Here Are Rackets For Merchants and Others to Watch
A warning notice lists common Christmas time scams targeting merchants and the public. It cites fake home deliveries, pressure selling of Christmas gifts, phony open-exhibition publications, doorstep schemes, counterfeit or mispriced goods, unordered merchandise, solicitations from unknown charities, fake check requests, and mutilated punch cards used to steal payment.
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Selicstaien
Enia
Colleton Et Depomla
Vto Tall
Prniciy
Cancer Saves Man Time Inside Prison
A Hamburg man named Saweluk, ill with cancer, learned in an atte court that he would not serve the sentence for a crime due to his illness. Justice Ward suspended the two to three year sentence on a criminal neglect charge and related traffic fatality charge, given Saweluk’s dire condition and doctors’ statements. Saweluk’s family reacted with emotion as the judge granted the clemency, sparing him from imprisonment.
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Buffalo
Aimer
Atte Aupcerie
Peter Saweluk
Hamburg
Tamilton Ward
Ilnes
Werd
Sivchak
Byte
Justice Want
Sawchuk
Wien
Ais Desighters
Alex DL Siuncei
Aomae Suilivin
Freon
Biy
Jutxe Ward
Hanpeard T. Taylor
Sacramento
Normir Lawrences
Oakland
Calif
Lawrences
Bridgeport
Conn
ES Rapids
Towa
Laewell
Auie
Santa Visits Sad Lad in Early Warning Tale
A chaotic report records a boy named Jimmy Porton reacting to Santa Claus with a mix of fear and curiosity as doctors diagnose a severe illness. The scene unfolds with a family preparing for a photo while the boy faces a dire prognosis from local physicians. The tale hints at urgent medical action and the emotional strain on loved ones.
Czechoslovakia Renames Peak Gerlachovka As Stalin Peak
In Oc tober or October 14, 4 Soviet influence leads to rename of Slovakia’s highest summit to Stalin Peak. The 8,737 foot Mount Gerlachovka, long a marker for Czech and Slovak fighters in the world war era, reportedly retained in name changes under the decree.
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Imague
Carchonlovakia
Ite
Christmas Calendar Events Fill Ada And Surrounding Areas
Two weeks before Christmas Ada hosts a busy slate of church school and community gatherings. Events include East Central college carol program at Wright Bail, Christmas decor display, Veteran’s Cooperative conference, schoolmasters and PTA meetings, chamber committees, Jaycee party, and Ada Civic Singers and post office Christmas services with a wide array of local groups participating.
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Christy
Castela Burnay
Kright
East Central College
Charue
Doywatown
Ada
Veteran's Cooperative Hously
Legion Mall
First Methodist Church
East Central
Behahiog
Atuder & Oe
Mit
Chamber of Copumttee
Aldridge Hovel
Stedt
Mosal
Christems
Jaycee Orphus Party
Jaycee Chest
Istmas Pta
Ade Jusior High
Ray Aiety
Willard School
Chy
Aca
Ig College
Re Bay
Ada Civic Singers Srtedteet
Christense
Pam
Nail
Christase Rail Gents
Ade
Yearly safety mishaps stun Nation with odd crashes
NEA reports a bizarre roundup of 1949 incidents from the National Safety Council. A deer hitchhiked and rammed a cyclist, cars leaped into air, and a bridgeport oven exploded into a firefight. Wacky year included misadventures from California to Illinois with motorists, pawing pets, and broken limbs in oddball accidents.
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NEA
Chicago
Sritch
Troncaor
Pounell
Brighton
N. C
Raymond Boyle
Bridgegort
Oa House Co
National Safety Council
Enmre
Kampsville
Isridegriem
James
Ala
Toro
Annie
Warren Oakes
Shoppers Warned To Take Precaution This Christmas
Police Chief Cecil Smith urged shoppers to secure cars and parcels during the holiday season. He warned thieves may target gifts as shoplifting rises and said officers will work longer hours to reduce thefts.
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Cecil Smith
Cara
Pollew
Chic Smith
Seaver Bamcore
Slice
Smith
Two Arrested Over Robbery at Rot
Two men were arrested as officers seek two more suspects in the robbery of Hap Frodiuce company in Rot last week. Shenf J.D. Gaar and officers recovered the stolen pecans and cream from a market location in Sulphur, and the forged check used for payment was traced. A shipment of snow was reported taken south for Floridians to guard.
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Hap Frodiuce
Roff
Shenf
J.D. Gaar
Hin Force
Tomipan
Graf
British Conservatives Relieved by Aussie New Zealand Votes
A London column notes Conservative joy over the Australian and New Zealand elections while warning such results do not guarantee UK victory. It contrasts free enterprise with socialist aims, questions economic policy, and urges Britons to choose between old imperial ideas and modern governance.
