Eagle Scout Braly Award Ceremony Tonight
Joe Lee Braly of First Christian church Explorer Post 7004 will receive the Eagle Scout Award tonight at 7 30 p m in a ceremony at the First Christian church. J O Michael will speak on Striving for Excellence and Casper Duffer will explain the program with Willis J Decker narrating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Lee Braly
First Christian Church
Explorer Post 7004
J. O. Michael
Casper Duffer
Willis J. Decker
East Central Chemistry Department
Post 7004
J. C. McGhee
Don Morrow
Tom Yarbro
Byron Bailey
Bill Duffer
Carl Sawyer
Bob Perry
Life
Herman Kifer
Eddie Garrison
Ronnie Riggs
Oral Smith
Joe Lowe
Wayne Simonds
Otis Simonds
Teddy Sneed
Kenny Young
Charles Kuras
Paul Mitchell
James Click
First Christian Church Explorer Post 7004
M. W
Jack) Bell
M. B. Yarbo
George Toler
Thurston Bishop
McGee
Charley Longpine
Scout Braly
C. L. Robberson
Robbers
State Road Program Could be Cut Back
Oklahoma faces a potential cutback in road construction if federal steel freeze persists. State Highway Director C A Stoldt warned the measure threatens future work despite a current 4 million dollar setting. The freeze raises bids and may reduce future steel for projects including the Turner Turnpike now under contract except for a gap near Sapulpa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
C. A. Stoldt
Commission
Stoldt
Tulsa
Sapulpa
Poison Dumped In Delaware River Near Bristol
A Rohm & Haas chemist reports the Delaware River off Bristol contains very low poison levels after 7000 pounds of chemicals were dumped. Tests confirm earlier results and say concentrations are well below toxic limits with no immediate danger. Police patrol boats take samples as further studies continue under watchful waiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Delaware
Rohm & Haas Co
Latta Seniors Tour to Oklahoma A and M
Four Latta High School seniors visited Oklahoma A and M last Thursday with vocational agriculture instructor J C Pruitt. Accompanying him were Verlin Arter Lloyd Martin Bob Bivins and Royce Fulton. All plan to attend Stillwater campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latta
J. ¢. Pruitt
Latta High School
Oklahoma A
Pruitt
Verlin Arter
Lloyd Martin
Bob Bivins
Royce Fulton
Stillwater
Cows Eating Wild Onions Produce Onion-Flavored Milk
Report notes dairy cows that consume wild onions often excrete milk with a distinctive onion flavor. Researchers observe aroma changes linked to feed. Further study planned to confirm causality and potential dairy industry implications.
Bumper strawberry harvest expected across three states
Oklahoma officials forecast a large tri state strawberry harvest using 108000 workers to pick 25600 acres across Oklahoma Arkansas and Missouri. Growers planted 3600 acres in Oklahoma 17000 in Arkansas and 5000 in Missouri with harvest set to begin May 1 and more migrants needed. Arkansas aims to hire 75000 workers with 40000 already in place and 25000 more expected.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Dave Vandivier
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
Vandivier
Arkansas State Employment Service
Murray Appeals for Economy Backing
Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray urges voters to back an economy program and quiz candidates on taxes welfare school financing and rural telephone bills. He notes Oklahoma's per capita tax at 79 dollars the highest in state history and asks if state services justify the higher costs than Texas Arkansas and Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas
Barkley Deliberates Run for Democratic Nomination
Vice President Barkley said he has not decided whether to seek the Democratic presidential nomination. He plans no announcement this weekend and wants to be careful in making such an important choice as friends urge him to run after President Truman declined renomination.
