Faculty Senate Formed At East Central State College
Acting president Dr Charles F Spencer announced the formation of a faculty senate at East Central State College. The body will advise on college policies, with seven elected members plus two ex officio appointments. A first meeting and constitution drafting occurred, aiming for secret ballots and broader faculty influence on governance.
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Charles F. Spencer
East Central State College
Collree
de. Spencer
W. Be Morrison
Dgon
The
Codexs
Oscar Parker
J. Ji. Chandler
Casper Dulfer
Harvey Faust
Emma Kellar
Mer. Treadwell
John Zimmerman
Constitution
Senate
Moon
Craft & Constitution
White
Spencer
Focal Semis
Furst
Raat Central
North Cluntral Association
Celle
Serondiry Sehness
Werverzey
Gamberiey
Chinese May Face New Dunkirk Threat Across Strait
Report cites possible evacuation as China plans to move troops from a northern corridor toward a coastal area near Manchuria. Observers say a retreat could resemble a Dunkirk scale withdrawal, while officials offer no confirmation of any evacuation. The American embassy continues to monitor the situation from its post in Manila.
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Mitdin
Gulf of Chihle
Army Asks 20000 Draft in January
The army requested 20,000 men by draft for January while noting prior requests for 10,000 for November and 25,000 for the following period. Officials expect to rely on voluntary enlistments to supplement force growth and to be guided by monthly enlistment rates and budget appropriations for inductions and training.
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Army
Tashington
Peacatinus Settire
Hax
Air Force
Boro
Escaped Lifer Caught Near Tupelo, Oklahoma
George Kennedy, 48, an escaped lifer from McAlester State Penitentiary, walked away Saturday and hid at a Tupelo area farmhouse before surrendering to Sheriff Thea Bonner. Kennedy was convicted of murder in Choctaw County 12 years ago.
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Tupelo
Okla
McAlester
George Kennedy
Origan
Kennedy
Thea Bonner
Cook County
Mursder
Choctaw County
Skating Rink Planned for Ada N G Armory
Ada National Guard Armory will host a skating rink under a contract with Twilight Rotler Rink Inc. Operation starts Thursday with Howard P. Rice, adjutant general, saying state policy supports arming funds via armory rentals. Regular guard activities on Mondays and Wednesdays, other nights open for skating. special military line events possible.
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Ada National Guard
Armory
Twilight Rotler Rink, Inc
Sterting Thurs _ ot Co
Howard P. Rice
Bour
Jesse
Rice
National Guard
Twilight Ballor Rink, Inc
Oklahoma City
Ado Armory
EL L. Ga
College Class Debates Air Age Education Idea
In a recent East Central CTA meeting discussion on modernizing education, Dr. Eleanor Pace of the college proposed incorporating age education and current events into the history and geography curriculum. Her American history class will continue the discussion and study connections to global affairs, following a departmental vote to pursue the project.
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CTA
Theo Im
Amelia
Ada Rome Round Up Club Rodeo Attracts Local Crowd
About 200 spectators attended the Ada Rome Round Up club sponsored amateur rodeo at Hereford Park Sunday afternoon. Contests focused on horsemanship as good horses and riders performed. Dr. Craft, former Lazy C ranch owner, earned the day’s top prizes with several first-place winnings. Events held four to eight contestants each, providing an entertaining afternoon and extra saddle time for members.
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Hereford Park
Dr. Craft
Lazy C Ranch
Bomb found in Rhine region shocks wartime memory
Swiss authorities report an unexploded bomb embedded in the Rhine near Schaffhausen. Army engineers believe it dates from an American air raid on Schaffhausen in April 1944, a raid marked by heavy casualties and navigational error.
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Schapfhausen
Switzerland
Rhine
Armerican
Schattfausen
Schaffhausen
More Approval for New Speed Limits
Lawton Oklahoma October meeting of law enforcement officers from southwestern counties endorses the state patrols new speed limits and backs strict traffic enforcement. They urge fines starting at 25 dollars for reckless driving and 50 dollars for flagrant violations, plus a 100 dollar maximum for drunk driving. The group also backs a uniform traffic safety code and notes a series of remi morak meetings, with McAlester to host next.
