Veteran May Learn to Fly
Union Valley resident Heaton, a disabled veteran with limited lower limb use, could pilot aircraft using Holcombe's bicycle bar control system. Holcombe's device, tested with an Aeronca, enables rudder, aileron, and elevator control by arms, aiming for an unlimited license and safer flight for handicapped pilots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gurley Lee
Roy Heaton
Heaton
Ralph Holcombe
Adan
CAA
Holecombe
Holcombe
Union Valley
Homer
Walker
Aeronca
Frank Wells
Wells
Washington, D. C
Holcombe Research and Development Co., Inc
National Press
Navy
Omaha
Neb
Bill Hampke
Brooklyn Bachelor Concludes Solo World Voyage
A 40 year old Brooklyn bachelor, former milling machine foreman Al Peterson, finished a three and a half year solo circumnavigation in his 33 foot sloop The Stornoway. He moored at Sheepshead Bay Yacht Club while friends cheered after a long voyage that began with no posted destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
al Peterson
Stornoway
Sheepshead Bay Yacht Club
Peterson
John Slater
Miami
Fila
Pacific
Tahiti
Sydney
Australia
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
Mediterranean
Dakar
Africa
Atlantic
Stratford News Obituaries and Moves Mention Local Families
Mrs Harold Shults and family plan to move to Dumas Texas where Harold Shults works for Shamrock Oil and Gas. Hampton Corley left Wednesday for Yuma Colorado to work in the school system after visiting his brother Jack Corley and family this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Shults
Dumas, Texas
Harold
The
Shamrock Oil and Gas Company
Hampton Corley
Yuma
Colorado
Jack Corley
Myrtle Myers Visits Davis Family in Chickasha
Myrtle Myers spent the weekend with her daughter and son in law, Mr and Mrs Junior Davis, in Chickasha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Myers
Mrs
Junior Davis
Chickasha
Mrs Standridge and daughter visit Mrs Little
Mrs W L Standridge and her daughter Virgie spent Monday with Mrs Myrtle Little at Gaar Corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Standridge
Virgie
Myrtle Little
Gaar Corner
Cushman Family Vacation in Sulphur
Mrs C A Cushman and her daughter Mrs Ethel Tolliver of Ada spent last week vacationing in Sulphur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Cushman
Ethel Tolliver
Ada
Mr and Mrs Head Visit Rannals in Pauls Valley
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Head of Pauls Valley visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rannals on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Head
Pauls Valley
Frank Rannals
Oklahoma City Woman Visits Stratford Relative
Bessie Jane Shi of Oklahoma City traveled to Stratford last week to visit family while continuing her work in Oklahoma City. She is employed in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Jane Shi
Oklahoma City
Stratford
Bessie Jane
Miss Peggie Ann Linch Entered as Granddaughter
Miss Peggie Ann Linch of Big Stone Gap Virginia is identified as the granddaughter of Mrs. W I Glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggie Ann Linch
Big Stone Gap, Va
W. i Glass
Baker Family Visit to Oklahoma City Hosts
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Baker and their children from Oklahoma City spent Wednesday visiting Mr and Mrs W R Callen at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Baker
Oklahoma City
W. R. Callen
Promotion for Lt Marvin L Cole on Guam
Lt Marvin L Cole of the Construction Engineers Corps USN was promoted while with the 103rd Construction Battalion on Guam Marianas Islands. He is the son in law of Mr and Mrs Pat Reynolds here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L. Cole
Construction Engineers Corps
USN
Guam
Marianas Islands
Pat Reynolds
Family Visitors From Byars And Watson Attend Visit
Mr and Mrs Tuck Oliver and Mrs Ellen Hunt from Byars and Mr and Mrs Clyde Watson and son Roy visited their sister Mr and Mrs Otis Kirk at Midwest City Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuck Oliver
Ellen Hunt
Byars
Clyde Watson
Roy
Otis Kirk
Midwest City
Falls Creek Camp Grounds sponsors visit local family
