Ada Weekly News publication merger and details
The Ada Weekly News lists consolidation with Pontotoc County Enter prise Ada Star Democrat and Ada Evening News with timing notes. It shows publication pricing, post office entry and multiple periodical partnerships reflecting its late 19th century Ada, Oklahoma operations.
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ADA Weekly
Mhuredayr
Aca
Oklahoma
Ty Poe
Ada Weekly Democrat
AIC
Pontotce
Ada Star- Remncrat
Ads Evening
Arta
DA Evening
ADA
Ada Ok
The Presidents Letter on Truman and Critics
A historical column argues that President Truman, under heavy pressure from wartime crises and political battles, is human and capable of flaws. It urges dropping petty personal attacks over his daughter Margeret’s singing and focusing on his leadership in international matters and policy.
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Truman
Margeret
Millars
Havea
United Nations
Trumen
Ington
Ais
Hiss conviction upheld by U.S. appeals court
The U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed Alger Hiss’s two felony perjury charges. The case could proceed to the Supreme Court, with broad implications for the government’s anti espionage efforts. Witness Whitaker Chambers linked Hiss to secret documents passed to Soviet spies, supported by corroborating evidence.
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Alger Hiss
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Hiss
Washington
United Nations
Whittaker Chambers
North Koreans seek liberty amid harsh regime and war fears
The piece describes North Koreans suffering under Communist rule after Joseph Stalin era influence, with UN forces advancing and refugees fleeing south. It questions future fate, possible losses, and prospects for relief if UN advances succeed.
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North Korea
United Nations
China
Kremlin
Tax shift would raise corporate taxes and cut owner gains
The government plans higher income taxes on all taxpayers, targeting corporations. In 1938 corporate taxable income was six and a half billion dollars with the government taking one and a half billion and owners receiving three and eight tenths billion in dividends. By 1949 income rose to twenty seven and a half billion, yielding ten and a half billion to the government and owners getting seven and eight tenths. The new structure would lift taxes and reduce owners' share regardless of corporation performance.
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Oma
England and France warned on industrial excess and idle hazards
The article argues that France’s decline came from radical policies that reduced production and allowed German industry to gain. It cautions that Britain and the United States risk similar fates if English workers are fined for exceeding quotas and idle labor persists, urging sustained industry to avoid surrender to hardworking nations.
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Great Britain
France
England
Knotty Questions for Next Oklahoma Legislature
The upcoming session will tackle many knotty issues including Prohibition and local beer options, stricter enforcement, and potential redistricting after losing seats. It notes the value of the dollar, tax policies to aid industry, and possible highway load limits, stressing serious effort required by legislators.
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Oklahoma
Don’t Cripple Industry In Legislature’s New Year
Editorial urges caution on bills that tax or hinder industry. It notes past bills aimed at political records or deterrence and highlights recent or prospective investments near Panhandle counties. The piece argues lawmakers should foster business-friendly actions to attract multi million dollar industries and avoid scare tactics.
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Panhand'e
Pryor
Allies seek compromise as Korea drains Western defense
The article argues Britain and France favor a Kabul compromise with Chinese Communists to spare Western Europe from Russian invasion. It contends protecting their own nations takes precedence over keeping Korea free. It urges adherence to Pacific and European lines and unity with allied plans.
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Korea
Western
Europe
Stalin
Pacific
Homecoming Parade Brings Joy to Campus Return of Alumni Highlight
The college last Saturday celebrated a big Homecoming with fine floats and lively participation from former students. Community leaders expect continued support from business professionals for future events and see value in reuniting East Central alumni with the campus.
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East Central
Ada Citizens Advocate Broad Resource Development
The article quotes geologists who say Oklahoma’s Arbuckle uplift near Ada holds great wealth for manufacturing and commerce. Resources may be mined and refined elsewhere, but most should be manufactured locally. The writer urges welcoming any interested people or groups and promises Ada residents will cooperate.
