Marines Move Toward Mechanized Landings in Modern Tactics
The United States Marine Corps aims to mechanize for future landings using armored amphibious boats light tanks armored cars and motorcycles with support from emergency defense funds. Naval strategists stress protecting Caribbean islands to deter foe strikes, making rapid mechanization a priority for first class overseas conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Marine Corps
Caribbean
United States
Russia Still Seeks Neutral Stance as War Threat Looms
London dispatch reports Soviet circles arguing Russia aims to stay neutral while pursuing allied interests in the Near East and Mediterranean. British officials note Cripps's Moscow posting signals cautious friendship, with doubts on full military cooperation and continued focus on internal affairs. Paris fronts describe intensified fighting near La Fere Laon and Chauny as German spearhead advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Russia
Near East
R. A. Butler
House of Commons
Sir Stafford Cripps
Moscow
Kremlin
Butler
Sir Stafford
Cripps
Germany
France
Erik Labonne
Tunisia
Spain
Paul Emile Naggiar
Britain
Moscow Post
Paris
la Fere Laon
Anizy-le-Chateau
Chauny
Laon
Amiens
Somme
Aisne
Allies Bomb German Targets as Invasion Follows Dunkerque
German forces attack along the Amiens front with heavy air and ground actions as British bombers strike Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Cologne and Essen. French forces redeploy from Abbeville to the Aisne as a major German offensive unfolds along the Somme and Ailette corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
British Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Frankfort
Dusseldorf
Cologne
Essenth
Amiens
Ailette Canal
Chemin Des Dames
Dunkerque
Flanders
Holland
Belgium
Laon
Somme
Abbeville
Aisne and
Oise
Ailette
Number Six Bases Drive Against England Referred
Fragmentary text notes a final objective of the ichswehr involving a drive on a campaign. The wording hints at military planning against England with unspecified bases and actions. The incomplete line suggests strategic aims rather than a completed operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Red Cross War Relief Fund progress reported in Midwest drive
Oklahoma Red Cross chapters have raised 33850 toward a 253200 goal for European war relief. William M. Baxter Jr., Midwestern area manager, commented on the campaign’s status in St. Louis reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Oklahoma
Red Cross
Europe
William M. Baxter Jr
Big Liquor Haul Made Near Ada by State Officers
State operatives raided a house two miles east of Ada on the Allen highway and seized 1740 pints of liquor including whiskey wine gin and alcohol. Three men were arrested and later two others arrived but were taken into custody. County Attorney Carloss Wadlington called it one of the county’s biggest liquor hauls in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Ada
Allen Highway
Carloss Wadlington
Wadlington
Bob West
Cliff Goldsmith
Louisiana Democrats Reject Ellender at State Convention
At Baton Rouge on June 5 Louisiana Democrats booed and ousted U S Senator Ellender from the platform over a third term bid for President Roosevelt. The convention voted to send 20 delegates to Chicago uninstructed and to honor the president while asserting customary uninstructed delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Roosevelt
U. S
Allen J. Ellender
Chicago
Ellender
Resolutions
Konawa Merchant Takes Own Life
Konawa Oklahoma June 5 a coroner s jury ruled Nathan Farb a 47 year old prominent Jewish merchant shot himself to death while listening to a radio broadcast of European war news A customer heard a pistol shot and Farb was found slumped on the floor with a pistol in hand Friends said he had worried over European events His widow survives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konawa
Nathan Farb
Farb
Oklahoma Air To Be Filled With Airplanes Soon
Oklahoma colleges expand civilian pilot training after a 50 percent quota boost by the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Fourteen schools will run the enlarged program from 10 days hence to September 1 with relaxed rules for non students and refresher courses. The plan aims to produce 15,000 pilots nationwide with a $49 course cost covering inspections and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Curtis
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Civil Aernautics Authority
CAA
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma A
M. College
Phillips University
Enid
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee
Oklahoma City University
Tulsa University
Cameron College Lawton
Oklahoma Military Academy
Claremore
University Preparatory School
Tonkawa
Northeastern
Tahlequah
Oklahoma City Burglar Spotted by Dawn Chase
