Economic Statesmanship Calls for Business Price Leadership
The Christian Science Monitor endorses a group of 23 American leaders urging an orderly readjustment to lower consumer prices. They argue prices outrun incomes, call for business leaders to take the lead, and stress shared responsibility among government labor and farmers to steer the economy away from a price slump.
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Christian Science Monitor of
Boston
National Planning Association
Beardsley Ruml
S. C. Allyn
Robert F. Black
Harold Boeschenstein
Eugene Burgess
S. K. Colby
P. B. Stull
C. E. Wilson
Pressuring lawmakers and the public’s voice in policy
The piece argues organized groups and large industries maintain lobbyists in Washington and at state legislatures, shaping special legislation that favors them and leaves the public underinformed. It notes executive departments are also swayed, and asks how the public can tell its story effectively in a complex industrial era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Freedom in South as Supreme Court Upheld Interstate Rates
A Chicago Tribune opinion notes the Supreme Court ruling for lower southern freight rates as a win for southern industry. It urges Oklahoma and other states to build industry, maintain farming, and improve tax and school funding while praising Governor Turner’s leadership. It also mentions CIO efforts in textile unions and local park concerns, ending with a light aside on coffee preferences.
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United States Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oklahoma
Kerr
Supreme Court
CIO
Rockingham
North Carolina
Conservatives Move Toward the Center in British Debate
AP reports Britain's Conservative Party under Winston Churchill signaling a modest leftward shift in policy while pledging not to restore the Bank of England or coal to private control. The move aims to appeal before a forthcoming general election amid a steady slide toward moderate socialism. The royal return from South Africa strengthened ties with the commonwealth as government leaders hailed diplomacy.
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Britain
Winston Churchill
Bank of England
London Daily Express
The
Daily Telegraph
England
Ramsay MacDonald
Churchill
South Africa
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Portsmouth
Buckingham Palace
London
Commonwealth
Oklahoma Faces Free Textbook Rollout and Adoption Shifts
Oklahoma Governor Roy J. Turner notes that one fifth of current textbooks expire this year and a new multiple adoption law could force parents to bear costs before free texts arrive. The state’s $500000 appropriation limits free books to only the lowest grades, prompting possible continued adoptions until July 1, 1948. A textbook commission may be appointed this week to start solving the problems.
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Oklahoma City
Roy J. Turner
Turner
Ferman Phillips
Oklahoma Education Association
Fifty Years On One Farm A Chickasha Remark
George Evans notes a farmer near Chickasha who has planted his fiftieth crop on the same acreage, rebuilt after a cyclone and prospered for half a century. Such longevity is notable in Oklahoma as the state ages and stabilizes its population. The column highlights emergency plans, rent control debates in Congress, ongoing state research, and a light jab about a man who avoids long telephone calls after a month without one.
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George Evans
The
Chickasha
Marshall to Make Industrial Tour From Ada Chamber of Commerce
At a regular Ada Chamber of Commerce board meeting the selective committee announced Keith Marshall will make the Oklahoma Industrial tour. Two Ada members will accompany him. Tulsa trip departures are set for June 25 with Ada’s fund totaling 1000 dollars.
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Ada Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Oklahoma
Keith Marshall
Chamber of Commerce
Tulsa
Marshall
Ada
Honorary Music Doctorate for OU Professor Stanley
Ly man Stanley of the University of Oklahoma will receive an honorary doctor of music degree from Howard Payne College in Brownwood Texas this summer. Stanley served seven years as head of the piano department at Howard Payne before joining Oklahoma.
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Norman
Lyman Stanley
University of Oklahoma
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Tex
Stanley
Oklahoma
Allen People Visited Ada Holdenville and Nearby Areas
Allen residents and relatives visited Ada Holdenville and surrounding towns over the weekend. Shoppers and event attendees included Mrs Joe Sever Mrs W P Wade Mrs Sam Weems and son Gerald Mrs A G Pipkins Miss Charlene Walker the Wheeler and Crawford families Rev George McDow and others after attending events in Holdenville and the Southern Baptist convention in St Louis.
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Joe Sever
W. P. Wade
Sam Weems
Gerald
Ada
A. G. Pipkins
Charlene Walker
George McDow
Southern Baptist Convention
Charley Walker
Allen
Weekend Visits Tie Oklahoma University to Holdenville
Bill Walker of Oklahoma University in Norman spent the weekend with his parents. Mr and Mrs Jim Ashlock and daughter were Holdenville visitors Saturday. Also present were Mr and Mrs C C Ross and sons Mrs Herbert Perkins Mrs Jim Turner and Mrs Hattie Barnett alien people at the Holdenville Arkansas sueh calentation.
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Bill Walker
Oklahoma University
Norman
Jim Ashlock
Holdenville
Arkansas Sueh Calentation
C. C. Ross and Sons
Herbert Perkins
Jim Turner
Hattie Barnett
Wright and Harbeson Visit Relatives in Tulsa Area
David Wright and Donald Harbeson visited relatives in Tulsa Sand Springs and Sperry on Saturday and Sunday reporting a brief family visit to the region.
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David Wright
Donald Harbeson
Tulsa
Sand Springs
Sperry
Celebration in Holdenville Sees Mrs Otis Vinson and Mrs Otis Mitchell
Mrs Otis Vinson and Mrs Otis Mitchell attended Holdenville's Saturday celebration, joining local attendees in the event activities.
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Otis Vinson
Mrs. Otis Mitchell
Holdenville
Ada shoppers and visitors report through Friday
Mr and Mrs Frank Parker and daughter shopped in Ada Friday. Gerald Taylor returned Friday after a visit to Oklahoma City.
