Wind Backed Fires Sweep Plains Weather Dust Storms
A double threat to farmlands in the plains states as high winds whip dust clouds across thousands of acres in Texas New Mexico Kansas and Nebraska. Dust reduces visibility to near zero in Garden City Kansas and caused two traffic deaths from dust. Prairie fires burn thousands of acres in Texas panhandle and Nebraska with injuries including two critically burned fire chiefs Leroy Little and Frank Carter among the injured. Firefighters from multiple towns battle blazes for hours with losses and property damage mounting. Dust delays air travel and highway travel across eastern New Mexico and western Kansas as winds roar up to 68 mph in spots.
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Plains States
Texas
New Mexico
Kansas
Garden City
Sarts
Angas
Ebraska
Ice Ranch
Wheatlands
Texas Panhandle
Dumas
Leroy Little
Sunray Fire Department
Frank Carter
Revere
Angora
Nebraska
J. G. Thavent
Scottsbluff
Nebra
Ellinwood
Hutchinson
Suntay
Fred Carter
Foemland
Salina
Kas
C. W. Pence
Colorado
Oklahoma
America
Three Plead Not Guilty to Grand Larceny
Three defendants facing grand larceny charges pleaded not guilty before Justice Percy Armstrong. Ector Yancey, 23, and Robert Ellis, 16, were arraigned Tuesday and jailed after failing to post 1000 bond each. Janior Long, 16, was arraigned Monday and released after posting 100 bond. County Attorney D W G Long said the suspects were arrested weekend for theft of items believed to belong to Walter Brooks. Yancey has a 7 year suspended sentence from Garvin county. Preliminary hearing set for March 24.
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Percy Armstrong
Ector Yancey
Robert Ellis
Janior Long
W. G. Long
Walter Brooks
Yancey
Garvin Equpty
Bristol man claims stolen car patchwork proof
In Bristol on March 7 George Law testified that a car he reported stolen three years ago was the same vehicle despite mismatched paint and engine changes. He noted a used chewing gum patch as the single matching detail. Local magistrates accepted the evidence and ordered the car returned to him.
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Bristol
England
George Law
Him & i
Acheson Aides Weigh U S Policy on Saar Germany
U S Secretary of State Acheson and top aides begin talks on U S policy toward Germany amid Saar pact concerns. France will take the Saar coal for 50 years and Saarlanders gain independence at the period's end, stirring West German fears and possible Europe unity consequences.
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Washington
Acheson
Germany
France
Torovide
Neuss
Kurt Schumacher
Konrad Adenaur
West Germany
U. S
Britain
Adenauro
Myrtle the Turtle to Become Mama at Chicago Zoo
Myrtle the turtle at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago is a fertile 300 pound Galapagos giant tortoise. Zoo officials Robert Bean and Robert Snedigar say the eggs, first of the species hatched in an American zoo, are visible on x ray showing tiny beginnings. They expect hatching in six to ten weeks and note Myrtle has low maternal instincts.
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Chicago
Marsh
Myrtle
Brookheld Zoo
Soo Directo
Robert Bean
Galapagas Islands
West Coast
South America
Bean
Robert Snedigar
Replties
Snedigar
Sredigar
Aready
Workman slain as iron falls ten stories at Drumright plant
A workman, Robert Du Wane Rookstook, 27, of Drumright, was killed when a heavy eight foot iron angle fell from ten stories up at a Tidewater Oil Company gasoline cracking plant under construction. About 100 workers quit after the accident amid safety complaints. Rookstook, an insulation helper and cafe part owner, left a new job after narrowly missing a falling tank earlier. He was married with a young child.
