Coal Story In Question And Answer By James Marlow
Washington November 21 In a question and answer format James Marlow outlines John L Lewis coal dispute with the government The Smith Connally act allows seizure of plants or mines during war and the government and Lewis clash over reopening the contract The court orders Lewis to live up to the contract but miners can refuse to work without a contract under wartime law and 400 000 workers cannot be compelled to work This item ends with a note on John Wesley condemning tea as harmful.
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James Marlow
Washington
John L. Lewis
A. Lewis
Lewis
Congress
Krug
Hansen
Wyatt Freeman
Tulsa
Associated Press
John Sennett
Justice
Federal Court
Sennett
District Court
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
UMW
United Mine Worker
Alexandria
FWA
CPA
City Council Receives Wide Report On Utilities and Airport Plans
City Manager W E Hansen presented a long report detailing work since the last meeting. He noted a library contract let, weather delaying street work, and salvaged equipment for downtown traffic painting. He cited possible water department negligence and cross-connected meters with no funds to relocate a problematic water line on South Francis.
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W. E. Hansen
Hansen
Water Department
South Francis
Oklahoma preacher visits Tulsa. Ada teacher listed ill
Rev. Mitchell S. Epperson attends the Oklahoma Social Welfare Association conference in Tulsa and visits former Ada High School music head Wyatt C. Freeman at Hillcrest Memorial Hospital. Freeman, in Room 253, has bronchial asthma, has a medical leave, and hopes to travel to Arizona when able. He previously led Ada High School vocal music and directed the band and orchestra, and now directs instrumental music at Will Rogers High School in Tulsa.
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Mitchell S. Epperson
Tulsa
Oklahoma Social Welfare Association
Freeman
Ada High School
Will Rogers High School
Rescue Hope Fades For Alps Plane Crash Victims
Hope waned for 11 aboard a crashed C-53 in the Alps as rescue teams raced to reach the Mt Denis area before bitter winds closed in. Reports from Frankfurt and Istres said eight were stretcher cases, with one radio message saying we want to live. Pan American denied sighting the wreckage.
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Paris
Orly
Alps
U. S. Army
Frankfurt
E Lyon
Mt. Denis
Hilbert F. Muenter
U. S. European Air Transport Service
Lyon-Bron Radio
Istres
Panamerican Airways
Panamerican
Turin
Adan's Kin Lost Life in Colorado
Russell Northcutt aged 21 is found frozen to death near Holly Colorado after his tractor became stuck. He is the nephew of H L Bullard of Atoka and his wife and newborn son will move to Tupelo to live with the Northcutt family pending funeral arrangements.
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Russell Northcutt
Atoka
Holly
Colo
H. L. Bullard
East Eighth
Bullard
Colorado
Northcutt
Miners join general walkout as coal shortage looms nationwide
United Mine Workers in bituminous fields strike shutting soft coal output nationwide. About 400,000 miners walk off in western districts, 7,500 in eight anthracite mines, with 80,000 hard coal workers also idle under separate contracts. States report widespread shutdowns and supply disruption.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Warners
United Mine
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Solid Fuels Administration
West Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Kentucky
UMW
Illinois
Alabama
Maryland
Ohio
Virginia
Indiana
Much Colder Oklahoma Weather Then Clearing East
Much colder this afternoon and tonight with a cold wave moving southward. Temperatures drop to 20-25 degrees in the north and 25-32 in the south by morning. West remains generally fair while the east is cloudy, then clears tonight. Friday brings fair but colder conditions across the east and south.
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Oklahoma
Lewis Hunkers Down as Miners Strike Goes On
John L. Lewis faced renewed tension as UMW officials enter a second miners strike year with government talks looming. On a quiet Alexandria morning, reporters lingered outside his home while a servant kept the door unyielding and the lights darkened past midnight.
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Lewis
UMW
City of Ada buys sewer cleaning machine
The City of Ada purchases a sewer cleaning machine to replace several workers. City manager W. E. Hansen says the machine saves labor, costs itself in under six months, and needs only two operators versus eight for hand labor. It reduces cleaning time and can remove obstructions without digging in paving. Delivery will be immediate.
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Ada
W. E. Hansen
Hansen
Auction set to climax Kingfisher turkey show
Kingfisher Oklahoma hosts the fourth annual Kingfisher turkey and poultry show opening today with the dressed-turkey auction tonight. Twenty-two local growers entered 72 birds in the contest. Last year's grand prize winner was a 27 pound tom exhibited by Virgil Lorenz of Hitchcock, selling for 16 dollars a pound totaling 432 dollars.
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Kingfisher
Okla
Virgil Lorenz
Hitchcock
Shell Oil to give bonus to Tulsa area employees
The Shell Oil company announced a bonus of one week’s basic salary for all Tulsa area employees who were on the payroll on or before November 16. The distribution will be on December 2.
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Tulsa
Okla
Shell Oil Company
Homestead Law Not Affected by School Amendments
Oklahoma's homestead exemption remains intact after the November 5 school amendments, per Attorney General Fred Hansen. The opinion finds the amendments’ wording guards against adding a new tax on homesteads. Additional opinions note removal of an old prohibition on a Cleveland County regent, and that the OU regents need legislative consent before leasing a campus building for a veterans’ grocery.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Fred Hansen
Cleveland County
Board of Regents
University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma Board of Regents
Veterans
Varied Cauliflower Preparations Highlight Versatility
The piece outlines multiple cauliflower preparations including boiling with butter lemon or Hollandaise sauce baking au gratin soups and fritters. It also notes tender clusters can be eaten raw like celery or added to salads reflecting its culinary versatility.
Locate Nearest Fire Alarm Box and How to Call Fire Department
Guidance on finding the closest fire alarm box and the proper procedure to contact the local fire department. Includes steps to dial emergency services and what information to provide for rapid response.
Truman Still Vacationing
President Truman continues his vacation with a ride aboard the captured German submarine U-2513 at Key West Florida as coal miners strike. White House aides report no new developments in the coal dispute and say the next steps lie with Attorney General Tom Clark and Interior Secretary J A Krug.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Key West
Fla
Truman
John L. Lewis
Sugar Ration May Rise to 30 Pounds in 1947
James H. Marshall head of the agriculture department sugar branch predicts consumers could receive 30 pounds per person in 1947, up from 25 this year. He cites additional 48 to 54 pounds used in manufacturing and warned against price decontrol due to ongoing shortages.
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Miami
James H. Marshall
Agriculture Department
Marshall
Conservation Moves To Meet Coal Famine
Assistant Attorney General John Sennett asked for contempt against John L. Lewis as a coal mine walkout by UMW miners spread. Federal actions and austerity orders followed, with FWA Fleming ordering wartime heating limits and CPA guiding gas and electricity conservation.
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Federal Works
Philp B. Fleming
Fleming
Civilian Production Administration
U S Eclipse to View in Augusta Me Grandstand Seat
The Hayden Planetarium said Augusta Maine will offer the best view of a partial sun eclipse visible across much of the U S and Canada. The eclipse reaches 64 percent at Augusta with peak at 11 26 a m CST and ends at 12 59 p m Eyewear safety cautions advised and observers urged to use dark glasses or look through overexposed film.
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New York
Hayden Planetarium
Augusta
United States
Canada
Robert R. Coles
Planetarium
Coles
Clothes May Make the Woman They Say
Witty saying notes that attire defines a person but jokes that a woman first shapes a man by her influence and charm.
Alternating Curtains Prevent Uneven Wear
To keep curtains from fading or wearing unevenly, regularly switch those hung at shady windows with ones in sunny openings. This practice helps even exposure and extends overall fabric life.
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