Ada Forward Push Vision for a Great Southeast City
The Ada community showcases rising ambition with citizens ready to tax themselves or donate for new ventures. Ada’s location, resources, water, manufacturing base, and improving agriculture are framed as fundamentals for transforming Southeastern Oklahoma into a thriving city. The piece calls for continued effort from all residents following recent elections. It also reflects on Armistice Day themes with a mature view of pacifism and national resilience.
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Ada
Southeastern
Oklahoma
Central State College to mark 50th anniversary celebrations
Oklahoma Edmond Central State College will launch a year of events Saturday to celebrate its golden anniversary. The institution, founded under a 1890 territorial law as the normal school, became a four year liberal arts college in 1939 with pre-law and pre media programs and other fields.
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Edmond
News From Guard Band At Fort Sill
John H Wattson recounts return to camp after hospital stay as the Guard Band at Fort Sill rehearses under a major general’s praise. The unit rearranges tents for wind and cold, notes rain and cactus mishaps, and reports on mackinaws issued for winter.
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John H. Wattson
Field Artillery
Floyd Holcomb
Paul Hickey
Hickey
Sgt. Marsh
S. L
Stripe Lover
Marsh
Ford
Dismukes
Ryan
Wauson
Roosevelt landslide prompts calls for unity and steady policy
Roosevelt’s reelection is hailed as a mandate for continuity in domestic and foreign policy. Observers urge decisive action on unemployment, industrial progress, and a strong military build-up, while warning against secrecy in public spending and insisting on open government. NEA commentary backs the need for national cohesion and faith in democratic processes.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
Willkie
NEA
Britain and Greece in early World War II balance in the Balkans
The article argues Britain remains pivotal in both England and Greece as the war widens. It notes British naval dominance, increasing air power from colonies and the United States, and doubts about Italy and Germany sustaining a long campaign. It forecasts potential Balkan involvement and urges a strong British-Greek effort to deter invasion.
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Greece
England
Germany
Europe
Britain
United States
Italy
Africa
Balkans
Turkey
Yugoslavia
France
France Edges Toward War with Britain as German Pressure Grows
The article notes mounting tension as France appears set to join Germany against Britain. It argues that real French people oppose German domination and expect significant aid to Britain. It cites long-running Franco-German rivalry and French suffering, predicting surprise if public sentiment shifts to support the German-aligned stance.
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France
Germany
Britain
Growth and decline among southern cities amid slowing population
The text notes that some southern cities are expanding while others stagnate as population growth slows. It suggests that cities with strong payrolls and active citizen engagement will keep growing, potentially at the expense of less vigorous locales.
Monroney Eyed as Potential Oklahoma University Leader
Oklahoma City report notes a campus lobby among OU faculty and alumni for U. S. Representative Mike Monroney to become university president if Princeton director Joseph Brandt declines. Monroney, 38, OU alumnus and former editor and businessman, cited for harmony with alumni and legislative access. Bizzell to stay on campus in sociology after July 1 resignation.
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Oklahoma City
Board of Regents
University of Oklahoma
U. S
Mike Monroney
Monroney
Joseph A. Brandt
Princeton University Press
W. B. Bizzell
The
Oklahoma News
Thi Beta Kappa
Congress
Alumni Association
Leon Phillips
Secret Service Education Cuts Counterfeiting Losses
John E. Osborne, head of the Oklahoma Secret Service Bureau, says public ignorance hampers anti counterfeit efforts. A moving picture show educating on counterfeit detection has reached over 68,500 Oklahomans, with pamphlets titled Know Your Money now being distributed statewide. The department shifts from targeting counterfeiters to public education to curb losses averaging about one million dollars annually from 1933 to 1937.
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Enid
Okla
Sam
John E. Osborne
U. S. Secret Service Bureau
Oklahoma
Osborne
Secret Service
Secret Service Department
Navy Needs Two Years to Prepare Atlantic Bases
Navy plans for new Atlantic submarine and seaplane bases acquired from Britain require about two and a half years and roughly 2.5 million dollars per typical island base to complete. Harbor works, fuel and water plants, runways, hangars, depots, power, housing, and civilian facilities drive the cost and duration.
