The Ada Weeklies Merge Local Newspapers History
The Ada weekly papers describe consolidations from 1910 1912 and 1919 joining The Ada Evening News Ada Weekly News and other titles under The News Publishing and Printing Co Ada Oklahoma with subscription details and editorial offices noted.
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Ada
Oklahoma
The
News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc County
Eterprise
Ada- Star-Democrat
Ada Evening News
Ada Weekly News
Soil, Floods, and Soil Management in Iowa
An Iowa writer argues that flood control lies in proper soil use rather than river engineering. He praises ponds terraces and grass cover, noting runoff slows when land is well managed and suggesting steps after historical forest and grass destruction. He recalls lessons from the Trail of Tears era.
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Ole Man River
Mississippi
Placing Fewer Boards Gives Oklahoma A Model From Arkansas
The article notes Arkansas trimmed dozens of boards by merging agencies and consolidating duties with the Public Expenditures Council. It compares Oklahoma's situation to Arkansas two years earlier and cites Virginia under Senator Byrd as a historic example of reform leading to debt reduction and a surplus without tax hikes.
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Arkansas
Public Expenditures Council
The
Resources and Development Commission
State Planning Board
Arkansas Agricultural and Industrial Commission
State Food Control Commission
Soil Conservation Commission
Arkansas State Parks Commission
State Forestry Commission and Geological Commission
Office of
State Geologist
State Board of Fiscal Control
Bond Approval Board
Tate Depository Board
State Investment Board
Refunding Board
State Debt Board
Emergency War Board
Special Claims Commission
State Agricultural Credit Board
State Pension Notes Board
Arkansas Construction Commission
Public Service Commission
Department of Public Utilities
Arkansas Corporation Commission
Oklahoma
Virginia
Senator Byrd
Congressional bids to oust Bilbo and Mercantonio
Early plans in the new Congress focus on unseating Senator Bilbo over a Mississippi voting appeal to white voters and Representative Mercantonio of New York over a close election campaign. Republicans lead Bilbo’s ouster effort while Democrats oppose Mercantonio.
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Bilbo
Congress
Mercantonio
New York
Mississippi
American Labor Party
Sun power as future heat source for homes in the southwest
The author argues natural gas and coal are not reliable long term. Sunlight could store heat for winter usage, with southwest winters already providing enough sun to heat homes if captured. The piece claims storing summer heat and winter use is feasible, and that solar heat is no more fantastic than past inventions now in use.
Roses Over Weeds In Modern Books Critique
Readers should focus on the rose of storytelling rather than the weeds of vulgar scenes. Critics argue authors overuse dirt to appeal to readers, missing real meaning and quality in plots.
Labor stability hope praised for postwar era
The writer expresses cautious optimism that labor troubles and strikes may fade when the Republican party takes power after the new year. They intend to be prudent and will praise such improvements if achieved in the postwar period.
Rabbits Abundant This Year According to Hunters
Hunters report a large rabbit crop with one observer claiming ten rabbits in a mile during a morning duck hunt. They note rabbit hunting can be fun this year and that killing rabbits does not affect valuable game animals. Farmers welcome the cottontails and jacks being reduced.
Boston Girls Vote Ike as the Most Exciting Man of 1946
Schoolgirls in Boston named General Dwight D. Eisenhower the most exciting man of 1946. The remark sparked amusement as readers weighed what qualifies as exciting in a public figure.
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Boston
General Eisenhower
We Like Sunshine Despite Recent Rains
The note highlights appreciation for sunny weather while acknowledging the beneficial impact of recent rainfall on gardens and crops. It reflects a cautious optimism about the transition from wet spell to brighter skies.
Peaceful Mexico and the path to stable government
The piece contrasts peaceful civilian rule in Mexico under Miguel Alemán with past military-driven successions. It argues stability could attract capital and boost development, warns Italy’s postwar instability as a cautionary tale, and suggests Washington should seek stability with limited central power to preserve freedom.
