Green Says Labor Board Hearing Backs His Claim
AFL president William Green said evidence from the house committee inquiry into the labor relations board tends to support AFL charges of partiality toward CIO. Green cited testimony about services to CIO and claimed the board afforded protection to communists, pointing to Cincinnati regional director Phillip Phillips’s remarks on equal treatment under the labor act.
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Washington
William Green
AFL
Rouse Committee
Labor Relations Board
CIO
Green
Edmund Toland
Phillip Phillips
Cinjcinnati
Grain Market Merry Christmas Run Lifts Prices
In Chicago on December 20, grain prices surged over three weeks, with wheat up about 24 cents and billions added to farm commodity values. Traders recall swift gains unseen since earlier years, as demand and crop fears drive heavy trading on the exchange floor.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Glenwood Park WPA Project to Open Soon
Work on the Glenwood Park WPA project is set to begin December 27 under commissioner J. Pryor. The plan includes a new swimming pool sidewalks and playgrounds with 59 workers starting December 27. The project should finish before Wintersmith Park WPA work resumes.
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Glenwood Park
J. &. Pryor
Commissioner of Public Works
Pryor
Glenwood
Wintersmith Park
Grenwood
WPA
Main Street
Katy
City
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
Ada News reports on classified ads highlighting greater returns for vested amounts. Readers are guided to review terms and potential benefits, with emphasis on investment options and stability. Local sellers promote trusted sources and clear rates to attract investors seeking secure growth.
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Ada News
State's Acute Finance Worries Postponed to February
Oklahoma City report says state finances eased with warrants to be paid in January. Tax commission released 350000 to general revenue and Ida McFarlin estate 40000 advance. Unpaid school aid claims totalling over one million expected to be cleared in January.
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Oklahoma City
Phillips
Tax Commission
General Revenue Fund
Ida McFarlin
Tulsa
C. M. Howell
Oklahoma Education Association
Carmichael Hopefor Phillips
Stephenson Back To State Prison
Stephenson, once a leader in the Ku Klux Klan, returned to Indiana state prison after a three month court battle over his murder conviction from 1925. He was moved from Noblesville jail to the state facility as Hamilton circuit court dismissed his habeas corpus bid and he planned an appeal to the state supreme court. He proclaimed innocence and wished reporters a merry Christmas at the prison gates.
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Michigan City
Ind
D. C
Madge Oberholtzer
Indianapolis
Cassius M. Gentry
State Supreme Court
Gentry
Noblesville
Finland Reports Heavy Soviet Losses In Karelia Action
Finland says scores of Russian tanks were destroyed and more than 20 enemy planes shot down in a massive attack on the Karelian isthmus. Soviet armored cars captured at Salla, a cannon taken, and air raids reported across several towns as Finnish reserves are called up.
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Helsinky
Red Army
Karelain
Salla
Arctic Circle
Kosko
Finland
Der
Hanko
Katka
Antrea
Viipuri
Arctic J
Lapland Mannerheim
Arctic
Lake Ladoga
Salmiparvi
Kuolajarvi
Three Wells Drill In Bebee Field
Superior Oil Co. No. 3 Summers was drilling at 2,375 feet in the Bebee area. Senora No. 2 Porter was drilling at 1,725 feet and Gypsy Oil Co. No. 1 Tucker was drilling at 2,050 feet, all in the Bebee field.
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Bebee Field
Beble Area
Superior Oil Co
Summers
Senora No
Porter
Nene
Gypsy Oil Co
Tucker
Two Believed Dead In Train Crash at Richland Neb
In Richland Nebraska on December 20 an eastbound Union Pacific mail train No. 6 crashed into a stalled automobile at a crossing near the depot. The engineer David Jons of Omaha and fireman Lee Roberts were believed killed in the wreck.
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Richland
Neb
Union Pacific Mail
Richland Depot
David Jons
Omaha
Lee. Roberts
Test proves Wilcox died from rabies
Laboratory tests on Tuesday night confirmed Ada plasterer George Wilcox age 45 died of rabies. He fell ill Saturday night and died Monday night at Cowling hospital as police hunted stray animals and residents sought anti rabies shots. Doctor Bigler outlined vaccination guidance and dog observation rules for the community. Private funeral services were held for Wilcox on Wednesday afternoon.
