Annual District Teachers Meet Opens Today
Magnolia area reports early proceedings as districts such as Francis and Konawa begin sessions. Drilling notes include multiple field activities in Francis, Auten, Caesar, Stratford, and surrounding zones with depths ranging from hundreds to over three thousand feet and several rigs undergoing operation or shutdown.
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Fred Summers
Caesar
Stratford
L. C. Thorpe
H. S. Reese
Clay
See
Fanoss
Crescent Oil Co
Thompson
East Central Education Association District Convention Schedule
The East Central Education Association district convention opens Thursday at Knight hall with Ada Chamber guests. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. leads the superintendent meeting and Hicks in the auditorium banquet. Oklahoma A and M president Dr. H. G. Bennett speaks, with music numbers and a final play You Cant Take It With You.
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Department of Superintendents
East Central Education Association
Knight Hall
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Superintendents-C. of
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr
H. G. Bennett
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
Bam
Dominion Forces Win in Election Quebec
QUEBEC Canada Press reports the Liberal party won a provincial election defeating the Union Nationale. At 9 pm tallies showed Liberals 49 seats to 8 for Union Nationale and 1 Independent with others undecided. Premier Maurice Duplessis sought support against conscription and war expenditures amid wartime strain.
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Quebec
Canadian Press
Union National
Liberals
Dominion
Ottawa
Maurice Dupressis
Union Nationale
McKenzie King
Canada
Great Britain
Highway bids come in under state estimates in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City reports bids for a $1,100,514 road contract came in about 10 percent below the $1,229,859 estimate, signaling a saving of $129,345. Bids covered $768,666 in federal aid projects and $331,843 in state projects. The balance notes a note on a new duck shot type.
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Oklahoma City
State Highway Commission
Commission
Cool Front Moves In This Direction
A cool front headed toward the southwest is expected to bring cooler weather with little moisture for rain. Forecaster J Ross Loyd predicts upper 40s overnight with daytime highs not rising above 70. Northern Kansas already feeling the front as freezing temps spread from the region toward Canada. Iowa reports scattered rain and light snow in distant areas.
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Kansas City
J. Ross Loyd
Lloyd
Mercury
Kansas
Cutbank
Ment
Canada
Oklahoma
St. Joseph
Tarkio
Lincoln
Neb
North Platte
Missouri
Iowa
New England
Duquesne
St. Thomas
West Plains
St. Louis
Columbia
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
Kota
Robot Pamphleteer German Invention
BERNE Switzerland October 25 Swiss military authorities marveled at a new German invention a robot pamphleteer a balloon ten feet in diameter equipped with a large clock driving a mechanism to drop propaganda pamphlets hourly. The balloon drifted from the border over Switzerland and was found by farmers near Lake Constance. The release mechanism failed so the packages remained attached. The pamphlets carried Adolf Hitler’s Reichstag speech printed in French. An Englishman invented matches a century ago.
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Berne
Switzerland
France
Lake Constance
Adolf Hitler
Trunk Murderess Judd Flees Hospital to Visit Parents
Winnie Ruth Judd, the trunk murderess famous for dismembering two nurses and shipping bodies to Los Angeles, escaped Arizona state hospital last night after a brief visit to her gravely ill father. She left a letter to Governor Bob Jones and arranged a dummy departure before vanishing into the night, prompting an alarm when she failed to appear for breakfast.
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Phoenix
Atz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona State Hospital
Agnes Ann Leroi
Hedvig Samuelson
Los Angeles
Father of County Official Dies in Stratford
Funeral services for W. M. Bevers aged 68, father of County Assessor Bill Bevers, were held this afternoon at the Church of Christ in Stratford after a lengthy illness. Bevers died late Wednesday at his home. survivors include his wife, two sons and five daughters.
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Stratford
W. M. Bevers
Bill Bevers
Bevers
Church of Christ At
Brown Is Named To School Post
OKLAHOMA CITY October 25 PIE E Brown ousted president of North Western State college Alva was made director of curriculum in the department of education by state superintendent A L Crabb The move is seen by some capital observers as a challenge to Governor Phillips Crabb and Phillips have clashed since the governor cut the common school aid budget Brown replaces J Andrew Holley who becomes assistant state director of the national youth administration Posey was ousted as president of Southwestern State college Durant and later appointed high school inspector. the action follows Crabb naming two ousted college presidents to positions
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Oklahoma City
Pie. E. Brown
North Western State College
Alva
Department of Education
A. L. Crabb
Phillips
Crabb
Brown
Board of
Amendments Knocked Off Embargo Bill
Washington reports a rapid Senate rejection of amendments to the neutrality bill as majorities hold to the administration's form. Senator Johnson proposed abolishing presidential discretion and ensuring a state of war is needed before action. both amendments failed, while La Follette urged a prewar advisory election. The debate delayed final passage, with leaders unsure on timing.
