Hat May Point to Clue in Ada Officer's Death
Mrs. Camp identified a hat found with Oscar Brown in Walters as belonging to her son Charlie Camp the former Ada policeman. County Attorney Campbell said Brown fits Camp’s killer description and is linked to about forty hijackings. Camp was killed in Seminole after picking up a hitchhiker last May.
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Charlie Camp
Waurika
Seminole
Oscar Brown
Minco
Orville Chambers
Haskell Leandermilk
Jefferson
Camp
Brown
C. C. Campbell
Cotton County
Campbell
Ada
Many Winners At Cheyenne Rodeo To Compete Here
Winners from the Cheyenne Wyoming rodeo travel to Ada for the Ada Firemen's Rodeo starting August 8. Notable competitors include H D Binns Coalgate first in steer roping second day bulldogging and fourth in bulldogging Clay Carr California first in steer roping Ike Rude Mangan second Tom Rhoades Arizona third Hub Whiteman Clarkesville Texas first in bulldogging Gene Ross New Mexico second Homer Pittigrew New Mexico third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Ada
H. D. Binns
Coalgate
Clay Carr
California
Ike Rude
Mangan
Tom Rhoades
Arizona
Hub Whiteman
Clarkesville
Texas
Gene Ross
New Mexico
Homer Pittigrew
Oklahoma Rural Carriers Convene in Enid July 28 29 30
The thirty seventh annual Oklahoma Rural Mail Carriers convention and sixteenth annual Ladies Auxiliary meeting will be held in Enid on July 28 29 and 30. Ada and Pontotoc County host state presidents. Bert Ratliff leads the carrier group and Mrs Ratliff heads the auxiliary. National officers include L M Walker of Waukomis and Mrs Roy H Gwinn of Morrisville Missouri with Mrs J D Bennett of Tonkawa as board secretary.
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Oklahoma
Ladies Auxiliary
Enid
Ada
Pontotoc County
Bert E. Ratliff
Charges Filed In Indian's Slaying Near Hugo
County Attorney Norman Horton filed a murder charge against Clyde Smith 21 of Pushmataha County for the killing of Sidney Cuttie 42 Choctaw Indian. Sheriff Roy Harmon said Smith admitted shooting after an argument while squirrel hunting in June and led officers to a sandy creek burial site 26 miles northwest of Hugo.
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Hugo
Norman Horton
Clyde Smith
Pushmataha County
Sidney Cuttie
Roy Harmon
Smith
Here
County Board Tentatively OKs All Wage Requests
The county excise board tentatively approved all salary requests in the 1940 41 budget including extra help in the county clerk and county attorney offices and set August 6 for the first public hearing on county city and school budgets. The meeting will be at 10 a m in the county commissioner's room likely moved to the district courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Excise Board
Tom Grant
Si Freeman
Grant
Ada
Hatcher
Ben Hatcher
County Fair Grounds
Five Trucks Added To Ada Guard Unit
Ada Oklahoma National Guard receives five more trucks two are new Dodge prime movers with four wheel drive and front winch while three older trucks will pull the band unit to Louisiana for summer maneuvers. total unit trucks rise to sixteen and mobilization begins next Saturday night with travel to Atoka and then Pitkin Louisiana for three weeks of drills.
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Ada
Oklahoma National Guard
Army
Louisiana
Atoka
Claude Procter
Pitkin
Arsenals struggle with aging equipment yet near 12000 guns monthly
The U S army’s small arms production climbs toward 12 000 rifles a month as six arsenals struggle with outdated tools and bottlenecks. Springfield leads with 4 000 Garand rifles monthly while Winchester Pa would add more capacity. other arsenals in Watervliet Frankfort Watertown Picatinny and Rock Island report aging machines and limited modernisation.
