State May Re Route Highways If Local Tricks Continue
Oklahoma highway director Br Bailey warned he may re route state roads to bypass towns where local officials monetize traffic stops. He cited motorists charged for failing to observe signals on state and federal roads within towns, with fees enriching officers and magistrates while locals receive none. Most arrestees are non residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Br. E. Bailey
Highway Department
Restaurant Owner Battles City Ordinance In Ada Court
Protests filed in Ada city police court allege restaurant operator and several employees violated city rules on food handling. Dr J C Canada health officer leads action against Aiven Jones Liberty Cafe and six others. fines imposed but suspended on appeal. A foodhandler’s permit requires medical and school attendance. Jones lacked health officer approval and permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Canada
Ada
Aiven Jones
Liberty Cafe
West Main
Oklahoma
D. 7. Jones
Bertie Greer
Jimmie Jonson
Virgie Metsalldard
Alvis Nowland
Enfoyee
Frsday Torning
James WW. King
Alven Jones
Jones
King
Canada
Mills Garrison
County
Sanitarian
Garrison
Oodhandler
City Mack Braly
Res Soares Vitant
Sea Mile Standards and International Variations
The United States uses a standard mile of 36 080 feet at sea with 27 feet, while British and German measurements vary from two inches to four feet, reflecting differing standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
East Central College Welcomes Freshmen Pre enrollment
East Central College begins a three day pre enrollment orientation for about 412 freshmen with exams group sessions and advisor meetings. Dr Charles Spencer and Glen Collins address the assembly as a new advisory system pairs students with faculty mentors. Open house marks the president’s and wife’s redecorated home on campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central College
Frosh
T. K. Tresdwell
Charles ¥. Spencer
Glen Collins
W. B. Morrison
Marguerite Hawkinson
Otis
Bernreuter
East Central
Dr. Spencer
Spencer
Enrollment figures show shifts in city schools this fall
Fourth graders total 157, down 35 from last year, with new first graders bringing the count to 248. Eighth graders 185 and seventh graders rising, while sixth, ninth, and junior enrollments add to a 452 Wednesday total, with remaining grades completing Friday registrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marojling
Dows
Dow
Wes Glenwood
Irving
Willard
Washington
Hay
A. R. Wallace
Ada High
Note to Ada High School Students
On Tuesday the TTB will hold class meetings by grade in the auditorium. Sophomores meet at 3, juniors at 10, and seniors at 41. At those times, each class receives its schedules for a one period session ending at 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada High School
Indian Service Transfer Planned
MUSKOGRE Okla Sept 1 The transfer of Superintendant W O Roberts from the Five Civilized Tribes agency was announced Roberts will head and reorganize 13 Indian agencies in the Dakotas and Nebraska He came to Musketee from South Dakota three years ago During his tenure the agency here inaugurated an inter-tribal council representing the Choctaw Chickasaw Cherokee Creek and Seminole tribes The council passed on policy matters Roberts successor has not been named Announcement comes from Assistant Commissioner William Zimmerman Jr who will arrive soon from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogre
Okla
W. O. Roberts
U.S. Indian Service
Roberts
Dakotas
Nebraska
Musketee
South Dakota
Indian Affairs
William Zimmerman, Jr
Washington
Berlin Sees Russia Aiding War Mood Ten Years In
Berlin dispatch marks the tenth anniversary of World War II with a cautionary view of postwar Europe. It notes a Soviet-guarded German force rising east of the Elbe as Western Germany debates rearmament, while Russian claims of peace contrast with Red conquest in China and Yugoslavia. American resolve to defend Western Europe is tested by funding debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Elbe
Germany
Europe
Alain
Lyov Orhen
M.moom
Poland
Hitler
Stalin
Russia
America
Britain
Svov Tecay
People's Police
Nuetberg
China
Tito
Yugoslavia
Western Europe
Washington
Minister’s Name Like Bootlegger’s And It’s Annoying
Oklahoma City date. Baptist Minister Thomas R Byford is a Dallas man and custodian for a bootlegger. Constables of Harald Byford, a convicted bootlegger, repeatedly call the minister seeking delivery service in a constitutionally dry state. The calls began as humorous but grew frequent and intrusive. One man claimed a truckload was ready to depart, and Byford tried to explain he had the wrong number and offered a phone number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Thomas R Byford
Harald Byford
Ome Jong
Highway Troopers Extend Patrols for Labor Day Weekend
