Library Board Changes After Tuesday Action
Ada Oklahoma library board reshuffles with new members sworn in, Miss Hazel Whaley discharged as librarian and Douglas Epperson to be terminated August 27. City Manager James W. Flint reports new lineup, resignations, and board actions taken Tuesday night amid controversy over Whaley’s leadership and Epperson’s status.
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Casper Potter
Ehairman
Ede Lasater
Flint
Bow
Doffir
Ines Richmond
Lasater
Hubert WB. Jague
Daolur
Ehermam
Charley Scott
C. S. Wiliams
Harry Evans
Evans
Nooh
Yotrom
Douglis Eppersom
Tio
Miss Whatley
Old Board
Casper Dutfer
Ada Public Library Bowe
Ada, Public ‘Library Board
Ave
Douglas Epperseh
Hazel Whaley
Ada Public Library Board
Ada Public Library
Miss Whaley
Young Eppensor
City Oliteiits
Oil Pool Prospects Grow As Wells Drill Depths Rise
Gulf Oil Corp and SkeHy Oil report progress across Oklahoma counties. Kaplyn field in Payne County shows fresh oil indications after drilling to 5 355 feet and 5425 feet, while Hattman in Okfuskee and Humphrey 5 in Stephens reach deeper depths with varied oil shows. Pauls Valley Cities Service No 1 Street tests prove oil and gas, with water, gas, and oil flows described as drilling continues through cement set and casing.
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Shawnee Obly
Gulf Oil Corp
Swsw
Potte Wns
Tome Eouinty Wildcat
Kap
Okemah
Okles
Hattman
Sesw
Okfuskie
Duncan
Okla
Ave
SkeHy Oil Co
Humphrey
Stephens County
Browder
Williams
Swae
Wallace Campaign in Alabama Sparks Mixed Reactions
Henry A. Wallace spoke in Decatur Alabama amid cautious crowds and jeers. He urged unity and warned against disunity while calling for reduced cold war costs and new TVA projects. Officials threatened segregation enforcement and denied permits in several states along his southern tour.
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Leroy Simms
Decatur
Ala
Henry A. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Greene
Turkey
China
TVA
Rcapita
New York
Deep South
Alebanta Moxec
Iassippi
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisianga
Miss Keyser Fired Over Parade Pageant Absence
Keyser junior chamber head says Miss Keyser will be paid and fined after she left her waitress job to attend a West Virginia state pageant. Fireman sponsor backed her, but proprietor warned she would be out of work. A rival beauty contest winner from the same high school was crowned municipal title last week.
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Keysor
Miss Keyser
Iid
Yieht
Mason W. Stanhoven
Keyser Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Tillie Pancake
Keyser
Burt Sha
Tile
Rome
New Charter Proposals Rise In Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City reports a 10 percent rise in new business charters for the year through July. Secretary of State Wilburn Cartwright credits the Liberalized Corporation Act of 1947, effective last August, for the boost. Cash collections also surged with $1,260,524 in seven months, vs $774,850 last year.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Bee Wilburn Cartwright
Cartwright
Congo population up in Brussels report and notes
The Belgian Congo population rose from 27 791 in 1939 to 43 408 in 1947 with 75 percent Belgians. The African population reached 20 700 000 while Congo remains eighty times larger than Belgium. The article also notes small shifts in day length, mentioning a 0.6 second increase in 1897 and a decline similar in 1913.
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Brussels
Belgian Congo
Congo
Belgium
Highway Patrol Cracks Down on Underage Drivers
Highway Patrol asserts strict action against youths under 16 operating motor vehicles. A 12 year old was stopped Monday with no license, and his parents face charges for employing an unlicensed operator. Trooper Clark notes several underage riders on motorbikes and mopeds and warns parents to enforce responsibility.
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Highway Patrol
Glenn
Clark
Johnston County
Litense
Ett
Latta High School Forms FFA Chapter in Latta
Latta High School organized an FFA chapter after a meeting last week to elect officers. Boboy Shortes was named president with Gel Hart as vice president, Paul Cascady as reporter, Bieby Teyteeseres as secretary, and Bulb Camebell as treasurer while Me as adviser. Members will pursue the Green Hand Degree this year with hopes for the Future Farmer Degree next year. Allen and Vanoss oversee other county FFA chapters in Pontotom County.
