Sharp Wool Price Break Shakes Clothing Industry
A 70 percent price drop at Auckland wool auctions has the clothing industry reevaluating costs for next year. British commonwealth nations plan wool price support as New Zealand and Australia auctions loom, amid a shift toward synthetics and defense driven tax incentives. Futures move two to six cents. U S mills largely idle except for military orders.
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New York
New Zealand
Auckland
New Zeland
Australia
Office of Defense Mobilization
Charles E. Wilson
New York Cotton Exchange
United States
Roach Dies at 78. Lula Resident Funeral Today
John William Roach 78 died Saturday at his Lula home. Funeral services will be held at the Lula Church of the Nazarene at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Hoggett of Ada officiating. Burial in Lula Cemetery, Bourland Funeral Home of Allen in charge. Survived by widow Leora, six daughters including Mrs G G Brooks and Mrs R E Habin, two sons Walter and T J Roach, 27 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
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G. G. Brooks
Allen
R. E. Habin
Tupelo
Pearl Koldman
Lula
Iva Cross
California
Jewell Days
Springville
Calif
Patsy Cooper
Walter
Calvin
T. J. Roach
Ada High School Star Billy Webb Trains At Keesler
Billy Webb son of Mr and Mrs W H Webb of 503 West 17th is stationed at Keesler Field Mississippi for radar training. A former Ada high school athlete and Best Central student he joined the Air Forces on December 28 1950. He completed the radar fundamentals course with a 43.6 rating and holds the rank of technician or technician on order in radio electronics.
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Pic
Billy Web
Air Forces
W. H. Webb
West 17Th
Keesler Field
Mississippi
Webb
Ada
45th Has New Play Facilities in Hokkaido Camps
The 45th Infantry Division in Hokkaido Japan unveils new recreational facilities at Camp Strong Camp Conrady and Camp Shimamatsu. Six remodeled mess halls and headquarters plus a prefab service club hobby shops a 2000 volume library and recreation rooms with ping pong and pool tables. Tents replace some facilities at Comedy and Shinamatsu.
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Hokkaido
Japan
45Th Infantry Division
Camp
Strong
Camp Conrady
Camp Shimamatsu
Oi Camp Strong
Dor
Shinamatsu
Texas Tiny DJ Survives Record Size Crash Near Long Beach
In Long Beach California on August 17 Guy Cherry 27 known as Texas Tiny a disk jockey weighing 640 pounds was pulled from a car after it struck a curb and hit a store. Ambulance crew called him the biggest victim they had seen and he was admitted to Seaside hospital with minor injuries.
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Long Beach
Calif
Guy Cherry
Seaside Hospital
Cherry
Texas Tiny
Hairy vetch as winter legume and dairy judging school
Hairy vetch is the key winter legume offering soil improvement, cover, pasture, and seed. planting rates vary with crop combinations and drills, with soil tests recommended for fertilizer needs. The article also notes a Dairy Judging School at Howard Smith Guernsey farm near Francis on August 23 24 with John W. Boehr, plus county fair display booth rules and fair catalogs mailing details for Pontotoc County dates September 13-14.
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Howard Smith
Guernsey
Francis
John W. Boehr
A&m College
Stillwater
Boehr
Pontotoc County
4-H Club meetings visit Pickett Lula Red Oak
Four 4-H clubs were visited this past week with instructions on preparation and requirements for fair exhibits given to club members. Galey will be visited Friday.
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Pickett
Red Oak
Lula
Galey
Two Unions After Douglas Plant
Tulsa, Aug. 12 A NLRB election will decide which union gains bargaining rights at the reactivated Douglas Aircraft plant. CIO UAW and AFL IAM contest the 350 eligible employees as production nears a B 47 jet program next spring. UAW seeks sheriff patrol outside the gate after a tense confrontation with IAM members. no blows reported.
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Tulsa
Oxia
National Labor Relations Board
Dougles Aircraft
CIO
United Auto Workers
AFL International Association of Machinists
UAW
George Blaine
H. A. Moon
Vacuum air blast trick for rug moisture risk
Lift the rug to create air space and insert a vacuum hose beneath to blow air through the damp area. The tip warns about cleaning precautions before attempting this method to dry liquids and salt in a vehicle interior. Texas has 188 230 miles of highways.
