When to Quit Is Hard Lesson For Men to Lear
New York reports on the difficulty of quitting across life, using Joseph Louis boxing and political figures as examples. It notes champions often resist retirement, driven by inner pleas and external pressure, with Churchill as a noted exception who returns to power after quitting. The piece compares quitting across sports, politics, and business, highlighting the temptations and risks of stepping away at the peak.
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New York
Joseph Louis
Joe
Harlem
Automobile Factory
Joe Hse
Athieves
Dempsey Trix
Amore
Jettries
Jack Johmson
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Napoleon
Waterloo
Churchill
Winstor
Flo
Yo-Yo
Campaign Funds Listings Reported
Washington sept 26 Rep Rost Rigley Oklahoma GOP challenger shows $5,000 from National GOP Senate committee for organization work. The report lists $2,000 to Rigkey in Washington DC and $0 to Rizins at Gayamen. Democratic committee reports show $20,000 from Oklahoma and $13,000 in other contributions along with $100 to Tulsa transit.
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Washington
Rost Rigley
Oklahoma
Sori
GOP
Senatorial Committee
House
Sunell
Rigkey
Washington, D.C
Tina
Rizins
Gayamen
Tulsa
Bell transfers Pearce Oklahoma cite
Monley L. Pearcy, longtime manager for Southwestern Bell in Oklahoma, is named general manager for the eastern district including Arkansas. He will be succeeded by WB. Gosdline of Little Rock as division manager for Arkansas. Pearcy joined in 1921 and moves into the new role effective January 1, 1987.
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Oklahoma
Monley L. Pearcy
Tmattager
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Fisnager
Eastern
Asati
Arkansas
Pearey
WB. Gosdline
Little Rock
Feesey
Oklahoma City
U N Head to Demand Formation of Guard
Paris dispatch reports UN Secretary General Trygve Lie will seek an urgent UN guard of 1 000 to 5 000 troops backed by UN authority to prevent acts like the Bernadotte murder. Delegates meet tomorrow as Berlin crisis and Cold War strains loom over the conference.
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U.N
Paris
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Folke Bernadotte
Nations
WU. N
U. N
Liev
U.S
Marshall
Andrei Vishinsky
Ernest Bevin
Berlin
Wealerm
Revin
Robert Schuman
Fraz
Wag
Berl
Bevin
Nave
Berlies
Grovermor
Lucius Clay
Baris
Arshath
Brian Robeitsom
Pontotoc County Draft Board Records 1994 Registrations
Pontotoc County reports 1994 men registered for the draft amid a traffic crash in Jackson where a bicyclist was injured but not critically. The accident occurred at Fifth and Francis when a car struck the rider, sending him to Valley View Hospital for treatment. Local officials Ethel Davis and Frank Smith documented the scene. Board head George Latta notes ongoing late registrations and urges timely reporting of reasons not to be drafted.
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Barceld Jackson
East Fifth
Soe
Boose Jackson
Matt
Fifth
Frantis
Jackson
Valley View Hosmictat
Asscle Douglas
South Roanie
Ant Douglas
Young Jackson
Markson
Ethel Davis
Frank Smith
Poritatec County
George A Latta
Lera
Bossa
Draft Board
East Maury
Latts
Latta
Nest
Mae
Parenes
Three Die In Oklahoma Traffic Toll Rises in 1948
Three people perished in separate Oklahoma highway crashes. Raymond C. Lancaster aged about, Delmer Jackson 35 from Tulsa, and Alfred C. Ruggles 22 of Miami. a fourth victim, Donald N. Mounts 2, died after being struck by a truck while playing near Welch. State highway patrol noted 239 deaths on state highways a year earlier.
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Donald N. Mounts
Alex. Mounts
Miami
Okla
Welch
Quails Reorganize Their Pep Clubs at Campus
Sideline support for the East Central Tigers grows as the Quails retool their pep clubs. At a recent meeting Ney was elected president. Margaret Bennett, vice president. Pat Nobtin, secretary-treasurer. Billy Crowder, reporter. Reba Burrows and Dorothy Hultz named sponsors. The Quails have 40 members in the squad and will wear binges skirts and sweaters with orange accessories.
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East Central Tigers
Quails
ALS
Idney
Presidion Garet Bennett
Pat Nobtin
Bilye Crowder
Reba Burrows
Dorothy Hultz
Trequails
Bridge engineers warn of extreme heat affecting George Washington Bridge
Bridge engineers say that under extremely high temperatures in the Alps temperate and a spar of the George Washington Bridge in New York operations may be affected.
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George Washington Bridge
New York
Agent for Refinery Group Certified as Bargaining Agent
Washington Sept 20 The National Labor Relations Board today certified the CIO United Workers International Union as the bargaining agent for workers at the Allam Oklahoma refinery of Sunray Corporation An election under NLRB supervision was held at the refinery August 4.
