Singing and pursuit shadow a ranch dance scene
In this chapter Wesley York of Pueblo University seeks normalcy by singing while Andre Girardeau pursues a missing girl with a crutch. At the Rocking R Ranch, Andre arranges to take Ronica Bailey to a Saturday dance and Wesley encounters Ronica’s father as he is drawn into the evening crowd.
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Wesley York
Andre
Girardeau
Ronnie
York
Woodrow
Pueblo University
Wesley
Andre Girardeau
Ronica Bailey
Andres
Manhattan
Ronica
Tordial
Bailey
New York
Tonica
Miss Montoya
Miss Bailey
Dr. York
Wes
Lena Montoya
Montoya
Lola
Lena
Dance misreading clouds Wesley York’s awkward home return
Wesley York misreads a date with Ronica Bailey at Pueblo A. He avoids embarrassment by claiming a detour then seeks solace with Lona Montoya at the dance. Ronica arrives with Girardeau, exposing his ruse as the scene ends with a cliffhanger.
Dance Night Mixup at the College Dance
Wes York wrestles with a mistaken date as Ronica confronts him after he follows Lena Montoya to a campus dance. Andre Girardeau edges into the scene with Lena while Ronica, still unsure, defends her plan. The night unfolds with suspicions and quiet scheming surrounding Lena and the mystery crutch.
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Mr. Bailey
Andre
Ronnie
Wes
Lena Montoya
Ronica
Andre Girardeau
Dr. York
Miss Montoya
Wesley
Public debt could be avoided with high income tax plan
Brookings Institution says defense program could be financed without raising debt if annual national income reaches 85 billion and taxes are raised. Dr. Harold G. Moulton urges balancing the budget during high income, balancing emergency spending with prudent policy. He notes one quarter of income funds government while calls for defense restraint and broader tax base.
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Washington
Brookings Institution
Harold G. Moulton
Moulton
Defense Opens Many Jobs for National Defense Programs
Local officials report the civil service commission needs thousands more skilled workers in 1941 for arsenals navy yards air service and defense programs. Demand focuses on toolmakers instrument makers machinists aircraft mechanics and related skilled trades with several January 20 and 23 deadlines and salaries up to 2000 a year. Applications via Nolen Dyer Ada post office.
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Civil Service Commission
Air Service
Nolen W. Dyer
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Ada
Washington
Dyer
U. S. Public Health Service
Federal Security Agency
Veterans’ Administration
War Department
Nolen Dyer
Elephant tusks grow from the upper jaw
Elephant tusks are elongated upper incisor teeth that grow downward from a point in front of the eye sockets. The description notes their origin in the upper jaw and their downward growth trajectory.
Minor injuries after fog bound two car collision
An 7:20 a m Saturday crash west of the city on S H 19 left two people injured. Tom Keeling drove one car, the other carried Carl Garrett Kenneth Fike and Charles Arnold Mack. Fike and Mack were treated at Valley View hospital and released.
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S. H. 19
Tom Keeling
Carl Garrett
West Sixth
Ada
Kenneth Fike
North Broadway
Charles Arnold Mack
Center
Fike
Mack
Valley View Hospital
Conference on mill levy for schools yields no definite plan
Administration leader W F Latting described a recent conference as an opportunity for members to share ideas on the proposed 5 mill minimum for school funding across counties. Critics noted many counties already fund 12 to 13 mills of the 15 mill levy for county and city governments. Governor Phillips signed the first bill providing 150000 for the house and 100000 for the senate to cover expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Latting
Phillips
House
Senate
Navy to install new 5 inch anti aircraft gun aboard ships
Rear Admiral Furlong told the committee the program centers on a new 5 inch anti-aircraft gun for larger warships. He said it operates effectively to 31,000 feet with greater horizon tal range and includes splinter protection for gun crews.
