John Crim Dies At Coalgate In Midlife
John H. Crim a prominent Coalgate businessman abstractor insurance man and rancher died suddenly Saturday morning likely from a heart attack He was county treasurer of Coal county and later partnered in Coal County Abstract Co Survived by his wife and several siblings no children Funeral set for 3 pm Monday at the Crim home on Byrd Street Coalgate Governor Murray praised his well kept records and public service He moved to Coal county as a teacher and was known across the region for oil royalties work and community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Crim
Coalgate
Crim
Mil Ler. Wallace
Ada
A. R. Wallace
Byrd Street
Copsgate
Coal County
William H. Murray
Murray
Wing
Okishor
Coal County Abstract Co
Konawa church and community notes reflect local visits and changes
The WSCS met at the Methodist church with talks by Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Shirley. several members attended. Mrs. J. W. Holt entered Valley View hospital for surgery. Local students and staff see moves and appointments including Norma Wagner teaching at Woodland and Jimmy Douthit and J. EB. Goss at OU. Pioneer club resignations lead to Mrs. LaMunyon filling the role. Summer baseball enrollment details announced with schedule and free participation. Reverend Griffin Hamilton named new Konawa Methodist pastor replacing M C Ravens. New youth program at NYP S hosts an evening service with a play and many participants. public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin Hamilton
Astor
Ixby
Konawa
Hamilton
M. C. Ravens
Bevens
Alxby
Marietta
Kanawa
Janice Elaing
Bobby Bean
Billy Joe
Dallas Man Drowns In Red River Near Denison
A Dallas man identified as A. H. Guniven drowned in the Red River a short distance below Denison. His body was recovered by Eddie Laird and Rod Hughes, U.S. ranger engineers. The drowning occurred as witnesses described efforts to escape the river. The incident was reported from Durant Oklahoma.
Forbidden Holiday in Heaven Sends Youth to West Berlin
Berlin report details sixteen year old Max Bruener of Rowesia Communis cmony who illegally crossed the Iron Curtain to the Allied sector. He observed cafes, scarce goods, and the contrast between West and East Berlin, vowing to spread truth about the Communist system while avoiding capture. He joined a handful of FDJ runaways and faced police threats, with West Germans showing sympathy for those seeking information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Germany
Berlin
NSA
Max Bruener
Rowesia
Iroe
Germany
Max
Acmus
Fdj'ers
FDJ
West Police
Medlock Seeks Second Senatorial Term in Oklahoma
Virgil B. Medlock, born 1906 in Pontotoc County, seeks re election to the state senate district he represents. He cites his three House terms and one Senate term, opposing new taxes, supporting efficient tax use, and pushing for education, highways, soil conservation, old people care, and industrial programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil B. Medlock
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
House of Representatives
Klahoma
Seminole
Pontotac
Merdiock
Mediock
Sulphur News Highlights Local Achievements and Outings
Special items report W. Mooneyham earning a B S in journalism at Oklahoma Baptist University while pastoring Sulphur's Will Baptist church. Ju W Smith from Oklahoma School for the Deaf to study for a master's degree in Norman. Marvin Harp of Ponca City shares a four pound bass at Veteran's Lake. Mildred Roff Smith returns from Clinton Oklahoma lectures noting D L Corman's hospital oversight and Clinton's 250 bed capacity. Oklahoma School for the Deaf staff and others go fishing at Cumberland Cove on Lake Texoma during vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 5. Mooneyham
The
Will Baptist Church of Sulphur
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee
OBU
Ju. W. Smith
Oklahoma
Norman
Marvin Harp
Ponca City
Grady Alien
Veteran's Lake
Harp
Nourse
Mildred Roff Smith
Murray County
Clinton
Oka
OSD
Oklahoma P State School For the Deaf
L. B. Hall
J. Smith
Bill Henson
Mr. Howell
Ollie Hall
Mr. Underwood
Leon Bird
Jack Shelby
Thurman Hargis
Bill Standley
Cumberland Cove
Lake
Texoma
One Killed When Plane Crashes Into Tulsa Barracks
In Tulsa Oklahoma a C-47 transport plane lost power on takeoff and rammed the aviation school's barracks, killing Amuel A. Kerr a 59 year old janitor. Eighteen aboard and 80 students in the barracks escaped injury while Alma Puckett a 1 year old janitor was critically hurt and J W Long a school guard suffered minor injuries. Witnesses say the pilot failed to lift off and could not gain power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
VPS
Airforce
Amuel A. Kerr
Spartan School of Aeronautics
Alma Puckett
J. W. Long
Scott Field
Wichita
Kas
Fort Scott
Cake Baked 50 Years Ago Eaten
Warren Me June 19. Mr and Mrs Charles F Dillaway celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with two identical twenty pound fruit cakes baked in East Burton by Lydia J Dillaway for their son's wedding at a Congregational church in Everett Mass in 1906 The groom’s note asked him to open it on his sixth wedding anniversary. Dillaway 73 admitted he once tasted it about ten years ago but said it was only to see if it was still good.