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Washington
National Letor Relations Board
CIO Cit Workers International Union
Work. Org
Allam Okla
Sunray Corporation
NLRB
Solid Citizen In Murder Trial Seeks Defense
Defendants in a murder case stand before Judge J. W. Holden in district court as Kiel, detained by FBI in Chicago last June, faces charges in the fatal shooting near Tyre, Oklahoma. Prosecutors tie the death of Cecil Thomas, a farmer and oil worker, to cross border events between Kansas and Oklahoma. Defense plans to present alibi witnesses to show Kiel was in Indiana at the time of the shooting. The article notes broader federal deadlines and mentions serial numbers for birth certificates and potential future marriage or divorce records.
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Endefendence
Kzs
Cecil Thuras
Federstaf
Dich Hama
Harry Hinks
Thoma
Thomas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Tyte
Hicks
iThomas
Reoo
Knoet
Soldier from Pontotec County laid to rest in home county
S/Sgt Dewey Titley died in action near Lima France in 1944. He was buried in Egypt cemetery a week earlier. He grew up in Pontotec County and is survived by his widow four sons and a daughter, his father three brothers and three sisters. He served with the 90th Infantry Division.
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Dewey Titley
Lima
France
Egypt
Pontotec County
Song
90Th Infantry
Quarter Horse Show Results Highlight Stallion and Mare Winners
Quarter Horse show results list winners across stallions and mares aging nine years and over to two-year-olds. Names include J Craft, Bob Minton, Allen Verees, Vernon Baker, and J De Crate Sealhem with producers and champions noted for performance and grand titles.
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J. di Cra
Ben Minter
Lee Robbins
Layes
Ah Minton
J. de Crate Sealhem
Bob Minton
Robbins
J. B. Crest
Allen Versees
Boty Minton
Vernon Baker
Petik
J. Craft
Obbie
J.D. Craft
Bob Min
Elas
Jem Vertrees
J. D. Craft
HNCTL
Ada Rodeo Profits and Attendance Reported
Ada rodeo officials report 46 902 attendees paid to view five nights of the event. Elks sponsors praised turnout as higher than many rodeos, with revenue covering about half the purchase price and crowds filling the arenas at the show’s opening and final performances.
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Elks Club
Ada
Parsons
United States
Aca
Ada Redes
Gaqugh
Mat
Navy to train test pilots at naval air test center
Navy begins a program to train test aviators at the Naval Air Test Center Farmington River Maryland. Adm Apollo Soucek, commander, says the course will produce pilots who are both experienced fliers and engineers with the ability to report findings clearly. Names mentioned include Simpson Evans and others.
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Washington
Shpee Marine Camps
Navy
Naval Air Test Center
Maya Air Station
Farmwent River
Resc Adm
Apuilo Soucek
OM Lshoman
Gprae Elearly
Simpson Evans
Arkoma
Obia
Mystery Plane Crash Deaths Under Police Review
A plane crash near Lopez Island involved a man and a woman whose bodies were found after the craft went down in salt marsh. The woman, 19 year old Hanish Lasier, showed a gunshot wound upon autopsy, while the man, Jesus Menleon, 31, died of a deep chest wound possibly linked to personal safety. The incident follows an official statement from New York dated September 18. The first Model RoSO between Rateee and Dayton, Ohio, is noted as having been established by the Army Air Service in 1921.
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Murber
New York
Ax Rmur
Lope Island
Voice
Womaa
Hanish Lasier
Senovies
Rateee
Dayton, O
Army Air Service
Norrthern
Korea
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Sea of
Japan
Yallow Sea
Manchuria
Siberia
Jaren Pemplained
Washington
Americea
United Nations General Assembly
Para
State Department
United States
Oklahoma to rebuild 180 acre farm for soil conservation event
Oklahoma City outskirts host a major 180 acre transformation for the national convention of the D P of the Land. More than 300 workers will use 60 earth moving units and 35 farm implements to construct terraces, pasture, water features, and soil conservation structures. The project aims to demonstrate modern methods and attract national coverage.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Jsym
United States Soil Conservation Service
Oklahoma A. and
Mt. College
State Department of Agriculture
Veterans” Agricultural Training’ Division
State Department of Education
Bermuda
Air Force claims new speed record at Muroc Lake
Air Force test pilot Maj Richard L Johnson set a new world speed record of 882 miles per hour. The flight occurred Wednesday over Muroc Lake California after a prior 76 mph run at Cleveland was nullified by timing issues. Air Force chief of watch Vandemberg confirmed the record delay before today’s celebration of the service's first anniversary.
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Mitchel Field
Air Force
Richard L. Johnson
Cleveland
Ger Seve S Vandemberg
Watch
Muroc Lake
Catif
Fewer Vets on Pension Rolls in Oklahoma City
In August the Oklahoma City regional Veterans Administration office reported 15,823 veterans drawing pensions or compensation, down from July. Physical examinations for compensation declined with 933 requests, 667 cleared, versus 972 and 398 in July. Defective heating equipment caused 47,500 fees in two stage gear and damages exceeding 35,000,090.
