Ada Snow Hits City With Over Three Inches Saturday
A heavy snow began Saturday morning in Ada, reaching about 3.5 inches by evening. Temperatures fell to 15 Friday night and rose to 22 by Saturday afternoon as statewide snowfall paralyzed travel and prompted warnings to stay off highways. Kids used public streets for sledding while mail delivery continued and buses ran late.
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Ada
Winggus
Kingston
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
East Fourteenth Street
King's Road
Broadway
East Central Speech Students Get Multiple Honors at NSU Meet
East Central speech students returned from Tahlequah with a large trophy and several honors from a Northeastern State college invitation tournament. Bruce Johnson and Mary Helen Holloway won first in senior women, Pauline Higginbotham and Norma Jean Emery took third, Johnson and Holloway also earned top spots in extemp and poetry. Three EC teams exited in prelims. next stop Baylor tournament late this week, a major southern meet where EC placed highly last year.
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East Central
Tahlequah
Northeastern State College
D. J. Nabors
Bruce Johnson
Mary Helen Holloway
Pauline Higginbotham
Norma Jean Emery
Miss Johnson
Miss Emery
Paul Swinford
Miss Holloway
Eugene Richeson
Richeson
Swinford
Hugh Glen Monroe
Pauline Alstott
Foy Lewis
Wilbur
Babies Wanted in Miami Arizona First Baby Delayed
In Miami Arizona a town of about 10,009 reports no birth since midnight December 1. Merchants who celebrate the first baby of the year with gifts are puzzled by the delay and await the first birth of 192? to occur.
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Miami
Ariz
Dee
Pontotoc County Implements WPA Hot Lunch Program
About 2000 children in 15 Pontotoc county schools will receive hot lunches under a WPA initiative. Meals come from surplus commodities, with cooks drawn from WPA rolls, and aim to continue through summer and into next year with garden and canning efforts. Schools in the first group include Napier Oakman Roff Lula Hickory Hill Vaness Black Rock and Stonewall.
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Pontotoc County
Ray Stegall
Civic Club
L. J. Crowder
Ada
Pontotoc
Johnston County
Napier
Oakman
Roff
Lula
Hickory Hill
Vaness
Black Rock
Stonewall
Phone Rate Case Hearing Moves On
Oklahoma City January 6 state corporation commissioners near agreement in a statewide telephone rate case. Chairman Keford Bond said staff will draw an order for final consideration though no final order is set. Southwestern Bell seeks a general rate increase across 144 exchanges citing losses and inadequate overall return on investment. Some exchanges may see adjustments, none likely a blanket rise. observers expect Oklahoma City and Tulsa rates to stay unchanged.
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Oklahoma City
State Corporation
Keford Bond
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Commission
Tulsa
Postpone Poultry Federation Meeting in Pontotoc County
A Pontotoc County Poultry Federation meeting slated for Monday has been postponed. Secretary A. Floyd Jr announced the delay. Speaker H. Ware of Oklahoma A and M College was unable to attend due to weather. A new date will be announced soon.
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Pontotoc Jcounty Poultry Federation
A. Floyd Jr
H. 46. Ware
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
Joan of Arkansas A Campus Romance Unfolds At Tech
Joan grapples with love and loyalty as Keith confesses and she hesitates while campus life spins with Dan Webbur’s rising role, student senate rituals, and Elaine Chesbro's sly plotting. The tale follows social drama, exams, and plans toward a leading decision on romance and leadership.
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Elaine
Senate
Barney Hughes
Barney
Eve
Rhodes
Dan
Keith
Dana
Joan
Ada’s 1939 Big Five News Stories
A state senator, a 20 year old, a fire, a former Ada police chief and hundreds of dogs headlined Ada’s 1939 news. The five top stories include a bribery case against State Senator John Royce McKeel, a $50,000 extortion attempt on oilman R H Simpson, the conviction of Roy Keller, a rabies outbreak with many bites and a dog and cat slaughter, and a $20,000 blaze destroying the B B Howard building second floor studios.
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Ada
John Royce McKeel
McKeel
Pontetec
al Nichols
Post
Carloss Wadlington
Big Story No. 1
Mar‘ion “Buster* Hibbard
R. W. Simpson
Simpson
Adan
Young Hibbard
Big Story No. 3
Roy Keller
Ady
Keller
el Reno Reformatory
Bud Rich
Harry Brown
George ‘Wilcox
Ada Plasterer
Big Story No. 5
B. B. Howard
Comedian Joe E Brown Suffers Broken Back in Accident
Beverly Hills California December 8 comedian Joe E Brown injured in an auto wreck on December 6. Dr James W Young said Brown has a broken back and will wear a cast for four to five weeks with several more weeks needed before recovery.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Joe E. Brown
James W. Young
Annual Banquet Observed by Stonewall Alumni Association
The Stonewall Alumni Association held its second annual banquet and dance at the Aldridge hotel banquet room. Green and white colored decor, potted plants, and remarks by FL Gibson as toastmaster framed the event. Officers elected included President Edd Sallee and Secretary Algene Lillard. The next banquet is announced for December 28, 1940 with many members and guests named in attendance.
