Twenty Five Years Of Service To East Central
Ada Chamber of Commerce hosts a tribute honoring Dr. A Linscheid for twenty five years as East Central president. He led growth from two campus buildings to eight with two more planned, and broadened educational influence across Oklahoma. He has supported churches, civic groups, and war drives and urged higher educational ideals statewide.
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East Central
A. Linscheid
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Linscheid
J. M. Gordon
Oklahoma
Christian Church
Ada Lions Club
Oklahoma Education Association
East Central Education Association
Boy Scouts
Modern Highways For Ada and Racial Issue Reflections
The article urges Ada and Pontotoc county to support state highway plans, warning against blocking improvements and noting roads built for modern speeds. It argues highways boost growth, airport plans, and trade reach amid postwar progress. It also discusses racial issues from biblical times to modern anti Semitism, calling for protection of minority rights and loyalty to democracy.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
William E. Gilroy
Egypt
Babylon
Germany
Europe
Joseph
Jacob
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Oklahoma travel plans and India political note mixed in column
The article urges Oklahoma residents to explore state scenery and roads from Ada to Lake Texoma and Lake Murray, visit state colleges, and consider overnight stops. It also discusses India's push for independence, possible split into two nations, and upcoming English party nominations with service members shaping voting impact.
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Oklahoma
Lake Texoma
Lake Murray
Ada
Great Salt Plains
Cherokee
Deportation Pressure Mirrors Chinese View on Japanese
In China, calls to expel all Japanese are voiced amid a history of friction. Chinese authorities and public sentiment justify removal as a response to past disturbances attributed to Japanese residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Hirohito Says Tojo Misused War Rescript in Pearl Harbor Attack
A New York Times Tokyo dispatch quotes Emperor Hirohito saying Tojo misused his war rescript for the Pearl Harbor strike. Hirohito favors constitutional reform, pledged peaceful changes, and hoped Japan would regain standing through culture and diplomacy. He spoke with Frank L. Kluckhorn, describing palace life and guarded access outside. The interview touched on food, housing, and a long view toward lasting peace without armed force.
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New York
New York Times
Tokyo
Hirohito
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Times
Frank L. Kluckhorn
Tojo
United States
Kluckhorn
Douglas MacArthur
Emperor Hirohito
Ministry of the Imperial Household
Imperial Palace
Klackhorn
Community of Nations
Ada Woman Seeks Help to Keep German Born Husband in U.S.
Ada woman Helen Bessie Greer works to keep her German born husband Heinrich Fassender in the United States and pursue citizenship. Fassender, interned during World War II, was arrested in Ada in 1942 and faces trial in New York. his wife cites affidavits and letters from friends and officials to support his stay.
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Ada
U. S
Fassender
Heinrich Peter Fassender
New York
Germany
Helen Bessie Greer
U.S
Stringtown
America
Hoboken
N. J
Los Angeles
Washington, D. C
Dies Committee
el Paso
Tex
Miss Greer
Juarez
Mexico
Ft. Bliss
South Dakota
Ft. Stanton
N. M
Ellis Island
Greer
FBI
Pontotoc County
Lehigh
Dusseldorf
West
Santonio Street
Oklahoma man gets six months for operating a still
Oklahoma City reports that Bill Tramell of Elk City was sentenced to six months in county jail and a $100 fine after pleading guilty to possession and operation of a still. U. S. District Judge Bower Broaddus ordered five years probation upon completion of the sentence.
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Oklahoma City
Bill Tramell
Elk City
Bower Broaddus
U. S
Watermelons Raised In County Yield Steady Despite Lighter Crop
In Pontotoc County the watermelon crop was lighter than usual but profits rose as prices stayed strong. Early in the season melons traded at four cents a pound, dropping to two cents later, with Ada buyers purchasing thousands of pounds. Porter of Union Valley pressed 12 acres, selling mainly to individuals, noting round melons without white heart streaks fetch best prices.
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Pontotoc County
Ada
Texas
Rush Springs
Porter
Union Valley
East Main
Moffatt Elected Grand Commander of Oklahoma Knights Templar
John J. Moffatt of Muskogee was elected grand commander at the Knights Templar of Oklahoma 50th annual convention in the Masonic temple. Officers named include Wilbur P. Lee of Ada as grand generalissimo and Dr. W. G. Heller of Stillwater as deputy grand commander, among others.
