Fledglings Take To Air In Civilian Pilot Training
East Central State college flying school reports sixteen of twenty male students began initial hops in two Taylor Cubs operated by Rogers Flying Service under Arch Wallace. Washington ordered instruction. piloted by Penn Wilson and Bob Kelly. Courses run daily, 30 minute hops needed for solo status. Students listed include Anderson, Bumpers, Harris, Johnson, Massengale, Norman, Patterson, Smith, Thomas of Ada.
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East Central State College
Rogers Flying Service
Arch Wallace
Penn Wilson
Bob Kelly
Washington, D. C
Bernon Anderson
D. D. Bumpers
George Harris
Louis Johnson
William M. Massengale
Earl R. Norman
Oliver Patterson
James Kent Smith
Tom Thomas
Ada
Luther Clements
Collinsville
Miss
John Lee Gallaher
Roff
C. Hart
Wewoka
Jack Erwin
van de Cram Upton
Harden City
Maxwell McDonald
Fitzhugh
Franklin
Pierce
Foster
James Dewet Vincent
Allen
Dugan C. Woodring
Noble
Nazi Attache in New York Slain at Brooklyn Home
Walter Engelberg a 42 year old German consulate secretary was found bludgeoned to death in his Brooklyn residence. Police, aided by 200 detectives and FBI interest, reported no robbery motive and noted a mystery man with a mustache who lived with Engelberg. Investigators reviewed servants and sealed a phonograph for later study.
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New York
Brooklyn
Walter Engelberg
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Engelberg
Manuel Marshall
Engleberg
Martin
Kings County
FBI
Places Selected For Balloting On Cotton Quota Plan
Pontotoc county voters will choose whether to approve cotton marketing quotas for 1940 on December 9. Polls open at 9 a m at locations in Ada and surrounding townships including Convention Hall in Chickasaw, Lightning Ridge and Vaness areas, Galey Maxwell Rebec Yeaver, Allen Steed tran High Hill Francis Lula Owl Creek Stonewall Pleasant Hill Fitzhugh, Lula.
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Pontotoc County
Chickasaw
Convention Hall
Ada
C Midland
Lightning Ridge
Vaness
Gaar Corner
Hart
Maxwell
Galey
Rebec. Yeaver
ALLEN
Christmas Plans Bring Family Home From College
Mr. and Mrs. Lem Wheeler prepare for their children to return from college, storing much of the furniture as they anticipate the holiday visit.
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Lem Wheeler
Ada Man Thinks Pocket Was Picked
J C VanMeter seeks return of his pocketbook and papers after a pocket picking at a downtown Christmas program. He recalls a short man jostling him and later shouldering others, leading him to believe his property was taken in the crowded scene. He notes the loss of money and the difficulty of replacing some documents.
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J.C. VanMeter
van Meter
Short
Relief Offices In Location Change
Relief offices moved to a larger building at 228 East Tenth Street after county commissioners approved a lease with Mrs. L. G. Magnussen for 200 dollars a month. The old headquarters occupied a 100 dollar monthly building in the East Tenth Street block. Indianapolis December six. Carl F. Kortepeter, former Marion county WPA coordinator, and his father in law Gurney G. Derbyshire were convicted by a federal court jury of defrauding the government by diverting WPA labor to private use.
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East Tenth Street
L. G. Magnussen
Indianapolis
Carl F. Kortepeter
Marion County
WPA
Gurney G. Derbyshire
Gibbs Will Stand Trial for Neighbor Slaying
Henry Gibbs a 54 year old Lula farmer was ordered held without bail for a district court murder trial in the November 26 shotgun slaying of neighbor Willard Burkhart. Gibbs claimed self defense though he did not testify at the preliminary hearing.
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Henry Gibbs
Lula
Gibbs
Willard Burkhart
A. W. Oliver
W. B. Grigsby
Burkhart
Leslie Gwinn
G. Q. Dean
Oklahoma Sooners to be host team for Cotton Bowl
Norman December 6 AP Tom Stidham athletic director and head coach announced the Oklahoma Sooners had been invited to play as host team in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas on New Year’s Day. He noted obstacles include approval from the university president and regents, and Big Six faculty approval.