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W. R. Furlong
Samuel M. Robinson
Bureau of Ships
Governor’s aide delays Kin namer case over attorney fees
The Oklahoma paper reports a governor ally delaying action on Philins case, saying the governor must raise 2500 dollars for wire tapping attorney fees first. Philins notes the friend’s letter was ill chosen and reflects polite but evasive help. Crutch er says he acted as a friend to both sides to clear the waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil
The
Oklahoman
Philins
Crutcher
Bradshaw
Roosevelt War Policy Sparks Heated Debate Over Foreign Involvement
A congressman lambasted the administration's foreign policy calling it war minded and warned the proposed bill could violate The Hague treaty and draw the U S into war. He urged opposition noting danger to American boys and international law while House leaders predicted swift approval with few changes.
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Roosevelt
House
Rayburn
Bloom
Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
WPA airport construction and improvements totals 1940
Over five years ending June 30 1940 the WPA completed 197 new airports improved or rebuilt 317 fields 474 new airport buildings 25 new seaplane ramps 10 493 new airway markers and 67 new beacons carries.
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WPA
Old Trucks and Mules Boot Greek Front Supply Lines
Across Albania to the Greek front, aging trucks and stubborn mules push through ice and mud to deliver rifles, cartridges, and food. Mike, a driver with two buses in peacetime, logs 400 miles daily and dreams of a new radio car once the war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albania
American Rockies
Mike
Greece
Britain Watches Red Fleet Plans
London report says British minister of economic warfare Hugh Dalton was authoritatively stated to be in—planning a red fleet strategy amid wartime effort. The dispatch notes government vigilance as policy shifts unfold, with Dalton cited as a prime mover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hugh Dalton
Nazi Carpet-bag Rush Costs Czechs Billion At Least
Washington reports from diplomatic quarters say Czech sources estimate Germany’s occupation of Czechoslovakia has cost the Czechs at least 1 billion dollars since March 1939. The accounts claim heavy German taxation and seizure of key banks and industries via Aryanization funded the Reich’s war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Munich
Reich
Britain
Bohemia and
Moravia
Slovakia
Czechooslovakia
Deutsche Bank
Dresdener Bank
Bohemian Union
Escompte
New WPA Official to Join Ada Office Staff
C D Johnson announces a new field representative for labor and assignment duties will join WPA headquarters in Ada. Pemberton, from Paoli, will arrive Wednesday January 15 with family, set up offices on Court Street, reporting to Bert Spivey in Oklahoma City.
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WPA
C. D. Johnson
Pontotoc
Seminole
Pottawatomie
Oklahoma City
Bert D. Spivey
Labor Department
Johnson
Pemberton
Ada
Court Street
Paoli
Tuskegee Students Strike Over Food
Tuskegee Institute in Alabama reports a student strike with 200 to 300 of 1400 refusing to attend classes in protest of dining hall meals. Dr. F B Patterson, the college president, cites dissatisfaction over meals and a desire for more variety as the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
Ala
Tuskegee Institute
F. B. Patterson
Arguments Called In GRDA Wrangle
The Supreme Court heard arguments in Oklahoma's appeal of a lower court order blocking state interference with federal work on the $20 million Grand River hydroelectric project. The dispute centered on Governor Phillips and state troops actions aimed at halting progress and a 52,000 acre reservoir plan financed by the Grand River Authority with PWA funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Grand River
Leon C. Phillips
Grand River Authority
PWA
Phillips
United States
British Patrols Monitor Mendoza Off Uruguayan Coast
British sea and air patrols watched the French freighter Mendoza near Punta Del Este after three failed attempts to sail for blockaded France. The 8199 ton ship anchored off Maldonado Bay as a seaplane crew was detained by local authorities while officials determine internment under international law.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Mendoza
France
Asturias
Uruguayan
Punta del Este
Maldonado Bay
Navy Department
Bids Sought for Tulsa National Guard Hangar
Oklahoma City January 15 The adjutant general's office will advertise for bids to build a hangar for Tulsa’s new air squadron at an estimated cost of 339000 dollars Runways at Tulsa airport are being extended Federal recognition is hoped for February 1 with federal service expected after about six months of training Major John M Nissley will instruct the unit to be known as the 125th Observation squadron It will have 31 officers and 115 enlisted men
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Adjutant General’s Office
National Guard
Tulsa
John M. Nissley
120Th
Denver
Colo
125Th Observation Squadron
Stray Pennies Correct Tax Adjustment Reaches Newark Norwood
The New Jersey education department corrected a penny misallocation in school taxes. Essex county Newark lost one penny while Bergen county Norwood gained a penny. Assistant Commissioner Charles Anderson approved the fix, and Norwood sent a penny thank you postcard to Bergen.
