Navy clashes over air power and war strategy debate
The House Armed Services Committee sessions reveal sharp conflict over naval aviation versus the Air Force. Vinson questions Pentagon support as editors and officials dispute whether carriers and jets should lead future bombing. Key figures include Vinson, Secretary Matthews, and Adm. Ed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mashington
Navy
Pentagon
Sire Navy
Slater
Vinson
House
Armed Services Commts
Shefere
Toathene
Wilson
Secretary of the Navy
Air Force
Armed Seres Committee
Defense Johnson
Congress
Repnell
Givi
Yerererday
Adm
A. W. Ed
Pacific Fleet
Buel Trapnell
Thair
Othir
Navy Air Arm
B 47 Jet Bomber Makes Trial Hop
The Boeing X4-47 strato jet bomber at Moses Lake Washington conducted its first test flight with six General Electric J-47 turbojet engines. The Air Force cites 26 percent more power, a record transcontinental flight time, and a power potential above 49,2700. John B. Fornagan and A M Tex Johnston of Boeing attended the test.
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Moses Lake
Wash
Det
Air Force
John B. Fornagern
Boeing
A. M
Tex" Johnston
Coalgate News highlights and social notes
Miss Blaa Miss McGin and Miss Leone among five of 28 accepted at St Anthony School in Oklahoma City. Miller and Robert Lacy attend the Synod of Texas and Oklahoma Presbyterian churches in Sherman for Austin College centennial events. Mrs. Horace Cartma McBride and Miller attend Presbyterian meetings in Wewoka and Montana connections noted. Mrs Reiber of Coalgate visits relatives in Montana as Roy Massie announces the birth of twins, both mother and daughters doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Giovanna Blaa
Mary 2Intas
Mary Anna
Oklahoma City
St. Anthony School Ng
Therree
Miss Bla
Bits
Miss McGin
Miss Leone
Joe Leone
Rosalia McGinnis
Mary McGinnis
St.ant Pas Bist
Miller
Robert Lacy
Gate
Synwd
Texas
Oklahoma Presbyterian
Sherman
Synod
Austin College
Mr. Lacy
Shermar
Tues
Ken Holbrook earns Eagle Scout in Sulphur area troop
Kenneth Holbrook sixteen, son of Mr and Mrs G E Holbrook of Sulphur, received the Eagle Scout Award at formal ceremonies. The feature notes Troop 62 under Marshall Montgomery, the long time leader, plus the strong family involvement in scouting, and mentions related honors and family activities. The piece closes with a brief nonsequitur about Al Azhar University in Cairo.
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Kenneth Holbrook
G. E. Holbrook
Eggle
Carper Duffer
Arbuckle Area Council Besant
East Central College
Ada
Loyd Holbrook
Kenneth
Seth
Suighur
Montgomery
Marshall
Order of the Arrow
Stout
Fern
Sader
Lovell
Gave
Montgomerys
Marshall Montgomery
Plecker to Carrier Midway Owen Plecker Signed Navy Record
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Plecker in naval service, reference to midshipman or carrier duties during wartime. Mentions Gu but lacks clear names, dates, or events. The readable bits hint at a signed naval officer record and affiliations such as Masonic orders, but details are incomplete.
Jones to Purcell As City Manager Jones to Purcell As City Manager
A city plans to appoint a new city manager in Purcell with the screening committee sending representatives to verify qualifications. The candidate has a long recent record and will assume duties once selected, with discussion of standards and appointment procedures noted. The report references Sulphur and Min as local context, and mentions a statue milestone.
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Dent
Purcell
Epelir
Purcell Ec
Stratford Society Notes and Community Gatherings
Stratford civic groups report a busy week with the Madonna club meeting at Mrs. Boyd Ferry’s home and a total of forty-two dollars raised for the Valley View hospital drive. The W S C S, Cub Scouts, and W C T U held meetings at church facilities with devotional readings, group discussions, and awards as a Methodist church annex hosted a round up for Cub Scouts and a doll shower for an honoree. Community members listed include Mrs. Shi Jr, Mrs. George Fea, Rev. E. E. Hamiton, and many local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Shi, Jr
Valley View
Misih Shi
Kenneth Ay Andrews
Parnes Tex
Methodist Church
E. E. On
A. S Robertson
and Watt
Roy
George Cossey
Aa N
Eddie Staff
Jerry
Ray Milligan
Newton
Watts
Ed Reed
Kennedy
Richard Robertson
E. E. Hamitan
and Birs
A. S. Robertson
Expansion Via Radio Hollywood Growing Staff at NBC?
