Falangist Propaganda Seen Rising in Spanish Empire
U S officials report falangist activities in Spanish embassies and consulates across Latin America and the Philippines are growing as Spain seeks to revive its regional influence. German and Italian efforts aim to spread Nazi and fascist ideas and foster fifth column activity, with Ramon Serrano Suner directing the propaganda drive and close axis ties feared to threaten inter American unity.
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Washington
State Department
Spain
Axis
Philippines
Ramon Serrano Suner
Falangist
Oklahoma Inaugural Event Hosts Oklahoma Delegation in Washington
Hundreds of Oklahomans are expected in Washington for President Roosevelt's third term inauguration. The Oklahoma state society will host a reception and dance January 20 at the Shoreham hotel, with notable guests including the state's congressional delegation and Paul Walker. A special train from Oklahoma may bring 500 to 1,000 attendees, and leaders will be entertained at a breakfast or luncheon.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Oklahoma State Society
Shoreham Hotel
Oklahoma
Roy St. Lewis
Society
Paul Walker
Federal Communications
Publicly Owned Motor Vehicles by Level of Government
At year end 1939 a total of 394 743 motor vehicles were in operation. Federal ownership accounted for 121 270 vehicles while the rest were owned by state county and municipal governments.
Service stations surge 146 percent in decade
Over ten years the number of service stations grew by 146 percent, reflecting rapid expansion in the sector. The increase highlights broader growth in fuel and automotive services as consumer demand rises.
Navy bomber would have cleared peak 20 feet higher
In San Diego a Navy transport plane crashed into the 3000 foot Mother Grundy peak near White Mountain killing all 11 aboard. Weather and haze blamed for the crash as investigators study the missed clearance and radio navigation errors.
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San Diego
Calif
Mother Grundy Range
Navy
Here
Simpson Ranch
White Mountain
Naval Air Station
Texas
Pensacola
Fla
Corpus Christi
Tex
High Court's Work Less Than Year Ago
Oklahoma City January 4 The state supreme court chief justice Wayne W Bayless announced that 642 cases were pending on January 1 down from 745 a year earlier Among pending cases 83 had been decided leaving 559 to be heard 548 new cases were filed during the year producing a net reduction of 103 cases
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Oklahoma City
Wayne W. Bayless
State Supreme Court
Bayless
Those Byng Girls Win Another 33 27 State Champs Face Wynnewood
Byng High School girls basketball defeated Wynnewood 33 to 27 as influenza hit the team. Coach Bertha Frank Teague used reserves Merle Chapman and Geraldine Kaiser who contributed solidly while Evelyn Case scored 16 and Jean Berryman 8. A rematch with Wynnewood at Byng is set for February 12.
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Byng
Wynnewood
Bertha Frank Teague
Merle Chapman
Geraldine Kaiser
Evelyn Case
Jean Berryman
Ynnewood
Color of Eggshell Does Not Indicate Egg Quality
Oklahoma A and M College extension officials say eggs with brown shells are not of lower quality than white shell eggs. Poultry specialist L A Wilhelm notes shell thickness differs, not flavor or food value, and yolk color is fed by Xanthophyll from corn, alfalfa, and green seeds.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma A. and
M. College Extension Department
L. A. Wilhelm
New York City
Wilhelm
Leghorns
Minorcas
Anconas
United States
Plymouth Rock
Francis Boys Edge Fittstown in Extra Period
Francis high school boys rallied in overtime to beat Fittstown 25 20 in a Sev en Star conference game. Cecil Lilley led Francis with 10 points while Wheelock and Thomas each scored seven for Fittstown. The Francis girls fell to Fittstown 36 12.
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Francis High School
Fittstown
Francis
Cecil Lilley
Wheelock
Thomas
PF Williams
Marler
Phillips
Lilley
R. Phillips
Auten
Esce Nc Dinnininciniell
Sanside Glover
F Thomas
Ee McElroy
Davis
Tommy
Janeie
Broadrick
East Central
Pontotoc Rolls Past Russett for 13th Victory
Pontotoc boys rout Russett 39 to 13 to extend their win streak to thirteen. The team averages 33 points per game while opponents average 12. Millard Henry leads with 120 points this season, with Billie Ray Poindexter and A. J. Peaters tied for second at 82, and Alton Casey top in free throws with 19.
