Lewis Aims Spring Drive to Boost Miner Pay and Safety
Washington December 29 John L Lewis plans a spring campaign to raise miners pay and fund welfare, while pushing for stronger mine safety laws. He may target April 1 contract terminations and align with CIO steelworker wage efforts, as West Frankfort disaster spurs renewed safety push amid fears of recession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
CIO
West Frankfort
Lit
George B. Harrington
United Mine Workers Union
Transfusion with Soldier's Own Blood
Pvt. Richard A. Norman, 23, of Battery B 7th Armored Field Artillery, Camp Roberts, received a transfusion of his own blood at Letterman General Hospital after a lamp explosion burned his legs. He had donated a pint two weeks earlier and his bottle was used when he needed help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Letterman General Hospital
Richard A. Norman
Norman
7Th Armored Field Artillery
Camp Roberts
Armed Services
Elliott-Steiner At Stampede In 1952
Sulphur special report Elliott-Steiner contracted again to supply stock and supervisors for the Hereford Heaven Stampede set for June 1952. Wild Bill Elliott will make personal appearances. Last year Elliott directed the show drawing about 12 000 attendees over three days and nights despite rain. Board approval noted with details of the Round-Up executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott- Steiner
Jim McClelland
Wild Bill Elliott
Elliott
Elliott-Steiner
Mace Williams
McClelland
Paul Thompson
Mabel Fulton
Mace William
Houston Russell
Charges Filed on Alleged Attacker Sidney Green
Sidney Green, 28, named as alleged attacker of an 18 year old Sunshine area girl. First degree rape charges filed Friday in peace justice court. Incident occurred last Sunday near the brick plant south of the city. Sheriff J D Gaar said the girl, Joy Faye Summers, described being forced back into Green’s car after fleeing. She was found at a West Main cafe and taken to a local hospital for examination. Green not yet apprehended. he lives with his parents near the brick plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Green
Sunshine Community
Green Friday
Peace Justice Court
C. W. Floyd
J. D. Gaar
Gaar
Joy Faye Summers
Green
West Main
Overweight Charge Filed Against Truck Driver Sharpton
Jacob Theo Sharpton was charged in JP court with overweight per axle after being stopped December 21 by highway patrolman Luton Smith while driving an International truck. The case details indicate charges of operating with an overweight condition per axle and related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Theo Sharpton
C. W. Floyd
Sharpton
Luton Smith
Allen Coach Remembers War Days and Escape Tactics
Allen coach Wilbur Wiley, a former German POW for 18 months, recounts wartime trials from a mission over Germany to his escape with fellow prisoners. He describes capture near a school, seven days in solitary, and a daring tunnel escape followed by clever ruses to gather supplies and learn broadcasts, before liberation by Russians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Wilbur Wiley
Ajlen
England
Germany
Luftwafe
Frankfort
California
Isis
Churchill Delayed In Start for U S Queen Mary Set Sail Three Days Late
Southampton dispatch reports the Queen Mary carrying Prime Minister Churchill to the United States sailed three days later than planned due to Atlantic storms and a heavy anchor. A fatal event occurred as messenger Frederick May collapsed at the dock and died en route to the ship, adding a somber note to the departure.
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Southampton
Eng
Winston Churchill
America
President Truman
Churchill
London
Frederick May
Dock
Queen Mary
May
Oklahoma Heat Wave Looms Across State
Oklahoma recorded near heat levels with Frederick at 94 degrees, Ardmore 81 and Hollis 80 as a warm spell approached Sunday. Expected highs range from the 60s in the north to the 70s in the south with mostly cloudy skies. Southwest winds from Arizona, New Mexico and West Texas drove the shirt-sleeve weather, contrasting last week’s subfreezing rains on Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Hollis
Arizona
New Mexico
West Texas
Shawnee Soldier Wounded in Korea On His Birthday
Shawnee, Okla. Sgt. Bill Outland of the 45th Division was wounded in Korea. He suffered fractures to both legs and was evacuated to a Tokyo hospital. Outland, a former Shawnee National Guard member, has been in action since November 25, and his wife Rita was notified by the Defense Department.
