Former Policeman Admits Slaying of Duncan Waitress
A former policeman in Duncan Oklahoma confessed to beating 26 year old Helen Beavers to death on January 23 and stuffing her in the trunk of a car. L. Fowler 36 signed a full confession after questioning other suspects and described meeting the waitress on a Duncan street then taking her to an alley. Four Duncan police officers were fired for withholding information. Fowler previously worked as a police officer in Miami Arizona and as a deputy sheriff in Gila County.
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Duncan
Okls
Mar
Duns
Sephens
Hegel Branch
L. Fowler
Helen Beavers
Fowler
Fowles
Big Sting Branch
Bia
Branch
Allen News: Local Visits and Trips Across Oklahoma
Residents and visitors fill Allen area noting relatives in Ada Colvin and Shands. travelers include Harry Wages of San Francisco visiting kin, Ray Thompson family returning from Oakland, and J. T. Bory of Oklahoma City dining with local kin. Easter plans and hospital recoveries mentioned as well.
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Mos
Harry Wages
San, Francisco
Calif
Ada
Colvin
Shends
Allen
Hamburger magnate Brooks dies in Muskogee
William P. Brooks aged 68, former operator of a hamburger stand chain in Muskogee, Oklahoma, died March 27 of a heart attack. He is survived by his widow Elizabeth and a son Lt. Col. W. Brooks with the American Army in Vienna.
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Muskogee
Ohio
Wiliam P. Brooks
Okmulgee
Golden Googe
Elizabeth
W. 3. Brooks
Viena
4H Heath Contest And Home Demonstrations Highlight Rally
The 4-H county rally features a health contest on April 30 with each club selecting one girl and one boy aged 14 or older. Dr. Censda will conduct physical exams on April 3, 17, and 24, from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m., with entries from several clubs. Also noted are insect control tips for garden pests and a series of peanut butter filled sandwich ideas. Cedar Grove women plan a home demonstration club meeting March 2 at Cedar Grove school, and Pickett Club members assist with school lunch programs while upcoming club activities are listed.
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Heath
Brealth
Censda
Kula
Red Oak
Egypt
Galey
Pleasant Hill
Summers 'Chapel
Cedar Grove
Vanoas
Alien
McLish
Francis
Stonewall
Union Hill
Center
Bying
Pickett
Latta
Pitahugh
Homer
Mixwell
Cedarrove School
Pickett Club
Pickett Home Demonstration Club
Pickett. Club
Colbertela
Masshews
At & P.m
Annual 4-H Rally Set for April In Ada Oklahoma
The 4-H clubs will meet April 30 at 9 a.m. in the Ada Methodist church education building. A soil improvement and grass identification school will start at 1 p.m. with demonstrations on pasture and soil work. Mr. Edd Roberts will lead the event, open to adults, HPA members, and veterans. county delegates to Stillwater are chosen at the rally. Five boys reported calves this week, Curtis Brice Neal Bunsley and Tommis Hoosier shown with Guernsey calves and heifers. pasture plans include Bermuda seeding and legume inoculation for soil nitrogen.
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Varioss
Pickett
Amc Center
Wid
America
Edd Roberts
G. T. Farm
Teaiming
Binilding
Ada
Bachela
Noy
Pontetor
Stillwater
Pastare
Bermuda
Curtis Brice
Byng
Gubertsey
Neal Bunsley
Fitzhugh
Guernsey
Tommis Hoosier
Vanoss
Shawnee High School Main Section Destroyed by Fire
A morning fire in Shawnee Oklahoma leveled the main section of Shawnee High School causing about 500000 in damage. The blaze started around 430 am and was controlled by 820 am. No injuries were reported and records are believed safe in a tireproof vault. Classes may be held at Oklahoma Baptist University campus with 10 0 students to arrange a new schedule.
