City council OKs hangar bond plan and meter changes
City approves bond election to fund Chauncey Airport hangar and admin building work estimated near 50 000 dollars. Meeting notes include revised cost details and an airport site plan discussed with district airport engineer Karpenko. Federal funds not available for hangar construction.
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W. E. Hansen
Chauncey Airport
C of C
Hangar Hansen
Chamber of Commerce
Chauncey
Hansen
Karpenko
Oklahoma City
Friendly Fellow Turns to Tulsa After Ada Arrest
The man dubbed the friendly fellow in Tulsa was apprehended in Ada on Friday and handed to Tulsa detectives over the weekend. Police know only the license number of his 193 Buick and seek motive for his Ada visit. He had been in Oklahoma City Dallas and Tulsa before the arrest and was connected to a crime in Tulsa. He rode with two women referred to as Janes who were also of the deadly type. The trio was returned to Tulsa after an alleged car deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Ada
Joseph C. Fielding
Fielding
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Tex
City to pave South Francis after water line decision
The city proceeds with repairing a six inch water line on South Francis and plans paving for 1000 feet. Officials chose to move the line to the curb parking rather than leave it mid street to avoid future settling and pavement damage. Work to begin this week from the alley between Fourteenth and Fifteenth Avenues southward.
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South Francis
II S. Moore
Fourteenth
Fifteenth
Ada City Council Rejects M H Rhodes Parking Meters
The Ada city council voted unanimously to return 473 Mark-Time Perfection meters from M H Rhodes Inc. after testing since August. A company representative admitted poor weather performance and offered a free replacement, while the city awaits a decision on a sturdier meter type to replace them.
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Ada
M. H. Rhodes, Inc
Oklahoma
W. E. Hansen
McCool Cleared In Coalgate Slaying
Deputy Sheriff Revd McCool was cleared by County Judge W B Thornsbrough of murder charges in the December death of Leo Barnett Coalgate The ruling found Barnett was accidentally slain Barnett had claimed he was fleeing after arrest for disturbing the peace and had told officials he killed another deputy in a separate case S: The S B I disputed Barnett story and labeled it untrue, a key detail in the case’s resolution.
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Coalgate
Okla
Revd McCool
Leo Barnett
W.B. Thornsbrough
Barnett
McCool
R. B. Conner
State Penitentiary
Seminole County
Eric Nicholson
Harlan Broyles
State Bureau of Investigation
Navy blames CNAC for fatal China air crash
The U S navy charged the Chinese National Aviation Corporation with responsibility for a CNAC liner crash during an attempted landing at Tsingtao Marine Airfield. All 42 aboard perished, including three Americans.
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NAVY
NAC
Shanghai
U. S. Navy
Chinese National Aviation Corporation
CNAC
Tsingtao Marine Airfield
Tulsa Cabby Files Bankruptcy Admit Losses In Crap Games
A Tulsa cabdriver, in a voluntary petition in federal court, states that in the past 90 days he lost 3500 dollars in crap games, admitting he was not “rolling in dough.”
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Tulsa
Okla
Federal District Court
Northwest DC-4 Fire Destroys Airliner on Landing
A Northwest Airlines DC-4 caught fire on landing at the Chicago municipal airport. 37 passengers and four crew escaped under direction of two stewardesses Leta Knapp and Betty Bell. Pilots Jack Galt and James C Kits were last to exit. The plane valued at 400 000 dollars and 500 gallons of gasoline intensified the blaze. An investigation by Civil Aeronautics Administration officials began.
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Chicago
Northwest Airlines
Municipal
Minneapolis
Leta Knapp
Betty Bell
Jack Galt
James C. Kits
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Si Freeman Elected President of Pontotoc Bar Association
Si Freeman local attorney was elected president of the Pontotoc County Bar Association at the annual meeting. Hobart Orton became vice president and Coy Mowdy was retained as secretary treasurer. Mack Bralg, retiring president, led the session as twenty four attorneys attended and discussed appointing a county judge.
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Si Freeman
Pontotoc County Bar Association
Hobart Orton
Coy Mowdy
Mack Bralg
Elephant Killings in Africa Surge Early 20th Century
Between 1905 and 1912 approximately 30,000 elephants were killed annually in Africa. The figures reflect widespread poaching and hunting during this period, impacting wildlife populations across multiple regions and drawing concern among conservationists of the era.
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Africa
Training Course For Nurses Aides At Valley View
Valley View hospital launches a six week program for nurses and aides to provide basic bedside care. Miss Celeste Kemler directs the program with classes taught by Valley View graduate nurses and aims to refresh nurses and prepare aides for practical floor duties.
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Valley View Hospital
Barer
Barker
Beneft
Valley View
Celeste Kemler
Pontotoc Sets January Polio Drive With $4000 Goal
Pontotoc County launches its March of Dimes anti polio campaign with a $4000 quota based on 10 cents per resident. Dr Ollie McBride chairs the drive January 15 to 30, with I G Killough as vice chair Sam Grant as treasurer and Mrs Mary West as secretary. Half locally funds polio treatment. half supports the National Foundation.
