Veteran Old East Central Gym Reopens to Train Metal Workers
The old East Central State College gym, dubbed the building’s “birth certificate” in 1916, will become a metal working shop to train 120 men for defense industries. It will operate in three shifts and open around January 23 as the campus reactivates wartime training facilities.
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Vut
East Central State College
Uncle Sam
Defense
Students Army Training Corps
College Bulletin
East Centralite
Marian Kenny
Topeka
Kansas
S.A TC
East
S.A.T.C
East Central Normal
Gordon
James M. Gordon
Four Die In Oklahoma Weekend Traffic Accidents
Four people died in Oklahoma traffic crashes over the weekend. A nine year old Miami boy was fatally struck by a train at a downtown crossing. The Mongeau brothers Henry Jr. and Robert were killed near Tulsa after a car lost control. Orrin Pangle and Byington Homer died in separate crashes near Okemah and Idabel.
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Oklahoma
Miami
Henry Mongeau
Pittsfield
Mass
Tulsa
Henry Mongeau, Jr
Robert
Theamily
California
Byington Homer
Idabel
Bobby Anderson
Early Anderson
Okeene
Four More Pleas Of Guilty In County Court Term
Seventeen defendants pleaded guilty as the county court entered its second week. Cases ranged from unlawful liquor possession to drunken driving with fines and jail terms totaling time served. Several cases were dismissed and sentences varied by offense and offender.
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Out Driskill
Driskill
Ose
Steve Mitchell
Dewey Grove
L Stein
Forrest Simpson
Leonard Icker
Bill Blunderett
Carl Reed
Harve Palmer
Bill Cole
E d McKinney
Snook Dendy
Cotton Golightly
Barton Cox
E. Simpson
Claud Mosier
Frank Knochs
Elbert Herion
Sue Hoppes
Mike Krokrich
Elmer Miller
Henry Norton
Hobart Northcutt
Ada’s First Mayor’s Widow Honored in Bakersfield Birthday
Mrs. H. T. Drury widow of Ada’s first mayor received a 91st birthday tribute in Bakersfield California. The celebration hosted by Beardsley club included relatives and friends from Allen Oklahoma Fresno and Bakersfield. She heads five generations of the Drury family and is a descendant of General Andrew Jackson born in Kentucky in 1850.
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H. T. Drury
Ada
Bakersfield
Calif
Walter Levin
B. E. Levin
Lee Drury
Allen
Andrew Jackson
Constitution
I. Drury
Cynthia Oldham
Sarah Martin
Drury
Katie Knudson
Fresno
Beardsley Club
Charles Barksdale
Beardsley Avenue
Kentucky
Larne
Abraham Lincoln
Therine Jackson
Mr. Drury
Virden
Ill
Old
Indian Territory
Kern County
Sylvester Lee Drury
Okla
Elizabeth Susan Levin
Allen, Okla
Kara Katherine Knudson
William Thomas Drury
Britisher Bails Out Ankle Broken in Flight Accident
John Hastill English RAF youth training at Miami Oklahoma bailed from a plane after a companion sliced its tail near McCune Kansas. He suffered a broken ankle and possible additional injuries. His parachute opened shortly before landing and he was taken to Pittsburg hospital.
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Pittsburg
Kas
John Hastill
Royal Air Force
Miami
Okla
McCune
Hastill
Haitill
Obituary for Mrs Artie Stanfield Rosedale burial
Funeral services for Mrs Artie Stanfield who died Friday at 9 45 a m will be held this afternoon at the home 300 West Seventeenth Rev M S Epperson officiating burial at Rosedale cemetery Criswell Funeral home in charge Surviving are two daughters Mrs Sam K Grant and Mrs W Armstrong Ada two sons Allen and Carl Stanfield Ada three sisters Mrs Ella Seelinger Mrs Maud Hutchinson and Mrs Laura Wood Bridgeport Tex a brother J C Proctor of Louisiana Active pallbearers include Wick chair Jim Adair Carl Gayle Charley Bobbitt Claude Bobbitt Harold Skinner Honorary pallbearers named.
