French Grant Wage Increase Sparks General Strike Threat
Paris September 29 1941 government approves a wage rise for French workers amid pressure from communists and non communist groups. A two hour nationwide general strike is planned for tomorrow to back demands and protests over higher living costs. The cabinet cites American aid as stabilizing France and preserving ERP profits while unions push for higher minimum wages and broader allowances. The move risks political tensions as coalition partners face resistance over local elections and policy direction.
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Harvey Hudson
Paris
Athons Webbe
Termarrow
Gabinet
Sticl
Dellary
Saveremier Herel Rueuile
France
Queuille
TDOT
Uniomands
Francois M Terand
Car Information
Wagt
Queuilte
National Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
Pepublicant Movement
Su~ Ciatians
Three Fined For Slot Machines Here In North Broadway Raids
Three men Faye boon, Ryan, Bott, and Roy Adwis pleaded guilty to illegal ownership and operation of slot machines after raids on the Service Clubs and a beer joint on North Broadway. Fines were five dollars for Ryan and Bott and fifty dollars for Adwis on two counts each. Confiscation orders followed raids on VEW club and American Legion club, with a smoking gambling table taken from the Legion.
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Faye Boon
T We
Llegal Owenership
Dock Ryan
Flove Bott
Roy Adwis
Ant
Ryan
Bott
Adair
Sheriff's Force
North Broadway
VEW Club
American Legion Club
Legion Club
Abe
Chube
Two Men Die Working On Power Lines In Oklahoma
Two workers, John Medaris, 38, and Bert Ernest Dilbeck, 36, were killed while repairing or stringing power lines after a rain storm. Medaris, Marlow city lights and water superintendent, died from electrocution. Dilbeck, Oklahoma City, died seconds after contact with a high voltage line. The report notes local commentary on safety and a traffic fatality milestone in Muskogee.
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Sxsocles
Hitler's Early Gains Warned by Ambition and Appeasement
Reflections on Hitler's rapid territorial moves and the failed policy of appeasement. The author recalls witnessing Hitler's Paris speech and the growing Allied realization that firm action was needed to curb Nazi expansion. The piece argues that negotiations and delay allowed Germany to consolidate power across Europe.
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Hitler
Candaslovaka
Sudetenland
Paris
Prsident
Prague
Eyena
Mech
Eger
Poland
Hungary
Balkans
London
Ital
France
England
Germany
Reds Renew Attack On Berlin Officials
Communists renew attack on Acting Mayor Ferdinne Friedensburg in Berlin, accusing him of anti-Soviet provocations and signaling a bid to oust the city government from its Berlin headquarters. They threaten a broader push as main assembly is already driven from its seat in the Soviet sector. Friedensburg dismisses the threats as futile while anticommunists label the effort as a power grab.
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Richard Kasischreerlin
Ferdinne Friedensburg
Friedensburg
Berlin
Moscow
Magistas
Tannic Acid Blamed for Death of Some Antlers Area Cows
Four cattle were found dead at a ranch near Antlers by W. S. Barrow. Agriculture official WL Christy confirmed tannic acid poisoning as the cause and warned stockmen to monitor cattle eating oak buds or green leaves after drought. advised regular fly and parasite spraying and slaughter of recovered animals to prevent disease spread.
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Barrow
Christy
Agriculture State Department
State Department of Agriculure
Haskell
Fatal Injury Ends Ada Carpenter M Slaton Career
M Slaton aged 68 a carpenter died Wednesday morning at 5 33 in a local hospital after a house he was working under slipped from jacks and collapsed He came to Ada from Shire in 1928 and lived at 624 West Tenth Survived by a widow a daughter Mrs Grace Rose of Henryetta three sons Clarence of San Pablo Walter of Dallas and B A Slates of Ada six grandchildren Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 30 from Oak Avenue Baptist Church with burial in Rosedale Cemetery
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M. Slaton
Carpenter
Oak Avenue
Rosedale
Slaton
Aea
Shire
West Tenth
Grace Rose
Henryetta
Clarence
San Pablo
Calif
Walter
Dalles
B. A. Slates
Ada
Nine Die In Cairo Explosion Ravages Jewish Quarter
Report from Cairo on September 22 states nine persons were killed and twelve injured when a heavy explosion damaged four buildings near the Jewish quarter. Ambulances rushed to the scene as police sealed the area and investigators began work. Rioting followed the blast but was suppressed by authorities with a cordon in place.
