Stratford Church Women Attend North Ardmore Bible School Institute
Stratford residents traveled to Maysville Friday for the North Ardmore District Methodist Bible School Institute. Attendees included Mrs. Tom Glass Mrs. Roy Watts Mrs. Kenneth Andrews and Willie Watts plans were announced for a soon Bible School with four classes Intermediate Junior Primary and Beginners. Also several Stratford women joined Friendship night at the Konawa Chapter Order of the Eastern Star with Mrs A S Robertson Mrs Clara Austell Mrs Lula Jackson Mrs Kenneth Andrews Mrs John Welch and Mrs Louis Hart serving as conductress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Bible School Institute
North Ardmore
The
Methodist Church
Maysville
Tom Glass
Roy Watts
Kenneth Andrews
Willie Watts
Konawa
Order of the Eastern Star
A. S. Robertson
Clara Austell
Lula Jackson
John Welch
Louis Hart
Robertosa
Jimmie Field Leaves for Wewoka Assignment
Jimmie Field former Stratford resident now assistant manager of the Burr Store in Pauls Valley serves as in Wewoka. He expects to stay about three weeks. His wife Inez Craig and son remain with her agents Mr and Mrs R S Craig during his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Field
Stratford
Burr
Pauls Valley
Wewoka
Fields
Inez Craig
R. S. Craig
Shawnee Couple Hosts Capt and Mrs Parsons Dinner
Capt and Mrs Alfred Parsons and sons Rickey and Randy of Shawnee were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Bill Clear Thursday night. Parsons recently returned from Korea where he served after leaving Sinclair pump station west of town with the 45th Division in September 1950, to Camp Polk Louisiana, then Japan and Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Parsons
Rickey
Randy
Shawnee
Bill Clear
Parsons
Korea
Sinclair
45Th Division
Camp Polk
Japan
Williamses Visit Oklahoma City as Guest of Mrs Winters
Mr and Mrs John Williams spent the weekend in Oklahoma City as guests of Mrs Hollie Winters. Winters is a sister of Mrs Williams.
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Mrs
John Williams
Oklahoma City
Hollie Winters
Mrs. Winters
Mrs. Williams
Mrs Les Wyatt Attends Nephew Funeral in Cheyenne
Mrs. Les Wyatt attended the funeral of her nephew in Cheyenne Oklahoma on Sunday keeping a quiet family service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Wyatt
Cheyenne
Okla
Mrs. Anna Mae Visits Parents Amid Illness News
Mrs. Anna Mae of Seminole visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Dick Evert in Seminole while Mr. Evert has been seriously ill at home for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Mae
Seminole
Dick Evert
Mr. Evert
Family Guests Visit From Houston In Oklahoma Town
Mrs. Thompsons daughter-in law Mrs. Perry Thompson and her son Weldon of Houston Texas stayed with Mrs Ellea Hoggard and Mrs Jompson over the weekend. After a Stratford visit they will go to Byars to see Mrs R M Runyan. Mrs J S Thompson has been ill but is improved now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellea Hoggard
Jompson
Shawnee Couple Welcome Son at Baxter Hospital
Mr and Mrs Dean Selby of Hawnee welcome a son born at Baxter hospital Shawnee Saturday morning. The baby weighed 742 pounds. Mrs Selby is the former Jean Corley. Mrs Jack Corley is in Shawnee to be with her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Selby Ofhawnee
Baxter Hospital
Shawnee
Elby
Jean Corley
Jack Corley
Oklahoma City guests visit McKnight family over weekend
Mrs. Pearl Meador and her daughter Mrs. Clyde Thompson Jr. arrive from Oklahoma City to stay with Mr. and Mrs. Henry McKnight for the weekend, joining extended family in their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Meador
Clyde Thompson Jr
Fr. Thompson
Oklahoma City
Henry McKnight
Mrs Hazelwood Visits Relatives In Oklahoma and Dallas
Mrs Lela Hazelwood of Los Angeles visits cousin Pete Brister and Mrs Brister. Mrs Smallwood, a former Garvin County resident, traveled to Pauls Valley to visit Bill Raybon before heading to Dallas to see relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lela Hazelwood
Los Angles
Calif
Pete Brister
Brister
Smallwood
Garvin County
Pauls Valley
Bill Raybon
Dallas
Square Dancing Craze Sweeps Britain After Royal Visit
Shoe and Leather Record notes British demand for special dance shoes rising after Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh toured Canada and the U S last year. Manufacturers work overtime to meet the surge as American shipments aid the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Canada
U. S
Will Rogers Bust Unveiled At Port
A life sized bust of Will Rogers was unveiled at Oklahoma City Will Rogers airport in a brief ceremony. The sculpture by Jo Davidson was presented to the city by S N Goldman. Rogers died in an airplane crash 17 years ago, along with Wiley Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Will Rogers