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Shawnee High School
W. W. Wicker
Wicker
John W. Raley
Oklahoma Baptist University
Keve
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OBU
Shawneeigh School
Burks
Chamber of Commerce
Caty
Mrs Roosevelt Offered to Resign from UN Post
New York dispatch reports Eleanor Roosevelt said she offered to resign from United Nations duties but President Truman and Secretary Marshall advised otherwise. She sailed for London to unveil a statue of the late president and serves as UN human rights chair and general assembly delegate. She noted she would resign if asked and argued she would not quit over Palestine policy. A White House spokesman declined to comment.
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New York
Herat Tribune
Eleanor Roosevelt
United Nations
Truman
Marshall
Roosevelt
Londo
U.N. Commission On Human Rights
General Assembly
Salung
The
Herald Tribune
U. S
Bovard Tribune
Tin United Nations
White House
State Mother named for Oklahoma in 1948 ceremony
LAWTON Oklahoma March 27 Mrs AHred Barrow of Oklahoma City will receive the title Mother of the Year at a May 9 ceremony in Oklahoma City with Governor Ray J Turner to participate Mrs Barrow 68 born in Tennessee came to Oklahoma before statehood She is mother of eight children including five sons who served in World War I Runners up announced by Mrs Edwards include Mrs Ruth Anne Scoggine Dunes Mrs Belle Bledsoe and Mrs Susie Meek
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Lawton
Olds
F. Hale Edwards
American Mothers’ Committee
Oklahoma
Ahred 2. Barrow
Okensaly
Barrow
Oklahome City
Gev. Ray J. Turner W
T,e Yennessee
Oklahome
Mas. Edwards
Wire
Ruth Anne Scoggine
Dunes
Mirs
Belle Bledsoe
Susie Meek
Frazien
Homing
I. S. Arr Transport Command
Ale Sen
Stratford News Lively Ada Visits Across Families
Stratford area residents report numerous Ada visits as families mingle with relatives and friends from Tecumseh Sulphur and Holdenville. Travel includes Drs Bowes Glags and Carl Bowie, plus trips to Fort Worth and Waco. Local health news notes Jewel Williams’s major operation and Mrs McGuire’s improving condition after pneumonia.
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Jewel Williams
Sulphur
Ada Area Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Health Updates
A string of Ada residents share weekend visits and health news including Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Gunsford in Ada, Mrs. Res Watts recovering at home after surgery, and Bolmes H. Colbert of Sulphur visiting relatives. Other items note Floy Henry’s Oklahoma City trip for a medical checkup, Mrs. Gilbert Allred rushed to Lindsay hospital, and various trips to Ada for business or family gatherings.
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Res Watts
Floy Henry
Oklahoma City
Q Mel) Phllips
Phillips
Gilbert Allred
Lindsay
Bedford Field Receives Army Planes for Civil Air Patrol
Frew 7,508 Isles Dobging Thunderstorms disrupt Bedford Field in Massachusetts as aircraft from Tinker Field Oklahoma are loaned by the Army to Massachusetts for Civil Air Patrol use. Airlift supports aerial patrols after storms.
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Mass
Bedford Field
Tinker Field
Italian Election Hinges on Battle Between Catholicism and Red Atheism
The coming Italian vote pits the Catholic aligned Christian Democrats led by Alcide De Gasperi against the Communists. Observers warn a communist victory would threaten democracy and widen a Western Europe conflict, while a De Gasperi majority boosts democratic stability. Pope Pius XII and Cardinal Tisserant rally Catholics to vote for pro church candidates, signaling a church driven political clash as Italians face a pivotal choice.
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Communist Party
Christiani ‘Democrats
Premies Alcide de Gasperi
Popular Front
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aAnnti
Clea
de Gasperi
J Hig
Tham
Trieste
Italy
Pope Pius Om
Eugene
Cardinal Tisserent
Archdioccese
East Central College Senior Day Draws Area Seniors
East Central College hosts Senior Day on Friday April 2 inviting high school seniors from GF schools and county areas. about 1 264 seniors have sent word Morrison says likely 50 attend tours led by Boy Scouts and upperclassmen tour the campus showcasing facilities and a rare fossil from John Pitts. Lunch is free on the campus lawn with Ada Junior Chamber and Ada Chamber assisting.
