Fire Damages Smith Funeral Home in Elevator Shaft Blaze
Fire damaged part of Smith Funeral Home late Friday night with the origin in an elevator shaft. Firefighters confined the blaze to the shaft and used an aerial truck to spray water from the roof. Smoke and water damaged upstairs areas. the building remains open. Fire was spotted by employee Jack Smith. officials said the entire property is insured.
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Smith Funeral Home
Russell Smith
Toxi
Jack Smith
Funeral Home
Smith
Philippine Reparations Demand Halts Conference On Opening Day
Manila reports Japan must begin interim payments on an eight billion dollar reparations claim before treaty ratification and a final total. Tokyo hints readiness if proper under Article 14 of the San Francisco pact, stressing Japan’s economy must not be ruined.
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Manila
Philippines
Japan
Tokyo
Foreign Office
San Francisco
Speeding Remains Oklahoma’s Top Highway Menace
Oklahoma City January 26 The state public safety chief announced December results from the Highway Patrol showing 33 speeding arrests and 598 speeding convictions. Fines totaled 7 303.00. Driver license violations accounted for 484 arrests with 246 convictions and 200 pending. Public drunkenness arrests were 350 with 276 convictions and 68 pending, yielding 3 915.50 in fines.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Commiser of Public Safety
Dinne Gilmer
Gilmer
Highway Patrol
Sabres and Mig S In Firing Passes Over Korea
In Seoul and North Korea theatre Allied Sabre jets clashed with about 50 Communist MIG 15s amid overcast skies. No damage claims were reported by Allied forces as patrol activity remained light along the 145 mile front.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S
North Korea
General Strike in Tunis Ends on Party Orders
Tunis political authorities announced the general strike in the Arab quarter, active since January 18, was ended today by Nationalist Neo-Destour Party orders. The party said the strike would resume for one day on Friday, with support planned across the Arab world as French force showed strength. Riot toll from last week neared fifty.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Neo-Destour Party
Allen News Highlights New Families and Oil Drilling Interest
Three new Allen families led by B B O Brians and B F Phillips move into Morris apartments and join Smiley Little Drilling Co drilling an 11 000 foot oil well that draws local interest. Oklahoma City origins, plus regional visits and hospital news populate Ada and surrounding towns.
New Court Actions Filed on Failure To Keep Price Rules
Washington reports about 75 new court actions against service trades firms for failure to file and keep price records. Ed ward P. Morgan noted overcharges have led to more than $60,000 in settlements and about $140 in customer restitutions, with 130+ costs referred for court orders. Actions spread to Memphis, Tennessee. Tulsa, Oklahoma. plus other cities.
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Washington
Edward P. Morgan
U. S. Treasury
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Morgan
Jnsticment
Memphis
Tean
Tulsa
Okla
Fannie Ward Dies With Age Debated
New York actress Fannie Ward, famed for seeking eternal youth, died at Lenox Hill Hospital. She claimed 79 but friends put her at 83. she rose to fame as a youthful star despite aging. Born in St. Louis, Ward appeared in 50+ films, vaudeville, and stage era works.
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New York
Fannie Ward
Lenix Hill Hospital
Gaby Desius
Miss Ward
St. Louis
Park Avenue
Acoma
Joe Lewis
Jack Dean
Man Loved Water Buried In Detroit River
Detroit held its first official river burial since 1812 for Christian T. Anderpeet, 46, a Detroit Board of Education secretary and Navy lieutenant commander in World War II. The rites, by a Coast Guard buoy tender and the Detroit Power Squad Iron, marked a long tradition revived for a man who loved the water.
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Detroit
Detroit River
Christian T. Anderpeet
Detroit Board of Education
Coast Guard
Detroit Power Squad Iron
Anderson
Bride of a Week Helps Crack Murder Case in Los Angeles
Barbara Pennington, wife of a machinist, aided investigators by recognizing lies about Helen Beitz. Pennington admitted killing Beitz in a jealous rage last December, led police to a shallow grave, and was jailed on murder suspicion. The couple had eloped to Tijuana a week earlier.
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Los Angeles
Robert L. Pennington Jr
Stevear
Helen Beitz
Pennington
Barbara Eras
Oklahoma State GOP and Democrats Plan District Meetings
Oklahoma City headlines announce district meetings this week as Republicans set the stage for presidential picks. Delegates to the state convention will be chosen in several districts including Durant Shawnee Oklahoma City Clinton Bartlesville Ponca City and Muskogee with Oklahoma and Tulsa counties dominating outcomes. Democrats reorganize with Muskogee hosting the first district meeting and Smith Hester favored to replace Jim Arrington as state party chair.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
GOP
Taft
Eisenhower
Beckham
Caddo
Harper, Bryan
Hughes
Durant
Shawnee
Clinton
Bartlesville
Ponca City
Dwight Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ur-Ohio
Tulsa
Floyd Carvier
Toe Democrats
Muskogee
Alva
Fiifth
Smith Hester
Purcell
Johnston Murray
Jim Arrington
Allen Man's Bull Half Brother of Record-Pricer
In Sand Springs last week Ralph Smith of Kansas City paid a record 60 000 for an Aberdeen Angus bull. Jim Loftis of Allen sold calves at 3300 each and his bull is a half brother to the one that drew the price. Loftis bought the bull for 800 as a calf from Jay P Walker of Angus Valley. Both sires trace to Prince Sunbeam 105th. In Enid Oklahoma Dale Gestes formerly of Ponca City faced liquor possession charges after forfeiting a 500 bond in 1945 and was fined 350 with 30 days sentence in Oklahoma City.
