Y u l e t i d e t o u c h t o t ile o c ­
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B r o w n i e L o f t u s , j o u n g c o l o r e d l y z e d in a s t a t e w i d e s u r v e y , s h o w -
in m y d a y , f o l k s onl y g i v e p r e s
i n t o n e w s p a p e r w o r k . A l t e r aboil! t r a v e l e d i n T e x a s f o r ye ar s. al gatherings.
c a s i o n b y m a k i n g a p p e a r a n c e s or. m a n , w a s t a k e n t o a local h o s ­ I e d t h a t in s o m e c o u n t i e s a $ 1 .-
Provides System of Rigid Con­ e n t s to th* f a t t i l y . A n d t h e y w a r
a y e a r ie* iii >ved >a . ‘o C a r r o l l ­ F o r s o m e m o n t h s he h a s s p e n t F r i e n d s of P r e s i d e n t a n d Mrs.
do w n to w n stree ts d u rin g the past pital early S a t u r d a y n ight a f t ° r 500 exem ption would have a lm o s t
f o r k e e p s . t oo . Y es si r . N o n e o ’
t o n a n d b o u g h t tin p a p e r t h o r . I a ll of his t i m e in A d a , r e t i r e d trol of Traffic in Case of R oo seve lt said t h e y a r e know n w e e k a n d he will c o n t i n u e to h e h a d b e e n w o u n d e d by a b u l l e t i t h e s a m e e f f e c t a s c o m p l e t e ex-
In a few y e a r s lie w a s w i th f r o m a c t i v i t y b u t k e e p i n g i n c l o s e y o u r f o l - d e- r ol s . a d e s k , a r i n g. m a k e fre q u e n t a p p e a ra n ce s be­ ] emption.
Repeal alm ost as teetotalers, and th a t f r o m a pistol.
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they never d r in k or serve stro n g
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O K L A H O M A C I T Y . D c . 5. - l iq u or .
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k l ’1 A r e p e a l a n d c o n t r o l p l a n R epealers Claim Progress
a n u m b e r of y e a r s Mr. P i t t s w a s h a d loved a n d f o l l o w e d f o r so eni ‘rn by. kept busy gree ting young ac­ s h o o t i n g of L o f t u s . T h e s h o o t i n g s o m e c a s e - n e a r l v h a l f t h e t o t a l
w h i c h w o u l d c i v e tile s ' a t e t h e In an interview. Sta yton lo o k ­
t r a v e l i n g c o r r e s p o n d e n t in G e o r ­ long.
b i g g e s t s a y - so in t h e l i q u o r t r a f ­ ed b a c k o v e r t h e p a s t y e a r , w h i r ’) “ Nosir, I th ink th ’ modern q u a in ta n c e s th a t he didn t have o c c u r r e d a t S i x t h a n d B r o a d w a y , a s s e s s m e n t w h i l e in m o r e p o p u -
l r u s a r e a s it d r o p s t o IO p e r c e n t
g i a f or t h e pale r a n d t u r n e d iii H i s c h i l d r e n a r e ; Mrs. J . H. fic a n d r e t u r n a p r o f i t f r o m t h e saw* I i s t a t e s j o i n t h e r a n k s of g e n e r a t i o n ’s a ll w r o n g . Oh I a i n ' t m u c h t i m e t o l ook t i m e t h r o u g h i n t h e d a r k t o w n s e ct i o n .
s e v e r a l o u t - ’. a n d i n g bi t s of n e w s ­ S lo a n of A d a , Mr s . Dorothy business into the state treasury t h o s e w h i c h p e r m i t l e ga l sal**. a g a i n ’ ’rn g i v i n ’ k n i c k n a c k s t ’ t h e a s s o r t m e n t of g i f t s a n d .*>•> At t h e h o s p i t a l , x - r a y p i c t u r e s of t h e t o t a l .
