East Central OEA Convention Opens with Sessions and Dance
The East Central Division of the Oklahoma Education Association holds its annual convention in Ada with sessions from Friday, a banquet for administrators hosted by the Ada Chamber of Commerce, and a Friday night dance for teachers. Clayton Rand speaks at the first session. Brooks Havs and A Linscheid appear at the second. Norris Field hosts Henderson State’s Homecoming game and queen crowning between halves.
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East Central Division
OEA
East Central
Oklahoma Education Association
L-County
QO. D. Johns
Doyle Sullivan
Okmulgee
W. P. Hoper
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Clayton Rand
Gulfport
Miss
J. Arthur Herron
Purcell
H. T. Hopkins
Asher
Margaret Baker
Pauls Valley
Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce
1946 American Royal champion steer brings world record price
A 15 year old from Ida Grove Iowa named Jack Hoffman sold his grand champion Hereford steer T O Pride for 44 375 at the American Royal auction setting a world record 35 50 per pound The sale drew about 100 bidders with E W Williams of Williams Meat Co purchasing the animal The reserve champion Angus steer sold for 10 per pound The previous top price was 11 50 and 3 10 in 1941
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Kansas City
Ida Grove
Jack Hoffman
E. W. Williams
Williams Meat Company
Karl Hoffman
T. O. Pride
Williams
T. O
Raton
N. M
Carl Harkness
Golden
Colo
Two Ada Boys Held In New Mexico
Frank Smith a 16 year old Ada boy and another youth detained by FBI officers in New Mexico. They allegedly left Ada in a stolen car taken from Norris Stadium then fled to Seminole Texas and later to a town in New Mexico where federal agents arrested them.
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Ada
New Mexico
Frank Smith
Ada Boy
FBI
Norris Stadium
West Eighteenth
Seminole
Tex
Aca
Anther
Judge Crawford In Nuernberg to Hear Doctors Trials
Three United States judges arrived in Nuernberg for an American military court trial of 24 German doctors accused of cruel medical experiments on humans. Justice Walter W. Beals Judge Harold L. Sebring and Judge Tal Crawford will preside with Lt. Col. V. C. Swearingen serving as alternate judge.
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Nuernberg
Germany
United States
Walter W. Beals
Washington State Supreme Court
Harold L. Sebring
Florida Supreme Court
Tal Crawford
Oklahoma District Court
Ada
V. C. Swearingen
U. S
Norman FFA Group Earns National Gold Emblem
The Norman Oklahoma Future Farmers of America chapter is one of 16 nationwide honored with the gold emblem for achievements in farming practices and community improvements. The group culled poultry, tested birds, surveyed soils, pruned trees, started a farmers market, repaired farm equipment, and logged farming projects and jobs. Robert Bates leads the chapter with E F Foreman as advisor.
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Kansas City
Norman
Okla
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Robert Bates
E. F. Foreman
East Central Third Among State Higher Education Institutions
East Central College reports a current enrollment of 1 202 ranking third among state supported colleges and fifth among all Oklahoma higher learning institutions. Ten year and 32 42 period averages place East Central near the top with 1 427 annual average while Central follows at 1 332, Northeastern 1 210, and Southeastern 1 164.
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East Central
Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Central State College
Northeastern State College
Northwestern State College
Southeastern State College
Southwestern Institute of Technology
Cameron State Agricultural College
OCU
Tulsa
Oklahoma Baptist University
Phillips University
Oklahoma City University
University of Tulsa
Central
Northeastern
Oklahoma Board of Regents For Higher Education
Southeastern
State May Change Hospital Set Up
Oklahoma City report on reforms to the state mental health system. The state board discussed budget needs to expand medical and nursing staffs and funding for building improvements. Plans proposed segregating patients by illness at Central State Norman Supply Vinita and Pauls Valley hospitals.
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Oklahoma City
State Board of Affairs
Board of Affairs
Central State Hospital
Norman
State Hospital
Supply
Eastern State Hospital
Vinita
Pauls Valley
Indian Owned Land Gets Consideration
The Indian bureau told Rep. Jed Johnson that thousands of acres of Indian owned land in Oklahoma's Washita valley will be considered in a congressionally authorized land treatment program. Directors of the South Caddo soil conservation district said about 187,800 acres in Caddo county may be excluded under current rules, potentially limiting flood control benefits unless all land is treated.
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Washington
Washita Valley
Oklahoma
Congress
Indian Bureau
Jed Johnson
D.-Okla
Johnson
Bureau
South Caddo
Okla
Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Texas
Caddo County
Protestants meeting set for Oct 30 in Muskogee budget talks
Muskogee county Assessor Carl Pate announces October 30 as the date for the annual Protestant meeting where taxpayers meet county city and school officials to iron out fiscal difficulties before the fiscal year budget submissions to Oklahoma City.
