Florida DC-3 crash kills 21 near Melbourne
A DC-3 charter crashed in swampy land near Melbourne six miles east of town killing 21 of 36 aboard and injuring 12. Many dead identified slowly due to Spanish name similarity among Puerto Rican passengers and language barriers. Two children unharmed. plane owned by Burke Airlines of Miami.
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James F. Fowler Melborne
Fla
Here
Newark
N. J
Miami
Florida
CAA
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Washington
Brevard Hospital
Jose Rodriguiz
Pura Rodriguiz
Ellen Acerdo
Frank Gonzalez
Burke Airlines of
Skeletons of dog size dinosaurs found in New Mexico
Americ an Museum of Natural History reports complete skeletons of small Triassic dinosaurs unearthed near Lindrith in the San Juan river basin. Dr George Gaylord Simpson described the find as the continent’s earliest animal life, with species about three to four feet long and likely meat-eaters. Further details await due to desert storms.
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New York
New Mexico
American Museum of Natural History
George Gaylord Simpson
Wayne M. Faunce
Museum
Simpson
Edwin H. Colbert
Lindrith
N. M
San Juan River
Faunce
Dr. Colbert
Flour Mill Strike Hits Buffalo Mills
About 1,600 AFL grain processors walked out at two Buffalo flour mills including Washburn Crosby division of General Mills and Pillsbury Flour Mills Co, possibly spreading to five more. Workers demand a 15 percent wage increase from $1.1414 hourly, seven holidays, and 48 hour work weeks. Union leader Stanley Bauer said the strike is 100 percent effective and may lead to a complete shutdown of Buffalo’s milling center. A meeting with General Mills is planned, with Pillsbury considering an industry negotiating committee.
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Buffalo
N. Y
AFL
Washburn Crosby
General Mills, Inc
Pillsbury Flour Mills Co
Stanley J. Bauer
Bauer
General Mills
Pillsbury
Cotton boll weevil damage prompts calci um arsenate dusting advise
The cotton boll weevil infestation is high across the county with pest damage in fields. Counts show 48 to 98 percent punctured squares on squaring cotton and 100 to 300 adult weevils in non squaring cotton. Dust with calcium arsenate 5 to 7 pounds per acre when the air is calm, repeat every five days for at least three applications, and recheck 100 squares diagonally in each area. Calcium arsenate available in Ada and local gins. some farmers offer dusters for hire. Also notes 4 H Club and Dairy Club guidance and farm care tips for cattle.
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Choctaw
Ada
Stonewall and
Allen
S.cias_oss
Farm News and Views: Garden Insects and Pickle Tips
Home Demonstration notes control squash and harlequin bugs with hand picking, dust, or soap spray. Includes Virginia pickles recipe steps, brining tips, and note on pressure gauge testing for cookers. Club schedule for Ada courthouse area.
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Martha Mote
Ada
New Contract Deal Heads Off Strike
Henryetta Oklahoma July 14 A tentative agreement ends a potential strike at Eagle Picher Mining and Smelting. Seven hundred union workers of the International Mill Mine and Smelter Workers union accept a 14 cent per hour raise. A three man union committee traveled to Joplin Missouri to finalize details. The contract adds a one dollar monthly sick benefit funded by the company and improved conditions for metal drawers and stuffers.
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Henryetta
Okla
Eagle- Picher Mining and Smelting Company
International Mill, Mine and Smelter Workers Union
CSO
Joplin
Mnatirn
Shiit
Rey Frew
7Id
Frew
Frank Griffin
Claude Swart
Ake
Sunday Temperatures Tie Ada Ardmore Low Readings
Ada and Ardmore recorded 94 degrees as the cool spots in a weekend with widespread heat. McAlester reached 98, Waurika and Alva hit 1107 degrees, while Lawton Enid Durant and other cities logged 99s or 100s.
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Ada
Ardmore
Associated Press
Oklahoma City Weather Bureau
Mercury
McAlester
Waurika
Alva
Waynoka
Poteau
Geary
Ponca City
Newkirk
Lawton
Enid
Durant
Beaver
Idabel
Chickasha
Boise City
Elk City
Guymon
Pryor
Sallisaw
Vinita
No Special Session For Coming Fall
Senator Vandenberg said President Truman and Republican leaders agreed no special session of Congress is needed this fall. He cited Truman’s assurance not to delay the tax reduction veto message and noted it would be unlikely to admit about 400,000 European displaced persons this session. If a European reconstruction plan emerges from the Paris Marshall plan talks, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee may be recalled late in the year for rapid action when Congress reassembles in January.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Truman
Republican Congress
Congress
Congressional
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cotton Fields Weevil Infestation Prompts Dusting Plans
Last week inspections show heavy boll weevil infestation in cotton fields with hatching now underway. H T Rice of Clarita obtained a ton of sulphur and arsenate mix to dust cotton, while others begin dusting this week. Joe Picarcy of Olney trials Benzine Hexachloride to compare with calcium arsenate and sulphur. Fleahoppers warrant a mixture of one half calcium arsenate and one half sulphur.
