Ada Welcomes New Sand Rock Asphalt Plant
Ada opens a new Barndollar and Crosbie plant boosting local payroll with 150 workers after a year shutdown. The firm supplies asphalt for 12 miles of surfacing from the Cleveland-Pottawatomie line to Tecumseh and a six mile stretch on State Highway 13.
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Barndollar and Crosbie Inc
Ada
Pottawatomie
Pontotoc
Cleveland-Pottawatomie County
Tecumseh
Barndollar and Crosbie, Inc
H. D. Barndollar
E. K. Crosbie
State Highway Department
Southern Rock Asphalt Co
Highway Department
Schools Turn Out Too Many White Collar Workers
Ruth Millett argues high schools produce excessive white collar workers while the nation needs skilled tradespeople. The American Youth Commission urges returning to teaching useful occupations to prepare youth for practical, skilled labor roles.
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Ruth Millett
Wideawake
America
American Youth Commission
President Is Man Heading Commission
White House press secretary Stephen Early declined to name a single head of the seven member defense commission. He said William S. Knudsen and the other members manage their respective categories and brushed off questions about a chairman.
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Washington
Stephen Early
White House
Wendell L. Willkie
Defense Commission
William S. Knudsen
Parents Should Take Initiative in Shaping Boys Futures
The article urges parents to act now to steer sons away from white collar paths. It advises commercial high school training for mechanical ability and practical work experience. It suggests helping youths start trades, small businesses, or jobs to prevent endless job seeking.
Archer Services For Teen R W Archer Held At Birds Prairie
Services for R W Archer aged 17 were held Monday afternoon at Birds Prairie near Tupelo under Smith Funeral Home direction. He died en route to Ada hospital Sunday after falling from a horse and becoming entangled in a lariat rope.
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R. W. Archer
Birds Prairie
Tupelo
Smith Funeral Home
Archer
Ada
Discrimination at Dam Is Denied by Union and Employers
Denison Texas August 27 union leaders and employers deny discrimination against Oklahoma men in Denison dam employment. F W Parrott of C F Lytle company says qualified workers from Oklahoma are hired as quickly as Texans. Union leaders say workers are recruited from both states on a fair basis.
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Denison
Tex
Oklahoma
Denison Dam
F. W. Parrott
C. F. Lytle Company
Outlet Works
Washington
David Fowler
Lytle
A. F. of L
Guy F. Atkinson
Oil Production In U S Decreases
Tulsa report shows the weekly U S crude oil production fell by 16 191 barrels to 3 514 452 barrels for the week ending August 24, with Texas up 7 894 barrels per day to 1 200 332 and Oklahoma up 4 825 to 407 300. Rocky Mountain states up 5 026 to 100 010 while California and several other states declined.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
Texas
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountain
Oil and Gas Journal
East Texas
Rocky Mountain States
Eastern States
California
Illinois
Kansas
Louisiana
Michigan
Lederer Denies Ties to Communist Party
Actor Francis Lederer testified before Rep. Martin Dies in New York and rejected claims he was a member of the communist party, calling the allegation a complete and vicious lie after a 20 minute executive hearing.
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New York
Francis Lederer
Martin
Comunist Party
Lederer
Hollywood
Communist Party
Dies Committee On UN
Simple Dignified English Provincial Furniture Revived in America
English provincial furniture returns as a refined middle ground between cottage and formal styles. Designer Herman DeVries studies old English farms and shops to craft unpadded wooden arm supports and unique ladderback chairs. Painted mirrors and Welsh walnut pieces enhance dining and bedroom groups with restrained, warm palettes and versatile pairing.
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Marian Young
NEA Service
New York
America
Herman Devries
England
DeVries
Withdrawals From Battery C 160th F A Face Slow Pace
Captain Joe Cathey reports slow withdrawal from Battery C 160th Field Artillery under the guard mobilization bill. Eligible dependents may apply for release. under 18 requires mandatory honorable discharge. If expanded to full peace strength, unit plans to use inactive personnel to reach quota for 12 months training.
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160Th F. A
Joe Cathey
National Guard
Cathey
Guard Rifle Team To Attend National Rifle Matches
The Oklahoma national guard rifle team will depart Friday for Camp Perry Ohio to compete in the 21 day national rifle matches an advance detachment with kitchen equipment and supplies will leave tomorrow Members include Lieut Col Earl A Taylor Konawa captain Master Sergeant Hugh S Forsythe Edmond coach Capt Curtis L Williams Stillwater Lieutenants H C McDaniel Enid and Paul L Hayes Atoka First Sergeant R C Newman Stillwater Sergeants H C ONeil Norman and Kermit Landreth and A Kuhlman both of Stillwater Woodrow Williams Ida 1 Corporals Raymond C Dunagan Okmulgee and A Holmes Oklahoma City
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma National Guard
Camp Perry
Ohio
Earl A. Taylor
Konawa
Hugh S. Forsythe
Edmond
Curtis L. Williams
Stillwater
H. C. McDaniel
Enid
Paul L. Hayes
Atoka
R. C. Newman
H. C. O’neil
Norman
Kermit Landreth
A. Kuhlman
W. Purvine
Okmulgee
Woodrow Williams
Ida 1
Raymond C. Dunagan
A. Holmes
Cow cud defines chewing twice for rumen digestion
A cow's cud is the portion of food brought from the first stomach to the mouth for a second chewing. The description explains the process of rumination as part of ruminant digestion.
