Threats Reported Over Textbook Suit in Steedman District
Two Steedman school board members allege threats of withdrawing state aid if they drop their suit against the state textbook commission. affidavits detail a meeting at the Ada highway department office with a man named J Z Armstrong who warned of aid loss if the case continued. The August 29 suit tests the constitutionality of the state textbook law and a prior dismissal motion is challenged.
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Steedman
State Textbook Commission
Jack Finks
State Highway Department
Busby
Herre
Trice
Jim Phelps
Sim Blackburn
Steedman School Board
Phelps
H. S. Farris
Armstrong
Blackburn
Farris
J. Z. Armstrong
Phillips
Oklahoma
Ada
Associated Press
Fink
Attorney General’s Office
Simsage
Oklahoma Textbook Suit Involving District Court Appearance
The article reports alleged contact between a district court figure and a government investigator during a pending schoolbook suit. Fink denies threats and says the discussion concerned allowed procedures for dismissing the suit, with a motion filed September 12.
State prepares for registration day at Oklahoma Capitol
Oklahoma City report notes capitol employees enjoyed a half holiday for the state fair while the draft office continued, as registration day approaches on October 16.
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Oklahoma City
Capitol
Spain and Japan Approaching Complete Alliance With Axis
The British withdrew from Dakar after a three day battle as axis diplomacy moves to bring Spain and Japan into the anti British circle. London endured day and night air raids while German controlled France struck at Gibraltar and Berlin with new bombardment. France claimed damage to four British ships at Dakar and Gibraltar though Britain fought back with heavy counterstrikes.
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Dakar
France
Japan
Spain
Britain
England
Atlantic
Europe
Gibraltar
London
Berlin
Axis
Associated Press
New York
Combine
U. S
Issaku Nishahara
Haiphong
Hainan
Teinzo Ando
South China Army
Nishahara
Ciano
Adolf Hitler
Channel
Hitler
Threat of Recall Over Ada Water Meter Dispute
Ada residents warned city commissioners that a recall petition could target the water department if issues are not resolved by November. Ben Hatcher led a delegation demanding a businesslike fix, citing failures in meter repair and supervision under J. H. Pryor and A. L. Patton.
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Water Department
Ben Hatcher
County Excise Board
Ada
Hatcher
J. H. Pryor
Scott Baublitts
Dwight Davis
George Alletag
A. L. Patton
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Water Department
J. H. Norman
Water Office
Norman
Trial delayed by absence of state witness
Leonard Laseman a 36 year old county rancher faces a murder charge in a case tied to the 3 year old slaying of Ada merchant F L Hughes. The trial was postponed after a state witness Frank Campbell was not served a subpoena. jury had been selected and trial will resume Thursday morning.
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Leonard Laseman
Laseman
F. L. Hughes
Ada Merchant
Frank Campbell
Prosecution Of Kidnaper Is Speeded Along
San Francisco September 25. First steps toward quick prosecution of Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich for kidnapping three year old Marc de Tristan Jr. were taken as the FBI promised to turn the prisoner over to the state. The county grand jury was ordered to meet Friday to consider an indictment under the California little Lindbergh law providing life imprisonment for kidnapping.
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San Francisco
Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich
Marc de Tristan Jr
FBI
State's Army Importance Grows With New Building at Fort Sill
Oklahoma moves to expand Fort Sill with a 9 million dollar project adding barracks and utilities. The army plans to train up to 40 000 men at the post and to house about 10 500 conscripts alongside national guards. A 1.5 million building program already underway will add 350 one story buildings and tent flooring for 20 000 to 25 000 men.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Sen
Thomas
D.-Okla
Senate Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Washington
National Guard
Army
Millers Contend Government Plan Studies Markets
Flour millers from 11 states name a committee to study problems they say the government wheat loan program created for small inland mills. They assert loans have tied up hundreds of millions of bushels of wheat and there is not enough free grain to keep smaller mills supplied.
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Omaha
Oklahoma names Mrs Harris Oliver State poet laureate
Mrs Jennie Harris Oliver of Lincoln County, a well known Oklahoma writer, was named the states poet laureate today by Acting Governor James A Rinehart.
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Oklahoma City
Jennie Harris Oliver
Lincoln County
Oklahoma
James A. Rinehart
Norther Preview Dims Ada Heat With Wind and Drop in Temperature
A gusty norther swept Ada on Tuesday lowering the temperature from 83 to 55 degrees. The change brought the wind and gray clouds but was only a preview of a true norther.
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Ada
Bombs and Fire Drive Reporter Through London Nightly
A London correspondent recounts repeated evacuations as bombs and fire force him from one dwelling to another. He recalls prior escapes from Goering’s bombing, underground meals, and a cratered doorstep, noting the odds of aerial bombs yet finds humor in the ordeal while lamenting smoke scented Harris tweed clothes.
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London
Mexico
Norway
Harvard
Yale
Oxford
Medical Journal
Harris
Willkie Satisfied With Reception On Western Tour
On the Willkie campaign train in North Dakota the candidate said he had seen over two million people in two weeks and was completely satisfied with the reception. He planned a foreign policy address in Cleveland on October 2 and to deliver about 20 major speeches across the Midwest and East after October 1, with potential talks on political bosses in Missouri and Philadelphia.
