Konawa Nears 37th Birthday Amid Oil, Schools, CCC Activity
Konawa marks its 37th anniversary with a new $50,000 grade school and strong oil industry. The town hosts a Negro CCC camp, soil conservation efforts, and a history tied to multiple oil pools dating from 1926 to 1938. An upcoming city election for mayor, council, and school board looms as residents await results.
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CCC
Konawa
Seminole County
Pontotoc
Pottawatomie
Works Projects Administration
Nora Carpenter
Jack Davis
Ben Carmichael
Hazel
Sacred Heart Mission
South Canadian
Isadore Robot
Louisiana
Indian Territory
Konawan
Ada Survey Seeks Defense Industry Workers in District
The Ada Oklahoma state employment service through manager J W Gallimore launched a week long survey to identify skilled and semi skilled workers available for national defense jobs by April 15. Registration at the office is urged for those with trades in aircraft shipbuilding and machine shop work.
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Ada
Oklahoma State Employment Service
J. W. Gallimore
Gallimore
Inclu
Fascist Press Hints Aim to Defeat U S As Well As Britain
The Axis press in Rome signals plans to defeat both Britain and the United States. Relazioni internazionali in Milan claim the new Europe will liquidate London democracy and democratic remnants abroad. I Giornale d Italia notes war demands and a 22nd Mussolini party anniversary. Axis air strikes target Preveza and a British destroyer near Alta. An airline now carries freight from Chicago to New York with seats and aisles full.
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U. S
Britain
Rome
United States
America
Europe
Relazioni inter-Nazionali
Milan
Roosevelt
Ious
I Giornale D
Italia
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Fascist Party
Lybian
Preveza
Mediterranean
Alta
Chicago
New York
Kelly Nears Commission As Officer of Army Air Corps
Omas G. Kelly son of T. G. Kelly of 815 East Sixteenth street nears a commission as Army Air Corps officer. He is among 410 pilots who completed basic training at Randolph Field and now in a 10 week advanced phase at Kelly Field. Kelly earned his pilot license and attended Spartan School Tulsa. He studied at Oklahoma A and M College Stillwater last year and notes about intercoastal freight diversion to railroads.
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Army Air A
Omas G. Kelly
T. G. Kelly
East Sixteenth Street
Kelly
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Randolph Field
Kelly Field
CAA
Spartan School
Tulsa
Oklahoma A and M College
Stillwater
U S Plans One Million Dollar Flour Gift to France
The United States will send 13 500 tons of flour worth 1 million dollars to unoccupied France as a relief trial under Red Cross supervision. The shipments, aboard the freighters Ile de Rey and Leopold, are funded from a 50 million dollar civilian relief appropriation and aim to test blockade relief effects.
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Washington
United States
France
Vichy
New York Harbor
Red Cross
Congress
Ile de Rey
Leopold
Intercoastal ships eyed to bolster new British fleet
Maritime commission officials consider diverting 113 intercoastal freighters to aid Britain's urgent needs. Surveys begun but no decisions on releases yet. A 51 year old floating fish reduction plant was acquired for Britain and the Lansing was sold to Over Seas Shipping Ltd. in Sydney for Pacific service.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Great Britain
Britain
W. R. Carpenter Overseas Shipping, Ltd
Sydney
Australia
Pacific Ocean Service
Bullfighting Adapts as Food Shortage Hits Spain
In Madrid on March 22 authorities say the food shortage weakens bulls and raises questions about the season. Corridas continue with lighter bulls less horses and possibly less skilled matadors as regulations ease to permit toros with lower nourishment, marking the 1941 season kickoff.
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Madrid
Spain
Navy reports four destroyers damaged in Pearl Harbor drills
Four large destroyers from the fleet battle force sustained slight damage in nighttime exercises off Pearl Harbor. There were no deaths or serious injuries, Navy officials said. The Aylwin, Farragut, Somers, and Warrington were led by Lieut. Commanders Rogers, Hunter, Metzel, and Fahron respectively.
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Washington
Navy
Fleet Battle Force
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Aylwin
Robert H. Rogers
Staten Island
N. Y
Farragut
G. P. Hunter
Chestnut Hill
Mass
Somers
Jeffrey C. Metzel
Elgin
Warrington
Frank G. Fahron
Raleigh
N. C
Consolidated Model 31 Flying Boat Payload
The Consolidated model 31 flying boat carries 5500 gallons of gasoline and a commercial adaptation could carry 20 berths or 50 day passengers.
Puzzle sales hold steady as Ada folks crave calm scenes
Ada counters report puzzle demand remains strong despite world tensions. Shoppers favor quiet beauty designs with soft colors, preferring the most complex 500 piece sets. one store received 288 puzzles in stock, suggesting continued steady interest rather than waning demand.
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Ada
Landon
Kansas
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Ada Novelty Counters
Unusual Greer county history on display in Mangum museum
A collection of about 3000 yellowed papers maps and items tells Greer county Texas and 14 flag history as the Old Greer County Historical Society showcases early court records horse thefts and neighborly misunderstandings. The exhibit includes Henry Sweet 1884 townsite plat on white silk, Buckskin Joe immigrant guide and Navajoe ghost town references. Lem Tittle of 22neum is secretary.
