Reverend Carl Wilhelm Accepts Ada Church Call
Rev. Carl H. Wilhelm, former pastor of First Christian in Lawrenceville Illinois, will assume the pastorate at Ada church as soon as his Illinois duties end. He succeeds Rev. Ivan J. Young who resigned for evangelistic work. Wilhelm previously led Blackwell Oklahoma and reduced Lawrenceville debt, while active in youth work and church missions.
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Carl H. Wilhelm
First Christian Church
Lawrenceville
Ill
Ada
Illinois
Ivan J. Young
Wilhelm
Blackwell
Okla
Eureka College
Eureka
Yale Divinity School
Tabernacle Church
Lincoln
Neb
Topeka
Kas
First Church
Nebraska
Yale
Illinois C. E. Union
Oklahoma
Oklahoma C. M. Society
East- Central Convention
State Missionary Society
International Convention
Home Missions Planning Council
Illinois Christian Ministers’ Association and Retreat
South Approach To State Bridge Near Grove Nearly Ready
R W Stinson WPA manager said the 1100 foot southside approach to the 350000 state bridge near Grove Oklahoma will reach 42 feet wide before use. North approach 1300 feet more to finish. rock rip rap protects lake wash. WPA rebuilding highway from bridge into Grove while highway commission builds a road on the opposite hills.
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WPA
Oklahoma
Grove
Te Highway Commission
Number Eight Seizes Control of French Military Affairs
The report notes Number Eight taking supreme control of French military matters amid Franco German cooperation. It claims Hitler could gain access to Dakar and that the United States would likely not block a Nazi occupation of Africa. Officials foresee swift U.S. action in the Western Hemisphere if needed and prioritize access to bases in Brazil as a safeguard.
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Hitler
Dakar
United States
Westa
Brazil
Intensified Drive Aimed at Countering Police Bias
Government report notes a push to mobilize numbers two and others for intensified activity against alleged French police prejudice. The message was first scheduled to outline procedures and engagement strategies.
Russians claim German elite division routed amid front actions
NUMBER SIX reports Russian troops routed a German elite division of 15,000 and smashed another, killing or wounding 7,500 across the 1,200 mile front. Night of August 12 saw nothing of importance, per the Red Army communiqué, fueling interpretation that German offensives toward Odessa and Leningrad had been stemmed.
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Red Army
Odessa
Leningrad
Army Units Carry Honored Mottoes
CAMP POLK La Aug 13 Pages of blood and bravery lie behind nicknames and mottos borne by army units in Louisiana battle games. Come and get it is the 36th division motto the message Texas soldiers sent Santa Ana before Gonzales. Les Terribles clings to the 64th infantry brigade. Let the drums beat, dying words of Gen Brady, is the 125th infantry motto. Remember the Alamo is the 141st infantry motto and battle cry to avenge the Alamo martyrs.
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Camp Polk
Louisiana
Texas
Santa Ana
Gonzales
Brady
125Th Infantry
141St Infantry
Alamo
Ada Schools Face Revenue Strain and Budget Tightening
Procter argues the local community must fund Number Three weak or secondary aid classes as ad valorem levies fall with lower valuations. He notes the 10 mill cap and reliance on the excise board for extra funds, while the Ada schools strive to save a nine month term for the emergency.
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Procter
Excise Board
Ada
Congress Urges U S Action Over French Colonies Nazi Risk
Congressmen urged vigorous counter action after yesterday's developments. They urged the United States and other American republics to protect Martinique and other French colonies in the hemisphere. They supported breaking off relations with Vichy and recognizing the Free French committee of General Charles de Gaulle.
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Britain
Africa
Western Hemisphere
State Department
United States
Martinque
Vichyard
Free French” Committee
Charles de Gaulle
American shoe consumption tops world per capita
A billion dollars worth of shoes, 400 million pairs, are purchased annually by the American public. It marks the highest per capita consumption of shoes in the world, about three pairs per person.
Police chief ties Kansas City robberies to local arrest
Bartlesville police say Ed Jewis, 23, confessed to three Kansas City hotel robberies last week after being held overnight. The suspect, reported by authorities today, faced questioning on the sequence of alleged crimes.
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Bartlesville
L. W. Turner
Ed Jewis
Kansas City
Obituary details for Bill Anderson and Martha Patterson
Bill Anderson aged 36 died Tuesday evening in McAlester. Funeral held Wednesday at Criswell Chapel with Rev. Pryor. burial at Rosedale Cemetery. Survived by mother Alice Anderson four sisters and a brother Jack. Martha Patterson 47 died Tuesday at home Rofs route 1. Funeral at Oakman Church with Rev. Carter. burial Oakman Cemetery. Survived by three daughters two sisters two brothers and a son.
