Oklahoma Names Shuffle and Shadow Candidates Stir Election
The Oklahoma election board questioned shadow name candidates causing withdrawals of William A. Murray Josh Lee Elmer Thomas and Will Rogers. Candidates included Alfalfa Bill Murray and several Shaw entries as officials noted similar names were deliberate tactics. The board’s findings highlighted political skulduggery in the state.
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Josh Lee
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
William A. Murray
William H
Montana Standard Editorial Address Note
Newsroom guidance states that publications from the Montana Standard should be addressed to Wditor Montana Standard. Business matters including advertising and subscriptions should go to the Standard Publishing Company.
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Montana Standard
Wditor
Standard Publishing Company
Daily & Sunday
Capitul ation of France shocks American public
The capitulation of France to Germany shocks Americans as Marshal Petain assumes leadership seeking honorable terms. France’s surrender ends hopes of continued aid to Britain, while the blitzkrieg expands German control across Europe. France and Petain confront terms likely dictated by Hitler.
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Marshal Petain
Hitler
Reynaud
Great Britain
Petain
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Norway
Europe
Osso
The
Hague
Brussels
Paris
Copenhagen
Warsaw
Memen
Danzig
Prague
Vienna
Britain
Russia
Western
Marshall Petain
Names in Oklahoma and the will of candidates
Oklahomans note a trend of candidates sharing names with famous politicians. Two years ago a Will Rogers ran for Congress and won. This year the practice continues as candidates file under names resembling established figures amid a state investigation.
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Mae West
Huey Long
Joe E. Brown
Will Rogers
Food and War United in Grim Food Shortage Warning
A critical editorial argues Washington has neglected global agricultural realities while funding farm relief. It asserts Europe faces famine as war disrupts crops and shipping, warns America’s production curtailment may hinder Allied needs, and urges an end to scarcity policies despite national defense priorities.
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Washington
America
Europe
United States
Germany
Russia
On the Record: Defense Needed Against Global Conspiracy
Dorothy Thompson argues the US must adopt a total defense uniting military political and economic arms under a national board. She warns Nazis and Communists threaten US liberty and urges immediate allied support while creating an internal safety committee to curb foreign influence.
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Czechoslovakia
Norway
Holland
Belgium
England
France
Stuttgart
Dies Committee
United States
Germany
Russia
Council For Defense
Rallying for Freedom and Responsible Democracy in Crisis
A碎 discussion contrasts rebellious youth with productive youths in 1940 America. The piece argues for an honest democratic revolution through work and ethical civilization, citing 4H clubs and young saviors while warning against parasitic privilege and a degenerate political culture.
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Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
Madison
Lincoln
America
Babbitt
New York Tribune, Inc
A Lesson on Coal Price Fixing From Long Hearing
A 36 month hearing on fixing minimum coal prices produced 38 000 pages of testimony at an estimated cost of 20 million dollars. The process yielded no clear solution, suggesting supply and demand as the enduring remedy and questioning the value of further costly transcripts.
Unbalanced South American Fish Chilogus Punctatus Clatin
The note describes a south American fish behavior with a peculiar phrase about an animal always swimming or floating head down. It reads as fragmented observations from an article by R J Scott. Further readable context is limited and the text remains cryptic.
Fatigue Lab Boss Proposes Negro Tank Crews in War
Professor Dill of Harvard’s fatigue lab argues racial conditioning gives negro troops and submarine crews superior endurance in extreme heat and effort. He cites treadmill tests and heart rates, noting white men show higher rates. He likens ideas to peacetime German experiments and wartime chemical energizers.
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D. B. Dill
Harvard University
Alabama
Dill
Fashion Fighter Gogo Schiaparelli Returns to New York
The photo shows Gogo Schiaparelli driving an ambulance in France during the war. An American citizen, she left the war zone at her mother’s urging to pursue a business career in New York after the conflict.
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Gogo” Schiaparelli
France
New York
America
Central Press
Berlin cafes enforce one cake per customer rule
Berlin cafes now restrict servings to one cake per customer at a time. After finishing a cake, patrons may order another, but two cakes cannot appear on a single plate simultaneously under the new standard.
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Berlin
Anniversary for Rev Father McCormack at St Joseph
Rev Father Michael J McCormack marks the 25th anniversary of his ordination as pastor of St Joseph parish. He has served since 1912. The report also notes other local items including appointments to the state board of education and league formations.
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Michael J. McCormack
Father McCormack
St. Joseph Parish
William Meyer
State Board of Education
Erickson
Mr. Meyer
Earle C. Daveler
Monroe
Vida J. Matthews
University of Rochester At Rochester
N.Y
Matthews
David Matthews
Butte
Gemini Horoscope Highlights a Year of Opportunity
A Gemini reading notes dual talents and leadership potential with good outcomes for wage earners and executives. It forecasts a bustling year in military and political aims, favorable travel, and profitable aviation and shipbuilding ventures, alongside strong national unity amid vivid international tensions.
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Gemini
United States
Jupiter
Mexico
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