French Troops Break Through Nazi Front Near Warsaw
French forces push beyond the Saarland into Germany as Krakow falls and Warsaw braces for siege. Mussolini rumored to seek armistice talks. Britain readies blockade measures while naval actions continue in mid Atlantic. Polish plea calls citizens to trenches near Warsaw as Brauchitsch hails army resolve. Warsaw defense appeal echoed as Polish radio urges spade-bearing volunteers.
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Roosevelt Sets Plans to Toughen Neutrality Efforts
President Roosevelt announced further steps to strengthen neutrality after ordering an arms embargo. He planned to boost peacetime Navy strength, recommission and crew destroyers, bolster the Army in the Canal Zone and Puerto Rico, curb communistic propaganda, and guard against espionage, all without new legislation. He noted these actions could proceed using existing authority while hinting at no immediate congressional session.
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England
London
Chamberlain
United States
Roosevelt
North Atlantic
Walther von Brauchitson
Warsaw
Washington
Congress
Canal Zone
Philadephia Navy
Puerto Rico
Poland
War talk boosts Oklahoma groceries prices nationwide
An Associated Press survey shows European war fears lifting prices on staples in Oklahoma. Sugar leads gains with cane sugar rising from about 60 cents to 59 cents per 10 pounds amid limited supplies and store buyups. Wholesale firms report at least a 10 percent price rise across goods as sugar controls and quotas are reviewed. Secretary Wallace says government probing profiteering claims, notes possible quota adjustments under the 1938 Sugar Control Act.
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Associated Press
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Oklahoma City
J. T. Griffin
Muskogee
Wallace
Washington
Senora Seeking New Drill Lease in Allen Sector
Senora Oil Company reports seven wells in Reebe and four in Allen, all producing from the Viola lime. Wells idle during a 16 day shutdown show no loss in flow. Senora plans Whitely-Gilmore lease drilling in Sec. 22-5-8, Allen. J. J. Hall and associates from Fort Smith note CN 1-2 SW SE SE of Oakman area oil sand between 562 and 572 feet and resumed drilling at 607 feet aiming for a sand near 1,100 feet. Simpson-Roadhouse rigs up four rotary at No 1 Thompson in SW SW SE of Sec. 34-2-7.
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Allen
Viola
E. W. Kemp
Senora
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Oakman
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Col Roscoe Turner Retires After Aviation Championship Win
Col Roscoe Turner, 43, of Chicago, set a near-record speed of 282.539 miles per hour to win the 300 mile Thompses trophy race yesterday in Cleveland. The aviation champion announced retirement from competitive racing due to age after a 12 year career.
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Cleveland
Roscoe Turner
German Pillboxes Seized by French in Siegfried Line
Basel dispatch reports first line pillboxes of Germanys Siegfried line taken by veteran troops from the French Maginot line near Saarguemines Saar region. French advance limited to eastern Saar. planes clash little. main force backs toward border.
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London
Saar
Basel
Switzerland
Germany
Saarguemines
Siegfried
Saar Basin
Oklahoma City identifies body as missing Sunday teacher
Deputy Sheriff Andy Cole said the body found near Wichita Falls Texas is believed to be Viole Underwood a 15 year old Sunday school teacher who vanished July 30 Wichita Falls officers were notified and headed to Oklahoma City for teeth examination to confirm identity by a dentist who x rayed the missing woman’s teeth.
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Oklahoma City
Andy Cole
Wichita Falls
Texas
Viole Underwood
Cole
Precautionary Water Use Plan Aims to Save Supply
Ada city officials led by Mayor Bill Crawford and water commissioner J H Pryor urged residents to avoid outdoor water use on Friday and Saturday to restore reservoir capacity. Regular usage to resume Sunday as rains expected, with assurances that cooperation can prevent drastic steps. Citizens were asked to remind neighbors who water lawns and to act quickly to protect water safety.
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Ada
Bill Crawford
J. H. Pryor
Street
Crawford
Ais
German bombing claim hits Eschweiler and Stolberg region
A German radio report stated that the mining cities of Eschweiler and Stolberg near Aachen were bombed from the air. The Aachen district lies near France and is defended by the German forces.
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Copenhagen
Eschweiler
Stolberg
Aachen
Aix-la-Chapelle
France
Four Power Axis Talked in Berlin and Tokyo
Copenhagen dispatch reports Perling ske Tidende saying a Rome Berlin Moscow Tokyo axis is forming. Italian mission arrives in Berlin after a Soviet mission has met daily at the defense ministry. Moscow and Tokyo reportedly begin non aggression pact negotiations.
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Perlingske Tidende
Berlin
Tokyo
Defense Ministry
Moscow
War At A Glance Berlin The Front Advances
Berlin reports motorized German troops speeding through Poland ahead of schedule toward Lublin and Krakow. Warsaw and Warsaw’s defenders endure a desperate stand as air raids continue and residents dig trenches. Britain unifies armed forces and blocks Germany as air raids begin.
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Krakow
Bremen
Paris Trench
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Saay Basin
London
Buain
Ministry of Economic War
Germany
Britain
Warsaw
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Tut- Ashington
North Atlantic
Super Heat Wave Holds To Grip On State
Ada recorded 103 degrees Tuesday with a 74 degree night as the state endures a brutal heat spell. Six days of temperatures over 106, peaking at 109 last Friday and Saturday, push Oklahoma into extreme heat levels with no rain in sight per forecasts. Alva led readings at 108 degrees, followed by 106 in Paull Valley and 105 across McAlester, Lawton, and Poteau while Oklahoma City residents sought shade and cold drinks.
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Ada
Oklahoma
Associated Press
Harry Wahlgren
Alva
Pauls Valley
McAlester
Lawton
Poteau
Oklahoma City
Beer Possession Charged in Ada Court
Three men and a woman were arraigned before United States commissioner Thomas P. Holt on charges of violating the internal revenue act. Ada police and Deputy U S Marshal Alien Stanfield arrested John Moses Oliver Moses Odlee Clark and G O Gosnell was brought from Seminole county. They are named in complaints alleging possession of beer. A marriage license was issued to William J Miller 22 and Luellen Overstreet from the court clerk's office Wednesday.
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United States
Ada
Stanfield
John
Oliver Moses
Odlee Clark
Gosnell
Seminole County
William J. Miller
Luellen Overstreet
Raymond Cain Dies at 87 in Ada Oklahoma
Raymond Cain service manager for Prince Chevrolet died suddenly at his South Stockton apartment Wednesday afternoon likely from a heart attack. He came to Ada in 1922 and after stints at other firms returned to Prince five months ago. Funeral plans note his body will be sent to Neosho Missouri. his wife survives.
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Raymond Cain
Prince Chevrolet Company
South Stockton
Neosho
Missouri
Cain
Bill Rose
Josh Lee
Ada
Lloyd Rose Motor Company
Prince
September Fire Calls Exceed August in Ada Department
Ada Fire Department reports twenty four fires in August with fifteen grass fires and two trash fires. Three houses a cafe and a store were saved. Automobiles caused two fires. In September the first six days saw twenty fires with five in a single day. residents urged to clear vacant lots of grass and trash to reduce hazards.
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Ada Fire Department
Edith Jeffries files divorce petition in district court
A divorce petition was filed Wednesday in district court by Edith Jeffries against William C. Jeffries. The action seeks a dissolution of marriage and assigns fault as stated in the filing.
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Edith Jeffries
William C. Jeffries
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