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Miguel Aleman
Mexico
Canada
Seven Million Dollars in Two Hours on One Street
A woman counted 7,200 cars over two hours and calculated they moved more than seven million dollars. She contrasted this wealth flow with calls to model the U S government after other nations highlighting American economic vigor.
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United States
Shortages Persist Amid Coal Strike Impact on Industries
The coal strike prolongs shortages in many lines as fuel is not yet secured for eastern industrial centers. Yet some goods are more plentiful than a year ago, and by this time next year production may meet demand across most lines.
Odd tax antics show round of quirky payments
A clerk recounts strange cases in government circles. One man paid 7 cents in income tax but spent nearly $3 in cash and time to file. Another owed four cents and paid in quarterly installments. Not all returns are thus, he notes.
Illinois Wisconsin Iowa teens lead at Chicago International Livestock Exposition
Three teenage exhibitors from Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa plus a Canadian grain grower divided major honors. Phyllis Bonnater of Keswick Iowa won junior champion Hereford steer while William Worthington of Pontiac Illinois won junior grand champion hog. Wayne Disch of Evansville Wisconsin won grand champion and reserve grand champion pen of three southdown lambs. Canadian grain grower W S Simpson won rye grain king with a 56.6 pound bushel. Jacob Walther and C H Walther from Boonville Missouri won hay and small seeds prizes.
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Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Phyllis Bonnater
Keswick
William “Bill” Worthington
Pontiac
Ill
Wayne Disch
Evansville
Wis
Disch
Wayne
United States
W. S. Simpson
Dawson Creek
B. C
Jacob E. Walther
C. H. E. Walther
Boonville, Mo
Claude Messner
Arkansas City, Kas
Unemployed Rising Fast Amid Coal Crisis in 1946
In Pittsburgh and across several states, fuel shortages and coal strikes push unemployment higher. Analysts warn up to 1,000,000 may be laid off by week’s end as steel and coal industries cut output. Philip Murray of the CIO forecasts big wage boosts for 1947.
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Pittsburgh
Youngstown
Bessemer
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Erie Railroad
New York State
Schenectady
General Electric
Porcelain Department
Provo
Utah
Brigham Young University
Colorado
Palisade
Colo
UMW
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steel Workers Union
Murray
Decision Soon By Army On Draft Holiday
An army decision on resuming the draft in January is expected this week. Officials say recommendations to Secretary Patterson and General Eisenhower await action. Advisers favor a selective service call to spur volunteers and bolster manpower, with reports that recruiting neared 5,006 in late November after a decline.
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Washington
Patterson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
War Department
Selective Service
Cabinet On Cutting War Powers
Senator Wiley asks Truman cabinet members and the Veterans Administration to state which wartime powers can be cut and which must continue. He seeks to guide a quick postwar pruning, noting about 500 statutes govern war powers with many lasting six months after the war ends.
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Washington
Truman
Wiley
R.-Wis
Veterans Administration
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Omar Bradley
Bank Burglars Recover War Bonds In Quinlan Alley
Ralph Irion Woodward county undersheriff reports $13 000 in war bonds stolen from the Quinlan bank have been recovered in an alley behind the bank.
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Quinlan
Okla
Ralph Irion
Woodward County
Quinlan Bank
Six Wreck Injured In Two-Car Crash Near Broadway
Six men injured in a Saturday night crash at Fourth and Broadway remained in Valley View hospital with fair conditions. Two are expected to be released Tuesday. Cars skewed about 40 feet before stopping. police say one car crossed the highway and was hit on the side. Names include Leland Ryan J A George Raymond E Summers Richard Glover Lee Alston and Guy Alston.
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Fourth and Broadway
Valley View Hospital
Leland Ryan
J. A. George
Raymond E. Summers
Richard Glover
Pleasant Hill
Lee Alston
Guy Alston
Roff
Route 1
White Bead Girl Wins Scholarship in 4-H Contest
Doris Nadine McDaniel 17 of near Pauls Valley Oklahoma won the national four H Club congress $200 clothing achievement scholarship. It marks the fourth straight year a student from White Beach school east of Pauls Valley has taken a national 4-H prize. Also noted were hay and grain show results with A L Afterburn Renfrew Oklahoma second for hard red winter wheat and Henry Kuntz Cyril first for kafir and milo.
