Red Cross To Be Contact Between Army and Home Folk
A Red Cross field director explains home and post service links for Ada Pontotoc county. National Guardsmen joining the 160th and 189 FA will be stationed at Fort Sill and receive full Home and Camp Service. The procedure allows quick investigations and decisions on a boy’s return home, with the Red Cross coordinating between families, physicians, and military authorities.
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Red Cross
Harry A. Richmond
Ft. Sill
Army
Regular Army
160Th F. A
F. A
Fort Sill
Mr. Richmond
War Department
Oficer
Pontotoc County
Ada
Roff
Allen
National Guard
Edith J. Stuart
The
Stuart
War Oil Boom Bust Hits Venezuela's Maracaibo Fields
The Maracaibo oil region faces layoffs as German staff are dismissed and remaining workers warned after wartime shifts. Venezuela's role as a top oil exporter is stressed by British and American market changes, with exports to Britain constrained by convoy costs and wartime needs.
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Maracaibo
Venezuela
Great Lake Maracaibo
Dutch Shell
Standard Oil
Gulf
Europe
Great Britain
Britain
Curscao
Dutch West Indies
Sh Ll
England
Lago
Mammoth
Standard Oil of New Jersey
Lake Maracaibo
Standard of Venezuela
Dutch Shell and
Kidnapper Russell Calls Crime One of Worst Ever
Jack Russell a 40 year old Oklahoma convict en route to Leavenworth for a 199 year sentence for the kidnapping slaying of William Scott Hamilton of Arkansas City Kansas. He told deputies at Union Station that kidnapping is one of the worst crimes and praised tougher laws. Hamilton's body was found near Ringwood Illinois on July 14 1939 after Russell's escape from McAlester Oklahoma.
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Kansas City
Jack Russell
Oklahoma
Leavenworth
William Scott Hamilton
Arkansas City
Kas
Russell
Union Station
Chicago
Hamilton
Ringwood
Ill
McAlester
Okla
Ada’s Haircut Crisis Sparks Morale Debate
In Ada residents joke about a barber strike threatening national defense style morale. Two locals discuss scenarios from kidnapped barbers to cereal-bow haircuts and widespread chaos if no one can get a shave. The crowd imagines beards and long hair turning daily life into a struggle.
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Ada
William Cullen Bryant
Sampson
Asa Lee Mayes Secure Freedom in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City oil man Asa Lee Mayes was released under 2500 dollar bond by the criminal court of appeals pending a Seminole superior court hearing on October 1. He was arrested after failing to meet a 4000 dollar cash bond set by a Seminole County justice of the peace. The charges allege a 2888 dollar worthless check to E Cutsinger of Cutsinger Pipe and Sonviv. Mayes’ property including 640 acres of oil leases and a well in Lincoln County was placed in receivership.
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Oklahoma City
Criminal Court of Appeals
Asa Lee Mayes
Seminole
Mayes
Seminole County
E. Cutsinger
Cutsinger Pipe and Sunvi
Ada merchant W C Rollow dead at nearly ninety
W C Rollow longtime Ada merchant since 1900 died this week. He built the 1901 two story Main and Broadway hardware building and lived at 130 East Sixteenth. Survived by widow, a daughter, four sons all of Ada. Funeral Friday at First Methodist with burial in Rosedale.
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Ada
East Sixteenth
First Methodist Church
W. L. Blackburn
Rosedale Cemetery
R. Creter
P. J. Rollow
W. H. Rollow
W. FE. Pollow
F. G. Rollow
Rollow
Quitman
Searcy
Main
Broadway
Sixteenth and
Rennie
Arkansas
Census Population Rises 7 Percent Since 1930
The census bureau reports the United States population on April 1 at 131,409,881, up 7 percent since 1930 the smallest decade increase in U.S. history. California leads in numeric gain while Vermont and several midwest states decline, with regional birth rates shaping shifts in House seats for 1942 elections.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
District of Columbia
Oklahoma
Florida
South Dakota
California
Kansas
L. Austin
Austin
Pacific Coast
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Middle West
North
Nebraska
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Illinois
Ohio
Texas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
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Rhode Island
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Alabama
Iowa
Connecticut
North Dakota
Montana
Utah
New Hampshire
House of Representatives
Congress
Roosevelt
House
County Club Entries For Fair Heavy
E. W. Cinnamon announces Pontotoc county 4-H members entering the state fair in Oklahoma City. Entries include Jack Griffith in potatoes and honeys, Ouida Harris seeds, Helen Bryant insect and honey exhibits, Leoma Scrogsins and Thelma Troutman insect shows, Arthur Harden wildlife, Gerald Don Stewart wildlife, Billy Wayne Scott corn, Harrell Wingard corn and barley, Joe Daniels and J. W. Glascoe sorghum, Leroy Riley and Troy Williamson cotton, Marvin Eatherly cotton marketing, Kenneth Webb sorghum.
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E. W. Cinnamon
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma City
Jack Griffith
Troy Williamson
Stonewall
Marvin Eatherly
Kenneth Webb
Elliott Roosevelt to Join Air Corps
Elliott Roosevelt son of the president said he would report to the air corps in Washington on Monday and remain in the service for as long as needed. He will hold a captain's commission in the air corps reserve and go on active duty on his 30th birthday. Roosevelt, who has prior flight experience, applied for a commission in Washington yesterday amid birthday observances for the president's mother.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Elliott Roosevelt
Air Corps
Washington
Air Corps Reserve
Elliott
California
Hearst
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Policemen Plan Oct 8 Benefit Ball at Oak Hills
Ada police announce their annual ball set for Tuesday October 8 at Oak Hills Country Club. Festivities begin at 9 00 p m with admission priced at 1 10. Proceeds go to a fund for purchasing policemen uniforms.
