No Top in Sight for Business Upward Spiral says Flynn
John T Flynn writes that war spending will keep driving business upward for years even after the war ends. He notes defense and non defense sectors will diverge, with aircraft and metals booming while some textiles and coal suffer, and he cites a 122 business index in March 1939 with profits rising but uncertain for 1941.
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J.T. Flynn
NEA Service
Ada Evening News
John T. Flynn
Non-Defense Industries
Selectee Makes Personal Appearances with Film He Starred
Lawton notes Robert Gottschall known as Robert Shaw appears at Ritz theater in Lawton with a film he acted in. The 25 year old Dallas native, now at Fort Sill with the Signal Corps, headlines as a special attraction two nights weekly while the picture plays.
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Lawton
Robert Gottschall
Fort Sill
Gottschall
Dallas
Texas
Hollywood
Robert Shaw
Adam
Ritz
Leonard Jones
Shaw
Sill Signal Corps
Losses On Insured Winter Wheat To Be Fewer This Year
The federal crop insurance corporation reports that insured winter wheat losses this year should be lower than last season. wind, winterkill, freezing, and rabbits drive early damage across Texas Oklahoma Colorado Kansas Nebraska Missouri and Arkansas. They note high losses in Dallas County Texas and widespread winterkill in Oklahoma and Texas while Arkansas reports no losses to date.
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Washington
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Leroy K. Smith
Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Dallas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Farm Commodities Price Picture Brightens in Chicago
Chicago reports a brighter farm goods outlook as prices for eggs dairy lard wool and foods rise amid renewed demand from wartime aid and domestic buyers Corn holds around 70 cents a bushel hogs top 73 cents a pound cattle advance over a year and lambs reach 34 year highs Wool hides and lard up 18 to 36 percent since the war began Agricultural legislation and lend lease hopes support the rally.
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Chicago
France
Europe
Britain
Congress
Bell System Faces Long Distance Rate Probe
The FCC ordered an investigation into Bell system long distance rates and directed AT&T and 21 associated companies to show why rates should not be reduced. The action copies a September 1936 inquiry and notes AT&T net income rising from 20,160,763 in 1938 to 27,217,438 the year ending January 31.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Bell System
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Associated Companies
FCC
A. T. and
Outstanding Oklahoma writer Muriel Wright honored again
Ada memories recall Muriel Wright of Oklahoma City named Outstanding Woman Writer of Oklahoma. A noted historian of Choctaws and Chickasaws she studied at East Central State Normal, did research with the Oklahoma Historical Society, and authored several works including Story of Oklahoma and Our Oklahoma.
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Muriel Wright
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Ada
East Central State Normal
Miss Wright
Oklahoma Historical Society
Muriel
Washington
Boggy
East Central Normal School
Dean E. C. Wilson
East Central
Stat
Allen Wright
State of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
Theta Sizma Phi
The
Historical Society
John Edwards
Charles Stewart
Doaksville
Fort Towson
String Place
Washburn College Takeover Approved by Topeka Voters
Voters in Topeka approved a plan to make Washburn College a municipal school. The brief item notes 1918 coal consumption in the U S and a quip about kleptomania as an insane impulse.
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Washburn
Topeka
Kas
Washburn College
Kansas City And Dallas Ranked As Top In Safety
Kansas City Missouri and Dallas Texas were named co winners of the grand award in the national traffic safety contest for 1940 by the national safety council. Dallas recorded a 7.4 traffic death rate per 100 000 population with 22 deaths. Kansas City reported 6.0 with 24 deaths. Connecticut won the state grand award. Awards will be presented August 21 in Washington DC.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Dallas
Tex
National Safety Council
Connecticut
Washington, D. C
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Midwestern
Oregon
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lakewood
Watertown
N. Y
la Grange
Barnsdall Oil Reports 1940 Profit Record
Barnsdall Oil Co. reports net profit for 1940 of 2,913,471 dollars, 97 cents a share, up from 1939’s 1,720,292 dollars or 76 cents a share. The release cites improved crude prices and production gains contributing to the rise.
