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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1951
Page
1
Washington Aug 30 proposed excise tax hikes target liquor cigarettes autos gasoline and other common purchases. House actions total 1 252 000 000 in excise boosts part of a 7 200 000 000 tax plan. Senate has trimmed about 1 500 000 000 from the house total. If pursued excise taxes offer the remaining major revenue source. (Continued)
The widow of Winnebago Indian Sgt. John R. Rice accepted a White House offer to bury her husband at Arlington National Cemetery after President Truman intervened. Rice, killed in Korea in 1950, had his body briefly moved from a Sioux City graveside for a national service honoring his wartime record. Mrs. Rice, 29, said she was grateful and planned to travel to Washington to oversee Arlington interment.
Public invited to watch teen agers contest as part of Zions club safety show on South Broadway during Governor Safety Week August 26 to September 1. 100 block of South Broadway will be closed from 6 pm. driving tests begin around 7 30 pm with prizes including a 25 dollar U S Savings Bond. Four Oklahoma Department of Public Safety representatives will judge. Ada High School staff and students participate including five girls Pansy Biggs Joyce Trammel Doris Crank Johnnie Beam Shirley Gregg and several Ada High football players.
The article notes a high of 104 degrees Wednesday as Oklahoma faces heat with scattered thunderstorms possible in the northwest. Ponga City and Waynoka led with 109 degree readings while thirty seven of thirty four cities reported 100 or more. Boise City and Guymon stayed under the century mark with 92 and 93.
Oklahoma A and M College scientists answer the surplus watermelon question with a recipe for watermelon syrup. James E. Webster and Frank Ramse, associate researchers, publish that five gallons of juice yields three quarts of syrup. The syrup is reddish when fresh and thinner than sorghum.
Fair and hot conditions continue this afternoon and tonight into Friday with scattered thundershowers possible. Cooler air may reach northwest areas Friday afternoon, lows 75 to 80, near 70 in the Panhandle, highs Friday 100 to 105, and around 90 in the Panhandle.
Mills Garrison urges town residents to purchase rat and fly proof garbage cans. A savings of 25 percent lowers price to 3.95 this week, with a future price of 4.95. Call 3458 for delivery or contact a local hardware dealer. Jaycees offer several hundred cans this week to curb pests and support October poisoning efforts.
Oklahoma City AUG 30 Evidence that emergency relief board employees are drawing a fair salary for two or three days of work per month was disclosed by Crime Bureau Chief George Howard Wilson. Gov Murray suspended board administrator Jay Lee and ordered an investigation after irregularities were reported. Wilson said he will interview all Capitol basement staff and follow every lead. He noted a general looseness in agency procedures but no criminal activity.
Richard B. Donaldson, a 29 year old Kansas City businessman, was arraigned on two counts of first degree murder after admitting the killings of Alfredo Ortiz Vargas, 53, and Mrs. William Lay. He told police he planned to kill five more, but only two victims died as pistols misfired. He was ordered held without bond pending a preliminary hearing set for Sept 13.
Fourth grade totals fall to 219 from 221 last year with Glenwood down ten at 26 and Irving down 17 at 47. Washington has 51 fourth graders, up two from 1950, while Willard rises to 49, up 15. Total enrollment for grades four through eight stands at 331, with ninth grade at 36 and high school enrollment at 369, down 32 from 1950.
A reported fire alarm at 6 20 p m for Fendergraft state turned out to be a false alarm, briefly interrupting a calm day for local firefighters.
Gov. Thomas Dewey told the Veterans of Foreign Wars that the free nations must draw a Pacific front line and promise sacrifice to stay alive. He urged a total outlook against communism, cited the Korean War, and called for an extended defense from the Arctic to New Zealand, stressing the need to aid resistance in China and support the nationalist government of China in the struggle.
A sixth patient has been admitted to the polio ward at '71 by View hospital, hospital authorities said. Dovie Brown, nine, daughter of Mrs. Louie Brown of Ardmore, may have infantile paralysis. she was still on the suspect list at noon Wednesday. The ward total rises to six with Charles E Stewart, 13, also of Ardmore, admitted late Monday. Conditions of all patients were reported as good.
