Tax Sale Setup Heads For Court Showdown
City attorney Arnold Britton plans to file in district court to test the validity of county tax deeds issued after notices ran in outlying papers. He represents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Neal of a homestead near Nicoma Park against a $6.67 county sale to R. W. Garrett. The case could govern similar deeds and last spring notices in Midwest City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Arnold Britton
W. H. Neal
Nicoma Park
R. W. Garrett
Britton
Neal
Garrett
S. N. Taylor
Choctaw Township
Ted Smith Continues Tax Puzzle
The mysterious Ted Smith led Oklahoma County in delinquent tax certificate deeds from June 8, 1944, with 160 applications filed via his attorney DeWayne Hays. Records show transfers to Wahlberg, the then county treasurer, and other citizens investing at 8 to 12 percent interest.
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Ted Smith
Oklahoma County
Susaete Smith
DeWayne Hays
R. W. Garrett
Garrett
Saat
Oklahoma City
A. B. Moss
Bernard Moss
W. G. Brown
W. F. Vahlberg
Wahlberg
North Samas
Britton
San Diego
Calif
Weather forecast from US Weather Bureau Airport
LOCALPartly cloudy with little change in temperature today to night and Friday. High temperature today about 90. Low tonight near 68. High Friday in 90s. STATEPartly cloudy tonight and Friday a few scattered thundershowers Panhandle today and over west portion Friday little change in temperature low tonight middle 60s high Friday 90 95.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Oklahoma City
Classen
Oklahoma
Hobart
Guyman
Boise City
Newkirk
Vinita
Ada
Truman Eyes Repeal of Luxury Taxes Bid
President Truman said it will be impossible to repeal any excise taxes before the next Congress. He noted the effort requires extensive study by Senate and House tax committees and the treasury department, predicting no action until the next session. McCormack cited potential revenue loss as a factor.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
House
Treasury Department
McCormack
Peacetime Draft Act Seen Dying Next June 25
Senate leaders told Army Secretary Gordon Gray that the peacetime draft act likely will die on June 25 unless an emergency arises. Chairman Tydings said the matter was discussed in a secret session with Gray and General J Lawton Collins. No action on selective service was taken, with Congress to reconvene in January to consider extension or revision.
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Washington
Army
Gordon Gray
Tydings
Armed Services Committee
Gray
J. Lawton Collins
Congress
Armed Services
Texas Farm Youth Gets Misplaced Money Back
An 18-year-old Wise county farm youth, Jessie Ray Grantham of Boonsville, recovered $1,518 he left in a Fort Worth bus station washroom. The money, savings to buy a new combine, was found by retired Davidson Oklahoma farmer M. Holland who returned it. Grantham gave Holland a $100 reward.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Wise County
Jessie Ray Grantham
Boonsville
M. ©. Holland
Davidson
Oklo
Grantham
Holland
Texas Co op Gets Loan
The Rural Electrification Administration on August 4 announced a loan of 160000 dollars to Dickens County Electric Co op Inc of Spur Texas for rural power improvements.
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Texas Co-op
Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Dickens County Electric Co-op, Inc
Spur
Texas
Chimp Becomes City Hall's Afternoon Mayor
A baby chimp named Bill, once cared for at Lincoln Park Zoo, is invited to act as the city’s afternoon mayor. He visits city hall, kisses the secretary, seeks reporters, and awkwardly assumes office while staff warn he may do things wrong.
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Times
Bob East
Young Bill
Brown Young Bill
Lincoln Park Zoo
Bill
Julian Frazier
Everal
Mayor Street
Street
Mabel Krank
41st Sooner Dies of Polio
Oklahoma reports 542 polio cases this year and 41st death Clyde Proctor, 25, of Wetumka, died at Hillcrest hospital Tulsa. His wife, 20, in an iron lung, is seriously ill. Crippled Children's Hospital totals 123 cases with three new patients from Duncan, Midwest City and Idabel.
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Oklahoma
Clyde Elmer Proctor
Wetumka
Tulsa
Hillcrest Hospital
Joan
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Duncan
Midwest City
Idabel
Princess Home Costs Spark Unionist Dismissal
London August 4 A self described communist union official was removed from his post for criticizing the cost of remodeling Princess Elizabeth s new home Clarence House The Amalgamated Society of Wood Workers said its executive council ousted Norman Kennedy as London district secretary and barred him from union office until May 31 1950 The action follows Kennedy s public remarks on Princess Elizabeth s residence costs.
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London
Princess Elizabeth
Clarence House
Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers
Norman Kennedy
Byford Debt Reduced As Plane Sells Outbound Flight
Harold Byford, city liquor kingpin, paid 1400 of a 3000 bill for servicing a DC-3 at Downtown airpark before departure. Harry Reed, the airpark manager, suggested the flight’s destination might be Shreveport or New Orleans while noting no liquor was unloaded. Al Young of the CAA said Byford has not been contacted about required modifications and potential grounding if not conforming.
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Harold Byford
Harry Reed
Byford
Rei
Shreveport
New Orleans
Reed
al Young
CAA
Young
City oe
City of unknown origin appears in the seventh page, tenth page column five, with incomplete OCR. No clear event, date, or named entities are readable beyond the label City.
