Schools Churches Homes Go in Migration from State Farms
Oklahoma census hints at a decade migration from farms causing population loss and risking one or two Congress seats. Counties report growing towns and abandoned rural churches and schools amid soil erosion and farm consolidation. Officials warn of reduced representation as urban areas gain.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Congress
Fara
Chamber of Commerce
Roy J. Turner
Federal
U. S. Agriculture Department
K. D. Blood
Blood
Seventh Congressional District
Seminole County
Wewoke
Okfuskee
Kiowa
Indianola
Guthriel
Dairy Strike Continues Halting Washington Milk Supply
Washington faces milk shortages as nine big dairies remain shut amid an AFL Milk Drivers dispute over hours. District institutions receive emergency shipments while infants and the ill seek prioritized supply. The strike disrupts distribution across suburbs, with Maryland Virginia producers diverting milk along the Atlantic coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
AFL
Soent
Dairy Kpokesamen
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association
Atlantic Coast
Senate Refuses to Shelve Rent Bill
Washington June 12 The Senate refused to shelve the rent control bill in a 17 hour session. The vote tested Senate opinion on continuing federal rent controls due to expire June 30. Some Senators favored shelving but would vote against final passage. Senator Wherry of Nebraska led the move to send the bill back to the banking committee. Senate Cain of Washington conducted a 12 hour filibuster last week and warned the outcome would shape his political plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Wherry
Nika
Barly Thast
Cain
Plains
Ada Firm Wins Durant Construction Contract
Durant reports B. H. Fodd and Sons Construction of Ada has been awarded the contract to erect a dairy products processing plant for Calverts Car in the south part of Durant. Construction is set to start Monday with equipment moving this week and work possibly starting by Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
B. H. Fodd and Sons Construction Company
Ada
Calverts Car
Hindi Pushes Use of Hindi in Primary Classes
The government directs use of Hindi in primary education for all students. Hindi, spoken by about 78 percent, is adopted as national language. Committees were formed to develop technical and scientific terms in Hindi and to train government employees in its use.
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New Delhi
India
Ament
Sanskedt
Peraith
Eat Scallions in a Salad or With Bread
Edith M Barber shares simple ways to enjoy young green onions scallions in salads on toast with browned butter or cream sauce. The pieces describe trimming cooking methods and serving ideas with cheese sauce or with bacon and vinegar, noting tender stalks and bulbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith M. Barber
England
Louisiana Senate Drops Contempt Case on Newsmen
The Louisiana Senate voted 30 to 2 to drop contempt proceedings against editor Clayton Fritchey and publisher David Stern over a New Orleans Item editorial likening some senators to trained seals and lackeys of Gov Earl Long. The body also advanced a bill to fine newspapers up to 3000 dollars and jail terms up to 90 days for failing to publish a reply within 10 days, aimed at defending public figures from criticism.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Senate
Earl Long
Mentbors
Senate
New Orleans
David Stern
Clayton Fritchey
Stern
Fritchey
Fae
Ex-Convict Hitchhiker Robber Boasts of Arkansas Missouri Raids
Little Rock June 12-17 a hitchhiking escaped convict who specialized in robbing truck drivers boasts to Arkansas state police of at least four robberies in Arkansas and Missouri within two weeks. Leroy Rambo 40 a Florida prison escapee admitted wounding a Kansas City truck driver near Vandalia on June 2 kidnapping and robbing motorists and truck drivers in Arkansas. He admits beating and shooting Carl Pursinger 38 and leaving him tied to a tree near Vandalia before fleeing in Pursinger’s tank truck. Pursinger, a father of three, is recovering in a Vandalia hospital.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Missouri
L. R. Peterson
Leroy Rambo
Florida
Kansas City
Vandalia
Peterson
Rambo
Prescott
Ark
Roy Herbert Stinebaugh
Farmersville
Tex
Gurdoon
Carl Pursinger
Negro student at Oklahoma A&M. first term intake
Oklahoma A&M technical training school reports one Negro student and 29 whites for the summer term. Director Covelle notes the enrollees include Rooker Gilbert in baking. He lives off campus with his wife and four children and is treated as just another student by officials, faculty, and peers.
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Wamumges
Whia
Oklahoma A&m Technical Training School
LK. Covelle
Nepro
Rookert Gilbert
Covelle
The Choctaw Man Silon Lewis Shot by Court
Silon Lewis a Choctaw, sentenced to be shot after killing Aum. In a brief Choctaw court the killer chose to ride home with his beloved, then was shot by his friend as his heart broke. The story ends with mournful reflections on honor and memory.
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Silon Lewis
Silon
Ieng
Tack
Stinn Lewis
Ted
McCarthy Shakes Off California In Brief Meeting
Senator McCarthy R Wis brushed past a man in a Washington senate office corridor who grabbed his shoulder and called him corrupt The man identified as Robert Beresford a San Jose lawyer said he aimed to expose McCarthy and tell the foreign relations panel about his Wisconsin state court record Beresford claimed Jessup’s anti communist charges were false and that he would return to California after declaring he had done what he could for now.
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Washington
McCarthy
Senate
Robert Beresford
San Jose
Calif
Committee of
McCarth
Beresford
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
State Department
Wisconsin
Philip C. Jessup
Jessup
California
President Outlines Fair Deal Goals to Farmers
President Truman outlined the fair deal objectives to a National Association of Radio Farm directors at the White House. He said the aim is equal benefit for business, industry, labor, and farmers, with fair shares of wealth and an organized distribution system to match production. He noted farm progress parallels industrial gains and emphasized keeping income growth even across sectors.