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Warren
Hirs
Charles F. Dillaway
Dillsch
Cry
East Borton
Lydia J. Dillaway
Er Son
Ever- Mass
Dileway
Ayer
American youths pick yellow for clay court kitchen wall
A group of young Americans under 36 in Tila County select yellow as their preferred color for a home clay court kitchen wall, signaling a shared taste amid regional fashion.
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Tila County
America
Strikes Cut Milk Deliveries and Rise in Violence
Strikes by AFL milk and dairy workers cut deliveries in Washington and Pittsburgh. State police were deployed to back orders in Tennessee and reinforcement requested at a North Dakota lignite mine. About 1700 drivers sought a five day week with no pay loss, while dairies offered six days. In Pittsburgh only essential deliveries reached hospitals, orphanages, and nursing homes. A 3250 worker strike disrupted western Pennsylvania deliveries to 2.5 million residents. Additional troopers protected Morristown rayon plant after a mob attack injuring a worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFL
Washington
Pittsburgh
Tennessee
North Dakota
Tne
Washington Area
Dairies
Carl Gilbert
Okmulgee and Hughes counties lose population in decade
Preliminary census figures show Okmulgee and Hughes counties shedding 14,128 residents over the past decade while cities like Okmulgee and Henryetta gain. Okmulgee county drops to 44,513 with the citys population rising 14 percent to 18,298. Henryetta adds 1,105 to 8,019. Hughes County declines from 29,189 to 20,649, and Holdenville falls from 6,632 to 6,191.
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Associated Press
Okmulgee
Hughes
Oklshoma
Oikmulgee County
Henryette
Midwest Weather: Rains and Windstorms Sweep Regions
Storms lashed the Midwest with heavy rains and high winds extending from Minnesota to Michigan. Eastern North Dakota faced near tornadic winds causing property damage though no casualties were reported. Madison and La Crosse reported over two inches of rain while temperatures varied, with highs from 108 at Presidio Texas to 46 at Lake View Oregon.
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Midwest
North Dakota
Minnesota
Tinos
Madison
Wis
la Crosse
Rockies
Central States
Avlantic
Pacific Coasts
Presidio
Tex
Lake View
Ore
Nowata County Officials Stand Pat Against Springer
Nowata county commissioners reaffirmed opposition to County Attorney J A Springer on a Monday vote adopting a resolution that declares the petition accusing him of mixing private practice with public duties as generally true. The article notes persistent scrutiny of his conduct during office.
