Eighth Grade Graduates Set for County Ceremony
The Pontotoc county joint graduation will be held Saturday at Ada Junior High at 10 am for 165 eighth grade graduates from 33 schools. District Judge Hoyt Driskill will give the address, with J M Nance invoking and Ray Stegall presenting diplomas as the Stonewall high school band plays under Miss Betty Hopkins.
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Pontotoc County
Ada
Norman Mitchell
Hoyt Driskill
J. M. Nance
Oakman School
Ray Stegall
Stonewall High School
Betty Hopkins
Latta
Homer
Wilson
Lela Faye van Schuyver
Lloyd Briggs
Robert Tiner
Carl Wayne Hall
Walnut Grove
Dirby Lee Tilley
Yeager
Buster Gray
Annie Louise Griffin
Vendalene King
Jimmy Ray Nichols
Clara Jo Wood
Weather Outlook Oklahoma Fair Tonight and Friday
An Oklahoma forecast promises fair skies tonight and Friday with cooler temperatures tonight and warmer conditions Friday afternoon.
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Oklahoma
Vanoss FFA FHA Banquet Draws Record Crowd
A large Vaness and Ada gathering attended the annual Vaness FFA and FHA banquet on Wednesday night with 325 people present. Wesley Blair presided as master of ceremonies and officers from both groups reported progress. The event featured dinner, music from Ada high school band, magic by Rex Morrison, fashion models, and remarks on gains from the year.
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Vanoss
Chamber of Commerce
Vaness
Wesley Blair
Ward Woods
Blair
Vaness F. F. A
Bill Austell
Thurman Holland
Calvin Pennington
Jack Griffiths
Dorothy Austell
Betty Hewitt
Peggy Gibson
Ima Jean Wilson
Christina McCloud
Joyce Jackson
Harold Graham
Ada
Rex O. Morrison
Ada Public Schools
Horace Cothern
H. H. Parsons
Arabs Beaten On Protest U N To Consider Palestine
The United Nations assembly over rode Arab protests and agreed to consider creating a committee of inquiry on Palestine. Arab delegates opposed the British fact finding proposal, but it was approved for inclusion on the Palestine session work sheet. Syria led the push for including Palestine independence on the agenda.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Palestine
Assembly
Oswaldo Aranha
Brazil
CDT
Syria
Packers On Strike At Shawnee Labor Dispute
More than 200 members of the United Packinghouse Workers of America struck Shawnee, Oklahoma, against Harp Food Manufacturing seeking a new contract and protesting the dismissal of a female employee. Oklahoma City international rep W T Whitaker was due to arrive to discuss the proposed agreement.
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Shawnee
Okla
United Packinghouse Workers of America
CIO
Harp Food Manufacturing Company
W. T. (Buck) Whitaker
Oklahoma City
New Wheat Record Likely for Oklahoma State
Oklahoma City May 1 AP Unusually good growing conditions in the 30 days prior boost predicted 1947 wheat yield. The Santa Fe railroad crop report says the state’s output will be several million bushels higher than last year, contrasting with the USDA April 1 forecast of 88,205,000 bushels. The 1946 record stood at 88,262,000 bushels.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Santa Fe Railroad
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wartime Carbon Black Plants Put Up For Sale
Six War Assets Administration plants valued at 20.282 million dollars are offered for sale or lease. The channel type facilities can meet about 20 percent of the nation’s industrial needs with roughly 80 percent of output used in automobile tire production.
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Washington
War Assets Administration
New York Telegraph Operators Remain Off Work Amid Wage Settlement
New York telephone company reports many commercial and accounting workers returning while operators in New York City stay away after an agreement on a four dollar weekly raise. Four independent unions settled yesterday, but five NFOW unions with 19 000 members remain on strike nationwide. Henry Mayer says some who signed will not return and may join picket lines.
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New York
New York Telehone Company
New York City
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Henry Mayer
Drivers Walkout Grips Breeding Motor Coaches
About 30 bus drivers from Breeding Motor Coaches joined 30 truck drivers in a strike over payroll checks. The Breeding Truck and Equipment Co. workers quit days earlier. A federal court hearing will decide if a special master will liquidate the properties.