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Stonewall Alumni Association
Aldridge Hotel
Gibson
Harry Wallis
Edd Saliee
Billy Speakman
Jack McKay
India
Algene Lillard
Edd Sallee
Russell Heie
Paul Weise
Leonard Morin
Eldo Whipple
John Kemp
W. C. Greenlee
Everett Roberts
Billye Speakman
Walter Woolley
Virginia Lowar
L. M. Cass
Margie Lou Parker
Paul Rudell
Bill Goodall
Jack Jones
Leila Mae Garrison
Merle Jones
Misa
Lillie Mae Blackwell
Harry Brown
Pansy Marie Wilson
Edward Church
Othella Bynum
Martin Weise
Sylvia Weise
Max Frankel
Rene Morris
James Sanders
Eugene Hatcher
Furlong
Davie Davis
Otis Mixon
Laura Ann McKay
Margie, Barnes
Geraldine Jennings
Pearl Harper
Vera Felkins
Thelma Rhone
Dora Conley
Pansy Conely
Lucille Miers
Taft Conley
Albert Horn
Codrington Court Sinks After Explosion Off English Coast
The 5,160 ton steamer Codrington Court sank ten minutes after an explosion off the English southeast coast yesterday. All 34 crew members were rescued.
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London
Codrington Court
Joan Johnson in Campus Turmoil and Rival Plots
In a serialized campus tale, Joan Johnson is named co chair of the Last Week committee amid political maneuvers and student senate intrigue. Dan Webber quits amid scandal as Keith and Elaine jockey for influence while Pitt looms as a football-title threat and a dangerous plot unfolds near the campus.
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Tommy Peters
Dan
Tommy
Senate
Bert Cassidy
Lin
Student Senate
Jexe
Hkelth
Den
Joan
Hile
Blamue
Elaine
Marianne
Webber
Pitt
Hal Forrest
Hal
Forrest
Slocum
Dan Webber
Rhodes
Bill Murray Doesn't Go Bill Murray Doesn't Go OKLAHOMA CITY
Former Governor William H. Murray reveals a warm weather routine by growing a bushy beard and avoiding the harbor until sunshine returns. He jokes about not attending a Democratic banquet due to not being invited and criticizes the $25 plate price at the Jackson Day dinner.
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Oklahoma City
William H. Murray
Creek Nation approves 60 acre park for recreation
OKEMAH Okla Jan 5 Chief Alex Noon says the Creek Indians accept 60 acres in Nichols park Henryetta for use as an Indian recreational center and air meeting spot. Creek Council to meet January 25 to act on distributing about 400000 credited to the tribe by the federal government in recent claim decisions.
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Okemah
Okla
Alex Noon
The
Creek ‘Indians
National Council
Nichols Park
Henryetta
Creek Council
Vanoss 4-H Girls Do Much Canning
Nine Vanoss 4-H girls aged 12 to 30 canned over 1000 quarts of food in the past year under supervisor Imogene Tillson. Participants include Billie Jean Norvell 148 quarts, Thelma Troutman 110, Marjory Tiner 197, Viola Waldron 218, Billie Jo Martin 120, Bertie Mae Boyd 154, Billie Lorene Byerly 91, Oleta Burrows 154. Mrs. Jessie Morgan noted high attendance at Hart Lula Francis clubs and Owl Creek reaching 197 percent.
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Vanoss
Jessie Morgan
Imogene Tillson
Billie Jean Norvell
Thelma Troutman
Marjory Tiner
Viola Waldron
Billie Jo Martin
Bertie Mae Boyd
Billie Lorene. Byerly
Oleta Burrows
December Leads In 1939 Marriage Licenses In Ada
In Ada county records for 1939 December issued 74 marriage licenses, while June had 47 and May 32. The year total fell to 484 from 515 in 1938, with January and February numbers very low and December finishing strongest after a slow year. A London council note follows about its metropolitan district containing over 1,000 cows.
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Paul Hughes
Della Bedford
Ada
Deep Lagoon
Bureau
Roger Babson
London County Council
England
Test Nearing On McClain Co Well Test Nearing
In McClain County Pat sy No 1 Mays toped the Viola lime at 3475 feet, drilled to 4485 feet, Halliburton Seep test showed pay streaks from 3570 to 5620 feet, running higher than No 1 James. Gerrett and Allen No 1 Susan James drilling at 2800 feet. Gypsy Oil No 1 Tucker shut down at 2550 feet. Senora No 2 Porter cleaning out 700 feet of sand before shot at 2553 feet. Thompson Brothers No 1 Meadors topped Cromwell sand at 8224 feet with water at 3236 feet and ready to shoot with 56 quarts nitroglycerine.
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Mcclain County
Mays
Nwne
Viola
James
Gerrett and Allen No
Susan James
Bebee
Gypsy Oil Co
Tucker
Senora Oil Co
Porter
Hughes County
Thompson Brothers Et al
Meadors
Vetumka
Dawes Dies in Chicago at 72 brother of Charles Dawes
Rufus G. Dawes, president of the A Century of Progress exposition in Chicago, died suddenly at his home. He was 72 and was the brother of former Vice President Charles G. Dawes.
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Chicago
Rufus G. Dawes
Charles G. Dawes
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Ke Prirky
Oqan
Guru
Haddon Tower
Charming
Eyyth
Joan Suddelly
Dan Webbur
Elaine Chesbro
Tech
Eileen Campbell
Copass Routh
John Boyce
R, HW. Simpson
Federal District Court
B. B. Howard Building
Brown
Aldridge
Ada News
Jover
Sphey
Tribune
Bill Slocum
Tony
Panthers
Main Street
Scarface
Sam
Joan Johnson
Bill Murray
McClain Co
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