Ada City Council Revises Salaries Adds Police Firemen
Ada City Council approves a major salary and personnel revision and adds 13 more police and fire personnel. An ordinance codifies the city ordinances for the first time, with Vernon Roberts named code commissioner to finish by July 1 1947. Mayor Frank Spencer and all members vote unanimously.
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Ada City Council
Metro
Fire Department
Street Department
Water Department
Park Department
Irport
Roberts
Vernon Roberts
H. J. Huddleston
City Planning and Zoning Board
Joe Hensley
Red” Walter
Frank Spencer
E Dawson Dies In San Diego Sunday
Word arrives of the death in San Diego California on Sunday of C E Dawson a former Allen and Ada resident who moved to California a year ago He suffered a severe heart attack and had been in poor health for years The body will reach Granite Oakland Thursday funeral plans are not yet known Dawson grew up in Granite and many relatives live nearby He was long involved with the Homaockla Oil company in the Allen area later worked in oil leasing and had many local friends
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San Diego
Calif
C. E. Dawson
Allen and
Ada
California
Granite
Oxla
Dawson
Homaockla Oil Company
Allen
Infantry Company Inspection Is Set
Oklahoma City reports Lt Col Ross H. Routh says 71 units of the 45th Division Oklahoma National Guard will be inspected by week’s end. Tonight the 120th medical battalion HQ is inspected in Oklahoma City. Wednesday visits include 45th Division HQ Healdton and Infantry units in Ardmore and Perry.
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Oklahoma City
Ross H. Routh
Adjutant General’s Office
45Th Division
Oklahoma National Guard
120Th
Healdton
Ardmore
Perry
45Th
180Th Infantry
Durant
Ada
179Th Infantry
Wagoner
Muskogee
279Th Infantry
Navy Bomber Sets World Flight Record Over 11 Thousand Miles
The Truculent Turtle, a Navy patrol bomber, landed in Columbus Ohio after a non-stop flight from Perth Australia covering 11,237 miles in 55 hours 18 minutes. The twin engined Lockheed Neptune P2V carried four crew plus a baby kangaroo, surpassing the prior 7,916 mile mark set by the Army B29 Dream Boat.
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Columbus
Ohio
Port Columbus
Perth
Australia
Army
Mrs. George Erwin Pioneer Here Dies in Texas
Mrs. George Erwin, longtime Ada resident, died Monday in Mercedes Texas. She and her husband moved between Ada and Mercedes over the years. Funeral services tentatively set for Thursday at Criswell Chapel. Survived by husband two daughters and three sons including Ruth Halm, Mary Kate Erwin, Bob Erwin, Woodrow Erwin, and George A. Erwin.
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George Erwin
Ada
Mercedes
Tex
Criswell
Criswell’s
Erwin
Ethel Gibson
Ruth Halm
Raymondville
Mary Kate Erwin
Tyler
Bob and
Woodrow Erwin
Houston
George A. Erwin
Three Years Given For Bank Robbery
Lou T. Shields, 24, robbed City National Bank of $38,462 on September 10 with a pistol loaded with powderless cartridges. He was sentenced to three years in prison, and Judge Broaddus ordered federal probation officers to arrange a mental checkup. Shields fled on foot but was captured minutes later. no shots were fired.
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Oklahoma City
Lou T. Shields
City National Bank
U. S
Bower Broaddus
Shields
One Car and Four Trucks Entangled In Highway Wreck
A six vehicle collision near the Ada underpass involved Walter T. Green Tupelo and drivers Roy Nelson Ada Gordon Askew Hugo Norbert Smith Konawa and Marvin Bryant Seminole. Damages were about 1825 with minor injuries to a passenger.
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Ada
O. O. Campbell
Walter T. Green
Tupelo
Roy Nelson
Gordon W. Askew
Hugo
Norbert Smith
Konawa
Marvin A. Bryant
Seminole
Nelson
Green
Askew
Smith
Bryant
Campbell
Two Killed When Car Bounced Into Path of Bus
Rev. Robert E. Jennings 27 and his wife Hattie Lee Coffey 33 died when the car Jennings drove struck a railing on a bridge near Wetumka and careened into a Union Transportation bus bound from Ada to Tulsa. Bus operator Nick W. Meaders 33 of Ada survived with minor injuries. no other serious injuries reported.