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Muskogee
Okla
Breeding Truck and Equipment Co
Freak Rail Wreck Caused By Shift Of Steel Plates
In Huntington Pennsylvania a freak train wreck occurred when steel plates shifted and protruded from a freight car and damaged a New York to St. Louis sleeper train and other cars. Four people were killed and 42 injured including many military personnel. Casualties were taken to Huntington and Altoona hospitals.
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Huntington
Pensylvania
Here
New York
St. Louis
Freight East
PRR
Middle Pennsylvania
Huntington Hospital
Altoona Hospital
House Refuses To Pass Lake Murray Dam Bill
Oklahoma City May 1 The Oklahoma House refused to reconsider a 70000 appropriation from fish and game funds for Lake Murray improvements and Whitesboro dam completion in LeFlore county. Debate followed the measure with Don Long of Seminole attempting to kill it and Paul Harkey of Idabel moving to reconsider before tabling. The Senate had approved 60000 for Lake Murray and the House added 10000 for Whitesboro dam.
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Oklahoma City
Fish and Game Department
Lake Murray
Whitesboro
LeFlore County
State House of Representatives
Don Long
Seminole
Paul Harkey
Idabel
Senate
House
Whiteboro Dam
Tornado Deaths Rise in Worth as Maryville Man Dies
Charles Hall, 56, died from injuries from the Worth tornado that killed 13 others earlier in the week. The death toll rose to 14 as the storm wrecked the village and struck Worth, Missouri, on Tuesday.
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Maryville
Charles Hall
Worth
Winds Roar Across Two States Killing Farmer
A pre-dawn wind storm raked northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri injuring several and causing widespread damage. Dave Forsythe, 65, of near Tyler Missouri, died when his small house toppled onto him. Communities including Jonesboro Blytheville Paragould Osceola and Marked Tree suffered power outages debris damage. injuries varied from critical to minor while hospitals treated victims in Blytheville Memphis and Jonesboro. The storm followed a deadly tornado outbreak earlier in the week across the region.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Arkansas
Missouri
Dave Forsythe
Tyler
Blytheville
Paragould
Osceola
Marked Tree
Steele
Memphis
Caraway
Philadelphia
Oklahoma City Chiefs Form Water Control Group
J S Hargett of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce announced formation of a new organization to promote water control and resources development in Oklahoma. Former governor Robert S Kerr will head the group, operating independently and raising funds. Kerr and Newt Graham pressed the idea four weeks earlier. $10,000 of the first year's $15,000 goal has been pledged.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Robert S. Kerr
J. S. Hargett
Hargett
Chamber
Kerr
Graham
Restraining Order Upheld Against Oklahoma Telephone Strikers
District Judge Baker H. Melone refused to amend a temporary restraining order obtained by Southwestern Bell against striking workers in Oklahoma. He extended the hearing date to May 26, keeping the order in place to curb threats and violence while allowing lawful picketing.
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Oklahoma City
Baker H. Melone
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Oklahoma
Mont Highley, Jr
A. P. van Meter
Southwestern Telephone Workers Union
van Meter
Melone
Bette Davis Has Daughter in California
Actress Bette Davis and her husband William Grant Sherry welcomed a seven pound daughter today by caesarean at Community Hospital Santa Ana California. Dr Vincent Carroll says both are doing nicely. The couple reside near Laguna Beach in a home they recently purchased.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Bette Davis
Community Hospital
Vincent Carroll
William Grant Sherry
Laguna Beach
Leaders in CIO and AFL Merger Talks
Harold W. Ward reports on active merger discussions between the Congress of Industrial Organizations and the American Federation of Labor. Key figures from both unions weigh potential benefits and risks of unification as labor momentum presses for broader industrial bargaining.
