United Nations Wins Indonesian Cease Fire Victory
Batavia Java August 4 The Indonesian republic and the Dutch announced a cease fire to halt hostilities in Indonesia marking the UNs first big peace win A republican reply urged an impartial committee to supervise enforcement and noted communications cuts while a Dutch spokesman said most units were pulled back The UN Security Council had urged both sides to cease fighting and mediation by multiple countries was sought
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Batavia
Java
Indonesia
United Nations
U. N. Security Council
Jogjakarta
Soekarno
Security Council
Semarang
United Nations Security Council
Madoera
Cheribon
Hubertus J. van Mook
United States
Holland
Dutch East Indies
Council
League of Nations
Eelco van Kleffens
Netherlands
America
Britain
Russia
France
China
Belgium
T. F. Tsiang
Violence in Jewish Cities Shocks Palestine
In Jerusalem Augusts raids arrested Tel Aviv Ramat Gan Natanya and Petah Tiqva mayors as part of a campaign against Jewish leaders. A blast at a labor department building in the street of the prophets killed a British constable and trapped two others. Reports of armed Jews abducting a Briton and missing soldiers circulated amid two weeks of underground violence.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Ramat Gan
Natanya
Petah Tiqva
Labor Department
Street of the Prophets
Palestine
Rainbow glimpsed as UN votes for Dutch Indies cease fire
A Security Council meeting debates the Dutch East Indies cease fire, noting eight to zero approval with three abstentions. Holland faces a bitter compromise over colonial powers while Indonesia seeks peaceful settlement with US mediation.
Carter Oil No 1 Randolph flows 72 barrels in 24 hours
Carter Oil Co. No. 1 Randolph CSE NW of 5-1-1lw Garvin county Oklahoma flowed 72 barrels of oil in 24 hours at total depth 6219 feet. The well produced 54 barrels in 17 hours through a 3/16 inch choke and 18 barrels in seven hours through a 10/64 inch choke.
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Pauls Valley
Okla
Carter Oil Co
Randolph Cse
Garvin County
Young Adan Wins Naval ROTC Spot
Oklahoma City August 5 announces the appointment of 15 Oklahoma youths to the Naval ROTC four year subsidized college program. Among those chosen from over 2000 exam takers are Carroll Phone Deal and Jerry Hamman of Chickasha and Carol William Jones of Ada.
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Carol William Jones
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
M. H. Shirley
Carroll Phone Deal
Jerry Hamman
Chickasha
Ada
If You Save 25 Cents a Day Until Christmas
A concise quip notes saving 25 cents daily from now to Christmas will still leave you broke by December 26. The line uses humor to reflect frugality and financial caution.
Adan Wins Fishing Contest At Tishomingo In July
Ada welder Bill Laughlin won the Actionrod and Micromatic reel for July in the Tishomingo Chamber of Commerce monthly fishing contest. He weighed a 6 percent pound black bass from Pennington Creek on July 19, earning the prize. The contest runs April through September with outside Johnston county entrants eligible each month.
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Tishomingo
Bill Laughlin
Ada Welder
T. Bone King
Tishomingo Chamber of Commerce
Laughlin
Lake Texoma
Pennington Creek
Chamber of Commerce
Johnston County
Ada Chamber urges on East Sixth Street paving
The Ada Chamber of Commerce street improvement committee asks property owners to review paving cost records held by the city clerk. It notes recent cost levels are not materially higher than 20 years ago, given quality and the use of reinforcing steel, and urges owners to seek information and assess reports carefully.
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East Sixth Street
Ada Chamber of Commerce
City of
Ada
Chamber of Commerce
Five Day Deer Season Set in Oklahoma's Southeast
Oklahoma sportsmen gain a five day deer season from November 10 to 14 across seven southeastern counties Atoka Pittsburg Latimer LeFlore McCurtain Pushmataha and Haskell. Licenses differ by residency with residents paying 1.25 annual fee while out of state and other residents face 7.50 and 15.00 respectively. The state game and fish commission also announced staff changes including eliminations of five district supervisor positions and new ranger appointments and salary increases.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Game and Fish Commission
Atoka
Pittsburg
Latimer
LeFlore
McCurtain
Pushmataha
Haskell
Commission
Everett Evans
Collinsville
Francis Jacobus
Charles Price
Spavinaw Hills
Joe Lambert
Muskogee
Wiley Spark
Juanita Mahaffey
Kelly Debusk
H. Se Hanson
Hanson
Plane to take flight after 18 months on Tulsa site
Tulsa August 6 report states the Douglas A-26 Invader nicknamed Old Setting Hen will be airborne after being grounded beside a Tulsa service station for 18 months. R A Strode owned the craft and sold it to Universal Aviation Co for 1500 dollars to be converted into an executive type plane.
