House Vote Upholds Veto on Tax Reduction Bill
The House upheld President Truman's veto of the 4 billion dollar tax cut, 268 to pass over the veto and 137 against. The tally fell two votes short of a two thirds override, prompting a recount that changed no votes. Republicans 233 and 35 Democrats supported override. 134 Democrats and two Republicans plus one labor member backed the president. Speaker Martin warned no further tax cuts this year.
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Washington
House
Truman
Halleck
Indiana
Carl Andersen
Minnesota
Hull
Wisconsin
American Labor
Marcantonio
New York
Senate
Martin
Massachusetts
Draft Wallace Movement Takes Shape in California Rally
A Wallace for President draft began gathering momentum as Wallace asked Truman to meet Stalin in Berlin to discuss steps toward peace. He warned of a new party if major parties pursue crisis and war. Robert W. Kenny announced a Fresno meeting July 19 to organize a pro-Wallace California delegation.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
Berlin
Wallace
Truman
California
Stalin
Robert W. Kenny
Los Angeles
Kenny
Mittee
Freeman Collapses After Testifying in War Fraud Trial
Joseph F. Freeman wartime Washington agent for the Garson munitions combine collapsed after testifying in the May Garson war fraud trial and was hospitalized in serious condition. Freeman had just left the witness stand on illness when he suffered a heart attack and was taken to Casualty Hospital as the defense subpoena awaited James M. Mead and George Meader.
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Washington
Joseph F. Freeman
Casualty Hospital
Freeman
Henry A. Schweinhaut
James M. Mead
New York
Senate War Investigating Committee
George Meader
Congressional Committee
Churchill Released From Hospital After Hernia Operation
London report says Winston Churchill, smoking a large cigar and appearing cheerful, was brought home from the hospital on a stretcher six days after his hernia operation. No statement was issued, but early release suggests good physical condition.
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London
Winston Churchill
Commercial Airlines Insure Passengers Against Injury and Death
Washington June 18 report explains airline passenger insurance coverage and costs. It cites typical passenger coverage around 30 000 with variations from court settlements to out of court deals, outlines per passenger mile rates and plane insurance costs, and notes rates have eased as passenger miles rise while fatalities differ year to year.
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Washington
Air Transport Association of America
Congress Faces Tight Deadline Amid Eight Major Actions
The 80th Congress has about six weeks to July 31 to finish work or extend the session. It has passed eight major items including a tax cut veto fight, union restrictions, four peace treaties, Greece and Turkey aid, relief for liberated nations, a two term presidency amendment, and revised rent controls and portal-to-portal pay limits. Unfinished items include appropriations, armed services unification, universal military training, housing and health bills, education funding, and a national science foundation. Mr and Mrs W A Alexander of Scottsburg Oregon greet Mrs Alexander's ill mother and visit with their son and his wife.
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Washington
Congress
President Truman
Truman
House
Greece
Turkey
Senate
Local families take summer visits across Oklahoma
Allen items note Allen and Eddy Stephens starting a vacation to Tucumcari and Albuquerque New Mexico. Romette and Patty Whitehead vacationing two weeks with sister Mrs W W Thornton in Oklahoma City. Betsy Duke visited Ada homes. Mrs Roy Buchanan and Betsy visited M C Whitehead and Owen Stephens families. Several trips to Holdenville Cleo Springs Vici Leedey Woodward Ada and Tulsa mark family visits and tornado wreckage sightseeing amid summer term at Oklahoma A M College.
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Eddy Stephens
Tucumcari
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Romette
Patty Whitehead
Roy Buchanan
Betsy
Ada
M. C. Whitehead
Owen Stephens
Grace Hensley
Pearl Williams
Bertie Pritchard
Jimmie Culver
Cleo Springs
Vici
Leedey
Woodward
Mrs. Williams
Weems Couple Do Business in Holdenville
Mr and Mrs Sam Weems were in Holdenville on business. The brief item notes their visit and purpose without detailing any additional events or outcomes.
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Sam Weems
Holdenville
Soward Family Visits Phillips in Adam
Mr. and Mrs. C B Soward and their son Phillip of Adam spent the weekend with Phillip's maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs W H Phillips.
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C. B. Soward
Phillip of Adam
W. H. Phillips
Mrs Florence Swafford Visits Oklahoma Daughters
Mrs Florence Swafford of Ok mulgee is visiting her daughters Mrs Arnold Bingham and Mrs Harold Cooper.
