Coalition Cabinet Brings Debate on Roosevelt Appointments
The editorial weighs the formation of a coalition cabinet led by President Roosevelt with Knox and Stimson, arguing strong policy impact over party lines. It predicts cross-party friction but urges decisive action, especially in building military readiness and shaping foreign involvement. The piece also touches on economic self-reliance, forestry, regional industry growth, and Ada's population prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Frank Knox
Henry Stimson
George Washington
United States
North American
Stimson
Knox
Jonah Out Reach of God's Love Lesson
The lesson stresses that the book of Jonah reveals God's grace for all people, not just Israel, urging readers to embrace a global mission. It argues against narrow religious views and highlights Nineveh as a test of universal mercy, with reflections on contemporary attitudes toward work, production, and national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Great Britain
America
Jonah
God
Nineveh
W.E.G
Ada Dairies Maintain High Mark Of Quality
Ada Dairies hold the highest state milk rating in 1939 with 22 dairies serving Ada and nearby, including two pasteurization plants. City health units inspect licenses, plants, cows, and staff monthly, testing water and bacteria to assure safe milk for thousands daily.
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Ada Dairies
Bessie
Ada
Glen McDonald
Melvin Taylor
Burley Walker
Wassermann
United States
Oklahoma
Get Your Refunds On Taxes Now
Taxpayers seeking refunds for 1939 payments are advised to act by July 3. Nadine Viney deputy county treasurer warns the final date to protest and collect refunds from last year’s taxes is July 3, urging timely action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadine Viney
Vin
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Adis
An Ada News classifieds item notes increased value for ad purchases tied to vested amounts. The notice outlines pricing tiers and eligibility, inviting readers to invest more for greater exposure and longer display time in upcoming issues.
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Ada News
Milestones in Milk History through the Ages
The timeline traces key dairy milestones from 1611 when cows arrived in Jamestown to 1932 methods boosting milk vitamin D. Highlights include pasteurization, cream separators, bottle innovations, tuberculin testing, depots for the poor, tank trucks, and refrigerated tank cars.
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U. S
Jamestown Colony
Plymouth Colony
Devonshire
Orange County
New York City
Gustav de Laval
Hervey D. Thatcher
Potsdam
New York
S. M. Babcock
Henry L. Coit
Essex County
New Jersey
Nathan Straus
Chicago
Ayrshire and Brown Swiss Cattle Import History
Ayrshire cattle originated in Ayrshire Scotland and were first imported in 1822 by H. W. Wills of Windsor CT with large imports after 1860. Now about 80 000 purebred Ayrshires in the United States with New York Pennsylvania Vermont and Massachusetts leading. Brown Swiss imports began in 1869 with seven heifers and a bull from Switzerland. By April 1 1933 only 130 cows and 25 bulls had been imported, yet over 110 000 have since been registered.
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County Ayr
Scotland
H. W. Wills
Windsor
Connecticut
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Massachusetts
Henry M. Clark
Switzerland
Guernsey Cattle History and U S Population Growth
A brief note on the Guernsey breed tracing origins to Guernsey and Alderney, its 1818 American introduction by a ship captain, importation rising about 1900, and the 1930 U S census counting 200 721 cows with purebred numbers up 110 percent over the past five years.
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Cvernsey
Guernsey
Alderney
America
U. S
Holstein cattle in America since 1857 import by Chenery
Histories note Holsteins arrived in 1857 imported by Winthrop W. Chenery of Belmont Massachusetts. Fewer than 10 000 were brought before 1905 and none since. The 1930 U S census lists 649 739 registered purebreds on farms.
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Holland
Winthrop W. Chenery
Belmont
Massachusetts
U. S
First U S Jersey cattle imported in 1815 from Jersey Island
The early Jersey stock trace to an 1815 import by Maurice and William Wurtz from Jersey. Systematic importation began in 1850, and the 1930 census counted 354,939 registered Jersey cattle on farms.
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U. S
Jersey
Island of
Maurice
William Wurtz
Extension Session At East Central ADA Announces July Dates
East Central State College will run an extension session from July 26 to August 15. Students may earn four semester hours at four dollars per hour. Regular faculty will oversee classes. Course offerings depend on student demand. write to Mr. W. B. Morrison, director of personnel, to request classes.
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Ada
East Central State College
W. B. Morrison
Polish Force Lands at British Port to Fight With Britain
Several thousand additional Polish soldiers landed today at a west coast English port from France joining Air force men in continuing the fight against Germany. Polish prime minister General Wladyslaw Sikorski vowed the force would fight shoulder to shoulder with Britain.
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London
Germany
Britain
France
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Poland
Murray Agricultural College Prepares for 300 Delegates Training
Murray Agricultural college lines up arrangements this week to host more than 300 delegates from 16 southeastern Oklahoma counties for its annual training school opening Monday. Ten boys and girls from each county may attend, with counties including Atoka Bryan Choctaw Coal Haskell Hughes Johnson Latimer LeFlore Mc Curtain McIntosh Marshall Okfuskee Pittsburgh Pontotoc Pottawatomie Pushmataha and Seminole. Lovelace and Miss Della Linker are named. Mr. Smith was seriously injured and treated at a hospital in Ada.
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Tishomingo
Murray Agricultural College
Southeastern Oklahoma
Atoka
Bryan
Choctaw
Coal
Haskell
Hughes
Johnson
Latimer
LeFlore
McCurtain
McIntosh
Marshall
Okfuskee
Pittsburgh
Pontotoc
Pottawatomie
Pushmataha
Seminole
Tishomingo Population Near Two Thousand
Tishomingo remains short of 2000 residents by about 59 people after the latest preliminary tally. Local enumerators report an extra week to complete citizenship checks and collect uncounted names from individuals and families not captured in the first enumeration.
