Migration and new highway law shape Oklahoma’s future
The piece discusses population shifts from agricultural to industrial states driven by mechanization and education, plus Oklahoma’s need to modernize its highway commission. It endorses Roy J. Turner’s plan for a multi district board with a single executive, possibly Harry E. Bailey, to drive road programs while maintaining policy oversight. It ends with speculative world peace musings and a quirky overparking club idea.
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Roy J. Turner
Uct
North Carolina
South
Turner
Oklahoma
Harry E. Bailey
Harry Bailey
Oklahoma highway program moves ahead under wartime and postwar limits
Joe Croom notes that from 1943 to 1946 Gov Kerr’s administration completed or underway on major roads, with 46 months of wartime and postwar activity benefiting most Oklahoma counties. Inflation concerns, hog prices, wheat yields, and human aging are also briefly discussed as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Croom
Okmulgee
Oklahoma
H. E. Bailey
Kerr
Boy Gets Girl In The Royal Betrothal Of Elizabeth And Philip
The piece reports a likely betrothal between Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip of Greece aided by a royal consent process. It notes Greece's political tensions with British troops present and mixed British sentiment, with prominent views from Tom Driberg. Bananas anecdote closes the column.
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Edward VIII
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Greece
George
Corfu
England
Royal Navy College
Dartmouth
Viscount Louis Mountbatten
Mediterranean
Pacific
The
New York Times
Britain
Philip
Tom Driberg
Boy
George VI
Hopes of Industries Running Ahead of Science
Washington discusses how some American industries run ahead of atomic science and the proposed commission outlines cautious steps. It notes structures of the atomic energy setup, future management, and the slow pace toward practical power, with pilot plants not ready before 1948 and contracts guiding research.
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Atom-Energy Board
Elton C. Fay
James Marlow
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Congress
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Administration
Atomic Energy
Army-Navy
Army
Manhattan
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Atom Energy Act
Tennessee
Oregon
United States
Change in Dates for District School of Instruction
The District School of Instruction at Ada Lodge No. 119 shifts to January 9 6 and 7 1947 with sessions starting January 5 at 2 p m James B Denton Ada directs with Franklin Bourland assisting Examinations for certificates and renewals follow on the last day Annual 1947 District 38 officer elections will occur during the meeting Also noted Jan 19 20 21 date change Franklin Bourland secretary Jenks Dec 21 Plus Future Farmers unit buys portable spray unit to fight flies lice and cattle grubs funded by after school earnings
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Ada Lodge No
James B. Denton
Ada
Franklin Bourland
Jenks
Jenks Chapter
Future Farmers of America
Blue baby John Edward Lee recovers after Hopkins operation
John Edward Lee son of Mr and Mrs Robert E Lee of Halliburton Camp near Odessa Texas is now normal after a heart operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Maryland. The four and a half year old twin walked and played for the first time since birth following a four hour surgery and six weeks away from home.
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Texas
Robert E. Lee
Halliburton Camp
Odessa
Mr. Lee
Wilbur P. Lee
Ada
John Edward
Billy
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Mary Catherine Jinks Taken by Death at Ada Home
Mary Catherine Jinks 21 daughter of Mr and Mrs Grady Jinks Ada died at a local hospital Saturday afternoon during preparations for an operation She was a graduate of East Central State College and taught at Byng High School Her family and the First Baptist church community mourn her loss Surviving are her parents two sisters Johnny and Willena Jinks of Ada
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Mary Catherine Jinks
Grady Jinks
East Thirteenth
Miss Jinks
East Central State College
Byng High School
Hickory
Ada
First Baptist Church
Y.W.A
Baltimore Gas Firm Denies Texas Gas Contract
William Schmidt Jr of Consolidated Gas and Electric Co denied any contract with Trans-Continental Gas Pipe Line Co for Texas to Baltimore gas delivery. Trans-Continental says it negotiated the deal in a petition to the Federal Power Commission to authorize a 130 million dollar pipeline from Texas to the eastern seaboard. The application describes a 26 inch main to serve Maryland Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and New York outlets.
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Baltimore
William Schmidt, Jr
Consolidated Gas and Electric Co
Trans-Continental Gas Pipe Line Co., Inc
Texas
Trans-Continental
Federal Power Commission
Eastern
Seaboard
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
Heavy Fighting in Indochina Grips Hanoi and Cities
Heavy guerrilla warfare raged across major northern Indochina as French troops clashed with Viet Namese. Hanoi faced fierce street fighting, barricades, and burning houses with casualties reported among French and guerrilla forces. The dispute centers on Cochin China and the future status of Viet Nam.
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A. I. Goldberg
Paris
Indochina
Hanoi
Viet Nam
M. Maio
France-Soir
United Nations
France
Cochin China
Tonkin
Annam
McLish Girls Fall Short in Checotah Tourney Final
McLish girls basketball reached the Checotah Invitational final by beating Pierce 40-13 and Onapa 37-25 in the semis, but lost 33-29 to Checotah. Georgia Jewel McElroy sank all ten free throws in a tournament contest. Linday and Dot Deleplain earned all tournament honors as three McLish players won medals and the team took a runner-up trophy.
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McLish
Checotah
Pierce
Onapa
Georgia Jewel McElroy
MceLish
Linday
Dot Deleplain
TR Cinmanc
SO Wee SS
McElroy Eceidabineicen Ae
iDelaplain
Wyche
S. Wenn
Lackey Itidniaaia
Peace prospects amid global strife and Cold War notes
A reflective column surveys world tensions from Peiping to Palestine and the Indian subcontinent, noting potential flashpoints while spotting cautious optimism from Stalin and Bevin about possible peace. It cautions against pessimism yet acknowledges real dangers in Russo Western rifts and near-term conflicts.
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Peiping
Russia
Orient
Stalin
Soviet Union
Alexander Werth
Moscow
London Sunday Times
United Nations
U. S
Darren Harbor
Truman
Bevin
Speed Urges Labor Policy Change Seen Likely Soon
Washington reports that members of Congress push rapid labor policy action. Senator Taft aims to bring a bill to the Senate floor in February and pass it before month’s end, with House sponsors seeking to move their bill early.
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Max Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
United States
Taft
Ohio
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
House
President Truman
Labor Committees
Gerald Landis
R-Ind
Senate-House
White House
Red Cross Handles 88 November Cases in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc county Red Cross office reports 88 cases disposed in November per executive secretary Mrs. Dorothy Driskill. Army and navy connections totaled 42 military cases with 33 army and 9 navy, 42 ex servicemen cases and 4 civilian cases. Financial assistance reached 601 dollars mainly as loans to in training veterans whose subsistence checks were delayed. veterans have since fully repaid as checks caught up.
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Pontotoc County
Red Cross
Dorothy Driskill
Army
Navy
Driskill
Plastic artificial eyes offer clear, tinted vision options
Armay technicians craft water clear plastic eyes that can be tinted to match natural eyes. They are smoother, unbreakable, more comfortable than glass, allow natural movement to avoid a fixed stare, and cost less.
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Armay
City considers roof repairs after lake forms atop hall
Ada city officials report a sagging Convention Hall roof collecting water like a lake. City manager W E Hansen says years have passed since repairs and plans to start work this week to fix the roof into a concave shape to drain the water, with repairs requiring extensive effort.
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Ada
Convention Hall
W. E. Hansen
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