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Nowata
Oklo
Nowate
J. A. Springer
Commitnioners
Springer
Breaks Away From Officer Killed In Colorado
LA JUNTA Colo June 12 JP A Kansas magazine subscription solicitor Floyd Baker of Pratt was killed after breaking from an arresting deputy sheriff Harry Whan at Sugar City Colo He died at La Junta hospital from a gunshot wound Baker was detained on felony charges taken to Ort Colo to the Crowley county office Whan said he fired a warning shot then shot Baker after orders to halt were ignored Baker was with a crew of solicitors at the time of arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Junta
Colo
Kansas
Harry Whan
Floyd Baker
Pratt
Kans
Baker
la Junts
Sugar City
Ort
Crowley Corn Criffs
Whan
Ecuadorian Chief Locked Out Atop Oklahoma Capitol
At Oklahoma City on June 10 Pi Gen Alfonso Jaramillo Ecuadorian army chief of staff was trapped on the Capitol roof for 15 minutes after a door locked behind him. Cpl James Patterson crawled to safety and a custodian freed the group. Jaramillo will depart Monday for Fort Sill to inspect U S artillery
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Oklahoma City
Alfonso Jaraminlo
Oklahoma Capitol
Jaramido
James Patterson
Tee
Gen
Jaramillo
Fort Sill
U. S Army
Six CBS TV Shows Cut Off By Strike
New York June 13 CBS television programs were canceled as more than 400 technicians walked off in a contract dispute. AFL IBEW members across New York Hollywood San Francisco and Washington planned pickets. Two end shows The Goldberge and Studio One were cut and Lux Radio Theater was supported by supervisors as engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Hollywood
AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
San Francisco
Washington, D. C
CBS
IBEW
Studio One
Lux Radio Theater
Latta Ledger Notables Visit Wewoka and Nearby Mines
Latta News notes Robert and Kenneth Skaggs visited grandmother Mrs. Miler Dew in Wewoka over the weekend, with parents bringing the boys home Sunday. Other items include Miss Sandra Kay Brown visiting the Wes Brantley family in Shawnee, a housewarming for Mrs. Lee Andrews, and T H George’s family dinner on Tommie’s 17th birthday. A trip to Los Angeles for Gene Assembly of Cumberland Pratby Yerians is planned, with two weeks away. Weekend visitors from Tecumseh and Okinoma City, church youth scavenger hunt, and a list of attendees conclude the report. no twelve new come were reported during 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Kenneth Skaggs
Miler Dew
Wewoka
Valley View Hospital expands with maternity ward upgrade
Work on Valley View Hospital’s expansion progresses after converting the former nurses home into maternity and general patient wards. The project costs exceed 50 thousand dollars with new elevators air conditioning and a hydraulic lift planned. A nursery and fathers waiting area will be added as part of the expansion while basement delivery rooms and staff spaces are prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley View Hospital
Nurses Home
VRE Dekewee Smeethe
Troy Melton
Valley View Executive Board
Blake
Harold Criswell
Adams
Valley View
Hospital Wedding Story Wins National Award
Reno on June 16 reports the hospital wedding tale of an injured bride earned first place in daily news field at the National Federation of Press Women convention. Helen Waterhouse of Akron Beacon Journal won the top prize with the St Joseph News Press and other categories recognized across several papers and photographers.
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Reno
Nev
National Federation of Press Women
Helen Waterhouse
Akros
Ohio
Beacon Journal
Mire
Marjory Parman
St Joseph
News Press
Winness
Isbhet Binduresky
le Panto
Ark
Ness Record
Gene V. Davis
Booneville
Daily News
Sulphur Firemen To Convention
Sulphur will be well represented at the annual State Firemen's convention in Tulsa June 18 20 with Inger Lindsey Stewart Chester Reavis and Fred Freeman as delegates and Jack Carriton Chairman Webb Johnny Moore and James Day as alternates Fire Chief Ed Welch will attend with the group Sulphur has 900 feet of new fire hose tested for usability and laid on the west side track at their retreat meeting
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Tulsa
Inger
Lindsey Stewart
Chester Reavis
Fred Freeman
Jack Carriton
Churman Webb
Johnny Moore
James Day
Ed Welch
Mrs. Cash of Ada Elected District Auxiliary Leader
Mrs Cash of Ada was elected district auxiliary leader at the Fourth District American Legion Auxiliary annual convention in Bristow The event drew representatives from Ada Bristow Dustin and several other towns and saw officers chosen for 1950 1951 including president elect Mrs Cash and district officers and delegates to the national convention in California in September
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Mrs. Cash
Ada
American Legion Auxiliary
Bristow
Dustin
Crovidia
el da Ey Ie Loud
Sapulpa
Sesakwa
Jinole
Shawnee
Tecumseh
Wewoka
L. D. Akin
Bast
Joan Ewa
L. A. Andrews
Ralph Lillard
Gladys Spinks
Seminole
John Arnold
Marorette Saline
Drumright
Robert Ferguson
Cee Hey
Roy Dunaway
Commander Warren
American Legion
Shivash
Ads
L. Crawford
Herman’ Darks
Wetumka
Sarah Jane Rogers
Holdenville
Bill Dailey
Batty Kimbrell
Susakawa
Francis Mildred Dixon
Marrgarette Laine
Cecil Hey
Joe ¥. Brown
California
Shi Cash
Johnny Badgwell
Barbs by Hal Cochran on crime talk and fashion
A halting satirical column critiques a Minos crime conference and the evolving laws with bite while noting summer resorts with swimming spots face a growing floating crowd. The piece mocks fashion editors and fashionable bathers as fashion notes collide with current events and social trends.
