Dancing on the edge of a new life at Pueblo College
Dr. Woodrow Wesley York, a young university faculty member, agrees to join Miss Bailey on a flight and then a dance, as her bold, playful persistence shakes him from his routine. The two form an unlikely bond amid a backdrop of campus life and upcoming tests.
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Woodrow Wesley York
Bailey
Pueblo University
Miss Bailey
Dr. York
Ronica
Wesley
Wes
Ronica Bailey
Wes York
Ronnie
America
Andre Girardeau
Big Pueblo University
University
Mr. Girardeau
Mr. Bailey
Andre
Son
New York
East
Swain
Wesley York
Dancing with Ronica Sparks York's Awakening
Dr. York, a science professor, confronts social lure as Andre Girardeau, a visiting suitor, crashes a ranch dance and eyes Ronica Bailey. York wrestles with embarrassment and desire while the campus gala unfolds in a tale of wealth, intrigue, and attempted courtship.
County Men To Fifty-Seven Leave Jan 19 For U S Army
Seventy‑seven Pontotoc county men selected Saturday to report January 19 for one year of service in the U S Army. They will assemble at the Ada draft board in the county courthouse and depart for Oklahoma City for induction. Selections were split 28 from board 1 and 27 from board 2, with seven replacements named in case any original conscripts are rejected.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma City
U. S. Army
Ada
Army
Board 1
District 2
Oil Drilling Updates in Oklahoma and Nearby Pools
In Oklahoma, Senora Oil plans a No 2 Denver Bark drill in the Bebee field despite rains that hinder roads. Wewoka pool in Okfuskee county sees oil flow after a dry hole assessment at Sinclair Prairie No 14 4, with 65 barrels swabbed in 24 hours and continued efforts below 2 779 feet. Pure Oil reports Cumberland pool output from No 1 Thomas 203 in Marshall county at 120 barrels per hour, drilled to 5056 feet. A wildcat test at Harper and Turner No 1 northeast of Edmond shows casing at 5925 feet on the chicken farm sand. The session opens with Rev James Shera Montgomery addressing Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senora Oil Company
Denver
Sesw SE
Bebee Field
Tulsa
Wewoka
Okfuskee County
Sinclair Prairie No
Senora
Pure Oil Company
Cumberland
Red River Dam
Pure’s
Marshall County
Harper and Turner, Inc
Harper
Edmond
CNW
Five Convicts Escape Boldly From Texas Prison Farm
Five inmates overpowered guard D A Wooderson at Wynne prison farm and stole a Houston couple's Ford convertible. They forced drivers on Highway 75 and fled northward to dodge state police, with names J W Hooker Jr Johnnie Carpenter Virgil Harris Bill McInturff and Lewis Tilghman reported. Andersons unharmed.
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Huntsville
Tex
Wynne
Houston
W. H. Anderson
D. A. Wooderson
Johnnie Carpenter
Waco
Virgil Harris
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Tarrant
Denton
Bill McInturff
Hazell
Okla
Hill County
Lewis Tilghman
Wichita Falls
R. H. Baughn
Hooker
Wooderson
Baughn
Highway 75
Andersons
Anderson
Wadlington Quits County Attorney Post to Return to Private Practice
Carloss Wadlington ends his term as county attorney after two years marked by major recoveries and large judgments. He notes the office’s heavy workload and says the best way to get along is to do nothing, while signaling a move back to private practice.
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Carloss Wadlington
Wadlington
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Daily Crude Oil Output Shows Week Decline
U S oil production fell by 10 775 barrels to 3 358 965 for the week ended Jan 4 according to the Oil and Gas Journal California Kansas East Texas Texas Oklahoma and Illinois listed gains and losses with Oklahoma up 7 525 to 404 625 Eastern fields up 2 080 to 108 200 and Michigan down 305 to 41 840
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
California
Kansas
East Texas
Texas
Michigan
Rocky Mountain Area
Illinois
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Pott County Solon Resigns His Place
Shawnee reports William R. High resigns from the Pottawatomie County division one seat in the Iowa state legislature effective immediately. He has reported for FBI duty in Washington, D C. Governor Phillips says no special election will be held due to delays and cost, and supports redistricting to cut legislative numbers.
