Roosevelt Plans Ferry Planes to West Africa and Middle East
President Roosevelt announced a U S plan to ferry American war planes direct to West Africa and then to the Middle East as part of a wider effort to deter Vichy moves and bolster Allied forces. Pan American will operate the service using U S owned aircraft with American personnel, routes kept out of active war zones, and possible use of Trinidad to Freetown legs.
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U. 5
West Africa
Middle East
Washington
French Dakar
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Vichy
Africa
Pan American Airways
Democracy
Pan American
United States
Est Africa
White House
New York
Baltimore
Trinidad
South Atlantic
Freetown
British Sierra Leone
Roosevelt Signs 28 and Older Men Deferment Law
President Roosevelt signed a law relieving men 28 years and older from active duty under the selective service act. The act provides mandatory deferment for not yet inducted men and release on request when not harming national defense. It amends draft procedures and lists exemptions for those honorably discharged within six months of their term.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Selective Service Act
Coast Guard
No Worry About U.S. Flour Supply
Chicago reports milling experts say U.S. flour stock is ample for two years with wheat reserves covering domestic needs and Canada’s surplus. They advise consumers may face higher prices and eat less, but no imminent bread shortage or war breach.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
North American
Bondurant New City Superintendent in Tishomingo
Roy Bondurant begins his 15th year in teaching as he assumes the Tishomingo city superintendent post effective September 1. He and his family have moved to town after being named to succeed J. D. Dunlap, who was called into service. Harry B. Cheadle named high school football coach by the board of education.
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Tishomingo
Bon
Roy
Harry B. Cheadle
Cherokee
Board of Education
Cheadle
Richard Swink
Heavener
Northwestern
Alva
Baptist revival set for Atoka area August 26
Coalgate and Atoka Baptist brotherhoods sponsor a log fire revival on Tuesday night August 26 on the east side of highway 75 seven miles south of Atoka at the same site as last year. Rev. Sam Scantlin of Capitol Hill Baptist Church Oklahoma City will be principal speaker.
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Coalgate
Coalgate and
Atoka
Rainfall Gains Mark Week in Coal County
Good rains fell across Coal county with general coverage. Coalgate’s city gauge recorded 2.59 inches for the week ending Tuesday night, with a bit more rain on Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures,times, reached near 100 degrees at times, while maximums eased slightly.
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Coalgate
Coal County
Cotton Stamp Drive Expands In Oklahoma County
Curtis Floyd announced 18 merchants in Coal county are approved to handle cotton stamps as the surplus relief drive moves forward. Atoka county farmers will receive cotton stamps beginning about August 25 under the agricultural adjustment program to reduce cotton acreage. Funeral services were held for Glenias Duane Surrell, six, at Harmony near Atoka after an accidental death resulting from a pony rope incident.
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Coalgate
Curtis Floyd
Surplus Marketing Administration
Cotton Industry Committee
Coal County
Atoka
Atoka County
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Hal Kennedy
United States
Christian Church
Glenias Duane Surrell
John R. Surrell
Harmony
Local draft board selects six men for induction at Antlers
Antlers Pushmataha county draft board names Elmer Archie Bond John Chapman Burwell Woodrow Albert Bates Walter Earl Gilleland James D Erwin and James Howard Melton. They report at 8 am August 21 in Antlers to be sent to the induction station in Oklahoma City. Stratford notices deaths of W D Bagley aged 77 who died August 13 at home north of Stratford funeral held August 14 at McGee with burial nearby.
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Antlers
Pushmataha County
Oklahoma City
Elmer Archie Bond
John Chapman Burwell
Woodrow Albert Bates
Walter Earl Gilleland
James D. Erwin
James Howard Melton
Stratford
W. D. Bagley
McGee
Leadership conference schedule announced for Stillwater area
The F. H. O. will meet at 3 p.m. next Monday August 18 in the home of Christine and Nora Jean Austin. Officers and club mothers plan to attend a leadership conference in Stillwater next week with Mrs. Baker attending all week and others joining midweek for Thursday through Saturday activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Christine
Nora Jean Austin
Stillwater
Fire Destroys Gasoline Tanks in Tampico Refineries
Port authorities in Tampico investigate possible sabotage after a fire last night destroyed gasoline in auxiliary storage tanks at the government refineries. Total losses are not yet estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampico
Mexico
Retail Merchants To Sell Defense Saving Stamps
Defense savings stamps will be sold in retail stores nationwide after a Treasury meeting with Morgenthau and retail executives. Merchants plan a Retailers for Defense week September 15 to 20 to enlist customers, with stamps soon in department stores, groceries, drug stores, and other outlets. Michigan tests show strong results as 20 000 merchants participate. total post offices selling stamps will reach 26 000.
