State Closes Checkbook As Limit Reached
Oklahoma City December 5 The state halted warrants on the general fund when the $400000 debt limit was reached No more warrants unless more revenue comes in Payroll for 29 departments remains in doubt with December pay possible only if funds arrive before Christmas University of Oklahoma and Northwestern State College payrolls were not met A Supreme Court test of the provision is expected but may wait for weeks The tax commission forwarded 162425 to the treasury with 97000 covering the University of Oklahoma payroll Central Teachers College claims took the rest Some departments funded by earmarked money are unaffected Creditors are advised to keep filing claims against contracts and purchase orders
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Northwestern State College
Supreme Court
Treasury
Tax Commission
University of Oklahoma
Board of Affairs
Central Teachers College
Roger Phelps
Highway Department
Department of Public Safety
Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission
Direct Relief Division
Phelps
Sooner football eyes Orange Bowl bid after conference OK
Oklahoma coach Stidham reports post season games require conference approval. The Sooners played in the Orange Bowl in Miami last January 1 with the invitation accepted after university officials supported the squad. Missouri and Nebraska losses preceded the offer despite Oklahoma finishing third in the Big Six.
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Sooners
Miami
Fla
Stidham
Kansas City
Missouri
Georgia Tech
Dallas Fame
Sooner
Nebraska
Militaristic Toys and Oil Flood Plan Noted in Oklahoma
The article lists realistic toy weapons including a ten pin game with proper pins and bails, rubber tipped darts, and a range of military toys. It also reports Oklahoma City’s W. J. Armstrong urging the public utility commission to approve C. D. Appleby’s water flooding oil leases in Nowata County, covering 13 acres in sections Sw 1-4 NW and PNW of 31-25-14.
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Oklahoma City
W. J. Armstrong
State Conservation Officer
Cooporation Commission
C. D. Appleby
Nowata County
State Seeks Big Tax on Rail Sale
Oklahoma officials pursue $108000 in taxes from the Fort Smith and Western railroad sale after a special master ranked Oklahoma third in priority, with $450000 from the sale insufficient to cover all claims. County figures listed include LeFlore 11932, Logan 5460, Haskell 16042, Pittsburg 18708, McIntosh 4177, Hughes 5838, Okfuskee 27711, and Lincoln 18037. the case to be argued in January before a federal judge.
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Oklahoma City
Fred Hensen
Oklahoma
Fort Smith and Western Railroad
Hansen
Hartsill Ragon
Forts Smith
Fort Smith
RFC
LeFlore
Logan
Haskell
Pittsburg
McIntosh
Hughes
Okfuskee
Lincoln
Oklahoma girl Jewell Hokett to represent at livestock show
Miss Jewell Hokett of Owl Creek 4-H club travels to Chicago as one of fifty Oklahoma delegates to the International Livestock Show and 4-H Club Congress. J. B. Hill, county agent, accompanies as supervisor for the group, part of the state delegation that left Friday.
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Jewell Hokett
Owl Creek
Chicago
Oklahoma
J. B. Hill
Circuit Court May Settle Allen Fate
Montgomery circuit court in Crawfordsville may decide the fate of Thomas Allen Boys a 27 year old At tica father of three charged with first degree murder in the sex slaying of Elizabeth Debrukker near Attica. His insanity plea is on file and Judge Edgar A. Rice intends to speed proceedings. Debrukker vanished after a 24 H club meeting July 21 and was found the next day raped beaten and strangled near a golf course where Boys worked as greenskeeper.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Montgomery
Thomas Allen Boys
Attica
Fountain
Coverington
James B. Wallace
Wallace
Edgar A. Rice
Boys
Elizabeth Debrukker
Maverick says witnesses lied in poll tax plot trial
Mayor Maury Maverick told a jury that prosecution witnesses lied when they testified he proposed last January to advance money to pay poll taxes. The remark came during his half day on the witness stand in a trial charging him with conspiring to buy non tax receipts for members of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union.
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San Antonio
Maury Maverick
Maverick
International Ladies Garment Oworkers Union
Tyrola Area Test Looks Promising
Oil drilling notes from Tyrola area show Hunton formation core at 2,821 to 2,848 feet with gas and oil odor, plus 27 feet saturated present a 2,840 foot depth. Ada Drilling No 1 Haney tests at 1,492 feet, producing about 1,000,000 feet of gas. Continental No 6 House drills past 2,750 feet. Skelly No 1 Garrett shut down at 2,822 feet. Dr. Janey No 1 Fortman in Cleveland County at 6,830 feet.
