Park bench romance fuels a secret match and a missing father
Kay Donovan, 23, seeks her inventor father Tim Donovan while chatting with Ted Andrews, a fired Ace-High salesman. A park bench encounter leads to a legal-mad pursuit over a missing ad and a hidden inheritance, as Katie discovers a solicitor trio and her late father’s failed factory venture.
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Ted
Tim Donovan
Park Bench
Ted Andrews
Ace- Card Tables Co
Downstate
Sumner
Katie Donovan
Kay Keeps Wondrosoap Factory In Family Hold
In a dramatic twist Kay refuses to sell her father’s struggling Wondrosoap factory. She plans to live onsite on 428.85 dollars, hire a roommate to manage books, and search for a capable local secretary and a top salesman, Ted Andrews, to revive the business.
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MacLeod
Miss Kay
Flynn
Dad
Kay
Donovan
Ted Andrews
Faults in driving that caused fatal crashes last year
State Safety Commissioner Walter B. Johnson released a list of the 12 driving faults linked to fatal accidents on Oklahoma roads. He warned Labor Day weekend could be hazardous, predicting several deaths if history repeats, and outlined issues from speeding and following too closely to fatigue and improper signaling.
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Oklahoma
Walter B. Johnson
Johnson
Pilot Training Offered Here
Applications are being received at East Central for Civic Pilot Training students. Applicants must be 19 to 27, have completed up to one year of college or be enrolled this year, or two years if not enrolled. Five college credits total are awarded for the course, with three for ground and two for flying. Oscar L. Parker handles enrollment in the administration building.
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East Central
Civic
Oscar L. Parker
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News classified ads
The Ada News reports a new pricing approach for vested ads promising higher returns for larger placements. Advertisers can maximize exposure by selecting longer durations and premium positions, with updated rates and timing options outlined for local businesses.
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Ada News
Model Plane Wins In Kiwanis Derby Near Ada
A motor-propelled plane won class A of the Kiwanis sponsored model plane derby near Ada on Sunday. The blue three-foot wing span plane named Glen Morris vanished after five minutes, still blazing a northeasterly course. Morris and Keiser hoped the lost plane would be returned. winners also included Gilbert Nichols, Calvin Floyd, Eddie Odell, Don Mount, Joe Marsh, John Dickson, and Glen Keiser in various divisions.
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Kiwanis
Ada
Glen Morris
Glen Keiser
South Johnston
Vestus Morris
Gilbert Nichols
Calvin Floyd
Eddie Odell
Don Mount
Joe Marsh
John Dickson
Chandler
Morris
Keiser
Language in Ireland: 99 of 100 Children Speak English
A study notes that among Irish youths, nearly all speak English while only a small minority retain other languages. The observation highlights language dominance in Eire and potential shifts in cultural linguistic practice.
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Eire
President Signs Large Defense Bill
President Roosevelt signed into law a vast defense bill totaling 7.586 billion dollars to expand the army and Navy. It allocates 6.5869 billion for tanks anti tank weapons ammunition and naval expansion plus 698.65 million for the maritime commission ship program and a 1 billion contract authorization. The Army gains 3.4 billion for ammunition and ordnance and 800 million for air force equipment and reserves. Navy and marine corps funding includes 294.53 million for shore stations 380 million for ships materiel 369 thousand for reserves and about 260 million for personnel expansion. A 2.5 million special fund is set for president authorized expenditures without further Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Naval Establishment
Maritime Commission
War Department
Army
Air Corps
Navy
Marine Corps
Disposition Docket Set For County Court
A disposition docket will be heard September 10 by County Judge Hoyt Driskill. The hearing serves as a preliminary to a jury term of court which may be called for some time in September.
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Hoyt Driskill
Ada residents misled by phantom Army convoy
An army detachment from Fort Riley was announced to pass Ada between 9:30 and 10 but portions moved through at 6:30 to 7:00 am causing hundreds of Adans to line downtown streets and in cars along Seminole highway. The public relations officer later claimed a Holdenville notice, though many soldiers’ exact route remained unknown.