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paper work whir]! mad*' h i m W a y n e of D a l l a s , Miss L e i l a Mao
w a s u n d e r t h e s c r u t i n y of G o v ­ T h e n u m b e r n o w s t a n d s a t 41, s t r a n g e r s ' n ’ d i s t a n t r e l a t i v e s . . will b e a r o u n d e v e r y d a y o r s o disclosed t h a t the bullet, which
45.8 p e r c e n t of t h e f a m i l i e s o f
widely know n over the state. F i t t s o f A t o k a , Mrs. R u t h F r a n k ­ e rn o r M arland today. a s c o m p a r e d w i t h 19 b e f o r e p r o ­ b u t t h e y ' d o u g h » o c u t d o w n a from now on u n til t h e A m e ric a n s t r u c k L o f t u s o v e r t h e l e f t h ip ,
O p e of his clos* st f r i e n d s a t lin o f F o r t W o r t h , a n d a f i f t h bit a n d put w h a t t h e y ’d sav~ Legion C h r is tm a s party. A d a a r e h o m e o w n e r s w h i l e in
T a x C o m m i s s i o n e r E. L. R i c h ­ hibition. was resting n e a r or a g ain st th e
rural Pon totoc coun ty only 28.9
t h i s p e r i o d w a s F r a n k L. S t a n - d a u g h t e r w h o s e n a m e w a s n o t a r d s o n w h o s u b m i t t e d t h e c ode “ In t h e s t a t e s w h e r e l o c al c o n ­ i n t o somethin' well, what I Five blocks on Main stre e t a n d r i g h t p e lv ic b one. p e r c e n t of Hie f a m i l i e s o w n t h e i r
ton, beloved G eorgia poet who available; a n d six s o n s , J o a i a f t e r a long s t u d y a n d a t t h e tr ol of t h e t ra ff ic h a s i^yen e s ­ m e a n , y o u n g fell*, r, is . . . w h a t ’s t w o b l o c k s on B r o a d w a y h a v e P h y s i c i a n s w e r e no t c e r t a i n a t h o m e s , a n d if t h e r e w e r e c o m ­
d i e d not. Ion.: a g o a n d w h o s e F i t t s of S u l p h u r , L. K. F i t t s of r e q u e s t of t h e g o v e r n o r , c al le d t a b l i s he d , '* S t a y t o n s a i d , ’’poi son Hie n e x t g e n e r a t i o n g o i n ’ to d o been s tr u n g with vari-colored first w h e th e r the bullet had pene­ plete exem ption of homesteads
b e s t k n o w n w o r k w a s “ Mi ght > A d a , Wk J . F i t t s of A t o k a , P. W. it t h e “ s t a t 0 l i q u o r m o n o p o l y " alcohol d e a th s are now p ractical­ for heirloom^? A nsw er me t h a t ! " C h ristm a s lights and soon ever­ tr a te d the ab d o m in al cavity but B artlesville's tax b as e would be
Lak a n o se.- F i n s of D a v i d s o n , Ot is a n d A l v a ly u n k n o w n , b o o t l e g g i n g is d i ­ W e c ouldn't a n sw e r him, but g r e e n t r e e s will m a k e t h e i r a p ­ t h o u g h t it l i k e l y t h a t t h a t r a d r e d u c e d 2 5.9 p e r c en t w h i l e t h e
plan.
Hoi Bilith, a h e n s* c r e t a r v of F i t t s of F o r t W o r t h . T h e r e w o u l d be a n ‘‘a l c o h o l i c m i n i s h i n g , a n d t h e s t a t e s a r e r e ­ w e w e r e g l a d t o s e e so m a n y p e a r a n c e i n f r o n t of a l m o s t e v e r y occurred. in which case th* t ax b a s e of rural W ashington
legislative assembly," selected, ceiving a large part of the reve­ people doing just what our d o w n to w n store. This project was w o u n d w o u l d be o f s e r i o u s n a ­ w o u l d be cut 12.9 p e r c e nt .
nue which, du rin g nation al pro ­ young friend a dvocated . . . I n n ­ s p o n s o r e d by t h e A d a J u n i o r of ture.
creased du rin g the past t h r e e s i n g u l a r l y , by t h e n i n e d i s t r i c t Commerce.
y ea r s . j u d g e s w h o s e d i s t r i c t s a r e in t h e h i b i t i o n , w e n t to s u p p o r t b o o t ­ ing f i n e r , m o r e l a s t i n g g i f t s w i t h CABINET RESIGNS
l e g g e r s a n d t h e i r a s s o c i a t e d c r i m ­ t h e m o n e y t h e y w e r e s a v i n g on The m erchants themselves ap­
A t present a office a n d field
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p a re n tly have each tried to o u t ­
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s o n s is r e q u i r e d to c a r r y o n t h e a m e n d m e n t . M o n t h s in Of f ic e
s u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f th** A n t i s a l o o n No t t h a t t o i»e l a s t i n g a g if ' s t o r e w i n d o w s a n d gi f t c o u n t e r s
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league ,d e c l a r e d r e o p e n i n g of m u s t be bi g; i t ’s q u a l i t y , not to lend a d d itio n a l cheer an d of­
v i s i o n s in t h i s c o u n t y . T h e c o u n ­ t a k e f r o m t h e r e g u l a r l e g i s l a ­ MADRID. Dec. 9 .— U F— T h *
t h e l i q u o r t r af f ic h a d b e e n a size h e r e a l l y h a d in m i n d . M a n y fer suggestions to Christmas
ty a g e n t ' s ofiice h e r e d i s t r i b u t e s t iv e b o d y w h a t h a s p r o v e d in S p anish cabinet resigned to d a y
‘‘m i s e r a b l e f a i l u r e . ” a silver-plated m u g given a baby shoppers.
TK roe K n o w n t o B e D r o w n e d , f r o m $3,"OO to $ 8 , 0 " 0 in benefit o t h e r s t a t e s a n d in o t h e r t i m e s A da m e rc h a n ts antic ipa te one O K L A H O M A C I T Y . D**c. 7 .— a fte r two m o n th s of power.
