School election results reported in Pontotoc County
Results from six Pontotoc County districts show a 15 mill excess levy approved in each district and re-election of board members. Returning to posts were K. P. Larsh of Roff W. P. George Latta Eloise Britt of Happyland W. L. Bohannon of McCalls Chanell T. D. Alexander of Fitzhugh and James E. Franks of Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Norman C. Mitchell
Board of Education
K. P. Larsh
Roff
W. P. George
Latta
Eloise Britt
Happyland
W. L. Bohannon
McCalls Chanel
T. D. Alexander
Fitzhugh
James E. Franks
Egypt
State Plans Study Of Local Assessment Figures And Highway Tax
Oklahoma City authorities outline Friday review by the State Legislative Council on local tax assessment figures and the highway user tax. Governor Johnston Murry backs equalized local assessment and shifting state load to local governments. A joint council meeting on April 18 will study state backed veteran farm purchase loans proposed by Sen. Henry Worthington of Mangum, offering up to 10 000 dollars for 20 acre tracts over up to 40 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Legislative Council Committee On
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Johnston Murry
Council Committees On Agriculture and Veterans and Military Affairs
Henry Worthington
Mangum
Texas
White Rabbit Sparks Bar Fight In Philadelphia
Michael Cefferata 45 iron worker entered Pop's Bar with a white rabbit and feeding carrot. A crowd formed, a pistol fired missing, Cefferata shot in both legs by an intruder who fled. Cefferata rushed to Mt Sinai Hospital. rabbit calmly continued eating carrot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pop
Michael Cefferata
Cefferata
Anthony Colello
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Community Notes Highlight Visit and Local Greetings
E J Evans and Jess Russell visited Floyd Clayton in Holdenville P S Hospital, with Clayton now home and recovering from pneumonia. Numerous local families share visits, meals, and weekend gatherings across Holdenville and nearby towns as seniors attend Ada College’s Senior Day and community drives push Red Cross fundraising and blood donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Evans
Jess Russell
Floyd Clayton
P. & S. Hospital
Holdenville
Mr. Clayton
Alice Ann
Jackie
Lynda
R. D. Russell
Clyde
Lon Aldridge
George Huckleberry
Apache
Lizzie Bundy
Sasakwa
O. H. Huckleberry
J. W. Atkinson
Jimmie
Alta Jean
Melvin Franks
Amelia Phelps
Dee Lowery
Wewoka
Floyd Vann Clayton
Oklahoma City
W. H. Brewer
Lorene Foran
Floyd Downey
Homer
Bill Moore
Ada
Alice Archer
Lima
W .W. Atkinson
Ben Mullins
Valley View Hospital
Harold Massey
Shirley
Gene
Beatha Massey
Neff's Business College
Shawnee
Glen Grimes
A. W. Starns
Sam Taylor
Seminole
Joe Edd Sharber
Roscoe Berry
Edd Sharber
Mary Jo
Margaret Williams
George Hinn
Frankie
Donna Kay
Melba Lee Baker
Grimes Hospital
Pfc
Charles Baker
Fort Benning
Red Cross
Vamposa
Red Cross Blood Bank
H. D. Club
M. C. Botkin
Whales Fight Back as Scripps Reports Rise in Gray Whale Count
UC Scripps Oceanography reports 880 gray whales counted during winter migration from the Bering Sea to Lower California lagoons, up from 600. Dr. Carl Hubbs notes potential population as high as 3000, with protection urged until natural limits are reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl L. Hubbs
Scripps’ Department of Marine Vertebrates
Japan
Hubbs
U. S
Pacific
California
San Diego Bay
Gifford C. Ewing
Scripps
Korea
Bering Sea
Kerr Becomes an All-Out Candidate for President
Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma declares at a morning news conference that he is an all-out candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. He cites pledges from leaders in 11 states and says delegates are ready to support his drive if he wins in Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr
Omaha
Neb
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Truman
Vermont
West Virginia
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
South Dakota
Montana
Nebraska
Washington
Alben W. Barkley
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennes
Senator Morse Attacks Justice Department at Town Hall
Senator Morse of Oregon blasted the Justice Department at a Los Angeles town hall saying congressional committees are doing duties that belong to the department and urging an end to guilt by association. He criticized Newbold Morris as a presidential appointee acting in place of the DOJ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Congressional
