Wondrosoap Heiress Seeks Top Salesman for New Cleaners
Kay Donovan inherits a factory and a million cans of Wondrosoap and hires Ted Andrews as sales chief. They plan a teaser ad campaign and fast rollout with a 400 dollar capital, aiming to build a nationwide distribution for the all purpose cleaner. Kay targets a bold market launch amid legal advisers and partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Kay
Mike Flynn
Miss Donovan
Donovan
Flynn
MacLeod
Goldberg
Ted Andrews
Andrews
Wondrosoap Disaster Ends Kay Donovan Venture
Kay Donovan finances a new all purpose cleaner Wondrosoap after inheriting her father Tim Donovan's factory. The product blows up, causing fabric and car damage and legal risk as dealers demand refunds and Flynn reports ruined car paint, threatening lawsuits. Ted Andrews becomes sales manager but the venture faces mounting trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flynn
Ted Andrews
Kay
Katie Donovan
Mike Flynn
MacLeod
Goldberg
Mike
Tim Donovan
Ted
Mary
Defense Boosting New Uses for Cotton
Washington notes show surplus cotton finding new uses amid wartime demands. Cotton bale wrappings shift from burlap to cotton, reducing reliance on imports. insulation and high grade papers emerge as defense driven applications. WPA and Army plans expand mobilization while research probes further cotton product fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
Ada
Evening News
Washington
Ashington
United States
India
OPACS
Office of Price Administration
Statue of Liberty
Boulder Dam
National Monument
Department of Agriculture
Cotton Ee
Cotton
South
Southern Red Research Laboratory
Atew
Orleans
Overfeeding Cuts Down Milk
Stillwater Oklahoma August 30 Overfeeding dairy cows reduces profitability says A H Kuhlman dairy specialist at Oklahoma A and MCollege. Surplus fat from overfeeding may not be used in milk or butterfat and the extra feed becomes a loss. Overfeeding can reduce a cow's appetite and, if continued, decrease milk yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
A. H. Kuhlman
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Kuhlman
Constable Killed in Lefors as Slayer Escapes in Sedan
Lefors Texas September 1 Constable William C. Cumberlidge 50 was shot to death today by an assailant who fled in a gray sedan after driving up to the constable’s home and firing twice The officer served since January 1 and possibly faced a motive linked to a prior arrest He leaves a widow and two sons Allen 21 and Bud 19 with no clues to the killer’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lefors
Tex
William Eres
Cumberlidge
Allen
Bud
Russia Seeks to Buy Large Bombers in San Diego Talks
Five Russian officials met with Consolidated Aircraft executives in San Diego to discuss purchasing giant bombing planes. The negotiation occurred as two Russian seaplanes carrying about 47 men arrived in Nome, Alaska, en route to Washington to join the talks. The Russian delegation included General A K Repin and Colonel Bazykim with embassy attaches Anisimov and Ovhninnikov.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
Nome
Alaska
Fromoscow
Washington, D. C
R. H. Fleet
Consolidated Aircraft
A. K. Repin
R. and
V. T. Bazykim
C. T. Ovhhinnikovsk Ae
A. Anisimov
Washington
Labor Day Quiet In Ada As Town Slows Down
Ada observes Labor Day with shops and offices closed downtown. Only pharmacies and a few groceries stay open while police report a normal weekend with typical drunken incidents. City county offices and mail deliveries halt for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Adans
Oil Test Staked Near Pickett to Start This Week
Announcement made Saturday that an oil test will be drilled in the Pickett area several miles southwest of Ada. Blackwell Oil and Gas Company has staked a location in the NW NW NE of 9-3-5 with work slated to begin this week. The Cromwell test will be about a mile south and a half mile west of Pickett school, distant from earlier area tests but with some drilling nearby west and southwest of Ada. The fate of the W. B. Johnson place well near Highway 19 remains undecided after a shallow test last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickett
