Planes May Fly To Russia Via Alaska In War Aid Talks
Washington reports forecast that Harry Hopkins may head the American delegation to Moscow for talks with Premier Stalin on joint US British plans. Discussions include delivering American warplanes to the Soviet Union via Siberia and a south Atlantic to Middle East route, possibly through Pan American Airways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Hill
Harry Hopkins
Moscow
United States
Stalin
Siberia
South Atlantic
Middle East
Pan-American Airways
Russia
Roosevelt
West Africa
Mediterranean
Near
Toussia
Army's Antidote For Blitz Warfare Proves Up Well
Third Army maneuvers test the destroyer force DF as an effective blitz defense. DF groups fire concentrated shell and machine gun barrages to destroy advancing enemy tanks in close ranges. Officers report near half of the opponent's tanks destroyed in simulated battle as generals and observers watched the demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Walker
Polk
Third Army
War Department
Inter-Army
Louisiana
Edmund L. Daley
Lesley McNair
Army
Walter Krueger
Krueger
Detroit Strike Shuts City Transport Tieup Hits 400000 Commuters
A surprise 4 am strike by streetcar and bus operators paralyzed Detroit’s municipal transit. 1000 street cars and 1650 buses idle forced workers to seek makeshift rides as taxi firms rushed to cover demand. Authorities urged patience while companies added cabs to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Motor Oy
Southeles Ant
Radius
Detroit transit strike disrupts morning rush hour
Hitchhikers crowded streets at 7 a.m. as a strike by A F of L local 26 halted streetcar and bus services. Mayor Jeffries planned talks with union leaders while factories delayed workers yet kept production on schedule. Arbitration had raised wages briefly before the walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Jeffries
Division 26
A. F. of L
Board of
Second Run Linter Reserved For Explosive Manufacture
Oklahoma officials announce a government order reserving all second run linter for making explosives. Cotton farmers hope the move will raise cotton prices, with about 20 percent of linter being first run and the rest used for cellulose explosive base. Hayden notes the 537,000 bales crop and limited seed supply constrain surplus use, while ginners expect the measure to stabilize cotton seed prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Horace Hayden, Jr
Oklahoma Cotton Ginners Association
Hayden
Glamour At Gas Stations Hit By Defense Labor Push
Philadelphia reports eight selected young women for gas station duties under Sun Oil as part of a defense labor experiment. Candidates 21 to 28, high school graduates, pass physical and personality tests, with wages of 100 dollars monthly for six and a half hours daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Gaspe
Sun Oil Company
Helen Rawlinson
Main Line
Ruling on Trucks Entering Oklahoma Sets Fees
TM Chairman J D Carmichael announced the state tax commission upheld license fees for operators sending two or more commercial trucks into Oklahoma. The 1941 motor vehicle license law allows entry twice monthly for 72 hours for single trucks, with fleets entering July to October paying six month licenses. After October 1 fees switch to quarterly, previous law issued monthly permits at one twelfth of annual charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
J. D. Carmichael
State Tax Commission
Oklahoma
British Warships Enter Jibuti Harbor Amid Blockade Tensions
Report from Jibuti says two British warships steamed into the blockaded French Somaliland port after a dispatch boat shelled a French ship offshore. The broadcast notes the situation around Jibuti growing serious with the French harbor under tight Allied pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Somailand
Jibuti
Somaliland
Joe Louis and Marva Trotter Reunite in Divorce Hearing
In Chicago on August 20, the Joe Louis Marva Trotter divorce case was halted as the heavyweight champion and his wife reconciled during an alimony hearing. A Joe Louis manager said they still love each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joe Louis-Marva Trotter
Cupid
Joe
Cartoon controversy strains Franco American ties
The piece notes NUMBER SIX advocating friendly ties with the United States while cartoon collections threaten that stance. Henry Haye urges restraint and not publishing cartoons that could provoke the French state, stressing the long free relations between the US and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Henry Haye
France
Henry
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
A classified ad analysis in Ada News highlights higher returns when buyers invest more in vested listings. Experts note longer contract terms and increased visibility boost response rates, with advertisers seeking longer exposure and targeted placement to maximize value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Ada News
Tanker Aid to Britain and Russia Expands
U S plans increased aid to Britain and Russia by lending more aviation gasoline and emergency supplies after a coastal tanker transfer. IPAA notes gasoline stocks rose about 107000 barrels daily over five weeks, with east coast supplies facing strain from tanker losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain
Ickes
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Russia
