Temperatures Drop Far But Sun Gives Promise of Relief
Oklahoma faces record cold with readings as low as 10 below zero in Woodward and widespread subzero temps. Sun and light winds bring faint relief though roads remain blocked by drifts. Highway crews, rescuers, and state troopers manned 24 hour shifts to assist stranded motorists and keep routes open during the ongoing blizzard conditions. Local towns report varied temps, road closures, and scattered service outages as crews work to clear highways and restore normal traffic.
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Oklahoma
Highway Department
Woodward
Buffalo
Guymon
Gate
Alva
Bellong
Bk City
Chipten
Rbeaver
Pores City
Tulex
Oklahoma City
Perry
Barnlesville
Chickasha
Denco
Lanton
Oklahonma City
Tulsa
Shawne
Custer
Cadydo
Rem
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Ponca City
Enid
Nortl
Anadarka
Ser Vita
Highway Patrol
Shire Highway Department
Revit Tech
Boamhandle
Haid
Eric
Ed O'Dell
F. E. Taybush
U.S. 64
Weather Disrupts Ada Area Schools and Bus Service
Unseasonal cold and heavy snow caused school delays or closures across Ada area. Latta, Roff held early dismissal. Stonewall kept classes. American Legion dance canceled due to funds. county agents warn winter feeding programs and field work delayed. Oklahoma bus service between Ada and Oklahoma City suspended. some buses delayed. travel resuming later.
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Sera
Ada
Latta
Roff
Stonewall
N. C. Mitchell
American Legion
Seattle
Loos
Alex
Hailey
Oklahoma
Oklahom City
Denco
Chickasha
Oklahomy City
Langston Approved Toward Accrediting
Oklahoma City March Langston University announced accreditation by a North Central Association sub commission. The ruling covers Langston and the law school in Oklahoma City. D G L Morris ran Langston and notified the board. the recommendation goes to the association’s general assembly for approval.
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Oklahoma City
March
Langton Uniessite
Central Association of Colleges, and
RA. Nagh
State Board of Resets
Fister Education
Oklahoma
D. GL. Morrivan
Langston
Board of Regents
Harrison
Chicago
General Assembly of the
Association
Weather Forecast for Omaea Tonight and Friday
Fragmentary forecast mentions tonight mostly cloudy and east winds. Friday expected highs near 34 to 40 degrees with continued cold conditions.
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East
Aps
Hugh
Ebrife Dies At Local Hospital In Ada District 19
H A Ebrife a member of the Ada district 19 school board died Thursday afternoon at a local hospital. He resided at 501 West Fifth and had been seriously ill for several weeks. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Criswell Funeral Home.
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Ada
Sch
State Funeral for Masaryk marks Czech leaders death
Masaryk to receive a state funeral Saturday from a communist controlled government. The Czech founder’s son speaks of pride as the nation mourns. Funeral plans call for burial beside his father at Lang. The prime minister Gottwald is expected to speak at the service.
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Ceachislowania
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Wort List
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Él-Yeare
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Gottwald
Willy
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Greland Ohy
Masaryk
Sant Arenes
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Barat
Laxton School District to Be Annexed by Fitzhugh
Residents of Laxton vote to close the district and annex it to Fitzhugh, ending Laxton’s era as an independent school system. District history notes establish ment late statehood era, with enrollment peaking in early decades and federal aid supporting operations before consolidation. Community leverages buildings and equipment sale proceeds to fund a new community center and shared school use.
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Fitzhugh School
Fitzhugh
Hoff
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Roff
Laeston
Melton
AL Fleetmind
Sreper Bale
Schuck Jaxton
Anton
Anchen
Luxton
Norman €. Mitchell
Fitzire
Lasdon
Friendship train gifts head to German zones
A train from four northwestern states arrives in Bremen on March 11 carrying clothing and food bound for distribution in the American French and British zones of Germany and Austria.
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Bremen
Germany
Alaska Ia
Austria
Scientific training boosts night vision and auto mechanics at Simpett Meaders
Scientific training can improve night vision by up to 189 percent and also develops the most skilled automobile mechanics at Simpett Meaders. The report notes enhanced perceptual acuity and technical proficiency among trainees, highlighting significant gains across cognitive and mechanical tasks.
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Simpett-Meaders. i
Test Drops For Biggest Bomb Reported In Wichita
A series of about 12 test drops is planned for a 21 ton bomb or document notes. The first drop already included beer mace and the test aims to evaluate the weapon developed by Boeing and linked to wartime research. The bomb was designed earlier but tests occur after the war.
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Wichita
Kas
Calif
Boeing Airplane Company
Carniyt Asc
Air Force
Blast Kills Eleven at Jewish Agency in Jerusalem
An explosion at the Jewish Agency building in Jerusalem killed eleven and injured about four. The car carrying a US flag and linked to a U S consulate driver entered the courtyard minutes before the blast. The attack disrupted guards and raised questions about security at the agency.