The burglar fled after being spotted by Ralph Hogan who woke to find the crime in progress. Hogan chased the suspect in night clothes into the street as onlookers gathered, while the perpetrator sought cover from the growing crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Theurglar
Ralph Hogan
Hogan
Man late for charity ball in Ponca City due to missing trousers
A Wichita man arrived late for a charity ball in Ponca City after realizing 40 miles out that his attire lacked proper trousers. He turned back to Wichita, changed, and returned in correct dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca City
Wichita
Oklahoma state to save 1.65 million despite quarterly estimate suit
The state board of affairs believes state appropriations totaling 1.65 million will be preserved regardless of a state supreme court ruling on the quarterly estimate law. Chairman E W Smart says institutions under the board will stay within reduced estimates no matter the court outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Board of Affairs
E. W. Smart
Supreme Court
Three Shawnee Students Pass Pilot Tests for Licenses
Three more members of the Oklahoma Baptist university pilot training class have passed tests for pilot licenses under the civil aeronautics authority program. They are Myr Warren Jr Max Rogers of Shawnee and Bob Lawson of Inola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Oklahoma Baptist University
Civil Aeronautics Authority Program
Myr Warren, Jr
Max Rogers
Bob Lawson
Inola
Black Well Physicians Lease Idle Hospital for City Aid
Physicians here have leased a hospital building not currently in use and asked the city to provide equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Well
Farmer Russell Schultz Begins Binding Wheat Near Mulhall
Russell Schultz of near Mulhall becomes the first Logan county farmer to start binding wheat. He predicts a yield of 25 to 30 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Logan County
Russell Schultz
Mulhall
Woman Finishes Six Room House Painting Alone
ELK CITY Mrs. Ed Pecinovsky started a six room house project with her husband but he fell ill and she completed the work solo, finishing the interior and exterior painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk City
Ed Pecinovsky
United States Not Impassive To European War Says Trud
Moscow June 5 The Soviet newspaper Trud asserts the United States will not remain impassive to the European war and may influence its outcome. It notes the timing and manner of U S economic involvement will matter, with no comment on British and French ambassadors to Soviet Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Trud
United States
Stafford Tipps
Erik Labonne
Soviet Russia
Worries and toil across harvest season memories and towns
A reflective piece recalls harvest labor from green fields to golden yield and notes past and present strains. It weaves in regional trivia from Anadarko and Konawa, mentions Obits and travels, and references Joel Bixby and local figures, ending with college ties and summer terms.
Citizens urged to prepare despite shoe string limits
Rafe Haskins notes rising call for preparedness among many citizens who previously lacked extra resources such as spare shoe strings and other basics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rafe Haskins
Oklahoma Cities See Population Shifts Over Ten Years
Census figures show Clinton losing residents while Lawton grows in the past decade. The piece notes friendships and livelihoods shape town vitality more than size, citing Oklahoma City’s rapid rise and Atchison’s long stagnation amid a rural mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Buff Burtis
Charley Engleman
Bob Thacker
Lawton
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Atchison
Ballot Reforms Trim Trick Names On Primary Ballot
The State election board removed most trick names from the primary ballot. The piece notes Rep Will Rogers once began with such tricks and warns of unknown Pill Murrays and Josh Iees returning. It suggests making filing harder to avoid a ballot resembling a telephone directory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Election Board
Will Rogers
Pill Murrays
Josh Iees
Banner seen as garden spot in North Canadian valley
Traveler notes Banner’s charm despite a detour from Oklahoma City to El Reno. The town is described as a garden spot in the valley, offering value for visitors willing to go off the main highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner
Oklahoma City
el Reno
North Canadian
Month of roses and June bloom end of May verse
A reflective poem notes May as a month of roses that ends too soon and suggests that time reveals roses will bloom in June. The verse contrasts the early finish of May with the continuation of bloom into the next month.
