U.S. Plans $7 Billion Cash Aid to Britain
Washington sources report the Roosevelt administration will ask Congress for seven billion dollars in cash to aid Britain, prioritizing immediate funds over contract authority. The plan envisions nine categories including aircraft, ordnance, vehicles, and defense plants, with flexibility to transfer amounts between categories as needed.
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Washington
Congress
Britain
Uncle Sam
Roosevelt
Mas
U S Intervenes On Behalf of Spanish Refugees and Prisoners
The United States has appealed to Franco and the Vichy government on behalf of thousands of Spanish republicans held prisoners in Spain or refugees in unoccupied France. Secretary Hull urged clemency on humanitarian grounds after reports of executions and crowded prisons. The letters note no direct U S legal stake but urge humane treatment.
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Washington
United States
Spain
France
Hull
Francisco Franco
Franco
State Department
Spanish Republic
Vichy
Local social notes from Francis items and area visits
Henry Jones of Madill visited relatives here Sunday. Naomi Henson spent Friday and Saturday in Tulsa. Troy West of Ada visited relatives Sunday. Lacey of Roff visited daughter Mrs Cecil McSpadden Sunday. Gene Dean Lee and Leonard Hutchins of Ft Sill visited. Mrs Jimmy Mellin of Ft Sill visited relatives. Jackie Jones hosted a group party Saturday night. Marvin Toney transacted business in Ada Monday. Wesley Price and wife welcomed a girl born Sunday night March 9. Charles Auten, 4 H member, attended livestock shows in Ada and Tulsa last week. Mrs A and son Taylor of Sasakwated in the home of L L Edwards.
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Henry Jones
Madill
Naomi Henson
Tulsa
Troy West
Ada
Lacey
Roff
Cecil McSpadden
Gene and
Dean Lee
Leonard Hutchins
Ft. Sill
Lee
Jimmy Mellin
Jackie Jones
Marvin Toney
Wesley Price
Charles Auten
A and Son
Taylor
Sasakwated
L. L. Edwards
Lend-lease bill grants Roosevelt sweeping defense powers
The bill signed by President Roosevelt grants the president authority to direct production and transfer of defense articles in and outside the U.S. He may order manufacture in arsenals or private plants and sell loan or give items to nations deemed vital to U.S. defense, with congressional funding and transfer terms set by the president.
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Washington
Roosevelt
England
Greece
China
Britain
United States
Congress
Army
Fred Stobaugh Wins Grand Champion Honors of Tulsa
Fred Stobaugh of Atoka FFA owned the grand champion Hereford at the Tulsa show after winning Ada district honors. Auction profits included 613.80 dollars plus 70 dollars in awards from the American Hereford association and other prizes.
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Fred Stobaugh
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Ada
Atoka Ffa
Phillips Petroleum Company
Stobaugh
American Hereford Association
Marvin Wolf
Dustin
First National Bank of Tulsa
Good Barrow
Chester White
Mason Walters
Prague
C. W
Walters
Poland
China Barrow
Allen Landra
Prague Ffa
Ladra
Thailand and French Indo China sign peace accord
Japan mediated agreement ends border dispute between Thailand and French Indochina. Thailand gains about 25 000 square miles including Pak Lay in Laos and part of Cambodia while ceding zones, with a boundary demarcation committee to finalize details. Foreign Minister Matsuoka says Franco-Thai relations restored.
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Tokyo
Thailand
Cambodia
Laos
Japan
Fumimaro Konoye
Greater East Asia
Pak-Lay
Yosuke Matsuokadee
France
Reduced Exports Prompt Cotton Stamp Program
Severe reductions in cotton exports due to the war and the need to prevent further accumulations led to a new supplementary cotton program explained by C. H. Hailey. The plan offers 1941 farmers cotton stamps for acreage reductions and supports increased consumption of goods, with cash payments for coopering families and potential food garden use. Farmers must declare participation by June 15 and stamps equal 10 cents per pound of under planted yield, with caps of 25 dollars per farm and 50 dollars for multi tenant operations.
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C. H. Hailey
AAA
Effects of War Draw Scrapyards to River Junk
In Rising Sand Indiana since scrap metal prices rose treasure hunters have dug junked cars from the Ohio River bank to sell. Mayor A B Cooper has had to curb arrests and impose order amid the colleting boom.
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Ind
Ohio River
A. B. Cooper
Step Parents Seen As Sometimes Better Caregivers
Los Angeles becomes home to the world’s largest juvenile court as Stanley Sutton asserts that stepfathers and stepmothers can be more sympathetic and efficient than real parents. He cites coverage area and a dedicated weekly day to youths with problems.
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Los Angeles
Stanley Sutton
Superior Court
Surveys show average auto speed in Times Square
Surveys report the average speed of automobiles in Times Square New York City as six miles per hour.
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Times
New York City
Camp Wolters Opens First Class of Trainees
Eleven million dollar Camp Wolters in Mineral Wells Texas begins processing 181 selectees from Fort Sill Oklahoma and 800 white trainees from Illinois with about 8 000 total to be received by March 20. The plan calls for 64 000 men a year to be processed and assigned to infantry units nationwide.
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Dave Cheavens
Mineral Wells
Texas
Wolters
Army
National Defense
Fort Sill
Okla
Fay W. Bradson
Sinclair Urges Conquered Races Toward Revolt
Upton Sinclair urged conquered peoples to revolt against invaders in a national broadcast from Los Angeles. He urged teaching children the truth about Nazi occupiers and to be willing to suffer for truth and freedom, citing rebellion to tyrants as obedience to God. The talk aired on KHJ via Mutual, with WRUL in Boston relaying to Europe.
