William Douglas Nominated To Sit On Supreme Court
President Roosevelt nominated William C. Douglas, chair of the Securities Commission, for the Supreme Court. Born 1898 in Maine, he has taught law at Yale and Columbia, and is known for bankruptcy expertise. If confirmed, he would replace Justice Brandeis who retired February 13.
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Supreme Court
Washington
William C. Douglas
Wall Street
Roosevelt
Securities Commission
Senate
Louis D. Brandeis
High Tribunal
Douglas
Yale Law
Connecticut
Commission
Yale
Maine
Minn
Whitman College
Walla Walla, Wash
Columbia University
Yakima
Wash
Columbia
Columbia Law Review
New York
Department of Commerce
Mildred M. Riddle
la Grange
Ore
Sunday Blaze Threatens Two Cities in Wind Driven Fire
Fire and high winds endangered Cushing and Perry as flames destroyed the Santa Fe freight depot in Cushing with an estimated loss of 12000. Firefighters fought for hours, a fire burned 600 acres, two locomotives supplied steam to aid suppression, sparks set nearby buildings ablaze but were extinguished with little damage.
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Cushing
Perry
Santa Fe
CCC
Roff Band Shines at Shawnee Class D Festival
The Roff high school band earned marching and other honors at the Shawnee band festival last weekend. Supt B W Weems notes additional unpublished honors. The ensemble won $30 for first places in Class D concert playing and Class D sight reading contests. The drum major took second in the drum majors competition. The band, directed by Austin Kidwell, is a young group already praised as a strong marching and playing organization.
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Roff High School
Shawnee
B. W. Weems
Roff
Roff's_ little band
Austin Kidwell
Brakeman Injured In Allen Train Accident
The Kansas Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad brakeman fell between train wheels at Allen and was critically injured. Deputies arrived shortly after 3 PM and the man was taken to Valley View hospital where officials withheld identity and condition. Governor Phillips to keynote Western Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce convention May 5 announced secretary-manager H M Lewis.
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Sheriff's Office
Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Allen
Charley Shockdey
Clyde Kaiser
Valley View Hospital
Clinton
Okla
Roosevelt's Son Ranks Garner As Tops in Campaign
Elliott Roosevelt in a semi weekly broadcast lists Vice President Garner as a leading 1940 presidential candidate. He notes Garner in the driver’s seat and highlights his influence, reticence in public speaking, and legislative power since 1903. The broadcast spotlights Garner and Fred H. Wahising and Texas connections.
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Fort Worth
Garner
Elliott Roosevelt
Texas
Roosevelt
Fred H. Wahising
New York City
Rio Grande Valley
Uvalde
Congress
Barbers Seek Change to Price Regulation Bill
Barbers Anti Price Fixing association plans to seek changes at a legislative hearing Wednesday. Led by Thomas T. Goodman the group opposes Senate Bill 21 arguing it removes price fixing from barbers and seeks criminal penalties for lower charges. They back House Bill 396 now before the labor and arbitration committee and drafted a resolution urging labor groups to support it.
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Barbers Anti
House Labor and Arbitration Committee
Woods Surprise Home Visit Marks Longtime Sasakwa Agent
S Sasakwa marked the surprise home of S G Woods long serving Frisco railroad agent. Relatives and friends from Sasakwa and nearby communities gathered for an informal at home that lasted the afternoon. Woods retired March 1 after 383 years with the railroad, most of it at Sasakwa.
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Sasakwa
S. G. Wests
Frisco
the Woods
Weeds
Railroad
Madill
Ada
Harry Evans
Clara Bowen
Woods
Gorin Draws Six Year Spying Term
Michael Gorin Pacific coast manager of Intourist a Soviet agency was sentenced in U S district court to six years in a federal penitentary and fined 10000 Hafis Salihh Russian born ex navy intelligence agent convicted with Gorin received four years and a 19000 fine Federal Judge Ralph E Jeeney denounced Gorin for violating the hospitality this country extended and said he would deport him as an undesirable alien after prison.
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Los Angeles
Michael Gorin
Pacific Coast
Intourist
U. S
Hafis Salihh
Gorin
Ralph E. Jeeney
Lounsbury Named To Hospital Post in Enid
OKLAHOMA CITY March 20 Chairman E. W. Marr announced the appointment of L. L. Lounsbury of Enid as superintendent of the Northern Oklahoma hospital at Enid, effective tomorrow.