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Tyrola
Stonewall Oil Co
A. C. McKay
Haney
Wildcat
Sec
Hunton
Viola
Francis Area
Ada_Drilling Co
Dr Judd Aids Search For Anxious Trunk Murderess
Dr W Judd arrived from Los Angeles to aid Phoenix authorities in locating Annie Ruth Judd, his rumored insane wife on the third day of her escape from the Arizona state hospital. He believes she remains near Phoenix, possibly near the hospital grounds, and plans to comfort the McKinnell parents while assisting officers. Temperatures hover around 40 degrees as the hunt continues near the city.
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Phoenix
Aviz
Dee
Upi
W. Judd
Los Angeles
Annie Ruth Judd
Arizona State Hospital
Veterans’ Hospital
Wells Drilling Progress in Wells Areas Reported
In AUGHES COUNTY Senors et al No 1 Warren NW NW SE of Sec 85 8N BE drilled to 450 feet with no shows. In CLEVELAND COUNTY W A Delaney No 1 Fortman NW SW SW of 12 7N 2W at 6,429 feet. Of No 6 House SE NW SE of 12 1N 7E drilling at 2,156 feet. Skelly No 2 Garrett NW NW MNE of 3-1N-7E shut down at 1,822 feet due to stuck pipe.
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Aughes County
Senors Et al
Warren
Cleveland County
Skelly No
Garrett
Boy Lost In Kiamichi Area Found Dead Near Fence
The body of three year old Jackie Landreth, missing since Sunday, was found late yesterday trapped in a fence five miles from Cloudy Mountain community. Authorities believe he died Monday afternoon after wandering into the rugged Kiamichi mountains near Watonga. A massive search by 500 locals, scouts, CCC youths, highway patrol, WPA workers, and a bloodhound pack followed his disappearance.
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Cloudy Mountain
Sam Thompson
Oklahoma
Leaveners
Jackie
Alford Lendreth
Watonga
Kitten
Boy Scouts
CCC
WPA
McAlestar Penitentiary
Clarence
Puttine
Italy eyes Finnish air force performance in Soviet war
Rome reports Italy closely watches Finland’s air force counterattacks on the Soviet Union as Finnish planes are largely Italian made. Authorities say orders were placed before the war and deliveries sped up after the Russian attack began last Thursday.
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Rome
LPI
Italy
Soviet Union
Finland
Clean Up Drive Aims at Ada Negro Section
Acting with the City County Health unit and Urban League Community center members, a cleanup campaign targets Ada's negro section. A public meeting Thursday at 7:30 in Napier School will feature Dr. Ivan E L Higler as principal speaker. The league leads a movement to improve sanitation.
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Urban League Community Center
Ada
Napier
Ivan EL. Higler
Wealth Unit
League
Improvements To Glenwood Park Due
Presidential approval of a Works Progress administration project for Ada's Glenwood park was announced by the Associated Press. The plan calls for 9082 dollars for a larger swimming pool and other improvements. With red tape cleared, construction is expected to start soon.
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Works Progress Administration
Ada
Glenwood Park
Associated Press
Condemnation Suit Now Being Tried in District Court
Testimony completed early Wednesday in a condemnation case brought by the board of county commissioners against Central Life Insurance in district court. The suit seeks to condemn property. A jury returned a verdict for Granville Montgomery in a separate damage suit brought by Eugene Standifer on Tuesday afternoon.
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Board of County Commissioners
Central Life Insurance Company
Granville Montgomery
Eugene, Standifer
Three States To Battle Cole Bill
Governors of Kansas Oklahoma and New Mexico reject the Cole bill to federalize oil industry as a threat to state sovereignty. They urge hearings in Washington and seek broad gubernatorial support while opposing the Venezuelan oil duties cut and freight rate discrimination. Plans call for a Muskogee conference December 15 with Arkansas Louisiana and Texas invited.
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Topeka
Kas
Dec
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Pz Ratner
Kersas
Leon C Phillips
John E. Miles
Washington
Congress
South America
Phillips
Ratner
Miles
Muskogee Dee
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
King George VI Tours France Amid Jubilant French Locals
King George VI toured France with the Expeditionary Forces as French crowds cheered Vive Le Roi in dozens of towns. Schoolchildren waved Union Jacks while veterans in faded uniforms shouted support. British troops remained steady as the king visited lunch stops and Royal Air Force units, inspecting planes and talking with personnel.
