Senate Plans Recesses Ahead Amid War Fears
The Senate moved ahead with a series of three day recesses through November 18 despite Senator Johnson warning the move could trigger war. Democratic Leader Barkley defended the plan as protecting senators and enabling quick reconvening if needed. The chamber also approved legislation to authorize home guards in states with National Guard units federalized, sending it back to the House.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
R.-Calif
Congress
Capitol Hill
Barkley
Kentucky
Austin
House For Action
Oklahoma City Draft Office to Hire 30 Clerks Under $85,000 Plan
Oklahoma City Oct. 9. An $85,000 authoriza tion for the state selective service enables a permanent headquarters and staff. Houston A Wright says thirty civil service clerks and stenographers will be hired. local boards may hire outside civil service. Salary limits range from $100 to $350 monthly by registrant totals. top salaries allow one clerk and two assistants. Temporary workers capped at $5 daily for 10 days monthly. Government pays meals and lodging for registrants reporting to medical advisories or induction stations.
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Oklahoma City
State Selective Service
Houston
A. Wright
Japan urged to tread carefully as dangers rise
A wartime analysis warns Tokyo that while Japan can threaten Britain and gain raw materials from the United States, Germany and Italy push Japan toward conflict. It notes the risk of a sudden escalation sparked by forceful powers and the reopening of the Burma road could trigger a broader war.
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America
Britain
Germany
Italy
Tokyo
Hitler
Mussolini
Burma
Washington warns of Japanese threat and war prep
The article cites officials stating the United States will avoid war but faces a triple alliance of Germany Italy and Japan aimed at the US. It notes fears of action by Japanese forces in China with possible repercussions in Hong Kong. Americans seek passage home and liquidate holdings as a German cruiser sinks 52000 tons of enemy shipping overseas.
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Washington
Germany
Italy
Japan
China
Tokyo
Hongkong
Shanghai
High Command
London
Britain
Last British Oil Officials Leave Romania As German Troops Advance
The last British officials overseeing Romania’s oil fields departs as German troops approach. Sir Reginald Hoare hinted at a breakdown in British Romanian relations. Romania plans to bar refined petroleum exports except to Germany and Italy from October 16.
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Bucharest
Britain
Rumania
Reginald Hoare
Reginald
Germany
Italy
Army Draft Rulings Shift as War Department Edits Policy
Daily changes in war department rulings on selective service complicate eligibility status for draft age men. Initial guidance allowed immediate drafting after registration if fit and without dependents, but a later decision clarified that men of draft age need not wait until they register.
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Army
War Department
The
Alabama Negro Is Held For Murder
Bud Phelps Herring a 60 year old negro is held at Kilby prison after Solicitor J A Huey quoted a confession that Herring beat Mrs Euna M Peacock and left her to drown in a pond The body of the 33 year old mother was found in Horse creek branch with a broken neck and a mutilated face He was brought from Elba jail and charged with criminal assault and murder
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Montgomery
Ala
Bud Phelps Herring
Kilby
J. A. Huey
Enterprise
Euna M. Peacock
Huey
Herring
Elba
Bootleggers Still Art, Says Smith in Oklahoma
Mrs Ida B Wise Smith of Evanston Illinois, president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, says bootlegging remains strong since repeal. She attends the Oklahoma W C T U anti repeal convention and notes federal records show widespread bootlegging across the country.
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Stillwater
Okla
Ida B. Wise Smith
Evanston
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Oklahoma
Large Reno building damaged by fire
A Reno building housing five shops was badly damaged by a fire that burned for over four hours. Two firefighters received minor burns. Fire Chief George Twaddle said a bakery oven oil burner backfire likely caused the blaze.
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Reno
George Twaddle
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Classified Ads
Local classifieds report improved value for advertising packages in AdaNews. Vendors note higher return per dollar through bundled options and extended display periods, encouraging merchants to optimize spend across sections.
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Ada News
Weekly Oil Review: Executives Fear Price Controls Return
Oil executives fear a move to establish wholesale prices for crude or by products, revived from NRA days but tabled earlier. The industry worries over antitrust suits against 22 major firms and 300 subsidiaries and the American Petroleum Institute, with sentiment dampened by political and legal pressures.
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NRA
American Petroleum Institute
Paul S. Hedrick
Tulsa World
Oil Mai
Oklahoma
Kansas
Illinois
Trenton
Corpus Christi
Texas
North
Differences Expected Between Peacetime and Wartime Drafts
Washington outlines major contrasts between the peacetime selective draft starting Oct 16 for 16 500 000 men aged 21 to 36 and the World War wartime draft. The current plan aims for a more humane, less pressured process with broader pool expansion possible each year and local boards given wide latitude to minimize disruption to communities.
