State regents mature in shaping higher education system
Oklahoma City July 13. The state system of higher education shows maturity as Regents assert strong authority. New executive officer Nash oversees the board’s full powers, while they reject changing Miami College functions and adding courses at two other schools due to war conditions. The latest move follows earlier disputes over the University of Oklahoma undergraduate college plan and confirms the regents’ final say in major university actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Owen
Oklahoma City
Nash
Oklahoma College of Women
Miami
Kerr
State Board of Agriculture
Regents
University of Oklahoma
John Oliver
Joseph A. Brandt
University
Board of Regents
Two Indians Face Murder Charges
In Sasakwa district two men named Josey Harjo and Timmie Harjo face murder charges after Agnes Josie Davis died in an Oklahoma City hospital from a brutal beating near Sasakwa. Davis and her husband George were found assaulted along a road. Josey Harjo pleaded innocent. Biggers said no link to other assaults is confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biggers
Davis
Davises
Oklahoma
Congress On The Post War Spot
Washington July 13 Congress should put its postwar peace aims on the record this summer while in recess. A House resolution by J William Fulbright awaits calendar action and Senate action is demanded by Ball Burton Hatch Hill group with 24 senators favoring a world police force. A recent AP poll shows 40 senators undecided or opposed in part, as servicemen press for a clear objective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Joseph H. Ball
Minn
Senate
Ball
Burton
Ohio
Hatch
New Mexico
Hill
Alabama
United States
House
J. William Fulbright
Ark
Rules Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Associated Press
Army
Navy
Oklahoma Tax Revenue Dip Sparks Fiscal Debate
Oklahoma City July 13. State tax revenues declined 3.51 percent in the last fiscal year though not alarming. Tax officials cite war effects and anticipate a surplus, while the beer law faces court scrutiny over bans on on premises sales and distance rules amid potential further lawsuits. A ten percent juke box tax was upheld in county court, aimed to offset beer tax losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Owen
Oklahoma City
Joe D. Dunn
The
Tax Commission
State Board of Equalization
Tulsa
High Court
J. Frank Martin
Martin
Oklahoma
Kerr
Congress urged to endorse on record stance
Spokesmen seek on the record clarification as September approaches with House rhetoric pressing Congress to return and defend the home front stance based on a cited opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
State tax collections show minor decline in year ending June 30
State tax receipts totaled 68,615,731 dollars for the fiscal year ended June 30, down 3.51 percent from the previous year. Beer and license fees led gains while gasoline tax and motor vehicle taxes weighed on overall results. War-time receipts boosted income and sales taxes but a reversal may come with future restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Tax Commission
Bull Knocks Out Tractor in Field Bout
Wilmington Delaware July 10 farmer Warren J Phillips said his bull Johnny knocked out a tractor in a charged clash. The bull rammed the vehicle puncturing a tire with horns then Phillips fired buckshot to end the encounter as the tractor retreated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Warren J. Phillips
Johnny
Phillips
Johnson Drops In On President
Washington July 10 UP Jed Johnson visits the president before departing for vacation in Oklahoma. Since 1927 he has reported to the chief at adjournment time, saying he always goes in regardless of party. The piece recalls past presidents and Johnson’s routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
Jed Johnson
Congress
Johnson
Coolidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
Isaacs Sees Bigger Sport in War Duty
Oklahoma City reports amateur boxer Hoyt Isaacs of the Murray Aggies and Ada American Legion Club has enlisted as Lieut William H Isaacs in the Army Air Forces. In a letter to his sister he calls the danger thrilling and notes his parents live in Allen and Seminole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Hoyt Isaacs
Murray Aggies
Ada American Legion Club
Babe Hunt
Hoyt
Army Air Forces
William H. Isaacs
Alice Isaacs
Allen
Charles Isaacs
Seminole
J G Mitchell Dies While On Trip To Visit In Old Home
Jabez G Mitchell of Ada died beside a railroad near Stephenson Alabama while en route to visit his old home in Tennessee. He was a long time Oliver Springs merchant and church elder, with family in Oklahoma and Texas. Funeral in Oliver Springs with burial Magnolia Cemetery. He was born 1857 Lookout Mountain and had ties to Knights Templar. Survived by daughter Ruth Alice Mitchell son J Taylor Mitchell David D Mitchell a granddaughter Sally Dow Mitchell sister Mrs W T Giffith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jabez G. Mitchell