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Oklahoma City
E. W. Marr
Board of Affairs
L.L. Lounsbury
Enid
Northern Oklahoma Hospital
Foreclosing On Grain Elevators In Oklahoma City
The Farm Credit Administration filed a federal suit to foreclose on three grain elevators operated by the Farmers Co operative Elevator Association at Fairview Rusk and Voorhees in Major county. No payments were made on a 14250 loan four years ago. Co defendants include Oklahoma Wheat Elevator Corp Enid Farmers National Warehouse Chicago and National Grain Corp Chicago.
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Oklahoma
City
Farm Credit Administration
Farmers Co-operative Elevator Association
Fairview
Rusk
Voorhees
George
H. McElroy
U.S
Oklahoma Wheat Elevator Corp
Enid
Farmers National Warehouse
Chicago
National Grain Corp
Rogers Visitor Plans Stop at Grand River Dam
Bill Rogers eldest son of the late Will Rogers decided to spend another day in Oklahoma and visit the Grand River dam tomorrow. He spent the day at the Rogers ranch at Oloogah and arrived Friday to attend his first Will Rogers memorial commission meeting.
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Rogers
State Dam
Tulsa
Bill Rogers
Will Rogers
Oklahoma
Grand River Dam
Oloogah
Young Rogers
Dust Storm Dust Fall Figures From Oklahoma Record
Dr W B Gernert of Oklahoma A and M College records dust fall from a March 11 storm. He estimates 426.4 pounds per acre statewide with a 1937 storm yielding 311.7 pounds per acre. He notes decomposed organic matter in the sample suggesting soil fertility.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
W. B. Gernest
Oklahoma A
M. College Agronomy Farm
Many Come Sunday To Norwood Funeral
A large number of out of town visitors attended the funeral of J. P. Norwood in Ada. Attendees traveled from Madill Marlow Norman Oklahoma City and Norman along with local residents to pay their respects as the body was laid to rest in Memorial Park Sunday afternoon.
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City
J. P. Norwood
Memorial Park
Ada
Madill
W. B. Evans
Glen Wilkens
Herman Henson
Loyd Henson
Park Eden
John’ Tramell
Callis Ferguson
Bill Stoud
Wanda Werd
Raymond Yow
Jessie Moore
Neda Moore
Vernon Ard
Beuah Landman
R. C. Jackson
James
Ray
Mary Teckson
C. H. Whisman
Mildred Whisman
B.S. Johnson
J. R. Maxey
W. H. Standridge
Frances Reenling
B. J. Wilkens
Six Are Killed In Accidents Over Weekend In Oklahoma
The weekend in Oklahoma saw six fatalities from various accidents. Don McDonald, 28, of Greggton Texas, died when his open-plane crashed near Bethel. John Barker, 27, of Bethel, suffered amputation after a plane crash. Braz Cummings, about 30, near Delaware, died in a separate airfield crash near Nowata. Ruby Neal, 23, of Oklahoma City, was fatally injured after a fall from a horse. Herbert E. Brown, 25, of Stillwater, died from a skull fracture after a truck bed struck him while unloading. Jim Martin Clark, 2, of Tishomingo, died after being run over by a truck. Homer Elkins, 32, state highway engineer, died in Shawnee after being struck by a car following a collision.
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Oklahoma
Don McDonald
Greggton
Tex
Bethel
Okla
John Barker
DeQueen
Ark
Braz
Cummings
Jim Martin Clark
Tishomingo
Homer Elkins
Shawnee
Elkins
Cox slaps WPA lobbyist in House corridor
Washington reports Rep. Cox slapped a white Workers Alliance lobbyist in a House corridor after the man pressed for support for the WPA relief funds. Witnesses cited Cox warning the man his companions would be better off behind a plow in Georgia. The WPA seeks $150 million, with appropriations committee weighing a $250 million allotment cut from a larger request. Cal F. C. Harrington warned 400,000 WPA workers could be dropped nationwide starting April 3, including 16,209 in Oklahoma.
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Washington
Workers Alliance
Cox
D-Ga
House of Representatives
Alliance
Georgia
Roosevelt
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Cal. F
Livability in Farm Stock Emphasized for Poultry Success
A guidance piece from Oklahoma A and M extols livability in farm stock, urging careful egg selection, non washing of hatching eggs to preserve bloom, proper storage at 50 to 60 degrees, weekly incubation, and clean feeding and housing. It cites the Grow Healthy Chick Program and notes last year averages show 28.85 percent livability in chick broods.
