J D Cheek Resigns as Ada City Manager
J D Cheek, Ada city manager since mid January, tendered his resignation to the city council Friday night and the council voted to accept it. The resignation is effective September 1. The council then named John Hamman, Chickasha city manager since May 1946, as his successor. Hamman has broad experience in highway, road, and WPA projects, and is 45 with a son in the army. He previously headed Mangum and Chickasha administrations and led the Oklahoma Municipal League.
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J.D. Cheek
Ada
Tne
Cheek
John Hamman
Chickasha
Cleveland
Oklo
Hamman
Hareman
Pond Creek
UPS
Tonkawa
Stateighway Commission
Buffslo and
Woodward
WPA
Hobart
Areca
Altus- Lugert
Department of Interior
Bureau of Reclamation
Altus
Mangum
Seize 10 in Vast Smuggling Ring
New York July 28 federal raids held 10 members in 495000 bail for membership in an international narcotics ring and counterfeiting. Officials tied the group to heroin smuggling profits far above legitimate prices and to a Mafia link with Italian black hand. Bogus federal notes totaling 100500 were seized.
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New York
Ting
Charles “Lucky’ Burana
Iip
Federal Serve
Move to Reduce Chair Corps Size Aims to Add Combat Troops
Senate preparedness subcommittee led by Lyndon Johnson proposes cutting chair corps personnel across army, air force, navy, and marines. Investigators will visit 20 advanced training centers to weed out instructors and support staff. Earlier visits found thousands of noncombatants eligible for combat, prompting talk of two to three additional divisions without increasing overall manpower.
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Lyndon Johnson
Dtex
Watcrdog Defense Group
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Johnson
Amy
Christmas Cards in July by James W Hart NER Staff Correspondent
New York post office maintains a holiday-sized staff in mid summer to handle a flood of Christmas cards. The drive began after Marie Killilea of United Cerebral Palsy asked for old cards to aid therapy. Cards came from across the country amid lively anecdotes of donated items and international participation.
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James W. Hartner
New York
Radio City
Marie Killilea
United Cerebral Palsy
Vanderbilt Clinic
Treasury crackdown targets rebellious Marshall housewives
In Marshall Texas on July 22 the Treasury Department issued warrants to seize property or wages of local housewives who refuse to file or pay the special security taxes for domestic servants. A Treasury official said warrants were issued to compel immediate payment to avoid further costs, while the women denounced the move as unconstitutional and as a form of public pressure.
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Marshall
Tex
Treasury Department
John P. Armistead
Longview
Armistead
Treasure Savelert
Tulsa C-124 and B-47 work at Duncan plant expansion
Douglas Aircraft Tulsa assembly will modify C-124 Globemaster cargo planes in September and retool for B-47 jet bombers. Harry Woodhead says the World War II facility is reactivated a little ahead of schedule with about 1,530 workers now employed and plans to hire more as production peaks at around 18,000 workers.
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Tulsa
Oklo
P— I Douglas Aircraft Company
Tulsa Assembly
Mangeer
Harry Woodhead
Woodhead
Air Material Command Headquarters
Wright Field
Ohio
Stratford News: Obituary and Community Notes
Mrs. Maziila Ann Shoulis Cot trell, 60, died at home after a stroke. Funeral held at Lewin cemetery amid family notices. She leaves 10 children, 48 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren. Attending relatives listed from Sacramento, Stratford, Oklahoma City, Wynnewood, Bartlesville, and other areas. Fifth Tuesday Union meeting set for July 31 at the Methodist church. Pentecostal Holiness women to lead program. WMU Bible study noted. Rev N N Antonior moved into Baptist parsonage. Mary West attends sixth district postmaster meeting in Chattanooga.
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Maziila Ann Shoulis_Cottrell
Lewin
Owen Itl Sever
Jess
Sacramento
Calif
Laurence
Jim
Frank
Stratford
Martha Cales
Bunch
Lauri Brasheats
Oklahoma City
Deihe Baris
Louise Kuydencall
Wynnewood
Viola Tinnon
Burnece Howell
Rott
Stratford Church
Methodist Church
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Typhoid Case in Lehigh Seeks Sanitation Control
A Lehigh typhoid case is under treatment at Valley View hospital. Dr. J C Canada, health department physician for three counties, immunized residents and suggested the carrier theory. Authorities emphasize sanitation over vaccination, noting carriers 2 to 4 percent of cases and urging improved water, milk and food sanitation, sewage disposal, and carrier surveillance.
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Lehigh
Valley View Hospital
J.C. Canada
Health Department
Ada
Dr. Canada
Two Die in Oklahoma Weekend Traffic Crashes
Weekend traffic fatalities in Oklahoma rose the 1951 death toll to 313. Mrs. Lillie Leona Marsey, 44, of Blackwell, died when the car she rode in veered out of control and hit a culvert mine north of Ponca City. Elmer Wynn Wright, 37, of Ponca City, suffered a broken leg. Henry Alan Creel, 29, a Duncan truck driver, was crushed to death when his overturned transport line collapsed on a county road near Marlow. emergency equipment had to lift the truck before his body could be removed.
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Olahoma
Lillie Leona Marsey
Blackwell
Ponca City
Elmer Wynn Wright
Duncen
Henry Alan Creel
Marlow
Highway Patrol
Creel
Konawa Lions hear guest speaker on Korea recalls
Konawa Lions Club met for a dinner session with 27 members present. Guest speaker Victor Watts, recently returned from Korea with the Army Medical Corps, shared experiences there and was introduced by leader William V. Krause who was elected to membership. The next meeting is set for August 3 at Krep Creek Ranch near Ads with wives of members invited as guests.
