Springfield Stricken by Newspaper Strike Creates Local Despair
Springfield, Massachusetts endures a citywide press blackout since Sept. 27. NEA Special Correspondent Allan Keller notes widespread economic harm, cultural friction, and public unease as ads vanish, stores lose sales, and citizens rely on distant papers while newsprint shortages bite.
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Allan Keller
NEA
Springfield
Mass
Boston
Hartford
New York
Connecticut
Federal Reserve Bank At
New England
Worcester
Portland
Senate probe split widens as GOP report released
In Washington the split on the senate war investigating committee widened when four Republican members made public a staff report on Germany. Kilgore questioned the release calling it unofficial and based on hearsay. Patterson opposed the release and Kilgore stated no resignation.
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Francis J. Kelly
Washington
Germany
Senate War Investigating Committee
Kilgore
D-W. Va
Brewster
Patterson
War Department
Committee
Senate
George Meader
Fixed Artillery Is Out of Date
Washington reports that the United States will strip fixed coastal artillery to a caretaker status. Military budget shifts and demobilization drive reduce harbor defense funding as air bombardment and mobile weapons replace static guns.
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Washington
Speculative stocks risk recalled by Adams in 1922
James Truslow Adams warns in 1922 that speculative stocks could again surge and crash, urging investors to exit within a few years before a downturn that could dwarf 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Truslow Adams
Polar Landmass Perimeter Measured At 14000 Miles
A scientific review notes the frozen land mass at the South Pole has a perimeter around 14,000 miles. Researchers discuss implications for navigation, climate patterns, and mapping accuracy across Antarctica. Measurements rely on remote sensing and historical surveys to estimate the boundary.
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South Pole
Women Buy Twice as Many Gifts as Men
A study finds women purchase gifts at twice the rate of men across shopping periods. Researchers note higher engagement in holiday seasons and occasions driving the disparity in spending and gift frequency.
Hospital Food Costs Soar At Valley View Hospital
Dietitian Mary K. Lehman explains food prices at Valley View hospital have jumped about 86 percent since last year with no sign of relief. She notes shortages of cheaper options like oleomargarine and the rise in labor and equipment costs, urging public support to keep hospital operations and patient care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary K. Lehman
Valley View Hospital
Valley View Dietary Department
Alcohol Involved In Death Of Man In Hollis Jail
Three men found dead in the Hollis jail November 17 died after drinking poisonous liquor. Analysis of James H. Walker’s stomach showed sedative traces and strong alcohol odor. Stomachs of Roy Woodman and Edward Smith await testing. coroner’s jury to file final report.
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Hollis
Okla
Otho Morris
Morris
James H. Walker
State Health Department
Oklahoma City
Roy Woodman
Gould
Edward Smith
S. D. Penix
Justice of the Peace
Bethel Borrowed Shovel to Dig Up Buried Bank Books
In Chicago on December 3 Alfred Bethel 61 entered park district offices and borrowed a shovel to locate bank books he claimed he buried for safekeeping last summer. He said no permanent address and that the books were in a jar near the Illinois Central right away by the loop. Bethel then visited two banks where he claimed to have $1000 in each account and was told the money remained secure and new books would be issued.
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Chicago
Alfred Bethel
Park District
Bethel
Illinois Central
Loop
Ada News Want Ads Reported Higher Returns on Investments
Greater returns for amount in vested appear in Ada News Want Ads as readers note improved yields. The note highlights investors securing better performance from matured stakes and trusted savings plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
Use of German Scientists Has Saved U S Funds Speeded Rocket Research
War Department says German and Austrian scientists have saved the United States over 750 million dollars in basic rocketry research. About 730 experts joined by September 1945 at Wright Field and White Sands. total to reach about 1,000 as transportation is arranged. Some sailed from Bremen. others to Russia and Britain.
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Edward E. Bomar
Washington
United States
War Department
Wright Field
White Sands Rocket Proving Grounds
New Mexico
Bremen
Landshut
Munich
Germany
Europe
Wright
Fort Bliss
Tex
White Sands Proving Grounds
Pecan Show Planned In Ada Saturday
Arrangements are complete for a pecan show in Ada at the county agent office this Saturday Sponsored by the Southern Oklahoma Pecan Growers Association. Exhibits include many varieties with cash prizes and a 1 PM business session on spraying benefits and production.
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Southern Oklahoma Pecan Growers Association
Ada
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Mahan
Moneymakers
Schley
Stuart
Success
Burkett
Garner
Melton
Halburt
Williamson
Squirrels Delight
Western Schley
Clark
van Deman
Muskogee
E. N. Jones
Oklahoma Pecan Growers Association
State Is Not Hard Hit by Coal Strike
Oklahoma Governor Robert S. Kerr said the state has not been seriously affected by the coal strike. The planning and resources board surveyed mayors to assess impact, noting only few local fuel shortages and no imminent large emergency. The inquiry followed requests from Interior Secretary Krug and C P A head J. D. Smalley.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Robert S. Kerr
State Planning and Resources Board
Kerr
Oklahoma City hosts Burns radio show and Oklahoma image praised
Governor Kerr recounts Bob Burns from Van Buren Arkansas bringing his radio show to Oklahoma City on November 24. The program, promoting Oklahoma and the musical Oklahoma!, drew massive crowds, set a world record for weekly theatre attendance, and improved Oklahoma's image. A lighthearted anecdote follows about a missing toothbrush, later found to be Magnolia the dog’s toy, prompting Kerr to replace his toothbrush.
