Soviet Diplomacy and the Stalin Strategy in War Times
Henry Noble Hall outlines Stalin's pragmatic foreign policy from 1927 onward. The piece argues Russia shifted from postwar isolation to strategic expansion, leveraging treaties and alliances to survive Allied pressures and gain influence. It links Brest-Litovsk losses to later gains in Siberia, Central Asia, and near abroad, framing Russia as a sleeping partner in Nazi crime with accumulating loot.
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Henry Noble Hall
NEA
Achiavelli
Stalin
Hitler
Russia
R Many
Poland
England
France
Pilsudski
Weygan
U.S. to Reject Nazi Protests and Tighten Immigrant Rules
The United States moves to reject Germany's protest over consuls and imposes strict entry refusals on immigrants from German controlled regions. Consular officers abroad are instructed to deny visas to applicants with relatives in occupied countries to deter fifth columnists and potential foreign agents.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Nation Ready To Arm Ships In New World War Tension
President Roosevelt signaled readiness to arm U S merchant ships if needed to meet submarine threat. Officials expect arming might follow Berlin’s stance after the Robin Moor sinking. plans exist since 1918. International rumors mount over Germany pressuring the Soviet Union from Ankara and the broader fear campaign around war in Europe.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Germany
Berlin
Robin Moor
South Atlantic
Mr. Roosevelt
Hitler
Reuters
Ankara
National Broadcasting Company
Martin Agronsky
Columbia Broadcasting System
Winston Burdett
Ukraine
Caucasus
Stalin
Rumania
Bulgaria
London
Soviet
Poland
Soviet Union
Coal County Sheriff Walter Clark Dies Suddenly
Walter Clark about 50 sheriff of Coal county died at his Coalgate home Wednesday evening from heart failure. He had been in ill health after an accident and double pneumonia. He was found dead on his bed after complaining of chest pain. Funeral arrangements are pending with Owers Funeral Home. Clark had served multiple terms as sheriff.
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Walter Clark
Coal County
Coalgate
Clark
Owers Funeral Home
C. C. McMil
Ada water rates to remain a dollar minimum says official
J H Norman, Ada water department superintendent, says the 1 dollar minimum cited by a reporter was a misunderstanding. The city’s rate plan calls for 3 000 gallons at 1 dollar and 10 cents per additional 1 000 gallons, with meters read by both the department and the user.
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Ada
Byrds Mill
Hitler
London
East
Oklahoma
Water Department
Ultimatum Reported Expiring as Damascus Attacked
Reuters from Palestine says allied troops encircle Damascus and attack the Syrian capital after a ultimatum to French defenders expires. A Jerusalem spokesman confirmed the assault as Free French forces join the British advance.
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London
Reuters
Palestine
Damascus
Jerusalem
Ankara
Turkey
Pessimist By Bob Blanks Jr recollecting liver request nostalgia
The piece recalls a bygone era as the narrator remembers asking the butcher for a pound of liver and the sighs that followed. It frames ordinary shop moments with a humorous, rueful tone and a sense of everyday life.
Textbook Law Plan Set for Five-Year Adoptions
Oklahoma City report on a conference of the textbook commission Governor Phillips and attorneys outlines operation of the new textbook law to allow current adoptions to stand for another five years.
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Oklahoma City
Textbook Commission
Phillips
Bull Gores Neighbor in Fatal Farmyard Incident
A Bohemian farmer, Frank Kosmata, was found fatally gored by a bull on his land about 65 miles northwest of Ada on Highway 13. J W Cape discovered the body shortly before 10 am and alerted local authorities after confirming Kosmata had died. The bull remained on the scene amid torn ground suggesting a prolonged struggle.
