Excise Board Reports Tax Levy Reduction in Ada Area
The county excise board cut the overall Ada city levy from 68.07 to 66.11 mills for the new year. Valuation increases reduced many local levies including Allen, Bebee, Byng, Cedar Grove, Lawrence, Summers Chapel, and others. Sinking funds for Francis, Roff, and Stonewall also decreased. The action follows a surplus from the prior year and affects corporations with property holdings in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Bobbitt
County Excise Equalization Board
County Excise Board
Beard
Bobbit
City of
Ada
Bobbitt
Allen
Mills
Bebee
Byng
Tta
Cedar Grove
Lawrence
Summers Chapel
Bom
Dope Peddler Used Big Bellevue Waiting Room
New York police Tuesday charged a 42 year old Manhattan man with running a 500000 dollar narcotics ring from Bellevue Hospital main waiting room. The suspect allegedly kept stock in the underground engine room and held daily office hours while posing as hospital staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York
Manhattan
Lower East
Former Seminole Man Killed in Pipeline Explosion
Phil Harris aged 33 formerly of Seminole Oxfa was killed and another man injured in a Transcontinental Gas pipeline explosion six miles southwest of Eunice. Two blasts followed a break in a pipeline near a crew of 16 workers making a connection with another line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
Phil Harris
Seminole
Oxfa
Beef Prices Due to Rise Could Boost Ceilings
Washington officials told meat industry leaders that beef price ceilings may rise by a cent or two per pound on many cuts rather than fall. The move aims to offset lagging cattle by product yields under the defense production act, preserving normal profit margins for the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Michael ¥. DiSelie
di Sallehi
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Murder Charged in Durant Slaying of Shady Texas Visitor
Durant Oklahoma August 23 2 Hubbed Deere a 40 year old Durant trader is charged with murder in the slaying of J G Thomas a 56 year old Fort Worth Texas figure in Durant. Deere pleaded innocent at arraignment before Justice of Peace Charles A Lynn and was granted a preliminary hearing. He said Thomas threatened him and demanded a drill Thomas had accused Deere of selling or hiding the drill and the two argued over a truck sale and other disputes. Deere said he warned Thomas not to come to his home and after the shooting he called for help. Thomas who was free on bond had been tried thrice for a 1943 killing in Littlefield Texas but was never punished. Mills noted Thomas was also sought in a dynamite death case in Dallas three weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
Okla
Hubbed Deere
Bryan County
J. G. Thomas
Fort Worth
Tex
Deere
Justice of Peace
Charles A. Lynn
B. H. Mills
Thomas
Midland
Thomas’ Associates
Mills
Roy Hunt
Littlefield
Texas Rangers
Dallas
Herbert Noble
Most Agree on Dismissing Cadets
West Point letters show about four hundred responses on the cribbing scandal, with a majority supporting dismissal of the cadets involved. Col James B Leer stated the military academy’s spokesman released the figures and emphasized the overall public preference for dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
James B. Leer
Military Academy
Leer
Enrollment Down On Opening Day For First Graders
Ade public schools report first grade enrollment on opening day down 41 from last year with 135 enrolled across five buildings. Hayes 17, Glenwood 16, Irving 24, Washington 13, Willard 19. Weather and vacation keep families away. full tally to be known after later enrollment. First names A through J enrolled Wednesday. K through R today. S through Z Friday. Junior and senior high enroll next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ade
Hayes
Glenwood
Irving
Washington
Willard
Hurricane Blowing Itself Out Today in Tampico
A killer hurricane that killed at least one person in Tampico and caused over 1 million dollars in damage was dying down today in the Mexican mountains after a week of devastation along the oil port coast. Official casualty toll is unverified, with reports ranging up to 159 dead and 27 injured, while broader counts speculate higher totals as communications remain down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampico
Mexico
Ati Ota Ta
Sues Plant for $231,008
Jonn P. Harrison, former vice president of Commander Mile, Inc., Sand Springs, has sued the plant for $281,200, charging breach of contract. Harrison, filing in district court, contends he was promised the job of president upon employment in 1949 but was fired recently without reason instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Oxfa
Jonn P. Harrison
Commander Mile, Inc
Sand Springs
Harrison
Reson
Oklahoma Weather Turns Cool With Showers Through Friday
Oklahoma faces a cooling trend with ongoing showers into Friday after a patchy week. Highs ranged from the 70s to low 90s and overnight lows dipped to the 60s, as rain totals varied across towns including 1.9 inches in some areas and a midweek cold front moving through the wheat belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Associated Press
Rey Ports
Weath
Wheat Belt
Frederick
Altus
Bartlesville
Idabel
Durant
Murray Backing Rural Phone Act In Oklahoma
Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray pledged support for a rural telephone co operative act in the next legislature if certain provisions are removed. He favors placing cooperatives under the supervision of the corporation commission, noting 207 private phone companies in the state are already under commission control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Murray
Roy Becher
King Osher
Luther Williams
Walters
Boescher
Eubanks
Corporation Commission
Rovernor
Commission
Girl Overlooked By Rescuers Dies in Indiana Crash
In Winamac Indiana on August 22 14 rescuers overlooked three year old Kathryn Dills when they freed her father James Dilts from an overturned automobile. The father whispered Finty to doctors as he suffocated in a hospital. The rescuers returned to the wreck and found the child under the tar and mud. Doctors said she had suffocated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winamac
