Mississippi Future As Oil Area Seen
Mississippi a potential oil area as Phillips Petroleum completes six months of exploration in state waters. Attorney General Creek Rice said a survey report is due after the period ends, detailing structures found lands Phillips seeks to retain and lands released back to Mississippi.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Yazoo County
Gulf Coast
Phillips Petroleum Company
Mississippi Sound
Gulf
Creek Rice
Oklahoma Oil
Rice
Phillips Company
Fire Forces Big Plane To Earth Near Collierville
An Eastern Airlines plane en route from Tampa to Memphis diverted and landed in a field five miles east of Collierville, Tennessee. All 10 aboard escaped injury. damage included a severely damaged landing gear. A fire originated in a small bag in the rear compartment, prompting the emergency landing.
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Memphis
Sam Dunn
Collierville
Tellahassee
Fla
Surplus Of Cotton Due For Decrease In 1940 Crop
Federal farm officials predicted the nation's cotton surplus would be reduced by at least a million bales before the 1940 crop is harvested. They cited exports rising domestic production and use of cotton products, with a 12,000,000 bale crop likely to fall short of foreign and US needs during the marketing season. About 14,000,000 bales of surplus are held under price-support loans.
Recorder Uses Sign Language To Dismiss Intoxication Charge
In Atlanta on October 25 two men faced charges of intoxication before Police Recorder L Cone. When the defendants signed the verdict and the court staff were puzzled, Recorder Cone signed back and dismissed the charges saying he had a mute cousin as a boy.
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Atlanta
L. Cone
Cone
Plaistow
N. H
UPI
George W. Roberts
Two Charged In Theft Of Radio
J. R. Davis and Jim Nunley pleaded not guilty in A. W. Oliver justice court to larceny from a building. They allegedly took a radio from Ira Langley of Allen. Preliminary hearing set for November 7. bonds not posted.
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J. R. Davis
Jim Nunley
Justice Court
A. W. Oliver
Ira Langley
Alen
Giant Snow Cruiser Tests Endures Minor Repairs in Chicago
The $150000 U S Antarctic snow cruiser underwent minor repairs after a 13 mile Chicago test run. Its Boston departure was delayed about 24 hours due to imperfect performance. Designer Dr Thomas C Poulter and crew said the shake down was to reveal small defects. The 27 ton craft, with two diesel engines and four wheels, carries a year of provisions and 6000 miles fuel, and will test in Indiana dunes before long.
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Chicago
U.S. Antarctic Service
Boston
Thomas C. Poulter
Indiana
Gary
South Polar
Research Foundation of Armour Institute of Technology
South Pole
Dies committee releases list linking officials to Communist group
The Dies committee published a "membership and mailing list" from the American League for Peace and Democracy listing 363 government employees, including Edwin S. Smith of the National Labor Relations Board and Louis Bloch of the Maritime Labor Board. The panel said the league was organized and controlled by the Communist Party, though it found no evidence that these officials were communists. The chairman argued openness justifies public disclosure of government employee affiliations with the group.
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Washington
Dies Committee
American League For Peace and Democracy
District of Columbia
Edwin S. Smith
National Labor Relations Board
Louis Bloch
Maritime Labor Board
Diss
D-Tex
League
Communist Party
Aerican League For Peace and Democracy
Dies
Gov Long Moves After Foes In New Orleans
New Orleans October headline reports Gov Earl K. Long claiming enemies seek charges against him in Alexandria and Monroe as he uses National Guardsmen to oust the state attorney general and appoints successors. He asserts a historic Huey Long law allows the attorney general to seize district attorney duties as needed.
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New Orleans
Earl KO Long
Long
Alexandria
Monroe
David Ellison
James O'Connor
Egally
Leslie P. Gardiner
Ellison
Edward M. Heath
O'Connor
Huey Long
Gov. Long
Robert S. Masstri
Indictment Rumor Hits Administration Leader in Alexandria
Long asserted he heard a report that someone intends to indict him in Alexandria over alleged cow theft from a state institution. He rejected the claim as untrue and unaffiliated with any formal charges.
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Alexandria
Largest Passenger Liners Guarded in New York
New York October 25. A doubled police guard protected the British Queen Mary and French Normandie, the largest liners, after a naval intelligence report warned one ship could be sabotaged within weeks. squads of 25 police and two sergeants staffed day and night pier duty as ships lay side by side in the Hudson river. Both ships, retired from passenger service, are camouflaged and tied at the piers.
