Terror of A-Bomb Vanishes
HAL BOYLE notes America adapts to the atom as televised Nevada explosion shows public calm. Viewers compare the blast to entertainment acts, revealing reduced fear since five years ago. The piece reflects on lingering dread and historical panic about global atomic war.
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Hal Boyle
New York
America
Nevada
Milton Berle
Jimmy Durante
Arthur Godfrey
Soviet
Russia
Boys in A H Contest at Ontotoc County Roundup
About 300 boys are expected to enter the Boys Appro-Clothing contest at the Ontotoc County 4-H Roundup on April 29 at First Presbyterian Church. C. H. Hailey, county agent, lists five classes from everyday wear to church or dress attire with specific clothing rules. Judges include Bill Emanuel, Bob Steiner and Scott Baublits.
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Ontotoc
First Presbyterian Church
C. H. Hailey
Bill Emanuel
Bob Steiner
Scott Baublits
Mother and son buried after Spokane bomber crash
Colma California April 24. Staff Sergeant Martin G. Cohn was buried after mother Ben Cohn of San Francisco died five days later upon hearing of her son’s death among 14 victims in a B 36 bomber crash at Spokane on April 15. Rabbi Saul White conducted rites for both.
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Colma
Calif
Martin G. Cohn
Ben Cohn
San Francisco
Spokane
Saul White
Temple Beth Sholum
Steel Industry Presses Courts Over Seizure of Mills
The steel industry again asked federal courts to block President Truman from seizing the nation's steel mills as a constitutional crisis over government control and emergency powers unfolds in Washington.
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Truman
Washington
Federal
Igo in Jail as Wife Buried in Coalgate
Jim Igo remained jailed Thursday morning as funeral services were held for his wife Pearl Igo who was murdered early Monday evening. A county official denied rumor he attended the funeral. Igo is the alleged killer and beneficiary on an insurance policy. The case followed his arrest after investigators probed Mrs. Igo’s death in Coalgate.
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Coalgate
Jim Igo
Pearl Igo
Igo
Coal County
Pearl Avanzini
Wichita
Kas
Ira Ingram
Grave Danger Past Now for Kansas City
The Missouri River leveled off at Kansas City with no major damage to industrial areas as dikes held at 30.6 feet for 10 hours and then rose to 30.64 feet, nearly six feet below last year's peak.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Parley deadlock on POW swap prompts new talks
In Munsan Korea negotiators recess to study a new proposal on prisoner exchanges. No official word on progress or voluntary repatriation. Meanwhile 15 000 POWs and internees moved to six new camps on the Korean mainland with a 60 000 capacity. The weather outlook remains bright and flood levels along the Kaw River lessen as Kansas City sees reduced flow from July.
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Munsan
Korea
Reds
U. N
Washington
Peiping
Eighth Army
Kose Island
Panmunjom
Bloodmobile Change Sends Ada Visit for April 30
The Red Cross shifts the Bloodmobile stop from Allen to Ada at First Christian Church from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 30 to meet a 150 pint quota with about 200 donors planned and 51 already pledged for Ada's drive. Prospective donors aged 18 to 59 are urged to contact the local office.
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Red Cross
Ada
Allen
First Christian Church
Harriet Schroeder
Pontotoc
Ada High Style Show Postponed To April 30
Ada high school Homemaking Department postpones the style show due to illness of instructor Mrs Casper Duffer. Class members will model sun dresses sports wear street costumes and formal dresses with a tea to follow the revue.
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Casper Duffer
Ada High School
London Coronation Date Advised By British Cabinet
The Daily Express reports the cabinet advised Queen Elizabeth II that June 2 1953 would suit her coronation. A Buckingham Palace spokesman said no decision has been made and nothing can be confirmed at this stage.
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London
The
Daily Express
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Woman’s Romance as Tactical Military Feat
A humorous quip from General Features Corporation likens romance to a soldierly maneuver where a woman repels initial advances and finally blocks a retreat, framing courtship as strategic defense.
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General Features Corporation
Kerr Will Urge Flood Controls
Senator Robert S. Kerr says in his weekly letter he will again appeal to the senate appropriations committee for a flood control program in Oklahoma and the southwest. He notes Missouri River floods as a warning and calls for funds for construction planning and a comprehensive survey of the Arkansas White and Red Rivers basins.
