Vast Prison Break Triggers Massive Palestine Manhunt
In northern Palestine a large force sweeps the Safad region for 227 escapees from Acre prison after a mass break led by the Jewish underground. Clashes killed five escapees and wounded many. 25 inmates involved in the break included 16 dead or captured. Arabs and Jews alike fled across Acre to Tiberias and toward Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acre
Edward Curtis
Palestine
Transjordan Frontier Force
Safad
Galilee
Holy Land
Haifa
Tiberius
Sea of Galilee
Jordan River
CAA seeks 65 million for 1948 airport program
The Civil Aeronautics Administration asks Congress to authorize 65 million dollars for airport development in fiscal year 1948 starting July 1 1947. Funds would go to states 43.5 million territories 35 million with 3 million for engineering and administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Congress
CAA
House
Territories
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Atoka County 4-H Contest Draws 300 Members
The annual Atoka County 4-H contest at Atoka Grade School on April 25 drew about 300 boys and girls with 43 coaches and parents. Eleven clubs entered, competing in group songs, Timely Topics, team demonstrations, and various dress and craft events with multiple grand champions named across Blue Red and White divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula H. Hodges
L. Clinton Thompson
Atoka
Janie Traweek
Marshall County
Robert Harvey
Atoka County
Harmony
Butler
Caney
Red
Limestone Gap
Tushka
Rock Creek
White
Liberty
Wards Chapel
Austin Hamilton
Wayne Taylor
Paul Stow
William Hooker
Houston Vernon
Glen Allen Keenan
Lane
Keith Estep
James Bridges
Herman Edge
Treadwell McGee
Donald Eubanks
Buter
Wanda Lou Duncan
Jewell King
Joy Withrow
Johnny Hope
Nona Sue Keenan
Betty Treadway
Black Jack
Rosa Box
Loyce Ellett
Anita Joe Withrow
Alice McCasland
Juanita Springer
Jimmie Morrow
Jimmie Estep
Donald Foster
Tommy Kinney
Charlie Edge
Donald Bowen
Allen Keenan
Don Bishop
Jane
Clyde McClendon
Billy Frank Gray
Thomas Withrow
J. B. Howard
Oren Cochran
Charles Mead
Dora Shields
Othelia Springer
Betty Ruth Bowen
Nina McCasland
Joyce McDaniels
Billy Barnes
Betty Jo Brown
Minerva Cope
Winnie Neal
Carol Sartin
Martha Betts
Deanna Smith
Violet Scruggs
Waynell Clifton
Reba Mofield
Loretta Wilson
Ruie June Daffin
Dexter Cone
Sue Vernon
Maxine Duffer
Amarylis Duffer
Vets Reinstating Their Insurance
World War II veterans in Arkansas Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma have reinstated over 150 million dollars of lapsed national service life insurance in the last three months. Since February 3 the VA information program has reached 24 896 veterans in the four-state area with policies averaging just over six thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Okalhoma
Veterans’ Administration
Early Sunrises Before Summer Solstice
The text notes that while June 21 is the longest day, the earliest sunrise occurs around June 14. It highlights the mismatch between daylight length and sunrise time.
Notable Ski Run Near Pinedale Wyoming
A premier U S ski run rests in Survey park near Pinedale Wyoming attracting skiers for its challenging terrain and scenic alpine views.
Soil Improvement Boosts Hay Yields in Eastern Oklahoma
Dr. Horace J. Harper notes eastern Oklahoma soils respond to legumes and grasses. Field tests at the Heavener station show lime and phosphate fertilizer raising dry hay yield to 3,666 pounds per acre, vs 2,904 with phosphate alone. unfertilized soil yielded 854 pounds. A field day at the Heavener station is set for Thursday May 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern
Oklahoma
Horace J. Harper
Oklahoma A
Eastern Oklahoma
Heavener
Heavener Station
Guthrie Man Killed Five Hurt In Truck Car Crash
Guthrie Oklahoma May 3 Jack Allen Barbee 22 Guthrie was killed and five others injured two seriously in a car truck collision last night. Serious injuries: Nina Walker 27 Rosie Scovill 22. Minor injuries: Myrtie Cullison 25 Buddy Hamm 26. Driver of the truck Alvie Madden 42 Langston was slightly injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Jack Allen Barbee
Nina Walker
Rosie Scovill
Myrtie Cullison
Buddy Hamm
Barbee
Alvie Madden
Langston
Senators Call for Deeds to Back Stalin Cooperation
Senators urged Russia to prove cooperation with real deeds rather than words after Stalin said Moscow wants to cooperate. Leaders like Hatch McMahon McCarran Connally warned that trust requires concrete actions, especially on the United Nations and atomic control, before full credence is given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Russia
Stalin
U.S.S.R
Harold E. Stassen
Hatch
D-Nm
United Nations
Stassen
Kremlin
Minnesota
McMahon
D-Conn
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
Gromyko
Connecticut
Andrei Gromyko
Local visits tie communities in Konawa region
W C Hyde returned from a trip to Guymon to check on his wife and her ill mother. Mr and Mrs W E Shafer of Ft Worth Texas Mrs E E Smith and Mrs Pearl Hunter of Sasakwa visited Mr and Mrs C C Rexrode on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Hyde