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Bill Anderson
McAlester
Criswell Funeral Home
Pryor
Rosedale Cemetery
Alice Anderson
Mary Brown
Iva Mae Ryles
Elizabeth Sandel
Bessie Milligan
Jack Anderson
Martha Patterson
Rofs
Route 1
Oakman
Rev
Carter
Oakman Cemetery
Criswell’s
Pauline Parks
Roff
Catherine Patterson
Galveston
Janett Seevers
Ft. Lyon
Calif
Andy Patterson
Lawton
Jewel Roy
Cleo B. Rowe
Clyde
Guy Chapman
Mrs. Mary Williams Dies at 72 in Sherman Texas
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Williams 72 died at home 510 West Eighteenth Tuesday night. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 30 p m from Smith Funeral Home chapel with T A Salmon officiating. She is survived by sister Mrs Laura Holliday Sherman Texas and many nieces and nephews.
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Mary Williams
Mary Elizabeth Williams
West Eighteenth
Smith Funeral Home
T. A. Salmon
Rosedale Cemetery
Laura Holliday
Sherman
Texas
Martha Olive Fox 62 dies in Stonewall
Mrs. Martha Olive Fox aged 62 of Stonewall died Tuesday night at 8 10 p m Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Smith Funeral Home.
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Martha Olive Fox
Stonewall
Smith Funeral Home
Widow Of Flier From Edmond Heads To Oklahoma City
The widow of Capt. Hoyt R. Judy left Montreal en route to Oklahoma City as relatives awaited details on burial for the Edmond native and former Braniff pilot who died in a trans ocean plane crash in England. Judy was among eight Americans and multiple others killed in the accident.
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Oklahoma City
Hoyt R. Judy
England
Montreal
Canada
Ruth Judy
University of Oklahoma
Edmond Flier
Edmond
Judy
Braniff Airways
Dallas
Chicago
Navy Training School
Pensacola
Fla
Britain
Demands For Wage Increase Coming
Leon Henderson told Congress that a wave of legitimate wage increase demands was likely unless the price control bill and other regulations are enacted soon. He warned that as contracts expire by year’s start, rising living costs would fuel pressure from unions and nonunion groups alike.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Congress
Office of Price Administration
House Banking Committee
Disappearance of Budge The Phillipses’ Beloved Bulldog
Sadness fills the governor’s executive mansion as Budge the small bulldog vanishes. Budge belonged to Governor Phillips and family, succeeding a previous Phillips family dog that was run over and killed.
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Oklahoma City
Budge
Phillips
Phillipses
Prairie Flowers From Oklahoma Prairies May Fuel Home Industry
Stillwater Oklahoma August 13 Special Flowers blooming wild on Oklahoma prairies could become a leisure time income source. L G McLean of Oklahoma A and M college horticulture department says Europe’s war has cut off imported sachet and potpourri flowers, creating demand for domestic production.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Europe
L. G. McLean
Oklahoma A. and
M. College Horticulture Department
New York
McLean
Board Keeps Most County Property Values Steady
The state board of equalization rejected increases for thirty-three counties recommended by the tax commission. Only Bryan county saw a 10 percent rise, not the proposed 20 percent. Governor Phillips supported raises in several counties but was outvoted, and he also backed cuts in Muskogee and Okmulgee counties, which were defeated.
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Oklahoma City
Tax Commission
State Board of Equalization
Bryan County
Phillips
Hughes
Jackson
Washita
Woods
Muskogee
Okmulgee
Reformatory Safe For New Warden
Fred Hunt endorses transition at Granite reformatory praising staff stability. Ed P. O'Brien is named to succeed Hunt as warden with Governor Lips supporting the appointment and confidence in O'Brien to oversee the operation.
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Oklahoma City
Granite Reformatory
Fred Hunt
McAlester Penitentiary
Granite
O’brien
Hunt
Shortage of bartenders hits London pubs
London reports plenty of beer and pubs but a scarcity of bartenders and few barmaids as workers have been called up, leaving pubs short staffed and high on demand.
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London
Water Cut Off Sparks Ada Water Damage Suit
In early 1940 Ada faces a $25,000 damage suit by Mrs. Fannie Lea, pool operator below Byrds Mill springs. She claims the city cut the dam gate in 1939-40, halting water for her swimming pool while selling water to oil companies. Lea, who ran the pool since 1922 after her husband's 1932 death, seeks relief for lost business.
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Ada
Fannie Lea
Byrds Mill Springs
Ued
Fitts
Rhe
Petain’s Vichy Move Threatens Allied Interests
DEWITT MACKENZIE argues that Petain has not revealed full plans but Vichy’s alignment with Hitler endangers the western hemisphere. He cites possible German access to Dakar and North Africa bases, Brazil air base talks, and anticipated French resistance to Nazi rule amid a growing revolt at home.
