Pryor Edges Lea In Narrow Ada Public Works Win
J H Pryor wins re election as Ada city commissioner of public works and property by 260 votes over Coleman C Lea. Final tally Pryor 2498 Lea 2238 from a 4736 turnout amid high interest and scattered voting irregularities. Pryor led in 11 of 16 precincts with a slim overall margin.
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J. H. Pryor
Lea
Ada
Coleman C. Lea
Pryor
Bill Crawford
Albert Chamberlain
Ada News
Willard School
Fifteen New School Board Clerks Named
In last Tuesday elections fifteen new school board clerks were chosen as county officials reported 49 of 55 districts. Old clerks were re elected in 21 districts while the new clerks include M H Phillips Rocky Chapel Joe Newcomb Stonewall W O Rogers Hart W P Glover Pleasant Hill R A Sliger Owl Creek A A Bryant Cedar Grove M Poindexter Latta Sam Hunt Vaness James Holkum Fitzhugh Jack Henderson Lula E B Atchison Galey Bebs Thompson Parish Chapel Amos Brandon Conway E E Young Roff and Floyd Brewer McCalls Chapel.
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Ray Stegall
M. H. Phillips
Rocky Chapel
Joe Newcomb
Stonewall
W. O. Rogers
Hart
W. P. Glover
Pleasant Hill
R. A. Sliger
Owl Creek
A. A. Bryant
Cedar Grove
M. Poindexter
Latta
Sam Hunt
Vaness
James Holkum
Fitzhugh
Jack Henderson
Lula
E. B. Atchison
Galey
Bebs Thompson
Parish Chapel
Amos Brandon
Conway
E. E. Young
Roff
Floyd Brewer
McCalls Chapel
H. D. Chandler
Byng
George Wood
McLish
O. E. Gray
Center
Cather Floyd
Egypt
J. N. Caton
Oakman
R. C. Ross
Happyland
R. E. Russell
Black Rock
E. L. Walton
Denny
J. O. Eppler
Homer
T. L. Coley
Pickett
M. M. Summers
Colbert
J. W. Chaffin
Union Valley
W. H. Barton
Lovelady
L. O. Cobb
Lightening Ridge
N. P. Jones
Colberg
Clarence Sweat
Laxton
G. H. McDonald
Jesse
O. S. Whitson
Union Hill
Willie Cochran
Sunshine
O. H. Neighbors
Worstell
Lawrence Walker
Lawrence
H. S. Farris
Steedman
W. E. Miller
Ahlosa
J. C. Nabors
Blue Mound
S. F. Steed
Yeager
H. M. Galey
Summers Chapel
R. E. Tilley
Walnut Grove
E. M. Jackson
Jones Chapel
M. W. Autry
Pleasant Valley
T. A. Hoosier
Wilson
J. E. Shropshire
Brookhaven
J. H. McManus
High Hill
J. W. Booth
Beebe
O. M. Kreuger
Maxwell
Resignation of Ada Washington principal ends long service
Ada Oklahoma board accepted the resignation of A Floyd as principal of Washington School and named W Burgess Steed from the high school faculty to take the post. Floyd began teaching in Arkansas fifty years ago and has served as Center and Irving principal, county superintendent in Pontotoc, returning to Ada in 1925. Steed, born in Ada and educated there, has taught at the high school for 15 years.
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Ada
A. Floyd
Washington
W. Burgess Steed
Arkansas
Floyd
Irving School
Pontotoc County
Steed
Oklahoma Education Association
Washington School
Farmers in GRD Area Face Payment Delays
Oklahoma Governor Phillips criticized the Public Works Administration as several Grand River dam project farmers report delays in receiving payment for land. He noted GRDA directors were called in for talks and hinted at making discussions public.
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Oklahoma City
Grand River Dam
Phillips
Public Works Administration
Grand River Authority
PWA
Mrs FDR Sees Migrant Camps as Democratic Path
Visalia Calif April 3 UP First Lady Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt visited migrant camps housing 326 families in tin roofed unfurnished cabins rented at about 10 cents daily She called federal camps a democratic approach to housing and urged eventual farm ownership as a solution noting Grand Coulee or similar projects may provide the cure She commented Grapes of Wrath reflects realities but is not exaggerated by John Steinbeck
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Visalia
Calif
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt
First Lady
Mrs. Roosevelt
Grand Coulee
Columbia River
Army Modernizes Fort Sill Equipment and Signals
Fort Sill is undergoing modernization of training gear as Major General R M Danford reports progress on high efficiency communication systems. He urges two code signal machines and funding for technical gear repairs, photography supplies, map production, book binding, and six more civil service staff.
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Washington
War Department
Fort Sill
Okla
Congress
R. M. Danford
Danford
House Military Establishment
Civil Service
Cleanup Forces Rout Pendergast Henchmen From Kansas City Power
Kansas City voters swung the machine era out as 7 500 women campaigners helped elect John B a democratic lawyer as mayor by 20 000 votes. Fusionists won seven of eight council seats and both judges with Pendegast’s power broken, ending 14 years at city hall.
