Grand River Lake Anchors Wildlife Center Plans
In Vinita on May 13 the Izaak Walton League outlines plans for Grand River dam lake as a major public water body between the Great Lakes and the gulf. A $15,000 Bartlesville clubhouse will overlook the lake at New Bernice, serving members and conservationists.
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Vinita
Izaak Walton
Great Lakes
Gulf
Grand River
A. O. Harrison
Izaak Walton League
Bartlesville
New Bernice
Harrison
J. G. Catlett
Tulsa League
Missouri
Nsas
Oklahoma
League
Grand River Lake
Tri- State
Unprecedented Wave of Women in Oklahoma Primary Races
Oklahoma City May 13 The entry of a record number of women candidates has energized the July primary. Mabel Bassett seeks the fourth district seat against U S Rep Lyle Boren. Ira Huff and others file for state house races in Oklahoma County and Tulsa County with several women running in districts 2 5 and 6. A number also run on the prohibition ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest M. Hill
United Press
Oklahoma City
Mabel Bassett
Tulsa County
Winifred Johnston
W. Tod Fidler
Prohibition
Odds favor Roosevelt third-term renomination at convention
Tom Collins of the assistant state welfare board projects 3 to 2 odds for President Roosevelt's third-term nomination by the Democratic National Convention. The chatter about U S Sen Josh Lee resigning to join the circuit court fuels speculation on Governor Leon Phillips potential Senate appointment. Many believe this scenario could unfold depending on political moves.
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Tom Collins
State Welfare Board
Roosevelt
U. S
Josh Lee
Circuit Court of
Leon Phillips
Hobart Reporter Takes Own Life
Hobart Oklahoma May 13 Barton Hiram Watkins a Hobart Democrat Chief reporter shot himself to death in front of three companions after hinting he would bury him near Fred Cross who was killed two years earlier on a duck hunt. He had just married Imogene Armitage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Okla
Barton Hiram Watkins
Democrat-Chief
Gerald Watts
Watts
Fred Cross
Watkins
Imogene Armitage
Les Armitage
Cordell High School
Cordell
Floyd Burns
Glenn Pool
Bob Drewer
Two-Mile Post
Burns
Trains Collision Hurts 250 Near Port Jarvis
Erie officials blamed a too rapid approach for a derailment at Port Jarvis New York as two excursion trains carrying IBM workers from Endicott collided while leaving the station. The crash injured 250 persons with 35 in hospital and shocked crowds at the World’s Fair outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Erie Railroad
Port Jarvis
N. Y
Endicott
Edward Smith
Oil And Gas May Save Panhandle In Drought
Oklahoma officials report a wildcat oil well 28 miles southwest of Beaver in Beaver County as drought threatens the panhandle. The state land commission plans to delay selling 75 to 100 parcels of land to await test results. Paul Rueser leads a panhandle group financing the well.
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Oklahoma City
Beaver County
Oklahoma Panhandle
Charles Steele
State School Land Commission
Beaver
Paul Rueser
Rueser
The
Land Commission
Texas Panhandle
Minnesota
Commission
Steele
Valley View Hospital Opens Doors to Hundreds of Visitors
On Sunday Valley View hospital welcomed 428 visitors with about 50 children entertained outside. Guests toured modern facilities including the laundry, laboratory, fluroscopic room, outpatient department, operating rooms, and a fully segregated maternity unit, learning how patient care is charted and sterilized. Out of state guests came from Van Buren, DeQueen, Childress, Estalline and many Oklahoma towns.
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Valley View Hospital
Pontotoc County Medical Association
National Hospital Bay
St. Louis
Konawa
Shawnee
Wewoka
Seminole
Stonewall
Stratford
Tupelo
Tishomingo
Maud
Orlando
Tulsa
Wanette
Okemah
Asher
Vanoss
Perry
Murray Former Students to Meet in Haskell Lucas Hall
Murray Former Students association plans its annual reunion and business session on May 18 at Haskell Lucas dining hall on the Murray campus. Cleo Beavers and Pallie Hood lead the program with Jodie Clark as toastmaster as the class of 1928 graduates joins the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishomingo
Okla
Murray Former Students Association
Haskell Lucas Dining Hall
Murray
Haskell Lucas Hall
Cleo Beavers
Pallie Hood
Jodie Clark
Association
Pickett Beats Johnson 4-2 in Weekend Baseball
The Johnson Sandhaulers lost 4-2 to Pickett on Sunday as Cosby, the Pickett pitcher, held the Sandhaulers to three safe hits. Approximately 1,000 two place airplanes are being used in the Civilian Pilot Training program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Sandhaulers
Pickett
Cosby
Sandhaulers
Hull Indicts New Return To Dark Ages
Secretary of State Hull warned that the world faces a new descent into international anarchy and that the United States must expand its arms program. He urged believers in international morality to uphold law and morality against those who use force to pursue ends. Hull spoke to the American Society of International Law and denounced aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
United States
American Society of International Law
Kaiser Seeks Re-Election as Pontotoc County Sheriff
Clyde Kaiser announces his candidacy to succeed himself as sheriff of Pontotoc County subject to the Democratic primary on July 9. He cites his record enforcing laws and keeping oil-field development orderly, invites scrutiny of his work, and asks public support if he has served well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Kaiser
Pontotoc County
Kaizer
Pontotce County
Oklahoma
Kaiser
Mr. Kaiser
County Quota For Red Cross Set
Pontotoc county assigns a 1 380 000 quota for Red Cross relief in Europe with plans for a drive soon led by S C Boswell while Homer Peay and Robert E White coordinate efforts and Norman H Davis explains expected suffering from invasions and follow up.
