Kerr predicts OK will back FDR by 200000 votes
Oklahoma City Aug 20 Robert S Kerr, state Democratic committeeman, predicted President Roosevelt would win Oklahoma by 200000 in November. He said he would campaign actively, meet national and state chairmen, and speak with Rep Sam Rayburn and Rev Marvin Jones on the Oklahoma program. Kerr dismissed Willkie’s boom and suggested it faded after Elwood.
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Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Kerr
Willkie
France
Paris
Tulsa
Henry A. Wallace
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Marvin Jones
Elwood
Democratic Party
War Between Reds Blues Ends For 70 000 Guardsmen
Camp Beauregard ILa Aug 20 The second war between Reds and Blues ends today. About 70 000 guardsmen and regular army troops from southern states trained and maneuvered under simulated war conditions. A similar force conducted a prior exercise months ago.
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Ila
Hitler
Low Countries
Belgium
France
Stanley D. Embrick
Third Army
Alexandria
New York
Washington
Wisconsin
Henry B. Curtis
Washington Artillery
36Th Division
Texas Guard
Curtis
Oklahoma
Leaves Cancelled For Patrolmen As Death Toll Mounts
Oklahoma highway patrolmen have days off canceled and will work 12 hour shifts seven days a week to reduce a rising traffic toll. Commissioner Walter B. Johnson said the policy adds 10 824 patrol hours monthly and returns six vacationing officers to duty September 1 after a fatality near Ravia and rising yearly and monthly death counts.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Walter B. Johnson
Public Safety
Johnson
GOP In State To Seek $100,000 for Fall Campaign
Oklahoma City August 20 The state Republican chairman T R Blaine announced the party would raise a minimum of $100,000 for the fall campaign in Oklahoma.
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Gop
Oklahoma City
T. R. Blaine
Oklahoma
Candidate seeks broad nationwide fundraising for campaign
Blaine outlined a plan to raise funds across many counties and from numerous people, not concentrating in a few. He claimed Hatch Act exemptions and reported precinct organizations in 60 counties with remaining counties to be organized by September 1. he would name the executive campaign committee later in the week.
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Housing shortfall hits Montgomery as army project rises
Montgomery seeks homes for families displaced by a $1,000,000 housing project for the new U. S. Army Southeastern Air School. A local housing authority appeals for suitable houses and has hired a real estate agent to locate new accommodations for the homeless.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
U. S. Army Southeastern Air School
Family Reunion Enjoyed At Murphy Home Stonewall
A Sunday family reunion at Mrs. John Murphy’s Stonewall home drew pioneer locals and relatives from Ardmore Shawnee Austin and Bebee. Attendees included Murphy relatives Blankenship Aubrey McCullough Leach Scott and numerous family members sharing a noon picnic and informal conversation.
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John Murphy
Stonewall
W. W. Aubrey
Ada
Myrtle McMurphy
Sallie Cullough
Austin
Texas
Daisy Blankenship
Shawnee
Murphy
Will Blankenship
Mart Aubrey
Myrtle McCullough
Mollie McCullough
W. A. Leach
Joe Scott
Jesse Mason
Ardmore
Milton Murphy
Buck Scott
Mick Scott
Bill Godby
Bud Murphy
Woodrow Horton
Jess Adams
Archie Leach
Pat Franch
Bebee
Alfred Cryer
Geraldine Roddy
Lee Eddith Hayes
Jesse Garrett
Lower Oil Demand Forecast for September
The Bureau of Mines estimates domestic crude oil demand in September at 2,624,300 barrels daily, down 33,400 from August and 104,100 less than September 1939. Export forecasts show 3,900,050 barrels to be shipped abroad in September, with motor fuel demand rising about 7 percent year over year to 52,900,000 barrels. Exports projected at 1,600,000 barrels. Statewise daily demand figures are listed for California, Illinois, Oklahoma, Louisiana and others.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
California
Illinois
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Kansas
New Mexico
Wyoming
Dallas
Arkansas
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Montana
New York
Kentucky
Mississippi
Indiana
West Virginia
Ohio
Colorado
Ickes Attacks Willkie as Appeasement Advocate
Secretary Ickes charged Willkie and the GOP with appeasement in a radio rebuttal to Willkie’s acceptance speech. He likened the party to Munich appeasers of 1938 and accused members of pro-Nazi connections, while Willkie denied the charges as falsehoods and urged not to waste radio time replying.
