Wichita marks Chisholm trail with limestone monolith
In Wichita on April 6 a five and a half foot monolith marking the Kansas end of the Chisholm trail was unveiled. Presented by the Wichita camp of the United Spanish War Veterans, the Silverdale limestone marker honors Jesse Chisholm who blazed the route in 1865 from Anadarko Oklahoma to Wichita. Historians note the trail moved enormous freight and about 3,000,000 cattle through the era and Chisholm later led cattle drives from Texas to rail points for shipment north and east.
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Wichita
Kas
Kansas
Chisholm Trail
United Spanish War Veterans
Chisholm
Jesse Chisholm
Anadarko
Okla
Pontotoc County
Frisco
Shelton
Holmes and
Hughes County
Little River
Delaware
Beaverville
Vanoss
Blue River
Bea
Ally
Texas
Juanita Cook
Kans
Oklahoma
Oklahoma House Advances Tax Assessment Bill in Busy Session
Oklahoma City April 7 Administration leaders pushed the House toward passage of a large tax assessment bill to curb tax evasion and stabilize valuations. The panel moved through a third of its 64 sections with a May 31 crop assessment date restored for some producers and revenue measures awaiting floor action. Revenue bills, including the 1941 income tax plan, are expected to raise about 800 000 dollars. dividends from small state firms would be taxable and a deduction for gross premium taxes on insurers would be removed.
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Oklahoma City
House
Harold Freeman
Senate
Rep
D. S. Collins
Alfalfa County
Tregger
Conference Committee
W. F. Latting
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Wetumka Soldier Injured In Wreck Near Sweetwater Texas
Sgt. James Ray of Wetumka Oklahoma a member of the 45th injured seriously when struck by an automobile on a highway near Sweetwater Texas Private Howard Jones Ed Harvey and Johnnie Blankenship aided a stalled car before Ray was hit by the returning vehicle Ray was hospitalized and police detained a man for investigation
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Sweetwater
Tex
James Ray
Wetumka
Okla
Camp Berkeley
Here
Howard Jones
Ray
Ed Harvey
Johnnie Blankenship
Jones
Investi- Ray
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
A classified ad note highlights higher yields from vested investments in Ada News. It discusses improved value for money and longer term benefits for readers considering retirement funds and savings plans.
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Ada News
New U S Winter Wheat Crop Large
Chicago reports a vast U S winter wheat crop spreading northward with ideal moisture and only one trouble zone from central Nebraska to northwestern Missouri. Harvest is expected at 609 to 621 million bushels, the largest since 1938, aiding domestic needs around 700 million for the new season.
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Chicago
United States
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Banks Reveal Defense Boom in Oklahoma Banking Activity
Banks in Oklahoma cities reported increases in loans and discounts for the first quarter of 1941. Oklahoma City Tulsa Muskogee Shawnee and Ada showed rises since January. Enid and Chickasha fell short with declines in loans or deposits. Defense contracts boosted retail cattle and agriculture sectors nationwide.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Enid
Chickasha
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Muskogee
Shawnee
Ada
Defense
National Defense
Federal employees back Jackson Day dinner amid party splits
About 1,500 Democrats attended the Jackson Day victory dinner to raise 25 000 to cover last November deficit. U S Senator Josh Lee and Federal Social Security Administrator Paul V McNutt drew cheers while state officials drew polite applause amid Democratic rifts over Roosevelt renomination and Willkie leadership absent. Kerr and Phillips clash over draft Roosevelt while Crable earns strong support and hints at broader federal backing for a future gubernatorial bid.
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Ernest M. Hill
Oklahoma City
U. S
Josh Lee
Paul V. McNutt
Roosevelt
Willkie
Robert S. Kerr
Leon Phillips
Kerr
Phillips
Lee
Crable
Many Young Musicians Win High Rating In Regional Music Festival
Regional junior federated music clubs festival in Oklahoma showcased 245 entries across voice piano and instrumental events. Winners received superior or excellent ratings across many classes from primary to senior high, with named students from Ardmore Durant Coalgate Seminole Oklahoma City and more earning top honors.