Word reached Wednesday that W. R. Jones, Sr. Maud, died of a heart attack during a voyage to Korea. The 28 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Jones, Sr. of Maud had enlisted in the army in the spring for the third time and served eight years. His body will be sent to Japan and then returned to Maud for burial.
An Oklahoma City woman and a neighbor's baby were injured when a dual wheel flew off a speeding truck driven by Jimmy Marean. The wheel crashed through a cement block house, wrecking the porch and walls while brick splinters struck Mrs Roberta Martin and five month old Lou Ann Zerger as they lay in a bed. Three youths leaped to safety.
Assistant County Attorney I J Blevins filed first degree robbery charges Thursday against Oscar Pettigrew 23 for two purse snatching incidents Sunday night Pettigrew allegedly took a coin purse from Mrs Alva Bell containing 2 dollars and resisted with force including beating choking and twisting her tongue to prevent yelling Forensic details note Pettigrew previously served federal prison time for car theft and faces added charges with Ralph Walker in a separate case concerning a car stolen from J F Lance and found wrecked after April 14 1951.
An appealing pictorial map of Japan is on display at the local Red Cross office. It marks camp locations where Thunderbird Division members are stationed and was presented by a Red Cross field director who thanked Mrs. Harriet Schroeder, county director, for the opportunity to share work with the local unit.
Chickasha Oklahoma faces water troubles as city officials survey solutions. City Manager John Hamman cites inadequate pumping as the cause. Proposals include expanding pump capacity and a 2,000,000 gallon water tower. A volunteer rationing program was used during hot weather, leaving many southwest homes without water.
Washington Aug 50 71 the senate crime committee ends its 15 month crusade against Bangsterism and lack of law enforcement. It calls for a probe into crime in the capital and hints at contempt citations against reluctant witnesses. The staff says funds records and powers will be handed over to another committee.
President Truman denounced congressional cuts to the foreign aid program as pity and misplaced economy. He warned the move jeopardizes Europe’s recovery and vowed to push against the cuts, while Senate battles focus on who should direct aid spending for the $7.54 billion bill, with attempts at centralized control discussed and likely defeated.
CHICAGO Aug 36 The Labor Day weekend may produce 390 traffic deaths, the National Safety Council estimated. Labor Day is second only to Christmas as the most dangerous holiday for motorists, council records show. Ned H Dearborn, council president, said, We hope our estimate is way too high. With nearly 40 million vehicles on the move and back to school rush, a 390 or more is likely unless everyone drives and walks safely. The estimate covers immediate fatalities only and covers the period from 6 a m Friday to midnight Monday.
The United States and the Philippines signed a mutual defense pact pledging to aid each other against aggression. President Truman called the treaty a strong step toward security and peace, noting ongoing U.S. base access and support to strengthen Filipino armed forces. Philippine President Quirino stressed a peaceful purpose with readiness to act in self-defense if needed, as other Pacific defense agreements were outlined for Japan New Zealand and Australia.
Funeral services for Jae Lee Collier, 23, former Wapanucka resident, will be held today at 2:30 PM at the Wapanucka Baptist Church. Collier, son of Mr and Mrs Kim Collier, was killed Saturday in a three car wreck near Bowie Texas. Rev Wesley Doak will officiate. burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Chapman Funeral Home of Tishomingo in charge.
Oklahoma records five police deaths this year after five year old Stephen Earl Rathbun died in a Tulsa hospital from poliomyelitis. He was beloved by his family and placed in an iron lung after illness spread through the community.
Peiping radio in Tokyo accused Gen. Matthew Ridgway of lying and distortion in a barrage of broadcasts about Korean war truce talks. It claimed American planes violated Kaesong neutrality nearly every day, citing a garbled report of a flare over the truce site and Ridgway’s refusal to reopen investigations.
U N forces reported heavy activity as ten thousand fresh communist troops dug in east of Yanggu and launched three major assaults north of the town. UN warplanes struck rail and road networks destroying hundreds of boxcars and denying supply routes while small patrol clashes continued elsewhere on the east front. A new 8,000 strong division was seen digging northeast of Yanggu, with another 2,000 moving south northwest of the town.
A pessimist muses that most would accomplish more if they did what they spend time discussing. The piece warns that government heading toward the poorhouse will drag everyone along, too.
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