IPAA
Oil For
Texas
Ammonia Cylinders Not Time Bombs
Three bomb like cylinders were found on the Cuba mail line ship Panuco but later reports showed more than 100 similar cylinders in a deck compartment. Officials said the cylinders were empty ammonia receptacles from Progresso, Mexico, with a small amount of mercury on board. The scare occurred amid an inquiry into a $1.5 million fire that killed at least five and injured 72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Cuba
Arthur Braconnier
Progresso
Mexico
Washington
Waste in 1940 Vehicle Gasoline Use Revealed
The 1940 gasoline consumption by American motor vehicles totaled 22 billion gallons. Of this, 3.24 billion gallons, or 14.7 percent, were wasted due to a single major cause tied to improper vehicle adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Derby winner Clyde Van Dusen named for trainer
Clyde Van Dusen, the 1929 Kentucky Derby winner, carried his trainer’s name in a remarkable nod to racing history. The note confirms the lineage behind the horse’s famous title and adds a glimpse into Derby lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde van Dusen
Craig Wood
Dean Academy
Clarkson College
Odessa man dies in oil derrick fall at Seminole
Jere Bucher 29 of Odessa Texas died after a fall from an oil derrick in Seminole Texas Sunday. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist church in Wilson Wednesday at 2 p m Rev W W Fowler of Dallas will officiate Richardson Funeral Home in charge Surviving are the widow of Odessa father W A Bucher of Conroe Texas a sister Mrs H L Haines Durant five brothers Dave Enid A B Ada Huck Hollywood Cal Jim Odessa and Joe Bucher Norman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jere Bucher
Odessa
Tex
Seminole
First Baptist Church
Wilson
W. W. Fowler
Dallas
Richardson Funeral Home
W. A. Bucher
Conroe
H. L. Haines
Durant
Dave
Enid
A. B
Ada
Huck
Hollywood
Cal
Jim
Joe Bucher
Norman
E C Sanders Dies At 46 In Konawa Area
E C Sanders aged 46 died Monday afternoon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a m from Criswell Funeral Home with Rev Floyd L Poag officiating. Burial in Memorial Park with military honors. Survived by widow Grace Sanders a daughter Frances two sons Joe Earl and Howard and his parents Mr and Mrs E W Sanders of Konawa five brothers and two sisters. The Sanders home is west of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Sanders
Criswell Funeral Home
Floyd L. Poag
Memorial Park
Grace Sanders
Frances
Joe Earl
Howard
E. W. Sanders
Konawa
Sanders
Car overheats prompt repair after vacation drive
Louis Dawson mops his brow as he arrives home and tells a mechanic the car is dangerously hot and "about to blow up" while asking why the engine remains on. A concern about overheating follows the vacation drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Louis Dawson
Dawson
Religious Dispute Among Eskimos Leads to Nine Deaths
In Belcher Islands Hudson Bay Canada a white man’s court hears murder charges against seven Eskimos accused of killing nine others in a dispute over whether Christ had come again. Eleven people testified about killings by gunfire beatings and exposure. The case centers on claims of divine power by Peter Sala and Charlie Duverack with connections to a 15 year old victim Sarah Avawkok and her brother Alec Apawkok.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belcher Islands
Hudson Bay
Canada
Earth
Justice C. P. Plaxton
Ontario Supreme Court
Satan
Christ
Peter Sala
Charlie Duverack
Sala
Ouyerack
Jesus Christ
Department of Justice
Sarah Avawkok
Alec Apawkok
Akeenik
Sara
Sarah
Last Southwestern Tribes To Bow To Whites Celebrate
ANADARKO Aug 20. The last southwestern tribes open the American Indian exposition with a peace pageant. Apaches who rode with Geronimo attend as 1,000 western and southwestern Oklahoma Indians display crafts, weaving, pottery and beaded buckskin. A 32 year old Comanche William J. Karty heads the exposition as tribes showcase agricultural products livestock and household arts. The Medicine Lodge treaty is depicted marking a treaty era and white settlement progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anadarko
Geronimo
New Mexico
Rio Grande
William J. Karty
Indiana Family Enjoys Firemen's Rodeo In Ada Oklahoma
Dr. and Mrs. Jewett Hord of Shelbyville Indiana visited Mr. and Mrs. Beard and Mr. and Mrs. Bailey in Ada Oklahoma. They attended their first rodeo were impressed by the event and Ada’s rapid town development and plan to return next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Oklahoma
Jewett Hord
Shelbyville
John W. Beard
C. A. Bailey
Ada
Hords
RAF Bombers Strike German Occupied Northern France
Southeast England coast town reports large RAF bomber force and protecting fighters crossing the Strait of Dover for an attack on German-occupied northern France this evening. In Connecticut, Winstead reports an unusually dry spring bringing many skunks, praised by Nurseryman H Parkes Holcomb as a blessing to control beetles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English
Strait of Dover
France
Winsted, Conn
Winsted
H. Parkes Holcomb
Registration figures rise for trucks in early 1941
Current year totals show 326 849 truck registrations, up two percent from the first five months of 1940, reflecting a healthier transport sector and growing demand for hauling capacity.
