Koreans FLEE Soviet Border for U S Zone Amid Refugee Flow
Thousands flee daily into the U S zone as the Joint American Soviet Commission resumes talks. Refugees face food limits and require handling by the Army with immunizations, money deposits, and restricted settlement. The 7th Division and Company F guard Ongjin Peninsula along a border crossed by a Russian convoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Seoul
Korea
Joint
American-Soviet Commission For
38Th A
7Thivision
Kwajalein
Leyte
Okinawa
32Nd Infantry
Ongjin
Yellow Sea
Russan
George Gould
Holden
Mass
Japan
War Department
Stalin
Kim Il Sung
Haeju
Tampa Incinerator Burns Off 59,000 Surplus Cigars
In Tampa on May 31 a factory burned 59 000 surplus Perfecto Garcia cigars to clear old stock. Manuel Garcia said the navy had bought the lot 30 months before and repurchased it as surplus to protect the brand name. He added the burn will keep 900 workers employed for a week while 500 000 such cigars have been incinerated this way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Manuel Garcia
Perfecto Garcia and Rothers
Navy
Garcia
Lopez
Angus Cattle Bought by Coalgate Buyers
J O Kile and Raymond Warren of Coalgate purchased purebred Aberdeen Angus cattle from A Floyd of Ada. The deal was reported as completed in Coalgate on June 2 with details focusing on the transfer of ownership and breed characteristics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Angus
Coalgate
J. O. Kile
Raymond Warren
A. Floyd
Ada
Four Coalgate Grads Enter Army in Group Move
Four Coalgate High School graduates from the class of 47 Paul David Magness Dan Drake Werdell Clark and Jack Pope joined the army. They were joined by John Phillip Giachino from the class of 46. The group graduated midweek and left the next week for basic training in South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
Coalgate High
Paul David Magness
Dan Drake
Werdell Clark
Jack Pope
Army
John Phillip Giachino
South Carolina
Planes Collide. Two Die In Middletown Township Crash
In New Jersey two planes collided over Middletown township. A light Piper Cub crashed killing its two occupants, Allen Francis Coles 26 of Red Bank and Willard Ivins 29 of Little Silver, while the other plane did not go down. The Navy DC-4 reported it was rammed by a light plane 2,000 feet south west of Red Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bank
N. J
Middletown Township
E. O’hare
Shrewsbury Barracks
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Allen Francis Coles
Willard Ivins
Little Silver
First Night Baseball Game Believed Played in Fort Wayne 1883
Historical note asserts the initial night game occurred in Fort Wayne Indiana during 1883, marking an early milestone in baseball lighting and scheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Europe to test unity in Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg plan
The three small nations push toward economic union to ease trade and travel. A uniform tariff schedule will start this September, with no visas between them and a goal of a common currency. Trade boosts as tariffs vanish, and price controls remain in place as bridges and fields recover from past wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States of Europe
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
United Kingdom
Holland
Pittsburgh
Netherland
Kansas
Minnesota
U. S
Allen Items and Visits Mark Norman and Okmulgee Ties
Allen Items Arthur Vinson is seriously ill at Valley View hospital and will undergo a major operation Friday. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Gan visited their daughter Mrs. Andrews and her husband in Ada Friday. The Binghams, Mrs. Swofford, and relatives traveled to Norman and Oklahoma City for events and visits. Miss Lou Ellen Webster of Britton visits her grandmother Mrs. Dovie Isaacs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Vinson
Valley View Hospital
A. R. Gan
Mrs. Andrews
Ada
Norman
O. A
Arnold Bingham
Richard
Florence Swafford
Okmulgee
H. D. Harbeson
Oklahoma City
Bingham
Funeral Directors’ Association
Binghams
Swofford
Lou Ellen Webster
Britton
Dovie Isaacs
Ada and Bryant families visit Mr and Mrs Peay trio
Mr and Mrs E C Peay of Ada and Mr and Mrs George Overturf and children of Bryant visited Mr and Mrs E C Peay Jr on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Peay
Ada
George Overturf
Bryant
E. C. Peay, Jr
Mrs Cron and Bryants Visit Harbeson Family
Mrs E G Cron of Ponca City and Johnnie and Ira Bryant of Oklahoma City are visiting Mrs H D Harbeson and family, according to a local social note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Cron
Ponca City
Johnnie and
Ira Bryant
Oklahoma City
Local family visits and travel across states
Sgt and Mrs Charles Paulton and children of San Antonio visit her parents in Ada and other relatives. Mr and Mrs Roy Harrett and family travel to Richmond California to see relatives. Miss Dorothy Francis Crumbly visits an uncle in Chicago Illinois and will tour Indiana. Mr and Mrs A E Malone bring mother home from Sayre to Ada for a visit and to see other relatives. Mr and Mrs E C Peay Jr spend Memorial Day with his parents in Ada. Reeves Mathews and daughter Joy of Borger Texas visit Walter Patrick family in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Paulton
San Antonio
C. H. Hallmark
Roy Harrett
Richmond
Calif
Dorothy Francis Crumbly
Chicago
Ill
Indiana
A. E. Malone
Sayre
E. C. Peay, Jr
Ada
Reeves Mathews
Joy of
Borger, Tex
Walter Patrick
Local Socials and Visitations Reported in Midway News
Miss Bobbie Pedersen spent the night with Lena Mc ee Dorthey Black spent part of last Sunday with Mattie Black. Miss Sue Welch visited Miss Helen Lea Pedersen. Floyd Marble attended singing at Lightning Ridge. Miss Wanda McConnell is in an Oklahoma City hospital for a time. Miss June McConnell visited sister Mrs Erton McWhirter Sunday. Mrs Howard McKnight left Thursday for Wallace McWhirter’s graduation at the state university in Norman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobbie Pedersen
Lena Mcee Dorthey Black
Mattie Black
Sue Welch
Helen Lea Pedersen
Floyd Marble
Lightning Ridge
Wanda McConnell
Oklahoma City
June McConnell
Erton McWhirter
Howard McKnight
Wallace McWhirter
State University At
Norman
Grand Jury Calls Liquor Permits Privileged In Arkansas
The Sebastian county grand jury at Fort Smith reports that substantial campaign contributions are an unwritten condition to obtaining liquor permits. No indictments were returned as violations are deemed outside the jury's jurisdiction. It blames virtually no state or local investigation and says the liquor business is privileged with unlimited power to grant or revoke permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
Sebastian County Grand Jury
State Revenue Department
Arkansas
Cantaloupes Named for Italian Castle Melon Reference
Cantaloupes called musk melons due to Italian traders' belief they resembled a melon from Castle Cantaloupo in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Cantaloupo
One in Four Fatal Crashes Linked to Wet Road Surfaces
One in four fatal traffic accidents occurs when the road surface is wet muddy icy or snow covered.