Mr and Mrs Earl Jenkins of Hinton spent two weeks as sponsors at Falls Creek Camp Grounds and visited Mr and Mrs Lee Ott on Sunday. Mrs Ott accompanied them to Falls Creek and attended Sunday night services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Jenkins
Hinton
Falls Creek
Lee Ott
Ott
Purcell Couple Visits Eaves Home Sunday
Mr and Mrs Henry Eaves of Purcell visited in the home of Mr and Mrs B H Eaves Sunday toward the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Eaves
Purcell
B. H. Eaves
Wyatt Family Visits Kin in Ru dy Ark and Plans Move
Mr and Mrs Less Wyatt and aunt Mrs W B Starke visited Mrs Wyatts brother and wife Mr and Mrs S C Roles at Rudy Ark last weekend. Less Wyatt and Marley Clay left Monday for Los Angeles California to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Less Wyatt
W. B. Starke
McNinch Couple Off to Visit Daughters in Oklahoma City
Mr and Mrs A L McNinch left Monday to spend a week with their daughters Mrs W O Massey and Mr and Mrs J J Chambers in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. McNinch
W. O. Massey
A J. J. Chambers
Oklahomaity
Mrs Leon Brown Moves With Children to Texas City
Mrs Leon Brown and her children relocate to Texas City Texas where Mr Brown has taken employment with an oil company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Brown
Texas City
Texas
Brown
Mrs Rannals Visits Relatives and Homecoming in Texas
Mrs. Frank Rannals left Friday to visit her sister Mrs. R W Bray in Petrola Texas. She will travel Sunday to Vinyard to see her son Hollis and family. They plan to attend a homecoming at Gibtown Texas later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rannals
R. W. Bray
Petrola
Tex
Rannals
Vinyard
Hollis
Gibtown
Mr and Mrs Otto Walker Visit Mayme Field
Mr and Mrs Otto Walker of Fort Worth Texas visited Mrs Mayme Field on Wednesday. Walker is a rural mail carrier from the Fort Worth office and he was en route to the National Convention of Rural Mail Carriers in Stillwater Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Walker
Ft. Worth
Tex
Mayme Field
Watsons from Oklahoma City Visit Stratford Friends
Mr and Mrs Noel Watson and daughter Glenda of Oklahoma City spent the weekend in Stratford visiting relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Watson
Glenda
Oklahoma City
Stratford
Oklahoma City Families Visit Callen Relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Riggs and their daughter Barbara along with Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Callem and son Larry of Oklahoma City spent the weekend with the Callens, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Callen, in their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Riggs
Barbara
M. E. Callem
Larry
Oklahoma City
Hugh Callen
Townsend Home Visit Before Korea Deployment
W. E. Townsend, stationed at Fort Tilden New York, flew home Thursday for a ten day leave. He visits his mother Mrs. A A Forrest and Mr. Forrest before returning to camp then proceeding to Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Townsend
Ft. Tilden
New York
Korea
A. A. Forrest
Mr. Forrest
Weekend Visitors Share Ada Visit With Local Hosts
Mrs. Minta Thompson and party from Ft Worth Texas visited Ada over the weekend. They called on Mr and Mrs Ted Reynolds and Linda on Sunday. The group included Jimmie Billie Bruce Bobbie and Freda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon Castleberry
Minta Thompson
Jimmie
Billie
Bruce
Bobbie
Freda
Ft. Worth
Texas
Ted Reynolds
Linda
Ada
Mr and Mrs Ray Stuckey Return From Roachdale Visit
Mr and Mrs Ray Stuckey have just recently returned from a trip to visit relatives in Roachdale Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Stuckey
Roachdale
Indiana
For rest couple return from Modesto trip
Mr and Mrs Charley Bob For rest will return this weekend from Modesto California where they visited his brother Kahn and family. They have been gone since the first of the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Bob Forrest
Modesto
California
Kahn
Haskell Burnett and Herman Wilson Come Home From Colorado Vacation
Mr and Mrs Haskell Burnett and Mr and Mrs Herman Wilson return from a week long trip in Colorado. They visited Mr Wilsons brother and his family, Mr and Mrs Herbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell Burnett
Herman Wilson
Colorado
