Chamberlain Eyes Hard War Aims For Peace Union
Prime Minister Chamberlain warned Britain to brace for harsher days as he outlined plans for a postwar federation built on Anglo French collaboration. He urged extending this alliance into Europe and beyond and stressed continued air and sea defense while noting British mastery of the seas remains intact. German shipping losses and Russian activity were also reported amid wartime upheaval and parliamentary clashes in France.
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Chamberlain
Germany
Europe
Britain
Leslie Hore- Belisha
Finland
Russia
Suomussalmi
Findane
North Sea
Dunbar Castle
England
Chamber of Deputies
Mansion House
Air Protection Service
Officers Glad To Be Rid of Fellow OKC Drunk Arrest This Day
A man arrested for drunkenness caused smoke and water turmoil in the jail before being restrained. Officers reported the incident as they transferred the detainee to a cell, ending the disturbance.
French Parliament Session Ends In Violent Clash
In Paris the opening of the 1940 session features a brawl as rightist deputies clash with former communist lawmakers. Georges Levy Alphandery suspends the chamber after expulsions, while Daladier misses due to a fractured foot. The session resumes with a warning on looming conflict with Germany and calls for urgency. Pierre Damecour opens the Senate with similar sentiments.
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Paris
Yan
France
Georges Levy-Alphandery
CST
Daladier
Levy-Alphandery
Chamber
Germany
Pierre Damecour
Senate
Eccentric Guest In Jail Delays Fire Incident
An intoxicated man set fire to his mattress, was moved to a new cell without a mattress where water poured from a shower, and was found in the bath fully clothed. Relatives pledged to have him treated for chronic alcoholism.
Court reverses contract rule of labor board in Inland Steel case
U S circuit court of appeals ruled the Wagner Act does not compel an employer to sign a contract with a labor organization. It remanded to the NLRB for a new hearing, clarifying that collective bargaining is mandatory but not the requirement to execute a written agreement. The decision cites the examiner's hostile attitude toward Inland Steel.
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Chicago
United State Circuit Court of Appeals
National Labor Relations Board
Inland Steel ‘Company
NLRB
Congress
Clo Union
Inland
Funds for Secondary Aid Declared By Tax Commission
State Auditor Frank Carter announced sufficient tax collections have been moved to the general revenue fund to cover 1,019,192 in secondary school aid and about 35,000 in miscellaneous claims including sal janes. School warrants for the first half of the term will be mailed to districts in 43 counties, with remaining claims totaling 750,000 to 1,000,000 to be approved later this month. Primary bid and homestead exemption claims total about 1,250,000, and an additional 7,200,000 is expected to be transferred around January 20 or 25 to ensure more salary payments.
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Oklahoma City
Tax Commission
General Revenue Fund
Saljanes
Frank Carter
Board of Education
Carter
Three Held For Burglary Trial
Three men William Wilmouth Jack Wilmouth and Carl Hensley were bound over to district court for trial on second degree burglary after waiving hearing before Peace Justice A W Oliver The men were charged with breaking into a building at the home of George Mayhue two miles east of Fitzhugh In a related case tied to the same incident Hensley’s petty larceny charge was dismissed and Wilmouths received 1 day in jail and fines of 10 dollars plus costs The piece also notes a linguistic history of Rus from Swedes and Finns and ends with a classified ad reference
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A. W. Oliver
Wiliam Wilmouth
Jack Wilmouth
Carl Hensley
George Mayhue
Fitzhugh
Tria
Hensley
We Find Ben Franklin One Of Us Now
Philadelphia January reports reveal Bank of North America records from 1781 to 1929 show Franklin and patriots used funds for the Revolutionary war. Bank entries describe tents and cloth purchases for Washington's army, with overdrawn accounts noted in early years.
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Ben Franklin
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Richard
William Fulton Kurtz
Pennsylvania Company
Kurtz
Bank of North America
United States
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Second
Uruguay And U S Drop Trade Effort
Washington reports that negotiations for a reciprocal trade treaty between the United States and Uruguay have broken down, compounding the collapse of talks with Argentina over quotas on linseed and canned beef. Cattle states oppose deals with both nations as Chile talks continue but copper is removed from the agenda.
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Washington
United States
Uruguay
Argentina
Chile
Red Cross Takes Gifts For Turks
Responding to wide spread suffering from earthquakes in Turkey the American Red Cross sends aid to stricken regions. Contributions can be given to H P Schienberg chairman Pontotoc county Red Cross chapter.
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Turkey
American Red Cross
Thairman
Pontotoc County
Red Cross Chapter
Street Department Aids Pedestrians Crossing City Streets
The city street department on Tuesday aided pedestrians crossing streets by pouring sand at crossings. Workers acted to improve safety and ease for pedestrians in crossing, as reported in Ada News Classified Ads.
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City Street Department
Ada News
Hungary and Romania face to face over Transylvania
Budapest reports indicate Hungary and Italy push for a settlement with Romania to form a united front against possible Soviet expansion in the Balkans. King Carol may be pressed for a quick reply as Csaky discusses terms with Ciang. Italian backing is seen if Romania resists, with Transylvania and postwar cession terms in question.
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Edward Kennedy
Budapest
Italy
Europe
Hungary
Romania
Balkans
Carol
Istvan Csaky
Crown Council
Galeazzo Ciang
Rumania
Transylvania
Bessarabia
Russia
Ttun- Bary
Nese
Ci~ano
Csaky
Uj Magyarsag
New Hungary
Bucharest
Venice
Cian
Admiral Again Chooses Guam As Navy Post
Washington January 9 1939 Admiral Harold R Stark chief of naval operations testified before the house naval committee that the navy includes a 4 million dollar Guam project in this year’s 1 3 billion expansion budget reviving plans once rejected as potentially provoking Japan Critics pressed for details noting that authorization was not needed for the fourteenth Hawaiian area district and the admiral pledged there was no attempt to hide the matter The session also touched on navy battleship size projections and current expert opinions on future warships.
