Two Accidents Send Nine to Hospital Here
Ada highway patrols logged multiple Labor Day incidents with nine people sent to local hospitals from Pontotoc county. A Saturday night collision at Broadway and Second involved Clonis E. Wilson and Mack Davis sending Mrs. Davis and two children for treatment. Two-car crash north of Auk left several injured, with Fred Schilling and his wife among the badly cut and injured passengers. Virgil La Fevers was noted as a state labor day fatality in an unrelated incident between Tapete and Centralahoma.
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Manerver
Coal County
Pontotoc County
Ford
Clonis E. Wilson
Oklahoma City
Mack BR. Davis
East Second
Broadway
Second
Valley View Hospital
Toro Automobiles
Alex MckKinney
North Constant
Nash
Thif Metro
McKinney
Freddy Clark
Jess Cochran
Schilling
Iis
Jeannia Schilling
E McKinney
Schvilling
Virgil
Rabor Dey
Tapete
Ceitrahoma
Corn Crop Good in County and Peanuts Needing Rain
County Agent C H Hinsley reports a favorable corn outlook with some fields yielding above ten bushels per acre and others higher, while peanut yields depend on rain. Quality of corn grain is well filled. drought concerns threaten peanuts though rain could boost yields. Cotton, grapes, and boll weevil pressure show mixed results, with cotton expected to be above average and peanuts near average.
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Ponfotuc Dounty
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Kley
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Elaborate Rites for Former President Benes in Prague
In Prague the government arranged a state funeral for former President Edward Benes who died yesterday. The body will be publicly displayed for three days before burial next Wednesday near Seamore Ortí. Public viewing will occur from Monday morning until late Tuesday with ongoing ceremonies in the capital.
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India Demands End Of Nizam's Forces
New Delhi reports Prime Minister Nehru demanding the Razakars disband and allow Indian troops to stay in Hyderabad. He cites Rasakars attacks on seven villages, killings, and property losses, and notes the army pulled from Secunderabad under an agreement. He also questions Pakistan’s Kashmir cease fire reply.
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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehon
India
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Canas
United
Secunderbad
Neheu
Renerah Chakravarthi Rajagovdlacharh
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Kashmir
Pakistan
Pecurity Council
Kashasir Oy
Ada Gels Look At Diesel Locomotive
Four unit diesel locomotive his first seen in Ada on an experimental run from Tulsa to ShermanTexas. The diesel carries nine cars and offers added speed. is expected to run on a regular Tulsa Ada Sherman route if track and sidings accommodate its length and weight. Frisco officials note improved capacity and potential future service. The train weighs about 300 tons and uses diesel power instead of an oil burning engine. Track improvements have been made to support the four unit unit locomotive.
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Ada
Tulsa
Sherman
Tex
Frisco
Dousi
All Not Sold Bock of Curtain Behind Iron Curtain
New York Sept 8 AP executive editor J Gould, back from Europe, said all is not so on the iron curtain fronts. Cracks in the eastern political front, starting in Yugoslavia and developing in Poland, signal shifting European tensions. Gould, arriving from Frankfurt after a six week tour of AP bureaus, noted Europe shows recovery in east and west but contends the continent remains far from stability economically and politically.
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J. Gould
Associated Press
Europe
Yugoslavia
Po Fany
Gould
Frankfurt
Germany
Russians Take Six Yanks During Night
BERLIN Sunday September 5 military police report Russians seized six American soldiers during the night in Berlin. The arrests mark a first in weeks and suggest progress in four power Berlin talks though no decisions were made to end the Soviet blockade. One U S soldier was released and negotiations were ongoing for the others.
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P —U
Posodty
U. S
Legion To Meet In Tulsa Or Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma American Legion will limit annual conventions to Tulsa and Oklahoma City due to hotel facilities. Preston Moore, a University of Oklahoma law student from Bartlesville, was elected state commander by acclamation, while Mrs. S. Johnson of Edmond became first vice president of the Women’s Auxiliary.
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Okla
Oklahoma
American Legion
Tulsa
Preston Moore
University of Oklo Law
Bartlesville
Ax State Compoundes
Moore
Br. Wiley J. Adams
Oklahome City
S. Tohnsen
Edmond
Euru
Liars
European Farmers Eye Record American Harvest In 1948
European growers face large differences as Western Europe endures heavy rains and shortages while American fields report bumper crops. The United States sees record winter wheat nearing 984 million bushels and a vast corn harvest topping 3.5 billion bushels, raising storage and price support pressures. Oats flax and soybeans also post historical yields, underscoring a sharp contrast with European crop prospects.
