Oklahoma Cityan Is Found Beaten
Mrs. Janette Bullock Bradshaw, 32, Oklahoma City widow, was found beaten unconscious in a street. Frank Crice, 29, said to be her husband, was being questioned as police investigated. Neighbors say Bullock and Crice were not married but had been dating. Scout Car Officers reported Crice claimed he left Bradshaw at a tavern and went to search for her.
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Oklahoma City
Deg
Janette Bullock Bradshaw
Frank Crice
J. A. Neubauer
Crice
Scout Car
Bob Ewing
Raymond Barr
Miy Bradshaw
Full Speed Scrimmage For Tennessee As Neyland Scrutinizes Oklahoma Plays
Coach Bob Neyland ordered a full speed scrimmage as Tennessee practiced after watching a reserve eleven run Oklahoma plays. He noted the Sooners double wingback formation as deceptive while guards and ends broke through to disrupt plays. Tennessee, the Orange, faced Oklahoma in Miami on January 2.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Bob Neyland
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Miami
Senator Pittman Critiques Government Styles Abroad
Washington. Senator Pittman of Nevada, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement asserting that Americans dislike Japan's government and Germany's, oppose dictatorial regimes whether communist or fascist, and believe the United States can enforce morality through treaties without relying on military force unless necessary.
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Washington
Pittman
D-New
Senate Foreign Relating Committee
Toda
Japan
United States
Germany
State Would Combine Tax Units For Auto Tags
OKLAHOMA CITY Dec 27. Governor Phillips endorses a plan to form county tax units to issue driver licenses and oversee auto tag agents and gasoline inspectors. He backs a Senate bill by Joe B. Thompson Ardmore to abolish tag agents and inspectors, with administration support.
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Oklahoma City
Phillips
Joe B. Thompson
Ardmore
Ases
Red Light Stops Man He’s Slain in Shenandoah
Roy Jones, 42, an insurance salesman, was shot four times while waiting at a traffic light. William Masaitis, 39, an acquaintance, was charged with murder by Squire Benjamin Lukas after Masaitis allegedly stated he thought Jones was unfaithful. Police Chief John Downey said Masaitis followed Jones, parked behind him, then fired as the light halted traffic.
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Doc
Roy Jones
William Masaitis
Jones
Squire Benjamin Lukas
Lukas
Masaitis
John Downey
Tulsa Cop Chief Appeals Oklahoma Supreme Court
Eddie J. Shields appealed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court from Tulsa county district court ruling him ousted as Tulsa city police commissioner. His lawyers cite seven reversible errors and say there was no evidence of bad faith or dishonesty in collecting 93400 from a bottling company for a vending machine at the police station. The grand jury accused him on four counts.
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Oklahoma City
Eddie J. Shields
Supreme Court Today
Tulsa County District Court
Tulsa City
Shields
County Harsh Actions Overreach In Corruption Probe
In a sweeping move the county ousted Shields following accusations tied to the bor ting company. Prostitution permits and liquor sales were also scrutinized as authorities probe town conduct. A man subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury was allowed to depart the county.
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Borting Company
Shields
First
Doctors Approve FSA Health Plan for Oklahoma Farmers
Dallas December 23 General approval by doctors for the farm security administration medical aid program for Oklahoma farmers was announced by C M Evans regional director. The plan, recently accepted in 13 counties, pools patient contributions from 20 to 25 dollars per family to fund medical care. Doctors will pro rata pay bills if funds run short and unspent money rolls to next month. The fund covers ordinary medical care prescription needs emergency hospitalization and obstetrical care.
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Dallas
Tex
Farm Security Administration
Oklahoma
C. M. Evans
FSA
Ex- Tahoma
Evans
Osa Johnson Describes Plane Crash That Killed Husband
In Los Angeles a jury trial on Osa Johnson’s 708 589 lawsuit against Western Air Express and others for explorer Martin Johnson’s death and her injuries resumes. She recounts the moments before the San Gabriel mountains crash, noting a loose meter, misty bush, and her husband’s plea as she reached him and pressed a towel to his bleeding mouth.
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Los Angeles
Osa Johnson
Western Air Express
Martin Johnson
Seminole County Workers On Strike
WEWOKA Oklahoma December 34 2 Operations at 150 Mid Continent Petroleum wells in Seminole county were halted as 200 workers joined a strike that shut the Mid Continent refinery at west Tulsa. C H Chaffin secretary of the local of the International Oil Workers Union said the strike proceeded without the least hit of violence. No pickets were on duty. A E Pierce production superintendent for the company in the Seminole area said no attempt had been made to remove strikers from company property and no violence was expected.
