Jeremiah Denounces False Prophets in Ada Period Essay
The Ada Weekly News discusses Mr. Disney's stance on the Logan-Walter bill to curb federal bureaucrats, praises principled opposition to expanding federal power, and contrasts true prophets like Jeremiah with false ones, urging moral uprightness and enduring truth over expediency.
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ADA Weekly News
Wm. D. Little
Ada
Oklahoma
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News Publishing and Printing Co
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ADA Weekly
Okla
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Disney Wesley E. Disney
Washington
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Caligula
Henry Clay
White House
Elmer Thomas
United States
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Tribute to Harry Simmons Gains Oklahoma Notice
A Wewoka tribute lauds Harry Simmons longtime educator and state board member. The piece recalls his rise from East Central student to superintendent and praises his public service and potential as governor. It notes school growth and improvements, reflecting on civic values and practical fitness.
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Wewoka
Wew
Simmons
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Superoka
Harry Simmons
State Board of Education
East Central
Oklahoma
Oklahoma election board set to hear major ballot protests
Oklahoma politicians await a state election board hearing on nine protests linked to primary campaigns for corporation commissioner and congressman at large. The session, urged by Governor Phillips to clean up confusing filings, will rule on disputes involving Rogers and several challengers, including Josh Lee, Elmer Thomas, and William Murray, among others.
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John B. Owen
Oklahoma City
P—Oklahoma
Election Board
Phillips
Will Rogers
Josh Lee
Seminole
Elmer Thomas
Stilwell
Oklahoma
William H. Murray
Rogers
William A. Murray
el Reno
Wm. J. Armstrong
State Conservation
M. A. Armstrong
Sallisaw
A. S
Coleman C Lea Files Candidacy For County Commissioner
Coleman C Lea announces for county commissioner district 2 subject to the democratic primary. He has lived in the county 45 years and was runner up for city posts, with strong support from Ada residents and farmers. Lea vows to focus on county needs and road and mail routes, promising impartial service across the district.
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Coleman C. Lea
Pontotoc
Ada
Mr. Lea
Halian Students Stage Outburst Of Anti Allied Sentiment
In Rome on May 14 a large group of Halian students burned a British and French flag atop a simulated coffin before the British embassy and demonstrated outside the French embassy. They carried swastikas and fascist symbols while shouting anti Allied slogans. Mussolini’s convoy passed as troops blocked access. similar marches occurred in Milan with thousands cheering and urging hostility to England and France.
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Hitleric expansion and looming European conflict
A 1939 column argues Nazi Germany dominates Austria and Czechoslovakia without war, threatens Holland Belgium Luxembourg, and seeks control of Norway and Denmark. The piece notes Britain France may block but warns American citizens to remain steady as the war’s impact nears the Atlantic.
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Hitler
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Panhandle
Denmark
Norway
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Poland
France
England
Ger
Germany
Ting
Italy
Mediterranean
Alexander
Caesar
Napoleon
Atlantic Ocean
Death Comes For Emma Goldman
Emma Goldman, famed anarchist known as Red Emma, died today in Toronto after a February stroke. She would have turned 71 on June 27, once a leading figure in American radicalism and later deported from the United States to Russia.
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Toronto
Emma Goldman
America
Emma
Russia
Montreal
James Colton
Ainly
United States
Loafing Flatfishes Shaped by Sea-Perch Origins
Scientists say the flatfishes originated from a sea perch species that loafed while waiting for prey. The relaxed posture caused eyes to migrate to the upper side and the lower side to lose color.
Michigan doubles dispatch of white pine supply today
Michigan ships and cuts extensive white pine stock, delivering about 25 times the usual quantity in a single effort as it mobilizes available timber for immediate use and shipment.
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Michigan
Technical Problem On Wheat Acreage In Oklahoma
ANADARKO May 14 UP Officials of the federal wheat insurance program face a tricky adjustment in Caddo county. About 1,500 acres of wheat that failed to yield a crop will be planted to small grain. Producers will not receive compensation for total loss. the harvested small grain will be deducted from the insurance indemnity. Leonard Gillingham notes adjustments for 77 Caddo county wheat farms, a small share of insured acreage amid poor statewide conditions.
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Anadarko
Federal Wheat Insurance Corporation
Caddo County
Leonard Gillingham
Oklahoma
Founder of Disney Still Unworried
Disney founder Armstrong says Grand River dam boom town will absorb flood damage. He notes rising waters may inconvenience roads but expects gas tax from visitors to fund new roads as about 20 000 cars have already arrived since April 15.
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Disney
P. Armstrong
Grand River
Wife Hunts Husband to Escape Status of Woman Without Country
Mrs. Sybil Richmond, a former Johannesburg native, travels from New York to Chicago and beyond seeking husband Aubrey Giles Richmond. She faces citizenship questions as she lost British colonel status by marriage to an American and may not qualify as a citizen without him.
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Ind
Sybil Richmond
Johannesburg
South Africa
Hale
la Crosse
Wis
Herusband
New York
Chicago
Richmond
County political notices announce sheriff and other filings
The News of Pontotoc County publishes candidate announcements for the upcoming Democratic primary on July 9, 1940. Listed are SOS for Sheriff Mose Henry Buck Taylor Clyde Kaiser, County Attorney SI Freeman, Dist. 1 commissioners Grady Mille W. M. Bill Pegg Elmer Chandler Millard Ford, Dist. 2 Coleman C. Lba, Assessor Charles Rushing St Bill Bevers, and Representative No. 8 Fred McCabe.
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Grady Mille
W. M
Bill) Pegg Elmer Chandler Millard Ford
Oil Exposition in Tulsa to showcase 25 000-foot drilling unit
The International Petroleum Exposition in Tulsa opens next Saturday with George F. Failing showcasing an 800-foot drill in hopes of matching Franks Manufacturing’s 300-foot slim hole success. Exhibition grounds near completion with 121 freight cars unloaded and 150 more pads planned. a $5,000 solid-silver oil field tractor model is on display at the Hall of Science.
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Tulsa
Tulsa World
George F. Failing
Enid
Failing
Franks Manufacuring Corporation
Franks Corporation
Exposition
William B. Way
Hall of Science
Ring Found After 30-Year Wait in Wisconsin Garden
Mrs. Henry Kahnert believed her wedding ring would return. W. A. Pate unearthed the ring while digging in his garden at Reedsville, Wis., where the Kahnerts once lived, ending a 30 year mystery.
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ST. Paul
Henry Kahnert
W. A. Pate
Reedsville
Wis
Kahnert
Drunken driving plea yields suspended sentence for Sanders
G C Sanders received a suspended six month sentence after pleading guilty to drunken driving before District Judge Tal Crawford on Saturday morning.
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G. C. Sanders
Tal Crawford
trio of Okemah rowers drift off lake cone without progress
Spectators feared for the safety of Roy Tully Wayne Lovelady and George Roy as they battled high waves and wind on Lake Conee. The three doubled up on the oars but made no headway until Roy recalled he had tossed the anchor overboard. The anchor was hauled in and the trip finished without incident.
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Okemah
Okemahas
Lake Conee
Roy Tully
Wayne Lovelady
George Roy
Roy
Ada man released on bond after abandonment charge
G. N. Fennell of Ada was freed on a $1,000 bond after a preliminary hearing in Justice A. W. Oliver's peace court on a charge of abandonment of wife and child. He was bound over to district court for trial.
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G. N. Fennell
Ada
Peace Court of Justice
A. W. Oliver
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