Tornado Leaves Bayless Home in Crowded Wreckage
In Crowder, J D Bayless home stood on four walls after a tornado ripped through the town. Mrs Bayless recalled the night of destruction as debris and scattered wreckage stretched for miles. National Guard and patrols managed traffic while residents restarted life amid uprooted trees and damaged iron roofing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Bayless
Johm Yar. Brough
National Guardsmor Kent
W. BR. Murphy
National Guard
Bill Barley
Coalpatchiag
Britons Face Deeper Meat Ration Cuts in Britain
London reports indicate Britain may further cut meat rations if it suspends purchases from Argentina amid talks for a new Anglo Argentine agreement. Current ration stands at eight pence per person per week for fresh meat with two pence for corned beef. vegetarian options swell as shortages grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Argentina
Ior
Tan- Serlind
Artemis
Reserve Small Public Works If Private Construction Falters
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Federal Works Administrator Philip B Fleming told the National Citizens Conference on Community Planning that reserves for public works should be tiny if private construction falters. He cited a $100.09 billion need with only $2.5 billion blueprint. He warned against expanding state and local programs to bridge gaps. Major General Fleming, Shurtleff, and Maj. Gen. Grant spoke on planning, traffic, and wilderness protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Mar
Federal Works
Philip B. Fleming
National Citizens Conference On Community Planning Today
Fleming Seld
Flaver Shurtlett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Shurtleff
Nhe
JS. Grent
Esseciation
United States
Florida
Everglades
U.S. Grant
Pioneer Resident Martha Parker Dies in Center
Martha Jane Parker 88, who came to Center in 1894 from Limestone County Texas, died Sunday night at 729 M Street. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 from Oak Avenue Baptist Church, burial in Center Cemetery. She moved to Ada later in life. She and her husband had five children, two surviving sons Joseph and L A Parker, plus 13 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Jane Parker
Oak Avenue
Baptist Church
Jimestone County
Tex
Ada
Parker
Muy
Nmaken
Joseph
L. A. Parker
Waynoka Snake Hunt Opens 1948 Season Strong
Waynoka Oklahoma hosts the annual snake hunt drawing 75 hunters from California and others. A 300 rattlers bag, top prize to Alvin Lameey for a 37 inch rattler, second to Bob Ward of Austin. The event serves as warm up for the Okeene goat derby next Sunday. A stray note mentions fire kiln tech and a dollar found in a loaf in Akron Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynoka
Okla
Mar
Klahoma
Alifornia
Cimarron
Okeene
Alvin Lameey
Bob Ward
Austin
Jailed Editor Advises Others on Government Interference
Nanking March 30 editors jailing critique prompts editorial from Kung Teh Po of National Salvation Daily. He urges Acting President Li Tsung-jen to ignore wives, naming Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Madame Wang Chingwei as instigators. He warns female influence tracks national disaster and cites ancient saying about dawn and forewarnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Times
Li Tsungont
Madame Li
Kung Teh-Po
National Salvation Daily
Kung
Chiang Kai-Shuk
4 Yat-Sen
Republic
Wang Ching- Wei
Italian Foreign Minister Arrives Ahead of NATO Pact Signing
Count Carlo Sforza traveled to Washington to meet Secretary Acheson and express Italy's readiness to join Western democracies in the alliance against Russian expansion. He hailed the North Atlantic defense treaty as a peace instrument and said he was glad to sign it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Trely
State Department
Carlo Sforza
Acheson
Unite States
Sforza
North At- Tantug
Pat
Former Dachau inmate trial recounts murder claim
In a Tangien courthouse, fourteen prosecution witnesses attacked the tale of Magda D’Andurein, a famed countess once linked to Mediterranean intrigue. Hans Abele admitted an accidental death occurred aboard a yacht, then fled, and the fate of the countess remains unresolved with conflicting testimonies and past espionage accusations trailing the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangien
Morsecs
Mar
Mezlo
Magda D'Andurein
Brendt
Hans &Bele
Renato Cacini
Abele
Gibraltar
Lengier Comer
Lwachs
Gefeuse
Germany
Aurst
Wister Couple Die In Sunday Train Collision
A Wister couple, Nels Jensen aged seven and Dora Jensen aged six, were killed when their 1936 model car collided with a Frisco passenger train at the U S Highway 270 crossing near Poteau. Their four-year-old grandson Donley Jensen was critically injured as authorities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preas
LePiere
Nves
Nels Jensen
Dora
Wister
Poteau
Grandos
Donley Jenson
Setasaw
W. R. Burchers
Chi
Age of salmon revealed by scale analysis study
The article explains scientists use scale rings to determine salmon age and migration between fresh and salt water. It notes researchers aim to improve quality tests and study fish spawning patterns. In Weatherford, Gilbert Norman was named commander of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post succeeding Dale Wyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maywood
Wry
Salomon
Can Company
Mekite
Weatherford, Okla
Gilbert Norman
Weatherford
Veterian of Foreign Wars
Dale Wyn
U S Pink Cominform to Host Conference at Waldorf Astoria
The United States hosts a Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace at the Waldorf Astoria March 25 to 27. Dr Harlow Shapley of Harvard chairs the event, with sponsors including Albert B Kahn Paul Robeson and Dashiell Hammett. Some sponsors and speakers are questioned as the conference faces opposition over alleged Communist aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kew York
Sha
Cormunis
Waldorf- Astoriz
New York
United States
Harlow Shapley
Harvard
World Congress of Intellectuely Weld
