Venetian Blind Innovations Update in 1930s Trends
Innovations in Venetian blinds expand beyond privacy and light control. Heated slats with glass tubes and micro-wire elements introduce radiant warmth. Top-half openings, modern head rails, box-like housings, and improved cords reduce nuisance. New plastics, colors, removable slats, and narrower slat options diversify style and function.
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Ave Gardner
Man
Galt
Venetian Blind Company
Sub Sightings Reported Off California Coast
A military air transport crew reported a surfaced submarine about 57 miles west of the Golden Gate, raising recent coastal sub sightings to over 80. Lieutenant Colonel Herman Rumsey and crew observed it at 9:90 am while en route from Hawaii to Fairfield-Suisun. Officials said no US submarines were operating there, and other planes saw only whales.
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San Francisco
Military Air Transport Service
Golden Gate
California
Air Force
Herman Rumsey
Farallon Islands
George D. Murrey
Western Sea Frontier
United States
Rumsey
Hickamfield
Hawaii
Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Force Base
Orlff
David Eberts
Frank Bollinger
Rodeo Funds Pay Off Stonewall C of C Debt
The Third annual Stonewall Firemen’s Rodeo raised enough money to retire a 4900 note tied to fire department equipment. More than 1000 attendees witnessed the event, the largest in three years. Funds from prior Chamber efforts have funded debt payments and plans for a new community endeavor are under consideration.
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Stonewall
Stonewall Chamber of Commerce and Fire Department
Chamber of Commerce
FFA Holds Speech Tournament Here
A tri county district of the Future Farmers of America held a speech and parliamentary procedure meet at East Central May. The Seminole chapter captured public speaking honors with Calvin taking second. In parliamentary contest Wetumka won and Konawa placed second with chapters Allen Latta Konawa Sasakwa Seminole Wetumsa Moss and Calvin participating. R R Price of the Oklahoma A teacher training department and M C Collins district supervisor of vocational agriculture Stilwater supervised the meet.
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Future Farmers of America
Manay
Calvin
Wetumka
Konawa
Allen
Latta
Sasakwa
Seminole
Wetumsa
Moss
R. R. Price
Teacher Training Department of
Oklahoma A
M. and
C. A. Collins
Stilwater
Wheat Funeral to Be Held on Friday
The funeral of E. O. Wheat, former Wawanucka and Ada businessman, is now set for Friday at 3 PM at the Wapanucka Baptist church. Burial will follow in Atoka. Wheat, once manager of Adams Lumber Co., died last Wednesday night of a heart attack in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after living in Santa Fe for several years.
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E. O. Wheat
Wawanucka and
Ada
Wapanucka Baptist Church
Atoka
Wheat
Adams Lumber Co
Jast
Albuqquerqua
N. AL
Senta Fe
N. BL
Ada launches survey on rat and rodent diseases
A week long survey started Tuesday in Ada to detect diseases carried by rats and rodents. State health engineer Joe Wheeler and Pontotoc county health officials conduct traps at feed stores and other sites while specimens go to the University of Oklahoma lab for testing. Max Wilcum of the U S Public Health Service oversees the effort, not for control but to locate malaria typhus plague hookworm yellow fever and potential polio signals. Ada City-County health will receive a detailed report after completion.
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Joe Wheeler
State Health Department
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Max Wilcum
U.S. Public Health Department
Oklahoma Health Department
Em Wheeler
University of Oklahoma Laboratory
Ada City County Health Office
Two Arraigned Over Grand Larceny Case
Charles Wolfe and Vernon Faulkenberry were arraigned before J. D. Willoughby on grand larceny charges. Each pleaded not guilty. bond set at 0000. Preliminary hearing scheduled for April. Officers seized $23 and a Sanders bill oid from the car. Sanders identified Faulkenberry as the thief.