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Extension Service of
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Death of Tulsa salesman under investigation
County investigator H H Cullison said he is probing the death of George Wilbur Wehner 38 a salesman. Wehner died on arrival at a Tulsa hospital after being ill while riding with a friend since February 26 he had lived in Tulsa before Kansas City and Chicago survivors include a brother a widow and two children
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Tulsa
H. H. Cullison
George Wilbur Wehner
Cullison
Webner
Wehner
Kansas City
Chicago
William M. Wehner
Back Tax Penalty Set To Start Tuesday
Monday was the last day to pay back ad valorem taxes without penalty as the county treasurer’s office saw busy activity. The state extension expires Monday and a one percent monthly penalty begins Tuesday on delinquent taxes through 1937, with resale slated for April 17 unless payment removes the property from the list.
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Toy
FFA Show Draws Oklahoma City Crowd For Judging
Oklahoma City's Future Farmers of America arrived with prize calves pigs and lambs for the Oklahoma Junior Livestock Show. A downtown parade greeted them but most youths went to the livestock pavilions to prepare for the first judging. Official entries totaled 1521 animals, down from 1543 last year with 1028 from FFA and 2?02-H clubs.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Future Farmers of America
Archer family in Oklahoma contends with contagious appendicitis
In Sapulpa Oklahoma in March 1920 the Archer family faces a scare as Mrs Fred Archer undergoes an appendectomy and soon after their daughter Anna Mae Archer, age 3, also has the operation. The husband reports a brief recovery before the next child’s procedure.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Archer
Fred Archer
Anna’Mae Archer
Three Cities Claim Their New Texas Airport
Hollis declares the facility Hollis airport since it is closer to Hollis, Texas, than any other city. Childress, 24 miles away, calls it Childress airport because it sits in Childress county. Wellington, 17 miles distant, names it Wellington airport for proximity to Wellington. The airport lies ten miles west of Hollis and was built by Braniff Airways, sparking the dispute among the three cities.
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Hollis
Here
Braniff Airways
Tek
Texas
Childress
Tex
Childress County
Wellington
Wellington Air
Byng Girls Basketball Misses National A A Meet
Byng basketeers will not compete in the national A A meet in Wichita. Coach Mrs. Bertha Teague expresses pride in last year’s Byng team and notes Oklahoma is out of the running this year. Howe defeated Byng in the state final after a strong season, with Howe’s free throws shaping the outcome.
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Byng Basketeers
Wichita
Bertha Teazue
Byng High
Oklahoma
Byng
Teague
Oklahoma City
Howe
Bynge
Spring Is To Be Official Tuesday In Oklahoma
Weather notes from Waynoka Oklahoma report a 94 degree high Sunday as spring warmth arrives with forecasts predicting 70s. Har ry Wahlgren of the federal weather service cautions rain remains needed after recent winds and dust storms across the state. In Zurich Switzerland the anti Jewish frontist party lost its grand council in yesterday's elections signaling a push toward democratic principles.
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Oklahoma
Harry Wahlgren
Federal Weather Ob
Waynoka
Na- Hon Yuma
Ariz
Wahigren
Zurich
Switzerland
Grand Council
State Seeks To Get Rid Of Institution
Oklahoma City March 191 Western Oklahoma charity hospital has been offered for sale with no takers as Governor Phillips says he cannot find a buyer. Dr H K Speed testified he was told to boost payroll during a political campaign. The governor hopes to advise the legislature before Clinton hospital budget reviews. Senate and House routine business delay session. Six bills advance including free textbooks and workmen’s compensation broadenings. Institutional budget set at 10.8 million for next year and 20.7 million for 1940-41, with original requests over 27 million.
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Oklahoma City
Western Oklahoma
Phillips
H. K. Speed
Clinton Hospital
Speed
Clinton
Leroy Clayton
Cordell
Oklahoma
House
Senate
Okahoma A & M. College
Stillwater
H. G. Bennett
Gibbons
Treasury
Carhutt
Tax Commission
Double Funeral Follows Death From Ptomaine Poisoning
A. E. Miller, 53, of Ada, died at Norman last Saturday after being stricken while en route to Ada. His funeral, attended by relatives from Longview Texas including Aubry Capps 8, was held Monday at Vanoss. Miller was a son of C K Capps and a grandfather, with arrangements changed to a double burial due to the tragic circumstances.
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Vanoss
A. E. Miller
Ada
Norman
Longview
Texas
Aubry Capps
Meee
Rs. C.K. Capps
Two Men Charged In Possession Case
Claud Davidson and Jack Phillips were released on bonds of 500 dollars each after arraignment on a charge of unlawful possession of whiskey. The complaint states they had five pints of whiskey. both entered not guilty pleas. Sheriff’s records noted upcoming arrests.
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Claud Davidson
Jack Phillips
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U.S. 8
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Farmer Co-Op Association Elevators
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Marlow
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