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Washington
Barkley
Truman
Union Good Friday Service Announced
The Ministerial Alliance of Ada and Pontotoc County announces a Good Friday service at the First Presbyterian church from 12 30 to 1 30 PM led by Rev F H LaFollette. Rev J E Lansdowne will speak. Rev Floyd Poag will read Scripture and pray. church music by the First Presbyterian music department. all county churches invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Pontotoc County
First Presbyterian Church
F. H. LaFollette
Latin Cumberland Presbyterian Ct .1
Floyd Poag
Assembly of God Church
J. E. Lansdowne
Nazarene Church
Rosenbergs' Death Sentence Stands
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals denied petitions for a new hearing by Julius and Ethel Rosenberg on their espionage convictions. Their lawyers moved to stay the mandate to seek Supreme Court review, with a hearing set for next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
U. S. Supreme Court
Rosenberg
Russia
Supreme Court
U.S. Proposes U.N. Arms Atomic Check Up Plan
The United States presented a phased census and inspection plan to the U.N. Disarmament Commission to trace and verify atomic energy plants with aim of eventual disarmament. France and Britain said they would study it, while Russia mocked it as a cover for rearmament and demanded initial prohibition of the atomic bomb.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
U.N. Disarmament Commission
U.N
France
Britain
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
U. S
Malik
General Assembly
Benjamin Cohen
Commission
Fire college uses water fog to quench stand-in house blaze
A house at Oklahoma A and M was set ablaze to demonstrate indirect water fog quenching techniques for the 19th annual fire college. About 100 Oklahoma firemen observed as instructors and experts, including R. E. Vernon of Western Actuarial Bureau and E. N. Davis of Underwriters Laboratories, spoke during the demonstration.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma A. & M
Oklahoma
Fire College
R. E. Vernon
Western Actuarial Bureau
Cirago
Briton With Arab Legion Is Slain
Col. R. Palmer a British military specialist with the Arab Legion was shot to death in his bed last night in Amman Jordan A British spokesman said Palmer apparently was the victim of a burglar and that no political motive was involved The Arab Legion is Jordan s British financed military force
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Amman
Jordan
Col
R. Palmer
The
Arab Legion
Palmer
Few DP's Join Up With U.S. Army
In Heidelberg Germany after a year only 220 European displaced persons have joined the U.S. Army out of a 12,500 quota. Army officials doubt reaching even a tenth. About 5,000 aliens from 11 countries have applied but most failed to meet qualifications.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U.S. Army
Congress
Europe
Senator McCarran Sued Over Sun Boycott in Las Vegas
A million-dollar damage suit filed in federal court by H. M. Greenspun alleges Senator Pat McCarran pressured hotel and casino executives to boycott the Las Vegas Sun in an effort to suppress adverse editorials. The complaint states McCarran enlisted Marion B. Hicks to persuade 11 other hotel and gambling interests to join the action on March 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Pat McCarran
D-Nev
Las Vegas Sun
Sun
H. M. Greenspun
McCarran
Marion B. Hicks
Elephant rental at $260 a day draws mockery in rally push
Raymond Pitcairn of the Citizens-for-Gen Eisenhower group said renting an elephant for rallies is too costly. He cited animal dealers asking $260 daily versus his estimate of about $50. Pitcairn noted the elephant would boost crowd appeal but remains unaffordable.
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Philadelphia
Raymond Pitcairn
Southeastern
Kerr to keynote Kansas Democratic convention in Hutchinson
Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma will headline the Kansas Democratic convention in Hutchinson on April 26. He will speak after the noon dinner and arrives April 25, announced by George Burke, fifth district and Reno county chairman.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Robert Kerr Dokla
George Burke
Fifth District
Reno County
Kerr
State Supreme Court Opinions in Oklahoma cases
The Oklahoma Supreme Court issued multiple opinions today. Several cases were affirmed including Young Exploration Co. versus Frank Benjamin Black and others in various counties. others were reversed with directions such as Joe H. Staley et al versus Robert F. Brannan et al. Some petitions involving drainage districts and industrial commissions were vacated or affirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Young Exploration Co
Frank Benjamin Black
Lila Black
Oklahoma County
H. E. Truttman
City of
Sim Liles
Roy Smith
Creek County
Tulsa County
George Hilshimer
Tulsa County Commissioners
State Industrial Commission
Lee Roy J. David
Woodrow Colson
B. F. Hall
Mac- Alester
Hubert Smith
Board of Plumbing Examiners
McAlester
Pittsburg
Affirmed
Joe H. Staley
Robert F. Brannan
Love County
Oklahoma City Humane Society
T. E. Ford
Oklahoma Transportation Co
Wayne Mitchell
Garvin County
W. A. Sanders
C. P. Carter Construction Co
Robert P. Eller
Carter County
Yank Desertion Case Draws World Press Attention
American soldier Robert Natskakula has been recaptured in West Berlin and faces a U.S. court martial. Alongside British Cpl. John Keith Waller, he was billed as a "peace fighter" by East Berlin officials after deserting to the East two years ago.
