Carolyn and a heavy parcel head for a farmhouse transfer
Spud Delaney drives a night truck for Metropolitan Transfer Company toward a rural farmhouse. A covert two ton cargo in a mysterious box raises Red Cragin’s curiosity and Carolyn’s worry as the plan aims to move it with minimal attention. The driver’s bond to secrecy adds tension to midnight travel and local danger.
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Spud Delaney
Metropolitan Transfer Company
Commerce Street
Cragin’s
Red
Spud
Ese Spud Delaney
Carolyn
Mystery Box on Truck Raises Nighttime Questions
In a tense exchange, Arro gant Mr. Spud Delaney and Red inspect a heavy metal box with a hollow inner container and a suspicious pellet. Dr. Robert Hale comforts Carolyn Tyler as tension builds around a secret project and a looming farmhouse reveal. The night ends with a thunderous roar and a cliffhanger.
Explosion Aftermath Drives Carolyn to Farmhouse Hunt
Carolyn Hale races from the city with a taxi driver to a suburban industrial zone after a mysterious explosion at Schoenfeld Laboratory. She seeks her employer Dr. Hale and the shipment of X-999, fearing spies and danger as wreckage mounts around two acres of factory and warehouse ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn
Ken Palmer
Miss Tyler
Robert
Hal— Hale
Hale— Hale
Dr. Hale
Schoenfeld Laboratory
Hey
Europe
Hell
Oil tests near Colbert and new pools stir Oklahoma drilling
Operators near Colbert report a sand shows oil at 850 to 900 feet in the Joe Joseph son No. 1 McCurry, with bailing ongoing to assess production. Across the river Hughes county sees a burst of activity as multiple wells are staked and prepared, including Hill-A No. 1 for Cromwell tests and Mor rison No. 1 near Wetumka, with Mid-Continent targeting Felix and other formations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Josephson
McCurry
CSW
Colbert School
Ada
Hughes County
W. L. Crowell
Hill-A
Turner-Lucas
Swc
Wetumka
H. O. Pope
Oklahoma City
Manahan
Cira
Hamilton
Mid-Continent
Felix
Papoose Eld
Petco Oil Corporation
Morrison
Arrow Drilling Et al
Granneman
Holdenville
W. V. Harris
Spaulding
Nazis Claim Speed Boats Won Battle
Berlin reports several British speedboats damaged early this morning in a clash with German craft off the southeast English coast. The attack may have been aided by German shore battery shelling aimed at Dover, described as the day’s heaviest bombardment.
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Berlin
England
DNB
Dover
London
Peanut Production Basis Restricted by Farm Referendum
Edible peanut production in the United States will operate under a three year restricted plan after a seven to one farmer vote in 14 states. From the AAA proposal growers may plant limited acreage in 1941 1942 and 1943 and may sell peanuts on their allotment with a three cent per pound tax on excess edible production. Tabulated results show 57 811 for and 8 259 against with state by state tallies. Also included is a report on a religious freedom dispute and a Shawnee region shooting incident involving men posing as police officers.
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Atlanta
United States
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Shawnee Man To Head Banker Group
Currin vice president of the Federal National Bank Shawnee was named president of the Tenth Regional Clearing House Association at its annual election here. About 150 bankers and guests from Seminole Pottawatomie Hughes and Pontotoc counties attended. Currin succeeds Sam Grant of Ada as head. S J Ward of American National Bank Shawnee was elected secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dial Currin
Federal National Bank
Shawnee
Clearing House Association
Seminole
Pottawatomie
Hughes
Pontotoc
Currin
Sam Grant
Ada
S. J. Ward
American National Bank of
Two Sect Members Fined In Wewoka Court
In Wewoka municipal court Judge Charles T. Hutson fined two members of a religious sect 20 dollars each and dismissed disturbing the peace charges against three others. Five were arrested yesterday as pastors argued for religious literature distribution without police hindrance.
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Wewoka
Charles T. Hutson
New Mascot for 120th Medics Presented in Abilene
In Abilene Texas on April 28 the 120th medical regiment plans to present Mike II a 165 pound collie type mascot. Lt Bernard will introduce the dog at Camp Barkeley to Col Rex Boland. Sgt Morris Mickey and Pvt Roy Mahaffey brought the dog from Goltry Oklahoma and local buyers W V Young and W P Rhodes paid 50 dollars for the mascot.
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Abilene
Tex
Rex Boland
120Th Medical Regiment
Camp Barkeley
Mike II
Bernard
Mike I
Morris Mickey
Roy Mahaffey
Goltry
Okla
W. V. Young
W. P. Rhodes
Mrs. Roosevelt Granted Protective Escort For Lecture
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt spoke at Phil Harmonic Auditorium under a secret service and police escort after an anonymous notice warned of a picket for peace. There was no disturbance as she answered questions about war and peace.
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Los Angeles
Eleanor Roosevelt
Secret Service
Philharmonic Auditorium
R. E. Giese
Mrs. Roosevelt
Four Cases Dropped From Docket List
Four cases were dismissed Monday morning as an arraignment docket was heard before District Judge Tal Crawford in preparation for a criminal jury docket schedule. Dismissed were Bob Alexander for forgery Mack Sharp for assault with a deadly weapon man Grove for a statutory offense and Floyd Doll for larceny of an automobile.