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Washington
United States
Sam
Selection of 324 local draft committeemen under way in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City reports that about one third of 324 local selective service draft committeemen have been named as state officials monitor mail for board instructions. Major Don Welch notes regulations are shorter than expected and each case will be handled individually. Governor Phillips, Welch, and adjutant general George Ade Davis continue their talks to finalize members. announcements await full acceptance by Saturday.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Don Welch
Phillips
Welch
George Ade Davis
Adjutant General
Driskill Sets 108-Case Jury Term Docket
County Judge Hoyt Driskill announced a jury term starting October 21 with 108 criminal cases on the docket including 35 liquor possession matters. A 24-man panel was drawn by Mrs. Della Bedford and Sheriff Clyde Kaiser. veniremen listed include Floyd Haynes Ada L M Merritt Roff Ray Wendell Ada Horace Hunter Allen and others.
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Hoyt Driskill
Della Bedford
Clyde Kaiser
Roff
A. L. Lentem
Ada
H. H. Elkins
Stonewall
A. K. Thornton
Hayden Bruner
A. M. Pharr
Roy Wright
Army May Raise Regular Strength
Washington sources report the War Department plans to raise the regular army enlisted strength to as high as 500,000. The expansion would exceed the current 400,000 limit by 25 percent and is authorized by a defense appropriation provision signed by President Roosevelt. The $280 million pay fund is exempt from enlisted strength limits.
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Washington
War Department
Roosevelt
Fugitive from Arkansas Captured as Prison Break Suspects Nabbed
Police identified the arrested escapee as John Ross 27 captured by fingerprints after the Cummins farm break. Concurrently Jack Shaw was held in Longview Texas. The ordeal left 34 inmates at large from the six life costing Cummins farm escape.
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Arkansas
Kansas City
John Ross
Longview
Texas
Jack Shaw
Cummins Farm
Texas Draft Heads Chosen
More than 1,000 Texas civilians were named by Governor O Daniel to serve on over 300 local draft boards. Boards will determine immediate military training eligibility and deferrals. Registration day is Oct 16 when about 900,000 men aged 21 to 35 must file names and addresses.
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Austin
Texas
W. Lee O’daniel
Orientation Meet For New Cers
An orientation meeting for young men joining the Civilian Conservation Corps will be held next Saturday morning. The meeting is essential for all boys planning to leave with the October enrollees and is open to parents or guardians. The session starts at 10 a m in the district courtroom of the county courthouse.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
County Court House
Licenses Sold Slowly Despite Sale Start Nine Days Ago
The tag office reports only 164 drivers licenses sold for 1941 since sales began nine days ago. Licenses renewals cost 50 cents and are currently available. After December 31, applicants must pass examinations to receive licenses.
North Carolina Fears Horned Frogs Passing Attack
Chapel Hill NC October 9 North Carolina fears Texas Christian's aerial game and cites famed passers Davey O'Brien and Sammy Baugh with high completion marks.TCU standouts Kyle Gillespie and Jack Odle show strong accuracy as the Horned Frogs posted a .500 season start after last year's 49 percent.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
North Carolina
Texas Christian
Tar Heels
Davey O’brien
Sammy Baugh
Kyle Gillespie
Jack Odle
Horned Frogs
Seven Seamen Lost in Sinking of Oil Tanker
Seven Britons from Nova Scotia were reported missing after the Atlantic sinking of the 10,525 ton tanker Frederi S. Fales. At least 12 of the 25 Canadian crew survived. Letters from Imperial Oil Shipping Company cited.
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Halinax
Britain
Nova Scotia
Atlantic
Canada
Frederi S. Fales
Imperial Oil Shipping Company
Canadians Reveal First Sinking Disclosure Yesterday
Officials disclosed the sinking yesterday but provided no details or total fatalities. The statement addressed families in Toronto and offered no further specifics on the disaster’s scope.
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Toronto
Oklahoma all stars fall 6 to 5 to Clinton sandlot champs
Carl Hubbell's Oklahoma all stars dropped a 6 to 5 defeat to Clinton's sandlot champions last night though the veteran pitcher's performance wasn't the loss factor.
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Oklahoma City
Carl Hubbell
Oklahoma All Stars
Clinton
Pitcher Hubbell Thrashes Opponent With 3-0 Start
Hubbell opened the game with a strong pitching stretch, giving his team a 3 to 0 lead before leaving the mound.
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Hubbell
University of Oklahoma fall enrollment falls to 6626
Norman Oklahoma registrar G E Wadsack announced the fall semester enrollment at the University of Oklahoma is 6626, down 319 students from last year.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
G. E. Wadsack
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