Record Fourth of July toll tops eight hundred dead
United Press tally shows 804 deaths over the three day holiday weekend, surpassing prior records. Highway crashes account for 321 deaths, 277 drownings, 57 heat prostrations, 18 aircraft accidents, and 131 other violent incidents. New York leads with 63 deaths.
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National Safety Council
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Yorktown
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Dearborn
Democrats Map Key Social and Farm Legislation Push
Washington July 5 The Democratic leadership reached a plan to push action on social security minimum wage and farm bills before Congress adjourns for 1949 They met at the White House with President Truman and top congressional leaders to review prospects and potential House action before next month The Taft Hartley repeal appears unlikely to gain ground this session
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Massachusetts
Weather outlook from U S Weather Bureau station
Local partly cloudy and continued warm today tonight and Wednesday. High today near 90 to 95 with lows tonight about 70 to 75. Wednesday will see highs in the 90s and scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Humidity remains high.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Polio Toll Climbs to Fourteen in Oklahoma
Polio claimed its fourteenth victim of the year in Oklahoma with the death in an Enid hospital early Tuesday of Ruth Joy Knox, 17, Guthrie. Knox, employed in a downtown Guthrie store, fell ill Sunday and was diagnosed with polio Monday before dying at 4 a.m. Tuesday.
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Ruth Joy Knox
Guthrie
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Vernon Cushing
Wynnewood
Midwest City
Davis
Santa Does Summer Comeback
An Oklahoma City crowd, money in hand, converged on downtown stores after the Fourth to take advantage of clearance sales. Kerr's manager Henry N. Wyzanski called it the biggest crowd since Christmas as shoppers buy, while merchants warned prices may not drop much further but noted strong buying power and lingering bargain hunger. OHN O'TOOLE of Halliburton's said shoppers arrived early and were cash ready, with Harbour-Longmire’s superintendent W. E. Jennings observing shoppers following ads closely as crowds surged where discounts were deepest. Some merchants noted price declines have been gradual and that buyers may have missed the significance of ongoing reductions.
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Locust Plague Threatens California and Oregon Croplands
A Nevada locust swarm swept through rangelands driving jackrabbits and deer, devastating about 3,000 square miles and marching 125 to 300 miles north toward California and Oregon croplands. Authorities warned the insect horde could breach the state line near Denio Oregon and threaten California valleys.
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Cordell Worker Killed Electrocution Falls From Pole
L C Donica Jr 32 of Cordell light and water department died after falling from a pole while trying to throw a rope to a helper. He was electrocuted by 110 volt wires. Helper L D Bruner climbed the pole without equipment and cut the wires. Donica died after more than an hour of artificial respiration. Body sent to Hartronft funeral home.
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Cordell Light and Water Department
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Hartronft
Oklahoma City Banks See Deposits Dip While Loans And Savings Rise
Deposits in nine Oklahoma City banks declined slightly while loans and savings advanced from a year earlier. Total deposits stand at 363,120,769.51, down about 1 percent. loans rose about 1 percent to 92,495,582.97 and savings climbed about 4 percent to 25,532,776.80. Bankers call the figures healthful, noting inflation easing yet ample funds for loans and savings to curb price rises. They cite auto, home, and appliance purchases as drivers of loan growth and emphasize ongoing saving and bond investments amid cautious consumer and merchant behavior. The June 30 figures mirror last year’s date.
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Oklahoma City
30,000 Public Housing Units Planned
Washington July 5 The administration aims to begin work on about 50,000 public housing units in the first year under the new housing bill. Housing administrator Raymond Foley spoke at the White House after a call on President Truman. The bill contemplates 810,000 units in six years. Foley said agencies are ready to operate without delay and requested appropriations once signed.
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Auto-less Sark Records First Drunken Driver
In Sark Channel Islands autos are banned by law. On Tuesday John Terree was accused of driving a tractor while intoxicated on two occasions last month. The judge ordered alcohol abstinence for the defendant until August 1, 1951 and fined him 10 shillings. The court also instructed the island saloonkeeper to blacklist Terree for two years.
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Man Breaks Shoulder After Falling Against Train
William L. Cliff, 64, of 10272 SW 7, admitted to Mercy hospital with a fractured right shoulder. He said he stumbled into a Rock Island freight train Monday night west of Western on the railroad right of way and lay in weeds until discovered by an unidentified man Tuesday morning.
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Mercy Hospital
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Rock Island
Western
Repeal of City Fireworks Ban Aired in Council
City council members debated repealing the fireworks ban after admitting it isn’t enforced. They referred the issue to the police chief fire chief and city manager for study and report. The ordinance bans sale and discharge inside city limits but ignores stands outside and warehouses across borders. Police have received thousands of complaints with few arrests. Residents drive to city edges to obtain fireworks and bring them in. Ward three member Leonard Dickerson called the ordinance a farce and urged either enforcement or abandonment, urging county and regional support.
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Regional Planning Commission
Leonard Dickerson
Ward Three
Dewey Rodeo Bleacher Collapse Injures Eleven
The final performance of the Dewey roundup saw a bleacher pancaking under about 350 spectators causing 11 injuries. Rodeo announcer Jim Hardesty and clown Spud Richardson helped keep the crowd calm while workers moved the injured to ambulances bound for Bartlesville Memorial Hospital. Seven remain hospitalized with fractures and injuries. others treated and released. A bull rider escaped harm as his horse was fatally injured.
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Mansfield
Ann Clifford
Copan
William B. Morrow
Maedell Hawkins
Nina Olson
Galesburg
Kan
Ruth Ann Robinson
Caney
Lucille Beuster
By-Pass Deed Given to City
City council votes unanimously to accept 15 acres of right of way from the Chamber of Commerce for a new U S 66 77 by pass starting at 63 and Eastern. Deeds delivered by Stanley Draper indicate most of the route is secured with three acres to be acquired this week. Project aims for start next autumn with state highway department contract letting in September.
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Grand Boulevard
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Don’t give your papers a vacation this summer
This ad urges readers not to suspend newspaper subscriptions during summer vacations. It notes a special arrangement with Oklahoma news dealers in major vacation spots, offering daily delivery of The Daily and Sunday Oklahoman while away. Readers can call the Service Department at 2-1211 to locate their local dealer.
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Preacher Kills Wife Then Self in Camp Home Tragedy
Indian preacher Wilson Folsom shot his estranged wife Florine 28 as she tried to flee their Community camp home. He then killed himself with a borrowed .22 rifle, dying before officers arrived. Walter Joplin, Florine’s father, reported a three week separation and witnessed the events. He said Folsom ordered him to mind his own business before firing.
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Lieut. Harbert
Shooting
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Storms Kill Eight as Hundreds of Boats Missing Around New York and Boston
A violent Fourth of July squall struck the New York metropolitan area and Boston region, killing at least eight and leaving about 20 small boats missing. Rescue operations continued as crews reported numerous rescues and widespread damage from 50 to 60 mph winds, with boats overturned and vessels sinking across Long Island Sound and nearby waters.
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