Tommy Ford Case Headlined For District Court Trial
District Judge Tal Crawford sets a two week docket with Tommy Ford and Joe Smalley to face embezzlement charges filed two years ago. Also on the schedule are Leonard Laseman accused of murdering F. L. Hughes and Henry Gibbs charged with murder among twelve trials planned for September 23 through October 4.
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Tommy Ford
Ford
Joe Smalley
Tal Crawford
Carloss Waddington
Leonard Laseman
F. L. Hughes
Hughes
Ada
Laseman
Henry Gibbs
Henry Lonnie Mitchell
Leon Tyler
L. H. Laseman
Bryant Blackwood
John Owens
Gerald Hathcock
Kenneth Gillespie
Emmett Pates
Lloyd Vigus
Tommy F. Ford
Joe H. Smalley
Sallee Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
In Muskogee Oklahoma on Tuesday E N Sallee former assistant cashier of the First State Bank of Stonewall pleaded guilty to two counts of embezzlement and three counts of making false entries. The bank closed after a $35000 shortage. sentencing was deferred pending probation investigation and Sallee was released on $5000 bond.
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Muskogee
Federal District
Eugene Rice
E. N. Sallee
First State Bank of Stonewall
Stonewall Bank
State Banking Department
Rice
Sallee
Courses On Trades Catch On Quickly At Southwestern
Weatherford Oklahoma Sept 7 The new short course system of studying for a trade has caught on at Southwestern State College of Diversified Occupations. President James B Boren expects 900 to 1 000 students after Sept 9 10 registration. Students train as mechanics cooks beauty shop operators pharmacists and skilled workers alongside teaching certificates. Pharmacy students gain business and sales skills and many found jobs in hometown drug stores. A new vocational arts building reduced crowded facilities after the 1939 fire. The state may fund 400000 for a new administration building in the next legislature. Broken Arrow hosts an 80 acre community forest started in 1939 with others planned statewide 33 states have such forests totaling about 3 000 000 acres the first established in 1710 and still operating.
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Weatherford
Southwestern State College
James B. Boren
Southwestern
Boren
Pharmacy
Broken Arrow
America
From Summer To Fall Here In Ada Weather
Ada experienced a swift heat drop from 98 degrees on Monday afternoon to 64 degrees by midnight as a north wind moved in. The change brought an autumnal feel with no rain, affecting sleepers and the general mood of the weather situation.
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Ada
PTA Meeting Sets Focus on Purpose and Value
Antlers report notes a general PTA meeting at 3 o'clock Tuesday in the high school auditorium. Guest speaker Mrs. H B Fuston heads the Home Craft Department of the Oklahoma Federation of Clubs.
Diphtheria Deaths Decline in Oklahoma in 1939
Oklahoma City report shows diphtheria deaths fell 37 percent in 1939 to 119 in 1938. Health Commissioner G F Mathews attributes the drop to rising immunization efforts. Most victims were children from six months to six years, with infections peaking in winter.
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Oklahoma City
State Health Department
G. F. Mathews
Mathews
Community Forest Seen as Valuable Local Asset
Oklahoma cities churches and counties can develop community forests says Harry P Rigdon extension forester The wooded areas protect watersheds supply recreation and create local jobs while producing cash returns and reducing relief rolls.
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Oklahoma
Harry P. Rigdon
A. & M. College Extension Service Forester
Lawton Enjoying Construction Boom
Lawton sees a rapid building boom as 27 residential permits are issued in one day amid a National Guard mobilization. Thousands of guardsmen and reserves are expected at Fort Sill for a year of training, prompting housing efforts by the chamber of commerce and reconditioning of Medicine Park for families.
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Lawton
Roosevelt
National Guard
Fort Sill
Chamber of Commerce
Medicine Park
Guard
Waurika Hunters Use Bow N Arrow
Irwin Evans Charlie Clutz and Bill Crowe of Waurika say they hunt rabbits with bows and arrows instead of guns. They counted 48 rabbits in a year and typically shoot from creek bottoms at five to 25 yards using four to five foot bows and steel spear-head arrows. Evans notes they still give rabbits a chance, though they are very accurate.