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Los Angeles
Europe
Upton Sinclair
Sinclair
KHJ
Mutual Broadcasting System
Boston
WRUL
Traffic chiefs urge careful driving on slick roads
Traffic authorities advise drivers to stay in gear on slippery surfaces and reduce speed to maintain control. The guidance emphasizes smooth braking and steady steering to prevent skids and accidents.
Hollywood Earnings Survey Reveals Wide Actor Salaries
A Dr. Leo C. Rosten study in Screen Actor magazine shows 300 surveyed guild members faced wide pay ranges in 1939. Highest weekly earnings reached near two thousand dollars, while 42.7 percent earned 500 dollars a week or less, with 58 percent of the high earners male and 61 percent of those under 250 weekly being actresses.
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Hollywood
Leo C. Rosten
Motion Picture Research Project
Screen Actor
Screen Actors’ Guild
Rosten
Guild
Hog Population Expansion Urged by Oklahoma Expert
STILLWATER Okla March 12 J A Whatley specialist in animal breeding says Oklahoma can gear its 990 000 hogs to national defense by boosting breeding stock productivity. He cites selective breeding and improved feeding and management to raise pig carcass quality and sow milk output amid high feed costs and lower hog prices.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
J. Aatley
Whatley
The
and M. College
Latin American Nations Key in U S Agriculture Plans
The report argues for Latin American tropical and semitropical production to boost US imports and farm markets. It highlights rubber and quinine potential, notes current US reliance on Asia for rubber, and urges cooperative marketing talks with Argentina, Canada, Australia, and the United States to ease global trade.
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Secremod of Agriculture
Argentina
Canada
Australia
United States
Americas
Latin-America
Latin- America
Sixten
Amazon Basin
Brazil
Venezuela
Columbia
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Latin America
South America
Hemisphere
East Indies
Tropical East Indies
Tropics
Buckingham Palace Damaged In Raid
Government confirms Buckingham Palace suffered damage in a recent air raid. Two bombs hit a courtyard, a lodge house was struck with a policeman killed, incendiaries fell nearby, and other explosives landed around the area. The royal residence had prior raids with no injuries.
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London
Buckingham Palace
House Cats Cause Wildlife Damage Near Lake Duncan
In Duncan on Feb 11, a Caretaker reports that despite 57 wolves and two coyotes killed in the Lake Duncan area, house cats now cause the main concerns. E. L. Kuykendall says he killed 18 cats in the past month, one with a half grown squirrel, and will examine stomach contents to learn what cats eat.
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Duncan
Lake Duncan
E. L. Kuykendall
Kuykendall
Hundreds Of U S Fliers Join R A F
More than 500 American pilots have enlisted in the Royal Air Force or Royal Canadian Air Force since mid July last year. About 80 transfer British planes, 40 ferry Atlantic bombers, 400 instructors in Canada, with a few in the Eagle Squadron. Clayton Knight committee screened 3,000 applications at six U S test points and aims to recruit about 600 more pilots.
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New York
England
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada
Atlantic
Eagle
Clayton Knight
United States
Dominion
Dallas
Chicago
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Oakland
Cat Buried Four Days Rescued From Buckingham Palace Bomb Rubble
A blue Persian cat, hungry but uninjured, was rescued after four days buried in wreckage from a lodgehouse demolished by a bomb at Buckingham Palace. Workers heard the cat’s mewing and freed it by removing heavy masonry.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Former Magnolia official killed in railway collision
SHREVEPORT March 12 Charles R. Swank 60 former superintendent of Magnolia Petroleum Pipe Line was fatally injured when his car hit a moving Kansas City Southern freight train at a crossing. Police say the death is accidental with Swank dragged along the track before being ejected from the car and dying at the hospital.
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Shreveport
Charles R. Swank
Magnolia Petroleum Pipe Line Company
Kansas City Southern
Charles §. Boone
Caddo Parish
Swank
Oil production rises in most regions for week ending March 8
Daily crude oil output in the United States increased 12 405 barrels to 3 635 840 for the week ended March 8, the Oil and Gas Journal reported. California gained 22 900 to 610 150, eastern fields 275 to 113 675, Louisiana up 3 305 to 296 080, Texas 4 400 to 1 349 400, and the Rocky Mountain states 1 940 to 105 880.
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Tulsa
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
California
Eastern
Louisiana
Texas
Rocky Mountain States
Coast Guard Deploys Hall P H Patrol Boats
Coast Guard units begin using Hall PH patrol boats with a 2000 mile cruising range. Each vessel carries a six member crew and can reach a top speed of 137.
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Hall
Coast Guard
County Cracks Down On Delinquent Personal Taxes
County officials launch a tax collection drive targeting roughly 49 000 in seven year delinquencies. United Supply and Machinery of Stonewall paid 1300 under protest after a restraining order blocks equipment. Audit data and state inspection are pending approval. Local firms and moved residents face tax warrants as action expands.
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United Supply and Machinery Company Office
Stonewall
Supply House
Tal Crawford
Si Freeman
Freeman
Dare
John Rogers
Ada
Somer Jones
Shera
Jones
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Camp Wolters
Fairey Hendon
Lofoten Islands
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NEA
U. S
R.A.F
Magnolia
Charles Swank
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