Three Die in Road Mishaps In Oklahoma Toll Rises
Three people died in Oklahoma road accidents raising the 1950 highway death toll to 140, with incidents on U S 54 near Hooker and U S 77 near Ponca City. Victims include Anthony Wings, 40, of Liberal, and Mrs. Fadra Dull, 33, of Wichita, Kansas.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Anthony Wings
Liseral
Kes
Carpenter
Guyman
U. S. Highway 54
Hooker
Fadra Dull
Wichita
Kas
Ponca City
U. S. 77
Paul Dill
Russia Walks Out Of U N Committee After Losing Vote
In Bangkok May authorities report Russia left a United Nations regional committee after losing a vote on recognizing Red China over nationalist China. Soviet minister S Nemtchina and I G Usatchev attended a tense session amid plans to reintroduce the resolution at the May 16 meeting.
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Bangkok
Russia
United Nations
China
Asia
Far East
United Kingdom
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Nemtchina
Kuomintang
Red
Priping
Cammittes
I. G. Usatchev
Miss St. Clair Joins B S U as Secretary at East Central
Martha St. Clair assumed duties as Baptist Student Union secretary at the Student Center near East Central college campus. She hails from Paris Junior College Texas where she was pass director and student secretary. She studied at North Texas State and earned degrees from Howard Payne and Southwestern Seminaries while serving in Lancaster and Brownswood church activities.
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Martha St. Clair
Baptist Student Union
East Central College
Paris Junior College
Paris
Tex
North Texas State Soligge
Denton
Howard Payne Callete
Brownswood
Southwestern Seminars
Ft. Worth
Baptist Church of
Granatelli’s Souped Up Cars Promise Safer Power
Chicago inventor Andy Granatelli and his brothers modify ordinary 1950 American cars adding twin carburetors and aluminum heads to raise horsepower from 190 to 220 and fuel economy up to 30 mpg. He says internal accessories are for discriminating drivers who value extra safety and efficiency, not showy speed.
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Chicago
NEA
Britain
John Bull
Andy Granatelli
Andy
Joe
Vince
Ebside
Granatelli
Indianapolis
Austrian Voters Topple Communists in Municipal Vote
In Vienna region of Lower Austria voters shifted against Soviet backed Communists in municipal elections. The ruling coalition won a heavy victory across 1,523 communities with the Right Wing People’s Party leading mayors and councils. The non Communist bloc won 15,562 seats, Socialists 6,035, and radicals 387. the result foreshadowed a shift away from Soviet influence.
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Vienna
Lower Austria
Wos
I N
Peoples “Party
Vic ‘Tories
Soldier Dies Five Times Then Survives After Surgery
A 19 year old Phillips Wisconsin soldier, Daniel N. Stoecker, was admitted to Tokyo General Hospital with two knife wounds to the heart. Surgeon Col. N. W. Anderson opened the chest, stitched a one inch wound in the right atrium, and after each stitch the heart stopped for five minutes before restarting with massage. Four quarts of plasma were given and the patient showed good color and appetite while in an oxygen tent. Details of the stabbing were not reported.
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Tokyo
May
Pie
Daniel N. Stoecker
Phillips, Wis
Pris Jie
Tokyo Geners! Hospital
N. W. Anderson
Anderson
Stoecker
Johnston Murray Proposes 15 Government Fields in Campaign
Johnston Murray opens his bid for Oklahoma governor with a 15-field program delivered via a 34 station radio hookup. The event, in Tishomingo, drew his father Governor William H Murray and included pledges of expanded old age assistance, tax savings through reduced state payroll, and a push for well funded teachers and school facilities.
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Johnston Murray
Tishomingo
Okla
Ypsir Johnston Murray
Murray
Mur‘ray
William H
Oklahoma
State School Land Commission
Frank P Douglass
Congress
Ora 2
Farroctd
Fire Along Tamiami Trail Burns Westward
Firefighters and tractors halted a grass fire moving westward along the Tamiami Trail. Patrols warned motorists to proceed carefully as the blaze burned about 20 miles west of the Snapper Creek canal and remained active with flames reaching into the air.
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Trafffic
Burt Tea
Miami
Fort Meters
Snapper’ Creek
Dozen Flying Farmers Visit Ada For Farm Flight Day
Dozens of Oklahoma farmers traveled to Ada for a day at the municipal airport. The group from Pontotoc and nearby counties flew over their own farms, viewing fields and irrigation from the air before heading to Ardmore. Lester Smith oversaw local plans as Shawnee Brown of Oklahoma A and M led the tour, marking one of the state’s most successful farm flight programs.