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Oklahoma
Arbuckle
Ada
Farm Families Shrinking as Rural Youth Move On
A former era of many children on farms has faded. Today fewer farms host children, as couples remain childless or send their offspring away to towns or other opportunities. Some large families persist, but they are less common than in the past.
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Grely
Wwe
Ruassia
Afc
Lead for the dogs in a curious hunt tale from Shreveport
In a rambling letter from Shreveport Louisiana a hunter muses on a metal shortage and proposes gathering war dogs to mine lead. He recounts hunting quail with a heavy load and a dog obsessed with odd quarry, while noting meat costs and moral puzzles of sport and practicality.
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Almast
Che Spargire
Pickup
Teast
Auto license Tags On Sale Monday
A readable fragment notes auto license tags go on sale Monday with references to officials and costs. The text then digresses into unrelated lines about figures, wartime rhetoric, and speculative comments, offering no coherent event beyond the tag sale mention.
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Santa Claus
Acc
Faulkner Thinking About Home and Small People
Stockholm dispatch reports Nobel laureate William Faulkner plan ning to use his 40 400 prize money for Mississippi small people. He favors funding decks and small schools while noting he prefers farming to writing and regards himself as a professional farmer.
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Sweden
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Mississippi
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U. S
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New York
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Oxford
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Blood Donatho Center Plays Tulsa BC
A fragmented sports note mentions a center named Blood Donatho playing at Tulsa BC. The text references a Red Cross center and a student training squadron, with unclear details and multiple garbled phrases.
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Shooting War Stirs Congress With Calls For Unity
In the Congressional Record Appendix the lame duck session opens with Sen. Frank P. Graham urging national unity in a farewell, while Sen. Taft shifts from hard isolationism to urging reexamination of foreign policy. Dean Acheson labels Taft an isolationist turned reexaminer as Washington debates post election foreign policy.
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NEA
Congressional Record
America
Frank P. Graham
North Carolina
Congress
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
GOP
Truman
Dean Acheson
Lirat
Battle Lines Draw In Wartime Washington
The piece frames a furious clash between President Truman and Congress over Acheson and the full five point program. It condemns obstruction by Southern Democrats and Republican lawmakers, urges focus on the Korea war effort, and warns that civil discord harms national unity during wartime.
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Wherry
Nebraska
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Hickenlooper
Iowa
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Nd Congress
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GOP Senators Balk at Demand for Acheson Removal
Washington dispatch reports some Republican senators back away from pressing for Secretary of State Acheson’s ouster. Senator Ives NY says replacement would risk unity, while Gov. Dewey urges restraint amid national emergency. Acheson faces cautious GOP reception as debates over foreign policy continue.
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Senate
Acheson
Ives
Thomas FE. Dewey
New York
United States
Unity
Dewey
Birmingham
Ala
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Battle
D-Fla
Harry Gold Sentenced to 30 Years for Red Spy Courier Role
Philadelphia chemist Harry Gold received two concurrent 30 year prison terms for acting as a courier between Klaus Fuchs and a Soviet espionage ring. Judge James P. McGranery said the sentence exceeds federal recommendations to deter others. Gold, nearly 40, spoke of a terrible mistake and noted a fair trial, while losing weight since arrest.
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No Commitment To Defend Seoul
A high ranking Eighth Army spokesman said today the Eighth Army has made no commitments of whether Seoul will be defended. Seoul, the Korean capital with over a million residents, lies about 30 miles south of parallel 33 and near the new Eighth Army line in northwest Korea. The city was seized by Korean Reds on June 27, retaken later that September by Allied forces after the Inchon landing.
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Korea
Eighth Army
Seoul
Parallel 33
Lne
Inchon
Aged Tulsa landlord dies in bed fire
An elderly landlord in Tulsa Oklahoma aged 92 was burned to death in his apartment bed today. Police dragged the body from the flaming bed and officers were summoned by a resident investigating the blaze. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Hunt, Sr
Tommy Peterson
Don Pertish
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