WILSON toace District Court Trial On Murder Charges
A Muskogee area inmate narrative recounts a district court trial for murder. The piece follows Cline Stafford, alias Noel Parks, who ran away at 13 from Council Hill, joined the army, and later changed his name. His sister's notes describe birth records, wartime service, and wounds in Korea.
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Cline Parks
Stafford
Noel
Safford
Japan
Council Hill
Muskogee Couny
J. E. Phillips
Murray Pleads for Holding of Tax Line on Roads
Gov. Johnston Murray urged a hold the line on taxes policy at a joint appropriations and highway committees meeting as Oklahoma faces financing a 53 million highway program for 1951. Senate leader Boyd Cowden warned taxes may be needed, noting residents want good roads but fear the cost.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
House
Senate
Boyd Cowden
Cowden
H. E
SPA bids on Tupelo Anadarko transmission line
The Southwestern Power Administration invites bids to build about 41 miles of 133000 volt line in western Oklahoma from north of Lindsay to northeast of Anadarko. The project completes the line to Anadarko and connects with Public Service Co. of Oklahoma. A 69000 volt substation addition near Bussett Johnston County and related line connections are also bid.
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Tulsa
Okla
Jay
Southwestern Power Administration
Oklahoma
Lindsay
Anadarko
SPA
Douglas G. Wright
Western Electric Ca
Public Service Co
Johnston County
Bussett
Brown
Walters
Flying Boxcars Set Korean Mark in One Day
In Tokyo on January 18, Far East Air Force cargo crews set a new one day record by airlifting nearly 1,200 tons of supplies and personnel to United Nations troops in Korea. Forty three cargo carriers dropped 260 tons of food fuel and ammunition over a marked snow covered area on the east coast while ten others delivered eight tons of syrp aes for troops near Yonju on the centre front. Other transports carried 840 tons to battle areas in South Korea.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Far East Air Force Combat Cargo Command
Yonju
South Korea
Actor Jack Holt’s Condition Improves in Santa Monica
Veteran actor Jack Holt, 32, long afflicted with persistent illness, showed improvement today while staying at his Santa Monica apartment. He may be moved to a hospital to continue convalescence, according to his manager.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Jack Holt
Holt
Weather Summary for Oklahoma and General Area
Weather bulletin notes mild high Friday with continued gentle conditions. Forecasters predict a low tonight and northwest to southeast winds near 45 to 60 degrees, with Friday highs around 60 to 65 degrees.
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Oklahoma
Eddie Moore Gets Ball Tickets From Governor Himself
Oklahoma City January 18 Pi Gov Johnston Murray helped Ada youth Eddie Moore win a bet and obtain two tickets to the governor's ball on January 20 in a March of Dimes event. Moore's letter praising the governor was released by Murray's office yesterday detailing his wish to attend with his girl and memory before possible service.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Ada Vouth
Eddie Moore
Murray
Tar
Eddie
Preliminary Brief In Hearing on James Myers Death
A large crowd packed Pontotoc county district court for a preliminary hearing in the James Myers death case. Charles C. Wilson faces murder charges after a midnight fight at a beer tavern and is held without bond. Key witness Mrs. Bonn ie Tarr described the knife attack and wounds on Myers. Myers died from knife wounds, with three wounds on his neck back and chest. Wilson pleaded not guilty at arraignment and remains in county jail awaiting trial.
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Pontotoc County
Jermes
Lefty
Myers
Charles C. Wilson
J. D. Willoughby
Justice of the Pears
Wilson
Caim Wilson
Bons Nie Tarr
Low
Willoughby
District Court
Cay A. Moody
Oklahoma highway deaths rise after Tulsa train collision
A train car crash near Tulsa raises Oklahoma’s highway death toll to 24 seven ahead of 1850. Sherman Ellison, 43, of Cville, died when his car collided with a Santa Fe passenger train. Three other highway deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, including Joan Monrge Kinglow, 24, of County Line. Leland Joyce Robison, 24, of Pax on. and John H. Epperson, 82, of Vinita.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Sherman Ellison
C-ville
Santa Fe
Joan Monrge Kinglow
County Line
Carter County
Leland Joyce Robison
Paxon
Comanche County
John H. Epperson
Vinita Kinslow
Marietta
U. S
Robison
Faxon
Vinita
Labor Board rejects petition for Green Transport drivers
The National Labor Relations Board denied two competing petitions seeking authority to represent truck drivers at Green Transport Co. in Ponca City and Wichita Falls Texas. The action affects crews in Ponca City and Wichita Falls amid ongoing unionization efforts.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Persuriom
Greend Transport Co
Ponca Ciuy
Fou
Wichita Falls
Texas
Billion Pounds of Meat in Lockers Spurs Ration Concerns
Washington officials warned that as much as 1,000,000,000 pounds of meat could be stored in home freezers and lockers nationwide in anticipation of rationing. The figure, roughly a two week national supply, reflects strong demand and rising home freezing use. Officials note space for meat could exist in many deep freezers, and discuss possible price controls to manage supplies.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Nong Towt
U S to Push UN on Branding Red China Aggressor
President Truman pledged to pressure the United Nations to brand the Chinese communists as aggressors in Korea. He endorsed Acheson’s stance, said peace moves have failed, and noted the UN may draft a resolution condemning Red China while seeking broad support from member nations. The talk warned of risks if China is not labeled an aggressor.
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U.N
China
Washington
Truman
United States
Korea
Acheson
Iton
Aise
As UN
New York
Keres
Netty
India
Bru
Far East
Amene
Eisenhower arrives amid red protest in nation’s capital
Police report mass demonstrations as Dwight Eisenhower visits home city. Thousands fill streets chanting peace and red slogans while authorities manage crowds around government buildings. Supporters and protesters clash in a tense scene reflecting Cold War tensions and public debate over arms and alliance policy.