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Washington
Truman
White House
National Association of Radio Farm Directors
Grand View
Mr. Truman
State Supreme Court Opinions Oklahoma City June 14
The Oklahoma Supreme Court issued opinions including affirmations in cases Opal Foster Williams and Cooper Williams versus Long Belt Lumber Co in Catton County and Henry Fersix ex rel Gertrude Martin Cooke versus Frank B. Martin Geraldine Parent Randolph and Oliver G. Martin in Custer County. The River Oil Co and Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Re vs J M Agua State Industrial Commission and the Special Indemnity Fund saw an awarded vacation and a support order sustained by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Opal Foster Williams
Cooper Williams
Long Belt Lumber, Company
Catton County
Henry
Gertrude Martin Cooke
Frank B. Martin
Geraldine Parent
Randolph
Oliver G. Martin
Custer County
River Oil Company
Massatts Bonding and Insurance Rece
J. M. Agua
State Industrial Commission
Spcial Indemnity Fund
Local Divorces Clear Several Unclear Parties
Divorce notices list Circle Lavin of Ruty Tavis Htt andren custocy, Jen da Jennings from Junie F. staningh, reflecting a set of dissolution actions. The OCR reads as fragmented names and partners, with no dates or courts clearly stated.
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Circle Lavin
Ruty Tavis
Andren
Jennda Jennings
Junie F. Staningh
Rubberized roads could extend highway life long term
A U S government report notes asphalt mixed with rubber on test road sections may reduce maintenance costs despite higher initial price. Benefits cited include better temperature resistance and less slipperiness, with Holland and a Richmond test highlighting durability and added cost of rubberized pavement.
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Washington
NEA
America
U.S
Holland
Rotterdam
Virginia
Country Weekly Newspaper Coming to Japan Soon
Tokyo reports a new country weekly newspaper aims to inaugurate home town reporting in Japan. John B. McCuish of Harvey County News leads the venture with Takasaki chosen as test city. Initial capital comes from 150 local businessmen with staff from Tokyo. The tabloid will publish tomorrow and solicit reader news at no charge. Advertising makes up about a quarter of pages.
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Tokyo
Japan
John B. McCuish
Harvey County News
Newton
Kas
Takasski
McCuish
Takasaxi
Maj. D. C. Imboden
San Luis Obispo
Yeast Breads Are HD Club Theme
The Homer home demonstration club held its June meeting at the clubhouse with Miss Martha Mote and Katherine Summers directing a yeast breads demonstration. Attendees and a luncheon raised funds for the clubhouse, totaling 59.75, with names listed for the event.
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Homer Home Demonstration Club
Martha Mote
HDA
Katherine Summers
Miss Summers
Parker House
Homer Group
Velma Carney
Minnie Edis
T. O. Burchett
Etta Blackburn
Jame Phillips
A. ¥. Zachary
Sliss Mate
Primitive Brazilians Guard Old Military Secrets
Dr Kalervo Oberg of the Smithsonian reports two Amazon tribes the Nambi Ruara and Terena Vibes have kept their military secrets and remain wary of whites. They hide bows and arrows when strangers approach and practice complex religious ceremonies with feather headdresses and body art. The tribes live in defense forests at river headwaters near the Amazon, remaining almost completely isolated.
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Washington
Daday
Kalervo Oberg
Smithsonian Institution
Terena
Amazon
Dr. Oberg
Oberg
Smithsonian Ethnomust
Teen-Agers Back at Teaneck Moviehouse After Ban Lift
Teaneck New Jersey. Skouras Theaters Corp. lifts ban on teen-agers unaccompanied after multiple bonfires during shows. Manager Al Harris resigns calling policy appeasement. Police arrested a 15 year old for lighting fires for fun.
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Teaneck
N. 1
Skouras Theaters Corp
al Harris
Harris
Oapers
Marriages Listed For Ada Area Notables
Ada area couples wed in a series of ceremonies including Clarence Parker and Ada maid Ada, Eli Winer and Bettye Minton both aged 21 and 19, Wilton McGee and Rena Belle Williamson, Stratford pair John Hottel and Mary Dansby, Randall Stilwell and Simmie Jo Alford, Tanner Jennster and Louise Bennett, Kenneth Ross and Wille Dean Timmons at various ages and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Monroe Parker
Ada
Peggy Louise Henry
Eli Winer
Bettye Minton
Wilton McGee
Hickory
Rena Belle Williamson
Stratford
John Hottel
Sulphur
Mary Dansby
Randall L. Stilwell
Simmie Jo Alford
Tanner W. Jennster
Stonewall
Louise Bennett
Adults Enrolling In Pantotor Red Cross Swim Course
Several persons have enrolled in Pantotor county's Red Cross adult swimming class. If enough enroll, the course becomes regular. Program chair Bob DeMoss says it starts June 2 at WW, re. Offer is free except for the required physical examination. Call the Red Cross at 210 South Broadway.
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Pantotor County
Red Cross
Bob DeMoss
South Broadway
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Jack Morris Bristow
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Houston
Louisiana State Senate
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the Choctait
Welborn Hope
Aum
Kiamichi
Pied Wild Lion
Gur
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Sion Lewis
Lonesome
State Supreme Court
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Asphallt
U. S
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Pla
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Tosifa
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