paym ent c h e c k s e a c h we e k. o n e of t h e m o s t c o r r u p t i n g i n ­ A league resolution atta c k e d h a 3 been k e p t for g en e ra tio n s Joaquin Chapaprleta, who had
*/f*— T h e h i g h s c h oo l football
O t h e r s M issing Bayou w h a t wert* t e r m e d t h e " t r a g i c r e ­ . . . o r a e ' r e a l d i s h , o r a toy. of t h e b i g g e s t C h r i s t m a s season**
“ U p to S e p t e m b e r 30, t h i s f l u e n c e s it h a s h a d to e n c o u n t e r , ' te a m s of P a u l s V alle y a n d N o r ­ b e e n p** infer s in c e . S e p t e m b e r 25
s u l t s of r e p e a l , t h e e n o r m o u s i n ­ A n d g r o w n - u p s h a v e a w a y of a n d ar** p r e p a r e d f o r it. D e p a r t ­
H i g h e s t in \ e ars y e a r , w e h a v e pa id o u t $ 4 2 9 , - R i c h a r d s o n sai d. “ It w o u l d k e e p man are designated co-champions but who c h a n g e d his c a b i n e t
c r e a s e i n t h e s a l e of i n t o x i c a n t s t r e a s u r i n g l i t t l e t h i n g s , too. K e e p ment stores, specialty stores,
7 4 0 . 6 8 t h r o u g h t h e local of i ic e, " t h e i s s u e f r o m b e i n g i n j e c t e d i n to of O k l a h o m a " a f t e r a f a s h i o n " a r o u n d O c t o b e r 2 >, t u r n e d in t h e
Mr. Hi ll s aid. “ T h i s t o t a l will e l e c t i o n of p u b l ic o f f ic i al s . ' w i t h t h e c o n s e q u e n t r e s u l t s of q u a l i t y in m i n d w h e n y o u d o jew elry shops a n d every o th e r
H O U S T O N , Te x . Dec. 9- .PS­ in t h e D a i l y O k l a h o m a n ' s a n ­ resignation directly to P re s id e n t
exceed one-half million dollars R i c h a r d s o n m a d e it c l e a r t h a t i n c r e a s e of d r u n k e n n e s s , e sp e ci ol - y o u r C h r i s t m a s s h o p p i n g a n d y o u business t h a t offers items su it­
F l o o d w a t e r s of t h e n o r m a l l y SI u I n o u n c e m e n t of i ts a l l - s t a t e t e a m Alcala Zamora.
gisli B u f f a l o b a y o u r e c e d e d s l o w ­ by J a n u a r y I , 1 9 3 6 . " iii f o r m u l a t i n g t h e p l a n he w a s ly i n w o m e n a n d y o u t h , t h e c a n ’t g o w r o n g ! able for gifts— and t h a t includes
tonight. T he im m e d ia te cause of t h e
ly t o d a y , l e a v i n g In t h e i r w a k e In his r e m a r k s u p o n t h e in ­ e x p r e s s i n g no p r i v a t e o p i n i o n t h a t s h o c k i n g tr a ff i c f a t a l i t i e s a n d t h e just about any th in g and every­
No s c h o o l l a n d e d m o r e t h a n r e s i g n s Hon w a s p o l i t i c a l c o n 'r e ­

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o n e k n o w n d e a t h , s e v e r a l r e p o r t ­ c r e a s e d a c t i v i t i e s in his d e p a r t ­ O k l a h o m a ' s prohibition law p r e v a l e n c e of c r i m e s of v i o l e n c e . ’’ th i n g — have stocks t h a t rival
one on th e first team . and t h e very o v e r t h e n a t i o n a l b u d g e t
e d d r o w n i n g s a n d p r o p e r t y d a m ­ m e n t , t h e c o u n t y a g e n t s t a t e d s h o u l d be r e p e a l e d . New Dry Era P redicted m e t r o p o l i t a n c e n t e r s in v a r i e t y
P a u ls Valley and N o rm a n play­ f or 1 9 3 6 .
a g e e s t i m a t e d at m o r e t h a n $2.- t h a t his a n n u a l m i l e a g e in m a k ­ Plan Outlined McBride joined Bishop J a m e s an d quality.
C a n n o n , J r . , of t h e M e t h o d i s t ers w ere n a m e d co-captains.
0 0 0 ,0 0 0 . ing service tr ip s over Pontotoc H e r e a r e s o m e of t h e ' p r o v i s ­ T h e f i r s t t e a m : e n d 3, C l i f t o n
E p i s c o p a l C h u r c h , .<outh. in p r e ­
Th** s t r e a m , w h i c h e m p t i e s i n t o c o u n t y n o w t o t a l s a b o u t 18 , 00 0 i o n s i n t h e p l a n ;
d i c t i n g a new* d r y e r a by 1 9 4 5 .