Itch that Cannot Be Scratched Sheds Light on Emotions
Cornell University researchers led by Dr. John I. Lacey explored how foreknowledge of an itch affects emotional response. Volunteers faced an unavoidable itch on the shoulder. when warned, heart rate and breathing slowed as calm behavior emerged, while unanticipated itch sparked stronger emotions and faster vital signs.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell Univeristy
John I. Lacey
Department of Psychology
Lacey
Scattered Rains Bring Some Relief to Oklahoma Crops
Oklahoma crop bulletin reports scattered local rains gave temporary relief to most crops with a good general fall still needed statewide. South central counties saw general rains while central and eastern counties remained dry. Wheat harvest completed in the panhandle, plowing advanced there, while moisture shortages slowed plowing elsewhere. Corn remains fair to good with some eastern area reports of poor condition. Boll weevil damage declined in most regions.
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Oklahoma
Leaf worm infestations and cotton improvement reported
Heavy infestations of leaf worm were found generally in the south while the southwest saw rapid cotton improvement. A good general rain was needed in most cotton sections to sustain progress.
Heavy Rains Soak County
A heavy rainstorm moved through the county starting around 4 30 a m on Tuesday with a total of .64 inches by 7 00 am and continuing for hours. Cooler air followed a 97 degree high, the temp falling to 71. The five day total near three inches aided pastures and late feed crops.
City launches drive to restore 101 Ranch White House
Ponca City officials of the 101 Ranch Historical Foundation plan a $10 000 fund raise to restore the historic White House. Secretary Herb Schall said letters will go to local businessmen with follow ups to secure more than half the needed amount locally. Contributions welcome from elsewhere. Pilot Dunn of Houston credited with downing a German fighter over the Channel earning the Eagles seventh victory.
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Ponca City
101 Ranch Historical Foundation
101 Ranch
White House
Herb Schall
Schall
London
Aus
W. FP. Dunn
Houston
Texas
R.A.F
Fnelich Channel
Souedron
Dunn
Feeles
Town Place
Gregory August Daymond
Los Angeles
Wedding gifts stolen during couple’s Louisiana honeymoon
The report notes that burglars broke into the home of the bride’s parents in Louisiana while the couple, Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Mernla, were away on their honeymoon, and made off with all the wedding gifts.
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Sebastian Mernla
Ouisiena
Tiny girl born in London to Liverpool mother
A ten ounce girl was born today to Mrs. Jary Jackson of Liverpool with four older children. Physicians said she is normal in form.
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London
Jary Jackson
Liverpool
Cotton in building gains ground for wide use
W. J. Dillon of Pontotoc County notes strong potential for 100 percent American cotton in building and construction. He cites fabric reinforced cement roof shingles, fabric backed veneers, battle deck canvas sheathing, quilted insulation, fabric faced plywood, bonded wood steel panels, and cotton built furniture as growing applications. Prefabricated cotton houses are offered for quick defense housing needs with walls and roof of canvas covered ply and rodent proof insulation. The U S Housing Authority uses cotton in low rent housing with about 130000 bales used in roofing materials this year.
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W. J. Dillon
Pontotoc County
Department of Agriculture
Mre
Dillon
Exteror
United States Housing Authority
No Blitz Across Alaska Is Likely
Famed glacier priest Rev Bernard R Hubbard says Alaska would be a strong bulwark against invasion and a base for offensive action abroad while airdromes and harbors remain under U S control. He warns mass air movement against Alaska would be suicide for attackers.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Bernard R. Hubbard
Alaska
United States
Asia
Hubbard
America
Aleutian Islands
Pacific
Europe
Aleutians
Shipyard takeover debate heats up over plant in Kearny
Governor Edison urges government to avoid seizing the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock plant in Kearny New Jersey Navy Secretary Knox and Sidney Hillman plan further talks with L H Korndorff head of the firm which holds large defense orders Edison warned labor and capital cozying to government control risks creating a system of centralized management
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Associated Press
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Kearny, N. J
Navy
Charles Edison
New Jersey
Knox
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
L. H. Korndorff
Edison
Pinehart Named to Grand River Dam Post Amid Political Push
James A. Rinehart, longtime Oklahoma senate leader, seeks final approval for his Grand river dam manager role from the Grand river authority and John Carmody. He vows to unite factions to spur Dart economy and new industries. May 1941 gasoline average 13.11 cents per gallon, tax 5.92.
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EL Reno
James A. Rinehart
Senate
Grand River
Oklahoma
Rinehart
Grand River Authority
John Carmody
Federal Works
Menaer
Rirehert
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Kenneth Faulkner
Reading
Mass
Reformatory
City
Petain
Germany
Dewitt MacKenzie
Vichy
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Americas
Atlantic
Mediterranean
South Atlantic
Weygand
France
Soak County
Donca City
OPM
William §. Knudsen
Brewster Air Plant
Newark
N. J
Johnny Giovenco
Johnny
Peter Flynn
Defense Mediation Board
Curtiss-Wright
Caldwell
A. F. of L. Machinists
Propeller Craft
Timin Roller Bearing Company
Denton
Ohio
U. S
James A. Pinehart
New Industries
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