Mr. Wilson
Mrs
Herbert
Mullins Family Gatherings Mention Grandparents Hosts
Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Mullins and family of Chickasha and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Mullins and family of Brownwood visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. G. McDonald and Orb Smith for dinner Sunday, with the McDonalds hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddie Mullins
Chickasha
Jimmie Mullins
Brownwood
B. G. McDonald
Orb Smith
Ada Public Schools Announce Faculty Assignments for Year
Supt. Rex O Morrison releases lists for Ada Public Schools detailing administrative and supervisory staff and classroom assignments across Ada High, Junior High, and several elementary campuses. Names include E A Williamson principal Ada High, A R Wallace principal at Wayne Hayes, and Horace Mann laboratory school leadership with Dr Charles F Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Rex O. Morrison
Ruth Collins
Elvan George
Austin Kidwell
Selma Smith
Jim Gammill
Ada High School
E. A. Williamson
Lena Adair
Ima Lora Allen
Daisie Belle Britt
Allen Clinkscales Jr
Lettie Curtis
Lewis Colbert
M. E. Derrick
Maud Drain
Warner Eales
Arthur D. Harrison
Paul Landrith
Leland Newton
Inex Richmond
Cecile Smith
Marjorie Sneed
Burke Standridge
Elton Stewart
Mattie Warren
Ralph Wasson
J. B. Watters
T&i
A. R. Wallace
Herman Burrough
Laurice Core
Iris Faye Gaar
Bernice Hargis
Likie Herndon
Renfro Herndon
Pauline Whitsett
Home Ec
Glenwood
Nicey Vickers
Viola Henry
Jessie Mae Ledford
Ora McKendree
Ruth Upton
Lorene Graves
Craig McBroom
Myrtle Farmer
Hayes
Jessie Bagley
Jewel Arnold
Roy Franklin
Ann George
Josephine Goddard
Velma Lee Grimes
Ruth Hager
Flora McReynolds
Fannye Stalcup
Irving
Bonnie Allen
Dorothy Benson
Annie Bolding
Esther Calihan
Jessie Bell DeMoss
Viola Elliott
Mary Elizabeth Goodwin
Edith Hudson
Retha Magruder
Doris Pegg
Stella Reynolds
Annie Lee Stall
Jimmie Salyer
Washington
Finis Morrison
Lois Holmes
Evelyn Hopper
Nell K. Jones
Jewell Little
Vera McReynolds
Jean Nabors
Elora Matthews Peek
Pearl Schenck
Helen Smith
Corinne Stegall
Jimmy Thomason
Willard
Antoinette Huff
Mae Bentley
Louise Johnson
Sara Lance
Georgia McCord
Mavis Quincy
Azalia Rives
Sammie Sheegog
Robert Wess Smith
Edna Wallace
Mabel Williamson
Horace Mann
Charles F. Spencer
East Central College
Laboratory
Joists Collapse Over Cheese Vault at Ada Dairy
Ada Dairy Products officials survey the collapse of a cheese cold storage vault ceiling. Building damage may reach 5000 dollars, with cheese damage undetermined. The failure occurred between Saturday evening and Sunday morning due to damp rotten joists and weight from ammonia coils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Dairy Products
Keith D. Marshall
Marshall
Elk City Infant Admitted to Polio Ward
A one year old Elk City boy, Richard Roberts Jr., was admitted Friday to the Valley View hospital polio ward with possible infantile paralysis. The ward now holds nine patients after four new admissions on Thursday, including Melvin and Patricia Overturf of Idabel and Judy Dotson and Danny Morgan of Shawnee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk City
Valley View Hospital
Richard Roberts, Jr
Richard Roberts
Roberts
Melvin and
Patricia Overturf
Idabel
Judy Dotson
Danny Morgan
Shawnee
Mercer relatives journey spans multiple states
Wilson and family traveled about ten days visiting kin across Ada Hayward California New Mexico and Oklahoma City They toured Alpine Colorado and the Tennessee Pass and spent time with Minnie Mercer Neal Mercer Floyd Mercer Will Dean Sam Boatright and other relatives including the Burnetts and Martins in Stonewall Portales and nearby areas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Mercer
Neal Mercer
Ada
Floyd Mercer
Hayward
California
Neal Smith
Elida
New Mexico
Will Dean
Portelas
Mrs. Butler and son visit relatives in Maysville area
Mrs. G. L. Butler and her son spent a few days visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Mann and Mr. and Mrs. Arch Thompson in Maysville. Meanwhile Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hopkins and family of Sentinel visited her brother Bud Malloy and family Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Butler
