Roosevelt Enlists Envoy in Middle East. Oklahoma Flood Receding
The Associated Press reports rain swollen streams in Oklahoma are receding as sun returns. In Pauls Valley the Washita River floodwaters ease, 50 families remain evacuated, 12 to 24 inch street flooding, no deaths reported, roads opening with closures elsewhere as rivers drop.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Harry Wahl
Pauls Valley
Washita
R. H. Harmon
E. T. Barber
The
Court House
Harmon
Bixby
Tulsa County
Deer Creek
Randlett
Red River
Little River
Seminole
WPA
Lake Duncan
Duncan City
Oklahoma City
Ron Stephens
Duncan Street
PESSIMIST By Rob Bianks
A fragmentary column notes a downtown figure who plans to plant himself in view of passersby. It mentions two classes of co eds, those who study and those who pursue other aims.
Harriman to Expedite Red Sea Shipments and Aid Britain
W Averell Harriman flies from London to the Middle East to arrange for receipt of American military equipment. The White House notes the Lease-Lend program has exported 75 million dollars in war supplies as Roosevelt reports to Congress. Knox says navy may convert new ships into small aircraft carriers for Atlantic patrols.
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Washington
Britain
Mediterranean
W. Averell Harriman
London
Middle East
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Harriman
England
Suez Canal
Red Sea
Navy
Knox
Atlantic
Ada Delegation Heads to Washington Over New Airport
Ada Chamber of Commerce directors Milton Keating Mayor Bill Crawford and Frank Norris will fly to Washington with return possible by Thursday to urge action on Ada's proposed modern airport. Congressman Lyle Boren urged a delegation to ensure rapid information and possible defense program inclusion. Meanwhile heavy rains flood roads stranding Ada area travel, with Little River and other routes closed.
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Ada
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Milton Keating
Bill Crawford
Frank C. Norris
Washington
Dallas
Lyle Boren
Boren
Air Corps of
Army
WPA
CAA
Oklahoma
Highway Department
Oklahoma City
Stratford
French Battalion Sacrificed In Beirut Drive
The Associated Press reports Germany limited its Middle East role to air support as Syria and Lebanon pivot toward British and Free French control. Berlin warns, while Poland and Romania mass troops for a push on Moscow amid Cripps’ London visit.
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Associated Press
Germany
London
Vichy
Middle East
Syria
Lebanon
Berlin
Haifa
Palestine
Soviet
Russia
Ukraine
Krakow
Poland
Romania
Moscow
Stafford Cripps
England
Britain
Litani
Beirut
Kissoue
Damascus
Kissone
Reuters
Abou Kemal
U S Officials Seek Truth In Ship Sinking
In Recife Brazil on June 11 the Brazilian steamer Ozorio carrying 11 survivors of the sunken United States steamship Robin Moor arrived. The U S consul boarded to talk with survivors to determine if a German submarine sank the Robin Moor, with one Brazilian and U S officials allowed aboard.
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Recife
Brazil
Ozorio
United States
Robin Moor
Frank Little First Of New Registrants
Weldon Little 21 in Pontotoc County becomes the first to register under the new draft rules. Ada clerks plan ahead dating cards July 1 and permit early registration to ease July 1 congestion.
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Frank Little
Pontotoc
Weldon Frank Little
West 12Th
Ada
Little
Uncle Sam
Jack Lloyd
Pat Murphy
Pontotoc County
Secretary Knox Attacks Subversives as Labor Unions Face Strikes
Secretary Knox warned that subversive elements in labor unions would be prosecuted as enemies of the country. A wildcat strike by CIO UAW members disrupted six Bohn Aluminum plants, ended next day after wage talks stalled by a April 1 contract deadline. Richard Frankensteen backed army action and defended the president’s stance against unrest. Production resumed at North American Aviation in Inglewood and Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego reported strike threats lifted, signaling a brighter defense outlook.
