Campaign Speech Series From County Democratic Committee
County Democratic Committee outlines a sequence of public talks on policy issues including school lunches funded by government sources. The text weighs fiscal impacts of taxation and aid programs and contrasts old and new views on welfare and independence. W. E. G. offers a Sunday School discussion on John the Baptist’s role and the transition to Jesus’s message, stressing preparation and the balance between duty and liberty.
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Berkeley
California
John the Baptist
Jesus
John
Kingdom of Heaven
Pontotoc County
Democratic Central Committee
East Main Street
D. W. Swaffar
Oklahoma and Texas face scrutiny of cotton program fairness
A reader argues Oklahoma and Texas lose under federal cotton policy and cites five year production drops. The piece contrasts state cuts with gains claimed by other states and notes calls for reform.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
New Mexico
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
United States
Tom Mix Killed in Florence Auto Crash Near Tucson
Florence, Ariz. Oct. 12 Tom Mix silent film star and circus performer died when his car overturned after a detour around roadwork. He was found pinned beneath the wreck by highway workers. Mix carried cash travelers checks and jewelry. Coroner said he died instantly. He had served in multiple wars and held law enforcement posts.
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Florence
Ariz
Tom Mix
Here
Mix
Tucson
John Adams
Oracle
E. A. Armenta
Casa Grande
Texas
Arizona
Wyoming
Montana
Prescott
Canyon City
Colo
Washington County
Oklahoma
U. S
Texas Rangers
Miller Brothers
Bliss
Okla
Mix Run
Dubois
Clearfield County
Pennsylvania
Tom
Allegheny Mountain
Local fliers excel in training and job service
Earl Norman Jr. begins basic training at Randolph Field Texas after being selected from an elite class at Fort Worth. The piece also profiles Robert Wood of Ada whose state service tracks jobs and workers with detailed data cards to match opportunities, noting wide wage ranges and cross state hiring.
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Earl Norman Jr
Randolph Field Training
West 25Th
Randolph Field
Texas
Earl
Earl Norman
Fort Worth
Randolph
East Central Flying School
U. S. Army Air Corp
Kelly Field
Army Air Corps
East Central Flying
Norman
George Harris
W. M. Massingale
Jack Irwin
Davis Clements
Duggan Woodring
Robert Wood
State
Ada
Wood
Southwestern
Marriage Licenses Issued at Court Clerk Saturday
The court clerk issued several marriage licenses Saturday to pairs: Paul McCurdy 22 and Opal Marie Anderson 21 both of Roff. Robert Bazzie Morgan 23 of Fitzhugh and Valerie Smith 19 of Fitzhugh. W B Lillard 29 of Lula and Lois Kerr 20 of Stonewall. Lonnie Arthur Klampp 38 of Nevada Missouri and E N Day 40 of Wichita Kansas. Herman K Nunnelley 22 of Allen and Ima L Watts 20 of Allen. Lloyd E Stephens 22 of Stratford and Bertha Ellen Kidd 20 of Stratford. Samps McCown 23 of Ada and Edith Bolin 21 of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul McCurdy
Roff
Opal Marie Anderson
Robert Bazzie Morgan
Fitzhugh
Valerie Smith
W. B. Lillard
Lula
Lois Kerr
Stonewall
Lonnie Arthur Klampp
Nevada
E. N. Day
Wichita
Kans
Herman K. Nunnelley
Allen
Ima L. Watts
Lloyd E. Stephens
Stratford
Bertha Ellen Kidd
Samps McCown
Ada
Edith Bolin
Alberta Population and Farms Report
The Canadian province of Alberta is home to about half a million people living on roughly 101000 farms, highlighting the rural distribution of residents across the province.
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Alberta
Prof Hull Reinforces Aggie Defense Training
Prof Ned Hull returns to Oklahoma A and M to lead auto mechanics in a national defense program. In eight weeks he trained 18 men for vital industries and expanded courses to six trades including aircraft welding woodwork cabinet making machine shop and sheet metal work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Ned Hull
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Hull
American Expeditionary Force
Aggie
DeWitt Hunt
El Campo Lad Is Enlisted By Special Navy Order
Norman Peary Anthis of El Campo Texas enlisted in the U S Navy on his eighteenth birthday after hitching from home early to reach the Houston recruiting office. Lieut Commander W W Michaux issued a special order to permit the enlistment on a non enlistment day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Norman Peary Anthis
el Campo
Texas
Sam
Norman
Navy
W. W. Michaux
Defense Opening New Federal Jobs
Defense drive expands federal openings with Civil Service exams for procurement inspectors in the air corps at Wright Field Dayton Ohio. Six inspection branches listed aircraft engines instruments parachutes propellers tools gages and college engineering courses may substitute for part of the experience. Additional posts in the Federal Security Agency’s Bureau of Employment Security available. applications from Nolen W. Dyer Ada post office building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Air Corps
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Bureau of Employment Security
Federal Security Agency
Nolen W. Dyer
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Post Office
Ada
Marriage License Sales Dip in Pontotoc County
September 1940 reports 34 marriage licenses issued, down from 39 in September 1939 per Pontotoc County court clerk records. The decline reflects a modest drop in activity between the two Septembers.
