City Budget Expanded To Cover Surplus and New Projects
A supplemental budget of 21 562 33 dollars was proposed by City Manager E Hansen to fund additional salaries and recurring needs across departments including water street police fire park and library upkeep. Ordinance No 791 would codify the changes after excise board approval. In Palestine Texas two Tulsa men Joseph W King and Joseph D Barry missing since Oct 27 were being sought between Hearne and Kilgore with local pilots aiding the aerial search.
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Excise Board
E. Hansen
Hansen
Water Department
Governing Board
Palestine
Tex
Tulsa
Hearne
Kilgore
Texas
Joseph W. King
Joseph D. Barry
Kenneth G. King
Kenneth King
Pontotoc County Returns Highlight Local Election Winners
Official returns released by county secretary Joe Beck show Virgil Medlock leading Senate race with 4,786 votes to 1,674 for William Breedlove. In House races T. P. Holt and H. P. Sugg win, while Roy Turner leads Flynn in the county race. Glenn Johnson tops Congress with 4,829 votes to Fryeck’s 1,829. total voters at polls numbered 6,821.
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Pontotoc County
Joe Beck
County Election Board
Virgil Medlock
William Breedlove
Senate
T. P. Holt
Howard Lewis
H. P. Sugg
Ed Granger
Turner
Flynn Pontotoc County
Roy Turner
Olney Flynn
Flynn
Mickey Harrell
James E. Berry
Floyd Carrier
Wilburn Cartwright
Hugh Tyson
Williamson
Hubbell
Corner
Horner
Hodge
Nelson
Morris
Cockrell
Labor
Hughes
Cox
Charities and Corrections
Cook
Taylor
Insurance
Dickey
Burns
State Board of Agriculture
Scott
Story
Corporation Commission
Jones
Creekmore
Supreme Court
Payne
Hickman
Malloy
Collins
Glenn Johnson
Congress
Fryc. Eck
Turner Holds 28 000 Lead In Oklahoma Governor Race
Oklahoma City November 7 The state election board began canvassing returns from Tuesday's general election with only 10 counties reporting due to muddy roads and snow. Roy J Turner held a 28 100 vote lead over Olney Flynn in the governor race from 3349 of 3703 precincts. The school amendments led by 70 000 to 76 000 in the incomplete count while four propositions await official verdict. Congress races and state house slate remained unchanged with six Democrats and two Republicans elected.
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Oklahoma City
State Election Board
Roy J. Turner
Olney F. Flynn
Oklahoma
Turner
Flynn
Election Board
Congress
Mid West Poised To Draw Industry U S Steel Official Says
U S Steel vice president R E Zimmerman tells Ada Cham- conference the midwest can gain from decentralization of industry. He outlines benefits of spreading firms beyond coastal centers and cites regional potential to attract mining and minerals industries.
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Mid-West
U. S
Ber of Commerce-Minerals Industriegram
Corporation
Ada
On-Job Vets Report Earnings and War to Peace Industry
Veterans enrolled in Public Law 346 must file earnings reports for August to October by November 10 1946. Forms are available at the draft board in the courthouse and East Central State College Guidance Center. Industry outlook notes decentralization, chemurgy, and Midwest advantages as postwar planning shifts focus from war needs to future growth.
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Court House
Science Hall
East Central State College
Oklahoma Minerals Industries conference opens with park of resources
The Oklahoma Minerals Industries conference opened at noon Thursday with hundreds registered and runs through Saturday. Ada representatives will discuss Ada district minerals including rock asphalt, clay, dolomite, gas, glass sand, granite, limestone, oil fields and more while Robert H. Dott of the Oklahoma Geological Survey explains mineral distribution and importance.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Minerals Industries
Ada
D. Barndollar
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Aldridge
Robert H. Dott
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Orman
Dott
No Bond Needed for Lights or Water Meters in Ada
City Manager Hansen reports no bond issue for signal lights or for water meters. Lights may cost up to 1890 instead of 2900, with 1800 set aside in the supplemental budget. Water meters can be purchased monthly, saving about a dollar per meter, avoiding a bond election. AK Burwell discusses volcanic ash and brine products as Oklahoma Geological Survey labs showcase new insulating materials and construction uses during the Ada conference.
