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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1952
Page
6
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Abney moved to the south part of town where Mr. and Mrs. Frank Read previously lived. The Reads relocated to a Roff route south of Stratford. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Cowin bought the farm formerly owned by the Abneys.
Mrs. G. S. House and daughter Vera spent the weekend in Seminole visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lunsford. Mr. and Mrs. David Jenkins left Monday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Neeley, in Brownfield, Texas.
Charlie Perry who underwent a major operation at Valley View hospital in Ada was brought home Sunday.
Mrs. Harlan Henderson and her husband, originally LaVerda Stephens, visited Mrs. L. F. Maner and family on Wednesday. The note records kinfolk visiting relatives in Norman.
Mr. and Mrs. George Harrel and family with Mrs. Essie Leath and others visited four days with their brother Marvin East and family a sister Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Buttler and family and their mother Mrs. George Williams Tommy Weast recently back from two weeks of work in Leed with his uncle Kenny Leath returned home Sunday
Mr and Mrs O D Conley from Shawnee visited Mr and Mrs W B Shi and daughter Mary in their home Sunday night.
Junior Williams of Ravia visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. Jewell Williams, sharing time and news with the family.
Miss Shirley Smith of Davis visited Miss Nadine Rigney Thursday.
Mrs. Hazel Jones was in Ada Thursday on business. Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bullock were Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bullock and family of the Civic Community, Mr and Mrs. W. T. Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Scott and son of Ada, and Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Roberts of Cement, and Monday night guests were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bullock of Davis.
Miss Sammy Howard of Ada spent Monday and Tuesday with her cousin Miss Lessie Mae Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mercer went to Oklahoma City Wednesday to visit his daughter and will return Friday after he consults a doctor about his eyes.
Mr and Mrs L P Patrick and their children left on Monday for a vacation planning to visit Missouri with Mrs Patrick’s sister Hazel of Cleveland Oklahoma.
Mr and Mrs Albert Cassidy of Fittstown visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Pete Summers on Monday.
Mrs. O. M. Sallee and her son Jimmie traveled to Dallas, Texas for a business trip starting Sunday and returning Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs A C Lowe and daughters Velma Ruth and Martha Jo from Oklahoma City visited Stratford Sunday evening and Monday to see friends. Mrs Gladys Brown from Foss Oklahoma visited over the weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs H S Underwood.
Mrs J L Ott spent the weekend visiting her mother Mrs I E Attebery in Tecumseh.
Capt Frederick J Cobb recently returned from Koje Island reports 40 percent of prisoners taught to read at the camp near Ft Sill. He led civil information and education, noting a juvenile delinquency program and a mimeographed primer by Lau Bach.
An advertising note urges readers that paying more for want ads boosts exposure and responses. It highlights value of premium placement and longer listings to attract attention and secure quicker inquiries.
Visitors include Barry Parrish Norman Ralph Nations Tulsa with Mud Products Ollie Barnes Oklahoma City with Barnes Construction Doyle Alexander Phillips Tex with Hutchinson Drilling Bill Tringle Grand Prairie John Kenworthy Cushing Kenneth Crisp airport operator from Alva and C E Francis Wellington Tex. The Ideal Cement Co DC3 arrived from Alabama Georgia Arkansas and left Saturday for Denver Colo. W B Osborn and party fishing trip to Canada in the Lode Star and Aero Commander planes. Flying preacher Paul Hensley returned after two weeks. A hangar sign is expected this week and Central Airlines has installed new signs.
Rural schools in the county prepare for September reopening with extensive improvements. Lawrence adds new furnishings, screen porch, fresh paint, and modern lighting. Homer undertakes an $8,000 upgrade including a fireproof roof and new decor. Center adds air conditioning and repainting. Additional work at Happyland, Pickett, Jones Chapel, Jesse, and Cole Underhill School districts includes painting, new furniture, flooring, and updated teacherage facilities.
Tom Roff of Armour & Co retires after forty years of service. Aug 16 marks his retirement with a week named in his honor across Oklahoma offices. Roff, based at 1330 S. Cherry, built a career in accounting and other roles, staying in his hometown rather than pursue moves to other plants or cities.
Ada Oklahoma July 1952 employment office report shows 221 job openings and 195 placements with four agricultural. total applications 142 and active cases 450. unfilled openings include welder clerk and waitress. year over year declines noted due to steel strike and regional shortages.
Gen. Omar N. Bradley warned NATO will miss the goal of 50 divisions this year and 96 to 98 by 1954. He added on CBS radio that near 50 divisions are equipped and trained, serving as a deterrent, and noted varying delays by some nations while stressing the need for enduring American military power.
Eva Peron was moved from the Ministry of Labor to the national capitol in a solemn procession. President Juan D Peron followed the seven foot gun carriage bearing the mahogany casket as bands played. The body will lie in state until tomorrow before temporary burial at CGT headquarters and later embalming for display in a monuments funded by workers donations.
Fedor Ivanovich Belov 33, a thrice wounded former Soviet artillery captain, wed Adele Koskosky 29 of Chicago in an Army chapel in Frankfurt. Belov fled East Germany eight months ago seeking political asylum and will honeymoon in the United States where he plans to settle. The marriage marks the first soviet defector and American union in postwar Europe.
Mrs. Perle Mesta, famed party giver, says she will sail from New York on August 22 aboard the United States to resume her post as minister to Luxembourg. Speculation had grown after President Truman’s removal as a candidate, but she asserts she is returning to Luxembourg.
