Southern editors praise Truman prediction feat
Lewis A Eckl and three other editors from Southern newspapers correctly forecast Truman's victory in the 1948 election poll conducted by Peter Edson for NEA Washington. Eckl inaccurately predicted Alabama only for Truman. others predicted varied electoral tallies. The four editors will receive framing certificates for their notable forecasts.
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Louis A. Edh
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Tramar
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Bewey
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Ben F. Weir
Nevada, Men
Daily Matt
Ernest Jones
Brownwood
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Acai
Coleman A. Marwell
Nashville, Tennegsean
O. E. Jones
Barnsville
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Foxe
Lewis A. Eckl
Ada Weekly News Unscrambled Brief Column
Unscrambled text fragments describe Ada Union interests and local topics. Mentions telephones and business districts but lacks clear events or names for concrete reporting. Reads as fragmented community notes from Ada, possibly referencing a promotional period.
Frey Faces Tough Session Of Law Makers In New Year
In the dawning days of the next year lawmakers will confront repeal of prohibition, constitutional changes, education integration, and budget needs. The piece argues sympathy for timid reformers, notes the push for repeal requires a vote, and covers tax, welfare, and economic cautions affecting Oklahoma as shifts in policy, industry, and farming threaten stability.
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Langston University
United States
Supreme Court
Rive
Vaness School Patrons Enjoy Going To School Again
Vaness residents boarded buses with minimal pillows of snow and walked long rural paths once, to tour the school exhibits. The event showcased student work across rooms, with parents touring, cups of coffee, a forenoon program led by band and piano performances, and praise for vocational classes and neighborliness.
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Vaness
Aksten
Dave
Rusce Om
Reandy
Popcomm
Tispiyos
Vanoss
Dona Barker
Vaross
Maral Wisenhunt
Ferdie Dosving
Wishoma Permer - Stockman
Deering
Dering
Death Finally Wins In Grim Race For Breath
Denver reports the death of Dorothy McKean a 24 year old mother once in the public eye as a symbol in the fight against poliomyelitis Her husband John announced her passing after she spent the final hours in a home respirator following a grueling 1947 journey from Medford Lakes New Jersey The family had relocated to Denver seeking a drier climate and support from the National Association for Poliomyelitis which had them travel nightly to towns including Pittsburgh Butler Osceola Field Kansas City and Salina Kansas Her physicians could not determine the cause of the relapse that ended her long battle with infantile paralysis and respiratory illness."
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Royale
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National Association For i Fantile
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Warton
O. Spinefield
Kansas City
Sa- Una
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Actor Walker Booked For Drunken Disorderly Conduct
Police in Topeka report Bollywood actor Robert Walker was booked on charges of drunkenness and being drunk and disorderly after a hotel disturbance. He was released to local clinic attendants and expected in police court tomorrow. Previously in Los Angeles, Walker and Thelma Byrne faced drunken driving and related charges with Byrne paying a fine. Walker has since been traveling between California and Hollywood projects.
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Dee
Jack Simpson
Garich
Robert Walker
Charee
Drum
Saith Walker
Pol Life
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Bulletin
Waller
Thelma Patricia Byrne
Los Angeles
Miss Byrne
Hollywood
Calvornia
Calvin Even Has Visitors Sunday
W. W. Hundley, son of J. W. Hundley of Calvin, reported Monday that his 76 year old father survived a weekend birthday party. The all day celebration drew guests from Oklahoma and 18 other states. Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of Hundley state founding in Calvin, one of J. Y. Hundley’s early ventures.
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J. Y. Hundley
Muskogee Man Dies in His Car
A Muskogee man, George A. Bobo, was found dead in a car near Haskell, Wyoming, by Deputy Sheriff We Wilson. Deputies say the car, stolen in Muskogee County on December 3, likely caused by natural causes.
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Eddie Brigma
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Deetors
Ada Firm Wins Bridge Contract At Ponca City Oklahoma
Ada firm The Moore Brothers Construction Co. of Ada won the contract to rebuild a bridge over the Arkansas River on Highway 60 near Ponca City. The damaged bridge, knocked by a truck in November, will be replaced with timber and steel supplied by the state. The bid was 12,400 dollars for labor, with total project cost projected around 20,100 dollars. Rumsey Brothers of Wichita, Kansas, had previously owned the truck and bridge involved. The state seeks about 380,000 dollars against Rumsey Brothers for the overall project.
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Moore Brothers Construction Co
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Highway 60
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Russians to Learn Al W Declaration On Human Rights
PARI December 7 Russian leader Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt predicted a curious grapevine will inform the Russian people of the United Nations declaration of human rights. She said the declaration will give moral strength and encourage questions to demand changes in laws and customs. She warned that nationalist censorship cannot stop information spreading through person to person networks even to those living under repressive regimes.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Work Order Issued For Paving Several City Blocks
A work order has been issued for paving two blocks as part of a recent contract award. Townsend Avenue between Main and Tenth streets will be resurfaced with old asphalt removed and holes patched, then several inches of concrete laid. East Thirteenth between Renate and Constant avenues has never been paved before. General Construction Company of Oklahoma City holds the contract. work is to begin on or before December.
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General Construction Corporation
Oklahoma City
Chinese Reds Trap Three Army Groups Near Suchow
Government sources report communist forces encircled about 110000 nationalist troops near Suchow on the central front southwest of the city. Eight to nine Red columns under General Chen Yi formed a ring eight miles long, five miles deep, trapping troops moving south to aid other government units. Civil officials evacuated from Suchow hindered relief efforts as the encirclement closed.
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Suchow
Chen Yi
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Central
Huang Po Tao
Seventh Army Group
Two Little Hurt as Ford Rams Off Highway Near Ada
William Frazier and Wilton Douglas, both injured, escaped severe harm after their 1949 Ford sedan overturned and was demolished five miles east of Ada. Frazier received a slight back injury and Douglas a leg injury while an approaching car failed to dim its lights and did not stop. They were treated at a local hospital.
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