Night at Elspeth City Jam Club Sparks Hollywood Dream
Gusty and Francie, local music teens, impress a hustling talent scout from Pegasus Pictures at the Elspeth City Jam Club. A mysterious agent offers a chance for a coast to coast TV audition on Parade of American Youth with a Hollywood payoff, ending with a ticket to stardom and a cliffhanger to be continued.
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Nickelodeon
Bunny Berigan
Maw
Elspeth City
Gusty
Francie
Duke Meyer
Kampus Wildcats
Duke
Harry James
Aggie
Natie Koon
Pegasus Pictures
Koon
Pegasus
I. B. C. Pegasus Pictures
Hollywood
Gunry
Ticket to Hollywood Sparks Family Feud Over Fate
Francie and Gusty contend for a Hollywood broadcast ticket after a talent scout hints at a potential film career. Francie’s aunt and father urge caution while plotting to secure the prize, with Francie determined to seize the moment despite/Gusty’s stubborn boastfulness.
Nine Acquittals Five Mistrials In Conspiracy Trial
A New York jury returned nine acquittals and five mistrials after an eleven week conspiracy trial of fourteen men accused of overthrowing the government and stealing federal property. One defendant was acquitted on a single count, while several others were disagreed on certain counts.
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New York
U. S
Harold M. Kennedy
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Alfred J. Quinlan
National Guard
John F. Cassidy
Brooklyn Christian Front Organization
John A. Graf
John F. Cook
Marine Corps Reserve
Laroy Keegan
Baker
Michael Will
Naturala
Eell Ee
Firman
Andrew Buckley
France
J. Malone
William Gerald
Claus Gunther Ernecke
Bootlegger Seeks Georgia Moonshiner Over Short Shipment
In Birmingham Alabama on June 22 a bootlegger complained to Federal Alcohol Tax Unit officers that a Georgia moonshiner short weighed him on 40 five gallon cans of whiskey. He paid 250 dollars after a taste test but found each can contained a pint container with whisky and the rest filled with creek water.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Georgia
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
Joe Rollins
Border clashes reported between Russian and Romanian forces
Unconfirmed reports from Bucharest spoke of clashes along the Dniester frontier as Russian air fleets conducted scouting over Bessarabia. Romanian officials did not confirm the fighting while neutral observers linked the incidents to Italian troop concentrations on the Yugoslav Albanian frontier and potential Balkan territorial moves.
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Budapest
Dniester
Balkan
Europe
Bessarabia
Russia
Romania
Bucharest
Balkans
Oklahoma Governor mobilizes volunteer enlistment drive
Gov. Leon Phillips plans an intensive campaign to enlist volunteers for the army navy and marine corps. He appointed 77 county chairmen to direct the drive and installed radio broadcasting equipment in the capitol to reach citizens at home if the quota is not met. The 77 chairs will be revealed locally as the drive starts next week.
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Oklahoma City
Leon Phillips
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Capitol
Oklahoma
If You Don’t Weaken by Oscar Ameringer reviewed
The biogra phy connects Ameringer life to World War I era hysteria and persecution. At age 70 he is better known as editor of the American Guardian, famed in Oklahoma for backing Jack Walton in 1922. His new book surveys events and bravery amid repression.
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E. W. Marland
Ameringer
Walton
Oscar Ameringer
American Guardian
Oklahoma
Jack Walton
Civilians Put To Work For Army
War department officials report civilians are rapidly employed on military construction. Five hundred workers were gathered in two weeks for a 12 million dollar anchorage Alaska air base project. Similar efforts occur at Camp Ripley Minnesota and Fort Benning Georgia. A proposed 20.2 million dollar training fund would train workers in defense industries and aid WPA NYA employees and the unemployed as needed.
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Washington
War Department
Anchorage
Alaska
Camp Ripey
Minn
Fort Benning
National Defense Commission
Sidney Hillman
Congress
NYA
Berean Home For Children Opens Near Ada
Berean Home for orphaned and homeless children opened six miles north of Ada on Highway 99 with 15 approved entrants and 65 applications already filed. The facility awaits completion of equipment as beds, dishes, and supplies arrive, with donors including Stanolind Pipe Line Company. Callers Ed Holland Roland C. King or Joe Hunsaker to contribute items.
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Ada
Highway 99
Stanolind Pipeline Company
Ed Holland
Roland C. King
Joe Hunsaker
Tax Bill For Huge Defense Costs Signed
President Roosevelt signed a $4.7025 billion tax bill to fund defense. The measure raises taxes on about 2 million filers and increases the federal debt limit to $49 billion while authorizing $4 billion in defense notes to cover armament purchases until tax receipts arrive. The treasury projects $6.3676 billion in next year’s revenue, a record high surpassed only in 1920.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Ada's Milk Supply Declares State's Best
Ada's dairies house about 600 cows with 450 milked daily and an average 1,350 gallons of milk produced each day. Investment exceeds $30,000 with 3,000 acres used for dairies and hay crops. Dairymen practice selective culling, controlled breeding, regular health tests, and focus on high stock calves.
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Ada
Jersey and
Guernsey
State Health Department
Comeback of state wheat yields surprises Oklahoma farmers
Oklahoma wheat prospects improved sharply from 25,000,000 to 38,000,000 bushels, adding about 13,044,000 bushels and potentially $10,000,000 in value. Federal statistician K. D. Blood called the season marvelous after drought and cold gave way to one of the best growing periods on record, lifting expectations and farm income.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
K. D. Blood
Federal
Pays To Report Promptly With Parking Ticket
Mayor Bill Crawford announced a two hour parking law enforcement plan raises police court fines by nearly five dollars for violators who fail to report after tickets. Police reported 28 tickets issued Thursday and only four reported by Friday morning. Each violator faces a one dollar fine plus court costs totaling four dollars and seventy five cents. Out of town violators were excused and first offenses by locals remain fined.
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Bill Crawford
Crawford
Tax Resale Law Of 1939 Upheld By Supreme Court
Oklahoma City June 25 The 1939 tax resale law was upheld by the supreme court against a challenge to its constitutionality. The court affirmed the denial of an injunction to block the 1940 tax resale and said the law enables collection of delinquent taxes, not remission. It permits sale of property to the highest bidder to satisfy the lien with a minimum sale price and ends the former owner's title and state lien.
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Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Oklahoma County District Court
Britain Accuses Overpromising War Effort In France
British sources deny pledges to send 26 divisions in the first month of the war and instead report 400 000 men in service. They claim aircraft contribution far exceeds prior promises while noting equipment shortages and variances in England versus France recruitment.
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London
Britain
France
Jean Prouvost
Bordeaux
Prouvost
England
Farmer Duncan Finds Deep Hail In Hollow Backing Claims
Leon Graff, a Stephens county farmer, reported hailstones two feet deep in a sun-protected hollow after more than three weeks without hail. He returned to collect stones in a fruit jar and displayed them at the Stephens county agent's office to corroborate Gragg's story.
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Duncan
Okla
Leon Graff
Stephens County
Gragg
Nickel Plates Used in Card Printing Industry
In playing card production, pure nickel plates create a smooth, slick finish for printing. The process relies on nickel plates to improve texture and quality in deck production.
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Mr. Koon
Aunt Hal
Elspeth
Aunt Hat
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