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Tal Crawford
Bob Alexander
Mack Sharp
Man Grove
Floyd Doll
House Passes Tobacco Tax in Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma City April 28 The House voted 76 to 26 to impose a 20 percent tax on cigars and tobacco with snuff exempt after protracted debate. Exemptions were narrowed and an added provision directed 2 percent of sales to old age pensions, with revenue forecasts ranging from 100 000 to 200 000 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
House
Holliman
Joe Chambers
Tulsa
Harold Freeman
British Envoy Defends War Policy Against Lindbergh Talk
Sir Gerald Campbell in Washington rejected a negotiated peace with Germany as cowardly and false. He rebutted claims that Britain aimed to draft U.S. troops, citing Britain’s military commitments in Europe and stressing America should decide its own defense role. Dr. Bizzell highlighted education’s postwar rebuilding need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Gerald Campbell
Great Britain
International Chamber of Commerce
Lindbergh
America First Committee
New York
Balaclave
Gerald
England
United States
Europe
Churchill
America
Dr. Bizzell
Lindbergh Resignation Accepted by War Department
Col Charles A Lindbergh resigned from the air corps reserve and the move was accepted today by the War Department amid President Roosevelt remarks linking him to critics of Britain. Secretaries and officials remarked on loyalty and decorum while Lindbergh released his resignation letter after a press conference. The story also notes theft of car tags returning three days later to a Duncan, Oklahoma grocer.
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Washington
War Department
Charles A. Lindbergh
Reserve Air Corps
Roosevelt
Stimson
Britain
Germany
Stephens Early
Lindbergh
Hitler
White House
New York
Air Corps Reserve
Duncan
J. A. Lirty
Alcatraz Inmate Talks Of Terror During Murder Trial
Henri Young testified in federal court that fear of Rufus McCain drove his actions in Alcatraz. He described threats, visions of McCain, and a fatal stabbing in the prison yard after a prior claim of intimidation. Young recalled solitary confinement beatings and guards abusing inmates.
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San Francisco
Henri Young
Rufus McCain
Alcatraz
Oklahoma
Young
McCain
Miller
E. J. Miller
Neyland to Apply War Tactics to Army Duty
Knoxville April 29 Major Robert Neyland plans to join Army duty at Norfolk Virginia next month bringing two decades of coaching insight. He credits football discipline and drill field lessons with shaping his leadership and strategy and believes those experiences make him a better officer if called back to service.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Uncle Sam
Army
Tennessee
Robert R. Neyland
The
Vols
West Point
Engineer Corps
Norfolk
Neyland
Liverpool Hit By Heaviest Raid In Weeks
German raiders bombed Liverpool and Merseyside towns in a daybreak attack. Anti aircraft fire fought back with heavy barrage as authorities reported only a few deaths and limited casualties despite the intensity of the raid.
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Liverpool
Eng
Merseyside
Ssaa
Thirty foreign students enrolled at Oklahoma University
Thirty students from foreign nations are included in the current term enrollment at the University of Oklahoma. The newcomers recently attended an international luncheon hosted by the Norman Rotary Club, with Dr. W. B. Bizzell, the university president, as guest.
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Norman
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Men Are Family Men in Draft Induction Report
Oklahoma’s draft data show 132 509 registrants classified, with 71 percent placed in class 3 A due to dependents. Rejections at induction averaged 21 percent through March 31, while about 60 percent of inducted men were volunteers.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Clive E. Murray
Murray
Army
Crude Oil Output Drops Past Week
Daily crude oil production in the United States fell 20,185 barrels to 3,734,940 for the week ending April 26, the Oil and Gas Journal reported. State shifts included Texas down 8,000 to 1,395,200 and California down 18,150 to 501,975 with various regional changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
East Texas
California
Kansas
Louisiana
Michigan
Illinois
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountain States
Langston University Name Change Sent to Governor
A senate bill 27 to 2 passed naming the colored agricultural and normal Langston College Langston University upon the governor’s signature. The bill by Senator Louis Ritzhaupt Guthrie authorizes the negro university to establish an agricultural experiment station in cooperation with Oklahoma A and M College.
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Oklahoma City
Phillips
Colored Agricultural and Normal University
Langston
Langston University
House
Senate
Louis Ritzhaupt
Guthrie
The
Negro University
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
McKeel Raps New Oil Bill in Oklahoma City
Senator Robert Burns introduced a controversial bill to unionize the Wilcox zone of the Oklahoma City oil field. Chairman Boyd Cowden said extended hearings would be held while Senator John Boyce McKeel warned oil men fear the measure could spread statewide despite current local scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Robert Burns
Boyd Cowden
Committee On Oil and Gas
John Boyce McKeel
Ada
McKeel
CCC operates 29 Oklahoma camps with 5800 enrollees
James J. McEntee said 29 CCC camps are operating in Oklahoma during the last quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30. About 5,800 enrollees will work on soil erosion control projects and in parks, forests, and refuges including 200 at Ouachita forest and 1,000 at state parks. A new camp SCS-34 will open near Newkirk in Kay county, while four camps will close: P-66 Mashoba MA-1 Henryetta SCS-4 Blackwell SP-20 Broken Bow. Pushmataha closing date not set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James J. McEntee
Civilian Conservation Corps
Oklahoma
CCC
Ouachita National Forest
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
McEntee
Newkirk
Kay County
Mashoba
Pushmataha County
Henryetta
Blackwell
Broken Bow
Weekend Rainfall Mostly Traced as Trace
Weather records from W. E. Pitt show weekend moisture mostly trace. For the three days to 7 am Monday two summaries used trace while one recorded .05 inch, a mid Saturday rainfall described as car spotting by Mr. Pitt. Temperatures ranged from 51 to 71 degrees.
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W. E. Pitt
Mr. Pitt
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