Attlee Resilient as Britain Faces Economic Crisis
In London reports, Britain's three main parties indicate the labor government may weather a deep economic crisis seen as as threatening as Dunkirk. Attlee's position appears secure for now with no leadership challenge, though internal tensions and leftward shifts are noted.
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Arthur Gavshon
Tom Williams
London
Britain
Labor
Dunkerque
Attlee
Labor Party
Liberal Party
No. 10
Downing Street
Ernest Bevin
Herbert Morrison
Hugh Dalton
Stafford Crinns
Board of Trade
Cae
Arab and Jewish Armies Mobilize to Enforce Peace
Arab and Jewish forces mobilize along the Jaffa Tel Aviv border to enforce the peace after seven days of racial strife. Hagana and Mesada units are ordered to defend their sides while remaining alert for attacks. Ramadan processions enter Jerusalem as security is tightened by Sir Alan Cunningham.
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Carter L. Davidson
Jaffa
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Holy Land
Jewish Hagana Defense
Arab Mesada
Old City
Omar
Jerusalem
High Commission
Alan Cunningham
Jaffa- Tel Aviv
Three Teen-Agers Saw Out Of Jail
Three teen age boys charged with forgery escaped Woods county jail in Alva Oklahoma. Arthur Love 17 Bruce Godard 17 and Leo Pearson 18 all from Woodward reportedly sawed their way out of the basement between 10 p m yesterday and 6 a m today. An outside window allegedly provided access to saw blades.
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Alva
Okla
the Woods
Ken W. Greer
Greer
Arthur Love
Bruce Godard
Leo Pearson
Woodward
Greere
Garbo Visits London In Tiny Agate Type
London daily prints Greta Garbo visit in seven line skeletonized report using the smallest agate type. The Express concedes Garbo’s wish to be alone while detailing her first day in the city.
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London
Daily Express
Greta Garbo
Potsdam Turns Parking Meter Into Pony Hitching Spot
Potsdam police report a girl fed a nickel into a new parking meter and tied a pony to the meter shaft, declaring it legal. The odd scene highlights quirky early 20th century city parking rules and public humor.
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Potsdam
N. Y
Sleep, Sweet Sleep Is What Guardsmen Cry
Ft. Sill soldiers endure long wake hours as taps comes at 11 p.m. and many stay up for ice cream, washing, or theater. Rifle platoons report good scores on their first range day while guardsmen polish rifles nightly. Weekend passes for August 16 17 allow some to visit Ada Rodeo before camp duties resume.
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John Clayton
FT. Sill
Okla
Post Exchange
Post
Company C
Ada
Beef cattle tour planned in Coal County area
Arrangements set for a beef cattle tour on Wednesday August 20 starting at 9:00 AM from the post office. Stops include Lee Morrison Olney for Short horn cattle 9:30 to 10:00 AM Frank Martin farm Herefords and Dr R D Cody near Centrahoma for commercial Herefords. Lunch at Chuck Wagon Cafe 12:30.
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Lee Morrison
Olney
Frank Martin
Dr. R. D. Cody
Centrahoma
Chuck Wagon Cafe
A. & M. College
Stillwater
Cody
Washington Forest Coverage Report Highlights 56 Percent
A state analysis shows Washington has 56 percent of its land area covered by forests. Researchers note the dominance of timberlands across the western regions and emphasize conservation needs amid logging pressures.
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Washington State
Campbell to Leave Patrol After Four Years of Service
O. O. Campbell will exit the Oklahoma state highway patrol effective September 1, with his Ada assignment ending Monday. He returns to Soper, where he will teach and serve as grade school principal, after owning a motion picture theater and building a home there. Campbell, a Southeastern State College graduate, taught eight years before four in the patrol, and will relocate with his wife and two children. The Ada unit shrinks to two men. Glenn Clark remains, Cy Killian returns, and Kenneth Wills moves to Sulphur as a new patrol unit opens.
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O. O. Campbell
State Highway Patrol
Ada
Soper
Campbell
Southeastern State College
Durant
Kiamichi
Glenn Clark
Cy Killian
Kennneth Wills
Sulphur
Cherokee Strip Celebration Budget Up for Enid Event
The planning committee in Enid Oklahoma approves a 6900 dollar budget for the annual Cherokee Strip celebration, about 1000 dollars more than last year. The event runs September 14 through 16.
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Enid
Okla
Future of the fruit cellar crowded with smart people
The remark envisions a crowded future where educated minds pile into the limited space of a fruit cellar, predicting a rush of jammed and preserved intellects. It uses playful imagery to suggest a surplus of clever individuals in a confined setting.
Hemispheric Defense Goal Moves at Rio Conference
The inter American conference on hemisphere defense in Rio de Janeiro seeks to implement the Chapultepec act of 1945 to bind Americas against aggression. A Pan American defense solidarity would complement the U N and strengthen world peace efforts amid shifting Big Three unity.
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Rio de Janeiro
United Nations
Two Americas
Mexico City
Tom Connally
Foreign Relations Committee
United States Senate
Americas
United States
San Francisco
World Security Conference
League of Nations
Chapultepec
America
Britain
Russia
U. N
Rio
French Scouts Harbor Germans at World Scout Jamboree
French Boy Scouts allegedly sheltered 17 German youths from Berlin and the German zone amid the jamboree in Moisson. The Germans camped in the Flanders area and were said to travel with visas issued through the French zone. About 1,100 U S scouts performed in the stadium before U S Ambassador Jefferson Caffery as international observers watched.
