Atoka Opens Cotton Season With First 1940 Bale
O P Slack drives in with the first bale of 1940 cotton at Atoka two miles east of town on the Choctaw Cotton Oil experiment farm. Bale weighed 1510 pounds seed, no ginning yet, with a second smaller bale expected by 5 pm. Slack, farm manager, has led Atoka county in first-bale honors for six straight years.
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Oklahoma
O. P. Slack
Atoka
Slack
Choctaw Cotton Oil Company
John Fitts
Ada
Atoka County
Roldo Rowden
Oklahoma Communists Arrested Under 1919 Syndicalism Law
Oklahoma City reports 12 people arrested in a state crackdown on alleged fifth column activity. Among those charged are Robert Wood and Ina Wood. The 1919 criminal syndicalism statute carries up to 10 years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Robert Wood
Communist Party
Justice of the Peace
Paul Powers Cela
Wood
Alan Shaw
Oklahoma City communist secrete@ey
Ina Wood
Eli
Elizabeth Green
Fred Wexham
Maxham
Max Sparer
J. S. Whidden
C. A. Lewis
L. D. Gillespie
Seminole
State Supreme Court
Four Die In Dyn Amite Plant Blast At Gibbstown
Four men were killed when 1200 pounds of dynamite exploded inside a cartridge filling building at DuPont Repaine dynamite plant in Gibbstown New Jersey. The wooden 20 by 30 foot structure was destroyed and blast shook areas five miles away. Victims were Lowell Woodall 34 Gibbstown Paul A Young 43 Gibbstown Frank J Smith 22 Pitman George Hanners 36 Pitman.
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Gibbstown
N. J
duPont Company
Lowell Woodall
Paul A. Young
Frank J. Smith
Gorge Hanners
Pitman
Well-designed parsonage built by church, pastor, and crew
Atoka church members and pastor Charles McMillan completed a six room parsonage in five months. The home cost 1800 dollars for materials and is valued at 3500 dollars.
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Atoka
Christian Church Congregation
Charles McMillan
Four Attempted Robberies Target Kirkpatrick Home
In Atoka G. W. Kirkpatrick reports four attempted robberies at his home near the Presbyterian church over three months. He notes only small amounts were taken and two men were arrested as suspects after the third attempt.
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Atoka
G. W. Kirkpatrick
Presbyterian Church
Kirkpatrick
Acme
Centrahoma Schools to Open September 2 Experts Say
Centrahoma schools will start Monday September 2 with enrollment Monday and classes beginning Tuesday. Superintendent C E Hough will again head the district for the new year as announced by the local school board.
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Coalgate
Centrahoma
C. E. Hough
Typhoid Immunization Clinic Set for Saturdays in Coalgate
Dr. T. T. Beeler county health director announces a weekly typhoid immunization clinic at the health unit in Coalgate city hall. The Saturday sessions run 8 30 to noon and also offer diphtheria toxoid immunization.
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Coalgate
T. T. Beeler
Health Unit
Coal County teachers plan Bromide meeting with melons
Coal county schoolmasters club will meet at Bromide on Thursday August 29 at 5 p m to reorganize for the coming year. Bob Brashears Olney superintendent and treasurer notes watermelons will be provided in great profusion.
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Coalgate
Coal County Schoolmasters Club
Bromide
Bob Brashears
Olney
Legion post elects officers for 1940 41 year
At the regular meeting of the Charles T. Holmes post of the American Legion held Tuesday night at the hut, officers for the 1940 41 year were elected. J. Eddie Holt was named Commander Arch Ruth 1st Vice Commander Frank Martin 2nd Vice Commander Frank Burns re elected Service Officer Horace Carter re elected Finance Officer Carl Portman re elected Adjutant Frank New Chaplain Pete Vietta Sergeant at Arms.
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Coalgate
Charles T. Holmes
American Legion
J. Eddie Holt
Arch Ruth
Frank Martin
Frank Burns
Horace Carter
Carl Portman
Frank New
Pete Vietta
Log Fire Revival Planned At Midway Hill
A Log Fire Revival is set for 7 30 p m Monday August 26 at Midway Hill between Coalgate and Atoka on U S Highway 75.
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Coalgate
Midway Hill
Atoka
U. S. Highway 75
Red Cross War Relief Work Praised by Chairwoman
Mrs. A. W. Schnider reports that the class of work by Red Cross ladies is exceedingly gratifying. Completed articles show excellent workmanship and have been turned in for the relief effort.
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Coalgate
Ladies of the Red Cross
A. W. Schnider
War Relief Production Committee
Antlers Gears Up for 17th Annual Rodeo
Antlers promoter Curtis Noel announced the 17th annual rodeo to be held at the city park on September 20 21 and 22. Four performances are planned starting Friday night with a Saturday matinee and two shows that evening and Sunday afternoon finale.
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Curtis Noel
County official says commodity house must move by Sept 1
Bert Green county administrator said the commodity house must relocate before September 1. He denied reports that the relief branch would move to Ravia or Milburn, preferring to stay if possible.
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Tishomingo
Bert Green
Ravia
Milburn
Ferris to Lead 21 Registered Short Horn Herd
Tom Ferris former FFA president and junior master farmer now at Edel lyn Farms Wilson NL brings a prize bull home to head a herd of 21 registered short horn cattle in Tishomingo.
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Tishomingo
Tom Ferris
FFA
Edellyn Farms
Wilson, NL
Southern Floods Reach Lowlands
Rising rivers and creeks threaten western and southside Virginia as floodwaters surge. The James river may crest at 19 to 20 feet in Richmond. five inches of rain fell in 36 hours. Deaths reach at least 35 across several states, with 21 in North Carolina and additional fatalities in Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia as floods force evacuations.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Appalachian
James River
Richmond
North Carolina
East Tennessee
Georgia
Carolinas
Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
State to auction 153 farms in Craig county
Oklahoma City Aug 16 Secretary Charles B Steele of the state school land commission announced 153 state farms would be sold Sept 17 in Craig county in the biggest auction of the year. Woody Hunt said the farm security administration might participate in about 50 purchases. Many applicants are natives of the region flooded by the Grand River Dam seeking to resettle there.