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Kansas City
Tom Pendegast
John B
Pendegast
U. S
Election Board
Main Street
Leavenworth Federal Prison
Jim Pendegast
Hitler Faces Economic Blockade Risk Driving Real War
Debating the Allied strategy of economic strangulation, DeWitt Mackenzie suggests Hitler will respond with a military push if the blockade weakens. He notes Stalin’s neutrality, Mussolini’s stance, and the Balkans as focal points, warning of a possible Berlin blood bath if Germany is pressured into conflict.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Germany
Hitler
Stalin
Mussolini
Molotoff
Russia
Rome
Italy
Balkans
Berlin
Dates Set For Guard Encampment In Sabine Area
Oklahoma's 6400 national guardsmen will join three weeks of army field maneuvers from August 4 to 24 in the Sabine Texas area. They will engage with regular army troops of the eighth corps for the largest peace time concentration. The maneuvers cover Arizona New Mexico Colorado and Texas and test mobilization under combat conditions replacing the Fort Sill camp.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Louis A. Ledbetter
Sabine
Tex
Eighth Corps
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Texas
Fort Sill
Mail carrier L. D. Wantland retires after 36 years on same McAlester Amarillo run
L D Wantland ends a 36 year railway mail service career with 35 years on the McAlester Amarillo route. He lost only one day's pay and was never in a wreck. His first assignment was Enid to aurika.
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Mcalester
L. D
Wantland
Amarillo
Tex
Enid
Aurika
Granting Of Special Authority Risks Democracy's Rights
WICHITA April 2 Granting special authority to government over the last seven or eight years has not solved America's problems says W L Dean president Merchants National Bank Topeka at Western Petro refiners association convention. Dean argues democracy must be preserved and that government action could curb rights if abuses exist.
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Wichita
Eas
W. L. Dean
Merchants National Bank of Topene
Western Petroeum Refiners Association
America
Topeka
Dean
Hitch-Hiker Report Suggests Cole and Roe in Tulsa Area
Tulsa police received statements from two hitch-hikers saying they were picked up by men claiming to be Ted Cole and Ralph Roe, Alcatraz escapees. The pair said the men planned to rob a bank in a Tulsa area town of about 5 000 and identified a photo of Roe. The report trails uncertainty as investigators question whether the two convicts were using decoy roles.
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Tulsa
Okla
Police
Ted Cole
Ralph Roe
Oklahoma
Alcatraz
Linn O. Moss
Cole
Roe
Moss
John Belcher
Paintsville
Lester Crawford
Springfield
Miami
Muskogee County
Cushing
Belcher
Crawford
Poe
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Oil Men Hope Warmer Weather Eases Gasoline Shortage
Oil leaders expect warmer weather to shrink gasoline stocks that have surged past prior highs. Domestic demand in early 1940 was stronger than 1939 and should stay high into the second quarter. Texas production quota may be cut. overall output may drop from early estimates but remain high. Crude and gasoline stocks remain well above last year.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Jerry Sadler
United States Bureau of Mines
Diary Tells Tragic Prospecting Story
A Vancouver prospector and his partner perished near Vernon Lake after failing to return from a prospecting expedition. A diary found on A L Coombs reveals hunger, isolation, and the partner's death prompting suicide. Pilot James Hames later found their bodies.
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Zeballos
B. C
Vancouver
James Hames
Ginger Coote Airways
James Ryckman
A. L. Coombs
Vernon Lake
Vancouver Island
Coombs
Devil’s Club
Jim
Hemsley Reformed by Feller’s Faithful Guidance
Ralston Hemsley, once dismissed as a bum, is reformed under Bob Feller’s influence. The Indians pitcher mentored him, boosting Hemsley’s role and value to the team, turning him into a trusted battery mate and key baseball figure. The piece notes Feller’s impact, Hemsley’s renewed purpose, and mood around the club.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
Columbia
S. C
Ralston Hemsley
Bob Feller
Feller
Cleveland
Rolly Hemsley
Hemsley
St. Louis
Rolly
No Retirement For This Aged Indian
Wrangell Alaska April 3 76 year old Chief Designate Kudanake prepares for his induction as hereditary tribal ruler after a 24 year regency The Wrangells invite white guests to the Shakes Island potlatch with an invitation extended to White Chief Roosevelt for June 3 event
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Wrangell
Alaska
Kudanake
Wrangells
Shakes Island
Roosevelt
Universalist group backs Festival of the Home for Mother's Day
A special commission of the Universalist Church in Boston argues against the commercial focus of Mother's Day and proposes designating the second week of May as the Festival of the Home with a new observance program.
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Boston
Universalist Church
Gunmen Rob and Mistreat Family in Oklahoma Case
A Canton Ohio family, Thomas and Mrs Marshall and 15 year old Doris, were robbed by two gunmen who hijacked their car and left them tied to trees with baling wire. Deputies recovered the automobile near the original scene and the victims freed themselves after about two hours. One suspect was described as rough and loud, the other as well educated.
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Bristow
Okla
Canton
Ohio
Earl Sellers
Thomas Marshall
Doris
Marshall
Wallace Blair Recovers After Appendectomy at Home
Wallace Blair is recuperating quickly at his residence following a recent appendectomy. He is reported to be in good spirits and receiving home care as he rest recuperates.
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Wallace Blair
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