Lindbergh to Speak at Ball Park in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City plans a 10 000 person rally site for Charles A. Lindbergh and Senator Burton Wheeler with protests from officials over municipal venue cancellations. Governor Phillips worries about democracy’s welfare and urges free speech while Lindbergh vows to speak despite opposition.
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Burton K. Wheeler
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Boise City
Oklahoma
State Board of Affairs
Earl Jeffrey
Chicago
Jeffrey
Sen. Nye
Motana
British Air Losses Of Tuesday 16
Berlin reports German sources say the British lost seven Spitfires before noon while attempting to penetrate the French and Belgian channels. They place total British losses yesterday at 16, with 14 over the channel and two in raids on western Germany. German counter-blows overnight attacked harbor facilities on the British east coast and destroyed five grounded planes at bombed airports.
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Tabriz
Caucasus
Caspian Sea
Moscow Radio
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Germans Employ Poles of German Extraction in Army
Berlin reports that Germany is recruiting Poles of German extraction into its military. A spokesman said Volke Deutsche in Poland were registered and volunteers are accepted from these lists. Some men are noted as Polish nationals for only two generations.
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Poland
Coin Dropin’ in the Picture Sparks Big Commotion
A stray coin dropped in a theater picture causes unexpected uproar among patrons and staff, disrupting the screening and drawing curious crowd reactions. No injuries reported.
Freedom of the seas upheld in wartime aid to Russia
Secretary of State Hull affirmed U S policy of freedom of the seas for war shipments to Russia via the Pacific and noted Japan had not revoked the policy. Ambassador Nomura sought a 11:30 am CST meeting as Tokyo reports cited Japanese protests over aviation fuel shipments to Vladivostok.
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Hirohito
Teijiro Toyoda
Kichisaburo Omura
Okyo
Heavy rain sweeps Oklahoma with wide regional totals
A mid winter storm drenched Oklahoma with 1.78 inches of rain in Ada and heavy totals across the northeast. Ponca City logged 4.03 inches while many towns reported over an inch as cooler air followed the thunderstorm. Lightning sparked fires and a blackout hit Blackwell though overall damage remained limited.
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Associated Press
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Newkirk
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Chandler
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Okmulgee
Pryor
Shawnee
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Antlers
Oklah
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Tuskahoma
Altus
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Chickasha
Frederick
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Clinton
Elk City
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Enid
Guthrie
Guyman
Blackwell
Paris Raid Shapes Occupied City Hall District
French police in Paris under German occupation block a fourth arrondissement area along the Seine, ordering residents to stay indoors and show IDs while arresting Jews and communists. Last week raids in two other arrondissements added to over ten thousand arrests as new courts accelerate speedy trials with draconian penalties.
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Seine
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Paris Court of Appeals
Will Head Drives in Francis County Campaign
Chairman Sam K. Grant named the Francis County campaign head to push the sale of U S defense Savings bonds. Active chair man G W Dale will lead the drive with T W Maness handling Education and other leaders including Mrs Mabel Coburn women’s activities Postmaster T E Miller Agriculture R G Davis Retailers C S Carter Transport E W Brown and R L Bowman of the American Legion.
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Francis
U. S. Defense
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American Legion
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Fewer Oklahoma farms and mortgages despite rising ownership
Census bureau reports Oklahoma farm numbers dropped from 203,866 to 179,687 in ten years and owner-operated farms rose from 77,714 to 81,086. Mortgage indebtedness fell from 49.6 percent to 43 percent, while total farm mortgage debt declined from 60,931,932 to 47,243,336 and per-acre taxes decreased from 57 to 28 cents.
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Oklahoma
Census Bureau
Center Singing School Hosts Convention and Open Night
The Center Singing School opened August 25 and will hold a singing convention Friday night August 29 starting at B o'clock. Everyone is invited to attend and participate.
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Iran Cabinet Quits Posts In War Time Power Vacuum
Iran premier Ali Mansur’s cabinet resigns amid wartime pressure as Reza Shah orders ministers to stay at their posts until a new cabinet is formed. Allied advances push toward Teheran with British and Soviet forces expanding control across Iran and planning an armistice.
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Martin Agronsky
NBC
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Marid
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Ussian
Caspian Sea
Russian Caucasus
Abadan
Madrid
Knox seeks American observers on Russian German front
Secretary Knox urged Russia to permit American observers at the lines to witness the fighting. He said the war has been largely private and pressed Washington to persuade Stalin to allow observers. He noted only one AP journalist has reported from the German side at the front.
