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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1947
Page
7
A court record from Por Fhige County in Craronea shows a regional district court case with defendants listed as Piaatrit and additional party identifiers. The document preserves procedural phrasing and party roles in a clipped OCR fragment.
Foreclosure style suit seeks to quiet title and distribute estate assets. The petition names wrongdoers and heirs, asks for judgments preventing claims adverse to plaintiffs, and seeks appointment of executors and distribution of Crswell estate assets in Oklahoma. The filing cites October 1947 hearings and a terminal account for Craswell estate administration with notices to interested parties.
Allen Rews Jr and Mrs Bob Gilmore announce the birth of Michael Lee Mys. Ada visitors include Mr and Mrs Brice Roberson and others. Army Air Corps Pvt Nelson, son of Mr and Mrs Nelson, stationed at San Antonio. Several families, visits, and weekend activity in Ada and surrounding areas.
A fragmented OCR item hints at a colossal egg display story with names like Etta and Li and a city setting. Details are garbled yet suggest a museum or fair event showcasing a megafauna egg with curious measurements and a public interest angle.
NEA reports the first Aerine Telephoto transmission in Sweden ahead of a nationwide network rollout. Dagens Nyheter and Expressen ran announcements as newspapers staged demonstrations with Acme Telephoto Laboratories equipment. Cartoons and poems imagined a future of painting and portraits sent by telephoto long distance, with Stockholm papers fielding same day pictures from royal hunts and theater events.
London reports a dramatic cabinet reshuffle in the Labour government with five ministers leaving and Emanuel Shinwell demoted. Reactions split along papers from Herald praise to Graphic protest, while Financial Times notes a compromise move to aid Cripps and miners. The Times says changes were not far enough, leaving debate about Attlee’s strategy unresolved.
Boston reports CIO executive board opens convention with debate on whether unions should pledge non-communist support to government. Following an NLRB ruling, officers must articulate positions before candidacy support. some unions plan statements while others refrain from using NLRB facilities. The conference will address organizing, prices and political action amid shifting policy. In McCurtain County Oklahoma, Ed Shipp says Albert Getts will be committed to Eastern Oklahoma hospital after a fatal shooting of A J Short in Eagletown, with Getts’ father seeking protective custody for his son.
Acting city manager Euel Covey reported to the council on last month’s department work. Streets crews cleaned 921 blocks, washed 84 percent, hauled 140 cubic yards of dirt, and installed 46 school zone signs while 200 acres were mowed. Fire dept answered 35 alarms with $23,430 total losses. plant fire caused major damage. Police logged 132 arrests, two cars stolen and recovered. Airport saw 293 landings, water dept added meters, and September garbage fees totaled $18585.
An Iowa farmer who joined a month long air trip to Europe reports widespread hunger and economic distress. He notes European farming methods are outdated, barriers hinder mobility, and English esteem charity while Germans and French rely on black market trade amid poverty.
Stilewater Okla Oct 7 thirty six Oklahomans have died in non traffic accidents over the past 30 days. Causes listed include drowning falls gunshots explosions poisonings burns and other mishaps. Children are among the victims and the state safety official cites varied hazards as contributing factors.
In Denver on October 20 a National Farmers Union official warned a 2,000,000 person migratory farm labor pool could emerge if mechanization shifts farming from families to corporations. He warned southern workers may be displaced by new harvesters while consumer protests rise against higher prices.
George Carney aged 59 from Jenks was cleared when a judge ruled the shooting of Albert Lewis, 52, outside Carney’s home in a distribution dispute, was not a crime and evidence did not prove a murder. The dismissal cited protection of home as the defense.
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