Ada Be Kind to Taxpayers Week Highlights Citywide Initiatives
Ada proclaims Be Kind to Taxpayers Week with five days of tax free times starting Monday. Activities include free DDT spraying, free parking meter participation, free marriage licenses Tuesday with a pastor offering no fee, free building permits and inspections Wednesday, a 2 percent merchant discount Thursday, and free fishing licenses Friday at the city lake.
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City Lake
Ada
Della Bedford
C. C. Morris
First Baptist Church
Ada City
Four judges named for Central Oklahoma Dairy Show in Ada
Pontotoc County Agent C. H. Hailey reports on the Ada dairy show June 23 and 24 with judges: D. T. Simons from Fort Worth for Jerseys, James A. Box for Milking Shorthorns, Forest Burns for Holsteins, and E. R. Berousek for Guernseys. Catalogs mailed. breeders preparing, pasture talks highlighted.
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Ada
Central Oklahoma
D. T. Simons
American Jersey Cattle Club
Fort Worth
Texas
James A. Box
Sand Springs
Forest Burns
State Department of Agriculture
E. R. Berousek
Dairy Husbandry Department
A. and
M. College
Guernsey
Breed Association
Pontotoc County
France faces renewed labor turmoil amid utility strikes near Paris
In France, public utility workers halted plants near Paris while gas and electricity production in St. Etienne and Montlucon faced walkouts. The action followed an earlier rail strike and threatened Metro disruption, with Ramadier weighing responses as unions await Grunebaum Ballin's report.
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Robert C. Wilson
Paris
France
St. Etienne
Montlucon
Paul Ramadier
Paul Grunebaum-Ballin
Grunebaum-Ballin
Ramadier
Soane
Paris Metro
Subway
Metro
Public Service Federation
Subway Workers’ Union
Tulsa Be Kind To Taxpayers Week Movement
Tulsa business and civic leader John H. Dunkin sent a telegram to President Truman urging participation in National Be Kind To Taxpayers Week starting Sunday. He aims to curb government spending and raise awareness of excessive expenditures by Oklahoma representatives. A committee meeting is set for Monday to plan local observance.
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Tulsa
Okla
John H. Dunkin
Truman
Dunkin
Oklahoma
Washington
Susie the raccoon exiled from Bear Mountain museum
Susie the raccoon is banished from Trailside Museums after two years as an attraction. Freed yesterday in a swamp eight miles away, she had slipped into a snake pit and killed nine blacksnakes, museum attendants report.
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Bear Mountain
N. Y
Susie
Communists Offer to Buy MAORT Oil Firm in Hungary
Budapest reports say the Communist regime seeks to nationalize Hungary's oil fields and banish MAORT executives. An American informant cites Deputy PM Rakosi pressuring Standard Oil linked MAORT, offering up to 5 million dollars, while a German bid of 25 million was rejected.
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Budapest
MAORT
Hungary
Russia
Mastovol
Ferenc Nagy
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Matyas Rakosi
Rakosi
Paul Ruedemann
New York
Hero
Standard Oil
Standard
Russia views war as inevitable says Oklahoma speaker
Norman June 9. John Fischer editor of Harper's magazine and OU 1932 graduate at the 10th annual Oklahoma Institute of International Relations says Russia and capitalist powers especially the United States will likely go to war. He expects Russia not to be ready for 15 to 20 years. Other speakers include Howard Eaton on World Federation and Phillip Morrison on atomic science.
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Norman
Okla
United States
John Fischer
Oklahoma Institute of International Relations
Fischer
University of Oklahoma
Russia
Harper’s Magazine
Howard Eaton
The
University
Eddy Asiratham
Boston University
Asia
Martin Hall
Germany
Europe
Phillip Morrison
Cornell University
Four-H Club Roundup Sees Ponotoc Girls Shine in Stillwater
Five Ponotoc county girls and their agent competed at the 26th Annual 4-H Club Roundup in Stillwater June 2 to 6. Shirley and Doris Wall earned blue for cottage cheese dish demonstration. Maxine Neeley won blue for A Teenage Wardrobe. Red ribbons went to health by Oneita Bryant Patsy Thompson and Shirley Wall.