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East Central
Oflahoma
Morrison
Callece
John Pitts
Fitts Eield
Fittstown
Carh
W. B. Morrison
Carpas
Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Terzis
Hesvenian
Bn Ser
Dorothy Summers
Cold weather and dust storms sweep Oklahoma and surrounding regions
Frigid conditions lingered into Friday and Saturday despite milder forecasts. Reports say nearby states faced tornadoes and dust fronts from the northwest reached Ada and parts of Oklahoma, while locals noted a low of 11 degrees amid a 68 degree high and settlers observed widespread chilly, windy conditions from distant fronts.
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Ada
Oklahoma
Acta
Demonstration Farm Leased Near Altus Oklahoma
The U S Reclamation Service leases the 40 acre irrigation demonstration farm near Altus Lake Gat dam to Oklahoma A M College. The project engineer and the vice director announce the transfer. The site will join the Gation Research station operations and become part of ongoing irrigation research efforts.
Choctaw-Chickasaw Confederation endorses continued existence
In a Saturday session the Choctaw-Chickasaw Confederation dismissed major topics and voted to retain its structure amid possible future dealings. Abn Colbert presided as president with W. W. state president reporting on a submitted contract to Congress deemed favorable. The meeting also discussed unallotted lands near Red River Valley and potential commissioners of Indian affairs.
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Jercy Folsom
W. W
Congress
Dwight
Washington
Biel
Red River Valley
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Truman
Confederation
M. Johnston
Congress of American
Heer
Claremore
U. S
Grady Lewin Chirka
Hag
George Burris
George Latta
Fracktin Bourland
Coalgate
Tishominge
Shawner
Sapee
Wevgka
Cthe
Free Mobile Cancer Clinic to Visit Ada on April 6
A free mobile cancer detection clinic from the Oklahoma Division of the American Cancer Society will travel to Ada on Tuesday April 6 invited by the Pontotoc County Medical Society. The event runs morning to afternoon at the Pirso Methodist Church building and will offer exams for those referred by physicians or with definite cancer symptoms.
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Inon
Oklahoma
American Secmty
Ada
Pontotoc County
U. S
Pedestrian Killed Near Muskogee
One man died and another was critically injured when struck by a car on U S Highway 68 near Muskogee. The deceased was identified as HG Rodgers, about 60, Route 5, Muskogee, while Huey Wilson of Carterville, Missouri, was hospitalized in critical condition. Albert Riley of Muskogee was the driver involved.
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Okiz
Marti
U.S. Highway 68
Rodgers
Muskogee
Huey Wilson
Carterville
Kramer
Albert Riley
Riley Weic Ne
Toscanini Conducts NBC Symphony Amid Tempers and Illness
Toscanini, in New York, March 27 1947, conducted the NBC Symphony despite a high fever and illness. The conductor, aged about 80, had earlier faced medical advice to rest at Riverdale but pressed on, displaying his usual intense temperament during the performance.
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Arturo Toscanini
NBC Symphony
Peavanini
Hubert Howe
Hua Riverdale
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Hilda Schuctenas
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Betty Jo Fourtier
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Arch Thompson
Fl. Worth, Texas
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Lonze Tilley
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Longo Tilley
Ada Peseta
Charles Baker
Stresford
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S. C. Thompson
Tom Ed Strickland
Childrers
Ada Surray
Strickland
First Christian Church
Willie Easton
Dewey Bods
Cole and
Baughter Melity
Duck Brown
Louie Reed
Ollie
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Prank Sears
Nes
Harry Wright
Ef, Murray
Marlow
Pete McClure
Lenoir, North Carolina
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Newington
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