Steelmakers Conserve to Keep Working
Pittsburgh report shows coal strike curbing production as 500000 miners holiday through July 7 amid fears of extended stoppage. Carnegie-Illinois Steel leads furloughs with 10000 workers in the Pittsburgh district. industry aims for 45 percent capacity. United States Steel and Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal consider wage boost for miners.
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Pittsburgh
AFL United Mine
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
U. S. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh- Youngstown
UMW
John L. Lewis
United States Steel Corp
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Lewis
Minn. Windstorms Cause Fatalities and Destruction
Two people died and at least three were injured as windstorms struck Minnesota and South Dakota. Barns were ruined and towns reported damage to stores churches and other buildings. Minneapolis airport logged gusts up to 75 miles per hour.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
South Oe
Woman Judge Presides Over Court With A Firm Hand
Fulaski county in Arkansas saw a record 2768 divorces granted last year while 3387 applications for marriage licenses were filed. Judge Ruth Hale heads the streamlined divorce court, emphasizing marriage as a permanent bond yet recognizing the need for dissolution under certain circumstances.
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Judicature Society
Little Rock
Ark
Fulaski County
Ruth Hale
Pulaski County
Arkansas University Law School
Hale
Arkansas
Nevada
Idaho
Wyoming
Florida
Supreme Court
Census Bureau
Hot Springs
Reno
Texoma Boat License Rules Announced by Park Service
James V. Lloyd of the Lake Texoma Recreation Area announces a new boat licensing policy. Private pleasure boats must obtain a license and post the number amidships within a period before Coast Guard inspection and penalties for noncompliance after July 1. Nine drownings in 1946 prompt stricter rules and ranger patrols.
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Lake Texoma
James V. Lloyd
National Park Service
Lake Texoma “Recreations Area
P. O. Box
Denson
Texas
U. S. Coast Guard
Lloyd
Park Service
Water stream hits fire instructor in stomach in Centralia
State Fire Instructor Ray Remick demonstrated hose handling to a class of firefighters in Centralia Illinois. A trainee Fireman Ray Flowers misread the signals and turned on the water at the hydrant. Remick felt the full force of the stream in his stomach as the lesson ended.
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Centralia
Ill
Ray Remick
Remick
Ray Flowers
The Smallest Stars Nearly Match Earth's Size
A note states that the smallest stars are nearly as large as Earth, highlighting surprising similarities in scale between planetary bodies and stellar objects.
Molotov Joins Aid to Europe Talks in Paris
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov joined the Paris aid to Europe conference with up to date Kremlin guidance. Pessimism grew as officials noted Russian aims may stall U S aid by forcing new terms and delaying a concrete program. Bevin and Bidault reportedly pressed for tighter news control while a private Bevin Bidault meeting raised doubts about conference success.
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Paris
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
U. S
State Marshall
Europe
Foreign Ministers Council
Molotov
Kremlin
Variou
Washington
Federal plan urged to cut taxes after debt payoff say Warren
Gov Earl Warren of California urges a substantial payment toward the national debt before tax reductions. The report also notes Brazil ranking as the second largest cocoa producer.
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Earl Warren
California
Brazil
Home Demonstration Clubs plan county fair and Farm Week duties
A June 27 council meeting in the First Christian church hosted by Homer and Pecan Grove outlined plans for the September county fair and the August 4–7 Farm and Home Week in Stillwater. Delegates were urged from all clubs to reach 100 percent turnout.
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Council of Home
First Christian Church
Homer Club
Pecan Grove
V. L. Newland
Stillwater
Pontotoc County
A. L. Griffith
Prject
W. W. Gibson
Lavenia Newton
Deloris Ross
America
M. A. Miller
Misses Shurley
Doris Wall
Vaness
Mary Ann Griffith
Hart
Happyland
Aris
Allen
Red Oak
Union Valley
Homer
Colbert
Jesse
Stonewall
Fitzugh
G Corner
Federal Crop Insurance Not Affected By Pending Legislation
The 1947 Federal Crop Insurance program remains unaffected by pending bills. J S Stanfield, chairman of Pontotoc county committee, says signed contracts cover 1947 crops under existing law. More than 540,000 farmers nationwide insured, with total liability about a half billion dollars.
