County Faces 729000 Jolt On Road Repair
Oklahoma county highways suffered their worst storm damage in 31 years. Chairman Mike Donnelly estimates 729600 to repair 1600 miles of roads with 400 miles hit hardest by settlement. Bridges and culverts total 354600, shoulders 200000, drainage 50000, and 125000 for gravel and paved surfaces. Repairs will take several months, with some roads unlikely to recover fully.
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Oklahoma
Mike Donnelly
County Commission
Donnelly
Spring Weather Forecast Extends Five Days Across Oklahoma
Forecasters led by Mr. Maughan promise five days of springlike weather with southerly winds and mild temperatures. Highs near 72 in Oklahoma City expected, with overnight lows around 50. Rain and light showers possible late Sunday or Monday, totals under a tenth inch in most areas and up to a fourth inch in eastern Oklahoma. Temperatures to run 8 to 10 degrees above normal through Wednesday.
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Classen Station
Boy, 4, City’s Second Traffic Victim of Year
The city’s second traffic fatality of the year occurred Friday after a 4-year-old boy, Gary Lynn Snyder, was struck and killed by a city bus in the 3400 block NW 12. He died of a crushed skull. The bus driver, J. E. Smith, 39, faced no charges.
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Gary Lynn Snyder
Rolland Snyder
J. E. Smith
Fair and warmer weather with mild weekend forecast
Local forecast for the Weather Bureau Airport Station shows fair and warmer conditions today tonight and Saturday. Strong southerly winds today with highs near 72 and a low around 50, Saturday highs in the mid 70s. State outlook calls for fair weather today and tonight becoming partly cloudy Saturday with mild temperatures. Extended outlook predicts temperatures 8 to 10 degrees above seasonal norms through Wednesday, with showers possible late Sunday and Monday and rainfall generally around one tenth of an inch in eastern Oklahoma and less than that elsewhere.
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Prom U
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Jobless Rolls in Nation Rise to Postwar Peak
The census bureau reported 3,200,000 unemployed in February, up 550,000 from January and 1,250,000 since the start of the year, with weather and seasonal factors cited. Employment stood at 57,168,000, down slightly from January, while farm jobs rose to 6,933,000. The president commented on the economy, urging government measures to smooth the cycle.
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Washington
W.P
Census Bureau
Bureau
Truman
Tulsa Strike Halts Downtown Bank Building Work
Union cement finishers and about 70 workers picketed the First National Bank building project in downtown Tulsa. The Cement Finishers AFL alleged Manhattan Construction Co violated an agreement requiring a cement finishing foreman for large pours, while the company claimed compliance for large pours and no foreman needed for small pours.
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Tulsa
Union
First National Bank
Terry H. Beam
Cement Finishers
AFL
Manhattan Construction Co
G. H. Derrick
Beam
Derrick
New Building Contracts Soar Over Last Week
In the five day week ended Thursday Civil engineering awards totaled 118,564,000, up 57 percent from the prior four day period though 36 percent below the year earlier week. Nine weeks of 1949 total 1,247,474,000, 26 percent above 1948. Private awards reached 67,732,000, up 146 percent from the previous week but 6 percent below last year.
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New York
Engineering News Record
Dominican brewery project starts in Caba and Dom Republic
American owned Cerve ceria Nacional Dominicana begins a new $1 million plant in Dominica CIUDAD Trujillo. Russell T. McVay vice president says completion in 18 months. The project marks a major investment expanding Dominican Republic brewing capacity.
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Ciudad
Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana
National Dominican Brewery
Russell T. McVay
Reno Judge Faces Dual Death Charge Over Wife's Death
Canadian county judge Harry F. Lorenzen plans to resist a double manslaughter charge filed in justice court over Marian Kegelman s death. Prosecution cites possible blows in a tourist cabin or injuries from a car crash while Lorenzen was allegedly intoxicated. An autopsy showed brain hemorrhage and an ulcer complicating the case. George Miskovsky and Granville Scanland assist as prosecutors. Defense attorney Herbert K. Hyde says the state will be forced to elect a theory before the March 15 preliminary hearing.
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Harry F. Lorenzen
Justice Court
Marian Kegelman
el Reno
Granville Scanland
Kegelman
Lorenzen
Scanland
George Miskovsky
Herbert K. Hyde
Hyde
Otis D. James
Justice of the Peace
Publishing Company Executive Resigns From Key Posts
J. I. Meyerson announced his resignation as sales and promotion manager of the Oklahoma Publishing Co and as director and vice president of WKY. He served the company for 29 years, previously led advertising at the Daily Oklahoman and Oklahoma City Times from 1928 to 1935, and ran KLZ in Denver during its early affiliated days.
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J. I. Meyerson Friday
The
Oklahoma Publishing Co
WKY
Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma City Times
KLZ
Denver
Regents Study Negro Issue at Stillwater Enrolment Talk
Oklahoma A&M regents in session at Stillwater debated admitting Langston University juniors Miss Jane Ellison and Henry Floyd. Ellison seeks textile home economics, Floyd political science, but Langston lacks those specific courses. Attorney general advised that admission isn’t required if comparable courses exist elsewhere.
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Board of Regents of
Oklahoma A&m College
Stillwater
Langston University
Jane Ellison
Oklahoma City
Henry Floyd
Eufaula
Langston
A&m
Miss Ellison
Floyd
H. G. Bennett
Bennett
Ellison
Fiyd
Prison Wife Reunites With San Francisco Supervisor
Chris J. Christensen a 46 year old San Francisco city supervisor planned a new life with his wife Juanita in a Houston hotel room after a tearful reunion. The couple discussed their future and their two children while Christensen expressed he preferred to stay in Houston to avoid friends’ condescension.
