Ada Not in a Slump, Booming Industrial Outlook
Ada shows ongoing growth with modernization of storefronts and offices, new schools, hospital improvements, and plans for airfield and roads. The piece argues against a slump, highlights rock asphalt, rock wool, and Ada Lime as growth drivers, and notes debates over school book changes and the value of teachers. It also includes a Sunday School lesson note and commentary on Europe, the Americas, and the rise of the Pacific.
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Ada
Ada Lime Company
East Central College
Oklahoma City
Johnnie
Mary
Jesus
Group Grants FDR Authority For Guard Calls
The Senate military committee quickly approved Roosevelt’s proposal to call out the national guard and reserve officers for training, backed by General Marshall who argued such authority plus selective conscription is essential for national security. The committee also approved a $25 million TVA appropriation to bolster electric power for defense needs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Guard
Officers Reserve Corps
Army
Senate Military Committee
George C. Marshall
Sheppard
D.-Tex
Marshall
Senate
Tennessee Valley Authority
Don’t Ever Trust Three Leaf Vine Poison Ivy Warns Botanist
Stillwater Oklahoma July 31 Special Three leaflets per leaf identify poison ivy while Virginia creeper has five leaflets. Botanist Robert Stratton cautions hikers to distinguish ivy by leaf structure and white berries. Preventives include iron salts and potassium permanganate treatments for exposed skin.
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Stillwater
Okla
Robert Stratton
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Virginia
Stratton
Drunken Drivers Pose Major Fear to Oklahoma Roads
State safety data show drinking accounted for about one fifth of fatal crashes this year with 231 deaths. The average drunk driver is 35 with around 15 years of experience, peaking to 1 am or later. Licenses have been revoked for 30 days to a year since 1937, and more than 300 arrests this year.
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State Safety Department
Walter B. Johnson
Johnson
Oklahoma
The
Oklahoma Patrol
Francie Weston Dreams and Gusty In Hollywood Crisis
Francie Weston pursues a breakthrough on a broadcast while Gusty Gair helps her and is injured in a stunt. Jerry Finney ignores her at the mic as Gusty recovers, prompting a choice between fame and love. Gusty urges staying real as Francie faces a life in Elspeth City and a future with Gusty.
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Jerry Finney
Francie
Jerry
Gusty
Koon
Randie
Gair
Hal
Aunt Hat
Aunt Hal
Pops
Mr. Weston
Francie Weston
John Weston
Gusty Gair
Finney
Elspeth City
Wheat supply seen as defense need at Oklahoma institute
S A McMillan of the Farm Security Administration told the Oklahoma Farmers Union institute in Enid that about one million bushels of wheat were on hand for domestic use against a 670 million bushel annual consumption. He tied wheat to armaments production, jobs, and shifts to other crops amid evolving war prospects.
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Enid
McMillan
France
England
Oklahoma Wheat Belt
Booster Trip Ideas Fuel Ada Firemen Rodeo Prep
Booster trips are planned for Monday to Wednesday highlighting Ada Firemen's Rodeo of August 8-11. Caravans will tour Oklahoma and North Texas to advertise. box seats sold out, with new grandstand boxes for out of town visitors. Manager H. D. Binns returns from Cheyenne Frontier Days with winnings aiding preparations.
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Rodeo
Oklahoma
Texas
Ada
Hugo
Durant
Duncan
Chickasha
H. D. Binns
Ada Firemen’s
Fort Sill Okayed For Guard Training
Oklahoma City reports that the 45th National Guard division would be trained at Fort Sill if called to active duty. General W. S. Key praised the Fort Sill camp as fully equipped. Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall said the division would move to Fort Sill if Roosevelt is authorized to call out the guard.
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Oklahoma City
45Th National Guard
Fort Sill
W. S. Key
Key
George C. Marshall
Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio, Tex
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