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Florence Swafford of
Okmulgee
Arnold Bingham
Harold Cooper
Elmore Couple Plan Year Staying in Allen
Mr and Mrs Bill Elmore of Robstown Texas will live in Allen for a year. They have many relatives there. Mrs Elmore is formerly Miss Estelle Tillery. Both were raised in Allen and visited Wyler Elmore at Atoka Bunttay.
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Bill Elmore
Robstown
Texas
Allen
Mrs Otis Mitchell Visits Sister in McAlester
Mrs Otis Mitchell visited her sister Mrs Joe Parks in McAlester recently.
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Otis Mitchell
Joe Parks
McAlester
Visitors and families gather in Yuma and Kansas City
Mr and Mrs Elmer Thomas of Yuma Arizona visit his parents Mr and Mrs Bob Thom as and her sister Mrs Otis Mitch ell and Mr Mitchell. Mr and Mrs Frank Blanken ship and Mr and Mrs Virgel Dozier of Kansas City Kas were guests in the home of Mr and Mrs W L Bohannon recently. Billie Ray and Alice Fae infant twins of Mr and Mrs Roy Plunk are ill at their home.
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Mrs
Elmer Thomas
Yuma, Arizona
Bob Thomas
Otis Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Frank Blankenship
Virgel Dozier
Kansas City, Kas
W. L. Bohannon
Billie Ray
Alice Fae
Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Plunk
Patrick Birth of Son at Cowling Clinic
Mr and Mrs Jess Patrick announce the birth of a son Saturday morning at the Cowling Clinic.
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Jess Patrick
Cowling Clinic
Milton Reviews Health After Recent Operation
Mrs. Conan Doyle and son Mil ton and Pat Miller visited Holdenville on Friday where Milton received a routine physical checkup following a recent operation.
John Gray Reported Seriously Ill at Home
John Gray is described as seriously ill at his residence with authorities or family monitoring his condition for updates.
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John Gray
Falls Creek Assembly Volunteers Prep Tent Sites
James McDow of Oklahoma City spent the weekend with his brother Rev McDow and Mrs McDow. Rev George McDow Louis Kimbrough and Jix Kimbrough spent Friday at Falls Creek where they cleaned off the lots for the tents to be placed this fall.
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James McDow
Oklahoma City
Rev. McDow
Mrs. McDow
George McDow
Louis Kimbrough
Jix Kimbrough
Falls Creek
Peay and Gann Attend Thursday Ball Game at Hereford Park
E. C. Peay Jr and A. R. Gann attended the ball game at Hereford Park Thursday night, providing a note of local spectator presence at the event.
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W. D. Barnes, Jr
Birch Walker
Ada
E. C. Peay, Jr
A. R. Gann
Hereford Park
Birth of son to Mr and Mrs Boyd Hall Richmond Calif
Announcement of a son born to Mr Boyd Hall and Mrs Genevieve Faulkner Hall of Richmond California. The infant’s arrival is noted with the mother formerly Miss Genevieve Faulkner.
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Sam Weems
Boyd Hall
Richmond
Calif
Hall
Genevieve Faulkner
Shoroyer Family Visit in Muskogee Area
Mr and Mrs Roy Shoroyer of Muskogee visited her brother W L Bohannon and family Friday. Also guests were Mr and Mrs Jack Forney and their children of Wewoka. Mr Forney is a father of Mrs Bohannon.
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Roy Shoroyer
Muskogee
W. L. Bohannon
Jack Forney
Wewoka
Mr. Forney
Barther
Ada social notes show Mrs Billy Moore weekend visit
Mrs Billy Moore of Ada spent the weekend with Mrs Lola Dell Butler, sharing time and hospitality in local social circles.
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Billy Moore
Ada
Wekend
Lola Dell Butler
Watsons Welcome Son From Valley View Hospital
Mr and Mrs Clarence Watson announce the birth of a son in Valley View hospital on Sunday. The father had recently returned from a stay at Will Rogers hospital in Oklahoma City where he was a patient for several months.
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Clarence Watson
Valley View Hospital
Watson
Will Rogers Hospital
Oklahoma City
Miss Emma Jean Lovin Joins Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly
Emma Jean Lovin left Monday for Ridge Crest North Carolina to attend the Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly. Her mother Mrs Mart Lovin accompanied her to Prague where they joined others making the bus trip. Mrs H D Harbeson and Mrs Tommy Hague attended the American Legion Auxiliary convention in Seminole Sunday.