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Norman
Tom Stidham
University of Oklahoma
Sooner Grid
Dallas
Texas
Sooner
Ada Toy Shelves Modernize With 1939 Models
Ada stores finish kid toy layouts with mechanical toys games doll houses and chemistry sets on display. 1939 model designs appear in toy automobiles and motion picture projectors with screens. Marble machines and miniature bowling sets are popular as seasonal gifts.
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Ada’s
Jury undecided in bank robbery case
Parson, Eas., Dec. 6. The jury trying Ava Miller, 41, on charges of robbing the Labet te County State Bank at Altamont last June 9 resumed deliberations after six hours of consideration. Miller allegedly demanded $477 and warned of dynamite if not paid. she has claimed she was in Joplin, Missouri, that afternoon.
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Parsons
Eas
Ava Miller
Labette County
Altamont
Miller
A. H. McCarty
Joplin
Bund Leader Begins Term in Lone Cell
Fritz Kuhn, leader of the pro Nazi German American Bund, entered Sing Sing’s isolated cell block for disciplinary and protective custody. He faces two and a half to five years for larceny in bond funds, with limited movement and no access to normal prison activities. Warden Lawes cites safety, while officials note Jewish and Polish representation in Sing Sing. Kuhn says his health is good and he is upset.
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Ossining
N. Y
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Sing Sing
New York
Song Sing
Kuhn
Lewis Lawes
Tam
Barr Testifies Probing Prowler Led to Fatal Shot
Pim Maurice Barr on trial for second degree murder testified the man he shot was the same prowler peeking into his bedroom window before approaching his house. He said the intruder halted when challenged and fled, prompting the fatal shot after he retrieved his pistol. Barr and other defense witnesses described neighborhood prowlers to support his action.
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Pittsburgh
Res
Pim
Maurice Barr
Lawrence Myers
Barr
Danish Walkout Over Russia Ties Stuns Parliament
Danish parliament members staged an anti-communist walkout during a speech by Communist Axel Larsen leaving only two communists to hear him. A Nazi member questioned severing ties with Russia, but Prime Minister Stauning said he did not deem it urgent to cut relations with Moscow.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Russia
Axel Larsen
Thovald Stauning
Germany
Moscow
Stauning
Fairfax Family Fights Squeak In Basement Mouse Nest
A Fairfax family discovered that the basement noises were mice nesting near a sack of oatmeal. Removing the oats did not stop the squeaking, so the family sent their cat downstairs to deal with the intrusion.
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Fairfax, Okla
Fairfax
Soviet Breakthrough on Finnish Isthmus Reported
Moscow dispatch says Soviet forces pierced the main Finnish defense line on the Karelia Isthmus after artillery bombardment. Lenigrad headquarters reports troops forced the Taipaleenioki river and push northward in the eastern Isthmus sector.
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Moscow
Karelian
Lenigrad
Taipaleenioki
Finland marks independence as war with Russia rages
On the 22nd independence anniversary Finland braces against Soviet attack with border defense aided by foreign support. Britain ships planes and war materiel, Roosevelt coordinates aid, while Finnish forces report repulsing 200,000 Red soldiers and destroying tanks and planes. Churchill says Allies sink German U-boats faster than replacements.
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Russia
Valkjarvyi
Balkans
Umania
Communist International
International Communist Organization
Rumania
Esthemina
Latvia
Lithuania
Baltic
Britain
Admiralty
Winston Churchill
Germany
Churchill
House of Commons
U S Studies and to Aid Finn Civilians
President Roosevelt met with Jesse Jones and Norman Davis to discuss new plans for aiding Finnish civilians. They considered non military relief including food and clothing, with talks noting current aid like medicine shipments and potential use of surplus U S goods. A Finland war debt payment was also mentioned for possible redirection by Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
Norman Davis
Red Cross
Finland
Kallio
Stegay
Jones
Davis
Congress
Hull Advocates Reciprocal Tariffs Policy Nationwide
Hull argues the reciprocal trade agreements should be continued to build economic security and world order. Speaking to the American Farm Bureau Federation he defends the policy against GOP and Democrat critics and warns abandoning it risks war and economic upheaval.
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Chicago
Hull
American Farm Bureau Federation
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