Pontotoc Couple Marks 61st Wedding Anniversary
Pontotoc County pioneers A. O. Dunham and Mary C. Morgan celebrated 61 years of marriage begun December 18 1884 in Low Texas. Now aged 82 and near 78 they reside with daughter Mrs Emil Coffey Ada Route 3. They have six living children 40 grandchildren 68 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Truman Coffey and Joyce Coffey their youngest grandson and granddaughter are pictured.
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A. O. Dunham
Mary C. Morgan
Low
Tex
Emil Coffey
Ada
Route 3
Stalin Seen as Peace Partner Yet Guarded on Security
Former ambassador Joseph E. Davies describes Stalin as a Russian realist who seeks world security and peace by law and alliance. He portrays Stalin's rise from modest origins to a steel-willed leader who balanced concessions with safeguarding Soviet security through WWII and at Potsdam.
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Joseph E. Davies
Ussr
NEA
Washington
Roosevelt
Russia
Hitler
Stalin
Moscow
Siaiin
Siberia
Communist Party
Molotov
Marshall Stalin
Kremlin
Churchill
Wendel Wilkie
Donald Nelson
Eric Johnston
House of Commons
Lth
Wero
Missouri
Europe
United States
Generalissimo
Potsdam
Truman
Seratim
Sister Kenny Foundation Drive Reaches 1700 in Ada County
Pontotoc county residents have raised 1700 of a 2000 goal for the Sister Kenny Foundation as the campaign ends Tuesday December 25. Ed Martin at First National Bank, Ada, is collecting final contributions this weekend. Notable donors include Warren Edwards, Southwest Natural Gas, Threlkeld, E. C. Hunter, J. R. Kitchel, Ada Greenhouse, Adams Lumber, Silver Dollar, Gluckman Milling, Howard Rice, and Hugh Warren. Ora Faust arrived in Oklahoma City from San Antonio to spend Christmas with her brother Harvey Faust.
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Pontotoc
Sister Kenny Foundation
Idris Traylor
Ed Martin
First National Bank
Ada
Warren Edwards
Southwest Natural Gas Company
Threlkeld
E. C. Hunter
J. R. Kitchel
Ada Greenhouse
T. Estate
Adams Lumber and Supply
Silver Dollar
Gluckman’s, A Milling Co
Howard Rice
Hugh Warren
Efi
China
United States
Ora Faust
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Texas
Harvey Faust
Young Family Holds Reunion at Ada Home
A reunion of the Eu genia Young family gathered Tuesday at Ada home of pioneer resident Mrs. Young. Twenty four relatives attended with many members from Ada Pauls Valley and Mt. Vernon Illinois. Attendees included Paul Young Dudley Young and Jim Young among others.
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Eugenia Young
Ada
Dley Young
Navy
Pauls Valley
Young
Paul Young
Paul Arthur Jr
Bill Menefee
Menefee
Jones
Garvin County Girl Wins Anthony Prize in 4 H Work
Doris McDaniel 16 of Whitehead 4 H club Garvin county Ada received a 25 Victory Loan bond from C R Anthony Co for outstanding clothing work and broad 4 H achievements. She rows a boat daily, attends school, and homesteads with three brothers in service.
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Garvin County
Doris McDaniel
Whitehead
Ada
C. R. Anthony Company
Doris
J. H. Biles
Ada News
W. J. Dillon
Anthony
Gladys Smith
WKY
A. McDaniel
Hereford Sale Season Looms Near Ada Armory
Hereford Heaven cements support from Ada citizens to host buyers from across the nation for the January Hereford Heaven sale circuit. Rooms and housing are being arranged for buyers January 4 to 7 with donors offering to host men and wives amid housing shortages. Cattle offered come from top Hereford herds and all animals are fully guaranteed with a money-back option. Bleachers ring and auction setup completed at the Ada Armory for the Hereford Heaven Association sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereford Heaven
Ada
Hereford Eaven
Chamber of Commerce
Turner Ranch
Ada Armory
Hereford Heaven Association
Tulsa Laundry Crisis Spurs Extra Shifts After Fire
Tulsa faces a laundry shortage after Barnes-Manly shop fire destroying about one third of city service. Owners agree to longer hours. Paul Teel cites finding workers as main hurdle. Meanwhile Renberg customers receive gift certs redeemable for cash or merchandise at other Retail Merchants Association stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Barnes-Manly
Paul Teel
Renberg
Renberg’s
Retail Merchants Association
Multiple Traffic Crashes Leave One Dead and Several Hurt
One killed and several injured in a series of accidents near Connerville and Johnston County. Details on the Connerville wreck were unavailable as highway patrolmen investigated. A five year old Pauls Valley girl died in another Johnston County crash. the mother and younger sister were hurt. A motorcyclist from Ada was injured near the community airport and two other men, Frank Nuss and Billy Joe Campbell, were treated for facial injuries and bruises after collisions.
