Pontotoc Carbon Black Plant Largest In Oklahoma
A Stonewall area plant of the Charles Ewell Johnson company drives carbon black production at 20,000 pounds daily. The Pontotoc operation employs 30 men, cost about 250000 dollars, and feeds most product into rubber goods while exporting to Japan, England, Australia and others.
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Charles Ewell Johnson Company
Stonewall
Pontotoc County
Bastrop
J. W. Speir
Japan
England
Australia
Speir
M. O. Malloy
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Italy
Charles Ewell Johnson
Ed Moe- Donal
Son of Hitler adviser captured in Britain
A 32-year-old German airman described as the son of a top Hitler adviser in the murder by air was reported taken prisoner in Britain. Rev E L MaCassey of Mapledurham claimed the capture, but officials denied knowledge of any Nazi flier matching the description.
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London
Hitler
Britain
E L. MaCassey
Mapledurham
Air Ministry
War Office
Francis Public School News Highlights Student Activities
Francis Public School reports home economics sewing plans for 14 students and pattern fitting. Library opens with broad resources including biographies and historical pamphlets. Junior class selects play Where's Grandma for November 11 with 10 15 cent admission. Francis 4 H club reorganizes October 1 with 4 H activities and Rhythm Rangers appearance October 8. Basketball teams train ahead of practice game as 22 students enroll in English literature. Seniors anticipate class rings.
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Grandma
F.H. O
Francis F. H. O
Calvin
Wetumka
Holdenville
Konawa
Francis High
Fooshee
Francis
Oklahoma Rhythm Rangers
Francis High School
Garner Writes Letter to Wife Amid Washington Absence
Vice President Garner, away from Mrs Garner in Texas, sat in the Capitol and wrote to his wife for the first time since returning from Uvalde. The piece notes his secretary and chauffeur handling correspondence while Mrs Garner remains in Texas, as other war context and Franco Spain Gibraltar discussions are summarized with emphasis on Mediterranean stakes.
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Washington
Garner
Capitol
Uvalde
Texas
Congress
Tom Harty
Louis Friday
O B ry a n to become auto tag agent at Tishomingo
Oklahoma City September 28 chairman J D Carmichael of the state tax commission said W C O Bryan of Tishomingo would be named auto license tag agent there, succeeding Stanley Cunningham.
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Oklahoma City
J. D. Carmichael
State Tax Commission
W. C. O’bryan
Tishomingo
Stanley Cunningham
Death Toll on Roads Rises in August No Holiday
The National Safety Council reports 3 220 traffic deaths in August the highest monthly toll since March 1937 an 18 percent rise from August of last year. August’s toll reverses July’s decline and pushes eight month total to 20 640 up seven percent from last year.
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Chicago
The
National Safety Council
Death of Circuses Craving Author Cooper
New York report on 53 year old writer Court ney Ryley Cooper who hanged himself in a hotel closet. Friends cite nervous exhaustion from overwork and dejection over lack of FBI interest in Mexican matter about German fifth column. Funeral services set for tomorrow.
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New York
Courtney Ryley Cooper
Caswell Jacobs
Cooper
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Mexico
B. E. Sackett
J. Edgar Hoover
Salvation Army Drive Opens With $4000 Goal
T. G. Kelley, chairman, urges civic clubs to pick representatives to run drives and join a kick-off breakfast on Tuesday morning October 8 at 7 30 at the Aldridge hotel. Captain W W Pryor says pre drive work is underway and seeks early cooperation from teachers and downtown workers. This year’s goal is $4000, down from last year’s $5000.
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T. G. Kelley
Salvation Army
Kelly
Aldridge Hotel
W. W. Pryor
Golden Gate Expo Closes After Record Treasure Island Crowd
The $50,000,000 Golden Gate International Exposition ended with more than 200,000 people packing Treasure Island to witness the event closing and the fair passing into history.
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San Francisco
Treasure Island
Kidnapped Trio Reward Declined by Cecil Wetsel
Cecil Wetsel says he refused his portion of a $25 000 reward for the rescue of kidnapped 3 year old Marc de Tristan Jr in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cecil Wetsel
Marc de Tristan Jr
Mule drawn bus system serves Atoka County students
In Atoka county Wilson school uses four mule drawn wagons to transport about 158 pupils daily. Four teachers staff grades through eighth with Clifton Hardy as principal since 1936. Wagon bosses have safely hauled students since 1922 consolidation despite road and weather challenges.
