Nationalists Abandon Chushan Island Base in Formosa
Taipei report states Chinese Nationalists withdrew 150,000 troops from Chushan island southeast of Shanghai without a battle. Chiang Kai-Shek pledged a mainland counter-offensive within two years, concentrating forces to prevent Communist advances and praising Formosa as a base of defense.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chushan Island
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chushan
Shanghai
Ching
Chushin
Hainan
Seland
South China
Chiang
Chieng
Catastrophe Looms If Winnipeg Flood Ties Rise
Associated Press reports Red River crest near 50.1 feet threatens greater Winnipeg with mass evacuation plans considered as 80,000 left the city and six square miles flood. Officials warn five more feet needed for dikes to be safe while Minnesota and North Dakota battle rising waters amid frosty northern weather.
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Associated Press
Red River
Winnipeg
Minnesota
North Dakota
North Central States
Michigan
Wisconsin
North Carolina
New England
Iowa
The
Dakotas
Nebraska
Central Airlines Airmail and Passenger Volume Rise
Central Airlines reports March activity with 581 pounds of airmail unloaded at Chauncey Airport and 636 pounds loaded, along with 31 outgoing and 26 incoming passengers at Ada. Ada ranked seventh in outgoing mail and fourteenth in incoming among 24 served cities, while overall revenue miles fell to 35.45 cents. Mail traffic surged from 2,253 to 21,466 pounds as Burline services gain usage.
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Central Airlines
Ada
C. A
Chauncey
Douglas Clark Dead in Ada Auto Truck Crash
Douglas Clark, 47, a Bob Cason Motor Co employee, died at a local hospital after an award winning collision four and a half miles northwest of Ada. He was returning from Oklahoma City when his car left the highway, stopped on the shoulder, and was struck by a cattle truck driven by Jonatha Crain of Bokehita. Clark's wife and his mother were killed instantly. three other occupants were in Valley View hospital with serious injuries.
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Douglas Clark
Ada
Clark
Bob Cason Motor Company
Oklahoma City
Jonatha Crain
Bokehita
Valley View Hospital
Eunis Kelley Faces Court Trial for Burglary
Eunis Kelley bound over to district court on charges of second degree burglary after a preliminary hearing before J.D. Wilburnby. Kelley pleaded not guilty with bond set at 1600 dollars for a North Brouwer station burglary on April 21. Co defendant Edgar McKinley previously bound over for trial. Readily details show theft of inner tubes, gum, cigarettes, and about 40 dollars.
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J.D. Wilburnby
Eunis Kelley
Kelley
Tulsa
North Brouwer Ans
Edgar McKinley
Some Japs Still Sure War Not Over
A mangled report from Tokyo notes Japanese officials try to convince marines on Anatahan that the war is over. The welfare ministry plans a public appeal in a bid to end hostilities and reassure families after Masaharu’s reported death and funeral services.
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Tokyo
Anata Har Dsland
Saipan
Welfare
Japan
Wesley H Hart Dies Suddenly at Home in McLigh District
Wesley H Hart 63, janitor for the McLigh schools, died suddenly Monday at 3:15 p.m. at his home on school grounds after removing hail damaged roofing. Funeral Wednesday at 2:30 from Fitts Town Assembly of God, burial Pontotoc cemetery. Surviving: widow Ilsie Hart, daughters Clara Pittman Ada and Mabel Kidwell Fittstown, brother John Mart Walters, sister Lilie Blancett Haileyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley H. Hart
MeLish
Fittstown Assembly of God Church
Pontotoc
Hart
McLigh
Ilsie Hart
Clara Pittman
Ada
Mabel Kidwell
Fittstown
John Mart
Walters
Lilie Blancett
Haileyville
New Tank Type Vacuum Cleaner On Market Today
The article reviews a mid price tank type vacuum cleaner designed for small homes. It features a hammered grey enamel body with maroon handles, dual carrying options, disposable paper and cloth bags, a litter getter nozzle, and die cast aluminum components. Weighing 14.5 pounds, it runs on a one third horsepower motor compatible with AC or DC, with a 19 foot maroon cord and rubber supported motor for quiet operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Gardner
Generel Features Corp. Ee
Constitutional Amendment Roadblock Hinders Washington Ballot
The article discusses reforms to grant voting rights in funeral elections, noting that Artisus and Hf of the Constitution would allow several states to vote while the District of Columbia is denied. It highlights pushback and calls for an amendment before Washington tests advance.
