Judge rules warrant needed for home searches in liquor raid
Federal court case against Alonzo Glover ends with charges dismissed after Judge Stephen Chandler insists police cannot enter private homes without a warrant. Officers admitted knocking, entering, and breaking a padlock to seize 22 gallons of non tax paid whisky, prompting concern over government overreach and immediate dismissal. Glover's address listed as 5300 block N Stiles.
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Stephen Chandler
Federal District Court
Alonzo Glover
Block
Stiles
Chandler
Laynie W. Harrod
Glover
Soviet Mark Hits Record Low in Berlin After Ban
In Berlin western sectors the soviet mark tumbled to 10 to 1 a short time after its outlawing by the three western powers. Value fell over 50 percent before noon as reform forbids soviet marks in western zones. Western officials expect possible Soviet countermeasures, while leaders praise the Western move and the stance to maintain Berlin.
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Berlin
Ernst Reuter
United States
Britain
France
Geoffrey Bourne
Bourne
Jean Ganeval
Frank Howley
Tragic Death Reported Of Artie Francis Walk
He was found with a bullet wound between the eyes in his bed on Monday. The 11 year old Artie Francis Walk died en route to an Oklahoma City hospital. The gun was located behind his bedroom door.
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Healdton
Artie Francis Walk
Oklahoma City
Democrat Leader Doubts Truman Tour Plan
United States Sen J Howard McGrath Democratic national chairman says President Truman has no immediate intention of touring the country to push his legislative program. McGrath called Truman s remark about a possible tour a chance remark after a Jefferson Jackson day event.
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Providence
R. I
United States
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
Rhode Island
Washington
Alva Man Hangs Self After Fuss With Wife
Roy W. Schmitt, 25, reportedly quarreled with his wife before dying from injuries after hanging himself in the bathroom of their Alva home. His body hung from an improvised belt noose when his wife found him. coroner ruled a suicide. The couple had moved from Kansas City about two months earlier.
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Alva
Roy W. Schmitt
Schmitt
Kansas City
City Dog Wins Stillwater Field Trial Title
Hirshfield's Mercurial, a pointer dog owned and handled by Dr. A. C. Hirschfield of Oklahoma City, took first place in the amateur all-age stake at the Stillwater field trial held in Stillwater on March 21.
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Stillwater
Hirshfield
A. C. Hirschfield
Oklahoma City
Weather Summary From U S Weather Bureau Airport Station
Cloudy to partly cloudy and colder tonight with fresh to strong southerly winds shifting to northwest. Tuesday brings fair skies and continued cold. High around 60 today, 35 low tonight, Tuesday highs in the upper 40s. Shippers prepare for temperatures 32 to 27 in the northwest, above 32 elsewhere. Clearing and colder tonight, Tuesday generally fair, colder east, lows 30 to 40, highs 45 to 50.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Jury Is Told Reds Coup Plans Call for Conflict
New York March 21 government seeks prison for 11 top United States communists charged in 1945 conspiracy to dissolve the Communist Party and form a new one to teach and advocate violent overthrow. U S Attorney McGahey says Marxism Leninism calls for dictatorship of the proletariat and seizure of power. Judge Medina rules on defense motion as trial enters its tenth week.
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New York
J.P
United States
U. S
John F. X. McGahey
McGahey
Communist National Board
Communnist Party
America
Communist Political Association
Communist Party of the
Harold R. Medina
State traffic up 31 percent in early March rush
State highway data show 31.7 percent rise in weekly traffic through March 6 from last year, with record highs dating to 1941. Among routes, U S 270 at McAlester up 76 percent. Hugo down 7.3 percent. Vinita up 29.5 percent, and Chandler, Edmond, Davis, Lawton, Perry, Coalgate posting double digit gains.
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Maurice L. Cline
Cline
Nasal
U. S
Hugo
McAlester
Vinita
Chandler
Edmond
U.S
Davis
Lawton
Perry
Coalgate
Explosion wrecks VA veterans trailer area buildings
An explosion at the University of Virginia veterans housing section in Charlottesville damaged 15 trailers and a number of autos after a fire. The laundry building was leveled and two residents were killed, Robert E. Parrott, a student, and his wife, who had married last month.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia Veterans
Robert EK. Parrott
Trial
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U S Arts Ceramics Show Attracts State Entries
The fourth annual National Decorative Arts-Ceramics show will be staged in Wichita from April 16 to May 15. Entries from eight central states Kansas Oklahoma Missouri Texas Nebraska New Mexico Iowa and Colorado will be screened by a jury of the Central States Craftsmen's guild on April 2.
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Wichita
Kan
Central States
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Texas
Nebraska
New Mexico
Iowa
Colorado
Central States Craftsmen’s Guild
Gill to Relate Financial Woes to Home Builders
Oklahoma City city manager Bill Gill Jr will speak on the city finances and his proposals for a sales tax at a meeting of the Oklahoma City Home Builders association in the Oklahoma Club at 6 p.m. Thursday. Faye Ferguson, president, said affiliate members will attend the dinner.
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Bill Gill Jr
Oklahoma City Home Builders’ Association
Oklahoma Club
Faye Ferguson
Victim Fails in Attempt To Seize Holdup Man
Detroit report describes Richmond Hamby a 40 year old grocer who confronted a pistol wielding bandit after the hold up. Hamby threw pop bottles tried to tag the getaway car and chased the thief for half a mile but the bandit escaped with 573 dollars.
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Detroit
Richmond Hamby
James Shanahan
Hamby
State Man Dies In Red Blaze
Sand Springs report of a fire fatality as M E Dude Lincoln aged 39 died after a bed fire in a hotel. Police say the blaze started from a burning cigarette and he was found by his mother in the smoking bed. He died after being taken to a local hospital.
