Romance rumors shadowed by royal duties for Elizabeth and Philip
AP analyst notes no engagement announced for Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip though romance is in the British press. Philip's naturalization is discussed as a potential prerequisite for marriage, with Elizabeth trained for queenship and royal duties shaping their public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
England
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Greece
Philip
Buckingham Palace
Lord Mountbatten
Prince Albert
Victoria
London
Edward VIII
Duke of Windsor
Ducks Flit at Sundown Over Texoma Refuge Near Tishomingo
At Lake Texoma, Duck flights at sunset draw crowds as 50 000 to 100 000 ducks use the refuge. Game manager Earl Craven notes ducks circle over danger areas before taking off, with hunters using decoys and calls to draw birds. The 800 acre refuge provides 300 acres of planted grains and 500 acres of natural feed, promising millions of future visitors as ducks migrate. Craven urges the public to visit in the evening around 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishomingo
Craven
Lake Texoma
Halliburton to Pay Two-Week Bonus Checks to Employees
Erle P. Halliburton announced that Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co will enclose two weeks base pay as a bonus in the December 1 payroll envelopes. The bonus, not a cost of living payment, totals over 300000 and will reach about 2900 employees across 18 states, in addition to 60000 in Christmas checks.
More Toys Needed To Assure All That Are Sought
Keith Marshall reports 238 toys needed to furnish for all area needy children. Current supply totals 92 toys plus 63 Lions donated and 29 from outsiders. Seven pickup loads were collected Saturday. about 80 percent can be repaired by East Central and local students. A toy drive movie at Mc Swain theater on Saturday grants admission for one toy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Marshall
Lions Club
Lions
Marshall
East Central
McSwain Theater
Oscar Cantwell
Pontotoc
Tishomingo
Austrian Archduke Felix Hapsburg to Speak Friday
Archduke Felix Hapsburg of Austria will address students and the public Friday morning at 10 o clock in the college auditorium. The talk on World Peace is sponsored by the International Relations club, and Felix, born in Austria in 1916, has lectured widely in the Americas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archduke Felix Hapsburg
Austria
Archduke
Emperor Charles
Hapsburg
Felix
Spain
Archduke Felix
America
North
South America
Governors at Baptist Methodist gathering and Southern Governors' Conference
Governor Kerr recalls family night at St Paul Methodist Church in Muskogee and visits to Miami for the Southern Governors Conference. He notes freight rate battles before ICC and a federal court, hints at impending victory, and mentions Sooners planned for the Gator Bowl. He reflects on term limits and political critics and previews next year’s leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Methodist Church
Muskogee
Miami
Florida
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal District Court
New York State
Supreme Court of the United States
Southern Governors’ Conference
Williams
South Carolina
Sparks
Alabama
Arnall
Georgia
Stevenson
Tex
Caldwell
Oklahoma University
Jacksonville
Gregg Cherry
North Carolina
North Carolina State College
Gallo Defense Claims Wife Slaying Accidental
John E. Gallo Galloway on trial for murder says he did not pull the trigger. He testified he was cleaning a faulty gun when an unintended explosion occurred as he showed the weapon to his wife Catherine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellefonte
John E. Galloway
Penn State
Austin O. Furst
Air Force
Carl Mahaffey
Galloway
Plane crash at Itami airfield kills most aboard
TOKYO reports an army C-46 transport plane crashed two minutes after takeoff from Itami airfield Osaka. Fifth Airforce headquarters says all aboard perished except one survivor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Itami
Osaka
Fifth Airforce Headquarters
Miners and Owners Suffer Losses From Recent Coal Strike
Washington report outlines total losses from 1946 coal strikes totaling about 240 million dollars in miner wages and 54 million in owner losses across 54 idle mining days. It notes 95 million tons of coal not mined and 1.35 million tons of ingot steel forgone in the fall strike, with government oversight of mines but owners still running daily operations under the postwar contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow Washington