Guymon
W. E. Shafer
Ft. Worth, Texas
E. E. Smith
Pearl Hunter
Sasakwa
C. C. Rexrode
Mrs Blaylock Visits Oklahoma City and Norman
Mrs. G. W. Blaylock is visiting Mrs. B. D. Blaylock in Oklahoma City and plans to visit Mrs. Ramsey of Norman before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Blaylock
B. D. Blaylock
Oklahoma City
Ramsey
Norman
Walker Family Makes Ada Business Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Walker and their son Buddy traveled to Ada on a business trip Friday, visiting local firms and returning the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Walker
Buddy
Ada
Local visits and hospital update from Shawnee area
Mrs. Ramsey and daughter Wanda or Norman visited Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Rexrode on Wednesday. Mrs. Lee Roy Head visited Mrs. Mary Taylor on Friday. Mrs. Frank Merrell reports her daughter Effie May has undergone an operation. Harley Moore is ill in the A. C. H. hospital in Shawnee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey
Wanda
Norman
C. C. Rexrode
Lee Roy Head
Mary Taylor
Frank Merrell
Effie May
Harley Moore
A. C. H. Hospital
Shawnee
Mrs. M M Smith Visits Atoka Couple New Baby Virginia Dianne
Mrs M M Smith visits Mr and Mrs Clyde Prewitt of Atoka to meet their new baby named Virginia Dianne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Smith
Clyde Prewitt
Atoka
Virginia Dianne
Harris Family and Guests Visit Over Weekend
Clyde Harris visited his people Mr. and Mrs. Bert Harris last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wood visited their parents Mr. and Mrs. Marion Khoury. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Cool hosted over the weekend Mrs. Clyde Compton of Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Harris
Bert Harris
Mrs
Roy Wood
Marion Khoury
H. A. Cool
Clyde Compton
Allen
Fire damages Colgate fraternity house
A Colgate University fraternity house suffered fire damage in a non arson incident. Investigators caution to listen twice as much as you talk, suggesting careful communication amid the event.
Izvestia Attacks Marshall Over Moscow Conference
The Soviet newspaper Izvestia accuses U S secretary of state George C Marshall of an incorrect appraisal of the Moscow foreign ministers conference. It criticizes John Foster Dulles for distorting the facts and questions why Marshall portrays the Soviet delegation unfavorably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Izvestia Today
U.S
George C. Marshall
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Marshall
Izvestia
Council of Foreign Ministers
Soviet Union
Vet Earn And Learn Program At LeTourneau Tech
World War II veterans are offered a new earn and learn schooling plan at LeTourneau Technical Institute in Texas. The program combines college study and hands on training with courses in welding, machining, electrical and mechanical maintenance, and building trades. Students study English science history social sciences and mathematics while working half the day and attending classes the other half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeTourneau Technical Institute of Texas
LeTourneau Tech
U S Firm On Jewish Voice at U N Debate
The United States stood firm against Russia and the Slav bloc on granting Jews a full voice in the United Nations Palestine debate. Washington would accept only a hearing for Jews as witnesses before the 55 nation political committee, not in plenary sessions. Russia favored a hearing by the political committee. the Jewish agency welcomed any plan but was unhappy with the U S stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Harrieson
New York
United States
United Nations Assembly
Palestine
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Russia
Jewish Agency
Ex Mayor McLaughlin Loses Bid to Halt Trial
Ex mayor Leo P. McLaughlin of Hot Springs failed to stop his Garland circuit court trial on 14 criminal indictments. Arkansas Supreme Court denied his writ of prohibition with a two word order writ denied. He claimed improper empaneling of the March special grand jury that indicted him for offenses including bribe acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Leo P. McLaughlin
Hot Springs
Garland
McLaughlin
High Tribunal
Supreme Court
Bevin Reflects On German Peace Benefits After War
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin comments on whether Germans truly value peace and view war as folly after two years, weighing lessons of conflict and the prospects for lasting settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Bevin
National Home Demonstration Week Observance In Pontotoc County
May 4 to 11 marks National Home Demonstration Week honoring local clubs and their three fold mission to improve homemaking, empower rural women, and advance community life. Pontotoc County officers are Mrs. W L Newland Colbert president, Mrs. T E Jones Gaar Corner vice president, Mrs. Jess Wall Gaar Corner secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
T. E. Jones
Gaar Corner
