Roosevelt third-term era shapes Ada district politics
In Ada Weekly News, the piece notes President Roosevelt’s third term and its implications for domestic and international policy. It highlights Ada’s legislators Senator John Boyce McKeel Moss Wimbish and Virgil Medlock as capable and independent, with the call for sound, history-based legislation from Ada and nearby counties.
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Mali
Ada
Okla
Oklahoma
John Boyce McKeel
Moss Wimbish
Virgil Medlock
Great Educator Dr. E. W. Sikes Passes In South
Obituary recalls Clemson College president and famed educator Dr. E. W. Sikes who died recently. His career spanned history teaching and leadership of two South Carolina colleges, with Johns Hopkins training and broad regional influence. The piece links his legacy to Mark Hopkins and notes his popularity and impact across the southeastern states.
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E. W. Sikes
Clemson College
South Carolina
Carolinas
Southeastern
South
Johns Hopkins
Mark Hopkins
Linscheid
Oklahoma
WPA Project To Improve Roff Schools
A new WPA project starts February 1 in Roff to upgrade the high school. The two story building will be transformed into a classroom only space with a new brick and stone gym auditorium 129 by 82 feet and a tennis court, playground, and landscaping added nearby. Total cost 20791 dollars with 15250 provided by the district and 5541 financed by the government.
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Roff
C. D. Johnson
Roff High School
Free textbooks bill heats Oklahoma legislature
In Oklahoma City on January 20, a 10 member joint committee urged free textbooks for all public school children. Governor Phillips backs a non political reform effort, while lawmakers weigh affordability amid ongoing textbook debates. Rural districts push for action as education officials seek harmony amid conflicts with publishers.
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Ernest M. Hill
United Press
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Leon Phillips
Oklahoma Education Association
Textbook Commission
Phillips
Joint Educational Committee of 10
Murray Gibbons
Free Textbook Law Could Pass With New House Members
The article notes many new house members may push a free textbook law, with the state senate likely to decide. Governor’s and O. E. A. committees list educators and superintendents from Oklahoma, with action expected at the O. E. A. convention within two months.
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Joe E. Brown
Dustin
John Bender
University of Oklahoma
Dan Procter
Ada
Lonnie Vanderveer
Cordell
Ona C. Raines
Tulsa
Elmer Petree
Osage
Ban on Planes To Reds Lifted
The United States lifted its moral embargo on exporting airplanes and air equipment to Soviet Russia. The embargo, imposed December 2, 1939 during the Russo Finnish war, is no longer applicable to the Soviet Union and will be handled under license control.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Russia
Constantine Dumansky
State Department
Soviet Union
Soviet
Russia
Roosevelt
Ben Blue Explains Pair Of Marriages
Hollywood, January 22. Ben Blue and Axie Dunlap married twice in four months. They first wed September 6 in Greenwich, Connecticut, then married again January 14 in Joplin, Missouri during a cross country trip. Dunlap grew up in Cardin, Oklahoma, near Joplin. her father Thomas Dunlap once ran a Cardin bank and later moved to Oakland, California.
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Hollywood
Calif
Ben Blue
East
Blue
Axie Dunlap
Greenwich
Conn
West Coast
Joplin
Miss Dunlap
Cardin
Okla
Thomas Dunlap
Oakland
Nazi Bombs Fire Town of Margate
German combat planes dropped bombs on Margate at the Thames Estuary causing fires and explosions on quayside and harbor buildings. A British merchant ship was damaged and abandoned west of Ireland before sinking a tug rushed to aid it.
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Berlin
Margate
Thames Estuary
Ireland
High Command
England
London
Oklahoma Safety Contest to Rank State Cities
Oklahoma's 1941 safety contest will categorize cities into five classes by population and award prizes based on traffic accident reductions safety organization and activity. The largest cities Oklahoma City and Tulsa compete for the department’s safety award with 1941 as the year of assessment and 1940 census data guiding class divisions.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Department of Public Safety
Walter B. Johnson
Tulsa
Ada
Ardmore
Bartlesville
Enid
Lawton
Muskogee
Okmulgee
Ponca City
Shawnee
Chickasha
Durant
el Reno
Guthrie
McAlester
Norman
Sapulpa
Seminole
Stillwater
Wewoka
Altus
Alva
Anadarko
Blackwell
Bristow
Clinton
Cushing
Duncan
Elk City
Frederick
Henryetta
Hobart
Holdenville
Hugo
Miami
Pauls Valley
Pawhuska
Perry
Picher
Sand Springs
Vinita
Woodward
Johnson
Willkie Boards Flight to Europe as Private Citizen
Wendell L. Willkie departed New York for England aboard a Yankee clipper with John Cowles and Landon Thorne both joining as private citizens. He read a telegram from Springfield Republicans praising his opposition leadership and expressed pleasure at receiving thousands of such messages nationwide.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
England
Willkie
John Cowles
Minneapolis Star-Journal
Landon Thorne
Springfield
Ill
John W. Kapp
Saws Oil Compact Not Broad Enough
Dr. Ronald B. Shuman of the National Resources Planning Board warned in Norman that the interstate oil compact fails to cover all producers. He said major firms may pump relentlessly in Illinois while small Oklahoma producers lose out, risking federal control unless a broader regime is agreed.
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Norman
Okla
Ronald B. Shuman
National Resources Planning Board
Shuman
Department of Business Management
University of Oklahoma
Communist Paper In London Stopped By Police Raid
Scotland Yard detectives raided the Daily Worker offices in London and halted publication as it went to press. The stop followed a government order banning the Daily Worker and The Week for allegedly fomenting opposition to wartime prosecutions.
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London
Scotland Yard
Daily Worker
Communist Party
Great Britain
Home Secretary
Fort Lewis doctor promotes diet to make “super-men” troops
Fort Lewis physician Colonel Albert P. Clark declares that by personally selecting 5,000 draftees from 48,000 in the region and feeding a diet rich in minerals and vitamins he could produce unbeatable troops within six months. He says such “super-men” would fight with bare fists if weapons are lost and would be capable of acting both singly and in groups. He offers no recipes and notes no prior experiments.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Col
Albert P. Clark
Camp Murray
Clark
State Metal Plants Are Now 75 Percent Idle
Oklahoma City January 21 Early returns show about 75 percent of equipment in Oklahoma metal working plants idle as surveys proceed for defense contracts E J O Connor head of Associated Industries of Oklahoma said 25 percent of 165 forms returned and 15 to 20 more daily expected M C Matthews Ada president said William Knudsen told officials surveys are needed to form an overall facilities picture
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
E. J. O’connor
Associated Industries of Oklahoma
O’connor
M. C. Matthews
Ada
Association
William S. Knudsen
Defense
Nazi Protest Over Flag Incident Publicized
Washington reports Germany dispatching its strongest protest over the San Francisco flag removal at the German consulate. The note calls the act a treaty violation and promises further communication after investigation. Two sailors were convicted of malicious mischief and await sentencing Thursday.
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Washington
Germany
San Francisco
State Department
Yesterns
Thursay
This Guy's Tough Enough for Army
New York report chronicles John Shea a 23 year old patriot rejected for defective teeth who endured a dentist chair siege from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. undergoing extractions fillings crowns and bridges to qualify for a new army examination.
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New York
Congress
John Shea
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