Sulphur Man Killed in Stratford Two Car Crash
M F Williams of Sulphur died in a head on collision at the Stratford edge Wednesday afternoon. Seven others including Williams’s wife Edna and the Mehagan infant were injured and treated at Ada area hospitals. Drivers were Jack Brundage of Adam and R Mehagan of Sulphur.
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Stratford
F. Williams
M. F. Williams
Williams
Jack Brundage
Adam
R. Mehagan
Vivian Mehagan
Edna Williams
Ada
Brundage
Cleburne Rowlett
Hollis Rowlett
Rowlett Brothers
Mehagan
County Commissioners Call Meeting on Community Building
A 2 PM Thursday meeting in the courthouse commissioners rooms, called by District 2 Commissioner George Collins, will discuss county government matters and details of the community building. All interested persons are invited, with a special call for health department representation.
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Court House
George Collins
District 2
Collins
Health Department
Cox criticizes orphanage staffs in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City August 21 Cox a Republican member of the state board says employees at Helena and Pryor orphanages obstruct private home placement. He claims staff fear job losses with lower population and note higher per capita costs while the institutions appear poorly in board reports.
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Oklahoma City
Roy Cox
State Board of Affairs
Helena
Pryor
Cill
Cox
Pessimist in English Sees Adolf Misguided Energy
A cautious view argues that Adolf is directing efforts wrongly. The speaker says readiness suffers when politicians prioritize their own office safety over national safety.
Senate Blocks Draft Money in War Bill Clash
In Washington the Senate rejected an amendment to fund conscription with government bonds, citing constitutional origins of revenue bills. Sen. Ellender upheld the rule as the House-origin requirement, as 54 to 23 vote sustained. The House committee then voted to raise basic army pay from 21 to 30, despite costs and White House opposition.
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Senate
Sen. Clark
D-Mo
Sen
Lee
D-Okla
Ellender
D-La
House
House Military Committee
Chairman May
D-Ky
White House
House Approves 500 Million Loans for Trade War in Americas
The House passed 183 to 144 a bill authorizing 500 million dollars in Export-Import Bank loans to aid in the orderly marketing of surplus Western Hemisphere products. The package also boosts RFC borrowing by 1.5 billion dollars, with one third for Canada and Latin America, and the rest for domestic defense-related plant expansion.
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Washington
House
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Canada
RFC
Ren. Wolcott
R-Mich
Roosevelt
South America
United States
First Army Ends Major War Maneuvers Early
Ogdensburg New York August 21 The First Army commanded by Lieut General Hugh A Drum abruptly halted America's largest peacetime maneuvers 23 hours ahead of schedule after a simulated invasion was defeated in three days of battle by defending forces. Troops secured pontoon bridges moved artillery and readied the enemy camp before news of an armistice was announced. Soldiers then returned to base camp after a brief rest.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
First
America
Hugh A. Drum
First Army
New York
Rabies Warning Issued Again for Local Communities
County health officials issued a fresh rabies warning for Gaar Corner and Yeager after tests confirmed a cat’s rabies death. The cat had been scratched in a fight. exposure risks prompted officials to urge residents to confine pets for two weeks. Four people are receiving treatment after pet scratches.
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Gaar Corner
Yeager
State Health Department
Blackwood Bound Over on Mortgage Property Charge
Bryant Blackwood was ordered bound over to district court after a preliminary hearing in the peace court. He is accused of driving a mortgaged car to Arizona and posted a $1,000 bond to be released.
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Bryant Blackwood
A. W. Oliver
Blackwood
Arizona
August Highway Funds Released for Pontotoc County
Henry Dew deputy county clerk announced the August highway apportionment totaling 7378.56. Revenue breakdown includes gasoline tax 3180.40 special fuel tax 25.85 gross production tax 3941.80 and auto license tax 330.51.
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Henry Dew
Pontotoc County
Dew
Increased Demand On State Oil Seen After Price Hike
Oklahoma officials expect higher Illinois oil prices to boost demand for Oklahoma crude. Oklahoma Corporation Commission Chairman Reford Bond said testimony at the August 30 hearing could justify raising the September production allowables from 390000 to about 397000 barrels per day.
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Oklahoma City
Illinois
Oklahoma
Reford Bond
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Bureau of Mines
Texas Company
Sohio Corporation
Roosevelt Busy At Task of Naming Defense Board
President Roosevelt spent the day coordinating U S representatives for the Canadian American defense board and planned to announce the board members from the White House. He faces issues including conscription legislation destroyer sales to Britain naval base leases from Newfoundland to the Caribbean and campaign inspection debates.
