Army and NEA name 1945 All America team
NEA Sports Editor Harry Grayson lists Army led 1945 All America with Richard Pitzer DeWitt Coulter Arthur Gerometta Herschel Fuson John Green Albert Nemetz Henry Foldberg Glenn Davis Arnold Tucker Thomas McMeridian Felix Blanchard. The piece notes Army dominance and regional representation, highlighting backfield blockers and the team’s 17 straight wins.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
New York
Army
NEA Service
Richard J. Pitzer
Connellsville
DeWitt E. Coulter
San Antonio
Arthur L. Gerometta
Gary
Ind
Herschel FE. Fuson
Middlesburg
John F. Green
Shelbyville
Albert M. Nemetz
Prince George
Henry C. Foldberg
Dallas
Pontotoc Ration Board Merger Consolidates Areas
The Pontotoc county war price and rationing board will absorb areas from Coalgate Sulphur Konawa and the local office. Coal and Murray counties lose boards and Konawa Sasakwa office closes. Merger set for Dec 12 with Ada as new area board site and about 22 boards statewide by Jan 1 1946.
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Pontotoc County
Coalgate
Sulphur
Konawa
Ofice
Coal
Murray
Seminole County
Sasakwa
Ada
Return Checks Or Cash Early For Christmas Seals
The annual sale supports Oklahoma TB control with a $200,000 goal, up from $185,000 last year, aiding mass chest x rays and home treatment. Dr. Carl Puckett notes Oklahoma’s higher TB death rate, while Harvey Lambert and Capt. H F Blackburn are cited in promotion and travel details.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Harvey Lambert
Paris Sky Chief Opens Transatlantic Route
The Paris Sky Chief landed at Orly after 47 hours total from Washington with stops in Gander and Shannon, inaugurating a new commercial route for transcontinental and western airlines. Passengers included Postmaster Hannegan and several lawmakers. Regular flights to Paris expected by December 20, with Cairo extensions planned. The flight cut transatlantic time and speed records.
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Paris
Sky Chief
Transcontinental
Western Airlines
Orly Field
Washington
Gander
Newfoundland
Shannon
Ireland
Robert Hannegan
Edward Robertson
R.wyo
Clarence le
Twin Highway Cage Conference Reconstitutes Full Schedule
The Twin Highways junior high basketball conference reactivates for the season with members Shawnee Seminole Wewoka Holdenville Ada Maud Horace Mann of Ada and McAlester. McAlester joins but schedule status unclear while Horace Mann and Maud cannot participate. Jack Frost of Shawnee reelected president and Hugh Warren of Ada secretary treasurer.
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Twin-Highway
Shawnee
Seminole
Wewoka
Holdenville
Ada
Maud
Horace Mann
McAlester
Jack Frost
Hugh Warren
Hailey Takes 11 Exhibits To State Pecan Show
Eleven exhibits from the Southern Oklahoma Pecan Show were entered in the State Pecan Show at Pauls Valley December 4–5. County agent C H Hailey announced the entries including natives and varieties by Zimmerman Parker Moneymaker Melton Wood Crabtree Phillips Cales and Barnes. First place Ada show winners advance to the state competition with large cash prizes offered.
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Oklahoma
Pauls Valley
C. H. Hailey
Zimmerman and
Parker
Williamson
Moneymaker
Melton
M. R. Wood
Schley
John V. Crabtree
Mahan
Nelson
Stuar
Claremore Seeks UNO Capital For World City Bid
Claremore Oklahoma official seeks to host the United Nations capital. Mayor Elmer Tanner sent the bid to President Truman after civic groups endorsed the plan. Another Oklahoma town Tahkahoma in the Kiamichi mountains also seeks consideration.
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Claremore
Okla
Will Rogers
United Nations
Elmer Tanner
Oklahoma City
Truman
Oklahoma
Tuskahoma
Kiamichi Mountains
Ada Touted Glass Sand Center of Oklahoma Field Trip
During the Sixth Annual Oklahoma Mineral Industries Conference Ada was hailed as a potential Glass Sand Capital of the state. A tour included nearby sites at Rofs Hazel Atlas Mill Creek and Hickory plants, with officials favoring next year’s event in Ada and noting the rich resources observed.
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Ada
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Mineral Industries
Rofs
Hickory
Mill Creek
Hazel Atlas Glass Plant
Hugh D. Miser
Washington
Miser
Dolomite Tour Yields Samples From Ten Acre Rock
N A Junior Newton and L W Crump of Oklahoma Natural Gas guided a Tulsa audience on a field tour to dolomite deposits along a country road. Spectators collected samples, with Ten Acre Rock producing the most. The remark about dolomite being limestone appeared as termites were noted.
