The New Year Editorial The Year In Review 1938
The editorial reflects on 1938 as tumultuous with global conflicts and domestic shifts. It notes Oklahoma voters embracing economy in government, Republican gains in national elections, and a mixed outlook for 1939. It cites Roosevelt Hull leadership, rising armaments, and hopeful indicators for prosperity in Oklahoma and Ada. It mentions lynching statistics and calls for swift justice, land ownership, and prudent farming.
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China
Italy
Ethiopia
Oklahoma
Europe
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Austria
United States
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
France
Great Britain
America
Ada
Peter Commended and Rebuked Sunday School Lesson
This study looks at Peter's life from his great confession of Jesus as the Messiah to the later rebuke he faced over the path to Jerusalem. It notes the tension between church authority and spiritual foundation, urging readers to reflect on how their own words and deeds shape the Kingdom of Heaven.
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Peter
Jesus
Christ
Messiah
God
Satan
Earth
Jerusalem
Legislature's promise and calls for public service reform
Our legislature assembled today shows potential to reform state government, backed by Leon Phillips. The piece urges citizens to support street improvements in Ada, hopes for ethical conduct, and notes the public weighs new directions while reminding readers to write to their lawmakers when pleased or displeased. It also reflects on New Deal debates and the end of bowl games, urging focus on Congress, state legislature, and basketball.
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Leon Phillips
Intruder Woman Faces Inquiry Over White House Entry
In Washington on January 2 an uninvited 20 year old woman tried to enter the White House while two high school youths, Joseph Moasel and Beatrice White, 16, on a New Year’s scavenger hunt obtained autographs from President and Mrs Roosevelt. Secret service officials, led by chief Frank J. Wilson, investigated to determine disciplinary steps. A policeman halted the woman as she rushed toward the front door and she threatened to bite him amid restraining efforts by her escort. The pair had entered Saturday night prompting a formal inquiry into security lapses.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Secret Service
Executive Mansion
Treasury
Frank J. Wilson
Joseph Moasel
Beatrice White
Mrs. Roosevelt
Likely Issues For Congress Revealed in Preview
Washington previews list major topics facing the new Congress. Relief funding shifts and WPA operations, defense expansion for air forces and armed services, government reorganization, railroad relief measures, social security extensions, Wagner act revisions, crop control changes, neutrality embargo discretion, and tax policy tied to Treasury conditions are among the expected debates.
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Washington
Jan
Congress
WPA
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
House
Labor
AFL
Authority of Labor Board
Treasury
Grower Groups Use Cotton Market News in Oklahoma
In Stillwater Oklahoma on January 2 smaller cotton grower groups totaling 56 members across 10 organized improvement groups receive free cotton classing and market news under the Amended Grade and Staple Estimates act. Roy W Ellsthorp of Oklahoma A and M College explains the Bureau of Agricultural Economics oversees 205 approved groups. The program, begun with this year's harvest, provides samples for classification and distributes grades and staple length data through press radio and gin floors. Market news covers day to day price information alongside classing results to aid farmers in improving cotton quality.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
Roy W. Ellsthorp
Oklahoma A
M. College
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Catton
Bureau
Market News Service
Ellsthorp
Classing and Market News Service
Oklahoma nut crop plagued by droughts and freezes
Oklahoma State College extension reports the 1938 pecan yield was the second smallest on record at about 3.3 million pounds, far below the ten year average of 11 to 13 million. Droughts, insects, and freezes since 1934 damaged trees and reduced vitality, with 1936 and 1938 suffering notable losses. The 308 grower groups total more than 18,000 members in the state.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
M. College
Silent In House He May Talk Now
Senator elect D Worth Clark of Idaho may break his silence in the Senate after never speaking on the House floor during four years. He notes house limits hindered him. in the Senate he can speak longer, except for rare cloture rules.Clark plans to speak freely once seated.
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Washington
D. Worth Clark
Idaho
Pope
Clark
Senate
House
Fitzgerald Agan Reelected Michigan Governor Inauguration
Michigan's only governor to return to the office after defeat took the oath at noon in Lansing. Crowds filled the capitol to witness Fitzgerald’s return after Frank Murphy lost the seat last year. He pledged to restore stable government, draft a labor code to preserve industrial peace, and resume balancing expenditures with revenues.
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Lansing
Mich
Gan
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Michigan
Frank Murphy
Fitzgerald
Fear Farm Fire Traps Woman in Barn Debris
In Pittsburg Kansas farmer and neighbors battled a burning barn at the Charles Frazier farm to check a report that Mrs. Frazier was inside. Blazing hay and water shortages hindered the effort as the farmer collapsed and a search began without finding her.
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Pittsburg
Kas
Charles Frazier
Investigation of man injured Sunday near Ada night spot
Officers probed Sunday's incident on Highway 19 west of Ada where Cal Allison was hurt in an altercation. He suffered a broken jaw and a stab wound but was not reported to be seriously injured. No arrests had been made as of Monday.
