Odom Sets New World Distance Record for Light Planes
William P. Odom landed his Waikiki Beech monoplane at Teterboro N J after a 5000 mile flight from Honolulu setting a new world distance record for light planes. He completed the leg in about 36 hours unofficially, despite snow rain fog and ice en route.
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Teterboro
N. J
U.P
William P. Odom
Honolulu
Odom
Skyways
Oklahoma
Hickam Field
Indiana
Hudson River
New York
mid-Manhattan
Eudet’ Ence Oy Rere
Oakland
Calif
Walter H. Beech
Beech Aircraft Corp
Wichita
Kan
John P. Gary
New Cold Snap To Hit State With Snow Possible
A northbound cold front brings a sharp temperature drop from 66 to near 38 by morning. Northwest winds reach 25 to 35 mph in the northern half as showers dip in, with snow likely in the northwest overnight and rain or snow possible Friday.
Weather Summary from U S Weather Bureau State
Mostly cloudy with occasional showers this afternoon to night and Wednesday, with snow in the northwest tonight and northwest half Wednesday. Colder west and north tonight, much colder Wednesday. Low temperatures near 30 to 40s, highs 35 to 45. Winds 25 to 35 mph northwest. Stockmen advised to protect livestock in the northwest. Extended outlook: near normal Wednesday to Sunday, colder Wednesday then warmer Thursday and Friday, colder again Saturday. precipitation southeast 0.25 to 0.5 inch, less elsewhere, scattered showers southeast Wednesday and rain or snow in most Oklahoma sections Friday.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
S&tate
Oklahoma
Truman Accepts Honorary Degree at Rollins College
President Truman travels from Key West to Orlando to receive an honorary doctor of humanity degree at Rollins College in Winter Park Florida. He attends a convocation and brief speech then returns to Key West for the remainder of his brief vacation.
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Winter Park
Fla
U.P
Truman
mid-Florida
Key West
Pla
Rollins College
Boca Chica Naval Air Base
Orlando
Airforce Base
White House
Independence
Girl in Shooting Case Awaits Probation Data
Louise Sharpe, 23, convicted of assault and battery in the shooting of her former fiancé Paul J. Streicher, 36, was ordered jailed by Judge Louis J. Schneider and awaits a probation department report after being free on $5,000 bond. The shooting occurred in Streicher’s Stericher’s apartment in September 1947.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Louise Sharpe
Brunet
Miss Sharpe
Louis J. Schneider
Criminal Court
Paul J. Streicher
Stericher
Only Two Candidates Left in Shawnee Race
Shawnee voters face a single race in the district election as Grant Morey, 40, an insurance man, files against Glen P. Bovee for school treasurer. Both men are Democrats. Four board members Renominated without opposition: Elmer Harber, W. B. H. Williams, H. E. Bevers. A $160,000 bond issue to finance Shawnee High School completion is noted. There will be no general election April 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Grant Morey
Shawnee Insuranceman
Glen P. Bovee
Elmer Harber
W. B H. Williams
H. E. Bevers
Shawnee High School
U.S. Ship Back as Reds Shun Port at Lewes
A Russian crew aboard the lend-lease cruiser Milwaukee renamed Murmansk entered U S waters but refused to come ashore. About 800 aboard will return the 7050 ton ship Friday, then sail the freighter Molotov back to the Soviet Union. No American will board until the ship’s formal return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewes
Del
United States
Milwaukee
Murmansk
Soviet Union
Russia
Navy
River Damage Costs $40,000 to Save Bridge
The South Canadian River threatens U S 66 bridge 21 miles west of El Reno. The Oklahoma state highway commission votes $40,000 to install 9,800 feet of steel jetty on the south bank to halt the river's swing and protect Bridgeport bridge. The contract hoped to be awarded in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Reno
State Highway Commission
Bridgeport
H. E. Bailey
Shawnee Building Permits on Rise in Boom
Shawnee shows a building permit surge with over $107000 in permits in three weeks. The largest item is a $40490 Shawnee high school construction permit, plus nine new homes priced from $3500 to $8000.