Jess Wall
Colbert Club
Pickett
E. N. Jones
Vanoss Club
Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman
Hart Club
A. H. Mercer
Pecan Grove
Era .Mae Richards
Home Demonstration Club
Red Oak
Allen
Red Oak Club
R. L. Cannon
J. F. Gray
Mae Buchannan
S. J. Hammonds
W. A. Bryant
Ruth Martin
Building Boom Planned for Oklahoma Mental Hospitals
Oklahoma announces a two year, state funded hospital building program despite a $900000 cut by the joint appropriations committee. Total new plus renewed funds reach 3509275 with Central Norman receiving 1286000 and Northern Enid 782000 among others for Eastern Vinita Taft Supply Lexington Pauls Valley facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Joint Conference Committee On Appropriations
Roy J. Turner
Roger Phelps
Turner
Central State Hospital
Norman
Central Hospital Annex
Lexington
Eastern Oklahoma Hospital
Vinita
Consolidated Negro Institutions
Taft
Western Oklahoma Hospital
Supply
Northern Oklahoma Hospital
Enid
Pauls Valley State Hospital
Three Days Then Legislature Out
The legislative conference committee on appropriations will finish tonight leaving the Oklahoma legislature with three more days to approve money bills before adjournment. Chairman Hal Welch notes the departmental bill would provide slightly over $8,000,000 for state department operations in the next biennium as the main remaining measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Legislative Conference Committee On Appropriations
Oklahoma
Hal Welch
House
National Council of State Garden Clubs Meet Tulsa
Delegates will arrive in Tulsa for the National Council of State Garden Clubs meeting running Monday through Wednesday. The convention will elect officers, feature garden and historical tours, and include a Will Rogers Memorial visit at Claremore. National president is Mrs. W. H. Champlin of Rochester New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
National Council of State Garden Clubs
Will Rogers
Claremore
W. H. Champlin
Rochester
N. H
Army Probes Fort Leavenworth Prison Race Riot
Fort Leavenworth Kansas May 5 The army presses forward with its inquiry into the barracks race riot that left Dewey Osborne 30 white prisoner dead and six other inmates injured including four Black inmates and two whites The disturbance began when three Black prisoners assaulted a white inmate in a shower room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Graeme Parks
Harry L. Twaddle
Twaddle
Fifth Army
Chicago
Pris
Dewey Osborne
Mountain City
Tenn
Red Skelton and Wife Welcome Baby Daughter Valentina Marie
Santa Monica Calif May 5 Mrs Red Skelton wife of comedian gave birth to a 7 pound 11 ounce girl at St Johns hospital at 1 30 am The child is named Valentina Marie and both mother and baby are reported doing well Red remained speechless briefly before approving the name Edna Borzage says all are fine except Red who was without a gag?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Red Skelton
St. John’s Hospital
Skelton
Georgia Davis
Red
Edna Borzage
Valentina Marie
Porpoises Once Thought to Be Fish in Europe
A long-held European belief claimed porpoises were fish for years before science showed they are mammals, changing dietary and cultural views of the sea mammals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
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Betty Jane Golden
Ruba Nuttall
Glenda Willis
Betty Richardson
Emma Crossland
Laura Ridgway
Myrtle Smith
Waynell Shumard
Lena Fay Williams
Joyce McDaniel
Lora Treadway
Lois Cannon
Margie Miller
Virginia Lillard
Betty Crossland
Carol Lynn Sartin
Dalene Eubanks
Esther Jacobs
Comfort
Amare Brooks
Ruth Kimes
Vivian Kusler
Patsy O’hern
Jane Goss
Patsy Armstrong
Patsy Crossland
Rosie Box
Preston Henry
Tuskha
Delala McKenzie
Imo
Gene Jackson
Lena Fay Wliams
Betty Golden
Ruby Nuttall
Janis Ray Moffatt
Sue Estep
Jennie Sue Hawkins
Ledena Norman
Betty Wilson
Jackie Lee Bonham
Lou Ann Harvey
Imogene McGee
Marjorie Miller
Bonita Ralls
Samuel Cope
Corrine Ha
Kathleen King
Imogene Jackson
Elnora Wilson
Willie Jane Bristow
Wanda Duncan
Florence L. Gibson
Wanda June Emerson
Velala McKinzie
Medena Ponder
Ruby Faye Pigg
Charlene Brooks
Pauline Chaffin
Frances Jackson
Tusha
Dorothy Childers
Betty Joe Brown
Verda Johnston
Minnie Thompson
Cynthia Thompson
Joyce Ellett
Joye Withrow
Ellen Lankford
Jo Ann Brown
Virginia Gibson
Lola Harris
Etta Jane Karr
Alma Lee Ponder
Mary Sullenger
Church of Street
Huston Vernon
Thomas Ray
Thomas Willis
Jerry Hawkins
Kenneth Gibson
Tracey Hargrove
G. W. Balls
Blue
Gene Swindell
Dennis Patton
Johnny Lee
Gerald Richardson
Pat Randal
Jimmie Murray
Junion Bowen
Wesley Karr
Neal Alford
Surveyor Park
Pinedale
Wyo
Colgate University
Republic Aviation Corporation
Farmingdale
N. Y
Vet
America
U.N
Beachhead
Japan
Numazu
Honshu
Margaret Baade
Harvey Luther
A. L. Massey
Parker’s
Jesse Club
M. Doss
Homer Club
Janie Philips
Fitzhugh Club
Thelma Hart
Parker's
OWL Creek Club
W. W. Campbell
Stonewall Club
Buddy Harper
Gaar Corner Club
Army
Red Skeltons
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