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Washington
Robert S. Kerr
Senate Appropriations Committee
Oklahoma
Southwest
Kerr
Missouri River
Arkansas-White
Red Rivers
Denmark to issue iron coins amid metal shortage
Denmark will issue iron coins for the first time since World War I as zinc and bronze coins are being illegally remelted for industry. The metal shortage drives coin value above face value due to global price trends, according to the finance minister.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Mrs Addie Price Dies at 80 in Ada Oklahoma
Mrs Addie Price 80 died at a local hospital early Thursday Funeral services set for Friday at 2 at Smith Funeral Chapel burial in Memorial Park She and Thomas M Price celebrated their 61st anniversary earlier this year Surviving are daughters Mrs W J Hogan Mrs Herman Sharum Mrs Kennie Marrs Miss Jane Price son Paul Price and extended family
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Addie Price
Smith
Memorial Park
Mr. Price
W. J. Hogan
Oklahoma City
Herman Sharum
Shreveport
Kennie Marrs
Tulsa
Jane Price
Adason
Paul Price
Henryetta
Drunken Driving Charges Filed in County Court
Escar Myers faces drunken driving charges after a two car crash on April 20. Clyde Baulch, who filed the complaint, claims Myers was operating under the influence while traveling west on Fourth Street toward North Broadway. Minor vehicle damage noted. Maxine Baulch was a passenger. Myers denies driving at the time.
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Escar Myers
Myers
Clyde Baulch
Baulch
H. D. van Arsdell
Aubrey A. Mitchell
Fourth Street
Pioneer Resident Dies At Wayne
Wayne resident W N Kitchens longtime Ada area figure died Wednesday in Wayne after living in Pontotoc County and Purcell recently Funeral plans await arrival of California based children with burial expected in Purcell He was born in Tennessee and came to Ada with extensive time in the Vaness area Surviving children include daughters Ethel Johns Graham TX Velma Patterson Parsons KS Mary Hodges Lynwood CA Pearl Hunt Ada Norma Lee Watts Stratford IN and sons Clifford I D Paul Floyd Lubbock TX and Bill Wayne plus 27 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
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W. N. Kitchens
Pontotoc County
Wayne
Purcell
California
Tennessee
Kitchens
Ada
Vaness
Ethel Johns
Graham
Tex
Velma Patterson
Parsons
RFC Fate Is In Balance
The RFC Reconstruction Finance Corporation faced abolition in the Senate with a 42 to 37 vote on initial passage. After a parliamentary reset, supporters pushed a new tally to send the measure to a banking committee by June 2, though some backers viewed the effort as likely dead this session.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance “Corporation
RFC
Senate
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Banking Committee
Congress
Truman Says He Got Reds Out of Iran
Prison riot at Michigan State Prison in Jackson ends in partial surrender after hours of mutiny. Leaders Earl Ward and Crazy Jack Hyatt clash over control while about 169 inmates remain in isolation Block 15 awaiting full surrender. Governor Williams negotiates terms and a steak dinner is promised.
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Truman
Iran
Arthur W. Everett Jackson
Mich
Michigan
Kenneth Moore
Earl Ward
Jack” Hyatt
State of
G. Mennen Williams
Daylight Saving Time Here Again
Daylight saving time will start Sunday moving clocks ahead one hour. It is popular in urban areas for extended leisure and production but many farmers and fishermen ignore it. DST lasts until the last Sunday in September the 28th local time.
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Washington, D. C
Truman Clarifies Ultimatum Remark In Iran Note History
President Truman said an ultimatum was used in lay terms regarding Iran in 1946 while aides clarified a unilateral note sent March 6 1946 to the Soviet government. He cited troop withdrawal from Iran, Yugoslavia Trieste episode, Berlin airlift, and Korea in a broad warning about U S resolve and armed force.
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Washington
Truman
Stalin
Iran
White House
Roger Tubby
Tubby
U. S
State Department
United States
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Gloomy glamour of air war prompts incentive pay debate
Washington reports top Air Force leaders push for new incentive pay to attract pilots and crews amid a growing manpower shortage. Proposals would grant frontline fliers extra combat pay as Congress debates a combat pay bill stalled in a House Senate conference.
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Don Whitehead
Washington
America
Air Force
Congress
Navy
Senate
Pentagon
Sen. Hunt
D-Wye
Armed Services
Leaves Income for Women He Had Meant to Marry
Percy T. Martin estate assets of 515000 go to two women named as intended wives. Widow Mrs. Ethel Martin receives 250 monthly. Frances Miller and Helen Dill get 300 monthly each for life if they stay unmarried and refrain from impure conduct or tobacco and alcohol use.
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Los Angeles
Percy T. Martin
Martin
Ethel Martin
Frances Miller
Helen Dill
Greek coins clear Duluth parking fine
A Duluth man Lt. Jack Brockway sent two 30 000 drachma Greek bank notes to cover a previously unpaid parking ticket from October 23 1951. The city will refund the amount in drachma and the fine will be waived.
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Duluth
Minn
Athens
Greece
Jack Brockway
U. S. Air Force
Ralph G. Fiskett
Brockway
Pessimists Debate Floods and Horns in Local Talk
In a lively community debate, residents discuss flood preparedness and practical car knowledge. The exchange highlights skepticism about water risk and confirms horn signaling as a known skill among attendees.
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Kiendl
Wage Stabilization Board
Alexander Holtzoff
WSB
CIO
Philip Murray
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