Snowfall Hits Vast Midwest and Plains Regions
The report notes heavy snow in North Dakota and Minnesota with floods in the Red Lake river area. Snow and cooling spread from the upper Midwest to the eastern Great Lakes region as mild readings persisted in gulf states, with early morning lows in the 20s to 60s across diverse areas.
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Mbinesot Aya Arts
Flood & Army
Ary
Red Lake
North Dakota
South Dako
Wysippi
Allophenies
Uni
Ram
Plaine
Texas
Gulf States
New Bacland
Curricular Events Of Three Day Meet Under Way Today
A three day East scholastic meet opened with tennis, curricular, and track and field events. Morning play featured Jones on the boys side and Wewoka led by Ada in afternoon curricular events with Purcell, Okematy, and Pyng scoring in a 916 individual entries for class contests and 196 team entries recorded so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guynpus
Jine
Jones
Monyhuey
Avente Durin
Furcal
Ada
Okematy
Early Filing Rush At County Courthouse Described
An early filing rush is noted with mentions of county offices, sheriff, judges, and court personnel. The text references Monday activity, delays, and forthcoming steps in the filing process, with scattered names and locations implying a local legal administration scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aft
Mercy
Bobbittii
Stele 127 Found and Restored in Historic Site
A fragmentary dispatch reports the discovery and restoration of Stele 127 at a historic location. Authorities note the inscription's significance, with archaeologists and police monitoring for further clues as experts examine weathered surfaces and confirm authenticity for public display.
Blackburn College students work their way through college
At Blackburn College Carlinville Illinois 315 students all work part of tuition with 15 hours weekly. Eight student crews handle kitchen laundry janitor services store and campus maintenance under elected work heads and managers. Jobs rotate with academics and are graded. funds save costs. The plan aims to build responsibility and group spirit.
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Carlinville, Ml.nea
Blackburn College
Tuken
St Lous
Blackburn
Ada Lawyer Files YD Papers at Oklahoma University Library
Ada attorney Ada Mirror Orel Busby has placed papers on forming the League of Young Democrats in OU's Division of Manuscripts. The collection includes policies, handbills, correspondence, and the original YD history, plus Busby’s 1938 OU senior commencement address transcript and related materials. Busby helped found the YD in 1922. he later served as district judge and state supreme court justice and on OU’s board of regents.
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Orel Busby
Ada
League of Young Democrats
Oklahoma U. Library
Y. D
Lumseuy
Lost Fliers Are Honored by U S Resolution
President Truman signed a resolution honoring ten American airmen killed in what U S officials call a Russian attack on an unarmed Navy plane over the Baltic. The Senate backed the measure 66 to 10, House 330 to 0, praising the airmen and authorizing posthumous decorations.
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Washington
Truman
Cances
Baltic
Lucas D-Il
Congress
Senate
State Departments
Rep. Vinson
Dga
House
Moscow
Charge Two With Burglary Here
A second degree burglary charge was filed Monday in J. D. Willoughby’s justice court against Edgar McKinney and Enis Kelley. County attorney G Long said the men were identified as the burglars of a filling station on North Avenue, where gum, cigarettes and motor oil valued at about $46 and $10 in cash were taken.
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J. D. Willoughby
Ace
Edgar McKinney
Enis Kelley
G Long
Radio shield unit reduces interference on aircraft engines
A new radio shield unit is designed to curb interference from starter equipment and formative combustion engines. It aims to prevent 'noise' in early power systems and improve radio clarity during engine start and operation.
Laymen Urged to Support Churches in AdaKiwanis Meeting
Ada Kiwanis members heard Dr AL R Sugg urge laymen to back church work at a Monday gathering. He pressed reasons for inactivity and outlined actions laymen should take. Elvan George reported on the Little Olympics sponsored by the Riane club with the 7th annual event planned for May 1.
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Ada - Kiwanis Club
AL R Sugg
Elvan George
Riane Club
Mth
Farmhand sought after deadly rampage near Waukee
Dallas County Sheriff reports 24 year old Herry Lux suspected after an angry farmhand allegedly ran over his parents with a truck during a dispute over a balky sow. Lux set fire to the parents’ farm and fled, with authorities broadcasting a pickup order on charges of attempted arson and assault with intent to do great bodily harm. The incident left family members injured and the house damaged by fire and collapse. Local fire crews responded but could not prevent the blaze.