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Okla
Oklahoma
Remiomak
McAlester
Coalgate
Pawnee
Fhurshire Baie
Clinton Nex
Dr Fretwell To Visit Arbuckle Area Council Meeting
Elbert K. Fretwell the new Chief Scout and former BSA chief will speak at the Arbuckle Area Council meeting on December 10 at East Central State College. The event draws Scout cadets and local leaders from Pontotoc County as officers are elected for the new year.
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Boy Scouts of America
Homer
Arbuckle
Ares Council
Dir. Fretwell
America
Dr. Faetwell
Mite
Oklahoma
Camper Duffey
Pixe
L. H. Harrell
Orval Spann
Martin Clarks
Bill Gluckman
Emil Wyatt
Pontotoc Couity
East Central State College
J. T. Nutting
Seouhirs
Artuckle
Bipartisan policy plea urged to avoid campaign disunity
Washington reports that Rep Raps and Rep Judd urged Republicans and Democrats to uphold the bipartisan foreign policy in the face of campaign pressures. They warned that political advantage must be waived to prevent signaling disunity to other nations and jeopardizing the long practiced policy. They noted some party members have not fully supported the commitment and stressed urgent effort to prevent breach.
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Ptwa
Raps
D-Ark
Judd
Rminn
Hays
Partes
Allen Resident Tom K Kidwell Dies After Long Life
Tom K. Kidwell eighty, longtime Allen resident since 1926, died at a local hospital after nine years of stroke. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM from First Baptist Church in Allen with burial in Allen. Survived by widow Mrs Marx Kidwell, four daughters, four sons, a brother, a sister, seventeen grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Kidwell was born in Kentucky in 1860 and moved to Collins County, Texas with family, later farming and barbering before returning to farming and the trade.
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Allen
Firat Baptist Church
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Collins County
Texas
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Ing
Kidwell
Ada Bam Pirgetor
Austin Kidwell
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Ace
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Clara Kidwell
Bill Dangerty
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Mountain Home Ark
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Kas
George
Gladgiotu
Alien
Austin
Ada
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Oklahoma City
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Nme
B. H. Matthews
Aller
Reuther Attacks Republicans On Radio Targeting Ownership
Detroit October 25 Walter Reuther UAW CIO president told ABC listeners that Republicans aim to enrich big corporations by shifting natural resources to private hands He said they would privatize the Tennessee Valley Authority and hydroelectric development and push Tid lands to private firms He endorsed the Fruman Barkley ticket and ABC said the broadcast cost 4000 dollars
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United Auto Workers
Uaw-Cio
Walter P. Reuther
Republican Party
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Rewther
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tidelands
L . Reuther
Fruman- Barkley
New York
Reuther
Physicians Clinic Opens at O C City
Oklahoma City a physician clinic opened during the eighteenth annual meeting of southwestern physicians and surgeons. Dr Owen H Wagensteen of Minneapolis, professor of surgery at University of Minnesota, led the opening. The week features lectures from leading medical authorities with Austin Smith scheduled as principal speaker.
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Oklahoma
Owen H. Wagensteen
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
School of Medicine
Austin Smith
Division of
Therapy and Records
Amecicom Medical Association
Constitution Study Group to Meet in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City reports that the citizens advisory committee studying possible revisions to the state constitution will meet on November 21 to report its findings. The group was appointed by the state legislature to advise the legislative council which will meet November 22 to prepare the 1949 legislature report.
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Oklahoma City
Citizens Advisory Committee
State Legislative Council
Tombstone Erected After Night Youth Slain by Police
Tulsa police describe a home made cement tombstone placed at the spot where an 18 year old youth was killed by officers during a high speed chase. The monument names Jean Joseph Boisvert and questions the boy’s identity while officials defend the shooting as officers performing their duty.
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Tulsa
Okla
Jann King
J. W. Hollmsworth
Texas Rangers
Jean Joseph Boisvert
Providence
Boisvert
Pawtucket
R. I
Roland
Giver Bucking
JL Pred Lawrence
Sid
Stark
Monument
Hokinsworth
Wenn, King, Jr
Three Deaths Over Weekend Raise Oklahoma Road Toll
Oklahoma highway fatalities rose to a record pace with three deaths over the weekend. The year’s total reached 406, up 34 from the same point last year. Victims included William M. McClellen of Cowlington, struck by a Frisco train near his home, and Roy Adams of Enid whose car halted then crossed his path at a crossing. Edna Mse Smith, 38, of Chetah was killed when the car her brother drove overturned on US 69 north of Checatah. her brother Lee Dover was hospitalized in Muskogee. Dorothy Lorene Pitleman, 10, of Paris, Texas, died from injuries suffered Thursday near Antlers when her head struck during an accident that also injured her mother.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
William M. McClellen
Cowington
Garfield Equity Road
Edna Mse Smith
Che Tateh
U.S Highway 69
Checatah
Lee Dover
Muskogee
Dorothy Lorene Pitleian
Paris
Tex
Antlers
Hesheod
Tulsa Girl Dies In Street Mishap
A five year old Tulsa girl, Karan Ann Sweet, died after darting from a wagon into a truck’s path, crushed beneath the wheels. The death marks Oklahoma’s October spike with 407 traffic fatalities, nearly matching last year’s figure.
