Two starkly unlike men lead Americas defense drive
The first of six colorful profiles shows William S. Knudsen and Sidney Hillman, chiefs of the national defense programs, arriving at 9 a.m. in the Washington NFC building. Knudsen leads the Office of Production Management while Hillman serves as defense commissioner, each tasked with arming and outfitting the nation for war.
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America
National Defense Advisory Commission
Washington
Bill
Sidney
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Sidney Hillman
Roosevelt
Knudsen
Hillman
United States
General Motors
Two Immigrant Leaders Guide U S Defense Drive
Sidney Hillman and Signus Knudsen, immigrants who rose to lead America’s defense program, embody a clash of paths. Hillman’s leftward labor activism contrasts Knudsen’s rightward industrial pragmatism, yet both pursue production and responsibility, proving loyalty to the nation over ideology.
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America
Sidney Hillman
Hillman
President's Mother Delights In Inaugural Week
Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, 86, appears serene and proud as her son begins a third term. She receives widespread affection from crowds, dons a black velvet gown and dowager hairstyle, and enjoys the inaugural ceremonies with her family nearby.
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Washington
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Hyde Park
Capitol
Eleanor
Roosevelt
Anna
John Boettiger
Seattle
Franklin
Egg-shaped fruit of the aliee tree heated for meal
The edible fruit of the aliee tree in tropical regions resembles a cooked egg when heated. It describes a culinary observation about appearance and preparation method.
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The
Tropics
Planes Built in 1940 First Three Quarters Reach 4543
In the first three quarters of 1940 the aircraft industry reported a total of 4543 planes produced. The milestone reflects intensified wartime manufacturing.
Accuse Two Of Farm Robbery
Pontotoc county youths Arthur Bailey and Raymond Golden were charged with conjoint robbery after binding a 60 year old farm woman with rope and stealing about 70 dollars from her Oil Center home. The crime occurred last Thursday, and the two were arrested Saturday by deputies Shockley and Rogers. The complaint was filed before Justice J. D. Willoughby.
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Pontotoc County
Oil Center
Arthur Bailey
Raymond Golden
J. D. Willoughby
Si Freeman
J. C. Calvert
Bailey
Golden
Charley Shockley
Jim Rogers
Undecided charges after Potao collision scene
State Patrolman W H Bailey reported no charges yet in a Potau collision between a car driven by a negro and a Kansas City Southern motor car at a crossing. The motor car derailed. the negro driver was uninjured while two passengers on the motor car were bruised.
Tax Assessing Moves Rapidly in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc county speeds up tax assessing and collecting. County tax assessor Bill Bevers announces the process is being completed faster this year than ever before.
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Pontotoc County
Bill Bevers
GM Plans 1590 Plane Engines Monthly in Covert War Effort
General Motors announced a monthly output target of 1500 aviation engines and parts for 200 B 23 heavy bombers, in a cooperative scheme with North American Aviation. C E Wilson said parts and sub assemblies start immediately and final assembly will occur in Kansas City by late summer with about 40000 workers at peak. Ford and Chrysler also have aviation cooperation agreements.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
C. E. Wilson
General Motors
North American Aviation, Inc
Wilson
North American Aviation
Kansas City
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Farmer Bags 34 Wolves In Northwestern Oklahoma
Blackwell Kansas Jan 21 Charles Clark a northwestern Kay county farmer reports he has bagged 34 wolves this fall and winter in his area He notes wolves are more numerous this season than in the past decade His record for the winter is 11 wolves killed in ten days He hunts with two dogs and says sheep turkeys and chickens are chief prey of the wolves
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Blackwell
Charles Clark
Kay County
Clark
Grant County
Cosmic Rays Detected One Mile Under Ocean Surface
Researchers report detection of cosmic ray events at a depth of one mile beneath the ocean surface. The finding demonstrates high energy particles penetrate deep water and may inform neutrino telescope experiments and underwater observatories.
Fire Losses Light in Ada in 1940 Report
Ada fire chief Ed Haley reported total city loss for 1940 under 14 thousand dollars with college auditorium damage around 59 500. The department answered 216 calls traveled 177 miles and laid 48800 feet of hose while building losses reached 5100 and content losses 8495.
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Ada
East Central Auditorium
Ed Haley
Haley
College Auditorium
Oklahoma cotton harvest late in season lower value
Oklahoma agronomist Henry Dunlavy said December and January picking yields in 1940 will fetch 8 to 15 dollars less per bale due to bad weather and labor shortages. Much of remaining cotton is low grade and damaged. wet or ground-picked cotton damages fiber and gin quality.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
Henry Dunlavy
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Dunlavy
Oklahoma health record of 1940 noted as best in state history
Oklahoma State Health Commissioner Dr Grady F Mathews reports 1940 saw highest health record in state history. 56 percent aided by public health service, eight new county units, 37 county health units, two mobile dental units, seven extra TB clinics, venereal disease clinics total 62, 5000 plus treated, 12000+ blood tests, 100000 birth certificates issued, $17746 state revenue, vaccines and drugs expanded, plans for three new divisions in 1941 for cancer industrial hygiene and mental hygiene.
