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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1948

Page

8

Britain Urges Cease Fire and Israeli Withdrawals in Palestine

Britain called for an immediate cease fire in southern Palestine and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Negev. A British proposal at the Security Council urged enforcement of truce terms and hinted at possible sanctions if Israel violated the cease fire, while seeking U.S. support.

Paris Britain Palestine Negev Brilikk Harold Beeley Security Council Israel Washington Nurres Lake Sueresa Cumalianin Te Srouble Council Trier Ore Ders Now Avnieh Beeley Trani Ralph J. Bunene

Mrs Ybarbo Sentenced Twenty Years in Germany

MARBURG Germany December 2. Mrs Ybarbo of Malden Mass was sentenced to twenty years in prison for murder of U.S. Army officer Reldolr Winwhe of Goliad Tex with malice aforethought. Court noted self defense, verdict appealed to military government court and then to federal court if needed.

Marburg Germany Vyhashe Malden Mass Reldolr Goliad Tex Pisston Tha &Ag Vhs Fife

Dividends for Vets on Life Insurance Plan Details

Washington December 29 Dividends ranging from small sums to several hundred dollars will be paid to veterans through the National Service Life Insurance program. Officials said about 18 1 0 0 0 veterans may share in the payouts with an unofficial fund surplus estimated between 1 5 0 0 0 000 000 and 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. Those who held the maximum policy amount of 10 000 will receive up to several hundred dollars. Refunds cover policies with premiums paid for three or more months including lapsed matured and in force policies. First policies were effective October 1840. Dividends cover the period through the?

Washington Veterans Divida Sige Peste Ranme Lise Koch Anay Buchenwald Senate Ferguson Frau Koch Nse Koch Nators Bricker R-Qhic Hoey DNC Ives R-Ny McClellas DeArky O'Conoe Bughenwald Caran

Tulsa Vet Dies in Tulsa After Heart Attack

A veteran Oklahoma drill company executive, 71 year old Bo Solomon KR Mealy Wolfe, died in Tulsa on Sunday from a heart attack. Mealy, senior member of Mealy Wolfe Drilling, relocated from Pennsylvania to Tulsa.

Tulsa Okla Dec Oklahoma Solomon KR Mealy- Wolfe Drilling Company Fennsylvania

Truman Indictment of Russia States Basic Truth Worldwide

President Truman bluntly accused Soviet Russia of blocking peace by failing to honor agreements and said contracts are not sacred to the Soviet government. He argued Moscow aims to advance communism through double dealing and suggested a shift toward understanding with leaders who favor peace. The remarks, delivered in Kansas City, emphasize a future four year effort toward permanent peace with the Soviet Union.

Dpwite Maceynite Truman Russia Kartsas Pruman Case Potsdam Walte Moscow Bolshevists Lenin Yalta Amy Kia Centocm Washington Frurman Stalin Jon Maxim Estvinoff Sots United States Litvinoff Pisani James Marlow Kansas City Eddie Jacotsen Politburo Joseph Stalin

Two Escapers At Large in Arkansas

Arkansas state police chased four young escapees from a jail in Oklahoma. Two were identified as Bob counter of Tulsa and Foe Wheeler of Buffalo Oklahoma. two others captured near Car 30 miles east of Little Rock. Buckmaster of Sand Springs was arrested as authorities pursued escapees toward Hot Springs.

Little Rock Laggé Arkansas Little Tawk-Aot Springs Aves Bobcounter Tulsa Foe Wheeler Bufoalo Okla Wagner Wheeler Rusgelt Buckmaster Sand Springs Wagener Hot Springs Atoka Sher McBride Aleit Joel

Doris Day and George Weidler Marriage Ends in Sour Note

The marriage of singer Doris Day and saxophonist George Weidler ends amid sour notes as Day returns home to mother. Weidler, brother of ex child star Virginia Weidler, has also gone home, with unclear motives.

Holly Woot Doris Day George Weidler Weidler Miss Day Virginia Weidler

Wholesale meat prices back since September

The American Meat Institute reports wholesale prices for all meat in the nation have risen about 19 percent since the late September peak, while retail meat prices declined about 1 percent since mid September. Oklahoma City notes facsimile tax notices reach mail for 350000 Oklahomans who paid a state levy on earnings last year.

