Jury Docket Drawn For Civil Term Of District Court
Jury lists for 40 county residents called to serve starting April 7 for the civil term before Judge Tal Crawford were drawn by Court Clerk Della Bedford and Sheriff Clyde Kaiser. Names include Ada residents and Stratford Stonewall pairs. jury duty begins with a heavy docket.
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Tal Crawford
Cour
Della Bedford
Clyde Kaiser
Clarence Markham
H. G. Elkins
Ada
Ben Katz
Charles Huddleston
James Olson
Roy Heard
Howardey Ada
T. E. Carmichael
C. O. Burke
J. W. Mercer
E. W. Cotten
David Galey
E. B. Crawford
H. M. Galey
Stratford
Claude Pennington
Haskell Lspaugh
Stonewall
Scott Lee
R. N. Gillstrap
Roff
E. C. Minor
Hickory
Jonathon Gray
Lula
Guy C. Sinnell
W. O. Smith
Tom A. Thomas
D. J. Smith
Jack Bickham
Lewis Parry
J L. Young
Lewis M. Long
J. C. Hynds
O. L. Crane
R. A. Fussell
Grant Johnson
Adz
O. T. Danner
J. W. Isaacs
W. W. Ballard
Charles Alford
Leon McKey
R. L. Crow
Ray Thompson
J. A. Casey
Train Crash Fire Ends With Casualties and Rescue
A truck crash ruptured an air hose on a passing train causing automatic brakes and a stop near Main Street. Flaming gasoline leaked into a sewer, igniting a frame building housing Tri-County Sand and Gravel. Six passengers escaped from a burned chair car, with minor burns to a foreman.
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Main Street
Tri-County Sand and Gravel Company
Pedro Simpkins
Simpkins
Brooks Martin
Sherman
Texas
Ada
Martin
Labor unrest quiets as mediation board weighs strikes
In Washington Clarence A. Dykstra said the defense mediation board will stay in touch with labor disputes nationwide but cannot act until conciliation fails. Bethlehem Steel and International Harvester confront protests with police maintaining order amid Tuesday violence.
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Washington
Clarence A. Dykstra
Defense Mediation Board
Hero
State Supreme Court Decisions Adopted in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City March 25 Supreme court opinions include reversals in Commissioners of the Land Office v Passmore Roger Mills County and Crews v Garber Garfield County. Several cases affirmed such as Mary E Smith v Renau and Tulsa Building and Loan Association v Leonard. Awards and orders involving the State Industrial Commission were sustained or affirmed.
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Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Commissioners of the Land Office
Frank Passmore
Roger Mills
Bertha Clara Hillman
Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation
Oklahoma County
Ralph Crews
M. C. Garber
Garfield
Mary E. Smith
A. H. Reneau
Latimer County
Switzer Advertising Company
Everett K. White
State Industrial Commission
Oliver Gripe
John B. Grieves
Tulsa County
H. O. Worsham Et al
C. F. Dillard
Carter County
W. E. McKinney
Mark Bland
Okmulgee County
Albert Crawford
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Earl Mason
Tulsa Building and Loan Association Et al
James Randolph Leonard
State Takes Over Food Stamp Offices in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City March 26. The 123 food stamp and commodity offices will be taken over by the state welfare department by tomorrow night. Bert McDonel, director, says 1,251 WPA workers will be replaced with state employees after a dispute over removing WPA signs from offices. He claims the move saves about 50,000 dollars monthly and that state staff will be more efficient with no extra cost.
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Oklahoma City
State Welfare Department
Bert McDonel
Ron Stephens
WPA
McDonel
Stephens
Paul Koonce Dies In Phoenix Ariz At 17
The death of Paul Koonce, 17, occurred March 10 in Phoenix Arizona. He was the son of Mr and Mrs G D Koonce and spent his early years in Ada. The family moved to Phoenix six years ago seeking relief from a rheumatic condition. He attended North Phoenix High School and was noted for his baritone singing.
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Paul Koonce
Ada
Phoenix
Arizona
Koonce
G. D. Koonce
Paul
North Phoenix High School
Mexico Welcomes 100000 Passengers in 1937 Texas Entry
During 1937, about 30,000 passenger cars carried roughly 100,000 passengers into Mexico via Texas.
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Mexico
Texas
Moore Camp Turns Boom Town Into Quiet Village
Moore Camp at Fitts Field evolves from a boom town into a stable, company‑run community. E H Moore Inc employs about 50 in 20 acres with 33 modern homes, free utilities, and a central power plant. The program includes pay raises, vacations, safety training, and residents numbering 126 in company homes, 42 on leases, and 84 in the camp.
