Rights of the Individual at Memorial Building Dedication
Dr Waldo Stephens spoke at the dedication of the Student Memorial Building asserting the United States holds the only government based on individual rights. He contrasted it with socialism, communism, Nazism, and fascism, warning about state control and urging American leadership in world affairs.
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Waldo Stephers
United States
U. S
Thomas Jefferson
John
Mary
Susan
Stephens
Don’t Worry, Smile: Society Will Endure
The speaker argues against dwelling on misfortune and warns that humanity has survived for millions of years and will continue to do so. They advocate correcting mistakes and abuses but discourage anxiety over things beyond individual control, suggesting to stay positive and keep moving forward.
Sub-Normal Digs Into Quotations On Labor And Wit
A columnist recalls a half century old remark about earning ten cents a day if no better paid, and links it to Shakespeare’s habit of voicing sharp truths through half-wits. The piece muses that some people may be brighter than others, hence the label sub-normal.
Ada Holds Fifteenth in State Retail Tax Ranking
Ada city ranked fifteenth in Oklahoma for retail sales taxes paid in March, maintaining the same position as a year earlier. McAlester edged ahead slightly while Chickasha fell behind. statewide taxes rose notably from the previous March. The piece also notes a dry southeast Oklahoma and heavy rainfall in the Panhandle, with a closing musing on war and weather.
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Ada
McAlester
Chickasha
Judge McKeel at eighty five attends student memorial dedication
The article notes Judge J F McKeel celebrated his eighty fifth birthday by attending the dedication of the Student Memorial building at the College, suggesting a youthful outlook and a strong chance at the century mark. It also warns Ada youths about the dangerous car tag game, urging safer behavior on the road.
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J. F. McKeel
Not Always Thus Editorial on Lake Texoma Impact
The Indian Journal of Eufaula opposes a large dam on the South Canadian river near the town. It warns of shifting prosperity from farming towns to government funded cities, questions the land taken from production, and weighs recreation and industrial gains. Recommends cautious, balanced development.
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Eufaula
Lake Texoma
Politics and crime urging vigilance against corruption
A call to citizens to scrutinize campaign funding and enforcement as elections approach. It warns that criminals often back candidates through underhanded donations and political machines in cities, urging residents to expose responsible parties and keep crime and politics separate through patriotic civic action.
Pasture Damage from Recent Freezes Mentioned by Cattlemen
Cattlemen report two week freezes harmed early pastures and lespedeza, with some stands killed though sprouted seeds may still recover. Farmers vary by farm, some re-seeding likely, while winter grasses sown in February soils are reported thriving despite the freezes.
Competition shifts from sellers to products in advertising
Business competition has moved from rival merchants to rival products. Sellers claim their product performs best, while competitors with different items make similar claims for their offerings. Manufacturers sometimes band together to push a product over others for the same purpose, making market choices hard to follow.
Beer tax hike becomes law in state legislature
Amid tax debate Governor Murray's plan to raise taxes faced division but passed. The beer tax rose from seven to ten dollars per barrel, replacing a sunset provision that would have reduced the rate to four. Public sentiment supports holding line on taxes, with broad backing for the beer levy.
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Murray
Americans Stand United Amid War Strains
The author notes that German differences between white and colored troops are regrettable and may be used by Russians for bragging. In emergencies, Americans set aside any quarrels and support each other in battle, with every man proud of his American citizenship.
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Germany
Open covenants and policy debates in public spaces
The article reflects on past secrecy in American military and diplomatic policy, noting that public airing of such matters is rare for fear of weakening national position. It hints at a shift toward more open discussions, referencing Woodrow Wilson's approach to open covenants.
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Woodrow Wilson
Spring Arrives With Bloom and Fragrance Across Fields
The next sixty days promise enjoyment as wild and tame flowers spread beauty and fragrance. Flowering trees bloom early, fields turn green, leaves unfold, and insects fill the air with music as they enjoy the blooms.
Veterans of Korea greet U S arrivals in San Francisco
More than 1,400 Army veterans of the Korean War land aboard the transport Lt. Raymond Deancein in San Francisco. The returning troops, first under the Army rotation program, were welcomed with plans for a full ceremony as a large crowd gathered, while Marines also docked nearby. The list includes many Oklahoma servicemen led by Col. William H. Craig, with names such as Ada, Lawton, Norman, and Oklahoma City residents among the 1,422 soldiers and sailors returning.