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Waukee. In
Dallas
Even Burger
Here
Burger
Lux
Bes
Sherff
Nts
Joe
Walter
Perry
Adel
Vermonters Certify Maple Syrup Quality Claim
A garbled report notes three quarters of maple syrup in Vermont stating a geographic certainty. The source mentions Geog raphke Somety as the authority backing the claim in unclear terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geographke Somety
Church Groups in E Germany Face Pressure from Communists
In Berlin on April 24 Protestant Evangelical Church leaders declared that Christians in East Germany are raising cries for help against communist policies. The Evangelical Council of Berlin and Brandenburg criticized state education and questioned God’s existence while negotiations with the Soviet-backed government stalled after Prime Minister Grotewohl did not attend a second meeting. The church, about 40 percent of regional membership, said it was compelled to speak out. Catholic leaders issued a pastoral letter denouncing materialism and propaganda in both East and West.
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Berlin
Evangelical Council For
Ber‘Vin
Brandenburg
Otto Dibelius
Otto Grotewohl
Grotewohl
Evangelical Church
Pres
Plan to Inform Public of Finer Pictures
Manager Finis W Stilwell outlined an aggressive 1950 program to inform patrons about major Hollywood releases coming to city theaters. The plan emphasizes better pictures, advance film details for budgeting, and public service promotion to serve the community with honest, concise facts about family entertainment.
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Hollywood
Finis W. Stilwell
Lake Murray Lodge
Ardmore
Dyer
Stilwell
Mike
Civil War Vet Branaman Dies at 102 in Kansas
John F Branaman, a Civil War veteran among the few remaining on Veterans Administration rolls, died at Winter Veterans hospital in Topeka at age 102. A Langangport Indiana native born July 27 1847 he enlisted in May 1864 and served in Company A 13th Indiana Infantry before discharge in September 1864. He regarded Kansas City Missouri as home.
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Topeka
Kar
John F. Branamans
Branaman
Veterans Administration
Langangport
Ind
Kansas City
Juy
Indiana
Tulsan Killed in Bis Car Crash Near Send Springs
1956 fatality toll rises to 131 with 87 in the same period. George Bary Graves, 19, driver of the car, suffered serious injuries in the crash near Send Springs Husdeeth mur the states.
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Tula
Battary
Send Springs
George Bary Graves
Camp Fire Carnival a Happy Ada Event at Prince Alston Building
Large crowds packed the Prince Alston building on Friday April 22 for the Ada Camp Fire Carnival. Girls showcased crafts and demonstrations while booths sold out early. Jane Davis won two weeks at Camp Adaka for selling eight tickets, with Dinah Jan Jaies earning one week for forty tickets and other awards announced at the climax.
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Camp Fire Carnivel
Prince Alston
Mary Jane Bradford
Ada Camp Fire Council
Dssay
Jane Davis
Busy Bee Blue Birds
Washington School
Camp Adaka
Jane
Dinah Jan Jaies
Cheerful Blue Birds
Hayes School
Dinah Jan
Camp Adgka
Defense Rests in John Maragon Case
The defense rested in the John Maragon perjury trial as lawyers signaled likely jury deliberations this afternoon. Maragon denied further witnesses and only Senator Mudat testified while Maj. Gen. Harry Vauzhan was speculated but not summoned. The defendant, once a White House circle figure, is accused of lying to senate investigators about money matters and government business relations amid a five percenter inquiry.
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Washington
John Maragon
Kym Goldstein
Maragon
Senator Mudat
R-Sd
Harry Vau- Zhan
Kansas City
White House
Capitol
Senate
Churchill Hurls Class Charges in Budget Debate
London April 25 Churchill accused the Labour government of class hatred and class warfare during debate on the pro-Roesch budget. He praised some Cripps proposals but warned his Tory leadership would vote against higher gasoline taxes and a one-third levy on commercial vehicles in a piecemeal Budget vote. He urged economy over new taxes to raise funds.
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London
Winston Churchill
Labor
Stafford Cripps
Churchill
House of Commons
Jeader
Kirkley Pleads Not Guilty to Abandonment Charges
C Kirkley pleaded not guilty Saturday morning to charges of wife and child abandonment. Judge J Dol Willoughby set bond at 1000 dollars and scheduled a preliminary hearing. Kirkley was returned to Ada from Tulsa County jail after being located by W G Long and sheriff's deputies following months of filed charges.
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Kirkley
Moray
J. Dol. Willoughby
Lay
Irkley
Ada
Darwin Cummins
Tulsa
W.G. Long
Hia
Young People's Evangelistic Campaign Opens Tonight
A two week series begins at 7 30 pm at the Pentecostal Holiness Church Seventh and Cherry led by Rev G W Wassom with Rev Rogers Ne Stoza Kas a young preacher of noted pulpit power. No public invitation is issued for attendance.
