Deluge of Rain Delays Weekend Weather and Tornado Damage
Turbulent weekend weather hit Ada and Oldlaho as a sudden wind and rainstorm dumped 0.8 inches in minutes, bringing total rainfall to 1.05 inches with cooler Sunday temperatures. The federal forecast called for cloudy conditions and scattered showers, with warmer weather returning. At Tinker Field, a tornado halted operations Saturday night, causing over 15 million dollars in damage, destroying 32 planes and harming six people.
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Adéa
Oldlahoma
Rai
Federal Weather Bureau
Ardmore
Fort Sil
Guymon
McAlester
Tulsa
Tinker Restiores
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Sormado
Loti
Air Force
Three Accidents Send 12 To Valley View Hospital
Three Sunday automobile accidents sent 12 people to Valley View hospital with two still admitted Monday. incidents occurred near Ada at noon, 2 18 pm south of town, and 6 55 pm west of Ada. multiple victims included a Dallas traveler with arm injuries and facial trauma, an Allen resident, and several youths. both drivers faced court summons.
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Valley View Hospital
Minning
Ada
Adis
James C. Ruseeff
Allen
Jewell O. Brazly, Jr
Ack
Sendon Cottisien
Chick
Dallas
James E. Hancock
Kamoy
Tex
Valley View
Hancock
Walter BR
Tucker
Oklahomy City
Kas’ Tay
Tulsa
Big Sandy Bridge
Leo Peter
Troopera Cy Brian
Glen Clack
Bobby Hunter
Ada Hunter
Ben Hunter
Elnora Clark
Valley View Hoapital
Hunter
Roy Magar
Gorgon French
Ronard Lance
Peters
Rden
George V
England
Rkaner Wilhelm TI
Germany
Czer Nichola
Russia
What Was Done at Yalta Meet and Since
The February Yalta Conference near Crimea shaped postwar plans. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin mapped UN creation, Germany disarmament and reparations, and joint occupation. Since, veto power in the Security Council hindered peace, Germany’s fate and eastern Poland caused friction, with Tito and Subasic in Yugoslavia and Japan negotiations evolving, Roosevelt dying and Churchill leaving office.
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United States
Germany
Mac Arthur
Philippines
Churchill
Europe
Pacific
Anke
Roosevelt
Stalin
Caar Miehelag
Old Summer Palace
Yalta
Crimea
United Nations
Poland
Yugoslavia
Security Council
Russia
Eoe
State Department
San Francisco
Gamany
Gach
Berlin
Moscow
London
Tito
Ivan Subasic
Browiky
Kovtriments
Glorill Lee
Japan
Im Warom Dpan Om
Bakhalim
Kurile Islands
Port Arthur
Dairem
China
Mes B
Brates
Ale
Cortes Uncovers Marigolds in Mexico and Brings Seeds to Spain
Cortes first discovered marigolds in Mexico during his expedition and praised them as a royal flower. After destroying the botanical garden, he reportedly transported seeds to Spain, influencing horticultural interests of the Montemuma royal house.
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Cortes
Montemuma
Spain
Be Quranla's Islands and Southern Pacific Regions
The passage notes Orewa includes inland areas in the southern Pacific not aligned with Asia or the Americas, listing Malaysia and Australasia among others. It estimates a rise in families in the United States by 4 million between 1940 and 1950, though details are unclear and fragmented.
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Orewa
Pacific Ocean
Malaysia
Australasia
Putt
R M Wasson Ends Life After Prolonged Illness
Robert My "Bob" Wasson of St. Louis was found dead Monday at 432 West Sixth, reportedly by a self-inflicted gunshot to the heart. Justice Percy Armstrong ruled suicide amid long illness. funeral set at Criswell Chapel with burial in Rosedale Cemetery. Survived by Ralph Wasson of Enid and his in-laws Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Saunders of Oklahoma City.
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Robert My
Bob" Wasson
St. Auth Mechania
West Sixth
Winchester
Percy Armstrong
Criswell
Rosedale
Knesert
World ‘Way
Ure & Nephew
Ralph Wascots
Aca
BR. L. Saunders
Oklahoma City
Arab League Vows Continued Struggle for Democratic Rights
The Arab League, in a Ramascus address by Secretary General Abdul Rahman Azdam Pasha, pledges to persist in promoting democratic principles across the Arab world. It calls for independence in Northwest Africa and Libya, lauds the abandonment of the Palestine partition plan, and asserts unity east and west of the Arab sphere amid ongoing regional tensions.
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CATRO
Arab League
Ramascus
Abdul Rahman Azdam Pasha
Aceon Pasha
League
Ika- Tian
Libya
Feague
United States
Costa Rican troops flee after border clash
Costa Rican soldiers fired their last cartridges at revolutionaries advancing on the border and fled across the frontier into Panama. The La Cuesta garrison commander said the town could not be defended with 12 men using single shot rifles against machine guns. Government forces reportedly withdrew many defenders for service elsewhere as a new front opened in the northwest.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Pamania
Nmovkckwestern
CAPITOL Is A HueA T Political Highway Reform
The piece reports on the 1936 gubernatorial campaign and highway policy reforms. It notes the Eight member highway commission, appointed the previous March, and H. E. Bailey as highway director. It cites 79 miles of roads valued over 24 million dollars completed in the first year and a 1948 program proposing over 1,231 miles of new construction and 1,442 miles of maintenance valued near 45 million dollars. It credits citizen meetings across eight districts and calls for continued progress with per diem public service by volunteers.
