Five Injured In Car Crash North Of Ada
Five people were injured seven miles north of Ada on highway 48 when a truck carrying 19 Konawa CCC enrollees collided with a passenger car. Harry Auten of Oklahoma City sustained serious injuries and fever. R B Lacy of Chicago had lesser injuries. Three Negro CCC workers Arthur Notham Charles Johnson Jess Kesee were also hurt. the truck driver and passengers were treated at an Ada hospital.
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Ada
Highway
Konawa
Harry Auten
Oklahoma City
Auten
R. B. Lacy
Chicago
Arthur Northam
Charles Johnson
Jess Kesee
South Canadian River
Keating Named To Ada Charity Commission By Minsters
Milton Keating secretary of the Aga chamber of commerce was chosen as that group’s representative on Ada’s new three member charities commission. The Ada ministerial alliance and the American Legion will supply the other two members. The ordinance for the commission passed last week.
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Keating
Legionnaires
Charities Commission
Bill Crawford
Milton Keating
Aga Chamber of Commerce
Ada
Ada Ministerial Alliance
The
American Legion
Ceils
The Pessimist Pledges Progress Through Fearful Views
A fragment reflects on men who advance by earning approval while others fear. The speaker contrasts those who progress through likability with those who rely on fear to push forward. The text hints at social dynamics and public perception in a cautious tone.
Priority plan to pay county claims by filing date
County commissioners and District Judge Tal Crawford agreed to pay 342000 in 1937 38 county claims by priority due to only about 16000 available. About 24000 in claims will remain unpaid until court judgments. The auditor will schedule claims by filing dates and the attorney’s office will draft an order.
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Tal Crawford
OConnor Loses in First Purge Test Victory
Roosevelt gains first and only victory in his personal campaign against four Democratic legislators as John J. OConnor loses the Democratic nomination while securing the Republican ballot. Curley defeats Hurley in Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial race with Levrett Sallomstall set as Republican opponent. Barbour wins Republican Senate nomination in New Jersey. Wisconsin’s LaFollette secures renomination for a fourth term amid Democratic and Republican jockeying. other races show Likern and Wil in strong positions.
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New York
John J. O'Connor
Roosevelt
James H. Fay
New Dealer
Massachusetts
James M. Curley
Charles F. Hurley
Leverett Sallonstall
New Jersey
W. Warren Barbour
William H. J
Robert K. Henry
Trails
Julius P. Heil
F. Ryan Daily
Herman Likern
Alexander ‘Wil, Oy
Iead
Rep
John O'Connor
President Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
O'Connor
Allen W. Ouncs
Jaycees Plan Ada Christmas Light Display
Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce members meet to plan lighting Ada streets for the holiday season. Officials say they will purchase lights this year instead of renting, continuing the annual tradition.
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Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ada
Negro Dancer Held After Fight in Los Angeles
The district attorney sought a continuance in the assault case against Bill Robinson, the Negro dancer, to allow further investigation after he was accused of striking Paul Moffatt, USC football player, with a pistol following a traffic dispute.
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Los Angeles
District Attorney's
Csc
Bill Robinson
Robinson
Paul Moffatt
University of Southern California
United States
Litvinov Lifts Critique On Britain France For Czech
Soviet Foreign Commissar Maxime Litvinov accused France and Britain of capitulating to Hitler and revealed they ignored Russia’s offer to help defend Czechoslovakia. He signaled Moscow’s readiness to back collective action with arms if Czechoslovakia’s rights under the French Czechoslovak treaty were not honored, prompting Prague to seek League action.
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Geneva
Maxim Litvineff
Russia
France
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
League of Nations
Assembly
Prague
The
League
Sabath Poised to Succeed OConnor as House Rules Chair
Chicago dispatch reports Representative Adolf Sabath, dean of the house, ready to accept the House Rules Committee chair if elected, after John J. O’Connor lost his post in New York Democrats primary. Sabath, 32 years in the house and senior Democrat on the panel, expects a 17th term if elected and plans depend on November results.
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Chicago
Adolf J. Sabathz
House
John J. O'Connor
Democracies
New York
Sabath
Congress
Lllinais
Hitler Demand For Sudeten Is Met For Peace
Allies push for a peace plan as Czechoslovakia capitulates to German demands. Britain and France warned of further German expansion while Chamberlain seeks demobilization in exchange for Sudetenland annexation. Sudeten Germans seize frontier zones. Prague surrenders, signaling a tense, unfolding crisis with Roumania in Germany’s sights.
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Britain
France
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Roumania
Great Britain
Sudetenland
Adolph Hitler
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Sudeten Germany
Hitler
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Antony Eden
Winston Churchill
Churchill
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Berlin
Prague
Record County Free Fair Opens With Massive Exhibits
Judging opens today as Pontotoc county hosts a record free fair with thousands of visitors. Seven new buildings accommodate livestock and agricultural exhibits while extra pens and altered partitions create space for expanding entries. Judging begins Thursday with hundreds of dollars in premiums, and farm youths are poised to win many honors alongside adult exhibitors.
