Canada tightens grip on fifth columnists under Defense of Canada Rules
Ottawa reports a wide crackdown on subversives as the Defense of Canada Regulations enable government action against Communists and fascist groups. Courts declared the Communist party illegal, with members facing tough penalties, while officials mobilize a 5000 strong veterans home guard and monitor suspected enemy agents nationwide.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Defense of Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Communist Party
National Unity Party
Trojan Horse
Evi
Cecil L. Snyder
Ontario
Supreme Court
E. RE. Chevrier
Montreal
Quebec
Wilfrid Girouard
Adrien Arcan
Fuehrer
James Farr
Norman Rogers
Veterans’ Home Guard
Canadian Legion
Uni
Justice
Ernest Lapointe
House of Commons
Mounties
Halifax
Vancouver
Italy enters war and costs American oil buyers
War spread to the Mediterranean prompts Italy to pull tankers home or to neutral ports. Houston notes 281,000 tons of its 376,707 exported to Italy last year were petroleum products. Analysts foresee Britain and France shifting to American supplies if Mediterranean shipping stays closed. Venezuelan demand may rise as allies seek more oil from the Americas. Oil and Gas Journal reports 561 completions for the week ending June 8, with new discoveries in Nebraska Forest City basin, Blessing Texas distillate field, and pools in Cowley Kansas and Okfuskee Oklahoma.
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Tulsa
Mediterranean
Italy
Gulf Ports
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Houston
Mexican
Britain
France
Iraq
Iran
Cape of Good Hope
Americas
Venezuela
Oil and Gas Journal
Nebraska
Forest City Basin
Texas Gulf Coast
Blessing
Matagorda County
Wilson Creek
Cowley County
Kansas
Burbank
Oklahoma
Pottawatomie County
Okfuskee County
Time Again For Making CCC Placements in Oklahoma
Applications are open through July 5 in county welfare offices for Civilian Conservation Corps enrollment during July 1 to 20, 1940. Oklahoma plans to supply 3,000 to 3,500 youths for six months of work in state and other camps. Candidates must be unmarried US citizens 17 to 23 12, be unemployed and needy, willing to allot 22 dollars monthly, and eligible under health and character rules.
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CCC
United States
National Guard
Oklahoma
Talmadge Shifts to New Deal in Georgia Governor Race
Eugene Talmadge, a veteran Georgia politician, qualified to seek a third term as governor and announced support for the national administration. He will enter the September 11 Democratic primary, becoming the first former Georgia governor to seek a third term after constitutional limits. He retired from office in 1937 after two terms and previously ran for U S Senate in 1936 and 1938.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Farmer
Talmadge
U. S
Sapulpa Man Killed in Kansas Grade Crossing Crash
P T E Clouse of Sapulpa Oklahoma died when his car collided with a Frisco train two miles south of Columbus Kansas. Four others were injured including Mrs Clouse severe arm injuries and daughter Mrs L B Patterson plus her two children Donna and Phyllis. Robbery and assault followed, with two men and a woman named Snipes tied to a fence before escaping.
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Columbus
Kas
T. E. Clouse
Sapulpa
Okla
Here
Clouse
L. B. Patterson
Donna
Phyllis
D. J. Friesen
Fort Scott
Ethiopians in Revolt Reported Battling Italians in Occupied Lands
The Laborite Daily Herald claimed 200000 Ethiopian troops in former Haile Selassie uniforms fight Italian forces in fascist occupied Ethiopia. Negus in England may return to lead with British aid as four garrison towns in Gojam and Harar are surrounded under Abebe Arragai’s command.
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London
Laborite
Daily Herald
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Herald
Negus
England
Gojam
Harar
Abebe Arragai
Addis Ababa
Smalley and Waldrep Set for Sentencing in Job-Selling Case
OKLAHOMA CITY June 12 Smalley former Potawatomi county representative and Waldrep Shawnee State senator are to be sentenced June 21 for state job-selling convictions. Jurors recommended maximums one year in jail and a $1000 fine for both. Smalley faces an extra count. They await sentencing on bond.
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Oklahoma City
Joe Smalley
Pottawatomie
Tom C. Waldrep
Shawnee
Common Pleas Court
Smalley
Lewis R. Morris
Capitol
Glen Morris
Waldrop
Coy Smith
Maysville
Ark
Martin Thomason
Three Men Rob Truck Drivers in Comanche County
Three masked men in blue handkerchiefs captured a 20 year old woman near Comanche, tying her to a barbed wire fence two miles south of town. They robbed two truck drivers, Jack Sims and Bill Spradling, and fled after a two and a half hour spree ending south of Comanche.
