Ruth Leaves Estate Share For the Kids
Babe Ruth's will dated August 9 provides for his widow Clara Ruth, his three daughters, and adopts three other women. Ten percent of the estate is left to "The Babe Ruth Foundation, Inc." after the widow's death, with the rest divided among the daughters and other beneficiaries.
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Southwestern Tech Teacher Dies By Own Action
WEATHERFORD Okla Aug 31 LILA C Gutty head of the commerce department at Southwestern Institute of Technology Inger was found dead of self inflicted bullet wounds A coroner s jury returned verdict this afternoon Gutty s death was attributed to increasing spells of despondency He had health issues for five years Joining Southwestern Tech in 1976 he expanded the commerce program and introduced a six year course He served as dean of men during the war years He came to Weatherford from Beaver where he had been superintendent of schools 1924 to 638 Previously he taught at Oklahoma City Central High School
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Weatherford
Okla
Lila C. Guilty
Commerce Department
Southwesttum Institute of Technology
Inger
Gutty
Southwestern Tech
Aso
Beaver
Oklahoma City Central High School
Truck Pilots Are Driver Gentlemen in Elgin Voice
Baltimore motor vehicle commissioner Gus says truck drivers are gentlemen of the highway, not reckless violators. He cites sleet and middle-lane hogging as private driving flaws, while praising the profession ahead of awards to truck drivers in Elgin Maryland.
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Gus
Elgin
Maryland
Denimbud
Alwreva
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Preauytationn
Saids Soumntil
West Fitts Oil Well Drills Gas and Oil Shows
West Fitts oil producer unit has its first well drilled in the Geldine area. Pleathorn Oil Corporation and C W Roadhouse No 2 Life, N34 SE NW 28-2N-GE, on the tekt flank, showed gas in a Cromwell sand test from 266 to 2986 feet, with 31 feet of oil and 22 feet of heavily obscured shale. The crew prepared to run pipes after the test.
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McVey resigns as highway superintendent at Anadarko
Anadarzo Oklahoma Aug 22 Bert McVey maintenance superintendent at the state highway department's Anadarko office announced his resignation effective Aug 25. McVey, with the highway department here five years, is a World War veteran aged 35.
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Anadarko
Okla
Bert McVey
State Hiraway Department
Anadarzo
McVer
Highway Department
Congressman's Lot Looks Better on Paper Than in Life
ARTHER EDSON reports on the ironic costs of congressional life and a campaign economy. The text examines salaries, expenses, and perks, noting the lure of office versus the grind of re election battles and the political pressures that shape a lawmaker’s daily world.
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Congressman
New Largest Meteorite Chunk Found Near Norton
A University of New Mexico scientist, Dr Lincolm La Pag, announced a 1000 pound achondritic meteorite found near Norton earlier this week on a Palo Alto farm. The fragment measures about 3% inches long and wide and 14 inches thick, with white sac fragments and nickel bits. Local checks await determination whether the fragment belongs to Miss Whitney or Lang tenants, aided by meteoritics experts from Winslow and Nebraska. Enrollment at Panhandle A and M in Goodwell will begin September 6 for orientation, testing, and freshmen, with classwork starting September 8.
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Helen Whitner
Stanford University
Palo Alto
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Fer
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Aciz
University At Nebraska
Hh Goodwell
Panhandle A and M
Clagswock
Red Dean of England barred from U S lecture tour
Lordly cleric known as the Red Dean of Canterbury, Dr Hewlett Johnson, says the American embassy refused a visa for a U S tour including a Madison Square Garden lecture. He criticizes U S policy on free speech and Soviet friendship, noting hopes to visit America later if tensions ease.