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Tulsa
Karan Ann Sweet
W. W. Street
Oklahoma
G. Cannan
Okahoma City
Marine QM Head To State Soon
OKLAHOMA CITY October 5 Mr Geo W P Hill headquarters marine corps reserve born in Oklahoma will return November 1 for a birthday party as guest of honor for the 20th Infantry Battalion anniversary celebration in Vinita He is a University of Oklahoma graduate and an early Marine aviator He will be reviewing officer on Armistice Day for the American Legion Berlin October 25 9 Doctors report Cardinal von Preys condition serious but stable at Catholic hospital
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Geo. W. P.T. Hell
Maine Corps
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A. Hill
Vinita
20Th Infantry Battalion
Marine Corps Reserve
American Legion
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Three Killed As C47 Plane Crashes Near Chanute Airbase
At Chanute Airbase Illinois a twin engine C47 carrying 22 people crashed in heavy fog, killing three aboard and injuring others. The plane hit two emitory barracks, uprooting power lines before coming to rest. the crew including co pilot and crew chief perished in the cockpit. The craft had departed Albuquerque bound for Scott Air Force Base and was routed to Chanute due to weather.
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Brgadier General
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Scott
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Berlin Anti Reds Defiant Over War Monger Charge
Berlin officials resist Soviet pressure as six city leaders face prosecution for anti communist actions. Soviet deputy commandant Jefisarov claims evidence against the councilmen was sent to military authorities. Names named include Ernest Heuter Otto Suhr Ferdinand Friedr ensdorn Franz Neumann Kurt fick Rudolf Markewitz and Walter Schielzer. The report notes tightened Soviet police presence and censorship measures in Berlin.
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Cole Alexis Jetissrov
Walter Schielzer
Jefisarov
Art
Ernest Heuter
Cit
Otto Suhr
Zeling
Ferdinand Friedrensdorn
Ety
Franz Neumann
Kurt Fick
Herel
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Suenches
Sept. & Cally
Allied Central Council
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Protests Over Israeli Fire In Haifa Harbor
An American naval boat near Haifa was fired on this afternoon as it approached shore. United Nations officials confirmed the vessel displayed both Israeli and United States flags. The incident occurred while the MacKenzie and other ships under a Palestine mission were on duty.
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U.S
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Swiss Don't Know Rodeos Ends In Brawl At Palais Des Exposition
In Geneva Swiss authorities halted a rodeo show after a melee involving 27 of 40 performers. Cowboys from Texas clashed with security as tables toppled and a bystander was struck. Police detained the participants for questioning and canceled the remaining performance.
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Switzerland
DHA Roden
Savage West
Palais Des Exposition
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Red Copony
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Texas
la Suisce
Poriarmanne
Janey
A Canvict
Franz Lehar Dies and Leaves Large Estate
Franz Lehar, 76, famed composer of The Merry Widow and other operettas, died at his Bad Tschern home after a six week illness. Cancer with gastric ulcers, pneumonia, and heart ailment contributed. Survived by brother Baron Anton Von Lehar and sister Emma Marie Pahzhazy. Funeral planned for Saturday.
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Camaser
Franz Lehar
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Lehar
Waus
Prana Wurnik
Luxembourg
Russia vetoes small power compromise at UN
Paris dispatch reports the Soviet Union vetoed a small power compromise in the United Nations Security Council aimed at ending the Berlin blockade. Nine votes in favor, two against. Russia and Ukraine vetoed. Andrei Vishinsky warned against lifting the blockade and urged staged moves tied to currency reform.
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Durgenting
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Vishinsky
Security Council
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Philip C. Jessup
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