Politics Slips Into Local Barber Shop Harmony
The Ada chapter of SPEBSQSA plans a Thursday night meeting at Oak Hills Country Club to address the presidency contest between Dr. Ollie McBride and Orel Busby. The group will host a stag party with ham sandwiches, priced at $1, to set instruction for the Tulsa state convention.
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Society for the Preservation and_ Encouragement of
Barber Shop
America
Incoopers
Oak Hills Country Club
Harmony Group
Barber Shop Harmonizers
Tulsa
Ada
Organi
Country Club
End of Happenings In 160 F A Band Fort Sill
Army camp notes Pay Day cheer at Fort Sill with soldiers leaving for new posts. Private transfers, discharges, and re enlistments outlined. Dance at Lawton features multiple orchestras and social antics amid weather and ripples of rumors about two gigolos and a moustache. Police case Davidson linked to multiple robberies and safes in several towns.
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Fort Sill
John H. Wattson
Earl Brady
Stone
Labathin
Ada
Jlathin
Lawton
Legion Hut
Meyers Cornelius
Sleepy Ryan
Stanley Brady
James King
The
Fair Maidens
Ryan
King
Sgt
Jamies Marsh
William C. Naylor
John H. Duke
Brady
Ford
Bailey
Pitkin
Atohn H. Wattson
Clifton Davidson Garis life Term
A dapper 32 year old safe blower named Clifton Davidson Garis received a life sentence as an habitual criminal in Santa Fe New Mexico. He faced four separate life terms and extradition efforts from Oklahoma to Seminole for a January 21 homicide. He pleaded guilty to four burglaries in Roswell and to felony coin charges, tying a three state crime wave in days.
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Gallup
Albuquerque
Davidson
Seminole
Muleshoe and
Earth
Texas
Roswell
Santa FE
N. M
Clifton Davidson
State Penitentiary
Oklahoma
Luxurious Yacht Refits for Navy Service In Jacksonville
A 171-foot luxury yacht once linked to Jesse Livermore and Douglas Fairbanks is being refitted in Jacksonville for naval use. Purchased by the navy in December from Dr. John R. Brinkley, it may serve as a patrol craft or mine layer with radio telephone and air conditioning, while lavish interiors are being stripped.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Navy
John R. Brinkley
Texas
Athero
Jesse Livermore
Wall Street
Eldridge Johnson
Caroline
Douglas Fairbanks
Lady Ashley
Fairbanks
Joseph Schenck
Twentieth Century-Fox Studios
Schenck
Dr. Brinkley
Star Golfer Injured in Army Car Crash Near Brownwood
Pvt Walton O Hara Watts a leading amateur golfer and recent Texas open champion was burned when his car overturned near Brownwood Texas. Pvt Arvin D Blanke of Fort Worth was killed. Pvt Leslie A Mizell Dallas and Corp Clyde W Grabbe Bonham were injured but not seriously.
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Brownwood
Tex
Walton O’hara Watts
Burns
Arvin D. Blanke
Fort Worth
Dallas
Here
Blanke
Leslie A. Mizell
111Th, Medical Regment and Corp
Clyde W. Grabee
Bonham
132Nd F. A
Watts
Mizell
Grabbe
Air corps to receive 11,000 warplanes in defense bill
Washington reports that a supplemental defense appropriation of 3.9 billion dollars will include the addition of 11,000 warplanes to the air corps bringing total aircraft to 36,000. Budget bureau hearings on the measure were nearing completion.
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Washington
Air Corps
Budget Bureau
Soldiers Begin Mysterious Search For Lost Bomber
In Morton Washington a force of soldiers with state and county officials trek into woods to locate a missing Army bomber with seven officers aboard reported missing since January 16 from McChord Field. Authorities fear all aboard may be dead and plan to dynamite remains if salvage is impossible.
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Morton
Wash
McChord Field
C. B. Overacker
73Rd
Walter Peck
Peck
Harry Studhalter
Tom Harper
Overacker
C. I. Kimple
Morton Weekly
Oklahoma to Subpoena Communist Group and Officials
Governor Phillips approved a subpoena plan by the little Dies committee to compel six Communist workers and the executive committee of the Oklahoma Federation for Constitutional Rights to appear with party records. Federation officials including five OU professors face Feb 11 summons. Rev. Paul S. Wright added to the list. Phillips defends probes as protecting state loyalty and opposing disloyal fifth columnists.
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Oklahoma
Cary
Fear
Senate
University of Oklahoma
Paul Stewart
Paul S. Wright
Oklahoma City
Phillips
No Live C of C Means No Live Town Says Adams
L B Adams longtime Ada area lumber dealer and Ada Chamber of Commerce booster says a vibrant chamber is key to a thriving town. He supports the group with six memberships plus 25 dollars to the Fatstock show and notes a strong outlook for 1941 tied to crops and defense programs.
