Vanishing Hotels Highlight Scenic Mountain Vacations
Ada readers recall era hotels fading across Colorado Blue Ridge Smoky Catskills as travel shifts to car vacations. The piece notes grand waterfront porches and ballrooms once filled with social life now vacant, with travelers seeking cities for shows and stores and rural retreats for a restful escape.
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Colorado
Blue Ridge
Great Smoky Mountains
Catskills
Mineral Springs
Community Chest in Ada Faces Budget Question
The Ada community considers the balance of seven drives within one Chest campaign and weighs funding across agencies. The editorial urges residents to support the Chest, noting it saves time and money and urging Ada not to miss the budget goal.
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Ada
Community Chest
Oklahoma
Too Many Dependent Children In Oklahoma Debate
An Oklahoma opinion piece criticizes the state for ranking poorly in caring for dependent children while noting noble aims to improve. It argues for legislative review of illegitimate rolls, comments on Governor Stevenson’s campaign humor, and reflects on driving safety and honesty in government. It references Mennonite banks and community aid, praising neighborly assistance and character-based credit.
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Stevenson
Neval Eisenhower
Abraham Lincoln
L. A. Ellison
Guided missiles signal a new era in war
The article discusses a U S guided missile launched from the USS Boxer 150 miles from target. It weighs implications for future warfare including defense challenges and the risk of escalation between great powers, noting uncertainty about atomic bombs and the global arms race.
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Russia
Atlantic
Pacific
Korea
The Nixon Gifts Debate Reform or Bribe Question
The piece argues about whether southern Californians money given to Senator Nixon before the election was a genuine gift or a bribe. It weighs plausible motives and calls for clear facts and figures to judge if the Republican vice presidential candidate should remain on the ticket.
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Oklahoma
Worry Road Auto Trip to Berlin Through East Germany
AP photographer recalls a tense 100 mile drive from Helmstedt into Soviet controlled East Germany. Russian checkpoints test papers and warn against photos while East German police monitor the Autobahn to Berlin.
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Tom Stone
Helmstedt
Germany
Berlin
East Germany
U. S
Iron Curtin
Stalin
East Zone
Ilin
Arctic Jets Over Glaciers Ghosts of Peary Era Eskimo World
Washington reports a jet fighter and bomber presence in the Arctic near Thule. An elderly Eskimo, Oday, who accompanied Peary in 1909, recalls the pole while a jet circles over ice cap fjords and emerald icebergs. The piece contrasts ancient Arctic landscapes with modern military bases and survival tech.
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Washington
Arctic
United States
Thule
Pole
Oday
Peary
North Pole
Eskimo
U. S
Etah
Robert E. Peary
Odaq
Greenland
Texas Highway Patrol Chief Elected International Police Chairman
W. J. Elliott of Austin, Texas, was elected general chairman of the state and provincial section of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. The section includes members from state police highway patrols and the Canadian Royal Mounted Police.
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Los Angeles
Texas Highway Patrol
W. J. Elliott
Austin
Generas
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Canadian Royal Mounted Police
Oklahoma County farm population drop 1940 to 1950
Rural Roundup notes each county lost farm population in the 1940s and 1950s with the greatest decline in younger age groups. Oklahoma and Marshall counties show marked losses totaling 976,741 in 1940 to 553,066 in 1950, Marshall County hardest at 62.7 percent.
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Oklahoma
Marshall County
Stranded Airmen Weigh Beards as Rescue Delays
Eleven British airmen and U S Captain Charles Stover remain on a Greenland ice cap after their bomber crashed. A RAF supply flight from Topcliffe will bring Arctic clothing and whisky, while bad weather slows a rescue by the U S 6th Air Rescue Squadron. The stranded party is not in danger, awaiting possible spring rescue.
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London
Greenland
Air Ministry
U. S
Charles Stover
Portland
Royal Air Force
Topcliffe
Yorkshire
6Th Air Rescue Squadron
Thule
British
Plan for monkey heart lung transplant to human baby
Dr Emanuel Marcus outlined a bold plan to attach a monkey heart and lungs to a human infant as a temporary external system. The approach would bypass the baby's heart and lungs during surgery to repair congenital defects, possibly within a year, presented to the American College of Surgeons.
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New York
American College of Surgeons
Emanuel Marcus
Chicago Medical School
Russia China In New Economic Deal Likely After Talks
Chinese Premier Chou En-lai concluded Kremlin discussions with Prime Minister Stalin and left Moscow for Peiping. Eight delegation members stayed to finalize delivery dates and possible credit terms for a new trade pact claiming talks covered important political and economic questions between China and the USSR.
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Moscow
Russia
China
Chou En-lai
Kremlin
Stalin
Chou
Peiping
Ussr
Gotham Bans Bingo Across City
New York City police officials say bingo is illegal and have banned it in churches clubs and other long standing venues. Police Commissioner George P. Monaghan cited legal violations and noted pastors argue the games fund church improvements. Meanwhile New Jersey lawmakers endorsed a referendum on legalizing bingo but Governor Driscoll vetoed it over racketeering concerns.
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New York
New York City
George P. Monaghan
New Jersey
Alfred E. Driscoll
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Risk at 1 000 Parts
The article warns that carbon monoxide in air at one to one thousand parts will poison humans. It highlights the dangers of CO exposure and the need for ventilation and detection to prevent fatal incidents.
Land Commission Sells Oil Leases in Lincoln County
Oklahoma City The State School Land Commission earned over 86000 for three Lincoln County tracts. Midstates Oil Co paid 50551.14 25551.14 and 10551.14 for leases in section 36 13n 43. Anchor Petroleum Co Tulsa bought 16531.45 for the S NW of 16 16n4e and 2911.45 for the N NW of the same section. Kerr Dudley Inc Tulsa paid 1220.80 for leases in 36. Phillips Petroleum Co paid 8124.90 for two leases in 16 11n 2w. Magnolia Petroleum Co took two leases for 4429.60 each. In Garvin County Jess Harris Oklahoma City paid 8506.80 for half minerals in 3444 NW 15-3n-42.
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Oklahoma City
State School Land Commission
Lincoln County
Midstates Oil Co
Tulsa
Anchor Petroleum Co
Agra
Kerr-Dudley, Inc
Phillips Petroleum Co
Oklahoma County
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Garvin County
Jess Harris
Many Claim to Be In Stevenson Clan
Mrs. Ernest Ives of Bloomington Indiana portrays herself as secretary of the I'm related Stevenson clan. She jokes many relatives are turning up and could be elected by our own. She spoke to the North Carolina Democratic Club of Washington and says Stevenson letters overwhelm secretaries.
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Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Ernest Ives
Bloomington
North Carolina
Democratic Club of
Ives
Harry S. Truman
White House
Embezzlement At New High Mark
Atlantic City report cites forecasts of up to 500 million dollars in embezzlement by year end as losses rise. Harold O. Molitor of Continental Casualty Co. in Chicago discusses theft and embezzlement trends at a Life Office Management Association conference.
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Atlantic City
N. J
U. S
Harold O. Molitor
Continental Casualty Co
Chicago
Molitor
Life Office Management Association
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