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Pentecostal Holiness Church
Seventh and Cherry
G. W. Wassom
Rogers
Niostaze
Kas
Tulsa Beauty Contest Sparks True or False Debate
Tulsa, April 22. A letter to a hometown newspaper accuses the Monday prelim winner of wearing falsies. Pageant director defends the contestant, who remains silent as she prepares to compete Sunday for the show title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
A. S. FP
Mifaunwy Shunatona
Madelon Turner
County Official Faces Threats Over Raids and Campaign
SAPULPA Okla April 22 Assistant Creek county attorney Charles Prentiss aged 27 disclosed he had received threats tied to raids he conducted against liquor and gambling rackets He said Governor Roy J Turner provided 2 Highway Patrol escorts for 23 days after he was told he would be shot on sight His wife also received protection as he announced his bid for the Democratic nomination to succeed County Attorney G B Coryell Prentiss vowed to persevere amid the intimidation and ongoing efforts to crack crime near the Tulsa Creek county line at Oakhurst
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sapulpa
Okla
Creek County
Charles Prentiss
G. B. Coryell
Prentiss
Roy J. Turner
Bristow
Ada Chamber to Host Frank Streetman Speaker Night Meeting
Frank Streckman famed May or of Sasskwa will speak at the Ada Chamber of Commerce meeting this week. The event starts at 7:30 PM Wednesday at the Aldridge hotel in a city rural gathering inviting business men to bring farmer guests.
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Frank Streckman
May
Sasskwa
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Aldridge Hotel
Felicia Guilliams Heads State BPW in Oklahoma
Tecumseh grade school principal Felicia Guilliams was elected president of the Oklahoma Federation of Business and Professional Women during the 3rd annual state convention in Tulsa. About 400 delegates registered as the convention opened and results for other offices were to be announced the next day.
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Tulsa
Okla
Fiesta Guilliems
Tecumseh
Oklahoma Federation of Bussets and Professional Women‘s Clube
T. Convention
Weekend Traffic Violations Lead To Multiple Charges
Weekend traffic violations produced several charges in Justice of the Peace court Monday. Donni Eugene Balrthrop lin faces a failing to yield right of way charge after an Ada area accident Saturday night on State Highway 9. Cec Moore Jr. of Sasakwa is linked to the right-of-way incident. Johnny A. Kifer is charged with making a right turn at an intersection from 29 onto 41. Tucker of Idabel is charged with reckless driving after an incident with J Flowers, then picked up in Stonewall. Bima Hicks faces a reckless driving charge for stopping a vehicle at SH 9 and 3 and speeding away. John M. Garrett is charged with passing in a no-passing zone near Stonewall.
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Justice of Peace Court
Donni- Eugene Baithroplin
Percy Armstrong
Ghenn Clark
Balthrop
Ada
Hiahway
Clark Sait
Cec Moore, Jr
Sasakwa
Highway Patrol
Johnny A. Kifer
Clark
Kiser
Stonewall Jones BE
Barkley Blasts GOP In Oklahoma City Speech
Vice President Alben Barkley likened the Republican \"liberty vs socialism\" program to a grotesque figure in a watermelon patch. He said Republicans push a phony issue while Democrats defend social legislation and Jackson Jefferson Day dinners.
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Oklahoma City
Alben Barkley
Washington
Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
Stratford Society News Rose unit hosts bouquet lesson and treats
Mrs Tom Strickland hosted the Rose unit of the Stratford Flower Garden club at a Monday meeting. Members answered roll call with Helpful Hut, Mrs Tom Glass led bouquet and arrangement instruction, Angel food cake and punch were served. Attendees included Mrs O M Sance Mrs C C Rossen Mrs Fred Diebel Mrs Hermen Wilson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Ed Strickland
Biratford Flower Garden Club
Tom Glass
O. M. Sance
C. C. Rossen
Fred Diebel
Hermen Wilson
Hainan Capital Falls in Communist Advance Report
Taipei dispatch reports that capital of Hainan island may have fallen as Nationalist air force abandoned nearby positions. Officials Gen Haweh Yueh and Gen Chen Chi-tang seen at Yulin port. meanwhile mainland communists reportedly advanced toward Hod-Hhein outskirts. Communications with Formosa area lapsed with no response. Oklahoma wheat fields described as greener than prior.
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Taipei
Formosa
Sun
Hainan
Hainan Island
Elrfish
Haweh Yueh
Helnan
Chen Chi-tang
Haisth
Yulin
Quical
Nort
Manland
Hod- Hhein
Vormosa
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