Truman Plans Trio of Messages to New Congress
President Truman outlined three separate messages to the new Republican controlled Congress. He will send a state of the union message a budget note and a third message based on the economic advisory council report. He refused to discuss tax reductions or the Wagner act but said he would renew a plea for a merger of the armed forces.
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Maximum Employment Council
Washington
Truman
Congress
State of the Union
United States
Lewis
Mr. Truman
Capitol
Christmas Seals Purchase Urged in Ada County
County chairman Homer Peay urged donations to the Christmas Seals sale supporting tuberculosis work. Boxes in Ada bank lobbies offer easy drop offs as the county nears a 1400 dollar tally toward a 2800 dollar goal. Auxiliary members sell bonds for 5 to 50 dollars and push early support with certificates and stamps.
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Homer Peay
Ada
Peay
Pontotoc County
Women’s Auxiliary
Weather Oklahoma Outlook Fair Tonight Then Colder
Generally fair weather persists in Oklahoma with a sharp cool down tonight reaching around 25 degrees in the far north and very cold conditions in the extreme south and southeast by Friday. Night will see frigid temperatures while Friday remains cold across the state.
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Oklahoma
Clearing Skies Follow Cold Snap After Rainfall
Thursday dawned with clearing skies after four days of near continuous rain. Weather observers report 7.26 inches of precipitation recorded in the period ending today, marking a dramatic shift to cooler, drier conditions for the area.
Emil H Wyatt of Muskogee is named OG&E Ada district manager
Emil H Wyatt, long time Muskogee sales supervisor for Oklahoma Gas and Electric, is transferred to Ada as district manager, succeeding the late T G Kelly. He will move full time after January 1 and remains active in Muskogee civic groups. Wyatt's wife and two children will stay in Muskogee until Ada housing is established.
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Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Muskogee
Ada
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T. G. Kelly
Chamber of Commerce
YMCA
Shrine
Bedouin Temple
First Christian Church
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Shrine Dinner Club
Oklahoma Cotton Of Higher Grade This Season
Oklahoma cotton ginned this season shows higher grade and longer staple than last year. The southwest cotton branch of the Production and Marketing Administration reports 210 199 bales ginned through November 30 with an average staple of 29.4 thirty seconds of an inch versus 29.1 last year. Ginnings through November 30 last year totaled 241 123 bales. The report notes a smaller share of medium and lower white grades and more spotted cotton, mainly in higher grades.
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Dallas
Oklahoma
Southwest Cotton Branch
The
Production and Marketing Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Mechanization Transforms Cotton Industry in 1800s America
A historical note traces the rise of cotton ginning spinning and weaving in America during the 1800s. The text highlights key shifts from manual to mechanized processes and the broad impact on production and labor.
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America
Pecan Show Of 1947 To Be Held At Ada Oklahoma
Ada delegates attended the Muskogee state pecan show where a favorable recommendation was won to host the 1947 convention in Ada. W T Melton Ada and others were elected state director along with Bartlesville and Chandler reps. C A Bradford Tulsa named president Grover Hayden OKemah first vice president and D C Mooring Stillwater secretary treasurer. H J Massey Ada won first with Texas Prolific exhibit. Mount Okmulgee won 1946 Carl Hubbell trophy for best pecan seedling, and his Stuart variety seedling won the better Oklahoma pecans award.
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Muskogee
W. T. Melton
Roy Cunningham
Bartlesville
Leslie Newman
Chandler
C. A. Bradford
Tulsa
Grover Hayden
Okemah
D. C. Mooring
Stillwater
H. J. Massey
Texas
B. H. Clanton
John Skinner
R. H. Brians
C. H. Hailey
E. E. Mount
Okmulgee
Carl Hubbell
Mount
Stuart
Oklahoma
The
Association
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Oklahoma Pecan Cracking Plants
Bilbo Pressed for Mississippi War Contract Awards
Senate witnesses testified that Senator Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi pressured for war contracts worth 25.9 million dollars. Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Robins recalled Bilbo bringing contractors to offices as early as 1940 and recommending them for multi million dollar awards. Douglas I. Mackay named over 40 Mississippi contracts. Bilbo was barred from cross examining witnesses.
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Washington
Army
Theodore Bilbo
D-Miss
Mississippi
Thomas M. Robins
Senate
Bilbo
Douglas I. Mackay
Army Engineer
Bilbb
Turner to deliver first post election address Friday
Gov elect Roy J Turner will speak at a forum at Crown Heights Methodist Church in Oklahoma City tomorrow night outlining plans for state issues. Aides say he will focus on mental institutions highways and state taxes. Turner serves on the church board of stewards.
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Oklahoma City
Roy J. Turner
Crown Heights Methodist Church
Turner
Hitler's Top Militarists Facing Trial
American prosecutors prepare individual prosecutions of high ranking Nazi militarists for waging aggressive war. Brig. Gen. Telford Taylor leads a team in Washington to gather files for Nazi leaders slated for Nürnberg trials. Possible defendants include von Runstedt, Brauchitsch, Halder, Manstein, Leeb and others held near Frankfurt and Augsburg.
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International Military Tribunal
Adolf Hitler
Telford Taylor
U. S
War Department
Washington
Nazi Germany
Nurenberg
Hermann Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Wilhelm Keitel
Alfred Jodl
Frankfurt
Augsburg
Karl Gerd von Runstedt
Ardennes Bulge
Walther von Brauchitsch
Poland
Franz Halder
Fritz von Manstein
Wilhelm von Leeb
Rome Mayor Resigns After Turbulent City Council
In Rome a social democrat mayoral winner Salvatore Rebecchini, 52, was forced to resign during a noisy session as leftists refused to participate in the city junta. The council will attempt to elect a new mayor within 12 days after the November municipal election.
