China’s War of Isms Deadlock Between Civil Forces
Observers see little path to settlement in China’s civil strife between the communists and Chiang Kai-Shek’s nationalist regime. The coalition government at Nanking, power struggles within both sides, and potential Soviet aid shape a possible shift in U.S. Far Eastern policy and threaten world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
United States
Communist Party
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cleveland Council of World Affairs
Balky
Nanking
Kuoming
George C. Marshall
U. S
Marshall
Vandenberg
Uncle Sam
Ina
Russia
Moscow
Miss Jones Parlaying Years Of Health Lessons Into Real Life
Anna Weaver Jones, a Central health and personal hygiene instructor who trained over 30 000 people in first aid and adjustment, fractured her wrist after slipping on ice by the county courthouse. She spent time in Ley View hospital and received numerous sympathies while continuing to teach despite her injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Weaver Jones
Central
Miss Jones
Muskogee General Hospital sets record in 1946 admissions
Muskogee General Hospital admitted 3,635 patients in 1946, the busiest year. Superintendent Edna Rockefeller reported 1,747 babies born and 2,033 operations, including 635 emergencies, during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Muskogee General Hospital
Hospital Board of Directors
Edna Rockefeller
Strong Legislation Aims to Curb Sports Bribery
Rep Hebert introduces federal penalties for bribery attempts in sports citing a recent football scandal involving Alvin Paris and Frankie Filchek. A separate DC bill mirrors New York state law, while the federal proposal argues athletes fall under federal jurisdiction like interstate carriers and unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex H. Singleton
Washington
Rep
Hebert
D-Ala
Alvin Paris
Frankie Filchek
Merle Hapes
New
Yor- Giants
Federl
Inter’ate
Eteac
Aspen Turns From Silver To Snow In A Lively Plan
Aspen, Colorado seeks to reinvent itself as a premier winter sports center. Industrialist Walter Paepcke and ski expert Friedl Pfeifer raise a million dollars to restore landmarks and build the long chair lift to Mount Ajax. The plan aims to attract tourists with dry powder snow lasting November through May and a year round resort appeal, despite nostalgia for silver wealth.
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Aspen
Colo
America
Mollie Gibson
Crinoale Creek
Denver
Colorado
Chicago
Walter Paepcke
Container Corporation of America
Friedl Pfeifer
Sun Valley
Paepcke
Pfeifer
Tenth Mountain Division
alImost
Mount Ajax
Red Cross shifts to service in Pontotoc county
December reports from the Pontotoc county American Red Cross show emphasis on service over relief. Dorothy Driskill explains a revolving fund aided by 527.28 dollars with 498.20 repaid, plus 13 furlough cases, 20 government benefit assists, and 11 disability pension claim aids for ex servicemen. The chapter board meets Monday at 8 p.m. at the chapter office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Dorothy Driskill
Chapter Board of Directors
Fewer Women to Be In State Capitol
Oklahoma women lose executive posts as Katherine Manton steps down after brief tenure as secretary of state. Manton, first woman in the position and on state land and equalization bodies, leaves Monday leaving no feminine elective official in state government. Two women remain in the legislature Mona Jean Russell and Grace Mitchelson, both from Ottawa county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Katherine Manton
Oklahoma
Miss Manton
Frank C. Carter
School Land Commission
State Board of Equalization
Mabel Bassett
Charity and Corrections
Bassett
Buck Cook
Ottawa County
Mona Jean Russell
Picher
Grace Mitchelson
Commerce
Hugo Attorney Dies After Heart Attack
E. A. Blythe, 62, former Choctaw county attorney, died Sunday in Hugo Oklahoma after suffering a heart attack in his office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo
Hugo, Okla
E. A. Blythe
Choctaw County
Reunited wartime outfits spark chic fashion revival
The NEA reports that liberated wartime clothes are returning to fashionable life as coordinated ensembles. Designers like Herbert Sondheim and Pauline Trigere present matching coats, dresses, and accessories in print crepe and navy green palettes, revived 1920s details, and new pencil silhouettes with bold stoles and scarves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herbert Sondheim
Standridge Resigns Teaching Position
Agnew Standridge resigned after two years as Stratford High School principal to pursue private business. John Lewis is elected high school principal with Merle Taff as grade principal. Mrs Zeland Wood resigns to join her husband. Marie Clark to replace in first grade. Frank Sears to teach half time in eighth grade. Mrs John Lewis moves to full time seventh and eighth grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford Star
Agnew Standridge
C. A. Watts
John Lewis
Standridge
Merle Taff
Zeland Wood
Stratford
Marie Clark
Byford
Wood
Frank Sears
Frazier Former Senator Dies After Illness
Lynn J. Frazier aged 72 former Republican senator from North Dakota died in Leland Memorial Hospital Riverdale Maryland after a year long heart ailment. He was best known for the Frazier Lemke act aiding farmers facing debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
Lynn J. Frazier
North Dakota
Leland Memorial Hospital
Riverdale
Frazier-Lemke
Lunt Undergoes Kidney Operation in New York
Alfred Lunt, star with Lynn Fontanne in O Mistress Mine, had a kidney operation at St. Luke's hospital. Dr. Claude W. Munger said Lunt is doing well. The Terence Ratigan comedy is suspended until February 10 as Lunt is expected to resume his role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Theater Guild
