Greece charges Yugoslavia Bulgaria and Albania with aggression
Greece formally accuses Yugoslavia Bulgaria and Albania of aggression in a chapter seven move aimed at countering the Soviet veto of a US backed plan for a UN border commission. Ambassador Dendramis delivered the complaint as the Security Council met to discuss the Indonesian and Balkan cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkan
Russia
Francis W. Carpenter Lake
Greece
Soviet Union
United Nations Border Commission
Vassili Dendramis
Ivan Kerno
United Nations Security Council
Dendramis
U. N
Security Council
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Albania
Washington
Frisco Crossing Paved and Open to Traffic August 12
Oklahoma City July 31. Welfare payments to dependent children will be cut 20 percent after October 1 as numbers on the rolls rise. Commission official Jeff D. Griffin notes July payments average 44.97 dollars for 28,373 families and 1,275,952 dollars total for 68,513 children, with revenues lagging and sales tax reserves insufficient. Nearby paving at Frisco crossing on North Broadway will be opened August 12 after quick paving work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Public Welfare Commission
Commission
Jeff D. Criffin
Jess Harper
Griffin
North Broadway
Frisco
East Main
South Cherry
Lovett Testifies on WPB Set Contract in 1942
Senate war inquiry hearings explored the Hughes Kaiser flying boat contracts. Robert A. Lovett testified the joint chiefs opposed diverting materials to the WPB project and said the army and navy viewed the WPB action as hazardous. The Patterson letter described production needs and warned against diverting facilities to cargo planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joint
Army-Navy) Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Hughes-Kaiser
Robert A. Lovett
Senate War Investigating
Army
Navy
Robert P. Patterson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lovett
Air
Patterson
Nelson Patterson
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Henry J. Kaiser
Howard Hughes
O’conor
D-Md
Cain
Rwash
WPB
Hughes
Kaiser
Chiefs of Staff
Armed Forces
Nelson
Kaiser-Hughes Company
Ferguson
R-Mich
War Department
Senate Group
John Meyer
Paris
Meyer
Senators
Hollywood
California
State County Join In Raids Near Tulsa
Oklahoma state police led by Commissioner Paul Reed raided six Rogers County residences near Tulsa in a crackdown on a Northeast Oklahoma liquor and gambling syndicate. A single arrest was made as officers seized 33 cases of whiskey and collected invoices and receipts indicating substantial wholesale purchases. Governor Roy Turner said the raid followed reports of a state payoff and pledged to pursue any such leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
State Highway Patrol
Rogers County
Commissioner of Public Safety
Paul Reed
Henry B. Lowrey
Highway Patrol
Jake Sims
Criminal Bureau of Investigation
Roy Carver
Tulsa City
Alfred Demoss
Tulsa County
George H. Blaine
Tulsa Tribune
Blaine
Kansas
Sure Thing Dial Gadget In Court
A so called polymeter device claimed to predict horse race outcomes was shown to New York officials. The gadget allegedly by a Canadian economics professor could not be operated after about 20 minutes with staff unable to interpret its settings or booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oklahoma Weather Focus Sets Fair, Hot Days Ahead
The forecast calls for fair skies and continued heat this afternoon tonight and into Friday with persistently high temperatures across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Tulsa Leader W N Dannenburg Dies at 53
Walter N. Dannenburg prominent Tulsa businessman and 1942 Republican gubernatorial candidate died of a heart attack in his hotel room at 53. A Chelsea Oklahoma native, he moved to Tulsa in 1925 and earlier served in WWI with the Rainbow Division and worked as probate attorney for the Five Civilized Tribes. He owned two auto appliance firms and was active in politics and reform efforts. survivors include his wife, daughter, and brother Grady Dannenburg of Oklahoma City.
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Tulsa
Okla
Walter N. Dannenburg
Long Beach
Calif
Chelsea
Dannenburg
Rainbow Division
Five Civilized Tribes
Muskogee
Grady Dannenburg
Oklahoma City
Mrs Roxie Halpin Dies On Wednesday
Mrs Roxie Halpin, 48, of 101 East Seventeenth, died at a local hospital Wednesday at 7 15 p m The funeral will be held from Criswell Chapel Friday at 12 45 p m burial in Rosedale cemetery She was born at Wooster Ark Her parents moved to Francis in 1902 and she resided there until 1918 when she married Arthur J Halpin Mr Halpin died in 1932 and she lived in Ada since 1933 She was Past Matron of Frances Chapter Order of the Eastern Star and active in the Past Matrons club She was a member of the First Methodist church in Ada Surviving are a daughter Mrs Vernon Norris Ada three sons Arthur J Halpin Jr Ada 1st Lt Edward Halpin Fr Sherman Canal Zone with the US Army Engineers and Pfc Charles Halpin 1st Radio Squadron Mobile in Japan mother Mollie Salter Francis two sisters Mrs Vivian Guilliams Tecumseh and Mrs Velma Perkins Ada five brothers Aubrey Albert Salter Ada Paul Francis Ivan Guthrie and Charles C Salter Odessa Tex grandson Lee Hadley Halpin D a.