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France
George VI
King’s royal tour in camouflaged car travels 100 miles
The king’s tour through Germany features pilots who had flown over the country. He shakes hands with each, praising their work. The royal car is camouflaged for the journey, which covers over 100 miles on the first day amid mud wind and rain, with Lord Gort and the Duke of Gloucester alongside.
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Germany
Lord Gort
Duke of Gloucester
Frisco Employes Elect E W Brown and Officers
Members of the Frisco Employes club met Tuesday night with 90 attendees. E W Brown was elected president and George W Dale secretary treasurer. Ada women Mrs H A Green and Mrs E M Cheatham were named auxiliary president and secretary treasurer. Club plans Christmas baskets for needy families and unanimously supports local services amid talks by Ada laundries reps. Delegates came from Holdenville to Mill Creek along with Tulsa and Muskogee members.
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Frisco Employes Club
E. W. Brown
Francis
George W. Dale
H. A. Green
Ada
E. M. Cheatham
Ada Laundries
Texas
Holdenville
Mill Creek
Tulsa
Muskogee
First Installment on Buried Gold
Hollywood observers report a possible early installment of treasure worth about 200000 found 24 feet underground in Hollywood Lawl’s parking lot. Bystanders described it as an 1859 half dime or 1865 two cent piece. Henry Jones leads the dig and notes a doodlebug device detected gold by electrical waves while a watcher pocketed the coin for 25 cents before the hunt intensified.
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Hollywood
Hollywood Lawl
Sheepberger
Diego Morena
Henry Jones
Tax Collection Figures For November Reported
Tax collections for November totaled 132369.48 with October and November combined at 229115.18. County funds support operations under the budget provisions. A third primary aid and homestead exemption payment was received this week for the county schools. Primary allotment 13017.17 is for teachers salaries. Homestead exemption payment 3297.80 applies to any school expense.
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Tthe
Churchill Says Allies Sink Five German Subs This Week
London December 6 Churchill first lord of the admiralty told the house that five German U boats were sunk this week by French and British navies and that destruction outpaced Germanys ability to replace losses. He said the allied drive is destroying two to four subs weekly and noted magnetic mines accounted for more than half the recent British sea losses. He added that Britain has built and is building warships in large numbers and urged neutrals to charter ships for the duration.
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London
Winstone Churchill
The
Admiralty
House
Commons
Germany
Churchill
Secondary Aid For Two Thirds Term Is Now Assured
Oklahoma City reports that state education officials expect to approve secondary aid claims this month to cover two thirds of the term. James Staten says districts will receive mailed statements showing the aid due and the cost to cover teachers salaries through February. Officials deny reductions to primary aid or homestead exemptions and outline claims payment order amid cash fund shortages.
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Oklahoma City
State Board of Education
Bee
James Staten
Department of Education Finance Division
Staten
Roger Phelps
Peyroll
Decision Reserved On Hines Appeal
New York appellate division reserves decision on James J. Hines appeal from a four to eight year prison term for conspiracy tied to the Harley policy racket run by the late Dutch Schultz. Attorney Martin W. Littleton argued the case rests on two fallacies about policy as lottery and felony.
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New York
New York State Supreme Court
Tammany District
James J. Hines
Hines
Harley
Schultz
Martin W. Littleton
Littleton
Thomas E. Dewey
Minneapolis
Wheat Prices Rise as Two-Year Highs Hit Chicago
Chicago reports show wheat prices cresting above five dollars for December delivery as drought grips, with experts placing 1939 winter wheat output at 375 to 404 million bushels. Analysts note only 58 to 60 percent of normal winter wheat conditions and record low plantings since 1926, especially in western states.
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Chicago
Der
United States
Canada
Board of Trade
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Winnipeg
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Texas
Government to defend shipping rights over navicert scheme
Washington reports say government officials will protect American maritime rights under international law even at cost and delays to U S shipping. The navicert policy, designed to ease British patrols, may force ships to show certificates for exports to neutrals. Treasury notes a 1917 law to refuse sailing privileges if cargoes lack proper freight acceptances, potentially barring non navicerted shipments from leaving U S ports. Some lines may insist on navicerts, though Treasury had not confirmed actions by American Export Line for December 14 shipments to Italy and Spain.
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Washington
U— State
Treasury Department
Great Britain
Treasury
New York
Two Reductions In Auto Insurance In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City report shows two voluntary rate reductions in auto insurance by the state safety department for the year ending November 1. Highway accidents fell 25 percent from the prior year and there were 225 fewer fatalities over the past two years. Walter Johnson, state safety director, noted 4,230 motorists convicted by patrols for traffic violations.
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Oklahoma City
Dec
State Safety Department
Walter Johnson
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