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Muskogee
Okla
Carl Pate
Oklahoma City
Garvin County Livestock Improvement Clinic Set for Nov. 1
Pauls Valley reports Garvin county will host a livestock improvement clinic on November 1. County agent Alton Perry announced the event with details on the schedule and participation.
Truman Leaves To Krug Threat Of Soft Coal Strike
President Truman did not discuss John L. Lewis ultimatum for reopening the United Mine Workers contract and left the decision on a nationwide soft coal strike to Interior Secretary Krug. Krug doubted miners will quit on November 1 without a conference, whether in Tule Lake California or in Washington after November 6, while noting the meeting time and place remain undecided.
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Truman
Interior Krug
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Interior
J. A. Krug
Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Krug
Boulder City
Nev
Tule Lake
Calif
Truman Declines to Predict on Voting
President Truman refused to forecast the next month’s congressional results at a news conference. He laughed off wagering on elections as illegal in Missouri, noted McGrath’s resignation as solicitor general but implied he would not block a Rhode Island Senate seat, and said he has no plans to speak in the campaign. He plans to vote in Missouri and did not discuss politics on his UN trip.
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Washington
Truman
Roosevelt
Missouri
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
McGrath
New York
United Nations General Assembly
Unappreciative Driver Avoids Capture After Minor Crash
An accident at 6:15 pm Wednesday in the 200 block West Main involved a Model A Ford that ran under the rear of a parked car, causing minor damage. The Ford driver fled on foot as an officer prepared a report and could not be caught. no arrest by Thursday morning.
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West Main
Congress may kill OPA in January says officials
Officials predict Congress will move to end price ceilings by January leaving only a slim list of scarce items under OPA control. The agency meanwhile lifted tags from cosmetics and many nonfood items and ended wage controls for food industries. Consumers expect price increases in bread beer and staples as ceilings retreat.
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Washington
Congress
OPA
M Midnight
Truman
Truman Urges UN Action at New York Assembly
President Truman told the United Nations assembly that the United States will support the UN with full resources and urged rejection of talk of war. He warned against breaking the UN into irreconcilable parts and called for international controls on atomic energy and agreements to remove fears of mass destruction. He noted American support for peace, but said progress toward lasting peace remains incomplete.
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New York
Truman
International United Nations Assembly
United States
United Nations
U. N
Pacific Islands
Japan
Mr. Truman
Security Council
Weather and rainfall edge of Ada before cooler air arrives
Overnight light rainfall with lightning and thunder touched Ada and nearby areas as warm October days waned. Temperatures rose to 85 in midweek while Pryor and Vinita logged over an inch of rain, and Guymon stayed coldest. Attica prison warden Dr. Walter B. Martin notes costs of maintaining felons versus parole.
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Ada
Lew
Adans
Associated Press
Pryor
Vinita
Waurika
Guymon
Walter B. Martin
Attica
N. Y
United States and Russia Clash Over Veto Discussion
United States and Russia move toward a clash in the United Nations General Assembly over the right to discuss small nation proposals to end the Big Power veto in the Security Council. Warren Austin leads a U S delegation insisting on full assembly discussion while aiming to restrict veto use. Cuba Australia and the Philippines back ending veto voting. Canada backs faster debate. Soviet and American positions diverge on process and outcome.
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Joan M. Hightower
New York
United States
Russia
United Nations General Assembly
Security Council
Warren Austin
Assembly
Andrie Vishinsky
Africa
Truman
United Nations
U. N
Trygve Lie
Peace Organization
Cuba
Australia
Philippines
America
France
Britain
China
City Upping One of Fines in Reckless Driving
City manager W. E. Hansen announces a higher fine for reckless driving rising to 20 dollars from the previous 5 to 10 dollars. Center street parking is to end to reduce hazards. The Fixit Shop moved sidewalk merchandise to remove a hazard and merchants are urged to do the same. A survey will review overhanging signs for safety and to be corrected or removed. Attorney Jack Conn has donated an easement for drainage on East Seventh between Beard and Mississippi.
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W. E. Hansen
Hansen
Fixit
West Twelfth
Jack Conn
East Seventh
Beard
Mississippi
Hospital shortfall leaves millions without care in many states
In forty percent of U S counties hospital facilities are lacking to serve about 15 million people. The issue highlights uneven access to medical services across regions and stresses need for expansion and policy action.
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United States
The Pessimist Says Women Outshine Husbands
A witty remark about the smartest woman in the world who makes her husband feel a bit smarter than she is. A quip suggests solitude when visiting relatives while broke.
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Allus
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