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Ace-High
Ted
Archibald
Fort,Riley
Alas
Seminole Highway
Holdenville
Ada
Some Increase Past Week in Oil Output
United States crude oil production averaged 3,965,650 barrels per day in the week to Aug 23, up 5,015 from the prior week. Kansas rose 3,850 to 254,550 barrels daily, Illinois 17,165 to 378,955, Oklahoma 6,650 to 424,850, Louisiana 4,470 to 327,320, and eastern fields 250 to 111,250. Texas fell 4,500 to 1,441,400, California 21,000 to 633,750, Rocky Mountain states 1,400 to 108,780, Michigan 300 to 42,010, and East Texas 250 to 369,600.
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Tulsa
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Kansas
Illinois
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Texas
California
Rocky Mountain States
Michigan
East
Davies Critical Of Isolationists At VFW Meeting
Former U S ambassador Joseph E Davies condemned isolationist policy as dangerous to U S security. He warned against negotiating peace with Hitler and argued such appeasement would empower the dictator and undermine international stability. He urged sustaining firm foreign policy against isolationist impulses.
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Philadelphia
U. S
Joseph E. Davies
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
Russia
Belgium
Hitler
Motorization of U S Field Artillery Nears Completion
By late August 1941 Washington reports 93.2 percent of U S field artillery in active service nationwide will be motorized. The figures cover the United States and possessions as the program progresses toward full mechanization.
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Washington
United States
Too Much Dust and Not Enough Water from 160th F A Bandmen
John T. Wattson reports from Louisiana near Mansfield and Leesville about the 160th Field Artillery Band moving through dusty roads, battling supply limits, and performing for troops as they advance. The narrative notes captured armored cars, rough marching, scarce water, makeshift bathing, and humor amid hardship as the unit nears Pitkin and Mang with plans for further movement and a postponed battle.
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F.A
Prison escape chase ends with six recaptured
In Texas at Wynne and Eastham prison farms, Captain Joe Oliver and his dog Sergeant rounded up six of seven escapees from Eastham and Wynne. Eugene Padgett, 25, of San Antonio, remains at large after escaping last night from Wynne prison farm.
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Huntsville
Tex
Wynne
Joe Oliver
Eastham
Eugene Padgett
San Antonio
Bell County
Douglas Fairbanks Bryan
Camp No. 2
Fayette
D-Witt
Oliver
Doe
Whittle
4Urzeson
Post Oak
Contin Oliver Earry
Weldon
Manever R. H. Ravelin
Wynne Farm
Everett Shaw Wins Carlsbad Steer Roping Title
Everett Shaw of Stonewall Oklahoma won Carlsbad New Mexico rodeo steer roping finals with a 20 2 5 second run for a 61 2 5 second aggregate. He defeated Carl Arnold of Buckeye Arizona and earned the lion's share of the $2,000 prize.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Everett Shaw
Stonewall
Okla
Shaw
Carl Arnold
Buckley, Ariz
Bigger Entry List Promised at County Fair Exhibits
4 H and FHA exhibitors, farm women clubs across the county prepare more and higher quality displays for the county fair next month. Club members who attended last week's Sulphur camp expect notable improvements, with projects intensified over the year and fair exhibits as a required outcome.
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Sulphur
Syphilis Rates Reported Among Oklahoma Draft Registrants
Dr. Eugene A. Gillis of the Oklahoma health department cites a U S Public Health Service finding that 5.36 percent of the first 25 409 Oklahoma draft registrants examined had syphilis. Urban white and rural white groups show varying rates and 63 percent of infected individuals are receiving treatment.
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Oklahoma City
Eugene A. Gillis
State Health Department
U. S. Public Health Service
Oklahoma
Gillis
Earth's air composition highlights major gases
The article states that 99 percent of the atmosphere consists of gases including argon, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and oxygen, outlining the primary components of Earth's air.
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Earth
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