Racing Car Injures Nine At State Fair
A stock car crashed through a guard railing at the state fair grounds track in Oklahoma City injuring nine people, with about 20 narrowly escaping harm. The car rested upside down near a tree by a wire fence. Injured included Mrs. F L Scoggins who suffered a fractured skull. others treated and released were Dean Cushenberry 21 Cherokee, Mrs. Alvis Appelbaum 42 Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tetik Percy, Sue Rhodes 18 Lindsay, Christeen Scoggins daughter, Vida Pendley Lindsay, Mrs I S Fiellin Oklahoma City, and cattle breed champions were named in the livestock pavilion.
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Oklanoma City
Atate Fair Grounds
Oklahoma City
F.L. Scogsins
Lindsay
Dean Cushenberry
Cherokee
Alvis Appelbaum
Perry
Frank Tetik
Percy
Sue Rhodes
Christeen
Scoggins
Vida Pendley
Fiellin
Oklahoma
Ity
First Methodists Set Opening Date
All members of the First Methodist Church are invited to opening services at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, October 3, in the new sanctuary. Some confusion arose from mailed invitations aimed at out-of-town guests. the church committee urges no additional invitations to be sent to Adams.
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New Sanctuary
Firs
Rescue workers race to save trapped construction worker
Rescuers fought to reach 35 year old Johnny Francois buried in a cave in Houston. He worked on an excavation for Shamrock Tel's Cork club when a wall collapsed injuring his chest and back.
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Houston
Tex
Johnny Francois
Shamrock Tel
Eck
Oklahoma Weather Update Night to Friday Showers Likely
Mostly cloudy conditions with occasional showers or thunderstorms tonight and Friday. Temperatures vary, lows near 58 in Panhandle and 60 to 65 elsewhere. Highs Friday discussed, with some areas reaching the 30s to 75s in the north.
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Oklahoma
Panhandle
Promises Of Lower Prices For Meat May Come True
Government forecasts of larger meat supplies and lower prices show signs of fulfillment. Agriculture officials note increased cattle and hog movements to slaughter and approving price cuts by slaughterers. Meat production rose 6 percent week over week and 11 percent year over year, led by pork. Hog slaughter up 8 percent. receipts moved higher as farm marketing expands later in the year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
First Prisoners of War for 45th Division
Capt Paul Denny, formerly of West Artillery battalion HQ of the 45th Division, now assigned to the 45th ack-ack unit. A Ada high school and Intec at East Central teacher, Denny served with the HQ battalion at Camp Polk and in World War II with artillery in the Pacific, including the Philippines campaign.
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Paul Denny
Aca
West Artillery
45Th Division
45Th
National Guard
Adin
Ada
Intec
East Central
Denny
Camp Polk
Pacific
Philippines
Week's Hunt Spurs Armadillo Capture at Camp Polk
Soldiers of the 45th division from Oklahoma conducted a week long hunt through Kisatchie National Forest for armadillos. Two prisoners of war were captured by Sgt Eugene Baro and Col Robert E. Nicholson, with further captures by Battery D, 145th AAA. The hunt, publicized by The 45th Division News, offered a photo prize for the first armadillo reported, as Thunderbirds reporters followed the giggling pursuit across the camp area indicating armadillos sleeping by day and prowling at night.
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Camp Polk
Oklahoma
Kisatchie National Forest
45Th Division
Cal Albert E. Raff
Oklahoma City
180Th Infantry
Okeman
Eugene Baro
Robert E. Nicholson
Cleveland
145Th
French Liner Liberte Encounters Harbor Mishap at Southampton
The 49,000 ton liner Liberte ran aground on a mudbank in Southampton harbor after fouling a propeller while heading toward Havre. She freed herself and anchored offshore to resume voyage toward New York. officials called no serious damage. Passengers on board included an American-born waiter named Josephine Bauer. The ship previously served as Europa and was recommissioned by France.