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Texas
Cal Allison
Ada
Highway 19
Allison
World LIAR of 1958 named by Burlington club in Milwaukee
Gilbert Boettcher, a 27 year old Milwaukee gas station attendant, was crowned the world champion liar for 1958 by the Burlington Liar's Club after a nationwide broadcast of his winning tale about a dogfish barking in a shipboard boiler.
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Chicago
Gilbert Boettcher
Milwaukee
Burlington
Wis
Liar's Club
Boettcher
Maine
California
King of
New Orleans
County Schools Receive State Accrediting Tests
County Superintendent Ray Stegall began the semi annual task of sending state accrediting tests to rural schools across the county. Tests coincide with semester ends to secure state model school ratings based on reading and arithmetic proficiency and local norms.
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Ray Stegall
Fitzhugh
Homer
Byng
Black Rock
MeLish
Worstel
Egypt
State Board of Education
Oklahoma
Stegall
Claims State Overcharged For Printing
Oklahoma City January 4. State Examiner and Inspector i John Rogers said the public safety department was overcharged by 10387 for printing drivers license forms. Gentry disputed, noting prices followed Porte Publishing Co list and audit board approval. Rogers cited 13 firms including Semco Color Press and Anadarko Publishing among those charged.
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Oklahoma City
John Rogers
Public Safety Department
Rogers
Franklin
J. M. Gentry
Public Safety
Gentry
Porte Publishing Co
Salt Lake City
Utah
State Highway Commission
Franklin List
State Board of Welfare
Semco Color, Press
Clarence E. Page
The
Antlers American
Fann Stewart
Anadarko Publishing Company
Register Publishing Company
James C. Nance
Anadarko and
Purcell
All County Schools Resume Classwork
All County Schools resume classwork after Christmas holiday. County Superintendent Ray Stegall reported Tuesday afternoon that most schools began Monday while Roff kept vacation until Tuesday morning.
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Ray Stegall
Stegall
Roff
Finest night club back in court at Arkoma Oklahoma
Arkoma area news reports Fort Smith lumber firm G C Packard obtaining a temporary injunction to stop removal of fixtures from the Elms Club also known as Oklahoma's finest night club. Judge Ben Belew set January 16 for a hearing on a permanent writ while Oliver Gentry of Spiro was named receiver.
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Arkoma
Okla
Janu
Oklahoma
Fort Smith
Poteau
Ben Belew
G. C. Packard Lumber Company
Jack Gentry
Omer Bay
City National Bank
Edelmann Electric Company
Cook Paint and Varnish Company
Fort Smith Vehicle and Machinery Company
Packard
Gentry
Belew
Oliver Gentry
Spiro
LeFlore County
School Board Member T C Jones Dies At 59 In Cedar Grove
T C Jones a 59 year old Cedar Grove school board member died Monday at his Cedar Grove home. He had long served on the board and was well known among county school men. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Cedar Grove school house with Criswell Funeral in charge. He is survived by a daughter five sons a brother and several grandchildren.
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T. C. Jones
Cedar Grove
Jones
Criswell
Engineer Suffers His First Mishap
FORT SMITH Jan 23 Engineer J O Swenson of the Fort Smith and Western said the train wreck that struck a coupe near Oklahoma City last night was his first accident of any kind. Swenson 54 has been an engineer here 24 years Conductor J A Mitchell said the train was on a straightaway moving about 20 mph when the collision occurred as several cars stopped at the crossing and the engine did not slow.
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Fort Smith
J. O. Swenson
Fort
Nels H. Smith Becomes Wyoming Governor
Nels H. Smith, a Horton rancher, was sworn in as Wyoming governor for four years in a simple ceremony. He signed the certificate of oath before noon and took office with a pledge for economy and lower taxes, in the senate chamber with Chief Justice Fred H. Blume presiding.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Nels IL Smith
Horton
Wyoming
Smith
Fred H. Blume
State Supreme Court
Senate
December Sets Record For Marriage Licenses In City
Wedding trade ends year strong with 79 licenses issued in December, surpassing 69 last year. For the year, 1938 totals fell short of 1937, with 518 licenses issued under Court Clerk Mrs Della Bedford, as Deputy Houston Fleming noted.
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Christmas Sesson
Houston ‘Fleming
Della Bedford
Fatal Freight Car Door Death in Port Arthur Visit
Unusual fatality reported as Joseph Fetchko, 22, of Kingston Pennsylvania, a seaman, died when a freight car door slammed shut on his head. Edward Clements, 24, of Fort Smith Arkansas, said the men had entered a freight gear at Port Arthur Texas on the prior night and woke in Houston today. The door's sudden movement as an engine jolted the car is blamed for the accident.
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Bquston
JP Joseph Fetchko
Kingston
Edward Clements
Fort Smith
Ark
Fetchko
Port Arthur
Texas
Houston
Fetchke
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Chamber of Commerce
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Cotton Market
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Winnah
Liar
Arkoma’s Swanky Club
Nels H. Smith
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