County Judge Post Vacant In Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County faces a vacancy as Judge W. G. Long resigns effective Monday. Tom D. McKeown, already county attorney, is appointed to fill the unexpired term and serve as county judge until Moss Wimbish qualifies. The bar association will appoint a temporary judge once notified, with earliest meeting Wednesday afternoon.
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Pontotoc County
W. G. Long
Long
Tom D. McKeown
Val Crawford
Moss Wimbish
McKeown
Washington, D. C
Pontotoc
Bar Association
Boy Delighted To Get Watch Works
A school boy rode to school and lost the watch movement in a mud hoof print. Two months later a friend found it. Watchmaker James Orebaugh identified his own serial number on the back and matched it to Buddy Crain, who had misplaced the movement sixty days earlier.
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Buddy Crain
aé_i Fittstown
Gem Credit Jewelers
James Orebauth
Orebaugh
Fittstown
Buddy
Truman says US won’t loosen arms until UN security exists
In a congressional message President Truman states the United States will lead in collective disarmament only after a UN security system is established. He warns against weakening arms while others delay and argues strength remains the main deterrent amid limited global power.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Truman
Congress
United States
United Nations
Bernard Baruch
U.N. Atomic Energy Commission
America
Russia
Britain
Uncle Sam
England
France
League of Nations
Hitler
Munich
Coppery taste in European oysters ties to copper content
A note discusses how the Christian year runs about 11 days longer than the lunar Mohammedan year, and mentions that nearly all oysters from European waters contain copper and have a coppery taste.
Not Only Rabbits Bed Down in Pipe
Miss June Fleming and her father Earl Fleming hunted in old pipes for rabbits using a long push pole. June bagged a rabbit while a later pipe yielded a large rat, which was killed by Earl. They finished with one rabbit and one rat.
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June Fleming
Earl Fleming
Watt
Truman’s State of the Union Fits Midcourse Tone
Democrats welcomed President Truman’s State of the Union as a balanced path likely to broaden support in the Republican controlled Congress. Liberal and conservative factions praised the tone while noting room for emphasis on progressive measures and New Deal ideals.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Pepper
D-Flo
Murray
D-Mont
Labor Committee
New Deal
George
D-Ga
McClellan
D-Ark
Hoey
D-Nc
Thaw Begins as Warm Sunday Raises Area Temps
A Sunday thaw lifts temperatures above freezing with a 38 degree afternoon in the area. Ice remains on some streets Monday but many blocks clear. overnight lows ranged from 10 to 17 degrees across local towns while Tulsa and Enid report mild readings. Forecasters expect a cool Monday night with lows 23 to 32 as clouds return.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Buffalo
State Highway Patrol
Weather Bureau
Ponca City
Tulsa
Ardmore
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City City
Elk City
Enid
McAlester
Guyman
Tet 1947 license tab advice leads to instruction stick
A. H. Thornton, tag agent, warns drivers to place the 1947 metal tab over the 1946 license tag after reports that some owners removed the big tag and tried to fit the tab underneath. Plus a Wyoming arrest linked to a deer killing with a car and a buck joke.
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A. H. Thornton
Wyoming
Peace It's Wonderful Peace It's Wonderful
ARTHUR EDSON reports on a thaw in Congress as President Truman is praised for cooperation. Rep. Gene Cox and Rep. Charley Halleck offer kind words about rivals while Rep. Bill Stevenson calls for ousting bureaucrats. The mood shifts as partisan lines reemerge and the House adjourns.
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Arthur Edson
Washington
Jan
Mr. Truman
Truman
Gene Cox
D-Ga
Joe Cox
Joe Martin
Joe
Charley Halleck
Raad
Halleck
Sam Rayburn
Sam
Bill Stevenson
Rwis
Martin
House
Stevenson
Capitol Hill
Imperial Household Staff Trimmed in Wartime Supply Cut
Tokyo reports Emperor Hirohito’s imperial household personnel reduced from 8 900 to 1 400 as the "barest essential" for running the imperial family. The first month of the new year has five Fridays, a quiet note for future fishing prospects.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Wage Conference Announced by UAW Chief
President Walter P. Reuther of the CIO United Auto Workers announced a national wage conference to be held in Detroit on January 18. The meeting aims to coordinate and implement the union's wage program.
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers Today
British Prepares Largest Palestine Offensive in Modern History
Government sources say Britain plans the biggest offensive in modern Palestine to crush Jewish extremism and restore order. About 100000 troops from all branches will take part with reinforcements from Egypt arriving by road and rail as cabinet ratifies proposals from Palestine conferences.