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Washington, D. C
Defense Savings
Morgenthau
Treasury Department
Defense Savings Program
Treasury
Michigan
A. A. Imus
Defense
Antlers Man Delivers Gigantic Watermelon to Ada Rodeo
M. M. Kerr of Pushmataha county brought a 110 pound watermelon to Ada for the Firemen's Rodeo. He has long sent large melons to Oklahoma governors and once shipped 163 1/2 pounders to the Chicago World's Fair. Kerr enjoys noting the western publicity and jokes about California melons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Kerr
Antlers
Pushmataha County
Ada
George Smith
Kerr
Oklahoma
Chicago
West Coast
Cops Put In Wrong Place Says Solon
Washington reports Representative Wicker asks House inquiry over police deployment at a laundry strike in Solon area He says 28 to 56 officers kept on peaceful picket line while 19 girls allegedly assaulted since Jan 1 and claims wage hour violations by the laundry manager. No action taken on the requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wickersham
D-Okla
New High-Voltage Emergency Battery for Stalled Cars
A service truck introduces a new emergency battery with extra voltage and longer cables for jump starting stalled automobiles. The kit aims to speed roadside recoveries and reduce delays for stranded drivers.
Five Alarm Fire Sweeps Brooklyn Waterfront Section
A five alarm blaze along the Brooklyn waterfront destroyed the Cuba mail line pier at Governors Island side and set the freighter Panuco and several loaded barges aflame. Police say 26 men were rescued from the river, five of them dead, with 22 hospitalized amid extensive damage to piers and ships loading inflammable cargo.
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New York
Brooklyn
Panuco
Lewis J. Valentine
Lower Manhattan
Cuba Mail Line
Port Line
England
Suez
Early Day Resident Of Stonewall Dies
C. H. Stone, 78, early Stonewall resident, died at his home last Wednesday. Funeral services were held Friday. Born in St. Augustine, Texas, he settled in Stonewall in the community’s early years, moved away briefly, then returned in 1931 and lived there until his death. Surviving: widow Joretta Stone, four daughters Mrs. Walter Howard of Lelia Lake. Mrs. Bert Lyon. Mrs. Maud Moore of Waynoka. Mrs. Grace Zigler of Stonewall. three sons W. J. Stone of Duncan. C. D. Stone of Stonewall. G. G. Stone of Waynoka. three brothers Frank and Robert of Childress. and Son of Frisco.
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C. H. Stone
Stonewall
Mr. Stone
St. Augustine
Tex
Joretta Stone
Walter Howard
Lelia Lake
Bert Lyon
Maud Moore
Waynoka
Grace Zigler
W. J. Stone
Duncan
C. D. Stone
G. G. Stone
Frank
Robert
Childress
Frisco
Advance in Crude Price Seen Vital
President W A Goforth of the Oklahoma Stripper Well association urged a 25 cent per barrel price increase in the mid continent region to cover rising costs. He said this adjustment would absorb operating costs and return producers to a normal basis, with further parity as costs rise. He noted Oklahoma production is near its maximum and more oil requires more drilling, arguing top prices do not justify added expense.
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Tulsa
W. A. Goforth
Oklahoma Stripper Well Association
Mid-Continent
Goforth
Oklahoma
Six of Oklahoma Solons on Recess
Six members of the Oklahoma house delegation left Washington for the month recess. Democrats Cartwright Boren Nichols Johnson Wickersham and Rizley plus Republican Rizley will travel to study conditions and return to their respective districts after the recess.
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Washington
Oug
Oklahoma House
Congress
Cartwright
Boren
Nichols
Denver
Johnson
D-Okla
Chickasha
Wickersham
Mangum
Rizley
R-Okla
House
Republican Agriculture Inquiry Committee
New England
Guymon
China Pledges Full Contribution to Postwar Reconstruction
Foreign Minister Quo Tai-Chi said China is prepared to make a full contribution to post-war reconstruction in response to the Roosevelt Churchill declaration. He spoke from Chungking on August 18.
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China
Chungking
Quo Tai-Chi
Roosevelt- Churchill
Drive Against Walking Death Campaign In State
A statewide effort to reduce pedestrian deaths is underway with officials citing 30 percent of 1940 traffic fatalities as pedestrians. The piece urges caution, notes pedestrians are often unaware of vehicle speed, and highlights two high risk age groups under 15 and over 65.
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Department of Public Safety
United States
Oklahoma
Body Of Slain Girl Found In Cemetery
The nude body of an 18 year old girl, apparently strangled with a rope, was found propped against a grave marker in Chandler cemetery. Relatives identified her as Billie Gray Son of Yukon Oklahoma. Mrs Gene Duncan said she and neighbor Helen Grandstaff were driven by a man in a car after visiting Warwick. The girl and the man scuffled and the neighbor fled to a nearby farm. Police launched a search for the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chandler
Billie Grayson
Yukon
Okla
Gene Duncan
Warwick
Helen Grandstaff
Duncan
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
A reader notes improved value from invested funds advertised in Ada News classifieds. The notice highlights higher yields on vesting plans and urges readers to compare rates offered by local brokers and financial services.