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Berlinp
West Berlin
U.S
Robert Natskakula
Natrona
Natskakula
Cpl
John Keith Waller
Gerhart Eisler
East Berlin
Waller
Charles Howard
Howard Sheet Metal Company
Ada
Howard
Aubrey Harris
Aldridge Hotel
College
Homer Matthews
Court House
Temple of Justice
Kerr Sees Growing Realization of Spiritual Needs
Sen. Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma spoke at the Amen Corner dinner in Pittsburgh urging a spiritual reawakening in America. He argued World War II victory is temporary and only permanent if the nation becomes an arsenal of spiritual power rather than relying on arms and material strength.
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Pittsburgh
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
America
Amen Corner
Kerr
Anglo-Iranian Oil Case Postponed at Iran's Request
The International Court of Justice halted a hearing on the Anglo-Iranian oil case for one month at Iran's request. Britain accuses Iran of nationalizing the British owned Anglo-Iranian Company in violation of international law. Premier Mossadegh was expected to appear to challenge the court's jurisdiction.
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Hague
Netherlands
International Court of Justice
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Britain
International Aw
Displaced Nazi-Bred Horse Aids American Stables
A horse named Humphrey, weighing 1140 pounds, born in Germany in 1943 from a Hungarian dam, was captured by Americans in 1945 as spoils of war. The Army remount service sent 143 such horses to farms for breeding, and Humphrey now helps improve U S cavalry stock by displaying unusual intelligence and calmness on the ranch near Butte Montana.
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Butte
Mont
Humphrey
Germany
Hungary
Army Remount Service
Steel wage dispute could cut steel output by nearly a million tons
New York report by Iron Age estimates the steel wage fight will trim weekly production from over two million tons to about one million this week. The Wage Stabilization Board and unions debate a raise near 15 cents hourly with fringe benefits, while price ceilings cap boosts at 2 to 3 dollars per ton under Capehart.
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New York
Iron Age
Metal Working Trade Weekly
Wage Stabilization Board
Murray
Football Skills Can Save Lives
Los Angeles educator Floyd R. Eastwood told a convention that football skills such as blocking and side stepping help prevent civilian injuries and deaths from traffic and home accidents. He emphasized the lifelong value of athletic training in safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Floyd R. Eastwood
Los Angeles State College
American Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Pre-Easter Services Announced in Latta
Rev F A LaFollette attended a Cumberland Presbyterian church meeting in Oklahoma City. Pre Easter services begin Wednesday night and run through Sunday with Sunday at 3 pm. Latin Baptists gathered at a creek bank near Dayton Scott's bridge to witness baptisms of Mr and Mrs Joseph Castillo and their daughter Cherry. Rev Truitt Haskins led the service, L R Mitchell read scripture, and Sue Houchen led the group singing.
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F. A. LaFollette
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Oklahoma City
Dayton Scott
Joseph Castillo
Cherry
Truitt Haskins
L. R. Mitchell
Sue Houchen
Revivalists Return From Louisiana Visit Local Family
Rev and Mrs Aaron Hancock returned from Louisiana where he conducted a revival. They visited daughter Mrs Truitt Haskins and family Sunday. Hancock preached at Latin Baptist church Sunday night. Mrs Hancock stays for the week in charge of a junior study course This Is My Bible. Rev L E Perrin teaches the intermediates young people and adults the New Testament doctrines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Hancock
Louisiana
Truitt Haskins
Hancock
Latin Baptist Church
Haskins and group attend Banner Baptist workers conference
Attendees at the Banner Baptist associational workers conference in Fittstown include Rev. and Mrs. Truitt Haskins Mrs. Mae Morgan Mrs. Clara Oliver Mr and Mrs J K Houchen Jr Mr and Mrs Joseph Castillo Harvey Wilson and Mr and Mrs John Whitson from Latta and nearby communities on Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner Baptist Associational Workers Conference
Fittstown
Latta
Truitt Haskins
Mae Morgan
Clara Oliver
J. K. Houchen Jr
Joseph Castillo
Harvey Wilson
John Whitson
Bob Bivins Visits Friends in Oklahoma City
Bob Bivins visited friends in Oklahoma City on Saturday, spending time with local acquaintances and sharing updates during the social call.