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Frank Kosmata
Ada
J. W. Cape
Kosmata
Cape
John Sparks
Sparks
Kosata
Louis Kosmata
Burns Fatal To Ada Man
Ada resident Lee Paul Golightly 48 died from a gas explosion at the summer home of George Shirk in Oklahoma City. He was visiting to inspect a hot water heater when a match lit a leak in the cellar, igniting the gas. Survivors include his widow and son Gene of Ada, plus another son Ray and daughters Nadine and Doris of Elkhart Indiana.
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Oklahoma City
Lee Paul Golightly
Ada
George Shirk
Golightly
Shirk
Frisco
Gene
Ray
Nadine
Doris
Elkhart
Indiana
Ten Million Dollar Ceiling for State Deficit Navy Reserves Told
Washington reports stand by orders issued to remaining naval reservists as Navy expands manpower needs. Some 6,564 officers and 14,313 enlisted remain inactive, with Secretary Knox allowing merchant marine reserve officers to be ordered without consent. A major recruiting push targets 264,798 personnel to meet new warship commissions and increased crew requirements. Captain Abel T. Bidwell stated the Navy believes all needed men can be found without invoking selective service.
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Washington
Navy
Knox
Merchant Marine Reserve
Abel T. Bidwell
Bureau of Navigation
Auditor Reports On Present Condition Of State Finances
Assistant state auditor Roger Phelps announced a deficit ceiling of 10 630 072 for this fiscal year with lapsed appropriations possibly reducing by 1 000 000 The biennial deficit will be between 16 630 000 and 17 630 000 with a 7 000 000 overdraft from last year The five member funding commission will meet and issue bonds to raise indebtedness to about 38 411 681 to 39 411 681 After retiring 1 781 000 in bonds this month Oklahoma still owes 21 811 681 on Murray and Marland era debts and faces an unprecedented debt level Well above earlier peaks
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Oklahoma City
Roger Phelps
Oklahoma
Phelps
Murray
Marland
Baseball scores and standings from a busy day
St. Louis defeated Washington 3 to 2 while Cleveland routed Philadelphia 14 to 2. Chicago beat New York 3 to 2 and Detroit edged Boston 5 to 2. In the National League New York visited Pittsburgh for a night game as Cincinnati hosted Chicago and Philadelphia won 7 to 5 over St. Louis in another night contest?
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St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Boston
National League New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
No Man's Land and Car Sales Snapshot
The Panhandle between 1850 and 1890 was described as no man's land without state or territorial government. Separate note states that sedans, both four and two door models, accounted for over eighty percent of U S automobile sales.
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Oklahoma “Panhandle
United States
Downey Attacks Seizure Bill for Military Dictatorship Risks
Senator Downey of California denounced wartime property seizure powers as a move toward a military dictatorship that would ruin thousands of small businesses. He pressed Under Secretary Patterson as the War Department seeks authority to acquire materials for national defense amid reports of price-hiked equipment. The discussion notes aluminum industry holdings at Fontana along the Little Tennessee River.
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Washington
Downey
D.-Calif
War Department
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Robert P. Patterson
Patterson
Aluminum Company of America
Fontana
Little
Tennessee River
Mrs. Wood Convicted of Criminal Syndicalism
Mrs. Wood, wife of the state communist party secretary, was found guilty tonight by a district court jury of criminal syndicalism. The jury recom mended the maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment and a $5,000 fine. She is the fourth defendant in the current Oklahoma case to be convicted and sentenced to the maximum.
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Oklahoma City
Robert Wood
Communist Party
Wood
Production Up at North American Aviation Plant
A reduction in troop strength at the Los Angeles North American Aviation plant restores output to 10 warplanes daily after a strike. About 2,500 guards remain, with a wage dispute ongoing at the Pipe Aircraft Lock Haven plant. Labor leaders oppose the Vinson bill while CIO and AFL clash over defense mediation.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
North American Aviation Corporation
Lock Haven
Pipe Aircraft Corporation
Tion
Washington
AFL
CIO
Vinson
National Defense Mediation Board
Philip Murray
William Green
CIO United Automobile
Douglas and Lo
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