Camp Fire Girls Carnival Preview Opens April 21
Camp Fire Girls prepare for a community carnival at the Prince Alston Used Car garage on East Main. Admission runs 7:75 to 9:45 pm with groups from Horace Mann Willard Washington Hayes and Roff presenting booths and displays after six weeks of arrival project work.
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Prince Alston
East Main
Adans
Horace Mann
Mayo Cottingham
J D. MacDonald
Kutana
Willard
R. L. Gisneil
Ohanpi
Washington
Raymond White
L. P. Hudson
EF. R. Holmberg
Hayes
Willis Parry
Odaka
J. D. Maugen
Helpful Blue Birds
Fred Upton
Minnehecan Camp Fire Girls
Mildired Garrett
Good Oven Indispensable for Varied Tasty Meals
A young housekeeper extols a real oven with a regulator in a modern kitchen. She plans menus around oven cookery for sausages pork chops veal chops steak and ham. Desserts bread rolls and pies can be baked or warmed while meals are served.
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Ty Edit
M, Barker
General Features Corporation
Jewelry Salesman Is Robbed Again
Cleveland reports repeat robbery of Clarence A. Traw a 38 year old jewelry salesman. He was approached by two masked gunmen behind a Broadway jewelry store and robbed of diamonds and other jewelry worth about 25 dollars. Police recovered 181 rings in a neighborhood two weeks earlier as part of the case.
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Cleveland
Clarence A. Traw
University Heights
New York
Broadway
Iau
Trau
Ster
Detroit
Boost in Range Speed and Power Expected in New Turboprop Engine
The Navy pursues a powerful turboprop using jet thrust to drive a propeller with a 10 percent power boost from exhaust gases. Experts note potential faster B 36 successors and possible jet obsolescence, with Navy engines on the KP5 Y flying boat and XA2 D Skyshark, while Boeing Douglas Convair and Martin eye civil airliners.
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Douglas Larsen
NEA
Washington
U. S
Navy
Air Force
Avision
Boeing
Douglas
Marriage Rate Drops For Nation In 1949
The 1949 marriage rate fell to a seven year low, with 1,525,440 marriages and 385,005 divorces nationwide. The report notes declines continued for both marriages and divorces for the third consecutive year while Nevada led in marriage rate and Arizona followed with high divorce figures.
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Nevada
Nevara
Arctona
Arkansas
New Discoveries In Plastics Bring Home Products To Homemakers
Public interest grows in plastics with flexible canyl plastics surviving 40 below to 185 above zero. Plastic dishes now melamine and nearly unbreakable with new colors and shapes. Laminate table tops, plastic clock defroster combos, rainwear, tie on boots, purses, bathroom soap dishes and kitchen utensils showcase durable plastics for homes.
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Gardner
Oklahoma Tax Revenue Down As Budget Fortunes Tighten
Oklahoma City April 18. Budget Officer Roger Phelps notes lower collections may tighten appropriations for the fiscal year. State income tax liability is about 3.6 million dollars below last year. Auto license fees lag, now estimated at about one million against prior 2.546 million. December general fund receipts show a surplus of 218,714 over combined appropriations. Public service corporation valuations rise to 295,870,077, up 16,474,484 from last year. protests allowed within 10 days.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Roger Phelps
Phelps
State Board of Equalization
General Fund
State Tax Commission
Burt
State experiences typical spring weather across regions
The state sees generally clear skies with light overnight precipitation in parts of the east and south. For the 24 hour period ending early today Guthrie and Vinus recorded a quarter inch, McAlester also measured precipitation, while Beaver reached 77 degrees with a low of 42 at Bowie City.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
McAlester
Beaver
Bowe City
Ten Scout Troops In Weekend Camporee
More than 100 Boy Scouts and 45 adults attended the Pontotoc District Camporee at Wintersmith Park Friday and Saturday. The event opened with the Order of the Arrow lodge in charge. Saturday featured patrol skill events with Eagle Patrols from Troops 87 and 44 and Beaver Patrol from Troop 13 leading several scores. preparations for a District Camporee at Platt Park on May 19 and 20 were noted, with leaders optimistic about a strong showing. Participants included troops from Lovelady, First Christian Church, Longpine, First Methodist, Ahlososenaal, First Presbyterian, Asbury Methodist, First Baptist Renfro Herndon, Byng school, Kiwanis Club, and more, with sponsors and scoutmasters listed.
