East Central Scholarship Awards History at Ada Evening News
Ada Evening News scholarship details through 1941 note delays for 1941 awards due to past ties. Awards list include multiple institutions and winners from 1925 to 1941, with ties in 1938 and 1939, and honors in football and music.
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Ada Evening News
Joleeta Little
Miss Little
Sidney Smith
Miss Smith
Dorothy Hughes
Ethel
Edward Martin
Tom Young
Geraldine Houser
Velma Elliott Wimbish
Leonard Webster
Sarah Catherine Halford
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S. and Q. Clothiers
Burgess Steed
D. J. Nabors
Jewell Butler
Mattie Calhoun
Martin Landers
de Mayhue
John Prock
Elizabeth Ann Pickens
Geneva George
Oklahoma Moves Against Foss Dam Plan on Washita River
Oklahoma officials protest a proposed Foss dam 6,880 feet long near Clinton that would flood 7,900 acres for irrigation and flood control. Farmers along the Washita oppose it, favoring a network of smaller reservoirs. hearings in Washington set for July 14.
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Oklahoma City
Washita
Clinton
Leon C. Phillips
Red River
Grand River
Oklahoma
Don McBride
Water Resources Division
Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board
McBride
Washita Valley
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Reclamation
Foss Dam
Desert Bedouins Honor Guests With Grease Practice
Bedouin hospitality centers on serving food with ample grease to honor guests, reflecting that the more fat in the meal, the greater the honor shown to the visitor.
Mermaids Purses Found On Shore From Sea Storms
Ocean mystery objects called mermaids purses are the egg cases of dogfish and sharks washed ashore after storms during rough seas.
Carmody Says GRDA Lacked Merchandising Aggressiveness
Federal Works Administrator John M. Carmody faulted the Grand River Dam Authority for not selling its northeastern Oklahoma hydro power on a profitable, businesslike basis. He spoke in a telegram to Oklahoma Governor Leon C. Phillips amid questions about funding and leadership at GRDA, insisting the agency must present a stronger case and demonstrate competent management.
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Washington
Federal Works
John M. Carmody
Grand river dam _ authority
Oklahoma
Carmody
Leon C. Phillips
Ray McNaughton
GRDA
Federal Works Agency
Grand River
Ickes Shifts Tankers to Ease East Coast Oil Shortage
Secretary Ickes announced a plan to move three large tankers from California to Gulf ports to boost Atlantic coast supply by about 210 million gallons annually. The change aims to offset a deeper oil shortage after one-fifth of U S coastwise tankers were sent to British service.
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Washington
Ickes
Atlantic
Sun Oil Company
Standard Oil Company of California
Defense Petroleum Co
California
Gulf Ports
Russian Women In War Training Now
Millions of Russian women are being trained for medical work as part of Stalin’s push to keep the Soviet Union in constant military readiness. Over 30,000 are in special nurse units, with obligatory after hours training for all women doctors and professional nurses to act in air or chemical attacks.
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Moscow
Associated Press
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Russia
Russia
Clothes Pins Used as Anti personnel Mines By U S Army Engineers
At CAMP HUNTER LIGGETT California June 18 ordinary clothes pins are shown as firing mechanisms for anti personnel mines that spray nails into troops. The 18th engineers from Vancouver Washington developed the device using a pin battery wiring and trip loop to trigger TNT and discharge nails.
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Hunter Liggett
Calif
Fourth Army
Vancouver
Wash
Baptists Begin Two Week Revival at Konawa Church
A two weeks revival started Sunday at the Konawa Baptist church led by Rev. Roy Autry with evangelist H. L. Jones from Henryetta and Don McCollum from Okmulgee. Large crowds attended Sunday and Monday as the trio urged cooperation for a meaningful revival.
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Baptist Church
Konawa
Roy Autry
H. L. Jones
Henryetta
Don McCollum
Okmulgee
McCollum
One-Legged Prisoner Scales 80-Foot Water Tower
A one legged inmate identified as Robert Cales climbed an 80 foot water tower at the federal penitentiary in Atlanta, stripped to his shorts, removed his wooden leg, and climbed down as guards paid little attention. He is serving 18 months for forging a $10 money order. Action ended before dinner. A second note mentions ships stores with 38 500 commodities from anchors to screws.
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Atlanta
Federal Penitentiary
Joseph W. Sanford
Robert Cales
Atlan
Many College Students Drive From Homes To Attend Classes
East Central State college lists 143 students commuting to the summer session. Okemah is the farthest distance at 138 miles daily, with Ardmore McAlester and Weleetka also far. Commuters include Ruby McAfee, Mildred Adams, Elsie Head, Harral Scott, Billie Cape, Bertha Farb, Beulah Hathaway, and many others across towns such as Ada, Stratford, Stonewall, Lindsay, and Coalgate.
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East Central State College
Okemah
Ada
Ardmore
McAlester
Weleetka
Elsie Head
Harral Scott
Sulphur
Nick Arms
Irene Danner
Ruby Lee Davis
Helen Jennings
Mildred Kirkpatrick
Velmer McDonald
John Powell
Ruth May Rhodes
Helen Slover
Ethel Zoe Stewart
Libbie Lee Thomas
Mildred Vernon
Mary Stevens
Martha Jones
Stratford
Bertha Arrocha
Jane Fowler
Dena Vaye Lynn
Doyle McCoy
Pearl McCoy
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Ruth Snoddy
Leona Mae Willis
Stonewall
Frances Beamer
Trennon Collum
Mary Helen Griffin
Clayton Harper
Frank Harper
Lula Hodges
Pauline Jones
la Lora Lewis
Eldean Lang
Lorrene Morris
Clint Morrison
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Allen
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Blanche Davis
Herman Ford
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Katherine Lewis
Frances Moss
Roy James Reynolds
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L. M. Norwood
Winiford Jo Stafford
Grace Gore
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R. R. Cape
Georgia Noble
Dan Risenhoover
Gyneva Stubbs
Bertha Farb
Robert Goodrich
Norma Lee O’neal
Viva Stephens
Frank Vanlandingham
Roff—Beulah Hathaway
Tom McLachlan
Mary Miller
Kate Murphy
Wanette
Geneva McAfee
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