Noted Lecturers to Speak At East Central in Coming Weeks
East Central State college continues its summer series with three lectures. Dr. Elbert K. Fretwell of Columbia University speaks Friday June 27 at 8 am. Dr. Gus W. Dyer of Vanderbilt University lectures Tuesday July 1 at 9 am. Dr. Edward Howard Griggs speaks July 7 at 8 am and July 9 at 9 am.
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East Central
East Central State College
Gertrude Gibson
Davis Cunningham
Manhattan
Oklahoma Symphonic
Elbert K. Fretwell
Columbia University
Fretwell
la Grange College
Lewis County
Missouri
Boy Scouts of America
The
Red Cross
Columbia
Gus W. Dyer
Vanderbilt University
Dyer
Edward Howard Griggs
Griggs
Indiana University
University of Berlin
United States
San Antonio’s long military role through 1691 to 1876
San Antonio has been a military stronghold since 1691, hosting four U S armies and the largest air training center. The city’s forts, camps, and headquarters fueled U S defense, with Pershing commanding locally before leading America’s WWI force, and Lee’s strained early ties to federal service shaping history.
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San Antonio
Third U. S. Army
J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
Tex
Spain
U. S
Old
United States
U.S
John J. Pershir
Southern Department
France
Pancho Villa
Pershing
Lee
Ashington
D. C
Gulf Coast
de Teran de Oo Rios
San Anoe
Midcontinent Moves to Increase Oil Lines to East
Gulf Oil Corp. awarded a contract to boost a 10 inch line from Jenks Oklahoma to Dublin Indiana by laying 13 loops across Oklahoma Missouri Illinois and Indiana to ease eastern refinery supply. July production was cut 16 103 barrels daily to 303 397 barrels. Field practices include horizontal wells and undersea tunneling proposals. Oil and Gas Journal reported 619 completions for the week with a 700 acre 35 well program in Refugio county Texas.
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Tulsa
Gulf Oil Corp
Jenks
Okla
Dublin
Ind
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Louisiana
Gulf
Texas
John J. Metzer, Jr
Louisiana Department of Minerals
California
Oil and Gas Journal
New
Mission River Pool
Refugio County
Gold Cure in Rheumatism Hinted by US Doctors
Scientists report gold salts injected into muscles may help about 30 percent of rheumatism cases if started early. Experts from Harvard to Cincinnati note the treatment remains experimental and faces toxicity concerns, requiring more support and public interest.
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Leveland
Sam
Kentucky
America
United States
Washington University Medical Association
St. Louis
American Rheumatism Association
American Medical Association
E. F. Hartung
Post-Graduate Hospital
Columbia University School of Medicine
Albert H. Sabin
University of Cincinnati School of Medicine
Harvard
Columbia
Washington
Cincinnati
Cornell
New York
Michigan
Sharp Decline in Late Wheat Belt in Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s north central wheat belt saw an 21 percent drop in estimated yield from June 1 to 16. K D Blood, federal crop statistician, reported revised state total 60,156,000 bushels, down 11,140,000 from June 1, with largest losses in the southwestern and central districts due to heavy rains and floods.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
K. D. Blood
Blood
Lin zed oil used in construction of automobiles
Lin zed oil totaling 2 409 000 pounds yields 17 500 acres of flex and is used in the manufacture of every million cars. It is used for paints core oil soft soap glycerin and related products.
Italian Consul at McAlester Ready to Step Down
McAlester June 25 Italian consul John B Tua will relinquish his duties as Italian consular agent as the U S closes Italian consulates. Though ending his consular work he remains an American citizen and continues his business interests. Tua helped Krebs miners with notary passport and citizenship matters and acted as steamship line agent in earlier years. He is active in civic life and a Rotary club member.
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Mcalester
United States
John B. Tua
Tua
Italy
Krebs
Old Country
Rotary Club
You Guessed It Threeway Golf Game in Kansas City
In Kansas City on June 25 Olney Wilson sought a game of golf. He met a man at the No. 1 tee who claimed to be Bill Wilson. A third man joined the two, forming a threesome ready to start.
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Kansas City
Olney Wilson
Bill Wilson
Wilsons
British and Spanish war updates and senator Harrison funeral
In Cairo British and Australian planes and British naval forces attack French strongholds Beirut Rayak and Soueida in Syria. In Madrid Spain studies the German-Russian war situation while considering volunteers for arms. In Gulfport Mississippi dignitaries attend the funeral of Senator Pat Harrison who died after an abdominal operation. In Washington the War Department announces a 4 886 889 dollar contract to Robert E McGee of El Paso for housing utilities and an aviation mechanics school at Wichita Falls.
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Cairo
Egypt
Beirut
Rayak
Soueida
Syria
Madrid
Gulfport
Miss
Mississippi
Pat Harrison
United States Senate
Harrison
Washington
Robert E. McGee
el Paso
Tex
Wichita Falls
War Department
Bloodhound and CCC workers search Brush Mountain for missing girl
In Altoona, Pennsylvania, a bloodhound and 100 CCC workers joined a search for three year old Betty Bossler of Pittsburgh who disappeared yesterday from her parents summer cottage, three miles north of Altoona in the Brush mountain district.
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Altoona
UPA Bloodhound
CCC
Brush Mountain District
Betty Bossler
Pittsburgh
Miami Toppers June Heat Record With Storms
Miami reports 90 degrees at 2 p m equaling the June 24 heat record while thunderstorms moved in and by 6 p m the temperature cooled to 68 matching the June 24 low record.