Senate panel approves defense housing funding expansion
The senate banking committee moved a House bill to provide an extra 200 million dollars for defense housing. It would boost FHA insurance authority in defense housing from 100 million to 300 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
House
FHA
Konawa News Notes Local Visitors and Trips
Miss Katherine Duncan visits aunt Mrs. Tom Dotson. Earl Watts F P Swan and C R LaMunyon shop in Parsons Kansas. E A Hudson and F M Streetman return from Corpus Christi. Joe Day and Mrs Day back from Al tus where they spent summer. Mr Day plans school opening. Orville Keith visits Pauls Valley. J E Thorn and daughter Lahawanta attend Chevrolet dealers meeting in Oklahoma City. Lt and Mrs M L Johnson visit friends in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Duncan
Chickasha
Tom Dotson
Earl Watts
F. P. Swan
C. R. LaMunyon
Parsons
Kansas
E. A. Hudson
F. M. Streetman
Corpus Christi
Joe Day
Day
Altus
Mr. Day
Orville Keith
Pauls Valley
J. E. Thorn
Lahawanta
Chevrolet
Oklahoma City
M. L. Johnson
Breakfast for Chevrolet Employees at Club Cafe
Thorn Motor Co manager J. E. Thorn hosted an early Tuesday breakfast for Chevrolet employees at the Club Cafe. Attendees included Joe Tuesdale Lewis Reed Carl Cox Harold Morris Noble Burleson Otis Patterson A. R. McMillan Harold Judkins Richard Simpson Harold Sheppard Brett Autry Charles Jones Herman Franklin Ben Thompson and Orville Earls. The district news mentions other local visits and a den chief training school held at Sasakwa Scout camp with Rex Falls M. S. Bishop Levi Bise L. R. Slover and Scouts from Wewoka Konawa and Sem inole. The Canadian Valley Council plans monthly courses led by W. A. Nicholson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Thorn Motor Company
Club Cafe
J. E. Thorn
Joe Tuesdale
Lewis Reed
Carl Cox
Harold Morris
Noble Burleson
Otis Patterson
A. R. McMillan
Harold Judkins
Richard Simpson
Harold Shepperd
Brett Autry
Charles Jones
Herman Franklin
Ben Thompson
Orville Earls
Den
Sasakwa
Rex Falls
M. S. Bishop
Konawa
Levi Bise
Wewoka
L. R. Slover
Tommy Seay
Dave Riker
Phil Shepherd
Jimmie Duckett
Jamie Kirk
Paul Morgan
Kenneth Head
W. A. Nicholson
Canadian Valley Council
Pecan Grove Club Plans Fair Exhibit Meeting
Pecan Grove club met Monday afternoon with Mrs. Sam Dew to discuss a fair exhibit. Mrs. Jessie Morgan demonstrated sewing for the exhibit. Refreshments were served to eleven members and one visitor. The next meeting is set for September 1 with Mrs. John Boring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecan Grove Club
Sam Dew
Jessie Morgan
John Boring
Family Reunion Honors Mrs Mayfield in Tupelo
A family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J W Mayfield in Tupelo to honor Mrs Mayfield on her seventy fourth birthday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs J B Kelley Ada Mr and Mrs Matt Durbin Union Valley Mr and Mrs Andy Mayfield and family Sand Springs Mr and Mrs Arthur Jennings and family Tupelo Mr and Mrs GC A Saint and family Tupelo Mrs T H Holland and children Albany Ga Mr and Mrs A J Mayfield Atoka Mr and Mrs Carl Brockmeir Atoka and Patti Reeves Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Mayfield
Tupelo
T. H. Holland
Albany, Ga
A. J. Mayfield
Atoka
Carl Brockmeir
Patti Reeves
Ada
Green Family Reunion Held in Sulphur Oklahoma
Mrs. J. Fred Smith hosted a Green family reunion in Sulphur with over 100 attendees. Guests included her sisters Mrs. Abe Case of Muskogee and Mrs. Fletcher Barnes of Tulsa and her brothers Bill Coffman Tulsa Roy Coffman Coalgate and Claud Coffman Holdenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fred Smith
West Sixteenth
Abe Case
Muskogee
Fletcher Barnes
Tulsa
Bill Coffman
Roy Coffman
Coalgate
Claud Coffman
Holdenville
Greens
Dayton factory nears completion on rocking wing airplane
George Corne lius designed a unique aircraft with movable wings that auto adjust to windstream variations to reduce bumps in flight. The Dayton factory nears completion on the experimental plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
George Cornelius
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Howard Jones
Willis O. Hunter
University of Southern California
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Trojan
NEA Telephoto
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Konawa News
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Francis Burke
G. S. Deaver
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Fort Worth
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