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Eat
Columbia
Washington
Tesimis
Carolina Maneuvers Show Strategy for Future War
Lt Gen Lauris Norstad describes a peace war exercise at Camp Mackall North Carolina detailing advanced planning, field ingenuity, and lessons learned. Troops improvised fuel and water shares, paratrooper forward air controllers improved air support, and C 119 aircraft demonstrated heavy lift parity with past ships. The piece discusses airborne capability, landing gear, and the potential for a joint field task force if the Joint Chiefs pursue such an organization.
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Swormes
Inera
Lstss
Oklahoma Forecasters Predict Warm Sunshine This Week
Associated Free reports signs of flood recovery as sun and warmth return. Forecast through Sunday calls for 3 to 6 degrees above normal, with highs around the mid 80s in Beaver and Bartlesville and a 51 degree low at Beaver. Panhandle showers totaled .03 inch at Guymon.
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Oklahoma
Beaver
Bartlesville
Panhandle
Guymon
Faint simmering in Pontotoc county politics as campaigns loom
Pontotoc county political activity remains quiet but hints of a coming start emerge ahead of the July 4 election. Local chatter centers on state offices and a possibly hot race for corporation commissioner. Democratic tickets may be larger this year, with early speaking events planned near Allen and through July 3. The U.S. Senate race has seen little attention so far but is expected to draw candidates to the area soon.
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Pontotoc County
Allen
U.S. Senate
Postator
Flowers Fade for Lack of Attention
Mrs Clara F Smith of Mineola New York was jailed for 30 days after injuring two teenage boys in a hit run near Merrick New York on Saturday. Judge George Johnson called the act vicious noting the mother left the boys in danger. Flowers for Mother's Day faded in her living room as she faced the sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
N. J
Clara F. Smith
Ada Girl Second In State Contest
OKLAHOMA CITY May 16 Mary Drew a McAlester high school student received a 100 dollar savings bond for first place in a statewide contest sponsored by the presidents committee on employment of handicapped persons. Ada was awarded a 50 dollar bond by the Veterans of Foreign Wars for second place. They wrote on Hire to Handicapped its Good Business.
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Oklahoma City
Mary Drew
McAlester High School
America
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mary Joe Keatley Named Ada Camp Fire Girls Director
Mary Joe Keatley of Alice Texas will direct Camp Adak the Ada Camp Fire Girls camp at Lake Murray. She has directed camps in 1947 and 1948 with prior roles in Ardmore Tahlequah and Sherman camps and serves as dean of girls at William Adams High School. Her husband Ivan works for Sunray Oil. She holds a BA from East Central State and an MA from Oklahoma University. She will be in Ada about a week before the June 17 opening and can be reached through the Camp Fire office.
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Adak
Ada Camp Fire Girls
Lake Murray
Mary Joe Keatley
Alice
Texas
Keatley
Camp Fire Girls
Blue Birds
Joe
Ivan Keatley
West Eighth
Ada
Mary Joe Holland
C. B. Holland
Ashbury Methodist Church
Ardmore Y.W
William Adams High School
Sunray_ Oil company
Beggs and
McAlester
East Central State College
Oklahoma University
Water vapor escapes earth surface from 140 mile altitude
Pasadena report describes a 140 mile high water vapor layer detected by Dr David Bates of University of London at a California Institute of Technology symposium. He notes vapor rises from the hearth and likely indicates a leakage from the earth’s surface, while Dr Ro Penns discusses another atmospheric phenomenon.
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Pasadena
Catt
David PR Bates
University of London
Bates
California Institute of Technology
Fittstown News announces local visits and a wedding
Miss Deloris Ryan and Charles Robertson were married Friday night in a Fittstown Baptist church ceremony. Rev. Jack Owens performed the vows as Miss Teddy Betson played the music. Other items note relatives visiting from Byng and El Paso seeking work, trips to Odessa and California, and a student sent home with a severe earache.
