Snow and cold grip broad midwest to south region
Snow and subfreezing temperatures hit the midwest as a cold front moved eastward. Minot reported 18 above zero, while Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and northern Illinois endured freezing readings. Floods from the Missouri basin eased some damage in the Dakotas and Minnesota with about 6,000 people displaced and 22,800 acres flooded near Sioux City and Omaha after levee breaks.
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Dakotas
Minesota
Nebraska
Lows
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ilinois
Chicago
Minnesota
Minot
N. C
Pacific Northwest
Missouri River
towa-Nebraska
Sioux City
Omaha
Neb
County Bus Driver Group May Expand Into State Body
Pontotoc county bus drivers association may become a state organization. At a Wednesday Ada meeting the drivers voted to rename as the Oklahoma State Bus Drivers' Association. Wesley L. Camp proposed the change, Norman Mitchell elected executive secretary, plan to be reviewed by the state board of education and then the legislature. The program would license drivers, set training standards, and create a salary supplement via a small-claims schedule. Under the plan a driver could earn up to 550 a year more with training courses.
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Pontotoc County
Mitchell
Grand Jury Quit Room In Haste At Salisbury
Salisbury dispatch reports the grand jury in session when smoke filled the corridors. Firemen traced the emission to overheated radiators under dust buildup. The courthouse janitor worked with orders from headquarters to clean radiators.
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Salisbury
Ordtra
Chickasaw Leaders Meet Friday at Seely Chapel
Chickasaw Indians are notified of a meeting scheduled for Friday at Seely Chapel. Governor Floyd E. Maytubby will attend to discuss tribal affairs with the Chickasaw people.
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Seely Chapel
Floyd E. Maytubby
Oklahoma Weather Outlook Parity Cloudy Panhandle Tonight
Parity cloudy weather expected in Oklahoma with overnight lows around 40 to 48 across the panhandle and northern areas. Friday brings increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions, with the western and northern parts reaching mid 60s.
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Oklahoma
Panhandle
Ada Flare Gun Sparks Major Boarding House Fire
Firemen battled a major Ada blaze at the Prewell Boarding House on East Twelfth, damaged by a flare gun discharge that set venetian blinds aflame. Residents fought flames with extinguishers as hoses and pumps supplied thousands of gallons of water, saving nearby structures though the rooming house valued around 8000 was nearly a total loss.
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Ada
Prewell
East Twelfth
East Thirteenth
Thirteenth
Kemen
County Candidate List Grows in Pontotoc County
Filing for Pontotoc County offices continues at 5 pm Friday with candidates listed for county judge Judge Tom D. McKeown and James L. Armstrong, county superintendent B. F. Mitchusson U P John Lunsford Ada Place Emerson Allen constable W H Center county weigher J R McNeil present county attorney filed for district judge Joe Ralls district 25.
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Pontatoc
Tom D. McKeown
James L. Armstrong
B. F. Mitchusson
U.P
John Lunsford
Ada Place
Emerson
Allen
W. H. Center
J. R. McNeil
W. G. Long
Baesent County
Joe Ralls
Atoka
Farmer and C of C Meeting Pleases Attendees
A farmer Chamber of Commerce gathering Wednesday night drew about 130 people for an evening of entertainment. Frank Streetman known as mayor of Sasukwa spoke warmly as the main entertainer. Organizers plan more goodwill meetings in future GQ of C schedules.
First President of Tulsa U Dies in Ohio
Dr. William A. Caldwell, founder and first president of Henry Kendall College which became the University of Tulsa, is reported dead in Tulsa Ohio. The institution began in Muskogee in 1904 from a two-room schoolhouse and moved to Tulsa later, growing for decades before recent declines.
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Tulsa
Ohio
Wiliam A. Caldwell
Henry Kendall College
Cars
Muskogee
Turn About Dairy Plan Spreads from Wisconsin to Pontotoc County
Turn About plans have spread from Wisconsin to Pontotoc County youth dairy programs. Since five years ago, calves from Wisconsin sparked county projects, with Ada Chamber backing growing to several hundred calves. The program now spans nearly three dozen counties, boosting Grade A barns and herds as youths mature. Wisconsin asks for copies of the agreement to expand further and adapt the model for other communities.
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Wisconsin Dairying
Pontotoc
Texas
C. H. Hailey
Art Collentine
Wisconsin
U. Collentine
Hailey
Dane
Pontotoc County
Williams Dies in Texas Father of Ada pitcher Lefty Williams
Ward reports the death of F. S. Williams of Shamrock Texas father of Guy Lefty Williams former Ada Independent pitcher. A Pontotoc County resident before statehood he moved to Texas in 1927 leaving two daughters Mrs Kytie Eilerd and Mrs Wade Crowder of Shamrock. Funeral and burial services were held Monday in Shamrock.