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Atoka
Atoka County
Wilson School
Clifton Hardy
Wilson
Hardy
Stratford Street Work Begins under WPA Program
Stratford officials start a street improvement project with the Works Projects Administration. The first unit, beginning Oct 1, will employ 40 men for about five months and cover graded gravel surfacing, asphalt concrete street surfacing, a gravel base, and concrete curb and gutter, funded by $12,986 WPA and $6,067 city revenue.
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Stratford
Works Projects Administration
Charles H. Tompkins
WPA
45th Division Enters Training at Fort Sill
Fort Sill Oklahoma September 30 The 45th division of the national guard began a week of elementary military training under 10 GHQ staff officers. The program assumes no prior training for yearlong active duty. Trainees will learn about about faces and hygiene with Maj Gen Lesley J McNair leading the inspection group.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Army
General Headquarters Staff
45Th Division
National Guard
Lesley J. McNair
Washington
GHQ
Italian Fighters Driven From Haifa
In Jerusalem on September 30 observers watched Italian air force bomb Haifa on the Palestine coast. The raid met with heavy anti aircraft fire forcing the bombers to climb and release bombs into waste land and sea. Material damage was minor and ten people sustained minor injuries.
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Jerusalem
Mount Carmel
Haifa
Nort
Palestine
Excess Profit Tax Bill Heads List On Congress State
Congress top of calendar with a 1 billion dollar excess profits tax bill. A House Senate committee re drafted it to raise the normal corporate income tax from 20.9 to 24 percent. The plan adds this rate hike to the 25 to 50 percent excess profits levy on 1940 corporate income. Lower corporate rates under 25 thousand dollars earnings stay unchanged. Final agreement reached yesterday. Senator Harrison says House to act Tuesday with Senate likely Wednesday.
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Washington
Congress
Senate-House
Harrison
D.-Miss
House
Senate
Penitentiary Rodeo Promises Big Behind Walls Event
Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester announces its first annual rodeo to be held October 12 and 13 with a 15 000 seat arena built by inmates. Tommy French former Muskogee life will direct, featuring over 100 wild Mexican Brahma bulls and other stock. The show opens with a parade led by the prison band through McAlester streets.
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Mcalester
Okla
Oklahoma Site Penitentiary
J. F. Dunn
Tommy French
Muskogee
New Uniform Stock For Recruits In 1940 Army Plans
Washington reports the army will issue at least one complete regulation uniform to new selective service recruits. About 50,000 overcoats and large stocks of Melton breeches and leggings from WWI will be used as second best wear to cover shortages. Delays in conscription earlier hindered clothing, but deliveries are now underway and manufacturers meet rates. The annual clothing bill for 1940 is expected to exceed 300 million dollars. initial equipment costs about 100 dollars per soldier.
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Washington
Melton
War Department
Best Supplied With Food and Fiber Says AAA Official
In Enid Oklahoma on September 30 I W Duggan southern regional director of the agricultural adjustment administration declared the U S stands foremost in the world for food and fiber saying no country has greater supply. He addressed the southern regional conference of the AAA with farm officials from Alabama Arkansas Florida Louisiana Mississippi Oklahoma South Carolina and Texas attending a four day meeting to discuss the 1941 federal farm program.
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Enid. Okla
United States
I. W. Duggan
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Duggan
AAA
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Texas
Ritzhaupt Names Examining Boards for Draft
Dr. Louis H. Ritzhaupt state medical officer in Oklahoma City outlined plans to appoint one doctor per county to form draft boards for medical examinations. County medical associations have named preparedness representatives to assist in the national defense effort. He warned doctors to resist pressure and refuse examinations unless a definite deformity is present.
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Oklahoma City
Louis H. Ritzhaupt
National Defense Program
Ritzhaupt
Roosevelt Approves Three Oklahoma Construction Projects
Three large works were approved in Oklahoma by President Roosevelt. Sequoyah county road bridges and drainage valued at 217479 dollars. Washington county Bartles city wide street repairs 8850 dollars. Kiowa county Hobart city wide street repairs 39770 dollars.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Sequoyah
Washington County
Bartles
Kiowa
Hobart
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Rome
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Mussolini
Strait of Gibraltar
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Grace Burrough
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