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Rome
Eternal City
Salvatore Rebecchini
of the People
Eight Die As Ice House Fire Topples Tenement
In New York on December 12 a five alarm blaze at an abandoned ice house on West 184th Street collapsed a five story wall, killing eight and injuring many. Firemen recovered four bodies, with four more seen. debris trapped 38 people including children. Fire cause unknown.
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New York
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Frank Moorehead
Anthony Biancardi
Daniel Corrado
Thomas Phillips
Thomas P. Brophy
West 184Th Street
Retired Ardmore Man Donates 50 000 For Chapel
Ruel B. Gilbert a bedridden retired Ardmore Oklahoma merchant has given 50000 for a chapel at First Methodist Church in St. Petersburg Florida. Church officers said the offer was accepted and plans approved. This is his second 50000 gift to the church. He has lived in the city 16 years.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Ruel B. Gilbert
Ardmore
Okla
Gilbert
U S Has Some Real Military Secrets Now Ahead in Ships
Washington dispatch notes a possible UN census of armaments and troop strength could reveal top drawer American military secrets beyond the atom bomb. The idea mirrors British calls for full particulars on naval land and air armaments amid stalled negotiations in New York.
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U. S
Washington
United Nations
New York
Labor Legislation Push From House Committee Report
The House Committee on Postwar Economic Policy and Planning urged constructive labor laws to reduce labor management disputes and curb recession risk. It called ending OPA powers by January 31 1947 with rent controls to continue, trimming the federal budget to 30 billion and suggesting some tax cuts, while Byrd warned against any tax relief in 1947. The report stressed productivity and cooperation as fixes for high employment and economic stability.
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Washington
House
OPA
Capitol
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Byrd
Wrong Sock Snares Santa Duty in New Britain Tale
A New Britain boy fears an empty Christmas sock after a Santa incident at a department store. He was scolded for punching the Santa after claiming a bicycle was promised last year. The five year old quips about Santa bypassing him if the law has its way.
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New Britain
Conn
Santa Claus
Winter Driving Tip: Slow Down For Safety
A cautious tip notes that in winter conditions it is safer to drive slowly than be forced to slow down suddenly. The guidance emphasizes reduced speeds and increased attention to road surfaces.
Suit Attacks Beer Law's Legality in Oklahoma
Cleveland County Attorney Herbert Hodge filed a suit before the Oklahoma Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the state 3.2 beer sale law. He seeks a writ of prohibition to stop Cleveland County Judge Sylvester Grim from issuing a beer license, arguing the state constitution bans manufacture sale or gift of intoxicating liquor including beer ale and wine. The case seeks original jurisdiction to resolve the question.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Supreme Court
Cleveland County
Herbert Hodge
Sylvester Grim
Hodge
Hodges
Amputation totals by U S armed services in World War II
During World War II United States services reported fewer than eighteen thousand amputation cases. The Army accounted for about 15 000, while the Navy Marines and Coast Guard totaled roughly 2 500.
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United States Armed Services
Army
Navy
Marines
iCoast Guard
Foreign Ministers Close New York Session In Peace Talks
In New York the Big Fur foreign ministers council, led by Molotov, moves toward completing peacemaking sessions. They drafted German and Austrian peace settlements and plan a final meeting to finish minor treaty details and approve a six point Moscow agenda for the March conference.
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V. M. Molotov
Big
Fur Foreign Ministers Council
Moscow
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Austria
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London
Allied Control Council
Berlin
Molotov
Ruhr
Rhineland
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Brazil
Yugoslavia
Denmark
Ygoslavia
UN Subcommittee approves half of arms reduction plan
A UN sub-committee quickly approved the first half of a world arms reduction draft after two amendments. Canada proposed provisions requiring Security Council plans to be approved by a full General Assembly session and ratified by member states, plus a clause ensuring armament cuts stay under peaceful control of atomic energy.
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Max Harrelson
New York
United Nations
Security Council
General Assembly
Canada
Venezuelan revolt fails as insurgents flee by air
President Romulo Betancourt remains unscathed after a 12 hour uprising aimed at overthrowing his cabinet. Insurgents fled by air with planes reaching Colombia. two pilots and 14 mechanics surrendered. Maj. Carlos Maldonado Pena named as a revolt leader and linked to former presidents Lopez Contreras and Isaias Medina Angarita.
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Sam Dawson
Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
Maracay
Colombia
Carlos Maldonado Pena
Lopez Contreras
Isaias
Medina Angarita
Big Train Funeral Set for Walter Johnson in Washington
Funeral services will be held at 2 30 p m EST tomorrow at Washington cathedral for Walter Johnson the former Big Train of baseball who died Tuesday Diamond notables including Manager Ossie Bluege and Nick Altrock will serve as pallbearers Burial is planned for Union Cemetery in Rockville Maryland near Johnsons retirement farm
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Washington
Washington Cathedral
Walter Johnson
Ossie Bluege
Washington Senators
Nick Altrock
Union Cemetery
Rockville
Johnson
Bank Deposits in Tulsa Reach Record Levels
Tulsa daily banking report shows deposits in four national banks at 307,884,367 on December 1, up more than 13 million from the prior year and 2 million above the November total.
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Tulsa
Nehru Proposes India Be Declared Independent Republic
New Delhi December 11 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru leader of the Hindu party and first minister in India's interim government presented a resolution to the constituent assembly urging India to be proclaimed an independent sovereign republic. Discussion scheduled for tomorrow.
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New Delhi
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Constituent Assembly
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