St. Luke’s Hospital
Claude W. Munger
Lunt
Terence Ratigan
District Court to Hear 144 Cases in Ada Docket
A Pontotoc county session led by District Judge Hoyt Driskill will hear 144 criminal cases in Ada starting January 22. Cases include motions demurrers pleas and arraignments with older cases back to 1941 and offenses from minor to manslaughter as officials seek partial clearance. Some defendants are long removed from the criminal scene and replaced by new names. The docket features numerous unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Hoyt Driskill
Ada
Want Hospital At Norman For Vets
Stillwater Oklahoma January 13 Charles Duffy state commander of the American Legion told delegates at the Fifth District convention that efforts will be made to obtain use of the naval hospital at Norman for veterans. He said part of the facility could be used for convalescent cases to relieve Muskogee veterans hospital congestion. Delegates adopted a resolution asking the VA to take over at least part of the naval hospital for convalescents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Charles Duffy
American Legion
Naval Hospital
Norman
Duffy
Muskogee Veterans Hospital
Man in Shack Buys $34000 Worth of Jewelry on Credit
Oklahoma City detectives reveal a 44-year-old man living in a three room shack bought more than $34,000 in jewelry on credit from numerous downtown stores and pawnbrokers. He pawned large quantities of jewelry for cash to fund new buys and to finance prior purchases. Detectives plan a conference with creditors to salvage assets as charges await completion of the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Mark Bain
Bain
Jewels
Year After Rebirth KKK Flame Feeble in Tulsa Report
In Dallas three Tulsa boys aged 12 attempted to travel to Hollywood for movie work. With 14 dollars and 30 cents left, they rode buses, slept on a Dallas station bench, and split plans to return home. Newton Pax and Billy George were found with Don Gordon sleeping on the Union Station plaza awaiting pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Tulsa
Hollywood
Harry Goldberg
Dallas Ey Saws
Goldberg
Newton Pax
Billy George
Luys
Charles Box
Newton
Billy
Don
Dallas Union Railroad Terminal
Bull valued at $20,000 suffers swallowed metal rescue search
In Freeport an experimental farm owner seeks a mine detector to recover a piece of metal swallowed by his prize bull valued at $20,000. X rays failed to locate the object and experts with Westinghouse and radiologists appealed to an Illinois National Guard commander for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Ill
W. T. Rawleigh
J. F. McManemin
Navy
Westinghouse Corporation
Chicago
Homer Vanlandingham
Rockford
William K. Todd
44Th Quartermaster Corps
Illinois National Guard
Thieves Cut Storeroom Window for Whisky Haul
In Chicago on January 11 Albert de Grande noticed a patron tipping coins at a jukebox before thieves forced a storeroom window and removed 13 cases of whisky from his tavern storeroom after a music session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Albert de Grande
de Grande
Minister Buys His Overalls Back After Car Theft
Des Moines police report Rev. A. Kurtz of Johnston had goods stolen from his car. A youth swapped a pair for the same size, and Kurtz bought them from the youth. A 19 year old confessed to stealing the car contents and selling the overalls to a stranger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. Kurtz
Johnston
Kurtz
Man rescued after fall into doghouse during beer night
A Bennington man, wishing to stay anonymous, drank at a bar then fell into his hound dogs house while feeding it. The roof collapsed and he was trapped inside for 45 minutes until neighbors alerted police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Alaska Pulpwood Output Could Meet Large US Newsprint Demand
Alaska can generate 1.5 million cords of pulpwood each year and convert it into 1 million tons of newsprint, supplying more than a quarter of the United States’ current annual consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
United States
Truman Pitches in White House Horseshoe Contest
President Truman and press secretary Charles G. Ross played a two game horseshoe match against Army and Navy aides. They lost the first game 15 to 21 but won the second 21 to 17 despite cold weather and coats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Washington
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Harry Wau
James H. Fosra
Navy Phantom flies 365 miles in one hour
The Navy's twin-jet carrier based Phantom completed a 365 mile flight from Jacksonville to Miami in one hour. It was piloted by Comdr. William Wright Kelly of Newcastle Pennsylvania, who came to participate in the All American air maneuvers.
Hard Grind Ahead Amid Deaths Mentioned
A fragment notes the difficulty of preparing for a long arduous task amid mentions of death and strain. It conveys a somber mood without specific names or events.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
East Central
New Eto
Lucius D. Clay
Europe
Joseph T. McNarney
General McNarney
United Nations
Hal Boyle
Jerome
Gene Robinson
State Capitol
Ensemble Reunited
By Epsie Kinard
NEA
Lewis
Sen. Frazier
Want Hospital
KKK
Henry Lesesne
Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
Ku Klux Klan, Inc
Samuel Green
Association of Georgia Klans
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc
Stone Mountain
Georgia
Green
CIO
AFL
Ellis Arnall
Talmadge
Potomac
Justice Department
Federal Justice Department
California
Kentucky
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Ice Department
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