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Tulsa
Okla
R. A. Strode
Universal Aviation Co
Strode
Glass windows from bottles brighten Berlin church ruins
In Berlin the Twelve Apostles Church gains new windows fashioned from empty schnapps bottles after WWII damage. Pastor Adolf Kurtz, 56, who kept the church afloat through Nazi and wartime pressure, plans wall and roof repairs as bottles replace shattered stained glass. The effort mirrors resilience after heavy shelling.
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Berlin
NEA
Twelve Apostles
Adolf Kurtz
Benin
Kurtz
Martin Niemoeller
Pastor Kurzt
Bond Issues Approved for Oklahoma School Districts
The attorney general's office approved two additional school bond issues. Clarita consolidated school district No. 1, Coal county, $22,078.75 for building, repairs and furniture. Sugden consolidated school district No. 51, Jefferson county, $3,000 for repairs and $100,000 for transportation equipment.
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Oklahoma City
Attorney General’s Office
Clarita Consolidated School District
Coal County
Sugden Consolidated School District
Jefferson County
Parole Granted to Osage Murder Series Participant Hale
William K. Hale, sentenced to life in 1922 for Osage murder links, was paroled from Leavenworth on his clemency application. At 72, Hale earned release after 18 years, aided by age, good record, wife’s illness, self support funds, and no other crimes. Ramsey remains jailed at Leavenworth.
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Washington
Justice Department
William K. Hale
Leavenworth Federal
Hale
Pawhuska
Okla
Henry Roan
Leavenworth
Oklahoma
Ramsey
Federal Parole Board
Board
Mrs. Baker Joins Byng Faculty As Vocational Home Economics Teacher
Mrs. Doney Richey Baker will teach vocational home economics at Byng School with her son Lear Jr. The move follows five years teaching English and home economics in Oklahoma high schools and experience with Farm Security Administration and NYA programs. She graduated in 1932 from Oklahoma A&M College with top student prospects.
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Doney Richey-Baker
Byng
J. Teague
Baker
Lear
Marietta
Farm Security Administration
N.Y.A
School of
National Output of Crude Oil Gains
The nation's crude oil production averaged 5,095,215 barrels daily for the week ended Aug. 5, up 1,100 from the prior week. Texas led gains with 8,425 barrels to 2,263,675, while Louisiana rose to 430,975 and Wyoming to 118,575. Kansas Illinois and Michigan saw declines in output.
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Tulsa
Okla
I & Gas Journal
Tony
Texas
Louisiana
Wyoming
Kansas
Illinois
Michigan
Dealers Sell and Service 35000 Auto Industry Products
About 35,000 dealers distribute and service products of the American automotive industry, covering sales, maintenance, and customer support across the sector.
Churchill Hails English Character Yet Seeks Aid In Crisis
Winston Churchill backs British resilience amid economic strife and calls for America to provide easements and fresh credits. The piece notes Gipsy Smith’s death aboard the Queen Mary and reflects on wartime leadership, asking if Churchill can again foresee recovery years ahead.
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New York
Rodney Smith
Gipsy Smith
Mith
United States
South Africa
France
Paris
London Daily Telegraph
House of Commons
America
Churchill
Britain
England
Washington
McDow Couple Lead Group to Falls Creek Assembly
Reverend and Mrs George McDow and 15 young people departed Monday to attend the Baptist Falls Creek Assembly near Davis.