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Liberte
Southampton
Bo Anwncend Damane
New York Coast Guard
Aidh
Iante Havre
France
Dibainkk
Ube Ni
South- Sot Toampton
Josephine Baer
Cahd
Wang
MacArthur authorized to cross 38th parallel if needed
Reports say General MacArthur may order troops across the 38th parallel into North Korea to destroy the North Korean army if necessary. The move hinges on UN approval for a postwar occupation, with authority debated between London and New York sources and no final decision yet announced.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
38Th Parallel
North Korea
United Nations
Truman
MacArthur
North
South Korea
U. N
Korea
U. N. Security Council
U.N
W. E. Chamberlain Dies After Long Illness At 68
W E Chamberlain 68 of East Fourteenth Ada Oklahoma died at 4 on Wednesday after a long illness. Funeral Friday at 2 at Criswel Chapel with burial in Memorial Park. Survived by widow, son Bea Chamberlain of Oklahoma City, and brother Albert Chamberlain of Ads. He came to Ada via Florida and Itcen Indian Territory, worked in the federal postal service 16 years, later a furniture merchant, and was a member of First Methodist Church.
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W. E. Chamberlain
Tit East Fourteenth
First Methodist Church
Bea Chamberlain
Oklahoma City
Albert Chamberlain
Ads
Canadian forest fires largely extinguished after heavy rainfall
Snows and drenching rain halted about 100 wildfires across Canada’s northwest this week. Officials declared the danger over as smoke from the blaze darkened skies from the Saskatchewan border through northern Alberta and along the Alaska highway, with reports reaching as far as New York.
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Luminiun
A.derta
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Alaska
New York
General Walker declares Reds in complete rout in Korea
Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker of the U S 8th Army said the Red invasion army in Korea is now in complete rout and no longer an organized force. He spoke at a news conference in Carters Korea noting continued pursuit to annihilate the enemy before the 38th parallel and a line of advance from Pohang to Seoul. He estimated UN forces could wipe out three fourths of the North Korean army since the June invasion. He described the enemy as broken on the southeast front by Sept 12 with attacks continuing to Sept 18. The offensive began before the Inchon landings and would continue pressure, envelopment, and destruction of enemy forces and equipment.
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8Th Army
Korea
Walton H. Walker
Walker
38Th Parallel
Seoul
Taejon-Pusay
United Nations
Pohang
Sea of Japan
Taegu
Straits of Korea
Pohang Port
Korean Peninsula
Inchon
Tokyo
UPI
Red Radio
Pyongyang
North Korea
Rainisd
Seoul Red
Byo Kwan
Bro Reph
Peoples
Eoen
Howe
Police Official Describes Pressure To Aid Binaggio
Kansas City police commissioner Hampton S. Chambers testified before a Senate Crime Investigating committee that he faced pressure to alter department leadership in favor of the late Charles Binaggio. Chambers, ousted from the board by Gov. Forrest Smith after Binaggio’s gangland slayings, recalled meetings and requests about a new police chief and changes among captains. He said Binaggio urged written requests but later backed away, and questioned why J. L. Milligan, board president, was not present at a meeting. Milligan later resigned in a board shake-up.
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Kansas City
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Charles Binaggio
Hampton S. Chambers
Board of Police Commissioners
Forrest Smith
Binaggio
Charles Gargotta
Chambers
Northside
J. L. (Tuck) Milligan
Milligan
Air Raid Warning System Completed Across Defense Areas
MITCHELL FIELD N Y Sept 23 y A telephonic air raid warning system capable of alerting any part of the section in the event of enemy air attack has been completed Continental Air Command headquarters announced final installation has been made this month of 146 air raid warning telephones in selected communities throughout the eastern and western air defense force areas Headquarters did not identify the communities Operators are on duty 24 hours a day at the warning centers Located in police and fire department quarters and other civic centers
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Mitchel Field
Continental Air Command
Air Defense Force
Damages Awarded In Fire Injury Suit At TELSA
A federal jury awarded Horace Baker 11250 in damages after ruling Anderson Hotels of Oklahoma Inc and Nica and Lorraine Douvas negligent for lack of escape rope in a December fire at Lorraine hotel Sapulpa. Baker, a Kansas City salesman, fell when improvised sheets failed to support his descent. one guest died and another remained missing as the fire destroyed the four-story building.