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Louise McCall
Oklahoma City
Karen Beck
Drumright
Nancy Haas
Seminole
Merle Mace
Frances McCall
O. C
Sarah Louise Stalder
Coalgate
Earlene Hackney
Josa Carter
Betty Lee Whitney
Durant
Peggy Jean Bonneau
Ardmore
Mary Pearl Higgins
Londa Lee Moore
Ada
Dorothy Romans
Lindsay
Evelyn Casmedes
Mary Frances Willis
E—Sam Sanders
Allen
Dorothy Ann Triggs
Lucy Lillian Parker
Norma Jean Urban
Rosemary Vinson
Wewoka
Saunda Lee Caldwell
Ruth Floyd
Opal Pauline Graham
Martin Joyce Milner
Anita Sue Farr
Davis
Estella Kay Schmidt
Mary Ellen Harper
Jane Atkinson
Elaine Hayes
Oklshoma City
Thera May Crim
Mary Giovana Blua
Patricia Ann Phillips
Mary Jean James
Walter Atkinson
Joanne Juddart
Tommy Saunders
Margaret
Wanda Jean Page
Bette Jean Parker
Sulphur
Ouida Tennyson
Betty Lou Wilson
Hinston
F—Jeannette Smith
Vinita Dronberger
Patricia Henry
Mildred Edwards
Hatti Hudson
Joe Dean Polk
Pauline Hardle
Monray James
Charles A. Hudson
Elizabeth June Brothers
Mary Shell
Jinny Earlene Brady
Ruth Evelyn Baumert
Hardy Lee Spieg
Alaska Size Compared to Continent
Alaska comprises about 590,884 square miles near one fifth of the continental United States. The figure highlights Alaska’s vast area relative to the lower forty eight states.
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Alaska
United States
Wetumka Rodeo Set for April 11 with Parade and Events
Wetumka roping show announced for Friday April 11 with a 3 p m street parade and a 7 30 p m main performance. Entries close at 6 p m Friday ropers file at the Gezette office. Professional jackpot roping, clown stunts, bronc riding, calf roping for youths, trick riding and more. Noted stars Jess and Buck Goodspeed Floyd Gale Jack Skipwich expected to appear.
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Wetumka
Ropers
Gezette
Jess
Buck Goodspeed
Floyd Gale
Jack Skipwich
Pact Reached In Allis Strike At Milwaukee Plant
Milwaulkee April 7 CIO local ratified a settlement ending a 76 day strike at Allis Chalmers Manufacturing tied to 45 million dollars in national defense production held since January 22. The plan, finalized in Washington after a 19 hour talks with company reps and the defense mediation board, sent workers back to work tomorrow as plant president Max W Babb announced.
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Milwaukee
CIO
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Company
National Defense
Washington
West Allis
United Automobile Workers
Navy
Fire alarm shows long running electricity scam in apartment
Watertown fire crews found a 15 year old wiring fraud at John A. Hedin’s building. An illegal hookup on an upper floor caused his meter to run and bill him for electricity he did not use.
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Hedin
Woman Later Steaks Missing After Break-In
Mrs May Sveakmen told Columbus police a burglar entered her home last night, cooked her meat, opened a can of soup, ate and fled. The incident left no other valuables reported missing.
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Columbus
May Sveakmen
Farmer Louis Schneider Sells Airplane He Won in Contest
In Clinton Missouri Louis Schneider a 62 year old farmer who has won four cars in radio and magazine contests since 1933 now plans to sell his latest prize a small airplane to keep his feet on the ground.
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Clinto
Louis Schneider
Farmer Schneider
Ada Highschool Lassies Craft Wrist Bracelets Craze
Ada High School girls fashion a new bracelet trend using heart charms Indian motifs and DIY pieces. The craze includes spoons and forks bent to fit wrists with schoolmates trading charms and initials while locally sourced hearts and forks become the latest adornments.
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Genus High School
Girl Rescued After Stairway Standoff in Montana
Shari Sur man, aged two, locked in an upstairs room, resisted rescue. Assistant Fire Chief Richard Coe forced the door and carried the child down the ladder with Shari on his shoulders after she demanded a piggy back ride.
