Workers Reject Southwestern Bell Wage Offer in Strike Standstill
Federal conciliators set a tentative late day session after the 37 day old strike by Southwestern Bell workers. Union leader D L McCowen called the company's proposal unacceptable, saying it fails to match the cost of living gains seen in other industries. The offer would raise top wages by four dollars weekly and starting pay by two to three dollars depending on location. The union plans to review the full proposal and decide on modifications to its demand for at least six dollars a week, with no change to the overall demand. A. E. Johnson of the federal agency said a new meeting would be held once the union is ready, likely later today.
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ST. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone
D. L. McCowen
Southwestern Telephone Workers
Southwestern Bell
McCowen
A. E. Johnson
State Department
William Benton
Congress
Tabor
Taber
Russia
Foreign Affairs Committee
Oklahoma City Court Disqualifies Over Parole Officer Case
The Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals disqualified itself in two cases involving Robert L. Fitzgerald, a state pardon and parole officer under the Phillips administration, and asked Gov. Turner to appoint a substitute court. Judges cited indirect relations and fear of partiality, delaying final decisions for months. Fitzgerald was convicted of bribery and conspiracy, fined $500 in Carter and Oklahoma counties, and has appealed while free on bond. appeals have lingered since 1944.
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Oklahoma City
Criminal Court of Appeals
Robert L. Fitzgerald
Leon C. Phillips
Roy J. Turner
Turner
Fitzgerald
Phillips
Carter County
Oklahoma County
Bert B. Barefoot
Dick Jones
John A. Brett
Rutherford Brett
Ardmore
Too Many Nickels Leave Bell Officials Unhappy
Southwestern Bell Telephone officials in St. Louis report 3,840,000 nickels totaling $192,000 have piled up since the April 7 strike. The coins come from pay phones as armored car crews refuse to cross picket lines. Guards have been increased, and officials worry about security with the heavy cash on hand.
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ST. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Southwestern Telephone Workers Union
Hippo Hide Thickness Noted at Close to Two Inches
A zoological note observes that the hide of a hippopotamus can measure near two inches in thickness. This detail highlights the animal's robust skin as a protective feature.
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Buddy
Navajo Man Francisco Saiz Claimed 137 Years Old
RUIDOSO NEW MEXICO May 13. A girl reporter from the Ruidoso Weekly News interviews Francisco Saiz a Navajo man living near Arabella 40 miles northeast of Ruidoso and older than 130. Simon Sanchez 74 recalls Saiz known since the 1860s. Saiz was a cowboy and sheepherder in youth and later a government freighter from Las Vegas to Fort Stanton.
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Ruidoso
N. M
New Mexico
Francisco Saiz
Mary Nell Taeger
Ruidoso Weekly News
Saiz
Arabella
Simon Sanchez
Sanchez
Miss Taeger
Las Vegas
Fort Stanton
Lincoln
Billy the Kid
Double Locks With Two Keys On Winnie's Door
Phoenix Arizona May 15. Two keys to two locks have been placed on Winnie Ruth Judd’s door at the Arizona state hospital for the insane. Dr. John A. Larson, the superintendent, said Judd is too dangerous for the infirmary ward and belongs in a higher security area. He noted Judd beat her mother and caused a black eye. The ward transfer was ordered for safety reasons.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona State Hospital
John A. Larson
Warhan
Regents to Apportion Funds for Oklahoma Schools
Oklahoma regents for higher education will meet May 26 and 27 to set the allocation of funds to each state school for the next two years. The purpose includes delaying teacher contract renewals until operational funds appropriated by the legislature are disbursed. Nearly 10 million dollars were appropriated for the first year and more than 59.5 million for the second year. Administrative assistant T. G. Sexton said all schools were requesting more money.
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Regents
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Regents For Higher Education
T. G. Sexton
Oklahoma
Graduation Time for Byng and Area Highs This Week
Senior Week begins with Byng high school graduation Wednesday night featuring Arlene Brown and a student chorus. Sally Parker will give the salutatory and Harry Kaiser the valedictory address while Agatha Brice reads the class history. Diplomas will be presented by Supt J E Teague.
