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Log Cabin Boasts and Public Duty Amid Nationwide Plans
The piece critiques the log cabin boast as a political trope while arguing heredity and character matter more than birthplace. It highlights flood control and soil conservation programs, New Deal aims, and potential tax hikes as state policy topics plus garden shows in Virginia and Oklahoma. It closes with a Sunday School lesson on Isaiah 59 and theological reflections.
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Virginia
Oklahoma
Europe’s instability and the need for qualified legislators
Robert R. McCormick argues Europe fails due to noncoinciding racial and economic boundaries and contrasts with the US. He cautions against outside interference, notes British missteps in Norway and Denmark’s wartime toll, then urges voters to elect capable, honest lawmakers. He ends with a light note on morning leaks in shaving cream.
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Robert R. McCormick
Europe
Union of the
Opinion on U S role in Europe and town naming origins
The piece argues against frequent U S involvement in European wars citing Hugh Johnson and a century gap for democracy. It cites Idabel Oklahoma named after two women, Ida and Bell, and notes many towns have a single founder's name. It muses on April showers and May flowers with youthful enthusiasm.
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America
Hugh Johnson
Europe
Mungle Named Official of FFA Southeast District
Gene Mungle of Atoka elected vice-president for the southeast district at the FFA convention in Stillwater. He inspected his grand champion steer with judge Phil Lowery of Loco during the Junior Livestock show. Lowery served as a judge. Mungle has long been an FFA standout in the region.
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Gene Mungle
Atoka
Future Farmers of America
Stillwater
Mungle
Phil Lowery
Loco
Gene
Lowery
FFA
MIT Sun Machine Lets Architects Test Sunlight Angles
Massachusetts Institute of Technology unveils a new sun machine that simulates sunlight conditions on model buildings at different times, latitudes, and seasons. The device uses a spot light and a three dial table to place a model in the sunniest position for breakfast nook moments or any desired time of day. Today authorities paused a planned demonstration as a moving truck stood by.
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Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
Slippery Rock
Junk LOVER Holds Pearl River in urban furore
In Pearl River New York John Barr’s 15 year junk pile triggers HOLC foreclosure. Barr jailed after resisting eviction and moved to Rockland county poorhouse. HOLC offered to remove junk for a price and destroy the heap if not carted away by April 29.
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Pearl River
N. Y
Orangetown
Home Owners Loan Corporation
John Barr
Barr
Barz
HOLC
Rockland County
Walter McDermott
Bara
Oklahoma Supreme Court Upheld Two Initiatives on Taxes
Oklahoma City April 30. The state supreme court upheld two petition initiatives on gasoline and auto tag tax reapportionment aimed at giving counties and cities larger shares. The plan would shift funds, with counties and cities gaining while the state faces reduced federal matching and collection costs.
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Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
Mike Donnelly
Oklahoma County Commissioners Association
J. M. Ashton
State Chamber of Commerce
Donnelly
Secretary of State
John S. Alcorn
Ponca City
Tulsa County District Court
S. W. Hales
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
Robbery at Lorenzo State Bank Leaves Cashier Dead
In Lorenzo Texas the Lor enzo State Bank was robbed in daylight leaving cashier Irvin Bownds dead from a crushing blow and knife wounds. The raid yielded 1487 dollars and 98 cents. Crosby county Justice J R Huckaby ruled Bownds died from head trauma and throat wounds. Police are puzzled by the lack of clues in the daylight robbery.
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Lorenzo, Tex
Lorenzo State Bank
Irvin Bownds
Crosby County Justice of the Peace
J. R. Huckaby
Bownds
School Land Board Sells Eleven Leases in Several Counties
Oklahoma City April 30 The school land commission sold 11 oil and gas leases in Bryan county near the Red River basin. Highest bid was 16 dollars per acre and no tract sold below 5 dollars per acre. Total proceeds reached 8101 dollars with additional leases sold in Caddo Pontotoc Lincoln and Kay counties.
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Oklahoma City
School Land Commission
Bryan County
Red River Basin
Caddo
Pontotoc
Lincoln
Kay
Gunfire Flares In Breathitt County Two Die Four Held
In Breathitt County Kentucky two men are dead and four jailed after a fresh bout of gunfire tied to local political feuding dating to the 1938 Barkley Chandler race. Jailer William Combs and Benton Sizemore were killed. four suspects Rudell Boone Pete Combs and Arthur Lee were held in Winchester on murder charges.
