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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1952
Page
6
Washington reports the FCC lifts a long freeze on new television stations setting a path to as many as 2053 stations across 1291 communities. converts required for reception and a later rush to secure permits, with a 78 day wait before grants and a reset of pending applications to a level playing field.
Tulsa reports labor peace in Oklahoma as Southwestern Bell employees end sympathy strikes after the Kansas City office agrees to hire workers previously locked out. Western Electric installers and Southwestern Bell workers, CIO Communications Workers, had walked off and picketed exchanges, with supervisory staff operating switchboards during the dispute.
A Russian born refugee from Yugoslavia Ser giusz Aksiuk 38 used gas to kill his wife Nina and their five children three sons aged 8 to 15 and a 7-year-old daughter before ending his own life. Police found the bodies after the wife returned home shortly after midnight and investigators offered no immediate motive.
Federal police in Caracas say 40 people were arrested in connection with a panic at Santa Teresa Church last Wednesday that led to 47 deaths. The panic, allegedly provoked by terrorists after a church bell rang false alarm, followed claims by the parish priest and earlier police blame on pickpockets diverting attention from theft.
Police netted the year's largest liquor seizure in Enid Oklahoma, arresting a driver after finding 81 bottles of liquor in a parked car on April 12. The case highlights a major crackdown on illegal alcohol during the day.
Wintersmith Park enters peak picnic season under Luther Condren with space for ground seating and upcoming amenities. Volunteers and lumber donations expand tables, an amphitheater, and a planned fishing derby on May 24. Jaycees zoo may join later as Glenwood Park pool aims for early June opening.
Coal County's bi annual Democratic convention met Saturday at the courthouse to select resolutions and delegates for the state convention. Fred O Neal was named convention chairman with Ann McLaughlin as secretary. Delegates were chosen to attend uninstructed by order of the meeting.
Konawa Oklahoma special annual lectureship underway led by pastor R A Hartsell. Guest speaker Monday night at 8 p m Will M Thompson discusses Christ Is Divine. through Sunday April 20 speakers include Abbott Ramsey Crumbley Corner Best and Hartsell with topics on Christ headship reception into Christ followers judgment and remembrance. Services open to the public for information and enjoyment.
The Butterick Sales Training Program is ready for a three night session this week in Ada. W. S. Butterick has organized the event expected to draw about 200 sales people, with sessions from 7:30 to 9:45 at the Aldridge Hotel ballroom. The program promises practical sales guidance from greeting to handling angry customers, covering 55 phases including telephone selling and conversation sequence.
In Wenatchee Washington an industry spokesman says Churchill’s austerity plan could cut Britain as a major export market for United States apples. He notes England bought 1,141,053 boxes this season, the largest prewar level, but austerity could reduce demand for apples.
OPS director Arnall ordered the release of all price violator names including unintentional cases. Effective May 1 district offices will log names and facts in a public press book, while ongoing cases with court action or settlements above the overcharge remain public.
The Mary Hurley Hospital in Coalgate will be officially dedicated May 12 during National Hospital Week. General Pat Hurley will be the principal guest and speaker, with WKY broadcasting the event and the opening televised. A banquet for up to 800 is planned that evening.
Three more petitions for naming executors of the W. A. Graham Pryor estate join two existing filings in Pryor County Court. City officials seek co executors C D Mitchell Graham's stepson Baylis Graham and May or Earl Ward. County commissioners ask Mitchell Graham and Floyd Shrum be appointed. The late banker left 270000 in specific bequests and the rest to Pryor Mayes County and Oklahoma.
The marriage notice reports Walter V James aged 36 and Gladys J Frazier aged 34, both of Whitesboro Texas, as a newly-joined couple. A separate sentence notes a biology fact acknowledging the human skull contains 22 bones.
Honolulu housewife Dorothy Soyack contends in U S Tax Court that her husband John L Soyack won 139 285 in the Irish Sweepstakes then left with another woman. He sent 16 000 home but later sent 70 042 50 to the other woman and squandered or shifted 16 300 elsewhere. The IRS seeks 64 698 08 in back taxes and the wife now faces surrender of the 16 000 she received to cover his tax bill.
The FCC announced final TV channel allotments ending the station grants freeze. Oklahoma receives 55 channels including 11 VHF and 44 UHF allocations with 12 pending applications. Oklahoma City and Tulsa get five stations each with educational channels. Enid Lawton Muskogee Norman Stillwater Elk City receive varied commercial and educational allocations. Thirty cities gain one channel each.
Pon totoc County Schoolmasters club plans a fish fry session Monday at Latta announced by Norman C. Mitchell county superintendent. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and will include an annual election of officers for the current term. Latta students will provide the musical program.