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Shawnee
Okla
Bill Outland
Ko-rea
Outland
Rita
Defense Department
Tokyo
Shawnee National Guard
Boff
Washington
Springer
Botf
Hugo
Western Union
DCS Rolls
Borger
Tex
Seminole
Oklahoma
Olney
Ada
Southwestern Division
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Changed uniform shifts from German to U S Army sergeant
Rudolf J. Kerl, once a radar specialist in the German air force, emigrated to the United States in October 1849, was drafted a year later, and now serves as a sergeant in the 28th Infantry Division in Germany near his old home. He works on radio maintenance, noting better pay and life in the American Army. He previously lived in Philadelphia and worked at a Hatboro, Pennsylvania factory making meters and gauges.
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Goeppingen
Germany
Rudolf J. Kerl
United States
28Th Infantry
Kerl
Philadelphia
U. S
Hatboro
Navy hydrogen gun to outspeed normal bullets
BERKELEY Calif Dec 29 The Navy will soon have a hydrogen gun that shoots bullets at extraordinary speeds around four miles per second or faster, several times the velocity of a standard rifle round. The service already operates an indoor artillery firing building for shells and rockets up to 3 inches and is testing bullet shapes and explosive charges to assess effects on tanks and ships. Details are kept secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
Navy
Tag Delay Penalty Tells Drivers to Buy 1952 Licenses
Clyde Kaiser county tag agent warns car owners to renew licenses soon or face rising penalties. After Christmas a slow rush followed. January loss leads to daily 10 cent penalties and March doubles the tax. Kaiser urges owners to pay now to avoid late pre-penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Kaiser
Kaiser
Akins Pleads Not Guilty on False Pretenses Charge
Clyde Akins pleaded not guilty to obtaining money by false pretenses when arraigned before Peace Justice C. W. Floyd. He posted $2,000 bond with preliminary hearing set for January 7. The Oakman resident allegedly conveyed five cattle to A. W. McCurry, mortgaged by Oklahoma State Bank of Acts, sold for $720 on October 30, 1950, after Deputy Walker Hisle investigated a replevin of cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Akins
C. W. Floyd
Akin
Oakman
A. W. McCurry
Oklahoma State Bank of Acts
Walker Hisle
Akins Place
Catille
Divorces Reported In Varying Cases Across Local Notices
Annie Simmons divorces Charlie Summons while Alene Jacobs splits from Hertian Jacobs. Anne J Click separates from Willard Click, and Stannarly Killcrease parts from C Delx ia Killcrease. Britain's Princess Elizabeth received two beaver skins during a Winnipeg visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Simmons
Charlie Summons
Alene Jacobs
Hertian Jacobs
Willard
Click
Anne J
Stannarly
C. Delxia
Britain
Elizabeth
Winnipeg
Canada
63 Million Americans Expected to Have Jobs in 1952
Washington report from December 29 cites Robert C. Goodwin of the Bureau of Employment Security predicting a 1952 job total of 63 million, the highest in U.S. history. The projection compares with a 62.6 million peak last August and notes ongoing expansion driven by defense industry orders and civilian demand, with a midsummer peak anticipated.
