Message From Dead Heard In Naval Inquiry
Lieut Oliver F Naquin testified at a naval court of inquiry about the sinking of the submarine Squalus detailing a report from Ensign Joseph Patterson who died in the disaster Patterson led the after compartments and along with 25 others perished when the sub went to 240 feet Naquin described the rigging and final dive with officers J C Nichols and William T Doyle noting their roles and the adjustments to the main induction valve and surface air intake as factors in the tragedy The testimony followed earlier remarks about the cause and after actions including multiple dives after repairs
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Portsmouth
N. H
Oliver F. Naquin
Naval Court of Inquiry
Joseph H. Patterson
Oklahoma City
Naquin
J.C. Nichols
Chicago
William T. Doyle
Ballymorte
Tam
Nichols
Patterson
Nequin
Crude Production Jumps Past Week In Daily Average
Daily U S crude production rose 77 116 barrels to 3 451 563 in the week ended June 17 The Oil and Gas Journal reports gains across Oklahoma Texas California and the Rocky Mountain region with the East Texas flow steady at 372 54 and Michigan dipping to 66 748 The week over week comparison shows Oklahoma Texas Louisiana and other fields contributing to a higher national average.
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Tulsa
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
California
Kansas
Rocky Mountain
East Texas
Michigan
Oklahoma City
Gulf Coast
Southwest
Tera
Yemen
Darlington Quail Farm Expands Embellishes Oklahoma Hatchery
In El Rend on June 17, Darlington state game farm, the world’s largest quail hatchery, plans to double capacity within a year. Superintendent William A Gaines reports 12 000 quail aged week to five weeks in broader houses and 20 000 eggs in incubators. The farm holds 1 000 flying pens with two pairs per pen and expects about 25 000 quail to be distributed in Oklahoma this year, rising to twice that next year after new laying pens and brooder houses are built. Two new 20 by 226 feet broader houses and 1 000 more laying pens are planned on 125 acres along the North Canadian.
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EL Rend
Darlington State Game Farm
Ofen
William A. Gaines
Oklahoma
Gaines
North Canadian
Germany Not All Bad Says Spencer at Ada Lions
Dr. Charles P. Spencer of the college faculty outlined causes behind Germany's situation before the Ada Lions. He argued against blanket judgments, noting grievances of the peace treaty, reparations, foreign troops, and territorial changes helped Hitler rise. He also cautioned that Germans and Western nations are not monolithic in actions. The meeting featured Troy Melton singing with George Goddard at the piano, drawing strong praise. The Lions plan a Tuesday evening retreat at Lion J. L. Cummings rural site for games, fishing, swimming, and a baked chicken dinner amid blue oak and pecan grove east of Highway 99.
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Charles P. Spencer
Germany
Europe
Ada Lions
Hitler
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Danzig
Spain
France
England
Troy Melton
George Goddard
Troy
Lion J. L. Cummings
Mrs FDR Defends Working Wives in Letter
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt defended working wives saying discrimination against a "one group" may push the United States toward fascism by telling people when to work or how. The remark was disclosed in a letter released by Florence Birmingham of the Massachusetts Women's Political Club after a protest to Mrs Roosevelt.
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Boston
Eleanor Roosevelt
United States
Florence Birmingham
Massachusetts Women's Political Club
Afrs
Roosevelt
Not Accidents But Work Of Vandals In Duncan
Duncan officials confront vandalism blamed for arson and damage in Stephens county. A bridge northeast of Duncan burned twice in one night, a north Santa Fe bridge, and Fuqua park picnic tables were torn apart while the city pool discharge pipe was clogged. A group of unidentified youths is suspected in wrecking the park and pool facilities.