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Assembly of God Church
Okmulgee
Wetumka
Union Transportation Company
Ada
Tulsa
B. D. Denton
Robert E. Jennings
Hattie Lee Coffey
Jennings
Union Transportation Co
Nick W. Meaders
Denton
College Vets Name Officers for Club
The Veterans Club of East Central elected officers in the East Central auditorium with Bob Ball as president Hook Eales as vice president and Dorothy Olson as secretary treasurer More than 100 veterans attended the meeting where Gene Ford a VA contact representative based in Ada spoke The next regular meeting is set for Monday night October 14 with music by a trio of East Central singers
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Veterans Club of
East Central
East Central Auditorium
Bob Ball
Hook Eales
Dorothy Olson
Veteran Administration
Gene Ford
Ada
East Central Singers
Reckless Driving Charged to Mole Lonie Harve Mode
Highway Patrolman Glenn Clark charged Lonie Harve Mode with reckless driving after arresting him Sunday. The case, filed in the Percy Armstrong justice court, alleges Mode operated a two ton truck from an unknown point to West Main with no regard for existing traffic and at a speed exceeding the safe stopping distance.
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Lonie Harve Mode
Glenn Clark
Percy Armstrong
Justice of the Peace Court
Clark
Mode
West Main
Oil lease bids set for Cimarron Cotton and Noble counties
Walter Marlin secretary of the state school land commission announced bids for oil and gas leases will be received October 21 on 68 tracts in Cimarron county 16 in Cotton county and four in Noble county.
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Oklahoma City
Walter Marlin
State School Land Commission
Cimarron County
Cotton County
Noble County
Oklahoma State Reports 30 New Oil Wells In Week
Oklahoma oilmen completed 30 new wells this week with an initial output of 7 307 barrels daily and 21 685 000 cubic feet of gas daily. Several wildcat tests progressed in Carter Garvin and Seminole counties with notable showings and deep tests under way in McClain and Dewey counties.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Carter Oil Company
Eskridge
Beaver County
Gulf Oil Company
Boyd
Olsen Oil Company
Ringwood Pool
Major County
Oklahoma Natural Gas Company
Oakwood
Dewey County
Lindsay
McClain County
Cities Service Oil Company
von Wedel
Lawson
Klan and Bund Ties Probed by Justice Dept Say Evidence Links 1937–41
The justice department reports evidence of collaboration between the Ku Klux Klan and the German American Bund from 1937 to 1941. Documents cite joint anti-labor plans, a 1940 Camp Nordland meeting in New York, and an affidavit noting Bund aid to the Klan. Investigations span multiple states with anticipated prosecutions for civil rights violations.
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Brack Curr
Washington
Justice Department
Klan
Bund
Camp Nordland
N. Y
New York
Michigan
Tennessee
Florida
California
Mississippi
Georgia
Bund aims and size cited by FBI report
The Bund described as a prewar German American organization had 6,617 members according to an FBI report from 1939. The document listed its aim as fostering Germanism and German ideals in the United States.
Plans Arranged For Bringing Home Bodies of War Dead
The War Department designates 15 distribution points for World War II remains. Fort Worth depot handles Oklahoma, northern Texas and nearby areas, while San Antonio covers southern states, and Memphis serves Arkansas and Louisiana. Next of kin will be notified with four disposition options including overseas or national burials, private cemeteries, or homeland burial, with VFW and American Legion officers ready to assist.
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War Department
U. S
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Arizona
San Antonio General Depot
Memphis General Depot
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
New York
San Francisco
VFW
American Legion Service
Blasted Mount Rushmore Finished Near Surface
The Mount Rushmore memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota was carved largely by blasting. The method reached to within an inch of the final surface, shaping the historic sculpture with explosive removal.
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Mount Rushmore
Black Hills
South Dakota
Republicans Accused of Voting Fraud in Kansas City Primaries
Kansas City election board opened hearings on alleged fraud in the August primary as it reviewed the Star’s reports of miscounting in districts four and five. Axtell defeated Slaughter for the Democratic nomination amid Pendergast support. Morgan claimed hundreds of Republicans voted Democratic ballots. The board may expose registered voters tied to a fire-damaged building.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Election Board
Kansas City Star
Enos Axtell
Roger C. Slaughter
Moran
Ludwick Graves
Justice Department
Washington
Graves
Election Board
Johnston Countian Finds Pasture Payoff in Kobe Lespedeza
J B Hamby of Johnston County shifted from cash crops to pasture and dairy, noting higher income from grazing. A one year test of Kobe versus Korean lespedeza showed Kobe better for his farm with greater growth and cattle preference, aided by Arbuckle Soil Conservation district, planted after oats in spring.