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Emma Jean Lovin
Ridge Crest
North
Caroline
Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly
Mart Lovin
Prague
H. D. Harbeson
Tommy Hague
American Legion Auxiliary Convention
Seminole
Truman Calls Universal Training a Military Necessity
President Truman told a Nassau Hall audience at Princeton today that universal training is essential to prevent totalitarian encroachment and to maintain world leadership. He stressed that no single nation can mold a new world alone and urged global cooperation backed by strength.
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Princeton
N. J
Truman
United States
Truman Trips On His Gown At Princeton Bicentennial
President Truman in a black robe and gold tassel cap attended Princeton University's bicentennial closing ceremony. He and 35 other notables received honorary Doctor of Laws degrees on a platform near Nassau Hall. Truman tripped over his gown but recovered with a light remark about forgetting to pull up his dress as the band played Hail to the Chief.
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America
Princeton University
Nassau Hall
Truman
United States
Fred M. Vinson
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Field Marshall
Viscount Alexander
Tunis
Canada
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
Princeton
N. J
Herbert Hoover
Stanford University
Attorney Named To Aid Prosecution in Kansas City Primary
Attorney General Clark named Richard K. Phelps to assist prosecutions of potential federal violations from last summer's Kansas City democratic primary. Phelps, former U S attorney for western Missouri, chaired election cases leading to 250 convictions. A state grand jury indicted 71 persons over alleged frauds in the same primary, with Enos Axtell backed by President Truman challenging Rep. Roger C. Slaughter.
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Clark
Richard K. Phelps
Ansas
Kansas City
Phelps
United States
Western Missouri
Enos Axtell
Truman
Roger C. Slaughter
Congress
Noted Violinist, Former Oklahoman, Here On Thursday
Third on the list of college artist programs for the summer session will be presented Thursday evening, June 19, by former Oklahoman and noted violinist Greech Reynolds. Reynolds, a graduate of A and M College Stillwater, has played with the Rochester Philharmonic and other major orchestras. He will perform in the college auditorium at 8 with admission for adults at 50 cents.
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Reynolds
M. College
Stillwater
Leopold Stokoksi
All-American Youth Orchestra
South America
America
M. Reynolds
Eastman School
F Music
Rochester
New York
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
National Symphony Orchestra
Washington
Rochester Civic Orchestra
Philharmonic
Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra
Oklahoma
Panhandle A
Goodwell
Oklahoma A
M. Stillwater
East Central
American Legion Post No
College Auditorium
Junior Legion Ball Club
Wynn Strawderman
Sacramento
Calif
West Coast
Henry Dew
Ada
E. H. Schroeder
J. A. Lee
Shi Cash
Eva Ferguson
E. M. Byrd
R. B. Cantrell
Eddie Vanbebber
Della Bedford
Atomic Minstrels
Oklahoma creates State Veterans Department and board
In a reform driven by veterans groups Oklahoma establishes the State Veterans Department and War Veterans Commission to replace the Soldiers Relief Commission. The commission will have three governor appointed members with names from the largest and second largest veterans organizations. Major funding supports vocational education rehabilitation, dependents' aid, on the job training, administration, child welfare, hospitalization, education accreditation, and a rehabilitation center for severely handicapped veterans.
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Oklahoma
State Veterans Department
War Veterans Commission
Department
Commission
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Veterans’ Organization
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans’ Department
Veterans
Correction changes to could be completed in Ada project
The article notes a planned Ada sanitation project with a proposed three month timeline and an estimated cost of 285000 dollars. It describes a brick control house featuring a bar screen primary settling tank filters dosing tanks siphons final settling tank sludge digester and sludge drying beds.
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Ada
Hansen
Fall Causes Death Of Coleman Woman
Mrs. J. M. Jackson a Johnston county resident nearly 40 years died after injuries from a fall a week earlier at a Sulphur hospital. Services were held June 15 at Coleman Baptist church officiated by Rev. Cartwright. Born April 11 1869 Conway Arkansas she is survived by two sons Robert and W T Coleman and three daughters Myrtle McGill Sulphur Minnie Perkins Huntington Ark and Addie Whittle Ohio Calif.
