Gold Mine Meets Social Register Dream
Mark Evans, a mining engineer, strikes a fabulous gold vein in the Canadian winter and falls for Kathleen McDingle, whose Montreal society-figure photo he finds. He brokers a million-dollar ore deal by spring, travels to meet Kathleen, and confusion erupts when Kathleen’s mother reveals the photo matches her daughter from 1920. Kathleen invites him to dinner.
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New York
Mark Evans
Kathleen McDingle
Kathleen Mc Dingle
the McDingles
Social Register
Montreal
Evans
Her
Mark
Kathleen
New Oil Gas Well for Pott County
Shawnee Oklahoma August 25 testing of a new oil and gas well north of the Lake Shawnee pool in Pottawatomie county resumed today. Deep Rock Oil Co. No 1 black in SESE NW 17 10N 2E flowed 42 barrels per hour on a four hour test and gas at 1 200 000 cubic feet daily. The Wilcox sand at 6013 feet was topped with core to 6026 feet and casing at 6015 feet with no saltwater traces found in contrast to nine prior wildcats in the Wilcox.
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Shawnee
Okla
Lake Shawnee
Pottawatomie County
Deep Rock Oil Co
Black
Sese
Wilcox
Kingfisher Hospital Board Names Officers for Drive
Dorman Morsman elected chairman of the Kingfisher community Hospital Association board. O. R. Kinney named vice chairman, John Danne treasurer, John Bradley secretary. The board plans a fund drive starting September 1.
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Kingfisher
Dorman Morsman
Kingfisher Community Hospital Association
O. R. Kinney
John Danne
John Bradley
Alibi Ike Johnny Meyer The Free Spender
Hollywood profile of Johnny Meyer a publicity man tied to Howard Hughes and Errol Flynn details how he spent others money to entertain officials and boost publicity while banking his own modest salary. The piece notes Meyers flashy lifestyle his connections from Cleveland to Hollywood and his knack for spending others money.
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Erskine Johnson
NEA
Hollywood
Johnny Meyer
Errol Flynn
Howard Hughes
Senate
Johnny
Hughes
Army
Navy
Meyer
Cleveland O
University of Ohio
New York
Flynn
Warner Studio
Kee Flynn
Errol
Fay Emerson
Elliott Roosevelt
Fay
Bac
Ferguson halts Hughes inquiry over press agent subpoena
NEA Hollywood correspondent traces Johnny Meyer who became Ferguson's alibi Ike for stopping the Senate probe after it grew into a Washington summertime sideshow.
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Homer Ferguson
Hughes
NEA
Hollywood
Johnny Meyer
Ferguson
Ike
Senate
Washington
Spinning Wheel Invention Traced To India
A historical note states the spinning wheel was invented in India and remains widely used there today, highlighting its lasting cultural and practical importance.
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India
Nathaniel Hawthorne Born June 16, 1804
American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on June 16, 1804, in Salem Massachusetts. This summary notes his birth date and birthplace as a concise biographical detail.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Labor Day Holiday Comes With League Finishes
Ada stores and offices close for Labor Day as the Sooner State league wraps its season with a doubleheader against the Ardmore Indians. Playoffs follow, marking the end of the league's first full season.
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Ada Herefords
Ardmore Indians
Ada Stores Arts
Ada
Abandoned Indian Boy Turns Out to Be Runaway
A ten year old Indian boy found sleeping on a Oklahoma City lawn and told police of being abandoned by his parents is identified as a runaway from Concho Indian School. He described being let out of a car downtown and not picked up, claiming 30 hours without food. He waits at Sunbeam home for a call from his parents to return to school.
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Oklahoma City
Concho Indian School
Sunbeam
Oklahoma AG rules license revocation permanent
Oklahoma Attorney General Mac Q Williamson ruled that a driver's license revoked or cancelled by the state commissioner of public safety cannot be restored, effective immediately.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Commissioner of Public Safety
Mac Q. Williamson
Belgiums dense rail network and vast waterways
Belgium boasts the worlds densest railroad system and a waterway network second only to the Netherlands, highlighting its advanced transport infrastructure and strategic European linkage.