Ind
Kathryn Dills
James
Dilts
Finty
Yestertay
Breakoff in Korean talks viewed as temporary tactic
Tokyo Aug 23 The Red breakoff of Korean war truce talks was considered temporary by Gen Ridgway's staff. Officials see it as a pressure tactic to push UN from its buffer zone stand along the current front. Red radio boasted of modern weapons and success, while Eighth Army officers express confidence in holding the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Eunson
Nate Polowetzky
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kremlin
United Nations
North Korea
North
South Korea
Ksesong
Korea
Chang
Red
Red China Radio
Ridgoway
Ridgway
Kim Il Sung
Red Radio
U.N
Peng Teh Huai
Honest Mistake in University Sedative Deaths
Pierre, Aug 23 (AP) State's Attorney Martin Weeks and Attorney General Ralph Dunham said the deaths of two people on Aug 15 after injection of the wrong drug during a sedative experiment at the University of South Dakota appear to be an honest mistake. An inquest is recessed while tissue analyses are awaited. there is no current evidence of intent to kill. The deceased are Mrs Ardys Pearson and Jace Clifford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardys Pearson
Jace Clifford
Ridgway says break off Kaesong talks was predecided
General Ridgway stated that communist decision to end Kaesong truce talks likely was made before the alleged bombing. He noted the rapid shift after the incident and said only a high level command could order such a response. An earlier note suggested the incident could be a frame-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kaesong
United Nations
Red
Ridgway
Chang
United Nations Command
U. N
U.N
Britain Gives Iran New Chance on Oil Talks
London reports Britain will reopen discussions with Iran over the Anglo Iranian Oil Co. talks at Abadan. The bid follows Harriman recommendations and aims to resume talks, while Tehran says the talks are finished and Stokes prepares to depart. Harriman plans to report to President Truman amid hope the oil flow to the West can be kept alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Iran
London
Foreign Office
Britan
Abadan
Europe
Tne
W. Averell Harriman
Tehran
Richard Stokes
Washington
Truman
Harriman
Mohammed Mossadegh
Foretold Time of Death in Redwood City Woman
In Redwood City California on August 23 a widow recalls her husband predicted her death at 11:45 PM the same night Mrs Edythe Hinson a 32 year old mother of two sons Donald 3 and James 7 died after returning from a hospital The family says she had great faith and foretold events
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwood City
Calif
Edythe Hinson
Family of Three Develops Polio
In Fort Worth Texas on August 3 a family is hospitalized after polio strikes Mrs. Lester Huelon Collier five weeks ago. Her four month old son followed the next day and the father joined them two days later. The husband is in an iron lung while the wife and baby are in adjoining rooms. Despite the ordeal Mrs Collier remains cheerful saying they are getting along fine and hoping to go home together soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Palio
Lester Huelon Collier
Ker
Collier
Battle For Hills Ends as South Korean Troops Hold Peaks
A five day battle in east central Korea ended with South Korean forces in firm control of all objectives, according to Eighth Army. Casualties were heavy on the Red side, lighter for South Korea, with intense hand to hand fighting reported. Fifth Air Force aircraft attacked communist supply routes amid cloudy weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
8Th Army
Korea
Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
Korean Peninsula
Fifth Air Force
Two Ada Men Arrested After Burglary Attempt
Two Ada men Julius Colbert and Willard Dallas were arrested Wednesday night by Police Officers Ray Goodwin and Lewis Kroth as they emerged from the Port Drive-in on North Broadway carrying cigarettes and peanuts. A third man fled. Cecil Smith said the identity is known. Charges were being prepared Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Ty Ads
Port Drive-in
North Broadway
Cecil Smith
Smith
Julius Caesar Colbert
Willard Duke Dallas
Ray Goodwin
Lewis Kroth
Will Be Taught To Walk And Talk In Pasadena
Four-year-old Donny Martin from Archerwill Saskatchewan arrived ten weeks ago after Canadian specialists said there was no hope. An anonymous woman educator in Pasadena will teach him to talk and walk again under the care of Dr. William T. Grant who performed three brain operations. Donny weighed 20 pounds on arrival and has gained seven. five months of training are expected to restore speech and muscle use lost during his two-year illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Donny Marton
Archerwell
Sask
William T. Grant
Donny
Ulnesa
No Evidence Of Bombing In Armistice Talks Break
Reports from Munsan Korea say the Korean armistice talks were abruptly halted by the communist side accusing the allies of bombing Kaesong and murder of their delegation. General Ridgway rejected the charges as false. The Reds signaled possible future resumption, while allied officials noted no U N planes were active in the area. The break followed a buildup of charges including allegations of an allied jeep with a white flag and a patrol leader’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Tuckman Munsan
Korea
Alles
Red
Matthew
Ridgway
United Nations
Peiping Radio
Peng Teh-Huai
Kim Il Sung
Kaesong
United Nations Command
Reds
W. N
Comaunists
Maison
Munsan
U. N
PESSIMIST on Bla describes urban life and anger
A quip about city living notes how easy it is to find more things one cannot afford. The speaker observes many people only rise to meet occasions when they blow up, reflecting a blunt urban pessimism about modern life.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Excise Board
Ahedi
Texas
Charles 4. Willoughby
MacArthur
Shanghai
House Un-American Activities Committee
Willoughby
U. S
Far East
U.N. Otters
Foels
Cass
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!