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Byng High School
Arlene Brown
Betty Mitchell
Wanda Eppler
Juanita Foxx
Betty Parker
Harry Kaiser
Agatha Brice
Ansel Walker
Donald Ellis
J. E. Teague
McLish
Tupelo
Mill Creek
Olney
Stonewall
Tishomingo
Ada
East Central College
Italian Premier Is Resigning His Post
Rome May 13 Premier Alcide De Gasperi handed his resignation to provisional President Enrico De Nicola as Socialists and Christian Democrats blamed each other for the coalition collapse. A Christian Democratic statement said De Gasperi quit due to Socialist attacks yesterday after a 50 minute cabinet meeting followed by charges of fomenting a political crisis. He led a coalition of Christian Democrats Communists and Socialists and was to address the constituent assembly tonight.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Enrico de Nicola
Christian Democrats
Christian Democratic
de Gasperi
Italy
Giuseppe Romita
Constituent Assembly
Monday Downpour Delays Traffic And Flooding In Ada Area
A heavy Monday downpour dumped 3.35 inches in Ada, with 4 inches across 12 hours in some parts. Sandy Creek overflowed, halting traffic on Highway 19 and the Sixth Street low area while fields flooded and bridges washed out. Highs reached 86 and lows near 59 as storms moved through the state.
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Ada
Sandy Creek
Highway 19
Sandy Bridge
Mississippi
Sixth Street
Associated Press
Idabel
U. S. Naval
McAlester
Haywood
Oklahoma
Girl Finally Gets Shoes Stockings in Triumph
Baby Jean Martin of Dell Arkansas receives artificial legs after a life with a wheelchair. She travels to Memphis with her father as insurance fund covers the prosthetics. She plans a Blytheville church piano recital in a blue gown and now hopes to walk unaided soon.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jean Martin
Dell, Ark
Blytheville
Calvary Baptist Church
Jean
W. A. Martin
Shawnee Strike Still Continues
Shawnee Oklahoma May 13 A wage and contract dispute remained at a standstill after Harp Food and striking workers failed to agree following reemployment of two discharged employees. The walkout began May 2 when 250 workers, members of the United Packinghouse Workers of America CIO, walked off the job. A restraining order issued May 3 barred strikers from blocking plant entrances or trespassing on company property.
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Shawnee
Okla
Harp Food Company
United Packing House Workers Plm
CIO
Recovery Of All Europe Hinges On German Recovery
Berlin sources say American and British officials agree on major points for economic merging of the four zones, barring one unnamed issue. Experts warn no broad recovery without German economic unity, amid widespread hunger and malnutrition in Ruhr and other areas.
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Germany
Europe
Berlin
Moscow
Reich
Solingen
Buchenwald
Ruhr
Italy
France
England
Wallace Calls For Nationalized Coal Under New Authority
Wallace urges nationalizing the coal industry under a coal authority. He cites coal as vital to world life and cites Western Europe as needing more coal than Greek loans. He argues labor deserves corporate-like equilibrium and opposes punishing free labor movement.
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Minneapolis
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Europe
The
New Republic
Truman
United States
John L. Lewis
Trade Expansion Affects One In Twelve U S Jobs
Secretary of Commerce Harriman asserts world trade growth directly sustains about 8.3 percent of American employment, emphasizing national stakes in expanding exports and the global market.
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United States
Harriman
Automobile ownership surge from 16 in 1896 to 25.5 million in 1946
The United States saw a dramatic rise in motor vehicle use as registered automobiles grew from a mere 16 in 1896 to about 25.5 million by 1946, reflecting rapid adoption of personal transport across the nation.