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F. S. Wiliams
Shamrock
Tex
Williams
Guy “Lefty” Williams
Ada Independents
Willams
Pontotoc County
Texas
Kytie Eilerd
Wade Crowder
Letty
San Ergpeies Seals
Minneapel
Seven Red Armies poised to attack island of Chushan
April 27 report from Taipei says seven Red armies mass on mainland China and coast islands for an assault on Chushan. Two armies already near the Chushan group, 100 miles southeast of Shanghai, while 1,200 communist craft are seen in Hangchow bay. Chushan lies nine miles off the coast and is the nationalist key blockade base for Shanghai. Chiang Kai-shek warns Formosa hinges on holding Chushan, with Gen Chiang Ching-kuo asserting Formosa’s defense and the fate of liberty depends on repelling the attack.
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Hangchow Bay
Chen ¥i
East China
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Chiang Ching-Kuu
Chishan
Forosa
Sih
Chuck
Browder Denies Knowing Lattimore In Senate Probe
Earl Browder testified that he has never met Owen Lattimore and believes no communists work in the state department. He refused to name alleged communists when pressed by Senator Hickenlooper and contradicted Budenz about a 1937 meeting. Browder suggested the probe is a fishing expedition and noted communists used every publicity medium, including Congress.
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Earl Browser
State Department
Owen Lattimore
Communist Party
Senate
Hickenlooper
A- Iown
Tung Pi Wg
Lattimore
John Carter Vincent
Switzerd
John Service
Philip Jaffe
Amerasia
Browder
Edward Morgan
Morgan
Louis F. Budenz
New York City
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
McCarthy
Rwis
Department
Congress
Loot in Warehouse Nets $250000, Chicago Police Say
Chicago police seized more than $250000 in stolen merchandise from a northwest side warehouse, calling it the largest haul in department history. items included 2000 plus suits and various goods. Arthur Johnson, an ex-convict tied to Dillinger era gang activity, was detained without charge. Johnson allegedly said the jackpot remark when seized.
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Chicago
Timothy O‘connor
Farse Vanx
Tane Central Police Department
Arthur
Fish) Johnson
Iste
John Dillinger
O'Connor
Johnson
Snally
Fire night escape from burning house on East Twelfth Street
An occupant recounts waking to a blaze at 226 East Twelfth on Wednesday night. With one boot on and one off he jumped from a northwest room window, landed safely, watched the fire for hours, then borrowed clothes and sought warmth with a friend as flames consumed the dwelling. The survivor kept one boot as a memento.
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Daeight J. Turner
Easts
Jeth
Defense funds rise as tensing world prompts budget boost
The tensing international scene fuels calls for more defense spending and draft extension. House supports a $350 million increase largely for aircraft, with a plan to extend the draft beyond June 24. Johnson testifies as Republicans join Democrats.
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House
Defense Johnson
Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Naval Air
Sinking of Chinese Ship After Yellow Sea Collision
Chinese radio accuses American freighter California Bear of ramming the Sinan off Taku bar on April 20 in fog, 70 Chinese sailors drowned as the 8,183 ton ship sank. Pacific Far East Lines refutes negligence by Capt William Murray, says rescue continued nine hours over 60 square miles with 37 saved before search ended.
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Tokyo
Communist Radio Today
Peiping
California Bear
Pacific Far East Lines
Sinan
Taku Bar
T'entsin
Red
San Francisco
William Murray
The
Bear
Murray
Renewal Dates Set for Food Handler Permits in Oklahoma
A renewal of food handler permits is due May 1 for the fiscal year 1550-51. Applicants may obtain forms from the city county health department after a required blood exam. Renewals do not require a food handler school, but new applicants must pass two blood tests, a chest X ray, and attend a health department led food handler school. In eight months, 700 persons attended the school, including restaurant staff, school lunch workers, hospital employees, and other related workers. A total of 421 permits were issued to employees of dining and drinking establishments.
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Health Department
Young Polio Victim To Get Swim Pool In Milwaukee Area
In Milwaukee area a group of boilermakers arrange a backyard pool for seven year old Jimmy Gaynor, a polio victim. The pool will be built at his home in Waukesha Wisconsin with a donated truck, steel, and welding equipment.
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Jimmy Gaynor
Waukesha
Wis
Dimmey
Jack
Gaynor
Franctson
Joseph F. Moley
AFL Boilermakers Union
Jimmy
Johan Hennes Trucking Co
Forecast Of Colder Weather And Showers
A cold front moved through Oklahoma bringing sharp winds and cooler conditions. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph cooled the state. showers expected with a brief warmup tomorrow. Boise City recorded 31 degrees, down 50 degrees from the high. Frederick reached 85 while Oklahoma City saw 0.01 inches of rain in the last 24 hours.
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Boise City
Panhandle
Frederick
Oklahoma City
McKinley Denies Burglary Charge In Court
McKinley pleaded not guilty to second degree burglary charges after arraignment before J. D. Willoughby. He was jailed for failing to post a $1,000 bond and a preliminary hearing was set for May 5. The alleged break in occurred at a North Broadway filling station last Saturday night with officers naming another man as a participant and items stolen including inner tubes gum and money.
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Fagar McKinley
J. D. Willoughby
McKinley
North Broadway
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