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Associated Press
Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corporation
Detroit
North American Aviation
Inglewood
California
Consolidated Aircraft Factory
San Diego
Knox
North American
Roosevelt
Richard Frankensteen
CIO Aircraft Division
UAW
Frankensteen
National Cio
San Francisco
Cio-Uaw
Bomber Found After Jungle Crash Near Panama
In Panama the crashed United States army bomber was located in the El Valle region. Four of seven crew members were dead. Staff Sergeant Albert Napolitano of Hyde Park Massachusetts survived with minor injuries. The fate of two others remained unknown.
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Panama
Albert Napolitano
Hyde Park
Massachusetts
Nama
el Valle
Canarie
Robin Moor Sinkings Stirs U S Action Prompted by Survivors
State department seeks confirmation of survivors reports that the Robin Moor was torpedoed by a German submarine while flying the American flag. Officials await formal reports from Brazil before any action, as Osorio carries the 11 survivors to Recife tonight and three officers among them raise hopes for an authentic account. 35 others still missing three weeks after the May 21 sinking between Dakar and Natal.
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Washington
State Department
Robin Moor
Brazil
Recife
Osorio
South Atlantic
Dakar
Natal
New York
South Africa
Robin
Associated Press
Rio de Janeiro
Wademar Lucio Pereira
Teres
Rainy spell ends as Ada enjoys clearing skies
Ada and nearby areas emerged to bright sun Wednesday after a five day rain burst ended Tuesday. Total weekly rainfall reached 1.98 inches with 1.28 inches Tuesday and 0.69 inches Wednesday, while Tuesday’s high reached 82 and overnight low dipped to 62.
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Ada
Dipping Vat Drive Progresses Across County Farms
A June campaign to build dipping vats, funded by county commissioners and farm owners, advances rapidly with about 10 new vats under construction and many more repairs planned. Some vats are privately funded on the W. A. Delaney Jr. ranch and the G. C. Mayhue ranch. The program aims to improve livestock by controlling ticks and external parasites.
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W. A. Delaney Jr
G. C. Mayhue
De Valera Refuses U S War Transit via Ireland
Dublin reports quote Irish sources stating Prime Minister Eamon de Valera refused U S use of Irish seaports and airports as transit points for war supplies bound for Britain.
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London
Eamon de Valera
Eire
United States
Ireland
Britain
Cadet Killed At Cimmaron Air Field
Air Cadet Robert Kirk Graham twenty two from Chicago died in a solo Fairchild trainer crash seven miles north of Cimaron Field near Yukon Oklahoma. The incident followed a March start to the school term and marks the first serious accident reported.
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Yukon
Okla
Robert Kirk Graham
Chicago
Graham
Fairchild
Cimmaron
USO Drive Plan Nears Kickoff Breakfast Set
County USO leaders finalize plans for a fundraising breakfast next Monday at the Aldridge hotel to launch the drive. T. G. Kelly says captains will head groups to gather donations with a Pontotoc county quota of 2750 dollars for soldiers recreational facilities.
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United Service Organizations
Aldridge Hotel
T. G. Kelly
U.S.O
Pontotoc County
Flag Display Is Sorta Spontaneous
Ada merchants began Wednesday what was apparently a spontaneous observance of Flag Week. Down Main Street almost all businesses displayed Old Glory in commemoration of the 1777 June adoption of the flag. The week long observance is new nationwide. local plans started as a one day display. By Wednesday noon the business district showed a lively display of flags.
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Ada
Main Street
Striking Workers Return to Work at Defense Plants
Amid tightened army scrutiny, workers resume at Inglewood North American Aviation plant while Cleveland Aluminum Co. of America plants and Pittsburgh unions reach settlement terms. Roosevelt backs back-to-work push as Branshaw enforces orderly return with careful checks lowering production to about 75 percent of normal.
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Inglewood
Calif
North American Aviation Corp
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
San Diego
AFL Machinists
Cleveland
Aluminum Company of America
Defense Mediation Board
Washington
Pittsburgh
U. S. Conciliation Service
AFL
Roosevelt
Harvey W. Brown
AFL Machinists’ Union
San Francisco Bay
Charles E. Branshaw
CIO
Branshaw
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North American Aviation, Inc
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Clarendon Junior College
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