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San Francisco
Raymond Deancein
Morea
Muskogee
Jack Capte
Pauls Valley
Andres J. Cox
Normen
Calvin H. Cox
Tulsa Pl
Donald Wi. Cude
Eldoradore
Willie Davis
Sasakwa
Tommy J. Decker
Kiowa
Bobby F
Frederic
Robert J. Dunn
Ales
Roy C. Dye
Sentinel
Ste
Rush Springs
Idoyd G Highsmith
Lawson
Bae Torrie Fall
Lawton
Walter J. Kalbrknner
Oxmulges
Edward S
Hardy R Lynn
Elmore City
Jacob Parker
Clade Parton
Anadarko
Thomas J. Patton
Carl D. Roddy
Mountain View
Eddie W. Rowen Nolan
Pfc
Benny H. Rush
Kaw City
John P. Sessions
Norman
Charlie L. Smith Jaanton
Mathew Smith
Pic
Jimmis
State Supreme Court Opinions Oklahoma City May 16
Oklahoma Supreme Court releases several affirmed and reversed cases. Names include Dave Richardson vs C W Lacher in Cotton County affirmed. Fred Priddy and Alyne Tres Priddy vs L W Shires in Murray County affirmed. Judge Oscar Lonnie Parks vs J O Stith Wagoner County affirmed. multiple other parties across counties. Reversals include G Herron vs Harrold Spencer McCurtain County and City of Healdton v board of education Carter County with directions.
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Oklahoma City
Lp—Supreme Court
Dave Richardson
Richardson Motors
C. W. Lacher
Cotten County
Fred Priddy
Alyne Tres Priddy
L. W. Shires
H. B. Nama
EK. Poole
Murray County
Oscar Lonnie Parks
J. O Stith
Wagoner County
Victor E. Miller
Carrier Miller Lindeman
George McKinlay Miller
George McKinley Miller
Will
Edward J. Miller
Thyliss Hodges
Loretta Roberts Parrish
Harvey Ogle
Chester Ogle
Catherine Nichols
Toynton Ogle
Fred Ogle
Frank Ogle
Alma B. Williamson
Ida May Miller
James William Powers
Noble County
Bell builds fiberglass boats tested by dramatic drops
Georgetown Ont. boat maker Leonard J Bell produces small fiberglass boats bonded with synthetic resins. He tests durability by dropping a ten foot boat from a second story window and noting it bounces rather than crunching, a method he uses to prove their resilient craft for Arctic use.
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Georgetown
Ont
Leonard J. Bell
Toronto
Hay
Bell Hax
Arctic
Japanese airmen prepare to sprout wings in June
Tokyo reports on a one time Japanese pilots plan to form the Nipper Flying Hub in June as they prepare for a post treaty era. The civilian air industry seeks to gather all available postwar aeronautics material to catch up on developments since 1945 while government civil aeronautics agencies work toward functioning. A separate note highlights a large amount of gasoline wasted by drivers due to improper carburetor tuning idling high speed travel neglect of lubrication leaks sticking valves worn tires and worn components.
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Tokyo
Wong
UN Policies Face Scrutiny In MacArthur Hearing
NEA Washington correspondent Feter Edson reports that the MacArthur firing controversy centers on UN policies and U S Joint Chiefs directives. MacArthur urges going it alone potentially widening war. Marshall reveals UN blocks on US Korea proposals, including a plan for hot war with Red aircraft across the Yalu.
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General MacArthur
Korea
United Nations
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
United States
United Sions
George Marshall
U. S
Yalu River
Marichuria
Marshall
Criticism of War Grows in the United Nations Era
Criticism rises over Korea war costs and UN role. Senator Taft calls the UN a weak reed, while Gallup yields mixed public views on one world government. Marshall and Haile Selassie frame UN collective security as vital, urging allied unity despite pressure for ending the conflict.
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Gallup
United Nations
Marshall
MacArthur
Red China
Soviet Union
Coalition of Free Peoples
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
Korea
Bed Protection Racket Reported in Jenderam Village
Kuala Lumpur reports a communist protection racket in Jenderam in Salengar State. Secretary of Defense D. C. Waterston says Reds extorted 4000 dollars monthly from 1800 villagers, posted notices threatening punishment, and British troops detained the village for screening to determine prosecutions.