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Roxie Halpin
East Seventeenth
Criswell Chapel
Rosedale
Halpin
Wooster
Ark
Mollie Salter
John Salter
Francis
Arthur J. Halpin
U. S. Army Engineers
Pfc
Charles Halpin
Mobile
Japan
Vivian Guilliams
Tecumseh
Velma Perkins
Ada
Aubrey
Albert Salter
Paul
Ivan
Guthrie
Charles C. Salter
Odessa
Tex
Lee Hadley Halpin
Truman Signs $106 Million Supplemental Appropriation
An $11,000,000 fund was made available to check federal employee loyalty as President Truman signed a $106,695,000 supplemental appropriation. The move accompanies measures to enforce government loyalty and oversee federal personnel.
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Washington
Truman
Temperature Stays Above Century Mark
The article notes a hot, humid night with temperatures from 102 to 112 degrees across Oklahoma towns on Wednesday. Alva led with 112 degrees, Altus 110, and many cities in the 102–107 range while Boise City reported a 60 degree overnight low in the Panhandle. The federal forecaster expects cooler northwestern areas but continued heat elsewhere.
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Oklahoma
Panhandle
Associated Press
Alva
Altus
Vinita
Chickasha
Lawton
Elk City
Enid
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Bartlesville
Muskogee
Ponca City
Tulsa
Ada
Traffic Deaths Drop But June Shows Rise In Some States
National Safety Council data show 14,480 traffic fatalities in the first six months of the year, about nine percent below 1946. June fatalities rose to 2,490, up five percent from June 1946, while overall six month totals reflect declines in 29 of 41 states with notable state drops in Arkansas Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Virginia New York California Pennsylvania and Montana. OKMULGEE OK July 31 Flesher Lang Construction Co of Henryetta wins a 35308 dollar contract to build agriculture and home economics facilities at Rosenwald Negro high school.
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Chicago
United States
Jaff
National Safety Council
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Virginia
New York
California
Pennsylvania
Montana
Okmulgee
Flesher-Lang Construction Co
Henryetta
Rosenwald Negro High School
Federal Rent Office Delays Action On Decontrol Areas
The federal rent control office will not move to lift ceilings in the 614 remaining controlled areas. Local boards will carry the decisions, as the office proceeds cautiously with congressional considerations in Washington.
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Federal
Washington
Federal Rent Control Office
Congress
Frank R. Creedon
Oklahoma Challenges Texas On Highway Gaps
Oklahoma highway officials challenged Texas to match efforts to close gaps in a proposed Tulsa to Texas line highway toward the Big Bend and Rio Grande. Oklahoma and Texas highway commissioners spoke at a dinner honoring Gov. Jester before a Texas hearing on the route.
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Au-Tin
Tex
Oklahoma
Texas
Midwest
Big Bend National Park
Rio Grande
J. O. Salmon
Oklahoma Highway Commission
Salmon
Beauford H. Jester
Highway Commissions
Big Bend
Texas Commission
International
Southwest
Oklahoma Commission
Tulsa
Texas Line
G. F. Wacker
Pauls Valley
Homer Paul
Johnston Marshall Paving Approved in Two Oklahoma Counties
J J Stobaugh Jr state highway department engineer approved six miles of paving on U S 70 in Johnston and Marshall counties for 425622. Moran Buck er and Lyles Muskogee contractors to concrete the surface from 1 1/2 miles southeast of Mannsville in Johnston county southeast into Marshall county. The Oklahoma Construction Co Muskogee recently completed grading drainage and three bridges on the project for 221221.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
J. J. Stobaugh, Jr
State Highway Department
U. S. 70
Johnston
Marshall Counties
Stobaugh
Moran, Bucker and Lyles
Muskogee
Mannsville
Johnston County
Marshall County
Oklahoma _ Construction Co
Quick Work For Highway Repairs In Oklahoma City
The state highway commission announced it will contract emergency highway and bridge repairs without competitive bids. The policy follows an attorney general ruling. H. E. Bailey, director of highways, may negotiate contracts when quick action protects roads and bridges from hazards or emergencies.
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Oklahoma City
State Highway Commission
Attorney General's Office
H. E. Bailey
Will Rogers Rodeo Opens At Claremore
The Will Rogers Round up Rodeo opened in Claremore Oklahoma with a large parade of about 50 roundup clubs. The four day show draws professional riders competing for cash prizes with arena director Sen H D Binns of Coalgate. Tickets for 6000 seats have been sold and proceeds fund next year’s event and stock facilities. An advertising tour covered eastern Oklahoma and parts of Kansas Missouri and Arkansas.
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Claremore
Okla
Will Rogers
Sen. H. D. Binns
Coalgate
Claremore Roundup Club
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Tulsa
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Australia
Balkans
Council
United Nations
Frisco Crossing
Rogers
W. N. Dannenburg
Runnymede Park
Port de Boug
France
Palestine
Johnston-Marshall
U. S
Eward Curtis
Jerusalem
Irgun
Zvai Leumi
Natanya
Jewish Agency
London
Attlee
Clifford Martin
Marvyn Paice
Grenadier
James Pringle
Carter L. Davidson
Martin
Plains of Sharon
Oved Ben Ami
Hagana
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