War leader Stanley vows endless struggle to crush Nazi power
Newcastle dispatch reports War Secretary Oliver Stanley flatly rejects peace talks arguing a premature peace would yield a fragile truce and threaten Britain’s victory. He argues only total victory can end Germany’s power and prevent repeated world misery, naming Hertzog as a peace advocate and urging witnesses near Europe to judge Hitler.
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Newcastle-On-Tyne
Eng
Oliver Stanley
Stanley
Britain
J. B. M. Hertzog
Union of South America
Adolf Hitler
Or Hertzog
Geremany
Union
Hertzog
Europe
Hitler
Germany
Pleads Innocent To Weapon Charge In Disney
Jay Oklahoma February case reports town promoter J D Armstrong pleads innocent to pointing a rifle and carrying concealed weapons after police say he was stopped in a car with a rifle and two pistols. County official Kendrix Wolf notes charges, bond set at 250 dollars for concealed weapon, 400 for the other. Armstrong claims deputy commission and misidentified pursuers. A boy relative accompanied him. he was en route to visit a sick son-in-law near Jay.
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McCreary
Charley Whiteday
Alina
Okly
Armstrong
Wolf
Delaware County
Jay
Disney
Mayes County
C. K. Curtis
H. E. Dixon
Dutch Crew Extinguishes Fire On Laertes After SOS
In Amsterdam a fire aboard the Dutch steamer Laertes, 5826 tons, was fought by about 100 crewmen after she sent an SOS claiming a collision in the English Channel. The crew returned to the ship and quenched the flames with no injuries reported as a tug heads to assist. The Laertes, owned by Ceénan of Amsterdam, was en route from Weymouth, the British contraband base.
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Amsterdam
Steemer
Laertes
Ceenan of
Weymouth
Farmers Clash Over Trade Pact Support and Critique
Washington February 3 Two farmers urged extension of the reciprocal trade agreements program before the House Ways and Means Committee. Ralph Graham of Boscawen New Hampshire a dairy and poultry farmer argued imports need not be harmful if U S economic problems are solved while noting caution toward foreign dairy and poultry products. Another witness contended that such pacts had fostered mass poverty.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Ralph Graham
Boscawen
N.H
Graham
Trade policy sparks debate on jobs and world leadership
A discussion on expanding work for industrial labor shifts to global trade. Carl H. Wilken of Bronx City Iowa argues trade agreements foster poverty and war while John E. Burnett of Appomattox Virginia says extending the trade program could help maintain foreign markets and slow tobacco exports.
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Carl FH. Wilken
Bronx City
Towa
Raw Materials National Council
United States
John E. Burnett
Appomattox
Howver
A and M Reports Chinch Bug Plague
The extension division of Oklahoma A and M College reports a heavy infestation of chinch bugs across Mayes, Wagoner, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Okfuskee, Creeks, Payne, Lincoln, Logan, and Caddo counties and southern Pawnee. Threatening infestations include Kay, Noble, northern Pawnee, Osage, Washington, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Grady, Stephens, Comanche and Kiowa. Moderate infestation found in Craig and Cotton counties.
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Oklahoma
M. College
Mayes
Waeoper
Muskogee
Okmulgee
Olfuskee
Créeex
Payne
Lincoln
Logan
Caddo
Pawnee
Kay
Noble
Osage
Washington
Wnowaia
Rogers
Tulsa
Grady
Stephens
Comanché and
Kinwa
Craig and
Cotton Counties
NLRB considers ending umpire duties amid disputes
Washington February 3 The NLRB may stop acting as umpire in CIO AFL labor disputes over employee representation. Board Chairman J Warren Madden said Dean Lloyd K Garrison proposes a plan where the two groups must agree on a basis to live together before seeking board settlement. Madden denied CIO bias accusations during House questioning on board procedures.
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Washington
Nationedi Labor Relations Board
Cio-Afl
J. Warren Madden
House
Madden
Lloyd K. Garrison
University of Wisjcersin Iayw
Congress
Garrison
CIO
American Federation of Labor
Japan Says War Worth Sacrifice
Tokyo reports War Minister Hata defended Japan's China campaign as sacred and promised benefits from a new order will offset losses including 100000 officers and men. He contrasted it with past aggressions and urged peace after crushing a procomintern Chinese regime. Saito of Minseito resigned over criticism. disciplinary action discussed.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Shuprola Hata
Takao Saita
House of Representatives
Hata
Sance
Minseito
House
Saito
Thearmy
Rock Island Budget Approved by Federal Court
Chicago, Feb. 3. The 1940 budget of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, totaling 7,448,000 for equipment and line improvement, received federal court approval today. The plan covers new tailings and fastenings, station and shop upgrades, automatic block signals between Des Moines and Iowa Falls, Fort Worth and Saginaw, and Little Rock and Biddle, with interlocking plants planned for South Bend, Nebraska, and Chickasha, Oklahoma.
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Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
E. M. Durham
Des Moines
Iowa Falls
Fort Worth
Saginaw
Tex
Little Rock
Bid
Oklahoma Honor Hall president's honor class recruits five students
Five students named to this year's president's honor class at the University of Oklahoma will meet regularly with President Bizzell to discuss topics of current interest. The group includes Phil R. Sife of Guthrie, Robert C. Harper of Ponca City, James D. Carmichael of Chickasha, Lemuel D. Thames of Gingling, and Stanley Meeks of Canadian, Texas.
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Norman
University of Oklahoma
Bizzell
Phil .R. Sife
Guthrie
Robert C. Harper
Ponca City
James, D. Carmichael
Chickasha
Lemuel D. Thames
Gingling
Stanley Meeks
Tex
Women Use News Reporting To Fight Lynching
In Atlanta on February 3, about 40,000 housewives and mothers may learn reporting techniques to deter lynching. Led by Mrs. Jessie Daniel Ames, the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching plans to train strategically placed locals across 15 southern states to monitor mobs, liaise with newspapers, and spread timely warnings to mobilize counteraction against lynchings.
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Atlanta
Mason and Dixon Ono
Fed
Association of Southern Women For the
Jessie Daniel Ames
Fitzhugh Divides With Stonewall Basketball Split Friday
Stonewall high boys routed Fitzhugh 29-18 while the Stonewall girls lost 32-28. Stonewall leads the South Canadian conference and contends with Vaness and Byng for the county title and with New Lima for tenth in the Big Diamond loop. Next up Stonewall hosts Coalgate Tuesday on the Jesse court. Victory would clinch the South Canadian bunting as the county tournament looms later in the week.
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Stonewal
Fitzhugh
Stonewall
Fitzhugh Boys
Vaness and
Byng
New Lima
Coalgate
Glaring Headlights Raise Night Driving Hazard
Oklahoma studies show glare from headlamps blinds drivers for about three seconds. At 45 mph an oncoming car would cover roughly 200 feet blind, prompting Assistant Safety Commissioner Abe Block to push a campaign against one eyed lights and failing to dim signs. He warns one light can mislead and endanger both drivers and passengers.
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Oklahoma
Abe Block
Mr. Block
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