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Hihways
Imre
Avery County
Absis
Nylatic & Jongange
Neve
Highway Department
H. E. Bailey
Mamiple
State Commission
Budget Surplus Tops Six Billion for First Time
Washington reports the federal budget surplus rising above 86 billion dollars as income tax payments grow. The surplus in three days nears 7.5 billion, with President Tremas predicting end of the fiscal year.
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Washington
Mar
Tremas
Senate Panel backs draft and universal training urgency
Senate armed services committee, meeting behind closed doors with Secretary Marshall and Forrestal, reports most members convinced that both limited draft and universal military training are an absolute necessity. Chair Gurney says quick passage is vital for national security and defense buildup.
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Gurney
R-Sd
United States
UMW Rejects Government Plan to End Walkout
United Mine Workers rejected a government proposal to end the coal strike amid Taft-Hartley act talk. Ball, head of the joint committee, said the union will study the dispute and decide its next steps after a board of inquiry is appointed by the attorney general.
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Waskington
Mar
United Mine Workers
Cyrus
Serstor Ball
Nminn
Sendie-Hause J
Matehdos
Tolt-Hartley
Ball
Omky
UMW
Ching
Cring
ofles_j esrarduy
District Court Rer in Session Opens New Term
The District Court opens its term with Judge Ney Duled presiding for the initial days. Judge Hoyt Deiskoll, District Judge, oversees the first part while Judge Bol Howell of Holderville is slated to assist later. The criminal docket begins Monday with a week of cases listed.
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Ls Hoyt Deiskoll
Bol. Howell
Holederreville
Wishs
Galey Pie Supper Aids Red Cross Fund Drive
Community pie supper by Galey residents aimed to raise funds for Red Cross relief. The event drew support from locals valued at $27 with $7 additional contributions noted, reflecting broad civic participation amid unclear spellings and jumbled names.
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Red Cross
Galey
Alten K
Ny Warda
Jackson Wis Au
Ais
Stig King
Foley
Two Bound Over on Burlay Charges in Oklahoma City
Wil Nam Fulsym and George Bind were bound over to district court after arrest by police on Burlay charges. Justices of the peace set bonds at 2000 each following alleged entries into Ballard's grocery and Steve's beer place with theft of eggs, cigarettes, ham, beer, and other items. Police questioned the men, their statements forwarded to county authorities.
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Wil Nam Fulsym
George
Peace Courts
Justices of the Peace
Fulsom
Lindsey
Ballard’s
Grovery
Lewtis Stockton
Devik Smith
Oklahoma City
Mar
Oklahoma
Gav
Roy Turner
Turner
Mich
Amizibean
Snileges
Americans Mean to Stay On in Berlin
BERLIN March 22 Despite Russia boycotting four power control meetings American officials say the United States intends to stay in Berlin under the Allied agreement. Secretary James F. Byrnes said Americans would remain in Berlin and not withdraw, while Russians cancel meetings and rotate chairmanship among Western powers. Clay declined to outline a definite course, saying he would confer with colleagues before deciding whether to reconvene the control council in April.
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Banian
Greece
Palestine
Rustic
Securrity Council
France
United States
Britain
China
Heen
Germany
Ta Control Council
Anc
Russia
Poland
Juma
Stanislaw Mikalajczyk
U. & Yugoslavia
Tito
Yalto
Lubssig
Subashc
Selict
U. S
Berlig
Berlin
Saxony
Thringia
Sant Gem Laivs B. Clay
U& Military Powermaz
Cognest
Todzey
Aldied Coordinating Committee
Control Authority
Clay
Contrel Council
Cisy
Time Running Out Urges Universal Military Training
Dr Harl Compton testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee urging universal military training as a wartime necessity. He chairs a presidential commission that endorsed UMT and warns time is running out for enough prep hours. Senators probe costs and feasibility while officials seek President Truman’s support for temporary draft measures.
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Washington
Congress
Harl Compton
Compton
Hastest
Brassachusetts Institute of Technology
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Eee
Imv
Marshall
Defense Forrestal
Bridges
R-Nh
Wampton
Campton
Xux Freesden
Saltengtall
R-Imiasy
Traksimg Am
Judge Eugene Rice Hears Three Cases in Ada
Judge Eugene Rice of the Eastern Federal district presides over three cases in Ada this week. He arrived in Ada two weeks prior to hold two civil terms and two criminal terms, with proceedings in progress. An ingot and a piece of oblong cast metal are noted in the record.
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Eugene Rice
Eastern
Federal Court District
Ada
McMigg
Aadge Riew
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Phan
Bele
Butsey
Regan
Dr. Condon
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