Lewis Rejects Latest Settlement Offer in Mine Strike
In Detroit and Washington on November 19, CIO delegates endorsed resignations from the National Defense Mediation Board over the captive coal mine dispute. President Murray urged a CIO industry council plan and labor organization of southern workers, while John L. Lewis rejected Roosevelt’s arbitration scheme and insisted on a union shop.
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Detroit
Congress of Industrial Organizations
National Defense Mediation Board
CIO
United Mine Workers of America
Philip Murray
UMWA
Thomas Kennedy
Murray
Kennedy
Industry Council
South
America
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
United Construction Workers’ Organizing Committee
Lewis
A. D. Lewis
Washington
Roosevelt
Carter Ordered to Cut NYA Rolls by December first
Oklahoma City report says Bruce Carter NYA administrator was ordered to reduce state NYA rolls by 40 percent by December 1 to return unspent 28.4 million dollars to the federal budget. The directive, from Aubrey Williams, gave no reason but noted nationwide cuts. Oil palm grows wild in central and western Africa over about one million square miles.
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Oklahoma City
Bruce Carter
NYA
Carter
Aubrey Williams
Federal Budget Bureau
Africa
Roosevelt Proposes Arbitration To End Mine Strike
President Roosevelt urged steel executives and United Mine Workers leaders to choose between a closed shop during the national emergency or submitting the issue to arbitration. He asked operators with closed shop agreements to keep them in force and captives to reaffirm that employees may join the United Mine Workers. He noted 50,000 troops could be mobilized if needed to restore coal production.
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Lewis
Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
United Mine Workers
CIO
Authoritative House
John L. Lewis
White House
Detroit
Rionally
United States and Mexico sign series of settlement agreements
The U S and Mexico sign lasting settlement agreements covering expropriation of American oil properties, Mexico to pay 40 million dollars to settle general and agrarian claims, plans for a reciprocal trade pact, peso stabilization aid, purchase of Mexican silver, and a 30 million dollar loan for highway construction. Secretary Hull calls the move a milestone in hemispheric collaboration. The silver plan authorizes monthly U S purchases up to six million ounces at daily treasury-set prices.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Hull
New World
United States Stabilization Fund
United States Treasury
New York
Treasury
Confused outlook on life and class politics in schooling
A fragmented note discusses high school life, parents, and everyday concerns. It mentions John L Lewis and a government stand, suggesting a shift toward a "mess" production era.
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John L Lewis
Parity Level Demand Adjusted by House Agriculture Committee
The House Agriculture Committee, following Secretary Wickard's wishes, abandons calls for price pegging farm loans at 100 percent of parity and will seek a three year extension of the current 85 percent parity.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Wickard
Weather Unsettled In Ada With Cold Night Ahead
Oklahoma weather remained unsettled with showers and cooler air. Ada saw a trace of rain and a heavier shower bringing over a quarter inch unofficially. Temperatures ranged from a 64 degree low to a 70 plus high with forecast calling for freezing temps later.
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Oklahoma
Associated Press
Ada
Harry Wahlgren
Pandane
Norh
Ponca City
Fort Sill
Guymon
McAlester
Tulsa
el Reno
Woodward
Canton
Largest Draft Call To Date From Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County officials report the largest draft call in the county under the present law. Seventy one youths will report December 10 to Oklahoma City for army examinations, with 29 summoned by Board 1 and 42 by Board 2. Inductions will occur the week of January 3 to 10.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma City
Jack Lloyd
Pat Murphy
Board Number Two
National Draft Headquarters
Army
Fort Sill
Tucker Leroy Leonard
Ralph Wilson Gaither
Lowell Burk Adams
Ada
Leon J. Weems
Robert Alvis Lewis
Eugene Kittley
Alen
Murphy
Lloyd
Chandler Case Opens With Girl's Testimony
In Chandler on November 19 the state rested its case against Courtney Douglass Orrell after 13 year old Helen Grindstaff testified that she saw him with 18 year old Billy Grayson the night Grayson killed Miss Grayson. She described a July or August road trip on Highway 66 and pointed to Orrell as the driver. The jury is seated for a possible death penalty in the murder trial.