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Oklahoma City
Grady F. Mathews
Oklahoma
Matthews
Public Health Service
State General Revenue Fund
State Medical Association
Health Department
Health Commissioner
Thought Oil Well Should Oil Sell
Tulsa passenger travel piece notes Highway Patrolman Clinton Riggs oiled a real oil well beside the Tulsa Sapulpa road after the pump squeaked and puzzled out of state motorists who expected the well to oil itself.
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Tulsa
Clinton Riggs
Tulsa-Sapulpa
Riggs
Federal Collections In State Declines
Oklahoma City report shows federal internal revenue collections for the year ending June 30 declined by 1,617,017 from the prior year. H C Jones says losses in corporation and income taxes contributed to the drop, while gasoline and social security taxes rose. An expected rise in income taxes is cited due to tax base reductions and a 10 percent defense tax.
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Oklahoma City
Internal Revenue
Oklahoma
H. C. Jones
Jones
Internal Revenue Commission
Washington
Pontotoc County Farmers Form L U P Committee
A Friday session in Ada formed Pontotoc County Land Use Planning Committee with 34 members 17 men and 17 women to set 1941 farm goals. Erosion and soil loss top the list along with pasture, tenancy, markets, credit and housing issues.
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Pontotoc County
Ada
C. H. Hailey
C. G. Bauman
Stillwater
Oscar Rankin
Joe L. Auten
E. L. Patterson
George L. Bain
Ray Thompson
A. P. Young
Henry Little
Congress
Galey
Francis
Darwin Cummings
Vanoss
Phil McLachlan
Fitzhugh
Gaar
Carl Solomon
Vaness
B. H. Smith
Roff
Will Riddle
Union Valley
David Gray
Steedman
Allen
Luke Russell
Conway
E. G. Patterson
Ahloso
N. A. Wilson
Jones King
Texas Leads Gain in Oil Production
Tulsa dispatch reports United States weekly crude output rose to 3,605,835 barrels with Texas contributing 1,341,200 and East Texas 375,100, as Kan sas and California also climbed while Illinois Louisiana Michigan and Rocky Mountain states fell in varied amounts.
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Tulsa
Texas
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
East Texas
Kansas
California
Oklahoma
Illinois
Eastern Fields
Louisiana
Michigan
Rocky Mountain States
Cushin g Rifle Club Plans Formation
Plans are under way to organize a Cush ing rifle club with practice sessions twice weekly at the national guard armory. The Cush ing Rifle club expects to affiliate with the National Rifle Association. Wrigley Field is located in Chicago Illinois.
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Cushing
National Guard Armory
Cushing Rifle Club
National Rifle Association
Wrigley Field
Chicago, Ill
Two Ada youths face burglary charge in county jail
Eugene Martin 16 and Charley Poindexter 21 wait before District Judge Tal Crawford after admitting breaking into J. B. Griffin’s home two miles west of Gaar Corner on January 15. Loot included meat sugar a dress petticoats pants a purse pepper salt shakers a butcher knife and a meat cracker.
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Ada
Tal Crawford
Li Freeman
Eugene Martin
Charley Poindexter
J. B. Griffin
Gaar Corner
Freeman
Minor Manager Taken By Death
John Frank Jack Lelivent 53 a top paid minor league baseball manager died after a heart attack at a Seattle basketball game, two hours after feeling ill He steered the Seattle Pacific Coast League club to two pennants and was preparing to bid for a third next season.
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Seattle
Jan
John Frank
Jack” Lelivent
Lelivant
Seattle Pacific Coast League
Counties Seek Food Stamp Plan Sponsorship
In Oklahoma City on January 21 a conference of state welfare officials and seven counties discussed inaugurating the federal food stamp plan. DeWayne Kreager, assistant regional director of the federal food stamp administration, said sponsorship for Canadian, Cleveland, McClain, Garvin, Grant, Noble and Stephens counties would be discussed.
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Oklahoma City
State Welfare
DeWayne Kreager
Federal Food Stamp Administration
Canadian
Cleveland
McClain
Garvin
Grant
Noble
Stephens
Pryor Named To WPA Role In Farm-to-Market Work
Huber B. Pryor of Ada has been named assistant WPA superintendent for Farm-to-market road construction in Haskell County. The appointment was announced by WPA operations director W. H. Lindt.
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Huber B. Pryor
Ada
Works Projects Administration
Haskell County
W. H. Lindt
WPA
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Williams. Knudsen
General Production
Democracys Arsenal
Pe Paik Ok
Ellis Island
Ney Hillman
Union Square
Amalgamated
Clothing Workers’ Union
Signus Wilhelm Paul Knudsen
Copenhagen
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Ada News
Eiesides
Farmer
Coton
Internal Revenue Report
Martha McPheters
A. and M. College
Lee Craig
Extension Service
Ernest O. Back
Iva Jones
Farm _ Security administration
J. W. Herron
Agicultural Adjustment Administration
Martin Howel
Earl McKeel
Vocational Agriculture Service
B. Alice Francisco
Jane
Pryor
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