Oklahoma City patrols extend hours as 212 highway troopers prepare extended duty over Labor Day weekend. Aaron Thompson, patrol chief, coordinates with county and rival agencies to patrol Grard Lake Lake Texoma Murray and Kine Park areas. Extra patrols aim to reduce fatalities with cars concentrated in resort and tavern zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Aipraky
Aaron Thompson
Ugayn
Grard Lake
Lake Texomsake Murray
Kine Park
Turner signs three proclamations in Oklahoma City
Governor Ros J. Turner signed three proclamations for serving occasions in Oklahoma. Constitution Day is September 25, Fire Prevention Week runs October 8 to 15, and Education Week begins September 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Ros J. Turner
Oklahoma
Dead and Injured in Tokyo Typhoon Floods
A Tokyo area surge from a typhoon left 64 dead 223 injured and 50 missing in central Honshu including Yokohama with 100000 workers sandbagging levees. Thousands more unaccounted as waters rose and a Tone River crest threatened the Kanto plain amid widespread property damage and ongoing rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. P. King Toro
Tokyo
Honshu
Yokohama
Tokyoo Bay
Tone
Kanto
Ten years after war hope in a world full of people
A reflective piece recalls the outbreak of World War II ten years earlier with tragic casualty figures, economic costs, and global impact. It notes 2.3 billion people worldwide and 150 million in America, comments on rebuilding in ruined cities, the rise of the United Nations, and the enduring human hope that children bring despite past devastation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gome
America
British Empire
Pearson Tells of Vaughan Aiding in Tax Case
Pearson testifies in the five percenter inquiry that Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan phoned the justice department in 1946 to seek intervention in the income tax case of W. T. Burton, a New Orleans oilman and friend of William Helis. He says Burton was twice tried for income tax fraud and later indicted for jury bribing, with maneuvering alleged to prevent conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Drew Pearson
Harry H. Vaughan
Justice Department
New Orleans
Senate
White House
Truman
Vaughan
Pearson
W. T. Burton
William Helis
Burton
Ames
James P. McGranery
U. S
Eastern District of
Pennsylvania
McGranery
Tom Clark
McGrenery
Louisiana
Kansas City
Commtee
FBI
Col. C. J. Mara
Mara
Good Hunting Is Dove Season View
The dove season opened half an hour before sunrise with State Game and Fish Director Kelly Debusk predicting good hunting for Oklahoma sportsmen. He noted rains may have pushed birds south but many are migrating in from northern states to compensate. Early statewide reports indicated birds were numerous, with the best shooting expected in the western part of the state. Dogs may be used to help, though they won’t be kept much. The season ends in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Prose
Kelly Debusk
Oklahoma
Debusk
Addred
Yugoslavia Charges Russia Over Territorial Claims
Belgrade reports claim Yugoslavia accused Russia of pressuring over Austria as tensions rise in the war of nerves. Borba and Politika publish rebuttals citing Tass misinformation and fear of escalation amid Soviet troop concentration rumors near Yugoslavia’s borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Ton Welling
Austria
Russia
Ya' Via
Mar Jahal Tito
Balkan
Borba
Oni
Politika
Acon
Tass
Bremure
Tito
Acheson
Washington
Petrillo and AGVA Headed for Battle
NEW YORK September 1 James C Petrillo head of the AFL American Federation of Musicians threatens to silence orchestras in New York hotels night clubs and theaters within days. He says the action could spread nationwide and accuses the AGVA of raiding his union and forcing members to join. He orders members who joined AGVA to leave. He complains AGVA agents pressure musicians for money whenever they speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James C. Petrillo
al Petrillo
AFL American Federation of Musicians
Tousicians’ Union
AGVA
Petrillo
AFM
Nonsense Words on Government Payroll and Laziness
A fragment reflects a speaker claiming some people are a nuisance and later on are on the government payroll with varied motives. The quip contrasts lazy behavior with public employment humorously.
Also Mentioned on This Page
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago
Foger A. Harvey
W. D. Davies
NEA Telepticto
Bailey Leshes
Indian Service
Supt. Roberts
Five Tribes
By Daniel Deluce
Slovakia
Polish
Joachim Vor Ribbentrop
Moscow
Carpathian Mountains
Lyov
Turner
Isaac Warshawski
Boston
Bavaria
Warschawski
DB. C
Aioi
Futledge
York
Supreme Court
Wiley v. Rutledge
Talanse
Justice Rutledge
York Village
Reichstag
Hiter
Getran
Reiss
Taye Ieter
Adolfs Spreen
Birgest
Reich
Fuhhrer
Beni 3
Braide
Brother Mara
Gamage
Bastogne
Kasserine Sap
Paris
London
Liege
Manhattan
East River
United Nations
Caidrem
By Oliver W. DE Wolt
Mission Nate
By Alex Singleton
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!