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W. F E. Hansen
Hansen
A. L. Burwell
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Norman
Oklahoma Mineral Industries
Ada
Oklahoma Y
Burwell
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Contestants Win Prizes at Boston Rodeo
Oklahoma competitors won prize money in four of six events at the 15th annual world championship rodeo in Boston Garden. Shoat Webster of Novata ran calf roping in 13.6 seconds to win. Jiggs Burke of Comanche placed third in steer wrestling, Clark McEntire of Kiowa won wild cow milking, and Dave Shellenberger of Marietta finished second in wild Brahma bull riding.
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Boston
Oklahoma
Boston Garden
Shoat Webster
Novata
Okla
Jiggs Burke
Comanche
Clark McEntire
Dave Shellenberger
Marietta
Rent Control Office Busy with Landlord Registrations
Ada rent control office has registered 600 or more landlords and plans to register more by November 15. Officials will extend to Seminole Garvin counties by December 15, with outreach in Seminole Wewoka Pauls Valley. The Norris Haney building Room 8 hosts two telephone lines 3377 3378.
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Ada
Norris-Haney
Seminole
Garvin
Wewoka
Pauls Valley
Okmulgee Community Chest Subscriptions Exceed Quota
Pi Citizens in Okmulgee contribute 18010 to the 17500 quota under drive director T. Gilmer. In India telegraph poles are iron to resist white ant damage.
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Okmulgee
T. 2. Gilmer
India
Strike Delays Navy Barracks Conversion at OU
About 150 laborers from the International Hod Carriers and Laborers Union AFL halted work on reconverting naval bar racks into veterans housing for the University of Oklahoma. Harmon Construction's H L Walter cited a wage dispute as the cause for the stoppage.
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Norman
Okla
International Hod Carriers and Laborers Union
AFL
Naval Barracks
University of Oklahoma
H. L. Walter
Harmon Construction Company
Italy Rejects Tito-Togliatti Proposal on Trieste
Rome reports the Italian government rejected a proposed swap deal involving Trieste. Marshal Tito allegedly offered to cede Gorizia to Yugoslavia in exchange for Trieste remaining Italian, a proposal recounted by Palmiro Togliatti after Belgrade conferences.
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Italy
Rome
Marshal Tito
Palmiro Togliatti
Trieste
Gorizia
Yugoslavia
Togliatti
Belgrade
Greater returns for amount in vested
Ada News Want Ads reports sharper value for invested funds as customers seek higher returns on vesting plans. It notes improved yields and favorable terms offered by local lenders and financial services.
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Ada News
Ada athlete injured in highway accident near Pauls Valley
Jay Thompson, a versatile Ada participant and Halliburton cementer, was hurt when his company car collided with a stopped school bus near Pauls Valley. He suffered facial lacerations and a bruised spine along with other cuts and bruises. Read The News.
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Jay Thompson
Ada
Pauls Valley
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company
Thompson
Ada Water Dept imposes 10 percent late payment penalty
The Ada Water Department announces a 10 percent penalty on water bills not paid by the tenth day of the month. If the tenth falls on a Sunday, payments are due by the twelfth. The policy aims to prevent late bill accumulation and give staff more time to manage workloads.
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Water Department
Ada Water Department
Predicted Cold Wave Sidetracked in Oklahoma
The Associated Press reports a predicted cold wave was sidetracked before reaching Oklahoma. Temperatures statewide ran about 12 degrees above the federal forecast, with a low of 33 at Guymon. Skies were to clear tonight and tomorrow as temperatures continued to rise.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Federal Bureau
Guymon
Doleful whistle and memories of a distant train
A reflective piece by Rob Blanks ponders how a distant train whistle at night stirs both happy memories and tragedy. It asserts that the finest philosophy is not to worry about what one cannot influence.
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Frankoma
Sapulpa
W. H. Ebey
Ada
Ponca City
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