Lynching Trial Arguments Stir Greenville Court
Defense attorneys accuse federal officials of using Willie Earle’s murder to gain votes in a north south election. Judge Martin warns against prejudicial racial references as Culbertson argues the lynching could have been stopped easily and questions southern bias in the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romney Wheeler Greenville
S. C
North
Willie Earle
J. Robert Martin, Jr
John B. Culbertson
Culbertson
Tom Clark
Texas
Aad
South Carolina
South
Bradley Morrah, Jr
John Marchant
Greenville County Criminal Court
Thomas Wofford
Wofford
Greenville
Martin
Navy Officer Accused Of Prison Camp Maltreatment
Lt Cmdr Edward N Little is on trial in a secret court martial for maltreatment of prisoners in a Japanese camp. The navy filed charges including maltreatment of a person under orders and conduct unbecoming an officer. affidavits allege Little handed prisoners to guards for punishment and a prisoner died in a guardhouse after a bread theft charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Cmdr
Edward N. Little
Little
Tokyo
Isao Fukuhara
Omuta
E.N. Little
Fukuhara
William H. Knight
Warsaw
N. Y
Knight
Allied
Megs
Alva C. Carpenter
Allied Headquarters
Ravia Lad Drowned At Mill Creek Dam
Maurice Brashier, 14, of Ravia, drowned at Mill Creek Dam while swimming with a friend. His body was found the next morning after a search and he was buried at Condon Grove cemetery following services led by Rev. Ray Watson of Tishomingo Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Brashier
Ravia
Mill Creek Dam
Ravia High School
Maurice
Ray Watson
Tishomingo Baptist Church
Condon Grove Cemetery
Ada businessman Abe Pollock dies after long illness
Abe Pollock 57, lifelong Ada merchant and World War I veteran, died Monday at his home. He founded The Smart Shop in 1928 and built a large Ada store. funeral 9 a.m. Wednesday at Criswell’s, with burial in Shareth Israel cemetery in Dallas. Survivors include his widow, daughter Mrs. A. S. Brown, son Jack, mother Mrs. F. Pollock of New York, brothers David Ed Sam, and sister Miss Mary Pollock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Pollock
Criswell
Dallas
Texas
Shareth Israel Cemetery
Pollock
Ada
Antlers
Smart Shop
American Legion
Elks Club
Ada B'nai Brith Lodge
Chamber of Commerce
East Central State College
A. S. Brown
Jack
F. Pollock
New York
David
Ed Pollock
Sam
Mary Pollock
Macon
Georgia
Clear Solar Eclipse Draws American Scientists to Bocaiuva
In Bocaiuva Brazil on May 20 a total solar eclipse occurred in clear weather. American scientists gathered on a wooded plateau to witness the event with totality lasting three minutes and 48 seconds. The sky remained cloudy at Araka 275 miles away, and observers in Rio reported a highly successful eclipse with noted cautions on film development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bocasuva
Brazil
Bocaiuva
Araka
Rio de Janeiro
C. C. Kiess
U. S. Bureau of Standards
U. S
William D. Pawley
Tish High School Special Awards Honor Senior Class
Tishomingo high school recognizes its 28 member senior class with special awards for excep tional work. Recipients include Ramona Norris in Home Econ and English, Meredyty Bynum and Bennie Coker as Athletes, Flora Dean Goodman runner up for salutatorian, Dick Duty in Band, Martha Sue Whiteley Salutatorian, Bob Mason for Citizenship Art and Dramatics, Paul Grundy Oratory, Patricia Patton Editor and Honor Student Shorthand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishomingo High School
Ramona Norris
Meredyty Bynum
Bennie Coker
Flora Dean Goodman
Salutatorian
Dick Duty
Martha Sue Whiteley
Bob Mason
Mayor Backs Band Tax On Piccolo Proof and Peas
An old Missouri statute allows towns to levy a tax to support a band if the mayor can play a piccolo and each band member can eat peas with a knife. The provision highlights quirky legal history about municipal funding for cultural groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Truman reports mother is “all right now” after bad night
Grandview Missouri May 20 AP President Truman’s gravely ill mother Martha E Truman rallied slightly after a difficult night. The 94 year old is under care in rural Jackson County as the president plans an imminent return to Washington and devotes hours to his ailing mother amid concern over her survival.
