Flying Students Begin Air Instruction In Ada Pasture
In Abbott's pasture near Ada a group of college students took their first air lesson toward a private pilot license. The Rogers Flying Service operates the East Central college flying school as Congress funds civilian pilot training nationwide. About 43 students joined the program after Ada officials pursued the unit and Civil Aeronautics Authority approved the application.
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Ada
Main
Twelfth Streets
Ada Evening News
Penn Wilson
East Central State College Air School
Bob Kelly
East Central State College
Flying School
Abbott's Pasture
Rogers Flying Service
East Central College Qy Mg School
Congress
A. Linscheid
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Ground School Leads To First Flying Lessons At College
Twenty students began a ground school prereq for flight instruction led by Pook and Arch Wallace with Prof. Hatchett. The Fort Smith and Tulsa pilots guided the first airplane flight amid minor air sickness as the group advances through basic maneuvers toward solo flight and a private pilot license. The course, valued at hundreds, costs about $30 for the 20 students.
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Pook
Arch Wallace
M. P. Hatchett
Pam Wilson
Fort Smith
Ark
Bob Keiley
Tulsa
California Weather And Kidnap Suspect Report
December weather across the region shows mild days and cool nights with a rare shower, noted highs 58 to 76 and lows 33 to 49. In Fort Arthur Texas, Dr W C Welch was arrested on kidnaping charges for abducting 11 year old Irwin Mingle, binding family, demanding 25008 dollars, child later freed from an attic hideout.
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California
Florida
Oklahoma
Ada
Fort Arthur
Tex
W. C. Welch
Irwin Mingle
Fred Mingle
Port Arthur
Claude Goldsmith
Nash Guilbeau
Mingle
Ann
Dr Welch
Mingles
Irwin
Whighbats
FBI Aments
Phillips Clemency Extended To 11 Oklahoma City
Governor Phillips granted twelve clemencies including parole for three Kay county men aged twenty at commitment in 1936 to long terms and a leave of absence for Garfield Coker of Seminole town to visit a sick aunt. Also notes average gasoline prices and 1939 civil aircraft production.
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Oklahoma City
Phillips
Kay County
Carl Wargraves
Floyd Chislas
Garfield Coker
Farm Boy Homer Rainey Named UT Austin President
Rex, Dec. 9. Homer Price Rainey, 43, a farm boy who worked his way through college, was formally named the twelfth president of the University of Texas. Inducted amid ceremonies with national education leaders, Rainey succeeds H Benedict who died over two years ago.
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Austin
Rex
UPK
Homer Price Rainey
Itofiay
University of Texas
Dr. Rainey
H. ¥. Benedict
Juror Illness Stalls Oklahoma Damage Trial
Juror Cleve Hall fell ill Thursday afternoon forcing a mistrial in Herman Rose versus Magnolia Petroleum. Testimony on damages for an Oklahoma City boy injured by a Magnolia driver had largely been heard when Judge Tal Crawford order ed the mistrial. The case will be reset.
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Cleve Hall
Herman
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Oklahoma City
Tal Crawford
Hall
Beatrice Carroll
Shell Petroleum Company
Tefuse
Suil
Pigs Entered in Pontotoc 4-H Feeding Test
Thirty two 4-H club members from Pontotoc County entered as many pigs in a feeding test directed for a second year by W. Cinzimion assistant county agent. Prizes from local businesses. Contest aims to show best feeding methods and boost livestock interest. Early entries include Cinnamon Maxwell Cox Bushanon Hart McConnell etc.
