Berry Hopes to Repeal Term as Lieut Governor
Berry Hopes to repeal term as lieutenant governor as Janes Berry acts governor during Governor Turner’s absence. Berry, campaigning for re election, has served roughly three to four years as de facto governor amid frequent state absences. He spoke in Ada weekend and attended Murrey ague dedication in Tishomingo, boasting long service and senate leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janes E. Berry
Ada
Turner
Berry
Marland
Phillips
Kerr
Mr. Berry
Murrey Ague
Tishomingo
Senate
Six of Roff High Seniors Started in Primary Together
Roff High School prepares for commencement with six seniors graduating together from the Roff-Leon and Norm area. Mary Crisp will be valedictorian and Johnnie Rae Reed salutatorian as U S Senator Kerr serves as speaker. The class of 16 is the largest in years and many plan further study at East Central College Tyler Commercial College and other schools while several seek secretarial work and employment in Albuquerque and Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roff High
Mary Crisp
Johnnie Rae Reed
Mary
Johnnie
Roff
Dore Lee Teal
Fred Clifton
Richard Swink
Clifton
Carls
East Central College
Johnnie Roe Reed
Norma Williams
Earlene Brookshire
Robbie Thompson
Albuquerque
N. M
Patricia Bayles
Oklahoma City
Sam Taylor
Band Parents Elect Officers in Sulphur for 1950
Sulphur Band Parents club elected new officers for the coming year 1950 31. Mrs J B Denman was chosen president C D Yates vice president and Avery Halpain secretary and treasurer. Officers take office August 12. The project for the year is to raise funds for new band uniforms for the school band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parents Club of
Sulphur
J. B. Denman
C.D. Yates
Avery Halpain
Planting a Tree Properly for Healthy Growth
Practical guidance on selecting tree size and placement, digging a correct hole, and firming soil around roots. It covers bare-root versus balled trees, depth, tamping, watering, air pockets, and avoiding overplanting near buildings for optimal establishment.
Quizzing the Gardener on a Small Vegetable Garden
A reader plans a 15 by 25 foot garden and asks for crops with high yield. Tomatoes include Victor early Long Ted Marglohbe and Rutgers, with staking to save space. Carrots Nantes and endersweet, sow three rows two months apart from mid May. Greens like spinach kale chard and lettuce. Beets Crosby’s E supplies greens and early root. Cabbage Golden Acre Danish Halfhead for storage. Soil lime needed. apply now at two pounds per 160 square feet and mix before plowing.
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Victor
Marglohbe
Rutgers
Nantes
Crosby
Oklahoma City youths denied armed robbery charges
Two Oklahoma City youths faced arraignment after a gunfight incident. Johnson, 23, and Truax, 20, were held on a 7500 dollar bond with a preliminary hearing set as reform details emerged from Tulsa district court.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Um Johnsno
Johnson Din
Fishermen Blast Junk Tackle and Buy New Lures
A humorous NEA piece by Ray Trullinger mocks useless hook festoonery and urges anglers to simplify gear. It contrasts cluttered tackle boxes with live minnows and classic flies, noting many patterns are unnecessary and expensive. The column wryly cites fishing lore and a jab at lure gullibility.
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Ray Trullinger
NEA
Cerresnendene
NEW York
Fifth Avenue
MART
Lund
Royal Coachman
Deren
Freeing Horsemeat Dealers On $5,000 Fines Or Prison
Dallas May 15 Two midwesterners Meyer Gilgus of Kansas City and Louis Risken of Minneapolis face six months in prison if they cannot pay fines of $5,000 each for shipping horsemeat disguised as beef tenderloins into Texas. Judge Davidson offered probation if fines are paid Monday morning. Gilgus claimed not to know the meat was horsemeat and Risken denied the accusation. In another note George Bernard Shaw urged a basic annual income of £1,200 with a possible ceiling near £4,900 in a letter to the National Federation of Old Age Pensioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
T. Whitefield Davidson
Meyer Gilgus
Kansas City
Louis K. Risken
Minneapolis
Nolo
Jéno
Davidson
Gilgus
Risken
Western Plains
South Bend
Cigar
Gilgux
London
George Bernard Shaw
National Federation of Old Age Pensionere
Oklahoma Public Employment Trends In State Local Payrolls
A discussion cites the Census Bureau report Oct 1948 to Oct 1949 on Oklahoma public employment. It notes 26.9 state and local employees per 1,000 residents, below the national average but higher than Arkansas Missouri and Texas, with regional increases since 1943. It argues expanded services drive payroll growth and calls for holistic comparisons including all governmental units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Bureau of the Census
Arkansas
Missouri
Texas
Kansas
Census Bureau
Department of 4 Safety
Eighth Graders Joint Graduation in Ada High School
Dozens of eighth graders from Pontotoc county rural schools gathered with hundreds of parents for a joint graduation at Ada High School. Harvey J. Lambert awarded certificates as Rev. Weldon Weed led the invocation and James Grailey Worstell gave the salutatory. John Eddie Ross Ahloso delivered the valedictory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Ada High School
Harvey J. Lambert
Weldon Weed
Free Will Bostchurch
Ada
Florence Amfrose
James (Raley
Worstell
Mool
Stegall
Latta
John Eddie Ross
Ahloso
Pilot Blown From B-36 Over Phoenix In Explosive Depressurization
First Lt. Freeman B. Horner 42 presumed dead after window blew out in a B-36 over Phoenix at 28 000 feet caused explosive depressurization. Search planes scoured a wide Arizona area as Horner's wife and three children await outcome. Horner wore a parachute but officials offered no word on its deployment.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Arizona
Air Force
Freeman B. Horner
Horner
Phoenix
Wayne Greg
Gary Bernard
Knife Wielding Is Cause of Charges
Harrison Land was arraigned before Justice J. D. Willoughby on assault with a dangerous weapon. He pleaded not guilty and posted $1,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for May 18 after a North Broadway cafe argument left William LaRue with knife wounds to the arm.
