Operating Room and Emergency Room Key Hospital Hubs
The article, by nurse supervisor Cassie Robertson, outlines rising costs and equipment shortages in the Operating Room Emergency Room and Central Supply at the hospital. It notes price increases from 1938 to now for basic tools like forceps and Kelly clamps, reliance on a single autoclave, and calls for an additional autoclave to meet growing surgical and obstetric needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassie Robertson
R. N
Surgical Department
General Hospital
Coal Output Mounting Now
U P I reports soft coal production rising to about 68 percent of normal after the end of the bituminous strike. Central Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania, and Ohio show substantial daily outputs while some mines remain idle. Local unions delay conclusions on return to work and helmet rules. Marianna closes as workers balk at safety gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
AFL
Solid Fuels Administration
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Central Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania
Northwestern Virginia
Ohio
West Virginia Panhandle
West Virginia
Lewis
Marianna
No Sugar Increase For First Quarter
The agriculture department announced civilian sugar allocations for January through March with no increase in consumer and industrial ration levels for that period. A new Spare sugar stamp for five pounds becomes valid Jan 1 through Apr 30, replacing the expiring current stamp. Officials expect no ration raises before April 1 1947 as crops and imports from Cuba and Puerto Rico grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
OPA
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Global Thunderstorm Activity Faces Lightning Flood Update
The world hosts about 1800 thunderstorms at any moment producing roughly 360000 lightning flashes worldwide, highlighting intense atmospheric activity and risk of fire and power disruption across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heir Soul
Pecan growers plan large scale spray to combat case bearer
Stephens county farmers will spray at least 5000 pecan trees next year after successful results on the Lindesmith farm where 400 sprayed trees yielded 65 pounds each while 200 unsprayed trees bore none. Hairy vetch gains popularity in Caddo county with G. C. Campbell reporting 350 pounds of clean seed per acre and $50 per acre income from seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Stephens County
Murray Cox
W. N. Lindsmith
Lindesmith
Caddo County
G. C. Campbell
Campbell
Vetch Seen as Triple Threat Crop in Kingfisher County
County agent Joe Cunningham says vetch serves as a pasture crop soil improvement crop and cash crop when sold as planting seed. Farmers adopt it to boost forage soil health and generate income through seed sales in Kingfisher County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingfisher County
Joe Cunningham
Fertilizer application boosts corn yield in Cherokee County
John Holland of Kritten den community applied 100 pounds of 5-10-5 fertilizer plus 100 pounds of superphosphate per acre to corn last spring. Harvest shows 15 bushels per acre more on treated land, county agent Vernon McKinley reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Holland
Krittenden
Cherokee County
Vernon McKinley
Farmers Plant Korean lespedeza Seed in 1946 Spring
Curtis Floyd county agent reports coal county farmers planted 120000 pounds of Korean lespedeza seed in the spring of 1946. The crop provided excellent grazing, especially during the dry summer months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal County
Curtis Floyd
City Police Report Busy Weekend With 23 Arrests
Ada policemen made 23 arrests over the weekend on eight charges. Eight arrested for drunkenness, three on complaints, two for fighting, three for possession of intoxicating liquor, two for loitering, one for investigation, three for disturbance and one drunk driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Hooded Crow Color Variation in Europe
A note on corvid plumage states that not all crows are black with the hooded crow in Europe showing predominantly gray feathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Butter and Bacon Cheapest In Omaha Across Nation
An Associated Press survey shows Omaha offers the lowest butter 74 cents and bacon 59 cents a pound, with wide price gaps across 35 cities. Meat notes place Oklahoma City at 53 cents for sirloin, Denver leading at 36 cents under OPA. Soap and toilet tissue remain top scarcities in most cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Oklahoma City
Associated Press
Nebraska
Charlotte
N. C
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Calif
Jacksonville
Fla
Rochester
N. Y
Washington, D. C
OPA
Kansas City
New Haven
Conn
Albany
Albuquerque
N. M
Denver
Helena
Mont
Portland
Ore
Chicago
Providence
Milwaukee
New Orleans
San Francisco
Favors Texas Route For State Cotton Movement
Oklahoma cotton is urged to move to Texas gulf ports for shipment rather than via Memphis rail. Commerce counsel James Knudsen testified that gulf access helps Oklahoma farmers export directly or ship by boat to mills at a lower rate, about three fourths cheaper than rail freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Texas Gulf Ports
Memphis
James K. Knudsen
Commerce
Department
Knudsen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
Gulf Ports
March 31 Deadline Set for Labor Control Measures
Lawmakers from both parties set March 31 as the deadline for new labor control measures to prevent a potential coal strike. President Truman assigns Clark M. Clifford to draft administration recommendations while Republicans push for a compulsory arbitration law to avert shutdowns in utilities transportation and essential commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
John S. Lewis
Congress
Truman
Lewis
Clark M. Clifford
White House
Daily Oil Output Drops Past Week
Daily U S crude oil output for the week ending December 7 averaged 4 010 450 barrels per day, down 105 870 from the prior week. Texas led declines at 2 010 450, Kansas fell to 249 550, others dropped in Illinois Colorado Montana Wyoming and the East. Oklahoma and California posted gains with Louisiana and Michigan also rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
Kansas
Illinois
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
Oklahoma
California
Michigan
Louisiana
Twas Beautiful Morning for Jess
In Armstrong, constable Jess Lea found a $20 bill hidden in the lining of his hat. He had forgotten placing the money there and recalled the hat had not been worn for months. The discovery occurred while preparing to sew the hat band after removing it in the rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Lea
