Spectrum analysis of oil well brines at Oklahoma U study
Norman Okla May 22 Spectrum analysis of oil well brines and similar solutions will be the first project at the University of Oklahoma under a Halliburton fellowship. Dr J Rud Nielsen will direct the project with R C McReynolds contributing from Halliburton while two spectrographs and a microphotometer aid the work. A second note reports Joe R Day of Okemah named fourth district commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Norman
Oklo
University of Oklahoma
Eric Halliburton
Halliburton
Duncan
J. Rud Nielsen
R. C. McReynolds
Halliburton Company
Nielsen
N. E. Ward
University School of Medicine
Okemah
Joe R. Day
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Oklahoma Stadium Reserved for Football Use
Norman notes that the University of Oklahoma stadium will be reserved for football. Walter W. Kraft, superintendent of utilities, says the great mass of steel and concrete will be kept decent and away from nocturnal rendezvous by university employees.
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Norman
University
Oklahoma
Walter W. Kraft
War disrupts international mail to Pozna City note
Nathan Lee finally receives two letters from his wife stranded in Bialystok Poland. Both letters dated March first show the wartime mail delays and the impact on personal correspondence.
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Ponca ‘City
Nathan Lee
Bialystok
Poland
Oklahoma WPA staff dismissed by administrator action
Oklahoma WPA administrator Ron Stephens ordered dismissal of staff members not needed to support families. He rejected charges by Mrs. Ira Huff of the Oklahoma Women's Democratic Council that glamorous wives with ample income were employed, saying the claims were irrelevant to the action.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
WPA
Ron Stephens
Stephens
Ira Huff
Oklahoma Women’s Democratic Council
Oklahoma A and M educator to lead national consumer education conference
Dr. McKee Fisk head of the commercial education department at Oklahoma A and M college will be among 12 educators conducting a national conference on consumer education in Washington from June 3 to 5.
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Stillwater
McKee Fisk
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Washington
Philatelist Treasures Antarctic Post Mark in Collection
Ponca City stamp collector J. H. Crosby added an Antarctic post mark from a letter carried by the U S S Bear on the Byrd expedition. The item, received last week, brought greetings to Ponca City from W N Croft of Chickasha aboard ship.
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Ponca City
J. H. Crosby
Antarctic
W. N. Crofar Chickasha
Medford School Head Takes On Football Coaching Duty
C E Crooks superintendent of Medford schools will oversee administrative duties and also coach the football team next school year.
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Medford
C. E.crooks
Pawhuska Judge sets hearing on $59,000 Stink estate heirs
County Judge L F Roberts will issue next Monday a decision on heirs to the $59,000 estate of the late John Stink, noted recluse. Nearly twenty claimants assert kinship to Stink.
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Pawhuska
L. F. Roberts
John Stink
Stink
Bridge Work Near Chickasha Opens June First
Work on the Chickasha river bridge on U. S 60 two and a quarter miles east of Tonkawa has been completed and will be opened about June 1.
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Tonkawa
Chickasha River
U. S 60
Here
Health official cites Muskogee smallpox case count
Dr. J. T. McInnis, director of the city county health unit, reports the fourth smallpox case in Muskogee this year and urges universal vaccination for all residents.
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Muskogee
J. T. McInnis
Lawton on Es Ge Ferrell Fox resigns from First Christian Church
Ferrell Fox, longtime pastor at the First Christian Church in Lawton, announces resignation to accept a new position. The move ends his tenure after years of leadership and service to the congregation and community.
Ada Flower Show Attracts 900 Plus Visitors From Six States
The Ada Garden clubs hosted the annual flower show in the American building on Tuesday attracting over 900 attendees from Texas California Arkansas Illinois Kansas and Oklahoma. Delegations from southern Oklahoma cities filled the hall despite stormy weather. The theme was Southern Garden and Room with many displays. Officials plan a week long 1941 show advertised across many states and credit local firms and leaders with helping organize.