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AP Poreten Atfairs
Hewlett Iohrsom Ddan
Canterbury Cathedral
London
United States
Madizonware Garden
Tean
London Daily Worker
Soviet Union
Br. Johnson
Vieve
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Poland
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Europe
MBL
Guard Officers Oppose Federal Control of Guard
Officers of the Oklahoma National Guard pledge opposition to federal control in peacetime. They condemn a report by the army’s gray beard proposing integrating the Guard into the federal armed forces, asserting the National Guard as state militia. The 35th Infantry Division backs the Guard, declaring the plan false and vowing to oppose abolition efforts.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Oklahoma National Guard
National Guard
35Th Infantry
Oklahoma National Guard Association
45Th
Claud Bond Visits Friends in Ada
Claud Bond, a former Ada resident who attended East Centre State Nowmah in its first year of 1908, visits Ada over the weekend. He will teach at Birdwell High School near Fort Worth after completing work at Southwestern in San Marcos Texas. His son Kendall Bond is at Texas Christian University pursuing basketball and football prospects.
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Ada
East Centre State
Nowmah
Nornan
Theis Reto Wano
Tex
Kerman
Southwestern
San Marcos
Tax
Birdwell
Bt Worth
Koran
Wyate C
University of Oklahoma to Offer City Planning Degree
Norman August 24 The University of Oklahoma will offer a master of regional and city planning degree, first in the Southwest. Dr Leonard Logan, program coordinator, says the course meets rising civic leadership needs and will attract trained professionals. Eligibility includes any graduate of a two or four year college and transcripts must be submitted to OU graduate college.
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Norman
University of Oklahoma
Leonard Logan
Oklahoma
Southwest
Logan
OU Graduate College
Headens Parents Learn Son Freed by Russians in Berlin
In Kansas City on August 3, Thomas P Head en’s parents told reporters they are grateful his release from Russian detention in Berlin has come. The 61 year old Ernest Head en and his 77 year old wife said they prayed for the safe return and that it turned out for the best. Their son, an American military government official, had spent a night in custody before release.
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Kansas City
Thomas P. Headen
Ernest
Nelson Art Gallery
Clal
Berlin
Lomen
Associated Press
Congressional Meetings Attend Diverse Early City Sessions
By 1800 the Congress of the United States had met in several cities including Philadelphia Baltimore Lancaster York Princeton Annapolis Trenton and serve as early sessions across different locales.
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Congress of the United Sates
Philadelphia
Bellimere
Lancaster
York
Princelgn
Annapolis
Trenton
Ser’ Vor
McLish Schools Start After Summer Work and Enrollment
I. W. McKeel announces enrollment begins August 26 with buses on regular routes. Remodeling and improvements completed over the summer. A school program will be in effect starting Monday, September 2. New teachers include Mrs. Rani er Shipman and Mes Joe Holmes among the home actnomse staff.
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McLish Schools
Acm
Simmer Sons
Hot Land
Sxtems
Raniier Shipman
Actnomse
Joe Holmes
Border clash reported at Case Rosa crossing near Goria
Rome reports brief exchange of shots Sunday at the Case Rosa border crossing near Goria between Italian and Yugoslav frontier guards. Italian casualties were said to be wounded, with unclear or unknown Yugoslav casualties.
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Cig
Rosa
Goria
Vacant Lots Being Groomed in Local Area
City official Bill Castleberry reports a steady decline in overgrown vacant lots as owners arrange mowing or allow the city to arrange for work. Most homeowners in other cities have agreed to pay $3 per lot once completed, with six more lined up for Monday mowing.
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Bill Castleberry
Castleberry
Granddaughter of Kaiser Has Twins
Springfield dispatch reports the birth of twins to Mrs. Patterson granddaughter of Kaiser Wilhelm. A girl named Victoria Marina is Princess of Prussia and Countess of Lingen, born first by six minutes to a boy named Marin. Adelaide, the boy, weighs about six pounds. The family includes Count Adelbert Lingen and Countess Lingen of Bonreux.