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Fitts Field
E. H. Moore
Fitts
E. H. Moore, Inc
Moore
McLish
National Safety Council
Harden
E. H. Moore Company
Will Rogers barely survives seventh district primary shock
U.S. Rep Will Rogers polled 32 votes in the seventh district Democratic primary March 18, an eighth place finish in a field of ten. Observers note his long record of at-large elections and suggest he may seek a statewide post or another race next year. Rogers must decide within a year on his political future.
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Ernest M. Hill
United Press
Oklahoma City
U. S
Will Rogers
Capitol
Rogers
Moore, Okla
Congress
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Josh Lee
Washington
Leon Phillips
United States Senate
Governor Predicts Faster Legislature Action
Governor Phillips expected quicker movement from the legislature as distractions clear. A small loan company bill likely advances from the house to the senate, with votes aimed at preserving emergency provisions against repeal by referendum. He planned talks with the state board of equalization on revenue and noted a finance regulation bill due for action within a week or ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Phillips
House
Senate
State Board of Equalization
Explosion and Fire Sink Oil Tanker off Cape Lookout
Nineteen seamen are missing after an explosion and fire on the oil tanker Cities Service Denver 80 miles south of Cape Lookout. The Pan-New York rescued 17 crewmen, the W. W. Bruce picked up five survivors, and a coast guard boat later reported five more rescued as five coast guard craft and the 468-foot vessel remained in distress.
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New York
Cities Service
Denver
Cape Lookout
Pan-New York
W. W. Bruce
Coast Guard
Cities
Many Oklahomans File Tax Returns
Oklahoma City March 24 Tax records show 41 463 returns in the 5000 or over class and 66 013 in the under 5000 class up from 1940 totals. Collections Jan 1 to March 20 amount to 8 124 320 and about 15 000 returns remain. Penalties apply for late filings with many avoiding tax payments due to exemptions. Interest in defense and funding government defenses cited as main reason for payment uptick.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
H. C. Jones
Internal Revenue
Jones
Willkie Seeks Fair Settlement After War Ends
Wendell L. Willkie called for Europe to end Nazi rule and urged a peaceful postwar order that avoids trade walls and economic punishment of 80 million people. He spoke in Toronto at a campaign kickoff to raise 5.5 million for Canadian auxiliary war services.
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Toronto
Canada
Wendell L. Willkie
Europe
Willkie
Mystery Card Sends Address Update to Alice Draft Board
A penny postcard arrived Monday morning at the Alice Draft Board with the message Dear Sir My address now is Alice Texas. The sender did not sign or indicate identity prompting a request for any youth of draft age who recently moved to notify Draft Board Clerk Pat Murphy.
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Alice, Texas
Draft Board
Pat Murphy
Murphy
Spud Peeling Changes at Camp Barkeley
Soldiers of the 45th Division assigned to kitchen duty will begin a new spud peeling routine at Camp Barkeley Texas as marines adjust mess duties.
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Camp Barkeley
Tex
45Th Division
Uncle Sam to Receive Naval Base Titles in Britain Deal
Washington reports the United States will gain formal title to six Caribbean and Atlantic base sites after signing in London with Prime Minister Churchill and Ambassador John G. Winant. Leases run 99 years to 2040, finalizing weeks of talks on locations, boundaries, and administration. Newfoundland and Bermuda bases were gifted.
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Washington
United States
Hemisphere
Great Britain
London
Churchill
John G. Winant
Trinidad
Jamaica
Antigua
St. Lucia
British Guiana
Bahamas
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Oklahoma Traffic Deaths Rise to 104 for Year
Oklahoma state highway patrol reported 104 traffic fatalities for the year, up from 88 a year ago. Two latest deaths include Joe Kennedy, 33, of Tulsa, killed when his car hit a bridge near Ft. Gibson, and June Webb, 17, who died from injuries suffered in a March 14 crash near Wetumka that also killed two men.
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Oklahoma
State Highway Patrol
Joe Kennedy
Tulsa
U. S. Highway No. 62
Ft. Gibson
June Webb
Wetumka
Infant Ronald Dean Scott dies. Frisco family mourns
Ronald Dean Scott infant son of Mr and Mrs Earl Scott of Frisco died Saturday at 3 30 p m A funeral service led by Rev Lemmons was held Monday at 2 p m at the Assembly of God church with burial in Frisco cemetery Smith Funeral Home in charge Surviving are the parents a brother Billie Earl and sister Darlene Janett grandfather Rube Scott of Missouri and grandparents Mr and Mrs Bill Simmons Harden City
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Ronald Dean Scott
Earl Scott
Frisco
Assembly of God Church
Rev. Lemmons
Smith Funeral Home
Billie Earl
Darlene Janett
Rube Scott
Missouri
Bill Simmons
Harden City
Blumhagen Girl Improves After Illness At Watonga
Karen Blumhagen four-year-old daughter of E Blumhagen of Salina showed marked improvement today after a throat infection left her seriously ill last week in Watonga.
