Portrait Is Linscheid Gift Unveiling of college portrait set
Clyde C. Clack a New York art lecturer presented a painted oil portrait of Dr. A. Linscheid president of East Central State College as a gift. The public unveiling is scheduled for Wednesday at 10 in the college auditorium with a Browning reading and a chalk talk by the artist.
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East Central State College
Clyde C. Clack
Benny Smith Art Company
New York City
Linscheid
Uditorium
Dr. Linscheid
Benny Smith
New York
United States
Dr. Linsched
Clack
Dallas
Ruthie Linscheid
Stewart Linscheid
Ada
Shaken Passengers in B and O Collision at Grand Central
Nearly 100 passengers were injured when the Baltimore and Ohio Shenandoah crashed into a switch engine near Grand Central station in Chicago. Phillies figures Ben Chapman and wife were among the injured. Lynwood Rowe and Emil Verban were shaken but not hospitalized. Verban said he would be ready for today’s All Star game.
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Chicago
Philadelphia National League Baseball Club
Baltimore and Ohio
Shenandoa
Grand Central Station
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ben Chapman
Phillies
Ola
Lynwood
Shenandoah
New York
Pere Marquette
Loop
Harrison and
Wells Street
China Calls Up 1800 Demobilized Officers to Active Duty
Nanking July 8 The semi official military news service reported that 1800 demobilized Chinese army officers have returned to troop duty under Chiang Kai Shek's general mobilization order. They were assigned to active duty from the general training corps created to retrain former officers for other professions.
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Chiang Kai- Shek
Ministry of National Defense
Senator charges courts martial in Europe stacked
Senator Jenner of Indiana accuses the European theater high command of stacking courts martial and denying defendants civilian or chosen counsel. He provides alleged proof of restrictions on defense representation and cites past cases, urging a full investigation of army trial procedures.
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Washington
Jenner
R-Ind
Patterson
Lichfield
Foley
Headquarters Command
United States
One Person Dies In Arkansas Blaze
A four story frame apartment building in Harrison burned last night killing at least one person and injuring two others. Firemen recovered an unidentified female body and searched for additional victims as state and local officials investigated the cause.
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Harrison
Ark
Walter Burge
Coral Wilson
Davie Lucas
Harrison Hospital
Uay
Lee Baker
More Than 500 Die In U S Independence Weekend Toll
During the long Independence Day weekend from Thursday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight, 516 people died nationwide in highway crashes drownings fireworks accidents and other causes. California led with 38 fatalities, New York and Pennsylvania 36 each, while Texas recorded 12 traffic deaths.
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New York
Pennsylvania
National Safety Council
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Texas
Armed Services Call For Quick Public Solutions To 18 Problems
Washington July 8 The armed services seek rapid public input from ex GIs to solve 18 urgent problems from near instant landing fields to ultra light power units and improved fuels and lubricants Structural plastics lightweight metals and corrosion prevention are among the topics for which proposals are invited Responses should go to L S Hardland National Inventors Council U S Department of Commerce Washington D C.
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Washington
Armed Services
L. S. Hardland
National Inventors Council
U. S. Department of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Man Slain In Marshall County
A Marshall County man, Harry Taylor about 55, was found shot to death at his northeast county home Sunday morning. He had been struck by a pistol bullet under one ear with the bullet exiting at the top. Three men were detained as investigations continued with a habeas corpus hearing slated for the afternoon. Taylor lived alone at the farm home and only a half brother among relatives could be located.
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Marshall County
Harry Taylor
Taylor
Htrau
Fred Lynn
Hugh Sterling
W Ho
Thieves Take 430 Cases Of Beer From Warehouse
A burglary at the Oklahoma Distributing Company on East Twelfth sees 430 cases of beer stolen after a broken lock allows entry. Two trucks left loaded. later found empty west of Ada. Police, led by Cecil Smith, believe the cargo was moved to a secondary vehicle and transported elsewhere.
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Oklahoma Distributing Company
East Twelfth
Cecil Smith
Ada
Dewey Guests At Open House In Sapulpa Oklahoma
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and Mrs. Dewey attended a civic open house in Sapulpa as part of a three day swing through the southwest. Local visitors included George Hopkins and Colley Briggs both Texas GOP organizers. Dewey planned future stops in Salt Lake City and western states amid talk of delegate support and Taft sentiment. Dewey also visited the Will Rogers memorial shrine at Claremore.
