Fire claims life of 20 year old in cafe blaze
A Tuesday night fire in the 100 block South Stockton Avenue killed Raymond Hare, 20, and left Earl Barnes, 16, severely burned while attempting to rescue his brother-in-law Haze. Barnes remained in serious condition, with doctors noting possible outcomes by Thursday noon. Fire officials blamed a kerosene stove and described dramatic efforts by bystanders and firefighters to control the blaze at Raymond's Cafe near the St. Joe Hotel as residents fled into frigid weather. Funeral services for Haze were set for Thursday at Trinity Baptist Church.
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Earl Barnes
Stockton Avenue
Raymond Hare
Barnes
Haze
St. Joe Hotel
Ed Haley
Haley
Ollie Coleman
Hailey
Coleman
Trinity Baptist Church
St. Jon
Tobe Bailey
Bailey
Hugh Corrider
Contol
Valley View Hospital
Trinity Baptist, Church
Raymond
State Auditor Sees Six Million Debt Forecast
Oklahoma City January 24 The state auditor Frank C Carter forecast a general fund deficit for the fiscal year of about 5 six million dollars Revenues will cover cash warrants through April 1 but non payable interest bearing warrants could add to the debt If grants and school aid are delayed the deficit grows and a mandamus case seeks to force non payble warrants to meet operating expenses Next month decision expected involving Governor Phillips and state officials
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Oklahoma City
P-State
Frank Cariar
Carter
Supreme Court
Mandimus
Phillips
W. Hayes
Oklahoma Education Association
Frank C. Carter
Oneral
a. SYS+ tem
Missing Louisiana gubernatorial candidate James Morrison
James Morrison, 31, a Hammond attorney who polled 48,186 votes and finished fourth in Louisiana's first primary, has vanished since Jan 16. Supporters report waiting for word. some shifted to Sam Jones of Lake Charles to oppose Gov. Bat K. Long in the runoff. Governor Long watches the legislature push public welfare voter measures as a panic session unfolds.
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Hammond
Sam Jones
Lake, Charles
Bat K. Long
Tuncis
Morrison
Long
Colder Weather Now Predicted For Oklahoma
Oklahoma faces continued frigid weather with sub zero readings and a 48 hour outlook for cloudy cold conditions. The federal weather bureau forecasts colder weather for today and not quite so cold tomorrow as a new cold wave and heavy snowstorms spread across the nation.
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Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Federal Weather Bureau
Midwest
Associated Press
Waynoka
Jannuary
Middle West
North Dakota
Cape Hut-1
Teras
Atlantic City
California
Pacific
Cea
Delaware
Virginia
Ohio
New Orleans
Own Medicine SHAWNEE Student preachers at Oklahoma Baptist university
Student preachers at Oklahoma Baptist university in Shawnee must listen to their own sermons as part of a campus message. The note emphasizes personal responsibility and adherence to announced talks on campus life and religious instruction.
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Oklahoma Baptist University
Pessimistic saying echoed by a self-reliant feller
A fragment from a Hob Lion era voice repeats the line if you want anything done right do it yourself addressing a craftsman who believes in personal hands on effort. the speaker dismisses reliance on others and hints at maritime chores with a stubborn humor.
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Saelin
Lewis Says FDR Would Lose Try For Third Term
John L. Lewis warned that pressuring the Democratic convention to renominate Franklin D Roosevelt would lead to ignominious defeat. He spoke at the United Mine Workers of America convention in Columbus on January 24, criticizing the party for not supporting labor and suggesting the executive board consider the issue later. Senators Norris and Wheeler offered cautious, contrasting views on a third term and Roosevelt's renomination prospects.
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Columbus
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Democratic Party
Norris
Ind-Neb
Wheeler
D-Mant
CIO
Army planes in air again for warplay at March Field
March Field California January 24 Army bombing planes completed a drop to demonstrate air troop transport under simulated war conditions. One bomber crashed after wing ice formed, four killed, two rescued by parachute. The 38 bombers carried 360 infantrymen from Hamilton Field to Baker Field and back.
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March Field
Cal
Baker~ Field
Hamilton Field
California
Alibi of Drunken Driver Weakening
CHICAGO Jan 24 Dr Donald Berry secretary of the National Safety council committee on tests for intoxication says chemistry is weakening the drunken driver alibi. He predicts tougher laws and notes Indiana and Maine use blood alcohol levels as prima facie evidence above 0.15 percent. Berry cites a three year study of chemical tests in 23 states.
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Chicago
Donald Berry
National Safety Council
Berry
Indiana
Maine
Man Admits Role in New Year's Eve Farmhouse Slayings
A 21-year-old Black man told state investigators he helped in the Christmas Eve farmhouse killings of Mr and Mrs Elmer Rogers and their 4-year-old son near Fort Towson Oklahoma. He named another ex-convict as the primary attacker and said robbery was the motive. He led police to the buried axe and is being held for safety amid fears of mob reaction.
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Fort Towson
Okla
W. D. Lyons
Elmer Rogers
Dean
Lyons
Vern
Cheat- Wood
Phillips
Cheatwood
van Bizzel
Rogerses
Bizzel
Rogers
James Glenn
Strick— Woll
Billie Don
Wells drilling activity in Allen area and surrounding pools
Oil operators report multiple wells active across Allen area including Shipley No 3, Harrell No 7, Ralis No 15, Richardson No 1 Patsy Oil, Bowley No 11, Swan No 1, and Vierson No 1 with depths from 500 to 3,800 feet. Meadows No 1 in Hughes County yields 15 barrels daily. O Connell and Johnson wells report production and sand intervals.
