District Teachers Convene Tonight at College Convention
East Central district teachers gather at the college for a Thursday evening opening with an administrators' dinner in the Student Union ballroom featuring A. D. Holt of the University of Tennessee as speaker. Edward G. Olsen of the University of Texas will address rural teachers in the third annual sinner and again at a general assembly in the college auditorium.
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East Central District
A. D. Holt
University of Tennessee
Edward G. Olsen
University of Texas
Olsen
Notable Education Speakers and Leaders Listed
The article notes Dr Hit and Dr Holt as prominent education figures, with Holt former NEA president and Tennessee director, author of works on state school systems, and Olsen a well known writer and educator speaker at University events. It outlines their roles, publications, and previous positions in education administration and public instruction.
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Hit
Ad Union
G. F. General Assembly
Tennessee
Knoxvile
Holt
Memphis State College
National Education Association
Knight Hall
Eveen
Rnity of
Texas
Schol
New Record Set in Tax Collections in County
County Treasurer Virgil Funt reports a new tax collection record with only 6900 in real property taxes outstanding. Total taxes due for the year near 400000, making delinquent accounts about 3.5 percent of the total. Hunt says this could be an all time high.
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Virgil Funt
Hunt
Lt Watson to Be Back Home Soon
Ist Lt A T Watson Jr has notified his parents he has flown his last mission in Korea and will be home within three or four weeks. He is a meteorologist who has spent over two years in the Pacific including Guam and Japan. His last flight was shot up but landing was achieved. He does not expect to return to the Far East after arriving home.
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Ist
A. T. Watson, Jr
Korea
le Watson
Pacific
Guam
Japan
Far East
Oklahoma Weather Outlook With Clouds and Cold Friday
Partly cloudy conditions persist tonight and Friday across Oklahoma with cooler southeast areas. Overnight lows range from 40 to 45 degrees, while Friday brings a high between 55 and 65 degrees as the region stays cool and breezy.
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Oklahoma
State Educators Lead Discussion in Oklahoma Meeting
Oklahoma A and M college will host a statewide discussion with leading speakers. MJ Debenning and other department heads will chair audio-visual education, business education, and elementary principals sections. Public school service director G T Stubbs will lead the guidance group.
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MJ Debenning
Oklahoma A
M College
How
Wrinkle
Fsh
G. T. Stubbs
Public School Service
Walter M. Arnold
Oklahoma
S H. Zant
M. Pallege
Roy W. Jones
Merril McMillian
Okmulgee
Bomber in Plunge Into Fort Bliss
A 90 ton B 30 bomber crashed after takeoff from Biggs Air Force Base at Fort Bliss. One crew member, First Lieutenant H R Dowss Holton of Maine, was killed. Fourteen others escaped before the plane burst into flames. seven sustained burns, a Fort Bliss man was burn ed, and a boy nearby suffered a broken leg.
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EL Paso
Tex
Fort Bliss
H.R. _Dow
Holton
Maine
Biggs Air Force Base
E. J. Wells
Michael Cardamon
Norman Waddle
Russian Not Invited To Big Reception
New York April 1997. Acting UN secretary Constantin Zinchenko was omitted from the city reception for General Douglas MacArthur, allegedly to keep the event pleasant and avoid walkouts. Other top UN officials received invitations. Zinchenko is among eight acting secretaries general rotating in Lie’s absence.
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New York
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
U. N
Grover Whalen
Constantin E. Zinchenko
U. MN
Zinchenko
Whalen
MacArthur
the . N
Trygve Lie
Europe
Weldorf-Astoria
Allies Seize Hwachon Dam In Korea Front
Allied forces landed a limited attack north of the Hwachon dam and reservoir on the North Korea front. They seized the hydroelectric grid as Reds withdrew. UN riflemen moved from Hwachon while Chinese forces pulled back in the mountains west of the reservoir amid rain and haze.
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Tokyo
Hwachon
North Korea
United Nations
Red Korea
Yonchon
U.N
Chorwan
Ee Spee
Three Adlans Plead Guilty in Arkansas Prison Term
Three Adlans from Ada Oklahoma pleaded guilty to burglary and grand larceny in a spa igiat circuit court. Earl Abbot James Cameron and Earl Quillen were sentenced to three years each to run concurrently at the Arkansas penitentiary. Betty June Bratcher also sentenced but suspended for good behavior. Moore liquor store theft involved about 1200 dollars value and 509 dollars insurance. A second car pursued by state police carried 34 cases. occupants were captured in Ada and turned over to Arkansas authorities.