U S First Marine Air Wing mission over enemy lines yields a dramatic refresher for P-Lt. Frederick K. Purdum a 29 year old artillery spotter from Lynchburg Kentucky His craft pilot was wounded in the leg and the plane dived Purdum who had left flying six years earlier quickly resumed control steadied the aircraft and landed the plane under fire.
Snail shell coiling is usually right handed but certain species show a reversed left handed coil. Researchers note genetic and developmental factors can determine coil direction and explain rare cases of left handed gastropods.
Easter in Oklahoma brought biting winds and damp weather with limited activities. The Wichita Mountains Easter Pageant drew about 60,000 spectators near Lawton, far below prior crowds. Lawton patrolmen aided 223 motorists. only minor wildlife and animal casualties were reported.
The Ada Police Department thanks the community for the Friday night fish fry held April 11 1952 to fund summer uniforms. It lists donating businesses and groups including Knotts Bakery Threlkeld Pickle Copeland Bakery Radio Station KADA Johnson Bakery Aldridge Hotel St Josephs Catholic Church and several funeral homes and stores. Fifty underprivileged children attended as special guests.
Maud Oklahoma educators re elected for the 1952 53 school year and accepted the resignation of vocational home economics teacher Olene Harned. Names include superintendent Albert V. Horn and principals B E McCharen Tom Henry Glenn Rhoades and E L Mullen.
French communists threaten violence if Gen. Matthew Ridgway is named successor to Gen. Dwight Eisenhower. L Humanite calls Ridgway a war criminal and killer of Koreans. UN officials deny germ-bay bomb claims by Reds amid Korea and China tensions.
Delton Teel was picked up Saturday night on charges of being drunk in a public place. Highway Patrolman H. D. Van Arsdell was the investigating officer. Charges were filed Monday in the peace justice court of C. W. Floyd.
Wapanucka activates a brick and concrete city hall three months after a December 20 1951 blaze gutted the old building. The new structure, funded from insurance and tight budgeting, houses a two room jail in progress with future fire station plans. City leaders Dort Montgomery and J Gard Duncan led a self directed effort drafting 198 new laws by hand, with Lula Surrell recording them in ledgers.
Tim Holt motion picture and TV star received a Shelland pony at Ada Municipal Airport in a Sunday night ceremony. The pony will train for a hospital tour with a dog act and may be officially presented during the Ada Rodeo in August.
Central Airlines operates a unique Ada schedule with three planes on the ramp at roughly the same time. Launched in late February, the program adds daylight trips before 11 a m to Tulsa Oklahoma City and Dallas with returns around 8 p m the same day to boost business travel.
The Ada Lions Club will host Miss Willie Lawson of Little Rock Arkansas at Tuesday's luncheon. Lawson long directed the Arkansas Education Association and helped establish the Business Industry Education Day, a national initiative. She currently works in book sales and remains in demand for public talks nationwide.
In Goodland Kansas a district court jury ruled pilot Frank B Hayden negligent after a fatal crash. Dorothy Boyle, widow of passenger Wallace Boyle, was awarded 10917 damages from Hayden’s estate. A second suit over Leo Callihan is pending.
Air Training Command moves to disciplinary action against 12 reserve officers for disobeying orders by refusing to fly. The list includes six from Randolph Texas and six newcomers at Mather California. ATC says all remain under investigation as 44 pilots were previously interviewed and many returned to combat training.
In Oklahoma, W. C. Bost president of the Peoples Bank at Westville was chosen president of the Northeastern Oklahoma Bankers Association at the annual convention. O. W. Lamb of Muskogee named vice chairman and Bryan Blocker of Claremore named secretary. A. J. Mahoney of Nowata and Ray Painter of Afton joined the executive council.
Johnston County 4-H clubs held annual presentations at the administration building with high school and grade school divisions. Champions across divisions included Oda Harris and Sue Harden in high school demos, Annette Harden in several categories, and Patsy Stanford and Judy Robinson among grade school winners, with all champions advancing to the state meet in Stillwater.
Allen residents urged to sign up as Red Cross Bloodmobile visits on April 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the American Legion hall. Tom Tiernan, Sunray plant manager, chairs the Allen blood project aiming 150 pints. Eligible donors are 18 to 59 with parental consent for under 21.
Bordolano Italy. Myron Kinley a Houston oil field expert used a heavy charge of high explosive to extinguish a large European methane gas well that had burned for 20 days. The well had a 200 foot flame pillar and continues to vent gas while Kyle Perry assists Kinley to control the flow.
The eggs are fertilized and hatch inside the male sea horse's brood pouch, where development occurs until birth. This unique paternal role distinguishes seahorses from many other species.
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