Stunt of Forty Years Ago Led to Carrier Flight
A 19th century account recalls Eugene Ely’s early airplane trial at a carrier deck, describing the first launch from a municipal field and the subsequent development of naval air power. The piece notes Ely’s influence on aviation history and mentions related postal and government figures from the era.
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Washington
Ter
Navy
Cherat Tarriery
Eugene Ely
Tanfocan
Sas Francisca
Ely
Non & uuMe
Gele
Inwa
Macon
Feet Gone He Saves Others in Seoul Tank Action
Corpl. William Earnest of Pine Bluff Arkansas crawled from a burning tank near Sawon during a September 20 move south from Seoul. He dragged through heavy fire to warn others, saved leading tanks, and helped spare his crew by refusing evacuation until comrades were treated, earning the Distinguished Service Cross.
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Tokyo
Jen
Wiliam Earnest
Route Two
Pine Bleft
Ark
Sawon
Seoul
United Nations
Semgorals
Earnest
Barnes
Hershey backs 18 year draft and extended service plan
Washington January 18 Hershey urged Congress to extend the draft authority to induct men aged 19 through 25 and supported universal military training. He said manpower plans must assume a prolonged crisis with war possible for an extended period and outlined draft groups 18 to 23 and others, including non veterans and fathers, for future calls, with shifts to 27 months of service.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Congress
Senate Armed Services Preparedness
Hershey
Trad
Arse Marshall
Shiitmen Lyndor Johnson
Dtex
Senate Group
Bershey
Cook Reading Poems Amid Kidnapping Charge Fearful of Outcome
San Diego report says 23 year old Missouri man Ernest Cook, alleged to have kidnapped the Cart Mower family of Atweed, reads poems in custody, voices fear of the death penalty under the Lindbergh law. He is scheduled for a grand jury appearance next Tuesday in Roma City.
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San Diego
Zan
Texas
Bere
Tan
Lata Boos
Poerm
Quishoma City
Tral
Lindberghine
Jim
Ernest A.nos Angeles
Sid Cook
Roma
General Red Drive Fears Intermittent Offense On Front
Allied patrols on the Korean western front report heavy clashes with Chinese Reds near Kumyangjang and Wonju. Air cover helped repulse an envelopment, while commanders warn a broader communist offensive could begin at any time. Prisoners and casualties noted, with Red concentrations visible along the front.
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Tokyo
U.N
Kumyangjang
Seoul
Associated Press
Jim Becker
Wonju
Chungiv
U. N
Forrest Walker
Kansas City
Kas
A. P
William J
Barnard
U. W
Seoul-Taejon
Former Ada Soldier Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Sgt Harold R Mathis aged 20, a former Ada resident, died January 16 at 2 am in a motorcycle accident near Robinson Air Base Georgia. Tinker Field to provide pallbearers and color guard for military honors. funeral Saturday at 2 pm at Criswell Funeral Chapel with burial at Rosedale Cemetery. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs George M Mathis Westville. sisters Vera McNeil Ada and Norma Joyce Mathis Westville. brother Robert Glen Mathis Westville. grandmother Mrs Dora Massey Ada.
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Harold R. Mathis
Ada
Robinson Air Base
Georgia
Tinker Field
Criswell Funeral Chapel
Rosedale
George M. Mathis
Westville
Vera McNeil
Norma Joyce Mathis
Robert
Glen Mathis
Dora’ Massey
Adalt
Fox hunt defense erupts over Princess Margaret attendance
In London observers defend Princess Margaret at a fox hunt amid charges from the League Against Cruel Sports that following the hunt shows cruelty. James Fitzwilliams of the Masters of the Fox Hounds Association dismisses the protests as from a tiny, insignificant minority. In Norman, Oklahoma eleven Black applicants pass nursing pre entrance exams at the University of Oklahoma School of Nursing.
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London
Princess Margaret
James Fitzwilliams
Masters
The
Fox Hounds Association
League Against Cruel Sports
LACS
Pytchley Foxhounds
Civilian Marine in Uniform Stirs Korean War Duty Debate
In Korea on Jan 18, Corporal Joseph Washburn, a veteran from Long Beach California, serves as a civilian in Marine gear. His discharge status is disputed after his reserve unit was reactivated, with officers investigating whether his prior discharge had taken effect. Washburn fought in Seoul Inchon and the Changjin region amid a tough northern push.
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Korea
Leatherneck
Cpl
Joseph Washburn
Cochellz
Long Beach
Calif
Jame Pant
Washmunks
Wash
Sellam
Washington
Washburn
Seoul
Air Force Calls Up Major Part Of Reserve Forces
The Air Force announces an immediate call up of about 150,000 reservists and National Guard members to boost air force manpower to 971,000. It will add at least 12 National Guard wings and 21 air reserve training wings, plus ground support units and many unassigned personnel. Existing orders include ten National Guard wings and 50,000 reservists. The plan covers all 21 remaining air reserve training center wings with carrier wings assigned to TAC between April 1 and May 15 and other wings reporting March 1 to May 1.
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Washington
Air Force
Air Reserve
National Guard
Air Reserve Training Center
Tactical Air Command
Tulsa Founding Anniversary Observed Quietly
January 17 marked the Sard anniversary of Tulsa's founding though no official observance was planned. A 1388 charter grant by the Muskogee federal court established Tulsa as a village of 1000 people over 1440 acres, as city officials grapple with growth and ongoing town problems.
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Okla
Tulsa
Federal Court of Muskogee
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