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Pontotoc County
Oil activity scattered in area with several drillings
Oil activity in the area shows scattered work. Wells mentioned include Michigan No. 1 Norvell near Bebee drilling depths around 2374 feet, Criswell No. 1 Harwell, Mike Mitchell No. 1 Skirvin coring at 1490 feet, Huddleton No. 1 Lewis plugged, Julia James test location staked, Cowley Smiddy No. 1 Bud White surface piping, Mount No. 1 North American Oil Corp running 10 inch pipe, Magnolia No. 1 McKay Heirs staking near Calvin for Wilcox test likely to Ar Buckle.
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Michigan
Norvell
Bebee
Criswell
Harwell
Ada
Mike Mitchell
Skirvin
Allen
Huddleston
Lewis
J. G. Cuntlett
Julia James
Cowley- Smiddy
Bud White
North American Oil Corp
Mount
Magnolia
McKay
Calvin
Hungarian-German-Italian mission to arbitrate Transylvania dispute
Hungary reports a German-Italian axis mission will arrive tomorrow to arbitrate charges and counter-charges over treatment of nationals in Romanian controlled northern Transylvania. The mission will then visit Bucharest and both ceded and unceded Transylvania areas. Hungary gained northern Transylvania in the Vienna arbitration.
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Budapest
Hungarian Foreign Office
Hungary
Rumania
Transylvania
Bucharest
Vienna
Germany
Italy
Homer Club Sits Through All Day Session With Quilt Work
The Homer club met for an all day session at the club house on Thursday. The gathering included quilting activities and planning for a Hallowe en party. Attendees at noon included Weatherford Hill Higdon Surginier Kuykendall Ford Mitchell Duke Ellis Siner Smith and others. Members present included Hill Ford Phillips Higdon Little Mitchell Ellis Ellis Weatherford and Weatherford. Additional attendees were Billy Alexander Patsy Hill Martha Ellis Kate Ellis Jeanie Weatherford and Wayne Weatherford.
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Homer Club
T. B. Weatherford
Elbert Hill
H. E. Higdon
George Surginier
Homer Kuykendall
Herman Ford
Norman Mitchell
Lela Duke
Roy Ellis
J. W. Siner
Marvin Smith
Oren Phillips
S. C. Little
F. N. Westrope
Loss Henry
Lee Carney
Stell Alexander
Elmer Collier
Billy Alexander
Patsy Hill
Martha
Sharon Kate Ellis
Jeanie
Wayne Weatherford
Army to Revive Horse and Mule Sales at Tulsa Yard
Tulsa stockyards will resume selling horses and mules to the army for expanded defense needs. Philip C. Hawkins says facilities can handle many animals and government purchases may be trained at Fort Reno remount station. Draft horse age is four years with about 11,000,000 horses in the U.S. guidance available from post offices.
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ARMY
Tulsa
United States Army
Philip C. Hawkins
Oklahoma
Fort Reno
el Reno
United States
Post Office
Washington
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Conway
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Dan Brunson
J. B. Gilbreath
Francis
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Tom Grant
J. O. Abney
Center
Jimmie Braly
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Virgil Medlock
Canyon Springs
E. N. Jones
Dolberg
Virgil Stanfield
Charlie Shackley
Egypt
D. D. Brunson
Fred Brydia
Fittstown
Franklin Bourland
Franks
Tom D. McKeown
J. B. McKee
Skeet Harrison
Jack Finks
Frisco
GALEY
Jim Haning
Harden City
A. M. Kerr
Homer
Bill Crawford
Hall’s Hill
Jack Conn
Hart
Tal Crawford
J. B. McKeel
Jesse
Jack Fisher
Sam Dew
Knox
Hubert Orton
W. T. Melton
Lovelady
Lawrence
Joe Bryan
Henry Dew
Latta
Ray Stegall
Lightening Ridge
J. L. Emerick
Gaar Corner
Li Freeman
Tom Holt
Sunshine
W. B. Grigsby
Steedman
Union Valley
UNION
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Pleasant Hill
Moss Wimbish
W. W. Stanfield
Vanoss
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Turner King
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Mary H. West
Minneapolis
Howard M. Pierson
Austin
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State Hospital
Austin Institution
Supreme Court
William Pierson
Pierson
Austen
Edwin G. Moorhead
Clarence McLaskey
Texas Police
Ernest Best
Warren
Rip) Collins
Homer Garrison
McLaskey
New England
Prof. Hull
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