Ada Weekly News historical masthead fragment
Fragment from Ada Weekly News 1918 era showing publication details, pricing and masthead notes. It references consolidation with The Ada Evening News and lists circulation and mailing rates, indicating a merged or evolving local paper history. Entity density includes Ada, The Ada Weekly News, The Ada Evening News, Star, and related publishing entities.
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ADA
Little, Batter
Eyazy
Che Nowe Publishing and Printz Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Conamikiard
Fontotos Cosa
Fee
Star
Ata
Mor
Secrets and Statecraft Read: Fewer Know the State
In a wartime view Lt Gen Albert Wedemeyer argues for open government to congress. The piece cautions that secrecy is essential against enemies and that many hands leak plans, noting human nature and diplomacy resemble poker. The writer suggests limiting who knows sensitive state matters for safety.
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Albert C. Wedemeyer
Congress
Washington
When Will Chicago Wake Up
A Chicago talk features an unnamed representative alleging two slot machine syndicates operate with protection from officials, tolerating illegal machines in clubs without owner consent. The piece argues lawlessness extends beyond Chicago and urges residents to confront the rot in city governance.
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George S. May Company
May
U. S. Senate
Chicago
Congress
End of Home Owners Loan Corporation Raises Doubts
The Home Owners Loan Corporation has gone out of existence and returned a small surplus to the government. The writer questions if the surplus is real or illusory and suggests that direct appropriations may hide actual agency costs. They argue government functions should be funded by those they serve to avoid tax drains.
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Home Ownners Loan Corporation
End of the world fears give way to human progress
Historical reflections note recurring prophecies of civilization’s end while praising human adaptability. The piece asserts humans will continue evolving, reshaping the earth with greater power and speed, potentially under a dominant global government. It ends with a light anecdote about a mother preferring to nap for her child.
Protection not free economy echoes in price security view
A retrospective on how supreme court rulings and state laws shaped price setting and security in the economy. It notes tariffs, minimum wages, parity supports, and fair trade trends affecting merchants, professionals, and public services, suggesting a pendulum between security and free market ideals.
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Supreme Court
Europe
News-Star defends publishing drunk driver names rails at public right to know
The Shawnee News-Star editorial argues that publishing the names of drunk drivers deters crime and serves public interest. It rejects calls to withhold news, noting highway patrols warn drunk driving causes fatal accidents and that publishing names applies to all, regardless of status.
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Shawnee News-Star
Public Pulse
News-Star
Oklahoma
the News-Star
Florida Utopia Dream in Governor Wattern Vision
The Dallas News quotes Governor Fuller Wattern envisioning Florida as a utopia on earth where marlin jump from bays and coconuts drop in the front yard. The tone suggests an entrancing, almost dreamlike state rather than a concrete plan.
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Dallas News
Fuller Wattern
Florida
Marlin
Mrs John Brace Dodd and the origin of Father’s Day
Mrs John Brace Dodd of Spokane recalls how Father’s Day grew from a 1909 sermon idea after she proposed it to her pastor. She credits her father William Jackson Smart for instilling discipline and son John Jr. works for the National Park Service in Silver Spring, Maryland. The observance spread after the Spokane Ministerial Association and state officials backed it.
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Spokane
Wash
John Brace Dodd
Father's
William Jackson Smart
Dodd
First Presbyterian Church
Paul Calhoun
Big Bend
Washington
Billy Smart
Bodd Ao
Counci
State GOP Plans O Year Work in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City June 16 Republicans plan an early year drive led by a Minute Men club and a national speaker. The executive committee will meet with county chairmen before a dinner to discuss the congressional redistricting and the 1952 campaign. Office space, a secretary, and year round state offices are to open around July 15. Gene Curry, president, aims to attract diverse supporters through broad dinners. Senator Henry Dworshak will speak at the Monday dinner.
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Oklahoma City
Minute Men Club
Oklahoma
Arty
Gene Curry
Curry
Henry C. Dworshak
Idaho
National Party
Pepys Letters Auctioned in London
Unpublished letters by Samuel Pepys sold for 548 dollars at a London auction. The 1690 to 1702 manuscripts, 83 letters, were bought by bookseller E. A. Magg. The sale highlights Pepys disinheriting his nephew Samuel Jackson in a 1708 will as he criticized Jackson for marrying against his wishes.