American Meat Institute Oklahgnta

Ada Elks Give Christmas Baskets for Needy Families

The Ada Elks club held its tenth annual Christmas baskets distribution sending filled baskets to 30 area families after a Friday party. Chairs were Roy Sneed Jerry England and Reed Haymon. Each basket contained a large hen potatoes flour candy sugar bread celery oranges apples and nuts. Funds come from Ada Rodeo and charity drives. Committees screen families before selection with help from area ministers and the Salvation Army.

Ada Elks Club Elks Club Roy Sneed Jerry England Reed Haymon Ademy Barmon Salvatior Army Somme Beise

Apples Decide Case in Favor of Actress Devers

In Los Angeles on December 7 an actress named Lien Devers 38 testified in divorce court that her husband Irving Rabin 47 a farrier threw a tantrum when she returned home with six apples after being sent to the market for three. The court ruled in Devers favor in a quirky domestic dispute sparked by apples.

Los Angeles Lien Devers Miss Devers Quayer Farrier Irving Rabin

Prince Charles Leads 1948 Baby Book as Notables Add Grandchildren

A 1948 baby book page highlights Prince Charles as the first listed birth and notes other notables gaining grandchildren. It records prime figures like Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee, Eleanor Roosevelt, and many stars of stage and screen, naming new arrivals and family ties across royalty, politics, and entertainment.

Prince Charles Stork Washington Stacy England Elizabeth Prince Philip of Edinburgh Bucclegham Palate Frensier Clement Attlee Britain Winston Chuechill James Helen Attlee Shiptom Harold William Shiston Mary Churchill Salms Christopher Soams Birsh John L. Lewis Marshall Tito Yugorslavia Charles de Gaulle Free French Eleanor Roosevelt James Roosevelts Fleet Adm Chester Nimitz Naval Operatrong Pwight D. Eisenhower Army Lucius D. Clay U.S Germany Maria Duchess of Monitora Theef Duke of Alba Spain Don Luis de Trujo Artacoz Rockefeller Vanderbilt Ford Bidele Winthrop Rockefeller Baba Paw Sears al’ Fred Gwynne Vanderbilt Seine Lourdes Murray Venderit William Clay Ford Martha Firestne Harvey Firestone Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Philadelphia Col Biddle Margaret Atknsox Loughborough Holywood

Two Suspects in Apache Robbery

Two men arrested in Fort Worth Texas may be implicated in a wholesale robbery of Apache and Cement stores in Caddo county last week. Under sheriff Curtis Williams said the suspects were arrested in connection with a series of stolen 199% automobile license plates from Coalgate. Clothing and other items found in their possession may have been taken from the Apache stores and the cement store. Sheriff Otis Waldrom of Lawton said a possibly stolen vehicle, linked to the robbery, was recovered at Gladewater. Torax recollections of his childhood poverty are noted in Henrik's Peer Gynt.

Ole Fort, Worth Tex Curtis Wiliams Coalgate Elothing Williams Lawton Otis Waldrom Gladewater

Rum-Runner Crash Costs Grady County Sheriff $3080

In Chickasha Oklahoma a motorist rear ended a liquor laden coupe on Highway 512. The crash resulted in seizure of 198 fifths 316 pints and 484 half pints. The other driver was arrested for drunken arrival, while the bootlegger escaped.

Chickasha. Okle Grady County

Truman remarks stir doubt on Russia amid top leaders

Washington dispatch reports President Truman at a Kansas City luncheon hinted Russia may seek an understanding with the United States, prompting speculation about a possible rift within the Soviet politburo. The piece sketches a dramatic, fictionalized scene of Stalin and allies debating if any such deal exists.

Yuletide Tragedy Mystery Solved in California

Coroner determines monooxide poisoning and asphyxiation caused the Christmas mountain deaths of Dr. Jerome Schnee dorf, his mother, wife and children, and a physician’s kin. The report cites tight vents and snow blocking a butane heater as likely factors. Jerry, eight, remains in hospital while Jerry, 10, and others are accounted for or improving.