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Charles Wolfe
Vernon Faulkenberry
J. D. Willoughby
Wolfe
Faulkenberry
Walker Hisse
Sneriff
John Reed
Husie
J HL Sanders
Konawa
Hisle
Sanders
Bill Oid
Roff Society News Highlights Local Church Meetings
The Roff Society recaps a Sasakwa church meeting with Rev. and Mrs. New in attendance. Members and guests attend W M S and Sunbeams activities, plan an Easter Egg hunt, and invite all to a Baptist revival April 9 to 23 led by evangelist C H Crouch. A quilting session, Japan study lessons, and appreciation gifts mark the Thursday gathering with many named members present.
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Mary Laseman
The
Baptist Church
C. H Crouch
S.C S
Ethel Smith
B. N. Bunyard
C. L. Guestinger
Joe Robnett
Japan
Charles Simons
Rabnett
Clarita News Highlights Local News And Baseball
Salinas reports Edmon Lewis a longtime Clarita resident is dead with unclear cause after car incident. Durant Rockets defeated Clarita 17 to 12 last Sunday as Harold Stubblefield, Alfred Danas and others contributed. Easter schedule shows no game, but Fitzhugh may visit April 16. Various residents including Jess Jones and Mrs. Charles Robinson visited relatives. garage ownership changed hands to Leslie Jones from Rice Brothers. Additional local visits include Jack Ray of Ada and Bryan Burgess from Coleman.
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Salinas
Edmon Lewis
Clarita
Edmon
California
Jess Jones
Coleman
Charles Robinson
Norwalk
Call
Larita
Leslie Jones
Rice Brothers
Jack Ray
Ada
Jack
Yvonne
Durant Rockets
Durant
Harold Stubblefield
Alfred Danas
B. Scott
Ralph Ridley
AC. Danas
E. Moffer
Mgr
H.C. Stubblefield
Clarita Baseball Club
Fitzhugh
Bryan Burgess
Robinsons
Thelma Arnold
W. Ue Arnold
Arkansas
Expect Lessened Threat of Polio in Oklahoma
Lawton Oklahoma April 12 Dr Fenty B Strenge University of Oklahoma school of medicine cautions polio threat may ease this year after a major epidemic Yet he warns continued vigilance is needed Doctors note that poliomyelitis tends to lessen after big outbreaks but unexpected resurgences can occur The report cites 1849 data with incomplete figures though the core message remains cautious optimism from medical officials
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Lawton
Oke
Oklahoma
Fenty B. Strenge
Pesca
Posal Trices
University of Oklahoma School of Medinse
Kevin
Strenge
University’ Hospital
Thomas Gucker
Children’s Heapital
Boston
Guerrillas on Hainan Quit in Sizable Defeat
Nationalist dispatches say about 5,000 Communist guerrillas on Hainan surrendered or were routed in the past week. Some 2,800 laid down arms in six southern villages while others yielded in scattered areas as Nationalist forces pressed a three pronged drive.
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Taipei
Hainan
South China Island
Tai
Lui‘chow
High Command
Huang Han-Ying
Shanghai
Nanking
Soochow
Hangchow
Chushar Island
Ex-Solon Feeding Prison Chickens Faces $10,000 Fine
Newark April 11 ex congressman J Par nell Thomas once headed the House committee on un American activities now tends chickens in federal prison as officials seek to collect a $10,000 fine. Assistant U S attorney Corcoran says assets such as bank accounts and real estate will be examined and steps taken to seize the money. He notes paroled status depends on full collection and no volunteers have yet appeared.
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Newark
N.2
J. Parnell Thomas
Thomas
New Jersey
House Committee
U.S
John J. Corcoran
Corcoran
Federal Correctional Institution
Danbury
Conn
Crisis Voices From The 1930s Patched In One Record
Quotes from Sen Robert A. Taft Generalissimo Chiang Kai shek and others on government by people farm policy and defense reveal mixed public sentiment. Strenge reports polio prep at University Hospital and cites doctors from Children’s Hospital Boston on polio impact and leprosy global figures.
