Heavy Rains Push Rivers from Banks in Oklahoma and Kansas
Floods from heavy rains surged through southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma, closing highways and rail lines. The Chikaskia River near Blackwell rose to 19 19 feet and was rising seven inches per hour, with evacuees in Blackwell and oil camps near Nowata forced to leave. Officials warned of crest near 27 feet Sunday morning, marking a yearly high. Roads US 177 north to Wichita and SH 11 east faced closures as water neared 21.8 feet. In Alluwe, more than 16 families fled two oil camps, halting two secondary recovery units. Large trucks navigated flooded US routes as authorities prepared for higher levels.
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Chikaskia
Floyd Montgomery
Blackwell
Lower East Side
Caldwell
Ros
Thony
Bluff City
Argonia
Kan
U. 5
Wichita
SH 11
Alluwe
Nowata
Big Cabin Creek
U.S
Wia
Flurry of Accidents Friday Keeps Ambulances on Run
A busy Friday afternoon in Ada saw multiple accidents as an automobile train collision injured Mrs. Ruby O'Retha Burton, a four year old lost three toes to a mower, and a couple narrowly avoided a boxcar incident. Emergency crews reported minor injuries and hospital treatments followed.
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Ruby O'Retha Burton
Konawa
North Broadway
Frank Grali
Burton
Valley View Hospital
George Henry Gardiner
Tees
Carol Bagby
Carol
A. L. Bagby
Route 1
Ada
Jess Edwards
Main Street
Ada Rodeo Opens Ticket Office and Lands Johnny Lee Wills
The Ada rodeo committee announces ticket office opening Monday in the Aldridge hotel lobby with Mrs Bonnie Alyen in charge. Box seats are moving fast as fans plan for the weekend event described as the southwest’s biggest outdoor radio. Johnny Lee Wills will headline with his band providing rodeo music, a dance at the American Legion Hut after the rodeo, and a daily noon broadcast from a downtown site yet to be arranged.
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Elks Club
Ada Rodeo Committee
Aldridge Hotel
Bonnie al- Yen
Southwest
Johnny Lee Wills
Johnny Lee
Ada
American Legion
Calvas
Burkhalter Uses Vault as Safe Shelter at Business
Obla June 30. Austin Burkhalter does not need a storm cellar. He uses a former bank vault at his business. It can hold a dozen persons. During recent windstorms or threats of a tornado it has been crowded.
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Austin Burkhalter
Highway Director urges route checks for July travel
Oklahoma City June 20 State Highway Director C A Stoldt urged motorists planning Fourth of July trips to verify routes before leaving. He noted 26 highway detours due to construction work.
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Oklahoma City
C. A. Stoldt
Oklahoma Weather Sunday Monday Showers Likely
Weather forecast for Oklahoma shows scattered showers in the panhandle and southeastern regions Sunday, with more widespread south central coverage. Temperatures rise to highs of 75 to 86 degrees Sunday, then warm Monday.
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Olahoma
Panhandle
Eneler
South Central
Gulf Coast Oil Drilling Slowed After Supreme Court Ruling
New Orleans June 30 Virtually all new oil exploration on the Louisiana Gulf coast has halted since the Supreme Court ruled tidal lands belong to the federal government. Existing wells still pump millions of barrels, while new drilling nearly stops, affecting a $264 million investment. Companies cited include Kerr-McGee Superior Humble Magnolia California Stanolind and Shell with about $176.5 million offshore in Louisiana.
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New Orleans
Lousiana Gulf Coast
U. S. Supreme Court
Tideland Resources
Times-Picayune
Kerr-McGee
Superior
Humble
Magnolia
California
Stanolind
Shell
Louisiana
Times-Pisayune
Ada Prepares For Fourth Independence Day Celebration
Ada gears up for a 175 year anniversary Fourth of July with a general holiday plan. Residents will picnic fish and mow lawns while families celebrate at Wintersmith Park and along the dam area. Firecrackers are banned inside town limits but safe fireworks space is provided near the dam, away from picnickers. The Glenwood Park pool and local parks expect a busy day and evening with large holiday crowds.
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Ada
Mother
J. D. Cheex
Wintersmith Park
Glenwood Park
Glenwood
Wintersmith
Rain and Darkness and Huge Manhunt
Flemington New Jersey June 30 heavy rain and darkness halted a manhunt for war ren Lee Irwin sought for murder kidnapping and rape More than 300 armed men scoured a 11 square mile area near Flemington after he abducted 17 year old Carolyn Barker Irwin reportedly raped Barker multiple times in Washington last Thursday as police intensified patrols checking farmhouses and roadside search efforts while state police and federal agents guarded highways and back roads.