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Muskogee
John J. Moffatt
Knights Templar of
Oklahoma
Masonic
William H. King
Hugo
Glenn B. Young
Tulsa
Joseph R. Holmes
Charles Lynch
Ardmore
W. C. Tucker
Pawhuska
James A. Lathim
W. G. Lathim
Four Sailors Convicted of Transporting Stolen Auto
Pi Four sailors from Clinton naval air station on leave admitted stealing a car and driving it across state lines. U S District Judge Bower Broaddus placed each on five year probation and ordered return to duty at their base. Names include McCarthy Tadlock Bearden and Stinchomb all in their early twenties.
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Oklahoma City
Clinton Naval Air Station
U. S
Bower Broaddus
William Charles McCarthy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Royce Allen Tadlock
Darlington
Fla
Joseph Loyd Bearden
LaFayette
Lorenzo Arthur Stinchomb
Fayette
FBI
Seminole
Tadlock
Pensacola
End of Shoe Rationing Pending Production Figures
The government will decide next weekend whether to end shoe rationing October 1. The leather bureau favors termination then while OPA and WPB want September output data first. They fear continuing rationing until October 15 or November 1. Output is projected near 30 million pairs monthly by month’s end, similar to 1939 levels, with WPB Chairman J A Krug to decide.
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Washington
War Production Board
Leather Bureau
OPA
WPB
Office of Civilian Requirements
J. A. Krug
Nurses Needed Now for Ada Hospitals
Valley View hospital officials led by Joe Bush warn the civilian nursing supply will shrink before it improves. They report recent recruiting efforts face immediate openings as graduates marry or delay returning to regular hospital work. Bush seeks graduate nurses to relocate to Ada, or to contact Miss Ann Moreland at Valley View for placements.
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Joe Bush
Valley View Hospital
Bush
Ada
Ann Moreland
Committee Drops Liberalization of Jobless Benefits
Washington action shows the House Ways and Means Committee shelving all bills to loosen unemployment benefits by a 14 to 10 vote. The panel will draft peacetime tax relief while delaying jobless pay expansion amid strikes. Knutson cited strikes as the decisive factor in postponement.
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Washington
House Ways and Means
Truman
Doughton
D-N.c
Rep
Knutson
Minnesota
Ways of Means
Livestock Exhibits Expected To Fill Six Barns At Fair
County fair officials anticipate a larger livestock exhibit than farm displays due to promotional efforts by civic groups. Entries open Wednesday with judging Thursday. County Agent C. H. Hailey expects enough animals to fill six barns, plus administration building exhibits.
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C. H. Hailey
Fainting over appeal as fined for car overcharges
Mrs. R. M. Gordon of Oklahoma City fainted when U S District Judge Stephen S Chandler ordered a 2500 fine for over charges on sale of used cars. The charge centered on selling a car to a soldier for 609 above the ceiling price. If she refunds 609, that amount will reduce the fine. Gordon and Jeanne Briggs Clay were placed on three year probation. Clay deemed an agent in the curb stone car selling operation.
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Oklahoma City
R. M. Gordon
U. S
Stephen S. Chandler
Chandler
Jeanne Briggs Clay
Mrs. Clay
Mrs. Gordon
Curb Stone
Greater returns for amount in vested
An Ada News C Ads item reports higher yields for certain vested amounts. The note highlights improved returns tied to investment options and policy changes affecting beneficiaries and fund distributions.
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Ada News
City Bond Issue Set For October 16 Vote
Ada prepares a bond election with a total of 768000 for four projects including water works 425000 storm sewers 253000 and sewerage 42000. Airport funding 50000 is included along with upgraded lines storage standpipe and new gauges.
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Board of City Commissioners
Tober
Water Works Department
Byrds Mill Springs
Ada
Guy Thrash
Two Former Army Officers Escape From Fort Sill
State police hunted two ex army officers who escaped Fort Sill yesterday by sawing a bar from a cell window. Edwin L. Wineberg of Chico California and Louis F. Dockery of Modesto California were identified. Dockery, a former field artillery second lieutenant, was sentenced to five years and dismissal for AWOL and passing worthless checks. Wineberg, a former military police first lieutenant, was sentenced to eight years and dismissal for AWOL and conduct prejudicial to the service.
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Lawton
Okla
Army
Fort Sill
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Equator
Earth
India
England
Imperial
Imperial Household Ministry
London
Wilbur P. Lee
Templar
Adan Grand Generalissimo of
Templars
Clinton Base
Florida
Dad
Valley View
City Now
Thrash
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