Fair Opens With Keen Competition in Comanche County
The Comanche county free fair opens with a near record entry of livestock and crop exhibits. Farm youths arrive with cattle hogs and sheep as Future Farmers of America and 4-H volunteers help ready the new livestock building. Out of town judges start classifying exhibits at 1 pm and awards are expected by the end of today with displays remaining at the downtown Fourth Street site for the three day event.
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Comanche County
Alan
Fletcher
Lawton
Oklahoma
Antes
Southwest
Grain Prices In U S Drop Sharply
Grain prices fell sharply at major U S markets as the government pressed multiple campaigns to curb prices while maintaining food for a hungry world. Chicago and other centers saw declines while some traders faced higher local prices for select goods. Government actions included urging market margins up to curb speculation and a crackdown on price fixing reports sent to district attorneys.
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United Prose
Chicago
National Restaurant Association
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Chicago Board of Trade
Tom Clark
Hia
Commodities Exchange Authority
Council To Study Lee Annexation
The city council will consider ordinances to annex the new Lee residential addition and part of the Marford addition. After a three month delay, portions of two Marford blocks may be accepted following a deed agreement with owner Bob Marford to dedicate land for city parks. Development on Tee addition progresses with new sewer water lines and street paving nearing completion.
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Lee
Marford
Marford Addition
Bob Marford
Tee Addition
Bath Additions
Louise Overell Denies Killing Parents Aboard Yacht
Louise Overell an 18 year old heiress and her 21 year old escort George Gollum testified from the witness stand that she did not kill her parents or know who did. The trial entered its 17th week with charges of murdering financier Walter E. Overell and his wife aboard their yacht in Newport Harbor on March 1. Louise said she and Gollum bought dynamite two days before the explosion at her father's request.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Louise Overell
Louise
George
Bud) Gollum
Walter EB. Overell
Newport
Harbor
Eastern Florida Braces As 160 MPH Hurricane Nears Coast
Eastern Florida prepared for a major hurricane advancing toward the U.S. with winds reported up to 160 miles per hour. Warnings were issued from Fort Lauderdale to Titusville as the storm neared the Florida coast, with barometer drops and sea squalls signaling a slow westward movement. The Great Abaco hurricane had struck the Bahamas, raising alarms for Florida residents to ready for impact and monitor advisories.
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Miami
Fla
Fort Lauderdale
Titusville
Florida
Lower Roach
Worlds
Jacksonville
Great Abaco Islands
Bahamas
Hope~town
Great Abaco Island
Weather Bureau
West Palm Beach
Lake Okeechobee
Everglades
Waening
Reverend Wallock Improves After Heart Attack
Tantonians report Rev. A M Wallock Easter pageant founder shows steady improvement after a severe heart attack Sunday. He rested through the night and was able to eat well today per his sister Mrs Pearl Barre. Family says he is encouraged and advised to stay in bed by doctors with no visitors.
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Holy City
A.M. Wallach
Mr. Wallock
Mra
Pearl Barre
Mra. Barre
Mr. Wallach
Ensler
Tlk Phyaiclan
Nowerk
UN Assembly Opens Critically as Rift Grows Between Powers
The United Nations assembly opened its 17th session amid warnings that the Russia Western powers split must be halted. Delegates including Secretary of State Marshall attended as disputes over the Balkan question and Russia vetoes clouded the start. Amid hopes for peace, leaders like Iraq’s Fadhil Jamali urged UN success to avert world strife.
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York
United Nations Assembly
Russia
George ©. Marshall
Danaldo Aranha
Brazil
Palestine
United States
Balkan
Rainsia
Security Council
Fadhil Jamali
Iraq
Airpower Debate Opens At Air Force Association Meet
General Eisenhower warned that air power can advance civilization or destroy it while addressing 1200 delegates at the Air Force Association convention in Columbus Ohio. He said wealth and geography give men hope but warned nations risk aerial destruction if peace fails. General Spaatz followed with a pledge that AFA members must carry the faith of air power.
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Olumbus
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Air Force Association
Ike” Hisenhower
Republi
Can
Eisenhower
Tutes
Army Air Forces
AFA
Trieste Free City Declared After Allied Standoff
Ten U S soldiers held an outpost near Trieste blocking a Yugoslav march by 2000 troops as the Allies proclaimed Trieste a free city under peace terms. Maj Gen Terence Airy described a cautious, bloodless clash with Yugoslav forces seeking to occupy the city, while proclaiming Trieste free and the hinterland as a separate zone.
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Trieste
Free City
United States
Great Britain
Italy
Area
Free State
Terence Airy
Airy
U. S.S
Venezia Glulia
Britain to seek IMF support and US loan aid in crisis
London reports the British treasury will seek $60 million from the IMF in exchange for sterling and may request a broader loan package totaling up to $320.1 million to ease the economic situation. New York notes Oswaldo Aranha, Brazil’s former foreign minister, elected to preside over the 1947 UN General Assembly.
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London
International Monetary Fund
Britain
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
New York
Oswaldo Aranha
Brazil
United Nations Assembly
Sewer Project Gets Underway in Lawton
Construction begins on a long range sewer program to extend a 105 foot line from Di avenue west to the alley between Larrance and Wollock and add three stubouts. City Engineer Gal laber says expansion awaits funding. Lawton Construction Co to lay 1150 feet of eight inch sewer on 19th street from Taylor to mid-point between Taft and Lincoln. both projects to wrap within two weeks.
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Lawton
Indus
Ita
St. Inch
di Avenue
Larrance
Waillock
Lawton Construction Co
19Th Street
Taylor North
Taft
Line Coln
Truman Views Sargasso Sea aboard Missouri
President Truman sailed the battleship Missouri through the Sargasso Sea to inspect currents and seaweed patterns. Officers explained the slow three mile per day drift helps explain Columbus era voyages. Truman praised the crew after attending a boxing show.
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Missouri
Truman
Sargasso Sea
Christopher Columbus
Axa
Columbus
Hila
Wasring Jend
San Salvador
Gulf
Miami
Caribbean
Gulf Gosat
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Trey
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Harten Hall
Tommy Tomlinson
Richard Lily
Jack Cline
Tomlinson
U.S
Lee Annexation
Giant Storm
Wallock
UN Assembly
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Marshall
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Assembly
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Ses
Lind
Lo Peare
Willian O'Dwyer
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Ike
Yank
351St Regiment
Outpost Five
Goriana
Bulletins
Chicago Gun Syndicane
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