Key's efforts valued in Oklahoma National Guard history
Maj. Gen. W. S. Key has worked hard for the improvement of the Oklahoma National Guard. Thousands of officers and enlisted men have toiled for its betterment since World War I, and there should be much greater appreciation of their efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Key
Oklahoma National Guard
Former Gov Walton runs for Oklahoma County sheriff again
The piece notes former Governor Jack Walton seeking the Oklahoma County sheriff's post once more. It comments on the difficulty of breaking a habit. It adds a quip about a poet wondering if a June day is rare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Walton
Oklahoma County
Locats Visit Ada Families From Texas
LOCATS Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Arnold of Overton Texas visit Mrs. Estelle Tucker and family. Mrs. Alma Harrison of Dallas Texas visits Ada at her sister Mrs. D. W. Swetfar of Hillsdale Estates. Mrs. Harrison plans to stay two or three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. W. H. Arnold
Overton, Texas
Mrs
Estelle Tucker
Alma Harrison
Dallas
Texas
Ada
D. W. Swetfar
Hillsdale Estates
Harrison
Madill Visit From Rea and Lawrence Families
Mrs Lon Rea and daughters Edwina and Geraldine and Mrs Harry Lawrence and granddaughter Sandra Gene of Madill visited Mr and Mrs W E Chamberlain and family Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Rea
Edwina
Geraldine
Harry Lawrence
Sandra Gene of
Madill
W. E. Chamberlain
Two Student Nurses Visit Kin and Friends
Rosemary Holley daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Holley of 512 East 7th and Geneva Auten daughter of J L Auten of Francis are visiting friends and relatives here during a two week vacation from training courses in Muskogee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Holley
Paul Holley
East 7Th
Geneva Auten
J. L. Auten
Francis
Muskogee
Weaver Family Ends Visit From St. Louis
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Weaver and their small daughter of St Louis Missouri left Wednesday after a brief visit with relatives here Weaver a graduate of Ada high school operates a commercial art business in St Louis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Weaver
St. Louis
Missouri
Mr. Weaver
Ada High School
AdaGarden club to meet Thursday evening at Mitchell home
The Dahlia Unit of the Ada Garden clubs will meet Thursday, June 13, at the West Twentieth residence of Mrs. B. M. Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Garden Clubs
B. M. Mitchell
West Twentieth
Warren Taylor Returns Home for Summer Vacation
Warren Taylor, a student at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, has come back to spend the summer with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Taylor
University of Oklahoma At
Norman
Mrs
George Taylor
Hamblen Family Returns From Dallas Visit
Mr and Mrs C K Hamblen and son Charles have returned from a brief visit in Dallas Texas.
Miss Hough Takes Two Week Vacation to Juarez and West
Miss Helen Hough plans a two week trip visiting Juarez Mexico Los Angeles and San Francisco where she will attend the World's Fair. She intends to be away about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elder of
Konawa
California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Helen Hough
Juarez
Mexico
Ada Visitor Notes and House Call Reports
R. L. Rice of Wichita Falls Texas attended to business in Ada Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Capps have returned to Idabel after visiting Reverend and Mrs. Milo Arbuckle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Rice
Wichita Falls
Texas
Ada
Freddie Capps
Idabel
Milo Arbuckle
Miss Gussie Bartley Visits Sister in Chickasha
Miss Gussie Bartley of Chickasha visits in the home of her sister Mrs. F. W. Meaders at 521 South Broadway Chickasha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie Bartley
Chickasha
F. W. Meaders
South Broadway
Dumas Visit to Mobile Follows San Antonio Trip
Mr and Mrs Joel Dumas of San Antonio left Wednesday morning for Mobile Alabama to visit the former's relatives. They have been houseguests for several days of Mr and Mrs James Wintersmith and daughter Michel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Dumas
San Antonio
Mobile
Alabama
James Wintersmith
Michel
Ada social notes list visiting and vacation plans
Beloit business visitor W. T. Regenauer called in Ada on Tuesday. Robert Lee Williamson takes a two week western trip to Old and New Mexico Arizona Los Angeles and San Francisco. Miles Lewis returns to Ada for summer vacation. he is a Tulane University student in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Williamson
West
Old
New Mexico
Arizona
Los Angeles
San Francisco
California
Frederick Visitor Tells of City Stay
Art Wright of Frederick visited this city on Tuesday. Mrs. Joe Wallach returned from Sherman Texas after a week there. She came home with Mr. and Mrs. Billy Meredith who are visiting relatives and friends for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Wright
Frederick
Joe Wallach
Sherman
Texas
Billy Meredith
Mrs. M. L. Taylor Visits Ada Relatives
Mrs. M. L. Taylor of Bethany spends the week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Pendergraft and other relatives in Ada. She is remembered here as Miss Gertrude Pendergraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Taylor
Bethany
D. E. Pendergraft
Ada
Taylor
Gertrude Pendergraft
Mrs Shelton Dandridge Graduates From Texas State College in Denton
Mrs Shelton Dandridge returns from Denton Texas where she was a member of the graduating class at the Texas State College for Women She has as houseguest Miss Alline Kimbrough of Hickory who was also a student at the school
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton Dandridge
Denton
Texas
Texas State College For Women
Alline Kimbrough
Hickory
Flora Thompson Goes to Columbia for Summer Term
Miss Flora Thompson departed Wednesday for New York City to enter Columbia University for the summer term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Thompson
New York City
Columbia University
Dillons Visit Ada From Hobbs New Mexico
Mr and Mrs W J Dillon of Hobbs New Mexico are in Ada for a few days visiting relatives and friends and conducting business. The couple are former Ada residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Dillon
Hobbs
New Mexico
Ada
Dillons
Gwin Couple Returns From New Orleans Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Gwin have returned from New Orleans where Mr. Gwin has been attending Tulane University. Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Willis and daughter Ethel Jean are visiting relatives in Tulsa this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Gwin
New Orleans
Louisiana
Mr. Gwin
Tulane University
Elizabeth Ann Willis
Ethel Jean
Tulsa
Visit of Mr and Mrs Lefty Williams and son to Ada
Mr and Mrs Lefty Williams and their son Jack from Irvann Texas arrived for a visit with friends in Ada. They are former residents of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lefty Williams
Jack
Irvann
Texas
Ada
Ada Visitors Note Ill Relative in Fort Worth
Mrs. H. G. Clark and daughter Ida left Wednesday for Fort Worth Texas to be at the bedside of Mrs. A. J. High who is seriously ill. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Son and daughter of Chickasha are visiting relatives and friends in Ada for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Clark
Ida
Fort Worth
Texas
Mrs. Clark
A. J. High
W. H
Chickasha
Ada
Mrs C W Plumly and grandson return to Ardmore
Mrs C W Plumly and her grandson John Farry have returned to Ardmore after visiting relatives and friends in Ada.