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Bob Bivins
Oklahoma City
Mrs Dee Campbell Visits Sulphur Hospital Patient
Mrs Dee Campbell and Bill and Yolanda spent Sunday in Sulphur visiting Mr. Campbell who is a patient in the hospital there. He is expected to remain another two weeks undergoing treatment for a heart ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Campbell
Bill
Yolanda
Mr. Campbell
Mrs Foster Eaton and Mrs Ethel Huddleston Conduct Business
Mrs Foster Eaton and Mrs Ethel Huddleston conducted business in Oklahoma City on Saturday.
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Foster Eaton
Ethel Huddleston
Oklahoma City
Finis Cope Visits Cooper Family in Big Lakes
Finis Cope of Big Lakes Texas spent Saturday with Mr and Mrs Herbert Cooper and their family.
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Finis Cope
Big Lakes
Tex
Herbert Cooper
Mrs Mayberry and child return home after Muskogee visit
Mrs Bob Mayberry and her child returned home Monday after a two week visit in Muskogee with her parents Mr and Mrs C B Hawkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Mayberry
Muskogee
C. B. Hawkins
Weekend visit to relatives in Anadarko
Mr. and Mrs. Moco Thomas of Anadarko spent the weekend with her sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Thompson and Janell, and his brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Blackwell and children.
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Moco Thomas
Anadarko
Luther Thompson
Janell
W. T. Blackwell
Blackwells Make Business Trip to Oklahoma City
Mr and Mrs W T Blackwell traveled to Oklahoma City last Saturday on a business trip.
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Mrs. W. T. Blackwell
Oklahoma City
Mrs Luther Thompson Visits Stone Wall Relative
Mrs Luther Thompson and her daughter visited her mother Mrs L H Blackwell in Stone Wall on Monday.
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Luther Thompson
L. H. Blackwell
Stonewall
Mendenhall to Speak at Oklahoma Tuberculosis Meeting
Elliott Mendenhall clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Texas will be a featured speaker tomorrow night at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Tuberculosis Association. No meeting will last through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Elliott Mendenhall
University of Texas
Oklahoma Tuberculosis Association
Dorset sorghum offers improved combine type variety
Oklahoma A M researchers unveil Dorset a new dwarf dorso sorghum for eastern Oklahoma fields. It matures in 98 to 116 days yields 24.8 bu per acre and stands smaller than regular dorso potentially replacing Martin s Combine type in areas hit by bird damage and weathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Seiglinger
Aggie Agricultural Experiment Station
Oklahoma
Martin
Seighner
Sulphur FFA Plans Queen Race Ahead of Rodeo Visit
Sulphur FFA will sponsor a queen race ahead of a two day rodeo on May 1 and 2. Four class representatives will compete after selling the most rodeo tickets, with candidates Karen Howe Nakita Hill Kylene Sheegog and a twelfth grade winner to be named. Other events include steer riding calf roping pole bending and honorary medals. Tickets go on sale April 10 at Bill Lowe's cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future
Farmers Ofmerica
Karen Howe
Nakita Hill
Kylene Sheegog
Sulphur Ffa
Ardmore
Howard Shaw
Johnny Cooper
Gerald Brewer
Eddie Collins
Hereford Heaven Ramblers
John Townsley
Robert Doty
FFA
Fred Hunt
R. T. Brown
Hereford Heaven
Don Runyan
Don
Civic Center Arena
Randal Norwood
Jack Hunt
Raymond Lee
Arcie Paul Henderson
Joe Green
Bill Lowe
Murray County Dress Revue Set for April 11 in Sulphur
Murray County Home Demonstration Clubs announce the Annual Dress Revue on Friday April 11 at the First Methodist Church basement Sulphur. Entries include sack and house dresses coats and suits child and boys outfits with a deadline April 9. A County Council meeting and noon covered dish luncheon precede the revue. The Murray County Choral Club directed by Mrs. Tom Howell II will perform in the afternoon with accompanists Mrs. J E Ruggles and Mrs. Doyle Dalley.