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Irwin Evans
Charlie Clutz
Bill Crowe
Evans
Homer Women Hold Regular Session Thursday
The Homer Women’s club met for its regular session at the clubhouse. Work to be exhibited at the fair was completed, with gifts exchanged. Guests included Mrs. Kuykendall of Ada and visitors Billy Joe Alexander, Martha Sue Ellis, Sharon Kate Ellis, Wanda Jean Weatherford, and Thomas Wayne Weatherford. Members attending listed.
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Homer Women’s Club
Kuykendall
Ada
Billy Joe Alexander
Martha Sue
Sharon Kate Ellis
Wanda Jean
Thomas Wayne
Weatherford
Owen Phillips
J. W. Siner
Lee Carney
Bill Hill
Greater returns for amounts in vested Ada News Classified Ads
The Ada News reports increased yields for money invested in vested assets. Advertisers see higher returns as interest compounds over time, prompting more listings and longer terms in the classified section.
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Ada News
Cobb to steer the American Legion in coming year
Randell S. Cobb newly elected state commander aims for a sane constructive year. The 43 year old first assistant attorney general is seen as a liberal defender of human rights. He vows to combat subversive forces while opposing oppression and intolerance. Included are notes on his Oklahoma upbringing and wartime interruption of law studies.
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Oklahoma City
Randell S. Cobb
American Legion
Veterans’ Organization
Cobb
Legion
Wewoka
Oklahoma
Shawnee
University of Oklahoma
Illinois
Texas
Norman
Mac Q. Williamson
Population shifts prompt redraw of Oklahoma districts
Gov. Leon Phillips plans a study of state population shifts to guide new congressional and legislative maps. The 1940 figures show the western half losing population while eastern counties grow. The first district represented by Wesley Disney in Tulsa has the largest population. Oklahoma and Tulsa counties would gain senators, but rural legislators may oppose changes.
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Leon Phillips
Phillips
U. S
Wesley Disney
Tulsa
Oklahoma
National Guard Company to be Formed in Antlers
Under Extension Division supervision 416 low income farm families have received cotton mattresses since August 12 funded by the A A A and Surplus Commodities Corp. Final clean up day was Thursday. Antlers will again have a National Guard Company with Gov. Phillips announcing the unit.
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Coalgate
Extension Division
Surplus Commodities Corporation
Antlers
National Guard
Stratford Opens School Year with Strong Attendance
Stratford schools started on Monday with Superintendent Cunningham reporting an average attendance and high expectations for a historically successful year. The article notes the early optimism as the new term begins.
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Stratford
Cunningham
Sleeping sickness wanes for Johnston county horses
In Johnston county farms the sleeping sickness among horses eased last week as vaccination programs wrap up and preventive steps reduce new cases. About 100 head of horses are estimated to have been affected this year.
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Tishomingo
Johnston County
Water project holds up mayoral resignation
The long-delayed water project was a key reason commissioners refused to accept Mayor O. W. Smith's resignation Monday night. They worry quitting now would hinder restarting the 12 mile line from Spring Creek, an effort he has pushed for in recent months.
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Tishomingo
O. W
Goat) Smith
Spring Creek
Berry Weighs Two Job Privilege In Guard Active Duty
Pi Lieut. Gov James E Berry discusses keeping his civilian post while serving with the national guard with the attorney general staff. An opinion is being prepared on how active duty would affect Berry and other officials status. Governor Phillips says Berry must resign or leave the guard list, but he has not decided.