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Adams
Chamber of Commerce
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Southeastern Oklahoma
Ada
L. B. Adams Lumber and Supply Company
North
Rennie
Active C. of C
Pontotoc County Bar Elects Officers In Meeting
Pontotoc County Bar association met in the district court room to elect officers. Mack Braly was chosen president, Albert Trice became vice president, and Jim Haning was re elected secretary treasurer. A legislative committee was named Aubrey Kerr Lowrey Harrell Hobart Orton. The group endorsed in principle a bill by Tom Wyatt Shawnee requiring insurance companies to pay the plaintiff’s attorney fees when the beneficiary must sue to collect on a policy.
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Pontotoc
Rampant Starling First Introduced in New York 1890
The European starling, first released in New York City in 1890, has since spread across the United States east of the Mississippi, now occupying every state in that region.
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United States
New York City
Union
Mississippi
Birds Navigate Directly Toward Land at Sea
The text asserts that seabirds can fly straight toward land with precision comparable to a navigator steering by instruments.
Pedraza Flees Cuba With Companions Amid Plot Fears
Havana reports Col. Jose E. Pedraza accused of leading a seditious plot fled Cuba today with one associate, Col. Bernardo Garcia, under government permission. The incident underscores ongoing tensions with President Fulgericio Batista’s regime.
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Havana
Cuba
Jose E. Pedraza
Fulgericio Batista
Lief
Bernardo Garcia
Honest Mistake Bill Introduced by Oklahoma Senator
Oklahoma Senator James C. Nance and five co authors unveiled an honest mistake libel bill allowing publishers to issue a retraction on the same page and type within a week to satisfy punitive damages while preserving actual damages. The measure excludes intentional or malicious libel and unchastity imputations.
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Oklahoma City
James C. Nance
Purcell
Nance
Paul Stewart
Antlers
Bill Logan
Lawton
Boyd Cowden
Chandler
E. F. Cornell
Sayre
Oklahoma Press Association
Mac Q. Williamson
County Officials Back Mileage Payment Despite Attorney General Opinion
County commissioners, with backing from County Attorney Si Freeman, approved sheriff mileage claims for investigation work totaling 62.75 despite an attorney general opinion ruling it illegal. Deputy state examiner Frank Schrameck argued the decision rests on the sheriff’s duties as a peace officer, while Freeman declined a written opinion but supported paying the claims. Sheriff Clyde Kaiser attended the meeting, noting he has faced similar opinions elsewhere.
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Si Freeman
Clyde Kaiser
Frank Schrameck
Schrameck
Freeman
Attorney General
George Colslins
Elmer
Cofsmissioner
W. F
Morris
Chander
Max Westbrook Carries On Family Legacy in Oklahoma City
Max Westbrook, grandson of Confederate veteran J. C. Cates, rises from Ada high school to secretary treasurer of Osage Metal and Drilling in Oklahoma City. He previously worked at a bank under C. H. Rives, then joined the firm 11 years ago, now supervising four assistants. He is active in church and scouting, and his wife Gene Carter is a musician and teacher. The Times noted his leadership in the Iron for Britain campaign.
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J. C. Cates
Max Westbrook
Pontotoc County
J. W. Westbrook
Max
Osage Metal and Drilling Company
Oklahoma City
Ada High School
Business
Oklahoma State Bank
C. H. Rives
Roff
Oak Avenue Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Gene Carter
Oklahoma City Times
Britain
Stonewall Longhorns win Pontotoc boys title in thriller
In Pontotoc county tournament final Stonewall boys beat Byng 26-25 after a late sequence and a disputed finish. Byng girls defeated Fittstown 68-32 with Evelyn Cassidy scoring 41 points on 19 field goals and 3 free throws.
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Stonewall
Byng Girls
Byng Boys
Stonewall Longhorns
Pontotoc
Red Roberts
Bertha Frank Teague
Fittstown
Pete Duncan
Byng
John Collier
Duncan
Thuman Hauck
Orville Isaacs
Kennedy
Howard Antrikin
Evelyn Cassey
Berryman
Stonewall Boys
New Auto License Plates Sell Fast in Pontotoc County
Deputy Tag Agent Emma Lela Fulkerson reported Tuesday that 1,140 license tags have been issued so far this year, exceeding 1940’s 875 for the same period. The uptake suggests motorists are quick to obtain 1941 plates.
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Pontotoc County
Emma
Lela Fulkerson
Phil Bennett Receives One-Year Captaincy with State AG Office
Stillwater attorney PiPhil C Bennett son of Dr Henry G Bennett and a legal aide in the state draft board office holds a captain's commission. Assigned to the adjutant general's staff for one year, he was commissioned November 8 1940 by George A Davis on Governor Phillips order.