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Shawnee
William R. High
Pottawatomie County
High
Mead Norton
Washington, D. C
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Phillips
Fearful of the future? Neighbors unite for a better one
A quotation by Samuel Grafton from the New Republic states that those who fear what lies ahead should not avoid aiding neighbors in striving for a shared future. It emphasizes collective action amid uncertainty.
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Samuel Grafton
The
New Republic
Knudsen and Hillman Named To Direct Big Armament Push
Roosevelt creates a four man Office of Production Management with Knudsen and Hillman as joint leaders. They wield broad powers to take over non cooperative plants and push wartime material output for the United States and Britain. Also reports Britain will relax the blockade to allow Red Cross shipments to unoccupied France and Spain, with possible aid to Finland.
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Knudsen
Hillman
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Office of
William S. Knudsen
General Motors
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Advisory Defense Commission
Weilding
Stimson
Knox
War and Navy Departments
Knudsen- Hillman
Red Cross
France
Spain
Finland
1940 Mild Year In All Forms Of Violent Death
Pontotoc county recorded 11 violent deaths in 1940, the lowest since 1927. The year included four traffic fatalities two pedestrians one turnover and one collision. Other deaths covered fatal burns drownings a freight train fall a head injury from oil work and a homicide of a man shot.
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Pontotoc County
Homing Pigeons May Be Conscripts
The army plans to register homing pigeons for military use in a national emergency. Maj. John K. Shawvan stated pigeons are key for communications if lines fail and must not fall into fifth columnists hands. In Oklahoma City, Harris L. Danner, a 53 year old attorney and former state supreme court justice, died after being found unconscious with a bullet in his head.
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New York
John K. Shawvan
Signal Corps
Oklahoma City
Harris L. Danner
State Supreme Court
Nichols Hills
Fred Smith
Oklahoma lawmakers back Holts for House rules seat
Washington dispatch reports January 7 that Oklahoma representatives nominated Rep. Nichols for the House Rules Committee, a post never held by the state. Rep Risley, new Republican from the 8th District, was backed for the Agricultural Committee.
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Washington
Oklahoma
House
Rep
Nichols
D.-Okla
House Rules Committee
Risley
Oklahoma to Open Army Air Corps Primary Flight School
The War Department authorized a new Army Air Corps primary flight training school in Oklahoma City. The project, costing 150000 dollars, will be built and operated by the Oklahoma Air College Inc led by John Burks, operator of the Wiley Post Airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Army Air Corps
War Department
Oklahoma Air College, Inc
John Burks
Wiley Post
Stillwater Students Suspended for Refusing Flag Salute
Three grade school children were suspended today in Stillwater after refusing to salute the American flag in class. Superintendent E D Price acted on instructions from the school board following visits to the pupils.
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Stillwater
E. D. Price
Commodity Truck Schedule For January 9 10 11
The schedule lists deliveries for January 9 at Center 9:30 to 10, Vaness 10:30 to 11, and Rofs 11:30 to 2. January 10 at Fittstown 10 to 11 and Stonewall 12 to 2. January 11 at Allen 10 to 1 and Francis 2 to 3.
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Center
Vaness
Rofs
Fittstown
Stonewall
Allen
Francis
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John David Lamb
Princiss Horton
Austell Horton
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Jim W. Hulsey
Jesse Lee Bishop
Herbert Joe Anglin
Louis Johnson
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Linzie Lee Henson
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Kline
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Roy Allen Young
B. G. Weddle, Jr
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Harvey Wilson
Louis Morris
Mack Edward Earnest
Charles Edward Waldron
Cleo William Tevis
Bebee
James Shera Montgomery
Congress
Tommy F. Ford
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Bonding
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Boardman Company
Virgil Stanfield
Circuit Court of Appeals
H. D. Garner
Maryland Casualty Company
Ford
Supreme Court
District Court
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Rollow
Frieda Welch
Si Freeman
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