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Wewoka
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Seminole County
Mid-Continent
West Tulsa
C. H. Chaffin
Wer 2
International Oil Workers Union
A. E. Pierce
Seminale
President Honors Sen Glass on Fed Reserve Act Anniversary
President Roosevelt and other officials joined in honoring Senator Glass of Virginia on the 25th anniversary of the federal reserve act. A bronze plaque bearing Glass's likeness was unveiled in the Federal Reserve Board building, bringing the senator to tears as he thanked supporters tonight. Roosevelt praised Glass for defending the act and noted the bas-relief opposite President Wilson’s portrait.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senator Glass
Virginia
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board
Mr. Roosevelt
Wilson
Glass of
Virfin
Four Children Die in Huntington Fire Tragedy
Fire swept a house near Huntington in the early hours killing four children aged eight months to six years. The victims were residents of a family headed by Mr and Mrs Garthee and the blaze occurred about 15 miles from the city.
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Huntington
W. Va
John Garthee
Ere
Audit Of County Clerk Books To Start Soon
The plan calls for an audit of books during Mrs. K. D. Garner's tenure as Pontotoc County clerk who resigned July 1 amid grand jury indictment. Auditor Bernard Goodall, who completed a report on appropriations, will begin Garner audit after Christmas and file findings by January 1. Garner faces embezzlement charges for about $1,147.68.
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K. D. Garner
Pontotoc
Bernard Goodall
Garner
Oklahoma City
Goodall
John Rogers
Burglary Hit Local Grocery Stores During Christmas Week
Police pursued a string of Christmas week burglaries with another break reported Friday night. Jeres Bethune's Grocery at 3523 West Main lost nine boxes of shotgun shells ten boxes of .22 rifle shells and two pairs of trousers. The thefts were not discovered until Friday afternoon. A second grocery store burglary occurred Thursday night with merchandise taken.
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Jeres Bethune’s
West Main
Marland Revokes Paroles In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Governor Marland revoked the paroles of George K Williams and J T Hoffman. Williams, freed after a year of a five year term for robbery with firearms in Carter County, is now held in Tucson Arizona on a drunkenness charge. Hoffman, paroled from a two year term in 1930 for forgery in Pottawatomie County, has begun a five year term from Tulsa County for automobile larceny. Marland also pardoned Eugene Watkins, sentenced to six months for driving while intoxicated in Carter County, Watkins having been released in 1937 and never jailed.
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Oklahoma
Marland
George K. Williams
J. T. Hoffman
Williams
Carter County
Tucson
Ariz
Hoffman
Pottawatomie County
Tulsa
Eugene Watlins
Watkins
More Marriage Licenses Sold At Holiday Record
Marriage licenses continued at a holiday pace with six issued late Saturday and a record sale noted by the court clerk. Names on Saturday licenses include Iva Lee Thomas and Alta Doake. D Morgan and Maude Hewett. Tom Montgomery and Louise Watkins. Vernon Brinlee and Veatrice Norris. Morris Hervey and Gladys Council, plus one unnamed couple. A license was issued Monday to R Wainright and Helen Daugherty of Purcell.
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Iva Lee Thomas
Walters
Alta Doake
Ada
D Morgan
Ardmore
Maude Hewett
Tom Montgomery
Owensboro
Louise Watkins
Vernon Brinlee
Seminole
Veatrice Norris
Survivors of Wreck Landed at Juneau Alaska
Seventeen survivors of the motorship Peitergen were landed at Juneau praising coast guardsmen who rescued them after the vessel ran ashore at Cape Fairweather in a storm. Captain Harry Bune described a 30 mile trek to Lituge Bay for rescue and the wreck that followed when the compass failed and the engines briefly stopped before a final surge ashore. Two men were washed overboard during the ordeal.
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Juneau
Alaska
Peitergen
Harry Bune
Cape Fairweather
Lituge Bay
Bune
Ada Youth Injury After Auto Crash Near City
Eugene Pullingin and his younger sister were found on highway 18 at the west edge of the city. They were taken to Valley View hospital with lacerations and bruises. A 24-year-old man was held for investigation as to the child’s condition. The girl was dismissed after treatment. Highway patrolmen investigated the Saturday night incident around 10 o’clock.
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Eugene Pullingin
Ada Koy
Valley View Hospital
Highway 18
Ada Legion Christmas Party Delights Pontotoc Youths
Santa Claus led Ada's tenth annual American Legion Christmas party drawing an estimated 5000 in Pontotoc County. Gift packages with toys nuts and clothing cheered eager youngsters while Abiy Ford and the Ada junior high band provided festive music and a prayer by Rev. Epperson anchored the event.
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Santa Claus
Ada
Pontotoc County
American’ Legion
American Legion
Gene Augustus
Gene Ford
Ada Junior High
Mitchell Epperson
Presbyterian Church
Augustus
Auxilary
Santa
Work Order Here For Road Project
Commissioner F. WH Pryor announced Saturday that a work order had been received for the city road improvement project. The notice signals initiation of repairs and construction work under the public works plan, detailing the administration’s push to upgrade infrastructure.