Justice Department
Sen
Morse
Oregon
Newbold Morris
Doctor Delivers Baby In Friend's Coalgate Cellar During Tornado
Dr Wallace Byrd assisted by nurse Miss Bessie Collier delivered a baby girl in the cellar of S Levin in Coalgate during a tornado alert. The patient Mrs Clarita Witherspoon was in maternity care and both mother and child were reported doing fine Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
S. Levin
Levin
Dr. Byrd
Springtime Circus Rolls Into Madison Square Garden
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey arrived in New York to open their new season at Madison Square Garden. A 37 foot circus train carried the menagerie and gear from Sarasota, Florida, with 24 trunk waving elephants leading a parade from the Bronx yards to the Garden as hundreds of children watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey
Madison Square Garden
Sarasota
Fla
Bronx
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Bess Keeps Truman's Secret About 1948 Candidacy
Mrs. Truman appears happier as rumors spread that President Truman told Speaker Sam Rayburn he would not seek another term. The article suggests Mrs. Truman urged him to retire, noting his age and the demanding nature of the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Sam Rayburn
Bess
White House
Red Cross Aid Reached One in Ten in 1951
In 1951 about one tenth of the U S population received some Red Cross assistance or training. The nationwide reach highlighted relief efforts and community programs conducted through the Red Cross network during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Red Cross
City Police Report Moderate Weekend Activity
City police records show 16 law violators were apprehended over the weekend. Drunkenness led with six arrests. other charges included drunkenness and disturbance four, no driver's license two, speeding one, failure to yield one, and reckless driving by drinking two. Total fines assessed were $151.
Truman's Decision Sparks Western Europe Reactions
Western newspapers weigh Truman's withdrawal from the presidential race as a boost for Eisenhower in the United States. Non Communist papers fear party turmoil while Reds cheer the end of Truman era. Danish Foreign Minister Kraft predicts Europe will await the election and hope U.S. policy remains stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Truman
Europe
Red Papers
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Ole Bjoern Kraft
Western Europe
U. S
Meanest convicts in New Jersey prison end their defiance
Twenty three inmates at New Jersey State Prison surrendered after a 45 hour riot that saw smashed cell doors fires and hostage taking. Guards used tear gas and water hoses while state police stood by. No one was injured and officials said the men would be properly dealt with after hospital checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
William Carty
Carty
Carthy
Pick Up Nine Men Off of Ice Floe
A Navy rescue plane successfully picked up nine men stranded since last Thursday on an ice floe near the North Pole. The crews were part of the Operation Ski Jump project and were aboard a flying laboratory when its landing gear collapsed during takeoff from Oceanographic Station Vermouth, located 523 miles from the North Pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrow
Alaska
Navy
North Pole
Oceanographic Station
Vermouth
Oklahoma Baptist University Hosts SHAWNEE Students on Campus
P high seniors and juniors were invited to spend five days on the OBU campus June 16 to 20. They will live in university dormitories and participate in activities with OBU students guiding the experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Okla
P — High
Oklahoma Baptist University
OBU
Missing Girl Found in Wrecked Car Near Lawton
The body of 15 year old Mary Ann Wright was found in a wrecked car two miles west of Lawton on U S Highway 62 after an air search by Ft Sill authorities. Her fiancé Cpl Francis D Kirkbride was held under guard at Ft Sill Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Okla
Ft. Sill
Mary Ann Wright
Cpl
Francis D. Kirkbride
Here
U. S. Highway 62
Githen Rhoads
Cpl. Kirkbride
Merlin W. Gileve
Sfc
Artie L. Rodgers
Army
Provost Marshal’s Office
Konavan Dies in Oil Field Electric Shock Accident
