Plea Is Sounded For Demo Peace Showdown Near
Two Dixie senators Hill and Sparkman urged compromise as southern governors prepare for a showdown over civil rights while President Truman’s 10 point program faced resistance. Hill warned leaving the party would weaken Dixie fight for anti-lynching and anti-poll tax bills. Sparkman urged ironing out differences within the Democratic fold before drastic steps.
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Washington
Dixie
Alabama
Hill
Sparkman
Truman
Capitol Hill
Congress
Dixie Democrats
Democraticational
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Philadelphia
Champ Animals Sold At Auction In Oklahoma City
An 11 year old 4 H club girl from Coyle earned 52501 selling her grand champion Hereford steer at the state junior livestock show auction. Gail Nivens received 206 per pound from Phillips Petroleum Co. and Harper and Turner Oil Co. A Garber girl 14-year-old Satye ng Chitwood earned 1281 for her reserve grand champion Angus at 130 a pound. Ronald Pond of Fort Cobb sold his Poland China barrow for 3.75 a pound totaling 952. The grand champion lamb owned by Jim Tomlinson Anadarka sold for 595 at 5 a pound. The surface of the Dead Sea is 1282 feet below sea level.
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Oklahoma City
Coyle
Gail Nivens
Phillips Petroleum Co
Harper and Turner Oil Co
Chitwood
Angus
Ronald Pond
Fort Cobb
Poland
Lamb
Jim Tomlinson
Anadarka
War surplus gear aids veterans in college life
War surplus equipment floods campuses through War Assets Administration programs. Colleges like Case Institute of Technology and Cornell University gained heavy machinery, buildings, and even entire bases at deep discounts. The program lets veterans study with tools previously unavailable while campuses repurpose quonset huts, barracks, and hospital spaces for classrooms and labs.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hla
America
Pennsylvania College For Women
Case Institute of Technology
Cornell University
War Assets Administration
University of Southern California
Haa J. A
University of Tennessee
University of West Virginia
West Virginia State College
Pine Valley
Calif
University of Miami
Florida
University of Texas
University of Michigan
University of Oregon
Boston University
Southern Methodist University
Temple University
Medical Corps
Bomb threat clears U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem
An anonymous call forced the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem to evacuate for an hour while police searched for explosives after a bomb blast killed 13 at the Jewish Agency building and injured nearly 100. Consul General McAfee and other staff were temporarily reassigned. In Tel Aviv, the Jewish Agency backed a Haganah Irgun merger, with final approval pending referendums.
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Jerusalem
United States
Jewish Agency
Robert B. McAfee
William Porter
Wella Stabler
Save An Arsh
Tel Aviv
Haganah
Irgun Zvai Leumi
London
New York
David Ben-Gurion
Argun
Irgun
Holy Land
Blackwell School Board Plans New Building
Blackwell Okla March 12 plan to replace South Main and Washburn street schools with a new structure. A survey of the proposed building and its necessity has been completed.
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Blackwell
Okla
South Main
Washby Blackwell
Seminary Students Trap Muskrats For Charity
In South Bend Indiana Holy Cross seminary students at the University of Notre Dame trap muskrats on a campus lake and sell pelts to fund Holy Cross missions in Bengal Pakistan They also sort and sell stamps and collect papers and junk to raise money for the mission.
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South Bend
Ind
Holy Cross Seminary
University of Notre Dame
Holy Cross
Bengal
Pakistan
India
Tax Collections In State Rise In February Receipts
Oklahoma City March 12 Tax commission reports February receipts totaled 11 495561 91 up 596804 41 from 1947 with eight month total 82 030458 40 an increase of 8 024 694 32 over 1946 47. Major taxes declined while gross production sales and cigaret taxes rose. Gasoline and fuels taxes down 239 444 57 income taxes down 78 675 02 auto and farm truck licenses down 266 241 68 beverage taxes down 91 923 62. Sales taxes up 207 245 and cigaret taxes up 551 328. January sales receipts 3 259 000 up 485 438. Offensive odor from cockroaches traced to oily liquid from scent glands.
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Oklahoma
State Tax Commission
Three-Way Tax Deadline Faces Comanche County
Comanche county taxpayers face a March 15 deadline for state and federal income tax returns and 1949 county tax assessments. Homestead exemptions require filing by Monday. no extension. Penalties start 5 percent for 30 days after March 15, rising monthly. deputies will assist at the federal tax office in the post office building, open all day Saturday 8.
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Comanche County
Ruby Moore
M. B. Dickson
Lawton Internal Revenue Office
Federal Tax Office
Dickson
State auditor offers taxpayer conferences in county office
The state auditor will be headquartered in the county commissioners office to assist taxpayers in filing state returns. He will be available for conferences through Monday.
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County Commissioners’ Office
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Dead Sea
David Cowan
Case Institute
Mies
Gilbert
Gilbert’s
Lawwton’s Drug Center
D Avenue
U. S
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Anthony
St.joseph Aspirie
Anthony's
Esquire
Lawton
Lydia B. Finiehom
Alydia E. Pinkham
Clarset
Bulova
Elgin
Hamilton
Harval
Boulevard
Monarch
Sanbern
Fed
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