British Battleships Bombard Tripoli Harbor in Bold Night Action
Correspondent Larry Allen reports the British Mediterranean fleet pounded Tripoli harbor for 42 minutes starting at 5 am, firing over a thousand tons of high explosives. Six axis ships and a naval headquarters were hit, fires raged at the railroad station, yards, and oil deposits, as the operation opened against Ilduce’s African base and Mussolini’s stronghold.
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Tripoli
Britain
Barbary
Ilduce
Mhitler
Egypt
Ada Round-Uppers and Band Shine in Guthrie Parade
In Guthrie’s Guthrie ’89er parade Ada Round-Uppers and Ada high band drew praise from about 140,000 spectators for their appearance and music. Oklahoma City Central High School band won the marching contest with Classen second. Simultaneous Ob of Okemah celebrated its 39th birthday attracting 50,000 visitors including Don Wilson and Ken Maynard.
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Ada High Band
Ada
Span Rounduppers
Phillips
Guthrie
Oklahoma
America
Oklahoma City Central High School
Oo City Classen
Okemah
U. S. Troops Arrive in Manila to Fort Mills
The transport Republic landed in Manila with over 2,000 soldiers, including 1,400 coast artillerymen bound for Fort Mills on Corregidor. The ship carried about 8,000 tons of army cargo and aims to return with mostly spouses and children of troops.
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Philippines
United States Army
Coast Artillery
Air Corps
Republic
Fort Mason
Calif
Fort Mills
Corregidor Island
Union
Islands
Astronomers Create War Relief Fund At Yerkes
At Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay Wisconsin astronomers form a relief fund to aid colleagues in countries at war. Dr S Chandrasekhar notes small contributions can help, aiding Belgian Norwegian Indian and Dutch scientists facing wartime hardship. Sending funds may be difficult but immediate aid is planned.
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Wis
Yerkes Observatory
Yerkes
S. Chandrasekhar
Dr. Chandrasekhar
India
University of Cambridge
England
Yerkes Group
Belgium
Norway
Netherlands
Fatal Accident Near Marietta Claims Annona Pioneer
E. K. Russell aged 68 prominent Annona landowner and cotton seed breeder killed in an automobile crash near Marietta Oklahoma yesterday. Russell came to Annona 56 years ago from Tupelo Mississippi and built substantial real estate holdings. He was a former 1934 political candidate.
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Tex
E. K. Russell
Marietta
Okla
Russell
Tupelo
Miss
Texas Governor Withdraws From Prohibition Platform
The Texas governor on a prohibition platform withdrew before the primary. He was the brother of L. T. Russell, publisher of the Newark Ledger in Newark New Jersey.
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Texas
L. T. Russel
Newark, N. J
Ledger
Durant College Fire Reignites Sabotage Suspected
Oklahoma Presbyterian College in Durant sees a new blaze in its administration building three months after a prior fire. Major Andrew Branlett estimates 20000 dollars lost as center section burns, with no injuries reported. Fire Chief L. L. Moore probes potential causes while girls in the north wing escape in night clothing. The college serves Indian girls and is funded by government and church grants.
Hymn Facsimile Added to Colgate Collection
A facsimile of the national hymn America in Dr Samuel Francis Smith handwriting was added to Colgate University Baptist Historical Collection in Hamilton New York to commemorate the forty fifth anniversary of the hymn writer's death. The music has served as national anthem for several nations.
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Colgate
Hamilton
N. Y
Samuel Francis Smith
Baptist Historical Co
Colgate University
Smith
Denmark
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Italy
Hungary
Russia
Iceland
Greater returns for amount in vested-Ada News Classified Ads
A classified notice highlights higher yields for vested Ada account investments. It explains revised return rates and eligibility for investors, with emphasis on secure terms and guaranteed potential profits.
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Ada News
Peanut Quotas Tie Loan Plan to Marketing Referendum
AAA official David Gray of Pontotoc county says new provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act make a loan or diversion program mandatory when peanut marketing quotas are in effect. A three year quota is set with a referendum date of April 26 and about 700 growers are eligible to vote.