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Paul L. Reed
NEA Service
U. S. Army
Army
Springfield
Mass
Winchester
U. S
Henry Knox
Washington
Watervliet Arsenal
New York State
Ordnance Department
Dicense
Frankfort Arsenal
Pennsylvania
Watertown
Watervliet
Watertown Arsenal
Fitzhugh Schools Set Enrollment for August Fifth
Fitzhugh school will enroll students Monday August 5 with lunch brought for a full day of classwork after enrollment. A truck will be at the school selling necessary books, announced Supt. Albert Horn. The 4 H club rally proceeds August 2 and 3 with many students attending, prompting enrollment to occur Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzhugh School
Albert Horn
Promide
Pleads Innocent On Theft Charge In Ada Area Case
Clarence Lyda of Fittstown arraigned Saturday on auto theft charges and pleaded not guilty. Bond set at $1,000. he remains in county jail. The complaint says on July 22 he took a 1934 Chevrolet coupe from George Patterson of Ada for a trial drive and did not return it. Officers arrested Lyda Friday between Ada and Fittstown after finding the car abandoned and some parts missing. Preliminary trial set for Friday August 2 at 10 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Lyda
Fittstown
A. W. Oliver
Lyda
George Patterson
Ada
Pontotoc County Oil Allowable Cut in August
Oklahoma statewide August crude output is reduced by 18 100 barrels daily to 390 000. Pontotoc County prorated fields and Allen Jesse Fitts pools show specific daily reductions and June July August figures Fitts Oil Creek and Jesse Hunton shifts moved to unprorated class B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Fitts Oil Creek
Jesse- Hunton
Allen
Jesse
Goat Provides Hollywood Patrolman Bruising Chase
Hollywood officers responded to a door invasion by a dog chasing a goat. Officer C B Silvester and A B Vian captured the belligerent animal and took it to the pound. Silvester suffered painful bruises after the goat lunged during release and he was treated at Hollywood receiving hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
J. A. Goggim
California Population Surges by Over One Million in Ten Years
Preliminary census figures show California’s population rising to 6,873,811 in 1940 from 5,677,251 in 1930, a gain of 1,196,560 people or 21.08 percent. San Francisco and statewide areas are cited in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Francisco
Greater returns for amount vested
A classified notice outlines investment terms highlighting higher returns for committed amounts. The ad urges readers to compare yields with standard accounts and consider long term benefits from steady funding. It cites projected growth, safe product features, and examples of improved earnings over time.
Army Has Stiff Requirements For New Enlistments
Washington July 27. The Army rejects about one in three volunteers and expects no drop in standards for draftees. Height and weight rules apply from five feet four inches to six feet six inches, with at least 12 teeth and both thumbs. Flat feet knocked knees bow legs and extreme facial ugliness can also block enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
4-H Camp Set At Bromide For County youths
Pontotoc county 4-H clubs prepare for the big encampment at the Boy Scout campgrounds in Bromide next weekend on August 2 and 3. About 250 attended last year and more are expected to join with parents and coaches. Entry costs ten cents for two days of swimming games and food under supervision. County agents and agents in charge urge members to contact their coaches soon.
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Pontotoc County
Bromide
C. H. Hailey
E. W. Cinnamon
Jessie Morgan
O Daniel Majority To Stunning Size In Texas Vote
Texas election bureau bulletin shows W Lee O Daniel leading with 583 607 votes from 252 of 254 counties about 53 6 percent and a total of 1 088 057. Col E O Thompson second with 233 576. Harry Hines Miriam Ferguson Jerry Sadler also listed. Brooks leads Culberson in railroad post runoff and Lattimore leads Alexander for chief justice runoff.
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Dallas
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas Election Bureau
Fort Worth
Col
E. O. Thompson
O’daniel
Texas
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Harry Hines
Miriam A. Ferguson
Jerry Sadler
Arlen B. Cyclone Davis
R. P. Condron
Railroad Commission Post
iPerce Brooks
Olin Culberson
Hillsboro
Supreme Court
Hal Lattamore
James P. Alexander
Delaney Suffers Kneecap Fracture While Fishing
W. A. Delaney known as Gus Delaney an oil man living south of the city fractured his kneecap Friday afternoon at a small lake on his property. He slipped on moss on the dam and fell striking his knee. he was taken to Valley View hospital for treatment.
