Cook seeks harsher penalties for baby sale in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City June 24. Pi Buck Cook commissioner of charities and corrections called for state law revisions to make baby selling a felony and urged stronger parental responsibility laws. He proposed a state-wide rehabilitation program for inmates, a new juvenile services program, and broader use of indeterminate sentences. He cited a booming baby black market and loopholes in statutes that aid illicit adoptions.
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Oklahoma City
Buck Cook
Commissioner of Charities and Corrections
Cook
Oklahoma
Department
Ada
Merchants Push Unhappiness to Spur Fashion Sales
New York retailers urge making women unhappy with current wardrobes to drive demand. B Earl Parkett of Allied Stores argues obsolescence must be accelerated and shoppers redirected from savings to new apparel. Some merchants foresee a stronger fall push as buyers place larger orders this season.
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New York
Indies
B. Earl Parkett
Allied Stores the
Puckett
Fashion
Sardinia Mosquito Battle and Marshall Plan Resettle Italians
A million Italians and more, moved from prewar African colonies, are slated for relocation in Sardinia as a malaria cleanup continues. With ECA aid and Marshall Plan funds, helicopters spray DDT to kill remaining mosquitos, while roads, aqueducts, bridges, hospitals, and housing advance, reducing malaria and limiting Communist influence.
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Rome
NEA
Italy
Sardinia
Economic Cooperation Administration
Vermont
Rockefeller Foundation
Foundation
John A. Logan
Amazon Valley
Logan
Erlaas
ECA
Sard
Inia
Wtarahall Pn Fonds
Get Out of Town City Dwellers Experts Say Youre Going Crazy
Washington (NEA) argues that city life strains mental health and finances, urging a shift toward regional planning and smaller super neighborhoods. Experts warn postwar growth creates urban sprawl and proposes decentralization with greenbelts and self contained towns to counter economic and social pressures.
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Washington
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
U.S
Arson Suspected In Oklahoma City Church Fire
Early morning fire at Corpus Christi Catholic church in Oklahoma City caused several thousand dollars in damage. Fire investigators said arson is suspected after sacred utensils and vestments were destroyed or damaged. A missing amount of money was taken from the votive stand. The blaze did not reach the sanctuary.
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Oklahoma
Corpus Christi Catholic Church
Potts
Union Valley HD Club Meets After Devotional and Demo
Regular meeting of the Union Valley HD club held in the school club room. Devotional by Mrs Nellie Milter preceded a roll call naming favorite hat breads. Martha Mote and Summerg demonstrated yeast breads. refreshments served to Mrs Mary Scott and Mrs Lu ne Elkins among 19 members. County council meeting attended by the president secretary and six members.
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Union Valley HD Club
Nellie Milter
Martha Mote
HDA
Summerg
Mary Scott
Lune Elkins
Afiss Mote
Summes
County Council
Prospects for adjournment of Congress near August
Washington reports adjour nment around August 1 as the Senate and administration push a busy week. Leaders say lawmakers produced substantial legislation while fevered talks about leaving town to campaign before November elections continue.
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Washington
Senate
Canitol Hill
Konawa Church Circles Sue Polio News and Local Visits
Konawa circle groups met in homes for Bible study and business, with WSCS program sessions and polio concerns prompting hospitalizations of local children. The community reported swimming pool closure due to polio scare, a band tour by Miss Mary Jo Ruggles, and honors for Lee Head and a Chevrolet service manager trip.
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McMurry Circle of the Baptist Church
Jack Gray
Walter McLeister
Ross Badgett
Doyle Burton
J. L. Ogburn
Judson Blaylock
Edd Thompson
Glenn Brewer
Blaylock
McLeister
Badgett
Burton
Lucy Smith
First Methodist Church
Bob Mills
D. Rodgers
Joe Shirley
Maud Ragland
W. A. Kennedy
Zlevyen
Mary Jo Ruggles
A. I. Ruggles
Jordan High School
Unvtumbus
Lee Head
George Cashman Chevrolet Co
Canada
Chevrolet
General Motors Corporation
Douglass Speaks Here on Monday
Judge Frank P. Douglass, Democratic candidate for governor, will speak at 11 15 Monday on the Ada courthouse lawn. Campaign manager Tat Crawford said the candidate will address voters briefly to hear their appeal. Oklahoma City, July 21 — Highways in 24 rural districts will be clear of detour signs during duty, the state highway department said today.
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Frank P. Douglass
Hart
Ada
Camipegd
Oklahoma City
Juor
Ie State Highway Department
HL E Bailey
Tughaway
Cal Tinney Muses Ten Per Cent of the People Would Vote for the Devil
Columnist Cal Tinney muses on Oklahoma politics with jabs at governors and candidates. He recalls past leaders, jokes about democracy, and notes how opponents distort records to win votes. The piece satirizes media hype, voter apathy, and party rivalries with colorful local flavor.
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Cal Tinney
Wildhors. Mill
Oklahoma
Murray
Henry Johnson
Executive
Henry
Folka
Ike
Feller
Stara
Dewey
Generel Peateres
Amphitheatre cleaned and ready for summer use by groups
The Amphitheatre at Wintersmith Park, cleaned and prepared for large gatherings, receives access improvements and planned permanent lighting. Dale West oversees renewed picnic facilities, now expanded with 15 tables and five furnaces, plus ample wood for cooking. Use is rising as hot weather returns.
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Wintersmite Park
Dale West
First Baptist Church
Men’s Brotherhood
West
Wintersmith Park
Tribes In Summer Reading Club On Warpath At Ada Library
The Five Civilized Tribes in the Wikaye Reading club at Ada Public Library led by Cherokees with 90 books read for the head band. Multiple children across Cherokees Choctaws Chickasaws Creek and Seminoles earned feathers and headbands as weekly tallies rose. Story hour times remain Tuesday 10 am for four to seven year olds and Wednesday 10 am for eight to ten year olds.
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Five Civilized Tribes
Ada Public Library
Hayes School
Chickasaws
Willard
Shirley Byrd
Larry Hillman
Cathy Halliburton
Barbara Hillman
Pegsy Halliburton
George Hanson
Ronanduree
Sharon Decker
Rhetta Kaye Johnson
Linda Jo Gibbons
Phyliss Smith
Tommie Sue Magar
Joyce Pegeum
Choctaw Trie
Irving School
Nan‘cy Muncrief
Julie and
Jan Butler
Bett McGalliard
Jimmy
Louise McGalliard
Gilbert Gardner
Deanna Jones
Charlea McGalliard
Judy Munerief
Sammy Stansbury
Vir
Gina Gardiner
Bobbie Jeen Hagar
Willard School
Billy Hagar
Duane Barnes
Sandra Upton
Mary Louise Bentley
Don Fucker
Glenna
Diana Smith
Eddie Blake
James Bryand
Saundra Smith
Creek Tribe
Washington School
Joe Kelley
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Konawa News
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W. S. Lee
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Shawnee
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Crippled Children’s Hospital
Swagart
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Konawa
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Glenn Smith
Crippled Children's Hospital
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