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Ozark, Ark
Ada
Okla
Moore
McCoubre
Altus
Ark
Spa Igiat
Earl Abbot
James Cameron
Earl Quillen
Arkansas Penitentiary
Bob Prichard
Doug Mocris
Betty June Bretcher
Bratcher
Arkansas
Frank Grail
Don Wiens
Oklahoma
Okahoma
Elevator to be replaced at Union Station after 30 years
Albany April 19 7 An elevator in Union Station that has remained inoperative for more than 30 years will be replaced. The New York Central railroad secured a permit this week to install a new elevator in the old shaft.
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Albany
N. Y
Union Station
New York Central Railroad
News Photogs Wear Football Headgear for MacArthur Arrival
Washington dispatch notes photographers wore football headgear recalling Pearl Harbor as Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived. In Hawaii, photographers complained of rough treatment by military police guarding the general, but no such incidents occurred in Washington. Officials and reporters pressed through restraining barriers as the plane landed, with guards nearly swallowed by the crowd.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Douglas MacArthur
Hawaii
Army Guard
Ihe
4 H Broilers Disposed of in Pintotoc County Auction
A farm-to-market 4 H poultry program stalled for nine weeks in Pintotoc County concludes this week with about 1500 dollars of broilers sold. County Agent C A Hailey and local youths weigh poultry to determine prize money per chick. Fifteen 4 H club members participated. final figures await later edition.
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Pintotoc County
C. A. Hailey
Iting Farm
Plan Set Out For Far East
Washington reports the administration outlined a three point program of action to curb communism in Asia and defend the Pacific. President Truman, with Acheson, Marshall, and Dulles guiding talks, aims to build independence with Marshall plan aid and wheat shipments, while pressing Korea defenses and a Japan peace treaty modeled on the North Atlantic Pact.
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Washington
Asia
Pacific Islands
Truman
Acheson
Korea
U. S
Austin
New Zeland
Defense Marshall
John Foster Dulles
India
Congress
Rumely Convicted In Contempt Case
Edward A. Rumely was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to provide a House committee with information about bulk buyers of books by the Constitutional Government group. Sentencing set for April 27. Rumely released on bail. Convicted on three counts, each carrying up to two years in jail and a $1,000 fine, with concurrent terms likely reducing actual time.
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Washington
Edward A. Rumely
Congress
House Committee
Rumely
EO Tt Secretay
Constitutional Government Group
Hampton Pleads Guilty In County Court
Hampton admitted guilt to a charge of driving a child intoxicated in county court. He was arrested on SH 12 at the Sixth and Mississippi intersection in Ada. The judge fined him 50 dollars with three days jail suspended on good behavior.
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Shite Saecniynen
Chile
Hampton
Ada
Sixth
Mississippi
Senate Committee Agrees on Vet Bonus Bill and 22 Taxes
Andrew Bramlett, longtime South educator, dies at 38 in Ada Oklahoma. He taught math at Clemson and Georgia Tech, led Oklahoma Presbyterian College for Girls, and served WWI as a captain. Survived by wife Minnie Bramlett. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church with burial in Marietta National Cemetery.
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Senate
Andrew Bramilett
Ada
Citadel
South Carolina Military College
Georgia Tech
Demson College
Clemson
South Carolina
Fort Monroe
Virginia
Bramilett
Presbyterian Church
Minnie Meitire Bramiett
Oklahoma Senate boosts veteran bonus to 125 million
Oklahoma City April 19 The state senate military and veterans affairs committee approved a veteran bonus bill raising the authorized total from 10 million to 125 million payable over 15 years. The measure, different from the house version, awaits a conference committee final draft with a statewide election planned for the first primary of 1952. Taxes on beer tobacco and soft drinks discussed alongside new energy and mineral levies.