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Belgium
The
Netherlands
Debate Over U S Immigration Policy and Refugees
Senator Downey supported Truman's plan to admit about 400000 displaced Europeans, warning of a race death threat. Senator Revercomb urged tightening safeguards and hearings to study immigration. The Senate funded a 50000 study and authorized hearings to assess displacement, screening, and regional placement.
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Washington
Downey
D-Call
United States
California
Truman
Europe
Revercomb
R-Wva
Senate
Congress
America
45th Breaks Up After N G Camp
Fort Sill Oklahoma figures show 3 500 enlisted men and 500 officers dismissed at the end of the postwar National Guard training camp. Maj Gen James C Styron lauded the division for smooth operations, noting only one AWOL and no serious injuries. Pay day marked final day with a peacetime payroll near 249 000 dollars.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Oklahoma
45Th National Guard
National Guard
James C. Styron
Hobart
Styron
Boy Who Lost His Legs Returns Home
Glenwood Brann Jr., 11, who had both legs amputated after burns in a game, came home from a five month hospital stay. A crowd greeted him with a welcome home sign as he cheerfuly waved, met his baby sister born the day of the surgery, and prepared for artificial legs after his 12th birthday at Springfield hospital.
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Malden
Mass
Glenwood Brann, Jr
Glenny
Skip
Springfield Hospital
Phooey
German Inexpensive Refrigerator Uses Salt Ammonia Heat
A household refrigerator developed in Germany uses calcium chloride ammonia and heating gas. It is described as relatively inexpensive and satisfactorily reliable.
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Germany
Archaeologists Debate Sahara as Former Populous Nation
Archaeologists contend the Sahara once hosted a thriving civilization with dense populations and notable settlements, arguing for ancient societal complexity across a vast arid region.
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Sahara Desert
Fear Greek Guerrilla Effort To Try to Seize Government
The United States warned that communist led guerrillas in Greece may seek to seize control with foreign aid. Officials cited Greek cabinet collapse and regional neighbors Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia as backing guerrilla warfare. The UN vetoes by Russia risk delaying intervention as the United States pursues international action before the General Assembly. A reconstruction target date of June 30 1948 was set with $350 million appropriation for Greece.
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Washington
United States
W. Henderson
State Department
Office of
Air 1
Athens
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
United Nations General Assembly
Russia
Assembly
Henderson
Greece
General Assembly
United Nations
McGhee
Congress
Moscow Propaganda Seeks to Discredit U S Motives in Europe Aid
A report chronicles intense Soviet propaganda alleging American motives behind the Marshall plan and Europe aid. It cites broadcasts in many languages from Moscow and satellites, claims of U S imperialism, and notes congressional debates on counterpropaganda and official radio use.
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Moscow
U.S
Europe
Pravda
Izvestia
Greece
Turkey
Uncle Sam
Britain
State Department
Radio
United States
Western Europe
U. S
Russia
Sam
Hungary
Germany
England
Austria
Congress
Egg White Used In Adhesives And Leather Coatings
Egg white that adheres to the shell is employed in adhesives for paper sizing and as a coating for leather, reflecting its versatile binding and finishing properties in industrial uses.
Vanoss Township Fair Dates Set for Sept 9 10
Farmers and residents finalize plans for the fourth annual Vanoss Township fair offering 300 dollars in prize money. The event runs September 9 and 10 with a Stamps Quartet program on September 9 night. Contestants include 4 H FFA FHA and adults, with winners advancing to Pontotoc County and then Tulsa State fairs.
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Vanoss Township
Vanoss
Stamps
T. E. Jones
Fre Vaness
Pontotoc County Fair
Tulsa
Statewide Square Dance Planned For Oklahoma
Ardmore groups announce a December 12 13 statewide square dance for Oklahoma fans to promote the folk art. Trophies would be offered for a contest and an association of 100 plus clubs may be formed to plan annual meets. In Duncan Reed Roller Bit Co. makes Duncan its district office with Warner Greer as district manager.