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Drumright
Okla
Mar. T
Coastion
Tidewater Oil Co
Robert du Wane Rookstook
Tulsa Trades and Building Council
Rookstool
Three Deaths Move Road Toll Higher
The Associated Press reports Oklahoma highway deaths rose with three more fatalities in 1950. William Lonzo Davis, 62, of Wilburton died in a McAlester hospital after a pickup truck collision with a two ton truck. Henry Conley Tuilles of Gore died in a Fort Smith hospital from injuries after his auto hit a bridge abutment west of Vian. Ruben F. Wilson, 21, of Vance Air Force Base at Enid, perished when his car overturned near Enid.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Wiliam Lonzo Davis
Wilburton
McAlester
Henry Conley Tuiles
Gore
Fort Smith
Ark
Vian
Sequoyeh County
Ruben F. Wilson
Vance Air Force Base
Enid
Wilsag
Airplanes Spraying Greenbug Areas Across Oklahoma
Oklahoma's greenbug infestation prompts aerial spraying by 14 licensed firms under State entomologist Clyde Bowers. Planes operate from the southwest north to Woolward Alye and Ponca, as infestation worsens since 1942. Bowers cites wet seasons and late freezes as factors. rains could aid control.
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Oklahoma City
ijPi
Oklahoma
Clyde Bower
Bowers
Woolward, Alye and
Ponca
Two Men Escape Gasoline Fire in Ada Service Station
Two men fled a burning Ada service station after a gasoline spill ignited a pumping engine. Vergil Blevins and Frank Gilbert ran the scene to safety, escaping the explosion that damaged multiple vehicles and caused about 10,000 dollars in damages. Authorities declined comment on the incident.
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Ada
Heard
Blevins
West Sixteenth
WO. Barnett
Blewin
Red Cross Funds Largely Kept In Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County Red Cross drive raises part of its 10000 quota locally, with 4327 sent to national headquarters. Local uses include veterans and family services, disaster relief, home nursing, safety programs, and Water Safety. The major effort is swimming instruction with plans for a bigger summer program led by Bob DeMoss and a Water Safety committee.
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Pontotoc County
Red Cross
National Red Cross
Bob DeMoss
Plane Crashed Sighting Sparks Forest Fire Near Albion
Troopers in Albion Oklahoma hunted for a large plane reported to have crashed last night. They found a forest fire several miles southeast in the Kiamichi Mountains while investigating residents who recalled a plane passing over and exploding in the area.
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Albion
Okla
U— Highway Patrol
Oklahoma
Kiamichi T Mountains
Oklahoma City
Tinker Air Force Base
Bertie Koontz
Albion Cafe
Steel Bridge Relocated After Move to New Site
Shawnee Oklahoma March 7 a 5A 3L ton steel bridge was moved 17 miles by truck to a new site on the North Canadian river after State Highway 99 reroute left the 108 foot span useless. Road crews and linemen assisted with the transfer while officials kept the condition intact.
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Shawnee
Okla
Econtuchka
North Canadian River
Pottawotomac
Del_ Beker
O. L. Arvey
Seminole
Beker
Brisbane
Australia
Royal Australian Air Force
Rosewood
Citizens File for All Five Places in City Council Vote
As of Monday afternoon candidates filed for all five Ada City Council positions in the March 21 biennial election. Ward One Hugo Norris seeks continued service after appointment. Ward Two AR Wallace not seeking re election. Ward Three Millard Lawson seeks reelection. Ward Four Harral Allen files. at large Vernon Hensley seeks to remain mayor. Filing continues through Friday afternoon, blanks from Julius Hangan, county election board secretary.
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Hensley
Norra
Lawson
Sinnatt
Allen
Ada
Hugh Norris
Philip Sinnett
Millard Lawson
Harral Allen
Joe Hersley
H. J. Huddleston
Norris
Fuddleston
East Central College
A R Wallace
Allen Feed Mills
Vernon Roberts
Julius Hangan
County Election Board
Shannon Feed Store
Ada High School News March Plans and Student Achievements
Ada High School notes show 78 of 135 seniors favor Fast Central for college with a March 24 campus visit possible for non East Central attendees. Clyde Rigsby, Walter Pannell, and Kyle Perrin lead civic clubs, with Rigsby highlighted for March as senior Lion. OU visits for Rigsby and Benson planned March 10 and 31, while Gall and Robinson take West Point exams at Fort Sill. The issue also covers a new automatic clock system, the Ada High airship display removal, FHA state rally plans, and Home Making class pie projects and meal prep for grading.
