Chinese Quit Canton Today
Hong Kong dispatch reports nationalist forces near Canton claim to defend the South China city as Red troops advance. Heavy gunfire near Kowloon and on the frontier prompts wary British authorities to avoid incidents while preparing for possible clashes or withdrawals amid the rapid military moves.
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Hong Kong
Vom Capton
Nationelist
South China
Dores Cance
Marth
Agund Kongtsuen
Kowloon Tier
Rock Wool Plant Under Way by Early Spring Plan
The article notes upcoming construction of a Rock Wool plant in Ada with a projected start by early spring and a current per square foot cost far higher than typical building costs. It also covers two whiskey raids by sheriffs deputies, resulting in charges and jail placement, plus details on Troy plant work, materials, and Rock Products’ aims and applications.
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William Ryder
Rock Products Corporation
Rotary Club
Ada
Ryder
Troy
Senate confirms Herbert J for Oklahoma district marshal post
The Senate confirmed Herbert J for the district of Oklahoma as marshal. Hinds was terminated by President Truman on September 9 and his term has since expired. Hinds, a former speaker of the Oklahoma House and former chairman of the Democratic central committee, had held the position previously.
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Washington
Herbert J &. Marshal
Trict
Oklahoma
Senate
Hinds
Truman
Granville T
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Democratic Central Committee
Oxlehoma
Narriz
Union Valley Farmers Dig Potatoes to Help Ill Neighbor
About 40 men in Union Valley gathered to harvest a big sweet potato crop for neighbor N. A. Scott, who has battled illness for months. Scott, farming for 35 years, could not join the effort but followed progress from his son in law’s Ada home. The community effort, led by Mrs. Jess Hall of the Home Demonstration Club, aimed to ease losses as Scott’s acreage and yields have declined.
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Dub Scott
Deseot Carey Hesan Jr
Milt Stephens
N. A. Scott
Union Valley
Hhese
Bertha Waring
Ed Stephens
Joe Knight
Ervin Jones
Jess Hall
D. W. Maloy
Arvel Doyle
Charles Rhoades
N. A
Scott Clarm
Scott
Virl Loman
Ada
HD Club
Union Valley Home Demonstration Club
Whiich
East Main
Blount
Elderly Man Slips Into Switcher, Sustains Injuries
Tom Withers, 15, suffered cuts and bruises to the head and face and some broken digits after walking toward a Frisca switch engle on West Main Street near 5:30 pm Wednesday. Officials said he stepped onto the street from the sidewalk as a switcher, moving about five mph, passed. He was semiconscious on arrival at Valley View hospital with condition improving Thursday morning.
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Tom Withers
Wihers
West Main
Valley View Hospital
Youth Seized Companions Escape in Burglary Ring
Lee Clark a 16 year old Dallas boy was turned over to juvenile authorities after a magistrate court charged him with burglary and larceny. Two companions, G W Holder 26 and Ed Christopher about 14, were charged and held. Police say the trio admitted burglaries across Missouri and Oklahoma with a list of towns including Joplin Seneca Carterville and Afton as targets.
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Cart Aage
Lee Clark
Dallas
Couurt
W. Holder
Ed Christopher
Christopher
Chelsea
Tulsa
Ellen’ Keeper
Mary Neubert
Peggy McFadden
Hanway
Bull East
Clark
Joplin
Seneca
Carterville
Aften
Okla
Oklahoma Weather Outlook With Warmer Southeast and Cooler North
A weather summary notes generally falling temperatures this afternoon and tonight. Warmer conditions are expected in the east and south this afternoon and southeast tonight, with cooler air moving in along the northern border. Lows in the middle 40s north to around 50s south. Friday will bring slightly cooler conditions, with highs around 70 to 75.
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Oklahoma
Chairman Expects To Reach 35000 In Drive
Oryal Spann, Community Chest drive chairman, predicted the $35,000 goal will be reached by end of next week. He cited drive speed and worker effort, noting 50 percent completion at $273,900. Some pledges were reduced on first contact, with a few minds changed to increase pledges. Spann reported employee contributions show no new gains since follow through on one suggestion. The Jayses jumped from fourth to first place in the vic aveees, with the ants club at 45 percent, Rotary at 47 percent, and Lions segment of their allowances. The Jayses traded and moved into the lead after two days.
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Oryal Spann
Community Chest Drive
Thuradey
Ioh
Spann
Siince
Javeez
Vic Aveees
Ants Club
Rotary
Javeees
Porter Newman Dies at Durant
Porter Newman, 74, Durant attorney and former registrar and district judge, died here last night. Death believed due to cerebral hemorrhage. A Democratic candidate for governor in 1934, he chaired the state court of tax review during the W. H. Murray administration. Funeral services will be held Saturday, with dates and times transitioning between Oct. 9 and Oct. 11.
Milner Funeral This Afternoon
Funeral for Jona Milner Allen pioneer who died earlier this week scheduled for Thursday at 3 in the Allen high school auditorium. Burial will follow in Allen Cemetery.