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Artie Stanfield
West Seventeenth
Rev
M. S. Epperson
Rosedale Cemetery
Criswell Funeral Home
Sam K. Grant
Rs. W. . Armstrong
Ada
Allen
Carl Stanfield
Ella Seelinger
Maud Hutchinson
Laura Wood
Bridgeport
Tex
J. C. Proctor
Louisiana
Wickchair
Jim Adair
Carl Gayle
Charley Bobbitt
Claude Bobbitt
Harold Skinner
I. M. King
J. R. Craig
Vaughn
J. R. Couch
L. A. Ellison
Robert Wimbish
G. E. Branscome
Olin Blake
Morris Jamieson
J W. Cadwalder
John M. Edmiston
Death of Fred Harrison Lantz at 63
Fred Harrison Lantz aged 63 of Ada died Sunday at 8:40 p m in a local hospital. Funeral services were Monday at Smith Funeral Home chapel with Rev Milo Arbuckle officiating. Burial was in Rosedale cemetery. Surviving are widow Lois Lantz five daughters Naomi Denzie Lois Ray Velma Lantz and Genevieve Thomas Ada two sons J F and Joe Dean Lantz Ada two sisters Mrs Andy Pates and Mrs Emma Ables Ada and two brothers Lee Lantz Ada and Martin Lantz Stonewall.
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Fred Harrison Lantz
East Eighth
Chapel of the Smith Funeral Home
Milo Arbuckle
Rosedale
Lois Lantz
Naomi
Denzie
Lois Ray
Velma Lantz
Ada
Genevieve Thomas
J. F
Joe Dean Lantz
Andy Pates
James H Williams 92 Dies at Stonewall Home
James Harvey Williams 92 died at his Stonewall home Sunday at 1 30 p m Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 30 p m from the Baptist church in Stonewall with Rev C B Holland officiating Burial will be in Stonewall cemetery He is survived by two daughters Mrs Mary Keithly of Stonewall and Mrs Frances Woods of Coleman four sons James A Stonewall J N Springville Calif L T Hagerman N M and L R Williams Littlefield Tex
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James Harvey Williams
Stonewall
Baptist Church
C. B. Holland
Stonewall Cemetery
Mary Keithly
Frances Woods
Coleman
James A
J. N
Springville
Calif
L. T
Hagerman
Jack R. Wilson obituary notice details services
Jack R. Wilson, 83, died Saturday. Funeral services are Tuesday at 4 p.m. from Criswell Funeral Home chapel. Rev. Milo Arbuckle officiating. Burial in Rosedale Cemetery. He is survived by a sister Mrs. George Calif and a brother in Hollidge Oakland.
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Jack R. Wilson
Criswell Funeral Home
Milo Arbuckle
Rosedale Cemetery
George
Calif
Hollidge
Oakland
Iece
Albert Ballew burial set with military honors
Albert Ballew aged 50 died Monday at 3 30 a m at his home 721 West Thirteenth Funeral services are planned for Tuesday at 2 p m from Criswell chapel Rev Milo Arbuckle will officiate burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery Military services will be held Dee Ballew three sisters Mrs Foster McSwain and a Cf Gay of Ada and Mrs Birdie Lloyd of Seattle Washington are listed as survivors
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Albert B
Albert Ballew
West Thirteenth
Criswell’s
Milo Arbuckle
Rosedale Ceme
Dee Ballew
Foster McSwain
A. Cf Gay
Ada
Birdie Lloyd
Seattle
Wash
Life Sentence for Quemado Blacksmith in Garrison Murder
Socorro New Mexico October 18 Louis C Wilson a blacksmith of Quemado was sentenced to life imprisonment today for the murder of J M Garrison on a May street in Quemado last spring The case drew regional attention and concluded with a life term in state custody.
Oklahoma Business Continues Its General Gains
Oklahoma's economy shows broad improvement in September per the University of Oklahoma bureau of business research. Industrial employment, payrolls, and cash farm income rise, bank loans and deposits grow, while retail trade and building activity dip modestly but not enough to waver overall gains. Farm income for seven months reaches 99.8 million dollars, up 25.1 percent, driven by livestock sector gains as crop receipts lag behind last year.