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Duncan
Stephens County
Santa Fe
Duncan ‘Park
Fuqua Park
Up To Nature To Cure This Ache in Severely Mass
In Severy, Mass on June 20, 27 year old T J Ryan lay in a hospital after suffering a severe stomach ache said to stem from his role as a wild woman in a Boston carnival. Police sought two men whom Ryan blamed for forcing him to swallow razor blades bulbs carpet tacks and other items during a failed incident after his high school graduation. In Tulsa Tulsa Mrs Everett Manning was elected today as the citys first woman school board president.
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Severly
Mass
T. J. Ryan
Boston
Ryan
Tulsa
Everett Manning
Ada Fire Department Invites Public To Inspect New Station
Ada residents are invited to tour the new Ada Fire Department station on Wednesday from early morning to evening. Fire Chief Ed Haley notes the $34,080 home on Twelfth and Broadway houses seven engines, a 65-foot ladder truck, and a $5,000 pump engine with new fire hoses and equipment on display.
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Ada Fire Department
Ed Haley
Twelfth and
Broadway
Lawton youth wins kite flying crown from northeast winds
A Lawton youngster is hailed after a kite marked with a local grocery sticker landed in Anton Texas 400 miles away, confirming Lawton origin amid northeast wind. In Frederick, Harry Mitchell wins first bass prize and then catches the same bass again after tagging and releasing it. In Clinton, Raymond Ames wakes to find his garage and car destroyed by fire. In Claremore, Mr and Mrs Payal Fisher nicknamed tractor tourists for buying a rubber tired tractor in Kansas City and driving home. In Vinita, Granite State Reformatory Band members stay overnight with 25 local musicians in county jail. In Vinita, John Newman avoids car damage when a fallen tree fork would have struck the vehicle.
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Lawton
Claremore
Payal Fisher
Verdiris
Kansas City
Oklahoma
4 H Farm Account Contest Open in Oklahoma
STILLWATER June 20 Special A total of 4350 in cash prizes and other awards will be given 4 H duo members in recognition of their accomplishments in farm home and enterprise record work in 1939. Cash prizes go to winners of national blue and red and state blue and red award winners. National blue award winners will get about 50 each. Winners of national blue and red awards are not eligible for state task awards. The crop record is a new phase of the 1939 contest with 1350 allocated for keeping complete records on a major crop grown on farms. In 1933 Oklahoma submitted 24 books to the national committee and received cash prizes ranging from 4 to 25 on 20 books. Oklahoma last year ranked fourth in percent of account book placing in the highest cash prize bracket and first in quality of books in the southern states. Thirty seven states participated with 781 club members.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
National Committee On
Leslie Street Extension Service
Oklahoma 4
M. College
Stice
Oklahoma liquor repeal push eyed for autumn drive
OFF THE RECORD OKLAHOMA CITY June 20 UP Liquor repeal advocates plan an autumn campaign to make Oklahoma wet. Drys at a state conference condemn 8.2 beer as illegal and urge the attorney general to take the case to the state supreme court. Budget cuts force new revenue ideas, possibly sales or oil taxes. Gov Phillips says delegates may stay uninstructed at the Democratic national convention.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Conference of Prohibition
State Supreme Court
Leon C. Phillips
Philips
Trainer Conway Dies After Five Week Illness
Oceanport June 20 trainer George HL Conway of War Admiral died last night after a five weeks illness. He was in his sixties and active in horse racing circles.