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Shawnee
Reed Reveals Veteran Patrol Pair in Probe
Commissioner Paul W. Reed disclosed two veteran Oklahoma troopers Harry Davis and Vernie Vogler resigned amid a gambling conspiracy probe involving state troopers and Arkansas authorities. Reed said the investigation would continue, noting the plan to stop the scheme before it began at Arkoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Paul W. Reed
Commissioner of Public Safety
Oklahoma
Harry Davis
Vernie Vogler
Arkansas Highway
Arkama
Arkoma
Trouble Looms for Buccaneer Club Owners at Journey's End
Deputy sheriffs investigated a burglary at the Buccaneer club, 7085S Walker, and found three punchboards in operation. They called L. H. Kolb and Don Stone who seized gambling paraphernalia. Charges were filed in common pleas court after questioning an employee who named Mr. and Mrs. Denney as the club owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Denney
Buccaneer Club
Walker
Dick Finley
8. N. Brown
L. H. Kolb
Don Stone
Common Pleas Court
Man Admits Beating Tulsa Phone Operator
Tulsa to March 8. Harry Stege said a 28 year old former warrant officer in the air forces signed a written statement admitting he beat Marel Johnson 18 in her apartment early Sunday. He is held without charge in connection with the attack. Johnson remains in hospital with improved condition after a severe beating to face and neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Harry Stege
Air Forces
Marel Johnson
Stege
Oklahoma Fire Kills Elderly Man. Son Burned
In Okemah on Monday Ira Williams an 80 year old Black man died in a house fire near Weleetka His son Mel Williams suffered third degree burns during a valiant rescue attempt Fire investigators are reviewing the blaze and determining its cause
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okemah
Ira Williams
Mel
Weleetka
Four Clergymen Given Life Terms in Bulgaria
Four top defendants in Bulgaria’s spy trial of Protestant churchmen were sentenced to life imprisonment. Vassil Ziapkov Yanko Ivanov Nikola Naumov and Georgi Chernev received 1,000,000 leva fines. The group admitted spying for the United States and Britain and for black market dealings. Ziapkov faced treason charges and all four lost civil rights and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Bulgaria
Vassil Ziapkov
Yanko Ivanov
Nikola Naumov
Georgi Chernev
Dimiter Georgiev
United States
Britain
Ziapkov
Wets Urge Repeal Proposal Be Brief and Clear
A crowd fills the Oklahoma state senate gallery as A G Kulp of the Oklahoma Economic Institute urges a brief repeal amendment. He argues the measure should go to voters with details left to the legislature, while groups like United Days and the Womens Christian Temperance Union attend. Bishop Hammaker and several pastors are among other Dry advocates at the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Hall
Senate
A. G. Kulp
Repeal Force
Constitutional Amendment Committee
Oklahoma Economic Institute
Oklahoma United Days
State Women’s Christian Temperance Union
J. C. Nance
Purcell
Kulp
The
Economic Institute
David C. Shapard
United Days
Nance
Institute
Secretary of State
Oklahoma
Girl Matador Gored Returns To Slay Bull
Conchita Cintron, a famed female bullfighter from Peru, was gored in the right thigh by a bull in Guadalajara. Despite a deep 10 inch wound, she was revived and returned to the ring where she killed the bull with a single sword thrust and received the crowd’s top tribute of ears and tail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalajara
Mexico
U.P
Conchita Cintron
Onchita
Senate Democrats Brace for Filibuster Defeat
Senate Democrats privately expect defeat in their anti filibuster fight and seek a graceful exit to salvage other elements of President Truman's agenda. They worry about rent control foreign aid and other promised measures as they study next moves while southern Democrats press on.
