Marshall Holds To His Relief On Armed Forces Unity
Secretary of State Marshall asks to be relieved of further testimony due to his diplomatic status but maintains that army navy unification remains essential. Senate Armed Services debates the compromise bill creating a single National Defense Department with integrated services and permanent wartime staffs.
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Marshall
Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Gurney
R-Sd
Marshells
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
House Expenditures Committee
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Army
Navy
Secretary of State
Sea Lions Cause Raspy Travel in Express Car
W A Sartwell a railway messenger said three sea lions gnawed through chicken wire cages and took command of the express car on the Kansas City to Chicago leg. Lincoln Park zoo director R Marlin Perkins helped coax the animals back to their crates for the final miles to Camden New Jersey dealers Meens brothers and Ward. Perkins added sea lions can bite like a mad dog when aroused. The five animals came from Captain George McGuire of Santa Barbara California.
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Chicago
W. A. Sartwell
Sartwell
Railway Express
Kansas City
R. Marlin Perkins
Lincoln Park Zoo
Meens Brothers and Ward
Camden
N. J
Perkins
George McGuire
Santa Barbara
Calif
Designer Frederic W. Goudy Dies at 82 in Marlboro
Frederic W. Goudy, 82, originator of much of the type used in American printing, died yesterday of heart disease in Marlboro New York. He designed about 100 typefaces and valued simple legible letters over ornate 19th century styles.
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Marlboro
N. Y
Frederic W. Goudy
Oklahoma superintendent resigns for Wilson post
Ardmore reports H. D. Gound, longtime Achille public schools superintendent, resigns after 11 years to take a similar role in Wilson public schools. He succeeds O. E. Van Meyer as Wilson superintendent.
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Ardmore
P—H. D. Gound
Achille Public Schools
Durant
Wilson Public Schools
O. E. van Meyer
Wilson Schools
Power in bargaining tilts toward labor unions
A terse quotation notes that modern bargaining power largely favors labor unions with limited exceptions for the largest corporations. The remark attributes the view to Robert A. Taft, a Republican senator from Ohio.
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Sem
Robert A. Taft
Onis
Tornadoes Injure 18 Across Oklahoma and Texas
Tornado activity in four towns across Oklahoma and Texas left 18 people injured. Lenorah Texas was hardest hit with 15 injuries as homes, a store, and gins were destroyed along a 13 mile path. An El Dorado area tornado injured one and damaged crops and property. Three more injuries occurred in Quanah Texas from the Oklahoma twister.
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Lenorah
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
Woodward
Ackerly
Fb] Dorado
el Dorado
Jackson County
Quanah
Pure Art Involved In Body Parts Business
Pure art enters the prosthetic field as a Virginia company hires sculptor Conrad W. Crowder to train technicians in producing life like body parts for memorials. In California Maurice Leiderman spends 25000 dollars to enhance actors realisms and aid those in need. Seiderman shifts from film to non movie work by replacing a lost ear for a shy groom and later his nose and upper face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Virginia Prosthetic Company
Conrad W. Crowder
California
Maurice Leiderman
Seiderman
Crowder
Virinia
Irving A. Goldman
Syria Demands Independent Palestine State for Holy Land
Syria told the U N that only an independent Palestine state would solve the Holy Land issue. In the debate, Moshe Shertok urged Arab cooperation but accused the exiled mufti's Cairo committee of Nazi ties. Weather and local rainfall reports followed, detailing flood impacts and road closures across Oklahoma.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Syria
United Nations
Holy Land
Palestine
Faris el Khoury
General Assembly
U. N. Palestine Inquiry Commission
Jewish Agency For Palestine
U. N
Inquiry Commission
Moshe Shertok
Grand Mufti
Jerusalem
Shertok
el Khoury
Arab Higher Committee of
Cairo
Arab Higher Committee
Brother of Local Physician Is Dead
Dr. Catherine Brydin learned her brother J. J. Farrar died suddenly of a heart attack Sunday at his Calpine home. He had recently visited Ada where he made many friends. Funeral services are set for Tuesday.
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Catherine Brydin
J. J. Farrar
Calpine
California
Mr. Farrar
Ada
SSA Representative to Visit Ada for Retirement Benefits
An Ardmore SSA representative will be at Room 229, Post Office building in Ada on Wednesday May 14 starting at 9:00 a m to take retirement and survivors benefits applications. The federal program pays monthly benefits after age 65 and to survivors. special provisions cover WWII veterans' survivors. If no eligible recipient exists a lump sum may be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
The
Social Security Administration
Ada
Hong Kong Europeans Lose Homes in War Damage
Estimated 70 percent of Hong Kong's European dwellings were destroyed or damaged during the Japanese attack and occupation, leaving many residents homeless and seeking shelter and aid amid the conflict repercussions.