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Rika
Miss Snipes
Duncan
Comanche
Nina Snipes
Here
Jack Sims
Bill Spradling
Wau
Ramblings With State Naturalist
Dr Milton Hopkins argues that war on nature harms native plants and urges conservation of Oklahoma flora. He notes drastic changes over 100 years due to white settlement, uprooting, and invasive weeds, then previews examples of beautiful native species.
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Milton Hopkins
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Washington Plows Ahead On Route To Galway
Aboard the S S Washington at sea June 12 the United States liner nears Galway after dodging two submarines. Authorities say altering course would be unsafe and all belligerents are informed of the itinerary. Passengers, 1020 aboard, assisted by captain Harry Manning, remain hopeful as danger passes.
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S. S. Washington AT
United States
Washington
Ireland
Galway
Europe
New York
Berlin
Portugal
Germany
Harry Manning
Bail Set and Fingerprinting Ordered for Two Men
Judge Bondy fixed bail at 1500 dollars each for the two men after Max D. Steuer proposed a thousand and they were paroled to their counsel. Correa suggested the court directed the usual process and they were fingerprinted at the U S marshal's office.
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Max D. Steuer
Schenck
Bondy
Correa
U. S. Marshal’s Office
Emphasis On The Child As Central Figure In Education
The address opened the East Central State college education conference with A L Crable state superintendent as principal speaker. Crable and other state department staff led conferences with teachers and administrators. County superintendents Calvin Smith Ray Stegall Jim Ragland and Viola Griffith attended among campus guests.
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East Central State College
A. L. Crable
General Assembly
Crable
State Department
East Central District
Calvin Smith
Seminole County
Ray Stegall
Pontotoc County
Jim Ragland
Hughes County
Viola Griffith
Okfuskee County
Department of Education
Oklahoma
E. E. Halley
E. A. Duke
State College
State Department of Education
Public Instruction
Siam Signs Pact With Three Powers
Britain France and Japan sign non aggression pacts with Siam as London sources see gains for Singapore security. Bangkok dispatches call the move a contribution to regional peace and stability in Southeast Asia.
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London
R. A. Butler
Thailand
Siam
Britain
France
Japan
Singapore
Malay Peninsula
Butler
Asia
Japs And British Reach One Accord
London June 12 Reuters reports Japan and Great Britain reached an accord at Tianjin on policing and on silver and currency matters after talks between Japanese vice minister Massyuki Tani and British ambassador Sir Robert Cripps.
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London
Reuters
Foreign Office
Japan
Great Britain
Tientsin
North China
Massyuki Tani
Robert Leslie Cringie
Schenck Pleads Innocent in Tax Evasion Case
New York June 12. Joseph M. Schenck chairman and executive director at 20th Century Fox pleaded innocent in federal court to a 20 count indictment charging perjury and false statements and to a second indictment charging tax evasion with conspiracy. J H Moskowitz Fox story editor also pleaded innocent to the second indictment. Bail counsel asked 2500 for each defendant. Trial date to be set in July.
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New York
Joseph M. Schenck
20Th Century Fox Film Corporation
J. H. Maskowitz
20Th Century Fox
Schenck
Moskowitz
Matthias F. Correa
Jobs for June Graduates
Director of Personnel at Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. notes that defining a clear objective and presenting qualifications well improves hiring chances. Emphasizes appearance, conduct, and preparedness, including prior summer work, careful applications, proper spelling, and a good photograph to create a strong first impression.
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The
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Hen Lays Unusual Memorial Day Egg With Wreath
Mrs. J. T. Hammond reports a hen laid a Memorial Day egg at Depew Okta. The egg featured a wreath impressed into the shell in red and blue ribbon colors, joining a long line of odd egg varieties such as double yolks and giant eggs.
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Depew, Okta
Spacing Rules Debated for Wilcox Wells in Pottawatomie
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission debated Atlantic Refining’s application to space Wilcox wells in four Pottawatomie county sections. A hearing revealed disagreement over 20 acre diagonal spacing versus ten acre square spacing for sections 13, 11-4, 24-11-4, 18-11-5 and 19-11-5.
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Oklahoma City
Corporation Commission
Atlantic Refining Company
Pottawatomie County
Reford Bond
River in Canton Near Flood Stage as Crest Approaches
The North Canadian river swelled by three days of rain reached flood stage in Canton. Crest near nine feet threatened lowlands while Woodward saw its crest pass yesterday after the river flooded S. H. 15 to three feet.
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Canton
North Canadian
Woodward
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NEA Service
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Joseph Maurice Scott
Scott
Adrien Arcand
New
Sapulpan
Waldrep
Wild Flowers
U. 5
Kansas City
Gloria Thompson
St. Louis
Virginia Wolfenden
San Francisco
Pat Canning
Alameda
Calif
F. M. Stavely
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