448 Years Too Late We Should Celebrate Columbus
A letter decries neglect of Christopher Columbus 448 years after his voyage. It urges local clubs to organize a celebration for October 12, 1492, noting Columbus’s influence on American history and citing many places and terms named Columbia or Columbus. The piece calls for action next Saturday to honor him.
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America
United States
Christopher Columbus
Cristofo Colombo
Cristobal Colon
Americo Vespucci
Whs
Chris
New World
Columbus
Ericson
Christopher
San Salvador
Columbie Order of Birds
British Columbia
Columbia
Marion County
Mississippi
Boone County
Missouri
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Maury County
Tennessee
U. S
Whitney County
Indiana
Knights of Columbus
Columbia University
Columbia River
Muscogee County
Georgia
Bartholomew County
Cherokee County
Kansas
Lownes County
Ississippi
Platte County
Nebraska
Ohio
Franklin County
Colorado County
Texas
Columbia County
Wisconsin
Ocean
Couple seeks divorce amid extreme cruelty claims
A farm wife testified she was forced to toil in the fields and nagged when she tried to read magazines, asking District Judge Tal Crawford for a divorce from her husband who bought her only two dresses in four years of marriage. A county woman alleged extreme cruelty and neglect in her petition, stating she and her parents furnished clothing for her and her two year old daughter after separating last July. Guthrie rally details and a quip about dresses follow.
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Tal Crawford
Land Love By Philip Houston
Poem honoring the United States and its workers. The speaker expresses affection for America through its people, land, and labor rather than ships banners or oratory, praising the calloused hands and workers who sustain the nation.
Ada's Battle of the Banners and Buttons
In Ada the presidential campaign displays banners and buttons amid rival signs for Roosevelt and Willkie. Citizens react with varying attitudes toward opponents as heated political dialogue mirrors sports rivalries with no fatalities reported.
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Ada
Pontotoc County Highway Claims Divide Cash Funds
The three county commissioners will meet Monday to review disallowed highway claims across districts. District one shows about $600 in disallowed items this month, down from $1,300 last month. District two faces roughly $1,900 in excess claims over cash, up slightly from $1,800. District three reports $4,400 in claims versus cash, up from $4,000.
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Pontotoc County
District One
District Two
Fifty Points Of Interest Picked For the Visitors
Oklahoma launches a stamp campaign to lure and retain travelers. The plan highlights 50 sites including the 350 million year old calyxyon tree at a college campus and a petrified monument, each stamp cost a penny and obtainable at the site. A Visit Oklahoma catalogue with details and spaces for stamps is available.
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Oklahoma
Interviewing a Reporter About National Newspaper Week
A self interview mocks national newspaper week by having a reporter question another reporter. The exchange features playful back and forth and ends with a humorous note about coffee after noting the family backbone of the nation and a remark on American women versus Scandinavians.
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Newspaper Week
National Newspaper Week
Scattering Of Oil Work in Pontotoc County Continues
Oil activity in Pontotoc County shows scattered drilling with several wells advancing. Amos et al No. 1 Norman and Fleming drill near Bebee. Criswell No. 1 Harwell hits Hunton lime. Francis area well estimated at 12,000,000 cubic feet gas. Cowley-Smiddy No. 1 Bud White to drill. Parker tests and deeper work planned. August 795,210 barrels produced, fifth in state behind Oklahoma, Seminole, Osage, and Pottawatomie counties.
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Pontotoc County
Bebee
Amos Et al No
Norman and Fleming
Viola Line
Criswell
Harwell
Hunton
Francis
Morrison
Ada
Cowley-Smiddy
Bud White
Allen
Russell and Petty No. 1
Parks
Union Valley
Wilcox
Tom McKeown
Stringer
Byng School
H. Z. Moore
C Julius
Oil and Gas Division
State Corporation Commission
Fitts
Allen Field
Oklahoma County
Oklahoma
Seminole
Osage
Pottawatomie
Acid Noses Best Sinus Protection
Dr Noah D Fabri cant of Chicago reported at the American Academy of Otolaryngology meeting that alkaline nasal secretions in sick patients contrast with acidic secretions in healthy individuals. He found acidic nose drops more effective than alkaline solutions and noted crowd settings affect nasal alkalinity and cold transmission risk.