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Fast Central
East Central
Clyde Rigsby
John Benson
David Gall
Charley Robinson
Fort Sill
West Point
David
Charles
Civic Club
Walter Parnell
Kyle Perrin
Clyde
Clive Rigsby
West
Ada
Ity
Tulsa
Okmulgee
First Baptist Church
Walter
Pannell
West Bth
Durant
Irving
Pertin
N. Oak
Shawnee
Fittstown
Pauls Valley
National Honor Society
Magic Circle Club
Assembly Committee
Unesco Council
International Understanding Club
Demo- Jay
Ada High
O.U. Ada High
FHA
Oklahoma City
Ada High School
Driver's Education Class Aims for Excellence
A half dozen students in the current driver education class are among 38 enrolled this semester and vow to become excellent drivers upon completion. Recently Patrolman Mr. Campbell lectured the group on road safety and careful driving.
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Campbell
Art Classes Show Designs and Pencil Sketches
Mr. Harrison conducts art classes focusing on mirrored designs folded to create halves, then traced onto painting paper. Students render depth with light and dark pencil lines and must produce two of each drawing type. Some student work is displayed in the study hall alongside current water color paintings.
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Harrison
Enlistee Gilbert S. Dodds Joins Coastal Artillery Corps
Gilbert S. Dodds of Ada was enlisted in the Coastal Artillery Corps at Oklahoma City last week through the local Army and Air Force Recruiting Station. He will complete 13 weeks of basic training at Fort Rotey Kansas and then be assigned to a Coastal Artillery base. Lt Keiffer and Sgt Joy Talley will visit Ada March 30 at Room 300 Post Office Building to interview test and take applications for Aviation Cadets and Army Officer Candidate School.
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Gilbert S. Dodds
Ada
Coastal Artillery Corps
Oklahoma City
Army and
Air Force
John W. Terrell
Charg
Terrell
Dodds
Ft Rotey
Kansas
Keiffer
Air Force Officer Candidate School
Focal
Post Office
Joy Talley
WAC
WAF
Oklshoma City
Lew Lehr Dies Famed Comedian and Newsreel Commentator
Lew Lehr, a Philadelphia native who gained fame as a vaudeville and musical comedy actor turned Movietone newsreel commentator, died yesterday in Brookline Massachusetts. He lived in New Canaan Connecticut with his wife Anna Leonhardt and was known for his humorous sports event reviews and sharp satire.
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Brookline
Mass
Lex Lehr
Philadelphia
Lehr
New Canaan
Conn
Anna Leonhardt
Movietone
Dairy surplus grows as markets fail to absorb stocks
Washington report notes a large buildup of butter, cheese and dried milk under government price supports. Stocks reached hundreds of millions of pounds, with costs rising as the government stores, pays storage fees, and faces continued purchases into 1950 amid weak demand.
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Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
Upper
Wisconsin
Steagall
Hope-Aiken
Department of Agriculture
New York
Minnesota
French President Charms Londoners in State Visit
French President Vincent Audol charmed Londoners during a March state visit. He kissed the Lord Mayor Sir Frederick Rowland at Guildhall and bowed to Queen Mary on Marlborough House balcony. A luncheon at City Hall featured gold plate service as crowds cheered. Audol will host a dinner at the French embassy tonight.
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London
March
Vincent Audol
Guildhall
Jord
Frederick Rowland
Queen Mary
Marlborough House
Madame Auriol
Legion of Honor
Smelter Worker Dies After Car Crash Near Woeleetka
William Calvin Rogers a 43 year old smelter worker from Oklahoma died in Henryetta hospital after his car overturned while dodging four horses on U S highway 75 near Woeleetka. His brother in law Debnar King was in the car. Rogers initially felt no injury but later had neck pain and leg numbness.
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TRO Cores
Crete
Dewar
Oklahoma
William Calvin Rogers
Henryetta
Rogers
Debnar King
Woeleetka
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Queen Elizabeth
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