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H. T. Rice
Clarita
Joe Picarcy
Olney
Boll Weevil Control Meeting Reported At Mc Alester
Leo Bey of Coalgate J S May of Clarita H T Rice of Clarita and Curtis Floyd County Agent attended a district boll weevil control meeting at McAlester on Wednesday this week. The latest information on boll weevil control was presented and new dusters were displayed.
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Leo Bey
Coalgate
J. S. Maytubby
Clarita
H. T. Rice
Curtis Floyd
McAlester
Four-H Club Camp Planned at Stringtown
Plans complete for a 4-H Club camp at Stringtown from July 22 to 24 for 25 club leaders. The event, in cooperation with Atoka County, will cover livestock judging dairy grain judging and forestry with boating swimming and outdoor games as recreation.
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Stringtown
Atoka County
Bill Matthews Named Spray Truck Operator in Coalgate
Bill Matthews of Coalgate is appointed spray truck operator by Joe C. Scott president of the State Board of Agriculture. Frank Matthews has resigned to attend school. Bill invites the public to contact him personally or leave word at Nelson Service Station by the lumber yard or Buck Taylor Filling Station at Centrahoma.
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Bill Matthews
Coalgate
Joe C. Scott
State Board of Agriculture
Frank Matthews
Bill
Nelson
Buck Taylor
Centrahoma
Coalgate Man Heads New U S 75 Group
I O Kile of Coalgate was elected president and Lavern Fisher of Coalgate named secretary at a revived State division meeting in Okmulgee. Nine counties will elect vice presidents and delegates will coordinate with state officials to push continuous improvement and rerouting opposition. The group backed concrete future sections, removing dangerous curves and widening bridges.
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U. S. 75 Association
Okmulgee
I. O. Kile
Coalgate
Lavern Fisher
Boy Frees Balloon Thought to Be Flying Saucer
In Anadarko on July 12 a boy named Tommy Jones, 12, admitted inflating a silver balloon with gas and releasing it, after five adults claimed seeing a disc like object. The adults felt let down by Anadarko’s contribution to the flying saucer tale, while the boy said it was a big success.
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Anadarko
Tommy Jones
Russia Faces Big Job Furnishing Needs of Satellites
AP analysis notes Moscow controls eastern bloc and may fail to supply all needs for rehabilitation. It cites Poland and Czechia showing divergent paths, with Czech Republic resisting servile alignment. Russia faces economic strain and the task of holding blocs together amid rising domestic production.
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Russia
Europe
Moscow
Soviet Union
Paris
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Eduard Benes
Republic
Jan Masaryk
Thomas Masaryk
Poland
Warsaw
United States
America
Uncle Sam
Hitler
Germany
Baltic States
Stettin
Baltic
Adriatic
Shawnee Rodeo Brings 100 Cowboys July 16 19
Shawnee's third annual rodeo runs July 16 through 19 with serious competition from over 100 professional cowboys. The event, on the Rodeo Cowboys Association approved list, offers feature acts including Elmer and Virginia Robinson with a trained Brahma bull and trick horse, and two special acts by Ken Boen. Admission is 50 cents for children and $1.50 for adults.
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Shawnee
W. M
Little Bill” Stewart
Shawnee Rodeo Association
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Elmer
Virginia Robinson
West Mineral
Kan
Scotty
Mickey
Ken Boen
Danville
Ill
Illinois
Moore and Company
Stewart
Moore
Buddy Reger
Woodward
Ada Rounduppers Parade in Atoka Rodeo Schedule
Ada Rounduppers joined 38 riders in the Atoka Rodeo parade last Wednesday and performed in the Grand Entry. The mounted quad rille impressed the program, with solid rodeo times noted by returning Adans. President Mancel Brooks announced quadrill practice, and members are reminded to have horses at roundup barns by 9 AM for the Shawnee opening parade at 1 PM Wednesday.