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Cleveland
American Academy of Orphthalmology and
Otolaryngology
Noah D. Fabricant
Chicago
Melton Made County Democratic Committee Chief
W T Melton a real estate and insurance dealer was elected chairman of Pontotoc county central democratic committee replacing J A Criswell who resigned. Bert Bowen of Oklahoma City spoke on Roosevelt era policy and welfare while resolutions urged Ada airport strong military highways and a large port. Committees on finance publicity and campaigns named to meet Monday.
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W. T. Melton
Pontotoc County
Ada
Good Roads
Oklahoma
Portion Of NLRB Order To Ford Loses In Court
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the National Labor Relations Act does not sanction an invasion of First Amendment rights. It refused to uphold a NLRB order requiring Ford Motor Co to stop distributing pamphlets on unionization to employees while granting enforcement for part of an NLRB ruling that Ford must cease alleged interference with collective bargaining rights.
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Cincinnati
U. S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
National Labor Relations Act
National Labor Board
Ford Motor Co
NLRB
Ford Company
German Planes Shot Down in British Raid
London raids drop bombs on London Kent and Sussex as three German planes are shot down, according to the air ministry.
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London
Britain
Kent
Sussex
Air Ministry
State Licensing Of Realtors Is Urged
Oklahoma real estate association adopts a resolution urging passage of a state law licensing realtors at its convention in Enid. Morris Turner of Tulsa is elected president with Gordon Harper Muskogee as first vice president and C. M. Sanders Ponca City as second vice president. Directors for two year terms include John Martin Oklahoma City H E Wilkins Bartlesville G E Malsbury Shawnee Walter S. Jones Oklahoma City and William Nichols Muskogee. Holdover directors are R B Morford Lawton Roy O Pratt Enid Ray Spralding Oklahoma City C C Ingle Tulsa and Carroll Spangler Altus. Oklahoma City bids for the 1941 meeting.
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Enid
Okla
Oklahoma Real Estate Association
Morris Turner
Tulsa
Gordon Harper
Muskogee
C. M. Sanders
Ponca City
John Martin
Oklahoma City
H. E. Wilkins
Bartlesville
G. E. Malsbury
Shawnee
Walter S. Jones
William Nichols
R. B. Morford
Lawton
Roy O. Pratt
Ray Spralding
C. C. Ingle
Carroll Spangler
Altus
Cotton Forecast Shows Light Drop in 1940 Yield
The agriculture department forecasts this year’s cotton crop at 12,741,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight based on Oct. 1 conditions, down from 12,772,000 bales a month earlier. Last year’s crop was 11,817,000 bales, with the ten year average at 13,547,000. Oct. 1 crop condition was 72 percent of normal, up from 68 a year ago and above the 1929-38 average of 63. An acre yield of 250.6 pounds is indicated, near last month and modestly higher than last year. Census reports show 3,924,094 running bases harvested to Oct. 1, down from 6,682,066 a year ago and 6,577,109 two years ago.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Census Bureau
Greater returns for amount in vested
A local classified ad notes higher yields for invested funds in retirement accounts. Readers are advised to compare options from banks and brokers and consider fees, liquidity, and tax implications when placing money into vested plans.
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Ada News
This Is Letter-Writing Week Persists Through 1930s Post Office Push
The piece recalls James A. Farley's 1938 idea of a one week letter writing promotion to show letters’ value to Americans. It notes October 6 to 12 as the annual window and reports postmasters’ gains in air mail and delivery, while emphasizing the goal to unite people through the written word.
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United States Post Office Department
James A. Farley
Post Office Department
State Solon Accused of Taking Protect Money in Liquor Conspiracy
Shawnee Oct 8 The first government witness in the Ralph Spencer liquor conspiracy trial testified that a state representative from Pottawatomie county took over $2,000 in protection money from bootleggers and that Spencer received it net of expenses. Robb, a former WPA road foreman acting as a go-between, said he delivered the funds and drove Spencer’s car to Arkansas to haul liquor into the state. Others pleaded guilty or nolo contendere as the case moves toward sentencing after Eslick’s trial.