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Grandview
Truman
Kansas City
Martha E. Truman
Washington
Jackson County
Mr. Truman
Missouri
Virl Loman Leads Stratford Past Pauls Valley 3–0
Stratford pitcher Virl Loman allowed three hits as Stratford defeated Pauls Valley 3 to 0. Miser started the scoring with a single in the second, followed by Brumley and Griffin driving in runs. Loman added a bases loaded scoring sequence and Woods also scored in the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virl Loman
Adam
Stratford
Pauls Valley
Loman
Miser
Joe Brumley
Griffin
A Bee or Not a Bee That Will Be Picnic Question
A lighthearted note questions whether a bee at a picnic is a true guest or an unwelcome intruder. The item hints at playful debate and social etiquette for outdoor gatherings.
Murray State Former Students hear William H Murray address
Former Gov William H Murray spoke to about 300 members at the Murray State College Former Students Association meeting in Tishomingo. He warned that the first effects of a coming low mood would hit in fall, with entertainment and farmers affected, and recovery not until 1951 to 1953. He noted the college was named for his brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Murray
Students Association of
Murray State College
Tishomingo
L. J. Nease
FSA
Broken Bow High School
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Lorene Jefferson
T-Bone King
Murray
Oklahoma Gas & Electric to add attorney general staff member
Oklahoma City May 20 George Ade Davis president of the Oklahoma Gas and Electric company said Houston W Reeves will join the company June 1 Reeves is a 1930 University of Oklahoma law graduate who served as assistant county attorney in Tillman County before joining the state attorney general office in 1935
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
George Ade Davis
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company
Houston W. Reeves
Reeves
University of Oklahoma
Tillman County
Railroads Ready for Record Winter Wheat Crop Transport
Railroads report improved boxcar availability as harvest of what may be the largest winter wheat crop begins in Texas within 10 days. Eastern lines will supply 777 cars daily to western roads, with new elevators built and capacity expanded as Rock Island anticipates 37,000 carloads between June and August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ferris
Chicago
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Association of American Railroads
Eastern Lines
Santa Fe
Eastern
The
Rock Island
Maytubby Plans Dual Meetings On Coal and Asphalt Lands
Governor Floyd Maytubby of the Chicksaws will visit the area to report on Washington deliberations that affect tribal coal and asphalt lands. He will hold meetings at Seeley Chapel and Ada, with Jerry Folsom and Jess Humes on the program to brief local Indians on progress and next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Maytubby
Chicksaws
Eli P. Goforth
Washington, D. C
Seeley Chapel
Ada
Jerry Folsom
Jess Humes
Washington
Maytubby
Thieves Steal Sod From Fairmont Park in Salt Lake City
Fairmont Park caretaker Eddie Swift reported sod worth an area of 15 by 15 feet stolen after a truck backed into the spot. The parks commissioner Fred Tedesco suggested adding guards at city pools to deter further thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Fairmont Park
Eddie Swift
Fred Tedesco
Nebraska Williams Sets Marathon Walking Record
Nebraska Williams, famed long distance walker, wore out 835 pairs of shoes during a career total of 36 000 miles of road travel demonstrating exceptional endurance and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Williams
Beauvento Tops Lazy D Sale At $10,000
Pure bred Hereford cattle prices fell at the Lazy D ranch Monday as Beauvento topped the sale at $10,000 while average animals held steady, signaling a downtrend for top lots but resilience for average stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beauvento
Navy Bill Faces Still More Attacks In Congress
The $3,469,100 navy appropriation bill faces further opposition as Republicans push for deeper cuts while defending the fleet. House debate set for three days with Senate action anticipated by big navy supporters. Republicans claim budget reductions risk naval effectiveness amid mounting defense concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Agriculture Department
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Rep
Sheppard
Dcalif
Republican High Command
War Agriculture Department
Roosevelt's fair play oaths amid misquotations