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Ada News
Intrigue in Farmington ends with a dramatic dance clash
Ann discovers Ken and Janet together at the Strathmore Hotel dance as Lita Damson and Jerry Lane captivate the crowd. Ken attacks Jerry, Jerry wins, and Ann chooses love with Jerry. They escape by plane to start a new life together, leaving Farmington and its society behind. The ending reveals Jerry’s lifelong love and Ann’s defiant independence.
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Kit Kat
Jim Coon
Ann
Ken
Janet
Strathmore Hotel
Coon
Jerry
Farmington
Strathmore
Farmington Society
Jerry Lane
Lita Damson
Lita
Miss Damson
Mr. Lane
Liza Damson
Rita Cavin
Baylor
Ken Richards
Janet Carstairs
New York
Darling
New Strain Is Placed on U.S. Jap Relations
Tokyo reports a new grave strain in Japanese American ties after a conference between U S Ambassador Grew and Foreign Minister Tyoyda. Kokumin calls U S and Britain plans to pressure Japan harmful to Japan's safety, while Nikkei Nicchi warns against Western interference in Japan Soviet diplomacy.
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Tokyo
United States
Soviet
Russia
Joseph C. Grew
Teijiro Tyoyda
Kokumin
Britain
Japan
Germany
Japanese Times and Advertiser
Foreign Office
Stalin
U. S
Kremlin Aims War prep as Japan Faces Pressure
AP reports Russia mobilizes a strong Far East army along the Siberian frontier opposite Japanese units in Manchukuo. Tokyo presses warn of war risk as Cordell Hull says Japan has not explained denying 100 American citizens exit from the island empire.
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Associated Press
Russia
Far East
Siberian
Manchukuo
Tokyo
Cordell Hull
Washington
Japan
Milking Ranks As Important Industry Here
Burley Walker of the county health department compiled Ada dairy grades and produced a milk consumption picture. Ada has six retail raw dairies and 13 plant producers with two pasteurization plants. Daily milk delivery totals about 1,409 gallons, 2,044,000 quarts annually, averaging 0.37 quarts per person daily. Milking requires 108 hours daily and about 39,426 hours yearly, equating to 1,642 24 hour days or 4,926 eight hour days spent milking in the Ada area each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burley Walker
County Health Department
Ada Dairies
Ada
Walker
London Star editor urges Roosevelt statue in defiant display
Wilson Midgley editorial director of the London Star advocates erecting a statue of President Roosevelt in London. He suggests the statue would symbolize defiance of the blitz with the famous face “slightly lifted, as if to take it on the chin.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wilson Midgley
The
London Star
Roosevelt
Texas Oil Operators Donate 11332 Barrels to Britain
The Texas railroad commission announced that Texas operators donated 11 332 barrels of crude oil to Great Britain yesterday. Supporters estimated a full participation could deliver over 1 500 000 barrels worth about 5 million dollars. Many operators refused citing impracticability legal obstacles and other commitments. Chairman Thompson said the plan could violate conservation rules amid a hearing on objections. Olin Culberson and Jerry Sadler dissented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Great Britain
Britain
Federal Tender Board
East Texas
Ernest O. Thompson
Olin Culberson
Jerry Sadler
Winners list from Ada Firemen's Rodeo prize money
Unofficial winnings total over eight thousand dollars with listed amounts for contestants including Clyde Burk Ike Rude Toots Mansfield King Merritt Hero Myers Buck Goodspeed George Weir Carl Arnold Jess Goodspeed Dick Truitt Buddy May George Yardley Milt Moe Leo Murray Frank Finley Roy Ross Louis Procks Tom Hogan J B Garrett Pete Danley Hughie Long Nub Martin O B Lynam Hoyt Heffner H D Binns Leo Brannan Ace Seward Texas Kidd Jr Foster Parrish G B snelienberger Everett Shaw Irby Munny Foreman Faulkner Wolf Marcum Ernie Barrett Frank Marion Eddie Curtis Jimmie Nesbitt Hub Whiteman Elmer Quail Dave Vinas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Firemen
Buddy May
George Yardley
Milt Moe
Leo Murray
Frank Finley
Roy Ross
Louis Procks
Tom Hogan
J. B. Garrett
Pete Danley
Hughie Long
Nub Martin
O. B. Lynam
Dale Adams
Hoyt Heffner
H. D. Binns
Leo Brannan
Ace Seward
Texas Kidd Jr
Foster Parrish
G. B. Snelienberger
Everett Shaw
Irby Munny
Foreman Faulkner
Wolf Marcum
Ernie Barrett
Frank Marion
Eddie Curtis
Jimmie Nesbitt
Hub Whiteman
Elmer Quail
Dave _—ee
Joe Vinas
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Dakar
U.S
Solon
Governors Island
Fort Jay
Buttermilk Channel
East River
New York Harbor
Harry Garcia
Pier 32
Pier 27
Oklahoma Solons
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