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Cairo
Egor
Yeelve
Odey
Falice
Porce
Acting Mediator of U.N. Is Threatened
Haifa reports say Stern Gang threats target Dr. Ralph Bunche, UN mediator in Palestine, who assumed duties after Count Bernadotte’s assassination. Israeli authorities disbanded Irgun and Stern factions. 250 suspected arrests noted, with Bunche under guard.
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Haifa
Israel
Stern Gang
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations
Palestine
Bunche
Folke Bernadotte
Jerusalem
Bernadotte
Burkke
Bernadette
Ay Israetl
Irgun Torns
Tel Aviv
Ingum Z
Agriculture Class Learns Farming At Fitzhugh High
Fitzhugh high school agriculture class titled Planting the Farm Program follows a school schedule. Last week they visited Lt Young farm east of Fitzhugh, a 150 acre property with six outbuildings. The pupil group notes 24 acres of wheat yielding TH bushels per acre and other crops with a complete farming program.
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Fitzhugs High School
Pletcher Watson
Fitzhugh
LT. Young
Young
Vsit
Government Breaks Into Black on Budget Surplus
Washington reports a budget surplus as of September 21 driven by income tax receipts, though the figure depends on excluding $478 million in European aid. If included, the year would show a deficit of about $197 million. An unrelated note mentions an amateur boxing incident in Michigan after a loss.
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Washington
Treasury
Oytery
Pamela Lamphere’s life saving bladder operation case
Pamela Lamphere, a 2% month old child born with the bladder outside her body, underwent the first of three operations in a Chicago hospital. Doctors called the surgery very successful and the case drew nationwide attention as the parents faced a court dispute over treatment. The wider story notes broader incidents of similar survivals.
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Chicago
Pamela Lamphere
Courts Hospital
Fred
Irene
Pamela
Tris News
Area to Be Well Represented At OEA-REA Workshop
Pantnatee county Ada and East Central will be represented at the GEA-NEA statewide workshop to be held at the Okmulgee Branch of a college on September 21. Attending are Ben Morrison rural education ECSE Trice L Broadrick Ada High principal and president of Serendars Principals Association of CFA W P Hopper ECSC secretary East Central QEA Doyle McCoy Ada High School president Pontatoc County Teachers Association J N McKeel McLish superintendent and president of Schoolmasters Club Norman Mitchell county superintendent of schools The workshop aims to involve local units in democratic planning and to share ideas and recommendations for improving professional service with National Education Association participation to address vital needs and opportunities.
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Pantnatee
Adz
East Central
Gea-Nea
Okmulgee
Anc
Ben J. Morrison
ECSE
Trice 'L. Broadrick
Ada
Serendars
ECSC
QEA
Doyle McCoy
Ada High School
Pontatoc County Teachers Association
J. N. McKeel
McLish
Schoolmasters’ Club
Norman €. Mitchell
OBA
National Education Association
Halversoms Move to Antlers Ties to Coffey Funeral Home
Specialty funeral director Donald A Halversom of Clarendon Texas joins Coffey Funeral Home in Antlers as embalmer. L Pence Jones manager states Halversom holds both Oklahoma and Texas licenses and has ten years in the profession. He has moved his family with wife and two sons Ben Jo and Ronald to Antlers.
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Donald A. Halversom
Clarendon
Tex
Mondey
Coffey Funeral Home
Attlers
Pence L. Jones
Halverson
Oklahoma
Texas
Jones
Ben
Ronald
Texans Face Coffin Charge Near Kingston
Four Texans from Sherman and Denison face charges after authorities uncovered two graves in a Kingston area cemetery linked to a gold lined coffin and an unidentified woman. Investigators report other coffins were opened or damaged, with a welding torch cut in one vault. County officials expect federal input as the cemetery is claimed to be under federal jurisdiction.
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Madill
Kingston
J.B Wright
Sid Hall
Gene Jackson
Sherman
Tex
E. JL. Jackson
Denison Negro
Brelminsy Keating
Learm
Gene Jaclgan
Couit Offeers
Brown
Fie
Othr
U. S Arm
Tulsa
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