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New York
Coddington
U. S.S Naval Intelligence
Assurances Of Aid To Farmers In Need From FDR
President Roosevelt told reporters that drought and flood areas would receive federal assistance without new appropriations this winter. The disaster loan corporation has a substantial balance from Ohio flood and New England hurricane relief and about 5 million dollars is available through another agency. A congressional committee indicated the farm security administration could advance funds to needy farmers for flood repairs and livestock feed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Disaster Loan Corporation
New England
Nothing To Do Congressmen Wait
Washington dispatch notes that with Congress in session the House attendance is low and unremarkable as the Senate conducts business, hinting at a lackluster legislative period. The piece underscores the idle tempo and minimal public interest surrounding ongoing proceedings.
House Spars over Neutrality War Issues in Low Attendance
The House, idle for five weeks, has largely debated neutrality and the European war amid scattered topics. Rep Rees laments the lack of action since September 22, noting only an appropriation bill passing, while members discuss Alabama Tennessee football, Pennsylvania politics, Lloyd George, and Boy Scouts of America as sessions struggle to gain momentum.
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Pennsylvania
David Lloyd George
Boy Scouts of America
Capitol
Senate
DiMaggio Named American League MVP for 1939 Season
Chicago dated report notes Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees won the 1939 American League MVP through a 24-member Baseball Writers Association ballot. He led the league with a .381 average, 20 homers, and 126 RBIs, totaling 240 points and 13 first-place votes. Jimmy Foxx and Red Feller followed in voting.
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Joe Dimaggio
New York Yankees
Baseball Writers Association of America
Dimaggio
The
Yankees
Robert Moses Grove
Philadelphia
Jimmy Foxx
Boston
Rod Feller
Cleveland
City of Flint Captain Has Had Much Excitement
Captain Joseph A. Gainard, master of the freighter City of Flint, has seen much action at sea. He previously commanded a World War I era transport crewed ships, helped rescue 200 Athenia disaster survivors, and his current vessel was seized by Germany under contraband rules and sent to Murmansk. A divorce petition was filed in district court by J. Williams against R. M. Williams.
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Washington
Joseph A. Gainard
President Lincoln
Maritime Commission
Montevido
Uruguay
Baltimore
City of
Athenia
Great Britain
Murmansk
Russia
J. Williams
R. M. Williams
Selecting turkey breeding stock for Oklahoma flocks
Oklahoma extension poultryman Law Morris stresses choosing early-maturing birds with wide backs and long breasts as prospective breeders. Mark birds finishing sooner, avoid yearly tom changes, and favor pullets over old hens for higher egg output. One tom can raise 12 to 15 poults. a hen can lay about 23 eggs maturing into 15 market turkeys under proper care.
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Oklahoma
Law
Tence Morris
Oklahoma A
M. College
Morris
Desperado Russell Pleading Innocent in Lindbergh Case
Chicago officers report Jack Russell alias Oliver Dressler pled innocent in federal court to kidnapping and murder of William Scott Hamilton found dead July 14 near Ringwood Illinois. trial set for November 1 under Lindbergh law. Russell claimed sane per doctors, while authorities tie him to Hamilton killing and prior prison escape.
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JPS
Jack Russell
Oklahoma
Songbird
West Madison Street
William Scott’ Hamilton
Charles £. Woodward
Russell
Oliver Lawrence Dressler
Donald Rogers
Franz Alexander
Harry Hoffman
Cook County Psychopathic Hospital
Woodward
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
John Henry Seadlund
Charles S. Ross
Seadlund
Hamilton
Arkansas City
Kas
Ringwood
Ill
Jess Dunn
McAlester
Okla
Heinlton
Can Farming Pay In This Country Ada Chamber Talk
Ada Chamber of Commerce members will attend a Thursday noon program featuring E. Slingerland, IESA supervisor, discussing how about 300 county farm families faced rehabilitation and are moving ahead with payments. He will explain how diversification under the FSA is yielding greater returns despite droughts and handicaps, and that 200 percent of the invested amount is helping farms operate effectively.
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Ada #Chamber of Commerce
E. Slingerland
Esenty
IESA
F County
Joana
FSA
Ada News Notes and Arrivals From Local Residents
Ada community brief featuring Bill Wallace joining the State Soil Conservation Corp in Oklahoma City, visits by Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Sawyer of Stonewall, Mrs. W. L. Morgan hosting the Marigold Unit of the Ada Garden Club, and several hometown travelers including Charles Drummond of Los Angeles visiting the Drummond family. Also mentions Mrs. Lois Cassety visiting Ardmore, Doc Holland recovering at home, Madge Gregory and Jane Lollar returning from Shawnee, Glen Woolley visiting Ada, Dr. S. P. Ross’s travel from Tulsa, Walter Brooks and family in Oklahoma City, Tommie Maines visiting Ardmore, birth announcements for Monte Elliott in Ada, and Mrs. Virgil Hale visiting from Oklahoma City.