Wroclaw
Parané
Shapley
Social Research
Veraclaw
Harde
Dr. Shepley
Workers of the World
Shanley
Droitrt Shostakovitch
de Partment
Henry Williams
The
Waldorf
National Council
Justice Department
Dows
Communist Party
Albert B. Kahn
Paul Robeson
Dashiell Hammett
Herbert John
Worry Over Inflation Eases Stock Credit Rules Loosened
The Federal Reserve Board eased stock purchase restrictions citing cooler inflation fears. The plan lowers cash down payments on stocks to 5% from 7% and cuts auto and furniture installment terms to five to seven years, with car downpayments held at 93%. Wall Street greeted the move as overdue, hoping broader buying power will support markets amid low credit outstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Moleny
Washington
Mar
Federal Reserve
Bayers
New York
Wall
Hans
Allen Man Makes What He Needs in Machinery Line
Pioya Morris of Allen builds a unique homegrown mill from Model T and Chevrolet parts to price lumber for a “piddle shop.” The contraption saws elm and cottonwood, powers a quirky track tractor with 16 gears, and aids Morris and friends in shaping wood and small tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
HL D Barteson
Pioya Morris
Morris
Browder
J. E Owens
Owens
Ford
Chevrolet
Credit Easing Booms Trade On Wall Street
New York March 29 Buying orders flooded Wall Street after news that securities could be bought with as little as 65 percent cash. The Federal Reserve Board cut margin requirements, sending prices higher and delaying tape readings as the market opened at a rapid pace. Analysts say the move mostly affects small traders while larger investors may not alter policies. bonds and government securities rose in over the counter dealings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William DR. Horgan
New York
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
Guarnt
Wall Simest
U. S
Minor Violence In Tulsa Strike
Tulsa March 2 minor violence was reported amid the Veterans Cab strike. Three nonstriking drivers were convicted and fined in municipal court for alleged threats against strikers. A struck cab overturned, a large stone hit a home window, and drivers described pay and shifts amid ongoing labor action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Harges
Joe Pate
Explosion Burns Phillips in Scott City Home
Carl Stanley Phillips, 27, formerly of Tupelo, fatally burned when a fuel oil can exploded at his Scott City home Saturday morning. He served three years in the armed forces and saw four major European campaigns. Survived by widow Adiee Ruth Phillips, parents H. H. and Mrs. Phillips of Tupelo, sister Mrs. Weston Rawe, and brothers Herbert Ray and Lawrence Reed Phillips. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. from Tepelo First Methodist Church, burial in Luta Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Stanley Philips
Tupelo
Scott City
Has
Phillips
Tepelo
Armed Services
Europe
California
Tepelo First Methodist Church
Luta
Armistice Draft Papers Approved in Rhodes
A draft armistice between Israel and Trans-Fordar S was approved by delegations in Rhodes. Heads prepare to submit the draft to their governments as talks proceed under UN mediator Dr Ralph Bunche. Sir Tsran has signed armistice pacts with Egypt and Lebanon. no deals yet with Syria Iraq Yemen or Saudi Arabia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes
Mar
Israel
Trans-Fordar
Tsesel
Trans-Jordan
Maxeh T
Ralph J. Bunche
U.N
Holy Land
Sir Tsran
Egypt
Lebanon
Syria
Iraq
Yemen
Sawi Arabia
Two Men Die in Jail Fire Near Cabool
WEST PLAINS Mo Mar 28 The PA report to Attorney General J Z Taylor governs the inquiry into the deaths of two men in a jail fire at Cabool. Robert Myder assistant to the attorney general finished the probe yesterday but withheld findings. Hart Parker 7 and Harvey Shetton 50 of Dewey Oklahoma died from fire and smoke in the one story concrete jail. A coroner s jury found no blame for the deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Plains
J. Z. Taylor
Cabool City Fall Macclis
Robert Myder
Hart Parker
Harvey Shetton
Dewey, Olda
Funeral services set for F. E Webb in Wagoner
F. E Webb 72 pioneer of oil drilling and discovery in the Oologah and Wagoner pools will be buried in Wagoner with services planned for this afternoon. Webb died Monday after a week long illness. a resident of Oklahoma since 1961 he passed at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagoner
Okla
Panera
F. E Webb
Webb
Oklahoma
Johnson vows three services united under one defense
Washington March 28 Louis Johnson sworn in as secretary of defense promising the army navy and air forces will be united as one in defense of the nation. He outlined a policy to muster maximum strength within our economy and democracy to deter aggression and defend national interests. Johnson expressed reliance on Congress press and the American people as he took over the Pentagon post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louis Johnson
Defense
Army
Navy
Clarcksburg
Wf.a
James V. Forrestal
New York
Fred
Winsop
Pentagon
Johnson
America
Armed Services
Interj Services
Sene
Ate
Spain
Birds curbed by mothballs eyed in New Zealand
In Auckland New Zealand the hydroelectric department tests cures for nesting birds. Reported suggested remedies include mothballs and smoky oil from St Louis residents. A Missouri town once plagued by 10 200 blackbirds surrendered after greasy second hand machinery was stored under trees. The department plans trials of these ideas.
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Auckland
New Zealand
E. F P. Palmer
St. Loui
Missouri
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Middle East
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Luxury
NEA
Reserve Board
Siete
Huertyne Richardson
Valley View Hospital
A. B. Sugg
Ceyhom
Een Kopeen
Sha ‘Oita
Hareh
Cabs
Chickasha
Michael Tice
Hevihe
Phip McClure
Forndt Tupelo
Res
Harold Cheshire
Vengrance
Edinburgh
Scotland
Bine
Royal Navy
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