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Harrison Land
J. D. Willoughby
Land
North Broadway
William LaRue
LaRue
Jand
Truman Cheerful At Chicago Stop
President Truman held a political court in a Chicago hotel room as he ended a western tour with a major speech at Jefferson Jubilee. Chicago Democrats expect up to 309,000 people to fill the streets for a torchlight reception and the 9:30 p.m. speech broadcast by NBC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Truman
Madison
Wis
Blackstone
White House
Mr Truman
Ayres Family Rebuilds After Tornado Near Pickett
The Ayres family faces temporary housing after a twister destroyed their Pickett home last Tuesday night. Neighbors planned a community work day but rain halted plans. the family moved belongings to a nearby house, awaiting a no-cost new home from the Cobin estate. Four sons Billy Tammy Maxey and Jackie, cheerful and unworried, recount the storm as they await reconstruction funds and a return to normalcy. Local support has grown with a relief fund reaching nineteen dollars and rising daily for reconstruction efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rhoades
Sanford H
Sandy” Ayres
Pickett
Pickett School
Corbin
Ayres
Billy
Tammy
Maxey
Jackie
U S Orders Wholesale Ouster Of Czech Diplomats
The United States ordered a wholesale ouster of Czech diplomats and criticized Czechoslovakia as unable to control its foreign policy. About 22 of 33 Czech representatives were ordered home, with consulates in Pittsburgh and Cleveland closed, leaving only the Washington embassy and New York consulate. The State Department pledged further actions may follow.
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Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Prague
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
New York
State Department
Liberty Bell Ringing Tonight Aims Peak U.S. Savings Bond Drive
The Liberty Bell will be tapped to launch a national drive to sell one billion dollars in U S Savings Bonds. Treasury Secretary John W. Snyder will strike the bell, which is cracked, in Philadelphia with President Truman and Governor James H. Duff to speak. Replicas will tour 48 states and D C as the campaign seeks a quota of 659,950,000 dollars. About 3,000,000 volunteers, including 200,000 newspaper carriers, will go door to door to promote the effort.
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U.S. Treasury
John, W. Snyder
Radia
Philadelphia
States
District of Columbia
France
U.S
Treasury
Snyder
Truman
Pennsylvania
James H. Dutt
Teacher Status up To Pre-War Level
New York May 13 The economic status of school teachers has nearly returned to prewar levels. Dr George J Stigler of Columbia University reports in a National Bureau of Economic Research study that salaries for elementary teachers rose from 2017 a year in 1941 to 3185 in 1945 and 1940s purchasing power nearly matches prewar levels. High school salaries rose from 2000s to 3672 in the same period while college pay lagged behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Bureau of Economic Research
George J. Stigler
Columbia University
Stigler
Bureau
Stater
Farmer Milks Outdoors While Awaiting Barn Construction
A rural farmer milks his herd Friday afternoon without a barn or out-buildings. He uses a 30 separator laid on a table in the yard and strains the milk outdoors while awaiting new farm facilities.
Boston Attorney General Seeks Full Reward Details
Massachusetts Attorney General Francis E. Kelly calls for immediate publication of all conditions surrounding the $100,000 Brink's reward in the $1.7 million Brink's robbery. He says he has received inquiries from police and others about how the reward would be paid and states no definite distribution conditions are known.
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Boston
P—Massschnaets
Francis E. Kelly
Brink's, Inc
Kelly
Fially
Sithough
Brink's
Sgt Moore Returns From Japan Air Force Discharge
Sgt Lee B Moore son of Mr and Mrs W Moore of Tupelo Mississippi has returned to the United States and been discharged from the U S Air Force. He served as a signal inspector with the 25th Supply Squadron at Johnson Air Base Japan after enlisting in 1947.
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Johnson Air Base
Japan
Lee BR. Moore
W. Moore
Houte 1
Tupelo
United States
U. S. Air Force
Moore
25Th
Luis High
Air Force
Yokohama
Fifth Air Force
Johnson Air Bays
Tokyo
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Ouse
Trent
Grede
Pau
O.C
Rainbow
Harry Flicker
Wisconsin Dells
White Creek
Dells
Angiewermé
Arixone
William Lafus
Paris
Swnford H
Sandy" Ayres
Tommy
Lily
Acris
Meniey Maddox
Czech
Soya
Sgt. Moore
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