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Pontotoc County
Secretary of Agriculture
Gray
Ragland Elected Maud City School Superintendent
Jim Ragland a Pontotoc County boy, after 28 years in education, will resign as Hughes County county superintendent to become Maud city school superintendent. He plans to start in July, bringing decades of teaching and administrative experience, including roles in Spaulding Fairview Gerty and Ada.
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Pontotoc County
Oakman
Hughes County
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Ada
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Fairview Consolidated
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Osage County
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E. C. Alumni Association
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Jo Ann
James W. Ragland
Francis
Zelda Keithler
E. J. Dugan
County Livestock Men Attend Annual Feeders Day
Several Pontotoc county livestock men and farmers attended the fifteenth annual livestock feeders day at Stillwater. County Agent C. H. Hailey and Assistant J. Link Haws attended the event. Sponsored by Oklahoma A and M College the program opened at 9:30 a.m. with general assembly. Experimental results from the college were presented along with an address from a National Livestock and Meat Board representative. After lunch Duncan Marshall of Toronto spoke, more results were shared, and at 3:30 p.m. visitors toured the experiment feeding yards.
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C. H. Hailey
J. Link Haws
Oklahoma A. and M. College
General Assembly
National Livestock and Meat Board
Duncan Marshall
Toronto
Canada
Colege
Birthday crowds flood Okemah for 39th anniversary celebration
About 50 000 people crowded Okemah streets for the 39th birthday celebration featuring a rough and tumble Indian ball game, a parade with 15 bands and pioneer floats, a rodeo with Ken Maynard and Don Wilson, rifle displays by D A Bryce, and an Indian ceremonial to close. Okemah was founded April 22 1902.
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Ken Maynard
Don Wilson
D. A. Bryce
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Osage Range to Be Featured in Farm Credit Film
Osage county cattle country will be part of a Farm Credit Administration motion picture about cooperative livestock marketing. Directors plan scenes in the Osage and southwest, including drives along old cattle trails, with shoots starting near Pawhuska by April 25 and moving toward stockyard and market shipments in Kansas.
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Osage County
Farm Credit Administration
Washington
Chisholm Trail
Randell
Uvalde
Tex
Osage
Kansas
Aviation firms in Los Angeles county face huge backlogs
Aviation companies in Los Angeles county report aggregate backlogs approaching one billion dollars. Air express shipments reach a record level with a 23 percent rise for the first nine months of 1940 versus 1939 data.
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Los Angles County
Air Express
Britain says night bombing answer found by air force chiefs
Air Marshal William A. Bishop, head of the Royal Canadian air force, told a Los Angeles chamber luncheon that Britain is finding the answer to Germanys night raids. He said Britain led in night bombing and remains the superior navigator at night as both sides expand their bomber efforts. He warned the day bomber has a diminishing horizon and noted no instant remedy exists.
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Los Angeles
Britain
Germany
William A. Bishop
Royal Canadian Air Force
Chamber of Commerce
No Evidence Found Of Incendiarism In Oklahoma College Fire
Durant Oklahoma April 23 Fire Chief L L Moore said no evidence of incendi arism after investigating the second fire within four months that destroyed the administration building at Oklahoma Presbyterian College He called the case suspicious in light of circumstances The center section of the building about 80 percent complete was destroyed with damage pegged at 20000 The center and south wing had burned previously January 24 The president Major Andrew Bramlett expected rebuilding for the fall semester and classes continued.
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Durant
Okla
Oklahoma Presbyterian College
Andrew Branlett
Branlett
L. L. Moore
Presbyterian Church
Bramiett
Bramsett
Jap Flag Flies At Chiang Birthplace
Shanghai dispatch describes a Japanese air tour over Chiang Kai Shek birthplace Fenghwa and surrounding towns in Chekiang province. The report notes fires at Chuki rail town and Japanese columns pushing inland from Ningpo base indicate dispersion of Chinese forces after last weekend’s offensive.
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Shanghai
China
Fenghwa
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chekiang Province
Chuki
Ningpo
Hangchow and Ningpo in Occupation Narrative
The railroad town Hangchow and the port city Ningpo appear largely undamaged after a week of bombing before the arrival of Japanese forces. American factories and a hospital, a British oil installation, and other foreign properties are reported intact except for bombed areas in Ningpo.