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Oklahoma City
Charles B. Steele
State School Land Commission
Craig County
Woody Hunt
Farm Security Administration
Grand River
County Building To Be Erected At Free Fairgrounds
County commissioners decided to erect a combined city county health unit relief offices and fair administration building on fair ground property north of Ada after agreeing on a $12 000 budget item. Earlier proposals included sites on West Main street city park and next to the courthouse.
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Ada
County Excise Board
City Park
West Main Street
Defeat seen for gas tax revision in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Governor Phillips foresees defeat of a petition to divert extra gasoline tax funds from the highway department to county roads. The measure will appear on the November 5 ballot alongside five other initiatives. Phillips says voters will favor road building over machinery salesmen.
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Oklahoma City
State Highway Department
Phillips
Highway Commission
Price of Wheat in Chicago Falls on Nervous Trading
Chicago wheat prices dipped sharply as traders reacted to air war developments over Britain. September wheat dropped to 67 cents a bushel, the lowest since just before the Poland invasion, marking the worst decline since last May as German advances continued.
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Chicago
Britain
Poland
Ouitside
Western
Europe
Junior Munsell Keeps Indian Heavyweight Title
Junior Munsell retained the world Indian heavyweight boxing championship with a two round knockout of Jim Merriott of Little Rock. Munsell, 222 pounds, was outmatched in size but dominated with heavy lefts, sending Merriott to a full count twice. About 2,500 attended the American Indian exposition card. In the semi final, Buddy Scott stopped J. D. Turner in the final period of a 10 round light heavyweight bout.
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Anadarko
Junior Munsell
Jim Merriott
Little Rock
Ark
Munsell
Merriott
Buddy Scott
Oklahoma City
J. D. Turner
Houston
Tex
Bell Still Rings After 75 Years in Gridley Church Belfry
The church bell in Gridley Illinois marks 75 years of service dating to 1867. It has tolled every Sunday and sounded the 1901 fire alarm for the business district, preserving its original melody.
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Gridley, Ill
Christian Church
Ada Sees Unseasonable Rain And Heat Marks
Ada Oklahoma recorded about 3.5 inches of rain in 73 hours ending Saturday night with additional precipitation. The period also brought an unusual cold day in August and a peak temperature of 97 degrees, followed by nightly lows ranging from 51 to 77 degrees.
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Oklahoma
Ada
Slippery Highways Boost Death Total
Heavy rains and slick pavement raised Oklahoma highway fatalities to 272 for the year, up from 264 last year. In diversions, Mrs. Elizabeth Rocker and Mrs. Jack Nash of Lindsay died after a collision with a truck on U S highway 66 near Bristow. Roy Bennett, 36, of Hugo, was killed in a pickup and log truck crash. the log truck driver William Gaylor, 22, faced murder charges after leaving the scene. Six Oklahoma City residents and two Hugo residents were injured in other accidents amid the weather.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Elizabeth Rocker
Jack Nash
Lindsay
Calif
U. S. Highway 66
Bristow
S. Morton
Madeira
Roy Bennett
Hugo
William Gaylor
Roy Harmon
Oklahoma City
Chandler
Willkies Welcome Home Then Head To Elwood Rally
Willkie and wife Wendell L Willkie arrive in Rushville Indiana for a midnight greeting before a trip via car to Elwood. They will address a mass rally and deliver a key note speech on national defense and foreign policy.
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Theodore F. Koop
Rushville
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Indianapolis
Indiana
Colorado Springs
Colo
Willkies
Elwood
Irvington
Republican Club
Rush County
Philip
Callaway Park
Joseph W. Martin Jnr
Massachusetts
GOP
NBC
CBS
MBS
Textbook Chairman Explains 1941 Adoptions Costs
Chairman Raymond Brunk said extra costs to parents have been exaggerated over the 1941 adoptions by the state textbook commission. He stressed the administration recommends the new adoptions and that Senate bill 37 allows use of textbooks adopted previously.
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Brunk
Marland
Oklahoma City
State Textbook Commission
Raymond Brunk
Senator Felix W. Church Dies After Illness in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City reports state Senator Felix W. Church 53 of Ottawa and Delaware counties died in a city hospital after a long illness. A Miami resident for 22 years he served in the legislature since 1936 and was a lawyer. Survived by daughter Mrs Lester Ray Fort Smith Ark son John Charles Church VadLejo Calif sister Mrs J E McGhee Miami and brother C Church Southwest City. An unrelated Maui rainfall note and the General Sherman tree weight are also mentioned.
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Oklahoma City
Miami
Felix W. Church
Ottawa
Delaware
Church
Lester Ray
Fort Smith Ark
John Charles Church
Vadlejo
Calif
J. E. McGhee
I C. Church
Southwest City
Governor urges sweeping Oklahoma school reform for job focus
Governor Phillips in a weekly radio address urged drastic readjustment of the Oklahoma education system to train youths for specific trades. He criticized current vocational courses as inadequate and warned the state cannot meet defense industry needs without expanded school facilities to prepare skilled workers.
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Oklahoma City
Phillips
Oklahoma
Lone Wolf Seffing Pine On Wildcat Near Tishomingo
Lone Wolf Oil Company began setting surface pipe on a new wildcat location in Johnston County, about 16 miles east of Tishomingo, at a site described as section nine, township four, range three.
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Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf Oil Company
Johnston County
Tishomingo
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