Democracy under threat imagined to defend liberty
A thought experiment compares US democracy under Nazism to highlight the value of civil liberties. The essay argues liberties are precious and must be preserved, citing political suppression, press censorship, and the dangers of a totalitarian regime. It then shifts to assorted notes on bicycles, forests, oil strikes, politics, and public notices.
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Germany
Democratic Party
Herbert Hoover
Henry Fletcher
Republican Party
Mexico City
Ogden Mills
Leavenworth
Senator Borah
Congress
Jim Farley
NRA
General Johnson
Department of Justice
Georgia
Roosevelt
Carter Glass
Huey Long
Bernard B. Baruch
al Smith
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska
Union
CCC
New York
Hitler
Elijah
Israel
Mt. Sinai
Moses
God
Jehovah
Damascus
Hazael
Syria
Baal
Jehu
Ahab
Elisha
Jezebel
Naboth
Still They Hitch-Hike
Sapulpa Herald comments on hitch-hiking as a national issue, noting motorists repeatedly stop for strangers despite dangers. The piece argues drivers bear liability for passengers and laments the persistence of professional hitch-hikers amid growing public disdain.
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Sapulpa Herald
Oklahoma
America
How Many Will Vote (Tulsa World) Run-off Primary Analysis
In the Tulsa World discussion of the upcoming run-off primary the piece questions the effects of a likely low turnout and the ballot size. It lists candidates for county and state offices and notes concerns over entrance fees and possible trick filings while outlining proposed reforms and the ongoing political environment.
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Seattle
Tulsa World
Election Board
Improvement in Oil Situation
Tulsa dispatch reports that excessive refinery output and high crude production threaten storage balance. Washington deliberations consider cutting state allowables for August and following months in line with reduced refinery allocations. August refinery production lowered by 930000 barrels to 36,270,000. crude output cut aims to ease oversupply.
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William Voigt JR
Associated Press
Tulsa
Washington
Counties Added to Emergency Drought List
Washington July 18. The drought relief program expands to ninety six newly designated secondary counties and lifts nine previously secondary counties to the emergency list. Listed counties include Oklahoma Alfalfa Blaine Caddo Canadian Carter and many others across central and eastern regions.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Alfalfa
Blaine
Caddo
Canadian
Carter
Chawtaw
Cleveland
Comanche
Cotton
Craig
Creek Custer
Delaware
Dewey
Garfield
Grady
Grant
Greer
Harmon
Haskell
Jackson
Jefferson Johnston
Kay
Kingfisher
Kiowa
Latimer
le Flore
Logan
Love
McCurtain
Mcintosh
Marshall
Mayes
Murray
Noble
Nowata
Osage
Ottawa
Pawnee
Payné
Pittsburg
Pottawatomie
Pushmataha
Rogers
Sequoyah
Stephens
Tillman
Tulsa
Washita
Retail Food Prices Rise Slightly in Two-Week Survey
The labor department reported a small rise in retail food prices for the two weeks ended July 1. The index reached 109.6 versus 109.1 previously, with 18 up, 8 down, and 16 unchanged among 42 items. Increases included pork chops bacon ham eggs steak lard oleomargarine and sugar.
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Washington
Labor Department
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Ada
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Pontotoc
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Europe
Marshal Foch
Chateau Thierry
Johnson
United States
von Papen
Pontotoc County
Fitts Pool
Bebee
John Fitts
Wilcox
Ku Klux Klan
Santa Claus
Ast Central College
Springfield
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
CaPres
John Boyce McKeel
W. W. Stanfield Turner
M. King
Clyde Kaiser
Della Bedford
Ster
T. J. Chambless
Bill Bevers
Ray Stegall
W. Hardy Mundy
A. A. Caldwell
Charles N. Johnson
George R. Collins
D. B
Babe) Davis
J. R. Hall
STATE
Allen G. Nichols
Tom D. McKeown
Pontotoc Co
Claude. V. Thompson
Tal Crawford
W. H. Ebery
Aubrey M. Kerr
Corporation Commissioneri
Paul Stewart
Ance
East Texas
Howard Bennette
Operati Hns
Texas
Law
Sather
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