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Bob Burns
Cornfield
van Buren
Arkansas
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oll State
United States
Bill
Mrs. Kerr
Magnolia
Kay
Mancharges Dis orderly Conduct After Fork Attack
Policeman Philip Sylvester was dining at a loop restaurant when a stranger, Raymond C. Chappell, 26, struck his plate with a fork and dumped his coffee. Chappell admitted to the assault and was arrested on a charge of dis orderly conduct and taken to central station.
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Chicago
Philip Sylvester
Sylvester
Raymond C. Chappell
Central Station
Oklahoma A and M wins grand at International Livestock Exposition
The 1 370 pound Short horn steer Royal Jupiter led Oklahoma A and M college Stillwater to the grand championship at the International Livestock Exposition. University of Wyoming Laramie took the reserve grand with the medium heavy Wyoming Challenger Standard.
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Chicago
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
University of Wyoming
Laramie
Wyoming
Rhodes scholarship candidates to be chosen in Oklahoma City
Three Oklahoma candidates will be interviewed next Monday and Tuesday by the state Rhodes Scholarship selection committee. Savoie Lottinville says the three chosen will advance to the Gulf district committee in New Orleans on December 14 along with three nominees from each of five other Gulf States. From 18 candidates across six states the district panel will select six Rhodes scholars.
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Norman
Okla
Oklahoma City
Savoie Lottinville
Oklahoma
Gulf District Committee of Selection
New Orleans
Gulf States
Lottinville
Pontotoc County 4-H Work Revitalized with New Plans
Pontotoc County farm agents led 4-H club reorganizing efforts at Francis and Cedar Grove schools. C. H. Hailey, Lester Smith, and Margaret Baade coordinated program booklets detailing Ada civic club appropriations totaling 2900 dollars for 1947, including 600 dollars for certified chicks, with clubs to fundraise and reuse proceeds.
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Pontotoc
C. H. Hailey
Lester Smith
Margaret Baade
Francis
Cedar Grove
Ada Civic Clubs
Civic Club
Smith
Hailey
Jim Smith
Francis Club
R. L. West
Onita Bryant
Ruby May Larsh
Norma Jean Baker
Truman Scroggins
Leroy Harris
Cedar Grove School
Miss Baade
Ada
French Socialists Back Communist Leader for Premier
French Socialists voted 3,121 to 845 to back Maurice Thorez for interim premier of France's fourth republic. They postponed tonight’s decision on joining a Communist led leftist cabinet after Bi dault resigned, aiming to avoid appearing anti-Communist to working classes.
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Robert C. Wilson
Paris
France
Fourth Republic
Socialist National Congress
Maurice Thorez
Congress
Popular Front
Georges Bidault
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Council
National Assembly
Thorez
Thanksgiving weekend at Oakman a lively school and church scene
The Oakman community enjoyed Thanksgiving with active Sunday School and a weekly community singing night. Residents hosted and visited friends and relatives from Ada and nearby areas, including the Banks and L. Winters households, with many local families spending Sunday together.
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Helen Bushers
Geo. Carter
Bonnie Bryan
Geneva Cecil
Bobbie Seeds
Eddie Walker
Kenneth Walker
Ada
E. Seeds
Leota Hampton
Wendell Cecil
Betty Monger
Clyde Kaiser
E. J. Leeds
L. D. Winters
Luther Fox
California
Flora Carter
Billie Bryan
Violet Cecil
Sidney Binkley
Jackie Lamb
Mildred Anderson
Carolyn Sue
Edd Lamb
Patsy Bryan
Oletta Simpson
Glen Simpson
Donna Joe Seeds
Glen Anderson
Danny Joe Seeds
Jessie Fern Bryan
Sylvia Caton
M. T. Smith
Carl Steel
Candy bars burned after mass return at Pacific bases
In Seattle on December 4, 1942, 1,573,038 candy bars returned from Pacific bases were deemed unfit due to rancidity, worms, or mold. Workmen at the Au burn sub-depot sprayed the bars with gasoline and burned them. retail value was $78,654.15, per Capt. M. C. Ruedy, assistant quartermaster commanding officer.
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Seattle
Pacific
Army
Auburn
M. C. Ruedy
Origin of the Term Cotton Duck for Canvas
The name cotton duck comes from early mills stamping heavy canvas used for ship sails with a duck image. Over time all cotton canvas came to be known as cotton duck or simply duck.
Children as a Handicap to Unhappiness Said by Some
A remark notes that having children can affect happiness, suggesting parenting changes personal contentment and life balance for some individuals.
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Anderson
Holyoke
Massachusetts Ospca
Springfield Symphony Orchestra
Poole’s
Christian Science Monitor
U. S
U. S. Army
Martin Schilling
Wernher von Braun
Ernest Steinhoff
U. S. Army Ordnance
NEA Telephoto
Russia
Britain
Messerschmitt Aircraft Works
Peenemunde
Baltic
Soviet Russia
Great Britain
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
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Rhodes
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