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Oceanport
W. J
George HL Conway
Ada civic leader Mrs. Minnie Hope dies at 87
Mrs Minnie Gazelle Welborn Hope wife of Tom Hope longtime Ada civic and club leader died at 12 10 a m Monday at 107 East Fourteenth after an extended illness Funeral services were held at Criswell chapel Rev W L Blackburn officiated burial in Rosedale cemetery She was born in McKinney Texas in 1872 educated at Halsell Sherman and Kid Key colleges and taught at Sam Houston State Teachers College later moving to Ada in 1900 She helped found Oklahoma library commission and Education Loan Fund for Girls in 1910 and held numerous public service roles including Ada city finance commissioner 1921 state chairman of registration National Council of Defense and Wo men’s clubs leader Her era advancing efforts included support for a teachers college in Ada and fundraising for state causes She was recognized in Who’s Who and a 1930 honor as one of Oklahoma’s notable women
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Minnie G. Hope
Tom Hope
East Fourteenth
Criswell Funeral
W. L. Blackburn
First Methodist Church
Rosedale Cemetery
le Hellier
Sherman
Kid-Key College
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Huntsville
Verman
Texas
Howes
Ada
New Frisco
Indian Territory
Ieaders
Hope
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Oklahoma
General Federation
National Convention of Women's Clubs
Washington
D. C
Ford For Girls
State Library Commission
State Association For Prevention of Tuberculosis
United Daughters of Confederacy
Oklahoma Advisory Council of Oklahoma Epsilon Sigma Omicron
Clab
Pioneer Members Club
National Council of Defense
State Council of Defense
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Federated Women's Clubs
Winnie M. Sanger
Sanger
Statehood
Dennis Flynn Oklahoma Pioneer Dies After Illness
Oklahoma City obituary for Dennis P Flynn 78 Republican congressional delegate from Indian Territory and author of a free homes bill that saved homesteaders millions. Flynn died after six days of illness from a cerebral hemorrhage and will be buried at St Joseph Cathedral. He helped push statehood and served multiple terms in Congress newlines
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Oklahoma City
Dennis P. Fvlan
Indian Territory
Houme- Steaders
St. Joseph Cathedral
Oklahoma
Indians Territory
Flynn
Lee and Fox
Pottawatomie
Iowa
Cheroskee Strip
Phoenixville
Penn
Buffalo
N. Y
Riverside
Towa
Riverside Review
Kiowa County
Kansas
Kiowa Herald
Kiowa
Guthrie
Congress
Neeley Named Temporary President of Local Game Group
Neeley was named temporary president of a local unit of the Oklahoma Game association at a meeting in Antlers. Ray C. Weems state corporation commissioner and president of the state organization spoke at the gathering. Judge Lee Hargrave was named temporary secretary as wildlife pictures from across Oklahoma were shown.
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Neeley
Antlers
J. F. Neeley
Oklahoma Game Association
Ray C. Weems
Oklahoma
Lee Hargrave
Rattan Baptist Church Nears Completion With Stone Building
The Rattan Baptist Church ten miles east of Here nears completion on a $4000 native stone building built entirely by volunteers. Services in the new structure are underway. pastor Rev. Glenn Bates leads a 158 member congregation.
Testing of Bebee Well scheduled for test
Testing of Bebee Well in Sutton Nebraska is due with plans to acidize and swab the new producer. The well was acidized Sunday and swabbing to begin Monday after a delay caused by a fishing job. In Viola lime, Senora No 1 Porter NE of 35-5-4 showed good production. Senora No 1 Norman Flemming SW SE SW of 8-5-5 will test the Hunton lime after a low showing but some activity.
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Oscar Hatcher
J Sutton
Bebee Field
Porter
Senora No
Norman Flemming
Hunton
Father’s Day tragedy at New Orleans game ends in heart attack
In New Orleans on June 19, 19-year-old Philip Johnson presented his father Albert S. Johnson with cigars as a Father’s Day gift. After a family outing to watch Philip play in a semi pro Sunday game, Albert Johnson collapsed and died of a heart attack in the sixth inning as Philip came to bat.
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New Orleans
Philip
Albert S. Johnson
Albert Johnson
Vital Statistics births and deaths May report
The City-Count Health unit records May births and deaths listing names such as Richard Aycock Judith Ballow Don Bennett Bobby Britain Helen Burgess Cartwright Coffman Dew Dulaney Gragg Grant Grindstaff Hardwick Hoipkemeir Holloman Houchen Isaacs Jones Landers Lung Mullinuks Plumlee Quinlan Stephens Teel Tillery Thompson Vinson and others with birth dates May 2 to May 31 and death entries including Lorena Belvin Cantell Craddock Eastman Graves Haggard Higgs Jackson Kerr Loyd Maxey Seals Smith Tillery Wells and others. The piece closes with a brief note of a legal case in Oklahoma City.