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Oklaboma City
Sepe
Oxighama City
Veterans Administration
Frank S&s Dieckler
Russia’s Korea Exit Talk Replaced by Shell Game Debate
The article weighs Russia’s claim to withdraw from Korea by year’s end against strategic doubts. It notes two schools of thought: withdraw now to avoid overstretch or stay to deter Bolshevik advance. It mentions possible Soviet moves into Manchuria and Korea’s continued occupation by US forces pending UN action.
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Russia
Korea
Rex
Bolshevists
United States
Thim
America
Japan
Milotcovites
Boyle reveals a dream school for kids with strong aims
A speaker imagines a bold, coeducational boarding school focused on practical skills and character. Pupils would cook, shop, and learn arithmetic in real life settings, study art and music, and perform monthly, while emphasizing kindness, discipline, and civic responsibility.
Ada Air Exhibit Draws Large Crowd at Tinker Field
The Ada Composite Squadron of the 2692 AP Form Reserve Unit at Tinker Field hosted an air exhibit Saturday drawing more than 2,000 visitors. Highlights included three jet engines, a Norden bombsight trainer, a radio controlled airplane, and a B-29 gun turret. Local businessmen and Chauncey Airport manager Jack Price helped attract crowds. A detachment of Air Force planes planned to fly over Ada but scheduling changes prevented the display from leaving for Seminole that night.
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Air Porve Dey
Ada
Tinker Field
Jack Price
Chaunceux
Air Force
Seminole
Area Spanish War Vets Picnic Prompts Local Gathering
Spanish War veterans from the area gathered at Sulphur’s Plattational Park for a Sunday picnic with Auxiliary members. Attendees hailed from Ada Shawnee Ardmore Sut hur Wayne Pauls Valley and other towns, sharing a day of informal fellowship and a picnic dinner.
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Th ‘Aurxiliary
Sulphur
Ketel Shawnee
Ardmoore
Suthur
Wayne
Pauls Walley
Ada
Aida
Lonnie Warr
Mark Tatum
Fred Lynch
Byron Lesater
Emerich Thomas
Coalgate My
Ben Cassels
Ade
Charley Hawi
A. E .Kelly
Shawnee
John Beard
Flatt
Bead
and Ohatle
Sulpin
Seny
Awnlary
Warren Victory Echoed as Oklahoma Holds Rally
Oklahoma Republicans foresee a double triumph with Governor Warren visiting Oklahoma City while Governor Pumer, a Democrat, agrees to greet the Republican vice presidential candidate. Mayor Street and other leaders anticipate Warren's appearance on the center platform and expect Hoss Birdley to introduce Warren and present the Senate candidate.
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Oklahoma
Oklahora
Calicress
Bert Warren
Ray J. Pumer
Oklahoma City
Turner
Truman-arzley
Anthet
Alle
Dep
Hoss Rirdley
U.S. Senate
Warren
Beggs Man Killed as Car Hits Bridge on SH 14
Raymond C. Lancaster a 3 year old Beggs resident was killed instantly when his car crashed into a bridge on SH 14 eleven miles east of Ads. Troopers Clark and Cy Billiam reported weekend arrests for various driving violations. Lancaster, employed by Dresse Engineering of Tulgee, was en route home from Antioch when the accident occurred. The wreck left the front seat occupant pinned by the steering wheel. a passing motorist found the car about five feet past the bridge.
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Raymond C. Lancaster
Beggs
SH 14
Ads
Pontotoc County
Gleam
Clark
Cy Billiam
Antiecs
Lancaster
Oktulgee County
Dresse Engineering Company
Toles
Antioch
Lncaster
Kanam
Massive Display of Modern Trucks At Hereford Park
A caravan of Dodge trucks toured Ada's business district Saturday, culminating in a large display at Hereford Park for the Dodge show. The event drew dealers, motorists, and residents to inspect long lines of diesel, gasoline, cattle trailers, and specialty rigs, with Dodge representatives explaining equipment. The display, valued at an estimated three quarters of a million dollars, showcased diverse models and sizes to the public.
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Ada
Hereford Park Park
Dodge
By & Sitgie
Isn Ta
Adams
Agpar Santos
Sractore
Dodge Corporation
Ann Benison
Children’s Day at Tulsa State Fair Opens Busy Crowd
Northeastern Oklahoma schools sent pupils to the Tulsa State Fairgrounds for Children’s Day. Secretary-manager Letitia Dabvey predicted attendance would exceed the previous day’s 25,000. Highlights included Palomino horses and judging in crops, fruits, vegetables, bees, home economics, and junior livestock with many exhibits.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Letitia Dabvey
Fragmentary Alaskan Chronicle With Erratic Notes
A damaged excerpt describes Mount Katmai exploration near Modick Island in Alaska, ash blankets several miles away, and a tense period of exhaustion and uneasy peace cited by a British official. A stray line mentions a sparrow trapped in a bird-barding setup and vague references to pockets and time.
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Modick Island
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