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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1949

Page

6

Cowboys Shine at Rodeo As Webster Wins Big Prizes

Cowboys competed for cash across steer roping calf roping and steer wrestling. Webster led with 1280 in winnings, claiming top overall cowboy honors with a saddle prize and multiple high money finishes. Foremost riders included Clinton Hill and Freckles Brown, while other top performers were Port Lovington and Buck Rutherford in events like calf roping and bull riding.

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Injuries Reported After Friday Rodeo Performances

Minor injuries occurred during Friday and Saturday night rodeo events at Acta Rodeo. One participant, a rider named from Lady, was bucked off and treated at Valley View Hospital before being sent home. Garland Nowlin of Hickory sustained facial injuries in a fight, while Roy Dislincer of Pueblo was knocked from his horse and treated for a dislocated toe. M Gee of Oklahoma City tripped over wire and injured a leg.

B. Pearold Acta Vailey View Hospital Garland Nowlin Hickory Bo Wiz Roy Dislincer Publo M. Gee Okahams City

Kiowa Victory Leads Gallup Inter Tribal Dance

In Gallup contest, the Kiowa group known as Super Brown achieved first place in the Plains Indian dancing event. The Okabome era dancers faced competition from the Gallup inter tribal troupe, with other teams including Takata and Situs of South Takata also performing.

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Pontotoc County 4-Hers Exceed Polio Fund Drive Quota

Pontotoc County 4-H members surpassed the polio campaign goal of 10 cents per member, raising funds directly through 4-H clubs. Led by Yoona Rimmel of the Lightning Ridge club, the county totaled 105.40 dollars toward the $320 county quota, with 1,054 members in Pontotoc County. The drive continued early last week, aided by several clubs and agents.

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Hoover on Eastbound Train Trip Amid Gall Bladder Fears

Former president Herbert Hoover, age 73, suffered a mild gall bladder attack aboard an eastbound train near Ogden Utah. Doctors treated him and he continued the journey toward New York, with officials noting he expected further treatment later. Hoover remarked he knew what such pains felt like.

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Farmers Sprayers and Winter Cropping at County Camp

Four 4 H club boys and Curtis Finyd attend the State Camp at Tarlequis this week focusing on conservation wildlife management and recreation. Local farmers unveil weed sprayers from Diamond Bar Ranch and W A Downare to spray pastures improving fields for winter cover with plans for fertilizer meetings and guidance from Extens ion Crop Specialist from Oklahoma State.

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Printer Says He Has Been Beaten

A Muskogee newspaper printer reports he was beaten. The incident halted presses and drew police attention. Names and exact dates are unclear from the fragment, but the report centers on violence against a press worker and subsequent investigations.

Printer

Western Germans Rebuff Reds In Postwar Vote

Western Germany's conservative parties surged in parliamentary voting, rebuffing extremist and socialist blocs. The Christian Democrats led the field followed by the Free Democrats, as the new Bundestag edging toward a government likely led by Adenauer. Turnout reached 23,724,278 of 43 million eligible voters, with the 402-member assembly to meet in Bonn on September 7. The election reshapes West Germany's path toward free enterprise within a western European framework.

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Continental Oil Offers Cooperation in Highway Relocation Plan

Continental Oil proposes cooperation with the state highway department on a 2.5 million dollar project relocating 33 miles of U S 60 and building a new bridge over the Arkansas River between Hay and Osage counties. The company criticizes delays and insists the state cover moving installations and right of way costs, while offering to provide land and support but seeking cost responsibility for Continental’s facilities removal.

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Dairy Exhibit Tips For Pontator County Fair Heifers

Guides farmers on dairy heifer exhibition for Pontator County Fair. Advice covers blanket preparation, brushing, leading and posing, feeding regimens, conditioning with hay grain and supplements, horn trimming, cleanliness, and show discipline with ongoing weekly guidance.

Saat Lester Smeh Cousty Pontator Puig Phey Gurmafar Keifer

New Traffic Code Limits Overtaking on the Right Statewide

The Uniform Traffic Code restricts passing on the right to one condition only, driving off the pavement is forbidden, and drivers must stay right of the center line. Violations carry fines up to 50 dollars or up to 40 days in jail, with a nationwide effective date approaching August 25.

Okishort Equity

Unclear text fragment from Claremore chamber notes

Fragmentary report from Claremore Oklahoma on August 26 noting the Chamber of Commerce directors reaffirming support for the Oologah project and urging Congressmen to back the measure, with garbled references to agriculture and local figures.

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Genocide: A One Man 35 Year Crusade Against Race Murder

The article profiles Lemkin, Yale-educated lawyer and international law expert, whose lifelong crusade against genocide culminated in leading efforts to draft and ratify an anti genocide convention. It covers his early exposure to mass atrocities, theoretical work, exile from Poland, service in the U S War Department, and advocacy at the United Nations culminating in the 1948 Genocide Convention with ratification hurdles still unresolved.

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Dependent Oklahoma City Schools Must Buy Own Supplies

Oklahoma City August 1 The state attorney general issued an opinion stating that dependent school districts must purchase their own operating supplies. Items include report cards teacher registers blanks and other administrative forms. Previously county superintendents supplied these forms.

Oklahoma City Ganeral Mac Williamson Gardleki David Lo Fight Willian

Report Mao Dies or Not Declared

Canton dispatch says a spokesman at a news conference claimed Mao Zedong died July 17 from unspecified causes, citing very reliable information. The report, second in two days, was accompanied by no details and deemed dubious by Chinese nationalist sources and intelligence reports.

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Surprise Gambling Raid Hits Lush Night Club

State liquor agents raided the Jungle Inn near Cleveland second time this summer, seizing 25,000 dollars in slot machines and cash. Fifteen patrons and five managers were arrested and held for 22 hours as officers confiscated gambling equipment. Authorities announced the crackdown under Gov. Lausche amid broader action against wagering spots.

Cleborate Tensina Mc Hager Oscar L. Pleckoer Bay Anthony A. Rukowsi Cleveland Gowrnor Lausche Opera Gambbey Trumbull County Mrarby Warren

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