IUD! S p e e g l e of C a p i t o l Hil l, O k l a h o - O K L A H O M A C I T Y . Dec. 9 —
t h e H o u s t o n d u p c h a n n e l , w e n t m il e s, a s c o m p a r e d w i t h a b o i l ’ “ H a r d " l i q u o r s t o bo s ol d on ly h a m C it y , a n d L e e Roy B e a s o n CP)— A low bi d of $ 8 8 , 1 1 9 f o r
on a r a m p a g e l a t e S a t u r d a y a f t e r 8 ,OOO m i l e s p e r y e a r p r e v i o u s l y . t h r o u g h s t a ’ e o w n e d s t o r e s . J a m e s M. D o r a n , a d m i n i s t r a t ­
o r of t h e d i s t i l l e d s p i r i t s i n s t i ­ of S n y d e r ; t a c k l e s , A m o s G o o d - c o n s t r u c t i o n of b o y s a n d g i r l s
t o r r e n t i a l r a i n s h a d f a l l e n P> P r i o r to t h e AAA p r o g r a m t h e L ocal o p t i o n f o r c o u n t i e s . W A S H I N G T O N , Dec. 9 . — (
tute, contended repeal had fox of P a w n e e a n d J. It. M a n l e y d o r m i t o r i e s a t t h ° C a m e r o n S t a ‘e
n o r t h e r n H a r r i s c o o m y , of w h i c h office h e r e r e c ei ve d f r o m 3 . 0 0 0 Lig ht wines and beer sold a n y ­ O k la h o m a f a r m e r s received the
" b r o u g h t a definite im p ro v e m e n t of H o l l i s ; g u a r d s . T o r r e y S m i t h A g ric u ltu ra l college at L aw ton
H o u s t o n Is t h e c o u n t : s nit. t o 4 . 0 0 0 office c al l s e a c h y e a r w h e r e b u t a l l b e v e r a g e s of m o r e f o u r t h l a r g e s t t o t a l of AAA l a n d
in t h e n a t i o n ’s r e v e n u e w i t h a benefit a n d r e n t a l p r o g r a m s of of N o r m a n a n d W a r r e n F o r d of w a s s u b m i t t e d to th e s t a t e board
T h e f l o o d e d b a y o u i n u n d a t e d b u t in 1 9 34 t h i s n u m b e r r os e t h a n 14 pot’ c e n t a l c o h o l c o n t e n t
c o r r e s p o n d i n g r e d u c t i o n in l a w ­ Blackwell; c e n t e r . W a y n e H i !- of a g r i c u l t u r e t o d a y b y M a c M i l ­
I O" b l o c k s of H o u s t o n , i n c l u d i n g to m o r e t h a n 4 2 , 0 0 0 c a ll s a n d so l d o n l y t h r o u g h s t a t e a g e n c i e s all s l a t e s ( h i r i n g t h e first q u a r ­
lessness." t e r of t h e 1 9 3 6 fiscal q e a r , w i t h N o n e Seriously Hurt, H o w e v e r , d r e t h o f F a i r v i e w ; q u a r t e r b a c k , lan Construction company o f
a l a r g e a r e a of F i e d o w n t o w n sec- t i n s ’. m r p r o b a b l y will be m u c h f o r of ( - p r e m i s e s c o n s u m p t i o n .
Doran promised the liquor in­ Junius Plunkett of W agoner; Eli id.
t ion. greater S o m e d a y s b e t w e e n S 0 bi State profits from liquor sales p a y m e n t s a m o u n t i n g to $ 9 , 2 3 6 , - In Sa tu rd ay A f t e r n o o n
So f ar , o n l y o n e ( b a l l i iii th** a n d 1 , 0 0 0 p e r s o n a m a k e b u s i n e s s to go i n t o t h e g e n e r a l f u n d n o t d u s t r y w o u l d a d h e r e s t r i c t l y to 548.32, a g ric u ltu ra l d e p a r tm e n t
s w i r l i n g t o r r e n t h a d b e e n c o n ­ ca ll s to t h e office. t h e n e w f e d e r a l c o n t r o l act. He f i g u r e s s h o w e d t o d a y. C ollision
e a r m a r k e d for any purpose.
f i r m e d b u t t h e r e w e r e r e p o r t s of I n a d d i t i o n , Mr. Hill s av s predicted a tendency to w a rd low­ The p e r i o d , including July,
T Ii e “ alcoholic” legislature F o u r P e c a n Grov*» r e s i d e n t s r e ­
s e v e r a l o t h e r s w h o - e lives w e r e a b o u t SUO P o n t o t o c c o u n t y b o ys w o u l d be i n s e s s i o n o n l y t w o er prices a n d improved quality. August and September, 1 5 35 ,
f e a r e d t o h a v e b e e n l ost. Tile a r e e n g a g e d in 4-H c l u b w o r k in w e e k s a y e a r t o m a k e r e g u l a ­
k n o w n v i c t i m wa s a Bay C i t y m a n , 2 6 g r o u p s of t h i s c o u n t y a n d t ions .
A r n o l d H o l u b , 2 " . w h o fell i n t o t h a t n u m e r o u s p a s t u r e a n d live­ In d r y counties individuals
C o m i n g r e d u c t i o n i n d u t i e s on
C a n a d i a n l i q u o r is e x p e c t e d to
h a v e a d e c i d e d effect in t h i s d i ­
s h o w e d d i s t r i b u t i o n of $ 1 , 3 6 8 ,-
4 3 3 . 5 8 in c o t t o n b e n e f i t s ; $5,-
6 1 9 .1 x i.4 7 jn w h e a t b e n ef i ts ;
turning home from a Saturday
v i s it in A d a w e r e i n j u r e d a n d
o n e o f a t e a m of h o r s e s w a s b a d ­
THE OIL HISTORY OF
the West B e r n a r d river while tr y ­ stock feeding d e m o n s tr a tio n s are rection. $ 1 , 1 6 0 , 3 6 1 . 9 3 in c o r n - h o g c h e c k s ly cut and bruised about 4
could orde r liquo r fro m state

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i n g to x lk t h e r a i l i n g of a s u b ­ n o w b e i n g c a r r i e d on. T re a su ry sta tistic ian s said the a n d $ 1 , 0 8 8 , 5 7 1 . 3 1 in B a n k h e a d o ’c l o ck y e s t e r d a y a f t e r n o o n in a n
s t o r e s f o r p e r s o n a l use. This automobile - wagon crash j u *t
m erged bridge. A s t a r t l i n g r e m a r k in Mr. w o u l d b“ to p r e v e n t b o o t l e g g i n g . p u b l i c w a s c o n s u m i n g l e g al h a r I c o t t o n pool t r u s t f u n d o p e r a t i o n s .