Lin del Sexton age 19 died in a Shattuck oil field accident when he touched a 110 volt line after slipping from a mud pump. Born March 13 1933 in Oklahoma City he played football in Konawa. Services set for Tuesday at Watts Chapel with burial in Vamoosa Cemetery. Survived by wife Geneva parents Bill and ? Wallace sister Nadine and brothers L Dean Junior and Sgt. Junior Sexton and grandmother Ollie Hensley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konawa
Lindel Sexton
Shattuck
Sexton
Portable Drilling Company
Seminole
Oklahoma City
Watts Chapel
E. J. Menser
First Church of the Nazarene
Vamoosa Cemetery
Watts Funeral Home
Geneva Sexton
Bill Jordan
Nadine Wallace
L. Dean Sexton
Cactus
Tex
Sgt
Junior Sexton
Tinker Field
Ollie Hensley
Former Ada Girl Dies in Oil Field Truck Accident
Margretta Jean Rowell an 18 month old Ada born child moved with her parents to Healdton was killed Sunday when a oil field truck rolled forward after the driver left to close a lease gate Funeral services for Margretta Jean Rowell will be held Tuesday at 2 pm from the Ada Pentecostal Holiness church Bettis Funeral Home of Healdton will conduct burial in Ada Grandparents are E W Rewels Ada and P F Rowell Drumright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Healdton
Margretta Jean Rowell
T. J. Rowell
E. W. Rewels
P. F. Rowell
Drumright
Gilbert Harrison Dies At Capitol
Gilbert Harrison, 89, a prominent figure in state and Oklahoma county politics, died after a four month illness in Oklahoma City. Born in Wales, he moved to the United States at 21 and to Oklahoma City in 1920, later serving as inspector and superintendent of public health education. He held roles with the State Health Department and Oklahoma County Welfare Board before retiring in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Gilbert Harrison
Oklahoma County
Walter Harrison
Harrison
Wales
State Health Department
Health Post
William H. Alfalfa
Bill Murray
Oklahoma County Welfare Board
Thrown Out Own Truck Kills Him
John Thomas Overstreet sixty was killed when his truck ran off the road eight miles west of Spiro on U S Highway 59. He was thrown out as the vehicle swerved back onto the highway and rolled over him. The death toll for Oklahoma this year reached 127, two fewer than the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thomas Overstreet
Overstreet
Spiro
U. S. Highway 59
Oklahoma
Loaded Superfort Crashes And Burns
A B-29 Superfortress headed for Korea with bombs on board crashed and burned 30 miles west of Tokyo shortly before midnight. The Air Force announced nine crew members were missing while two were known to have parachuted. it was unclear if others bailed out or went down with the aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Korea
Here
Air Force
May Drop Controls by Next Fall or Winter
Former Mobilization Director Charles E. Wilson told a news conference that production growth may allow abandonment of price and wage controls as soon as next fall or winter. He urged extending the control authority beyond June 30 and keeping ceilings as long as needed for the defense job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mobilization
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Control Authority
Oldest Harness Race Transylvania Stakes Says Lexington History
The Transylvania trotting stake, the oldest harness race in the world, has been run at Lexington Kentucky since 1. The event stands as a historic fixture in American racing with its long-running tradition and enduring appeal in the horse sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transylvania
Pepe
Lexington
Film Star Holt to Choose Ada Pony for Children Hospitals
Film star Tim Holt, ranked No. 3 among western stars, will be presented a Shetland pony named Whisper of Ada by Asa Hutchinson during the Ada rodeo. Holt plans a second look in two weeks and will debut a pony act alongside his trained dog act, aiding children at hospitals nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Holt
Asa Hutchinson
Hutchinson Shetland Pony Farm
Ada
Children Hospital
Hutchinson
Holt
Oklahoma
Plan Talks Over Trieste Situation
London officials said British American and Italian talks on Trieste will start Thursday. The discussions are not aimed at a final solution, and a spokesman did not comment on protests raised by Yugoslavia's Premier Marshal Tito.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Office
Trieste
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Pontotoc County Fourth in State Meat Judging Contest