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Oklahoma City
Phil C. Bennett
Stillwater
Henry G. Bennett
Oklahoma A. & M. College
State Draft Board
Bennett
State Adjutant General’s Office
Judge Advocate General
Adjutant General’s Office
George A. Davis
Genean
Phillips
Veteran dies in Wichita hospital at age 40
George William Johnson 40 of Edmond Oklahoma world war veteran and oil field contractor died in the Veterans hospital Wichita yesterday. His widow survives.
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Wichita
Kas
George William Johnson
Edmond
Okla
Houston Introduces 3869 Auto Parking Meters
Houston Texas unveils 3869 automatic parking meters planned for city streets. Officials say the meters will streamline payments and reduce enforcement overhead while improving curb space management for residents and visitors.
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Houston
Texas
Coal county grocers sign on for federal food stamp plan
A large number of Coal county grocers sign formal agreements to participate in the federal food stamp plan when inaugurated. The action clears a barrier to official county designation for the plan after a meeting of bankers and food industries committee members with Fred C. Duncan of McAlester, supervisor for the surplus marketing administration.
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Coalgate
Coal County
Food Industries Committee
Fred C. Duncan
McAlester
Surplus Marketing Administration
Tuberculosis official reschedules Coalgate talk due to flu
Dr. Carl Puckett of the Oklahoma Tuberculosis and Health Association rewrites his February 10 Coalgate engagement to Thursday night February 20. The meeting moves to the district courtroom of the courthouse at 7 30 p m.
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Coalgate
Carl Puckett
The
Oklahoma Tuberculosis and Health Association
Miller mixup leaves winner unclear in Stratford
J A Miller reports a letter from Hervey claiming he won a flying machine in a contest. A phone call the next day revealed the winner was actually another Miller, ending the excitement with a mistaken identity.
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Stratford
J. A. Miller
Hervey
Miller
Lumber Yard Set to Open Opposite Choctaw Gin
Cap Shi and Mr. Gilstrap begin work on lumber sheds with offices planned at the highway east end. Construction started Monday, signaling a new lumber yard across from the Choctaw gin.
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Stratford
Cap Shi
Gilstrap
Fire damages shops building at Oklahoma state sub penitentary
Atoka reporting fire damaged a shops building at the state sub penitentiary north of Stringtown near noon Sunday. Damage estimated at $20,000. Superintendent C P Ray blamed faulty electrical wiring in the roof after firemen and a prisoner bucket brigade controlled the blaze.
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Atoka
Oklahoma State Sub-Penitentiary
Stringtown
C. P. Ray
Ray
Judge W H Summitt Improves After Stroke At Atoka Home
Judge W H Summitt of Atoka shows slow improvement from a paralysis stroke suffered Saturday at his home. The attack centered on the tongue and throat. Summit had previously survived a stroke in January 1940.
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Atoka
W. H. Summitt
Summit
Antlers Officials Form Pushmataha WPA Advisory Council
Scott Amend was elected chairman of the WPA advisory council in Pushmataha county at a Tuesday meeting in the school building. E. C. Sprague was chosen vice chairman and C. L. Lanham secretary.
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Antlers
Scott Amend
Citizens’ Advisory Council
Works Projects Administration
Pushmataha County
Schoo
E. C. Sprague
Clayton
C. L. Lanham
Moy- Ts
Three Cuban Heads Ousted
President Fulgencio Batista announced arrests of army navy and police chiefs to smash a suspected plot to overthrow him. He suspended constitutional guarantees for 15 days and reshuffled top command including Col Manuel Lopez Migoya taking over the army. Barricades and machine guns were posted at the presidential palace as part of efforts to restore order.
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Pedraza
Garcia
National Police
Juan Serra
Police
Miami
Col
Manuel Lopez Mogoya
Batista
Navy
Angel A. Gonzalez
Camp Columbia
Associated Press
Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Columbia
Manuel Lopez Migoya
McIntyre-Gled No. 3 Watkins gasser near Hobart tamed
In Hobart Oklahoma on February 4 workmen controlled the McIntyre Gled Oil No. 3 Watkins gasser five miles northeast of He art. The 30,000,000 cubic foot wild well blew Sunday after a test drill deeper than 860 feet. A gate was installed and drilling tools removed to curb the well.
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Hobart
Okla
McIintyre-Gled Oil Company
Watkins
Heart
Governor OKs pension amendment in Oklahoma
Senator Joe Thompson said Governor Phillips approved a constitutional amendment to remove the cap on old age pensions in Oklahoma. The action was announced in Oklahoma City on February 4.
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Oklahoma City
Joe Thompson
Phillips
Oklahoma
Speeding Curve Danger Warned by Physics
A note explains that centrifugal force increases with speed, four times greater when a car travels 40 mph than at 20 mph on a curved road, highlighting the dangers of high speed on curves.
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