Ada
Stephenson
Ala
Mitchell
Tennessee Mountains
Oliver Springs
Magnolia
Mr. Mitchell
Lookout Mountain
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Dalhart
Texas
Oklahoma
Knights Templar
Knoxville
Ruth Alice Mitchell
J. Taylor Mitchell
Claremore
David D Mitchell
Oklahoma City
Bob Taylor
David Paul
Edward Mitchell
Get Business Labor Leaders Together Says Utah Senator
Senator Thomas of Utah urged revival of the wartime no strike committee to settle major disputes between war contractors and employees. He suggested convening 26 business and labor leaders to address coal wage disputes and other contentious issues, predicting leaders like John L. Lewis would participate. He noted Congress vetoes did not stop strikes and defended the no strike policy amid war needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Industry-Labor Committee
Thomas
Utah
Senate Labor Committee
Hich
Pennsylvania
William. H. Davis
War Labor Board
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Congress
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Cattle Rustlers Active Across Kansas High Beef Prices
Topeka dispatch reports four men arrested in southwestern Kansas as cattle theft rings resurged. Charles Riney of Protection Clifford Todd of Coldwater and Lemoin Carrick of Odessa Tex received penitentiary terms of one to seven years with Rob ert Tobias of Protection awaiting trial. FBI head Lou Richter notes rustlers butcher cattle and hide remain, storing the carcasses for later sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
A. B. Mitchell
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Charles Riney
Protection
Clifford Todd
Coldwater
Lemoin Carrick
Odessa
Tex
Matchell
Robert Tobias
Comanche County
Lou Richter
FBI
From Pen To Army Is No Easy Jump
Eight of ten prisoners at Mc Alester penitentiary were recommended for parole to join the armed forces but were found ineligible. The pardon and parole board, led by Jim Hatcher, faced a dilemma over parole and Army induction, with talks of Col. Joseph Feller assisting the draft board. The board also weighed clemency for J. D. Fast Jr., serving life for a 1937 Muskogee banker murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
McAlester Penitentiary
Jim Hatcher
Pardon and Parole Board
McAlester
Joseph Feller
Special Draft Board
Hatcher
J. D. Fast, Jrr
L. W. McLean
Muskogee
Augusta Bridge Links City to Sicily Mainland
Augusta, nineteen miles north of Syracuse with 22 680 residents, sits on a rocky islet linked by a bridge to a peninsula into the Mediterranean. Founded in 1262 by Frederick II as Xiphonia, it rose as a Mediterranean naval base, was rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake, and later captured by the French in 1676. Today a prison uses the old fortress while the port serves naval needs and salt refining remains a principal industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Syracuse
Augusta
Mediterranean Sea
Frederick II
Xiphonia
Centuripe
Montalbano
de Ruyter
Range Feed and Cattle Condition in Oklahoma Stable
The July 1 report from the Department of Agriculture shows range feed at 87 percent of normal and state cattle at 87 percent. Surface moisture drops as June July drought continues. stock water remains adequate and wells hold up. Calf crop described as good with fat calves. June 1 cattle at 86 percent, July 1 long term mean 85 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture
French aviator Dieudonne Coste arrives in the United States
P Col Dieudonne Coste the noted French aviator and leader of a French underground movement who gained fame for his 1930 transatlantic trip with Sgt Maurice Bellonte has left France and arrived in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dieudonne Coste
Atlantic
Maurice Bellonte
Esen
France
Grass-Fed Beef Moves Into Kansas City Market
Grass-fed beef enters the Kansas City market from Kansas and Oklahoma pastures. Fifty five carloads of grass-fed steers arrived, sent to packers rather than feed-lots, with prices easing from last week’s levels though still higher than a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Beleaguered Wife Held Over Husband Beating Death
In Montgomery Alabama on July 12 attractive red haired Mrs Dave A Holloway was jailed awaiting grand jury action on charges she beat her 54 year old husband to death with the handle of a feather duster after a quarrel. Police say she confessed after initially saying she found his nude body yesterday morning. The body had more than 150 wounds. The feather duster handle is kept as evidence. The Holloways married last November and she has two daughters from a prior marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Dave A. Holloway