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Ada
Atoka
Ada Club
Mancel Brooks
Shawnee
Oil price rise in East Texas crude to 2.05 a barrel
Longview Texas July 12 Premier Oil Refining Co president Sylvester Dayson announced a 10 cent per barrel increase in crude oil in the East Texas field effective today. The price moves to 2.05 per barrel to meet competition from buyers offering premiums above the posted price.
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Longview
Tex
East Texas
Sylvester Dayson
Premier Oil Refining Co
Dayson
VA Extends Reinstatement Period For Vet Insurance
The VA expands liberal reinstatement privileges for National Service Life Insurance to January 1, 1948. World War II veterans with lapsed policies may reinstate by signing a comparative health statement and paying two monthly premiums, without a physical exam. Forms are available at Ada VA office Room 301 Post Office Building.
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Gene Ford
Veterans Administration
Ford
General Bradley
Ada
Tulsa Grand Jury Indicts Sanders in Assault Case
Tulsa county grand jury indicts 74 year old G W Sanders for assault with a dangerous weapon after a shooting at his home on the city outskirts. City Detective Harold Wickersham is indicted for assault to bodily harm in the beating of Joe Kennedy. Also suspended are two other officers present.
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Tulsa
Okla
G. W. Sanders
Harold Wickersham
Joe Kennedy
Sanders
Wally Smith
Natalie Whitaker
Seek End For All Special Federal Taxes On Autos
More than 400 highway user organizations filed a petition with Congress seeking an end to all special federal auto taxes. They argue these levies burden highway users and rely on general taxes, noting 1946 revenues exceeded $800 million and a new car adds about $70 to price.
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Washington
Congress
House Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committees
National Highway Users Conference
Land sale bill on Kiowa Apache Comanche land postponed
The House Indian Affairs subcommittee postponed action on a bill forcing Oklahoma tribes to sell 320 acres to Lawton. The committee will study the measure next year after hearings by Indians and a Lawton representative. The tribes oppose selling, citing revenue for local schools and hospitals.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Lawton
House
Indian Affairs
William Zimmerman, Jr
Indian Affairs Office
Exall English
Toby Morris
D-Okla
Red Cross To Help Man Recover Health
Pontotoc county Red Cross leaders discussed aiding a local man with surgical treatment to restore health and earning ability. The board approved funding. Hayden Haynes reported 110 children in swimming classes and an adult class. J A Richardson shared a Dallas meeting on national blood bank plans. Kathryn Gill outlined Junior Red Cross work and board involvement.
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Pontotoc County
The
Red Cross
Hayden Haynes
J. A. Richardson
Dallas
Kathryn Gill
Pope Pius To Get Fancy Automobile
In Passaic New Jersey a black Cadillac limousine bound for Jersey City was shipped in a crate labeled Pope Pius XII Vatican City via Naples. GM officials would not disclose shipment timing or purpose, noting only the car is the conventional Series 75 priced at about $14 000.
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Passaic
N. J
Jersey City
Pope Pius XII
Vatican City
Naples
General Motors Corp
GMC
Barbara Morgan Shown In Warm Springs Newsreel
Barbara Morgan daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Morgan King s Road figures in a Ritz theater newsreel about the dedication of the Little White House at Warm Springs Georgia where she is recovering from polio Notables including governors senators and ambassadors attended The event featured two pieces by a famed colored accordionist who Rockefeller once supported Ms Morgan says she has autographs from 21 famous figures Mr and Mrs Morgan returned Monday from Warm Springs after visiting Florida and New Orleans
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Barbara Morgan
Bob Morgan
King’s Road
Ritz Theater
Barbara
White House
Warm Springs
Georgia
Roosevelt
John D. Rockefeller
Florida
New Orleans
City departments inch toward self support as Ada eyes repairs
Over a five year span ending 1947 the cemetery and parks posted income but higher expenses while incinerator sanitation and fire showed big outlays. The water department produced a large surplus and police ran deficits. Officials expect parks to pay future improvements and police and airport to move toward self sufficiency as Ada plans to repair and expand facilities.
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Water Department
Police Department
Ada
Cereus Here Goes On Blooming Spree
After ten years Mrs. Alfred R. Sugg of 530 South High land nurtured a night blooming cereus from a leaf given by Mr. and Mrs. George Overturf. She sheltered it seven years with no blossoms, then the plant began flowering three years ago and recently bore thirteen magnificent blossoms.
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Alfred R. Sugg
South Highland
Sugg
George Overturf
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Floyd County
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New U.S. 75 Group
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AP Foreign Affairs
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Grand Jury
Wickersham
Kennedy
Rep
Keating
Ways and Means Committee
Pope Pius
Bob Morgans
Warm Springs, Ga
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