Red Army Pulls Back From Kharkov as Axis Advances Threaten Crimea
Soviet high command acknowledged Kharkov evacuation with a orderly retreat costing the Nazis about 120000 killed and wounded. Germans press into Crimea and Rostov as Moscow fronts hold, with Sevastopol base at stake and U boats sinking ships en route from Gibraltar.
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U S Plans Iraq Mission to Gauge Berlin to Bagdad Route
The United States will send a military mission to Basra to study finishing the Berlin to Bagdad railway link for war supplies to Russia. The probe follows a British plan to span the 100 mile Iraq gap and connect Persian Gulf lines with Turkish rails feeding Russian routes.
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North Canadian River Flood Hits Oklahoma City Area
Oklahoma City faces rising North Canadian River flood as about 200 families evacuate to refugee centers or relocate to relatives homes. The river near the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge reached 14.24 feet with more rain expected, flooding low areas and prompting temporary dikes at oil facilities.
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Harry Wahlgren
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el Reno
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Newcastle
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Crescent Field
Tulsa
Shawnee
Yew Plans Call for Re opening of Mines Immediately
Nye assails neutrality revision as inviting attack while mediation continues. Connally defends the policy and discusses arming ships and neutrality lift. Wheeler Taft and LaFollette join in debate as Senate pages toward a vote.
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Hillman Jury Is Undecided on Contract Controversy
Washington October 29 UP Members of the senate defense investigating committee disagreed on whether Sidney Hillman should bear blame for FWA failure to award a Wayne County Michigan defense housing contract. Chairman Truman urged replacement if Hillman cannot protect U S interests while Mead defended Hillman’s good faith.
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Lewis to summon UMW leaders for plan Thursday
John L. Lewis said he would summon district representatives of the United Mine Workers to consider Roosevelt’s plan for ending the coal strike. The White House conference failed to reopen the mines immediately, but the UMW leader promised a quick response.
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Workers Fight For Right To Go To Jobs
In New Orleans 300 Alden Mills workers returned to the plant under police protection after a strike began October 8. Pickets clashed with workers at the gates. 27 pickets were arrested for disturbing the peace and inciting a riot. The union had demanded a 15 percent wage hike on a 40 to 62 cent hourly scale.
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Aviation
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War Department
Bennett Rejects Higher Pay At Oklahoma A and M
Oklahoma City Oct 29 Dr Henry G Bennett president of Oklahoma A and M college has not drawn the 12000 a year raise approved Sept 1 by the state board of agriculture. The October payroll lists Bennett at 2833 a month 340 a year his prior salary. The move follows Bennett being discussed as a possible Democratic candidate for governor and comes as the capitol reports indicate he will decline the higher pay.
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PESSIMIST By Bob Blanks a light verse on politics
PESSIMIST satire suggests the president should remove Lewis as a real hit to win favor. The piece uses a clipped dialect and sharp wit to critique leadership.
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O’ Lewis
Knights Templar Bond Profit Reported by Oklahoma Foundation
The Knights Templar Education Foundation Oklahoma division reports a profit of 2928.29 from selling government bonds at a premium. The foundation then purchased defense bonds totaling 34472 in investment with a face value of 37800.
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Oklahoma
Mount Evans Freighter Turned Over to Russia Under Lend-Lease
Marine circles report the U. S. Maritime Commission freighter Mount Evans weighing 6,267 tons has been turned over to Russia under the lend-lease plan. The vessel is now being armed and will fly the Soviet flag.
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Fahy Nominated as Solicitor General
President Roosevelt nominated Charles Fahy to be solicitor general in the justice department filling the vacancy after Francis Biddle became attorney general Fahy 49 is a Rome Georgia native who has served as acting solicitor general since 1933 and has worked in Washington Santa Fe and for the National Labor Relations Board as its general counsel.
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Francis Biddle
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Interior Department
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N. M
National Labor Relations Board
Marriage Licenses Issued for Ada Wanette and Stonewall Couples
The court clerk issued licenses on Wednesday morning to Winston Garrell Price 22 and Melda Alice Dunton 21 both of Wanette. Ernest Bishop 28 and Audrey Mae Connister 18 both of Ada. James Leonard Shields 21 Seminole and Geraldine Anderson 18 Stonewall. James Capes 21 and Elizabeth Fairchild 17 both of Ada.
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Winston Garrell Price
Melda Alice Dunton
Bleak Picture For Farmers In Southwest Weather Losses Spur Plan Talks
In Shreveport on October 29 officials from the Department of Agriculture and WPA plus FSA and state welfare agencies studied drought flood and hurricane damage in Texas Louisiana and Oklahoma. They returned to Washington to work out proposed expansions of FSA loans and a work grant program to aid farmers, with emphasis on cotton losses of up to 58 percent in some Louisiana parishes and heavy losses in Texas. Carl Gibboney chaired the meeting and carried recommendations to Washington.
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Brothers Disagree Over Pecan Picking
Homer B. Herrion sought help from the district court to gather pecans from his Frisco area farm in an injunction suit against his brother W. R. Bob Herrion. He claims ownership of the farm but says his brother lives there under an agreement to receive half the produce. He asks for a temporary restraining order. hearing scheduled for November 3.
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Frisco
W. R
Bob” Herrion
Bond sales reach 1.75 billion total in U S
Treasury official Harford Powell told the Massachusetts federation of women’s clubs that defense bond sales have totaled 1.75 billion dollars, averaging 13 dollars per person in the United States and that buyers will reach into the millions soon.
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Boston
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United States
Harford Powel
Treasury Department
Masssachusetts Federation of Women’s Clubs
Historians Debate First Musical Production
Historians clash over which work marks the first musical stage. Some assert an early integrated musical theatre tradition emerged in the 18th century, while others point to earlier hybrid forms that fused song and narrative.
Nazis Using Captured Land With German Army At Odessa
Nazi troops begin converting Ukraine’s vast wheat lands west of the Dnieper for German use as Europe’s breadbasket may remain empty this winter. The Ukraine’s fields lie fallow, with tractors and livestock seized, and replanting faces harsh obstacles before soil can be prepared for the season.
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Adolf Hitler
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Reich
ASCAP Signs With CBC and NBC
The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers announced new contracts with NBC and CBC ending a dispute that kept ASCAP music off many stations since January. The networks will pay ASCAP 2 3 4 percent on network business while their stations pay 2 1 4 percent on local and national spot business.
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American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting Company
ASCAP
Dredging Meaning in Lakes and Waterways
Dredging involves removing soils from lake bottoms and other bodies of water to deepen channels, restore navigation, or improve flood control. The process uses specialized equipment to lift sediment and dispose of it at designated sites.
Louis Mahoney Dies of Injuries in Auto Crash
Louis Mahoney aged 38 of route 5 Ada area died in Oklahoma City from head injuries after an auto wreck Sunday. He was taken to a city hospital and died without regaining consciousness. The body was moved to Maud with his mother Mrs. Nanie Wait providing escort. Berlin dispatch notes Croatia’s government ordered state seizure of 311 Jewish fortunes to revive the national economy.
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