A r a i l w a y c l e r k , R a y m o n d W i l ­ Hi ll t a l k w a s t h e s t a t e m e n t t h a t l i q u o r s a ’ Hie r a t e of o n l y 64 Sta te s th a t received m ore th a n s o u t h of t h e city o n h i g h w a y 4 8 .
Cecile, E m i l i e , A n n e t t e a n d M a ­ Mr. a n d Mrs. C h a r l e s Bi l l a r d
k i n s , told of s e e i n g t h e b o d y of " n o f a m i l y in w h i c h t h e r e a r s p e r c e n t of t h e pre-prohibition O k la h o m a were Kansas. $22,818,-
a w h i t e m a n f l o a t i n g d o w n t h e a c t i v e i- H c l u b w o r k e r s h a s a s k ­ rie. peak. No f ig ur e^ w e r e a v a i l a b l e and small child and a 1 2 -year

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Dorothy P e te rs o n , cast as the 4 78; Iowa, $14,344,049, and
b a y o u w h i l e he a n d a n o t h e r m a n ed f o r g o v e r n m e n t r e l i e f / ’ on c o n s u m p t i o n of " b o o t l e g . ” Texas, $9,486,731.06. ol d s on of C l a u d e H u t c h i n s , all
w e r e c r u i s i n g in a m o t o r b oa t nurse, had dressed Yvonne and of w h o m li ve in t h e P e c a n G r o v e
Mr. H i l l told t h e c l u b t h a t he D o r a n ’s organization placed Pontotoc county received a
n e a r t h e f o o t of m a i n . W i l k i n s e x p e c t s to be in t h e field w o r k ­ A n n e t t e w h i l e t h e f ir st s c e n e wa s federal revenues from liquor t o t a l o f $ 3 7 , 0 5 8 . 9 9 . Of t h i s s u m c o m m u n i t y s o u t h of A d a , s u f f e r ­
e n d e a v o r e d t o r e c o v e r t h e b o d y ing w i t h d e m o n s t r a t i o n s shot — and the film folk pai d ed cuts an d bruises. T hey were
a n d m o r e a t t e n t i o n to t h e a n t i c s of taxes at $199,065,824 for the $ 1 0 ,1 8 0 . 2 7 w a s f o r c o t t o n a n d
b u t t h e c u r r e n t c a r r i e d it a w a y. 4-H c l u b w o r k m o r e d u r i n g 1 9 3 6 Ceciie. E m i l e a n d M a r ie , s i t t i n g
t h a n d u r i n g a n y of t h e p a s t s e v ­ in t h e i r b eds , t h a n t h e y d i d to
e r a l y e a rs . business.
y e a r e n d i n g Nov. 30. a s c o m p a r ­
ed w i t h $ 1 3 3 , 4 4 8 , 7 7 9 f o r t h e
first r e p e a l t w e l v e - m o n t h .
$ 2 6 , 8 7 8 . 7 2 on h o g - c o r n c o n t r a c t s .
Co al c o u n t y r e c e i v ed $ 3 2 , 3 9 5 . -
4 5 of w h i c h $1 8 , 5 4 9 . 6 5 w a s f or
g i v e n t r e a t m e n t a t a l oc al h o s ­
pital and
hom es last night.
continued to their COUNTY THIS YEAR <
V i s i t o r s i n t r o d u c e d t o t h e c lu b c otton a n d $ 1 3 ,815.8 0 on corn Charley Shockley. deputy
O t h e r s c e n e s s h o w e d t h e sis- s h e ri f f w h o i n v e s t i g a t e d t h e a c c i­
a n d hog c o n t r a c t s .
w e r e Mrs. VV. H. M u n d y , J o h n t e r s h a p p y in t h e i r p l a y - p e n s
Electric Eye dent, said Billard was driv ing

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B o y c e McKee! , R o b e r t T. W i l l ­ Miss P e t e r s o n , stooping over Johnston county's share was
$ i 7 , 3 ' * 1 . 7 9 of w h i c h $ 5 , 8 8 4 . 0 3 his wagon s o u th w ard from Ada M a n y p e o p le d o n o t realize the m a g n itu d e o f the
i a m s o n a n d Mr. H a r d y of D e n i ­ t h e m , s a n g a n u r s e r y r h y m e ,
o n L u c a s Hi ll w h e n t h e a c c i d e n t
so n, T ex as . a n d Ce ci le “ p l a y e d u p ” b y w a i r ­
i n g h e r p i n k a r m s in t i m e to Proposed I w a s f o r c o t t o n a n d $ 1 1 , 4 1 7 . 7 6 on
I hog-corn contracts. occurred.
Shockley said Clarence W a d e 1
oil d e v e lo p m e n t in P o n t o t o c c o u n t y this year nor its
im p o r ta n c e to the industry.
N e w Directors a n d H o ld o v e r
G r o u p to M e e t S o o n A f t e r
Hears Part Of t h e s o ng .
Dr. A l l a n Ro y D a f o e , i m p e r ­
s o n a t e d in t h e p i c t u r e by J e a n
O K L A H O M A C I T Y , Dec. 5 .—
i.P'— I n s t a l l a t i o n of p h o t o e l e c t r i c STEER
an d two com panion s were riding
in t h e a u t o m o b i l e w h i c h c o l l i d e d I
with the Billard wagon. They J
W ith a d a ily tubing poten tial on D e c e m b e r I o f
January I

N e w d i r e c t o r s f o r t h e Ad a
C h a m b e r of C o m m e r c e ne. \r y e a r
w i l l be S. M. Ba u bi its, W. A, D e ­
l a n e y , J r . , Dr. A. L i n s c h e i d , W.