Armstrong Justice Court
O.k
Lea
Identity Motorist Killed by Train in Sapulpa
Authorities identified Leonard Lightner, about 34, a rural resident, as the motorist killed when his stalled car was struck by Frisco Railroad's Meteor eastbound train near Sapulpa Oklahoma. Engineer Arthur Rorie of Oklahoma City said he saw the car too late to stop. train delayed over an hour while wreckage was cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sapulpa
Okla
Leonard Lightner
Lightner
Frisco Railroad
Arthur Rorie
Oklahoma City
Men Not Policy Are Now Major Occupation Problem
HAL BOYLE reports on the U S occupation in Germany focusing on the type of men sent to govern postwar zones. He notes a drain of business and professional elites from the occupation and quotes soldiers and officials about carpetbaggers and the quality of American staff. He contrasts American and Russian officials and discusses promotion, loyalty, and the pull of home jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
America
Germany
Senate
Occupied
Army
Washington
Highway Patrol Arrests Four Over Weekend in Ada
Ada highway patrolmen report four weekend arrests. Orrell Johnson and Paul H. Rogers charged with public drunkenness. Doro Catherine Moreland charged with violation of the rules of the road No. 1. Charley Cleveland Jones charged with public drunkenness. Cases filed in Armstrong and Bourland justice courts. Officers Kenneth E. Will and O. O. Campbell made the arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
Ada
Orrell Johnson
Doro Catherine Moreland
Paul H. Rogers
Charley Cleveland Jones
Armstrong and Bourland
Justice of the Peace
Kenneth E. Will
O. O. Campbell
Report Finds 99 Pints Taxpaid Liquor Found
Sheriff and Constable Lea report locating 99 pints of tax paid liquor on North Broadway. Charges of illegal possession of intoxicating whiskey filed in county court against Noble Brown George Brown and Neal Winters. Prior charges filed August 14 1946 and November 7 1946 show no court action yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Office
Jess Lea
North Broadway
Noble
George Brown
Noble Brown
Neal Winters
War Assets Admin grants interim airport permits to Oklahoma towns
Washington reports the War Assets Administration awarded interim permits for use of surplus military airports to Sayre Frederick and Grand field in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Assets Administration
Sayre
Frederick
Grandfield
Okla
Record rainfall sweeps Oklahoma with heavy totals and road closures
Heavy rains drenched southeastern Oklahoma from Sunday into Monday with McAlester reporting nearly eight inches and Ada totaling about five inches in two days. Roads closed on U S 270 and Highway 3 west of McAlester while Highway 3 reopened later. Poteau and Canadian rivers rose, wheat growers hailed the rain, and temperatures stayed mild from 66 down to 35 at Waynoka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
McAlester
Associated Press
U. S
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Poteau
Eufaula
Arkansas Line
U. S. 75
Coalgate
Calvin
Ardmore
Waynoka
Fire origin unclear in Winecoff Hotel disaster
Fire Marshal says cause may never be known but a smoker under the influence of alcohol could have started the blaze. Liquor bottles found. charred mattress on third floor cited as possible starting point. 117 bodies identified. several Gainesville girls among the dead. One Canadian victim named. 100 injured with 49 still hospitalized in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Winecoff Hotel
Harry Phillips
Council
Phillips
C. C. Styron
Gaines- Ville
Red Cross
Gainesville
W. H. Miller
Suzanne Moore
YMCA
Borgia McCoy
St. Stephens
New Brunswick
Canada
Brothers Change Pleas to Guilty
Noble and George Brown pleaded guilty to illegal possession of intoxicating whisky found last Friday by sheriff deputies and a constable. They were arraigned before County Judge W. G. Long and face sentencing Friday morning per County Attorney Tom D. McKeown. Neal Winters, charged in a separate case with one Brown brother, will also be sentenced Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble
George Brown
Brown Brothers
W. G. Long
Tom D. McKeown
Neal Winters
Wright Brothers First Flight Milestone and Sister’s Flight
The Wright brothers achieved the first powered flight of a heavier-than-air machine. Their sister was the first woman to ride in such a powered aircraft, marking a historic moment in early aviation history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright Brothers
Georgia Tech Student Charged After Winecoff Fire Glass Door Break
Arnold Hardy a Georgia Tech student and amateur photographer faced a disorderly conduct charge for smashing a drugstore door during the Winecoff hotel fire aftermath. His trial was set for December 13 in the city recorder's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Winecoff Hotel
Arnold Hardy
Georgia Tech
Hardy
City Recorder’s Court
W. L. Jay
Marshall County Attorney Freed in Whisky Theft Case
Marshall County Attorney O. C. Barnes was freed on charges related to stealing nine cases of whisky from the sheriff's vault after a recommendation by Assistant Attorney General Lewis A. Wallace. Also freed was Clint Taylor, a local barber charged with molesting a prisoner. Three other men, Gilbert Coe, Joe Isbell and Marvin Farmer, faced preliminary hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madill
Okla
Lewis A. Wallace
Frank Grider
Marshall County
O. C. Barnes
Wallace
Clint Taylor
Joe Everett
Taylor
Gilbert Coe
Joe Isbell
Marvin Farmer
Main Water Line Breaks Near Ada
A main water line from Byrd's Mill spring to the city pump station broke Monday night about five miles south of Ada on the Charles Bates ranch. City Manager W E Hansen said Tuesday there will be no water shortage as repairs proceed, with time depending on excavation needed. The city reservoir is full and will supply water in sufficient quantity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd's Mill Spring
Ada
Charles Bates
W. E. Hansen
Deadline Near On Rental Unit Listing
Local rent control officials in Pontotoc county urge owners to list all rental properties including apartments houses hotels and tourist cabins before this Saturday. Business and farm properties are exempt. The office also handles rent control administration for Seminole and Garvin counties and noncompliance may lead to civil and criminal prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Seminole
Garvin
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