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U. S
Biddle Nomination Sparks Senate Action on UN Council
Senate Democrats pressed for a showdown with the Foreign Relations Committee to force action on Francis Biddle's nomination as American representative to the United Nations economic and social council. GOP opposition centers on his alleged New Deal views and a divided vote looms amid debate over Ethridge for a Greek Turkish aid post.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
Truman
Francis Biddle
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Mark F. Ethridge
Louisville
Biddle
GOP Committee
U. N. Council
Fight Over State Dept Cultural Program Spills Into Three Arenas
The battle over the cultural relations program and Voice of America broadcasts spills into three fronts. Congress debates the 1948 appropriations bill, the appropriations committee holds a news conference, and hearings seek legal status for the program. Assistant Secretary Benton defends the effort amid calls for tighter controls.
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Washington
State Department
House
Department
Marshall
Taber
Appropriations Committee
Voice of America
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cultural Relations Division
Combat Wounded Vets Can Reenlist
Combat wounded veterans may reenlist in the Army in the grade held at discharge if their application is submitted by June 30, 1947. Officers warrant and flight officers may reenlist in the first grade. For information and blanks contact the Ada Army Recruiting Station at the Post Office Building.
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Ducote
Ada U. S. S. Army
Ada U. S. Army Recruiting Station
Oklahoma Indian boarding schools to close this week
Eight Oklahoma boarding schools for Indian children will shut by week’s end, with Sapulpa’s Euchee Indian school not reopening. Closures at Concho Hartshorne Carter Ardmore Wheelock Eufaula Chilocco Pawnee follow budget cuts in Congress. Staff are to take accumulated leave to ease the agency’s reduced budget.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
D. P. Trent
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Euchee
Wheelock Academy
Millerton
Eufaula School
Eufaula
Chilocco
Pawnee Academy
Pawnee
Trent
House
Senate
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Indian Bureau
Mrs Initiates Spring Cleaning Move With Husband
A household notice notes the wife begins spring cleaning measures affecting the husband. The item records a domestic rearrangement phase and its potential social implications within the household.
Singing Contest Recoils From A Haymaker
Philadelphia on May 14 reports Jack Coombs a voice teacher described an audition where a husky male singer struck him with a punch and knocked him into a chair. The clash followed a grim verdict that the singer would only waste his time.
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Philadelphia
Jack Coombs
Coombs
Texas Counties and Average Size Report
A statistical note states Texas has 254 counties and each county averages about 1037 square miles in area. The data highlights the state's large geographic subdivisions and regional diversity.
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Texas
Dairy Heifer Buyers Back From Travels
Three Ada men County Agent C H Hailey and Assistant County Agent Lester Smith returned from a 12 day trip to northern states with about 70 dairy heifers to be distributed to farm youth in Pontotoc county. The group bought 29 head in Texas earlier bringing total to 99 head. Most cattle were purchased in Madison County Wisconsin with some top animals from other states. The first shipment from Texas arrives May 15 and the northern group May 17. Total dairy heifers placed in the county now 261 valued at 200 dollars or more each.
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Ada
Harvey Lambert
C. H. Hailey
Lester Smith
Pontotocc County
Texas
United States
Madison County
Wisconsin
Hailey
Elmer Kenison
Chamber of Commerce
Shawnee
Madison
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Sugar Stamp No. 12 Valid June 1 For Ten Pounds
The agriculture department announced sugar ration stamp No 12 for individuals will be valid June 1 for ten pounds, not July 1. Supplies must last until October 31 when price and rationing controls expire unless extended by Congress. Stamp No 12 is second 10 pound designation after No 11. June 1 aims to speed sugar into homes as railway cars may be scarce after the bumper wheat crop moves to market.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Fort Sill to Test Artillery Next Week
Fort Sill Oklahoma announces a long range heavy artillery test will occur next Friday and Monday. The air space channel over the post field and to the north will be closed during the firing.
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FT. Sill
Fort Sill
Okla
Post
Post Field
Spaghetti Origins Traced to China via Marco Polo
Historical note suggests spaghetti began in China and traveled to Italy with Marco Polo, influencing Italian pasta traditions. The claim highlights cross regional culinary exchange and legend surrounding early globalization of noodles.
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China
Italy
Marco Polo
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