Oklahoma
Yestern
Jo Davidson
S. N. Goldman
Rogers
Wiley Post
Chiang Kai Shek Identified as Best Hope to Defeat Reds
Adm. Charles M. Cooke told an Oklahoma Naval League luncheon that Chiang Kai Shek is the only individual capable of defeating communism in Asia. Cooke spoke in Oklahoma City while en route to Sonoma California after serving two years as President Truman’s adviser to Chiang in Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Charles M. Cooke
U.S. Naval Operations
Asia
Chiang Kai Shek
Cooke
Oklahoma Naval League
Sonoma
Calif
Washington
President Truman
Chiang
FormMosa
Mexico Builds Up Nationalized Oil Industry On Its Own
Mexico reports 1951 crude production at a record 78,780,387 barrels and daily output of about 230,000 barrels as Pemex expands to meet rising home demand. The nation aims to export refined products only and fund industrial needs without U S loans after rejecting a Wolverton committee loan in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
U. S
Pemex
Charles A. Wolverton
Party Control At Stake In Idaho Delegation Fight
Idaho Democrats in Lewiston pick 12 delegates to the national convention amid a struggle for party control. Senators Kefauver and Kerr lead bids. Kefauver supporters align with liberals aiming to unseat conservatives who currently hold the reins. The Kerr camp seeks only a general expression of support for Oklahoma. The Kefauver faction circulated a resolution to honor bound the delegation to back him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Idaho
Kefauver
Tennesse
Sen
Kerr
Oklahoma
Bob George
Lebo
Kan
Jet Gas Gun to Mark Bank Robbers in Nova Scotia
Halifax report on J Dan Pride invention a nonlethal jet gas gun to mark bank robbers and loot by releasing dyed ammonia under counter to blind and sicken the robber and dye stain money for days patent pending in Canada and other countries the device would be installed under tellers counters and activated by bank staff during a holdup
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Nova Scotia
J. Dan Pride
Canada
Morning Star To Re rig For Transpac Race
Long Beach California schooner Morning Star owned by Richard S. Rheem will be re rigged as a masthead ketch for the Transpacific Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu next year. The 98 foot craft set a 1949 elapsed time record of 10 days 10 hours 13 minutes and Rheem hopes the new rig will improve her handicap chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Richard S. Rheem
Morning Star
Los Angeles
Honolulu
Rheem
Mosquito-Eating Fish Washed Away After Floods
City Health Officer George M. Uhl said winter floods destroyed over three million gambusia affinis in Los Angeles. Two million lost in Reseda and Northridge ponds, another million swept to sea from the Los Angeles River. one million survived to be put to work against mosquitoes. Health authorities plant the fish annually in fresh water lakes and ponds.
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Los Angeles
George M. Uhl
Reseda
Northridge
Uhl
Disturbance Charges Filed Against Augusta Bennett
Charges of disturbing the peace were lodged against Augusta Bennett in the peace justice court of Percy Armstrong. He is accused of uttering loud obscene and threatening language and insulting words and attempting to force his way into Isa belle Seals' home with a pistol. An attempt to break into the Seals' house is charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Bennett
Peace Justice Court
Percy Armstrong
Isabelle Seals
Tulsa Spelling Champ Repeats At Oklahoma Bee
Pattie McManus, 13, Tulsa junior high student, won the 14th annual Oklahoma Spelling Bee sponsored by the Tulsa Tribune. She repeats as champion after winning 1950 and earning 25th at the national Washington tournament. She defeated Betty Lou Sheppard, 12, and others including Charles M. Brotton, Iris Juné Potts, and Frank Needham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Pattie McManus
Oklahoma
Tulsa Tribune
Miss McManus
Washington
Betty Lou Sheppard
Naomi Sheppard
Betty Lou
G. Charles M. Brotton
Berryhill
Iris Juné Potts
Shamrock
Frank Needham
Chelsea
Search ends for Sgt. Eads wife missing in Germany
Frankurt Germany April 19 The search ends for the wife of Sgt Jack Eads Lawton Oklahoma reported missing since April 9 The soldier said his wife telephoned today she had been visiting in Berchtesgaden the past few days.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Jack Eads
Lawton
Okla
Berchtesgaden
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Want Ads
A short classified item notes higher value for money in vested Ada News Want Ads. The notice highlights increased efficiency and better reach for advertisers seeking responsive responses and measurable results.