Expansion via radio Hollywood shows Ralph Edwards moving operations from New York to Hollywood. He increased his staff from three to twenty plus, occupying the second floor of a large office building after four years in the new location.
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Hollywood
Ralph Edwards
New York
Too Many Letters Slow Process Note To Ada
World War I veterans urged to wait for VA requests when filing new National Service Life Insurance applications. Gene Ford says unnecessary applications delay processing. numbering glitches may occur and receipts without numbers confuse claimants. If data is missing, VA will request a new application or data. Washington warns payments not before January 1, 1950, with checks at 200,000 daily thereafter.
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National Service
Veterans Administration
Washington
Gene Ford
Ford
Nis
Flying Six Weeks Ends With Humdrum Flight Plan
YUMA Ariz Oct 7 Two endurance fliers Woody Jonge ward and Bob Woodhouse plan short trips to Phoenix and Tuc son before returning to Yuma for refueling. They have flown since Aug 24 totaling 1,049 hours today and could reach 1,176 hours by next Wednesday if they continue until 9:15 EST. The record 1,008 hours was set by Dick Riecel and Bill Harris of Fullerton Calif last spring.
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Yuma
Ariz
Arizona
Woody Jongeward
Bob Woodhouse
Uid Pam
Phoenix
Tuckson
Dick Riecel
Bill Harris
Fullerton
Calif
Wreck injures few as bus and truck collide near Perry
A head on collision between a sickup truck and a Missouri-Kansas-Oklahoma bus 11 miles west of Perry Oklahoma left four bus passengers cut and bruised. Passengers treated and released from a nearby hospital include Mrs. W C Baker Enid 28 Mrs Agnes Hilaman Covington 45 Mrs Herbert Freeman Mountain Stove Mo and Mrs Sally Brown Waurika 68.
Ada community notes share visits and local news
Fort Worth visitor Charles L Stowe travels to Ada area relatives with Nora Fitch. Residents from Mt Vernon Norman Oklahoma City and Tulsa visit kin. Evans hospitalised after nail injury while recovering from ankle sprain. Many trips to Dallas Denver and Texas towns described alongside school and church events.
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Charles L. Stowe
Fort Worth
Texas
Nora Fitch
Ft. Worth
Madill
Lake Texomay
Miss Fitch
Ade
Community Religious Groups Meet Across Konawa
The WSCS of the Methodist church hosted sessions at Mrs. Ravens home with prayers, devotions, and lessons on Why Home Mission Schools. Subgroups gathered at Bowlegs for MYF, and the Dan Vinson Foundation discussed ongoing projects at the courthouse. Local families attended welfare and circle meetings, with visits to Oklahoma City for events and a weekend gathering at the Khourys.
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WSCS
Methodist Church
Mra C
Jaipan
Mary
Taylor
Ross Grogan
F. M. Dailey
Aaron Frey
Sea W
Emmet Turter
Ew Lee
Dan Vinson Foundation Incorporation
Court House
Four Circle
Lucy Smith
Vamoose
McMurry
Lottie Moon
Baptist Church
Bill Eliott
Nell Reeder
Oklahoma City
Pioneer Club
Mra. N. E Cua. Bingham
Buttey Styre
A. L. Stephens
Mra
M. C. Bevens
J. E. Cunningham
W. E. Huddleston
H T. Styron
S. W. Bates
Gene Jones
Dan Khoury
E Jones
Perta Jones
Seminole
Retired General Scol lings pursues college at Loyola University
Brigadier General Raymond C. Scollins, after 23 years in the Marine Corps, attends Loyola University in the College of Business Administration, pursuing a degree in industrial relations. He served at Midway, Guadalcanal, Guam, earned a Purple Heart at Okinawa, and reflects on his education through travel and experience. A large list of Ada area mourners and friends attended the service, with expressions of gratitude from the Hudson family for kindness shown.