A letter recalls Theodore Roosevelt correcting a misquotation about a hunting guide. After a cautious inquiry he hired the man for ten days, publicly praising him as intelligent and trustworthy. The gesture saved the guide's livelihood, while Roosevelts ethos stood as a quiet rebuke to ruined reputations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Roosevelts
M. J. Brewington
Miami JC Birmingham elects new officers in May
Henry Garwood was elected president of the Miami Junior Chamber of Commerce, succeeding Richard Wright. New vice presidents named are G. W. McCollum, Jack Brown and K. C. Jeffries. Officers to be installed in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Okla
Henry Garwood
Miami Junior Chamber of Commerce
Richard Wright
G. W. McCollum
Jack Brown
K. C. Jeffries
Farmer Killed By Lightning Near Spaulding Oklahoma
Oscar Coston, about 50, a farmer, was killed by a lightning bolt at 9 15 p m Monday while tractor plowing on his farm north of Spaulding Holdenville Oklahoma L T Prince of Spaulding aided Coston but escaped injury He is survived by his mother Miller Coston of Spaulding three sisters and three brothers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holdenville
Okla
Oscar Coston
Spaulding
Coston
L. T. Prince
Miller Coston
Enthusiastic paper drive misdelivers bundles to curbs
Scores of Olympian subscribers reported missing copies. An investigation showed volunteers miscollected bundles left on curbs and porches during a local paper drive, explaining the delivery failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
The
Olympian
Horace Mann To Lead Off Graduations
Horace Mann high school opens graduation week with the first diplomas to be awarded Wednesday at 10 in the college auditorium. The ceremony features music by Jeannine Featherston and Phyllis Zimmerman, prayers by Betty Newland, and a keynote address by T. K. Treadwell. Dr. Victor H. Hicks will present state Honor Society certificates and diplomas.
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Horace Mann High School
College
East Central College
Ada High School
Horace Mann
Merle Taff
Betty Newland
Phyllis Zimmerman
John Gillespie
Jeannine Featherston
T. K. Treadwell
Victor H. Hicks
Ada Junior High
Food Handlers Course Draws Large Local Audience
Sponsors report strong turnout for a week long food handlers school with 230 attendees across three Monday sessions including 93 at the night class. City officials promise eventual mandatory courses and list cooperating state county and city authorities. Several eating places and local businesses are named among attendees and supporters.
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C. F. Spencer
W. D. Hayes
Frank M. Barrett
Green’s Cafe
Silver Dollar
Aldridge Coffee Shop
Frankie’s
Eldridge
Mitchell's
West Main
Valley View Hospital
Jerry’s
Jim's
Pallas
Scotty's
Don's
Hamburger King
Paul’s
McSwain
Kit Kat
Spoon Cafe
Pendergraft’s
Virgie
Bertha’s
Dixie
Dee's
Brewer's Lunch
Coody Dairy Store
Taft says no time for health bill in this session
Senator Taft of Ohio said the Republican controlled senate has no place on its 1947 schedule for the long and bitter battle needed to pass a federal health bill. He promised early hearings though and said the labor committee will hear health needs in a few days. Senator Murray planned to introduce a bill to carry out most of President Truman's suggestions.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
GOP
Truman
Labor Committee
Murray
Mont
Congress
Fridge Tips Save Tough Celery Tops for Flavor
Tough celery tops ignored by the family can be saved for soups and stews. Keep tops crisp by refrigerating to preserve flavor and texture.
Savings inflow sweetens bank rolls with every deposit
The phrase portrays daily savings as a small, steady gain enhancing personal wealth, likening deposits to butter that cumulatively thickens the financial cushion. It emphasizes the incremental value of regular saving for long term security.
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Ravia Lad
Mill Creek
Clear
By Hoyt S. Ware
Tish High School
Chindonga Hiromeya
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Murray College
D. C
Texas City
Massachusetts
Alabatros
Pauline Betz
Jack Dempsey
Delaney
William F. Arbogast
Lazy D
Beau Zento
del Zento
George Rodanz
Trento
Canada
Beau
West Virginia
F. F. McIntosh
Jack Smith
McIntosh
Kiker
Seminole
O. L. Beard
Madill
G. H. Shaw
A. W. Thompson
Thompson
Bill Hendenbrand
Knight Hall
Boone's Cafe
Argo's Burger Grill
Stockton Recreation Club
Cliff's Place
Lee's Cafe
V & E Cafe
Bud Rich
Threlkeld Pickle Co
Hibbard Cafe
Webb Grocery
College Grocery
Raw Cream Bottling Co
McSwain Sandwich Shop
Double A
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