(). S m i t h . F. 0. N o r r i s . Dr. A. R.
S u g g a n d W. I). L i t t l e T h e s e , w e r e
e l e c t e d by t h e m e m b e r s h i p in a n Finis
e l e c t i o n w h i c h c l o s ed S a t u r d a y ,
and the votes counted Monday
morning.
T h e s e c o n d !ioM-;>ver d i r e c t o r s
a r e H a r r y L u n d g a a r d , Bi I L a v e s .
C. E. C u n n i n g , lf. ll. S t u b b s , Los
Bransconie, I. G. K i i l o u z h a n i
O s c a r H a t d i e . Al s o s e r v i n g by
v i r t u n e of t h e i r p o s i t i o n as p r e s i ­
d e n t s of t h e civic c l u b s a r e C l a u d e
Y. T h o m p s o n of tile L i o n s c l u b .
D. W. F D e a n of t h e R o t a r y c l u b
a n d W. T. M e l t o n of ti ■ K i w a n i s
club. H. J. H u d d l e s t o n is t h e
treasurer.
T h e n o w g r o uiip will met*’ s oon
a f t e r J a n u a r y I. a n d ele ct o f f i c e r
f o r t h e 19 36 p r o g r a m .
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Schilling
Learn His Sentence W a s
Revived
Suspended
W o r k of t h e d i s t r i c t c o u r t a«
it b e g a n M o n d a y m o r n i n g t h e
s e c o n d w e e k of w o r k o n a c r i m ­
inal trial docket was brief but
for a tim e p w as exciting tor
th*^ c o u r t a t t a c h e s a n d t h e s p e c ­
tators.
Finis Schilling, y o u n g m an ac­
c u s e d of b u r g l a r y in t h e s e c o n d
degree, last week pleaded guilty
to the charge.
Hailed into court this m ornin g
Tie s t o o d w a i t i n g f o r t h e s e n t e n c e
Ju d g e Tai C raw fo rd should m ete
l l e r s h o l t , w a s in t h e n u r s e r y d u r ­
i n g t h e 5" m i n u t e s t h e m o v i e
c r e w was, t h e r e y e s t e r d a y , a n d
c el ls on a u t o m o b i l e s In o r d e r to
d e c r e a s e s p e e d t h r o u g h c i t i e s anti
on h il l s w a s p r o p o s e d t o t h o
s a i d he h a d satisfied
t h a t the lights did not h a r m the
e y es of his c h a r g e s .
himself state highway safety d ep artm en t
t o d a y by H. K. P r i c e , S a s a k w *
oil c o m p a n y e m p l o y e .
T h e cell w o u l d be p l a c e d j u s t
inside the front bum per. When
to I
He Crochets— th e c a r passed a red line at a
c i ty l i m i t o r o n a hill t h e s p e e d
Not a Sissy w o u l d be r e t a r d e d . Speed again
m i g h t be i n c r e a s e d w h e n t h e c a r
p a s s e d a y e l l o w l ine a t t h e o t h e r
c i ty l i m i t .
H usky T av ern Keeper Resorts
J. M. G e n t r y , s t a t e h i g h w a y
T o F iner A r t s to NX Rile
commission se c re tary and safety
A w ay Hours d i r e c t o r , i n d i c a t e d he d i d n o t
f a v o r t h e idea.
M IL W A U K I! E, Dec. 5. — .Pl— G en try disclosed a n o th e r su g­
gestion had reached him from
Harry (Husky) H aberm an hitch­
ed hi s st ool c l o s e r l o t h e b a r in E n i d t h a t a s i m i l a r cell be pin >
his s u b u r b a n W a u w a t o s a t a v e r n e d o n c a r s to c o n t r o l n i g h t d r i v ­
a s his s t r o n g f i n g e r s d i r e c t e d a ing. W hen an autom obile met
c r o c h e t i n g n e e d l e o v e r a mesh a n o th e r , the lights of the o n c o m ­
bed s p r e a d . i n g c a r w o u l d a u t o m a t i c a l l y s low
" N o w . y ou t a l . ° t h a t t u r k e y dow n the machine. G e n t r y di i
G e h r k e f el low u p a t W a t e r t o w n , " not favor th a t idea, either.
a p p a re n tly were a tte m p tin g
p a ss a n o t h e r c a r a n d crashed
to'
6 4 3 , 2 7 4 . 0 3 barrels, the Fitts field n o w lea d s all O k la ­
head-on. N o n e of t h e o c c u p a n t s
C H I C A G O , Dee. 5 - p - “ P a t s
of t h e a u t o m o b i l e w a s i n j u r e d . |
No a r r e s t s w e r e m a d e .
h o m a fields in poten tial prod u ctio n . W ith the e x c e p tio n
of the great East Texas field and the K ettle m a n H ills
Blue Ribbon” |the g ran d c h am p ­ district in C alifornia, it is not e q u a l l e d els e w h e r e in the
ion of t h e 1 9 3 5 International
L n ite d States.