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Konawa
William _V. Krause
Konawa Lions Club
Victor Watts
Korea
Army Medical Corps
Bob Smith
Watts
Ronawai
G. C. Mayhue
Gene Smith
James Thompson
Sam A. McKeel
Adz
Krep Creek Ranch
Ads
Peach Dumplings And Other Baked Fruit Desserts
A compact guide to summer fruit desserts using biscuit dough and seasonal fruit. It covers dumplings with apples peaches and berries, suggests crust thickness and folding, and notes sugar and spice flavoring. Also explains a Panney style pastry bake and a simple peach dumpling recipe with syrup.
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Duh
M. Barber
England
Brotherhood Holds Outdoor Meeting at First Baptist
In Konawa thirty seven members attended the initial gathering of the Men’s Brotherhood at J. I. Evans home. Rex Bailey and P. C. Byte led refreshments while F. M. Streetman, president, presided. Pastor Sun Ray urged regular church attendance and Streetman outlined the group’s aims. Next meeting set for August 3 as an outdoor event.
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First Baptist
J. I. Evans
Rex Bailey
PR. C. Byte
F. M. Streetman
Brotherhood
Tley E. Moore
The
Sun
Schray
Streetman
Sath
Capt McBroom Assigned to Aggressor Coordination Duty
Captain Law rence G. McBroom of Ada Oklahoma and Sgt Jim E Stone have been placed on special duty for about three weeks to coordinate enemy activities during a training exercise at Camp Strong Hokkaido Japan. McBroom will work with Lt Col Elis B Richie as chief umpire, with other Ada soldiers serving as umpires during the battalion training phase.
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Camp Strong
Hokkaido
Japan
Lawrence G. MeBroom
180Th Infantry Regiment
45Th Infantry Division
McBream
South Stockton
Ada
Oklahoma
East Central College
McBroom
Elis
Richie
Durant
Okla
Jim E. Stone
Stone
Ada O
Roland
Mace
John B. Farnham, Jr
SFC
Benny C. Floyd
Reward Offered for Vanished Lindsay Man
Lindsay, Ofla, July 20. A $1 008 reward is offered to help solve the disappearance of J. D. Callahan, former Garvin County commissioner, missing since Saturday. Deputy Sheriff Robert Hood says the family believes he is either seriously ill or in trouble and left home without telling anyone. Friends posted the reward and the item includes a note about iced coffee preparation unrelated to the case.
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Lindsay
Ofla
J. D. Callahan
Garvin Coun
Enel
Shiriff
Robert Hood
Hood
Ted
Remove Rust From Marble With Oxalic Acid Tricks
Reader asks how to lift rust stains from a marble porch table. Answer advises oxalic acid wash with thorough rinsing, notes ammonia or soda paste as alternatives, and stresses complete water rinse after treatment. Also mentions careful glassware care and wedding gift sheet guidance with thread counts.
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General Features Cong
Inmates Escape From Oklahoma Reform School
Two inmates at the boys reformatory in Granite Okla walked away from the dairy barn today. Franklin Armstrong, 20, serving a three year term for car theft in Blaine County, and William B. Blevins, 17, serving two years for burglary in Creek County, were identified by the highway patrol.
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Freedom Granite
Okla
Boys Reformatory
Highway Patrol
Franklin Armstrong
Blaine County
William B. Blevins
Creek
G C Core Dies at Home in Ada Oklahoma
George C Core born in Damascus Syria in 1876 came to the United States in 1898 and settled first in Texas He moved to Ada after surveying Indian Territory and chose Ada as his home He opened a dry goods store at 211 West Main and returned to that site throughout his life He died Saturday at his home 301 West Twentieth Funeral plans await word from his son Bull in Belle Fourche SD He leaves a wife Misa Wadia Shamas two daughters Laurice and Emy Core of Ada and three sons Everett Dallas William Belle Fourche Edward Oklahoma City A fourth son Betros was killed in Japan He was a longtime member of First Presbyterian church Masons Blue Lodge Knights Templar and Shriner He had been in poor health.
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George C. Core
Damascus
Syria
Adz
Sake
West Twentieth
Hanning
Bristow
Ada
Bull
Belle Fourche
S. D
Core
United States
Texas
Indian Territory
West Main
Misa Wadia Shamas
Ando
Laurice
Emy Core
Everett
Dallas
William
Edward
Oklahoma City
Betros
Japan
First Presbyterian Church
Blue Lodge
Knights Templar
Pontotoc Countians Begin Turning In Flood Relief Funds
Pontotoc county asks all Americans to contribute via local Red Cross chapters to aid flood victims in the Midwest. The Pontotoc chapter met its national quota but the national drive fell short overall. The county set a goal of 2200 for disaster relief, about 7 1/2 cents per person for 30009 residents, with firms and workers urged to contribute. Early donors include Dorothy Driskill, Smith Funeral Home, Greydon Rogers, Donald Groom, RF, W. Simpson and Cleve Hall. Contributions can be mailed to 210 South Broadway or left in collection boxes at theaters, groceries, and drugstores.
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Red Cross
Midwest
Pontotoc County
H. V. Schroeder
Dorothy Driskill
Smith Funeral Home
Greydon Rogers
Donald Groom
Ada Rounduppers Ride to Denison Rodeo Trip
Ada Round-Up Club members met at the Elks to plan their Denison Texas rodeo trip. They will load horses Monday July 30 at 10 30 am and parade at 2 p m. The group plans a square dance on horses the Quadrille and aims for a large turnout.
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Ads
Elks Club
Denison
Tex
P.m
Ade
Escar Myers
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Bartlesville
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