Ada
Blackwell Oil and Gas Company
Pontotoc County
Pickett School
W. B. Johnson
Highway 19
Smyth-Thomas
Sandy Creek
Marriage Licenses Issued From Court Clerk Office
Marriage licenses were issued Saturday from the court clerk’s office to David Cozzens Ramsey 22 and Virginia Ruth Sugg. Carl Cloar 28 and Doris Flessa 18. Richard Earl Hisle 24 and Paralee Jones 23. Calvin Leonard Norwood 22 and Elva Jeanne Cox 18. E L Moore Jr 20 and Audrey Louise McKee 20. Warren Larson Morris 21 and Lee Louise Admire 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Cozzens Ramsey
Gesey
Virginia Ruth Sugg
Carl Cloar
St. Louis
Doris Flessa
Richard Earl Hisle
Ada
Andee Paralee Jones
Tahlequah
Calvin Leonard Norwood
Bristow
Elva Jeanne Cox
E. L. Moore, Jr
Fort Worth
Audrey Louise McKee
Warren Larson Morris
Ey Louise Admire
Ada Woman Elected To State American Legion Auxiliary
Ada born Mrs. Edward M Box elected president of the Oklahoma state American Legion Auxiliary succeeding Mrs J R Ball of Enid. Other officers named include Mrs E B Benton Tulsa first vice president and Mrs Roy H Chrisman Ada treasurer. A separate item notes drilling near Sandy Creek and a new well No 1 Riddle starting in Pickett neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Edward M. Box
Oklahoma City
American Legion Auxiliary
J. R. Ball
Enid
E. B. Benton
Tulsa
H. H. Holliday
Anadarko
Roy H. Chrisman
Ada
Sabin C. Percefull
Miami
Herb Schall
Fort Sill Man Is New 40 8 Head
MUSKOGEE September 1. Members of the 40 and 8 of the American Legion elected Charles Fowler of Fort Sill as grand chef de gare. The auxiliary 8 and 40 chose Mrs. George Reinhardt as departmental chapeau with officers Rex Calvert Blackwell Ross Taylor Bartlesville Clarence Dorne Tulsa Joe Nutty Oklahoma City and Alex Faulkner Tulsa. Other 40 and 8 officers include Opal Anderson Enid Gertrude Zipin Fort Sill l aummo nier Norman Nutty Oklahoma City l archiveste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
American Legion
Charles Fowler
Fort Sill
George Reinhardt
Rex Calvert
Blackwell
Tulsa
Grand Guarde le Port
Opal Anderson
Enid
Secretaire-Cassiere
Gertrude Zipin
L’aummonier
Norman Nutty
Oklahoma City
L’archiveste
Oil Test Near Ada Moves Forward West of Town
Oil work west of Ada continues with crews led by Thomas and Hughes starting at the No. 1 A. T. Boggan, southwest of section 29 4 5, about four miles west of Ada. Last week Thomas and Smyth handled preliminary tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Thomas and Hughes
A. T. Boggan
Sene
Thomas and Smyth
Oklahoma oil allowable to stay near 415000 barrels daily
Oklahoma City officials report the September allowable oil production likely to stay about 415000 barrels per day, the long standing figure, despite rising production and low Oklahoma grade crude stocks. The commission plans a market demand hearing Friday and will consult marketers but is unlikely to raise the limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Joe O’loughlin
State Conservation Officer
Oklahoma
Bureau of Mines
O'Loughlin
Retired General William S. Scott Dies in San Antonio
Brigadier General William Sherley Scott, 85, U S A retired, died at his San Antonio home. Born January 12 1856 in McKinney Texas, he was the son of Col Thomas M Scott a veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars. He graduated from West Point in 1881 and held later studies at the Infantry and Cavalry School and the Army War College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
William Sherley
Scott
McKinney
Thomas M. Scott
West Point
First Cavalry
Infantry and Cavalry School
Army War College
Sympathy Swings Toward Young Man Who Shot Laval
An anti Laval gesture case widens sympathy for Paul Colette the Norman shot near Pierre Laval. German and occupied zone press soften on Colette while Huntziger appeals for order in Syria and a French youth is jailed for espionage.