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Ickes
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Party
England
France
Munich
Bridges
R-N.h
Willkie
Tammany Hall
Insull
Samuel Insull
Mr. Willkie
Hitler
Dr. Westrick
Willkie Calls Ickes Speech Astonishing and Unworthy
Willkie responds to Ickes criticism of his debate stance. He cites Lincoln and Webster to defend debate, vows to press on. Willkie criticizes Roosevelt for backing the speech and says he will seek further public response from Senator Bridges.
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Theodore F. Koop
Bushville
Ind
Ickes
Wendell L. Willkie
Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Roosevelt
Joe Martin
United States
Willkie
Martin
H. Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Bridges
Willkie Defends Record on LaGuardia and War Talk
Ickes accuses Willkie of joining Tammany Hall in 1923 and opposing LaGuardia as mayor, while Willkie says he voted for LaGuardia. Telegram disclosure caps a busy day as Willkie plans travel from Rush County farms to a Maine stop. He warns of bombing in England and pledges sacrifice to protect American life.
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Ickes
Willkie
Tammany Hall
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
la Guardia
Maine
Rush County
England
County Officials Asked To Deny Licenses At Night
Pontotoc county was asked to join Seminole and others in denying marriage licenses after 8 p m to curb gin marriages. Seminole officials seek a three day waiting period. until then local clerks face night calls to issue licenses, sometimes to intoxicated couples.
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Pontotoc County
Houston Fleming
Seminole County
Fleming
Della Bedford
GRDA Chief Sees Low Rates Paying for Project
Grda chief Ray McNaughton said the $22.75 million hydroelectric project has proved its worth even if it never generates a kilowatt. He cited a Corp Commission order directing Public Service Co. of Oklahoma to lower rates in three cities and file reduced schedules for 126 northeastern towns.
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Vinita
Okla
Ray McNaughton
Grand River Dam Authority
Corporation Commission
Public Service Co. of
Oklahoma
Grand River Dams
GRDA
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co
McNaughton
Tulsa
J. P Arnold
Public Service Co
The
Arnold
Governor outlines new campus building plan for Oklahoma colleges
Governor Phillips states a new Southwestern Building at Weatherford for the Southwest College of Diversified Occupations amid a recent costly fire. He signals possible legislative requests for a library at Chickasha and a building at Tahlequah, with the next biennium’s program still forming. Funds would come from oil-well revenues on state property.
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Oklahoma City
Phillips
Southwest College of Diversified Occupations
Weatherford
Chickasha
Oklahoma College For Women
Tahlequah
Northeastern State College
McAlester Penitentiary
Lat M Calloway Dies After Night Stroke
Lat M Calloway, farmer living one mile north of Tupelo, died at his home at 9 30 am today after suffering a stroke of paralysis during the night. He was 55 and had lived in the Tupelo area 18 years. Funeral at Methodist church in Tupelo on Wednesday afternoon. time to be announced. Survived by wife Virgie, daughter Cleo, brothers R E of Tupelo and Claude of Ada.
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M. Calloway
Tupelo
Methodist
Virgie Calloway
Cleo
R. E
Claude
Ada
Mill Creek Man Killed in Head On Collision
Harvey Edgar Graves 32 of Mill Creek Johnston County was killed in a head on automobile collision near Ravia Monday. His death raised Oklahoma's traffic fatalities for the year to 280.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Harvey Edgar Graves
Mill Creek
Johnston County
Ravia
Alahoma
Oil Production In U S Is Increased
Tulsa report notes weekly U.S. crude output rose to 3,530,643 barrels with gains in Oklahoma Texas Kansas and the Rocky Mountain region. Louisiana Illinois and California saw declines while Michigan and eastern fields rose modestly.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Oil and Gas Journal
Rocky Mountain Area
Michigan
Louisiana
Illinois
California
Eastern Fields
East Texas
Safest Truck Driver Claims 26-Year No Accident Record
Langdale Alabama report describes Amos Crenshaw, a textile mill truck driver, as “the best truck driver in America” after collecting many awards and diplomas for his 26-year no accident record. He served with Crenshaw's bosses during the 106th ammunition train in World War II.
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Langdale
Ala
Amos Crenshaw
America
Crenshaw
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