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Willkie
North Dakota
Wendell Willkie
Cleveland
Missouri
Philadelphia
Ex-Treasurer pleads guilty on old embezzlement charge
Tommy F. Ford admitted guilt Wednesday to embezzlement tied to a $77,000 bond purchase that led to his 1938 removal as Pontotoc county treasurer. He faces sentencing December 20 before District Judge Tal Crawford. co defendant Joe Smalley still faces the case. Civil actions by Carloss Wadlington and Mack M. Braly are pending in federal and state courts.
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Tommy F. Ford
Pontotoc
Tal Crawford
Ford
Joe Smalley
Shawnee
Weleetka
Crawford
Carloss Wadlington
Mack M. Braly
Oklahoma Republicans Add Campaign Movies to Tour
Oklahoma Republicans will show thirty five minutes of footage supplied by the national committee at multiple stops over the next ten days. The schedule may extend with appearances planned in Fairview Tuesday Cherokee Wednesday and Alva October 3.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
National Committee
Fairview
Cherokee
Alva
McCormack Elected House Democratic Leader
John W. McCormack of Boston won the House Democratic leadership on the first ballot at a caucus. The 49 year old, once a newsboy, defeated Clifton A. Woodrum 141 to 67, succeeding Sam Rayburn who became speaker after William Bankhead's death. Massachusetts now hosts leaders of both parties in the House with Joseph W. Martin as Republican leader.
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Washington
John W. McCormack
Boston
House
Massachusetts
Joseph W. Martin
McCormack
Clifton A. Woodrum
Virginia
Bostonian
Sam Rayburn
Texas
William B. Bankhead
Postmen Shaken Down Claims GOP Attacks DNC
The Republican National Committee accused the Democratic National Committee of shaking down postmasters for campaign contributions. Its report to Congress covers June 1 to August 31 and notes that over half of the 65 individuals giving $100 or more were postmasters.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Democratic National Committee
Congress
Hatcher Ordered to Active Duty as Instructor
Major Fritz Hatcher an infantry reserve officer from Ada was ordered to active duty by the War Department. He must report October 1 at McAlester military headquarters to serve as an instructor through March 31, 1941.
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Oklahoma City
Fritz Hatcher
Ada
War Department
McAlester
Marguerite Clark, Noted Actress, Dies at 53
New York film era icon Marguerite Clark died today of pneumonia at age 53. The former silent star, once counted among the era’s top actresses, had been retired for two decades.
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New York
C.P
Marguerite Clark
Mary Pickford
PESSIMIST This is th' time o' year
A reflective line noting seasonal change and a shift in systems, mentioning a feller with a big yard and the loose leaf concept. The fragment evokes mood rather than a clear event or person, using archaic spellings to suggest period voice.
Teachers Call for Army Registration in Pontotoc County
Public school teachers in Pontotoc County are instructed to announce to assemblies the need for all men aged 21 to 35 to register for army training on October 16. The county election board, with secretary Joe Bryan, notes penalties for noncompliance. State Draft Director Don Welch expects drafting regulations soon and ongoing work this afternoon. Governor Phillips plans to mobilize the state staff, with Acting Adjt. Gen. George Davis returning from Washington Monday with guidance from a national adjutants general conference.
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Pontotoc County
County Election Board
Joe Bryan
Don Welch
Phillips
Adjt
George Davis
Washington
Davis
Welch
National Conference of State Adjutants
War Department
Limited Witnesses for Nov 15 Execution at McAlester
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Warden Jess Dunn will restrict access to the next Mc Alester penitentiary electrocution of Robert Cunningham to 30 attendees including peace officers and newspapermen. The previous 250 spectators at Roy Mannon’s March execution overwhelmed the chamber.
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Oklahoma City
McAlester Penitentiary
Robert Cunningham
Jess Dunn
Dunn
Roy Mannon
Sentences Trimmed for Two Tulsa Robbers
The Oklahoma Court of Appeals cut the terms of Richard Johnson and Noah Leverne Tucker from 25 to five years for robbing taxi driver Earl Stanley of 4.65 and his automobile on Sept 21, 1938, citing improper evidence. it upheld 10 year sentences for robbing Amos Bizzell near Broken Arrow the same night. The court also affirmed a four year manslaughter sentence for Elliott Hicks in Delaware County for the death of his wife, finding the evidence too circumstantial for a heavier penalty.
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Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Criminal Court of Appeals
Richard Johnson
Noah Leverne Tucker
Earl Stanley
Amos Bizzell
Broken Arrow
Seminole
Elliott Hicks
Delaware County
Hicks
Explosion wrecks Pennsylvanian Industrial Chemical plant
A massive blast at the Pennsylvanian Industrial Chemical plant in Clairton Pennsylvania destroyed two buildings and injured about six workers mildly. Firefighters contained flames that threatened eight nearby solvent tanks holding about 250000 gallons of highly inflammable materials. The blast, felt across the Monongahela River town, knocked a 17 year old boy from his bed and sent napthalene flumes into the air.
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Clairton
Pennsylvanian Industrial Chemical Corporation
Monongahela River
Mike Zumbo
Dill Pool reports 500 barrel oil flow in Oklahoma
Tulsa report states John Croppleman and associates reported a 500 barrel daily flow from No 2 Dill A in the Dill pool NE SE SE 34-12-8 Kiushkee county. The Cromwell sand top at 3,529 feet and bottom at 4,565 feet.
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Tulsa
John Croppleman and Associates
Kiuskee County
Cromwell
Ada News Classified Ads Brief Ad Roundup
Classified ad items from Ada News feature brief notices including help wanted items lost found services and small business listings. Listings emphasize local opportunities and everyday needs with a focus on neighborhood commerce and community notices.
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