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I Pontotoc Rounty
W. Cinnzimion
Suzie
Maxwell
Calvin Cox
Robert Bushanon
Hart
I T. McConnell
Lonzo Lamb
George Wilson
Rocky Chepel
Mary Jean Robertson
James L. Wingard
Clyde Wingard
Otto Phillips
Orel Creech
Joyce Robertson
Francis
Kenneth Jones
Liton
Leslie Hewett, Jr
Egypt
Ray Frank Miller
Conway
Cleo Middleton
Muriel
Glenn Deaton
Alfred Weely
Byrne
Lioyd Mason
Lonnie Abbot
D. F. Ogg
Fred Canada
Oliver Taylor
Fitzhugh
Paul Heatly
Raymond Martin
Barclay Martin
Willig Young
Paul Kranning
Carl Solomon Exhibits Grand Champion Turkey
Guthrie judging announced Carl Solomon's bronze old hen was declared grand champion turkey. Solomon, a regular winner at county and state shows, has shown fine birds. The Oklahoma poultry show this year drew 16 states as participants. The Constitution preface contains the words more perfect, noted as a grammatical error.
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Guthrie
Carl Solomon
Solomon
Oblahoma
United States
Cotton Crop Drops From 1938 Season Figures
Washington reports the 1939 cotton crop at 13,792,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, with lint yield 235.9 pounds per acre. Acreage in cultivation July 1 was 24,831,000. harvestable land 23,928,009. Abandonment 3.6 percent. Ginnings to Dec 1 totaled 11,111,589 bales. Farmers vote tomorrow on continuing federal marketing quotas under the 1938 farm act, requiring two thirds support for passage.
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Washington
Dec
Sericulture Department
Census Bureau
Oklahoma
Dee
Agriculture Department
Department
Byng High Teams Edge Wolf In Friday Night Games
Byng High School earned junior varsity and varsity wins against Wolf on Friday night in Little River conference play. Byng girls won 24 to 21, while the Byng boys triumphed 35 to 22. scoring was spread among Byng players including Patterson and N Johnson, with detailed box scores showing Byng’s balanced offense and Wolf’s key scorers.
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Byng High School
Caging Teesis
Little River
Byng
Wolf
Paul Barges
Patterson Byng
Bynt
N. Johnson
T. Coach Smith
Staneoltt
Fenning
S— Ear
N. Couch
Cole Favorable To Conservation In Illinois Oil Fields
Representative William P. Cole of Maryland urged Illinois to pursue oil conservation measures to avoid hindering development. As chair of a subcommittee, he led a two day Kingis field tour for a national survey on possible federal oil industry controls. He then headed to New Orleans to hear state agency and governor testimony.
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Centralla
Til
Der
William P. Cole
Illinois
Telescoping portable derrick aims to cut oilfield costs
Tulsa December 8 news that two former aviation engineers have created a track mounted telescoping portable derrick to replace hundreds of conventional towers. W. B. Woody of Franks Manufacturing and James Moon designed the unit at Shell Oil Co. area due to Lewrence O'Donnell. Six units are in operation with two more due in January. The derrick, capable of lifting from portable truck power, sells for about 20000 dollars and travels up to 40 miles an hour.
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Tulsa
IPL
W. B. Woody
Franks Manufacturing Co
James Moon
Lewrience O'Donnell
Pecces-Gruit
Shell Oil Co
Woody
Moon
Coalgate Star Vietta Leads Unbeaten Football Team
Coalgate finished the season undefeated by routing Roff 18 to 12 on Thanksgiving Day led by Dominic Vietta. Vietta dominated both backfield and line plays, delivering speed and long runs in nearly every game, keeping Coalgate atop the standings all season.
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Coalgate High School
Roff
Coalgate
Dominic Vetta
Vietta
School Land Sale Declared Success
Oklahoma City December report states the school land department held its third public auction sale in Ottawa Delaware and Mayes counties. Thirty five tracts covering 3272 acres sold for 150.46 thousand dollars. Most buyers are farmers renting land. Down payments were 5 percent with 20 year repayment.
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Oklahoma City
Dee
School Land Department
Ottawa
Delaware
Mayes
Leon Phillive
Lead Department
Charles Steele
Steele
Ottawa County
Delaware County
Mayes County
Bond to Attend Cole Bill Hearing
Oklahoma officials plan to attend a Cole federation bill hearing in New Orleans. Chairman Reford Bond, Commissioner Ray Weems, W J Holloway, W J Armstrong, Earl Foster, Governor Phillips, Charles B Orr and others will present statements to House Interstate and Foreign Commerce subcommittees.