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Associated Press
United States
Europe
America
Alomast & Cei
Polish Reds Start Nationalist Purge
Warsaw dispatch reports Polish communists launched a purge to heal a party breach threatening control. Premier Tito ally accusations target deviations from Marxist orthodoxy and nationalist strains, with President Bierut convening a council to draft an eight point program. Gomulka loses a top post but remains First Vice Premier as party stance tightens.
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Almin
Mary
Gaye
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Poland
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Gomulka
Vais
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Cominfort
Roveidatede Ot Prem
Holiday Weather Brings Heat and Wind Across Oklahoma
The holiday weekend forecast shows heat with gusty winds and temperatures near 98 in parts of Oklahoma. A cold front was expected to cool the state later, with scattered showers possible in some areas. Oklahoma City and other towns such as Shawnee, Durant, and Idabel reported high readings while winds reached 30 to 35 mph in gusts.
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New Orleans
Preas
Oklahoma
New York Feeling Truck Strike Paralyzes City Commerce
Ten thousand AFL Teamsters Local 07 members and telegraph workers are deadlocked in a labor dispute as a four day walkout looms after Labor Day. Grocery shelves thin, deliveries falter, and fear grows of wider disruption. Officials warn the pause could mirror earlier wartime disillusionments amid hopes for peace and a brighter economy.
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Teamsters Laval
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Death Has Thousand Faces on Weekend Highways
Washington dispatch recalls Labor Day weekend highway deaths, noting at least 272 people killed in auto accidents. The piece describes varied disguises of danger on roads, from speeding motorcycles and old jalopies to drivers with limp left arms and sudden hidden-side-road incursions.
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Tye
Rally Banner Assaciation Rally Tuesday At Six Miles South
Attendance targets 1800 for two county association with six hundred advance tickets sold. Baylor University president White will keynote, praised as effective speaker. Barbecue supper by Bromich, hymn singing, and Negro Baptist choir provide musical program. Participants include men and boys age 15 and up. event part of revival series across the association beginning September 1.
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White
Baylor University
Waco
Texas
Bantiseghuch
Oklahoma City
Bromich
Gen Eager to Speak at Will Rogers Memorial Program
Gen. C. Eager has been chosen as one of 23 principal speakers for the Will Rogers Memorial program in Claremore on November 4. Gen. Zaker, a Durant native, notified Gov. Roy J. Turner of his attendance. Esker, retired from active service, is vice president of an oil field tool company.
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Lisut
C. Eager
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Durant
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Eneigy
Esker
Susy
Pre Labor Day Raids Reported In Eastern Oklahoma
State and county authorities reported pre Labor Day raids targeting alcohol and gambling. Five alleged Hawoi owners faced unlawful possession charges after raids in Spavinaw Langley and Salina Oklahoma. In Creek County, two Tulsa Creek gambling venues in the Gekhurst area were raided, with seven more charged by County Attorney G J Coryell of Sepulne.
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Oklahoma
Spavview Laxe
Jarx Bryer
Spavinaw
Langley
Salin Oksa
Creek County
Gekhurst
G. J. Coryell
Sepulne
Tulsa Creek County
Oskhurst
Five Men Held in Marijuana Seizure in City Hotel
Oklahoma City police arrested five young men after a sack of marijuana was seized yesterday following a tip. A vice squad broke into a hotel room and confiscated the drug and the men, continuing an investigation into local drug activity.
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Oklahoma City
Enrolling at East Central State Amid College Changes
Upperclassmen begin enrollment today at East Central State as a major schedule overhaul takes effect. Dean W B Morrison notes campus operations shift toward new routines. freshmen take orientation tests today, with personnel overseeing the process.
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Ae East Central State College
Interesting Tests In Two South County Spots
Drilling tests proceed in Pontotoc county at two sites. Fitts field area west of Florden City hosts Julia May Smith No. 1 targeting the Wilcox sand around 200 feet. Nearby wells show oil and gas potential as crews drill toward oil Creek sands with several shows reported. Harold Wastcott leads the drilling contract with multiple operations in the Raff and Jolly Beanfield vicinity and other parcels progress through shallow depths.
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Pontotoc County
Fitts Fieht
Carter
F. F. Pennington
W. P. Fndebrand
Julia May Smith
Florden City
Wilcox
Harold Wastcott
Oklahoma City
Raff
Jolly
Sy .Martin J. Rine
Finghart
York
W. &. Doehney, Jr
Stonewal
Men Safe On Drilling Barges Off Berwick
BERWICK La Sept A Kerr McGee official said sixty men on offshore drilling barges near Here rode out a storm with only requests to send up supplies. Tom Seale said crews slept through the gale and planned to resume operations at midnight. Barges Frank Phillips and K S Adams anchored ten miles south are navy surplus, 10 feet long, converted at 250000 each.
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Kerr-McGee of Industries
Tadas
Gulf Parliamee
Tom Seale
Nert-Mc- Gee
Seale
Frank Phillips
K. S. Adams
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