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Ada
Oak Hills Country Club
First Christmas Cards credited to Sir Henry Cole
Sir Henry Cole of England is credited with sending the first Christmas cards in 1846. The cards were designed by J C Horsley of the Royal Academy of Arts.
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Henry Cole
England
J. C. Horsley
Royal Academy of Arts
Powerhouse Lighthouse Aids New York Harbor Entry
The most powerful navigation light, a 9,000,000 candlepower beacon at Navesink New Jersey, guides ships into New York harbor along the American coast.
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American
Navesink
N. J
New York Harbor
Greater returns for amount in vested
In a local ad notice, investors are urged to consider higher yields from renewed vested amounts. The listing highlights rate increases and possible term extensions offered by the issuer, with contact details for inquiries.
Allen Future Farmers win top county fair prizes
County Agent C. H. Hailey witnesses the moment as Allen chapter led by Earl McKeel earns $165.15 from township and county fairs. McKeel reminds the reporter of the Atoka FFA’s earlier limelight, claiming the Allen group had the best total and the last laugh.
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C. H. Hailey
Atoka
McKeel
Allen
Hindman Burris Dead Chickasaw Leader Likely to be 78
Hindman H Burris longtime Chickasaw figure died at his Tishomingo home at 78. A full blood Chickasaw, he served as national auditor and chaired the commission codifying tribal laws in 1890. He edited The Leaflet under J M Harley and spoke English and Chickasaw fluently. Survived by widow Viola J Burris and five children.
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Hindman H. Burris
Tishomingo
George W. Burris
Ada
J. H. McKey
Norman
W. W. Woolley
Stonewall
Daisy Farnham
Duncan
Lula D. Rennie
Durant
Marvin J. Burris
Oklahoma City
Isaac A. Burris
Stratford
Viola J. Burris
Annie Worthington
Arcada
Calif
Hindman H. Burris Jr
Colbert A. Burris
Annita Newman
Perry Burris
Burris
Button Mania of Louis XIV Spends Vast Sum
Louis XIV reportedly obsessed with buttons spending about 600000 dollars yearly on the items. Some buttons were encrusted with diamonds and other precious stones.
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Louis XIV
France
French Must Turn Nearer Vegetarian
In Vichy on Sept 21 French rationing officials announced new limits reducing meat to about 12.7 ounces per person weekly, roughly a quarter of the American average of 50 ounces. Other essentials show sugar 38 versus 17.6 ounces weekly, rice 13 versus 3.5 ounces monthly, cheese 2.5 versus 1.8 ounces weekly, and bread 10 versus 12.4 ounces daily.
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Vichy
France
Agriculture Department
Washington
Young Chemists Steal Explosives
Six teen cans of stolen high powered explosive were found in a woodshed near Denver General hospital. Two 15 year old west Denver high school students admitted taking it last Tuesday, saying they were interested in chemistry.
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Denver
Denver General Hospital
West Denver
Seventeen Aliens Are Registered
Registration of aliens under a new congress act shows 17 registered at the Ada post office by Saturday afternoon. Most registrants are German with some English, Greek and a few Canadians who have begun but not completed forms. Registration continues through December 26 to compile a nationwide alien population survey.
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Ada
Mary West
Utilities Data For Defense Assembled
Oklahoma City report by Reford Bond of the state corporation commission outlines a survey of public utilities to support national defense. It covers railroad transport capacity, motor truck and motor bus vehicle counts, electric power capacity and interconnections, telephone line protection, water supply sufficiency, gas line protection, and oil production preservation.
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Oklahoma City
Reford Bond
State Corporation Commission
Oklahoma
Criswell Resigns As Demo Chief
J A Criswell, chairman of the Pontotoc County Democratic Central committee, submitted his resignation effective at once. He told vice chairman Mrs Jessie Cawthon and secretary treasurer Dan W Swaffer that pressing business requires his undivided attention and the organization needs more time.
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J. A. Criswell
Pontotoc County
Democratic Central Committee
Jessie Cawthon
Dan W. Swaffer
Cyprus Grammar Error Changes Hello to Goodbye
An ancient English Greek grammar used in Cypriot schools alters greetings so locals say Goodbye instead of Hello. The error, long tolerated, affects daily interactions across the Mediterranean island.
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Cyprus
Mediterranean Island
Oklahoma Business Activity Holds At Higher Levels
Oklahoma’s business activity and economic level rose from January through May to its highest point since 1937, with gains held through summer though minor declines in June to August. Strong grain yields, better livestock conditions, higher farm prices, rising retail sales, car registrations, and building activity supported the upturn, while oil production lagged.
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Norman
Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma College of Business Administration
Vanguard of War Vets Assembling For Legion Meet
Boston prepares for the 22nd American Legion convention as about 40 000 veterans relatives and friends converge from a 40 mile radius. Hotel lobbies brim with reunion mood while more than ten candidates vie for national commander amid draft board doubts about Paul G Armstrong.
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Boston
American Legion
Massachusetts
Worcester
Massachusetts Bay
Paul G. Armstrong
Illinois
Buried mower changes farmer view on erosion study
A Washington state farmer admits he was mistaken about erosion after discovering a buried mower in his yard. Soil conservation learning changed his stance at the Pullman station, which studies erosion and tests soil protecting plants.
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Washington
Soil Conservation Experiment Station
Pullman
Soil Conservation Service
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