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Oklahoma City
State Senate
Military and
Senate
Aly
House
Petroeum
Three Men Arrested in Car Theft Case
Three men, Oscar Pettigrew Ralph Walker and Gine Brown Walker, were arrested by the county sheriff on the car theft case linked to J F Lants. Pettigrew reportedly fled reform school and assaulted Walker during a confrontation. The stolen car was taken from near Collins Lumber Co and later found near a beer tavern on North Broadway as investigation continued. The Lake Mead scene aside, authorities note ongoing inquiry into the incident.
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J. F. Lants
Oscar Pettigrew
Ralph Walker
Gine Brown Walker Hisle
Pettigrew
Reform
Walker
Avestiginis
Collins Lumber Company
Sanreas
North Broadway
Francis
Merl Young Leaves Washington Representative Role
DETROIT April 1947 E Merl Young, a prominent figure in the Fulbright senate committee inquiry into RFC loan policies, is no longer Washington representative of the Auto Parts Manufacturing Co. No reason was given. Rex Jacom, president of the Detroit company, had been linked to the investigation. Loretta Young, his wife, recently caused a committee uproar by resigning from her White House secretarial post.
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Detroit
Merl Young
Fulbright Senate Committee
Ue Reconstruction Finance Corp
Washington
Ftcte Co
Auto Parts Manufacturing Co
Lue Young
Rex Jacom
Senate Committee
RFC
Young
Loretta
Whitt House
MacArthur Restates Far East Policy Before Congress
General Douglas MacArthur told Congress his views on the Orient were shared by military leaders and the joint chiefs of staff. He restated four points including blockades of China, and the use of nationalist forces with US supplies, while criticizing delays in decisions and noting reinforcements in Korea were not available.
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U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Far East
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
U. S. Joint ‘Chiefs of Staff
Far Eastern
Congress
MacArthur
Orient
China
Us Chisng
Ang Kai Shek
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Korea
Soviet
Russia
United Nations
Ridgway Warns of Imminent War Threat in Japan Visit
Lt Gen Matthew Ridgway, UN commander in Japan, told arriving American troops they face an imminent war threat. He toured the 40th Division’s California troops, urging readiness and veteran standards, before addressing questions of policy with Assistant Secretary Army Earle Johnson.
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Sendai
Japan
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Ridgway
223Rd Regiment
California
40Th
Tokyo
MacArthur
Korea
Earle Johnson
Russia
Town Tavern Receives Beer License Transfer
The Town Tavern on West Main regains beer service under new manager H D Underhill, who previously ran a tavern on South Stockton. The license, revoked after the January 11 knifing death of James Lefty Myers, is being moved to the Town Tavern where beer will be served again.
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Underhill
South Stockton
James “Lefty” Myers
Silent Search for Submarine Affray Off English Coast
Portsmoutr, Eng. April 19 A rescue ship contacted an object that might be the submarine Affray which became stuck under 198 feet of water after a practice dive. The Admiralty hopes for survivors fade as a diver examines the bottom near the submerged craft.
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Portsmoutr
Eng
VF1
English Channel
Admiralty
I. J. Callaghan
British Admiralty
Voting Age Bill Passes Florida House 77 to 13
In Tallahassee on April 19 the Florida house approved a measure to lower the voting age to 18 by amending the state constitution. The bill now moves to the senate and would require voter approval in a general election if the senate passes it.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida House
Senate
Joe Gifford Named Ada Jaycee President in July
Joe Gifford will become the Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce president when the new slate takes over July 1. He won the election Wednesday night, outvoting three rivals. Bowie Ballard Jr. was elected first vice president and Dave Helmey second vice president. Conley Matthews defeated Milton Landis for a senate recording score. The election drew the largest attendance of men, who enjoyed the lively campaigning and process.
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Joe Gifford
Ada
Th' pessimist on weather and a distant utopia
A fragment expresses gloom that weather and operations strain daily life. The speaker notes many people would abandon conversation if these forces continue to impede progress and render utopia increasingly distant.
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Office of Public Instruction
Olympia
New York City
Lt. Watson
Hwachon Dam
Reds
Adlans
Boyz
Gen
San Francisco
Andrew Bramlett
South
Cer Drivam
Grove Road
Towers
Lake Mead
Boulder Dam
E. Merl Young
Town Tavern
A. DB
West Main
H- D. Underat
Jaycee
Utopia
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