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Pontotoc County
Red Cross
Europe
Homer Peay
S. C. Boswell
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Robert E. White
St. Louis
Ada
Man Eats Odd Diet Then Stew to Quell Altercation
Fred Cox of Los Angeles on a cross country trip startled East Liverpool residents by publicly eating a watch a penknife razor blades and cart ridges from a police officer's belt. He was jailed on an intoxication charge but released after claiming stew and vegetables would fix him up.
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East Liverpool
Fred Cox
Los Angeles
Robert Borger
Trill from Double Pipe Police Whistle Explained
The whistle’s trill comes from a double pipe design where one pipe emits 10 to 15 more vibrations per second than the other making the tones fall out of sync and then rejoin rapidly.
Vinson Released On $3,000 Bond
Lee Vinson of Seminole was released on a $3,000 bond after pleading not guilty before a U. S. commissioner to conspiring to violate the Internal Revenue Act. He was arrested early Monday by Deputy U. S. Marshal Allen Stanfield on an indictment returned two weeks earlier by a federal grand jury at Muskogee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Vinson
U. S
Vinson
Allen Stanfield
Muskogee
Copper Pipe From Cheops Pyramid Still Holds Water
An ancient copper pipe removed from the 5500 year old Cheops pyramid after years of service for its water holding capacity remains serviceable. The artifact showcases advanced ancient metalwork and durability despite millennia.
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Cheops
Ada Leads Oklahoma in Savings Bond Purchases
Secretary Morgenthau reported total US savings bond sales through March 31, 1940 surpassing 3.86 billion dollars with about 1.99 million investors. Ada and Fittstown led per capita and class sections in the Oklahoma list, with Ada posting a city record. The report notes national daily averages since 1935 and the current redemption and maturity figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
United States Savings
Ada
Oklahoma Cities
Ada Leads in Per Capita Savings Bond Purchases
Ada ranked first in per capita savings bond purchases and sixth in total bonds sold among similar offices, alongside Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Tishomingo showed strong results in third class posts, eighth in amount sold and 14th in per capita sales, with total sales of 21,900 dollars. Statewide bonds totaled 10,829,868.75 dollars with a per capita sale of 4.52 dollars across about 16,000 post offices nationwide.
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Ada
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Bartlesville
Ee Mee
Chickasha
Duncan
Enid
Ase So
Guthrie
Lawton
McAlester
Muskogee
Norman
Okla
Okmulgee
Ponca City
Nn Sqm
Shawnee
Stillwater
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Tishomingo
Ada and
Fittstown
Pontotoc County
State of
Millard Ford enters race for County Commissioner
Millard Ford announces his candidacy for County Commissioner District 1 in the Democratic primary on July 9. A World War veteran and longtime county resident, Ford vows a high level campaign and focus on road work, fair contracting, and serving all districts, especially the southern Ada area and farmers selling produce in town.
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Sam Ford
Nashvillee
Tennessee
Ford
Ada
Army commander says regular troops are toughest in world
Major General Walter C Short praised the Fourth Corps and 70 000 regulars in western Louisiana for superior conditioning and training. He compared them to German forces in Poland and tied future training to European events and Roosevelt’s policy.
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Roosevelt
Fourth Corps
Third Army
Louisiana
Poland
Short
Third
Alexandria
Ada Sandlot Nine Defeats Roff 13-7
The Conoco Oilers of Ada won 13-7 over the Roff Independents on Sunday after nine hits. Virl Loman allowed eight hits with a two bagger in the third inning by Flowers with bases loaded, while Jim Muncrief homered in the fifth. The Oilers head to Seminole next Sunday for a rematch with the Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conoco Oilers
Ada
Roff Independents
Roff
Virl Loman
Flowers
Independents
Jim Muncrief
Oilers
Seminole
Indians
Four Proofs Earth Is Round Found in Night Sky and Travel
The text lists four proofs that Earth is round: lunar eclipses show a round shadow, circumnavigation proves travel around the globe, ships disappear hull first over the horizon, and moving south alters star visibility with the north stars sinking and southern stars appearing.
Oklahoma babies health conference at state fair
More than 400 state youngsters including John Quincy Sutterfield are entering the Oklahoma State Fair babies health conference held September 21 to 28 in Oklahoma City. Parents may request entry blanks from Miss Vera G. Mc Quilkin box 974 Oklahoma City until 700 entries total. Babies must be 12 to 36 months old at fair time.
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John Quincy Sutterfield
H. G. Sutterfield
Ada
Oklahoma City
Vera G. McQuilkin
Kiowa Farmers Reform Alfalfa Seed Growers in Oklahoma
Kiowa county farmers reorganize an alfalfa growers association to promote planting alfalfa from seed of approved origin. The move aims to keep Oklahoma the leading alfalfa seed producer and ensure seed sold for north central planting is approved by county committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Okla
Kiowa County
North Central States
North-Central States
Oklahoma
Early Resident of S. T. Dies Saturday
Rev. Eugene A. Junkin 38, a retired Presbyterian minister and longtime Oklahoma native, died at his daughter's home in Okmulgee. Born May 10, 1852 at the Tallahassee mission near Muskogee, he was the son of missionary Rev. Joseph Buchanan Junkin. He was taken to Pennsylvania as an infant and returned to Oklahoma 12 years ago. Funeral services are planned for Monday with burial in Carthage, Missouri on Tuesday.
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Okmulgeef
Eugene A. Junkin
Carthage
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Holton Harris
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Philip Busby
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Murrell O. Matthews, Jr
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Great Wild Life Conservation Center
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U. S. Army
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Camp Beauregard
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Ada Sandlot
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