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Tishomingo
Turner ranch to host 4-H Hereford field day July 6
Turner ranch announces a 4-H FFA Hereford field day in Johnston county on July 6 with 500 dollars in judging contest prize money. Prize money will be split equally between 4-H and FFA members. Each county can enter a team of five.
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Tishomingo
Turner Ranch
Johnston County
Stratford Students Attend Summer Term at East Central State
Twenty two Stratford students participate in the summer term at East Central State college. Half commute from Stratford while the other half reside in Ada. Commuters include Mozelle Cavener Geneva Isaacs Agnew Standridge Mary Alice Maupin Margaret Lee Scott Zealand Scott. Ada residents listed are Edith Mae Wortman Floy Teeter Rose Stewart Juanita Gaar Elizabeth Goodwin Marjorie Jackson Robert Jackson Joleeta Little Beatrice Medlock Thelma Smith and Pearl Pipkin.
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Stratford
East Central State College
Ada
Mozelle Cavener
Geneva Isaacs
Agnew Standridge
Mary Alice Maupin
Margaret Lee Scott
Zealand Scott
Edith Mae Wortman
Floy Teeter
Rose Stewart
Juanita Gaar
Elizabeth Goodwin
Marjorie Jackson
Robert
Girls Softball Meeting At Stratford Diamond
Stratford on June 22 invites all girls and young women to join summer softball. Gather every Tuesday and Thursday at 5 PM at the Stratford ball diamond. If enough players attend on June 25, a team will be formed.
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Stratford
Wilburton boosters visit Coalgate for third annual trip
About 100 Wilburton people including business leaders wives and Eastern Oklahoma college students arrived in Coalgate at noon for a booster tour. They were hosted at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
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Coalgate
Wilburton
Eastern Oklahoma College
Chamber of Commerce
Meals for Men concludes spring cooking schools
About 50 people attended a Wednesday evening demonstration in the Public Service building marking the final session of the spring series of cooking schools conducted by the Public Service company.
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Coalgate
Public Service
Public Service Company
Car and truck collision injures man at Queen and North Arne
An accident Monday at about 4 p m left one man seriously injured when a car driven by L T Kinglesmith was struck by a truck at the intersection of Queen avenue and North Arne. Passengers included Mr and Mrs W H Smith and their baby girl Printice.
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Coalgate
L. T. Kinglesmith
Queen Avenue
North Arne
W. H. Smith
Printice
Oil gas show at 530-540 feet in Atoka wildcat
In Atoka county a No. 1 Maude S. Richardson wildcat revealed an oil and gas show at the 530 to 540 foot level. Drilling moved ahead to 1028 feet after hitting Woodford chert at 919 feet, according to informed sources.
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Atoka
Maude _ S. Richardson
Atoka County
Woodford
Largest Bible School Held At Atoka Ends With Picnic
The biggest Bible school ever held in Atoka concluded at the First Baptist church. It enrolled boys and girls from cradle roll to age 16, with a 29 member faculty—the largest in years. The school closed Friday at 10:00 with the annual Bible school picnic.
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Atoka
First Baptist Church
Atoka Stock Sale Draws County Traders Each Saturday
Cattle and hog traders from Atoka county and nearby areas gather in Atoka for the weekly community stock sale. The event takes place in a new structure built by Dick Dweney and S. L. Kiefer of Ada.
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Atoka
Atoka County
Dick Dweney
S. L. Kiefer
Ada
Roosevelt cancels Mosquito torpedo boat transfer to Britain
President Roosevelt stops the plan to send 20 Mosquito torpedo boats to Great Britain after legal opinion says it would violate a 1917 act. The move ends U S hopes of yielding 111 destroyers from World War days and follows his review of Attorney General Jacksons opinion.
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Washington
Great Britain
Congress
Roosevelt
Jackson
U. S. Navy
United States
Britain
Army
Panama Canal
James L. Fly
Candidates listed for county offices in Democratic primary
The News announces candidates for county offices subject to the July 9 1940 Democratic primary. For County Attorney nominees are Si Freeman James O Braly Carloss Wadlin. For County Treasurer John E Lee Sam Dew. Sheriff nominees Mose Henry Buck Taylor Clyde Kaiser Charles N Johnson. For Superintendent Public Instruction Ray Stegall. For County Commission Grady Miller W M Bill Pegg Elmer Chandler Millard Ford Coleman C Lea VirgIl Collins. For Assessor Charles Rushin Bill Bevers. For Representative No 2 Fred McCabe Thomas T Goodman J B Gilbreath. For County Commissioner Dist 2 George R Collins. For County Judge Franklin Bourland. For Congress Fourth District Lyle H Boren.
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Charles Rushin
Bill Bevers
Fred McCabe
Thomas T. Goodman J. B. Gilbreath
George R. Collins
Franklin Bourland
Lyle H. Boren
Sparrow Goes Out In Flashy Way
A loud explosion near City Hall knocked out the electric service when a sparrow landed on a transformer. City workers found a 13 260 volt line down and estimated damage at about 100 dollars.
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Sparrow
Little Rock
Ark
City Hall
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Smith
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Defense Communications Committee
White House
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Association of Reserve City Bankers
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Second Engineers
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Pontotoc County
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John E. Lee
Sam Dew
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Charles N. Johnson
Ray Stegall
Commissio
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W. M
Bill) Pegg Elmer Chandler Millard Ford
Coleman C. Lea
Virgil C. Collins
IGTON
DURO
J. B. Gilbreath
State Capitol
State College
Highway Division
Gilbreath
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