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Texas
Courageous EightYearOld Boy Walked to Help Own Arm Care
Eight year old Bob Strunk from Centrasoma fell from a horse and fractured his arm. He walked to Bill Smith’s nearby home despite pain and heat, then to Ada for medical care. Ode Heck found him and rushed him to Ada Hospital where doctors set the arm and Ohio...
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George Bo Hill
Coalgate Record-Register
Seaders
Ada News
Bob Strunk
Boyd Strunk
Centrasoma
Bill Smith
Ode Heck
Bob
Gide
Gill
Pit
Ode
Ada
Hob
Flood Havoc Loss Estimate Released
Flood damages across the Nessho Grand Cottonwood and Verdigris basins in eastern Kansas and Oklahoma total about 42 million dollars. U S river forecaster P R Jones said destruction appears greater than ever before with nine deaths and more than 400000 acres flooded. Estimated losses in Neosho Cottonwood valleys reach 38 million from 2500 homes damaged, Verdigris and other basins add several million, and hay losses plus 284 city homes and 609 farm houses were counted.
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Tulsa
Onla
Nessho-Grand
Cottonwood
Verdigris
Kansa
Oklahoma
U. S
P. R. Jones
Jones
Neosho-Cottonwood Qvalleys
Kansas
Verdigris Basin
Neosho Grandigtas County
Oxla
Oxlahoma
Chikaskia
Dresher
Final Brief Filed in Oklahoma Communist Oath Case
Oklahoma City August 18 final brief in the state supreme court appeal of Oklahoma's new communist oath law was filed by Norman attorney Paul W Updegraff. The appeal targets state officials seeking to halt pay for Oklahoma A and M College professors who refused to sign by May 2. Updegraff asks for an order halting payment and the case was appealed by the state attorney general and Don Emery for eight Oklahoma A and M intervenors. The attorney argues the oath law is valid in all points and constitutional. With the final brief filed only replies from the attorney general and Emery remain before the case is ready for September arguments.
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Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
Okahoma
Paul W. Updegraff
Norman
Updegraff
Jane
Oxlahoma A
M. College
Updegratf
Don Emery
Emery
Cherokee Strip Celebration to Open with Pioneer Religious Meeting
Enid Oklahoma August 13 The Cherokee Strip celebration for September 15 18 will open with a pioneer style religious meeting. Ministers from the Cherokee Strip have invitations to attend Sundays night service at Garfield County Fairgrounds. A nationally known religious speaker is being sought for the meeting.
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Enid
Okla
Cherokee Strip
Garfield County Fairgrounds
County home demonstration plan aid demonstrated by Miss Armstrong
Martha Mote and Minnie Lou McDontel assisted Armstrong in Pontotee County on Thursday August 15 to plan a clothing program for October home demonstration club meetings and to demonstrate mending techniques for use in the group.
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Martha Mote
Minnie Lou McDontel
Pe Armstrong
X Speciabliege
Pontotee County
Armstrong
Tea Recipe from Pickett Club Meeting at August
Mrs. E N Jones hosted tea for the Pickett club at the August gathering. Her daughter and son in law recently back from Fidate shared the recipe. For four cups brew four teaspoons tea and eight teaspoons sugar in three quarters cup water. Add lemon juice, four sprigs mint steeped in hot water, then combine with the sugar lemon mix. Pour over ice in glasses and garnish with mint.
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E. N. Jones
Pickett Club
Fidate
Steen
4 H Club Leaders Meeting and Summer Demonstrations
A home demonstration and 4 H club notes schedule events for August including a leaders meeting on Thursday August 23 at 8 00 am in the home demonstration agent s office to plan the 1951 52 program. Also includes summer meat cold cuts ideas and a list of club meetings from August 20 to 24 at Cedar Grove Feran Grove Byng Union Valley Lawrence locations.