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George McDow
Poe
Baptist Falls Creek Assembly
Davis
Willis Glasscock Family Hosts Visit in Kiowa
Mr and Mrs Jewell Willis and children of Atoka visit Mr and Mrs A D Glasscock in Kiowa on Sunday. Lee Minton and his mother Mrs S J Minton of San Antonio Texas have left for home after Mrs Minton underwent a major operation at Valley View hospital and plans to travel by plane when able.
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Jewell Willis
Atoka
Mandy Glasscock
Burley
Kiowa
A. D. Glasscock
Lee Minton
San Antonio
Tex
S. J. Minton
Mr and Mrs J W Park and Son Gene Visit Monday
Mr J W Park his wife and their son Gene undertook a business trip to Monday to handle errands and meet contacts. The family adjusted plans to accommodate work needs and return the same day.
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J. W. Park
Gene
Mrs. Glasscock Receives Word of Mother's Illness
Mrs. R. D. Glasscock has word that her mother Mrs. Lou Black is seriously ill at Sasakwa.
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R. D. Glasscock
Lou Black
Sasakwa
Oklahoma City Finds Miss Evelyn Schoolcraft Weekend Pageant
Miss Evelyn Schoolcraft of Oklahoma City was named in a weekend pageant honoring Miss Billie Kay Jor.
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Evelyn Schoolcraft
Oklahoma City
Billie Kay Joron
Local families travel to Oklahoma City for junior baseball tourney
Mrs. Ruby Daughterty and Mrs. Cora Case traveled with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Brown and Miss Nadine Williams to Oklahoma City Sunday to attend the American Legion Junior baseball tournament. Mrs. Daughterty and Mrs. Case remained for Monday games.
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Ruby Daughterty
Cora Case
W. A. Brown
Nadine Williams
Oklahoma City
American Legion
Daughterty
Case
Navy Seeks Reenlistments Of Former Sailors
Navy urges former sailors to reenlist with new rules allowing ship and station choice within broad limits and potential restoration of petty officer ratings with minor grade reductions. The service faces officer shortages and many two year enlistments end soon, prompting a broad outreach campaign.
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Washington
Navy
Navy's Largest Caliber Gun Reaches 16 Inch Benchmark
The United States Navy employs its 16 inch caliber naval guns as the largest standard naval artillery. This weapon system represents the peak in shell size and range for battleship era power and remains a landmark in naval ordnance development.
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United States
Lice Warn Private Sirens On Bikes And Motorcycles
Bartlesville officials issue a warning against using sirens on privately owned bicycles and motorcycles after several youths were cautioned to remove sirens from their vehicles.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Bartlesville Lice
Letter From a GI Overseas Pleads Not to Forget
In a wartime plea from Camp Wood Kumamoto Japan Pfc Paull Little writes to Ada Weekly urging Americans to remember the thousands of GIs still overseas. He describes harsh conditions on Kyuch er Island, longing for home comforts, and stresses the need for moral support and awareness of soldiers’ sacrifices.
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Mr. Little
Ada Weekly
Ada
America
APO
Japan
Kyucher
Paull Little
Open Deer Season Appears Favorable in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City August 5. The state game and fish commission expects an open deer season in Atoka Latimer McCurtain Pushmataha LeFlore Haskell and Pittsburg counties. The panel also voted to expand Darlington hatchery output from 18 000 to 40 000 quail yearly while pheasant hatching drops to 2 900. Fencing of 17 000 acres in McCurtain County begun 1940 and halted 1943 may be completed to protect the preserve with 75 percent federal funding and 20 000 total cost.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Game and Fish Commission
O. G H. Lachenmeyer
Commission
Atoka
Latimer
McCurtain
Pushmataha
LeFlore
McCurtain County
Lachenmeyer
Inis Cox
Game and Fish
Chickasha Riders Urged to Wear Western Dress at Rodeo
The Junior Chamber of Commerce urged Chickasha residents to dress western for the week before and during the Chickasha rodeo scheduled August 26 to 29.
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Chickasha
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tex Co Wildcat McArthur Prepares Drill Stem Test
Cherokee Oklahoma August 5 The Texas Co wildcat McArthur located NW SW of 18 28 12W in Alfalfa county is preparing to take a drill stem test after reaching a total depth of 5720 feet The report notes the test is pending and outlines the exploratory status of the well.
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Cherokee
Okla
Texas Co
McArthur
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