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Blumhagen
Oklahoma City
Karen Blumhagen
Watonga
E. Blumhagen
Sal
Pioneer innovator shapes sorghum use and wheat farming
Agricultural note highlights a farmer engineer who adapted wheat harvesting with new combines and developed sorghums for multiple needs including short and tall grain sorghums forage sorghums and broomcorns, achieving large savings in equipment costs.
Two Army Pursuit Flyers Die in Collision Over California
In California near Coalinga two Army Air Corps lieutenants were killed when their pursuit planes collided during a training flight from Hamilton Field. The airmen were Lieutenant George K. Williams of the 55th Air Base Squadron and Lieutenant Charles J. Engman of the 77th Air Base. Coalinga lies about 60 miles southwest of Fresno.
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San Rafael
Calif
Army Air Corps
Coalinga
Hamilton Field
George K. Williams
55Th Air Base
Charles J. Engman
Fresno
Roosevelt Signs Naval Public Works Program
The White House announced President Roosevelt signed into law a $526,383 naval public works program. The funds cover Guam and Samoa developments in the Pacific and Atlantic air bases acquired from Great Britain, with most money in bills nearing congressional completion.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Aenanea S
Guam
Samoa
Pacific
Atlantic
Great Britain
Many Oklahoma Farms Affected by Oil Developments
A survey by Oklahoma A and M college shows mineral development touches about three quarters of Oklahoma land. About 48 percent of mineral-area farmers work off the farm an average 82 days, vs 45 days for non mineral areas. Over 10 000 farms operate in the oil gas zone comprising more than 1.5 million acres.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Senate Approves Argentine Beef Purchase Amendment
The Senate reversed a tie vote and approved an amendment to allow navy purchases of canned corned beef from Argentina. The roll call was corrected to 33 to 32 in favor after Senator Russell stated his prior unrecorded vote. McNary supported aligning the record with the truth.
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Washington
Senate
Navy
Argentina
Wallace
Barkley
D-Ky
Naval Arkley
Russell
D-Ga
McNary
R-Ore
Senate Journal
Fierce Hand to Hand Fight Ends Giarabub Siege
Cairo dispatch reports the fight for Giarabub, Italy's last eastern Libya stronghold, as one of the fiercest hand to hand battles in the desert. Giarabub fell March 21 after a nine hour assault by Australian troops with British air and ground support.
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Cairo
Egypt
Giarabub
Italy
Libya
Air Ministry
Oasis
McKinley Names Ada Woman Auto Tag Supervisor
Hubert L. Bolen announced the appointment of Mrs. Ben K. Mckey of Ada as auto license tag suerter succeeding the late T J Chambless. Spain permits owners to make their own license tags but requires car registrations.
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Oklahoma City
Hubert L. Bolen
State Tax Commission
Ben K. Mcey
T. J. Chambless
Spain
Nazi Blockade Extends Near Greenland and Iceland
The German counter blockade extends to within three miles of Greenland, bringing intensified sea warfare to the western hemisphere. Iceland is included in the area, claimed as a base against the Nazi blockade. U S coast guard cutters are patrolling near Greenland amid rising tensions and discussion of Greenland and Iceland as potential stepping stones for warplane delivery to Britain.
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Greenland
U. S
Washington
Germany
United States
Berlin
U.S. Coast Guard
Denmark
Iceland
Greenlani Oe
Britain
FBI Relaxes Some Of Requirements
Washington March 26 The FBI announces relaxations in eligibility for new agents as it expands operations amid international tasks. A college degree remains essential but specialization in law or accounting is no longer mandatory, and recruitment seeks about 1200 additional agents with broad experience.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Congress
Department
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Salvation Army
Curtin
Pontotoc County
West Sixth
Billy Grace
C. O. Githens
Fort Worth
Iowa
Bethlehem
Stamp and Commodity Offices
Phoenix, Ariz
Bureau of Mines
Speed
Solons
Uncle Sam
Siegling
ARMY
Naval
Mrs. McKinley
Our Boys
Stunner
Nancy Alden Strong
A. G. Strong
West Atlantic
FBI
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