Czech butchers executed for illegal meat sloughing in Prague
Five Czech butchers were executed by a military court in Prague after being found guilty of illegally slaughtering animals and selling meat at high prices. The court said the meat could have fed about 8,200 people for a month. In Vichy, France, the Sports commissariat ordered the French football federation to cut matches to 80 minutes and rugby to 70 minutes to ease athletes’ strain from food restrictions.
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Berlin
DNB
Prague
Vichy
France
Sports Commissariat
French Football Federation
Herd Of Elephants Sobering Up Now
Lisbon dispatches report elephants attended a harvest celebration near Lourenco Marques in Portuguese East Africa. The herd drank from large pots of local brew, climbed trees, and later returned to the forest, with natives watching as the party ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Lourenco Marques
Africa
Red Cross Volunteers Add Names In Ward Two Roll Call
Red Cross residential Roll Call workers in Ward No. 2 Glenwood add several names bringing total active workers to 90 with four wards still reporting. A workers meeting is set for November 12 at 4 30 p m in the Aldridge banquet room to arm supplies and prep for early work Thursday morning November 13. Scouts under Oscar Cantwell aided by posting Red Cross notices downtown Ada and the window display of hand made garments is shown in the former Hill and Shipe building with decorations by Mrs Lee Eddleman Mrs Ralph Chiles and space donated by W M Emanuel.
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Red Cross
L. G. Denny
Ward No. 2
Glenwood
E. K. Clark
W. O. Smith
W. O. Jones
Frank Wiggins
Jim Rogers
G. R. Naylor
May Lollar
Jessie Martin
Oscar Cantwell
Ada
Mr. Cantwell
Manson Hawkins
Billy Davis
Preston Scott
Clarence Oliver
Bob Mullins
Billy Wines
Stanley Lasarsky
John David Turner
Billy Joe Keck
Billy Hensley
James Neal
Jimmie Lance
Hill and Shipe
England
Lee Eddleman
Ralph Chiles
W. M. Emanuel
Pepper Martin Returns Home From Baseball Wars
Pepper Martin, former St. Louis Cardinal star, is back at his farm near Oklahoma City thriving in quiet farm life after a Sacramento playoff run. He praises Billy Southworth and compares managers past with Will McKechnie and Gabby Street while recalling a .315 average over 90 games. He notes a fondness for baseball anywhere and jokes about watching his dogs and animals chase a jack rabbit.
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Oklahoma City
Squire John Leonard
Pepper” Martin
St. Louis Cardinal
Sacramento
Seattle
Pepper
St. Louis
Cardinal
Billy Southworth
Will McKechnie
Gabby Street
Puff Puff
Tension Eases in Texas Oil Industry
Signs of easing oil tensions appear in Texas with reduced gulf coast storage and rising distribution across the state. Demand may stay strong for months, with production totals showing Texas up 11,050 barrels week ended November 1 as overall U S output fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Gulf Coast
Panhandle
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
Substitute Feeds Needed For Cattle In Winter Months
Winter feeding in Oklahoma requires substitutes for pasture as pastures may be scarce. A. S. Kuhlman of Oklahoma A&M outlines grain and forage needs, citing oats, corn, barley or sorghum, hay, and silage, with protein from cottonseed meal and ground grains to maximize nutrient use for dairy cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Oklahoma
A. S. Kuhlman
Oklahoma A. & M. College Dairy Department
Kuhlman
Welders Face Return to Work After West Coast Strike
A committee representing striking west coast welders asked the walkout to end immediately. Estimates place active strikers between 5 000 and 20 000, with about 10 000 additional workers idle. Karl Morris of United Welders is to call off the walkout by long distance telephone, then a conference with OPM officials and labor groups will seek a permanent solution.
