Roof Collapses Hit Ada Businesses and Homes
Roof losses swept Ada as several structures failed during sleet and thaw. Major damage struck the South Stockton Trading Post building with partial collapse and injuries reported. the Pentecostal Holiness Church roof fell, causing estimated damages from 410,000 to 415,000. Other sites include a North Broadway warehouse, a Pepsi bottling plant warehouse, and a wagon-yard building, with repairs underway and local merchants bracing for further harm.
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Tate
South Stowkton
Trading Post
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
North Broadway
Bob Cason
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Seventh and
Cherry
G. W. Wasser
Asi Dick Wick Acoir
Ed Prier
Winsurance
Ardmore police urge patience as meters freeze in storm
Police Chief Hubert Bartlett tells motorists to ignore parking meters until the storm passes after meters become frozen and inoperable, preventing insertion of coins.
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Ardmore
Okla
Jar
Hubert Bartlett
Caizy
Weather outlook for Olahona with mix of clouds and wintry mix
Mostly cloudy conditions prevail as light sleet and snow are expected in the northwest this afternoon. Snow should extend to the northwest and extreme west tonight and into Friday from the west and north with little temperature change. Lows range from 21 to 25 west to 25 to 28 east, with highs near 32 to 35 in western and northern areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olahona
Erin
Weather Enforced Holiday Closes Public Schools and College
Public schools and East Central State College suspend classes through Friday due to weather. Supt. Rex O Morrison announced the move when attendance dropped below fifty percent. Horace Mann Lab School also closes until Monday. Ada senior and junior highs have half day exams with possible consolidation into one day. Roofs are believed safe from danger of collapse.
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Rex O. Morrison
East Central State College
Horace Mann Lab
Charles F. Spencer
Ada
Supt
Morrison
Quail Hunters Move to Feed Birds in Area
Quail hunters organize feeding efforts across the area with Allen Group starting Wednesday and Adans planning Thursday afternoon. Yellow corn and other grain are to be distributed in known quail habitats. Farmers join with hunters, some arranging aerial feed distribution, though not pursued due to perceived unpredictability. Weather delays report of road conditions hindering travel to hunting sites. Oklahoma City dispatch notes weather halts State Medical Association meeting set for Jan 30. rescheduled to Feb 20 with Dr Gunnar Gunderson and Dick Graham cited.
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Allen
Alfem Hunt
Étda
Ynorming
Oklahoma City
State Medical Association
American Mertical Association
Gunnar Gunderson
LaCrosse
Wilderson
American Madea Association
Dick Graham
State Association
Rebuilding U S 75 Coalgate South State Route Plan
State Director H E Bailey announces bids opening for the first step of rebuilding U S 75 from Coalgate southeast to Atoka county line. The eight mile section includes grassed drainage, reinforced concrete culverts, bridges, and road widening with sidewalks. Total estimates run high with extensive excavation and steel needs.
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Coalgate
H. E. Bailey
Highway Commission Pr
YU. S. 75
Atoka County
Atosa, Soramity
No Meeting Scheduled for 381st Composite Squadron
No meeting of the 381st Composite Squadron of the Air Force Reserve will be held tonight. F Eubanks, comumanizing office, announces the next meeting will be February 20 at 7 38 p m at the usual location.
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Air Force Reserve
Eubanks
Snow and Ice Slam Oklahoma City Area Weather
Severe wintry conditions persist with sleet snow and ice slow travel close schools and disrupt bus lines. City reports power and telephone outages as crews work to restore service while hospitals rely on portable generators.
Prospects of Chinese Peace Fading Today
Nanking reports peace prospects in China dim as both nationalists and communists trade accusations. Nationalists bolster defense below the Yangtze while Shanghai and Nanking may be sacrificed. A cabinet shift and Li Tsun Jen’s push to lead clash with Canton directives complicating a possible peace delegation. Communists demand Chiang Kai-shek’s arrest as a prerequisite to talks and threaten to negotiate only from Peiping after control is secured.
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Nanking
China
Yangtze
Shanghai
Chiang Hai-Shek
Li Taune
Jen
Canton
Chiang
Peiping
Liu Chung-Hui
Feo
Durant Struggles As Power Lines Snap And Water Is Trucked In
Durant Oklahoma endures icebound disruption with power lines snapping since Tuesday leaving the city without electricity. Water is trucked in from Hugo and portable purifiers are rushed from Blue River to supply five gallons per family. With the sewage system hampered by water shortage, residents endure candle and lantern reliance while officials race to restore the water plant and gas service.
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Durant
Okla
Pur
Hugo
Oklahoma Health Department
Blue River
Oklahoma Gas ‘and Electricr Company
Five Burned to Death at Dallas
Five members of a Dallas family perished in a fire that destroyed their home near Plexsast Grove. Deputy sheriffs said the blaze likely stemmed from a gasoline stove explosion. Victims include Brondlaus Victor Zuk, 29, a WW veteran and mechanic for a Dallas tractor company, his wife Billie Alberta Zul, 22, and their three children Byinciaus Victor Jr, 4, Loretta, 2, and Joseph Wewuomths old.