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Pontotoc County
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Shirley
Doris Wall
Maxine Neeley
Oneita Bryant
Patsy Thompson
Shirley Wall
A. & M. College
Aris Davenport
Women
Southern Agriculturist
4 H Club Roundup Inspires Pontotoc Girls
Miss Davenport urged health and neat appearance while teaching posture. Miss Adeline Heinz showcased dress styles from Simplicity Pattern Co. Models were chosen from the 4-H group. Pontotoc county girls say the State 4-H Roundup has broadened friendships. A banquet by Brown-Dunkin and John A. Brown honored dress revue entrants.
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Davenport
Adeline Heinz
Simplicity Pattern Co
New York City
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Brown-Dunkin
Tulsa
John A. Brown
Oklahoma City
Detroit pair announce marriage in Upland ceremony
Hollywood report says commentator Jimmie Fidler aged 45 and Adeline Cox McKnight aged 25 of Detroit publicly disclosed their marriage at a brief ceremony in Upland last Friday. It is Fidler's third marriage and the bride's second.
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Hollywood
Jimmie Fidler
Adeline Cox McKnight
Detroit
Upland
Fidler
Shirley Wall Elected Secretary of Southeast 4-H District
Shirley Wall of the Vaness 4-H club was elected secretary for 4-H members of the southeast district.
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Shirley Wall
Vaness 4-H Club
4- H Club
In Service Training Extension Agents Meet at Stillwater
Pontotoc county agents attend an in service training at A M college Stillwater from June 9 to June 21. Agents from about half of Oklahoma counties will participate in the session.
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Pontotoc County
A. & M. College
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Schedule for Hart and nearby hosts June 9 to 13
Monday June 9 at Hart with schedule noting Jesse at Mrs A M Pharis. Tuesday June 10 Jesse at Mrs A M Pharis. Wednesday June 11 Vaness with Mrs Ruby Stephens. Thursday June 12 Homer. Friday June 13 Fitzhugh with Mrs De Shazo.
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Hart
Jesse
A. M. Pharis
Vaness
Ruby Stephens
Homer
Fitzhugh
de Shazo
Early Davis Turns Hobby Into Cash Farm Profits
Early Davis lives a mile south of the city on Mississippi Avenue and claims the country can grow anything with effort. He is harvesting an unusually large beet crop from two acres, using 625 pounds of fertilizer, with hundreds of bushels projected. After beets, he plans tomatoes through frost, while running a service station on East Main.
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Early Davis
Missisippippi Avenue
Early
Davis
East Main
Oil Operator Pierre King Dies in Illinois Hospital
Pierre E. King 67 of Mattoon Illinois died in an Effingham hospital from injuries suffered in a May 21 car truck collision. He previously operated oil interests at Tulsa Oklahoma. Survived by wife and two daughters.
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Effingham
Iil
Pierre E. King
Mattoon
Ill
Tulsa
Oklo
Prop-Wash With Local Twist At Myers Airport
Myers airport buzzed this week despite high winds. Student, private, and commercial pilots flew routes to Perryton and Houston while others visited Oklahoma City Fort Worth and Tulsa. A private pilot certificate was issued to G H Gentry Jr and new commercial students include Walter Guest Marshall Pitts Cecil Creech and Frank Lynn.
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Albert R. Bethune
Myers
L. A. van Horn
Stinson
Milburn Miller
Bill Brumley
Houston
Texas
Brumley
Fort Worth
Miller
Witten
Glen J. Brumley
Oklahoma City
Ft. Worth
Clifford Fullen
Tulsa
Raymond Holler
Aeronca
Altus
Mrs. Peron Greets Franco In Spain
Mrs. Juan Peron arrives in Madrid and is decorated with the Cross of Isabel the Catholic. Franco proclaims Argentina and Spain as just peoples and welcomes her with a Falange salute amid a holiday crowd. She praises Spain and cites a message to Franco on a UN resolution.