Senators Hear Pleas For Rural Phone Aid
Washington August 4 witnesses urged Senate Agriculture subcommittee to back a bill allowing the Rural Electrification Administration to loan funds for extending telephone service to rural villages and farm homes. W A Rogers of Paris Texas spoke for rural electric cooperatives seeking broader telephone coverage in remote areas.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture
Rural Electrification Administration
W. A. Rogers
Paris
Texas
Truman Fights Arms Bill Out Accepts Curbs
President Truman rejected calls for a blank check on 1.45 billion arms aid but said he does not oppose congressional curbs. He urged swift passage of the Atlantic alliance program, with details to be worked out by Congress. Committee members seek March 31 limits and sizable cuts, especially for France and Britain, amid pressure to narrow presidential authority.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Ttee
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Edward T. Dickinson Jr
Lloyd Berkner
Foreign Assistance Correlation Committee
Truman Page 2 Column 3 Highlighted
The noted page 2 column 3 item references President Truman with emphasis on policy remarks and public address. It records a dated statement or briefing segment, noting location and context within the newspaper’s early page layout.
Pact Partners Reach Accord on Atlantic Pact Defense
U. S. chiefs of staff flew to Paris for military talks with Britain Denmark Norway after reporting a complete understanding with those nations. Army General Bradley Admiral Denfeld and General Vandenburg will meet French Dutch Belgian and Portuguese defense chiefs in Paris and confer with Montgomery. They said the Atlantic pact defense organization likely will be completed before year’s end.
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London
U.P
U. S
Atlantic Pact Defense Organization
Bribery Charged To Former Army Brass in Buying
Bribery charges involve a former army brass in a questionable purchase matter. The report notes investigations and potential connections to military procurement and irregularities under review by authorities. No further details on names or specific actions are provided in the accessible text.
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Army
Taxicab strike and fraud probe headline blend
Washington report details alleged fraud and bribery in wartime contract awards. Comptroller General Lindsay Warren cites millions in improper payments found as a sample, with officers and contractors linked to stock, gifts, and dummy firms. Strike threat looms as cab owners oppose car ownership plan.
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Washington
U. S. Comptroller
Lindsay Warren
Army
Warren
Congress
General Accounting Office
New York
Aga Khan Denies Rita Hayworth Pregnancy Rumor
The Aga Khan, 74, denied reports that Rita Hayworth is expecting a baby. He stated the claims are completely untrue and noted such rumors have circulated worldwide. He and his wife, the Begum, plan to visit Rita and Prince Aly Khan at their Deauville villa in northern France.
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Cannes
France
U.P
Aga Khan
Inlaw
Rita Hayworth
Aga
Oklahoma Druggists Study Repeal Issue
The Oklahoma State Pharmaceutical association executive committee met at the Huckins hotel to discuss its stance on repealing liquor prohibition. The group represents 932 Oklahoma druggists with secretary Pete Weaver of Stillwater saying no position was announced. Also debated were enforcing a new sleeping pills sales law led by president Dean D. Raley of Tulsa.
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State Pharmaceutical Association
Oklahoma
Huckins Hotel
Pete Weaver
Stillwater
Dean D. Raley
Tulsa
OU Meeting to Decide One Way Football Road
The highway plan would convert SH 74 from Norman to Oklahoma City into a one way route on Saturdays during football season. A conference with University of Oklahoma representatives and the highway patrol will decide feasibility. If approved, traffic would run north to south before games and south to north after games.
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Norman
Oklahoma City
SH 74
University of Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
H. E. Bailey
Frisco Shifts City Office Space in Apco Tower
The Frisco railroad moves its downtown passenger ticket office to the NW 1 side of the Apco tower and allocates 1,400 square feet. The passenger office remains on the ground floor while the freight section moves to the fourth floor. The change, effective October 1, does not alter locations for the public.
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Frisco Railroad
Apco
Frisco
N Robinson
Liberal Party urges Lehman to run for U S Senate
New York Liberal party leaders formally urged former Gov. Herbert H. Lehman to accept the party nomination for U S senator in November. Lehman, a Democrat, is seen as a probable Democratic candidate but has not announced his intentions.
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New York
Liberal Party
Herbert H. Lehman
U. S
Lehman
Liquor Permit Flood Stamps Surge as Election Nears
Federal revenue officers report a spike in liquor dealer tax stamp sales in July 1949 with 446 retail stamps and 21 wholesale stamps, outpacing 1948 figures. Officials cite repeal uncertainty and license access as factors while noting stamp costs of 27.50 and 110.00.
Vacation reads for Oklahoma paper buyers
A fragmented notice describes a summertime offer allowing purchase of The Daily and Sunday Oklahoman during travels. It mentions an outstate circulation department and a mail service option, urging readers to inquire at 2-1211 for details.
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Charles G. Morris
Joe Pitts
Pitts
Chimp
Monkey
City
Horace Thompson
Agleben
O. J. Wall
Frazier
Whereases
Planning Commission
Wetumkan
Princess
Great Britain
Europe
Durant
Klahoma
Panhandle
Mercury
Mr. Maughan
Beaver
Elk City
Gage
Woodward
New Mexico
Arizona
West
A&r
Boss
Spurns
AA Cab Co
A&a
John Evans
Evans
R. J. Talley
Talley
Comptroller General
Rita
Arwget
Viene
Edceecons
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