Calif Jerome G. Schneidorf Williars Schneeforf Barbara Fam Mary Margaret Schnedort Jerry Eseaport San Bernardino County Hospital Fred Grease

Dawson Man Opens Annexation Fight in Tulsa

In Tulsa on December 2S a judge set January 6 for a hearing on a suit to block Dawson's annexation by Tulsa. Attorney Ages J. Nichols filed the action for Charles F. Barnes of Dawson, claiming the city should halt further steps until the case is resolved.

Tulsa Okin Dawson Tmulsa Horace D. Ballaine Ages J. Nichols Charles F. Barnes Nichols

Grim Christmas weekend toll climbs with deaths and fires

A grisly scene in Pasadena shows a body hanged from a tree on Colorado Street as officers arrive and onlookers stare. Harald Walner, 28, climbed a pole to cut down the form, identified as a store man tied clothed toronto. Fires and traffic accidents over the holiday weekend in Canada raised fatalities.

Pruegame Pasadena Galil Nan Drag Harald Walner Toronto Im Canada

Bodies of Service Men on Way Home

Two war dead to be reburied in Oklahoma join 66 others returning from France Belgium Holland and Luxembourg under next of kin instructions. Sgt Alvie K Griffith and S/Sgt Robert J Lehman listed with addresses in Konawa and nearby.

Arta Statrr Oklahoma Alvie K. Griffith Susie E. Griffith West Twenty-first Robert J. Lehman Mra Anna Helle Lehman Route 2 Konawa Img France Belium Bolland Lurembourg Uoor Okakwenma Kim Larea

She Wasnt There In Oklahoma Truck Stop Incident

Fi Roy Berendzen of Walters, Oklahoma, told his wife a relief was needed at the wheel last night. She wasn’t in the car when he returned to Wichita Falls. He retraced 146 miles, found his wife sleeping in the back seat at a Wichita Falls filling station, and warned her to stay alert before they continued toward California.

Wichita Falls Tex Roy Berendzen Walters Okla Berendzen A. Om Hugbarkd Caliifornia Cent Finn

Two suspects still tied to Bayless Drug Store robbery

Officers returned from Hope and Little Rock Arkansas say two men, Paul Kaufman and Norman Eugene Wright, may not be connected to the Bayless Drug Store heist. The pair were taken from a Little Rock jail to Hope for questioning, with Bayless and state investigators pursuing leads while federal agents probe the stolen merchandise and narcotics.

Hope Little Rock Ark Bayless Paul Kaufman Norman Eugene (Monk) Wright Jess Lea State Bureau of Investigation Arkansas Cecil Smith M. F. Bayless Mes Lea Arkansas and Krckansas

Veeck to Ask Bob To Take Salary Cut

Cleveland reports Bill Veeck plans to ask pitcher Bob Feller to accept a salary cut. Veeck noted Feller’s about 620,000 pay last year made him the highest paid pitcher, and the owner hinted he may seek parity with or above that figure. The remark came from Oklahoma City and reflected Veeck’s view that a larger share of players’ salaries should be reduced for the team.

Veeck Bob Cleveland Cleveland News Bill Veeck Cleveland Indians Today Bob Feller Ad McAulsy Oklahoma Oklahome City

W R Holland Dies at 99 in Stratford

William Robert Rolland known as W R Holland died Monday night at his Stratford home aged 99. He lived in Stratford for about fifty years and would have celebrated his 100th birthday this Saturday. Funeral services were held Tuesday from McGee School with burial in McGee cemetery. Surviving are R E Folland a daughter Mrs C J Jones of Stratford 34 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

William Robert Rolland Ond Strateford Evca Sam R. E. Holland Route 1 Stratford Holland Weld McGee School Buriak McGee Cemetery R. E Folland C. Jones

Welles’ Condition Called Satisfactory After Collapse

Washington nec 23 the condition of Sumner Welles former undersecretary of state was called satisfactory today after he was found unconscious in a frozen field near his Oxon Hill Maryland home early Sunday morning. Police dropped the case as Mrs Welles said she is satisfied there was no foul play. Friends think he suffered a heart attack or a bad fall during a late night walk seeking relief.

Washington Nec Sumner Wellen Ormer Welles Oxon Hill Siory Kine

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