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Chandler
Courtney Douglass Orrell
Billy Grayson
Helen Grindstaff
Miss Grayson
Pioneer
Walter Hill
Orrell
Orrel
Army Sweep Into Libya Signals Big Allied Offensive
Imperial forces of about 750000 troops move into Italian Libya along a 140 mile front under General Sir Claude Auchinleck. London reports say Auchinleck is on the march with a formidable force while British naval and air actions strike at Halfaya pass and enemy targets.
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Associated Press
Middle East
Italian
Lybia
Claude Auchinleck
Halfaya
Salam
Cairo
Auchinleck
Allen Cunningham
Hitler
Russia
Baltic
Black Sea
Africa
Archibald P. Wavell
Wavell
Greece
Mediterranean
Sybia
Litvinoff Gets British Brush-Off
Russian ambassador Maxim Litvinoff and his wife were barred from a British Overseas Airways flight to Cairo and planned to take a Soviet plane tomorrow. A 30 mile dust storm delayed takeoff and friction with British officials caused sharp remarks at Teheran. The British minister apologized as Litvinoff insisted on a yes or no, while other unrelated notes touched on a Kentucky Navy training group, German potato peeling, and Venezuela’s petroleum industry.
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Teheran
Iran
Cairo
Maxim Litvinoff
United States
British Overseas Airways
Litvinoff
Kuibyshev
Reader William Bullard
Health Conference For Colored Preschool Children
A child health conference for colored infants and preschoolers will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM at the Colored Recreation Center. The City County health unit invites families to bring children for examination and immunization.
Freeman Sues Sheriff Over $1,295.72: District Court Filing
County Attorney Si Freeman filed a district court suit in Pontotoc County Oklahoma to recover 1295.72 in fees allegedly overcharged by Sheriff Clyde Kaiser and bonded by National Surety. The claim covers 1935 to 1939 and cites three fee areas including warrants fees, delinquent taxes, and mileage duplications.
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Si Freeman
Clyde Kaiser
Freeman
Kaiser
National Surety Corporation
Sheriff's Office
Freeran
District Court
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Civil Defense Meeting Draws 18 County Representatives
Representatives from 18 counties gathered at East Central State College for the Institute of Civilian Defense Volunteer Officers district two. The session from 10 a m to 3 pm outlined civilian defense work and organization with remarks by Dr. J W Raley and Dorothy B De La Pole, ending in a panel including Ben Morrison L Genny Mrs Jessie Morgan Harry W Miller and Ed Haley.
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East Central State College
Institute of Civilian Defense Volunteer Officers
J. W. Raley
Oklahoma Baptist University
Dorothy B. de la Pole
Office of
Civilian Defense
8Th Corps Area
Ben L. Morrison
L. Genny
Jessie Morgan
Harry W. Miller
Ed Haley
Russian Soldier Killed as Frontier Clash Occurs Near Manchukuo
Tokyo reports one Russian soldier killed and two captured after a Manchukuo frontier clash when a Soviet detachment crossed the border Sunday about 24 miles east of Manchuk. Domei said today.
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Tokyo
Manchuk
Domei
Reds Claim Defeat of 60 000 German Troops Near Novocher Kassk
Tass reports a crushing Soviet victory trapping about 60 000 German troops near Novocher Kassk, 25 miles northeast of Rostov on Don. Germany admits a new large offensive. Soviet agency notes losses of tanks trucks and guns while Germans claim renewed attacks on Moscow and Leningrad.
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Associated Press
Russia
Ukraine
Novocher-Kassk
Rostov-on-Don
Tass
Novocherkassk
Moscow
Leningrad
Red Capital
Naval Academy welcomes record freshman class this year
The freshmen class at the Naval Academy has reached a historic size with 1,106 new midshipmen. Officials note limited availability of some foreign origin condiments will raise prices this Thanksgiving season.
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Naval Academ
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