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Oklahoma City
Des
Reford Bond
The
Corporation Commission
Cole Federates
Contro
New Orleans
Ray Weems
W. J. Armstrong
Earl Foster
Conservation Department
Oklahoma
Phillips
WJ. Holloway
Interstate Oil Compact
Charles B. Orr
Pig Shows He Has Trigger Finger
Chicago dispatch reports the 1939 national safety council list of odd accidents. Harold Ruebush of Sciota Iowa was shot in the shoulder when a pig knocked over a .22 rifle and stepped on the trigger. Another incident injured Joseph Schubert of Wichita Kansas when a cartridge in his hip pocket exploded after leaning against a hat radiator.
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Chicago
Harold Ruebush
Sciota
National Safety Council
Ruebush
Ruebash
Joseph Schubert
Wichita
Kas
Two Apply For General Manager At Grand River Dam
WMTA Oklahoma reports two applicants for GRDA general manager of the 20 million hydroelectric project. J B French of Washington DC and George Schaefer of Vinita seek the post. R V Wright recently resigned, with R L Davidson serving as acting GM. Board to discuss applicants at upcoming meeting.
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WMTA
Okla
Des
J. B. French
Washington, D. C
George Schaefer
Vinita
Grand River Dam
Roy McNaughter
GRDA
Art Walker
Muskogee
R. V. Lo Wright
R. L. Davidson
Public Works Administration
French
Freenote Board
Oklahoma Contends Congress Lacked Authority on Dam
Oklahoma argues in a brief to the Supreme Court that Congress cannot empower the secretary of war to build the 00,000 Denison dam on the river between Oklahoma and. The state seeks leave to file a bill of complaint against Secretary Woodring to stop what it calls irreparable injury to its sovereignty and subdivision governments from proposed actions.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Congress
High Court
Woodring
Christmas Fund For Orphans Seeks Local Support
Ada residents and Halliburton OW Well Cementing company workers rally to back Halliburton plan for a citywide Christmas party for orphans. H. Kempt of the Ada office announces local contributions from George R. Gilley, L. B. Simpgun, Jack A. Smith, and others including banks, grocers, and jewelers aiding the state orphan gift drive.
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Halliburton OW Well
Ada
Erle
Jack A. Smith
Bill Emanuel
Haynes Hardware
F. C. Norris
O'Neal Jewelers
W. R B. Rankin
Bob Cason
Oklahoma State Bank
Witherspoon Finance Company
Odus Wilfong
Everett Core
Branscome’s Grocery
Harry Morris, Jr
Oscar Hatcher
C. and
D. Drug Store
Roosevelt Charges Ohio With Failure To Carry Share
President Roosevelt defended federal responsibility for needy unemployables while criticizing Ohio for not meeting state obligations. He cited Cleveland lacking funds to feed thousands and contrasted Ohio with Pennsylvania, noting the federal government bears responsibility for those who cannot work. He outlined a six to seven year policy dividing care between federal and state programs.
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Washington
Dec
Roosevelt
Ohio
Cleveland
F. C. Harrington
WPA
Pennsylvania
Ohin
Sen Elmer Thomas decries rush to build war weapons
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma criticizes U S defense policy after a 10,000 mile army post inspection. He cites gaps in anti aircraft guns gas masks coastal defense guns and new rifles while warning Panama Canal and cities like San Diego Los Angeles and New York could be vulnerable to enemy attack. Delegation travels from Cheyenne to Washington.
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Denver
Elmer Thomas
Panama Canal
San Diego
Los Angeles
New York City
Cheyenne
Wyo
Washington
Copenhagen
Red Cross
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Cole
Coalgate Star
Wauma Wee
Madill
Red River
Joe McGraw
Ares
McGraw
Marshall County
McGraw Oil Co
Johnson-Kemnitz Drilling Co
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