Today You Start On Higher Tax
Washington news reports that the new 5.691 billion dollar tax law takes effect today with higher income tax rates and changes to excise taxes. Most individuals face about a 1.5 percent increase in taxes, while high earners pay a larger share. Withholding for salaries rises from 18 to 20 percent, and some items lose federal tax while others gain relief.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Pimlico
Jamaica
Congress
Truman
Cold snap grips Oklahoma with near freezing lows
A statewide chill hits Oklahoma including Ada where the night’s low nears 33 degrees. Wednesday’s high reached 48 with morning showers and a misty night. Light snow fell in some areas as temperatures dropped toward freezing. Guymon reported 26 degrees. Ada recorded .07 inch of rain.
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Oklahoma
Ada
Associated Press
State Weather Bureau
Guymon
Pfc Hightower Dies in Service
Pfc. Urel Hightower, 24, died while in service and his body will arrive Monday morning. He spent most of his life in this community and lived on Route 5. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Smith Funeral Home. Surviving are his parents, grandparents and seven siblings.
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Pfc
Urel Hightower
Route 5
Smith Funeral Home
Vanoss 4 H Clubber Wins Trip To National Congress
Georgia Ruth Pitts of Vanoss 4 H Club wins a trip to the National 4 H Congress in Chicago as a reward for a strong club record, totaling 84 projects and $1 439 income over nine years. She is a Vanoss High School graduate and East Central State College freshman.
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Georgia Ruth Pitts
Vanoss
Chicago
Santa Fe
Georgia Ruth
Vanoss High School
Miss Pitts
George M. Pitts
East Central State College
Oklahoma City
Pitts
Progress in Truce Talks in Korea Amid Zone Disputes
UN briefing officer says allies and Reds near general agreement on eastern half of a neutral armistice zone while western half remains contested. Negotiators are closer on a buffer zone though fighting may continue. Kaesong and Kumhwa anchor the line as talks focus on a demilitarized zone from Kumhwa to the east coast.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Kaesong
L. G. Hill
Hill
Red China
Peiping
Panmunjom
U. N
Red
Kumhwa
Conn New President of Oklahoma State Bank
Jack Conn, Ada's leading attorney, was chosen by bank directors to succeed the late C. H. Massey as president. H. J. Huddleston, longtime officer, was named executive vice president and designated managing officer of the bank.
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C. H. Massey
Huddleston
Jack Conn
Ada
Oklahoma State Bank
H. J. Huddleston
Conn
Massey
C. H. Rives
Ada Public Schools
East Central
Frisco
Guaranty State Bank
Ralph Cain
U N Planes Dominate Air Over Korea
United Nations air superiority is reiterated after a radio report misquote. NBC Tokyo correspondent Irving Lavine sparked a clarification from the US Air Force stating that UN planes still hold air dominance over Korea.
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Tokyo
U. S
United Nations
Korea
Irving Lavine
NBC
Army Troops Survive Atomic Blast Test at Las Vegas
U S Army troops were exposed to an atomic blast for the first time and suffered no casualties. Maj Gen William B Kean confirms participation and notes findings may exceed expectations. The test cracked store windows 75 miles away and was described as the one test for troops.
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Las Vegas
U. S. Army
William B. Kean
Yuc
Elizabeth Places Wreaths on Tombs
Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, visit Washington to lay wreaths on George Washington’s tomb and the Unknown Soldier. They attend a Canadian embassy reception, then host a two thousand guest British embassy event with champagne, pastries, and diplomatic greetings. Elizabeth wears slate blue silk while Philip drinks champagne.
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Washington
Elizabeth
George Washington
Navy
Congress
Philip
Duke of Edinburgh
British Commonwealth
Washington's
Marines Raid Red Mountain Hideout in First Helicopter Combat
U S Marines carried 33 volunteers by helicopter seven miles over North Korean mountains to strike a guerrilla stronghold behind UN lines. They landed on a mountain top and attacked three huts, whence they withdrew, claiming to have broken up the 150 strong band. The raid marked the first helicopter assault in the war.
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U. S. 8Th Army
Korea
U. S
United Nations
First Division
Oklahoma Weather Update Cold with Snow Flurries
Cloudy conditions persist this afternoon and tonight with snow flurries to the west. A hard freeze is expected tonight as temperatures dip into the mid 20s to mid 30s. Friday will be partly cloudy and continue cold with highs in the 40s.
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Oklahoma
Hunter Kills Male Leopard In Arkansas Big Game Hunt
MT IDA Ark Nov 1 A lone hunter killed a charging male leopard after daybreak. He hit it with three rifle shots and then clubbed it, ending a chase that began after a circus van wrecked nearby. The event followed a prior kill of a female leopard by a state trooper.