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Latta
Reid
Boboy Shortes Wee
Previce Gel Hart
Paul Cascady
Bieby Teyteeseres
Cheel
Bulb
PFA
Pontotom
Allen An Vanoss
FFA
Lindsay Woman Killed in Plane Crash Near Seymour
WICHITA FALLS Texas September 1 Mrs Webster of Lindsay Oklahoma was killed yesterday when a plane crashed six miles northwest of Seymour Festus Webster and Ollis Shurone 28 Seymour were injured. Both bodies were badly burned and the cause of the crash was not known. Witnesses said the low flying plane suddenly dived into a stable field.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
PieAn
Oklahoma
Wena
Webstar
Lindsay
Seymour
Festus
Webster
Ollis A. Shumate
Ced
Mer
Mrs. Shuronic
Shupmne
Three Texans Die In State Crash
A fatal multi vehicle crash near Here today in Savanna Oklahoma claimed three Texans. The dead are George L. Skillen 55 Mrs Skillen 53 and their six month old grandson Steven Levatte Bratcher. The family from Dallas was reportedly traveling in a moving truck when the wreck occurred.
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Savanna
Okie
Dallas
Texas
George L. Skillen
Skillen
Steven Levatte Bratcher
Cub Planes Crash In Mid Air Sunday
Two Piper planes collided about 400 feet above the Meramee river near Fenton Missouri injuring five people. One plane sank in water near the riverbank while the other burned in a shed. Names of several victims and bystanders are listed among local witnesses. Both planes were rented and had just flown an hour before the collision.
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Fenton
Piper Ca
Meramee
Herve
Mualley
Ceash
Louis
Arnel
Loretta Lower
Cresh Lands in Nudist Colony Incident Report
PARRYSILLE Pa Aug 28 Johnn K Lepper landed his preflight plane for the first time today and was helped by a group of rescuers at the Suomay Rest Lodge mud rest colony. He was unhurt but blushing. DUNCA Mullins Baptist association will hold its 14th annual convention with Rev Edward S Shirler of Velma delivering the sermon and Rev T S Lackey of Gklah City assisting Roy with another address.
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Parrysille
Johnn K. Lepper
Hellertown
Lepper
Suomay Rest
DUNCA
Mullins Baptisl Association
Stephena
Feifersom Roualties
Mandey
Edward S. Shirler
Velma
T. 5. Lackey
Gklah City
Recte Roy
Sistor
Communism Seen Through Force Debate At World Council
Amsterdam reports a World Council of Churches discussion led by Niebuhr and a Union Theological Seminary faculty member. The group debated a cautious stance toward communism, noting discontent among masses and urging not to oppose it outright while condemning fascism as anti Christian.
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Amsterdam
Comumuninie
Wse
World Council of Churches
Tadey
Niebuhr
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Concensus
Reresy
Zzyzz Tops Bottom Of Oklahoma City Telephone List
In Oklahoma City a new telephone directory lists Zzyzz at the bottom while Bill Zzyaz replaces the y da boys Harry and Phillip. The phone company seeks to identify the buzzing word, and the origin of nerve is discussed as a sinew or tendon term.
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Ahoms City
Seos
Teephone
Ee Buer
Zzyaz
Bill Zzyaz
Harry
Phillip
Oklahoma City
Allen area social notes list visiting kin and trips
Attending the eew EDA club meeting in Fivhog Irmold Bry nie, Mrs Host Hays and many others send greetings. Several families including the Vinsons, Hammonds, James, Hesses and Parges report visits, illness, vacations to Oklahoma City, Ada, Duncan, Port Worth and the Ozarks.
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Eew Eda Club
Fivhog
Irmold Brynie
Host Hays
Ebner Martin
Jack Ham
Poe Apt
Arlena
Janée Bryant
No More Giving Away Cabbages in Wilkes-Barre
In Wilkes Barre farmer Henry Bobbin faced 40,000 surplus cabbages unmarketable and offered them to the public. Crowds arrived after a delay and cabbage sellers reportedly absconded with the produce plus an extra 1,000 planned for market. The incident follows local notes of illness and wartime production in near rural references.