Ralph King
Holloway
M. B. Kirkpatrick
Sai Holloway
Paul Reppert
King
Holloways
Bombers Hit Japanese Bases in Southwest Pacific
Allied headquarters report heavy American air strikes against four entrenched targets in the southwest Pacific, with Munda as the main objective. Over 176 tons of bombs were dropped and nine Zeros were shot down as Liberators and fighters pounded anti aircraft positions near Munda. Ground forces near Munda reportedly three miles from the outer defense with the sector being softened for an impending assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Munda
Solomons
United States
School Underway In 12 Districts
Pontotoc county schools move into summer sessions with at least 12 districts in progress by Monday July 19. Superintendent Ray Stegall notes many small schools run summer terms to aid harvest labor, while larger ones plan September starts with dates to be announced. Existing sites include Lula Homer Colbert Lightning Ridge Laxton Owl Creek Steedman Red Oak. next openings Fitzhugh Vaness Latta Yeager. Byng begins August 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Ray Stegall
Monay
Lula
Homer
Colbert
Lightning Ridge
Laxton
Owl Creek
Steedman
First Aid Class Delayed One Week
A First Aid class at Harden City grade school has been postponed due to illness of teacher Mr Fountain. Officials said the class will start again later and an announcement will be made on the rescheduled day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harden City
Aid
Fountain
Don’t Throw Away Any Part Of Cooker
Mrs. Jessie Morgan, home demonstration agent, reports a letter about salvaging a 25 quart pressure cooker lid from a Ada junk yard north of the Frisco railroad. She repaired a gauge and sent it to Miss Mildred Schaub to aid in long distance cooker assembly. Junk dealer Stein is praised for valuing parts during a food preservation campaign. New cookers are arriving in Ada and selling quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Morgan
Mildred Schaub
Woodward
HDA
Frisco
Ada Ard
Feed Key To Dairy Poultry Problems Says Plant Manager
Jim Wiven manager of Cudahy Packing company told Kiwanis members that feed prices and supply are the main woes for dairying and poultry. Large feeders cannot stock for spring, and even current needs are costly. He noted 70 percent of cheese production goes to the government with a 3.5 percent subsidy since Dec 1 1942 to boost milk output, and four extra trucking routes are needed to keep milk receipts at last year’s level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Jim Wiven
Cudahy Packing Company
Bowman
Oklahoma
Editor predicts era of postwar prosperity for U S
Wheeler McMillen, head of the National Farm Chemurgy Council, told a Kansas event that the United States is approaching its greatest era. He urged sharing American methods abroad, expanding soil fertility, and using by products like straw. He warned against executive interference and stressed individual incentives to drive new industries and products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topera
United States
Wheeler McMillen
National Farm Chemurghc Council
Mciillen
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
McMillen
Farm Journal
New Jersey
America
Harrison Tries To Hang Self In Jail
Austin Monroe Harrison, in Oklahoma City, attempted suicide in his county jail cell while awaiting mental observation. He claimed the James Long case confessions were coerced and demanded the $2000 reward be rejected, prompting officials to seek commitment at Central State Hospital Norman. He is jailed for six months for failure to treat a venereal disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Austin Monroe Harrison
James Long
Harrison
Mike McGrew
Long
George Miskovsky
Central State Hospital
Norman
Bond Criticizes Armstrong Bus Rate Plan in Oklahoma City
TM-Chairman Reford Bond of the corporation commission warned that any move by Commissioner W J Armstrong to cut the round trip fare between Norman and Oklahoma City could trigger a statewide bus rate case. Armstrong favors lowering from 80 to 50 cents and is compiling earnings data from firms serving the two points. Bond argued such a rate case could arise from excess profits taxes and deductions affecting gross revenues. Armstrong was unsure whether he would move to push the commission into the bus rate issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Reford Bond
Corporation Commission
W. J. Armstrong
Norman
Armstrong
Bond
Commission
A Gasoline A Books Begin Mailing in Pontotoc County
Gasoline ration board members start mailing A books to Pontotoc county consumers. The books become valid for the regular gas allotment starting July 22, with most owners to receive them by then. About 500 of 5,000 applications have been issued and mailed.