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Washington
Senate
House
Sen
Johnson
D-Colo
Congress
Sen. LaFollette
Wis
Erebarga
LaFollette
Nye
R-N.-D
Pittman
D-Nev
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Hoover
Charles A. Lindbergh
Vandenberg
Europe
Olive Drab Holds To Official Favor
The Army will keep olive drab uniforms with a new design for comfort. Long trousers replace breeches and looser shirt shoulders. Tests show olive drab provides better camouflage in all weather and terrains, aiding troops in ongoing wear. In Shanghai, Japanese forces launch a peace offensive via loudspeakers urging Chinese troops near Hangchow to heed Wang Ching-wei’s anti-war message.
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Washington
Woodring
Army
Shanghai
Hangchow
Wang Chingy ‘Wei
China
Seizure of City of Flint Raises Diplomatic Strain
Berlin reports German authorities and the United States embassy working with Russia over the seizure of the American freighter City of Flint by a German raider. The ship was taken to Murmansk for prize-law negotiations while its crew's fate remains unclear. Separately, Balkan diplomats warn of Russian moves into Bessarabia and potential Romanian and Hungarian actions as tensions rise in southeastern Europe.
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City of
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Alexander Kirk
Baron Ernst von Weizaecker
Foreign Office
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Murmansk
Germany
Hamburg
City of Flint
Kirk
von Weizsaecker
Washington
Hull
State Department
Budapest
Balkans
Bessarabia
Carol
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Romania
Hungary
Transylvania
Carpathian Mountains
Rumania
Moscow
Bulgaria
Turkey
Wreck derails Frisco freight train near West Tulsa
A Frisco freight train derailed at the edge of West Tulsa today, overturning 10 cars and strewing 11 along the right of way. A rail beam switch broke after the engine, eight cars crossed it, jammed two of the railroad’s three tracks, and halted one passenger train bound for rerouting. Crew members were uninjured.
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Tulsa
Frisco
Medical Student Dying Kept Valuable Records
Fred Hinds a 22 year old Stanford medical student kept meticulous records of his myelogenous leukemia from early 1938 until his death last Sunday. He continued studying and recording effects of the disease despite growing weakness, hoping his detailed notes would aid future research into its cause and cure. Dr. Loren R. Chandler praised his resolve and purpose as a student from Santa Barbara whose funeral is today.
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San Francisco
Fred Hinds
Fred
Stanford Medical School
Loren R. Chandler
Medical School
Ens
Government Forges 24 Hour Watch on Price Trends
War abroad and rising domestic demand push departments to closely monitor prices. The Labor Department expands its system to provide a 24 hour check on price changes across goods from navy beans to butter. Discussions on creating a price fixing agency intensify as officials consider price control measures. Thurman Arnold has hinted at possible price controls.
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Washington
Lpi
Labor Department
Scranton
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Buffalo
Denver
Houston
Los Angeles
Federal Monopoly Committee
Thurman Arnold
FBI Urges Public Watchfulness On Sabotage Espionage
New York October 23 UP: J Edgar Hoover appealed for public alertness to sabotage espionage or neutrality violations but warned against a witch hunt. He urged reporting only to proper officials all questionable facts or rumors.
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New York
Edgar Hoover
FBI
Ong
European War Boosts American Business Growth
In Los Angeles on October 25, G C Smith of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad told the National Association of Real Estate Boards that the European war is benefiting American business and industry. Demand for warehouse properties grows across manufacturing and distribution centers while railroads rush to buy locomotives rolling stock and rails in anticipation of higher traffic. Regional shipper advisory boards forecast an 18.8 percent rise in car loadings this fourth quarter versus last year. Some rail orders for rolling stock, previously placed with Germany, shift to South America. He cautioned that prosperity may not last if hostilities continue.
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Los Angeles
G. C. Smith
St. Louis
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad Company
National Associate of Real Estate Boards Toay
Smith
Germany
South America
Accidental Gun Discharge Kills Oklahoma Farmer
George T. Tomblin, 49, was killed at his Pawhuska area home when his shotgun discharged while he attempted to scare a hawk from molested chickens. The weapon apparently snagged on wire fencing. Tomblin’s widow and three children survive.
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Pawhuska
George T. Tomblin
Here
Russians Hold Ship in Murmansk Amid War News
Reports from Murmansk say the German prize crew aboard the America freighter was released for verification and the vessel remained for repairs. Hull said the United States expects to regain the ship, as Moscow and Tass noted Britain’s contraband list may conflict with international law.
Professor Botkin Leaves Oklahoma For New Editor Post
Norman October 25 Dr Benjamin A Botkin associate professor of English at the University of Oklahoma left for Washington to become editor of the folklore citations for the national WPA writers project. He said the job pays 1400 dollars more annually than his university salary. President W B Bizzell announced new salary cuts will be unavoidable at the school in November and December due to a quarterly budget slash.
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Norman
UPL
Benjamin A. Botkin
University of Oklahoma
Washington Today
National
WPA Writers’ Project
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