L i v e s t o c k E x p o s i t i o n , sold a t a u c ­
t io n t o d a y f o r $3 a p o u n d , g iv­
ing hi s 19 y e a r ol d o w n e r , C h o
E. Y o d e r of W e l l m a n , l a. , a t o t a l
p r i c e of $ 3 , 1 9 5 .
N e w w ells to The east during the p a s t f e w w e e k s
h a v e p r o v e d large n e w areas and m a n y n e w lo ca tio n s
An Arm our & Co. bidder
bought th e c h a m p io n for N ath a n in this n e w t e r r i t o r y show* w*hat p r o d u c e r s intend to d o
S c h w e i t z e r c o m p a n y , of N e w Y o r k B e c o m e s \ irtual D ictator of
in P o n t o t o c c o u n t y during the w inter m o n t h s .
a packing house which supplies
hotels.
China in Lime of G r a v e
Crisis
T ie p ri c e e q u a l s t h a t p ai d in
1 9 3 4.
W h a t is m ore i m p o r t a n t to b o t h producer and
" P a t s Blue R ib b o n ,” a silky N A N K I N G , Der. 7 . - - U P —
land o w n er than p otential p r o d u c t i o n is the e ffic ie n c y
A b e r d e e n A n g u s , w e i g h e d i n a t C h i n a ’s g o v e r n m e n t b e c a m e a v i r ­
tual on e-m an affair today. Th*?
10 6 5 p o u n d s . with w h ich all c o n s e r v a t i o n m e a s u r e s h a v e b e e n p r a c ­
W hen the judge hung t h e p o l i t i r a l d e s t i n y of m o r e than
ticed. C lo se c o o p e r a tio n a n d c o m p l e t e h a r m o n y h a v e
g r a n d c h a m p i o n ' s c r o w n on " P a t ’s f o u r h u n d r e d m i l l i o n p e r s o n s l a y
B l u e R i b b o n , ” i t w o n $ 7 5 0 in in t h e h a n d s of Generalissimo set an e x a m p le t o the p e t r o l e u m i n d u s t r y t h a t is in d i­
ca ll a w a r d s f o r Y od er . T o d a y ' s C h i a n g K a i - S h e k .
rect contrast with the e x p e r i e n c e in p r e v i o u s l y d e v e l ­
sal** p r i c e r a i s e d h i s r e w a r d t o T h r e e m o r e p o w e r f u l job* w e r e

J.B. HILL TELLS OF

h e s a i d t o d a *. " W h e n tile w e a t h ­ $ 3, 9 4 5 . g i v e n t h e 4 7 - y e a r o l d C h i a n g , al- o p e d O k la h o m a fields and t h o se of o t h e r s ta te s.
o u t t o hiip. e r t u r n s col d, he goe s t o bed. l e a d y a s**mi-dictator.
“ Five y e a rs ," w a s as far as Not m e. I pick u p n y n e e d l e a n d MRS. ABSHIRE D E A D The central C hines govern­
C raw ford got w h e n th e d efen ­ c r o c h e t ; o r m a y b e I c u t ou t a m ent executive c o m m ittee elect­

LfisU
County A gent O u t l in e s Func­
t ions of D e p a r t m e n t to A d a
Tviwanis C l u b
" W e h a v e t h e bes t g r a d e of
c a t t l e iii O k l a h o m a t o d a y t h a t
w e h a v e e v e r h a d a n d t h i s is
l a r g e l y d u e to t h e e l i m i n a t i o n of
undesirable and rundown stock
t h r o u g h ’ ’c e va V ‘d r o u t h c a t t l e ’
p r o g r a m , " J. B. Hi ll . P o n t o t o c
coun ty farm agent, told the Ada
K i w a n i s c l u b M o n d a y n o o n a s he
outlined the purposes a nd fu nc t­
i ons of t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l - ad mi ni s ­
tration.
Mr. Hi ll tol d h o w t h e w o r k of
t h e e x t e n s i o n d e p a r t m e n t of t h e
federal go ve rn m e nt, u n d e r which
h is d e p a r t m e n t o p e r a t e s , h a s in-
d a n t ’s e y e s c l o s e d , lie s t i f f e n e d
a n d fell to t h e floor.
Apparently entirely "out,"
o r k n i t d a d a ti**.
S c h i l l i n g w a s t h e r e c i p i e n t of
much immediate and earnest a t­
t e n t i o n w h i c h in a s h o r t t i m e
r e s t o r e d h i m to his n o r m a l c o n ­
d i t i o n.
Judge Crawford then comple­
t e d tlte s e n t e n c i n g , r e l a t i n g t h e
part Schilling h a d n 't heard w h en
he " flo p p e d .” The second p art
w a s to t h e e f fe ct t h a t t h e s e n ­
tence w as su spended.
M O S C O W , Dec. 9. - . P — A v a ­
l a n c h e s of s n o w w h i c h fell f r o m
M o u n t Y u x p o r o n t o t h e c i t y of
Kirovsk, on th e Kola peninsula,
w e r e k n o w n o d a y to h a v e k i l l e d
88 p e r s o n s a n d i n j u r e d 44. T h o
disa ster occurred last T h u r s d a y
but became kn o w n generally only
yesterday, w hen the victims were
buried.
pa tte rn a n d sew m o th e r a dress.
“ S u r e , I ve c r o c h e t e d f o r m a n y
years and I haven't found a wo­
m a n w h o c an m a t c h it. B u t t h e y
d o n ' t call m e sissy, a c o u p l e of
g u y s t r i e d it a n d l a n d e d o u t on
the s tr e e t.”