H Lewis Eaton Sr of Knoxboro stopped on a county highway near Oneida N Y when his daughter Bertha Eaton crashed her car into his. Minutes later son Lewis Eaton Jr struck the rear of Bertha s car. Eaton Sr suffered chest injuries. The son and daughter were not hurt.
Sulphur residents face higher phone charges as Frank and Mrs. Crawford announce a rate hike approved by the Corporation Commission. Four service brackets rise: one party business 5.50, party line business 4.50, one party residential 3.25, and two party residential 0.50. About half of Sulphur’s 1,600 phones affected. Four party lines and rural services stay unchanged. Infrastructure improvements accompany the change.
A man approached the Faulkner County Court House counter in Conway Arkansas and asked for a housekeeping license. Clerk Mrs. Jewell Crow informed him she could issue marriage licenses instead, and after repeated attempts the man left without a license.
Ada prepares for its first Bicycle Rodeo for ages seven to fifteen with a city parade and a range of prizes. Events span safety films bike inspections riding contests and a downtown parade on August 29 with prizes provided by local merchants.
After nearly fifty years the Oklahoma State Bank launches a major renovation. The pillar will be removed and the building squared out with a new marble frame double door entrance. Windows rise to higher levels, arched windows removed, marble wainscoting extended, and the exterior whitewashed for a more spacious, attractive banking environment.
Air force expert Maj Elizabeth Guild says jets are not louder overall but sound as white noise across frequencies. Findings by Guild and Lt David Washburn from Randolph Field Were released citing jets at MacDill and aircraft types B 47 B 29 B 50 F 84 T 33 and other piston planes. They warn maintenance crews face hearing risk without proper ear protection and constant use of plugs.
Eli P. Goforth reports per capita payments on old lease district have been made while deceased claims await about 30 days. A tribal meeting at Sealey chapel in Johnston county included Gov. Floyd Maytubby and Chief Jimmy Belvin. Maytubby of Oklahoma City and Belvin of Durant attended. The next Chickasaw meeting is set for Dec. 2 with Maytubby to report on activities.
The planet Jupiter reflects about 44 percent of the sunlight that reaches it, indicating a high albedo and bright appearance among the gas giants observed.
Detroit residents received thousands of undelivered letters and packages found in the home of Roman Kortes a 50 year old veteran mailman. Kortes pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was released on bond pending sentence. He faces up to 10 years and a $4000 fine. Postal inspectors traced the thefts back about a decade.
Latta schools announce the start date of August 25 with enrollment August 22 and classes beginning Monday. Superintendent M. L. Stegall also notes Friday bus runs and noon enrollment deadline. Hot lunch remains 3 cents per meal. birth certificates required for beginners. Faculty includes Kuykendall principal coach Hazel Bunch Cleghorn Eaton Bigham Pruitt Neal Brown Blevins Price Gregory Moore McFarland Walker. janitor J A Martin. bus drivers Mose Lee McGowan Martin Scott.
In Verona eight nations send student drama teams to compete in the Delphiad Drama Olympics at the Roman theater. The biennial event, first held in Mainz in 1950, aims to connect students with classic theatrical trends under the Delphian Institute and UNESCO sponsorship.
Washington reports that underwriters view car insurance for young servicemen as extremely burdensome. The National Underwriter cites divisions of military risk as causing high rates for single servicemen under 25 due to residence away from home, car rental by privates, long weekend trips, and a carefree attitude with liquor consumption.
Oklahoma City report describes Pretty Ellen Hathaway waiting for husband Sgt. James W. Hathaway who had completed his combat missions. A Western Union telegram notified her he was killed in a B-29 crash over Korea Thursday night, shocking the family with two children awaiting his return.
Senator Virgil Medlock announces a $1.25 million highway program for Seminole County pending legislative appropriations. The plan includes paving the Konawa to Maud road, surfacing the Wewoka Bowlegs and Seminole to WeWoka segments, and possible Canadian Bridge north of Allen to connect State Highway 48 to Sasakwa.
Summer buffet serving cold ham benefits from fruit garnish. Minted pears and fresh pineapple rings with centered cherries add color and contrast. Orange rounds provide bright accents that enhance presentation and flavor.
Ivan L. Price about 37 died Saturday afternoon while remodeling the roof of his home 11 miles east of Ada. He owned the property near Happyland and was sawing boards when he died. He worked as a pumper on a Boettcher Oil and Gas lease. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Criswell Funeral Home. He grew up in Ada, son of Mrs. Claud Carpenter, and his wife Bonnie Jared Price survives with two children and other relatives in Ada area.
Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray criticized Senator Mike Monroney in a radio address for backing liberal Democrats over the seating of delegations from Texas Mississippi and Virginia. He argued Oklahoma's 24 votes favored the Virginia delegation after a roll call and said Monroney failed to sway broader support.
The Hickory schools open Monday at 9 a m on August 25 with enrollment and class meetings in the morning and an assembly in the afternoon. The hot lunch program runs at noon and buses run on the previous schedule. The faculty includes Renfro Stidham Clough Jr Frazier Underwood Allen and bus drivers Stevens Waggoner Stidham. A new water system and redecorated auditorium mark the term along with repairs throughout the building.
Oklahoma City Aug. 9 Many Oklahoma cities face water rights gaps as two thirds of municipalities have not filed for water rights. Officials note some cities are funded by water sales to which they have no claim. A Southwestern city found upstream farmers hold priority after a check showed farmers filed applications first.
A cooking tip suggests leaving one or two husk layers on corn during pressure cooking. The husks help retain moisture and enhance flavor, producing juicier kernels.
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