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Ardmore
Okla
Oklahoma
Duncan
Reed Roller Bit Co
Warner Greer
Oklahoma Guardsmen Recover From Food Poisoning
Army medical officers said 31 soldiers of the Oklahoma National Guard, part of the 45th division en route home from Fort Sill, were recovering from Sunday food poisoning with all but four or five to be released from Tinker Field Hospital today. Aboard six troop trains, guardsmen were given food boxes before departure. three on one train and 28 on another fell ill. A board of inquiry was appointed.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma National Guard
Tinker Field Hospital
45Th Division
Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Argentina Backs Collective Action Plan in Hemisphere Defense
At the Inter-American defense conference in Quitandinha Brazil Argentina agrees to allow collective action to stop intra-hemisphere aggression after consultations. Venezuela proposed a compromise, and sources say the United States accepted it, narrowing the treaty impasse.
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Quitandinha
Brazil
Argentina
Proby
Venezuela
United States
Roff Man Dies Electrically At Roff Sand Plant
Ola Hodges 33 of Route No 2 Roff was electrocuted at Mid-Continent Silica Sand plant. Wayne Vickers and Dr E Gullatt tried artificial respiration but Hodges died. He served in the navy, survived by wife Nettie and children Phyllis Ann Roberta, parents in California, two brothers and five sisters. Funeral arrangements by Criswell Funeral Home.
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Ola Hodges
Roff
Ada
Wayne Vickers
E. Gullatt
Hodges
Navy
Criswell Funeral Home
Nettie Hodges
Phyllis Ann
Roberta
J. M. Hodges
California
Banks Ready to Cash GI Terminal Leave Bonds
Local banks expect heavy demand from veterans for cashing GI terminal leave bonds with First National and Oklahoma State banks ready to handle new bond payments. Officials anticipate a strong first days, then tapering volume as services shift from Series E handling to the new program.
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First National
Oklahoma State
Con
Man to mark 29th birthday by stomach tube surgery
Mickey Schuster of Youngstown Ohio born in Pittsburgh will celebrate his 29th birthday by eating cake through a tube in his stomach and begin a series of operations to restore normal swallowing. He swallowed lye 26 years ago, damaging his throat and esophagus leaving him fed by tube. He awaits procedures to widen the esophagus while longing for solid foods and dinners with friends.
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Pittsburgh
Mickey Schuster
Mickey
Youngstown
Ohio
Indian School Aid Handling Changes in Oklahoma
Federal aid for Indian children in Oklahoma public schools will be managed by the state department of education. A $280 000 contract with the interior department funds food clothing books and other necessities while the federal day and boarding schools remain under federal operation. State Supervisor Oliver Hodge notes the move does not transfer control of purely Indian schools and outlines new personnel for the state program.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Department of Education
W. T. Doyel
State Board
Department of Interior
Oliver Hodge
Indian Agency
Hodge
W. H. Clasby
E. L. Hoggard
Tulsa
Deer season rules to be set by OK Fish and Game
The State Fish and Game Commission will meet September 2 to set deer season regulations. Deer season runs November 10 to 14 in seven Oklahoma counties: McCurtain Pushmataha Le Flore Latimer Pittsburg Haskell and Atoka.
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Oklahoma City
State Fish and Game Commission
Kelly DeBusk
Oklahoma
McCurtain
Pushmataha
LeFlore
Latimer
Pittsburgh
Haskell
Atoka
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Pott County
Alibi
Tiajuana
Ran
Aenee Thomas
Champagne
John W. Meyer
Woodford
Roy Chadwick
Mtami Beach
Fla
Revercome
45Th
N. G
Edward E. Bomar
Walters
Cotton County
Victoria Regis
Sizemores
W. Va
Orval Brown
Hoopeston Il
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