The corcheting tavern keeper,
a f o r m e r f o o t b a l l p l a y e r , in e m ­
p h a s i s of h is “ no sissy” r e m a r k
p i c k ed u p a b a r r e l of b e e r a n d
l i f t e d it t h r e e f e e t t o a p l a ce in
a n ice box.
T h e bed sp re a d he w a s c r o c h e t­
ing w as o n e -fo u rth d o n e a f t e r
t w o y e a r s of w o r k a n d c o n t a i n e d
OO b a l l s of fin**, m e r c e r i z e d c o t ­
t o n. T h e p a t t e r n w a s h is o w n , h e
proudly admitted.
Fo r C hristm as presents M a m ­
bas embroidered pillow s li ps,
hemstitched handkerchiefs and
k n i t a s w a g g e r c oa t . H e h a s d o n e
loom w o rk and needle point,
FORCED IO RESIGN
O K L A H O M A . Dec. 5 . — UP)— L.
E. " S k i p p e r ” C r a w f o r d , d e a n of
t h e s t a t e g a m e r a n g e r f o r c e anil
chief r a n g e r u n d e r th e M urray
ad m in istr a tio n , was forced to r e ­
sign from th e se rvice today.
L. D. R i c k e y , s t a t e g a m e w a r ­
den. said C r a w fo rd 's resignation
w a s r e q u e s t e d by t h e s t a t e g a m e
a n d fish c o m m i s s i o n .
C r a w f o r d m a d e his h e a d q u a r ­
t e r s in L a w t o n b u t n o n ° w r a n g ­
e r wi l l be a s s i g n e d t o t h a t d i s ­
t r i c t . R i c k e y s ai d.
“ lf a n y th in g ,” the g a m e w a r ­
d e n a d d e d , “ t h e ‘S k i p p e r ’ w a s t o o
efficient.”
F r i e n d s of C r a w f o r d said he
w a s a c c u s e d of c i r c u l a t i n g “ a n t f -
k n i t t i n g a n d s e w i n g - - a n d is p r o u d
o f it.
Tulsa W oman Daughter of Mrs. e d h i m c h a i r m a n of t h e e x e c u t i v e
Mabel Bassett, Official Y u a n , a j o b
l e n t of p r e m i e r .
w h i c h is t h e equiva­
He succeeds
This b a n k rem ains in c los e c o n t a c t w ith oil d e v e l ­
o p m e n ts . It is m a n n e d to render t h e t y p e s of s e rv ic e
TULSA, Dec. 9 —U P — Mrs. f o r m e r P r e m i e r W a n g C h i n g - W e l , that the oil business must ha ve , a n d is a n x i o u s to b e of
C l a r a B a s s e t t A b s h i re , 3 7 - y e a r w h o r e s i g n e d a f t e r b e i n g w o u n d ­ service.
ol d d a u g h t e r of Mrs. Ma be l B a s ­ e d r e c e n t l y by a n a s s a s s i n .
s e t t , O k l a h o m a c o m m i s s i o n e r of Chiang also was m a d e vice-
c h a r i t i e s a n d c o r r e c t i o n s , d i e d a t c h a i r m a n of t h e K u o r a i n t a n g ( n a ­
lier h o m e h e r e e a r l y t o d a y . tionalist pa rty ) o rg a n , a s ta n d in g
Survivors include h e r h u s b an d . c o m m itte e which controls the
F r e d \V. A b s h i r e , i n d e p e n d e n t oil n a t i o n w h e n t h e f u l l g r o u p is
p r o d u c e r ; a 1 2 - y e a r ol d d a u g h ­ n o t in s e s s i o n , a n d w a s g i v e n
t e r , M a r y E l i z a b e t h ; a n d t w o t h e v i c e c h a i r m a n s h i p of t h e c e n ­
b r o t h e r s , C l y d e a n d H e r b e r t B a s ­ t r a l p o l i t ic a l c o un c i l .
s e t t , of O k l a h o m a City. He c o n t i n u e s t o be c h a i r m a n
Mrs. Abshire was born Pi of t h e m i l i t a r y a f f a i r s c o m m i s ­
H e l e n a , M o n t . , a n d c a m e t o O k ­ s i o n, w h i c h g i v e s h i m c o n t r o l o f
l a h o m a i n 1 0 03 . B e f o r e c o m i n g t h e a r r a y .
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK P. A. NORRIS, President
t o T u l s a , s h e li ve d in O k l a h o m a T h u s sq u a r e ly in to C h ia n g ’s
l a p is th r u s t th e g r a v e p roblem Ot J. MORTON, Vie® President
Ci ty , S a p u l p a , a n d O i l t o n .
R. W. SIMPSON, Vie# President
F u n e r a l a r r a n g e m e n t s h a v e n o t of th e n o r th e r n a u to n o m y m o v e ­
m en t. Only y e s t e r d a y a g o v e r n ­ 8. X . GRANT, Cashier * , _ _______
been completed.
m ent s p o k e s m a n said th e crisis, P . C. NORRIS, A i d f S n t B U T O
G r e a te st r e t u r n s fo r th e a m o u n t g r o w i n g from d e m a n d s for th e
in v e s t e d — N e w s C la ss ifie d Ads. se p a r a tio n o f N o r th C hina fr o m -M

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