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Washington
Robert C. Goodwin
Bureau of Employment Security
Labor Department
Goodwin
Postal Card Price Up to Two Cents in 1952
The 1952 postal card price rises to two cents starting January 1. Also higher rates apply to insurance registry C O D service and postage for books and catalogs. Bulk sales incur a 16 percent surcharge over the base two-cent rate. Private mailing cards adopt the new two-cent rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary West
America
Big oil helps small finder strike big in Oklahoma
Keith King Tulsa reports a major oil discovery in Beaver County Oklahoma where Flynn Oil Co a small Tulsa independent backed by two big majors Standard Oil and Cities Service posted 32 000 in dry hole funds. The well yielded 90 barrels of 389 gravity oil an hour at peak with potential much higher. Flynn plans to continue as a commercial producer asserting the aid from large companies underpins much of the industry’s independents success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith K. King
Tulsa
Southwest
Beaver County
Oklahoma
Flynn
Stanolard Oi and Gas Co
Cities Service Oil Co
United States
Flynn's
Voice Readies Relay Ship to Battle Moscow Airwaves
In Hoboken New Jersey the Coast Guard cutter Courser will be fitted with a 1.6 million dollar voice transmitter, the strongest American radio link, to pick up U S broadcasts and relay them inside the Iron Curtain where Moscow jams signals. The ship sails February 15 under State Department orders. The U S Army resumes formal dog training for military use first time since World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoboken
N. J
Voice
America
Russia
Coast Guard
Courier
State Department
Iron Curtain
Moscow
U. S. Army
Texas Boy’s Paris Trip Aims to Meet Ike
A 10 year old Texas boy, Stephen West of Dallas, left for Paris with his mother to learn what people want to know about General Eisenhower running for president. He wore five large E like Ike buttons and hoped to meet the general during his Europe trip, arranged after his mother wrote to request the encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Texas
Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stephen West
Dallas
Ike
Antoinette Adam
Prais
Army Sub Machine Gun Can Shoot Around Corners
Army ordnance officials demonstrate the new .280 caliber rifle concept while contrasting it with the U S M 1 and Britain's light gun. They cite muzzle velocities of 2860 for the M 1 2610 for the Russian 762 and about 2500 for Britain s .280. notes on armor piercing capability and rapid conversion of M 1 stocks to use the new cartridge.
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Army
Elton
Fayap
Aberdeen Proving Ground
U. S
Britain
American Army Ordnance
Churchill
Truman
Washington
U. S. Army Ordnance
Ordnance
Wierce
Korea
Asteroids Race Through Space Like Traffic Jam
In Cleveland on December 29 Dr Stefan L Piotrowski a Polish astronomer stated that asteroids drift in a belt between Mars and Jupiter colliding like vehicles on a crowded highway. He noted thousands vary from 200 miles wide to small fragments. mean collision speed near three miles per second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Stefan L. Piotrowski
Mars
Jupiter
Piotrowski
University of Krakow
Poland
American Astronomical Society
Decision to Pay for Release Of Airmen Has Its Dangers
John Hightower reports on the U S decision to pay 120000 in fines levied by Communist Hungary for four American airmen. Officials cite propaganda dangers and the need to secure release and morale while acknowledging risks of Soviet exploitation and future payoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hightower
U.S
Hungary
Thes
United Sta
U. S
Europe
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Sremlin
Washington
Laxatives For Children Often Form Life Habit
Advice on pediatric bowel care notes that laxatives should be mild and used sparingly as habit formation can occur. It cites underlying causes like diet, training, and activity, warns against dependence, and favors bulk laxatives such as methylcellulose as safe options. It also includes a reader query about cross eyes and note on early treatment to preserve vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R.A
Crosseyer
Commie Press Charges U S Knew Flier Whereabouts
Budapest dispatch reports the official Communist press accusing the U S Government of knowing the four American fliers’ location during the Hungary air manhunt. It claims Hungary was framed as the search was mocked as a fake and notes the fliers kept radio contact until landing. Capt Dave Henderson said messages were sent but garbled at Frankfurt.