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Robert A.ch
Ohio
Oklahoma tourism schools to teach hospitality and promotion
Oklahoma officials announce a program with Oklahoma A and M College to run four even ing courses for business people across resort areas. Eight hours of class work cover fundamentals and tips for entertaining visitors. Officials hope improved hospitality will attract longer stays and repeat visits to state lake resorts and parks.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Rent Controllers Fire Employees Nationwide
Washington April 1947 The agency overseeing the federal rent control program began widespread layoffs, sending dismissal notices to about 1 100 workers a quarter of the staff. Most notices affect New York where state controls shift May 1. Officials say the cuts will continue around May 1 with another thousand to be let go nationwide.
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Washington
Office of Housing
Tighe E. Woods
Offiginl
Barbs and Bits From Hal Cochran
Satirical quips note a mother’s influence and sister’s hand me downs, warn of tax burdens, recount a milk wagon horse halted at a red light, joke about janitor courses, and claim a golden anniversary proves marriage is fifty fifty.
Big Game Species Face Extinction Threats
A National Geographic Society report warns many large game species near extinction. Moose, caribou, grizzly bear, bison, sea otter, trumpeter swan, whooping crane and California condor are scarce in North America. Alaskan brown bear numbers fall rapidly and whales decline in Arctic waters. Orangutan, rhinoceros, Asian elephant and other exotic species also show critically low numbers.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
North America
Borneo
Sumatra
India
National Debt in 1840 Versus 1840s Today Recalled
Washington dispatch notes a senate committee booklet titled Increased Cost of the Federal Government contrasts 1840 per capita debt of 21 cents with today’s 1693.06. It traces debt trends through Civil War, World Wars, and Keynesian deficits, citing figures and quotes from Washington to Roosevelt and contrasting Van Buren’s fiscal stance. Two youths from Coal Hill Ark and Muskogee Okla receive 17-year prison terms for a March 10 Warner armed robbery.
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Arthur Edson Washington
Senate Committee On Executive
Senator McClellan
D-Ark
George Washing
Ton
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thia
Martin van Buren
Harrison
Muskogee
Okla
Wilbur Lee Hall
Henryetta
Bobby Jack Thomas
Coal Hill
Ark
Warner
Ada visitor mails warm verse to local paper
A Maine poet writes Ada Evening News praising Ada Oklahoma during a winter visit. He shares impressions of the town’s gardens, culture, and hospitality, contrasts Maine and Ada, and invites further exchange while mentioning homey pleasures like apples and potato country.
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Houston
Maing
Ada
Oklahoma
L. J. Barton
Maine
Lebanon
Wistaria
Lesining
Devine
Pearte
Falk
Robin
Ada Citizens urged action on urban highway project
The letter argues that sewer and water bonds passed and urges Ada progressive citizens to unite to advance the urban highway proposal. It notes the highway was narrowly defeated and stresses the need for this improvement to complete the city’s infrastructure and attract new residents.
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Ureban
Ada Hia
Ada
Uris
Morocco’s Glasses Trend and Giant Fish Grunt
Ninety percent of Morocco’s inhabitants wear glasses. A giant fish makes a grunt ling sound when caught, highlighting quirky natural observations from a domestic or regional clip.
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Morocco
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Jean Roberts
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Robert E. Lee
State Supreme Court
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Chamber
Patilla
ATS
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NEA Telephoto
Stonewall C of C
FFA
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Mabel Rucker
Ade
Bob Fussell
Ira Carson
Verda Cantrell
Less’ Pogue
Estelle Evans
Opal Hill
C. B. Smoith
L D. Nichols
R W. Burleson
Earl Barr
Clarita News
Solon
U. S
Kuomintang
Nationalist Party
Chiang Kai-shek
Charles Brannan
Forrest P. Sherman
Dean Acheson
Capitol
Hal Cochran
Philadelphia
Eastern College
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NACA
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Defense Department
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