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Knox
Joe Stalin
Associated Press
Berlin
Laval wounded in Versailles amid rising Nazi resistance
Pierre Laval, a key figure in Vichy collaboration, was shot and seriously wounded in Versailles during a ceremony where volunteers pledged to fight for Germany. Three others were wounded. a 21 year old communist attacker was arrested as authorities crackdown on anti regime activity accelerates. The incident occurred as Belgium and France see intensified roundups and new anti communist courts take effect.
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Germany
France
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Laval
Hitler
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Greenberg Is Grounded
Fort Custer Michigan August 27 Corporal Henry Greenberg former Detroit Tigers outfielder was arrested by military police at 1230 am for speeding inside the fort grounds. He drove his own car at 40 miles per hour on Dickman road where the limit is 25. As a result he is immediately grounded for 30 days.
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Mich
Henry Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
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Greenberg
Dickman Road
Committee Votes Easing of One Tax
Washington August 27 The senate finance committee voted to ease the proposed new corporate tax by eliminating the 10 percent levy on profits outside the excess profits tax. The action cuts estimated revenue by about 50 million dollars to 3.5437 billion. Opponents say the levy plus normal taxes would burden small income firms.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
Early Enrollment At Ada High Attracts 215 Students
Ada high school sees strong interest in early enrollment with 215 students signed up by noon Wednesday. Principal Rex Morrison notes formal enrollment occurs next week while the office remains open Thursday Friday and Saturday morning for enrollment assistance.
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Ada High School
Rex Morrison
Roosevelt Leaves Britain After Talks Say British Embassy
London reports that Secretary of State Elliott Roosevelt checked out with British officials and it was presumed he had left Britain after discussions.
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Sai
Elliott Roosevelt
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Red Army pushes back Germans near undisclosed city
Izvestia reports heavy fighting in front of Leningrad and Odessa as Red Army counter-attacks force Germans to retreat from approaches to a city labeled K. Germans suffer thousands of losses after a month-long hold. Aerial battle rages over Leningrad while industry runs at full blast.
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Izvestia
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Odessa
Aerial Battle Over Leningrad As War Presses On
Moscow reports a massive dogfight as Leningrad defenders repulse Finnish and German air offensives from north west and south. German losses reach 101 of 156 planes. city remains unbombed. Soviet forces claim submarines sank a 2000-ton Axis transport at a Gulf of S port and torpedoed another ship.
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German claims massive encirclement sinks 22nd Army near Velikie Luki
Berlin reports the annihilation of the 22nd Soviet army in a several day encirclement between Smolensk and Lake Ilmen. Velikie Luki was captured after fierce fighting, with over 40,000 Soviet troops killed and more than 30,000 taken prisoner along with 400 guns.
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Lake Ilmen
Velikie Luki
Moscow
Leningrad
Handel Remained Unmarried Despite Early Romantic Interest
The famed composer of The Messiah never wed. His first love's parents urged him to quit composing, but he did not marry, continuing his lifelong bachelor status.
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Handel
Messiah
Stop to Beer Sale Asked By Co. Attorney
County Attorney Si Freeman asked Wednesday afternoon for revocation of the beer license for Charles Goodall who operates the dance hall outside Ada where a local youth was critically injured in a fight Monday. The judge must give five days notice. Cotton Willoughby, about 21, was reported improved at Breco hospital while authorities await outcome of injuries before charging another man held in county jail. Willoughby was an onlooker in the fight at the Tia Juana nightclub after the dance.
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Charles Goodall
Ada
Hoyt Driskill
Cotton Willoughby
Breco
Willoughby
Tia Juana
Soldiers Lost In War Games Eat Crawfish
In Centralia Washington a unit from the 2d battalion 185th infantry of the 40th division emerged after a three day trek through Southern Pacific county. They faced hunger exhaustion and reportedly ate wild berries and crawfish from a muddy gully stream while the battalion was described as overcome rather than lost during the coastwide war games.
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Wash
West Coast
185Th Infantry
Pacific County
40Th Division
Baseball scores from American and National Leagues
American League games saw Washington beat Chicago 11 to 3 while Detroit defeated Boston 6 to 4 and Cleveland edged Philadelphia 11 to 4. In the National League St Louis won over New York 8 to 5 and Cincinnati routed Brooklyn 12 to 4.
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AFL Wins Detroit Transit Jurisdictional Vote At Ballot Box
AFL Street Electrical Railway and Motor Coach Operators won a Detroit ballot box vote to be exclusive bargaining agent for the city transit system with 3 075 votes to 1 924 for CIO State County and Municipal Workers of America. Of 5 700 eligible, 5 016 ballots were cast before 7 am. The vote ends a strike that disrupted city transit for a week and a national telephone tie up was averted with a settlement negotiated by Dr John R Steelman.
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Detroit
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