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Pontotoc
Campores
Wintersmith Park
Order of the Arrow 2
Platt Park
Lovelady
Jimmy Thomas
First Christian Church
Ahlososenaal
J. C. Treas
First Presbyterian Church
Asbury Methodist Church
E. M. Lawson
First Baptist Church
Renfro ‘Herndon
Byng School
Wade
Neal Stidham
Kiwanis ‘Club
W. Canterbury
Knife Fork Club hears Nagorski on Russian oppression threat
Zygmunt Nagorski Polish patriot warned Ada Knife and Fork Club that oppression under Russian life would extend to subdued nations amid rising war fears. He contrasted Soviet control, propaganda, and youth indoctrination with American freedoms, urging condemnation of the system rather than individuals.
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Zygmunt Nagorski
Ada Knife and Fork Club
Reds
Nagorski
East Central
Knight Hall
Jaycees Show NAIB Finals Tonight at Convention Hall
Ada Jaycees present motion pictures of the NAIB national tournament basketball finals at 8 PM in Convention Hall. East Central State Tigers beat Indiana State College by a narrow margin, with the Tigers showcasing a sharp passing game and clutch finishing.
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Ada Jaycees
Convention Hall
East Central State College
NAIB
East Central Tigers
Indiana State College
Five die in Oklahoma head on crash linked to revoked license
A few days ago a head on Oklahoma highway crash killed five people. The driver had a revoked license after a drunk driving conviction. The tragedy prompted a state wide enforcement push to seize cars with mechanical defects and pursue drivers operating with revoked licenses. The campaign seeks to remove dangerous motorists and enforce harsher penalties. The law imposes minimum fines and jail terms for first offenses and mandatory jail for subsequent offenses.
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Oklahoma
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Latta News Personal Visits and Community Notes
John Roberts Pratt recently visited Mr and Mrs Renzo Cooper. he is Mrs Cooper’s brother. Mrs Anne Haines stays in Shawney two weeks with daughter Mrs George Brown. Mr and Mrs Monroe Bettis and children spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Joe Bettis. Mr and Mrs Ray Frantz and children David Harald Robert and Rey visited. Bill Fleming visited the Frank Wells home Sunday. Grover Lovelace and Rev F H LaFalle tte visited Mr and Mrs Herbert Cooper Sunday afternoon. Bill Thompson of Fitzhugh visited relatives in the Lattn community Sunday and attended Cumberland Presbyterian services. The Edd Stevenson family moved into Ada from this community. Several blue ribbons and some red ones were brought back from the county 4-H Rally at Ada Friday.
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John Roberts
Pratt
Renzo Cooper
Mrs. Cooper
Ray Frantz
David
Harald
Robert
Rey
Bill Fleming
Frank Wells
Bill Thompson
Fitzhugh
Lattn
Cumberland Presbyterian
Ada Friay
Fraud Found in Jobless Pay in Utah
Utah's fraud unit of the Department of Employment Security uncovered abuses in unemployment compensation. A mother forged a son's papers, officials testified, and two carpenters kept getting pay after returning to work. The unit head said many people view cheating the government as not a crime.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Threeman Unit
State Department of Employment Security
Delercante
Hunssian Com
Curtis P. Harding
California statutes questioned by UC professor
Dr. J AC Grant of the University of California argues most California statutes from the past four decades violate constitutional passing rules. He states the state constitution outlines proper steps to enact laws, yet courts have ruled bills signed by officials become law while many were not properly passed.
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Los Angeles
California
J AC Grant
University of California
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