Ada Evening and Weekly News Consolidation Notices
Notices record the historic consolidation timeline for Ada newspapers The Ada Evening News and Ada Weekly News merged with Pontotoc County Enterprise later Ada-Star-Democrat and Ada Evening News subscriptions list monthly and yearly rates and mailing details.
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Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc County Enterprise
Ada- Star-Democrat
Ada Evening News
Ada Weekly
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Roosevelt Warns Against War Yet Builds Defense Strong
In a period of rising global tension, the editorial urges the United States to ready army, navy, and air forces, while cautioning against rushing into conflict. It advocates allied support and industrial mobilization, stressing taxation, unity, and balanced national defense without surrendering neutrality.
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Roosevelt
Britain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Europe
Germany
Italy
University of Virginia
United States
State Department
Diplomatic Corps
Congress
Ada Study Underway for New Municipal Airport Plan
Civic leaders study a several hundred acre Ada airport to serve southern Oklahoma with hangars and improved runways. The plan aims to attract airline traffic and a flying school, with site approval by the civil aeronautics authority and WPA, city bond financing for the land, and WPA funds for the build and hangars. Local colleges expect a modern field replacing the current one seven miles south.
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Oklahoma
Ada
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Works Progress Administration
Dallas
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
East Central State College
Relief Works Agency
Posthumous Award To Oklahoma Flyer
The War Department awards the Distinguished Flying Cross posthumously to First Lieutenant Virgil Hine of the Air Corps for extraordinary achievement in the first successful refueling of a flying plane. He piloted the refueling aircraft in an experiment on June 28, 1929, setting new endurance speed and distance records. Hine was a Muskogee Oklahoma native and is survived by relative Tom Hine of Muskogee.
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Washington
War Department
Virgil Hine
Air Corps
Hine
Muskogee
Oklo
Tom Hine
South Seventh Street
State Demos For Sending Allies Aid
Oklahoma Democrats approved a resolution backing aid to the Allies at the state convention while a similar vote split on supporting a third term for President Roosevelt. The 160 to 41 vote passed amid debates on war entry and civilization, with Lyons and Lyons leading the pro resolution. Delegates named to the national convention include Phillips Kerr and Mrs. Catlett with Kerr elected national committeeman.
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Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Joe Looney
Ewoka
Resolutions Committee
Tom Kight
Claremore
Thomas D. Lyons
Tulsa
Jess Larson
Oklahoma City
Lyons
Phillips
Lee and
Thomas
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma City Oilman
Scott Ferris
John G. Catlett
Navy Air Measure Passes Congress
The House completed action on bills allowing the Navy to have 10 000 planes 16 000 pilots and to build 22 new combat vessels plus similar auxiliary ships. It authorizes 11 percent surface tonnage increase and 200 air bases and a new pilot training school at Corpus Christi Texas awaiting President Roosevelt's signature.
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Washington
House
White House
Roosevelt
Navy
Corpus Christi
Tex
Pin Removed From Baby's Stomach
Eleven month old Jerry Allen is recovering at Valley View hospital after surgeons removed an open safety pin swallowed at home. The pin lodged in the stomach and was removed by Dr. M. L. Lewis during an abdominal operation conducted Monday night.
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Jerry Allen
Valley View Hospital
Jerry
Joe Allen
South Constant
Sidnah Story
Henry Cuff
M. L. Lewis
Adamas Showers Bring Cool Weather Across Oklahoma
An active cool front followed by rainfall cooled Oklahoma after a heat spell with 95 degree readings. Monday's high reached 73, then dropped to 56 overnight. Rain totals for the three day period reached .88 inches statewide, with heavier downpours in McAlester and Bartlesville and widespread showers across many counties.
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Oklahoma
Associated Press
McAlester
Bartlesville
Maimi
Muskogee
Sallisaw
Tulsa
Okmulgee
Winita
Tuskahoma
Guthrie
Chandler
Ponca City
Poteau
Pryor
Oklahoma City
Court strikes down quarterly estimate law in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the quarterly estimate law that let the governor cut general fund appropriations. The decision affects budget control, with $1,400,000 saved this year prospectively and departments urged to conserve. Justices stressed preserving legislative and executive powers and rejected a de facto gubernatorial veto beyond adjournment.