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Hal Cochran
Minos
Negligence Alleged in Cattle Testing Probe Set
In Stillwater Oklahoma and Tulsa County a probe is planned into alleged negligence in cattle testing. Dr JL Ricks, state veterinarian, will lead the inquiry after a large herd certified for market was found tubercular. Names of owners and the herd remain undisclosed as cattle were slaughtered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Tulsa County
JL Ricks
Ma Veterinarions Medical
Israel to Arm Police as New Law Lets Easier Gun Access
A rough report notes Israel plans to bolster security by arming police and introduces a proposed law to ease small arms purchases at lower prices. The brief mentions Colonel SZ as a deputy chief reference and highlights government intent to expand firearm access amid defense considerations.
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Aviv
SZ Tae Uty
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Crim
Konawa News
WSCS
Methodist Church
Bessie Harris
Joe Shirley
Owen Jones
Bill Mayfield
N. E. Cunningham
W. S. Lee
Mary Taylor
F. M. Dailey
J. W. Holt
Jimmy Douthit
J. EB. Goss
Norma Wagner
Pioneer Club
M. C. Bevens
C R. LaMunyon
B. M. Bates
N. Blaylack
RS. Douthit
W. S. Damron
Virgil Neff
H. T. Styron
A. L. Stephens
A. Hudson
M. C. Bovens
Dirs
LaMunyon
Ely Hall
Marvin Ross
Konawa City
Kanawe
Nose
Bobby Cravens
Dean Cravens
Buddy Alker
Glenna Fred Thompson
Bonnie Mullins
Dorothy Gaines
Helen Winton
Baba Philpott
Bula Young
Paul Carmon
Ernest Joe Philpott
Dio Brankcum
N.Y. B.S
Dallas
Roth Marie Cramne
Rupert F. Crame
Bartlesville
Bartlesville Hospital
David 5
ROVER
Iron Curtain
Cafe Wien
Communist Party
George Sumon
Accra
Gold Coast, West Africa
East Germany
West Berlin
Hila
Aly
Isst Winter Dent
Aly Haan Ean
Epsom
Virgil Medlock
Medlock
Public Health
Public Service Corporation
Social Welfare
Legislative Council
Senate
Plane Hill Barracks
Tulsa Aviation School
Okmulgee, Hughes Counties
Okmulgee City
Hanryatta
Latta
Jess Bettle
Fanity
Austell Cassidys
Sandra Kay Brown
Wes Brantley
Lee Andrews
T. H. George
Dub George
Tommie
Mrs Beker
Mr. Zenneth Wilson
Okinoma City
Young Peoples
Presbyterian Church
Attex
Ty Betti
France Walls
de Fenty
Betty le Foulette
Prie Presley
Joe Wilburn
Clarence Mayberry
Garvin Gloves
Bullye LaFollette
Mexine Neely
Nampah
Nampa
Legion Ausiliery
Convention of
Sareeviaten
Israel
Feofle
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