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Washington
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Cat
Hillman
Karl V. Morris
United Welders, Cutters and Helpers of
America
Sec Knox Strong For Arming Ships
Secretary of the Navy Knox supports arming merchant ships to cut losses from submarine attacks in the Atlantic. He says guns deter submarines and notes U boat tactics focus on pack hunting. He declined to comment on recent naval losses and noted prior reports on the Reuben James and Salinas were released to aid the ships' safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Knox
North Atlantic
Iceland
Oklahoma Baptists In State Meeting
More than 3,000 delegates filled Trinity Baptist church in Oklahoma City for the Oklahoma Baptist general convention joint with the Woman's Missionary Union. Dr. W. B. Harvey spoke on owing a debt to the world as the Southern convention remains debt free and the sessions, led by Dr. J. W. Storer, continue through tomorrow night under the theme The Church of Christ in a World of Chaos.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Baptist General Convention
Trinity Baptist Church
W. B. Harvey
Baptist Southern Convention
Convention
Woman’s Missionary Union
Church of Christ
J. W. Storer
Names Of Incoming Selectees Cause Tongue Twists At Camp Barkeley
In Camp Barkeley Texas on November 5 a flood of new selectees in the 45th Division from Pennsylvania and other eastern states brings unfamiliar surnames such as Rappich Svekrick Sobek Kelodziej Marchlenski and Presticiacamp. First sergeants joke that rosters resemble Notre Dame or Fordham football teams as they struggle with foreign sounding names.
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Camp Barkeley
Tex
Pennsylvania
Rappich
Svekrick
Sobek
Kelodziej
Marchlenski
Presticiacamp
Notre Dame
Fordham
Brill Resigns as Secretary to Lead New Democratic Weekly
Charles J. Brill announces resignation as secretary of the state corporation commission to become editor of a new democratic weekly newspaper in the city. Walker T. Pound of Oklahoma City is expected to succeed him, starting December 1 after Brill's brief vacation. Brill has served since February 1939 and previously worked in newspapers and magazines.
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Oklahoma City
Charles J. Brill
State Corporation Commission
Brill
Walker T
Ted) Pound
Conservation Department
Commission
Pound
Faculty changes at Oklahoma A. and M. college named
The Oklahoma state board of agriculture approved several faculty changes at Oklahoma A. and M. college. George Tansel Davis becomes poultry instructor succeeding Raymond L. Butler effective Sept. 1. Harmon Chapman becomes physics instructor succeeding Charles Pettie Nov. 1. Glenn Lionel Rucker named ground school instructor in civil pilot training Oct. 1. G French becomes mechanical instructor succeeding M. C. Green Nov. 1.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma A. & M College
State Board of Agriculture
George Tansel Davis
Raymond L. Butler
Harmon Chapman
Charles Pettie
Glenn Lionel Rucker
G French
M. C. Green
Broken Back Not End For Squirrel
Butch the squirrel at the University of Texas survived a broom encounter. Dr. Samuel A. Carson and biology lab resources treated him with splints and care, and Butch is recovering.
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Austin
Tex
Butch
University of Texas
Mac Mztin
Samuel A. Carson
A W O L Rates Drop in 45th Division
A W O L figures in the 45th Infantry Division decline to 42 after a year of higher rates Major John G. Boyd reveals. He cites new 10 day desertion rule, increased furloughs, and high morale as key factors in the drop.
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Camp Barkeley
Tex
A.w.o.l
John G. Boyd
Senator McKellar Urges Knox to Battle Pirates at Sea
Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee expresses hope that Secretary Knox will be directed to seize ships and cleanse the seas, targeting ocean pirates and strong maritime enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Senator Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
War Between President and Cabinet Intensifies
The president and his cabinet have been at war for some time while Congress remains at odds, led by Senator Wayland Brooks of Illinois.
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Congress
Wayland Brooks
Illinois
Mussolini and Hitler and the repetition of lies
The quote credits Mussolini with a discovery he passed to his pupil Hitler. It asserts a lie remains a lie when timidly spoken but becomes gospel truth after repeated ten thousand times. Count Carlo Sforza, former Italian foreign minister, is noted.
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Mussolini
Hitler
Count Carlo Sforza
Italy
Novelist Ger Sey Atherton Defies Time on 84th Birthday
Ger Sey Atherton, veteran writer and critic, asserts she will not retire. Having buried 10 generations of critics and authored 45 to 50 books, she declares she still has more to say on her 84th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ger Sey Atherton
Taft Questions British Debt Repayment Prospects
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio argues there is little likelihood the British government will repay any money presently lent. He criticizes the assurance of reimbursement amid ongoing financial support.