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Jerusalem
James M. Long
Mar
Jewish Agency
Ameran
Freefligial Organization
Sidop
Patrie
Theat Miter
U. S
Cay
Pum
Czech Parliament Cleared Of Those Not Red Inclined
Prague reports a communist led vote of confidence as Czechoslovakia prepares a state funeral for Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk. Gottwald’s government consolidates control through a national coalition with trade union input, aiming at nationalisation, land reform, and tax relief for workers and peasants. Prominent communist leaders from Czech and Slovak parties rally behind the program.
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Marc YI
Czechoslovaka
Gow
Jan Masaryle
Seiztve
Mlernert Gottwald
David Witlledt
Clapton
Gottwald
Crattral
Lie
Gouiwalt
Edward Hewes
Rome
Popular People's Democracy
Europe
Rudelf Stansky
Czech Communist Party
Stefan ‘Bastowarsky
Slovak Communist Party
Milan Polak
People's Unity Party of Slovakia
Slovak Democratic Party
Unclear fragment hints at wartime event in Vienna
An OCR fragment references Vienna in March mentioning Elfriedo Elias and Jack Grundeny with a wounded American sentry shot in the back on a Sunday. It loosely hints at summertime schooling and a mother figure. The passage is garbled and lacks coherent details.
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Vienna
Elfriedo Elias
Truman Asks Added European Aid Sums
CITY March 1 Welfare Commission faces new problems as lawmakers urge increases in old age aid. Proposals include boosting maximum payments to 50 and easing asset tests. Oklahoma legislators and Gov. Turner discuss surplus and funding, with opposition cites high tax burden and potential future cuts.
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Chatman Ball Peterson
Commission
Oklahoma
Wes
Roy J. Turner
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Fred Spear
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Levis H. Ritzhaup
Guthrie
Turner
Stonewall CofC Votes to Buy Fire Truck
The Stonewall Chamber of Commerce votes to purchase a fire truck for 500 dollars, to be funded by 200 members signing up. The project follows two Stonewall Rames fires and marks the first major organized effort by the new chamber. Clifton McKey attends from Central City and aids the Stonewall group with organization as a membership drive is planned.
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Slomewill
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Stonewall
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Stonewall Fber
Clifton McKey
Mrs Laura Decker Of Stratford Dies
Mrs Laura Decker of Stratford dies at 6 45 pm Tuesday at the home of her son Earl Decker in Oklahoma City Moving to Asher with her family She lived in Wayford from 1929 until about three weeks ago She was a worker in the Church of Christ funeral scheduled Friday at 7 pm at the Case Chapel Shawnee with Shawnee Church of Christ ministers officiating Interment Oak Grove Cemetery near Asher Survivors include four sons W L Dat ta s George Asher and Earl of Oklahoma City five daughters Mrs Jillie Shmyoleins Oklahoma City Mrs Julie Bur rews Stratford M Wompie Delzoni Miss Donnie Sullivan and Mrs Desvan Hutsex Stratford Pallbearers Stas Colans R Frank McAlester Homer McGhee Thurman Cugaman Sulphur
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Stratford
Earl Decker
Oklahams City
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Decker
Wayford
Case Chapel
Shawnee
Boss Banta
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Oak Grove
Frank McAlester
Homer McGhee
Thurman Cugaman
Nine Women Die In Asheville Mental Hospital Fire
Nine women perished in a blaze at the Highland Hospital for Nervous Diseases in Asheville. The kitchen fire spread through an elevator shaft trapping many on upper floors of the four story central building. Firemen evacuated two but they died later, while doctors, police and rescuers fought the flames to save about 20 patients in the building. The hospital was a unit of Duke University Hospital in Durham, operated by Dr. Robert S. Carroll before being donated to Duke.
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N.C. Mar Tf
Highland Hospitai
B. T. Bennett
Bennett
Karold Unlee
Duke University Hospital
Durham
Robert S. Carroll
Russia Rebuffs Three Peace Proposals in Austrian Talks
London March 11 Russia rejected three proposals for terms of an Austrian peace settlement. The Big Four foreign ministers' deputies faced a deadlock as talks dragged, with U S Deputy Samuel Reber noting sincerity judged by commissions. Western delegations remained the source of all offers, while a British official warned stalemate may prolong discussions.
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Russia
Weller
Agines
Samuel Reber
Uniter States
Dad
Ob Secvar
Truman seeks quick approval for European aid amid urgency
Washington March 41 President Truman urged Congress to provide 555 million in immediate aid to Western Europe to bridge until the European Recovery Program, arguing safety and continuity of supplies. He pressed for action before April 1 as GOP leaders debated weapon aid scope at the Capitol.
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Truman
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Europe
Congess
Chris
Martin
Byielf
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Et Wan
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Vorys
R-Ohito
Clowdd
Farance
Farance, Old Newsmen the Prosposal
Ari Milar
Greece
Turkey
China
Liyeater
Emergency landing grounds DC-4 at Dallas Tulsa incident
An American Airlines DC-4 bound for Los Angeles forced an emergency landing at Dallas Love Field after nose wheel damage in Tulsa. Twenty four aboard including four crew disembarked, later flown to Los Angeles on another plane. Pilot Captain Boone described the landing as tough, ambulances rushed to the field and the crew could not retract the damaged wheel to assess weight support.
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Tulsa
Okfs
Ajvling Offteiaig
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