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Allen Pool
W. A. Delaney
Shipley
H. and M. Drilling Co
Harrell
Allen
Sinclair-Prairie
Ralis
Lin
Byars Pool
Patsy Oil Co. Vo
Richardson
Bebee
Starr Oil and Gas Co
Bowley
Maxwell District
Konawa
Vierson Oil and Gas’Co
Swan
Viola
Roy Starr Oil and Gas No
Collis
Sesw
Hughes County
Thompson Brothers
Meadows
Gilcrease Pool
Cromwell
Gray Pool Moday Drilling Co
O'Connell
Alma_Oil Co
Johnson
Earishore
Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce Meeting Highlights
Ada Jaycees held their weekly meeting at 7 30 in the Business and Professional Women's Clubroom with a large attendance. Judge Orel Busby spoke and Margaret Townsend gave teachings while members selected six committees and Homer Peay reported on the 1949 membership drive.
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Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce
Orel Busby and
Teadhings
Margaret Townsend
Guy Thrash
Jaycees
Homer Peay
Dansby Bound Over To District Court
W. W. Dansby of Boff was bound over to district court on a charge of removing mortgaged property. Preliminary hearing held in Justice A W Oliver's peace court. Dansby released on a $1,000 bond.
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W. W. Dansby
Boff
Peace Court of Justice
A W. Oliver
Dansby
Concerts of Child Prodigies Lashed by Critics
Chicago report quotes Norman Alexandroff of the National Artists Foundation condemning public performances by child prodigies as uncivilized and insulting to intellectual audiences. The foundation aims to showcase genuine artists who lack funding, with advisory ties to 28 colleges in 20 states, while rejecting prodigies.
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Chicago
Norman Alexandroff
National Artists Foundation
Alexandroff
Beethoven
Nave
Petition For Repeal Filed With Official
A petition for repeal seeks a constitutional amendment to legalize sale of liquor in Oklahoma. The plan envisions a liquor control system with sale through licensed dealers, local option by counties, and enforcement by officers named by district judges. Cardwell projects 95,000 signatures in 45 days. 76,193 needed. Governor Phillips says it won’t be on the July primary ballot. general election requires a majority of votes cast for any office.
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Oklahoma City
VPI
Oklahoma
Secretary of State
Iistrict
C. A. Cardwell
Oklahoma Committee For Liquor Control
State General Fund
Cardwell
Phillips
Soviet Planes Sink Finnish Vessel As Ground Drive Fails
Soviet planes sank the Finnish steamer No amid persistent assaults on the invaded republic while Finnish ground forces suffered heavy losses trying to break two Red Army divisions trapped near Lake Ladoga. The battle spread through the Gulf of Bothnia as German raids continued on the Shetlands and Britain tallied the destroyer Exmouth loss.
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Associated Press
Russia
Republic
Europe
Shetland Islands
Gulf of Bothnia
Aaland Islands
Red Army
Lake Ladoga
Chamberlain
Britain
Belgium
Shetlands
Scotland
Exmouth
Finland
Nurmes
Germany
Netherlands
Finn Aviator Past Ace Mark In Finnish Raid
In Helsinki on January 24 Finnish aviators report that Jorma Sarvanto downed six of seven Russian planes in a raid. He chased the Soviet fighters 26 miles and shot them down one by one, with a seventh plane later brought down by other Finnish pilots. Authorities claim nearly 30 enemy aircraft have been destroyed by Finnish fighters or anti aircraft batteries, as they press to deter Soviet air forces until foreign pursuit planes arrive.
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Helsinel
Finland
Jorma Sarvanto
Sarvanté
Funeral Thursday For Doc Watters In Hamilton
Funeral services for Hamilton Doc Watters will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Burial will follow in Steedman cemetery. The 51 year old man was found near the city disposal plant north of town and death was attributed to natural causes. Survived by wife Lizzie and daughter Mamie. Also noted the court issued two marriage licenses Wednesday to F. C. Wilcox and Hazel Bohannon.
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Hamilton
Doc” Watters
Steedman Cemetery
Watters
Lizzie
Mamie
Louisiana Senate Okays One Bill
The Louisiana senate gave final approval to a proposal to place a constitutional amendment before voters on April 16 repealing the 1 percent state sales tax. The vote was 31 to 0 with Senator James A. Noe crossing party lines but criticizing it as political. He noted the administration could have repealed the tax outright and referenced the February 20 runoff between Governor Long and Sam Jones.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Senate
Earl Long
James A. Noe
Long
Noe
Sam Jones
Lake Charles
Nee
U S Tourists Not Traveling Abroad
Washington reports why American travelers stay home amid rising passport issuance. In 1939 89,450 passports were issued versus 134,937 in 1938 and 168,016 in 1937, with many unused due to war in Europe and Asia. State Department notes cautious passport issuance. 678 Oklahoma residents obtained passports in 1939.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Europe
Asia
Oklahoma
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Central News Agency
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Hupeh
Suihsien
Lachakow
Hankow
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Idaho
Nye
McNary
Oregon
James Morrison
Louisiana
Margaret Long
New York
Plate Hotel
FDR
Hide Negro
Wilcox
Belice
Busby
Jaycée
Centralia
Til
Magnolia Oi
Minois
WB Young
Lake Centralia-Salem
Court Clerk’s Office
F. C. Wilcox
Maud
Hazel Bohannon
Senate
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