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Richard Lee Aycock
Orwell Aycock
Ada
Judith Anne Ballow
W. A. Ballow
Francis
Don Franklin Bennett
Obatt Bennett
Bobby Joe
Britain
Ralph Lee Duncan
Doyle Duncan
Atwood
Mary Dorene Dunn
J. E. Dunn
Carolyn Louisel Earhart
Thomas’ Earhart
George
Donald Ens
D. D. Ens
Ronald Flaughter
Huxley Flaughter
Lola Mae French
Rand
Eric French
Sthel Earline Gragg
C.F. Gragg
Dixie Josephine
Henry Grant
Kenneth Edward Grant
Wyman Keith Grindstaff
Charles Grindstaff
Dolores Ann Hardwick
J. B. Hardwick
Roff
Sue Tyan Hoipkemeir
Alfred Hoipkemeir
Mary Carlene Holloman
Ira Holloman
Lavelle Imogene Houchen
Jand
J. H. Houchen
Carl Doyne Isaacs
William Isaacs
Allen
Oren Duane Jones
Clarence . Jones
Ada Landers
H. L. Landers
John Alvin Lung
J. O. Lung
Stanley Leon Mullinuks
W. E
M. L. Teel
Stonewall
Floria
Floyd
Floy Tillery
Hanon Tillery
Virginia Thompson
Willie Thompson
Gerty
Harold Vinson
Charles Vinson
Clarence
John Myers
Emmett Fates
Carl C. Roan
Stonewell
J.T. Shiger
Tom Sullivan
Fitzhugh
Earl Walliams
Truitt Young
Bill Clark
Eugene “Hagar
Stratford
Lorena Clyde Belvin
J. J. Cant- Tell
Elizabeth Craddock
Dewey Eastman
William Wilson Graves
P. D. Haggard
Bessie Hayes
George Washington Higgs
Hickory
W. D. Jackson
Seaborn Kerr
Dilmimie Loyd
Tupelo
Americus Maxey
Erma Jean Seals
W. B. Smith
Floyd Tillery
Julia Lee Wells
Elizabeth Siamson
Atlantic Clipper Arrives at Marseille Airport Preview Flight
The Atlantic Clipper landed today at Marignane airport Marseille from the United States. Eighteen American journalists transferred to an Air France ferry plane for a two hour flight to Paris where a formal welcome was arranged. In other news, Will Boykin says his bird dog now hunts worms, methodically moving up and down tobacco rows to extract them.
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Marseille
France
Marignone
United States
Air France
Paris
Will Boykin
Boykin
Nine Die As Minnesota Storm Rips Seven Towns
A Sunday tornado devastated seven towns near Minneapolis, killing nine people and injuring about 150. Walter Israel of Anoka confirmed the death toll. damage exceeds $1 million as homes, churches, stores, and farms were leveled, with Anoka hardest hit and many residents left homeless.
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Minneapolis
National Guardsmen
WPA
Walter Israel
Anoka
Minn
Corcoran
Maple Grove
Champlin
Cedar
St Francis
Bethel
Death notices and multiple court and accident briefs
Mrs Roy Meek, 40, died after an operation in Topeka Kansas on Sunday morning. Funeral Tuesday at 4 p.m. First Baptist Church officiated by Dr C C Morris. Burial in Rosedale Cemetery. Survived by husband Roy Meek Jr mother Lula Gibson sister Ruth Stutton Ada brother R R Gibson Ada. Meek taught and was active in church. Ada connections noted. Also mentions divorce actions in Tishomingo and district court petitions in Oklahoma. German bus crash near Heiligenbluy kills 11, injures 22 on Gross Glockner road.
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Roy Meek
Topeka
Kan
First Baptist Church
C. C. Morris
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