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Dallas
Plexsast Grove
Brondlaus Victor Zuk
Dallas Grator Company
Billie Alberta Zul
Byinciaus’ Victor, Jr
Loretta
Joseph
Wewuomths
Prince Ily Khan and Rita Hayworth Arrive in Paris
Prince Ily Khan and Rita Hayworth returned to the prince’s Paris residence in the fashionable Monceau district after a late arrival refining social circles. The visit highlights a high profile rendezvous in the French capital during January.
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Paris
Prince Ily Khan
Rita Hayworth
Monceaw District
Job Classification and Federal Aid Debated in Senate
In Oklahoma City the senate moves to debate state job classification and federal aid to education. Governor Turner backs federal aid while opposition lines form. A public hearing is set for the morning as lawmakers consider an appropriation bid of about $100,000 for the McAlester state penitentiary.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
Congress
James Neving
Okmulgee
Daight Leonard
Beaver
Levins
Leonard
Roy J. Turner
Turner
Raymond Gary
Madill
Appropriations Committee
Oklahoma
McAlester
Sheffield Steel buys Indian coal land near McAlester
The Sheffield Steel Co of Houston acquired coal rights to about 181 acres of Indian land in Pittsboro county near McAlester. W. O. Roberts, agency superintendent, said the agreement was signed for the Interior Department. The land belongs to the Choctaw Chickasaw nations and would have gone to a federal sale if congress votes fuels.
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Muskoges
O&ta
Sheffield Steel Co
Houston
ROM Acres
Oklahoma Moves to Curtail Foreign Oil Imports
Oklahoma officials led by Governor Rov J. Turner and the copperation commission voted to curtail foreign oil imports. The commission, citing threat to state and national oil stability, reduced February production to 17,130 barrels daily from January 43,500. The senate sent the measure to the House as Texas and Kansas also cut January and February outputs amid weak demand.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Senate
Copperation Commission
Senate
Rouse
Rov J. Turner
Reford Bord
Communion
Texas
Kansas
Mississippi
Ate
Hannegan Sells Cardinal Stock to Fred Saigh
In St Louis on January 27, Robert E. Hannegan former postmaster sold his interest in the Cardinals to partner Fred M. Saigh amid health reasons. Leigh becomes president and majority stockholder, the pair bought the team in 1947 from Sam Breadon for about 4.065 million. Price not disclosed, but speculation put it near two million. Oklahoma Baptist University reports 1070 students enrolled despite sleet and snow, dean says registrations will be accepted for the spring semester.
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ST. Louis
Robert E. Hannegan
Hannegen
Breadon
Goo
Hinnegamr
Seigh
Srawnee
Ghia
Oklahoma’ Baptist University
L. E. Solomon
Highways Dept Warns Roads Worst During Three Weeks
Oklahoma endures a damaging storm with heavy snow and freezing rain. Northwest towns Bign hamed by snow with temperatures near freezing. roads treacherous across the state as the Highway Department hires extra crews to clear ice and snow. Forecast calls for more wintry mix and a drop to near 15 to 20 degrees tonight.
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Sauclaire
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Narthwest
Oklahoma City
Fm Atom
Boise Civ
Tanhandle
Temversture
Guyton
Forgan
Buffalo
Woolward
Alva
Roosevelt
Masgum
Sarre
Oldshema
Dumean
Lawton
Anedarke
State
Wem Limited
Muskoree
State Highway Department
Bighways
Bailey
All-Sports Film Feature Delayed in Ada
Friday night's all-sport film event sponsored by the Ada Lionseles has been postponed due to a blizzard that halted traffic. The new date is Thursday February 3, with ticket sales handled by Lions themselves and Bryam's Corner Drug. The program, including three bowl games and other events, will be shown at the Ada Junior High auditorium.
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Ada Lionseles
Lions Offiae
Lions
Bryam
Liuis
Ada, Junior High
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M. G. Jones
Fammy Allen
Akt
Mex Burra Allen
Neil Lumigaard, Jr
Neil Rama@gaard
U.S
Symahine
Cloudey Ada
Raperts
Oklahome ‘Transportation Co
Deneco Bog Lines
City Bus Lines
Mistletoe Express
Wednesdy
Ursdey
Bel
Southwest Natural Gas
Emil Wyatt
Wyant
Here
Cossgate
Beremeter
Herman
Stelling
Alan Webster
Phas
Mae
Ed Brier
West Twelfth
Sheffield Bays
Indian Coal Land
Hannegan
Cardinal
Hiway
Din
Jon
Wight
Everiday
Lions Club
Bok Brenig Ty
Mat
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