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Madrid
Juan Peron
Francisco Franco
Isabel
Roosevelt
National
Spain
Argentina
Franco
Peron
Substructure in Roadbuilding Critique by U S Leader
A quotation from President Truman stresses the current period's wartime similarity in importance to the nation. A civil engineering note explains reinforced concrete ten inches thick fails on fine-grained soil whereas it performs on coarse-grained material, underscoring foundations in road construction.
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United States
Truman
Oil Wealth Comes Slower Now Spent More Slowly Too
Oklahoma City dispatch recalls Osage wealth in the 1920s, noting how rapid oil fortunes faded as wells ran dry. Farmers, once lavish with homes and rugs, now invest conservatively while strip wells fund communities. Oil's gains shift to long term earnings, shaping prudent landowners and cautious drillers today.
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Hal Boyle
Oklahoma City
Osage County
Oklahoma
Clay
Claude Barrow
Barrow
Federal Tax Laws To Be Overhauled
The Ways and Means Committee announced a comprehensive overhaul of federal tax laws for action by Congress next year. Chairman Knutson and Rep. Coughton led the panel, naming Roswell Magill as chairman of a special committee to review the internal revenue code with Gov. Frank Carlson as vice-chairman.
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Washington
Tax Drafting House
Ways and Means
Congress
Knutson
R-Minn
Rep
Coughton
D-Nc
80Th Congress
Roswell Magill
the Treasury
Columbia University
Law School
Frank Carlson
Kansas
House
Arkansas Primary Crops List Emphasizes Staples
The primary crops in Arkansas include cotton, wheat, corn, oats, white and sweet potatoes, hay and fruit, highlighting the state's agricultural focus and diversity.
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Arkansas
Citywide DDT Spray Begins in Ada
Ada launches a citywide DDT spraying program to curb pests. Four men with a state spray wagon begin Monday in Glenwood Park and downtown, planning a week of coverage including alleys, barns, manholes, and ditches. City Manager Hansen urges cleanup to maximize effectiveness and notes private contracts for extra spraying require prior agreement.
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Ada
Oklahoma
Glenwood Park
State Department of Agriculture
W. E. Hansen
Hansen
Pontotoc County 4-H Members Shine at Stillwater Rally
Pontotoc county 4-H delegates led by Milton Voyles Billy Thompson Gene Lang Garvin Glover and Wilburn Jaques returned from the Stillwater rally with four blue ribbons and one white. Billy Thompson earned southeast district vice president and Shirley Wall southeast district secretary as the group enjoyed short courses in dairy livestock crops horticulture and more with evening entertainment at the college auditorium.
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Lester F. Smith
Pontotoc County
Stillwater
Milton Voyles
Billy Thompson
McLish
Gene Lang
Stonewall
Garvin Glover
Latta
Wilburn Jaques
Pickett
Gene
Wilburn
Shirley Wall
Coal County 4 H Members Attend State Round Up
Ten Coal County 4 H members attended the annual State 4 H Club Round Up in Stillwater chosen for their year long achievement work. Attendees include Norma Jean Herkins Bobbie Nell Brashears Tupelo June Riley Zelma Dean La Nell Dan Olney Roy Lee Miller Coal ate Kenneth Morrison Olney Illy Jo Branom Friendship David Lee Scott and A E Thompson of Clarita.
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Coal County
Stillwater
Norma Jean Herkins
Bobbie Nell Brashears
Tupelo
June Riley
Zelma Dean
la Nell Dan
Olney
Roy Lee Miller
Coalate
Kenneth Morrison
Illy Jo Branom
Friendship
David Lee Scott
A. E. Thompson
Clarita
Science Turns from Apprentice to Senior in WWII
Dr. Sidney J. French of Colgate University reflects on science advancing during World War II from an apprentice to a senior partner, shaping wartime research and postwar scientific direction.
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Science
Sidney J. French
Colgate U
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