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Allen
Jim Loftis
Ralph Smith
Kansas City
Sand Springs
Laftis
Enid, Oklah
Dale Gestes
Ponca City
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State Aid Rolls Fall Then Expected to Rise
Oklahoma public welfare expenses fell in 1950-51 for the first time since the war but public aid rolls are projected to climb, with the old age assistance caseload expected to reach about 125 000 by 1962 if liberal eligibility continues. Monthly checks cover roughly 96 000 people, and the program costs exceed 75 million dollars this year, about 30 percent of state expenditures. The report cites increased 65 plus population, high per capita costs, and a maintained high recipient rate as drivers of the rising caseload.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Department of Public Welfare
Ithe
Keeping Old Cars: Dealers Focus on Used-Car Care
New York reports members of the National Automobile Dealers Association at their 38th annual convention debating how to keep the industry afloat as new car production falls. Clinics emphasize service methods and a customer friendly approach, with C. P. Williams urging dealers to treat customers as honored guests and address needs thoroughly.
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NEW York
National Automobile Dealers Association
3Ith
C. P. Williams
Inglewood
Calif
C-82 Afire Hits German Village in Raunheim
A Flying Boxcar crashed in Raunheim Germany exploding mid air and killing three Germans. The abandoned crew of five survived and the burning wreckage set a two family house alight near the railway station. Debris scattered for 200 yards as flames spread.
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Raunheim
Germany
Chases Down His Runaway Airplane
Bothell pilot Howard Bothell rode an outboard skiff to recapture his runaway amphibian plane after a wing collapsed during Puget Sound landings. Thrown through the windshield, he spent about half an hour in the water as the aircraft circled. An unidentified man, William A. McClure, and Joe Ables aided Bothell in boarding the fuselage until the engine was throttled down.
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Seattle
Howard Bo‘thell
Bothell
Auburn
Wash
Puget Sound
William A. McClure
Joe Ables
McClure
Ada City Election Seen With Filing Dates and Absentee Ballot Issues
Ada prepares for city council voting with Feb 2 to Mar 8 filing window and a March 18 election plus an April run off. Mayor Hensley seeks reelection as at large candidate. Absentee ballots loom as overseas voting could delay results. Other council members Hugh Norris Phil Sinnett Millard Lawson and Harral Allen are on the seat with Allen not seeking reelection and Lawson undecided. Julius Hanson of Pontotoc county election board notes upcoming tiling period and ballot blanks.
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Ada
Simoet
Joe Hensiey
Julius Hanson
Pontotoc
Hensley
Iman
Clude Hugh Norris
Phil] Sinnett
Millard Lawson
Craig
Harral Allen
Minister Named Custodian Of Found Money In Jackson
A Jackson Baptist minister Dr W W Valentine was named custodian of money found on South Congress Street after children discovered a cache of tens and twenties totaling over 200 dollars and detectives urged him to hold while ownership is sought. A cab driver reported tossing a four thousand dollar roll from a taxi, with the passenger later driven to Hot Springs Arkansas. The minister expects a definite settlement soon and says a representative has visited him.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Limited Markups on White Potatoes Begin in Stores
Washington reports limited percentage markups on white potatoes take effect in retail outlets. Price ceilings fixed at farm level January 19 aim to reduce costs with reductions expected around five to ten percent at farms and slightly less to consumers. Markups vary by store size and packaging, ranging from 20 to 35 percent for bulk sales and 20 to 3 percent for prepacked potatoes, described as average and fair by OPS officials.
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Washington
OFS
Smalls
OPS
Grass Fire Near Ada Threatens Homes
A grass fire on the south edge of Ada prompted firemen to pull water from several hundred gallons to control the blaze as it neared houses. The fire extended about three quarters of a mile, burning grass with no reported building damage.
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Ada City
Plane Joyriders In Narrow Escape
THACKERVILLE Okla Four people out joyriding in a small plane narrowly escaped death when the aircraft went into a spin and crashed two miles south of there yesterday J W Brewer 4 of Gainsville Tex owner and pilot of the four seat Stinson in in the hospital with a broken ankle left shoulder and head cuts Others in the plane were Mrs Gertrude Kline 35 of Gainsville her S ygar old daughter Berline and Mrs Bernadine Wilde 29 also of Gainsville We were just out riding and I was flying too low I suddenly I dont know what went wrong She just went shad into a spin and cra
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Thackerville
Okla
J. W. Brewer
Gainsville
Tex
Stinson
Gertrude Kline
Berline
Bernadine Wilde
Brewer
Home Demonstration Club Discusses Practical Rugs at Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove home demonstration club met at Mrs. Baxter Scroggins to discuss practical home made rugs with twelve members and Miss Martha Mote, HDA. New members Pearl Surginer Mildred Price Eliza Lee and Violet Rice joined. Esther Canada led. topics included rug planning dyeing materials and a demonstration on rug making. The group voted to aid cemetery improvements for 1952 and to contribute $5 to the March of Dimes drive.