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Okla
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
New York
Rocky Mountain
Salt Lake City
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Chicago
Michigan
George Hopkins
Texas
Colley Briggs
Bromwich
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Will Rogers Memorial
Claremore
Sooners Paid Less In Luxury Taxes
Oklahoma City July 8 Oklahomans paid six per cent less in luxury taxes during the fiscal year just ended compared to the previous 12 months. Tax on luggage jewelry furs and toilet preparations totaled 4 474 500 vs 4 780 084 the prior year. No changes in the tax schedule. decrease reflects fewer luxuries bought.
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Oklahoma City
H. C. Jones
Internal Revenue
Jones
Ada City Council Sees All Bills Paid and Surplus Reported
Ada city council met Monday night and approved the city manager's June report, noting all bills paid and a $25,000 surplus, boosting the 1947-48 budget to over $219,000. The June activity summary covers police, fire, water, street, airport, and parks operations with detailed figures on fines, landings, repairs, and pool revenue.
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Ada
South Cherry
Glenwood Park
New Pontotoc County Officials Take Office At Courthouse
Pontotoc County commissioners meet in the courthouse with two newly elected members taking office. Appointments for deputies are approved across offices including treasurer, assessor, and school superintendent. Rent control inquiries rise though no increases yet. new law details and tenant protections explained by H. W. Crawford. Local rent offices will review leases and advisory boards will aid decontrol decisions. The Ada office serves Pontotoc Garvin and Seminole counties.
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David Gray
Bob Austell
Rae Thompson
Virgil Hunt
Geraldine Jones
J. S. Stanfield
Marlene Eaton
Carl Stewart
Emogene Hobgood
Charles Rushing
Wilson Phillips
Norman C. Mitchell
Darmeda Ryan
Board of Commissioners
Ralph Delaney
H. W. Crawford
Ada
Crawford
Rent Control
Pontotoc
Garvin
Seminole
Norris-Haney
West Main
Senator Moore Silent On Plans For 1948 Reelection
Oklahoma Senator Ed Moore declined comment on a 1948 reelection bid. Reports of a possible nonrun circulated in the capitol, but Moore hesitated to confirm. Republicans Rizley and Schwabe cited no new information, while Wesley Disney remains a possible Democratic contender and Josh Lee speculated as a candidate.
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Washington
Ed Moore
R-Okla
Moore
Senate
House
Ross Rizley
George Schwabe
Oklahoma
Th.y
Wesley Disney
Tulsa
Disney
Elmer Thomas
Josh Lee
Civil Aeronautics Board
Hindu Muslim rioting in Calcutta toll climbs
Rioting in Calcutta continued today with three more deaths. The official death toll since yesterday rises to 28 with 141 plus injured. unofficial figures place casualties as high as 50 dead and more than 200 hurt.
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Calcutta
Averts Wide Coal Strike Ends Wage Standoff
Washington July 8 A national soft coal strike was averted as John L. Lewis and a majority of bituminous operators signed a pact. The agreement includes a flat 1.20 per day wage increase, a 10 cent per ton royalty for a new welfare fund, and housing and heating coal benefits. Lewis warned of gains and a new era while southern and some midwest operators still weigh in.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine
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Midwest
UMW
Republican Party
Congressional
Congress
Republican Congress
Ezra van Horn
Cleveland
Thomas Murray
New York
Fail To Agree On K. C. Vote Probe
A senate judiciary subcommittee failed to reach a verdict on a proposed thorough investigation into alleged vote frauds in Kansas City Missouri. Chairman Ferguson said no agreement was reached and signaled possible action at a Wednesday meeting. He plans to ask Chairman Wiley to call a special session of the judiciary committee. The panel weighs a Kem resolution for a complete inquiry into the Justice Department and Attorney General Tom Clark regarding last year's primary election irregularities.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Kansas City
Ferguson
R-Mich
Wiley
R-Wis
Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee
Kem
R-Mo
Senate
Tom Clark
Justice Department
State Supreme Court Asked to Oust Creek County Official
Franklin E. Horn, a defeated Democrat, petitions the Oklahoma Supreme Court to remove L. F. Yocham the Republican Creek County Commissioner. Horn alleges Yocham was not a qualified elector when filing for office and cannot legally hold the job. Yocham was seated yesterday amid protests.
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State Supreme Court
Creek County
Frankie M. Horn
L. F. Yocham
Yocham
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