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Victoria Marina
Prussia
Lingen
Kirby Potter
Fox
Patterson
Marin
Adelaide
Adelbert Lingen
Prince
Bonireux
Switzerland
Cate
X Mra
Lala Cot Walhelm
Germany
Queen Victoria
Radio Tax Confesses Belgians Campaign Against Motorists
The Belgian Ministry of Communications launched a campaign against motorists who have not paid the radio tax. Every radio owner must pay a yearly tax of $2.20, regardless of how many sets exist. A car radio is taxed as long as the car is on the road or at home in effect. The confusion touched owners of portable radios and added to the debate over where a radio is considered "at home." Alva prepares for a Sept event at the county prison camp site south of town.
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Congress
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Bop
Dewey Short
Hernin
Srussells
Belgiam
Ministry of Communication
Hellium
Sara
Amd Empingse Af Eetity
Work Orders Issued On Many Road Jobs Starting At Once
Oklahoma City Sug. 21 Fi State Highway Director Bailey announces work orders to place 736,479.55 in road construction projects during the last week of August. July projects totaled 1,373,139.29 with about 23 miles of hard surfaced roads finished including 13 miles concrete. Open bids Tuesday on 56 projects in 36 counties estimated at 3,750,000. Projects span multiple counties including Mayes, Tulsa, Choctaw, and Beaver with various grades, drainage, and asphalt or concrete surface work.
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Sug
HE. Bailey
Bailey
Toanarkes Suads
Highway Commission
Grand River Tridge
West End
Lorust Grove
A,way Co
Heavier Detour Traffic Plagues North Mississippi Region
The News reports heavier detour traffic around North Mississippi repairs. T H Wyatt counts 160 cars in 22 minutes last Thursday after a storm. Cars passed a resident’s home at a rate far above prior observations, indicating substantial disruption from the detour.
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North Beard
North Mississippi
T. H. Wyatt
Five Tribes Talk Lead Problems in Muskose Oklahoma
Five Tribes leaders meet in Muskose Oklahoma as UPI reports continued concerns over lands being liquidated from Indian heirs. Rep Senboom declined to discuss the visit while citing ongoing congressional inquiries into the agency’s handling of Indian land sales. Agency head Roberts had warned last year that about 1,000 acres per month were liquidated, a rate highlighted during Rep Schwabe’s hearings.
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Muskouse
Okla
UPI
Ximbell Senborn
Sen
Indiana
Senboom
Sup
Roberts
George Schwabe
Sebring to Head RFC Loan Office
Washington action names Cerl B. Sebring Obenoma as head of the Reconstruction Finance Corp loan office in Oklahoma City. Sebring, with 16 years in the RFC and a background in banking and oil, previously served in Hughes County and Osage tribal affairs and held various treasury roles.
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RFC
Washington
Cerl B. Sebring Obenoma
Whey Wires
Reconstruction Finance Corpersuias
Oklahoma
Ci Be
Igeation
I Zegan Hes Sgeat
RFQ
Gilahora Oar
Denking
Hughes Court
Osla
Stele
Sarved
Msg
Funeral Friday for Pioneer of Tupelo
Funeral services were held in Tupelo high school auditorium for Mrs. Emily Ference Duncan who rests with a daughter in Oklahoma. Born in 1371 she moved from Missouri to Texas and then Tupelo 49 years ago. Active in church and gospel radio, she led in the Order of the Eastern Star and left six children and two sons surviving. Burial was at Syres Prairie.
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Tupelo High School
Eimily Ference Duncan
Shelby
Oklahomas
Charias
Coalgate
Duncan
Missouri
Montague County
Tex
The
Baptist Church
John Thomas Duncan
Tapele
Order of the Eastern Star
Tupela
Iva Brey
Richmond
Calif
Pearl Bevis
Stonewall
Pernice Shelby
Oklahoma City
Ollie Farmer
Ada
Arthie Duncan
Syres Prairie
Gasoline Blaze Blocks Highway Near Bapala, Okla
An overturned fuel trailer two miles west of Bapala, Oklahoma caused a fire on US Highway 66. Fourteen? four thousand nine hundred fifty gallons spilled from the trailer and caught fire. Truck driver Alfred Hugo of Tulsa escaped unharmed as sparks from the spill ignited the gasoline. The blaze was contained to the overturned trailer area. the exact extent was not immediately known.