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Budapest
Hungary
U. S
Szabad Nep
Erding
Germany
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Dave Henderson
Frankfurt
Wolves Destroy Livestock Around Belgrade Amid Wolf Surge
The wolf situation in Yugoslavia worsens as wolves kill over 37,000 livestock last year and again this year. War reduced hunting, leaving Belgrade plains exposed. In Macedonia insurers paid 240000 dollars for losses. Slovenia reports 150 wolves and offers payments up to 120 dollars per full grown wolf killed.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Macedonia
Slovenia
Slovenian Hunting Federation
Army Puts On Fire Show Backing Rifle Arguments
Detroit report describes a curved barrel submachine gun that shoots around corners. Joseph Soma, Detroit arsenal engineer, says the design is more accurate than straight barrels and that the weapon can deflect a .45 slug up to 90 degrees while firing five rounds a minute. The curved barrel attaches to the M3 grease gun, enabling left right up down aiming and quick barrel interchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Army
Joseph C. Soma
Detroit Arsenal
Korea
Machine Fluid Kills Prisoners at New Cumberland Barracks
NEW CUMBERLAND Pa Dec 2 Two prisoners at the New Cumberland Army Disciplinary Barracks one from Georgia and the other from Oklahoma died yesterday after drinking machine fluid Col Benjamin B Albert said The victims were Aubrey Oscar Mann 23 of Palmetto Ga and Clyde A Penton 36 Norman Okla Albert said 22 men drank the stolen fluid Fourteen held for observation at the barracks and six sent to Valley Forge General Hospital Penton serving six months for larceny
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Cumberland
New Cumberland Army
Georgia
Benjamin B. Albert
Col
Albert
Aubrey Oscar Mann
Palmetto
Clyde A. Penton
Norman
Oklo
Valley Forge
General Hospital
Penton
Stripes Bootleg Stir Triggers German Interest
In Bonn a bootleg copy of Stars and Stripes prompts a debate among State Department and Army officials. German officials face how Adenauer can receive his daily copy legally since Germans cannot buy Stripes and scrip is restricted to troops. The question is whether the department can cover the cost for Adenauer’s copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
Army
Stars and Stripes
State Department
Konrad’ Adenauer
Adenauer
Air Force Reveals Pictorial Look at XB-52 Bomber
Washington December 23 The Air Force released a photo preview of its eight engine jet bomber the XB 52 showing the aircraft in run up tests at Seattle with camouflage off and the press urged not to publish further pictures The image suggests a large aircraft with eight jets and a fuselage capable of carrying more than one atomic bomb Estimates put weight near 350 000 pounds though no official specifications are given The project is linked to Boeing and follows state secrecy orders from Air Secretary Thomas Finletter enabling limited public exposure to the aircraft design and scale
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton C. Fay
Washington
Air Force Tonight
Seattle
Wash
Boeing Airplane Co
Thomas Finletter
Air Force
Jane’s
Floyd W. Eoff to Washington Soon
Floyd W. Eoff, manager of the Western Union office, will depart for Washington D C in January to join negotiations over salaries and working conditions for union employees. He heads Local No. 16 in the Oklahoma area, New Mexico, and the Texas panhandle, and is among ten officials chosen for the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Floyd W. Eoff
Focal Western Union
Washington, D. C
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
New Mexico
Panhandle
Texas
Florida Weekend Bolsters Tense Racial Violence Scene
In Miami and Tallahassee a fiery 18 foot cross was burned by robed Klansmen near the capital. Gov. Fuller Warren attacked NAACP leader Walter White as a hatemonger while NAACP official Harry Moore’s death looms over the state. White said Moore was murdered in his home bombing. Warren blamed Moore’s visit for stirring strife and said every effort to catch the killer is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla. WA
Fuller Warren
Walter White
National Association For the Advanement of
Florida
Warren
Harlem
Harry T. Moore
NAACP
Mimi
Lake County
Tallahassee
Bill Hendrix
Tom Hamilton
South Carolina
Hendrix
Moore
Ponca City approves plan for airport bond election
Ponca City Oklahoma city commissioners set January 24 as the date for a special election on a $220,000 bond issue to fund airport improvements. The plan includes a new administration building and runway extensions with expected matching federal funds.
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Ponca City
Okla
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