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W. A
Gus” Delaney
Oklahoma Liquor-Driest In Its History, Says Dierker
Oklahoma officials report a record dry spell as Bootleggers hide, moonshiners rise, and federal actions intensify. U S District Attorney Charles E Dierker says organized liquor rings are broken though casual importers persist. Moonshine stills rise while prices jump ahead of repeal votes. Walter Giles notes 20 agents, 30 to 40 high speed cars.
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Oklahoma
Dierker
Oklahoma City
U. S
Charles E. Dierker
Internal Revenue Department
Pottawatomie County
Maine
Walter Giles
Internal Revenue Forces
Arkansas
Illinois
Tennessee
Mississippi
Argentina Holds Reservation On Pan Am Solidarity Front
In Havana the Argentine delegation reserved the right to pass judgment on the Havana accord endorsing hemispheric defense and potential temporary control of European colonies, tempering the united stance of the 21 American republics at the Pan American conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Havana
New World
Argentina
Plans Drawn For Area Guards To Train at Fort Sill
Oklahoma City July 29 The 45th national guard division including troops from Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico and Colorado would be trained at Fort Sill if Congress grants Roosevelt authority to call the guard to active duty General George C Marshall told the Senate Military Committee The plan shifts from Fort Sam Houston and also outlines calls for the 44th 30th and 41st divisions and 23 smaller units including the 154th aerial observation squadron at Little Rock Ark to Fort Sill General W S Key commander of the 45th division said he had no official word but was glad guardsmen would be sent to Fort Sill
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Oklahoma City
45Th National Guard
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Fort Sill
Congress
Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Army
Senate Military Committee
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Marshall
Britain tightens sea control on Spain and Portugal
In London July 30 Britain announced a new economic warfare policy to curb Spanish and Portuguese imports. All Atlantic ships must hold a full navicert clearance or be seized, aiming to ration these countries to about two months of domestic supplies and deter shipments with partial certification. Britain has advised the United States in advance of the move.
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London
Britain
Spain
Portugal
Hugh Dalton
House of Commons
Dalton
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
United States
Food In Cans Started in 1807
London report outlines the origin of canning by British inventors Bryan Donkin and John Hall in 1807 at Dartford Iron Works. It notes early methods used hammer and chisel, Parry’s Arctic voyages carrying canned goods, and later tests showing canned foods remained nourisher and equal in vitamin content to fresh foods.
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London
Bryan Donkin
John Hall
Dartford
Parry
Lancet
William Savage
New Electrically Conductive Rubber Creates Safer Use
Buffalo report says George C. Miller developed a secret three year process to produce rubber with controllable electrical resistance from ohms to 1015 ohms. The material prevents static sparks in dusty or flammable atmospheres and could reduce ignition risk in hospitals. Conductivity drops when soaked but returns after drying, and slight stretching halves conductance temporarily.
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Buffalo
N. Y
George C. Miller
Miller
Former Official's Daughter Weds in Long Island Ceremony
Miss Helen Ballantine daughter of Arthur A Ballantine former under secretary of the treasury married John Haven Ferguson of Oklahoma City The ceremony took place at St John's Episcopal church Cold Spring Harbor conducted by Rev Lyman C Bleecker A reception followed at Piping Rock club Locust Valley Ferguson is linked with the treasury department's general counsel office
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Helen Ballantine
Arthur A. Ballantine
the Treasury
John Haven Ferguson
Oklahoma City
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Cold Spring Harbor
Lyman C. Bleecker
Piping Rock Club
Locust Valley
Ferguson
General Counsel
Treasury Department
Two Injured in Auto Truck Smash in Dalhart
In Dalhart Texas July 27 W P Oneal 49 of Oklahoma City was seriously injured and his wife Mrs O’Neal suffered a broken elbow in an automobile accident. O’Neal sustained head and chest injuries and a broken ankle.
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Dalhart
Tex
W. P. O’neal
Oklahoma City
O’neal
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Picatinny
Rock Island
Fitzhugh Schools
Ada News
Cene
O'Daniel
W. A. Delaney
By William Ferguson
Natural Bridge Inn
Virginia
NEA T. M. Reg
NCE
WNC
Ini
Wass
Hill Country
Maurice Nabuco
Brazil
Miguel A. Campa
Cuba
Americas
Pan-Am Solidarity Front
Ft. Sill
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