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Hangchow
Ningpo
Oklahoma Farm Population Falls 8.7 Percent
The census bureau reports Oklahoma farm population dropped 8.7 per cent since 1930 from 1,024,070 to 935,241. The national figure rose by 0.1 per cent. Connecticut led gains at 19.8 per cent while South Dakota fell 21.1 per cent. Male to female ratios shifted with 102.1 males per 100 females in 1940.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Census Bureau
Connecticut
South Dakota
Senate Committee Demands Coal Leaders Appear Friday
Washington April 23 The defense investigating committee asked John L. Lewis and operators of soft coal mines to appear before it on Friday if mining has not resumed. Telegrams to Lewis L T Putman and Charles O Neil warn that without coal supplies mills shipyards and defense programs could shut down. The panel also planned a personal inspection of Fort Meade as part of its army cantonment inquiry.
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Washington
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
John L. Lewis
Truman
D-Mo
Lewis
United Mine Workers
L. T. Putman
Charles O’neil
Fort George G. Meade
Army
Kidnapper Not Part Owner Of House
Chicago report finds Jack Russell not a financial stake holder in the $25,000 rooming house run by his wife Mary Russell. Divorce proceedings note Russell’s felony conviction for the kidnapping and slaying of William Scott Hamilton of Arkansas City on July 14, 1939.
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Chicago
Jack Russell
Oklahoma
Mary Russell
Charles Colley
Rudolph Desart
Russell
William Scott Hamilton
Arkansas City
Kas
Salesman
Rain Steadys Halts Oklahoma Field Work Amid Floods
The weekly crop review reports heavy rains ending April 22 halted nearly all field work across Oklahoma. Excessive rainfall caused soil erosion and widespread flood damage to crops, with many lowland crops needing replanting. Winter wheat shows good growth despite conditions.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Panhandle
Francis News Briefs From Ada And Nearby
Junior Chandler and Lanky Hunter workers from Healdton visited relatives here last weekend. Roy Akins, formerly local, left for CCC camps in Wyoming. Mrs. Bill Wear and son Jimmy shopped in Ada. Mrs. Chester Lewis of Adams visited Thurman home. Janice Sowell of Ryan visited Lucille McComas. Roy Williams visited his brother Jim Williams of Gaar Corner. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Lewis visited Stratford over the weekend. Mrs. Bill Wear and son Jimmy continuing activity in area social notes.
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Faye Thurman
John Lewis
Joanne Linder
Tot” Peppers
Baby
Tulsa
Jim West
Johnny West
Herbert Thurman
Kenneth Ray Salter
C. E. Thurman
Harrison
John Morgan
Linda Faye
Ada
Wilcoxson
W. E. Coburn
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Harold
Wilma
Sapulpa
Clyde Akins
Hardwick
Junior Chandler
Hunter
Healdton
Roy Akins
CCC
Wyoming
Bill Wear
Jimmy
Wm. Phillips Jr
Chester Lewis
Adamson
Thurman
Monay
Janice Sowell
Ryan
Lucille McComas
Roy Williams
Jim Williams
Gaar
John L. Lewis
Stratford
Verden to celebrate third straight state junior livestock win
Governor Phillips will headline Verden's May 4 celebration of the town's third consecutive victory in the state junior livestock show. A barbecue featuring the 1941 blue ribbon beef will be served to Future Farmers of America and 4 H exhibitors and their families.
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Verden
Okla
Phillips
Farmers of America
Leiber, Last Holdout, Coming to Talk Teams
Chicago April 23. Big Hank Leiber the only remaining holdout in big league baseball has informed the Chicago Cubs he will come to discuss terms. Cub general manager Jim Gallagher said Leiber veteran out fielder would leave his Tuscan Arizona home tomorrow for Chicago.
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Chicago
Hank Leiber
Chicago Cubs
Jim Gallagher
Cub
Leiber
Ariz
John Cherrys Sword Swallower Slips for Throat Repair
In St Joseph Missouri John Cherry a renowned sword swallower slipped and sought medical care for throat repairs after the accident.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
John Cherry
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