Eden Returns as Diplomat Potentially Succeeds Churchill
London reports Anthony Eden again rates as a top light in British politics. Churchill has brought Eden into his war cabinet, with Eden cutting a lean Foreign Office to two rooms and a tight daily routine. Beatrice Eden supports his reassurances while the couple balance family life in London and at their country cottage.
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London
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Eden
Lord Beaverbrook
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Labor
Bristol
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Beatrice
Liberal
England
Beau Brummel
Foreign Office
Lord Halifax
No. 10
Downing
St. James Park
Beatrice Eden
Eton
A Man of Few Hobbies
Eden’s spare leisure—tennis, rides to Yorkshire, old books, and his father S William Eden’s watercolors—frames a life from Eton prayers to a political ascent. The piece tracks his shift from ministry to Parliament and his rise under Baldwin then as Foreign Secretary. A brief air mail anecdote from Shelby, North Carolina closes the column.
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Eden
Yorkshire
S. William Eden
Sir Timothy Eden
Arras
France
Anthony Eden
Eton
Church of England
Canterbury
England
Gateshead
Leamington
Midlands
Gervase Beckett
Stanley Baldwin
Eden Bega
M. P
Mussolini
Wells Threaten Pontotoc County Flood Safety Efforts
Officials from the Pontotoc county health department report flooded wells in rural areas due to rising waters. Sanitarian Burley Walker urges boiling or chlorination before use and offers to assist farmers with proper treatment or direct chlorine application. No disease incidents have been linked to the flood as nurses continue routine checks.
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County Health Department
Pontotoc County
Burley Walker
Sanitarian
Walker
Membership of 160 F. A Band Dwindles Fast
Sgt Pat E Goforth of the 160th F A band passed his flying cadet medical at San Angelo and will report within six weeks. The band has shrunk to 15 from its original strength as losses and transfers reduce the roster. News notes cover marriages, relocations, training changes, new tents, and a stray kitten incident at Camp Barkeley.
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John H. Wauson
Pat E. Goforth
160Th
F. A
San Angelo
Corp
Pat
Donald Ledford
S. 13Th St
Abilene
E. King
Abney
Manville
Pvt
Bert R. Coley
Wewoka
Coley
Louisiana
Wadlington
Orwig
Stewart
Army of the U.S
Ada
Stillwater
Stewart Havin
Harold Graham
National Guard
Prairie View
Seminole County
Geo. Y. Allen
Frank L. Miller
Holcombe
Floyd J.holcombe
Harry S. Hurst
Don M. Hosack
Sgt
Goforth
James B. Marsh
Odessa
Texas
Jas. B. Marsh
Pvt. Hurst
Marshall
Ranger
Camp Barkeley
Oklahoma
Duke
King
Sgt. Abney
158Th F. A
Ford
Mr. Way
James H. Wadlington
Mr. Ford
Taylor
John Duke
James Stone
Jack Wilburn
John Watson
Wauson
Woodworth
Ha Btry
Millers Attend Trade Convention in Philadelphia
Mr and Mrs F Joyce Miller of Ada owners of the Pepsi Cola Bottling Co depart this weekend for New York and Philadelphia to attend the American Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages convention from November 10 to 14. The event promotes the birthplace of carbonated beverages and notes that flavored soft drinks originated in Philadelphia with Townsend Speakman.
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F. Joyce Miller
Ada
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co
New York
Philadelphia
American Bottlers
National Trade Association of
Townsend Speakman
City water plan backfires as usage spikes
Salisbury city engineer Clarke Gardner urged two days of water conservation during a system repair. Public response proved costly as daily consumption rose by more than 300000 gallons, prompting questions about the approach.
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Salisbury
Clarke Gardner
Grain belt harvest holds on as rains delay crops
Farmers across the Midwest fret as protracted rain delays corn and soybean harvests and winter wheat planting. Forecasters expect clearing skies and cooler air to bring relief, with observers noting quality hurts more than yield. Crop authority Mrs. E H Miller cites lower national corn and soybean outputs than prior estimates, while bean prospects remain strong and fall sowing shows favorable moisture.
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Chicago
E. H. Miller
Pipeline plans emerge as Bebee field activity resumes
In Oklahoma the Bebee field shows renewed drilling with Lake No. 1 Bullard position below 2100 feet and Lake No. 1 Moore surface hole planned two miles west. Delaney No. 1 Norris near Ada checks small shows at 2000 feet as crews shift to new development after years of operation pause. Also Navy confirms casualty list for the torpedoed destroyer Reuben James with 142 aboard and 7 officers plus 88 missing.
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Bebee
Lake Oil Company
Bullard
Moore
Ada
Norris
Bebee Field
Washington
Navy
U. S
Reuben James
Iceland
G. N. Beasley, Jr
Heavener
Okla
Oklahoma Pipeline
Sunray Oil Company
Sunray
Allen
Byng
Union Telepleasant Tieup Potentially Halts National Communications
The Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers called a strike for November 14 affecting 42 states. President Moran said 15,000 members voted overwhelmingly for a walkout to tie up long distance wires and military communications, with an appeal to President Roosevelt to certify to mediation and a possible halt if certification occurs.
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New York
Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers
John J. Moran
Pittsburgh
Army and Navy
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Civil Service Job Openings Seek Defenses Related Posts
Civil Service officials announced openings for defense related positions at Fort Knox and in federal agencies. Jobs include armored force school instructors at Fort Knox with salaries from 2000 to 4600 dollars, and posts such as assistant accountant and auditor in the Interstate Commerce Commission plus Border Patrolman in justice department. Information available from Nolen W. Dyer at the Ada federal building.
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National Defense
Armored Force School
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department of Justice
Nolen W. Dyer
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Federal
Ada
GRDA Names New Manager and Counsel
GRDA named P Sibley of Springfield Illinois as general manager at 8500 annually and Edward P Marshall of Tulsa as chief counsel at 7500 annually. The appointments ended weeks of stalemate with Gov Phillips backing the plan and federal approval delayed by John Carmody.
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Vinita
S. H. Sibley
Springfield
Ill
Edward P. Marshall
Tulsa
Grand River Dam Authority
Phillips
James A. Rinehart
el Reno
John Carmody
Federal Works
GRDA
Chewed Dynamite Used as Spitballs in Park For Kids
Six Kenington children recount playing with dynamite in Pennypack Park. They explored a quarry, found a box of sticks, chewed them into spitballs, and tested them on the way home, mixing putty like material with the explosives.
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Philadelphia
Navy
Kenington
Pennypack Park
He Thinks Fast
In Chickasha on November 3 23 year old farmer Joe Schwadba was knocked down by an automobile He picked up a tooth and scratched the number 12 on his boot Highway patrolmen arrested a driver for investigation Schwadba received emergency treatment and was released
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Chickasha
Joe Schwadba
Schwadba
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McCain
Fad Shumway
Shumway
Sgt. Williams
Tucker
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Bradshaw Crandell
Frances Fedden
Army
Air Associates Inc
Bendix
N. Y
CIO
NEA Telephoto
Lake Oil Co
Old Field
Hone
Union
U. S. Conciliation Service
Pontotocounty
Conservation Department of the State Corporation Commission
Fitts
West Fitts Field
West Fitts
RGE
The
Corporation Commission
C. W. Roadhouse
Phillips Petroleum Company
Barnesville
Armored Force
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