Indian Boy Killed Crossing Highway Near Ada
James Frazier an 11 year old Indian boy was struck by a Ford sedan and died en route to a hospital after leaving a Denco bus four miles south of Ada. The driver Mrs Elizabeth Vinson of Allen was not at fault and police report the boy was laughing when he began to cross. He carried a glass bowl wrapped in Christmas paper and left survivors include his parents a brother and several step siblings.
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James Frazier
Ada
Denco
Highway Patrol
Elizabeth Vinson
Allen
Juanita Mason
Ardmore
Vinson
Mason
Stonewall
Highway
Young Frazier
Mrs
Colson Frazier
Gas Truck Blast Kills Three in Santa Barbara Building
A butane gas truck explosion destroyed a two story warehouse apartment building in Santa Barbara today. Three residents were killed and five injured. one occupant was missing. Fire crews contained the blaze within thirty minutes as police patrolled the debris strewn streets.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
John Johnston
Caroline Sue Stovall
Frances Watson
Anthony Berta
Greeson
Santa Barbara Distributing Company
Beer and
Chapala
Cota
State Street
Historic St George’s Church Damaged by Fire in Philadelphia
Old St George’s church in Philadelphia, a 1769 dedication and pivotal Methodist site, suffered fire damage estimated at 5000 dollars. The building hosted the first three American Methodist conferences in 1773, 1774 and 1775.
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Philadelphia
St. George’s Church
England
Bristol Chapel
Old St. George's
Douglas DC 8 design shifts props and engines
The DC 8 transport features contrapropping moved into the tail assembly and the power plant relocated to the center of the aircraft.
Quiet Christmas Day Report From Ada Oklahoma
Ada Oklahoma enjoyed a calm Christmas with clear skies and mild weather. Temperatures ranged from 20 to 47 degrees, with a Tuesday low of 29. Police logged 15 arrests over a four day span. one minor wreck occurred four miles east of Ada. firemen made one run. travel slowed but hunting parties formed as business offices closed for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
City Pok
Truman Enjoys Christmas Visits While Home in Independence
President Truman celebrated the holidays at his Independence home with family and friends in Kansas City he visited the federal building and Grandview for greetings. Townspeople lined the streets and carolers greeted him outside the White House style home. He planned to dine with his mother and relatives before returning to Washington Friday.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Independence
Truman
Kansas City
Federal Building
Washington
Martha E. Truman
Grandview
Roger T. Sermon
Joseph T. Noland
White House
Mike Peters
Treasury Department
Missouri
Six Killed in Road Mishaps During Christmas Weekend
Oklahoma logs six highway fatalities over Christmas weekend with two more deaths from a private airplane crash near Boise City. Paul Lowry of Shawnee, 33, died in a truck bus collision west of Chandler. Paul Bruce Scroggins, 66, Shawnee, was critically injured. Tulsa pilot Joe F Brown and Lt Darrell Pierson were killed when their private plane crashed near Boise City while visiting family.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Paul Lowry
Shawnee
Chandler
Paul Bruce Scroggins
Joe F. Brown
Tulsa
Darrell Pierson
Army Air Force
Boise City
Brown
Crepe on Many U. S. Homes As 350 Die Violent Deaths
During the Christmas holiday mourners hung crepe as 350 violent deaths were tallied nationwide. Traffic crashes caused 219 deaths. fires killed at least 68. miscellaneous causes 127. Hartford hospital fire led with 17 fatalities. Texas and California had the most violent deaths.
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U. S
Associated Press
Hartford
Conn
Meriden
Texas
California
New York State
Illinois
Chicago
Ministers Meet to Finalize Postwar Agreements
In Moscow on December 26, the foreign ministers of the United States, Russia and Great Britain gathered to settle the remaining points of their conference and aim to finalize by night several key agreements on postwar details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
United States
Russia
Great Britain
Waste report probes postwar surplus waste and policy
Senator Knowland leads a Senate subcommittee on a monthlong world flight to inspect postwar waste in military goods and surplus materials. The group seeks to determine if usable items are destroyed needlessly while aiming for a sound civilian economy.
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J. W. Davis
Washington
Knowland
Calif
Senate
Defense Investigation Committee
Senator Tunnell
D-Del
Mitchell
D-Wash
Europe
Australia
Verdict in Tsuchiya War Crimes Trial Pits Death Penalty Move
In Yokohama the Allied war crimes commission took the case of Tatsuo Tsuchiya alias Little Glass Eye under advisement and expected a verdict tomorrow. Prosecutors urged cruel treatment of prisoners and the death penalty while defense claimed no fair trial. Two more defendants face later hearings for alleged prisoner abuse and a death march context.
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Morris Landsberg
Yokohama
Tatsuo Tsuchiya
Little Glass Eye
Louis Geffen
Tsuchiya
Pfc
Robert Gordon Teas
Streator
Ill
Bataan
Mitsushima
John Dickinson
St. Petersburg
Fla
Commission
Tsuchiva
Dickinson
Geffer
Yank
David Grant
RAF
Grant
Red Cross
Yoshizawa
Tsughiya
Toshizawa
Clifton O. Snodgrass
Junction City
Kas
Teas
Robert V. Laughlin
Eighth Army
Red Yuri
Chotora Furushima
Truman Delivers Christmas Gifts in Grandview Visit
President Truman, resting after a rough Washington-to-Independence flight, plays Santa for his 93-year-old mother in Grandview Missouri. He drives through ice and snow to deliver gifts gathered with wife Bess and daughter Mary Margaret, sharing plans and humor with local friends at the stop.