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Hackensack
N. J
State Department of Education
Essex County
Bergen County
Charles Anderson
Newark
Essex
Norwood
Bergen
Mrs. Mary Sue Lovelace Dies at 80 in Stratford
Mrs. Mary Sue Lovelace died Sunday at 9 15 a m at her Stratford home. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p m from the Methodist church with Rev A B Masters officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park. Survived by three daughters Mrs L W Shirley Konawa Mrs H C Medlock Stratford and Mrs J R Hibbard Lanagan Mo. three sons J G Ada C A Stratford and T J Lovelace Washington Okla.
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W. M. Lovelace
Mary Sue Lovelace
Stratford
Methodist Church
A. B. Masters
Memorial Park
Criswell’s
Mr. Welace
L. W. Sherley
Konawa
H. C
Miss Mollie Ferrell Dies at 84 in Home
Mollie Ferrell, 84, died Sunday at 1 45 a m at her home 210 East Sixteenth Funeral services were held Monday at 1030 a m from First Methodist Church with Rev W L Blackburn officiating burial in Rosedale Cemetery Criswell's in charge Surviving are a niece Neva Lillian and three nephews W Cromwell F W Cromwell of Stillwater and S W Cromwell of Sulphur
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Ferrell
East Sixteenth
First Methodist Church
W. L. Blackburn
Rosedale
Criswell’s
Neva Lillian
W. Cromwell
F. W. Cromwell
Stillwater
S. W. Cromwell
Infant J B Hisaw Dies at Three Weeks in Stonewall
J. B. Hisaw infant son of Mr. and Mrs. B F Hisaw died at home Stonewall route 1 Monday at 11 30 am aged three weeks Funeral services were held from the home Monday at 4 pm Rev Steel officiating burial in Frisco cemetery Cris wells in charge Surviving are the parents two brothers and the grandparents Mr and Mrs J H Hisan and Mr and Mrs John Owens Stonewall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jodie Lee Ross
Stonewall
Rev. Teague
Rosedale
Criswell Funeral Home
J. O. Ross
Kenneth
Clinton Ross
California
J. B. Hisaw
B. F. Hisaw
Steel
Frisco
Criswell’s
J. H. Hisan
John Owens
Ford Starts His New Navy Service School
Henry Ford opened a Navy service school at Dearborn with 150 sailors from Great Lakes for a three month program in mechanical and technical trades. The project aims to train 330 electricians machinists mates and diesel operators monthly once expanded, with Ford supplying facilities and courses free of charge.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
United States
Navy Service
Dearborn
United States Navy
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Henry
Edsel Ford
CW. Nimitz
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
Ford Trade School
Ford
Navy
Sebastian to Leave Muskogee for Dayton Veterans Facility
Muskogee January 15 J W Sebastian 47 assistant manager of the U S Veterans facility will depart February 1 for Dayton Ohio where he has been assigned to the second largest veterans facility in the United States Clecker head of the Muskogee facility said no successor would be appointed as the position was not permanent
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Muskogee
New York Stock Exchange Seat Sales Edge Up
A New York stock exchange seat sale reached 31 000 dollars today the lowest since 1889 when seats sold for 29 500 dollars. A separate sale at 33 000 dollars was announced yesterday indicating limited momentum in the market.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
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