Maysville
L. A. Mann
Arch Thompson
Martin Hopkins
Sentinel
Bud Malloy
Swindells Attend Golden Jubilee in Lindsay Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Denver Swindell spent the weekend with his mother Mrs. L. E. Magar and Mr. Magar at Lindsay and attended the Golden Jubilee while there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Swindell
L. E. Magar
Mr. Magar
Lindsay
Newtons Visit From Oklahoma City Over Weekend
Mr Otis Jiggs Newton and Mrs Newton visited over the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs F C Newton in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Otis Jiggs Newton
Oklahoma City
Mrs
F. C. Newton
Oklahoma City visitors call on Sulphur kin this Sunday
Mrs. C. H. Montgomery of Oklahoma City and her daughter Mrs. Tommie Pendergrass and daughter Mignon from Sulphur visited in the home of Mrs. Josephine Crawford Sunday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Montgomery
Oklahoma City
Tommie Pendergrass
Mignon
Josephine Crawford
Kauf of farm near Konawa by Huff family
The L. E. Huff family of Konawa Oklahoma purchased the E. J. Neal farm one mile north of town. Mrs S s parents Mr and Mrs R H will occupy the farm as soon as the Neals vacate it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Huff
Konawa
Oklahoma
E. J. Neal
McPherson
Mrs. Jones Returns Home From Ill Father's Bedside
Mrs. Alice Jones of Tujunga California had been at the bedside of her father Charley Perry who is ill and returned to her home on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Jones
Tujunga
Calif
Charley Perry
Moore and Jones couples depart for California vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Moore along with Hazel and Robbie Jones left Saturday morning for a seventeen day vacation to various points in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Moore
Hazel
Robbie Jones
California
Hardie Murray Visits Parents in Enid Home
Mr and Mrs Hardie Murray of Enid spent the weekend visiting in the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Leck Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardie Murray
Enid
Mrs
Leck Carpenter
Postmaster Mary West Attends Ada Board Meeting
Mrs. Mary West, Ada postmaster, and Mrs. Mayme Field attended a meeting of the board of directors for the State Association Postmasters at Edmond Sun day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary West
Ada
Mayme Field
State Association
Edmond Sunay
Tulsa visit for car crash in Arkansas
Rev and Mrs Alvin Smith traveled to Tulsa after learning Mrs Smiths father C H Lewis was in a car accident in Dardanelle Arkansas. Lewis drove a Dodge and was struck by a Chrysler driven by a woman. The Dodge sustained about 695 dollars in damage. Lewis suffered bruises and cuts but no serious injuries. The Chrysler occupants were uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Smith
Tulsa
Mrs. Smith
C. H. Lewis
Dardanelle
Ark
Collision at Highways 18 19 injures three near Eldridge
At the Highways 18 and 19 intersection near the Eldridge filling station a Wednesday crash left three injured. Mrs. Blanch Chapman 44 of McLoud was hospitalized in Lindsay with bruises and lacera tions and lost the end joint of her middle finger. Her husband Bulis Chapman was arrested for failing to stop at the stop sign. Lloyd McDaniel and Billy McDaniel were treated for cuts and bruises and released. Chapman’s 1941 Chrysler sustained $400 damage while McDaniel’s 1935 Ford was a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldridge
Blanch Chapman
McLould
Lindsay Hospital
Pauls Valley
Bulis Chapman
Lloyd
Billy McDaniel
Chapman
Chrysler
McDaniel
Ford
Canaday suffers broken collar bone at ball game
L. L. Canaday sustained a broken collar bone during a Thursday night ball game. He was taken to Lindsey hospital in Pauls Valley and remained there through Friday. Canaday works at the Sinclair pump station west of Stratford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Canaday
Lindsey Hospital
Pauls Valley
Mr. Canaday
Sinclair
Stratford
Durham Family Visits Parents West of Straf ord
Mr and Mrs Archie Eeds and two sons of Durham spent Monday to Friday of the past week with his parents Mr and Mrs Clark Eeds and a brother. The Eeds live west of Straf ord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Eeds
