Ada's Veteran Doctor Dr S P Ross Reflects On Life
Dr S P Ross, one of Ada Oklahoma's oldest physicians, recalls arriving in 1911, practicing in the First National Bank building corner, and staying there through rebuilding. He details a long career from Missouri birth in 1862 through studies at Tulane, UT Galveston, and Coal Company Doctor training, then service as Ada’s health officer and railroad surgeon.
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S. P. Ross
Ross
Ada
First National Bank
Criminal Court
McAlester
Leavenworth
Oklahoma
Macon County
Missouri
Texas
Savoy College
Savoy
Gainesville
Ravenna
Maud Lee Barnes
E. Barnes
Houston
New Orleans
Tulane University
University of Texas
Galveston
Caney
Indian Territory
Savannah
Kiowa
Stephens County Officials Face Felony Indictments
The Stephens county grand jury indicted three county commissioners and a Marlow city official on multiple counts including embezzlement and unauthorized claims. Bonds were set ranging from 2,500 to 8,500 dollars, and suspension hearings were scheduled for January 3. The report also criticized county expenditures on machinery rental and the county farm’s costs.
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Duncan
Okla
Stephens County
Marlow
Arthur J. Marmaduke
Joe N. Kinder
Commache
G. W. Carroll
Noah Pollard
Velma
Board of County Commissioners
Otis Savage
Cham Jones
Kinder
Carroll
Pollard
Savage
A and M College Marks 50th Birthday Of Its Location
Stillwater Oklahoma marks the 50th anniversary of its capture of Oklahoma A. and M. college. Senator George W. Gardenhire used his position to push the move, securing the site for Stillwater after a council debate and a Kingfisher contest. The transfer was finalized on December 21, 1890.
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A. and
M. College
College
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma A. & M. College
George W. Gardenhire
Territorial
Senate
Gardenhire
Payne County
State Capitol
Kingfisher
A. & M. College
Stillweter
Ada Radio Station KADA to Join NBC on January 1
KADA in Ada will join NBC Blue network on January 1 with 18 hours daily of NBC and Mutual programs plus state network features. Oklahoma stations Shawnee Enid Muskogee Ardmore also affiliated. breakfast club matinee and NBC Symphony listed among new offerings. Lone city of 15 000 with dual national networks, says manager James Griffith.
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KADA
Ada
National Broadcasting Company
Dr. C.C. Morris
James Griffith
NBC Blue
National Broadcasting System
Griffiths
Oklahoma
Shawnee
Enid
Muskogee
Ardmore
NBC
Mutual
Griffith
NBC Symphony
United States
Italian Submarines Ordered to Sink Spanish Ships
The admiralty released a document claimed to be from an Italian submarine instructing captains to attack certain Spanish merchant ships without warning. The order targeted ships of Ybarra and Pinillos shipping companies sailing from Casablanca to Lisbon via Morocco and warned captains to attack without notice.
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London
Admiralty
Ybarra
Pinillos
Casablanca
Morocco
Lisbon
Keystone of Canada nickname for Winnipeg
The article notes that Important Spot Keystone of Canada refers to Winnipeg Manitoba as a key traffic hub where all Dominion of Canada traffic passes through in both directions. It emphasizes Winnipeg’s central role in national movement and commerce.
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Keystone of Canada
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Dominion of Canada
Fourteen 4 H Clubbers Feed Purebred Calves for Ada Show
Fourteen Pontotoc county 4 H club members prepare fifteen calves for the Southeastern Oklahoma Junior Livestock Show in Ada next March. Top feeders include Charles Auten with two purebred Herefords and Willis Young with his seventh calf, a previous grand champion in 1939. Additional entries come from Harold Jean, Oral Dean Wingard, Gleat Goodwin, Billy Kirkes, Joe Roberts, Floyd Robbins, Nowell Cartwright, Paul Heatley, James Lee Wingard, Roy Peterson, Miss Jewel Hokett, and Rose Mary Sanders, all raising Herefords. one Angus calf is entered by Robbins.
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Pontotoc County
Gleat Goodwin
Billy Kirkes
Joe Roberts
Sunshine
Floyd Robbins
Pecan Grove
Nowell Cartwright
American Royal
Kansas City
Paul Heatley
Fitzhugh
James Lee Wingard
Rocky Chapel
Roy Peterson
Galey
Jewel Hokett
Stonewall
Rose Mary Sanders
Hickory
Jewell
Alaskan Alone After Eight Months In Snowbound Wilderness
Anchorage dispatch tells of hunter Fred Hume stranded eight months in a remote Alaskan cabin. A pilot and doctor found him near a frozen lake after a distress Snow written HELP sign. Hume says he was flown in last spring and longs to return to Valdez for Christmas with friends.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Here
Achorage
Roy Dickson
Fred Hume
Hume
Valdez
Congressman Lyle Boren Calls Sail for Naval Insight
Seminole Dec 20 Rep Lyle Boren Oklahoma Democrat says Congressmen should sail with the navy to understand naval appropriations. He just completed a month training cruise as a naval reserve lieutenant commander aboard the battleships New York and Arkansas and learned machine gunning.