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Tishomingo
J. M. Jackson
Johnston County
Coleman
Coleman Baptist Church
Cartwright
Conway
Ark
Robert
W. T
Myrtle
Ardmore Good Will Program At Tishomin go High School
An estimated 400 people attended the Ardmore Community band and mixed chorus at Tishomingo High School gym for a goodwill program Monday night sponsored by the Ardmore Chamber of Commerce.
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Tishomingo
Ardmore
Tishomingo High School
Ardmore Chamber of Commerce
Louis Stores Are Hit By Strike
Downtown St. Louis retailers face 30 to 40 percent drop in trade as a five day strike by streetcar and bus workers halts public transport. Most workers find rides, shoppers vanish, and traffic clogs Main Street while Mayor Kaufmann plans talks with Public Service Company and Local 788 AFL-CIO about the dispute.
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ST. Louis
Aloys P. Kaufmann
The
Public Service Company
AFL Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and
Crude Oil Output Increases In Week
Tulsa report says US crude oil production averaged 5 117 890 barrels daily the week ending June 14, a gain of 40 756 barrels from the prior week and a new record high. Kansas up 15 600 to 28 500 barrels, Wyoming 5 930 to 120 380, Montana 5 530 to 25 090, Illinois 2 400 to 190 400, Indiana 2 000 to 18 800, Mississippi 2 000 to 95 500, Arkansas 1 300 to 81 450. California fell 3 800 to 914 800, eastern area down 2 000 to 64 500, Oklahoma down 1 050 to 388 150.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
Oil & Gas Journal
Kansas
Wyoming
Montana
Illinois
Indiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
California
Oklahoma
Quote from President Truman on national strength and health
The speech emphasizes that healthy citizens are the nation's greatest resource and that strength comes from a vigorous people in both peace and war. It frames public health as essential to national power and resilience.
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President Truman
Konawa Visitor Smith Heads to California
Pvt. Walter A. Smith of Fort Bolivar Virginia visits Konawa with his parents Mr. and Mrs. George H. Smith and prepares to travel to California. Ada residents Mr. and Mrs. Coda O'Neal attended Church of Christ services in Konawa Sunday night.
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Pvt
Walter A. Smith
Fort Bolivar
Virginia
George H. Smith
Konawa
California
Coda O’neal
Ada
Church of Christ In
Akron Visitor Calls On Biete Family
G. E. Giege of Akron Ohio has been visiting Mr and Mrs Charlie Biete and family
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G. E. Giege
Akron, Ohio
Charlie Biete
Smith Family Visit From Oklahoma City
Mr and Mrs Bill Smith and daughters Mary Ann and Billie Gale of Oklahoma City visited Mr and Mrs Mack Smith over the weekend, staying with relatives and friends and sharing time together.
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Bill Smith
Mary Ann
Billie Gale
Oklahoma City
Mack Smith
Prewitt Family Visits Mark Smith Relatives Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Clyde Prewitt and daughter from Atoka visited Mrs Prewitt s parents Mr and Mrs Mark Smith and relatives over the weekend.
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Clyde Prewitt
Atoka
Rebecca Parks Visiting at Frank Harbor Home
Mrs. Rebecca Parks is visiting at the Frank Harbor home in Seminole where she had formerly been employed.
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Rebecca Parks
Frank Harbor
Seminole
Meeting at Church of Christ Concludes with Four Barcized
The Sunday gathering at the Church of Christ ended with four people being barcized. Brother Owens traveled from here to Tulsa and then to Siloam Springs Arkansas for a ten day preaching meeting.
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Church of Christ
Owens
Tulsa
Siloam Springs
Ark
Mrs. L. M. Boren Improving in Temple Hospital
Mrs L M Boren in a Temple Texas hospital is reported improving. Mr and Mrs Worley Ferguson and Mrs H D Farrish conducted business in Ada Saturday.
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Worley Ferguson
H. D. Farrish
Ada
Okeene Cafe Owner Perishes in Freight Car Collision
Tony Winkleman 50, cafe operator in Okeene Oklahoma, died when his truck was crushed at a railroad crossing. A second truck driven by Thomas Lynn of Topeka Kansas was damaged but its driver escaped injury as a Rock Island switch engine moved cars across the highway.
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Okeene
Okla
Tony Winkleman
Winkleman
Thomas Lynn
Topeka
Kas
Rock Island
Lyan
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