Unification Bill May Be Only Action
Washington reports supporters pushed an armed services unification bill as a partial reply to a presidential commission call for universal military training. Senators voice split views. House hearings may open within two weeks, but action this year seems unlikely.
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Washington
Congress
Hill
D-Ala
Alabama
United States
Dworshak
Idaho
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Colorado
Ball
R-Minn
Presidential Commission
Andrews
R-Ny
House Armed Services Committee
Commission
Woodward Citizens Rush Aid To Leedey
Woodward residents mobilize relief after a tornado in Leedey kills six. Mayor George Trego and Woodward Chamber leaders fly to assist, plan a regional relief fund, and monitor resources as Brig. Gen. Kenny visits. Donations reach $335,252 toward a $500,000 goal.
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Okla
Leedey
George Trego
Dewey County
Herman Saltz
Woodward Chamber of Commerce
C. C. Miller
Roy W. Kenny
Roy J. Turner
Red Cross
Oklahoma City
Alex Geismer
Woodward Relief Fund, Inc
Methodist Pastors Get Appointments in Western Oklahoma
The Western Oklahoma conference appointments were announced in Oklahoma City by Bishop W. Angie Smith. Area clergy include Ansil Lynn at Stratford Sulphur’s First Church Roy L. Ward at Sulphur St. Paul Wendell A. Burba Wynnewood Ray W. Menard at Byars Paoli J. E. Steel. C Otis Ball named district missionary secretary and pastor at Davis.
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Western Oklahoma Conference
Oklahoma City
W. Angie Smith
Stratford
Ansil Lynn
Sulphur
First Church
Roy L. Ward
St. Paul
Wendell A. Burba
Wynnewood
Ray W. Menard
Byars-Paoli
J. E. Steel
C. Otis Ball
Allen Sevral
Davis
Conant on Growth and Atomic Bomb Resolution
Dr James B Conant president of Harvard U asserts that healthy growth and continued national strength are prerequisites for successfully solving the atomic bomb challenge. He emphasizes sustained scientific and industrial progress as essential to national security and wartime aims.
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James B. Conant
Harvard U
Hawaiian Fruit Tempts AFL Amid Three-Way Labor War
NEA dispatch from Honolulu outlines a brewing three-way battle in Hawaii as the AFL attempts to break CIO dominance. Dave Beck plans AFL invasion of pineapple fields while ILWU disputes erupt over leadership and contracts. The Big Five employers council watches, and Hawaii politics tilts as unions expand from sugar and pineapple to politics.
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NEA
Honolulu
Islands
Pacific
Hawaii
CIO
ILWU
AFL
Dave Beck
Seattle
AFL Teamsters’ Union
Sud
Denly
Jack W. Hall
Robert Mookins
Mookini
Jack Hall
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Big Five
Territorial
House of Representatives
David B Proffitt of Tupelo Dies at 81
David B Proffitt 81 longtime Tupelo resident died at his home Saturday morning funeral set for Monday 2 pm at Tupelo Methodist Church Rev J J Land to officiate burial Byrds Prairie Cemetery He was born 1866 in Bald Creek NC moved to Indian Territory in 1886 then Tupelo in 1902 Survived by widow four daughters Mrs Addie Gosf Mrs Wanetta Goss Mrs Haden Walker Mrs Helen Noll and two sons Bill Detroit and Dave Oklahoma City He and his wife would have celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary on June 14 194? years in Tupelo and active in Methodist Woodmen of the World and Odd Fellows
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David B. Proffitt
Indian Territory
Tupelo
Proffitt
Methodist Church
Woodman of the World
Odd Fellows Lodge
Addie Gosf
Wanetta Goss
Maud
Haden Walker
Hoisington
Kan
Helen Noll
Wichita
Bill
Detroit
Mich
Dave Proffitt
Oklahoma City
Ocean steamers reach 1000 miles up Amazon in low water
The largest ocean steamers can travel about 1000 miles upriver during the season of low water. This shows the depth and river conditions limit navigation and determine the feasible reach for bulk transport.
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Amazon
LaGuardia Crash Toll Rises to Forty One
The United Air Lines DC-4 crash at LaGuardia Field on Thursday night killed 41 people after two more passengers died in New York hospitals. The victims include Lois Jeanne Weber and Charles J. Shannon of New York City. Civil Aeronautics Board holds a public hearing as investigators pursue a wind gust theory. The flight carried 44 passengers and four crew. eight others remained hospital bound in critical condition.
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New York
United Air Lines
la Guardia Field
Lois Jeanne Weber
Charles J. Shannon
New York City
Civil Aeronautics Board
Cleveland
Radioactive Chlorine Created By Neutron Exposure
Chlorine can be made radioactive by neutron exposure in an atomic pile, causing a form to emit radiation for more than a million years.
Oklahoma Governor Defends Pocket Veto Of Bill 58
The governor explains a pocket veto on House Bill 58, aimed at forcing $50 monthly old age payments. He cites uncertain federal funding and a looming state reserve shortage, arguing increases can occur without new law and that the veto protects funds from being exhausted. He warns a law would lock in payments pending federal money.