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Pontotoc County
Prague Crowds Protest Benes Decision In Sudeten Crisis
Crowds in Prague roared against the government after its surrender of the Sudeten border region to Germany. The post war republic of 15 million people faced upheaval as President Eduard Beneš capitulated under external pressure and a large German force massed on the border. The government pleaded for order amid accusations of betrayal by Britain and France and calls to resist Hitler.
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Sudeten
Germany
Britain
France
Fuehrer
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
Edoard Bones
Legion Demands Bigger U S Army and Navy
The American Legion urged a larger army and a top navy, opposing war referendum. It pledged to be prepared to defend the United States, aiming battles far from American shores to spare civilians from bombardment. The report highlighted defense urgency at its 20th annual convention.
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Los Angeles
American Legion
United States
National Defense Committee
Ada Milk Supply Receives High Health Rating
An official rating by the State Health department places Ada’s milk supply at 97 percent, signaling high safety for consumption. The review covered eight retail raw dairies and four pasteurization plants, serving about 1,340 gallons daily, with calls to boost local milk consumption and expand supply.
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Ada
State Health Department
United States Public Health Service
United States
Walker
Chief Of Army Air Corps Killed In Crash At Burbank
Major General Oscar Westover chief of the army air corps died when his aircraft crashed near Union Air Terminal in Burbank Calif while approaching for landing after a trophy presentation at March Field Riverside His sergeant pilot Sam Hynes also perished and the wreckage burned beyond identification Westover had flown from Washington to attend the American Legion national convention and a 200 plane flight over the Los Angeles Coliseum was staged under his leadership
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Oscar Westover
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Los Angeles Coliseum
Legion
Sam Hynes
Louis A. Johnson
Malin Craig
War Department
Washinton
Johnson
Joseph L. Stromme
Army Air ‘Corps
Snel
Hunnary Demands Return Of Lands
In Budapest a massive demonstration by Hungarian nazis and other parties demanded the return of lands lost to Czechoslovakia after World War I. About a quarter of a million Hungarians participated, pledging to press territorial revision as Czechoslovakia yielded to French and British terms. Nazi and other party leaders urged justice for Hungary amid calls against Prague.
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Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Adolf Fiter
Prague
Ada News
White lashes out at labor and capital
William Allen White, editor of Emporia Kansas, criticizes both sides at the seventh international management conference calling for unity to preserve democratic rights. He urges labor to resist class-conscious bosses and notes industry battles with labor racketeers and sit-down strikes. He cites eight-hour day, unemployment insurance and collective bargaining as key issues.
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Washington
William Allen White
Emporia, Kas
White
International Management Conference
Phillips Parole Plan Draws Fire in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City reports criticize Laon C. Phillips plan to personally issue pardons and parole if elected governor. Governor Marland’s pardon and parole attorney Fred Cunningham predicts heavy daily caseloads and intense pressure, noting Oklahoma parole success lags behind neighboring states with only seven percent of Marland paroles revoked to date.
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Oklahoma City
Laon C. Phillips
Fred Cunningham
Marland
Cunningham
Estelle Page Is Golfing Winner at National Championship
Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill N C advanced to the third round of the Women's National Golf Championship by defeating Helen Waterhouse of Warwick R I 2 and 1 Waterhouse rallied after trailing three down at the 12th hole but fell short as Page maintained lead through the final holes The victory kept Page as defending champion in Chicago on September 21.
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Chicago
Lpi
Es_telle
Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
N. C
Helen Waterhouse
Warwick
R. I
Miss Waterhouse
Hoje
New England Hurricane Kills and Destroys Coastline
A massive hurricane swept the northeast Wednesday night, killing at least 127 across states including Massachusetts 37 Connecticut 21 Rhode Island 32 New York 30 New Hampshire 7 and spawning widespread destruction. Coast Guard reports 500 to 700 vessels wrecked or driven ashore as houses flooded and power systems failed from Moriches to East Hampton. Thousands homeless, bridges collapsed, and cities from Providence to New London faced fires, evacuations, and rising rivers amid multi state devastation.
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Canada
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Conn
R. J
New Hampshire
Washington
Coast Guard
New England
William M. Wolfe
Moriches
East Hampton
Wolfe
New Jersey
New York
Long Island
Connecticut
Providence
Providence Journal
New London
Misidentified Body Sparks Street Death Report
A man who died suddenly on the street was misidentified as Henry Cookmeyer, a 63 year old night watchman. The morgue visit sparked a dramatic query as he denied the identity, noting the resemblance but asserting the report’s error.
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New Orleans
Henry Cookmeyer
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