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Miami
Fla
United States Consulates Told to Prepare Return via Lisbon
The American embassy instructed the German foreign office that U S consulates should ready personnel to return home via Lisbon and apply for exit visas. Germany had asked for all U S consuls in Germany and occupied territories to be closed.
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Berlin
United States
Lisbon
Germany
Huge Deficiency Sum Recommended for Navy Plans
The House appropriations committee recommended an $897,083,825 deficiency bill for the fiscal year ending June 30. It funds 2,236 additional aircraft and 19 auxiliary ships, with $742,465,145 for the Navy and $467,046,600 for the new planes. The measure covers many agencies and notes 97 percent of funds support national defense. The Justice Department receives $6,852,096, including $5,600,000 for the FBI to hire 530 agents for defense work.
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Washington
Navy
House
Appropriations Committee
Office of Emergency Management
Post Office Department
Coast Guard
Great Britain
Greenland
Naval
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
More Songs Fewer Speeches Plea From Music Clubs
In Los Angeles the National Federation of Music Clubs urged less talk on national unity and more singing as a path to unity. Dr. Frederic P. Woellner of UCLA said music serves as mental therapy amid the convention's push for calmer public discourse and stronger cultural focus.
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National Federation of Music Clubs
America
Frederic P. Woellner
University of California At Los Angeles
Federation
Fred A. Gillette
Texas
W. A. Goforth
Oklahoma
Cotton Wheat Support Urges Axis Defeat At Texas Meeting
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard told a Texas farm meeting that future foreign markets for surplus U S cotton and wheat depend on defeating Germany and the axis. He warned that world trade cannot resume while the Nazi system remains in place and urged strong support for Roosevelt.
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Waco
Texas
Wickard
Germany
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
AAA
Great Britain
Britons Protest Riot Outside Madrid Embassy
London reports a riot outside the British embassy in Madrid with 300 to 400 men in Falangist uniforms. Authorities say the disturbance was carefully organized by Germans to provoke bad Britain Spain relations. German photographers and film crews accompanied the crowd and many missiles were present.
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London
Madrid
Great Britain
Spain
Sperry Gyroscope workers vote to strike July 1
Five thousand Sperry Gyroscope employees in New York voted to strike starting July 1, potentially shutting down production of bomb sights and automatic pilots. The vote occurred after a days long labor dispute with management.
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New York
Sperry Gyroscope Company
Bartlesville approves $110000 fire dept bond issue
Bartlesville voters approved a special bond issue of 110000 for the city fire department improvements by a vote of 970 to 270. The measure was decided yesterday.
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Bartlesville
Jap Leaders Argue Empire Course in Secret Sessions
Tokyo reports two secret sessions as Japan's leaders debated the empire s path amid Germany s invasion of Russia. Premier Konoye briefed Emperor Hirohito after meetings with Marquis Kido. a decision was believed possible but details remained undisclosed.
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Tokyo
Japan
Germany
Russia
Fumimaro Konoye
Hirohito
Konoye
Kido
Imperial High Command
Stone Narrowly Misses O Daniel Address in Abilene
In Abilene Texas two rocks reportedly struck near Governor W Lee O Daniel as he spoke. An accompanying note labeled the rocks as from communist literature accused him and Ren Martin Dies. Captain R B Butler said one stone missed the governor by about 18 inches and the rocks were sent to Homer Garrison for investigation.
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Abilene
Tex
W. Lee O’daniel
Homer Garrison
Department of Public Safety
Austin
Communist Party
Ren. Martin
R. B. Butler
State Highway Patrol
O’daniel
Marine Fliers Die In Plane Crash On Maui
HONOLULU June 25 Three United States marine fliers were killed when their plane crashed into Haleakala on Maui during a formation flight. The dead are First Lieut William M Ferris of Lakewood New Jersey Second Lieut Werner G Hagerman of Kansas City Kansas and Second Lieut Clyde H Story whose home town was not immediately available details of the crash were lacking.
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Honolulu
United States Marine
Haleakala
Maui
William M. Ferris
Lakewood
N. J
Werner G. Hagerman
Kansas City
Kans
Clyde H. Story
Initial German Advance Claimed To Outpace Soviets
Berlin reports a sharp early German advantage in the battle with Soviet Russia with all arms engaged on land sea and air. German sources say heavy air activity and Soviet bombers struck Koenigsberg Memel and other targets while German panzers reportedly destroyed a large number of Red Army tanks amid advances toward Odessa.
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Berlin
Britain
Liverpool
Russia
Koenigsberg
Memel
Helsinka
Estonia
Hango
Helsinki
Leningrad
Soviet Union
Ankara
Cernauti
Chisinau
Bucovina
Bessarabia
Ukraine
Black Sea
Odessa
Baltic States
Germany
Lithuania
Latvia
Poland
Greece
DNB
Court to Decide If 3.2 Equals 4 in Liquor Law Case
In Oklahoma and Kansas importation fights, the eighth U S circuit weighs whether 3.2 percent by weight matches 4 percent by volume for intoxicating beverages. Bill Flippin contesting a Fort Smith federal conviction seeks federal protection for dry-state standards.
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Tulsa
Eighth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oklahoma
Kansas
Bill Flippin
Fort Smith
Ark
Flippin
Missouri
Congress
U. S. Bureau of Standards
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Dr. Dyer
Dr. Griggs
Santa Ana
James E. Helbert
NEA
Lanz
Talian
Los Angeles
Ada News
Robert Dudley
Baku
Stone
O'Daniel
Shawnee
Pottawatomie
Cleveland
Lincoln Counties
Shawnee Indian Agency
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