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Orieve
Hope
Sam East
State Rightinas Department
Connerville
Ada
Cooper
Wheeler
Tishomingo
Ravia
Pauls Valley
Johnston County
Jim W. Beeler
Ardmore
Beelers
Milburn
Homer Women Quilt and Exchange Gifts
Homer Women built and exchanged Christmas gifts in a quilting day gathering of the Homer Women's club. A covered dish luncheon followed the event with attendees including Mrs. Tom Bennett Mrs. E L Landrith Mrs. N C Mitchell Mrs. J D Lamb and Linda Kay among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Women’s Club
Tom Bennett
E. L. Landrith
N. C. Mitchell
J. D. Lamb
Linda Kay
1946 Car Stolen in Tulsa Report Describes Theft
Tulsa, December 22. A new Ford was reported stolen today after the thief evaded a hidden ignition key and concealed the theft despite the owner’s attempts to hide the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Fuller
Vicory Loan Drive Nears End in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County is nearing its Victory Loan goal in the nd division with about $13,000 left to reach the $289,000 target. Friday night reports show totals climbing, while other bond types push the county toward its broader quota of $846,000 as the year end approaches.
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Pontotoc County
Victory
Nurge
Wat-connect
Ose
Arcounty
Alro
Ex-President Arnulfo Arias Arrested in Panama Revolt
Former Panamanian president Arnulfo Arias was arrested on charges of instigating a short lived revolt in Colon that left seven dead and seven wounded. Cabinet ordered a nationwide roundup of his followers as police reinforced Colon and U S forces declared the area out of bounds.
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Luis C. Noli
Panama City
Arnulfo Arias
Colon
Arias
Enrique Jimenez
Hagges
Oessal
Lionel Arriola Valdes
U. S. Army
Veteran salesman manager dies in Oklahoma City hospital
J. O. Phillips aged 77, a former sales manager for the mill and elevator company, died late yesterday in a local hospital after a career spanning over three decades. The obituary notes his long service and local ties in the industry.
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Oklahoma City
J. O. Phillips
Mill and Elevator Company
Phillips
Local Tag Office Sees Heavy Weekend Tag Purchases
The tag office reports a busy Friday and Saturday with over 300 tags bought by county car owners. No penalties apply yet as the pur tag deadline looms, per agent A. K. Thornton. Office hours run weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with lunch 12 to 1, and Saturday closing at noon.
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A. K. Thornton
Allied Commission to Shape Policy in Japan Mission
The Allied Commission plans to shift from advisory role to making policy for Japan. Ten member nations travel from Washington to Pearl Harbor and then to Japan to review how U.S. directives to General MacArthur are carried out and to tighten instructions for postwar policy.
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Graham Hovey
Washington
Japan
Douglas Sion
Pearl Harbor
Ingen
MacArthur
Commission
United States
Australia
Herbert V. Evatt
Peter Raser
New Zealand
Evatt
Patton Poem On How He’d Prefer to Die Emerges
Gen S D Rockenbach, Patton’s WWI tank instructor, releases a WWI era poem Patton wrote for an unnamed Captain English on November 11 1918 The verse praises the captain’s loyalty faith and memory asserting death could be glory and a hero’s lasting mark in the hearts of his comrades
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Patton
Doem
Brownsville
Tex
S. D. Rockenbach
U.S.A
George S. Patton, Jr
English
Onlum Burned at Forbidden City in Peiping Display
Public ceremony to burn 60 000 ounces of opium in the great forecourt of the Forbidden City follows the surrender of Chiang Kai Shek's headquarters to Japanese forces in Peiping. Authorities report 860 000 ounces seized. opium dens have closed under harsh anti opium laws. penalties for sting offenses are severe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonsimo Chiang Kai-Shek
Peiping
Forbidden City
Centr
C O Smith Named Leader in Ring of Ary Beginnings
The fragment indicates C O Smith as president of a ring linked to an ary group and mentions a named start for the first semester in January, signaling a leadership appointment and term commencement.
