Santa Claus set for Ada and orphanage party
Santa will arrive in Ada Saturday around 2 30 p m for local children in Pontotoc County. The Jaycees host a Christmas party Thursday night at the Baptist Orphanage north of Ada with Trice L Broadrick Ada High principal as program chairman. Hayes school sixth graders will bring gifts and Flora McReynolds plus Harold Graham with trumpet entertain. Rex O Morrison Ada school superintendent will perform magic tricks. All orphans will receive gifts and fruit baskets. other civic groups are asked to attend.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Trice L. Broadrick
Ada High School
Hayes School
Flora McReynolds
Harold Graham
Rex O. Morrison
Russell Smith
The
Jaycees
Legion
Legion Auxiliary
BPW
Control of Japan Among Topics of Exploratory Talks
Soviet Foreign Commissar Molotov hosts James Byrnes and Ernest Bevin in Moscow with talks focusing on Japan and the atomic bomb. Byrnes may meet Stalin. Gen Georges Catroux paid a courtesy call as Byrnes also met the Chinese ambassador.
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Moscow
V. M. Molotov
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Speridoniska Palace
United States
Byrnes
Stalin
Bevin
Georges Catroux
Russia
Spasso House
V. M. Mostov
Y. A. Malik
Japan
U.S
John Carter Vincent
State Department
James B. Conant
Vincent
Sharpest Cold Of Season In State Today
Oklahoma endures record cold as Bartlesville reports two below zero and other towns record low readings. Skies clear over the state with forecast of more cold and a chance of snow. roads remain ice covered though open. Livestock faces feed shortages amid ongoing severe winter conditions.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Guymon
Beaver
Panhandle
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Waynoka
Tulsa
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Oklahoma City
Mercury
Chickasha
Stillwater
McAlester
Woodward
Wavnoka
Ardmore
Churchill to Visit U. S. Early Next Year
The White House announced that Winston Churchill will travel from England to the United States in mid January for a rest and warm climate. He plans a world affairs address at Westminster College Fulton Missouri on March 5 where he will be introduced by President Truman. Churchill will stay in Florida with Col. Frank Clarke in February with Mrs. Churchill and his daughter Mrs. Sarah Oliver.
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England
New York
Washington
London
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Westminister College
Fulton
Truman
UAW Stands Firm in GM Strike as Hearings Begin
The CIO United Automobile Workers vow a 30 percent wage demand from General Motors after rejecting Ford’s 12.4 percent offer. A 99 percent vote by GM strikers supports staying on the picket line pending the fact-finders report. The union heads to talks with Ford and Kaiser-Frazer while Truman’s panel listens in Washington. Also, Clarence W. Cowan is re elected chairman of the Cimarron Valley Boy Scouts district.
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United Automobile Workers
Truman
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Uaw-Cio
Tew
Washington
C. E. Wilson
Harry W. Anderson
R. J. Thomas
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
Thomas
Reuther
National
General Motors Conference
Ford
Richard T. Leonard
Ford Company
Kaiser - Frazer Corp
Stillwater
Clarence W. Cowan
Boomer
Cimarron Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
Truman's Merger Proposal Faces Iron Congressional Opposition
President Truman may push a plan to merge the armed services but Congress is expected to resist strongly. Lawmakers warn passage would take months or may not occur at all, with GOP and Democratic critics citing constitutional and logistical hurdles.
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Chiang Returns to Nanking as Marshall Plans Welcome
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek returned to Nanking with Madame Chiang after driving Japanese forces from the capital. He praised President Truman’s China policy and anticipated a meeting with Gen. George Marshall. Crowds greeted the Chiangs at Ming Tombs airfield as Shanghai and Chungking plans circulated about a unified military command and policy debates in Congress.
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Ma Chao-Chun
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Son of Ex-Cabinet Member Is Hanged
John Amery, 33, son of former British cabinet member L. S. Amery, was hanged at Wandsworth Prison for high treason. He had broadcast Nazi propaganda from Europe during World War II and was executed at 9 am after a drizzly night, alongside Lord Haw Haw case co defendant William Joyce.
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John Amery
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William
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L. S. Amery
India
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Peach Colored Front Page Helps Journal-World Stand Out
Lawrence Daily Journal-World subscribers found their paper easy to locate in fresh snow as pressmen rolled out peach colored newsprint for the front page. The unusual color, normally used for extras, was intended to aid readers in locating the newspaper amid the winter blanket.
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Lawrence Daily Journal - World
Journal - World
Journal-World
Firefighters Contain Truck Fire on West Main
Firemen fought a two forty fifth p.m. blaze at 825 West Main in frigid wind and light snow. Three trucks responded but the fire was under control on arrival. minor damage reported to the Barney Standridge owned truck.
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Barney Standridge
Twin Tulsa fires severly damage Renberg and Barnes Manley
Two major fires struck Tulsa on December 19 tearing through Renberg department store and the Barnes Manley laundry plant. Losses were put at about 850000 with Renberg at 500000 and Barnes Manley at 350000. Firefighters fought in extreme cold as embers rained on downtown buildings and offices were evacuated.
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Okla
Renberg
Sam Renberg
Dan Burton
Barnes-Manley
George O’neal
Brick Fowler
Tom Mean
Wormser Hat Shop
McBirney
Red Fork
National Bank of Commerce
C. C. Jennings
McBirney and Bank
Change C-B-I Point Scores
New adjusted rating scores for enlisted men set at 50 and officers at 70 will take effect December 26. Under the new system about 9 300 enlisted men and 84 officers become eligible to return to the United States.
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New Delhi
India
U. S
India-Burma
United States
Christmas Travel Is Rough
Shawnee reports a rough Christmas travel period as traffic lights malfunction. City Manager T. E. Thompson said prewar signals were installed but new replacements were unavailable, causing ongoing mode failures and delays.
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Shawnee
T. E. Thompson
Government Fact Board Moves Into GM Strike
A government fact-finding board entered the General Motors strike scene as White House decisions weigh whether car prices should be factored into wage recommendations. The CIO Oil Workers union wage dispute also undergoes study, with Oil board adjourning to Friday to await a Truman decision. Public hearings are set to begin soon, and a meeting with CIO United Auto Workers and Motor Corporation officials is planned for 3 p.m. EST to discuss procedures.
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General Motors
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Oil Board
Truman
Cio-United Auto Workers
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Motor Corporation
Kerr Charges Board With Obnoxious Bureaucracy In Oklahoma
Gov. Kerr accused the state regents of diverting $350 000 from an appropriation intended for the University of Oklahoma medical school and hospital to other building uses. He labeled the regents actions as bureaucracy of the most obnoxious kind and urged amending the constitution to place educational appropriation power with the legislature. Frank Buttram, a regents member, defended the transfer, saying the funds should not be taken from educational institutions.
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University of Oklahoma Medical School
Frank Buttram
Regents of Higher Education
Oklahoma
Err
Buttram
O. U
Norman
University of Oklahoma
University Hospital
Leoney Phillips
Dewey
Truman calls for single Defense Department with unified command
President Truman urges merging the army and navy into one national defense department with air forces equal to land and sea arms. He rejects further studies, proposes a civilian staffed top level, a chief of staff, and separate branch commanders. He backs universal military training and warns against delays risking peace.
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Georgia
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Spinach Growers Seek Help After Crop Loss near Bixby
Spinach growers near Bixby Oklahoma face a 3 to 4 ton loss due to the closing of a POW camp branch. County Agent O. J. Moyer says 100 to 135 civilian workers are needed to finish the harvest as bad weather delayed picking before the camp closure.
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Bixby
Okla
O. J. Moyer
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