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Ada Garden Clubs
Texas
California
Arkansas
Illinois
Kansas
Oklahoma
Blaine Gilbreath
A. Delaney
T. B. Blake
T. H. George
I. G. Killough
Sidney Katz
Henry Reich
Byron Sledge
Aggie Architecture Students Stand Out
Five Oklahoma A and M architecture students earned achievement medals and honorary recognitions from three national architectural societies for work in the past year. Jack Hudson won the AIA medal as the state's top student plus a Beaux Arts board honor in interior design drawing. Tallie Maule received an Alpha Rho Chi medal for scholarship. Allen Heidbreder earned a AIA book as the third highest honor. Bruce and Walton received Beaux Arts half mentions for class B sketch work.
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Stillwater
Jack Hudson
Tulsa
American Institute of Architects
Beaux Art
New York
Tallie B. Maule
Sand Springs
Alpha Rho Chi
National Architectural Fraternity
Allen Heidbreder
Ponca City
B. J. Bruce
Yale
William H. Walton
Stilwater
Beaux Art Judging Board
Phantom Hampden bomber downed by British gunners
East coast anti aircraft units crippled a royal air force Hampden after German fire. The crew bailed out over Germany except the pilot who guided a crippled aircraft across the North Sea. He parachuted to safety near England and thanked the country as he landed.
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London
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Germany
North Sea
England
Curb Parking Tightens Across American Business Districts
In several tentative American cities, legal curb parking space has shrunk from one third to one half over the past decade, affecting traffic flow and loading rules in business districts.
Government Calls On Capital And Labor To Do Their Bit
The U S government urged capital and labor to contribute to national preparedness without seeking advantage from rearmament. President Roosevelt defended social and labor laws, citing French refugees and enemy air activity. Senate debates a peacetime army bill of 1.820 billion, with Republicans wary of a defense spending provision. Reports list four missing and one more missing after an ambulance shelling near Sarreguemines.
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U. S
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
France
Capitol Hill
Senate
Nine Drivers Of Yankee Ambulance Unit Missing
In Paris May 22, Up reports nine drivers from an American volunteer ambulance unit in the northern war zone are missing. Four previously listed missing, four more added, one driver wounded. Names include Donald Coster and John Clement, George King, Gregory Wait. Francis Hamlin wounded. Units last seen a few miles south of a town now in German hands as flames and bombardment struck the city.
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Paris
Donald Coster
Montreal
New York City
John Clement
Brookline
Mass
George King
Gregory Wait
Shelbourne
Francis Hamlin
American Field Service
Liquid Sets Speedily To Tame Unwanted Gas Flow
In Tulsa on May 22, Dana G. Hefley of Dowell Inc demonstrated a gelatinous liquid that plugs gas zones in oil wells to protect oil sand. The two layer cake model guides bridging the hole, then the liquid sets in five minutes to four hours enabling gas flow control without harming the oil formation.
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Edward Curtis
Tulsa
Okla
Dana G. Hefley
Dowell, Inc
Hefley
Navy supply bill gains 478 million for enlistment boost
The Senate naval subcommittee, with President Roosevelt's approval, added 478 million to the navy supply bill to raise enlisted strength by 25 000 and funded 60.776 million cash and 100 million contract authority. Total defense funds reach 1.464 billion, versus 1.823 billion for the army.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Naval Appropriations Subcommittee
Navy
Army
Byrnes
D-Sc
John H. Towers
Naval Air Chief
House Naval Committee
Towers
Senate Committee
Marine Corps
State Democratic Convention Moved Up to June 10
Oklahoma's state democratic convention will be held in Oklahoma City on June 10 instead of June 17 due to scheduling conflicts with the world conference of Nazarene churches, announced State Chairman France Paris.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
World Conference of Nazarene Churches
France Paris
Grant Heads Off Welfare Check Out
Oklahoma City May 22 A $500000 federal grant forestalls a proposed cut in monthly welfare checks for state clients. Governor Phillips announces the grant returns Oklahoma to the federal program after a suspension ending in April 1939. Naval officers appointed by the secretary of the navy govern Samoa and Guam.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Phillips
Federal Social Security Board
Federal
Samoa
Guam
United States Possessions
House Leaders Urge Speedy Relief Bill Action
In Washington on May 22, House leaders pressed for rapid passage of the 975.65 million relief bill urging lawmakers to forego unnecessary amendments and curb extended debate. Rayburn defended WPA allocations while Rankin’s proposal was defeated. The day also added 478 million to the navy bill and set a 25,000 enlistment rise. The White House moved to shift immigration service to the justice department as espionage and defense issues dominated the floor.