Durham
Clark Eeds
Straford
Bill Blackburn Undergoes Eye Operation in Oklahoma City
Bill Blackburn had an eye operation at an Oklahoma City hospital Friday. He is back home and doing all right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Blackburn
Oklahoma City
Miss Claudine Lovelace Visits Tulsa Family
Miss Claudine Lovelace spends a few days in Tulsa with her sister and family Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Watts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudine Lovelace
Tulsa
Mrs. Herbert Watts
Townsend Crow Wedding Attended by Rigneys in Ada
Miss Fawn Townsend and Lou Crow wed in Ada on Friday with family present. Miss Nadine Rigney and her father E A Rigney attended the ceremony, joining local relatives for the reception afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadine Rigney
E. A. Rigney
Fawn Townsend
Lou Crow
Ada
Capehart Admitted To Army Hospital In Germany
Senator Homer E. Capehart of Indiana has been admitted to a U S Army hospital in Heidelberg Germany with a virus infection. The 55 year old senator has been touring European military installations since last month and is reported to have a severe upper respiratory virus infection with moderate fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capehart III
Germany
Heidelberg
Homer E. Capehart
U. S. Army
Capehart
Europe
Marriage of Marvin Mercer and Shirley Lane
Marvin Mercer aged 22 of Ada marries Shirley Lane aged 17 from Stratford Route 3. The notice lists the couple as wed with location details implied in the household announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Mercer
Ada
Shirley Lane
Stratford
Mrs Bryant to Receive Posthumous Military Awards
At Norman Naval Station ceremonies Mrs. W. A. Bryant Jr. will receive posthumous awards for her husband Lt. W. A. Bryant Jr. including the Distinguished Flying Cross five Air Medals and a Presidential Unit Citation. Bryant formerly of Allen joined the navy in 1943 as a fighter pilot aboard the USS Essex off Korea where engine trouble caused his plane to crash November 17 1951. He was rescued by helicopter but drowned. Announcement by Lt. Comar Wallace Norman Naval Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Training Station
Norman Friday
W. A. Bryant Jr
East
Bryant
Allen
Navy
Essex
Korea
Comar. Wallace
Norman Naval Station
Six traffic victims listed in weekend toll report
The Associated Press notes six people died on Oklahoma highways over the weekend with a seventh killed by a fall from a moving car not counted in the official tally. Names include John Gordon Wayne, Monroe Graves, Aaron Jack Patterson, Pete Verdell Waldrup, Leo Floyd Kellogg, and Bert Frank Benfry plus Sophie Smelser in a fatal fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
John Gordon Wayne
Sentinel
Monroe Graves
Guthrie
Aaron Jack Patterson
Enid
Pete Verdell Waldrup
Wright City
Leo Floyd Kellogg
Avant
Claremore
Benfry
Pawnee
Tulsa
Sophie Smelser
Sand Springs
Orval
Smelser
Waldrup
Broken Bow
Combat Pay Faces Long Path to Reach Korea Veterans
Veterans will receive 45 dollars for every month with six days under enemy fire in Korea. Paperwork and time lag loom as commanders certify eligibility and records are checked month by month. Critics warn some veterans may be unfairly excluded under the rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Korea
Congress
Pentagon
Sen. Moody
D-Mich
Thornsbrough Named Coal County Judge to Fill Vacancy
W B Thornsbrough was appointed to fill the Coal County judge vacancy after the death of Judge Eoal Moore. District Judge Lavern Fisher announced the appointment which lasts until January 1953. Thornsbrough previously served as state representative in 1922 and 1924 and held the county judge post from 1932 to 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
W. B. Thornsbrough
Eoal Moore
Lavern Fisher
Thornsbrough
M Sgt Blevins Stationed in Japan in 35th Air Base Group
M Sgt Shela R Blevins of Ada has been named first sergeant of Headquarters Squadron Section 35th Air Base Group in Japan. She and her son Virgil Ray sailed August 12 to join him at Inurayama Honage. Blevins has served over 12 years. his mother is Mrs Virgil Blevins of 226 West Sixteenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shela R. Blevins