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Murray County
First Methodist Church
Murray County Choral Club
Tom Howell II
Davis
J. E. Ruggles
Doyle Dalley
Edith L. Gabrish
Low Bids Listed For Highway Work In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City reports low bids on 101.3 miles of road and bridge work statewide at 1.1 percent under estimates. The total bid sum was 4,131,145 covering 14 counties with bridge painting projects estimated at 338,434, the largest since June 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Highway Commission
Ada Officer Gets Boost to Captain
Four Oklahoma Army reservists including two from Oklahoma City and one from Ada receive promotions. Colonel Charles E. Tompkins announced the advances as 1st Lt Hugh E. Cavener to captain, Capt Demetri Paris to major, Cpl Edgar B. Robinson Jr to sergeant, and 1st Lt James L. Armstrong to captain of Battery C 360th FA Battalion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Army
Oklahoma City
Ada
Charles E. Tompkins
Oklahoma Military District
Hugh E. Cavener
25Th
95Th Division Quartermaster Company
Demetri Paris
ORC
Cpl
Edgar B. Robinson, Jr
James L. Armstrong
360Th Field Artillery Battalion
Veteran Douglas Story 107 in hospital after accident
Civilian veteran Douglas T. Story, 107, was admitted to Sawtelle Veterans Hospital after his daughter with whom he lived broke her leg. Doctors said the admission was due to the accident and there was no one else to care for him. He called the rest “the best rest I’ve had in years.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Civilia
Douglas T. Story
Story
Sawtelle Veterans Hospital
Daley Potee
It doesn’t cost much to hire workers for thought
A quip notes the easy price of employing labor but warns that real money buys only labor, not independent thinking. The line contrasts cheap coercion with true intellectual contribution, highlighting a critique of outsourced thinking.
Jap Airliner Crashes Off Tokyo Coast
A Japan Airlines twin engine plane with 37 aboard crashed about 150 miles southwest of Tokyo. U S Navy reports differed on rescues as Japanese officials said all were picked up by vessels Heron or Firecrest, while Titania found no survivors. Three Americans aboard were Earnest G. Stewart pilot Raymond G. Clevenger co pilot and navigator and Capt H L Reed of Johnson Air Force Base. The craft carried four crew and 33 passengers en route from Tokyo to Fukuoka with Japanese nationals among the rest.
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Tokyo
Japan
U. S. Navy
Japanese Maritime Board
U. S
Heron
Firecrest
Navy
Titania
Japan Airlines
Earnest G. Stewart
Raymond G. Clevenger
H. L. Reed
Johnson Air Force Base
Fukuoka
Exercises Long Horn Brings Final Phase Of Maneuvers
FT Hood Texas forces outline the end of Exercise Long Horn as airborne troops join the 1st Armored Division. The 17 day simulated war concludes with two deaths and 221 injuries among paratroopers during high wind jumps. A fighter plane collision near Evant killed one. Another paratrooper died when his parachute tangled with gear as 3089 troops dropped. The maneuver closes tomorrow at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Hood
Tex
1St Armored Division
U. S
82Nd
Colorado River
Evant
508Th
Ada Police Fish Fry Tickets On Sale
Advance sales are in progress for the Ada City Police annual Fish Fry to be held April 11 in Convention Hall. Proceeds fund new summer uniforms for 13 officers under Chief Cecil Smith, with serving from 6 30 to 8 30 and all the fish you can eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada City Police Department
Convention Hall
Cecil Smith
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AGM
Union
Rosenbergs
Sen. McCarran
State Supreme Court
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Mendenhall
Hubert
King Features 5Ndicate, Inc
Magdalene Thomas
South Johnston
Fairgrounds
Moss Wimbish
Harvey Faust
East Central
Sulphur Ffa Group
Big Rodeo
Pacific Ocean
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