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Britain
New Zealand
Thera
Mista
Cittle
Australia
Robert Gorton Merigies
Gove Tower
Oklahoma Federal Judge Bower Broaddus Dies in Hospital
Oklahoma City dispatch reports the death of Bower Broaddus, a federal district judge for 12 years, at Wesley Hospital. He had been on medical leave since September due to illness. Born in Missouri, Broaddus studied law at Kansas City and attended the University of Missouri.
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Oklahoma City
Mim Hower Broaddusa
at_harpe
Oshora
Weeley
Broaddus
Oklahoma
A. P. Murrah
Calllicothe
Kansas City
Elbridge J. Broadatie
Federal Circuit Court of
Fensas City School of Law
Calversity of
Miwon
Buat
Kadata City School
Four Children Die In Blaze Near Bribtown, Ctela
Four African American children trapped in a home blaze on the town’s outskirts died as flames consumed the structure. The parents were away, and authorities believe the fire started from a stove or similar source amid efforts to fight the blaze.
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Bribtow
Ctela
Leos
Frese
Witlte
Rabherte
Vira Wile Pond
Parachuting Santa Entangled in Wires Near Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale on December 10 reports a parachuting Santa Claus snagged by high tension wires as 14 hundred children watched. Parachutist Robert Miles, 22, nicknamed Jumping Jack, was lowered toward Breanahan Field when the wind and wires trapped him. Fire crews and linemen assisted, spectators cheered, and Miles,eventually freed, with witnesses recalling the rescue amid jubilant cries.
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Fiz
UPA
Santa Claus
Thare
Santa
Robert
Jumping Jack
Miles
Breanahan
Jolly
Banta
Death by own action verdict in Adams case
Coroners jury returned a verdict in the Adams death case. The inquiry found the deceased shot three times with a sun or revolver, and handwriting and other evidence were examined. A funeral and inquest details were noted as proceeding in Hobart.
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Hobart
Dee
Coroners Fury
Ah Minahot
Committees Session Key on Fire Hazard Study at University
Oklahoma City December reports a committee session focusing on fire hazard measures at University housing facilities. Ardmore area plans include expanded routes for adjournment with a $15,947,710 appropriation for eleemosynary institutions pending completion of the first fire safety investigation. Bond and repair bills move slowly as the House and Senate pass limited measures amid staffing and scheduling tensions.
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Batton Blam
Oklahoma City
Monsky
Lars Biering
Or Beattitione
Risitid University of Qokiahoms
Ardmore
Piri von Ath
Segature
Probers Seek How Russia Accessed Social Materials
Congressional investigators stated they have requested records from the Chemical Warfare Service to trace how the Russians could have obtained highly secret atomic materials during World War II. The inquiry notes shipments to the Soviet Union in 1843 and possible contact between Russian and armed forces about uranium supplies. The probe faces political crossfire as a 1980 campaign heats up.
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Des
Chemical Warfare Service
Louis J. Jusgell
House Un-American Activities Committee
Suviet Union
Hitler
Russell
Seid
Russia
Texas Rancher Plane Crash Victim Farmland Businessman Dies
Sherman Texas December 10 4 A airplane crash killed Witton McClellan a well known rancher and businessman near Sherman. The body was found at the pasture where the crash occurred no eyewitnesses reported the moment of impact. McClellan was a prominent local figure and his death prompted tributes from state officials and business associates.
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Sherman, Tex
Witton McClellan
Wien
Pearmar
Stee
Adi
McClel
Texas
Dee
A. Lewis W
Urs
Refrigerator Fruit Cake with Wheat Flake Method
A home fruit cake recipe outlines a no bake approach using three days to set in the refrigerator. It describes a ring mold, blanched almonds, candied cherries, and holly decoration with a lightly packed fruit mix, plus a short list of ingredients including wheat flakes and brown sugar.
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Hera
Mafrigerator
Daten
Social Security Tax Increase Takes Effect January First
Washington reports the Social Security tax will rise January 1 from 1 percent to 1.5 percent for both workers and employers, affecting about 54 million employees and 2.7 million employers. The change, approved by Congress in 1947, increases the combined tax to 3 percent.
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ULS
Washington
Congress
Bres
Gaplcver
Ecopioye
Have-Nots Share With Each Other
Norman Oklahoma December ten a local charity drive described how impoverished families shared scarce resources. A fire last week destroyed homes leaving children burned and savings wiped out. Community members donated money and food to help affected families begin to recover.
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Norman
Okla
Pinheroe
Hay
Darnell Rey
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