Ada News Turns 40 With Long History And Growth
The Ada News, first issued April 4 1901, celebrates 40 years. It traces from a hand press and weekly to daily operation in 1904 and consolidation with the Ada Democrat in 1911. Now equipped with linotype machines, presses, AP and UP feeds, radio broadcasts, and a 30 000 16 page weekly capacity.
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Ada News
Ada
Indian Territory
Pitkin
The
News
Heavenly” Baker
Tom Horn
Pauls Valley
Carlton Weaver
Marvin Brown
Weaver
E. C. Patton
Brown
Otis B. Weaver
Carlton
Little
Rollow
South Broadway
First National Ban
Broadway
Twelfth
North Broadway
Ada Democrat
A. B. Yeager
Byron Norrell
News Printing and Publishing Company
the News
Linotype
Associated Press
United Press
NEA Feature Syndicate
Telephoto
Missing collie Rover found after three and a half years
Dr and Mrs Sidney Silber Rover celebrate reunion as their collie Rover reappears at their daughter’s home. The dog vanished 3 1/2 years earlier after the Silbers moved. They believe he found his way back to a familiar home and location.
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Chicago
Sidney Silber
Rover
Silber
Special Teachers Examinations Scheduled For April
County Superintendent Ray Stegall announced special teachers examinations will be held April 24 25 and 26 with Oklahoma History Oklahoma School Law and Agriculture on April 26 The board directed that the fourth Thursday and Friday in April 1941 be used for the first second and third grade certificate exams but such exams will be discontinued thereafter Licenses for expired first second or third grade certificates may be renewed for one year at a time if eight semester hours of study are completed each year.
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Ray Stegall
Oklahoma
Oklahoma School Law and Agriculture
State Department
McKeel Bill to Raise Treasurer Aides Pay
Senator John Boyce McKeel introduced a bill to raise deputy county treasurers pay in Pontotoc county from 60 to 75 dollars a month. The bill was approved today and sent to the house for consideration.
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McKeel
Oklahoma City
Pontotoc County
John Boyce McKeel
Many Oklahomans Slow On Returns
Oklahoma City April 5 H C Jones collector of internal revenue in Oklahoma said 10 000 to 15 000 state residents have not filed federal income tax returns for 1940 and face 5 percent delinquency assessments. He noted 125 000 to 130 000 returns filed today with total around 140 000 expected. The filing deadline and first quarterly payment was March 15. Collections run 75 percent higher than last year with $8 512 000 received versus $4 864 000 a year ago, attributed to tax base cuts defense tax and better business conditions.
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Oklahoma City
H. C. Jones
Internal Revenue
Oklahoma
Jones
Galvani's Early Work On Galvanized Wire
Italian physician and anatomist Luigi Galvani pioneered electrical experiments with metals and nerves, laying groundwork for galvanic conductance. His work influenced later developments in bioelectric studies and the understanding of nerve signaling.
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Luigi Galvani
Diphtheria Fight hinges on parental action and toxoid use
Dr. G. F. Mathews, Oklahoma health commissioner, warns that lack of parental cooperation weakens disease defense. He notes diphtheria deaths remain preventable through early toxoid immunization, urging parents to obtain protection for children between six and nine months and before the first birthday.
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G. F. Mathews
Oklahoma State Health Department
Oklahoma
Mathews
Oklahoma Sets Record for Safety Leadership
Oklahoma set a new all time national mark by winning the southern division safety award for the fourth straight year. Commissioner Walter B Johnson and Harold L Mueller will attend an award dinner in Washington on April 21 with Governor Leon C Phillips possibly accompanying them. The state also gained national chairman designation for Mr Mueller to coordinate safety education nationwide in Washington.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
National Safety Council
Connecticut
Minnesota
Oregon
Washington, D. C
Walter B. Johnson
Department of Public Safety
Harold L. Mueller
Oklahoma Safety Council
Leon C. Phillips
Highway Patrol
Johnson
National
Safet Council
Mueller
America
Washington
Alabama
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Georgia
Nort Carolina
Florida
Pasteurized Milk Named After Louis Pasteur
Raymond H. Geist of the State Department commercial division states the country will finish its task. Pasteurized milk research credits Louis Pasteur, the French scientist, with the name origin.
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Raymond H. Geist
The
State Department
Louis Pasteur
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