Kerr campaign forecast from ADA senate race praised by local editor
The Ada Weekly News endorses Robert S. Kerr for senator, praising his roots in Ada, humane nature, and broad vision for Oklahoma. It urges a stronger local effort to support Kerr in the second primary, hailing his work on water conservation and soil management as essential statewide goals. It profiles Kerr as a native Ada graduate now active in Oklahoma City. The piece also notes federal payroll growth under Byrd and calls for spending cuts to reduce waste. It highlights Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana as emerging industrial centers due to oil and educated workers, predicting chemist-farmers of the future.
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Ada
Oklahoma City
Bob Kerr
Helsus
Senate
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Isis
Congress
Byrd
Crime waves and peaks in juvenile crime fade and return
A historical musing notes crime waves rise and fall across decades. It cites Pretty Boy Floyd, Dillinger and others, then suggests bank robbery once peaked waned, blaming financial conditions and human nature, and observes criminals shifting styles or exploiting law protections as risk levels change.
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Pretty Boy Floyd
Jober Dillinger
Babyface
Nelson
Alvin Karpis
the Barbera
Albert Bates
Kelly
Mississippi
Mitch
Southern Complaints on Race and Politics in the South
A historical column examines race relations and party dynamics in the South, noting white resistance to black political advancement, debates over states rights and federal school funding, and the impact on Southern influence. It mentions Harred Harral Allen and local agricultural efforts, plus reflections on Taft Hartley repeal and Berlin tensions. The piece ends with details about Pontotoc County runoff ballots for sheriff only.
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Old South
Oklahoma
Democratic
Republican
Insorce
Philadelphia
Bond Indebtedness Here Dropping Fast
Ada city records show bond indebtedness declining as the new fiscal year begins July 3. The total amount due on all bonds unpaid is 277,892.97, with $20,827.08 in the sinking fund offsetting the principal. Next two years will retire $112,200 in bonds while reductions occur on bonds maturing in 1953, 1834, 1956, and 790%.
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Aca
Ada
Lund
Valley View Hospital
Oklahoma City Road Work Delayed by Rain
Oklahoma City's state highway department reports 25 to 35 percent behind repair schedule due to rain. Chief Engineer Steiner McCleland notes each downpour halts current damage fixes and adds new work, with June ending showing an excess of 3.8 million dollars in repairs and July pushing costs beyond 1.0 million. The rain also promotes weed growth along turnpikes, and crews will trim once additional projects start.
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Jone
Lo Uke
Sark Tyre
Steiner KE
McCleland
Renair
Crude Output Drops Past Week Across United States
Crude oil production in the United States for the week ended July 27 fell an average of 25,000 barrels daily from the prior week, the Oil and Gas Journal reports. Total production reached 5,439,875 barrels, with Texas hardest hit by a 37,023 barrel drop to 24,25,4753 barrels. Oklahoma and Michigan also fell, while several eastern states showed declines. Florida and Nebraska held steady.
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Ued States
O: and Gas Journal
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Oklahoma
Michigan
Telifornia
Twinois
Kentucky
Kangas
Mississippi
Alabama
Arkansas
Latsiena
New Mexico
Wyoming
Florida
Nebraska
Identify Wan Who Died On Bus 33 Binen Gallup NM
A bus fatality near Binen Gallup New Mexico is identified as Joi Thaen about 50 from Ponca City Ozle. Police chief F J Bunsworth said the man boarded the bus and was found dead by responders. The report notes the death is under investigation with limited details available.
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Binen
Gallup
Ee &A
Max
Joi Thaen
Ponca City
Ozle
Sara Police
F. J. Bunsworth
Sy Weben
Sai
U. Medic School Rated Qualified by AMA
Norman Oklahoma July 20 University of Oklahoma medical school earns qualified class A rating from the American Medical Association after years of controversy and work. Award announced by the education council follows movements and personnel changes. plans call for further development of the school and university hospital with revised curricula and teaching emphasis. The rating, once suspended, reflects restored state support and legislative approval concerns.
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Okla
University of Oklahoma
Medizel
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He Education Council of
ETS
Oklahoma
Catek Brass
Sean v
Wardy
Ighen
SONS Last TO WED In Greek Custom Amid Changes
In Greece it was long uncommon for sons to wed while all daughters in families married. Song aided her sisters by providing their wedding outfits and enduring modest styles as tradition shifts.
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Greece
Song
Helicopter Heads Three Ring Circus in Texas Campaign
In Texas the crowded senate race around W. Les O'Daniel's vacant seat becomes a political sideshow with ex Governor Coke Stevenson Rep Lyndon Johnson ally figures, and a crowded field including Roscoe Carlson and Rayburn looming. The main event centers on the elusive primary set for July 24 as candidates jockey for position. The helicopter campaign tools and loud speaker rhetoric echo Johnson's past blitz, while rivals seek to consolidate support in a sprawling field.
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Senate
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Ring Circus
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Texas
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Roosevelt
Draft Registration Starts August 30 Under Truman Proclamation
President Truman issued a proclamation ordering draft registration to begin August 30. It details birth year based registration dates for men aged 18 to 26 and directs governors and territorial officials to enforce the program to ensure effective and complete registration.
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Turner Says Hunt Used Pressure to Get Campaign Fund
Oklahoma City report says Governor Roy J. Turner alleged that Woody Hunt and an unnamed former state Industries commissioner used pressure to obtain campaign contributions tied to disputes before the commission. Hunt denied the charge, noting no pressure meetings were known to him.
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Okiscomer
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Woorty
Oklahoma
State Industrial Commission
May Take 25 Year Olds In First Call
Washington July 21 73 selective service officials may draft 25 year olds for the first call under the new draft setup Gen Lewis B Hershey former WWII selective service director said the draft law requires men 18 through 25 to register but no one can yet be drafted until age 26 and the timing remains unclear as the system begins.
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Hershey
Mrs Walker Joins Noted Oklahoma Educator Lineage
Mrs Elizabet Walker graduates with majors in history commerce and speech from Zaat Central and returns to Hartshorne Oklahoma to teach. Her husband Frank Walker has railway ties in Oklahoma City and Atoka with Brownsville Texas years ago. The couple and their son Frank Sr. have lived in Hartshorne, pursued music and choral training in Kansas City, and plan for the fall include continued teaching and speech English work in local schools.
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Zaat Central
Frank Sr
Irank Walker
Oklahoma City
Ade
Atoka
Som
Hartshorne
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Chautgugue Institute
Ate Re Welker
Jones
Indian Sacrifices Reported in Britannica Account
According to the Britannica, American Indians taught prayers and then performed offerings by sacrificing birds as part of religious rites, reflecting traditional practices described in the encyclopedia.
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Encyelopedeis Britannica
Oklahoma Industry Relocation Push In South and West
A special report in U S News and World Report highlights the impact of the last legislative program on industrial decentralization. It notes major gains in non residential building in the South and West, with Oklahoma and nearby states benefiting from labor supply shifts and favorable policies. The piece urges continued pro development legislation to sustain Oklahoma’s growing industrial base.
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U. S. News and World Report
Enst
Oklahoma
United States
Texas
Chambers of Commerce
Cies
Midwest
South
Oxlshams
Babson
Osishorse
C. S
Carriers for All Gas Tax to Roads
A local group in Shawnee Oklahoma approved a plan supporting the gas tax for road funding. An executive committee was named with Owen B. Derigsess and Mrs. Henry Conn among officers, while Chickasta was named president of the Women’s Auxiliary and Tommy Flanders of South Coffeyville was chosen president of the Junior Auxiliary.
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Iecondug
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