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Hong Kong
Winds And Heavy Rains Sweep Oklahoma Today
Severe weather lashed western Oklahoma with high winds and rain injuring several and damaging buildings. A tornado near Eldorado wounded three without serious injury while Starling residents Irwin Seamore Ernest Montgomery and Lewis Smith were hurt by the wind. Hitchcock suffered shattered windows and damaged lines as communications failed.
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Oklahoma
Eldorado
Starling
Veene le
Ada Weather Records Heavy Rainfall and Flooding
An unofficial Ada rainfall report notes 3.05 inches between 7 am and noon, one of the heaviest in years. Early Monday the city received .65 inch before daybreak, then more showers with hail and lightning. streets flooded, gutters overrun, blocking access on Fifth Street near Highway 99.
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Clinton
Elk City
Geary
Union City
Oklahoma City
Ponca City
Wheat
Chickasha
Alva
Enid
Guthrie
Woodward
Newkirk
Shawnee
Tulsa
Antlers
Durant
Highway Patrol
U. S. 183
Bessie
Cordell
U. S. 66
Hydro Y
Deer Creek
Lawton
Hydro
Ada
Fifth Street
Highway 99
Ada Milling Co Adds New Story at Ada Mill
Harry Lundgaard, manager, reports extensive building and redesigns at the Ada Milling Co. A new story framing atop the plant will be added, with warehouses, runways, and storage being rebuilt. The bulk flour room will be in the packet room for around the clock operation, boosting capacity by about 25 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lundgaard
Ada Milling Company
Adans
Lundgaard
Pioneer Resident of Sulphur Dies
Mrs. Marrietta Stephens 78 died at her Sulphur home Thursday. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 pm at Danner and Colley Chapel. Born October 30, 1868 in Kentucky, she lived in Murray County since 1900 after coming from Texas. Survived by husband J. S. Stephens a daughter Grace Doughety five sons Dennis Ira Bryan Floyd and John. Burial in Oaklawn cemetery Sulphur.
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Marrietta Stephens
Danner and Colley
Stephens
Murray County
Kentucky
Texas
J. S. Stephens
Grace Doughety
Clovis
New Mexico
Dennis
Ira
Bryan
Floyd
Sulphur
John
Platt National Park
Oaklawn Cemetery
London Welcomes Royal Family in Ceremonial Return
Crowds line the route to Buckingham Palace as King George VI Queen Elizabeth and the two princesses return from South Africa. Attlee and officials greet them at Waterloo Station. The procession through Whitehall features a open coach, grey horses, scarlet postillions and mounted police. An absentee is Lt Philip Mountbatten awaiting a naval lecture in Corsham.
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ED Creach
London
Pthrough
Great Britain
South Africa
Buckingham Palace
Hunting
Waterloo Station
Attlee
Portsmouth
George
Elizabeth
Whitehall
Philip Mountbatten
Prince Philip of
Greece
Princess Elizabeth
Corsham Wiltshire
Acheson Resigns as Undersecretary of State
President Truman accepts Dean Acheson’s resignation as undersecretary of state and names Robert A. Lovett to replace him on June 30. Lovett, a New York banker and former assistant secretary of war, will prepare with Acheson before taking over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dean Acheson
Truman
Robert A. Lovett
Lovett
New York
White House
Acheson
Charles G. Ross
Senate
Rail Rate Changes Upheld By Court
The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 ruling, upheld an Interstate Commerce Commission order that shifts railroad freight rates: up 10 percent in the north and east and down 10 percent in the south and to the Rockies. Class rates, affecting mainly manufactured goods, were targeted after southern complaints of regional competitive disadvantages. Justice Douglas wrote the opinion. dissents came from Justices Jackson and Frankfurter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rockies
Douglas
Burton
Jackson
Frankfurter
Bob Wills to Play at American Legion Dance May 14
Loyd Lambert announces a dance at the American Legion hall starring Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys from Tulsa. The Wills orchestra has just returned from Hollywood where they were engaged for dance performances.
