Reds Take Over Baltic Shores In Soviet Plan
Paris based correspondent Curt L Heymann reports from behind the Iron Curtain on Soviet control of the Baltic coast from Kaliningrad to Lübeck. He notes evacuated towns, expanded ports, shipyards, rail hubs, and a dense security regime using Mongolian coast guards, with Rostock, Stettin, Kolberg, and Swinemunde as key sites in a broader fortification and air and naval buildup.
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Curt L. Heymann
Paris
Baltic Sea
Kaliningard
Luebeck
Russia
Baltic
Kaliningrad
Koenigsberg
Third Reich
Hitler
Fecklenburg
Pomerania
East
West Prussia
Wehrmacht
Moscow
Kolberg
Peenemuende
Poland
Misdroy
Stettin
Swinemuende
Red Army
Sweden
Germany
Scandinavia
Denmark
Warnemuenge
Schnermuend
Rostock
Whey Isorte
Wismar
Stralsund
Rechlin
Ruppin
Land Priegnitz
Arga
Radais Force
East Prussia
Ballie
Kalino
Stethin
Grand jury probes Kansas City underworld gambling ring
The grand jury report names Gargotta and Binaggio as slain operators in a $34.5 million racket tied to dice games, policy, and bookmaking. It lists 15 Town Recreation operators and notes underworld leaders feared exposure, while no indictments were returned.
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Tee Gergoila
Sigin
Binaggio
Ay Fe Roth Gargotta
Grbnaggie
Long Jury
Jefferson City
Forrest Smith
Missouri
Smith
Kansas City
Sally" McElroy
Tim Moran
Trnce Walker
Walter Rainey
Earl Kennedy
W. F. Wedow
John Goulding
Francis M. Lestie
Tano Locoro
Clyde Keeling
William Cole
Robert Green
Holmes Street
Grand Jury
Gargotta
Xxx
Underworld
John James Audubon
Louisville
Cartwright Ruling Faces Court Test
Oklahoma City April 2. P J M Ashton research director of the state Chamber of Commerce challenges the secretary of state authority to rule on an initiative petition. Ashton argues hearings on petition sufficiency belong to the state election board, not the secretary of state. Ora J Fox president Welfare Federation seeks a three percent sales tax raise to fund old age pensions. Secretary Wilburn Cartwright upheld petition sufficiency March 2 and Ashton appealed to the state supreme court.
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Oklahoma City
J. M. Ashton
State Chamber of Commerce
Secretary of State
Ashton
State Supreme Court
Fox
Ora J. Fox
Welfare Federation
Ceiary
Wilburn Camwright
State Election Board
Fragmented OCR text on Soviet industrial moves and defense
The readable lines describe under-water nets protecting against Uboat attacks and Russians relocating factories toward Baltic defense belts. It mentions assembly plants near the north and Baltic areas, and references to Soviet imperial history and demographic concerns, though many words are garbled.
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Anter-C
Baltic
Craziss Russie
Census Deadline Ada Urges Full Count For 1950
Ada residents are asked to ensure everyone within city limits is enumerated in the 1950 Decennial Census. Paul R. Henderson, district supervisor, urges missing individuals to contact the local census district supervisor or mail the form provided. He notes the census is a nationwide cooperative effort requiring every man, woman, and child to participate.
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Ada
Paul R. Henderson
Bureau of Census
Mr. Henderson
Calis
Kiowa Woman Risks Telling of Indian Gods
Alma Ahote daughter of Kiowa Chief Big Tree shares ancient Kiowa legends of the spider woman and the sun twins. The stories recount creation, a hidden grandmother god lineage, and rites tied to the bear, fire, and sacred deeds guarded by tribe leaders.
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Alma Ahote
Big Tree
Alma
Jides
Run
Hessalla
Earth
Alta
Alma Abote
Barometer Tricks State Weather Through Tornado Threat
Unsettled conditions across Oklahoma continue after two days of tornadic activity. The Weather Bureau warned of possible tornadoes in the southeast, thunderstorms in the east, and a sharp temperature drop as a low pressure system exits. Friday and Saturday brought heavy rain in many towns, with totals varying from under a tenth to over three inches, while panhandle readings stayed near freezing with no precipitation expected.