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Flemington
N. J
Warren Lee Irwin
Carolyn Barker
FBT
Irwin
Miss Barker
Towa
Plane crashes near Crystal Mountain with 50 dead
Fort Collins Colorado June 30 United Air Lines mainliner struck Crystal Mountain during its first post strike flight from San Francisco to Chicago. All 50 aboard were killed as searchers found a long fuselage section and tail fragment amid smoldering wreckage. Reporter Dell Conger described the scene from the air as looking like a bag of peanuts burst open on the mountain.
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Fort Collins
Colo
United Air Lines
Crystal Mountain
State Patrol
San Fransisco
Chicago
Here
Deii Conger
Denver Post
Coalgate C of C Holds Annual Meet and Live Program
The Coalgate Chamber of Commerce annual meeting drew about 150 attendees with Leland Gourley, publisher of the Henrietta Free-Lance, as principal speaker. He urged civic improvement, citing will to build, and noted his background as a National Guard officer. Mrs. Hileen Ronald was hospitalized in Sherman, Texas, for medical treatment after the event.
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Coalgate Chamber of Commerce
Leland Gourley
Henrietta Free-Lanre
Gowrley
George Hill
Combate Record Register
Henryetta
Gourley
National Guard
Chamber of Com Merce
Coalgate
Hileen Ronald
Sherman
Texas
Three Area Men Rotating Home From War Duty
Seventy four Oklahoma servicemen arrived in Seattle on the navy transport Marine Phoenix. The group includes Cpl William W. Corles Ada, Sgt David R. Hare ris, Coomtrahoma, and Cpl Herman Skiles Bromide. They will be processed, given furloughs, then report back for further duty.
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Seatile
Wash
BOF
Keren
Navy Transport Marine
Phoenix
William W. Corles
Ada
David R. Hare
Ris
Coomtrahoma
Herman
Skiles, Bromide
Price freeze halts planned rollbacks and price controls
Washington reports that the Office of Price Stabilization froze manufacturers prices on textiles shoes apparel and machinery after President Truman signed a 31 day extension bill. The action blocks intended rollbacks and keeps ceilings near pre Korean levels with some increases allowed where needed. Truman expected to press for stronger price controls in coming days.
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Washington
Congress
Office of
Truman
His
OPS
General Manufacturers Order
Crossett Guilty Of Manslaughter
AUGO Okla June 30 a crosett, a retired news publisher, found guilty of second degree manslaughter by district court jury. Judge Howard Phillipe will set sentence Tuesday. Crossett faced charges in the car collision death of Joab Andrews, 17, who died December 12. Jury deliberated 12 hours before verdict. The trial began Tuesday. he is free under a $5,000 bond.
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Augo, Okla
Ae 2
Crosett
Newsin
District Court
Howard Phillipe
Crossett
Joab Andrews
Huge
Oer
Ward Dies By Electrocution While Working On Wire
A. Tain B. Ward, 27, was electrocuted today while repairing a house when he encountered an uncovered wire. Ward, a plumber, was fatally injured in the incident.
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Lawton
Ole
Tain B. Ward
Ward
Oil Wells Drilling and Progress in Area Oil Fields
Oil fields show drilling and completion activity across the region. Norris Oil Co of California reports No. 5 Lane well swabbing and producing 100 to 1450 barrels daily from the Viola lime. preparations underway to bring it on pan. Other rigs, including Smith and Miller wildcats, advance toward Oil Creek and Hunton zones. Coal Oil and Gas Co No. 1 Styron remains a deep producer, with updates on East Oconee field locations and offset plans by Coal Oil and Gas.
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Norris Oil
Bebes
Delaney
Coal County
Oconee
Norris Oil Co
California
Viola
W. A. Delaney, Jr
Lula
Hunton
Coal Oil and Gas Co
No. 1
Styron
CSW
Coalgate Record Register
East Oconee
Ray Ryan
Na.anne
Ada Masonic Lodge to honor past masters Friday night
Ada Masonic Lodge No. 119 A F and A M recalls its 1897 founding and the building at Twelfth and Broadway. A banquet at the lodge hall Friday will feature Lyle H Ball of Laverne Oklahoma as speaker. Past masters from 1897 to 1909 are listed, with many still living in Ada. The event marks long ties to local governance and community service.