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Los Angeles
Marine Corps
Raymond C. Scolling
Student Scollins
Loyola University
College of Business Administration
Merines
Gen. Scoiling
Midway
Guadalcanal
Guam
Okinawa
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Naval
Coalgate News
Horace Cart
Ma McBride
Miler
Presbyterian
Wewoks
Faldenville Bromide
Gon Gate
Wewska
Thursay
Roy Massie
Renter
Floyd
Halbroak
Kancclas
Eos
Ame T
Eit
Ken Holbrook
New Eagle
M. Montgomery
Duffer
By Lais McMurtry
al- Azhar
Cairo
Egypt
G. E Healhrook
Plecker
Carrier Midway
Owen “Pleckar
Ing
Durain
Warsie Gery
Gume
Lang
Min
Tomer
S al Znd
The
We Art
Stratford Society
Madonna Club
Boyd Ferry
Methirst
Tor Glass
Bud Miller
Tom Gless
Forrest Sheppard
Ruth
Jan Advocate
Tom Glass
Roy Watts
C. A. Watts
R. C. Adams
Kenneth Angcews
George Fea
Bert Burris
Myre
George Pearce
Lee Ott
Tressurer
C. A. Cushman
Lee O14
Soon- Graye Farm
Izht
Reed
Heshell Busnett
M. Howell
Frank Summons
Re Valton la
Ortis
Ott Campbell
Cephas Lawson
Lillie Maone
A. Ns
O. A. A Faye Mar- Sadie Sherman
Clarence Phillips
A. Z. Martin
Allen Phillips
Johnson Ingram
Hengan
W. J Standridge
Ethel Per- N . L. Ward
Frank Fete Deisin Millsap
Mel“Lunsford
Plez Coffee
Ti Inwile
Jonnes
Evelyn Cushman
Opal Freeman
Myrtle Tones
Rabyrena
David Kenting
X Dison
Lorene McConnell
Jack Corley
Robert K.nes
Alma James
Pat Reynolds
Kenny Leath
Leedy
Okla
Kula Lumpur
Malaya
Federation of Malaya
Roff News
Mrs
Lawrence Hurley
Mt. Vernon, Texas
Mr. Hurley
Mra. W. J. Hurley
K. P. Larsh
Norman
Mr. Larsh
EB. C. Largh
Hugh Swink
Mike and
Hugh John
Oxlahoma City
Ri. Swink
Evans
Valley View Iti
Snail
Joe J. Robnett
W. A. Balch
Denver
Colo
Paul Krannig
West 13Th Street
Krannig
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Mr. Krannig
ELE
T. Tvoy Williams
Mr. William
Mrs. Wain Patton
Rosedale
B. N. Bunyard
Bunyard
T. T. Strong
Tulsa
Melvin Strother
Warren Kelso
Bob Kelso
Dub Hathaway
Texas ‘M
Glen Wortman
Ata
Bob Fussell
F. J. Farley
Prague
Sherman Teel
Barbara Anderson
Mrs. Elmer Crank
Doris
Fred Koch
Old Mexico
Jim Henry
Sapulpa
Buffalo
Hamilton
Corpus Christi
Port Isabel
Matsmores
Monterrey
Anaunt
Juanita. Greer
Trice Greer
Rio Grande Valley
Fitzhugh
Camp Fire
Woodrow Coffey
Arthur Coffey
Lloyd McElroy
Arden L. Coffey
J. H. Stephens
Wylie Webster
Caston Christian, Jr
Lightning Ridge
Mrs. Lewis Morgan
Lubbock, Texas
Mable Morgan
Kenneth Bradford
W. W. Scarberry
Old Center
Wayne Odom
Roy Slocum
Virginia
Luther Fo
Charles
Charlotte Ann Hudson
First Baptist Church
Ross
E. Hudson
Craig
Sandra
Eldon Hudson
Dallas
Keith Hudson
Jack Hudson
Wade Crowder
Bakersfield
Ovia Crowder
W. D. Strickland
Sherry
Konawa News
MYF
Bowlegs
John Cowsert
Sara and
Sharlett Robiness
Gene Robiness
Helen Lee Douthit
Milton Courtney
Annie Louise’ Forbes
Ted Dye
L. D. Neal
Taylor Ford
Hades
Las Angeles
Cali
Ho ML Reeder
Glenn
Smyth
Chacler
Dock Coffey
Amarillo
Tex
H. H. Hudson
Holdenville
C. C. Seaman
Joan
Shirley
Max
Bob
Denis
Dan Ray
Joe Don
Garry
June
Jimmy Don
Harris Yeargan
Barry
Marsha
Roff
Emmit Hudson
Marlin Hudson
Bir
Mras C. C. Wilson
Calvin
Elma Patton
Ona- Lee
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