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J. B. Hamby
Mr. Hamby
Hamby
Soil Conservation Service
Hambys
Kobe
Arbuckle Soil Conservation District
Marine Vet Held In Fatal Shooting
A 23 year old former Marine from Grand Junction Colorado was held without charges after fatally shooting a 26 year old physician and wounding two others in the Brown Palace hotel nightclub in Denver. Witnesses disarmed the gunman as chaos erupted in the crowded lounge.
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Denver
South Pacific
Brown Palace
Charles J. Burns
Ronald Smith
Grand Junction
Colo
James Mullen
Pocatello
Idaho
University of Colorado
Roy M. Green
Colorado A
M. College
Fort Collins
Philip van Slyck
Salt Lake City
Utah
Burns Smith
van Slyck
Burns
Smith
Dr. Mullen
Navy
Dr. Green
Don Littleton
Oklahoma Crops Improve Despite Drought Press Report
The Santa Fe reports Oklahoma crops showing improvement over recent weeks with favorable conditions for harvesting corn broomcorn hay and grain sorghums. Wheat oats and cotton face uneven prospects with pests and drought effects noted. broom corn yields rank second to Colorado and pastures and cattle conditions are generally better.
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Oklahoma City
Santa Fe Railroad
Oklahoma
Southwest
Panhandle
Colorado
Non-Farmers Ready To Purchase Homes
Oklahoma non farm residents expect to build or buy 45000 to 61000 homes as supplies and labor allow. National demand for urban homes estimated at 2600000 to 3500000 units. D P Forst notes record market will sustain construction employment and create many new jobs nationwide.
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New York
Oklahoma
Tile Council of America
United States
D. P. Forst
The
Tile Council
Intercity Bus Firm Plans Glow in Dark Vehicle Film
A major intercity bus company intends to apply a plastic glass film to its fleets allowing the buses to glow in the dark when illuminated by oncoming headlights. The tech aims to improve visibility and safety for nighttime travel.
Golden Wedding Anniversary Marks Last Wedding Ring Payment
A local anniversary notice notes a golden wedding celebration tied to completing the final payment on a wedding ring. The event underscores lasting commitment and financial milestone.
Voting Fraud Allegations in August Primary Reported
The Kansas City Star reports investigators found evidence of voting irregularities in four precincts of the August 6 primary. U S district attorney Sam Wear forwarded the material to the attorney general for analysis. The paper lists seven irregularities including miscounted ballots and ballot marking without voter choice.
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Kansas City
The
Kansas City Star
Sam Wear
United States
Wear
Springfield
Suspect in Tulsa Shooting Captured
Tulsa police take Victor Everhart, 23, Richmond Indiana, from Mountain Home Idaho for questioning in the September 13 death of Idaho detective S R Cormack. Everhart admitted firing at officers during a Tulsa stop and was captured after a five mile chase. He faces assault with intent to kill. another suspect James Neely 17 Dayton Ohio is held for murder. Indiana and Missouri authorities seek Everhart over separate crimes.
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Tulsa
Okla
Mountain Home
Idaho
Victor Everhart
Richmond
Ind
S. R. Cormack
Elmore County
Robert Love
Everhart
Donald Smith
James Neely
Dayton
Ohio
Cormack
Ben Johnson
Indiana
Knox County
Seneca
J. E. Wallace
Night Marshall
Budget Officer Seeks Uniform Salary Scale Authority
Roger Phelps state budget officer asked the attorney general today whether the legislature can legally adopt a uniform salary act setting job classifications and fixing pay scales. If ruled possible, a uniform salary law likely will be recommended. He notes current practice yields different scales for similar work across departments and institutions.
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Oklahoma City
Roger Phelps
Attorney General
Phelps
Pauls Valley Replaces Fire Trucks After Station Fire
Pauls Valley Oklahoma fire department welcomed two new red pumper trucks today to replace a ruined pair destroyed when the station house burned recently.
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Pauls Valley
Okla
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Gustav Schwarz
War Assets’ Sales and Planning Division
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Demos
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Marine
Star
Truman
James M. Pendergast
Slaughter
Ira B. McCarty
Jack Swift
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