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Independence
Washington
Truman
Grandview
Truman, and Part of Them Had Been Collected By Mrs. Truman
Mary Margaret
White House
Nat D. Jackson
Masonic Lodge of
Missouri
Eddie Jacobson
Mary
Jane Truman
J. Vivian Truman
Seek to Identify Plane Fall Victims
Authorities sought to identify two victims of a Christmas noon C-47 crash in Ontario California. Coroner R E Williams said the bodies were badly burned and crushed. The craft piloted by E E Nelson of Los Angeles, a test pilot for Aero Jet Engineering, took off from Ontario Army Air Base then dived into a vineyard four miles away. Nelson called the plane definitely stolen but offered no clues to the victims’ identities. Army personnel no longer stationed at the field. Mrs A B Kilpatrick and Mrs K E Hudson visited Dallas over the weekend with Mr and Mrs Carl McKenzie.
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Ontario
Calif
R. E. Williams
E. E. Nelson
Los Angeles
Aero- Jet Engineering Corp
Ontario Army Air Base
Nelson
Army
The
Eld
Cruiser Augusta Damaged in Storm at Sea
London dated report says the U S cruiser Augusta, used as a troop transport, sustained heavy damage three days earlier in rough seas and reached Portsmouth for repairs. Troops aboard were returned to their staging area as sailing was delayed with no further details released.
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London
Augusta
United States
Portsmouth
Jury Service Suggested for Unemployed Workers
An employment agency official suggests selecting unemployed individuals to serve on juries as a trial approach. The proposal argues it could widen jury pools and test effectiveness.
Widow of Patton Arrives in Washington for Burial
Mrs. George S Patton Jr widow of the famed tank commander arrived in the capital after a flight from Luxembourg where her husband was buried She will stay in Washington indefinitely with her daughter Mrs John K Waters
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Washington
George S. Patton, Jr
Capital
Luxembourg
John K. Waters
Beaver Man's Sneeze Causes Glass Collision
Jim Holland, a highway patrolman, was standing by a door when he sneezed suddenly and rammed his head into the glass, causing a minor injury and surprise in Beaver. The incident occurred on a December day cited in local news.
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Beaver
Jim Holland
Holland
Gotham socialite crowned world’s best dressed woman
Mrs. Stanley Mortimer of New York retained the title in the New York dress institute poll. The Duchess of Windsor rose from tenth to fifth. other names include Mrs. Byron Foy, Mrs. Millicent Rogers, Mrs. Lawrence Tibbett, Valentina, Mrs. Harry Hopkins, Rosalind Russell, Mrs. Robert Sarnoff, and Clare Boothe Luce.
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New York
Stanley Mortimer
Duchess of Windsor
New York Dress Institute
Mortimer
Barbara Cushing
John Hay Whitney
Vincent Astor
Byron Foy
Walter Chrysler
Millicent Rogers
H. H. Rogers
Lawrence Tibbett
George Schlee
Valentina
Harry Hopkins
Louise Macy
Rosalind Russell
Robert Sarnoff
Esme O’brien
Clare Boothe Luce
Henry R. Luce
Mrs Mary Carson Cookman Wed Basil Bass in Leonia
Mrs Mary Carson Cookman executive editor of the Ladies' Home Journal married Basil Bass a New York City lawyer yesterday at her parents home in Leonia New Jersey. She has served on the magazine staff since 1936.
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Leonia
N. J
Mary Carson Cookman
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Basil Bass
New York City
James S
Pontotoc County Nearing E Bond Quota
Pontotoc County investors added 6 468 75 to the E series, totaling 285 403 01, 3596 99 short of the county quota. Four buying days remain before the drive ends and leaders expect the 289 000 goal to be met. Overall savings bonds reach 1 337 783 47 since October 29.
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Pontotoc County
Courier-Journal and Times raise home delivery rates
Louisville newspapers announce a rate hike from 5 cents to 20 cents weekly for home delivery. The Courier-Journal keeps Sunday at 10 cents. The Times skips Sundays. Officials cite higher newsprint costs and increased payrolls as the cause.
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Louisville, Ky
Courier-Journal
Louisville Times Today
Times
Dairy Day at Oklahoma A and M College Sets Jan 26
Stillwater reports a dairy day at Oklahoma A and M College scheduled for January 26. The event will cover research on soy value in beans as a protein supplement, peanut hay value, and new methods for control of skunk flavor in feeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Chiang Chungs Son to Moscow Amid Reports of Visit
In Chekiang China Chiang Chung Ku allegedly left for Moscow as a special foreign affairs envoy. Officials declined to confirm or deny the trip while reporting on Sino Soviet talks in progress in the capital. A spokesman said no comment on Soviet withdrawal from Manchuria by January 3. France plans Haiphong free port and Chinese troop withdrawals in Indochina are said to proceed as scheduled.
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Spencer Moosa Chungking
Chiang Chung-Kuo
Chiang
Moscow Tuesay
Manchuria
Moscow
Foreign Office
Haiphong
Indochina
France
China Times
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Aubrey McAlister
Duncan
Payne
Ada News
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George S. Patton
Heidelberg
Germany
Henry Mason
Ft. Wayne
Indiana
Patton
Cherbourg
Elbe River
Acme
Kenny
Paris
NEA
Merk
Byrnes
By Eddy Gilmore
Speridoniska Palace
China
Ervey
James F. Byrnes
Georges Bidault
Bidaut
V. M. Molotov
Ernest Bevin
Japan
Santa Claus
A. B. Kilpatrick
K. E. Hudson
Dallas, Tex
Carl McKenzie
Mrs. Patton Home
Gotham Socialite
Washington, D. C
Jules Levey
Pentagon Building
Maj
Sarah A. Bagby
New Haven
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