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Washington
House
Rayburn
Texas
Appropriations Committee
Rep
Rankin
D.miss
WPA
Texan
McCormack
D.mass
Senate
Naval Appropriations
Navy
Roosevelt
Congress
Immigration Service
Labor Department
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Romania Mobilizes Nearly 300,000 Reservists
Romania ordered a near total mobilization amid fears of a Soviet push into Bessarabia. The general staff called 300000 reservists to colors within 24 hours and cancelled leaves as officials warned of reinforced Soviet concentrations on the frontier.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Russia
Bessarabia
Romania
Carol
Balkan
Europe
Mills Confesses In Raid. Faces Sentencing This Week
Oklahoma man Oscar Mills of Chickasha admitted to robbing the Reeder Exchange in Hettinger. State Attorney Henry Moen said Mills waived preliminary hearing and pleaded guilty. he will be sentenced by District Judge Frank T. Lembke. Sheriff Hawks reported Mills had the $935 loot.
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Mills
Hettinger
S. D
Oscar Mills
Chickasha
Okla
Reeder Exchange
Henry Moen
Justice of the Peace Court
Frank T. Lembke
Mill
Joseph Hawks
Judge rules on cruelty in bridge table dispute
In San Jose Judge R R Syer finds a wife not cruel for kicking her husband's shins under a bridge table after he trumped her ace, while a husband who hurled a rolling pin at his wife is ruled cruel. He denies Guy Bemis a divorce and grants Mary L. the decree.
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San Jose
Calif
R. R. Syer
Guy Bemis
Mary L
Sand blasting used to drill oil wells in new method
P E Fitzgerald of Dowell Inc demonstrated at the International Oil Exposition how sand mixed with oil can perforate thick steel casing at high pressure. The jet gun lowers into the hole and shoots oil with five percent sand at 500 feet per second to cut through pipe and cement in minutes.
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Edward Curtis
Tulsa
P. E. Fitzgerald
Dowell Inc
Fitzgerald
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News
A classified ad note from Ada News highlights that investors see higher returns when funds are vested longer. The column discusses compounding benefits, guidance on choosing terms, and cautions readers to compare rates across offerings.
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Ada News
Australia to raise third division for service abroad
Canberra May 22 Premier R G Menzies said in parliament Australia would raise a third army division for service abroad. He noted Canada announced a similar plan and recalled the first Australian and New Zealand troops to leave for Europe, about 30 000 men, reaching Suez on February 12. He also named Essington Lewis as director general of munitions with broad authority to reorganize government undertakings and private factories.
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Canberra
Australia
R. G. Menzies
British Empire
Canada
Suez
Egypt
New
Essington Lewis
Leopold Fighting On In Belgium
The Belgian embassy said some government departments moved to Le Havre France but King Leopold and most departments remained in Belgium. Berlin radio cited a Tokyo dispatch claiming Leopold and the government had taken refuge in Le Havre.
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Washington
le Havre
France
Leopold
Belgium
State Department
Berlin
Tokyo
Women learn home repair in American schools
In some U.S. schools girls are being taught practical skills like installing washers on taps replacing burnt fuses and other household repairs. Japan is reported to be producing aviation gas from coal.
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Japan
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