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Jo Ann Logan
Byng
Evelyn Sote
el Paso
Tex
Deloris Ryan
Charles Robertson
Fittstown Baptist Church
Jack Owens
Teddy Betson
W. F. Roberts
Hickory
Elmer Hothiman
Nellie Pence
Otlton
Luther Wilson
Henry Clampitt
Albert Clampitt
L. Ray
Air Forces
Shreveport
Haugat Ray
Hookie Tirngnons
Kenneth Ross
Bob Nabors
Oklahoma City
Mary Jo Waller
Ada
W. C. Walter
Cleo Tackett
Ruth Ellea Logan
Cathy Storts
Tackett
Jack Spitzer
Milburn
Julius Condy
Sam Marsna
Sam Sullivan
Roy Hipp
Seminole
O. E. Cherry
Odessa
California
J. A. Skeith
Elmore City
Fittstown
McLish High School
W. E. Snyder
Mt. Vernon
Richard
Oren Cherry
Debra
Olemulger
Airs
Terrell Winton
Lewis Howard Lackey
Scouter Meeting On Coming Monday
Dr Charles F Spencer president East Central State college will address scouters and their wives at the Pontotoc Boy Scout annual meeting and installation of officers for 1950 31 The gathering is Monday May 22 at the tabernacle First Baptist church A potluck supper will be served with each family bringing its own dinner The meeting aims to have everyone present by 7 p m to start the meal Then duties president of the Arbuckle Area Council will install the new officers
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Charles F. Spencer
East Central State College
Pontotoc
Tabernacle
First Baptist Church
Arbuckle Area
Guerrilla Leader Victory Claimed by Seoul Report
An article report from Seoul on May 18 cites North Korea claiming Kim Tal San has never lost a battle and will achieve more, as South officers note an entry into Seoul. The piece includes unclear fragments about a van, disintegration, and an alleged escape into space.
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Seoul Kora
Kim Tal San
North Aorta
Seoul
Russian Immigrant First to Buy Bond in New U S Drive
A Russian immigrant, 54 year old custodian Benjamin Poysoff, bought the first 500 dollar bond as the 1950 U S savings bond drive opened. Secretary Snyder noted the symbolic ringing of the Liberty Bell at Independence Hall and President Truman urged purchases to back economic independence and national security.
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Philadelphia
U. S
Benjamin Poysoff
Independence Hall
Treasury
John W. Snyder
Chicago
Truman Gaid
Chicago Stadium
Snyder
Poysoff
Indepen
Dence Hall
South Pacific
New Safety Guards on Home Products Boost Household Safety
Public warning highlights safer household items from pressure cookers to ironing boards and can openers. New interlocking cookers prevent dangerous pressure, a magnet-guided can opener reduces cuts, rubber mats curb slips, rotating outlet caps curb shocks, and window guards help keep children safe.
Dutch elm disease spreads by beetle and water system
Dutch elm disease has killed many American elms in New England since 1930. It is caused by fungus in the tree water conducting system and spread by bark beetles.
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New England
Oeetien
Helicopter Rescue Saves Woman From Near Niagara Brink
Two men in a helicopter rescued Mrs Jeannette Bugay from a rock above Niagara River near the Horseshoe Falls. A second helicopter helped pull the stranded crew to safety after the first craft capsized. Mrs Bugay, 25, was hospitalized in shock and exposure.
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Niagara Falls
Nigere
Jeannette Bugay
Slemund
Park
Herbert Sedita
John Paonessa
Horseshoe
Canadian Falls
Bell Aircraft Corporation
Owen Q. Nichols
Joseph A. Cannon
Nihaus
Cannon
Mrs. Bugay
It's a Girl for Ruth and Seretse
In Gerona Spain on May 15, Ruth and Seretse welcomed a daughter. Amid a sensational scene bullfighter Mario Cabre complains Ava Gardner’s visit with Frank Sinatra at her Tosa villa creates tension. He hopes to marry Gardner, says he left when Sinatra arrived to avoid trouble, and claims sorrow over the celebrity romance and a $10,000 emerald gift. Gardner’s past marriages include Arita Shaw and Mickey Rooney.
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Gerona
Spain
Mario Cabre
Frank Sinatra
Ava
Gardner
Tosa
Cabre
Tessa
Sinatra
Miss Gardner
Arita Shaw
Mickey Rooney
Strike Breaks For Oklahoma City Housewives
Oklahoma City housewives gained relief from a warehousemen and truckers strike at Sue Way stores. A Safeway division manager reported a shipment of perishables including pineapple and Florida corn arriving as prices held steady. The sale continued today with groceries discounted at the company warehouse.
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Oklahoma City
Sue Way Stores
A. Christensen
Safeway
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Ja Soeanan Liathy Bor
Recton
Camp Adaka
Fittstown News
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Penndorf
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By Sue Gardner
Niagara Brink
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Seretse
Triba
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