Ada council bans public dancing near schools
Ada city commissioners outlawed public dancing within 1500 feet of grade and high schools. The ordinance, effective immediately, cites a ministerial alliance committee led by Rev. B F Neely and notes fines from 1 to 20 dollars plus costs for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Ministerial Alliance
Bill Crawford
Mini Sterial Alliance
B. F. Neely
C. C. Morris
M. S Epperson
Nickelodeon
Meadows Injured in San Bernardino Car Crash
Roy Dee Meadows, 21, son of Mr and Mrs R W Meadows of 923 East Sixth Ada, was reported critically injured after an automobile accident in San Bernardino California. Relatives say he suffered broken legs mangled injuries and internal wounds. His sister Mrs Robbie D Wade also lives in Ada and his parents rushed to the coast to be with him, accompanied by Wade's son Billie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Dee Meadows
R. W. Meadows
East Sixth
San Bernardino
California
Meadows
Robbie D. Wade
Ada
Coast
Shawnee Man Sues St Louis Driller Over Oil Deal
P J McCrabb of Shawnee sues William H Moulton of St Louis for 74000 damages in federal court alleging failure to drill an oil well on land leased in Grant and Garfield counties Oklahoma by December 1 as required. Lease valued at 5000 with reversion clause. Moulton kept the lease. Case rests on Oklahoma law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Moulton
Keep One Superintendent For Water Works
A critic urges that changing superintendents and funding gaps harm water works. The writer argues for a non political, year after year appointment of a qualified head, ideally placed on a public utility basis, with continued retention of Fowler despite funding issues and calls for civic cooperation.
Recapture of Arras and Abbeville Fall Reported
The text notes the recapture of Arras and shortly after the ministry of tion announced the falling of Abbeville. It states enemy pressure continued in the area as part of ongoing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ique
Arras
Tion
Abbeville
Pappeso Oe
Red Cross Appeals For 10 Million War Relief Fund
Chairman Norman H. Davis urged Americans to donate to a ten million dollar war relief fund for the Red Cross to aid military and civilian wounded and the homeless. He noted prior aid totaling 1,253,000 garments and dressings sent abroad and emphasized timely relief with clothing, bedding, shoes, medicines, and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Mr. Davis
England
Finland
France
Germany
Red Cross Societies
Davis
Abbeville Falls and Arras in German Drive on Channel Ports
German forces seized Arras and Amiens as Abbeville battles intensified near the Somme estuary. French and British units fought in a fire scarred zone from Amiens to Arras while Premier Reynaud warned France could endure one more month to near victory. Allied reactions and Weygand’s front visit followed the rapid advance toward Calais.
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Abbeville
Ministry of Information
Neufchatel Sur Aisne
Rheims
Somme
Paris
Meuse
Reynaud
France
Arras
Amiens
English Channel
Channel
Belgium
Cambrai
Lorraine
Calais
England
Amiens Amiens
Maxime Weygand
War Ministry
Orwellian wave grants wartime power in Britain
A rushed dictatorship bill grants Churchill’s wartime powers to seize munitions and mobilize manpower. The piece links Britain’s emergency act to Nazi wartime strategy and notes German mechanized advances toward Paris, with Soissons cited as a target.
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Churchill
Hitler
Britain
France
Soissons
French
Berlin
Britain Moves to Subdue Economy in Wartime Bill
Sept. 3 report outlines measures restricting profits and labor actions. Attlee says the bill will place labor and property under government control to mobilize resources for the nation’s crisis. Conscription of labor and wealth would apply to everyone as essential services are secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attlee
Lord Privy Seal
Britain
Police Testify In Liquor Case In Grand Jury Probe
Arkansas state officers testified before a U S grand jury investigating illicit liquor traffic between Arkansas and dry Oklahoma and Kansas. Supt Gray Albright Sgt F W Haynie and Sgt A C Rhea were among ten subpoenaed officers called in briefly. Albright was the second state department head to appear before the jury. State Revenue Commissioner Z M McCarroll also carried department records before jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
Arkansas State Police Force
U. S
Oklahoma
Kansas
Gray Albright
Little Rock
F. W. Haynie
Hope
A. C. Rhea
Brinkley
Albright
State Department
State Revenue
Z. M. McCarroll
Spann Held On Property Charge
E. F. Spann alias Raymond Sticks remained in county jail awaiting a preliminary trial on obtaining property under false pretenses. He allegedly took gas and oil from J. I. Evans of Ada by falsely claiming he drove a Sam Sachs truck. Spann pleaded not guilty and bond of 1000 dollars was set. date of the hearing was not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Spann
Raymond Sticks
J. I. Evans
Ada
Sam Sachs
Ada Iron and Metal Works
A. W. Oliver
Spann
Ambulance Called for Woman Ill at North Broadway Tourist Camp
An ambulance responded to a tourist camp on North Broadway after a young woman suddenly became ill. Police reported she was treated at a local hospital and was not in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Broadway
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Plans Reserve Corps Cadet School
Oklahoma State Safety Commissioner Walter B Johnson and Assistant Commissioner Abe Block announce a new Oklahoma Highway Patrol reserve corps to be formed this summer. A three week cadet training school will be held at Central State College in Edmond from July 15 to August 3 with strict discipline and self funded expenses. Applications must be in by June 10 and are limited, requiring US and Oklahoma citizenship, two years residency, 25 to 35 years old, height at least 5 feet 8 inches, good moral character, high school graduation, and ability to pass a rigid physical exam.