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Arkansas
MT. Ida
Ark
Ouachita National Forest
Here
Ralston Fair
Pencil Bluff
Fair
Saa
Oklahoma City to Begin Paving 9.9 Miles of U S 77
Highway Director C A Stoldt announced paving will start within two weeks on 9.9 miles of the Oklahoma City Norman U S 77 superhighway. Work orders signing release over 1 million dollars for asphalt paving were issued yesterday.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City-Tulsa
State Turnpike Authority
Creek County
Portland Cement Association
Authority
H. H. Cather
Deleuw, Cather and Co
J. Wiley Richardson
The
Harry E. Bailey
Johnston Murray
Oklahoma City-Norman
C. A. Stoldt
Creamery Package Manufacturing Wins Central State Bid
Creamery Package Manufacturing Co of Oklahoma City won the Central State hospital milk processing equipment bid with a price of 35 485 dollars as announced by the state board of affairs.
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Oklahoma City
Central State Hospital
Norman
Creamery Package Manufacturing Company
State Board of Affairs
Red Cross Home Nursing classes enroll 28 women
Twenty eight local women are enrolled in two Red Cross Home Nursing classes running from October 29 through November 5. Mrs. E. H. Schroeder directs. instructors are Mrs. Opal Panos and Mrs. M. E. Navarro.
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Red Cross
E. H. Schroeder
Opal Panos
M. E. Navarro
Red Cross Home Nursing
Civil Defense
Panos
Pontotoc County
Navarro
Betty Stout
Margaret Brown
Ceraphone Newman
J. M. Caney
Oole Johnson
Laura Sprague
Louis Colbert
Arthur Cobb
F. P. Smith
W. A. Patterson
H. W. Massey
Willis Parry
George K. Stephens
Lucille Haley
Alean Moore
Lessie M. Rogers
Cora Mayberry
Annie Stone
Clara Sires
Opal B. Hall
Jo B. Roff
Cleo Holman
Virgie Rothell
Virginia A. Smith
Lois W. Lowe
Louise Gibbs
Bertha Sturdevant
O. O. Wilson
Cottonseed and Cotton Pay More To State Farmers
Oklahoma farmers saw higher October prices for cotton and cottonseed per the federal state crop report. Cotton averaged 34.2 cents per pound on Oct 15, up 1.8 cents from Sept 15 but 2.5 cents below last year. Cottonseed sold for 72 dollars per ton, up 6 dollars from mid September but 10 dollars below a year ago. Corn rose to 1.55 dollars, up 8 cents from mid September and 38 cents above last year. Cattle averaged 27 dollars per hundredweight in October, steady with September but 4.30 dollars above last year.
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Oklahoma
Paper Makers The Moors in Spain
Britannica notes that the Moors in Spain first established paper manufacture in the mid twelve hundreds.
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Spain
Britannica
Nunnelly pleads guilty in two larceny cases in Oklahoma
Floyd Nunnelly pleaded guilty in district court to two larceny counts for taking farm equipment and machinery from Dr. T. G. Forsythe, Allen, and Buck Gilmore, all of Allen, with each item valued at 300 dollars. Sentence set for November 12 by Judge John Boyce McKee.
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Floyd Nunnelly
John Boyce McKee
Nunnelly
T. G. Forsythe
Allen
Buck Gilmore
Dr. Forsythe
Oklahoma
McAlester
Robert Leonard
Leonard
Nadine Horn
Ada
Horn
Scouts Face Major Budget Cut If Ada Chest Fails
The Ada Community Chest fell short by ten thousand dollars on Wednesday. Boy Scouts in Pontotoc and the Arbuckle council would suffer the largest budget cut, as their county budget is the Chest's biggest share. In the county, 24 troops 31 Cubdens and four Senior units exist and 998 boys were served that year.
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Boy Scouts of America
Pontotoc
Arbuckle Council
Ada Community Chest
Woodrow Smith
Boy Scouts
U N Casualties Pass 100000 With U S Part 95
United Nations forces in Korea surpassed 100000 casualties with the United States accounting for about 95 percent. Washington’s tally shows 14393 killed in action perhaps missing 68641 wounded, as other UN members also reported losses. North Korean and Chinese deaths were far higher per Pentagon estimates through mid October.
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United Nations
N. Y
Korea
Defense Department
Washington
U. S
U. N
Pentagon
Republic of Korea
Britain
Turkey
Canada
Greece
The
Netherlands
Philippines
Australia
Thailand
Belgium
Luxembour
Colombia
France
New Zealand
Union of South Africa
Ethiopia
Byrd Attacks Truman Aide Speech in Alabama
Sen. Byrd of Virginia denounced the Truman administration in Selma urging anti Truman southern Democrats to mobilize against a possible Truman reelection. He warned of a southern backlash to block an alleged socialist program and civil rights measures.
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Selma
Ala
Byrd
D-Va
Truman
South
Democratic Party
Virginia
America
Washington
Dallas
Boyle
William M. Boyle, Jr
Truman Party
People of America
Congress
Pessimist compares divorces to ghostly family returns
A column ponders divorce rates with a rural voice likening unhappy marriages to a family member returning from a grave. The speaker notes the dread of a husband who is inattentive to his wife as he would be to a bird dog.
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Wulz
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