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Associated Press
Holdenville
Lone Wolfe
Kansas City Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Gere
Ardisore
McAtecher
Antters
Durant
Hobart
Cage
Tulsa
End Pone City
Oklahama City
Oklahoma City
Lightning Kills Fisherman on Texoma in Durant
April 23 Durant Oklahoma reports a fatal lightning strike on Lake Texoma. Sid Turpin died before aid arrived while three men nearby assisted and were burned. Authorities and witnesses describe a violent lightning incident with splashes of fire and urgent camp observations.
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Durant
Okis
Struce
Xillegan E. Reno
Texoma
Sid Turpin
Alan
el Reno
Rad
Dave Herron
Eid Ae
Rem
Anne
Lawson Pleads Not Guilty in Assault Charge
John Lawson pleaded not guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon after an accident outside Hereford Park left Mrs. Maine Taylor severely injured. The judge set bond at $2,000 and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for May 4. Lawson, involved in a collision that dragged Taylor along and near a parked car, was reported by Highway Patrolman Cy Killian. Taylor remained in Valley View Hospital in serious but stable condition with multiple injuries.
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John Lawson
Percy Armstrong
Josties
Seace
Lawson
Hereford Park
Maine Taylor
Cy Killian
Carlos Wadlington
Taylor
Light fruit and cheese desserts for after meals
After a heavy meal, many prefer fruit or a cheese platter with crackers or bread. Ambrosia and citrus fruit mixtures are popular, with canned fruit blends and a touch of sherry or rum. Fresh berries with cream or a fruit salad with mayonnaise and sour cream dressing, Jellied fruit, and toast with cream cheese and jelly are suggested possibilities.
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Bar-Le-Duc
Bar-Le- Duc
France
Better Get Your Car In Good Shape
Oklahoma City reports that a one month drive to inspect cars and trucks will begin Monday. State Public Safety Commissioner Paul Reed says ten percent of last year’s fatal accidents were due to defective vehicles. Checkpoints will be set on highways across the state with arrests for vehicles failing to meet standards. Inspectors will examine horns, wipers, brakes, steering, lights, and mufflers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Paul Reed
Troupera
Marshall Hull Byrnes Acheson deny Lattimore architec
Four former and current U S top diplomats responded to Senator McCarthy s charges about Owen Lattimore as the principal architect of U S Far Eastern policy Denials came from General George C Marshall Secretary of State Dean Acheson former secretaries Hull Byrnes The senators inquiry and contempt cites dominated the day with Tydings calling witnesses Browder and Vanderbilt Field to answer questions about possible self incrimination and fishing expeditions
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Tydings
D-Md
Earl Browder
Communist Party
Frederick Vanderblit Field
Tyadings
Senate
Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Russia
United States
Marshall
Hull
Gymnes
Acheson
Tyding
U.S
Shall
Pated Tung
Himms
Foreign Office
Byrnes
Tydinga
Latlimore
Clargies
Collins Becomes Barrister But Loses His Case
Tulsa April 29. Arresting officers testified they found Eli Collins asleep on downtown street with head over a rail. A whisky smell was noted. Collins, expert in law, cross examined, denied whisky in pocket. He claimed sleep pills from a druggist friend caused exhaustion. Judge Randolph fined him one dollar, refusing leniency.
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Tulsa
Okla
Eli Collins
Lowntown Street
Sand Springs
Don Parrish
Collins
Parrish
W.N. Randolph
Ming
Randolph
Flint
Gomer Smith Jr to Campaign for Truman in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City April 24 U S Senate hopeful Elmer Thomas announced Gomer Smith Jr Oklahoma City attorney will manage the sneakers division of Wincaryaan for rejection Smith supported his father’s candidacy for the U S Senate and critiqued workplace attire and summer fashion prompting comments ahead of Father’s Day celebrations.
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Oklahoma City
U. S
Elmer Thomsas
Okla
Gomer Smith
Sneakers
Wincaryaan
Smith
Twa Vparengain
Trbes
U. S. Acnete
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Jett
Joseph BR
Reds
Heymann
United Nations World Magazine
Wargemuende
Mile
Naval
Warnemunde
Ular
Warnow
T TuebRuecht
Gargoila
Grand Jury In
Richard M. Dun
Cartwright
Mountain View
Obl
Editum
Barser
Bell
Belle
Janet Flesharty
Washington, D. C
Liberty Bell Ootts
New York
U. S. Treasury Department
George C. Marshall
Washington
Aprilia
Allice
Ayer
McCarthy Ceed Mardsfield
Gomer Smith, Jr
Truman
Jongs
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