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Oklahoma City
James E. Berry
National Guard
Berry
Phillips
Guard
Durant Professor Ousted at College
Durant's foreign language professor Streeter Stuart, a Southeastern State College veteran since 1936, says he was dismissed for writing his congressman to oppose conscription. He sought an audience with Governor Phillips after a Sept. 5 dean's letter praised him, while Southeastern’s president declined comment.
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Oklahoma City
Streeter Stuart
Southeastern State College
Durant
Phillips
Stuart
Wilburn Cartwright
A. E. Shearer
Curs. S. Montgomery
Southeastern
Leter
Cartwright
University of Oklahoma
Capital
Slate Girl Who Made Movie Dies in New York Hospital
Irene Bennett Horsley 27 Oklahoma City native who sought film fame after winning a cotton carnival beauty award in Memphis. She later sued a studio physician, won an $8,500 judgment later appealed, and died two weeks before a planned retrial. She had lived in Enid Marshall and Marshall, Logan County.
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Oklahoma City
Irene Bennett Horsley
Oklahoma
Will
Saranac Lake
Enid
Horsley
Marshall
Logan County
Phillips To Make Some Demo Talks
Oklahoma Governor Phillips, known for opposing many New Deal policies, plans to deliver campaign speeches this fall but declines to endorse the presidential ticket. He hopes hay fever will not hinder his speaking and says he will discuss issues and support the Democratic party while prioritizing gubernatorial duties.
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Oklahoma City
Phillips
Democratic Party
Possum Capture On West Main Street Becomes Local Feat
Elton Tadlock of North Broadway snags a live possum on West Main Street Tuesday night around 11:30. The truck driver says the animal paused and he scared it into playing dead then seized it in a box for transport. He plans to decide its fate while boasting of the odd city-limits chase.
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Elton Tadlock
North Broadway
West Main Street
Tadlock
Food Shortage In Occupied France Admitted
Paris reports German authorities acknowledge shortages in occupied France due to wartime displacements. They warn rationing this winter, with limited wheat and rye flour use, beets and grain yields at reduced levels, and declining cattle stocks affecting meat and fat supplies.
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Paris
Berlin
France
Germany
Swiss to Welcome Carol Quietly for Temporary Stay
Switzerland prepared a subdued welcome for ex-King Carol II of Romania. Federal authorities granted a temporary stay with conditions to refrain from political activity and avoid public utterances. the exact stopping place remained secret.
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Bern
Switzerland
Carol II
Romania
Carol
Britain Fights For Liberty Cooper
London dispatch reports Alfred Duff Cooper, minister of information, saying Britain may prove to enemies they cannot conquer the island and may seek peace terms. He warns some may forget liberty in relief at survival and stresses liberty as more precious than life.
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London
Alfred Duff Cooper
Cooper
Demos Plan Districtwide Drive in Eighth Oklahoma
State Chairman France Paris announced the Democratic Party will boost its effort in Oklahoma's eighth congressional district. Prominent speakers including Henry Wallace Marvin Jones and Mrs Melvin Douglas will be sent into the district. Campaign organization meetings set Cherokee and state HQ opens next week with full push starting October 1.
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Oklahoma
CITQ
France Paris
Eighth
Henry Wallace
Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Tex
Melvin Douglas
California
Cherokee
Paris
Phil Ferguson
Woodward
Ross Rizley
Guymon
Capitol
Bie
League of Young Democrats
Invasion of Britain Seen Likely From Norway Route
London reports a high source says Hitler may launch invasion of Britain. Britons monitor possible main push across the English Channel with Norway as base, noting barge concentrations from Ostend to Dieppe and air reconnaissance along the Norwegian coast.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Britain
English Channel
Norway
Hamburg
Emden
Dunkerque
Ostend
Boulogne
Fleet Air Arm
Norwegian
Scotland
Dieppe
Dover Strait
Body Found As Floods Recede
Tulsa dispatch reports the body of a Black farm laborer found near Jenks in southern Tulsa County as the Arkansas River fell from flood stage.
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Tulsa
Jenks
Tulsa County
Arkansas
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