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Seminole
U. S. Navy
Lyle Boren
Dokla
Boren
Naval Reserves
Congress
Smigly-Rydz Escapes Internment in Romania
Diplomatic reports from Bucharest say Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz of Poland has escaped from Romania where he had been living in internment since fleeing German invaders in 1939. He was said to have been smuggled aboard a coastwise ship bound for Turkey.
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Smigly-Rydz
Budapest
Bucharest
Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz
Poland
Romania
Turkey
Colorado Change Chooses White Blue Columbine as State Flower
School children led pressure to override lawmakers and switch Colorado’s state flower from white lavender columbine to white blue columbine, reflecting popular demand and educational voices.
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Colorado
Greater Returns for Amount in Vested Ada News Classified Ads
An Ada News classified notice highlights enhanced returns on specific vested investments. The ad outlines terms, eligibility, and payout options for readers seeking improved yields through the scheme.
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Ada News
Compromise Sought on Labor Clause in Defense Contracts
Washington report says administration weighing a broader labor clause for defense contracts to cover Walsh Healy compliance and possibly Wagner act rights. War Department aims to avoid delays while reconciling views inside and outside the defense commission. Congress requires Walsh Healy for contracts over 10000 dollars.
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Washington
National Defense
War Department
Labor Department
Sidney Hillman
Defense Commission
CIO
Navy
William S. Knudsen
Congress
Walsh-Healy
Army Tests New Sub for Motorbike Substitution
The army announced cavalry testing of a 1350 pound midget scout car as a substitute for motorcycles. Three riflemen plus weapons fit inside. 3000 units were ordered originally for infantry use. The vehicle is quiet, light, and can carry three men or cargo, addressing motorcycle deficiencies.
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Washington
Army
Cavalry
First Cavalry Division
Fort Bliss
Texas
War Department
Hoover In Blast At Intolerance
Former President Herbert Hoover condemned intolerance in the United States during a national speech accepting the 1940 gold medal from the Pennsylvania Society of New York. He urged employers and employees in essential war industries to waive lockout and strike rights in favor of arbitration to boost industrial efficiency.
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New York
Pformer
Herbert Hoover
NBC Blue
Pennsylvania Society of New York
Hoover
United States
Great Britain
Tulsa Bombing Plane Plant to Employ Thousands
Tulsa civic leaders hail a war department decision to build a 10 million dollar bombing plane assembly plant in Tulsa. The Consolidated Aircraft Corp. will operate the facility, with 5 000 or more workers assembling heavy four engined bombers. Kansas City and Omaha also receive plants. another site is planned west of the Mississippi.
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Tulsa
Okla
War Department
Consolidated Aircraft Corp
San Diego
Calif
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
Mississippi
Hickory Cagers Defeat Francis in Tight Tuesday Showdown
Francis builds early lead but Hickory seizes control to win 44 14 at Francis. Cecil Lilley scores 16 for Hickory while Ralph Phillips adds 13. Francis tops for 12 by Phillips and Tidwell 9 for the losers. Francis junior highs also beat Hickory junior highs 27 16.
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Hickory Cagers
Francis Cagers
Francis
Cecil Lilley
Ralph Phillips
Pierce
Francis Junior High
Hickory
Phillips
Tidwell
Auten
Neal
Suk Jones
Moore
Lilley
Badcett F
Overton
Craig c
Neal G
Smith
Goodman G
Chism G
Pierce G
Dickey
E. C
Oklahoma Cities Prepare Volunteer Civil Defense Training
Twenty Oklahoma cities will begin training volunteers for civil disaster service starting Jan. 1. Ten residents per city will train as emergency fire and police volunteers under local officials with the Oklahoma Municipal League coordinating. The aim is to prevent rump defense units and avoid martial law while keeping plans within municipal control.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Municipal League
League
Frank C. Higginbotham
Higginbotham
Council of National Defense
County Sets 56-Man Draft Quota for Pontotoc
Pontotoc county will send fifty six men to join army life when the January 3 draft call is issued. District quotas total 27 for District 1 and 29 for District 2 as the 45th division nears full strength. Local boards push questionnaires toward 1,000 forms while officials weigh possible one month postponement due to Fort Sill facilities under construction.