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Roosevelt
Defense Board
Hyde Park
N. Y
Washington
United States
Canadian-American Defense Board
Capital
White House
U. S
England
Newfoundland
Caribbean
Mr. Roosevelt
Wendell Whiskies
Germanys Secret Weapon Aerial Torpedoes Hit Britain
Germany unleashed aerial torpedoes against land targets in Great Britain and bombed ships in the Irish Sea. The attack destroyed a row of houses and followed daylong hit and run raids as Britain and Italy trade threats and tactical shifts unfold across the warfront.
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Associated Press
Germany
Great Britain
Irish Sea
Rome-Berlin
Gibraltar
Royal Air Force
Channel
Ethiopia
Rome
Italy
Greece
Refugee Children Arrive In New York From England
The liner Samaria docked in New York with 210 refugee children from bombed England. They were welcomed by Marshall Field of the United States Committee for the Care of European Children and family volunteers. The voyage left Liverpool August 9, convoyed by battleship Revenge and three destroyers.
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New York
Samaria
England
Donald Miller
United States Committee For the
Marshal Field
Liverpool
Atlantic
Revenge
Sale of British Oil To Japan Is Assailed In House
In London debates Geoffrey Mander accuses government of unfairly permitting sale of oil to Japan and Burma road closure. R A Butler defends policy, says no interference with Anglo Iranian Oil sells a million barrels to Japan with government approval. Noel Baker questions sanctions while supplying Japan. Butler to present question to minister of petroleum.
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Japan
London
Burma
Chungking
Geoffrey Mander
R. A. Butler
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Noel Baker
Laborite
Butler
Minister of Petroleum
Contracts to Train Pilots Set By War Department
The War Department awarded 10 893 248 dollars in contracts for pilot and mechanic training, doubling civilian schools for primary flight training. The plan aims to 7 000 men per year, with 18 schools, including Snartan Aircraft in Tulsa and Muskogee, taking recruits.
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Washington
War Department
Army Air
Air Corps
Snartan Aircraft Company
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Former Ada Girl To Go To India
Ruth Freeman, Ada High School 1932 graduate, will leave Ada for Seattle then sail to Raipur India as a missionary with the India Mission Society. She travels with Lorena Evans and plans a stopover in Singapore, Japan, and Hongkong before arriving in Calcutta in October.
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Ruth Freeman
Seattle
Wash
Raipur
India
Lorena Evans
West Fourteenth Street
Miss Freeman
Cincinnati
Ada High School
East Central College
India Mission Society
Singapore
Japan
Hongkong
Calcutta
Mayor Veale Pays Fine After Alibi for Parking Tag
Tulsa August 21. Mayor C H Veale paid a one dollar parking fine claiming an alibi. He said a neighbor’s car hooked his fender and pulled him into a driveway as he parked. Ada News Classified Ads
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Tulsa
C. H. Veale
Abandonment Protests Rail Service On OK City to Ada
The corporation commission set August 30 for hearings on protests against threatened abandonment of passenger service on the Oklahoma City Ada Atoka railroad. The company told of discontinuing August 31 due to lack of business after 127 Maud residents and Seminal county firms filed protests yesterday.
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Oklahoma City
Corporation Commission
Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka
Maud
Seminole County
Trotsky Dies in Mexico After Attack at Estate
Leon Trotsky, exiled revolutionary leader, died in Mexico City after a savage assault at his Coyoacan home. Police named Jacques Vandendreischel as the attacker, a 36 year old Tehran native who confessed saying Trotsky's recent political views provoked the murder attempt. Trotsky dictated a political testament before his death and spoke of victory for the fourth international.
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Mexico City
Leon Trotsky
Jacques Vandenreische
Iran
Trotsky
Coyaocan
Joseph Hansen
Hansen
Nikolai Lenin
Bolshevicks
Russia
Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Mexico
Rio Grande
Comintern
Jacques Mortan Vandendreischel
Teheran
Persia
France
Belgium
Coyoacan
Juanita Cooper Named Registrar
Miss Juanita Cooper, a spring graduate of East Central State college, was named high school registrar Tuesday night by the board of directors. She replaces Velma Jo Basher who resigned to take a college position. Superintendent C Dan Proctor also announced the hiring of Clifton Green of Ada as a ward school teacher.
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Juanita Cooper
East Central State College
Velma Jo Basher
C. Dan Proctor
Clifton Green
Ada
Gullatt Hearing Re-set to August 30
The preliminary hearing of W. P. Gullatt in Ada was continued by agreement to August 30. ADA attorney is involved and Peace Justice A. W. Oliver announced the postponement on Wednesday morning. The case concerns a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses and was first set for Thursday after a change of venue.
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W. P. Gullatt
Ada
A. W. Oliver
Ventue County
Hoyt Dris
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