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Oklahoma
Local Social Notes From Konawa Ada and Dora
Mr and Mrs Jackson of Heavener visited her parents Mr and Mrs Hugh Griffin and children Sunday. Mrs Laura Pamplin hosted Mr and Mrs Ernest Huckleberry and son from Ada Sunday. Mrs A L Phillpots did business in Ada Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs John Phelps Dora teacher attends East Central at Ada this summer. A singing school is in progress at the Church of Christ and everyone is invited. Mrs Robert Gardner did business in Ada Wednesday.
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Hugh Griffin
Laura Pamplin
Ernest Huckleberry
Ada
A. L. Phillpots
John Phelps
Dora
East Central
Church of Christ
Robert Gardner
Curtis Christon
Wewoka
Konawa
Mrs Cross Improves at Valley View Hospital Ada
Mrs. Harry Cross is reported to be somewhat improved and staying at Valley View hospital in Ada. Camp Fire leadership training attendees include Mrs. E P Suttles Mrs Kemp er Smith and Mrs Lewis Kinnets who traveled to Camp Murray Monday and returned Wednesday.
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Harry Cross
Valley View Hospital
Ada
E. P. Suttles
Kemper Smith
Lewis Kinnets
Camp Murray
Crawford adds two adopted daughters to her family
Actress Joan Crawford expands her brood from two to four with newborn Cynthia and Cathy arriving from an eastern institution. Her older children Christina and Christopher remain in her care while Crawford, unmarried after a 1946 divorce from Phillip Terry, continues her busy film and home life.
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Hollywood
Joan Crawford
Cynthia
Cathy
Miss Crawford
Christina
Christopher
Phillip Terry
Mount Rushmore heads stand 465 feet tall for human figure
The Mount Rushmore carvings in South Dakota rise to a height that could fit a 465 foot tall human figure, illustrating the scale of the presidents' faces.
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U. S
Mount Rushmore
South Dakota
House Votes Okay On Tax Cut Measure
The House approved a Republican backed plan to cut individual income taxes by up to 30 percent starting July 1, 1947, totaling about 4 billion dollars annually. The bill faces Senate action and a possible veto by President Truman.
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Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Corny Washington sightseeing tour lines up gag list
A NEA correspondent humorously tours Washington with a guide who sprinkles jokes about landmarks. He notes the Capitol entrances, the Federal Triangle, Mellon Art Gallery, Lafayette Hotel history, and playful asides about figures like Roosevelt, Bryan, and John L. Lewis, ending that a personal tour would cost twenty dollars.
Oklahoma County Grand Jury Impaneled For Investigation
Oklahoma City May 31 A county grand jury was impaneled and met in closed session to probe all angles of law violation in Oklahoma county. Petition signed by over 800 residents prompted the inquiry into the sheriff s office city police and county attorney s office with aid from Attorney General Williamson and Sam H Lattimore assisting County Attorney Warren Edwards.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma County
Albert C. Hunt
Glenwood Wading Pool Opens Daily This Summer
The wading pool at Glenwood Park opened Monday under Mrs. Jack Tyree and will run daily the rest of the summer from 2 to 6 pm. Children including 10 year olds may splash, with fresh water added each day and the pool drained each afternoon. City Manager W. E. Hansen noted that main pools at Glenwood Park may open next week depending on progress.
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Glenwood Park
Jack Tyree
W. E. Hansen
Tyree
Smoke less powder from anti-freeze mix claim
A claim states that nine quarts of anti-freeze mixture used by the average car in winter can produce thirty five pounds of smoke less powder.
Theft of Fraud Evidence Delays Vote Fraud Trial
In Kansas City on June 2 judge John F. Cook granted a continuance as 71 defendants in vote fraud cases face trial. The theft of evidence from the city election board vault, including ballots poll books and tally sheets from 32 precincts, prompted delays. The judge said juries may be called whenever dates are agreed.
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Kansas City
John F. Cook
James Kibrel
Cook
Jackson County
City Election Board
Texas Land Area Shares OneTenth Of U.S. Size
The state of Texas accounts for roughly one tenth of the total land area of the United States, comparing vast geographic scale to the national footprint.
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Texas
The
United States
Universal service issue unlikely to settle soon
Washington reports say talk of universal service for compulsory military training remains unsettled this year. A Truman commission proposed about a year of training for national defense amid GOP studies, with action not expected before 1948. Senators Dworshak and others caution against politicizing national defense.
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Washington
Universal Service
Congress
Truman
Dworshak
Idaho
Mrs. Early Also Won An Election
A report on the Oklahoma Federation of Postoffice Clerks convention notes Jack Early of Ada was re elected president of the 800 member group and mentions that Mrs Early won the state auxiliary presidency. Ada delegates included Robert Shook M E Qualls L Roy Young and N W Dyer while auxiliary members were Mrs Shook and Mrs Early.
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Oklahoma Federation of Postoffice Clerks
Jack Early
Ada
Early
State Auxiliary
Robert Shook
M. E. Qualls
L. Roy Young
N. W. Dyer
Quote on family preservation by Dr. Carl Binger
A Cornell University psychiatrist asserts that nothing in modern life, not even the atomic bomb, should demand more of our best thought and energy than the preservation of the family.
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Carl Binger
Cornell U
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