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Ing
Oklahoma
Ada
Icipal
Pontotoc
Garvie
Hughes
Coa
Murray
Ardmore
Shawnee
Lester Smith
Shawnee Brown
Oklahoma A. and
ML College
Valley View Hospital Plea For Bed Shortage
Valley View hospital urged calling ahead as all beds were occupied with 99 patients plus one in admission awaiting a bed vacancy. Administrators cited plans to expand to 120 beds due to a surge of patients from various causes, prompting a call for precautionary measures.
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Valley View Hospital
Valley View
Celeste Kemler
Scone
Sunburned Convict Gives Up After Tower Sit-Down
WAUPIN Wis May B P A sunburned convict climbed down from Wisconsin state prison water tower after a 34 hour sit down strike. John Tomlinson 29 said it was a foolish habit. He was taken to the prison hospital for exam and rest as a psychiatric exam was planned.
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Waupin
Wis
Wisconsin State
John Tomlinson
Chester Clover
Tomlinson
Confederate Vel Dies at Age of 108
HIGGINSVILLE Mo May 3 Unnamed Confederate veteran known as Uncle Johnny Graves dies at 108. Real name Joan Thomas Graves, widely called Uncle Johnny. He enjoyed a pipe, tobacco, rocking, and reminiscing with fellow veterans at the State Confederate Home. He joked about the atom bomb and remained alert, though aged. veterans’ aid funds support the home.
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Higginsville
uPi
Johnny Graves
Joan Thomas Graves
Johnny
Johnny Jeoule Saul
Amy
Confederate Veterans
Joneny
Yolk of Egg Much More Nutritious Than White
Article explains egg yolk provides more nourishment than whites for babies and mothers. It notes whites have some nutrients but yolk offers iron and vitamins, and advises delaying whole egg in infant diet. Includes home uses for yolks, recipes for chocolate souffle and mayonnaise, and tips for preparing eggs safely.
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Edith M. Barber
Nationalists claim Red craft sunk in Formosa raid
Taipel dispatch reports the Nationalist air force says it sank the bulk of about 2,800 Communist invasion craft in raids on three ports near Formosa. Targets included Swatow Armor and Foochow with many craft trapped at Min Cones Facehow river mouth.
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Taipel
Hintse Air Force Today
Formosa
Swatow Armor
Foochow
Forrose
Mincones
Air Force
Uncle Johnny Born January 3 in Confederate Veteran Tale
The obituary fragment notes Uncle Johnny, born January 3, cared for by relatives after serving in the Confederate army. He faced teasing due to poor health and frailty, with the text offering little further biographical detail.
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Joznny
Ada man faces charge of illegally posing as doctor
J G Bailey operator of a maternity home near Ada is charged in Dewey County with illegally representing himself as a doctor. The case stems from an investigation by Buck Cook state charities chief who cited reports of baby selling. Bailey pleaded innocent at Taloga and claimed politics influenced arrest. He says he quit practicing eight years ago and runs a private home for girls while aiding adoptions. The misdemeanor carries up to 30 days in jail or a $500 fine.
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J. G. Bailey
Ada
Dewey County
Bailey
Buck Cook
State Commissioner of Charities and Corrections
Taloga
Cook
Adan Deules
Maternal Aid Guild, Inc
Cruce Hauschuid
J. G. Salley
Acan
Oklahoma City
Taille
Chaurchild
Talogs
Neal
Guam Prepares As Typhoon Trains For Guam
Guam tightens security and braces for a typhoon packing 90 mile an hour winds. Military bases evacuate nonessential personnel and move aircraft and ships to safety. An air force reconnaissance flight departs as the storm is recorded southeast of Guam and advancing toward the island.
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Guam
Apra Harbor
Anderson Field
Air Force 514Th
San Francisco
Coast Guard
Utithi Loran
Halliburton reports first quarter earnings of 1950
Erle P. Halliburton, chairman of Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co., announced consolidated net earnings for the first quarter of 1950 at $1,654,531. This equates to $1.26 per share, compared with $1,203,460 or 92 cents per share in the prior year quarter.
Barber Quartet Society Claims 36000 Members
The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America reports about thirty-six thousand members, reflecting growth in the barbershop chorus movement.
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Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
Amgree
Toc
Difference in Eclipses Observability
The sun’s eclipse can be seen only from a narrow belt on Earth while a lunar eclipse is visible from any location on the globe.
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