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Norman
Bureau of Business Research
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Thompson Calls for Maximum Oil Production With No Waste
Ernest O. Thompson, head of the Texas railroad commission, urged producing the maximum oil possible without physical waste at a statewide hearing. He, a Texas National Guard colonel, said oil is essential for national defense and that stocks above ground are far below safety levels, arguing against production restraint to boost prices.
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Austin
Texas
Ernest O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Thompson
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Texas National Guard
Oklahoma
Lions club endorses food handling school in Tishomingo
The Lions Club voted to endorse a food handling school in Tishomingo to run from November 10 for one week. C. W. Cochran, tri-county health sanitarian, introduced the proposal and the motion was unanimously approved. He showed a film at the noon meeting Tuesday on how the common housefly spreads disease.
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Tishomingo
Lions Club
Ensor
C. W. Cochran
Tricounty Health Sanitarian
Lions
Tuesay
NYA Shops Building Dedicated at Murray College
About 500 Johnston County residents attended the dedicatory ceremonies for the new NYA shops building at Murray College last Friday afternoon. M. C. Courtney, acting college president, delivered the feature address. Orville Hood, NYA director, provided details.
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Tishomingo
Johnston County
NYA
Murray College
Orville Hood
M. C. Courtney
Cotton crop outlook for Stratford region
Stratford reports 1580 bales ginned by noon on Wednesday with Watts 581 Davenport 340 Choc taw 237. Weather suggests a season total of 1600 to 1800 bales due to rain. Rain also harms feed supplies.
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Stratford
Watts
Davenport
Choctaw
Library project moves forward with donations
The library board reports steady progress on the library project. Mr Watts donated materials for the shelves and had them manufactured, ready to install after walls and woodwork are refinished. Mr Ferguson donates a desk for the librarian and Mr Watts a small reading table.
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Stratford
Library Board
Mr. Watts
Ferguson
Oklahoma ends land and cattle sales at Stringtown auction
Oklahoma Auctioned 750 head of livestock and 1626 acres near Stringtown after mineral rights were reserved, with R G Cates of Atoka bidding 25000 for three tracts. In Atoka a peanut warehouse opened on Court Street to store government bought peanuts, run by Joe Green and set to run until harvest.
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Atoka
Oklahoma
Stringtown
R. G. Cates
Gift and Rancher
Cates
Joels
Court Street
Joe Green
Durant
Antlers Canning Plant Opens After Major Expansion
The canning plant in Antlers is officially open after weeks of activity. It has been enlarged to nearly double its floor space, with boiler, engine, and copper machinery in place. Thousands of cans are stored at the plant, which was started by the Chamber of Commerce and later transferred to George R. Childers, now sole owner.
Antlers Pastor Re-elected Moderator at Frisco Baptist Session
The Rev. Robert T. Davis, pastor of First Baptist Antlers, was re-elected moderator of the Frisco Baptist Association during its 48th annual session held at the Antlers church Tuesday and Wednesday of last week.
Regular American Legion Meeting Held in Community Building
The Coalgate American Legion met October 14 with post commander Arch Ruth and Adjutant Carl Portman presiding. The auxiliary joined the session and a cigarette company sponsored a motion picture showing.
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Coalgate
American Legion
Arch Ruth
Carl Portman
Theerican Legion Auxiliary
Clarita School Reopens After Winter Term Improvements
The Clarita public school resumes Monday morning October 20 at 9.00 for the winter term. Fall vacation improvements include new blackboards stoves and bright colored wall tinting in all rooms and hallways.
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Coalgate
Clarita Public School
Funeral services for Mrs Frank Buck in San Angelo
San Angelo Texas October 20 funeral services were held for Mrs Frank Buck 80 longtime resident who died after a long illness She lived in San Angelo for 20 years and 40 years ago Dallas was her home when her son Frank Buck was a boy. She was a native of and details follow.
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San Angelo
Texas
Frank Buck
Dallas
Big Scenic Tour to Southeast Oklahoma Set For October 26
A statewide autumn forest tour to Cedar Lake in LeFlore county and Winding Stair mountain will gather outdoor lovers on October 26. Organized by R G Miller of the Daily Oklahoma, the trip follows a scenic sky line drive through Ouachita National Forest reaching 2 500 feet above sea level with routes through Durant Hugo Atoka Ada Antlers Clayton and Talihina area towns.