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Sand Springs
U.P
Lincoln
Jack Daniels
Jennie Greer
Daniels
El Reno Judge Seeks State Choice on Manslaughter Theory
El Reno judge Harry F. Lorenzen asks district court to require the state to pick between two manslaughter theories tied to his former wife Marian Kegelman death after a drunken jail stay and minor car crash. Defense attorney Herbert K. Hyde says motion will be filed. Lorenzen pleaded to a shotgun charge and was released on 5000 bond.
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Harry F. Lorenzen
Herbert K. Hyde
Lorenzen
Clarence Mills
Marian Kegelman
el Reno
Hyde In
Truman seeks broad authority for western Europe arms aid
President Truman will ask Congress for a free hand to allocate arms to western Europe under a proposed 1 billion dollar aid program tied to the North Atlantic treaty. The plan aims to use surplus military materials to equip allied nations, with funding likely over 12 months and broad congressional authorization sought.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Europe
Senate
State Department
Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
America
Associated Press
Western
United States
State and Defense Departments
Burglars Fail In Arson Try At S S Automotive
Fire department and police investigated a burglary at S S Automotive 1106 S Robinson after thieves looted the shop and tried to start a fire. Co owner George Denny reported $100 missing and a pile of burnt papers. Detective Bain suspects arson aimed to cover the theft. Weekend break ins also reported at a Linwood grocery and a Ross street residence with small cash and personal items taken.
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Fire Department
S&s
George Denny
Mark Bain
William Bunker
Linwood
Georgia Thorne
N Ross
Bain
Crane Operator Electrocuted Bumping Wire in Texas
Grand Prairie Texas March 21 U P Carl L Hayward 27 was electrocuted Sunday when the end of a crane he operated touched a 60 000 volt energized line at Gulf Coast Pipeline company's plant He had moved to Grand Prairie from Kansas City Kansas just three days earlier
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Grand Prairie
Texas
U.P
Carl L. Hayward
Gulf Coast Pipeline Company
Hayward
Gulf Coast
Kansas City
Kansas
Ministers Deny U S Rap at Peace Session
Three religious leaders charged that the U S State Department warning about a forthcoming World Peace conference being used for communist propaganda is unfounded. The Rev Dr Halford E Luccock, Rt Rev Arthur W Moulton, and Rt Rev S Harrington Littell issued a joint statement defending the conference as an important step in reestablishing cultural relations among the United States, the USSR and other countries.
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New York
United States State Department
Halford E. Luccock
Yale University Divinity School
Arthur W. Moulton
Utah
S$. Harrington Littell
Honolulu
Cold to Blow In After Rain From Oklahoma Weather
Cold windy weather tracks into Oklahoma after spring showers that dropped up to 2.32 inches in Ardmore. Outlook calls for 60s then a northwest wind, with highs near 65 to 60 and rainfall ending. Reports show varied rainfall across cities while Ardmore topped 69 and Guymon dipped to 38.
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Oklahoma
Ardmore
Oklahoma City
Classen Station
McAlester
Hobart
Gage
Tulsa
Ponca City
Guyman
Woodward
Waurika
Altus
Hollis
Geary
Guymon
Wright City School Fire Causes $160,000 Loss
Wright City superintendent Austin Finley estimates the March 21 fire destroyed the 17 room school, with damage pegged at $160,000. The cause remains undetermined as investigators review the scene.
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Wright City
U.P
Austin Finley
Broken Arrow Rites Set for Former Mayor
Funeral services for Robert Schoeffler 71 former mayor of Broken Arrow will be held at 2 30 p m Tuesday He served as mayor 1934 1936 and later supervised the NYA school program in central Oklahoma before World War II.
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Broken Arrow
U.P
Robert Schoeffler
Schoeffler
NYA
Central Oklahoma
Do Unto Others. Neighbors Help Farm Family In Need
Jess Hancock lay ill at Hull Bend farm when ten tractors appeared from many families. Under his directions neighbors plowed, harrowed, weeded, and tended the garden while women served lunch. By day’s end all farm work was finished and Hancock’s heart felt lighter.
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Jess Hancock
Wisconsin youths admit kidnapping charge in federal court
Donald John Klein and Wayne Louis Sass, both Wisconsin residents, faced charges in a case tied to the Lindbergh kidnapping law. Klein sought time to discuss matters with his mother in Racine before waiving grand jury, while Sass pleaded guilty. They allegedly abducted Thomas J. Ward near Albuquerque, took him to Elk City, and stole 68 dollars. Sass was shot by a highway patrolman. Klein was arrested at Ward’s son’s home. Judge Stephen Chandler referred Klein to a probation officer for sentencing after the report.
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Donald John Klein
Wisconsin
Federal District Court
Stephen Chandler
Racine
Wis
Wayne Louis Sass
Appleton
Klein
Chandler
Thomas J. Ward
California
Albuquerque
N. M
Ward
Elk City
Sass
Haskell Pugh
United States District Attorney
Grass Fires Annoy Tulsa Burn Boy in Blaze
Grass fires driven by strong winds broke out across Tulsa on Sunday. A 13 year old boy named David Geiger suffered painful facial and arm burns after being trapped by flames in a one acre patch. Two other fires caused extensive damage, one charred a wooded area near a residence and another burned a 20 acre tract southeast of the city.
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Tulsa
David Geiger
Civil Service Seeks Amarillo Postmaster at $6450 Salary
The civil service commission announced it will accept applications for postmaster positions including Amarillo Texas with an annual salary of 6450. Dead line for applications is April 12. Other posts listed include Hermost Beach California Petaluma California Fort Morgan Colorado and Taylor Texas with salaries ranging from 4450 to 4950.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Hermost Beach
Calif
Petaluma
Fort Morgan
Colo
Amarillo
Texas
Taylor
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