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U.P
Chris J. Christensen
San Francisco
Juanita
Golden Gate Bridge
Christensens
Christensen
Houston
Legislators Demand Audit Of McAlester Penitentiary Finances
State examiner Charles G. Morris leads a surprise audit of McAlester state penitentiary finances and property dating back to 1944. Four investigators start on the property audit, with legislators from Brown Cunningham and Oliver requesting scrutiny of the canteen fund and purchases from the War Assets Administration.
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McAlester State Penitentiary
Charles G. Morris
Lonnie W. Brown
McAlester
Robert O. Cunningham
Oklahoma City
Richard T. Oliver
Tulsa
Morris
War Assets Administration
Reunion
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McLaurin Back In Court As Defendant Over Rent Case
G W McLaurin, first Negro student at the University of Oklahoma, faces federal court action from tenant Mathis Cook over alleged rent overcharges. Cook seeks 540 dollars in damages plus treble amounts and 350 dollars attorney fees for 1948 49 rent. McLaurin appeals Supreme Court on campus segregation ruling.
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G. W. McLaurin
University of Oklahoma
Mathis Cook
McLaurin
Stonewall
S Western
Cook
Judd Black
Mrs. McLaurin
Black
Justice Court
Paul Powers
United States Supreme Court
Opera Tenor Declared Father Of Singer S Child
New York dispatch reports opera tenor Feruccio Tagliavini named father of singer Mary Phillips daughter born Oct 5 1947. Phillips testified of a January 1947 liaison. The tenor called the paternity claim a vile plot to ruin his career, while three special sessions of justices ruled in Phillips favor.
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New York
Metropoltan Opera
Feruccio Tagliavini
Mary Phillips
Tagliavini
Miss Phillips
Bootlegger King Blames Losses In Bankruptcy Petition
Grady R. King listed debts of 21786 and assets of 19506 in a federal bankruptcy filing. He claims losses totaling 26000 from liquor seizures in 1948 49 in Texas Oklahoma and a 1949 civil judgment. King’s past liquor law convictions include 1936 1937 federal sentences with unpaid fines and a contractor business at 2217 N Eastern.
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Grady R. King
King
Texas
Oklahoma State Highway Patrol
Oklahoma County
Pacific Employer Insurance Co
Roy Hopper
U. S
George Maddox
Eastern
Albanian MPs Charged With Anti Soviet Activity
The Albanian radio reports two parliament members Kotchi Dzadze and Pandi Kristo face prosecution for anti Marxist and anti Soviet activity. Immunity was removed as they allegedly cooperated with Yugoslav Trotskyites to threaten Albania's independence and push toward a Yugoslav sphere.
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London
Balkan
Kotchi Dzadze
Pandi Kristo
Albania
Russia
Yugoslavia
Cominform
Marshal Tito
Traffic Jackrabbits Just Can't Beat the Rap
In four test runs by Dan Hollingsworth and an Oklahoma City Times reporter from NY 23 and May to Main and Robinson, speed and tricks failed to save time. Hollingsworth finished a 12 minute 50 second test, showing that rushing traffic behavior wastes minutes rather than saves them.
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Speedway
Dan Hollingsworth
Oklahoma City Safety Council
Oklahoma City Times
NY 23
Main and Robinson
Hollingsworth
NW 23
May
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Classen
cSme
Estern
NW 7
NW 6
NW 4
NW 2
Main
Robinson
Sheriff Denied Appeal Delay in Conspiracy Case
In Muskogee on March 4 the judge denied extension to perfect appeals for Eddie Briggs and Fred Payne, convicted of conspiracy to violate internal revenue. They have 40 days to appeal to the Tenth Circuit. both posted $4,000 property bonds. Harley Greenwood, jailed with Briggs, pays a $500 fine and seeks settlement. Briggs faces $1,000 fine and three months, Payne $1,000 and six months. Commissioners investigate Briggs' tenure.
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Muskogee
Eddie Briggs
Fred “Slim” Payne
Eugene Rice
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
Harley Greenwood
Briggs
Greenwood
Kelly Brown
Payne
Non Stop Plane Crew Heads to Tucson Base
The Lucky Lady II returned to Oklahoma City at Tinker airforce base after completing a record nonstop around the world. The 14 man crew then prepared to depart for Tucson Arizona, where the fliers will base for the remainder of their careers. They landed at Carswell airbase after 94 hours and one minute flight time covering over 23000 miles with four mid air refuelings.
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Fort Worfh
Tinker Airforce Base
Oklahoma City
Tucson
Ariz
Carswell
Gas Pipeline Explodes Near North Vernon Farm
A natural gas pipeline exploded six miles north of North Vernon Indiana causing a fire that destroyed several farm buildings. A farm woman suffered minor burns. The blast occurred on a Texas Eastern Transmission Corp line operating the Big Inch and Little Inch pipelines running through southern Indiana.
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North Vernon
Ind
Indiana
Here
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
Big Inch
Little Inch
Senate panel approves Truman labor bill without changes
The senate labor committee on Friday overrode Republican protests and passed President Truman's labor bill in full, making no changes to the text. The move solidifies the administration’s labor reform agenda as it advances to the full Senate.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
Likins Enter Race Horse Venture With Dim View
Bill and Alice Likins of the Flying L ranch near Davis enter the race horse business with Dim View. Dim View won a six furlong race at Santa Anita, earning $3,500, as Mrs. Likins buys two mares and plans racing later at Keeland near Louisville before returning to the Flying L.
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Bill
Alice Likins
Flying L Ranch
Davis
California
Santa Anita
Dim View
Flying U
Keeland
Louisville
Flying L
Fort Worth
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