Pontotoc County placed sixth in a state 4 H meat judging and identification contest in Oklahoma City. The team of Carol Young Pauline Vinson and Bobby Young scored 1474 points amid 219 entrants from 55 counties. Kay County won with 1572 points. Carol Young led Pontotoc with a 26th place, followed by Pauline Vinson 43rd and Bobby Young 50th in a field of 101. Miss Minnie Lou McDaniel credits local packing plants and grocery stores for prep demonstrations that supported the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma City
Minnie Lou McDaniel
Carol Young
Fitzhugh
Pauline Vinson
Allan
Bobby Young
Kay
Miss McDaniel
Reeves Packing Plant
Wickham’s
Safeway
Brown Sales
Allen Herrion Visits Family in Fittstown
Allen Herrion stationed at Bryan Texas spent the weekend with his wife and family in Fitts town. Mrs. William Avra of Vincennes Indiana is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Loren Taylor for several weeks. Mrs. Avra is Mrs. Taylor's mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Herrion
Bryan, Tex
Fittstown
William Avra
Vincennes, Ind
Loren Taylor
Mrs. Avra
Mrs. Taylor
Ruth class holds monthly meeting and birthday party
The Ruth class held its monthly business meeting and birthday party at Mrs. Kenneth Harden’s home last week. Honoree was Mrs. Gladys Cooper. Mrs. Holt Sodeman led the devotional. Attendees included Lorene Howery, Mrs. McKeel, Janette Townsend, Elsie Weaver, Mrs. Sodeman, and Ednad Butterell. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Harden
Gladys Cooper
Holt Sodeman
Lorene Howery
McKeel
Janette Townsend
Elsie Weaver
Sodeman
Ednad Butterell
Ardmore visit noted by Mrs Townsend and church group
Mrs Harold Townsend spent the weekend with her daughter Wanda in Ardmore. The WMU of the Baptist church met Monday with Mrs Harold Townsend. Attendees included Rev and Mrs Holt Sodoman, Jessie Jackson, Opal Brents, and Mrs Ivy Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Townsend
Wanda
Ardmore
WMU
the Baptist Church
Holt Sodoman
Jessie Jackson
Opal Brents
Ivy Wilson
Mrs. Penick and son Return Home in Good Health
Mrs. George Penick and her son arrived home Sunday from Valley View Hospital. Both mother and son are reported feeling fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Penick
Vallew View Hospital
Kent and West Wed in First Baptist Ceremony
Miss Beth Kent daughter of Mr and Mrs Aaron Kent and Roy West of Tishomingo married Friday night at the First Baptist church Rev Holt Sodoman officiated Bridesmaids June Hisan Teddy Betsan Matron of honor Mrs Bob Ivy sister of the bride Luenna Underhill and Patsy Thompson served as candlelighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Kent
Aaron Kent
Roy West
Tishomingo
First Baptist Church
Holt Sodoman
June Hisan
Teddy Betsan
Bob Ivy
Duncan
Luenna Underhill
Patsy Thompson
Sam Marshall Visited Shawnee Hosts The Chambers
Sam Marshall spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Chambers of Shawnee, enjoying a social visit and hospitality during the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Marshall
Mrs. L.S. Chambers
Shawnee
Norman couple visits Howell family on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cook of Norman visited Freelin Howell and family Sunday, while Mrs. Ada Holt of Ada was a weekend guest in the Howell home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Cook
Norman
Freelin Howell
Ada Holt
Ada
Howell
Weekend Visit From Cole Family to Duncan
Mr and Mrs Sam Cole and their son Westle spent the weekend visiting Mr and Mrs Ruedell Marker and family in Duncan, Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Cole
Westle
Duncan
Ruedell Marker
After Truman, possible Democratic nominees listed
Washington weighs post Truman options with Barkley Douglas Kefauver Kerr Rayburn Russell and Stevenson named as potential nominees. Only Kefauver Kerr and Russell actively seek delegates, while Douglas said he would not campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Kefauver
Kerr
Russell
Douglas
Duck Reunites After 10 Mile Quest for Pal Snooky
In Los Angeles a dog named Snooky and a duck named Donaldina, pals for two years, were separated when their owner Dee F. Peffley moved away. Donaldina traveled 10 miles to the old home quacking for Snooky. Sunday she returned to the new home and the pair are back together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Snooky
Donaldina
Duck
Dee F. Peffley
Peffley
Fire destroys dog house in West Frankfurt
At 2 a m an alarm woke firefighters who found a dog house ablaze in West Frankfurt Illinois. The structure was destroyed with $10 in damage and the dogs inside unharmed. The cause remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfurt
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