British Blows to Libya Hit Italian North Africa
In Cairo British naval bombardments on August 24 struck Bardia and micro details of Bar dia and Bomba in Libya, delivering a severe setback to Italian forces. Observers foresee Italian moves toward Egypt amid ongoing air and sea bombardments and disorganized preparations.
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Cairo
Egypt
Bardia
Bomba
Libya
Italy
Rodolfo Graziani
Graziani
Front line base risked for Capuzzo amid rear guard gaps
A brief note suggests a push toward Capuzzo as a potential front line base, but warns this would leave the rear guard exposed and vulnerable.
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Ing
Capuzzo
Willkie rejects Coughlin support over prejudice concerns
Pendell L. Willkie stated he does not want the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin's support if Coughlin opposes people by race or religion. He said he would not accept help from anyone advocating prejudice or foreign economic or political philosophy. Willkie said he must keep his beliefs clear to live with himself.
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New York
Pendell L. Willkie
Charles E. Coughlin
Social Justice
Father Coughlin
Willkie
Roberts Hearing Continued in Assault Case
Preliminary hearing for Orris Roberts in Justice A W Oliver's court was continued until September 20 due to the complainant's absence. Roberts faces an assault with intent to kill charge after an alleged attempt on Forest Simpson's life.
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Orris Roberts
A. W. Oliver
Roberts
Forest Simpson
Mehagans To Be Returned Home From Hospital
Rev and Mrs E C Mehagan were returned to their Sulphur home after several days in Valley View hospital following an auto wreck in which both were injured. Attendants reported they appeared to be well on the way to recovery.
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E. C. Mehagan
Valley View Hospital
State Dairy Is Ordered Restrained
Bartlesville Oklahoma dairy was restrained from distributing milk by city physician Dr Elizabeth Chamberlain after being identified as a possible source of nine typhoid fever cases in ten days Six patients were hospitalized at Memorial Hospital including four children inoculations planned on the west side of the city starting tomorrow
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Bartlesville
Okla
Elizabeth Chamberlain
Tulsan Named To Head Prison School
George A. Kramer of Tulsa was appointed director of the Mc Alester prison school by the board of affairs, succeeding Dr. Thomas A. Hall. Kramer holds a University of Oklahoma master’s degree and has been a psychology sociology professor at Independence junior college, Kansas, for a year.
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Oklahoma City
George A. Kramer
Tulsa
McAlester
Board of Affairs Today
Thomas A. Hall
Kramer
University of Oklahoma
Independence, Kas
Black Dresses And Sun Tan Do Not Mix Fashion Advice
A fashion writer advises suntanned women to avoid black for fall dresses and suggests warmer tones like brown olive green beige and warm yellows. She recommends coordinating makeup with skin tone and warns against using darker powder to mask suntan, urging skin matching shades instead.
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Alica Hartner
Three Die in New Mexico Timber Camp Shootout
In Tin Pan canyon 15 miles west of Baton New Mexico three men died and another was dying after a quarrel. Joe E. Aragon shot Victor Ortega 46 and Ortega's son Augustine 30, then severely battered Manuel Tafoya before fatally shooting himself according to Sheriff B H Mitchell.
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Baton
N. M
Tin Pan Canyon
Here
B. H. Mitchell
Joe E. Aragon
Victor Ortega
Ortega
Augustine
Manuel Tafoya
Japan Churches May Oust Foreigners
Tokyo August 27. Japanese representatives of forty Christian denominations discuss removing foreign influence from church administration and unifying sects into a central Japanese church to align with nationalist totalitarian ideals. Domei said an agreement was expected next week. About 300 000 Japanese Christians exist.
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Tokyo
Japan
Domei
REA Lines to Reach Rural Homes in Four Counties
Oliver Jamison, president of the Canadian Valley Rea Co operative, announced that construction of Rural Electrification Administration lines will begin within 30 days in Pottawatomie Seminole Lincoln and Hughes counties. More than 500 farm homes will be served.
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Shawnee
Rural Electrification Administration
Pottawatomie
Seminole
Lincoln
Hughes
Oliver Jamison
Canadian Valley Rea Cooperative
Foreign office denies Paish official status in US trip
London reports a foreign office spokesman calls Sir George Paish an elderly gentleman with a distinguished past and says he is in the United States on private business with no authority to speak for the British government.
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London
Foreign Office
George Paish
United States
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Matt Beard
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