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N. A
Bill Barbay
Building stone to chicken feed: investor faces busy venture
Bill Barbay, manager of a new firm with $45,000 invested, says his products are already spoken for. He promises chicken grits priced at 2.35 dollars per ton, sharply under eastern firms 9.65 dollars. Over 200 people registered for the conference.
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Bill Barbay
Bill
Conference aims for better attendance next year
The meeting notes project that with the conference returning here next year more people will register and meetings will be better attended.
State Supreme Court Opinions in Oklahoma City Docket
Supreme Court opinions issued today affirming in multiple cases including Andrew Russworth v. Blanche Sims Blaine county and Zelma Robinson Harper v Arthur Harper Oklahoma county. Several reversals noted in City of Stillwater v A J Thomas Payne county and related matters involving estates and railroad bankruptcy.
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Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Andrew Russworth
Blanche Sims
Blaine County
Charles B. Rogers
O. C. Lasster
Spencer Adams
Tulsa County
City of
Stillwater
A. J. Thomas
Payne County
Guy A. Thompson
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co
State of Oklahoma
Corporation Commission
Zelma Robinson Harper
Arthur A. Harper
Oklahoma County
Paul Reese
Arlie Russell
Lee Russell
L. Russell
le Flore
Billen
Dairy
Or Southeast Dairy
Leonard Billen
Norman V. Anderson
State Industrial Commission
Commission
Oras Allman
Anita Allman
Cotton County
Addie Cummings
Ian Gardner Biley
Everett Gardner
J. A. Cummings
Garfield County
Barnsdall
Mabel Curnutt
H. M. Curnutt
Osage County
Drake Discharged From Army Service
Sgt. Howard C. Drake twenty six of Route 2 Salem Oregon has been discharged from the army. He served with the second foreign transport group of the ferrying division ATC Wilmington Del including twelve months in the Aleutians. He attended Meeker high school Meeker Okla and was an auto mechanic in civilian life.
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Howard C. Drake
Route 2
Salem
Oregon
Tommy Maines
Ada
ATC
Wilmington
Del
Aleutians
Meeker High School
Meeker
Okla
Freak Calf With Two Complete Heads
Dr. Oral Sanders brought a Pontotoc Ott Burnett ranch Hereford calf born with two complete heads. The heads were severed to save the cow, and both heads included eyes ears nose and mouth.
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Oral Sanders
Ott Burnett
Pontotoc
Prince Morimasa Nas himoto Named Suspect in War Crimes
Tokyo reports Supreme Headquarters says no special dispensation for Prince Morimasa Nas himoto, first imperial household member named as a suspect. Foreign Minister Shigeru Yoshida requested a reprieve for the aged prince as arrests of 59 prominent Japanese proceed.
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Tokyo
Supreme Headquarters
Morimasa Nashimoto
Imperial Household
Shigeru Yoshida
Greater returns for amount in ws Classified Ads
Classified ad notice reports increased values for investments and services in the Wisconsin state listings. It notes favorable rates, clearer terms, and guidance for readers seeking better value and clarity in advertisements.
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Ada News
Checks Pour In To Aid Sister Kenny Foundation Drive
Funds for the Sister Kenny Foundation polio program exceed 600 by Sunday as Ada locals back a 2000 goal. County chairman Idris Traylor urges mail or bank drop offs at Ed Martin First National Bank to avoid door-to-door calls. Bing Crosby and Jimmy Dorsey will promote the drive on Mutual Radio from 7 to 7:30 p.m. with emphasis on training nurses and technicians.
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Sister Kenny Foundation
Idris Traylor
Ed Martin
First National Bank
Ada
Bing Crosby
National Drive
Mutual
Jimmy Dorsey
W. L. Kistler Jr
Tulsa
Joe Beck
Katz Department Store
Ed Menasco Service
Marjorie Kitcher
C. W. Roadhouse
R. W. Simpson
Howard Thompson Agency
H. S. Moore
Finley and Lollar
Elks Club
Chevrolet
Oklahoma State Bank
Roy S. McKeown
Biff Jones Resigns as Nebraska Head Coach and AD
Lincoln, Neb. Dec 4 Col Lawrence M Biff Jones resigns as head football coach and director of athletics at the University of Nebraska after the athletic board offers only the post of director of intercollegiate athletics. Jones, on wartime leave as West Point athletic director, says resignation is effective immediately.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Lawrence M
Biff) Jones
University of Nebraska
Athletic
Col. Jones
West Point
Biffer
Liberty Ship Henry Ward Beecher Loses Propeller at sea
A seagoing tug and possibly other ships sped from Bermuda to assist the liberty ship Henry Ward Beecher carrying 541 homeward bound troops after radioing for help 340 miles northeast of Bermuda. The navy tug Restorer was en route to the stalled vessel in the Third Naval District.