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TELSA
Okla
Bpth
Horace Baker
Kansas City
Lorraine
Sapuina
Baker
Anderson Hotels of Oklahoma, Inc
Nica
Lorraine Douvas
Sherin
Army to Need 330,000 Men for Draft Expansion
Washington report shows the army expects to draft at least 330,000 men to raise strength, with 170,000 already issued through November and 160,000 in later quotas. Maj. Gen. Clovis Byers told the House Armed Services Committee the figure covers ages 12 through 28 and may include some doctors and dentists.
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Washington
Clovis Byers
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Byers
Red Radio Hard Time of It in War Report From Seoul
Tokyo dispatch says Pyongyang radio claimed a war briefing from Seoul by telephone noting Seoul was allegedly completely occupied. It quoted commanders and claimed Communist forces attacked Inchon and advanced toward Seoul as UN troops resisted with tanks and planes. A separate item reports James H. Knox rescuing his stepson during a fishing trip in Allegany while a bicycle was found.
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James H. Knox
Allegany
Coast Guard Academy Entrance Tests Announced
Congressman Tom Steed announced a nationwide competitive exam for entrance to the U S Coast Guard Academy in New London Connecticut to be held February 19 20 1951 Applicants must be 17 to 22 American citizens in good moral standing and in excellent physical condition High school diploma required or seniors finishing this year eligible to take the exam with needed credits including math English physics and other core subjects The exam covers English social studies mathematics science and aptitude tests Applicants should contact the Commandant U S Coast Guard Washington DC or Congressman Steed Shawnee Oklahoma for details
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Shawnee
Tom Steed
U. 5. Coast Guard Academy
New London
Cond
Coast Guard Academy
Ensige
United States Coast Guard
Steed
Coast Guard
Sven
U. S. Coast Guard
Washington
D.C
Tor Steed
Oklahoma
Snyder Girl Killed by Car in Snyder Oklahoma
Bernice Alice O'Ryan, seven, of Snyder, died after being struck by a car on U S Highway 18. The incident prompted State Safety Commissioner Cobl Gambill to urge motorists to slow for children at play.
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Oklahoma
Bernice Alice O'Ryan
Snyder
U. 5
Highway 18
Cobl Gambill
Man Killed in Shanty Hold Up near Oklahoma City
Unidentified man dies after a shooting at a west Oklahoma City shanty. Edgar Thornton Taylor, 58, who runs a tavern nearby, says he fired in self defense during a hold up by six men who are in custody for questioning. Police report conflicting statements from the detained suspects.
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Oklahoma City
FimAn
Edgar Thornton Taylor
Wayne Harcolt
Defective Bureau
Annihilation Is New Goal In Korean War Update
Tokyo reports Red forces fleeing north toward the 38th parallel after their last stand in Seoul ends. The U S Tenth Corps says the enemy withdrew toward Uijongbu, 12 miles north of Seoul and 18 miles south of the 48th parallel. The First Marine division cleared pockets of resistance and took high ground north and northwest of Seoul while Seventh Infantry’s sector in Sea ends resistance.
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Tokyo
South Kore
38Th Parallel
Seoul
Tenth Corps
Uijongbu
48Th Parallel
Korea
U. S. First Marine Division
Seventh Infantry Division
Don Whitehead
Cal. Lewis
Chesty
Revision urged to end draft inequality in manpower
Representative Vinson urged House Armed Services Committee hearings to revise the draft law to remove inequalities in call ups. He cited exemptions for dependents and the use of Guard and reserve forces ordering men with prior wartime service while those without service remain home.
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Washington
Rep
Vinson
D-Ga
National Guard
Aremy
House Armedervices
Guard Et Re
Former Insurance Man Here Dies in Shawnee
HL Briggs an Ada resident for about three years and former insurance agent died in Shawnee after surgery. Funeral service will be held in Sulphur on Friday at 2 p m.
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HL Briggs
Ada
Shawnee
The Pessimist Harpist Drives Through Downtown
A city driver, En Miss Flossie, trims her hair in a rear view mirror while steering downtown. The remark, full of whimsy, hints at memory and a stubborn new mood.
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Flossie’ Harp
Yisterday
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