Flood control delays spark national irrigation clash
A 1944 memorandum reviewed flood control and irrigation conflicts between the Bureau of Reclamation and Army engineers. It details Hoover Commission findings, mapping gaps, and disputes over the Columbia basin. Officials warn that lack of hydrologic data and overbuilt spillways drive costly projects and delayed benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Reclamation
Hoover Commission
Colunbia Bagirt
Army
oTats
Kenersiot
Army Engineers
Secretary of Interior
Macartur TS Ee
Corps of Engineers
le Corps
Congress
Clyes
Harold
Tishomingo Baptists Move Into New Building
Tishomingo Baptist Church completed a new corner East Main building with an auditorium and Sunday School facilities. Expected May dedication, the church reports seating for larger services but opened to overflow crowds on its first Sunday due to room limits. Pastor Key M D Gentry leads the congregation in preparations for a winter and summer worship area investment exceeding 35000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sls
Sanill
Suivk
Pilvcticat
Abel
East Main
Murray
WIMGL
Ano Training Union
Wumoner
Key
M.D. Gentry
Rocking R Club Organized by Adans and Local Figures
A fragmented article notes the organization of the Rocking R Club by Adans with various local names listed as members. It mentions plans to extend a stone base and references fishing themes, ranch activities, and community figures such as Burleson Copeland and Dr A R Iues. It also reports General Claire Chennault’s invitation to testify on American aid to Chinese Nationalists before Capitol Hill committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Guranes
Gauvists
Tom
Claire Chennault
Flying Tigers
Congress
Capitol
Senate
Senate Armed Services Cotmaltten
Sulphur Banquet Plans For Monday Night
Sulphur prepares for a Monday banquet with plans by Mrs. Dunaghe and Mrs. Chips as sponsors. Fire music of 1948 and a medicine show follow the program, with Bat Hudson as lead entertainer. Afterward Junior and Senior classes attend a town festival at the hotel with a dance and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phe
Aea
Maye S
Norwood
Alite Dunaghe
Lailee
Bile Gin
Plagsio
Bats Hudson
Dayleer Ong
Yeon Town
Nm Indiately
Pfc Williams Promoted With Eighth Army in Japan
Pfc W C Williams son of Mr and Mrs Wilson Williams of Coaleate Okla recently received a promotion with the Eighth Army in Kumagaya Japan. He serves as Chief of Bar Maintenance Section Service Battery 82nd Field Artillery Battalion. The item notes the curvature of the earth measure appears and is likely garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US. Army
Kumagays
Japan
W. C. Williams
Wilson Willams
Yesite
Coaleate
Okla
82Nd Field Actiers Battalion
Judge Rice Faces Busy Court Week
Judge Rice of the United States district court for the western district of Oklahoma has a full docket this week with civil matters set for four days. The Adams city and Oklahoma City Adsa Atoka Railroad case draws attention to Adens. a Tuesday hearing is listed with 93 other cases slated for the day. Mayor F J Huddeston offered no details, and City Attorney Mack Braly was unavailable for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Braly
Hester Sentenced To 50 Year Term
Hester was sentenced to fifty years in prison for the murder of university dean Dr. Lloyd Lord at Texas Christian University. Judge Penny Jackson said parole could come after sixteen years and eight months with potential reductions for good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleburne
Tex
Arthur Clapton Hester
University
Doh Lard
Texas, Christian University
Penny Jackson
Ester Wrade
Jackson
Hester
Lord
James H. Mathers Named District Judge in Coal County
James H. Mathers is appointed district judge for the newly formed Coal and Atoka county district 25 by Gov Roy Turner and sworn in by Chief Justice Denver A. Davidson. A Carter County native educated at Vanderbilt and Cumberland, he has 48 years practicing law and previously served as Coal County judge. He replaces Sam Sullivan as district judge, with the new district created by law separating Cas-Atoka and Bryan counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate Record Register
James
Mathers
Coal-Atoxa County
Roy
Turner
State Supreme Court
Denver A. Davison
Cossgate
Oklahoma
Texas
Vanderbilt
Cumberland, University
Carter County
Ardmoce
Oklahoma City
Costgate
Jake Hammett
Judge Mathers
Olahoma
James H. Mathers, Jr
Foal
Tomy Herring
Germany
Herring
Sam Sullivan
Bryan County
Cas-Atoka County
Atglea County
Snowrhere
Coal
Stoka
Coal County
Pill
Its a Woman's World Court Reverses Woman Driver Case
Los Angeles reports an appellate reversal in a case where Mrs Cort Statley claimed she acted under her husband’s instruction while driving in a pedestrian zone. The higher court found the municipal judge failed to instruct on California law shielding a married woman from misdemeanor liability when acting on a husband’s command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cort EB. Statley
California
Buddy
Color photographs aid inheritance of eye colors in study
The report notes color photos help trace eye color inheritance while mentioning donations and gas utility workforces. It cites the Tartaxonal FORA track championship at Borough Stadium in New York City set for May 1, with references to local employment and event organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borough Stadium
New York City
Tornadoes At a Glance Across Oklahoma and Texas