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Cedar Grove
Feran Grove Club
Trene McFarlin
Cornier Than Kansas in August Column
A nostalgic food column extols sweet corn season with tips from Mark Twain style kettle steam to preserve milk. It shares recipes for Macy dish succotash and corn pudding, offering step by step preparation notes, serving ideas, and a 1931 copyright note.
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Kansas
America
Faris
France
Mark Twain
MACY
Langston president to serve another term on board
Oklahoma City August 17 UP G L Harrison president of Langston Negro University will serve another term on the board of control for southern regional education. Gov Johnston Murray yesterday reappointed Harrison to serve until June 30 1952. Brazil maintains a cotton textile industry protected by a high tariff wall and preferences for exports.
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Oklahoma City
G. L Harrison
Langston Negro University
Board of Control
Southern Regional Education
Johnston Murray
Harrison
Brazil
Heat Boosts Glenwood Pool Income and Attendance
Glenwood pool reports a strong season with night swims driving revenue and ticket sales. In June and July net income reached 24,314.3 dollars from 9,868 tickets as crowds split roughly evenly between adults and children, with adult prices starting at twelve.
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Glenwood Pool
N. King
Red Cross
Tam
Roy Franklin
Dea Klepper
W. F. Parrish
Close Woven Dish Towels for Glass and China
Expert tips on selecting towels: use close woven toweling for fine glass and china to avoid lint, prefer linen or linen blends, reinforce seams, and choose fast colors and light weight. For everyday drying, coarser open weave towels absorb more. For storing cherished china, place felt pads between plates, avoid stacking cups, and protect teapots with a cork plug when idle.
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Sue Gardner
General Features Corp
Murray Names Arthur Foster to State Securities Board
Oklahoma City August 16 Gov Johnston Murray completed the securities commission lineup by naming Arthur M Foster of Bristow as banker member. Foster, 33, has served as bookkeeper teller assistant cashier and cashier at Bristow Community State Bank. Chairman Herschel K Ross has led the department since May and Dave Stobail of Hugo is the lawyer member.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
New State Securities Commission
Bristow
Arthur M. Foster
New Securities
Bristow Community State Bank
Herschel K. Ross
Mey
Dave Stobail
Hugo
Tomatoes: Versatile Favorite In Every Season and Dish
Tomatoes top vegetable popularity, with high consumer spending on fresh produce and widespread year round use. Once seen as ornamental, tomatoes gained nutritionist approval for vitamins C and A and iron. Recipes include fried grilled baked and curried tomato dishes, with cheese topped gratins and bacon garnish.
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Europe
General Features
iPancies Corp
Candy Bars Bring Good Feelings Across Korea
Boston report recalls Operation Little Vittles during the Berlin airlift and shows Marines dropping candy bars on Korean children. Marine Sgt Harold E Pierce and pilot Cspot Frank Parks describe how blue helicopters calmed kids between Seoul and UN HQ at Munsan, noting more kids than candy bars.
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Boston
Berlin
Korea
Harold E. Pierce
Cspot
Frank Parks
Allentown
Seoul
Munsan
Sulphur Legion Post Elects Officers in Landmark Vote
The American Legion at Sulphur held its annual election at the hut with four offices filled and four holdovers. Post commander Earl Simmons was elected but declined to serve due to rest after illness and his mother’s death. a new election will be held to choose a commander. Other officers elected include Perry Brown first vice commander Marion Splawn second vice commander Burt Hann adjutant Bonner Teeter chaplain Forest McMurtry finance officer Ross Womack historian Lynn Norman and Oscar Young service officers. The new officials will assume office September 13 at an installation service likely combined with the auxiliary installation.
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American Legion
Raymond Wallen
Earl Simmons
Wallen
Legion
Perry Brown
Marion Splawn
Burt Hann
Bonner Teeter
Forest McMurtry
Ross Womack
Lynn Norman
Oscar Young
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J. W. Roach
Billy Webb
Young Adan
45Th
Lester F. Smith
Douglas Plant
Contrahoma
Enght
Vardigris
Cheeceee Strip
Agriculture Department
By Ehith M. Farber
COBEN
Murray
Arthur Foster
Laeteres
Sulphur Legion Post
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