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Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
A. L. Crabb
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Phillips
R. R. Owens
Owens
General Revenue Fund
Welch
Hurst
Gibson
Ford says Can Do on mass production of planes now
Edsel Ford announced after a 2 12 hour conference with William S Knudsen that Ford Motor Company is ready to swing to mass production of airplanes once government contracts are granted He and Knudsen planned a further meeting Ford noted the P 40 is suitable for mass production and acknowledged prior estimates of a 1000 planes daily as a possibility
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Mexico
Panama Canal
Washington
Edsel Ford
William S. Knudsen
National Defense Commission
Ford Company
Knudsen
Ford
Army
Contractor Killed By Falling Bricks In McAlester Ritz Theatre
McAlester Oklahoma June 11 a 62 year old contractor Dave Loveall was killed when a two story brick wall collapsed on him at the Ritz theatre during remodeling by the R and R The ater company of Dallas Two workers were injured Dell Weaver 54 was rescued and Floyd Pace 40 escaped with minor injuries Weaver warned others before the collapse Bystanders and volunteers moved debris for about half an hour to reach Loveall who left a widow and two sons
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McAlester
Dave Loveall
Dell Weaver
Floyd Pace
Loveau
Weaver
Ritz Theatre
R. and R. Theater Company
Dallas
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News
A short advertising column highlights the advantages of investing more money in vesting plans offered by Ada News classifieds. The note promises higher yields and clearer terms for readers who commit larger sums.
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Ada News
Steel Company Deal to Aid Allies
The war department and the U S Steel Export company announce a deal to supply the allies with 37.6 million dollars worth of surplus munitions, equipment and ordnance. The transfer, via U S Steel Export subsidiary, involves no profit to the steel company and aligns with President Roosevelt's pledge of full material aid.
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New York
War Department
U. S. Steel Export Company
U. S. Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
Steel Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
Washington
U. S
U. S. War Department
Roundup Club To Hold State Meet Here in August
The State Roundup Club Association will meet in Ada on August 8 and 9, aligning with the Firemen's Rodeo. The event should draw about 400 additional horsemen and feature a large rodeo parade.
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Roundup Club
State
Ada
Ada Man Named Chief of Vets
J. P. Beard of Ada was nominated state commander of the Spanish War Veterans association and will be unopposed at Tuesday elections. Officers of the Association of Sons and Daughters of the Veterans elected today include Arthur R. Johnson of Stillwater as president and Gertrude Gossett of Lawton as first vice president.
Candidates Named for County Offices in Democratic Primary
The News lists candidates for county offices subject to the July 9 1940 Democratic primary. For County Attorney SI Freeman James O Braly Carlos Wadlington. For County Treasurer John E Lee Sam Dew. Sheriff Mose Henry Buck Taylor Clyde Kaiser Charles N Johnson. County Superintendent Ray Stegall. County Commissioner Dist 1 Grady Miller W M Bill Pegg Elmer Chandler Millard Ford. For Dist 2 Coleman C Lea. County Assessor Charles Rushing Bill Bevers. Representative No 2 Fred McCabe Thomas T Goodman J B Gilbreath. County Commissioner Dist 2 George R Collins. For County Judge Franklin Bourland.
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Grady Miller
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House Approves Defense Financing Bill With Tax Hike
The House passed a defense financing bill by 396 to 6, boosting taxes about 1.004 billion dollars annually and raising the debt limit from 45 to 49 billion. The measure aims for stronger defenses while expanding income and corporate taxes and enabling a 4 billion dollar debt increase to fund army and navy buildup.
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Washington
House
Morgenthau
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Sen
Byrd
D.-Va
State Salon Gets Maximum Penalty For Selling Jobs
Oklahoma city dispatch reports a jury convicted Joe Smalley former Pottawatomie county representative on a state job selling indictment. He received the maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $1000 fine, mirroring co defendant Tom C Waldrep Shawnee state senator who also was sentenced.
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Oklahoma
Common Pleas Court
Joe Smalley
Pottawatomie
Smalley
Tom C. Waldrep
Shawnee
Minimum grain futures price limits abolished Friday
The Chicago Board of Trade announced that minimum prices on grain futures will be abolished at the opening of business Friday June 14. The board of directors decided to discontinue the pegged limits at the meeting held today in Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Board of Directors
Konawa CCC Tour Set for June 13
The Konawa Soil Conservation district schedules its annual field tour for Thursday June 13 starting at 9 00 a m at the camp in Konawa. Louis P Merrill regional conservator SCS Fort Worth Texas will speak during lunch and Dr H G Bennett president of Oklahoma A and M college will speak at the 8 00 p m banquet at the camp.
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Konawa
Soviet Embassy Damaged in Major Chungking Air Raid
Bombs hit Chungking as Japanese planes unleashed the heaviest attack in a year on the provisional Chinese capital. The Soviet embassy was partly demolished in the bombardment reported June 11.
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Chungking
China
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Charles N. Johnson
County Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ray Stegall
Coleman C. Lea
Charles Rushing
Bill Bevers
Fred McCabe
Thomas T. Goodman J. B. Gilbreath
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George R. Collins
Franklin Bourland
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