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George Wilcox
Ada
Ivan E. Bigler
Wilcox
Cowling Hospital
Pound
Bigler
Moral Embargo on Oil Exports Expanded
The state department imposed a moral embargo on exporting plans, plants, and technical data for high quality aviation gasoline to countries whose armed forces bomb or machine gun civilians from the air. It builds on prior limits against Russia and Japan, extending policy on airplane manufacture and aeronautical materials to other nations deemed hostile to civilians. US oil firms were notified of the decision.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
Japan
Finland
China
American Oil Com Jes
Goverment
Tollison Waives Preliminary Hearing in Forgery Case
JH Tollison waived preliminary hearing in justice court of AV Oliver on a second degree forgery charge. Bound over to district court for trial. Bond of $1,000 set. Tollison had not posted it Wednesday afternoon.
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Tollison
Justice Court of A V. Oliver
District Court
Langsdorff Death Overshadows War News On Graf Spee
The German captain Hans Langsdorff, who blew up the Admiral Graf Spee, killed himself after guiding his crew to safety. Berlin called it naval tradition, while London said he acted against it to save his crew. Britain may formally recognize the Czech resistance, as Finnish forces repulse Russian attacks near the Mannerheim line with heavy aid from air and tanks.
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Associated Press
Hans Langsdorff
London
France
Britain
Czech National Committee
Finland
Mannerheim
Karelian
Salla
France And Britain To Send Supplies To Finland
France and Britain favor supplying planes guns and ammunition to Finland rather than a large expeditionary force. Geography favors air and artillery aid over water routes, with the League of Nations coordinating relief as Finland resists Soviet aggression.
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Paris
Great Britain
France
Finland
Soviet Union
Germany
Norway
Sweden
League of Nations
Russia
League
Joseph A. C. Avenal
London
Supreme War Council
Europe
First Carload Of State Spinach Out
Oklahoma City dispatch reports the first carload of Oklahoma spinach shipped from the Muskogee area this week. President Joe C. Scott predicts one or two more cars if weather stays mild, with potential larger harvest. From 3,000 acres the yield is likely half to one ton per acre, sold to nearby canneries at 25 to 30 dollars per ton.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Joe C. Scott
Board of Agriculture
Isaacs Held In Burglary Case
A second degree burglary charge was filed in justice court against Leroy J. Curly Isaacs for allegedly burglarizing Pete Buchanan's home near Maxwell last Friday night. The sheriff's office recovered all stolen property except a 40 pound sugar cured ham. At arraignment Isaacs waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to district court.
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Justice Court
W. L. Reed
Leroy J
Curly” Isaacs
Isaacs
Pete Buchanan
Maxwell
Sheriff's Office
District Court
Canadian Airmen Will Go Overseas
Defence Minister Norman Rogers announced a radio address that 2 squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force and auxiliary units totaling over 6 000 men would be sent overseas to support the first Canadian division in the field. Landing of the first division in England had been announced in London, with the army division normally numbering about 16 000 men. Canada will dispatch a proportion of corps troops alongside the division to ensure full weight in the army corps of which it will form part.
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Ottawa
Canada
Normal Rogers
Royal Canadian Air Force
England
London
Rogers
Columbus Master Says Ship Was Scuttled on Hitler Order
The German liner Columbus was set afire and scuttled under orders, said by her master Captain Wilhelm Dahne on arrival in New York with 578 rescued sailors. Henry Lamps, third officer, indicated blanket Berlin instructions preceded the act as the destroyer Hyperion closed in and warning shots were fired.
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New York
Wilhelm Dahne
Adolf Hitler
Graf
Spee
Buenos Aires
Berlin
Henry Lamps
Hyperion
Lampe
Crop Acreages Shows Decrease in Oklahoma 1939
Oklahoma crop harvest in 1939 was estimated at 12,743,000 acres, down from 13,511,000 acres in 1938 and below the ten year average of 14,286,300. The grain area fell by 1,023,000 acres due to a sharp reduction in wheat planting, according to Federal Crop Statistician K. D. Blood in the December report.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
New Flood Fears Hit Northeastern Luzon Island
Manila dispatch reports possible repetition of the 1936 flood with death tolls uncertain as the swollen Cagayan River inundates Isabella and Cagayan provinces after torrential rains from a typhoon. In 1926 the known dead exceeded 500 with at least 1,000 missing and millions in damage.
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Manila
Luzon
Cagayan
Isabella
Buchalter Found Guilty in Narcotics Conspiracy Trial
Federal court convicts Louis Lepke Buchalter of conspiring to violate narcotics laws as a top figure in a $10 million international smuggling syndicate. The trial exposes a wide operation linked to organized crime.
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New York
Louis (Lepke) Buchalter
Joint Decree Considered by 21 American Republics
A draft joint declaration by 21 American republics accuses European belligerents of violating the western hemisphere neutrality zone and warns of stronger action if violations continue. It may be issued Friday and calls for further talks to craft a common policy on belligerent warships entering ports, acknowledging differing national laws and views on international law.
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Washington
Graf Spee
Montevideo
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