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Pontotoc County
Army Life
District 1
District 2
Draft Board
Associated Press
Fort Sill
Adair
Alfalfa
Atoka
Beaver
Beckham
Blaine
Bryan
Caddo
Canadian
Carter
Cherokee
Choctaw
Cimarron
Cleveland
Coal
Comanche
Cotton
Craig
Creek
Lincoln
Logan
Love
McClain
McCurtain
McIntosh
Major
Marshall
Mayes
Murray
Muskogee
Noble
Nowata
Okfuskee
Oklahoma
Okmulgee
Osage
Ottawa
Pawnee
Payne
Pittsburgh
Pontotoc
Pottawatomie
Pushmataha
Roger Mills
Rogers
Seminole
Sequoyah
Stephens
Texas
Tillman
Tulsa
Wagoner
Washington
Washita
Woods
Woodward
Oil Industry Is Ready For Part In National Defense
Dr. E L DeGolyer told a Norman audience that the US oil industry is fully prepared for national defense with ample excess production capacity. He cited Latin American fields and the stability of Venezuelan Mexican and Colombian oil, saying supervision has benefited both industry and nation as boom days fade.
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Norman
E. L. DeGolyer
Buck Rogers
DeGolyer
University of Oklahoma
New York
Gulf Coast
Oklahoma Business Activity Gains In 1940
Norman reports continued gains in Oklahoma business activity and economic conditions as 1940 ends. The bulletin notes strong first half growth, mixed second half trends with favorable factors, and May gains in employment payrolls and construction offset by declines in farmers incomes. Physical production rose through July but fell since August.
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Norman
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Business Bulletin
Improvement For Two Miles Of Road In Atoka County
A two mile rural road in Atoka County will be upgraded under the WPA county project started Monday. Lehigh to east two miles will receive grading and 10 concrete slab culverts with ditch checks and drainage work funded by 8838 WPA dollars and 2639 county funds. 32 workers began the first day.
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Atoka County
Works Projects Administration
Jack Sutherland
WPA
Lehigh
Deep test plugged near West Fitts oil field
In Pontotoc county a deep test west of the West Fitts pool was plugged after reaching 4513 feet in the Oil Creek formation. Operators cited insufficient oil show and halted further work amid muddy roads slowing activity in Rebee and nearby areas.
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West Fitts Pool
Pontotoc County
Rebee
Simpson
Montpelier
Swc
West Fitts
H. D. Amos
Dawson Harden
Ada
Corsicana
Texas
Delaney Drilling Company
Nebraska Oil Test Stirs Excitement in Southeast Nebraska
Falls City reports that oil was found in the Wilcox sand at the M. M. Traiis well on the O S Stauffer farm near Humboldt. The Wilcox top at 3132 feet showed free oil flowing from three feet in the sand. The Stauffer lease was started by Ed Uhri of Humboldt last December, now operated by Travis and partners with rotary equipment.
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Falls City
Neb
Stauffer
Humboldt
Nebraska
Pawnee Royalty Company
R. H. Boice
Humboldt Ridge
Forest City
Ed Uhri
Travis
Houston
Amateur Radio Cupid Match Goes National
In San Jose California Vera Rathbun a Los Gatos schoolteacher and Sergeant Alexander McGalliard Jr stationed at Camp Beauregard La formed a courtship via amateur radio. Rathbun filed for a marriage license and plans a Christmas Day wedding at her brother Howard Rathbun’s Los Gatos home with her father R B Rathbun of El Paso Texas mentioned.
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San Jose
Calif
Vera Adele Rathbun
Los Catos
WGOHC
K&dv
Honolulu
Alexander McGalliard, Jr
Schofield Barracks
McGalliard
Fort Moultrie
N. C
En Rou
Los Gatos
Miss Rathbun
Howard Rathbun
R. B. Rathbun
Fl Paso
Texas
Defense Program Boosts FHA Home Construction
The FHA reports a surge in new home building linked to defense activity. In the 18 weeks ending November 30, 64,542 FHA insured homes were financed, a 33.5 percent rise from 1939. Hartford office notes 155 percent, Cincinnati 123 percent, and Richmond 94 percent increases.
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Washington
FHA
Abner H. Ferguson
Ferguson
Hartford
Cincinnati
Richmond
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Baylor University
Midland Valley
Frisco
Pontotoc County Medical Association
East 17Th
P. A. Thompson
Bud Beazley
State
Lyle
Sea
Fitts Field
Ada Men’s Wildcat
Wilcox
Cupid
Defense
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