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Chicago
Doris Nadine McDaniel
Pauls Valley
Okla
White Beach School
Doris
Washita
A. L. Afterburn
Renfrew
Henry Kuntz
Cyril
Kafir
Milo
Krug Announces Immediate Gas Flow via Big and Little Inch Pipelines
Secretary of the Interior Krug testified that the government will move natural gas within days at 50 million cubic feet daily and later up to 150 million, using the Big Inch and Little Inch lines to ease the coal shortage amid the strike. He said Tennessee Gas and Transmission would operate under a lease during the emergency.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Krug
Big Inch
Little Inch
House
Seaboard
Tennessee Gas and Transmission Company
War Assets Administration
Federal Power Commission
John L
Two Injured In Stonewall Wreck
Two persons sustained minor injuries in a head on collision on Main street Stonewall in front of the Case Bank. Kenneth Will a highway patrolman said one victim stayed overnight in a local hospital but was released early Sunday.
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Stonewall
Kenneth Will
Case Bank
Four youths linked to nine robberies in Tulsa and Oklahoma City
Alfred E. Quest, 19, of Leavenworth Kansas, admitted participation in nine armed robberies in Tulsa and Oklahoma City and implicated David Wallar 19 and Richard L. Davis 21 of Leavenworth and Bill Pendley 19 of Oklahoma City. Quest drove the wrecked car five miles south of El Dorado, as police recovered $705 from the four youths and reported warrants for armed robbery in Oklahoma City. Wallar is hospitalized with leg wounds from the shootout. the group reportedly scoped grocery stores in Oklahoma City and Tulsa last Thursday and Saturday nights.
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EL Dorado, Kas
Us-77
el Dorado
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Paul L. Frederiksen
Yoth
Alfred E. Quest
Leavenworth
Kas
Quest
David Wallar
Richard L. Davis
Bill Pendley
Wallar
Frederiksen
Hhe
S Savenworth
Oklahoma
Doreim
Temperature Plunges to 26 Degrees Marks First Fall Low
The fall warmth ended as temperatures dropped to 26 degrees with heavy frost and nationwide sub freezing readings. Oklahoma cities reported sub zero conditions with Ponca City Waynoka at 23 and Tulsa at 24 while Oklahoma City airport logged 25. Forecasters expect a return to fair and warmer weather.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma Cities
Weather Bureau
Ponca City
Waynoka
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Weather Observatory
Ardmore
Elk City
Enid
Fort Sill
Guymon
McAlester
Molotov Named Honorary Member Sparks Russian Power Talk
London reports an unexpected publicity push for Vyacheslav Molotov as speculation grows on his possible succession after Stalin. Molotov’s election as an honorary member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences and praise in press coverage fuel debate among diplomats about whether Stalin may be stepping down or relinquishing power.
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London
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Europe
Sriaceer
Molotov
Moscow
Soviet Academy of Science
Stalin
Paris
New York
Communist Party
Russia
Council of Ministers
Georgi M. Malenkov
Andrei Andreyev
Lavrent P. Beria
A. A. Zhdanov
A. L Mikoyan
L. M. Kaganovich
Malenkov
Nikolai Lenin
Storts Fined For False Statement
Zemry Y. Storts was fined $20 and costs by Justice Percy Armstrong after changing his plea from not guilty to guilty for making a false statement to obtain benefits under the Oklahoma Employment Security Act. The local employment office head said no funds were paid. charges followed discovery he sought unemployment benefits to which he was not entitled.
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Zemry Y. Storts
Percy Armstrong
Justice of Peace
Storts
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Mussolini
J. G. Lovelace, Jr
Latta
Pitt Area
Edward E. Bomar
Army
National Guard
Garvin Countian
Club Congress
U.S
Lewis Topliff
Formosa
Estelle Ruth Stewart
Mill Grove
Maurine Steyer
Exeter
LaVerne Hall
Westby
Hall
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