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Barnsdall
New York
Barnsdall Oil Co
Pat Henry's Words Ring Strongly Now
Louis Bromfield, author of Night in Bombay, The Rains Came, reflects on Pat Henry and the enduring impact of his speeches. The piece emphasizes Henry’s outspoken stance and the lasting resonance of his rhetoric in contemporary affairs.
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Pat Henry
Louis Bromfield
Bombay
Grand River Dam Hydro Electric Project Dedicated
In Vinita on April 2 an informal cornerstone ceremony marked the dedication of the 22.75 million dollar Grand River dam hydro electric project. GRDA leaders attended as negotiations with Public Service Co. of Oklahoma over purchasing power from the dam were disclosed as reopening discussions.
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Vinita
Grand River Dam
GRDA
Ray McNaughton
R. P. Colley
T. P. Clonts
W. R. Holway
Carl Gerhardt
Public Service Co. of
Oklahoma
Postnuptial Shower Honors Mrs Don Long
Mrs. Don Long was honored Friday evening with a postnuptial shower at the home of Mrs. Sam Bates in Konawa. The guest of honor, formerly Miss Emma Dawson, presided at the punch bowl and shared a three tiered cake. A high school string trio performed songs including Melody of Love and At Dawning under Mrs. Bertha Farb.
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Ada Junior High
John Norman
Ann Moore
Robert Ann Jamison
Soing
Nina Story
James O*serman
Betty Ansell
Patty Jarvis
Alfred Sugz
William Heiman
Billie Marie Howell
Joan Harmon
Billy Keisker
Betty Dean
Madeline Shipley
Mary Lee Harris
Ben Epperson
Barbara Hansard
Billy Frank Adeir
Wyatt C. Freeman
Opal Lee Deen
Juanita Cooper
Billy Weaver
Helen Frances Cullins
T Junior High
Aileen Jones
P.T.A
Don Long
Sam Bates
Konawa
Long
Emma Dawson
W. C. Dawson
Bertha Farb
Joan Bates
Betty Jo Phillips
Mae Marie Griffin
Cordelia Ragland
Bates
F. P. Swan
Jack Davis
G. D. Brower
Bob Sturman
Melvin Dixon
H. E. Moore
Joe
Edna Morgan
L. N. Reynolds
Earl Watts
E. B. Wilbourn
L. W. Shirley
C. B. Howard
C. A. O’neal
Lloyd Miller
Ed Billingsley
Lloyd Hickox
W. M. Palmer
W. J. Long
Fred White
E. J. Brinlee
Bob Thompson
John Townsend
Ben Carmichael
Konawa Business Women's Circle Meets for New Why and How
Members of the Konawa Baptist church Business Women's Circle met Monday evening. Mrs. Joe Rodgers led a discussion from the study book The New Why and How, starting the first lesson. Attendees included Edna Morgan A W Kennedy Vida Jones and Joe Rodgers.
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Business Women's Circle
Konawa
New Schedule For Filing Fees Issued By County Clerk
County Clerk Tom Grant announced a new fee schedule for indexing records in his office. The changes follow an attorney general opinion, with Grant noting his compliance for protection despite disagreement. The revised charges took effect Monday after prior consultation with the county attorney.
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Tom Grant
Grant
Nazi Planes and Subs Attack Shipping Credited with 11 More Vessels
Berlin reports Nazi forces struck Britain’s supply lines, sinking 11 vessels totaling 77 300 tons. Six large tankers were sunk at the St George’s Channel entrance by combat planes, five more ships totaling 35 300 tons by a submarine in the North Atlantic. Destruction of another convoy vessel appears certain. British forces in North Africa retreated to Agedabia after Monday clashes with Nazi mechanized units.
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Berlin
Briain
High Command
St. George’s Channel
England
Ireland
Daily War Bulletin
North Atlantic
North Africa
Agedabia
Wickersham Credits Victory To Handshake
Victor Wickersham, a Democrat and first time candidate, won the seventh district seat by over 13,000 votes, defeating Republican George Davison. He credited his swift rise to handshakes with a wide range of voters from bank presidents to back alleys.
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Wickersham
Cordell
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