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F. WH. Pryor
Public Works and Property
City, county plan street drainage from Fifth Street to limits
Pryor said the city will construct cutting and gutters from Fifth Street to the county line while the county handles Work there. No start date has been set as several other city projects are underway.
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Rosedale
Pryor
Fifth Street
Four Highway Deaths Brighten Christmas Weekend Tragedy
Four people died in Oklahoma on a Christmas weekend, with two suspects detained after a hit and run in Valliant. Paul Tucker of Youngstown, Ohio, and others perished in separate crashes near Caddo and Duncan. Harold Stinnett, 25, died in a head on collision near the Haskell community, while J T Blaylock and others were injured in Duncan area crashes.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Pratt
Valliant
Ed Richard
Paul
Caddo
Toe W. Todd
Stroud
Oklahoma City
Harold Stinnett
Haskell
Frederick
Stinnett
W. Miller
Bryant Roberts
J.T. Blaylock
Duncan
Charles Graham
G. J. Waitman
Konawa
LaFayette Darty
Shoppers Flee After Hazardous Device Threat at Sears
In Portland on December 24 17 an unidentified man handed a note to a cashier claiming a hazardous device was planted in the Sears store. Instructions demanded $2500 in used currency at an East Side rendezvous. A second call warned of more time. Police cleared the building and the store closed for Christmas pending investigation.
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Portland
Ore
Sears, Roebuck & Co
East Side
Ono
Maceger W Vanderneynde
Ada Businessmen Lead Most Successful Christmas Party
We thank you our Christmas party Saturday was the most successful we have ever sponsored. It was successful not particularly because of our own efforts but because Ada business men and
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Ada
Defense advocates expect rapid congress action on larger air fleet
Washington December 27 Advocates of stronger national defense expect Congress to quickly back executive plans to expand military power. They anticipate Roosevelt asking for an air fleet of at least 13,600 aircraft, about four times present levels, with special messages outlining needs for air, land, and sea forces and peacetime industrial mobilization. There is reported tension between the army and administration though both claim close accord.
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Washington
Congress
America
Roosevelt
White House
Germany
Europe
Henry Arnold
Army Air Corps
Army Command
Malin Craig
Community thank you note for Christmas program support
A grateful message thanks the many co operators and merchants who funded and supported a Christmas program. It praises the joy seen on thousands of children and credits leaders and volunteers, including The American Legion, The Legion Auxiliary, and Gene Augustus as Christmas Chairman for making the event a success.
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The
American Legion
the Legion Auxiliary
Gene Augustus
Drunk Driving Charge Filed After Accident
Nineteen year old Virgil Strader was arraigned on a charge of driving while intoxicated after an accident near Ads Saturday night. Eugene Fullingin, 10, and his sister, 7, were injured but not seriously. the boy remained in a hospital, while the girl was treated and released. Strader pled not guilty and posted $3,000 bond. Preliminary hearing set for January 16.
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Virgil Strader
Ads
Straders
Eugene Fullingin
Strader
Justice Court
A. W. Oliver
Gay's Grocery Victim in Ada Burglary Wave
A wave of burglaries hits Ada and nearby cities with Gay's Grocery at 801 South Stockton robbed Sunday night. A dark window was broken, cash and goods totaling 237 dollars stolen. police call the break in a professional job. Bethune's Grocery and others have suffered recent break ins as well.
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Ada
Okishama
Gay's Grocery
South
Stockton
Bethune’s
West Main
Two Fire Alarms Reported Around City Tuesday
Firefighters answered two alarms on Tuesday including a blaze in servants quarters at Mrs. C. E. Cunning home 123 East Seventeenth causing heavy damage to the quarters while saving the garage. A grass fire on East Third Avenue was quickly controlled with no damage. Another alarm early Monday morning at Eighth Street and Cherry Avenue saw most of the roof destroyed before control.
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C. E. Cunning
East Seventeenth
East Third
Eighth Street
Cherry Avenue
Mongrel Dog Well Repays His Care
Coy Galyen of Tilden Nebraska credits a mongrel dog with saving his life on Christmas Eve after a wood accident left him injured and exposed. The dog kept him warm for 19 hours until he could gather wood for a fire, enabling a search party organized by Mrs. Galyen.
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Omaha
Neb
Galyen
Tilden
Glayen
Social Security Board Announces Oklahoma January Aid
Washington December 23 1947 The social security board announced an allocation of 46724700 to Oklahoma for January payments to the aged blind and dependent children. The grant covers 75 percent of the state's total aid and the board had withheld allocations in November and December while Oklahoma repaid previous benefits.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Todey
Oklahoma
Ssit
Bodies of Three Indians Found
Hardin Montana December 24 The bodies of three Crow Indians a young woman and two men were found today in a dry river bed at the base of a 250 foot cliff Sheriff Henry A Ulrich said he had not determined whether the trio fell jumped or spatted down the cliff during night The victims who met death last night apparently had been drinking says the sheriff
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Hardin, Mont
Henry A. Ulrich
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