Ada
35Th Air Base Group
Japan
Inurayama
Honsage
Red Offices in Bonn Wrecked by Opponents
The Communist party in Bonn reports its offices were raided last night by Rightist youth group Bund Deutscher Jugend. Pictures of Stalin and party heroes were torn down and defiled, furniture smashed, and about 100 marks stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
Communist Party
Stalin
Bund Deutscher Judgend
Reds
Sam B. Durham Dies Noted Oklahoma Pasture Expert
Sam B. Durham 70 extension division pastures expert at Oklahoma A. and M. since 1928 died after a yearlong illness in Tulsa hospital. A 1904 graduate, he introduced lespedera to Oklahoma and researched many pasture grasses. Funeral services set for Monday at Strode Funeral Home Chapel in Stillwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Sam B. Durham
Oklahoma A. & M
Durham
Kansas State College
Pittsburg
Oklahoma
Strode Funeral Home
Stillwater
Park Improvement Designs For Texoma Quartz Mountain Sequoyah Parks
Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board to publish designs for a five million dollar park improvement program. Proposals include lodges and resort facilities at Texoma State Park cost 1.8 million, Quartz Mountain 1.1 million, Sequoyah 1.4 million, plus a lodge and cabin development for Negroes at Sequoyah costing 0.5 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board
Texoma State Park
Quartz Mountain State Park
Sequoyah State Park
Sequoyah Park
Oklahoma reports nine new polio cases in 1952
Nine new polio cases were reported in Oklahoma on Saturday, lifting the year total to 482 and placing the state seventh in the nation for polio. Oklahoma’s rate stands at 13.3 cases per 100 000, with Texas leading the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Texas
Legion of Valor Convention Opens in Tulsa Area
The National Legion of Valor, comprising Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross and Navy Cross holders, begins its annual convention in Tulsa with business sessions Monday through Wednesday and an officer election on Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Raymond S. McLain, Oklahoma City banker and former Army comptroller, will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
National Legion of Valor
Ray Eastman
Buffalo
N. Y
Raymond S. McLain
Army
Price War Trims Barbers in Noble Ill
In Noble Illinois two nearby barber shops began a brief price war cutting hair from 75 cents to free. The frenzy forced Elmer Craven to close at noon and Joe Smith to lock his door and admit customers one by one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbers Noble
Ill
Illinois
Elmer Craven
Joe Smith
Oklahoma Party Leaders Plan Campaign Finishes
Oklahoma Democrats and Republicans outline final general election plans this week. Democrats meet at Bill Doenges’s ranch in Bartlesville to appoint committees and set finances for the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner, hoping to host Gov. Adlai Stevenson as speaker. Republicans expect word on Eisenhower’s visit as Floyd Carrier leads a seven state conference in Kansas City with a possible Oklahoma City stop during State Fair Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlesville
Okla
Oklahoma
Bill Doenges
Adlai Stevenson
Smith Hester
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Floyd Carrier
GOP
Kansas City
Eisenhower
Oklahoma City
Sister of Canada Official Charged in Visa Fraud Inquiry
The Justice Department named Aline Steigerwald of Windsor, sister of Canada’s health minister Paul Martin, as an adviser suspected in border papers fraud. It cites about 100 Canadians who immigrated to Detroit area using misrepresented finances. Lawrence MackKinnon of Windsor arrested for entering on a fraudulent visa. Everett Glassco previously deported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Canada
Aline Steigerwald
Windsor
Paul Martin
Detroit
McGranery
United States
Steigerwald
Lawrence E. MackKinnon
Everett E. Glassco
Polio Strikes More Oklahomans