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C. O. Smith
Fisk's Remarkable Tubes on Sale Soon
Wood's Tire and Supply reports a civilian release of Butyl inner tubes, a synthetic rubber developed during the war. The tubes retain air better and resist tearing, promising fewer flats and safer driving. inflation checks will be less frequent for many motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood’s Tire
Fisk Tire
Wood
Wiley Would End Wildcat Strikes
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin proposes making labor unions liable for damages from strikes that break contracts. He says this would largely eliminate reckless strikes and plans to press the idea when Congress reconvenes January 14. President Truman had earlier urged fact finding in labor disputes and Senator Ellender introduced a bill to implement that plan. Hearings are to begin soon after Congress returns.
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Washington
Wiley
R.-Wis
Wisconsin
Senate
Congress
Truman
Ellender
D.-La
Labor Committee
Mrs John Quigley Honored With Bridge Party
Mrs Lester H Olson and Mrs John Panos hosted a Wednesday bridge and handkerchief shower for Mrs John Quigley who will move to Coffeyville Kansas. Prizes went to Mrs Harvey Faust and Eli Stein with refreshments served.
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John Quigley
Coffeyville
Kansas
Lester H. Olson
John Panos
South Francis
Harvey Faust
Eli Stein
John Harp
Joe Roper
Harold Criswell
Ack Edwards
Roy Rains
Clifton Green
John Ndis
Louis Gluckman
Davis
Jim Tho
Faustom
Roy Lollar
Rey Meeks
S. Jones
the Quigley
Bathtubs for Native Japanese in Hotels of Japan
A fragmented note mentions bathtubs in hotels of Japan and exposure of native Japanese persons. The readable text offers little context or clear events. Further details are unavailable in the fragment.
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Japan
Fire Causes Delay in Deadly Hospital Blaze
Hartford dispatch reports a Christmas tree fire at the Niles Street hospital spread via telephone and alarm wires. State Police Commissioner J Hickey says a few minutes delayed alerting left 31 bed ridden patients without aid, killing 13 including two women over 90 and wounding 18 others. ten firefighters were injured.
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Hartford
Conn
Niles Street
J. Hickey
Hickey
Mrs Ethel Mars dies at 57 former Mars Candy head
Mrs. Ethel V Mars, who led the Mars Candy company and Milk Way racing stables after Frank C Mars death in 1934, died in a California hospital at 57. A River Forest Illinois resident visiting La Jolla, she inherited a 2 900 000 estate and built Milk Way into a top turf winner before selling management last spring. Survivors include her brother William Kruppenbacher and daughter Mrs Patricia Feeney of Phoenix Arizona.
Missing Ring Found And All Is Well
A GI from Frankford Arsenal planned to propose to Mildred Operman in a candy box. The ring was accidentally dropped by a salesgirl and found days later when the box was opened at midnight Christmas Eve. The ring was rewrapped and the proposal completed.
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William Syucki
Frankford Arsenal
Mildred Operman
Philadelphia
Russell Gleason Dies After Fall From Hotel Sutton
Russell Gleason, 36 year old actor and son of James Gleason, fell to his death from the fourth floor of the Hotel Sutton in New York. He had appeared in All Quiet on the Western Front and other films, and friends reported he was in good spirits shortly before the tragedy. Police investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russell Gleason
James Gleason
Sutton
Gleason
Army Signal Corps
Guymon Texas Fat Stock Show Scheduled for February
Guymon announces the annual Texas county fat stock show set for February 13 14 15. The event features meat animals only with prizes funded by ar county prize money and supported by the Guymon Chamber of Commerce with a $50 contribution.
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Guymon
Texas County
Uymon Chamber of Coms
Artillery center reshapes units into gyms and training areas
At Fort Sill on December 26 an accelerated program converts all artillery replacement regiments into gymnasiums and training facilities to improve physical conditioning and readiness.
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Fort Sill
UPI
Neapary Ber
Ree
Ums
Gynmasi
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Indian Territory
Mrs. Denham
Truman Coffey
Joyce Coffey
Mr. and Mrs. Dunham
Truman and
Davies
Efort
Red Army
Kenny
Dudley Young, Jr
C. C. Roberts
R. I
Stillwater
Brothers
Hereford
Connersville
Homer
Panama
Allied Commission
Captain English
God
Tim
Onlum
Chieng
Fisk
Woods Tire and Supply
Fall Kil
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