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Wilkes-Barre
Henry Bobbin
Bobbin
Group Staris Move To Get Candidates Name on Ballot
Oxlaroma City September 3. State party chairman Rags Sillars filed with Secretary of State Wilburn Cartwright to place party candidates on the November 2 ballot. Hearings were tentatively set after a conference with the attorney general’s office. The party presented a convention call, platform affidavit, and 19 electors’ names, asserting party organization exists from August 14.
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Oxlaroma City
Steins
Oxlaroma
Rags Sillars
Wilburn Cartwright
Cartwright
Heaving Pi Ae
Likasa
W. HL Murtey
Par
Heat and Humidity Shake Up Oklahoma City Street Scene
In Oklahoma City a noisy day sees Officer posters and a judge, with Albert Henry Pillow confessing fault for not yielding the right of way. Winston D. Churchill admits an error in a reverse turn at an intersection, as authorities acknowledge no law against it.
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Oklahoma City
Mike Poster
Cveitooner
Albert Henry Pillow
Murray Emphasizes Every Young Man Must Register
Oklahoma officials announce that all men aged 18 to 43 must register under the new draft law starting Monday. Col. Clive E. Murray urges volunteers to aid local draft boards during registration through September 18, warns of a ten thousand dollar fine and up to five years imprisonment for noncompliance, and notes veterans should bring discharge papers to avoid delays.
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Oklahoma City
Aus
Oklahoma
Sellective Service
Clive E. Murray
Wor
Murray
Murrey
Crude Oil Reaches New All-Time Production High
Tulsa report shows week ended Aug 22 daily oil output at 5,521,280 barrels, up from prior week. Gains led by Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, California with notable increases in other states. western regions see mixed changes while total U S output climbs to new peak. Belgian mining news notes Mussolini frontier issue affecting pension for long idle Belgian miners. minister promises inquiry.
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Tulsa
Okla
Sept IK
Bie It and Gas Journal
Tae Journal
Himois
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
California
Indiana
Arkansas
New Mexico
Ragtern
Michigan
Kansas
Alabama
Barris
Fronde
Sid
Mantucky
Nebraska
Texas
Oklahoma Free Textbook Program Moves Toward Autumn Start
The article reviews progress on Oklahoma's free textbook plan as the new term nears. It notes initial funding of 509,069 dollars, with 460,471 for books and 39,529 for administration. Costs include a $4,000 emergency book fund and $30,000 in freight. Savings of 50,000 from wholesale book buys offset admin expenses. Free texts to debut in fall for grades 1 to 3, with music and art only if teachers qualify. Maintenance after full rollout expected at 300,008 dollars annually, with 20 percent annual text changes. The plan envisions activating grades 1–12 over three years as study continues.
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Oklahoma
State Legislative Council
Legislative Council
Donovan Confident OSS Kept Secrets
New York August report quotes wartime OSS head William J Donovan denying secrets were dumped by infiltrators to unauthorized persons. He concedes communists could have entered OSS but asserts he knows of no case where security practices failed. Donovan spoke after returning from Europe aboard the Queen Mary and planned to brief overseas correspondents in Washington.
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New York
Aug
Wiliam J. Donovan
Office of Strategic Secvness
OSS
Donovan
Europe
George Folk
Columbia Bread
Cartesnos
Temple Man Dies in Escape Attempt at Fort Jay
New York August 30 Army officials report Roy Inman 21 Temple was among two prisoners who tried to swim the channel to Brooklilme inkind from Fort Jay Governor's Island. A second escapee Lowell Patton 22 Soldier By was rescued after a strong current swept the channel. One prisoner disappeared during the swim. Patton also said a man had been sentenced to two years for theft and sale of government property.
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New York
Temple
Ozle
Yeaterday
Fort Jay
Governor's Island
Roy Inman
Lowell Patton
Solder
Msn
Megoe Reader Dies at York
Megoe Reader is reported dead at York on August 2, with details noting the age four and precipitation leading to illness. The Pittsh Courier records the incident in today’s issue.
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Port Worth
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Sam Murphy
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Houston
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Jack Wright
Waller View Hospital
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