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Breathitt County
Jackson
Breathitt
Barkley-Chandler
William Combs
Mountain
Benton Sizemore
Combs
Winchester
Rudell
Boone
Pete Combs
Arthur Lee
Combses
A. S. Sizemore
Booth
Lee
Boone Combs
Sizemore
Benton
Lee Combs
Louis
Chandler
Walter Deaton
Chief Sizemore
Jesse Noble
Gus Combs
Noble
M. C. Smith
Birth intelligence set at birth says UC study claims
University of California researchers led by Dr Nancy Bayley report that basic intelligence is present at birth and not increased or decreased by training. The study followed 25 children from birth to age nine and found intelligence consists of multiple functions developing unevenly with environment shaping progress but not overall capacity.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Nancy Bayley
Institute of Child Welfare
Bayley
Twelfth Needle Removed From Body in Elgin
In Elgin Illinois Mrs Beulah Kemp 38 reports a needle removed from her abdominal region by Dr J C Byers marking the twelfth such extraction in 23 years. The needles about an inch long are from old fashioned phonograph equipment and were found after sharp pains. their origin remains unknown.
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Elgin
Beulah Kemp
J. C. Byers
Repeal Petitions Filed On Liquor Amendment Vote
Petition director C A Cardwell says 115000 signatures will be filed with the secretary of state tomorrow to seek a constitutional liquor sale amendment. At least 76193 signatures are needed to trigger a vote, while Governor Phillips latest decision keeps repeal off a special election and moves it to the November general election where a majority of votes cast is required.
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Oklahoma City
C. A. Cardwell
Tony
Cardwell
Phillips
Traffic Mishaps Rise in Oklahoma From Excessive Speed
State Safety Commissioner Walter B. Johnson reports a surge in fatal highway crashes in Oklahoma with 18 of 31 highway deaths last month linked to speeding. He notes several non collision smashups from loss of control and off the road, plus crashes into bridges and rails, urging motorists to slow especially at dusk and night.
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Oklahoma
Walter B. Johnson
Commissioner Johnson
Oklahoma Press Association
Twin Athletes Share Spotlight as Co Valedictorians
Woodhull brothers George and Edward Shetler earned equal billing in high school by excelling in track baseball and basketball for four years. They were named co valedictorians of the June graduating class with identical four year academic ratings.
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Edward Shetler
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News
Classified ad notice shows investors seeking higher yields from vested assets. Details specify terms of investment, expected returns, and eligibility criteria for participants in Ada. Readers are urged to contact the office for further information and filing deadlines.
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Buck Taylor Announces Candidacy for Sheriff
Buck Taylor the well known Justice of the Peace of Stonewall has formally announced his run for sheriff subject to the democratic primary on July 9. He will issue a fuller statement of his platform at a later date.
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Buck Taylor
Stonewall
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Political candidate slate for county offices announced
The News lists candidates subject to the county Democratic primary on July 9, 1940. For County Attorney Si Freeman. for Sheriff Mose Henry Buck Taylor. for County Commissioner District 1 Grady Miller W. M. Bill Pegg Elmer Chandler. for County Assessor Charles Rushing.
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Mose Henry Buck Taylor
Grady Miller
W. M
Bill) Pegg
Elmer Chandler
Freeman enters race for Pontotoc County attorney
Si Freeman, a young attorney and Ada resident, announces candidacy for Pontotoc County Attorney subject to the Democratic primary. He outlines his background from East Central State College and the University of Oklahoma, pledges no favors or trades, and invites voters to his campaign headquarters at Davidson and Freeman, Room 10, Oklahoma State Bank Building, Ada.
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Freeman
East Central State College
Pontotoc County
Stratford
Oklahoma
Ada
Law School
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Bar
Davidson and Freeman
Davidson & Freeman
Oklahoma State Bank Building
Dike Construction Guards Highway At Grand River Dam
Workmen near the Ballard bridge four miles west of Grove raise a small dike to shield U S highway 59 from rising waters of the Grand river dam. An eight inch rise could flood the road, but a wall will keep the highway at bridge level for several days. Water at the dam is 70.7 feet deep, near the 685.7 foot contour.
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Vinita
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Ballard Branch
Grove
Grand River
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