John L. Lewis
Solid Fuels Administration
National Coal Association
Coal Owners’ Association
American Iron and Steel Institute
Damon Runyon Dies Of Liver Ailment
New York columnist and author Damon Runyon dies at 62 in Memorial hospital after long illness including a throat trouble. He created Broadway figures in slang including Little Miss Marker Lemon Drop Kid and Harry the Horse. Cremation planned with no funeral services. his agent Paul Small at bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Damon Runyon
Broadway
Miss Marker
Harry the Horse
Memorial Hospital
Paul Small
Runyon
Lindy
Manhattan
Kas
Philippines
Colorado
The
American
Hearst
Mexico
First Army
Ada Gets Full Time Blue Cross Representative
Mrs. R H Mayes of 820 East Twelfth is named representative for the Oklahoma Blue Cross Plan and Oklahoma Physicians Service in the Ada and southeast Oklahoma area. She will serve as enrollment secretary and handle many enrolled groups. Ada led with a community enrollment in Blue Cross, with wider enrollments prompting a full time local representative. Questions go to Mayes at Telephone 1434 in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Mayes
East Twelfth
Oklahoma Blue Cross Plan
Oklahoma Physicians Service
Ada
Oklahoma Territory
N. D. Helland
Tulsa
Mayes
Oklahoma
Blue Cross
Arbitration hearing on TWA pilots wage dispute postponed
A wage dispute arbitration between Trans World Airlines and its pilots has been delayed from December 18. The sessions will occur in Chicago at the Air Lines Pilots Association headquarters, following a 26 day pilot strike that ended November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Trans World Airline
Ree
TWA
Tony
Chicago
Air Lines
Harrisons Welcome Kathleen as New Campus Baby
Dee Harrison and Juanita Harrison celebrate Thanksgiving birth of their daughter Kathleen at Valley View Hospital weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces. Kathleen joins sibling Margaret Dee as the Harrisons await home on campus Apt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Harrison
Dee
Juanita
East Central
Southeastern
Kathleen
Valley View Hospital
Harrisons
Margaret Dee
Apt
Covingtons Return from California Visit
Oakman notes with pleasure the return of Mr and Mrs Elmo Covington from a trip to California.
Lillard Couple Sent To California Memorials Noted
Obituary notice says Mr. and Mrs. Lester Lillard have gone to California for reasons not specified. Visitors at the A. M. Cecil home on Sunday included Lon Cecil and Ada. H. M. Crawford. J. O. Lynch and daughter Cullen Hampton. Leon Cecil and son, Ada. and Elmo Covington family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Lillard
California
A. M. Cecil
Lon Cecil
Ada
H. M. Crawford
J. O. Lynch
Cullen Hampton
Leon Cecil
Elmo Covington
Crawford family visits extend weekend social
Mr and Mrs E G Crawford and daughter Janice spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs E B Crawford. Mr and Mrs A M Cecil visited Mr and Mrs Elmo Covington on Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Crawford
Janice
E. B. Crawford
Elmo Covington
Mrs
Jim Crawford
Social Visits Across Ada Community Names
Mary Lou and others visited Jessie Fern Bryan on Sunday. Joyce Covington visited Billie Bryan. Elmo Covington and Harry Seeds families spent multiple evenings with local households. Wendell Cecil and Patsy Bryan hosted Friday night. Carter and Williams households called on various neighbors including Geo F Carter and Grant Scroggins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou
Betty Sue
Rebecca
Roberta Kaiser
Jessie Fern Bryan
Joyce Covington
Billie Bryan
Wendell Cecil
Patsy Bryan
Maggie Johnston Calls on Mrs Lamb Saturday
Mrs. Maggie Johnston called on Mrs. Lamb Saturday, visiting for friendly chat and morning call routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Johnston
Mrs. Lamb
Mrs. Sarah Carter Visits in George Carter Home
Mrs. Sarah Carter visited the George Carter residence on a Sunday leaving no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Carter
George Carter
Social Calls Reported From Sunday Evening
Miss Geneve Cecil stayed Sunday night with Mrs Flora Carter. Virginia Bandy visited Billy Bryan Sunday evening. Visits were paid to Mr and Mrs Dewey Higd on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Millard Anderson called at the Edd Lamb home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. C. S. Carter