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Pontotoc County
Eight Men Leave For Army July 14
Local selective service board No. 2 will forward a group of draftees to Fort Sill on Wednesday. The eight men passed physicals in Oklahoma City and include Edward L. Williams of Francis, Robert Carter Jr of Ada area, LeRoy Thompson of Allen, Calvin Carmichael of Ada, J. D. Ausmus of Ada, Ralph L. Overton of Ada, Leonard D. a Jr of Fitzhugh, and James D. Simpkins, transferred from San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board No. 2
Fort Sill
Sylvia Edmonston
Board No. 2
Monay
Oklahoma City
Edward L. Williams
Francis
Robert Carter Jr
Rt. 3
Ada
LeRoy Thompson
Allen
Calvin Carmichael
Rt. 2
J. D. Ausmus
Rt. 4
Ralph L. Overton
Leonard D. A Jr
Fitzhugh
James D. Simpkins
San Francisco
California
Obsolete Odd-Size Shoes Put Up For Sale
A limited quantity of obsolete and odd size shoes may be sold to consumers between July 19 and July 31. Charles W. Harter, district shoe ration official, said the action helps dealers dispose of odds and ends. Shoes may not exceed 10 percent above wholesale price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Charles W. Harter
Hester
Allies Headed By All-Stars
Patton to command American forces in Sicily while Montgomery leads British troops in the Mediterranean Allied command under Eisenhower. The senior officers list includes Browne Cunningham as Mediterranean commander in chief and Tedder as air commander, with Spaatz and Doolittle in key air forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valletta
Malta
George S. Patton Jr
United States
Sicily
Bernard L. Montgomery
Mediterranean
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Bertram Ramsay
Allied Forces
Harold Alexander
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Mediterranean Air Command
Arthur Tedder
United States Naval Forces
Henry K. Hewitt
Northwest African Air Force
Carl A. Spaatz
Northwest African Tactical Air Force
Arthur Coningham
Strategic Air Force
James H. Doolittle
Northwest African Coastal Air Force
Hugh P. Lloyd
Warnings On Alleged Overcharges In Pontotoc Beverages
Price panel chairman Jack Conn warns Pontotoc county retail malt and carbonated beverage outlets about ceiling price violations under wartime CFA rules. Reports say many venues overcharge, with beer prices rising late in the day. Customers urged to obtain base period statements and receipts. lawyers may be needed to sue in district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Jack Conn
OPA
Conn
Makovsky Library Of Music To A M
Makovsky library of music, a $4,000 collection of recent selections, will be circulated among Oklahoma schools for the benefit of the Oklahoma Band association. Gathered by Makovsky, who has resigned as head of the college music department, the collection is praised as superb by Prof. Max Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Bob Makovsky
Makovsky
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Band _association
Max Mitchell
Department of
Service Men Held Up In Near Ada
Two soldiers and a sailor were robbed Saturday night near Ada. A soldier and a sailor were attacked in Wintersmith Park while another was robbed on the Allen highway. The trio lost a total of 40.85 dollars. No suspects were found, and deputies continued the investigation Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Kaiser
Wintersmith Park
Allen Highway
Ada
Mead Wilson Dies in Oklahoma City At 51
J Mead Wilson 51 who worked with the OPA for the past year as an Associated Operations officer died today. He traveled northern Oklahoma aiding ration boards with procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mead Wilson
Oklahoma City
J. Mead Wilson
OPA
Oklahoma
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Ada News
Isaacs
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Coste
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Self
Patton
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