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Shawnee
Ralph Spencer
Pottawatomie County
Harry Taft Robb
WPA
Spencer
Arkansas
Charles Eslick
Robb
Eslick
Oklahoma
Samuel C. Harris
W. R. Murphy
Bill Stephens
Leonard Mann
Stanley
Earl Blythe
William A. Jefferson
Doug McAfee
Byron A. Budd
Melvin J. Jones
Dean M. Eslick
Caren R. Byrd
State Highway Patrolman Rex Tillman Dies in Oklahoma
Shawnee obit notes Rex Tillman 28 a state highway patrolman died yesterday of leukemia. Funeral services planned for 2 p m today in Oklahoma with burial in Ponca City tomorrow. He served three years and is survived by his widow a child and both parents of Mangum.
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Shawnee
Okla
Rex Tillman
Ponca City
Tillman
Mangum
Three Nations May Combine On Policy
Washington reports renewed talks between the United States and Soviet Russia aimed at removing friction and possibly extending cooperation to far eastern issues. The discussions, started last July by Undersecretary Welles and Soviet ambassador Oumansky, seek to improve general relations and could lead to broader questions such as aid to China with Britain also involved. Oumansky's visit comes amid intensified east Asia diplomacy as Japan remains central in the Tokyo Axis context.
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Washington, Oc
Russia
Washington
Moscow
London
United States
China
Great Britain
Welles
Constantine Oumansky
Oumansky
State Demos Set Oct 26 as State Speakers Day
Oklahoma Democrats plan “state speakers day” on October 26 with at least five speakers in every county. Sam Battles, director of the speakers bureau, says 150 speakers addressed events last Saturday and more are planned statewide. State officials including supreme court justices and AG staff will participate.
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Oklahoma City
Sam Battles
State Supreme Court
Attorney General
WPA Employes In Move From Rolls
Oklahoma City reported a new weekly high in workers leaving WPA rolls for private employment for the week ending October 2. Total 10,974 found private work, surpassing the prior high of 10,302. Comanche 30, Bryan 46, Lincoln 33, LeFlore 31, McIntosh 30 contributed to the surge.
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Oklahoma City
WPA
Oklahoma
Ron Stephens
Stephens
Comanche County
Bryan
Lincoln
LeFlore
McInTosh
English Prof and Student Debate Metaphor Question
A playful exchange centers on the question What is a metaphor The student answers with a concise oddball line to keep cows The brief item invokes a cryptic phrase Redskin Arrow as a possible title or label.
New Life Promised In Oklahoma Campaign Push
Democratic and Republican leaders plan new speeches in Oklahoma in October. Senator Carl A. Hatch will tour Ponca City Alva and Guymon in the Eighth district. Juvenile Judge Camille Kelly visits Oct 15 16 and 17 in key cities. Republican Ross Rizley faces Phil Ferguson for a fourth term. Vice presidential nominee Charles N McNary to speak Oct 17 in Enid. Oregon Governor Charles Sprague tentatively set for Oct 24 in Tulsa.
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Oklahoma City
United States
Far West
Carl A. Hatch
Ponca City
Alva
Guymon
Eighth District
Camille Kelly
Memphis
Tenn
Tulsa
Ross Rizley
Congress
Rizley
Phil Ferguson
Woodward
Chas. N. McNary
Convention Hall
Enid
McNary
Henry A. Wallace
Charles A. Sprague
Oregon
Oklahoma
T. R. Blaine
Sprague
Nation's Oil Output Drops Across Several States
Oil and Gas Journal reports a nationwide drop in weekly crude production to 3,488,405 barrels for the week ended Oct 5. Texas, Kansas, and Illinois led declines, with gains in California and several other regions balancing some losses.
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Texas
Kansas
Illinois
Oil and Gas Journal
East Texas
Michigan
California
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Rocky Mountain Area
Eastern States
Sulphur residents obtain four marriage licenses
Marriage licenses were issued Monday and Tuesday by the court clerk to D. H. Calvert 69 Sulphur Lemmer Barnes 65 Sulphur Roy Haney 18 Sulphur and Lucille Stephens 18 Sulphur.
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D. H. Calvert
Lemmer Barnes
Roy Haney
Lucille Stephens
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