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Oklahoma
Cedar Lake
LeFlore County
Oklahoma City
West Side
East Side
Stair Mountain
Ouachita National Forest
R. G
Dick” Miller
Daily Oklahoman and Times
Heavener
Talihina
National Forest Service
Stapp
Durant
Hugo
Atoka
Ada
Antlers
Clayton
Rand River
Idabel
Brother of Ada Man Passes Away at Sapulpa Friday
Lyman F. Beard of Sapulpa aged 69, brother of Ada resident John W. Beard, a pioneer dairyman, died Friday at Sapulpa. A Spanish American War Rough Rider, he fought at El Caney and San Juan. born in Fredonia Kansas, he lived in Oklahoma City before settling near Sapulpa. Survived by widow, one son Frank Beard, two brothers, six daughters, and several relatives. Landrith Funeral Home arranging services.
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Lyman F. Beard
Sapulpa
John W. Beard
Ada
Shawnee
Roosevelt
Beard
Rms
Madill
O. L Laura
Methodist Church
Frank Beard
Ponca City
John W. of . Beard
Lola G
Germany Requires Permit for Home Wood Furniture Making
In Germany individuals must obtain a permit to craft wooden furniture for private use at home. The rule applies to residential settings and governs the production of household items rather than commercial operations.
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Germany
Axis Versus Opposition Proves Deadly With New Executions
Nineteen more executions and 36 additional prisoners were added to the Axis penalties yesterday. Dalmatia and Belgium saw victims amid broader crackdowns. Paris and Oslo reports note executions and imprisonments of communists and a university professor and family for anti Axis activity.
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Dalmatian
Italy
Hubert Chartier
Courselet
Belgium
Pariser Zeitung
Antirman
Prague
Franz Frolik
Ariculture Ministry
Bohemia-Moravia
New York
NBC
Toulouse
France
Oslo
Norway
Bjoern Nordheim
Paris
Lucien Villey
University of Paris
One-Time Territorial Oklahoma Governor Taken By Death
William Miller Jenkins, 85, former territorial governor of Oklahoma, died after a long illness in Sapulpa. Native of Ohio, he helped McKinley in 1892 and moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1893. He served as secretary of state and became governor in 1901, aiding hospital growth and land openings. Funeral at 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Presbyterian church with burial in Southern Heights. survived by four sons and two daughters.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Ost
William Miller Jenkins
Oklahoma
Jenkins
Ohio
William McKinley
Kansas
Arkansas City
Kas
Oklahoma Territory
Kaw City
Kay County
McKinley
Cassius M. Barnes
Barnes
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas B. Ferguson
Red River
Presbyterian Church
Southern Heights
William W
Tulsa
Delbert
Danville Calif
Hugh
Little Rock
Ark
Ray
Denver
Mary E., Jenkins
Jessie Smith
Oklahoma City
McPherson Shines as East Central Downgrades Savages
East Central State college Tigers, led by tailback J O McPherson with 142 rushing yards, defeated Southeastern States college Savages 13 to 6 in Durant. McPherson scored one touchdown and helped drive the key second quarter and final drive plays while Odle and Gaither anchored the defense.
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Durant
Tigers
East Central State College
Southeastern States College Savages
Southeastern
Durant Lads
Harold Jones
Cecil Thompson
Gaither
Uarter
Irving
Tiger
Savage
Adans
Savages
Ompson
Iran
Nelson Turnbow
Ankins Turnbow
Wright
MccPherson
Bowie Ballard
McPherson
Purseley
R. J. Odle
Irvin Gaither
J. T. Miller
Russell Kane
Calvin Capshaw
Orion Pursley
John Barringer
J. O. McPherson
Ato
Bill Miger
Ness
Bowie Ballard Durweer Hill
Leroy Garren
Jack Wells
Dave Choate
Fred Rucker
James One
John Hopkins
Dick Chambers
License Push Surges as County Tag Office Sells Out
County tag office reports an unexpected spike in license sales. In October last year the office moved 593 licenses and by Monday the staff had already set a new monthly advance, with motorists required to take a driving examination if licenses are not purchased before January.
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