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Pontotoc County
Ollie McBride
I. G. Killough
Sam Grant
Mary West
Joyce Miller
John Barker
Guy Thrash
Vic Crowell
Bob Morgan
Rex O. Morrison
National Foundation For Research
Broadway
Main
Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce
Truman tightens budget control on officials
President Truman directed the budget bureau to curb officials who seek larger funds from Congress and to support only the president's estimates in hearings. A Republican lawmaker suggested the memo aims to oppose any trimming of appropriation requests as debates over a 1948 budget rise. Forecasts placed the budget at about 37 billion dollars versus GOP calls to hold near 30 billion.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Budget Bureau
GOP
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Dinner Given For Governor and Wife
Oklahoma City January 4 Gov Robert S Kerr and his wife were entertained at a appreciation dinner hosted by 22 local business and professional men. About 175 friends and relatives attended. E K Gaylord presented a silver service to the Kerrs and W R Wallace acted as toastmaster. Guests included Governor Elect Turner and former governors Holloway and Johnston plus Virgil Browne.
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Oklahoma City
Overnor
Robert S. Kerr
E. K. Gaylord
Oklahoma Publishing Company
Kerr
W. R. Wallace
Roy . Turner
W. J. Holloway
W. G. Johnston
Virgil Browne
State Board of Affairs
Ada City December Revenue by Department Report
City records show December revenue totaling 15533.21 with 9577.50 from water and 1550.10 from sanitation. Police logged 90 arrests, 337 traffic citations and six recovered stolen autos. fire answered 44 calls and 13 140 in losses. street department cleaned 670 blocks and graded 1241 dirt blocks while preparing asphalt mix for spring.
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Ada
Water Department
Sanitation Department
Water and Sanitation Department
Norgaard to Speak at Kansas Press Association Meeting
Noland Norgaard AP bureau chief in Oklahoma City and former war correspondent will address the Kansas Press Association at Wichita on Saturday January 11 during its three day annual meeting opening Thursday. He spent five and a half years abroad reporting the war in Britain North Africa Sicily Italy Rome and served at Nuremberg.
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Oklahoma City
Noland Norgaard
Associated Press
Kansas Press Association
Wichita
Norgaard
Britain
Bureau
Rome
Nuernberg
Shanghai Police Seal Soviet Radio Station
Chinese municipal police closed and sealed the Soviet radio station in Shanghai. No immediate explanation was given.
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Shanghai
Central Airlines Moves Toward Ada Air Service Start
Keith Kahle, Central Airlines vice president, told Ada mayor Frank Spencer that the Civil Aeronautics Board authorized scheduled air service to Ada on Nov 27 1946. He said operations would begin “as soon as possible” though numerous setup problems remain. A proposed Ada feeder route would offer air travel and air mail departures.
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Keith Kahle
Central Airlines, Inc
Frank Spencer
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington, D. C
Central Airlines
Ada
Kahle
Oklahoma lawmakers seek audit of Game and Fish funds
Senate to consider a bill by Joe Bailey Cobb to audit the state game and fish commission. He notes the commission took in more than 550000 in 1946 and may not have to account for it. A joint Legislative committee would audit records and accounts and a budget for the commission is favored by Cobb and Sen. Homer Paul.
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Oklahoma City
State Game and Fish Commission
Senate
Joe Bailey Cobb
Game and Fish Committee
Cobb
Homer Paul
Pauls Valley
Game and Fish Commission
Golden snow in Glacier Park Comprised of Insect Bodies
Report notes the yellow specks seen in Glacier National Park are actually crushed insect bodies. Researchers identify these particles as tiny yellow corpses shed by local midges, giving the appearance of snow.
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Glacier Park
Three Turtles Stage Kitchen Rebellion in Philadelphia
In Leonard Yocum's restaurant three 60 pound turtles staged a brief rebellion. They invaded the dining room, frightened patrons, and caused screams before a policeman with a shovel helped wrangle them back. The escape ended when a storage barrel tipped and the turtles withdrew into their shells.
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Philadelphia
Leonard Yocum
Ponca City Fire Loss Drops in 1946 Versus 1945
Total fire loss in Ponca City for 1946 was $21,511.71, down from $31,042.56 in 1945. The year 1946 totals show building and property losses averaged nearly $10,000 less than 1945.
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Ponca City
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China
Manchuria
Changchun
Miles
Haicheng
Pipe Dream
Richard Kartheiser
Milwaukee
Wis
Kartheiser
Bar Association
Gasperi
U. S
Alberto Tarchiani
NEA Telephoto
Dr. McBride
United States Army
America
Kansas P. A
Alte
American Iron and Steel Institute
Sthavenon
York I, N. Y
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