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Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Washington
J. S. Stanfield
Pontotoc
Stanfield
United States
Oklahoma
Council Of Church Women Sponsor Napier Program
Ada churchwomen sponsor a summer relief program for Napier Grade School area children. They seek help to furnish a wading tank with fence materials an ice cream freezer and a water container plus cash to start. Contact Mrs. T. O. Cullins or Mrs. W. M. Fooshee for donations.
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Ada
Napier Grade School
T. O. Cullins
W. M. Fooshee
Old Reward for Merit Card Shown by 80 Year Old Bailey
G R Bailey displayed a school issued Reward for Merit card from 1872 to a News reporter. The card was presented by his teacher S J Griffith at a small school nine miles east of Eureka in Greenwood county Kansas. Bailey now lives at 414 East 7th.
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G. R. Bailey
Bailey
S. J. Griffith
Eureka
Greenwood County
Kansas
East 7Th
Sparse Dakota County Demographics Record
A South Dakota county covering 530 square miles shows a white population of two and an American Indian population of twenty. The data highlights the area’s sparsity and racial composition based on census figures.
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South Dakota
Barnyard Gate Sees Feed Shortage and Price Rise Warned
Farmers are urged to boost feed production as floods threaten corn supply and pork, beef, and poultry output. Iowa reports late planting in the south may ruin corn crops, raising prices for 18 months. Emphasis on growing hay and other feeds, culling poultry, and controlling boll weevils. A statewide fly control program with DDT is launched, focusing on cleanup, porch and house spraying, and use on cattle and sheds.
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Iowa
State Health Department
Oklahoma A & M College Extension Service
State Association of Deaf to Meet in Sulphur
The Oklahoma association of the deaf will hold its eleventh trinental convention June 4 5 and 6 at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf in Sulphur. About 300 deaf attendees are expected with meals and lodging on site. Officers include Guard S Price president Tom Damion vice president and George H Davis secretary treasurer. Events include a July 4 softball tournament with Dallas Fort Worth Oklahoma City and Sulphur, a reception at Superintendent L B Hall’s home, dances and a movie night, plus religious services on Sunday led by Rev Paul Meacham and Rev H Gunn.
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Oklahoma Association of the Deaf
Oklahoma School For Deaf
S. Price
Tom Damion
Maud
George H. Davis
State Association
Long
Dallas
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
L. B. Hall
Paul Meacham
Kansas City
H. Gunn
Flood Waters Threaten Vast Mississippi River Region
The Mississippi neared a 103 year high as floods spread over rail yards and riverfront districts from Venice to East St. Louis. Red Cross counted 33,657 homeless across Missouri Illinois Nebraska and Iowa as levees broke and trains halted or rerouted.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi
Illinois
Venice
Granite City
Cape
Chester
Harry F. Wahlgren
U. S
Missouri E Red Cross
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Alton
Ill
East St. Louis
North Louis
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio
St. Louis-San Francisco
Here
Memphis
Carl Girardeau
Chester Ill
Missouri Pacific
Illinois State Penitentiary
Menard
Missouri River
Kansas City
Hermann
Rule
Neb
St. Charles
Postwar recession to be brief says Ruml
Beardsley Ruml, economist and pay as you go tax plan originator, argues the country will endure a short postwar recession due to political imperatives.
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Beardsley Ruml
Quality cues for selecting cauliflower
For fine quality in cauliflower, choose a white or creamy white compact curd that is heavy and firm. Look for fresh green jacket or outer leaves that are turgid and vibrant.
Coalgate Rodeo Showcase Ken Tisdale and Two Steers
Coalgate's three night rodeo ended with about a thousand spectators. The standout act features Kenneth Tisdale with two white face steers Buck and Jerry performing an elephant like routine. The boy, nearly 20, trained the pair since they were three days old. The finale has one steer kneeling with its front legs on a box while the other stands atop the box. The News will run an illustrated story once ready.
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Coalgate
Kenneth
Ken) Tisdale
Tisdale
Buck
Jerry
Ken
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By Joseph Dynam
Martha Mote
County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs
Pickett Home Demonstration Club
R. B. “Insley
Margret Baade
Wyckoff
Kuzminski
Perriman
E. N. Jones
Gilmore
Fdr
White House
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Council of Church Women
Napier
Curtis Floyd County
State Association of Deaf
Jefferson City
Grafton
St. Joseph
Ottumwa
Des Moines
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