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Ada News
Guthrie to Celebrate 63rd Anniversaries of 1889 Land Rush
Guthrie Oklahoma on April 21 to 23 hosts the 63rd anniversary events of the 1889 land rush with parades rodeos and old timer reunions. More than 30 000 visitors expected and 50 surviving pioneers are planned to attend. Parade marshal Bert McKean says Guthrie parades Tuesday with about 25 state bands and 1 000 horses. Oklahoma City Midwest City and Capitol Hill plan additional parades and a rodeo at the Capitol Hill site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma City
Bert McKean
Logan County
Midwest City
Capitol Hill
Bloodmobile to Visit in Konawa
Konawa to host Red Cross Bloodmobile with donor hours from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Oddfellows hall. Rebekah lodge members will staff reception, with a canteen run by Mrs. L D Neal and Mrs. Harold Shannon. Mrs. Ruggles and Mrs. Stewart lead a telephone committee, and Mrs. Watts helps schedule donors as the Chamber of Commerce leads the drive aiming for 250 pints.
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Konawa
Red Cross
Glenn Brewer
Oddfellows Hall
Rebekah Lodge
L. D. Neal
Harold Shannon
A. I. Ruggles
Orena Stewart
MPs at Panmunjom unhappy with rotation system
Military police at Panmunjom protest a new point based rotation plan. MPs in no man's land earn two points a month versus four for frontline troops and three for nearby units. Captain Richard C. Powers of Portland, Oregon, says his men would prefer three points per month.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Richard C. Powers
Portland
Ore
College Paper Ratings Listed
Enid Oklahoma April 19 campus newspapers at the University of Tulsa and Northern Oklahoma Junior College were judged the best in the state by the Oklahoma Collegiate Press Association. The Oklahoma City University paper was rated first in sports and society stories in the senior group. Phillips University led editorials with its paper, Northeastern State College won best news stories, and Oklahoma Baptist University topped features. Cameron College took junior college awards for sports and editorials, while Murray State College and NOJC were noted for news and feature stories.
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Enid
Okla
University of Tulsa
Northern Oklahoma Junior College
Oklahoma Collegiate Press Association
Oklahoma City University
Phillips University
Northeastern State College
Oklahoma Baptist University
Cameron College
Murray Agricultural College
NOJC
Wistful Eligible for Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs
Calumet Farm filly Wistful, last year’s Clark winner at Churchill Downs, is again eligible for the 79th Clark Handicap set for May 1. She already owns the Kentucky Oaks 1949 and joins King’s Daughter as the only fillies to win both Clark and Oaks. Whirlaway, a Calumet horse and Derby winner, once swept the Derby Clark pair but Oaks excludes fillies.
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Louisville
Calumet Farm
Wistful
Churchill Downs
Maj. T. C. McDowell
Whirlaway
Seven Men of 45th Get Citations for Heroism
Seven Oklahoma soldiers with the 45th Division received citations for heroism this month. Silver Stars were awarded to Sgt. Dawes Fisher of Oklahoma City Sgt. James G. Vaughan of Hugo and Sgt. Harvey T. Hawkins of Tulsa. Bronze stars went to Sgt. Walter Raymond E. Crawford of Oklahoma City and Lt. Robert Bates of Norman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Dawes Fisher
Oklahoma City
James G. Vaughan
Hugo
Harvey T. Hawkins
Tulsa
Walter Raymond E. Crawford
Robert Bates
Norman
TV goes microscopic in New York classrooms
RCA labs supply a compact Vidicon camera for school TV microscopes. DeWitt Clinton High School led with 1 500 students viewing live micro life on a 20 inch screen. Teachers praise synchronized viewing and enhanced detail though cost and servicing are hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
RCA Laboratories
DeWitt Clinton High School
RCA
James Mandel
Vincent Haspina
Steve Roth
Howrd Schwartz
Alan Carp
Joel Forman
No Evidence Found Of Sabotage In Anthrax Outbreak
Dr. B T Simms said the Agriculture Department found no proof of sabotage in recent livestock anthrax outbreaks. Some hog cases in Ohio Indiana Illinois traced to bone meal feed imported from Belgium with speculation of enemy plots. FBI and others found no supporting evidence. Simms noted domestic sources and soil-spore spread keep risk, and imports alone would not fully protect farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovid A. Martin
Washington
B. T. Simms
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Belgium
Simms
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
ACP Program Busy In Pontotoc County
The Agricultural Conservation Program managed by the Production Marketing Administration reports 702 participating farms in Pontotoc County. A wide range of soil and water conservation measures were implemented including terraces, erosion control, lime, potash and phosphate applications, reseeding of alfalfa and pasture grasses, and 151 livestock ponds. Total government assistance reached 94150 dollars, about half the materials and services cost. The note emphasizes increasing per acre productivity through soil fertility improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Sherrer