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Kuala Lumpur
Jenderam
Salengar
D. C. Waterston
Vilagery
Sailor Stanley Smith Sets East to West Atlantic Trip
Stanley Smith plans an east to west Atlantic crossing starting from England with neighbor Charles Violet. After showing his 20 foot boat at the Festival of Britain for a week, the voyage is expected to take eight to ten weeks, with winds making the voyage tougher than the reverse route.
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Atlantic
Bailbat
London
Stanley Smith
America
England
Ifris
Smith
Charles Violet
Dr J M Gordon Dies At Amarillo
Dr James Marcus Gordon aged 75 died in Amarillo Tex last night He led East Central State Ada as president from 1916 to 1920 during WWI He later headed Tulsa University then Kendall College and served as dean of liberal arts at Texas Tech Lubbock from 1925 to 1945 His successor at East Central was A Linscheid and the college became a four year school in 1920
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Amarillo
Tex
James Marcus Gordon
East Central State College
Ada
University of Tulsa
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Gordon
East Central
Charless W. Briles
Tulsa University
Kendall College
Lab- Avon
Maurice Gordon
Ardmore
A. Linscheid
Barbs by Hal Cochran and June oddities
Hum a tune while doing dishes to help make a home and a feminine touch boosts spring garments. Swatting flies drops to a memory as a maid finds 150 dollars under a pillow in an eastern hotel. Someone slept through a joke. June brings five Fridays increasing fishers’ anxiety to discard the old news.
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Hal Cochran
Ant syrup fails to harm youngster in Arcadia
In Arcadia California an incident with cough syrup led to a child Carmen Ayala age several years resisting medicine. Her mother Mrs Apna A Ayala noticed distress after she refused the dose and grabbed the bottle. Doctors stated the syrup caused no harm and Carmen recovered.
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Arcadia
Calif
Carmen
Apna A. Ayala
Small Retailers May Be Relieved From Detailed Charts
Washington May 15 Aimed at hardware dealers and other small retailers an OPS official said final details of a new regulation relieving use of detailed charts are being worked out The order would apply to durable goods including housewares floor coverings lawn furniture sporting goods and more Exemptions likely for firms with gross business under 106000 in two years or under 80000 annually The change would not end price controls and base prices would reference the recent freeze period if the new rule follows expected terms
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Beer Drinkers to Help School Cost
Oklahoma City May 15 The state will fund a teachers salary boost of about $250 annually through a beer tax. A new 10 per barrel levy starts next biennium while the 3 increase is delayed. Wholesalers may pass a penny per bottle to drinkers though the tax was enacted at midnight without the governor's signature.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Office of Price Stabilization
Tax Commission
Young Chinese Stampede for Homeland in Singapore
Thousands of young Chinese refugees flood Singapore lodging houses seeking quick passage to Red China. Aged 18 to 24, they arrive after Federation of Malaya ordered manpower registration to raise 20 000 men for fights against communist terrorists. Lodging houses are jammed with crowded passages and improvised sleeping on camp beds and planks.
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Singapore
Federation of Malaya
Red China
Federation
Malaya
China
German wurst best in Frankfurt on American market
German meat dealers push to re enter the U S sausage scene with bratwurst frankfurters and sauerkraut plates. The U S Department of Agriculture reviews Germany s food and meat laws for sanitation health and quality. A joint Allied High Commission and West German committee will inspect about 10 percent of plants. If findings are favorable American sausage lovers may soon feast again.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Allied High Commission
America
WROTE TO CONGRESS VOICE OF VERMONT INDEPENDENCE FIGHT
Quote from Victor Orlando in the Christian Herald reflects on Ethan Allen and Vermont's push for independence. He cites a Britannica note that Allen warned of fighting for liberty even against human nature. The piece ties Revolutionary history to ideas of slavery and shelter.
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Congress
Ethan Allen
Fort Ticonderoga
Vermont
Britannica
Victor Orlando
Christian Herald
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Jerry Costello
Jary Fray
M‘arthur
Feter Edson
NEA
Washington Correspondent
United Na
Taft
J. M. Gordon
Chunchon
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