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W. L. Morgan
Renmie
Ada Garden Club
Madge Gregory
Jane Lollar
Reba Fauntleroy
James Fauntleroy
Shawnee
Fauntleroys
Glen Woolley
van Buren
Arkansas
Ada
Clifford Byrne
Mississippi
Noted Prisoner Freed To Visit Ill Mother In Oklahoma City
Carl Raney of Johnston county, serving seven years for burglary, was released for ten days without guard to visit his mother who is critically ill in Oklahoma City, while another inmate remained under guard for the same purpose in Mannsville.
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Oklahoma City
Carl Raney
Johnston County
Mannsville
Swedes Seize Nine On Spy Suspicions
STOCKHOLM Oct 24 Two Americans and nine other foreigners were arrested for suspected espionage. The Americans described themselves as newspapermen with a permit to visit a children's home on a hilltop. Swedish police said the group photographed a military zone and were more interested in surrounding military objects. the others were six Germans and three Russians.
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Stockholm
Foreign Office
Stillwater Faces Costly Water and Power Upgrades
Stillwater city officials reviewed a survey showing costly needs for water and electric service. Engineers estimated a $577,378 cost to update water supply and a needed extension of the electrical distribution system to meet growth, with a bond issue proposed for repayment over 20 years. Wayne King, once a Hugo Daily News carrier, recalled his early paper route and the paper’s first job for Ceril Dirksen.
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City Commission
Fotenapuies
Hisl
Georges Supply
Fotenopulos
Holdenville
Wayne King
HUGO
Wayne |King
Onue
Hugo Daily News
Wschooler
Rantenreta
Ceril Dirksen
Washington
Dickson
Ada Residents Host Visitors and Birth Notice
Mrs W S Furlong of Ada and Mrs Ed Sallee along with Mrs W C Saw yer and Mrs John Kemp of Stonewall were visitors in Guahama City Monday. Mr and Mrs Preston O Neal visited Durant over the weekend. Mr and Mrs T H George left for Hot Springs Arkansas and New Orleans Louisiana to stay about a week. Mrs A T Shi Dr of Stratford visited Ada Wednesday. Abia Johnson of Los Angeles has arrived to visit his Ada parents Byron and Mrs Johnson. Mr and Mrs John D Powell returned to Ardmore after visiting Ada. Mrs Zena Smith of Atoka was Ada Wednesday. T M Yarbro plans a Dallas business trip Wednesday night. Mr and Mrs Anthony Floyd Jr announce birth of Grace Elizabeth Monday night at Valley View hospital.
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Lois Cassety
Ardmore
TaRye
Doc
Holland
Valley View Hospital
Ed Holland
W. S. Furlong
Ada
Ed. Sallee
W. C. Sawyer
John Kemp
Stonewall
Guahama City
T. H. George
Hot Springs
Arkansas
New Orleans
Louisiana
A. T. Shi
Dr. of Stratford
Abia Johnson
Los Angeles
California
Byron Johnson
East Eighth Street
Mr. Johnson
Anthony Floyd, Jr
West Twelfth
Grace Elizabeth
Tulsa High Boys Admit Car Thefts
Sixteen-year-old and fifteen-year-old Tulsa high school boys were arrested after admitting involvement in about fifteen car thefts for joy riding. The ringleader, captured after a stalled car crash, claimed girls favor boys with cars and said his father ran a used car lot. Most cars stolen were expensive makes and all but one were recovered undamaged.
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Tulsa
UPI
Woolley
Joy
Indiana exhibitors seek Crosby Benny radio ban
The Associated Theater Owners of Indiana ended their convention by adopting a resolution asking Paramount Pictures to pull Bing Crosby and Jack Benny off the air. Abram F. Myers, general counsel of the Allied States Associations of Motion Picture Exhibitors, said star radio programs hurt theater owners.
Round trip tickets reduced for west
West area railroads on Dec 15 cut round trip coach fares by about 5 percent from 2.9 to 1.4 cents per mile as Transcontinental Western Passenger Association aims to boost holiday traffic and hopes the reduced rate may become permanent, said chairman Hugh Siddall.
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Chicago
Transcontinental-Western Passenger Association
Hugh Siddall
Association
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