Production Marketing Administration
Pontotoc County
ACP
Bermuda
Shaw May Oppose Ray Jones For Oklahoma Corporation Post
A. S. J. Shaw veteran state official weighs a Democratic bid for corporation commissioner this spring. If he runs he would face incumbent Ray C. Jones who seeks re election. Wilburn Cartwright also considered as a candidate. Shaw has 33 years at the state capitol and one term as commissioner. He was elected in 1934 and defeated in 1940 by William J. Armstrong. He holds two years left as state treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
A.S. J. Shaw
Ray C. Jones
Wilburn Cartwright
Shaw
State Capitol
William J. Armstrong
Bobby Soxer Fire Setter In Charlotte Churches
Charlotte police hold Margie Davis a 13 year old girl in connection with church arsons that caused about 75000 in damages at St Martins Episcopal and Caldwell Memorial Presbyterian. Detective Capt Bill McCall said the juvenile admitted she was responsible and she is in a juvenile detention home awaiting hearing. She said the fires were prompted by being denied use of a table tennis table and telephone at the churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Bobby-Soxer
Bill McCall
Margie Davis
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church
Caldwell Memorial Presbyterian Church
Margie
St. Martin’s
Caldwell Memorial
Spine Vertebrae Count and Fusion Classification
The human spine comprises 33 or 34 vertebrae with 9 or 10 fused into two bones the sacrum and coccyx.
Eisenhower Asked 21 Questions on Key Policy Issues
Washington Gen Dwight Eisenhower is targeted by a petition listing 21 questions on policy. The Knoxvile Journal editor Guy L Smith, a Taft supporter, organized the questionnaire asking about a potential future independent nomination and various domestic and foreign policy topics.
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Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Guy L. Smith
Knoxville Journal
Tennessee
Smith
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Installment Buying Controls Easing Soon
Washington officials say government control over installment buying is ending soon for consumer goods like autos radios TVs refrigerators and furniture with no fixed down payment or repayment period. Fed Reserve waits to see Congress action before suspending the rules, aiming to boost sales as inflationary pressures ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Coness
Denver Baseball Crowds Grow as Giants Indians Play
Denver attracts large crowds as the New York Giants and Cleveland Indians split a two game midweek series at Bears Stadium drawing 36,233 fans, over 31,000 for a Los Angeles weekend. Monte Irvin broke his ankle sliding into third in the Denver exhibition.
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Denver
Seattle
New York Giants
Cleveland Indians
Denver Bears Stadium
Los Angeles
Monte Irvin
Giants
Four Thunderbirds Earn Commissions in Korea
Four Thunderbird sergeants in the 45th Division in Korea received second lieutenant commissions. Maj. Gen. James C. Styron, division commander, presided over the ceremonies, with officers Tom Frates of Oklahoma City, Jimmy D. Henderson of Perry, James B. Tilly of Pratt, and Alvin F. Ashley of Muskogee among the new lieutenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
James C. Styron
Tom
Frates
Oklahoma City
Jimmy D.henderson
Perry
Okla
James B. Tilly
Pratt
Ark
Alvin F. Ashley
Muskogee
Air composition at sea level
At sea level air consists of roughly 21 percent oxygen and 78 percent nitrogen by volume.
Big Three West Germany Stand Together on Bid
Washington report says Britain France West Germany will back the United States against Russia in resisting peace moves seen as a move to split Western Europe. Acheson outlined three sticking points on Germany including Soviet control over Eastern Germany and a veto over an all German government.
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Washington
Britain
France
Germany
United States
Russia
Europe
Acheson
Free Community of Europe
Kremlin
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Iron Curtain
Soviet Union
Spectacular A Test poised for Desert Rock IV on Tuesday
Scientists and 1500 troops prepare for Desert Rock IV at Yucca Flat Nevada with an atom bomb drop planned between 9 and 10 am PST. Paratroopers from the 504th Regiment will advance behind the blast as radiological monitors assess radiation and safety conditions for observers at the Nevada test site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Becker
Nev.p
Desert Rock
Yucca Flat
504Th Regiment
82Nd Airborne Division
No Man’s Land
None of Candidates Acceptable to Them
A group of southern NAACP leaders said none of the presidential candidates addresses Civil Rights and will not win the Negro vote in the South. About 50 delegates representing 50,000 members in six states concluded a two day political action institute and set a goal to register two million Negro voters in the region to counter Dixiecrat influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
South
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Texas
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Ray Jones
Taff Group
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West Germany
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