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Mangum
Greer County
Greer County Historical Society
Texas
Mangun
Henry Sweet
California
Buckskin Joe
Navajoe
Jackson County
Dean
Red River
U S 81 To Lawton Widening Planned For Military Link
Duncan reports state highway officials ready to widen State Highway Seven from U S 81 to Lawton to join a Canada to Mexico military highway. War department approval awaited. work could start on a 1.5 mile test section with 100 foot right of way and extra shoulder paving. Potential future designation of Highway Seven as military route across Oklahoma noted.
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War Department
Crane
Duncan Division
Stephens County
Hollis
Oklahoma
Broken Bow
British Aid Bill Clears Senate Panel Fast
The $7 billion British aid appropriation moved through the Senate Appropriations Committee in under an hour. Congressional leaders planned final approval by Monday. Senator Noe questioned the measure but did not block the action.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Appropriations
Noe
Raning
Martin Fears War And Bankruptcy
Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr. warned the United States faces war and possible national bankruptcy. As Republican national committee chairman he urged policing the New Deal to prevent financial political and social collapse and to avoid repeating 1918 scandals while seeking unity without destroying the two party system.
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Washington
Joseph W.W. Martin, Jr
Mass
Republican National Committee
United States
Republican Party
New Deal Administration
National Committee
Martin
House
Independent Phone Place Discussed at Oklahoma Convention
Louis Pitcher of Chicago spoke at the twenty seventh annual Oklahoma Telephone association convention in Oklahoma City. The session named new officers and directors and closed the next day at noon with speakers including C E Dev in Apache Genevieve Thompson Kingfisher and John H Cantrell Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Independent Telephone Company
Louis Pitcher
Chicago
Pitcher
United States Independent Telephone Association
Oklahoma Telephone Association
C. E. Devin
Apache
Genevieve Thompson
Kingfisher
John H. Cantrell
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
String Band Wins Stonewall Contest
A talent contest at the Main theater in Stonewall last week awarded first prize to the Oklahoma Drifters from Lula for a trip to Oklahoma City. Band members include L. C. Moshier, Troy Reed, Grady Ray, and Dan Moore. Second prize went to Bobbie Woolley and Betty Jollick. third to Coleen Thomas and Dolores June Clark.
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Stonewall
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Drifters
Lula
L. C. Moshier
Troy Reed
Grady Ray
Dan Moore
Bobbie Woolley
Woolley
Betty Jollick
Dolores June Clark
Coalgate
Coleen Thomas
Colbert Farm Women Hold Monthly Meeting
Colbert Farm Women's club gathered for a regular session at Edith Balthrop's home with Mrs. S. E. Richmond presiding. Reports from committees followed by a Foods for the sense discussion led by Jessie Morgan. Refreshments were served to attendees including guests and members.
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Elliott
Patterson
Foreta McCurry
Cora Wilson
Morgan
Plane makers hire workers at rate jump after year
One year ago 29 eastern and western manufacturers of planes props and engines hired 1491 new employees weekly. New workers are being hired at the rate of 5195 per week.
Tulsa NLRB Case Prolonged Labor Dispute With Mid-Continent
Tulsa awaits the long running NLRB hearing over charges of unfair labor practices against Mid-Continent Petroleum by the Oil Workers International Union. The dispute traces to the West Tulsa refinery strike that began December 22, 1938 and lasted 15 months, fueling oil industry tensions nationwide.
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Tulsa
National Labor Relations Board
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp
Weirton Steel
Kansas City Ford
Oil Workers Inernational Union
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Mid-Continent
West Tulsa
Busboy Turned Playwright George Batson Begins Broadway Hopes
New York reports Georgie Batson once bused at the Fourteenth Street Automat quits his job after writing plays for ten years. His comedy Treat Her Gently with Ruth Chatterton opens in Amarillo and may reach Broadway next season. Batson plans to meet Chatterton and awaits critics. A second work Dont Mind the Rain has a two week option by Ted Hammerstein.
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New York
Fourteenth Street Automat
Georgie Batson
Pardon
George Donald Batson
Ruth Chatterton
Amarillo
Texas
George
Gage
Brinkley Bankruptcy Hearing Reveals Large Debts
Dr John Richard Brinkley faces creditors in a federal court bankruptcy hearing in Del Rio Texas claiming total debts of 1 625 565 23 with unsecured claims of 1 214 121 13 and 113 360 in unpaid taxes. His wife Minnie Brinkley was declared involuntarily bankrupt in Little Rock Arkansas. The case outlines personal property including livestock and a harpoon gun with Brinkley noted for past radio promotion and prior medical license revocation.
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del Rio
Tex
John Richard Brinkley
Rio Grande
Mexico
Brinkley
Minnie Brinkley
Lee Cazort
Little Rock
Ark
Brinkley Hospital
State
Toy balloon travels about hundred miles
Lawton reports a gas filled toy balloon released by two boys tagged with names and addresses drifted about 100 miles before landing in a field near Antelope, Texas. A week after release, Jimm Gray and Bobby Keegan received a letter from Elmina Rudolph reporting the balloon found three miles southwest of Antelope.
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Lawton
Antelope
Texas
Jimm Gray
Bobby Keegan
Elmina Rudolph
Greater returns for a vested Ada News Classified Ads
A local Ada newspaper highlights increased returns from a vested advertising district, noting revised rates and new options for small businesses. The piece emphasizes practical benefits for advertisers and growing demand for classified placements.
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Ada News
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