Polio cases rose by 15 over the weekend giving Oklahoma a total of 497 for the year as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reports. Hospitals hold 244 cases while 69 remain in the acute stage. 21 deaths this year, nine more than last year at this time. New cases include Community Hospital Elk City three, Crippled Children's Oklahoma City three, Hillcrest Memorial Tulsa three, Valley View Ada two, and St. Mary’s Enid four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
National Foundation For
Community Hospital
Elk City
Crippled Children’s
Oklahoma City
Hillcrest Memorial
Tulsa
Valley View
Ada
St. Mary’s
Enid
Richardson Named Chairman by GM
General Motors appoints J. A. Richardson Buick dealer for eight years as Relations Chairman for Ada area. He will distribute the companys educational and public interest materials including books and motion pictures in the community next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
J. A. Richardson
Buick
Ada
GM Community Vicinity
Corportion
Drought Pushes Large Livestock Sale at Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City reports about 8,500 cattle and 2,000 calves shipped from the stockyards as drought worsens feed and water shortages for ranchers. A National Stockyards Co. spokesman says the run is not markedly higher than normal for this period, and a three week union yard workers strike had little effect on shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
National Stockyards Co
Two Cowboys Made Lifetime Members of Cherokee Strip Club
Enid Oklahoma two pioneer cowboys have been named lifetime members of the Cherokee Strip Round-up Club announced today by president Bill Anderson. The honorees are Frank Eaton Perkins known as Pistol Pete and Rollo Goodnight Guthrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
Okla
Cherokee Strip
Bill Anderson
Frank Eaton
Perkins
Pistol Pete
Rollo Goodnight
Guthrie
Five Granite Musicians among Ada Escapees in Arkansas
Seven Granite Reformatory musicians escaped Ada around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. They fled through an opened door to a stairway, stealing a 1951 Oldsmobile in Wewoka and were later captured in Conway and Stonewall areas. Captives include Mackert, Ball, Knapp, Kerr, Garvin, Church, and Crew amid a total 127 years of sentence time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granite Reformatory
Arkansas State Police
Conway
Ark
Stonewall
Ada
Convention Hall
Ada Elks Rodeo
Granite
Wewoka
Arkansas
John Mackert
Ohio
Earl Ball
Joplin
Mackert
Ball
Bob Knapp
Tulsa
John Kerr
Winifred Garvin
Armistice Talks Seen Possible by U N Commander
Maj. Gen. William Harrison, senior U N Command armistice delegate, said an armistice might be possible though he had no idea when. He spoke after deteriorating talks at Panmunjom with no progress on prisoner exchange, as Nam Il protested and then set a next meeting for August 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Summerlin Munsan
Korea
William Harrison
U.N. Command
U.N
Panmunjom
Nam I
Red
Harrison
Reds
U. N
Namil
Rea
Export-Import Bank reports profits and dividend to treasury
The Export-Import Bank announced a profitable fiscal year ending June 30 with 70 million dollars in earnings across 47 countries. It paid a 20 million dollar dividend to the U.S. Treasury on July 1, continuing a pattern from the previous year, as Congress established the bank in 1945 to aid loans in foreign trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Treasury
Treasury
Congress
United States
California Forest Fires Toll Rises Across State
Four Cal Fire personnel were injured while battling three large fires. A fourth blaze near the Cleveland National Forest killed Larry Higgins, 21, a State Forest Service worker from Lakeland Village, who perished after flames swept across 400 acres. The Mt Hamilton area fire scorched about 7,000 acres and destroyed a fire truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San
Mt. Hamilton
Talks Open to End Strike Threat on New York Central Lines
Washington sessions begin with top level company and union negotiators to avert a strike against the New York Central Railroad east of Buffalo. Mediation moved from New York after the government plan failed to win acceptance, targeting a two year dispute over 38 grants.
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