Workers Seek AFL CIO Merger Amid UMW Murray Clash
Ten leaders of the AFL and CIO met in London and Washington to discuss uniting the two unions while Congress debated new union restrictions. Lloyd Lewis and Philip Murray led talks, with limited optimism for rapid consolidation.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
Congress
John L. Lewis
AFL United Mine Workers
Philip Murray
Lewis
Murray
John
May Day Observances Across Asia Highlighted by Rallies
The Associated Press reports large May Day gatherings in Japan China and the Philippines. In Tokyo crowds near the imperial palace heard Kuichi Tokuda call for government change as US warplanes passed overhead. Shanghai hosted a major rally at the race course with thousands participating. President Roxas spoke in Manila warning against tyranny of capital or labor.
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Associated Press
Japan
China
Philippines
Imperial Palace
Tokyo
Communist Party
Kuichi Tokuda
Sigeru Yoshida
United States
Shanghai
Roxas
Republic
Chaplin Settles Major Plagiarism Suit Over The Great Dictator
A $5,000,000 suit by Konrad Bercovici against Charles Chaplin over The Great Dictator was settled for $95,000. Judge Harold S. Burke said Chaplin is the sole author of the dictator story and will own rights to the story and two related works. Negotiations began in chambers and led to the agreement.
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New York
Konrad Bercovici
Charles Chaplain
Harold S. Burke
Burke
Chaplain
Chaplin
The Damson Fruit Name Origin From Damascus
The damson takes its name from Damascus where it was grown before its introduction into Europe.
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Damascus
Europe
Woodward Tornado Relief Benefit Show Planned
The Ada News and the McSwain theater sponsor a May 8 benefit night for Woodward disaster relief. At 11 p.m. the film It Happened in Brooklyn will be shown at the McSwain with 50 cent admission, and all receipts go to the relief fund.
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Woodward
Brooklyn
Ada News
McSwain Theater
Two Unconscious After Jeep Wreck Near Guymon Okla
Charles Eads of Three Rivers Texas and Glenn C. Mitchell of Shidler Oklahoma remained unconscious at Epworth hospital after a jeep they rode in overturned on Highway 54 between Guymon and Goodwell Oklahoma. Dan Hinkle of Goodwell Oklahoma, the driver, had a broken arm. The two passengers were suspected of skull fractures along with other injuries.
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Kas
Charles Eads
Three Rivers
Texas
Glenn C. Mitchell
Shidler
Okla
Phillips Petroleum Company
Epworth
Highway 54
Guymon
Goodwell
Dan Hinkle
United States Imports 50000 Tons Spices Annually
The United States imports about 50 000 tons of spices each year and almost one third of this total is pepper.
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United States
Mine Blast Kills Eight Of 11 Workers
Eight of eleven men at the Spring Hill coal mine near Terre Haute were killed by a blast. The dead include Calvin Wilson pit foreman and several other miners aged about 50 to 70. Rescue squads found bodies about 15 feet apart as workers were walking toward the shaft when the explosion occurred. Investigators suspected a dynamite blast caused a dust explosion, with no fire reported. crowds gathered at the tipple as bodies were brought to the surface
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Terre Haute
Ind
Spring Hill
Here
Calvin Wilson
Steve Summers
Mort Gates
John Brown
Fern Earhart
Barney Riggs
Desire Lete
Chauncey Blackburn
Wesley Harris
Indiana State Teachers College
Postal Services Watched Carefully as Funds Sought
The post office department said postal services in some communities are being curtailed slightly while Congress considers requests for more funding. About 25 million dollars is estimated to be needed for salaries for the remainder of the fiscal year. Local postmasters are asked to reduce service where possible, with Saturday residential deliveries and some street box pickups scaled back to save costs.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Congress
Rodeo Profits To Aid Tornado Relief At Woodward
Woodward Oklahoma hosts the 17th annual rodeo August 8 to 10 with half of the event profits donated to a statewide tornado relief fund. Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Harry Lynch announced the charity plan and pledged that 50 percent of profits will go to relief even if the full $500,000 target is not yet met. Fund treasurer Alex Geismer said more than $140,000 has been received so far.
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Woodward
Okla
Harry Lynch
the Elks Lodge
Lynch
Alex Geismer
Mr and Mrs Lark Decide to Quit and Enjoy Themselves
Mr and Mrs Lark announce plans to quit their routine and take time to enjoy life. The couple, nicknamed Dude, expresses desire for relaxation and personal freedom after years of work.
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Lark
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