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Vichy
France
Paul Colette
Norman
Pierre Laval
Laval
Colette
Paris
Charles Huntziger
Syria
Bordeaux
New Federal Credit Rules Start For Consumer Loans
Washington reports the Federal Reserve Board's installment credit rules took effect today after a Labor Day holiday delay. The rules set minimum down payments and maximum 18 month terms on a list of consumer articles and small cash loans, with real estate and under $1,000 cash loans also limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Federal Reserve Board
New Espionage Charges Filed Against Four Men
A complaint alleging a conspiracy to use the mails for espionage was filed against Karl Hermann Schoetter captain of a Miami fishing boat. Co-defendants include Kurt Ludwig a Spokane sailor Frederick Sachlosser and Hans Pagel Brooklyn youths. Pagel and Sachlosser were arraigned on a similar charge and held on 25000 bond. Ludwig had been previously indicted.
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New York
Karl Hermann Schoetter
Miami
Fla
United States
Mathias Correa
Schoetter
John Charles Post
Kurt Frederick Ludwig
Spokane
Wash
Frederick Edward Sachlosser
Hans Pagel
Brooklyn
Pagel
Sachlesser
Ludwig
Oil Test Near Davis Draws Attention in New Well
An oil test eight to nine miles northwest of Davis is set to be drilled. Helmerich-Payne moves in to drill the No. 1 Freeman SE of 14-1N-1W for the Ohio Oil company. The well lies northeast of Hennepin and will be closely watched due to prior tests and geological indicators in the block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Helmerich-Payne
Freeman
Ohio Oil Company
Hennepin
Ohio
Fittstown Women Sew for Red Cross
The Methodist women of Fitts town will work at the McLish school building this week to sew for the Red Cross. Mrs Sledge packs garments and notes the shipment remains large despite hot weather. She hopes the volume will rise as cooler weather arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Fittstown
McLish School
Red Cross
Delaney Firm Plans Line To Proving Grounds Near Hope
W A Delaney president of Louisiana Nevada Transit says certificate of convenience granted for a line to the South Ninny Proving Grounds near Hope Arkansas. The main line sits near the grounds so about three miles must be laid. Proving grounds will test ammunition and ordnance like Aberdeen Maryland.
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W. A. Delaney
Louisiana-Nevada Transit Company
Arkansas
Southninny Proving Grounds
Hope
L-N Transit Company
Delaney
Aberdeen
Air France crash kills thirteen near Marseille
An Air France transport plane crashed into Lake Bolmuyian near Marseille airport killing thirteen. Among the dead is a French member of the armistice commission at Turin. four others were seriously injured after the takeoff for Toulouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseille
France
Elderly man slays three women then is killed by police
In Fort Worth an elderly man identified as G. D. Driskill, 73, shot his wife and two other women, then wounded a radio patrolman before being killed by officers. The victims included Mrs. Driskill, 69, Mrs. Fannie Moore of Dallas, and Mrs. Ola Jordan of Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
North Side
G. D. Driskill
Driskill
Fannie Moore
Dallas
Churchill slur sparks debate at labor congress in Edinburgh
George Gibson, president of the Trades Union Congress, accused Winston Churchill of mispronouncing Nazi, saying he promised to beat the Germans even if they had to live on portage. The report notes Churchill commonly mispronounces the term as naht-zee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Marshall
Mary
Kay
Ted
Churchill
Edinburgh
Scotland
UPI
George Gibson
Trades Union Congress
George
Portage
Winston Churchill
Britain
Union Demands in Emergency Meet Debate
William H. Davis cautions unions against seeking a closed shop during emergencies. Brig. Gen. Frederick H. Osborn emphasizes sustaining home ties to keep soldiers content in their duties.
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William H. Davis
Defense Mediation Board
Frederick H. Osborn
Army
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WPA
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Camp Beaureard
Robert R. Reynolds
Asheville
N. C
Navy
Iceland
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Ada News
Russia
Mrs
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Nazi Germany
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Columbia
California
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Newkirk
Boone
S. P. Lester
Osage Hills
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