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Helsinki unrest rumors denied by Finnish legation
The Finnish legation in Washington stated that reports of street demonstrations in Helsinki and clashes with police are without foundation, based on information received from Helsinki on the day.
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Washington
Finnish Legation
Helsinki
Dilemma of the advance reader in a newsroom
A humorous exploration of newspaper workers facing the urge to read comic strips and continued stories before publication. The piece weighs the boredom and ethical tension of knowing spoilers, with exaggerated examples of newsmen racing to read ahead or wait for print. It also notes advance copies of speeches and the impact on newsroom life.
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Journalese
Boy Scouts Plan Waste Paper Campaign and Norman Game Trip
All Scouts meet Saturday at 10 to aid the Waste Paper Campaign with funds assigned to each troop. Norman November 22 OU Marquette football trip requires registration tests and 50 cent game cost with free transport. New joiners include Phillip Richmond George Murphy Kenneth Collins Robert Lee Anderson.
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Turner Falls
Coalgate
Jimmy Gassaway
Jess Buff
James Casey
Ada
Centrahoma Scouts
Norman
O. U.-Marquette
Phillip Richmond
George Murphy
George
Eddie J. O’dell
Marshall Pitts
Oklahoma
Norman Mitchell
Ummer’s Chapel
T. O. Meeks
Union Hill School
Kenneth Collins
Robert Lee Anderson
Fred Barringer
James Neal
Bill Drummond
Fred
Colorful Canyon Chaco Canyon in New Mexico
The site lies in the northwest New Mexico region and spans 20 269 acres containing prehistoric ruins sagebrush cedar trees and vividly colored cliffs and sands.
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Chaco Canyon
New Mexico
Five-member fact finding board arrives to report to Roosevelt
The five members of President Roosevelt's fact finding board reached Washington from Chicago to present recommendations on a threatened railroad strike. Chairman Wayne L. Morris said the group hoped to file their report today but awaited word on a presidential audience.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chicago
Wayne L. Morris
Life begins anew at 71 in Indiana with twins and new work
Riley A. Layman, age 71 from Dublin Indiana, becomes father of boy and girl with a 29 year old wife. He also starts a new factory job in Cambridge City.
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Dublin
Ind
Riley A. Layman
Cambridge City
Donaway Wins 1-0 Pitcher Duel in Maryland Showdown
In Princess Anne Md Dack Donaway of Willards Md held the Princess Anne Independents to one run as the Dodgers faced Yankees fading from memory. The teams tied the series 1-1 after a tight 1-0 game with a decisive late pitching duel and a rubber match planned for Sunday if weather permits.
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Princess Anne
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Maryland
Dack Donaway
Willards
Handy Gadget Helps Traveler Read Denver Route
In Salt Lake City a misplaced wall map near a downtown building was found by police. The map hung on a six foot sign with a three foot thermometer and pointed the way to Denver.
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Salt Lake City
Denver
Library Patron Delivers Telegram With Credentials
A Kansas City public library patron is interrupted at the main desk by a messenger boy bearing a telegram. The patron asserts the message is for him and presents credentials to the librarian as proof of identity.
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Kansas City
Theatron
Poison Laurel Trap Sparks Birds and Men Myth
A note states that mountain laurel is harmless to a ruffled grouse but dangerous to a man who eats a bird that fed on the laurel. The warning emphasizes the chain from plant to bird to human health risk.
Radio Ham Stations Make Up Majority Of Licenses
The article states that about 55 000 of the more than 65 000 FCC licensed radio stations in the United States are amateur stations underscoring the prevalence of ham radio activity among licensed operators.
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Ham
Federal Communications Commission
United States
Bridegroom at 101 Ties Knot in Hugo
In Hugo, George Freeney, 101, marries Flora McCarty, 22, after his social security check arrived. About 100 guests witnessed the ceremony as he paid for the license with the pension funds and then kissed his bride.
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Hugo
George Freeney
George
Flora McCarty
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