Pauley Reveals Soviet Threats During Korea Inspection
The diary of Edwin W. Pauley, reparations commissioner, describes a six day northern Korea inspection with 19 Americans under heavy Soviet guard. He notes threats over photography and attempts to block talks, plus a dagger gift and vodka dinner as tensions and propaganda efforts rise.
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Washington
Korea
Edwin W. Pauley
Pauley
Truman
Russia
White House
Secret Service
I. M. Chistiakov
U. S
Mr. Chang
Chistiakov
Rodmanenko
United States
Romanenko
Ada Hurries Into Final Pre Christmas Splurge
Christmas preparations rush into the final phase as Ada and shoppers bustle with shopping parties decorations and carols. Weather shifts allow a three Saturday Thursday Friday and Saturday stretch, enabling buyers to maximize end of week spending.
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Ada
Ada Stores Unanimous on Revised Holiday Closing Schedule
Saturday morning 25 mer chants agreed to adopt a new closing timetable starting Thursday. The schedule runs Thursday, Friday, Saturday and the following Monday at 9 pm and Tuesday at 6 pm on Christmas Eve. Shoppers urged to collect layaway purchases before Christmas Eve.
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Ada
Christmas Eve Busy Scenes Across County Venues
Saturday crowds filled stores boosting sales as shoppers moved through crowded aisles. Churches, homes, and schools hosted and planned festive events with carolers and choirs. The First Christian church choir scheduled a cantata tonight and more Christmas music next week. Seven days remain until Christmas.
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First Christian Church
Little Recovery For Koreans Yet
A December report from General MacArthur notes ongoing strikes and limited industrial recovery in Korea. It covers the attempted assassination of Dr. Syngman Rhee, temporary suspensions of newspapers, and warnings by Lt. Gen. Hodge about political motives behind a September railway strike. The piece contrasts political tension with still low postwar recovery and cites malaria fatalities in the Pacific theater.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Korea
Syngman Rhee
National Society For Rapid Realization of Independence
John R. Hodge
Hodge
Pacific
Officers and Troop Mental Health Gap Unearthed in War
During World War II psychiatrists found higher rates of mental illness among troops commanded by poor officers than those led by capable leaders. The finding highlighted leadership quality as a key stressor affecting soldier morale and resilience.
Original America documents tour planned for next year
Attorney General Clark announced a year long nationwide tour of a fireproof train exhibition titled Liberty on wheels. It will showcase the Bill of Rights the Emancipation Proclamation Gettysburg Address and Patrick Henry notes to promote understanding of government principles and combat alien ideologies. Security will be tight with guards aboard and at stops. private donors will fund the trip.
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Brace G. Curry
Washington
America
Clark
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
FBI
Find of Ambergris Worth Million Dollars Reported
Seamen from the American freighter Richard K. Call docked at Montevideo report finding a waxy ambergris mass floating near Cape Polonia off the Uruguayan coast. If confirmed, Captain Andrew Gavin and his 38 crew will share in the prize worth about 1 million dollars. Ambergris is prized in perfumery.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Richard K. Call
Andrew Gavin
Cape Polonia
Uruguayan
Optical glass dates from ancient times with magnifying lenses
Unearthed magnifying lenses from early periods indicate the use of optical glass long before modern science. Found alongside primitive glasswork, these artifacts show early experimentation with light, curvature, and vision enhancing devices. Researchers note the lenses’ simple forms still demonstrate significant optical insight.
Fidler Transfer Co Marks 21 Years In Local Service
Fidler Transfer Co celebrates 21 years in business here with four vans one new truck and interstate hauling permits across eight states. Owner E F Fidler continues as owner and manager aiming for efficient service and experienced staff for both local and long haul needs.
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Fidler Transfer Co
E. F. Fidler
Fidler Transfer Company
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Louisiana
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Fidler
Fidjer
Adans Plane Goes Wild After They Exit Lawton
Mr and Mrs Orville Earl Wolfe of Ada alighted at Lawton Municipal airport but the Boeing P 17 kept moving Mrs Wolfe opened the throttle as she stepped out The plane crossed a field a ditch two fences circled back to the field spun in a mudhole crashed into a ditch and caught fire Firemen extinguished the blaze The couple were en route from Ada to Frederick.
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Lawton
Okla
Orville Earl Wolfe
Ada
Wolfes
Frederick
Pilot’s mother says couple left Ada for Frederick to number plane
Mrs E J Wolfe, mother of the pilot, said the couple left Ada about 1 30 p m Saturday en route to Frederick to have the plane numbered. Wolfe called his mother Saturday night and said the plane was almost a total loss after a hair raising solo flight at Lawton. The couple were grounded at Lawton municipal airport due to a low ceiling. Wolfe has 19 years flying experience and is on a leave at the family home east of Ada receiving treatment for an ear trouble.
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E. J. Wolfe
Ada
Frederick
Wolfe
Lawton
Dreamboat Pilot Weds New York Couple
Col. Clarence S. Irvine 47, pilot of the Pacusan Dreamboat, and WAC Capt. Ruth Ann Saltzman 36 received a marriage license in New York on December 14 and will marry Monday. Saltzman is attached to the Army Air Forces Pacific Air Command in Washington. The Dreamboat set a Honolulu to Egypt record last October.
