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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1939

Page

6

Nazi Attack on Church Drives Christian Fight in Europe

London dispatch reports a major clash between Christian churches and Nazi regimes across Europe. It highlights Archbishop Waitz’s Salzburg residence seizure, Nazi restrictions on religious broadcasts and Bible sales, and mass Protestant and Catholic resistance, with reference to concordats, persecutions, and potential Vatican-Hitler talks. The piece notes a Vienna and Munich sect of church leaders pushing back while predicting ongoing conflict between Christian faith and totalitarian rule. A note from Oklahoma City mentions a heat stroke death of a six-year-old worker.

Milton Bronner NEA London Christian World of Europe Sigismund Waitz Salzburg Germany Russia Taly Waitz Friedrich Werner Werner Church of Christ God Hitler Franz von Papen Cardinal Pacelti Pius XI Saar Reich Cantor Party Munich Muenster Faulhaber Fulda

F C C asks more control over giant telephone industry

The FCC urged Congress to grant broader power over the six billion dollar telephone industry after a long investigation led by Commissioner Paul A Walker. The panel backed key steps including basic cost accounting for Western Electric, securities jurisdiction, and mandatory consolidation filings while trimming several of Walker's bolder proposals. The report notes the Bell System's capital structure and criticizes Western Electric pricing while urging more competition and licensing of Bell patents to others.

FCC Western Electric Company Bell System J. P. Morgan and Company Morgan-Stanley and Company Western Electric Western

Hitler Declares Hitler Head Of A Religion Says Veteran

Norman June 13 LF Adolf Hitler is the head of a religion says R H Markham veteran foreign correspondent addressing 1700 at University of Oklahoma International Relations Institute He warns church and state as one and cites Germany's divinity and road networks as signs of power He predicts a European war and notes Mussolini's potential pullback before Hitler acts.

Hitler Institute Norman Adolf Hitler R. H. Markham University of Oklahoma International Relations Institute Markham Germany Jesus Christ Christian Science Monitor Wilhelm Sollmann Pendel Hall College Philadelphia Nazi Germany America Europe Bulgaria Balkan Mark

Doing Away With Big Rock Talked

Washington officials say removal of Alcatraz is being studied. Attorney General Murphy called the prison a place of horror and suggested transferring inmates to a remote site away from communities. No immediate plan. any action could take two to three years.

Washington Justice Department Alcatraz Murphy San Francisco

Flint strike sparks police aid as violence rises

State police will send 25 squad cars to Flint to help maintain order during a General Motors strike amid two street fights. Capt. Laurence A. Lyon stated Flint asked for help as injuries were reported among striking AFL and CIO affiliated UAW members who refuse to recognize the AFL strike. Police units from across the lower peninsula will be held in reserve.

General Motors Flint Laurence A. Lyon State Police AIL United Automobile Workers CIO UAW AFL Lyon Lower Peninsula

Grain Not Badly Hurt By Storms Oklahoma City Report

The federal weather bureau reports last weekend's rain and hail storms did not heavily damage grain crops in Oklahoma. In north central and northwestern areas yield of wheat and small grains is generally good, while elsewhere it ranges from fair to poor. Pastures are short and weedy, but livestock conditions are mostly good.

Oklahoma City Federal Weather Bureau Oklahoma Cate Ton Southeestern

Reinforcements To Scene Of Strike

Michigan state police dispatched 12 sergeants and 73 patrolmen to Flint in response to an appeal from local officials as a strike escalates.

Lansing Mich Flint Michigan State Police

Baby’s first tooth spurs debate in Ada classifieds

Oklahoma City report notes Sallie Fleming, seven months old, may bite into steak as her mother Mrs. W. Fleming contends. The fragment mentions Ada News classified ads and a soft baby food question amid early June chatter.

Oklahoma City Sallie Fleming W. R. Fleming

Oil Prices Move Opposite Ways In Mixed Market

Crude and refined oil prices diverged today as a federal court decision stirred unease among East Texas proration players. Sinclair and other refiners raised tank wagon prices, while Illinois and Kentucky buyers cut crude by ten cents a barrel amid rising Illinois crude supply. The Texas court ruling voided a prior production allocation method and the railroad commission plans to appeal. Commission officials defended a fair distribution and noted ongoing drilling gains in Illinois and Kansas. Oklahoma City reports also note a new state game and fish commissioner appointment in Tulsa.

East Texas Tulsa Strong Zone Sinclair Refining Co Illinois Kentucky Ship Corp Standard Ohio Lineis Texas Railroad Commission Rowman & Nichols

Free and Easy America Behind Him King Must Return to Gilded Cage

London reports on King George and Queen Elizabeth after their Canada visit. Despite desire to escape, they return to a rigid royal system. The piece notes the glare of public speech, media scrutiny, and the Duchess of Kent dental episode, contrasted with ordinary life in Paris. Royal observers blame the gilded cage’s keepers.

America Gilded Cage Milton Bronner Nea London Canada Ming ‘George Queen Elizabeth England John Smith Mary Anne Official. Com Duke of Windsor Prince of Wales George Winnipeg Harley Street Mike Duchess of Kent Duke of Kent Marina Paris

Britain Builds Up Land and Air Power to Fight War Threat

Britain reveals its peacetime budget record 750 million dollars and conscription of 200,000 yearly, aiming for an army of over 1,021,000 by year end. It expands an enormous air force with dual roles: heavy bombers to strike German cities and fighters to deter invasion, with production accelerating at home and abroad.

Milton Bronner NEA Service Star London Great Britain Mercurean Britain Germany Bore-Belisha Ules Admiral Mahan England Europe Anield Chamberlain Munich Hitler United States Royal Air Force Northolt Aeble

Believes Prayer Restored Sight in Texas Woman

HEMPHILL Tex June 14 Mrs Mattle Boyett 89 believes prayer restored her sight after 15 years of blindness She prayed for two days and nights to see her grandchildren Monday she could see dimly Yesterday her sight was stronger A Sabine county physician examined her and said she seemed to have glaucoma but could not explain the restoration She lost sight of an eye 32 years ago a film grew over the other and she was blind 15 years The film disappeared No doctor had treated her eyes for years Norman Several proposed Hal Niemann memorial designs were submitted for Niemann Field at the University of Oklahoma to honor Hal Niemann Sooner pole vaulter killed in a varsity meet

Hemphill Tex CPI Mattle Boyett Sabine County Boyett Norman Hal Niemann Niemann University O Oklahoma Joseph EB. Smay Hal- Niemann

Divide Two Highway Divisions Would Divide Two Divisions

Oklahoma City June 14 21 plans to split six highway department divisions into eight smaller districts were revealed by Gov. Phillips He proposed dividing the two largest districts creating a Tulsa headquarters and possibly splitting the southwest division at Clinton The aim is to equalize road mileage and reduce travel costs with savings offset by new offices The governor also discussed the 1940 road program noting retirement of debt and potential funding for a new bridge over the Wichita River at Hammon

Oklahoma City Highway Department Phillips Highway Commission Muskogee Tulsa Clinton Federal Bureau of Roads Weshita River Hammon

Gasoline inspectors named. Oklahoma City notices June 14

Oklahoma City reports 28 inspectors selected to replace 150 workers after July 1 under a corporate commission act. District lines will be set later this month with a school of instruction planned for July 30. Pawhuska Osage county cajtlemen announce their annual convention June 29-30 featuring a ranch tour.

Oklahoma City Corporation Commission Pawhuska Osage County Cautlémen

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