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Navy
Atlantic
Bruce Catton
Ada News
Washington
Ashington
U. S. Navy
Knox
Placentia Bay
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Trinidad
Midway Island
Pacific
Guam
Naval Air Base
Tongue Point
Ore
Rev Haley Messer Kills A Deer Out of Season
Duncan Oklahoma November 6 The Rev Haley Messer a Duncan minister killed a doe out of season The deer jumped in front of his car breaking all four legs The car was undamaged The deer carcass was stored in Blanchard pending the game warden decision Messer quipped about the season and beer
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Duncan
Haley Messer
Messer
Blanchard
Scientists Discover Dinosaur Skeletons in Oklahoma Field
In southeastern Atoka county two skeletons of dinosaurs were unearthed by farmers H. H. Arnold and L. S. Cochrane two weeks ago. Dr. J Willis Stovall of the University of Oklahoma and Dr. Charles N Gould of the Oklahoma Geological Survey announced the discovery after completing their investigation today.
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Norman
Oklahoma
Atoka County
H. H. Arnold
L. S. Cochrane
J. Willis Stovall
University of Oklahoma
Charles N. Gould
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Easy to Master Ukulele Says Easy For Students
A claim that the ukulele is the easiest instrument for a student to master. It suggests adequate playing in a week and expert level in a year with careful study.
Number of golf courses and costs in the United States
The text notes 5,000 public and private golf courses in the United States covering 150,000 square miles and employing over 75,000 people. Annual maintenance costs amount to 40,000,000 dollars. It also defines numismatics as the study of coins and medals.
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United States
McAlester show to tour Pittsburg county cities this week
McALESTER junior chamber committee members in charge of hiring out of town entertainment for the industrial show on November 14 and 15 will tour eight Pittsburg county cities this week. ENID ministers breakfast plans Christian mission to be held November 10 through 17 announced. SHAWNEE Frank Keller elected president of the Chamber of Commerce, succeeding H. T. Riddle.
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Mcalester
Enid
Northwest
Oklahoma
First Presbyterian Church
Frank Keller
Shawnee Chamber of Commerce
H. T. Riddle
Bartlesville Board Seeks WPA Grant for Park and Facilities
Bartlesville school board files a project with state WPA headquarters asking for funding to build an amphitheater bandstand tennis courts outdoor fireplaces park practice football field rifle range stone walks athletic track and grounds drainage. City to contribute 8868 dollars and seeks 18578 from WPA.
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Bartlesville
WPA
Muskogee clubwomen plan district federation convention
Muskogee and surrounding counties will send clubwomen to the sixth district Oklahoma Federation of Women’s Clubs convention in Muskogee November 12 and 13, announced district president Mrs. Kelly Brown. In Antlers, deputy-sheriff Elmer Merryman was questioned after Ray Coontz, a 19 year old CCC enrollee, was fatally wounded at a pie supper during a fight among CCC youths. Norman reports the OU board of regents met but likely won’t act on a successor to Dr. W B Bizzell, who resigns July 1.
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Muskogee
McIntosh
Haskell
Cherokee
Wagoner
Adair
Oklahoma Federation of Women’s Clubs
Kelly Brown
Antlers
Elmererryman
Ray Coontz
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Stanley School
Here
Merryman
Norman
University of Oklahoma Board of Regents
Lloyd Noble
W. B. Bizzell
Funeral set for Cora D. Daniel Sapp pioneer of Oklahoma
Funeral services will be held at 2 p m tomorrow in Chickasha for Mrs Cora D Sapp 71 a state pioneer who died in Oklahoma City yesterday She homesteaded near Kingfisher at the opening of the Cherokee Strip in 1893.
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Chickasha
Cora D. Daniel Sapp
Oklahoma City
Kingfisher
Cherokee Strip
Vested Ada News Classified Ads Signal Next Week’s Vote
A fragment from Ada News hints at a national outlook with upbeat language on the forthcoming election. The notice frames the vote as a step toward greater returns and progress, urging readers to stay positive about the country’s destiny.
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Ada News
Oklahoma City banking chief named to national supervisors panel
Linwood O. Neal Oklahoma state banking commissioner has been named to the executive committee of the national association of state bank supervisors. John D. Hespelhorn association president announced the appointment dated November 4.
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Oklahoma City
Linwood O. Neal
National Association of State Bank Supervisors
John D. Hespelhorn
Association
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Meeker
Phillips
Fort Sill
Oklahoma U
Bizzell
Uncle Sam
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NEA Service
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U.S. Pat
Australia
Great Barrier Reef
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