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Pontotoc
Russett
Pontotoc Boys
Millard Henry
Billie Ray Poindexter
A. J. Peaters
Alton Casey
Ada area year 1940 local news summary
Local Ada area events span a dramatic year with solo flight by William Massengale, a harsh winter, census taking, and civic milestones. Key items include factory openings, deaths, festival precedents, WPA projects, floods and drought relief, and significant county elections and bond actions.
Byng Boys Dominate Wynnewood 59 27 in High School Tilt
The Byng high school boys basketball team crushed Wynnewood 59 to 27 at Wynnewood highlighted by eight scorers and H Bartin leading with 16 points through six field goals and four free throws. The article also profiles Bobby Ball whose future includes state capitol pages and a goal to become a newspaper man.
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Byng High School
Wynnewood
Byng
H. Bartin
Mrs. Tom Anglin Taken by Death
Mrs. Tom Anglin 49 died after a long illness at a Holdenville hospital. Funeral services were planned at the family home with Rev. Horagg Casey of Ardmore to officiate. She was married to State Senator Tom Anglin, a 20 year veteran legislator who was re elected last November, and who in 1934 sought the governorship but withdrew in favor of E W Marland.
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Holdenville
Tom Anglin
Horagg Casey
Ardmore
Presbyterian Church
Anglin
E. W. Marland
One Man Posse Outfights Four Texas Escapers
Ardmore detective Cortez Craddock, 32, in a pursuit of four Texas convicts from Wynne prison farm, fatally shot Virgil Harris, 34, and captured Lewis Tilghman, 35. McIntorf, 30, and Hooker, 24, surrendered after Craddock and officers closed in. Harris wounded, Tilghman held, others fled. Johnny Carpenter, 17, captured later at Ringgold. Harris faced 99 years for robbery and assault with intent to murder. McIntorf jailed 40 years for murder.
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Ardmore
Texas
Cortez Craddock
Virgil Harris
Lewis Tilghman
Bill McIntorf
J. W. Hooker
Craddock
Harris
Tilghman
Sam Blackburn
McInturf
Hooker
Johnny Carpenter
Wynne
Ringgold
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
McIntorf
Hazel
Okla
Admiral Leahy Opens Post as U S Ambassador to France
Admiral William D. Leahy began work at the French chancellery in Vichy after arriving through a heavy snowstorm. He planned to meet Maurice Loze and Foreign Minister Pierre Etienne Flandin to present credentials and seek an audience with Chief of State Philippe Petain at Sevigne Pavilion.
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Vichy
France
William D. Leahy
United States
Maurice Loze
Foreign Office
Pierre- Etienne Flandin
Flandin
Philippe Petain
Petain
Leahy
Sevigne Pavillion
Fitzhugh Man Suffers Second Misfortune in Accident
H. M. McKee of Fitzhugh, who crushed his shoulder eight weeks earlier in a car crash, fell from a barn Friday morning and sustained fractures to his right shoulder two ribs and pelvis. His condition Saturday was reported as reasonably good.
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H. M. McKee
Fitzhugh
Daily Fire Deaths Highlight U.S. Mortality Toll
The record notes that about 28 people die from fires in the United States each day. It also states that light travels 186000 miles per second and takes eight minutes to reach the earth from the sun, illustrating vast distances and quick-paced natural facts.
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United States
Bobby Ball Named Page for Ada Statehouse
Bobby Ball of Ada becomes a page in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Born April 4 1925 at Pauls Valley he moved to Ada in 1932 and now attends Ada High School. He has served as football manager in 1939 and was a swimming and diving champion in the Ada Boy Scouts.