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Loyd Lambert
Platt National Park
American Legion
Bob Wills
Texas Playboys
Tulsa
American Legion Hall
Wills
Hollywood
California
Public lands grazing yields for beef and sheep
One beef animal and two sheep out of every five receive about four months of grazing on public domain U.S. lands each year, reflecting allotment patterns for livestock on public rangeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Senators clash over watered down labor bill in Senate vote
Senator George led southern opposition to a milder Democratic labor bill while Republican leaders forecast overwhelming Senate approval for the omnibus act outlawing the closed shop and restricting union activity. Supporters expect a roll call Friday or tonight with 18 to 22 votes for the substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
George
Washington
D-Ga
Senate
Murray
Mont
Ball
Rminn
Taft
Ohio
Olin D. Johnson
Ellender
D-La
Labor Committee
Russell
Aiken
R-Vi
National Labor Relations Board
Editors To Visit Occupied Zones
A group of editors and publishers will fly to Berlin for a 30 day tour of American and British zones in Germany and Austria to observe conditions and report on problems facing occupation forces. Participants include Waldo Bowmang, Ralph Coghlan, Larry S. Fanning, John Hillman, Jenkin Lloyd Jones, and Dolph Simon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Berlin
Germany
Austria
War Department
Waldo Bowmang
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
Ralph Coghlan
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Larry S. Fanning
San Francisco
Nematode Infests English Potatoes Confined to Long Island
The golden nematode, an almost microscopic soil pest, now infests 65 to 75 percent of England's potato fields but is, for now, confined in America to a key potato growing area on Long Island.
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England
America
Long Island
General Eaker Debate Trophy Named For Dr. Linscheid
Dr. A Linscheid president of East Central State College since 1920 will be honored at Southeastern Thursday. Lt Gen Ira C Baker deputy commander US Army Air Forces and 1917 Southeastern graduate will present the first Linscheid trophy a forensic award. A plaque with William Scott Nobles and Gerald Sanders names will be given to Pres T T Montgomery. Gen Eaker plans to add each year’s top debater name to the plaque and a luncheon will honor Eaker and class members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Linscheid
East Central State College
Southeastern State of Durant
Southeastern
Ira C. Baker
U. S. Army Air Forces
Durant
Linscheid
William Scott Nobles
Gerald Sanders
Pres
T. T. Montgomery
Gen. Eaker
Ina Mackin
B. R. Stubbs
Ada
Eaker
Marmaduke Corbyn Elected State Jaycee President
Marmaduke Corbyn Jr of Oklahoma City was elected president of the Oklahoma Jaycees at the three day convention in Ardmore. Wallace Dickey was elected executive vice president, with regional vice presidents named for four regions and several honors awarded for outstanding chapters and individuals. The 1948 state convention will be in Okmulgee with a directors meeting in Muskogee in November.
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Ardmore
Okla
Marmduke Corbyn, Jr
Oklahoma City
State
Madill
Jaycee
Okmulgée
Muskogee
Four Industries on Unset Nation's labor Situation
Associated Press outlines four labor trouble spots coal maritime railroads and construction with wage gains for CIO factory workers and waning telephone activity. It notes feared coal strike for July 1 unsettled bargaining with John L Lewis and Southern operators, looming contract expirations for CIO maritime unions June 15, and rail unions seeking wage hikes with broader coordinated action.
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Associated Press
Washington
CIO
America
John L. Lewis
Congress
Lewis
Maritime
Baigest
Joe Curran
National Maritime Union
Harry Bridges
AFL
Winnie Ruth Judd Escapes Then Is Captured in Phoenix
PHOENIX ARIZ May 12 3 Mad trunk murderess Winnie Ruth Judd was captured about 12 hours after escaping from a state hospital. She was seized near the Arizona Biltmore hotel and taken to the sheriff's office. The 41 year old killer had previously dismembered two women in 1931 and shipped their bodies to Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
State Hospital For
Arizona Biltmore
Sheriff's Office
Los Angeles
Larson
Buck Stockton
Van Meter Resigns Wilson Post to Lead Comanche Schools
O E Van Meter longtime Wilson superintendent resigns to become superintendent of Comanche schools. He grew up in Ada and studied at East Central College. He cites a larger district, greater opportunity, and higher pay as reasons. His Wilson successor is H D Gound from Achille schools.
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O. E. van Meter
Wilson
Comanche
van Meter
Ada
East Central College
Ardmoreite
H. D Gound
Achille Schools
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Maurice Seiderman
Max Harrelson
Thomas Tomlin
Ada Milling Co
Robert Lovett
South
Betty Jane Lampe
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Marmaduke Corbyn State
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