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Edmond
Oklahoma City
State Safety
Walter B. Johnson
Abe Block
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Reserve Corps
Central State College
Department of Public Safety
Commissioner of Public Safety
North Central Avenue
Reserve
United States
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Ing
Bizzell to retire as OU president after 16 years
Norman May 22. Dr W B Bizzell plans retirement next year after 16 years as University of Oklahoma president. Enrollment rose from 4287 to 7436, with campus modernization and expansion in progress. He came from Texas A and M and faced political scrutiny during his tenure.
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Norman
W. B. Bizzell
University of Oklahoma
Middlewest
Bizzell
O. U
Texas A. and
M. College
Oklahoma
Board of Regents
Prisoners Increase U S Official Work In Berlin
Washington reports Alexander C. Kirk charges an American embassy unit to supervise allied prisoners of war in Germany under the 1929 Geneva pact. The effort, with an army officer and health official, is expanding as thousands of British French and Belgian prisoners are moved into Germany. The pact ensures humane treatment, prohibits coercion for information, and guarantees civilian wages and mail rights.
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Washington
U.P
Germany
Alexander C. Kirk
Berlin
State Department
Kirk
United States
Geneva
Filing Opens in County Offices Rush on First Day
On opening day Tuesday candidates rushed to file with Joe Bryan secretary of the county election board. Filing closes Saturday May 25 at 5 pm. Early filings include Sheriff Clyde Kaiser Ada Carl McCarty Ada Buck Taylor Stonewall for sheriff and a slate for county offices led by County Attorney candidates Wadlington Stanfield Freeman Braly. Court Clerk Della Bedford. County Superintendent Ray Stegall. Assessor Bill Bevers Charles Rushing. Treasurer Sam Dew. Judge Hoyt Driskill. Clerk Tom Grant. Surveyor George Toler. Commissioners W M Pegg C Lea George R Collins J O Crawford. Constables Ada 2 E R Matherly Carl Stanfield Stonewall Bee Ginn Joe E Miers. Peace Justice Ada W L Reed J D Willoughby Sam B Cox and Allen S J.
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Joe Bryan
County Election Board
Clyde Kaiser
Ada
Carl McCarty
Buck Taylor
Stonewall
Carloss Wadlington
W. W. Stanfield
Si Freeman
James O. Braly
Della Bedford
Ray Stegall
W. M. Pegg
J. C. Chandler
A C. Lea
George R. Colins
J. O. Crawford
E. R. Matherly
Carl Stanfield
Allen—S. J
Bee Ginn
Joe E. Miers
W. L. Reed
J. D. Willoughby
Sam B. Cox
America Must Expand Plants Before Building 50 000 Planes
John T. Flynn argues that producing 50 000 planes requires expanding airplane plants and machine tools. He warns that existing capacity is nearly used and bottlenecks in the machine tool industry must be addressed, with new plants and extensions needed before large scale production can start. He foresees several hundred million dollars in plant and tool investments as the first step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
John T. Flynn
NEA Service
Europe
Army
Navy
Century-Old Paper Reveals Slave Sale Ad From 1849
J A Bates of Virgil Oklahoma found a Missouri clipping from March 1 1849 advertising six enslaved people for sale. It lists two men ages 35 and 50 two boys 12 and 18 two mulatto women ages 30 and 40 to be sold together, plus property including fence rails barrels whiskey brandy a still and other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo
J. A. Bates
Virgil
Okla
Missouri
Oregon Territory
Dewel Twins Aged 84 To Celebrate Birthday
Twins who believe they are the oldest in Kansas or Oklahoma will celebrate their 84th birthday anniversary in Dewey Oklahoma tomorrow. The honorees are Mrs. Clara Clifford of Dewey and Charles Hepner of Tyro Kansas.
Missouri Labor Endorses Roosevelt for Third Term
The Missouri Federation of Labor unanimously adopted a resolution in Joplin on May 22 endorsing President Roosevelt for a third term. The meeting highlighted unity within the federation and support for continued New Deal policies.
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Labor
Joplin
Missouri Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
First Time Seeing Color Delights Blind Oklahoma Man
George Campbell of Oklahoma City, blind until 18, described his cataract surgery restoring sight. He read six and a half hours daily, and a Heart of America Optometric congress ovation followed his tale. He likened colors to sensory experiences, red to excitement and purple to stormy calm.
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Kansas City
George Campbell
Oklahoma City
Campbell
Heart of America Optometric Congress
Oklahoma enlistment quotas set by U S Army recruiting
Quotas announced for Fort Sill and Camp Ord with numbers for field artillery medical quartermaster ordnance and engineers. Eligibility requires white men 18 to 35, single with no dependents. Applications go to Sergeant F C Sweeney in Ada.
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Oklahoma
United States Army
Fort Sill
Field Artillery
Medical Department
Quartermaster Corps
Ordnance Department
Camp Ord
Salinas
California
39Th Engineers
F.C. Sweeney
Postoffice
Ada
Allied Counter Blows Slow German Attack Near Abbeville
Allied forces fended off a German mechanized push in the Abbeville region and averted a Nazi effort to encircle the British army. A British military spokesman reported a slight improvement after five grim days. France announced the recapture of Abbeville and Arras.
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London
French
Abbeville
English Channel
Arras
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R. Meadows
San Bernadino
Numser Four
Adas
Midwest
North American Aviation Company
Los Angeles
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