Congress Faces Appropriation Jam as June Deadline Looms
Washington report notes a looming jam over twelve big appropriation bills before the June 30 deadline. House Republicans boast of session gains while Senate passage lags. only two of Secretary Marshall urgent measures may pass this session. The rent bill heads to the Senate. labor and refugee/Information programs face uncertain fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogast
Washington
Congress
Rep. Halleck
Ind
House
GOP
Senate
Marshall
Truman
White House
United States
International Refugee Organization
State Department
Voice of America
New Acts for Ada Rodeo Preview Bright Shows
Ada rodeo fans will see old favorites and new acts during the August 13 to 17 five show run. Buff Brady debuts a new roping and riding act while Beeswax Moore introduces a fresh clown act to headline in Ada. Box seats are selling fast from Arkansas Missouri Texas and Oklahoma as Ada merchants and out of town guests rush to secure seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buff Brady
Beeswax Moore
Ada
Arkansas
Missouri
Texas
Oklahoma
Ada Merchant’s
Two Worlds Collide in a Headon Collision Favoring Our Side
Rep. Charles A. Eaton of New Jersey states the clash of two worlds is decisive. He argues one will survive and backs ours as the winner in the political contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Eaton
New Jersey
Earliest Rubber Use Traced to 1770 Erasers
English chemist Joseph Priestley reported rubber could rub out pencil marks in 1770, marking the first commercial use of rubber in erasers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Priestley
Record bull sale sets world price at 346000
A two day sale at the American Royal building draws buyers from 42 states plus Canada Scotland and Argentina with 196 prize Short horn cattle selling for a record 346,085. Top bull Pittodrie Upright sold for 34 000 to a group of Ohio breeders for AI use. Females reach 8000. The first 20 head average 1770.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
American Royal Building
States
Canada
Scotland
Argentina
Ralph L. Smith
Pittodrie Upright
Smith
F. S. Davidson
Lima
Ohio
Davidson
George Cox
Grandforss
N. D
Pittodrie
Clint Tomson
Chicago
American
Wallace Invited to Speak in Oklahoma Statewide
Henry A. Wallace editor of the New Republic and former VP has been invited to Oklahoma by R. M. McCool a former Norman city manager. McCool urged a speech in Oklahoma City and possibly Tulsa Norman and Stillwater on a few months. He said he represents a progressive liberal group backing Wallace on national and international policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Okla
Henry A. Wallace
New Republic
United States
Oklahoma
R. M. McCool
McCool
Wallace
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Stillwater
East Central Sees Near 1000 Enrollment As Summer Session Arrives
East Central College reports near 1,000 students enrolled for the summer session led by Registrar Harvey Faust. Many veterans and former war-year students return, with class sizes expected to normalize and senior enrollment strengthening. Construction continues on campus as four large attic fans are installed in the auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central
Harvey Faust
Oklahoma University
Oklahoma A. and M
Faust
Denver Explosion Kills Three In Apartment Building
An explosion in a Denver two story brick building at 35 West Dakota Avenue killed three occupants including landlady Gertrude Rowan and her 11 year old grandson Richard Rowan. M C Breckenridge 68 died later with head crushed. Eight others injured. Gas leak blamed. area evacuated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
West Dakota Avenue
Gertrude Rowan
Richard Rowan
M. C. Breckenridge
Denver General Hospital
L. C. Morton
Slayer Of Sexton to Be Tried Monday
Sixteen year old Stuart Allen faces first degree murder charges for the hammer beating and drill puncture death of John A. Frank, 58, the Christ Episcopal church sexton in St. Joseph Missouri. Trial set for Monday with nine police witnesses for the state and insanity defense planned by attorney Robert A Brown Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Stuart B. Allen
Sexton
Christ Episcopal Church
John A. Frank
Young Allen
J. Croy Keller
Robert A. Brown, Jr
Brown
Allen
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NEA
Wedephov
North LA
T. L. Chenault
Los Angeles
Raymond E. Carter
Houston
U. S. Army
Sun Chun
Tosong
Coalgate High Grads
Ovid A. Martin Washington
Agriculture Department
Great Plains
Department
Soil Conservation Service
By Sigrid Arne
Cleddie Edwards
Roy
J. J. Curlee
Henry Tatum
Arkansas Group
Oal
Iearnings
John L. Lewis
Labor Department
Ada Rodeo
Max Nuebler
Cincinnati
Max
E. C
Wanda K. Ough
Grandby
Colo
Dorsey Childs
Childs
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