Truman prepares for junior size price controls and OPA shift
Washington reports the Truman administration readying a junior size price control system and a possible baby OPA if Congress orders it, with a wartime blueprint to expand into a full war production board if needed. Officials warn a new price center agency may be created from scratch, likely four to five months from approval, as allocations, credit, and civilian output controls are planned.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Truman
Congress
War Production Board
America
Office of Price
Defense Production Administration
Commerce Department
CPA
France
Ager
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Comrmnerie
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Sawyer
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Chapman
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Tobin
National Security Resources Board
Pearl Harbor
Convinc
Capitol Hall
Chester
Bowles
Henderson
Connecticut
Manta
U S on Alert for Commie Traitors and Saboteurs
NEA reports the Korean crisis prompts a stronger US home front. FBI filings show past arrests of aliens and the government’s plan to counter treason with public cooperation, legal safeguards, and new espionage powers amid McCarthyism era tensions.
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U.S
NEA
Washington
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Howard McGrath
Kner
Hoover
Congress
House UN- American Activities Committee
Winners Named In Ada Baby Show Saturday Night
Winners announced at the Ada VFW Baby Show event held Saturday night. Judging named prettiest girl and handsomest boy, grand champion received a golden trophy, with entrants earning gifts and runners-up receiving trays. Judy Kay Wilms and Richard Weyne Welch led the list with other top honors and court members including Phyllis Keltner as queen.
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VFW
Or ‘Aid
Ain
Judy Kay Wilms
Roy J. Williams
Roff
Beverly Jo White
Ray W. White
Richard Weyne Welch
HC. Welch
North Francis
Melton Harris
Aubrey Harris
Aldridge Hotel
Cynthia
Bryn Jenkins
Marcia Jean Jenkins
West Ninth
Joy LaJean Massengale
Gene Massengale
West Sixth
Byce Brannan
Harry
H Brannan
South Francis
Phyllis Keltner
LaDean Daegs
Cherry Randell
Phyllis Robinson
Duchess of Victory
Betty David
Countess of Victory
Maxneferry
Beira Hicks
Tacqueline Bickham
Marine Recruiter To See Action in Korea Soon
S/Sgt. Lawrence T. Drennan Jr. leaves Ada for Camp Pendleton en route to Korea to join the First Marine Division now fighting there. He is an overseas WWII veteran with 22 months service. Replacing him in Ada is T/Sgt. John W. Cutright, a 10 year Marine veteran who previously served with the First Marine Division at Camp Pendleton and once appeared in the film To the Sands of Iwo.
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Ada
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Korea
California
First Marine Division
Set. Drennen
Maud
Chicago
Sgt Drennan
John W. Cutright
Marines
Cutright
First
Marine Division
Camp Pandieton
Sands of
Iwo
Mel Jody
Woodbury
N. J
Minnesota
Roy Grace Named To McAlester Post
Roy Grace, former Ada county engineer, appointed highway department resident engineer at McAlester. Grace has served as division engineer at Ada and assistant state construction engineer in charge of farm to market road work since transferring to Oklahoma City two years ago. The move follows recent legislative action affecting highway project management.
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H. ©. Batley
Roy Grace
Adan
Highway Department
McAlester
Grace
Seminole County
Ada
Oklahoma City
Specific Instructions On What to Do If A Bomb Hits
Washington reports on new official guidance from the Atomic Energy Commission five years after the first atomic blast. The 456 page book The Effects of Alarm Weapons outlines direct citizen actions to survive an air burst, protect against heat and debris, and shelter inside or outside shelter. It also covers contamination prevention, building resilience, and medical measures for atomic casualties while noting radiological warfare debates and unresolved questions.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
ASC
Radioactive contamination cleanup ideas from Bikini era notes
A historical passage outlines steps to manage radioactive areas including limits on resident exposure, street washing with water and detergents, turning contaminated soil, packaging foods to prevent dust, purifying water with distillation, and using removable coatings to protect surfaces with disposal of removed materials.
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Bikini
Young Americans to Receive Bravery Medal from President
Four American youths will be named Young American Medal for Bravery recipients for peacetime acts of life saving or notable public service. Authorized by a DM signed by President Truman, two winners under 18 will be honored along with two for significant public service. Governors may nominate two each year. the attorney general will forward four names to the president.
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Washington
Aug
Truman
Chelf D-Ky
New Army Training Methods Cut Time to Ready Troops
General Mark W. Clark announced new unconventional training that will shorten division readiness to nine months, with National Guard units able to finish in five to six months. He explained trimming excess training and stressing combat roles to prepare drafters for action. Clark expects talks with National Guard leaders to align guard divisions for combat within six months.
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New York
Mark W. Clark
U. S. Army Field Forces
National Counter Intelligence Corps
Clark
National Guard
Italy
Lark
Drumrights Volunteer Highway Patrol Keeps Traffic Flow Clear
In Drumright Oklahoma a 12 man non paid volunteer auxiliary highway patrol helps manage traffic at large events and assists with policing. The unit formed in 1942 from World War I veterans and has persisted since, with 12 of 15 original members remaining. City officials say Drumright has better traffic control than similar sized towns.
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Okita
uBi
Thane Ly
Cevie
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Oklahoma
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