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Ada
Tom D. McKeown
D. W. Swaffar
Ada Lodge
Swaffar
W. M
E. H. McKendree
W. B. Johnson
LL A Ellison
Bailey Bobbitt
R. H. Gladwill
M. C. Matthews
B.C. Peay
A.C. Chaney
Texas
Tom Grant
Clyde Alletag
M.Z. Thompson
Mlinois
Ernest Sawyer
Oklahoma City
Homer Burkhart
Renzo Cooper
Ed Haley
Clint Farmer
Jesse Bell
Georgia
Roy S. Harris
Sam Matthews
Wiltur P. Lee
Jimmy Moore
WW. A Ryan
J. E. Thompson
E. B. Northcutt
Chester Sneed
W. G. Massey
Lem A. McKeel
Sallisaw
W. J. Standridge
Vaness
Shawnee
Wayne Wheelock
Maysville
Clive DB
Robertson
Center
C. S. Williams
Altus
B. J. Moses
Cache
J. By Denton
Dougherty
J. C. Sutter
Creek
William Dooley
Broken Arrow
Frank Cunningham
Crawford
J. Gard Duncan
Fittstown
Wapanucka
Vandal
Black
Centrahoma
Ada Model Plane Contest Sparks Ada Airport Display
Ada Airport hosts Pontotoc County model plane competition with southwest flyers competing for cash, trophies, and a special sword trophy. Jaycees co sponsor with Plymouth dealers as part of youth program, offering a trip to the International Model Plane Contest in Detroit for under 21 residents. Spectators view high speed racing, stunt, acrobatic, and combat events from stands near the flying field.
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Ada
Southwest
Fontotoc County
Locel Jaycee
Ada Plymouth
Plymouth
Pontotoc County
Detroit
Mich
Plymouth Motor Corp
Jaycees
Unknown Soldier pallbearer dies in Philadelphia at 81
George L. Brown, last surviving pallbearer at Arlington burial of the Unknown Soldier, died at 81 in Philadelphia Naval Hospital after an emergency admission. A Pennsylvanian native and Medal of Honor recipient, Brown was a deep sea diving engineer by trade.
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Philadelphia
George L. Brown
Arlington Wa
Brown
Ionor Choicer
Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Lightning Sets Fire At Muskogee Washington School
A bolt of lightning struck the Washington school in Muskogee Oklahoma causing about 15000 in damage. The fire heavily damaged the roof and upper floors while seven of the seventeen classrooms were destroyed. An auditorium added recently remained undamaged. No occupants were inside at the time.
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Muskogee
Okla
Washington
Lull on Battlefields as Armistice Talks Stay Elusive
Tokyo dispatches report the Korean War lull widening as propaganda from Peiping and Pyongyang continues without a response to Ridgway’s armistice invitation. The Jutlandia stands by for possible talks while Allied air raids ease and fronts show minor actions near Inje. United Nations forces remain mostly north of the 38th parallel, with limited movement.
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Tokyo
Migway
United Nations
Peiping
Pyongyang
Inje
North
Ridgway
Washington
United States
38Th Parallel
South Korea
Granite escapees flee reform school in Oklahoma
Granite, Okla June 30 Two inmates Charles H Henderson 21 Tulsa and James Edward Clark 24 Adz escaped from a federal reformatory yesterday while working outside the walls. Law officers combing the southwestern state seek the pair in a red pickup truck. Henderson is serving 14 years for robbery with firearms and Clark for auto larceny. Both were sentenced in Tulsa County. The report notes the day’s average cost in the United States is about 600.
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Granite
Oklo
Charles H. Henderthot
Tulsa
James Edward Clark
Adz
Henderson
Clark
Tulsa County
Attendance High Expands Red Cross Swimming Program
The first week's enrollment totals 437 with an average daily attendance of 273. The program serves beginners and adults from mothers to seniors, some advancing to intermediates in a growing Dumbtr area. Bob DrMoss leads a team focusing on safety and life skills beyond mere paddling.
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Red Cross
Lawton Assured Of New Hotel in Ohio
Lawton, Ohio reports assurance of a new hotel project in the area. Details indicate a per room cost structure and a 2 percent figure tied to the financing or pricing, with the document noting a per room amount of 0.28 dollars in the early disclosure.
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Lawton
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