A brief list details tornado impacts from Norman to Lawton and Meeker, with injuries, deaths, and damage totals. Norman North Campus reported dozens injured with fears of fatalities. Meeker and Crescent saw fatalities and homes demolished. farm damage and vehicle wrecks credited across multiple towns. Leys and Shawnee areas recorded injuries and destroyed structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Norman
University of Oklahoma Fit
Lawton
Marlow
Sofa
Parpils
Shawnee
Shawaee
Lake Shawnee
Meeker
Crescent Schnel
Blanchard
Agawam
McLoud
Daie
Ansas Garden City
Wocth
Oakley
Oaklevy
VPW
Texas
Borham
He Bonham
Sam Rayburn
Washington
Public Exhibition Of Square Dancing On May 10
East Central college physics education department schedules a public square dancing exhibition at Mayhee Tennis Courts on May 10. Mrs Mary Reynolds leads 86 performers in 12 sets from morning and Tuesday night classes, with four courts, bleachers, and free admission. If weather issues arise, the show moves to the college gymnasium and features Black Hawk waltz Cotton-Lord Joe polka and a 45 minute program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everning
East Central College
Mary Reynolds
Down In the Valley
Reynalds
Chitford Bymnen
Livestock Group Opposes Brannan Farm Subsidy Plan
The American National Livestock Association declared opposition to the Truman administration's proposed farm program. It opposes government subsidies and controls, arguing they distort the industry and reduce its adaptability. The plan would end fee supports and use production payments to bridge the gap between market prices and a deemed fair return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American National Livestock Association
Truman
Fee
Brannan
Zanmers
Sulphur Man Killed In Tishomingo Fight
A fatal fight on Main Street in Tishomingo left Denver Tea Payne, 26, of Sulphur dead and Officer Hearty Net Serious Ayres badly injured. Sheriff Stewart and paramedics responded. Payne died en route to Ardmore hospital while Ayres survived after serious injuries. Witnesses described a confrontation over a girl and a struggle that drew in bystanders. Police prepared to file charges as the investigation continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishomingo
Tishamings Sti
Denver Tea Payne
Gulphur
Everart
Stewart
Robert Ayres
Ardmore
Tete
Ayres
Joe Mertin
Atte Ver
Lonno Wood
Paynes
Fohnaton
Tate Sale
Apna Mae Chaney
Aunle
Alex McCollum
McCollum
Payne
Ayers
Ada Hospital
Gonner
Sherif
Loree
Wen
Trinity Baptists Begin Work on New Education Building
Trinity Baptist church will clear the space behind the present auditorium to erect a one story brick educational building 64 by 48 feet with foundations able to support a future second floor. The project team includes Luther Hudgens J T Woods BF Whitehead Veron agrar Barj Cheate Paul Holley and SQ Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Baptist Church
Euditorium
Suilging
Luther Hudgens
J. T. Woods
BF. Whitehead
Veronagrar
Bar
Cheate
Paul Holley
SQ Taylor
Supreme Court Upholds Bribery Convictions in NFL Case
The Supreme Court, in a 24-4 decision, upheld the bribery convictions of Harvey Stemmer and David Krakower for offering $22,500 to two New York NFL players to throw a game to the Chicago Bears. They were sentenced to 5 to 6 years, barred from the league, and appealed alleging illegal wiretap evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
New
Chicago Bears
Stemmer
Krakower
Filebeck
Hapes
Stem*ner
New York Court of Appeals
Tite Rourt
Am Blinois
Tomy Martimg
Marina
Ilinois
Casualty List Of Tornadoes In Oklahoma City Area
Casualty list reports multiple injuries after tornadoes across Oklahoma. Names include Richard Martin Norman and Charles Cowger Oklahoma City with serious injuries, plus others in Edmond Fort Worth Norman and Shawnee. Several listed as hospitalized or released, with several at risk and in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Charles Norrison
Edmond
Walker
Oklahoma City
Granville
Central Oklatome
Houstom Ford
Jack Barker
Donald Lackey
Richard A
Miller
Lindsay
Okla
Shawnee Lake
Una Pain
Shawnee
Axitiegh
Hettie Fain
Final Senate Action on School Bus Fund Program
Oklahoma's revenue raising plan for the next two years and the school bus fund face final Senate action. Debate delays and conference committee repairs push the measure, with costs around 27.75 million to operate next biennium. Debate over a one cent gas tax and highway funding held up, while session days and pay rules loom as major legislation moves toward adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Dayyon Blair
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Roy J. Turner
Toost
Highway Department
Howes
Andassie
Unclear Fragment on Dunes and Gulf Stream Influence
Fragmentary note cites Bay of Biscay dunes in France shifting 25 to 105 feet yearly. Mentions Britannica and Gulf Stream influence felt as far north as Cape Cod. Ambiguous attribution and garbled phrasing limit reliability but identifies dune movement and ocean current effects.
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Bay of Biscay
France
Earyélopedia Britannica
Cape Cod
Male
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Wats
Provident Roosevelt
Columbia Basin
Hoover
Tishomingo Baptists
Rocking R Club
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Group of 15
Pfc
Williams
Judge Rice
City of
GC. A. & A. Case
James H. Mathers
Coal-Atoka Judicial District
Oklahome Places
Livestock Group
Hers
Pe News
Proto
Pontoter County
Toyce McAnally
Allenselook
Johnston
Jeff
Oklahoma Association of the Bling
Durward
McDamiel
Thas
Mebatiel
Trinity Baptists
VU. S
Andera
Cas
Amlers
Mars
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