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Cedar Grove Home Demonstration Club
Baxter Scroggins
Martha Mote
HDA
Pearl Surginer
Mildred Price
Eliza Lee
Violet Rice
Esther Canada
Clara Summers
March of Dimes Drive
Lillie Bryant
Vergie Jones
Miss Mote
Scroggins
Lille Bryant
Annie Scroggins
Velma Chandler
Charlene Price Undergoes Skin Grafts After Burns
Charlene Price a ninth grader at Ada Junior High and daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Price has spent a month in Valley View hospital after burns from a pajama fire at an open gas stove on December 27. She has undergone skin grafting with transfusions aiding recovery and remains focused on returning home and back to school activities.
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Charlene Price
J. W. Price
Short Street
Valley View Hospital
Miss Price
Wilma Lee
Jesson
Ada Junior High
Spencer Speaker For Konawa C of C
Dr. Charles F. Spencer president of East Central State college Ada will headline Konawa Chamber of Commerce banquet February 14 The event closes the membership drive and wives of members are guests Details will be announced. Mickey Cohen 11 seeks to change his name to Michael Crane in Superior Court after schoolyard taunting and embarrassment.
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Konawa
Charles F. Spencer
East Central State College
Ada
Konawa Chamber of Commerce
Bunanet
Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Superior Court
Michael Crane
Maybank Breaks With Truman Over 1948 Nomination
Senator Maybank of South Carolina, a key ally on administration measures, announced he opposes another term for President Truman. He backs Georgia’s Senator Russell for the Democratic nomination, signaling broader southern support. Maybank’s stance follows regional tensions over civil rights and broader party dynamics.
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Washington
Sen
Maybank
R-Sc
Congress
Truman
South Carolina
South
Sen. Russell
Georgia
Dick Russell
Barkley
Yes
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Mr. Truman
Fred L Opten Dies Of Heart Attack In Ada
Fred L Opten age 50, Ada resident since 1929, died suddenly at his home 515 West Twenty-first Friday night. An interior decorator, he worked Friday and reported indigestion earlier. He collapsed after a bath and died of a heart attack. Born in Collinsville Texas in 19, he moved to southern Oklahoma and Ada in 1925. Surviving are his widow Ruth L Optson, two sisters in Amarillo and Napa, another sister in Los Angeles, and a brother in Houston. Funeral Monday at 4 from the First Methodist church.
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Fred L. Opten
West Twenty-first
First Methodist Church
Opton
Collinsville
Tex
Oklahoma
Ada
Ruth L. Optson
Glenwood School
John Taylor
Amarillo
Pauline Barnes
Napa
Calif
Ray Thomas
Los Angeles
C. M. Ipton
Houston
County Polio Fund Nears County Goal For March Drive
Norman C. Mitchell, chairman, reports progress in the March of Dimes drive, hoping to reach $8,000 with under a week to go. As of Saturday, $1,200.52 has been turned in, with school collections up and weekend events like the queen race and Mothers March expected to boost totals. Nearby towns Stonewall, Arlen, and Roff are anticipated to contribute more this year. ARDMORE Okla District Judge John C Caldwell announces Democratic nomination bid for State Supreme Court from Fifth Judicial district with Carter County Bar Association backing his candidacy ACY
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Norman C. Mitchell
Mitchell
Stonewall
Arlen
Roff
Ardmore
Okla
John C. Caldwell
State Supreme Court
Carter County
Registration Opens for East Central State Second Semester
East Central State college begins second semester with registration on Monday and Tuesday for all students. Freshmen with under 15 hours report first, followed by juniors, sophomores, and upperclassmen by surname. Classes resume Wednesday with a full schedule, while Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks earlier marked the first term as successful. Tennis and spring football practice are planned, and basketball remains active as the season shifts.
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East Central State College
Paul Marston
East
Central
Hoover Urges Reconsideration of U S Foreign Policies
Hoover calls for a study of alternatives and a partial withdrawal of U S ground forces from Europe while maintaining air and sea power to protect bases outside Atlantic Pact nations. He proposes Congress reassess war risk and economic danger, with continued support for munitions and a strong maritime force amid Asian concerns. He notes little belief in a near Russian invasion.
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Europe
Herbert Hoover
Congress
U. S
U.S
Hoover
Columbia Broadcastin
Western Hemisphere
Britain
Russia
Asia
United Nations
Gen. MacArthur
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-shek
OPS declines to regulate new Oklahoma City bus fare plan
The Office of Price Stabilization says it has no jurisdiction over Oklahoma City's proposed bus fare zones. The plan would start at 10 cents per ride with a nickel added per zone up to a maximum of 25 cents.
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Oklahoma
Office of Price Stabilization
Todeg
Oklhome
OPS
Cros
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