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Owen Stephens
Ada
Frank Parker and
Gerald Taylor
Oklahoma City
Ada Visitors Share Weekend with Local Families
A series of weekend visits spans Ada connections as Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Bryan host, Bristow couple Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Phillips, Oklahoma City residents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kidwell, Morris residents Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone Kidwell and children, and Oklahoma A. and M. student Christa Lee Blue returns to parents Mr. and Mrs. Perry Blue. Others include Kenneth Richardson’s Oklahoma City visit with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Dave Richardson, W. W. Dobbs from A. M., Donald Douglass from Oklahoma U. attending the alumni banquet, and Ensign and Mrs. Bill Bryant with daughter Nikka visiting relatives from Yorktown Virginia.
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Arthur Kidwell
Oklahoma City
Gladstone Kidwell
Morris
T. K. Kidwell
Christa Lee Blue
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Stillwater
Perry Blue
Kenneth Richardson
Dave Richardson
Donald Douglass
Oklahoma U
Ensign
Bill Bryant
Nikka
Yorktown, Va
Tubes In Car Tires May Be On Way Out
Akron Ohio May 12 Tubes may be obsolete as spokes on future automobile wheels says B F Goodrich vice president James J Newman announced the development of tubeless tires rayon cord construction The new discs are in a midwestern taxicab fleet state police cruisers and some private cars The advantages include puncture sealing inner tubes safety improved riding and air pressure retention The tire. completed after three years of engineering, will be offered only for limited sale.
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Akron
B. F. Goodrich
James J. Newman
Goodrich
Insurance Agents Warned Over Veteran Policy Conversion
Oklahoma City May 13 State Insurance Commissioner Donald E Dickey warns life agents not to induce veterans to drop national service life insurance for commercial policies. Violations may lead to license revocation and disciplinary action.
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Oklahoma City
Donald E. Dickey
Dickey
Whip-Cracker Jackson Headlines Whip-Cracking Revival
New York May 6 NEA John Jackson a slim personable performer has revived whip-cracking in the United States. He clips paper from an aide’s lips and fires a cigaret from lips at ten feet and lights a hand match at eleven with the whip. His Australian-born father taught him the craft as a boy.
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New York
United States
John Jackson
Jackson
Australia
Great Western
Minnesota judge orders nightly curfew for young robber
A Minnesota judge sentenced a youthful robber to routine bedtime at nine each night for six months. The unusual constraint was framed as a corrective measure rather than punishment.
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Minnesota
Fed reports $3 million rise in money in circulation
The Federal Reserve Board announced that money in circulation increased by 3 million dollars in the week ending April 9, noting the rise went largely unnoticed.
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Federal Reserve Board
Kids Warned About Grasshoppers Ruining New Lawn
A community note warns that the first grasshoppers to arrive may damage a newly laid lawn, prompting residents to monitor nibbled patches and take preventive steps.
Teacher Says Shorthand Is Easy But Reading It Is Hard
A teacher notes that learning shorthand comes easily but interpreting the notes later remains the difficult part. The remark highlights the challenge of reading transcribed shorthand for practical use.
Propaganda Drive Follows Stalingrad Film Preview
Moscow releases a hostile film preview of The Battle of Stalingrad accusing Anglo American leaders of betrayal and plotting a Western front in 1942. Pravda targets Churchill and Roosevelt while Molotov accepts broader Korean representation in May talks. Russia and America seek a democratic Korea but diverge on Soviet influence.
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Russia
America
Britain
Moscow
Stalingrad
Stalin
Soviet Union
Europe
Balkans
Molotov
Korea
Korean Peninsula
Marines Readopt Leave Policy for Recruits
Tulsa S/Sgt. Earl G. Hopkins announces Marines have readopted a ten day leave policy after completing one phase of recruit training. Enlistees remain eligible for GI Bill benefits. For details contact Hopkins or Duerr in Tulsa or visit the Oklahoma City district HQ at 326 Federal Building.
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Tulsa
Okla
Earl G. Hopkins
U. S. Marine Corps
Post Office
Oklahoma
Marine Corps
Hopkins
Duerr
Federal Building
Oklahoma City
Regents Meet to Consider Self Liquidating Bonds
Oklahoma City May 13 The board of regents for Oklahoma College for Women Chickasha will meet Monday May 19 to consider issuing self liquidating bonds for construction of a new student union building State Superintendent Oliver Hodge chairman of the regents announced today.
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Oklahoma City
Board of Regents For
Oklahoma College For Women
Chickasha
Oliver Hodge
Regents
Full Moon Linked to Sudden Vehicle Fuel Loss Misperception
A quirky belief links a full moon to cars running out of gas. Observers report more stalled vehicles during certain lunar phases, but no scientific evidence confirms a causal effect between moonlight and fuel depletion.
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Winchester
Tenn
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Rolman
R. S. Holt
Holt
NEA
C of
Mrs. Elmo Carruth
Melvin Wheeler
Joe Crawford
Tom Crane
Jennings, la
Tom May
Edgar Dyson
Roy Jarrett
R. L. Alexander
Ft. Worth, Tex
J. W. Palmer
Kenneth Stunz
St. Louis, Mo
Malong
O.B.U
McDow
Mrs. T. A. Bryan
Mrs. W. H. Phillips of
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Riley Waldrep
Mr. Waldrep
W. W. Dobbs
Dewitt MacKenzie
Roosevelt
Oscaw
Communist Party
Pravda
Germany
Lola Mattel
Berlin
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