Apache Band earns honor at Waurika festival
Apache school band finished second in class D at the Waurika band festival on March 15 under O. Tucker. Four members won top honors in solo contests Betty Keeling Joyce Haley Imogene Waterbury and Jimmie Dan Simmons. Bowie Texas topped sweepstakes with 250 points while Apache totaled 200.
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Tuevelay
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Joan Bridges, Jr
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Greyhill Drilling Co
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Garate
Lasley
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Ray Watersbury
San Antonio
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Autopsy Ordered After Beating Death at State Hospital
Oklahoma City report says Commissioner Buck Cook ordered an autopsy on a mental patient fatally beaten at Western Oklahoma hospital Fort Supply. Autopsy to be performed in Enid after Cook investigated claims of hospital attendant abuse and received widow Murray Lee Murray's consent for the autopsy.
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Oklahoma City
Commissioner of Charities and Corrections
Buck Cook
Enid
Cook
Lee Murray
Western Oklahoma Hospital
Fort Supply
Roy J. Turner
Murray
Turks Jubilant Over U S Naval Visit
ISTANBUL March 19 restrained jubilation spread as Turks learned an American naval force would pass through the Dardanelles next month, the third such visit in a year. A typical middle class Turk said America backs words with action and declared I am a Turk and I love it.
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Istanbul
Dardaneliia
America
Sald
Births at Southwestern and Anus Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Lewis Woodall of Walters route 3 welcomed an 8 pound 7 ounce son at 1 55 am today Anus Hospital dst Spt and Mrs Slove Changer of Fort Sill welcomed a one pound ounce son at 6 20 pm Tuesday
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Southwestern Hospital
Lewis Woodall
Walters
Anus Hospital
Slove Changer
Fort Sill
Local society notes recount visits and medical updates
Mrs. Ethel Douglas and Mrs. John Pugh will travel to Oklahoma City for the 40 ect 8 meeting with the national chapeau. Several residents return from visits to Al Tus, Mountain Park, Bryan Texas, and Phoenix. Lt. William Tamsey, U S Navy, comes home from Washington D C after a family visit. Dr W H Langheim, Kiowa Indian Hospital head, visits in Jamestown and Napa. Local hospital notices include Denton Weaver 7 year old admitted for treatment and Kathleen Golden dismissed from Angus hospital. Medical patients at Angus hospital include Mrs R L Genannin Dale Johnson Loyd Watla n and Mrs Ma o Robbins.
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Ethel Douglas
John Pugh
Oklahoma City
Eleven Killed as RAF Transport Crashes in Ceylon
In Colombo Ceylon March 19 an EAD York Transport crashed into a coconut tree four miles north of Negombo airport killing 11 persons. Four survived: two of nine passengers and two crew. The plane was en route from the United Kingdom to Singapore. The crash happened soon after takeoff amid engine trouble and ensuing fire.
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Ceylon
EAD York
Eaconut Treea
Negombo
United Kingdom
Singapore
Willem Pijper Dies Here. Noted Dutch Composer
LELDEN The Netherlands March 19 Willem Pijper Dutch composer died here today. His works were well known internationally. Before the war his third symphony was played at Paris.
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Lelden
Netherlands
Willem Pipe
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Paris
Methodist School Session At Centenary Church
Delegates from the Western Oklahoma Methodist Conference arrive Sunday for a preschool laboratory school to be held Monday through Friday at Centenary Methodist Church. About 70 participants expected. sessions begin at 9:50 a.m. Mrs. F. B. Ortman of St Louis will teach the nursery division and Miss Faye McRae of Nashville will teach kindergarten with local church children providing observation scenes. Rev Forrest A Fields voices strong interest in the school.
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Western Oklahome
WHHL
Forrest A. Fields
53rd TC Truck Battalion Maintains Recruitment Lead
In the inter army recruiting drive the Sirde Transportation Corps Truck Battalion keeps first place while the 43rd Infantry battalion edges up to tie the 1st Piet Artillery Observation battalion for second. The 411th Enlisted Detachment, 47th Field Artillery battalion, and the 1st Detachment share third with the 48th Field Artillery battalion in fifth.
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Sirde Transportation Corps
43Rd Infantry
1St
Piet Artillery
47Th Field Artillery
48Th Field Artillery Battalion
Unofficial Reports Predict Blowing Up Of Power Plants
Valencia Spain March 19 Official reports unavailable unofficial word spreads of a plot to blow up Spanish power plants. Police move through Teruel province arresting suspects and confiscating arms and anti Franco leaflets. Mayors local villagers and civil guards implicated in the plot.
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Valencia
Spain
Teruel
New York Legislature Approves Dewey's Complete Program
The Republican dominated New York state legislature ended a turbulent week session after approving Gov Thomas E Dewey's program including a record 670 300 000 budget and a bill to outlaw strikes by public employees.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Thomas E. Dewey
Marines Flown to Peleliu to Quell Jap Holdouts
A detachment of U S Marines has been flown to Peleliu to quell 12 holdout Japanese who have been hurling grenades at Marine patrols. The garrison forces of the Pacific reported the action from Pearl Harbor.
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Pearl Harbor
U. S
Peleliu
Marine Garrison Forces of the
Tribunal To Probe Further On Manchurian Incident
Tokyo March 19 The International Military tribunal decided to delve behind the Lytton Commission report on the Manchurian Incident. The decision followed defense counsel for ex-Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and other war crimes defendants arguing outside the evidence gathered.
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International Military Tribunal
Ag. Lytton Commission
League of Nations
Eix
Hide
Ici Tojo
Ardmore Weighs Site For New Sylvania Factory
Ardmore officials weigh Ardmore as a potential site for a new Sylvania Electric Products factory after four company representatives inspected the area. D. W. Fil, Ardmore Industrialist, and Joe W. Shinn, president, commented on the prospects.
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Ardmore
Slyvania Electric Products
D. W. Fil
Ardmore Indusluinllist
Joe W. Shinn
Ardmore Chamber member to fly to New York
A representative from the Ardmore Chamber of Commerce will depart for New York tomorrow to confer with Sylvania officials about ongoing business matters.
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The
Ardmore Chamber of Commerce
New York
Sylvania
Crisis threatens Ramadier and his coalition government
A new French political crisis threatens Prime Minister Paul Ramadier and his two month old coalition government. The turmoil centers on Ramadier’s leadership as factions press for resignation amid escalating tensions across the chamber and governing partners.
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Ramadier
Faris
France
Paul Ramadier
Crisis jolts France as Ramadier survives vote
The crisis broke early before dawn when the Communist party, the country’s largest, refused to join a confidence vote on Ramadier policy of continued military actions in Indochina. Ramadier won the confidence.
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Communist Party
Ramaacie
Indo-China
Ramadier
Communist abstention swamps vote in coalition government
A parliamentary vote yielded a 421 to 0 result as all 186 Communist members abstained. The Communists are part of the coalition government and their walkout shaped the outcome.
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Goverment
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