Murry Smith
Geneve Cecil
Flora Carter
Virginia Bandy
Billie Bryan
Mrs. Millard Anderson
Edd Lamb
Pie Supper Friday at Vanoss First Baptist Church
A pie supper will be held Friday night at 7 December 13 at the Vanoss First Baptist Church with proceeds to fund a community Christmas tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanoss First Baptist Church
Thanksgiving Proclamation Across Presidents Since Lincoln
The text notes that every president beginning with Lincoln in 1864 has proclaimed an annual Thanksgiving observance. It highlights the enduring Republican and Democratic traditions behind the holiday as a national acknowledgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Editor's Desk with Long Heritage at East Central College
An antique roll top oak desk with a long service record across East Central College history. From the first president Charles Briles to A Linscheid, the desk moved through departments and now serves the Journal office after restoration, marking 36 years of continuous use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central Journal
East Central College
Journal
Charles W. Briles
James M. Gordon
A. Linscheid
East Central
Physical Science
Education Department
Dewey Allen
Dewey
Education
Journal Office
Four Senators Call Labor Leaders to Propose Ideas on Labor Law Changes
Four senators led by Ralph E. Flanders urged giving union leaders first chance to propose changes to labor laws to avert strikes. Senators Knowland Johnson and McClellan echoed calling labor for initial recommendations, though doubts about union response were voiced. They expect prompt congressional action next month after the coal strike and note CIO wage-boost campaigns and Nathan study backing CIO efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Ralph E. Flanders
Vermont
Industralist
Roosevelt
Flanders
Congress
William F. Knowland
California
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
McClellan
Johnson
John L. Lewis
Lewis
AFL
CIO
Robert R. Nathan
Doctor Sadler resigns as head of Veterans hospital
Dr F E Sadler resigns as superintendent of the state Veterans hospital at Sulphur after 15 years in office. Paul Cope, director of the state soldiers relief commission, said a successor has not been selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
F. E. Sadler
State Veterans Hospital
Sulphur
Paul Cope
State Soldiers Relief Commission
Journal Adds Wandola Dowdy To Editor's Staff
Wandola Dowdy joins the Journal staff as secretary to the editor. A East Central sophomore majoring in business, she aims to boost office efficiency. A Holdenville High School 1944 honor graduate with a commercial major and member of the Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority, she brings strong qualifications and ties to the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wandola Dowdy
Wandola
East Central
Holdenville High School
Vandola
Tulsa Peace Officer J Pred Lawrence to Retire After Three Decades
Tulsa county under sheriff Jan G Lawrence announces retirement after 12 years in office. Lawrence previously served eight years as Latimer county sheriff and six years as a Tulsa police detective and transportation officer before becoming undersheriff under A Marrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsan
Tulsa
Okla
J. Pred Lawrence, Sr
Tulsa County
Jan. G. Lawrence
Latimer County
A. Garland Marrs
Two Youths Escape Jail In Oklahoma Incident
In Norman Oklahoma two youths lured jailer Earl Newman with the pretext of wanting cigarettes and overpowered him in his cell then escaped. Manning Harold 18 and Drnnan John 21 were identified by Newman and later sighted in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Okla
Cleveland County
Earl Newman
Oklahoma City
Newman
Harold Manning
John Drnnan
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Halliburton
Kerr
SFA
Kings Features
International News Service
R.H. Mayes
Physicians Service
Austin
Billy McDonnell
Texas
Pat Hawkins
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York City
June Reinkamper
Ann Krokus
Dee, Juanita, Kathleen, and
Margaret Dee Harrison
Oakman
Mrs. Elmo Covington
Mrs. Harry Seeds
Mrs. Ellis Seeds
Jim Williams
Carter
Geo. F. Carter
M. T. Smith
Mr. Grant Scroggins
Mrs. Dewey Higd
Vanoss
DR. Sadler
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