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Bapalpa
Here
Highway Patrol
Mike. Goodinst Claremore
Alfred
Hugo
Hugh Steeding, Inc
Tulsa
Knovier
Goodin
America s Crude Of Production Soars to New Weekly High
Tulsa Oklahoma August report by Land Gas Journal shows U S crude production averaging 5 526 425 barrels daily for the week ended August 21 a record surge over prior weeks. Increases span Indiana Kentucky Michigan Kansas Southwest Missouri Mississippi Arizona Colorado Wyoming and more with declines in Louisiana California and Florida noted while Nebraska New Mexico and Texas hold steady or small changes.
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Okla
America
Land Gas Journal
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Mississipe
Colorado
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Oklahoma College Finance Plans Studied and Approved
Oklahoma City August 24 The board of regents for education approved using 52400 of its own funds to activate surplus buildings at Northeastern Oklahoma A and M College and approved spending 1500 of its own money at Wilburton for rotational agriculture The group prepared financing plans for state colleges to be submitted to the legislature next January The meeting included University of Oklahoma President George L Cross Oklahoma A and M President Henry G Bennett and Attorney General Me Williamson They discussed state segregation laws affecting colleges and universities and issued a brief announcement of the proceedings
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Board of Regents For Education
Oklahoma A and MY
College Et Mia
Eastern Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Wilsurton
Snd
Grocp Preparatory
George L. Cross
University of Oklahoma
Henry G. Bennett
Qulehoma A
M. Collage
Me¢ Q Williamson
Ahloson School Opens August 30
The article notes Ahloson School will begin classes on August 30. It mentions attendance and staff details, including a resignation by Mrs. Geraldine Molyton West and a reference to bank lists and a Marmoz Tecpie in Seba Lake City. The CS government is described as normally employing 3,000 people.
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Iloson School
Geraldine Molyton
West
Deyta
Marmoz Tecpie
Seba Lake City
Oklahoma Seeks Equal Education for Negroes in Segregation Era
Oklahoma acknowledges need to provide negroes equal educational opportunities while meeting demand for separate facilities. Attorney General Williamson tells federal court the state is trying to accommodate requests for graduate studies at the all white University of Oklahoma in Norman. The case, prompted by Governor Welstin and retired negro professor McLaurin, challenges segregation laws as Thurgood Marshall argues for full NAACP access and law courses for Max Ada Lois Fisher.
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Oklahoma
McOre
Mac Q. Williamson
Williamson
Welsurin
All-White University
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McLaurin
Thurgood Marshall
Aeero
National Associaion For the Advancement of Colored People
Marshall
U. S. Supreme Court
Stete
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Arkansas U Admit Negro Girl to Medical School
Arkansas University will admit a 20 year old African American woman to its medical school without segregation. Dr H Clay Chenault said she will join the 143 42 term next month and be treated as a class member like others. The move follows a precedent set by allowing a Black law student in 1987.
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Ark
Aum
University of Arkansas
H. Clay Chenault
Mac
Hot Springs
Chenault
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Law
Silas Hunt
Texarkane
Roy Girl
Knoxville, Tenn. College
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Association of Amerian Medics
Col. Legis
Three Sailors Die In Guam Explosion Rumors of Fourth Missing
In Guam a series of blasts at a Navy gasoline tank farm caused a large fire that burned over five hours. Three sailors were killed and a fourth was missing, with names later released as Seaman Williams and others. Rescue crews were overtaken by fumes from the overwhelmed tank. Navy officials reported casualties and withheld final details at the time.
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Anessay
Arezo
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Ril Seamon Yore
BP Hansen
Louise Overell to Wed Policeman in Los Angeles
Louise Overell, a wealthy heiress, announces engagement to Hotere Canase, a former Air Force man turned radio patriot. The couple met through friends after Overell’s acquittal in a murder case involving her late father. Cannon, a former husband, is referenced with prior marriages and a divorce.
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Lee Pee
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Hotere Canase
Air Force Summery
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