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Jona. Milner Allen
Wag Get
Allen High School
Allen Cemetery
Hollister Man Fatally Struck Contact With Wire
An Oklahoma incident reports a Hollister man aged about 35 caught on a live electric wire while atop a barn being moved by a tractor. The accident occurred near Stillmen County roads, with details scrambled but indicating fatal injuries.
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Hollister
Hederick
Okla
G. Webb
Ian
Stillmen County
Shirley Temple and John Agar Separate in Custody Move
Movie child star Shirley Temple and John Agar have separated and begun divorce proceedings. Attorney George Stahliman said grounds are undetermined, while a friend suggested potential cruelty charges. No career trouble is anticipated.
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tJohn Agar
George Stahliman Sadé
Sshe
Fitzhugh District Wins Case to Get Sunshine Building
Fitzhugh district won a court case against the Sunshine community over the use of a school building. Sunshine residents sought a restraining order to keep the building, while Fitzhugh planned to move it for use as a heated training room. The decision followed a public hearing attended by dozens as annexation and district reassignment issues unsettled Pontotec county schools.
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Fitzhugh
Sunshine
N. District Court
Itzhugh
Coal County
Tupelo
Eubanks
Pontotec
Toff
Seks
Pioneer of County Dies at Stonewall
Martha Luella Adams 77 died at her Stonewall home late Wednesday night funeral plans await announcement She came to Indian Territory in 1894 from Mississippi settling at Old Stonewall later Frisco She was a Baptist member aligned with Stonewall church Surviving are four sons Edward Silas and Jess plus Bunise and Floran cedom nine grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren and two California brothers William T Dillard and James Curtis Dillard
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Martha Luella Adams
Stonewall
Adams
Indian Territory
Mississippi
Old Stonewall
Frisco
Sandy Walker
Sam
Edward and
Silas
di Giorgio
Calif
Jess Adams Bunise
N. M.eister
Florancedom
Lakeview
Tex
William T. Dillard
Fresno
James Curtis Dillard
Santa Rose
Aca Childeet
Old-Age Pension Program Faces Funding Crisis in Oklahoma
Oklahoma's $70 million annual old age pension program runs with a monthly deficit near 252,002 dollars. Revenue from the 2 percent sales tax has fallen, threatening reserves. Three potential solutions include tightening relatives' responsibility, cash resource limits, and reducing payment sizes. Some recipients own large homes, with many lines of pensioners on the rolls since earlier reforms. Continued on Page 7, Col 1.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Tne Welfare Department
Gayi Turner
Pension Telcoversen
Rcard
Public Welfare Commission
Ada High Band Enters State Band Marching Event
Ada High School band under Director Austin Kidwell will compete in the state marching band contest at Taft Stadium in Oklahoma City on Saturday October 15 starting 7 30 AM. More than 100 bands are expected with 56 Ada participants led by drum major David Gall as teamwork and discipline are emphasized.
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Austin Kidwell
Ada High School
Taft Stadium
Oklahoma City
Ada High
Kidwell
David Gall
Jake Sims Absent Delays Pugh Trial in Tulsa
In Tulsa on October 13 the Har v. Harvey Pugh case was postponed to Saturday as Jake Sims, state crime bureau chief and witness, failed to appear. Judge W N Randolph warned the information could be amended to charge Pugh as a vagrant for gambling, a move not in the filed information. City Prosecutor Pat Matley urged Sims to testify to enable the new charge. Sims said he would pursue his vow to run Pugh out of Oklahoma.
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Tulsa
Okla
Harvey Pugh
State Crime Bureau
Jake Sims
Warrancy
Sims
W. N. Randolph
Tnet
Pugh
Oklahoma
Senate Rebuffs Olds Third Term Bid Amid Bitter Debate
The Senate rejected President Truman’s bid to reappoint Leland Olds to a third term as federal power commissioner. The 5th defeat this year followed weeks of heated debate with foes labeling Olds a foe of capitalism and allies portraying him as a consumer-friendly regulator. White House silence and questions about another nomination hung over the outcome.
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Washington
Leland Oldstoy
Truman
Senate
Olds
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcoe
Lucas
Ilinois
Senate Commerce Committee
Congress
Rochester
Ives
Charles G. Ross
Olds’ Post
Rosa’ Repies
Airmail Schedule Revised For Central Airlines
Central Airlines has revised its airmail timetable through Ada. Northbound planes arrive at 9:43 a.m. with departures at 9:52 and 8:49 p.m. Southbound flights arrive at 9:07 a.m. with departures at 9:12, and at 2:57 p.m. with departures at 4:02. The changes affect both inbound and outbound airmail handling.
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Ada
Central Airlines
Ade
Soe
Pessimist recalls countryside beauties during fat season
Oather Harp declares no comparison to the country’s beauty in fat season and occasionally picks up a memory. Recollection wanders to the ultimate boarding house where meals were prunes bread puddin and gossip.
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Oather Harp
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