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Washington
UPI
Navy
Pacific
Guam
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
House Naval Committee
House
Japan
Stark
Sterk
Fourteenth
Hawaiian Area) Naval District
Ees A
Obituary for Laura Lee Carter Age 50
Mrs Laura Lee Carter 50 of 109 South Stockton died January 10 at 8 20 am in a local hospital Funeral services January 11 at 10 am from Criswell Funeral Home Chapel Rev Ivan J Young officiating burial in Rosedale Cemetery Survived by husband Hugh Carter two sons James H Woolery of Vallant Jack Woolery of Ada two daughters Mrs Ethel Wade of Marlow and Mrs E L Carter of Ada and an adopted daughter Patsy Ruth Woolery of Ada
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MHS
Laura Lee Carter
Laura Lee ‘Carter
Stockton
Criswell Funeral Home
Ivan J. Young
Rosedale Cemetery
Hugh Carter
James H. Woolery
Vaillant
Jack Woolery
Ada
Ethel Wade
Marlow
E. L. Carter
Patsy Ruth Woolery
Town Aches Under Snow As Warmth Returns
Snow lingered through the week with four inches on county land and roads slick with slush. Ada residents reported few auto accidents as sand and water trucks battled melt and refreezing. Forecasters expect temps to rise into the 40s Tuesday night to 26s, signaling the end of the cold wave. Key readings included eight at Tulsa and 13 at Ardmore.
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Ada
Efulness
Federal Weather ‘Bureau
Associated Press
Tulsa
Ponca City
Ardmore
Ada Family Narrowly Survives Gas Fume Incident
Ed Barringer rushed from his North Bluff residence to summon help after his wife and five year old son were overcome by gas. He spoke to Mrs Felton in a dazed state then collapsed. Physicians treated all three for six hours and they were reported recovering Tuesday morning. The gas source is believed to be a stove set too high. Barringer dashed to call a doctor and fainted upon returning to the scene.
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Ed Barringer
North Bluff
Sam Felton
Catherine Brydin
British Ships In Sub Search Near Canary Islands
Rio de Janeiro report says British warships seek a German submarine supply base off the Canary Islands after a second British ship evades attack. Avila Star passengers say three submarines attacked but it convoyed with cruisers. one sub reportedly sunk in the ensuing fight. Highland Patriot, in a December 29 clash, was not hit as submarines fled after a two hour battle.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Canary Islands
Blue Star
Avila Star
Anoite
Canaries
Man Identified As Theater Robber
Fort Smith Arkansas January 9 two Oklahoma City police say a former Michigan convict held for robbery was identified by two theater employees in Oklahoma City as the man who robbed the Tower Theater for 1250 dollars on December 10. He had been in custody four days and faced charges for armed robbery car theft and parole violation in Flint Toledo and Oklahoma City. He reportedly confessed to several robberies but denied knowledge of the Oklahoma City crime.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Oldshoma City
Michigan
Oklahoma City
Tower
Flint
Mich
Toledo
Buzzards Delay New York Washington Flyer
An hour delay befell the crack New York to Washington flyer after buzzards flew into the electric engine cab. They tangled in wiring, disabled the mechanism, and forced a replacement engine to be sent. The birds were electrocuted in the incident.
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Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Youth Denies Guilty of Statutory Charge
Roy Davis, 20, of fives east of Fittstown, pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Peace Justice W L Reed on a statutory charge. Davis was returned from Louisiana by Sheriff Clyde Kaiser and placed in county jail on a $1000 bond. A preliminary hearing was set for Monday January 15.
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Roy Davis
Fittstown
W. L. Reed
Davis
Louisiana
Clyde Kaiser
Roosevelt Seeks Peace Ideals and Finlands Aid
President Roosevelt outlined peace ideals after White House talks with church leaders about Myron Taylor’s Vatican mission. He indicated possible aid to Finland against Russia and hinted at discussions on Congressional funding and Garand rifles. He stressed party unity with independents rising and said more on peace proposals would come next week.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Wilson
Finland
Russia
Reportera
Congress
State Department
Wallace
Des Moines
Cleveland
Robert H. Jackson
GRDA Seeks New General Manager Amid Week-Long Decision
Washington January 9 The Grand River Dam authority board has one week to pick a new general manager for the 20 million dollar Oklahoma project. The Public Works Administration rejected a proposal to appoint its chairman Jay McNaughton as general manager for a third time. Simultaneously PWA extended interim project leadership of R L Davidson by one week and approved an additional about 1 million dollar loan to keep work moving. Clark Foreman and Davidson will continue talks on management, budget, and road and rail damages to be undated upon dam completion.
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Washington
Grand River Dam Authority Board
Oklahoma
PWA
Jay McNaughton
R. L. Davidson
Clark Foreman
PWA Power Division
Davidson
Pate
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Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank and Trust Co
Floyd
A. Floyd
Twenty-fith Street
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Robertson
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Conacher
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Smith
Angers
Unity
Jessica Rammilly
Miami
Fresman-Mitford
Jessica
Esmond Rammilly
Winston Churchill
Naturalization Department
Wendy Joan
Joan Woodbury
Henry Wilcoxon
Wilcoxon
Manu‘lty
Great Britain
Buzzards
Ase
GRDA
Selec
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Daniel D. Dodge
Dodge
Mia. Mathilda R. Wilson
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