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Pepys
London
Diariot
Samuel Pepys
E. A. Magg
Samuel Jacks
Samuel Jackson
Federal Aid For Two Oklahoma School Districts
Two Oklahoma school districts will receive federal construction aid due to classroom shortages from defense activities. Midwest City district gets 167,700 and Lawton board of education 300,000, with final grant action pending field reports and engineering data from the Housing and Home Finance Agency.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Dstrict
Lawton Boant
Wil
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Young Drummond man’s boastful tale stumps Tulsa precinct
Tulsa police were embarrassed when 24 year old Drumright man Anderson claimed he was stabbed after being asked about a incident at an unofficial police ballot night. He was hospitalized with minor stab wounds and provided unclear details about the location and timing.
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Tulsa
Okla
Drumright
Ay Anderson
Infauli
Annus
Anderson Raey
Mabie
Nickels and Dimes Then and Now in a Costly Land
Cal Tinney muses on how monetary value has shifted from nickels to dollars, recalling childhood purchases and comparing past prices to modern costs. He jokes about the old days, notes today’s higher living costs, and offers tongue in cheek remedies like conserving fuel, making home fixtures, and living simply to cope with inflation.
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ST. Lois
New York
Monae
Pepa
Papa
Nics
Dog Bites Policeman After Coast Guard Rescue Incident
In Long Beach California on June 18 a raft crew of three youths and a dog paddled out to sea on improvised boards. They returned ashore where police and coast guard intervened. Officer Hugh R. Rogers moderated the scene and the youths promised never to repeat the voyage. the dog, however, bit the officer.
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Long Beach
Calif
Coast Guard
Hugh R. Rogers
Manchu Emperor's Cape to Museum
The Smithsonian will acquire a black silk cape from a Manchu emperor. Presented by Chiang Kai Shek to Maj. Gen. David Barr, it passed to the government collection. The robe features heavy silk, a lining, and a collar of golden-haired monkey fur, historically imperial property during 1844 to 1912.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
China
Smithsonian
Chiang Kai Shek
David Barr
Barr
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Chiang
The
East German leather complaints rise in Soviet zone
East Germany faces shortages and poor leather goods amid the Soviet zone's tight economy. The Taegliche Rundschau editorially notes deterioration of quality despite self criticism. Ethiopia is cited as one of the oldest Christian nations on earth.
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Berlin
East Germany
Aumne
Germany
Red Army
Taegliche Rundschau
Ethiopia
Earth
Ex-Congressman Wilson Named Head of Oklahoma Crime Bureau
Ex congressman George Howard Wilson, longtime northwest Oklahoma public figure, was named head of the state crime bureau. Gov Johnston announced the appointment after a delay tied to salary concerns, noting Wilson would assume duties around July. Wilson, born in 1905 in-Altons Illinois, previously practiced law in Enid, served in the FBI, and held various public safety roles before his 1948 congressional election win and later defeat.
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Oklahoma City
George Howard Wilson
Oklahoma
State Crime Bureau
Johnston MM
Martin Hauan
Dixin Gilmer
O Public Safety
Wilson
Hagan
Saturn
Gil Wilson
Crime Bureau
Altons
Enid
George D. Wilson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
G. Jusee Advecate
Immy Ein
Texas
Fort Silltd
Brazil
Africa
Congress
Ros Rizley
Martin Garber
Page Belcher
Judge Goldsborough Dies After Lewis Rulings
Washington judge T Alan Goldsborough, famed for fining John L Lewis and United Mine Workers nearly 5 million dollars, died at 73 while celebrating Father’s Day. A former Maryland congressman, he served on the federal bench since 1939 and had just heard routine cases that day.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Goildsborough
Alan Goldsborough
U.S
Goldsborough
Congress
Maryland
Greensboro
Greend
Denton
Lewis
Wrecker Spars Facade Sale for Parking Space
Pittsburgh scene shows a 130 year old Bank of Pittsburgh facade, a near perfect Corinthian relic, to be sacrificed for parking space. Frank J. Givens, veteran wrecker, offers a thousand dollars for anyone who can haul away the facade so he avoids demolition.
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Pittsburgh
Bank of Pittsb
Wes
Frank J. Givens
Opera for Everybody Plan Aims to Cut Ticket Costs
Arturo di Filippi, director of the part guild in Miami, proposes an installment plan to allow more people to attend opera. Under the plan, patrons who choose to pay 12.50 for two opera tickets can enjoy performances, reflecting his belief that lowering costs will boost attendance nationwide.
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Miami
Fla
Arturo di Filippi
Oh A Guild
Hali
Speyerpurg
Miamsi
di Filippi
Ardmore Grocer Dies in Creek Car Crash
Ardmore salesman Jack Mayes, a wholesale grocer, died when his auto left a highway two miles north of Ardmore and plunged into a creek near a work site. The accident occurred in June according to local reports.
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Ardmore
Oxla
Jack Mayes
Ardmore Wi
Ialsee
Oklahoma
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