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New York
Clarence S. Irvine
Pacusan
Honolulu
Egypt
WAC
Ruth Ann Saltzman
Saltzman
Army Air Forces
Pacific Air Command
Washington
Santa Visits Ada a Bit Early Furnishes Much Needed Tiles
City workers uncovered hundreds of feet of eight inch concrete tile buried underground at Chauncey Airport north of Ada. About 400 feet have been found and are being laid to drain a low area between the disposal plant and a creek bed. City Manager W E Hansen offered few details on who buried the tile or when.
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Pauley
Chang
Manchuria
Korea
Paul Ey
Chistiakov
Santa
Ada
W. E. Hansen
Chauncey
Hansen
Mistletoe myth debunked by Ada botanist
Ada residents learn mistletoe is only partly parasitic and harmless to trees. Mistletoe thrives via birds spreading seeds, and Oklahoma designated as state flower. Hatchett of East Central notes gathering tips to leave buds for future growth and hints at profitable mistletoe farming during Christmas.
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Ada
New England
Oklahoma
Mountain View
M. P. Hatchett
East Central
Regents Plan Budget Cut to Eight Million for Buildings
Oklahoma City December 14 State regents for higher education will revisit the budget fight Monday aiming to trim 23 million dollars in building requests for the next biennium to eight million. Dr M A Nash said needs must be weighed against the state’s ability to pay. The board plans to select urgent projects and defer others, with budget officer Roger Phelps expecting only five million in buildings may be approved from year end surplus.
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Oklahoma City
Regents For Higher Education
M. A. Nash
Roger Phelps
Phelps
Tulsa County Votes on Bond Proposals
Tulsa County residents will vote on two bond issues totaling 1 530 000 for a 1 250 000 charity hospital and a 280 000 bridge to Jenks across the Arkansas River. The bridge faces little opposition while the hospital debate centers on cost and adequacy of indigent care.
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Okla
Tulsa County
Arkansas River
Jenks
County Commission
Medical Society
Britain in Thick Fog Delays Countryside and City
A pea souper fog grips the British Isles for the fifth day slowing air, sea, road and rail traffic. Thieves amid the gloom steal jewels worth 22000 dollars from a handbag as ships delay and divers recover two drownings near Southampton.
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London
Royal Automobile Association
British Isles
Europe
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Palestine
Victoria Station
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Southampton
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America
le Havre
France
Washington
Toys Bring 400 Kids to Ada McSwain Show
More than 400 children brought a toy for admission to a Saturday morning event at the McSwain theater. Mer Taff led Christmas songs with his wife Mrs Taff, Santa Claus mingled with attendees, and the film The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn played as part of the Ada Lions club toy program. Damaged toys will go to East Central shops and Ada high school for repair.
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McSwain Theater
Mer Taff
Stratford
Mark Twain
Ada Lions Club
McSwain
East Central
Ada High School
Peevy Avers He's Innocent
Peevy 39, held on 7500 bond after arraignment on a federal charge of fraudulent mail use in soliciting money for unpublished advertising directories. He allegedly obtained about 12000 from 700+ individuals in 21 cities across multiple states.
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Muskogee
Okla
Henry Hubbard
Hub
Peevy
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
California
Pauls Valley
Ada
U. S
Siles Freeman
Old Age Aid For Many Oklahomans
Oklahoma City report notes that with the tenth anniversary of the federal old age and survivors insurance program on December 31 more than 125000 Oklahoma wage earners will attain lifetime benefits. Manager Joseph J. McCain says continued work preserves protection and ongoing accrual. Nationally about 8.2 million workers will have lifetime insurance by year end. FBI records through March 1, 1946 show 549082 Selective Service Act violations with 14441 convictions and total fines of 1106
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Joseph J. McCain
McCain
FBI
U N Chooses New York City for World Headquarters
The United Nations assembly voted overwhelmingly to locate its permanent world headquarters in New York City after approving a universal plan for arms limitation. The decision came tonight in New York as delegates approved the measure by a vast majority.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
New York City
Turtle Bay and the UN Dream on First Avenue
In a Turtle Bay area then bounded by 42nd to 48th streets and First Avenue, residents imagine a shining new world capitol as the UN plots its move. At the site’s center, history echoes with Nathan Hale’s execution and a British landing in 1776, shaping a clash of past and future.
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New York
First Avenue
Loo’ Y
Turtle Bay
Washington Irving
42Nd
48Th Streets
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Nations
United States
Britain
Nathan Hale
Manhattan
George Washington
Tax plan would let couples split income to cut taxes
Treasury officials explore extending community property like rules to all states. Couples would total income, halve it for tax, then double the tax, with exemptions adjusted. Estimated yearly treasury cost exceeds one billion dollars, with criticisms over fairness for lower incomes and single filers.
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NEA
Washington
Treasury
Hawaii
Joseph J. O’connell, Jr
California State Bar
Stanley S. Surrey
The
American Institute of Accountants
Atlantic City
Congress
Arizona
California
Idaho
Louisiana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Ada Evening News
O'Connell
Surrey
Federal Treasury
Guam Congress Action Proposes Territory Status and Citizeship
The Guam congress decided to urge the next U S congress to organize Guam as a territory and to grant United States citizenship to all Guamanians.
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Guam
Congress of
U. S
United States
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