Mrs J E Bakers Return To Wapanucka From Ill Parents
Mrs J E Baker returns to her Wapanucka home after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs L Tully who are ill at Breco hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Baker
Wapanucka
Mrs. L. Tully
Breco Hospital
May Move to Broaden U.S. Income Tax for Defense Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee reported it is considering broadening the income tax as the main revenue source for a defense bill worth about 1 billion dollars. Proposals include lowering exemptions and raising rates, possibly adding millions of new taxpayers, with a tentative 10 percent increase for five years on individuals and corporations. The plan aims to reduce the federal debt but could keep Congress in session indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Doughton
N. C
Bust Of Leopold Taken From Fair
A marble bust of King Leopold was removed from Belgium’s pavilion at the New York World’s Fair on orders of the refugee Belgian government in France. Dr. Joseph Gevaert cited Pierlot’s May 26 statement denouncing Leopold for surrendering the army to Hitler and losing the right to rule. The pavilion, closed after Leopold’s capitulation, reopened Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Leopold
Belgium
France
Joseph Gevaert
Hubert Pierlot
Hitler
Allies Drop Bombs At Friedrichshafen
Allied warplanes bombed Friedrichshafen and other German targets by Lake Constance and dropped six bombs on the Swiss side near Kreuzlingen and Tagerwilen. Houses and a road were damaged but no casualties reported. Sirens sounded in Konstanz and other shore towns as anti aircraft fire erupted. Nationality of the raiders could not be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Switzerland
Friedrichshafen
Lake Constance
Kreuzlingen
Tagerwilen
Konstanz
Germany
Rhine
Restriction On Radio Amateurs
Washington June 5 the federal communications commission prohibited amateur radio communication by stations in the United States with foreign stations. Spokesmen withheld reasons but indicated the move was undoubtedly due to concerns over security and interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal
Swiss Close Canton Near Locks Passes as France Italy Tense
Swiss army closes the southern Valais canton including the St Bernard and Simplon passes. Civilians barred from the zone unless holding special passes. Foreigners barred from the entire canton unless authorized by Valais authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lausanne
Switzerland
Valais
St. Bernard
Simplon
Alps
France
Italy
Conviction Does Not Bar Candidacy But Disqualifies If Final
Oklahoma City June 5 Attorney General Williamson ruled that a felony conviction does not disqualify a person from becoming a candidate but does bar holding office once the conviction becomes final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Mac Q. Williamson
Glass as hard as steel eyed for steel tough autos
Automotive chemists develop a process to harden glass so it can be used in transparent car bodies. Researchers aim to achieve steel like strength in glass to improve safety and performance for motorists.
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Bruce Catton
NEA
George Scarbo
Eastern Mediterranean
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Associated Press
Ellender Rven
Louisiana Demos
U. 5
Ada News
Don't
Walt W. Mills
Harvest Song
Mcaichester
Jim Beattie
Rocky
Josh Lee
Newkirk
Kin Hubbard
Abe Martin
Otis Farrington
Southwest
Santa Fe
Gallup, N. M
Joel Bixby
Springfield
Joel
Gee
Hicks Smith
Mary Pitts
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Chloe Armstrong
Betty Armstrong
Miss Armstrong
Miami Junior College
Locats
T. J. Troy
Musko
W. T. Regenauer
Beloit
Wisconsin
Miles Lewis
M. L. Lewis
Mr. Lewis
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