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New York
Bermuda
Henry Ward Beecher
Third Naval District
Restorer
Plan for a Bigger Pontotoc County Christmas Party
Civic club officers approve a larger Pontotoc County Christmas Party with co chairs Adj Henry Van Dee and Gene Gulick to coordinate a county wide effort. Lions Kiwanians Rotarians Jaycees Elks and Legionnaires join. street kettle donations fund candy sacks for Santa. Program includes carols over loudspeakers from street lights on to party end.
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Civic Club
Pontotoc County
Adj
Henry van Dee
Gene Gulick
Ada
Lions
Kiwanians
Rotarians
Jaycees
Elks and
Legionnaires
Santa Claus
Seek Survivors Of Plane Fall
Lt Warren H Lawson of Mangum Oklahoma recounted his struggle through deep snow and forest after parachuting from a navy plane missing with four airmen near Mount St Helens. Lawson sheltered in a hollow log and cabin, aided by a Tulsa motorist, while rescue crews searched the area for the others.
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Portland
Ore
Army
Washington
Mount St. Helen’s
Navy
Los
Warren H. Lawson
Mangum
Okla
Hollow Log
Oklahoma
Lawson
Tulsa
Cougar, Wash
District Scout Supper and Program Approves New Leader
About 250 people attended Ada senior high gym for a pot luck supper and district Scout meeting. The event moved to the auditorium for a candle lighting ceremony and program. Martin Clark was elected president of the Pontotoc district, succeeding J F Teacue. Norris from East Central tallied 31.
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Ada Senior High
Pontotoc
Oklahoma Cotton Crop Estimate Set At 297000 Bales
Oklahoma state Department of Agriculture reports the cotton crop at 297000 bales for 1946, well below 1944’s 665000. Late planting and pests blamed. about 81 percent harvested. November weather good for harvest but rain needed. stock water at 94 percent of normal. wheat condition 13 percent below normal. peanuts and rain sorghum yields noted.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Nationalists Ready To Move On Mukden
In Manchuria Chinese Nationalist armies boosted by airborne supplies await approval from Russia to begin a final march on Mukden. Lt. Gen. Tu Yuming says no entry until Russian withdrawal or occupation talks fail and a battle with Chinese Communists for the city becomes necessary.
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Chinhsien
Manchuria
Russia
Mukden
Tu Yuming
Chungking
Owner Returns for Rattlesnakes on Exhibition
Springfield police answered several calls about a box with 15 live rattlesnakes found by residents. The owner appeared to reclaim the reptiles after his helper, a boy hired to feed them, was frightened and abandoned the display.
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Springfield
Two Armed Robbers Rifle Cushing Wholesale Store
Two masked men robbed the Cushing Wholesale Grocery of 421 dollars late yesterday. They fled on foot and disappeared from the city street.
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Cushing
Cushing Wholesale
Cold snap grips Oklahoma with subfreezing readings
Temperatures plunged across the state Monday night with Ponca City at 12 degrees the lowest, Ada and Oklahoma City at 18, Guyman 19, and Ardmore the warmest at 47. Snow dustings fell in Bartlesville while Tulsa reported a trace and McAlester saw 23. Farmers prepared for more cold and many households sheltered hose bibs and pipes.
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W. H. Enloe
Hubert Fountain
Enloe
Associated Press
Ponca City
Panhandle
Guyman
Ada
Oklahoma City
McAlester
Bartlesville
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Lt. McKoy Declared Dead After WWII Service
War Department announced Lt. George Colbert McKoy declared dead after being listed missing in June 1944 over Germany. An East Central State College and University of Oklahoma graduate, he trained as a B-24 pilot with the Eighth Air Force and was shot down near Hamburg on mission eight. He received the Air Medal and Purple Heart posthumously. Survived by mother Mrs. John H. McKoy Sr and siblings in New Mexico and Oklahoma.
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War Department
George Colbert McKoy
John H. McKoy
Stonewall
McKoy
Germany
East Central State College
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Armed Services
San Antonio
Waco
Texas
Liberal
Kansas
Salt Lake City
Pueblo
Colorado
Westover Field
Springfield
Massachusetts
England
Eighth Air Force
Northhampton
Hamburg
Area 1
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Isaac E. Simonds
Clovis
W. N. Bassett
Edward P. Allen
Oklahoma City
Future Of Oil Tied Up With Taxation
Forrest M. Darrough general counsel for Carter Oil says the petroleum industry's future hinges on federal taxation trends. Speaking at the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association tax forum in Tulsa he notes wartime tax problems and the need for continued study. H. D. Mahin of Phillips Petroleum adds context from Bartlesville.
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Tulsa
Okla
Forrest M. Darrough
Carter Oil Company
Darrough
Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
H. D. Mahin
Phillips Petroleum Company
Bartlesville
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