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London
Palestine
Britain
Holy Land
Egypt
Holy Lane
Sir Alan Cunningham
Lord Montgomery
Attlee
Ernest Bevin
Arthur Creech Jones
Americans Eat At Home More In 1946 Amid Higher Prices
A Commerce Department report shows Americans shifted to more meals at home in 1946 while average per person spending on food and drinks rose to 330 dollars. Higher postwar prices and more food available boosted outlays, with total food and beverage expenditure reaching 46 billion dollars, about 35 percent of all consumer spending. The 1945 average was 305 dollars, and prewar 1941 average was 170 dollars.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Office of Business Economics
United States Calls for Opening of Dairen Port
The United States urged Russia and China to end Soviet control of Dairen and place the Manchurian port under Chinese administration. Washington acted after Soviet authorities refused entry to three American civilians and ordered a U.S. naval ship to leave the port. A note was delivered to Moscow and Nanking on January 3.
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Washington
United States
Russia
China
Dairen
Manchurian
State Department
U. S
Moscow
Nanking
Former Justice James Ivey Phelps Dies at 71
James Ivey Phelps, 71, former associate justice of the state supreme court, died Sunday after two months of critical illness. Born June 30, 1875 in Texas, he moved to El Reno in 1899 and earned a UT law degree. He served as district judge in 1918, joined the supreme court in 1924, retired in 1929, and briefly returned in 1934. Survived by a son and daughter.
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Oklahoma City
James Ivey Phelps
Associated
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Phelps
el Reno
Texas
University of Texas
Lydia B. Malcom
Lura McAlester
McAlester
Winter Cold and Whooping Cough Health Advisory
A winter cold can be dangerous to individuals and coughing may pose risks to others. Seek medical advice if you experience a persistent cough or whooping sensation.
Marshall urges liberal leadership in China crisis
Gen George C Marshall declares salvation of China lies in leadership by liberals in the government and minority parties. He warns extremists in both Chiang Kai-shek’s government and the Communist opposition threaten settlement as marshalling ships search Antarctic for nine missing airmen is halted by bad weather.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
China
Ina
Marshall
Nanking
Truman
MT. Olympus
Navy
Mariner
Franklin D. Roosevelt Sea
Ellsworth Land
Solar Continent
Northwind
Richard Cruzen
Yancey
Merrick
Little America
Balleny Islands
Admiral Cruzen
Jananece
Vietne Island
Groun
Partitions Favored to Solve Palestine Conflict
A British government source says London has decided in principle on partition of Palestine into Arab and Jewish states as Britain’s path to resolve the Holy Land issue. Hagana appeals to avoid large scale retaliation while security measures increase with talks on variations of partition between Goldmann plan and Morrison federalization concepts.
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Arthur Cavshon
London
Ernest Bevin
Arthur Creech Jones
Palestine
Britain
Holy Land
Aes
Hagana
Egypt
Sir Alan Cunningham
Palestine High Commissioner
Colonial Office
Herbert Morrison
Negeb
Collegians Build Six-Man Makeshift Bobsled
Six college students Delbert Ellis Budd Kno Jake McDaniel Joe Wells Jack Alexander built a six man snow sled in manual training class. They tested it on Delaney Hill with a group of younger sledders present and descended fast covering long stretches before braking with their feet.
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Delbert Ellis
Budd Kno
Jake McDaniel
Joe Wells
Jack Alexander
Delaney Hill
Kings Road
South Broadway
Wry Morris
Austin Top Man On Atomic Problems
Warren R. Austin headed to Washington for high level talks on atomic disarmament after Bernard Baruch resigned as atomic energy spokesman at the UN. Baruch cited that the UN commission adopted the US plan and the issue moves to the security council, prompting questions on future US tactics with Russia. Baruch had pressed for veto rights to punish violations, while Austin favored cooperation with the Soviet bloc.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Warren R. Austin
United Nations Security Council
Bernard M. Baruch
Baruch
Atomic Energy
U. N
Truman
Special Atomic Commission
United States
Security Council
Austin
Russia
New York
U. N. Sessions
Andrei Gromo
Ko. Baruch
Commission
Animal tracks show front feet paired behind hind feet
The tracks indicate the maker climbs trees as the front paws land together behind the hind paws, suggesting arboreal movement.
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