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Oscar Cantwell
Ada Evening News
Edward Bok
Bobby
Ada
State Capitol
Oklahoma City
Medlock
Bobby Ball
House of Representatives
Josie Ball
West 4Th Street
Virgil Medlock
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Pauls Valley
Man
Mans
Ada Boy Scouts
Oklahoma Seed Council Formed to Protect Farmers
Oklahoma City January 6 The Oklahoma Seed Council was formed at the state capitol to cut losses to farmers from bad seed. President Joe Scott said the group will improve seed quality, prevent weed contamination, and seek a seed bill from the legislature to shield farmers from inferior seed from other states.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Seed Council
Oklahoma
Capitol
Joe Scott
State Board of Agriculture
Fitzhugh Upsets Stonewall 21-17 in Conference Clash
Fitzhugh earned a 21 to 17 victory over Stonewall in a hard fought conference opener. The Stonewall Longhorns, county champions, were edged after a four quarter battle that kept both teams close throughout.
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Fitzhugh
Stonewall
Stonewall High School
Longhorns
Courthouse inaugurations and local court changes
A new county attorney and a new peace justice took office Monday morning while other courthouse offices continued routine business. Freeman nominated Wayne Lewis as assistant county attorney and Frieda Welch as stenographer. J. D. Willoughby became Ada district peace justice, succeeding W. L. Reed. Separate sports results: Fitzhugh beat Stonewall 21-17 with Urban Dew and Frank Plummer top scorers. Fitzhugh girls won 42-22 led by Barton, Sullivan, and Clark.
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Ai Freeman
Carless Wadlington
Freeman
Wayne Lewis
Frieda K. Welch
Peace Justice
J. D.willoughby
Ada
W. L. Reed
Leo Tarrant
Fitzhugh
Stonewall Boys
Red Roberts
Fitzhugh Boys
Urban Dew
Stonewall
Frank Plummer
W. T. Hall
Christine Barton
Lucille Sullivan
Melvalene Clark
Stonewall Girls
Dew
Clark
Hatcher
Npperson
Burnett
Stewart
Bumpus
Robertson
Brinlee
Hall
Kennedy
Knight
Plummer
Antrikin
Witzhugh
FC Clark
Barton
Sullivan
Morgan
Raward
Paulk
Skelley
Childress
Phillips
Holkum
G Mann
F Nowlin
Pharr
Scott
Blackwell
Chambers
Anderson
May
Cc J. Powell
Southeastern
Veteran officials to lead county for next two years
Antlers January 4 special reports the county administration for the next two years will be led by veteran office holders. Returning to office and to be re inducted next Monday are County Judge Lee Hardgrave County Attorney Marx Childers Sheriff John Helm Court Clerk Bill Redman County Clerk Earle Labor and Assessor Denton Perrin.
WPA Worker Not Okay as Bondsman
County commissioners decide that a WPA worker cannot serve as bondsman for a public officer. They approve bonds for new terms and mark a bond filed by an incoming peace justice. The official bond is signed by a farmer renting land and by the WPA worker, with the clerk instructed to schedule the related property.
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Tom Grant
Greater returns for amount invested Ada News Classified Ads
Ada News reports on investment opportunities promising higher returns for funds placed in advertised schemes. Details include target amounts, interest projections, and cautionary notes about risk and verification.
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Ada News
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Britain
Pram
London
U. 5
Oklahomans
State Society
Washton
High Court
County News
CAA
William Massengale
Wintersmith Park Lake
Ada Lime Company
Carbon Black
Charles Ewell Johnson
J. B. Hill
Jaycees
Karl King
Percy Grainger
WPA
Fairgrounds
College Stadium
C. H. Hailey
Tulsa
Dallas
Black Gold
East Central College
Glenwood Park
Society For Preservation and Encouragement of
Barber Shop
America
County
Tommy Ford
Oklahoma County
Joe Roff
Roff
A. Floyd
National Guard
Louisiana
Mary West
Civil Service
C. Maley
Harry Miller
C. A. Green
J. H. Norman
S. H. 13
First County Poultry Association
Fly
Byng Boys
B. Blackburn
Little
J. Blackburn
P. Winters
Isaacs
J. Barton
Quincy
It Collier
H. Barton
PF Baker
Barnett
Seymour
Wee Green
A Morris
Ce Bevers
Poslgr
Mitchusson
Admiral Leahy
U. S
Statehouse
Ada Lad
Joe C. Scott
Oklahoma Farms
New Seed Council
Italy
Ugo Cavallero
Pietro Badoglio
Cavallero
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