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Washington
U.R
Senate
Truman
Filibuster Halts Rent Curbs Vote As Deadline Near
Washington reports House Republican leaders favor a 90 day extension of rent controls with March 31 expiry looming. Senate debate centers on extending for 15 to 27 months, while filibusters and a rules change delay action. Night sessions are planned to overcome southern resistance and push a final bill to the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
Congress
Sen. Myers
Senate Banking Committee
Myers
CIO
House Banking Committee
Truman
Sparkman
Ala
Lucas
Ill
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Sync
Martin
Rep
Brown
Bennett to Aid German Farms
Dr. Henry G. Bennett president of Oklahoma A&M College will visit Germany to advise the American military government on farm problems. He will serve as an agricultural education expert in the Bavarian area of the United States zone. Date for the trip is not fixed. Bennett previously advised at the United Nations conference on foods and agriculture in Quebec in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
U.P
Henry G. Bennett
Oklahoma A&m College
Germany
Bennett
Richard C. O’brien
Overseas Affairs
Department of the Army
Washington
United States
Oklahoma
Foods and Agricultural Organization Conference of the United Nations
Quebec
A&m
Police Confused Swain Not Amused at Alarm
A burglary alarm at the Midwest jewelry store on 918 N Hudson triggered police. Scoutcar patrolman Miller fired a warning shot into an alley where a pickup truck fled. He found a frightened man and his partner inside the truck. Police called the alarm unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest Rewelry
Hudson
Cc. Miller
Miller
$62,500 Damage Suit Lost by Wichita Man
A federal court jury near Guthrie returned a verdict for defendant Clyde Shatswell in a $62,500 damage suit arising from a collision between two trucks. The Wichita defendant owned the tow truck that collided with a disabled car’s carrier, resulting in the judgment against the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Guthrie
Clyde Shatswell
Fall From Auto Kills State Girl
Seven year-old Jean Lanning died after tumbling from the back seat of her parents’ car as it traveled on U S 277 from Fletcher to Lawton. The door flew open while she played with birthday gifts in the back seat. Her death raises Oklahoma’s traffic fatality toll for the year to 88, nine more than the same period last year.
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Chickasha
Jean Lanning
Ralph 8. Lanning
Fletcher Herald
Lannings
Fletcher
Lawton
U. S
Two More Top-Level Germans Desert Communist Ranks
Berlin reports two senior German communists deserting from the Red ranks. Joachim Schwellin, former Berlin ADN editor and Socialist Unity Party member, resigned from his posts amid demotion. Willi Ochel, head of the Russian zone’s United Wagon and Engine works, fled with his family to western Germany, leaving Eastern Zone construction expertise.
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Berlin
Germany
Telegraf
Joachim Schwellin
ADN
Socialist Unity Party
Willi Ochel
United Wagon and Engine Works
Seminole County Slot Machine War Charges Soaring
WEWOKA March 8 Three men were charged with possessing and operating a slot machine in Seminole county's pastor led crime crusade. Buckner Farris and Suggs named. twelve machines seized. nineteen charged overall. Officials cited loophole legislation. ministers and officers push enforcement.
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Seminole County
Wewoka
U.P
W. R. Buckner
Joe Farris
John Suggs
Sam Lattimore
Ardmore Legion Launches Iron Lung Drive
The Ardmore American Legion post with its auxiliary launches a county iron lung drive. Willis Tenny, post commander, announced the plan to house the respirator at the fire station and train firefighters in its use. Jack Stubblefield presided at the demonstration meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Times
American Legion
Willis Tenny
Tuesey
Ling
Jack Stubblefield
Liquor Found in Car After State Crash
Art Vincent 41 of Seminole faces liquor possession and transportation charges after state officers found 21 half pints of 190 proof alcohol and two pints of wine in his car following a Monday accident in WeWoka. Seriously injured were Mrs. Willie Loyce Fremore 36 Mrs. Ruth Claybrook 30 and her son Tommy.
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Wewoka
U.P
Art Vincent
Willie Loyce Fremore
Ruth Claybrook
Tommy
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Oklahoma City
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Harvard College Observatory
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Caroline
Charles F. Littlejohn
NW 17
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Guyman
Classen
Florida College
Cash
U.S
Meentes
Highway Commission
Journey’s End
Man
Wilbur E. Hammaker
Methodist Board of Temperance
National Temperance and Prohibition Council
United Dry
Roy S. Holloman
Exchange Avenue Baptist Church
W. E. Cook
Downtown Baptist Churalm
Ray E. Snodgrass
Conchita Cintro
Matador
Aggie
Swain
Ardmore Legion Post
Iron Lung Drive
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