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Moisson
France
Scout Brotherhood
Germany
Berlin
Flanders
Griffin Patrol
Luxembourg
United States
U. S
Jefferson Caffery
Alleged Liquor Hi Jacking Near Oolagah Oklahoma
Report of an alleged hi jacking of approximately 11000 dollars worth of bonded liquor near Oolagah in Rogers county. Roy Rains, head of the county liquor dealer in Salem, said the theft involved two men ordering delivery to Seneca Missouri. Four armed men then drove off the liquor while two others followed in a car. The driver could identify the four suspects.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oolagah
Rogers County
Roy Rains
Salem
Rains
Seneca
No Joy At Fort Reno
Fort Reno Oklahoma August 16. GI's and 1000 U S mules prepared for Greece serve as nursemaids to the pack animals. Five hundred mules and 50 GI's sail from New Orleans around Sept 1. The original 50 GI's stay in the U S while the rest join the remount mission later.
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Francis E. Barden
Fort Reno
Okla
U. S
Greece
New Orleans
General Lee denounces distortion of his command
Lt. Gen. John C. H. Lee, commander in the Mediterranean theater, rejects Scripps-Howard reports of lavish living and flunkeys, calling them unwarranted and distorted. Eisenhower orders IG inquiry as correspondents visit Livorno to verify conditions.
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RCME
John C. H. Lee
United States
Lee
Mediterranean
U. S. Wb
Robert C. Ruark
Scripps-Howard
Eisenhower
Army
Washington
Livorno
Sulphur Boasts Pure Water From Artesian Wells
Sulphur reports a limitless supply from six Artesian wells five hundred feet deep. The city pumps one or two during peak July and August. The water requires no treatment and the average daily consumption is 750,000 gallons.
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Oklahoma
Farm Women Encampment to Draw Greer County Delegates
About 250 Greer County farm women are expected to attend the annual Farm Women's Encampment at Lagert on August 19, announced by Miss Geraldine Mayes, home demonstration agent. The article notes historical high hat tax in North Carolina as a side fact.
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Mangum
Okla
Greer County
Lagert
Geraldine Mayes
North Carolina
Mediation Sought In Paraguayan Civil War
The 20 nation inter American conference unanimously backed Uruguay's mediation plan to urge both sides in the Paraguayan civil war to seek a quick end. Argentina pressed for swift hemisphere economic aid as part of a broader defense treaty effort while discussions over timing and scope continued.
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Quitandinha
Brazil
inter-American Conference
Argentina
Uruguay
Juan Bramuglia
America
Bogota
U. S
George C. Marshall
United States
Marshall
Tom Connally
D.tex
Connally
Bramuglia
King Suffers Mild Stroke Amid Naval Leadership
Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, 69, was hospitalized in Bethesda after a mild stroke with no paralysis. The bulletin said his condition is not critical as he rests following arteriosclerosis. King has led U S naval forces and has long advocated a strong postwar navy for peace.
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Washington
Ernest J. King
America
Naval Hospital
Naval Operations
Bethesda
United States Fleet
Caddo Beauty Lois Weller Crowned Gallup Pageant
Lois Weller of Oklahoma was named the prettiest maiden at the 25th Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup New Mexico. Bertha Little Coyote, a Cheyenne from Oklahoma, also won a beauty title.
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Gallup
N. M
Lois Weller
Oklahoma
Bertha Little Coyote
Cheyenne
Tipton Free Fair Set for September 8 and 9
Tipton Oklahoma reports the fifth annual Tipton Free Fair will take place on September 8 and 9. The county allocates 750 dollars for premiums, with the remaining expenses to be funded through community fund-raising efforts.
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Tipton
Okla
Ada Schools Announce Enrollment Dates for New Year
Ada schools set first day of classes for Tuesday September 2 with enrollment phased by grade and name. Office hours run August 18 to 29 daily 9 to 4, and all new students should bring report cards while first graders need birth certificates for eligibility under state rules.
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Ada High School
Fitzhugh School Announces Class Start and Enrollment
Fletcher Watson, superintendent of Fitzhugh schools, sets enrollment for Wednesday August 27. Buses run on schedule with noon return daily. Classes begin September 1 with an all day schedule. Four grade and four high school instructors form the faculty. three buses serve the district. Watson returns home, having owned a farm and previously taught at Wilson and Worstell.
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Fletcher Watson
Fitzhugh Schools
Watson
Fitzhugh
Tinker Field Back In Night Shift For War Planes
Brig. Gen. F. S. Borum announced night shifts at Tinker field modification center and supply division to recondition B-29s and P-47s for the Air Forces. The backlog covers more than 1 500 000 items as the goal seeks 12 000 planes in fighting trim.
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Oklahoma City
F. S. Borum
Tinker Field
V-J da Socteah
Army Air Forces
Borum
Williamsburg Hostesses Embrace Eighteenth Century Costumes
In Williamsburg Virginia fashion trends shift as 18th century hostess outfits become stylish once more. The garments feature padded hips natural shoulders narrow waists and long skirts with about 11 yards of fabric versus 3 to 5 in modern dress. They remain cool and comfortable and inspire modern wearers.
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Williamsburg
Virginia
Texas County Free Fair Opens in Guymon with Prizes
Guymon Oklahoma list notes fair opens September 16 with over 4600 dollars in prizes for exhibitors. The event runs through September 20 with judging starting September 17.
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Guymon
Okla
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