04 Dec 1952
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1952
Page
1
Sunshine returns to Oklahoma as central and western areas clear after four days of mist rain and fog. Eastern Oklahoma remains murky but should clear later. Temps drop to 25 to 50 degrees with light drizzle recorded yesterday and Guymon at 26 degrees for the state low.
Arrangements are nearly complete for the annual Cougar Booster Banquet to be held Thursday December 11 at East Central’s Student Union. Tickets are sold at E M Clothiers Bryan’s Corner Drug 5 Q Clothiers and Smith’s Footwear at 240 each. Principal speaker will be J D Buddy Brothers Tulsa football coach. George MacRobert is toastmaster. Jack Fentem chairs the finance committee and serves as business manager. Contnshoma club helps with sales and Kiwanis Lions Rotary sponsor the event.
The Lawton case ends with Maj. Gen. A M Harper allowed to declare a Lawton auto firm off limits to military personnel. The U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled he was within rights to issue the order after a misrepresentation claim over a car. The Supreme Court refused review, finalizing the appellate ruling that overruled a prior injunction.
Mostly fair conditions continue in Oklahoma with a slight cooling trend in the east and south tonight. Temperatures dip to the 20s in the north and west, rising to 35 in the southeast. highs tomorrow range from the 40s in the northeast to 55 to 60 in the southwest.
Washington lawmakers heard that beer and cigarette ads flood radio and television even into church programs. Mitchell of Mt Vernon NY urged a daily children’s hour free of beer and cigarette ads. Brown of WSAY said FCC relies on license refusals to curb objectionable network content. Clair of WHYU argued public judgment should decide deletions from programs.
Rain and snow spread widely across the United States with the heaviest precipitation from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border between the Mississippi River and the Central Plains. Drizzle and rain extended to Iowa. thunderstorms covered Arkansas and eastern Texas. freezing drizzle hit southern Wisconsin, most of Iowa, and southern Minnesota. snow fell in the Dakotas. Nearly three inches of rain fell in Little Rock, while Pacific moisture brought showers to Oregon and Washington coasts. Light snow touched Wyoming and Colorado. warmer conditions occurred along the Gulf Coast and east of the Mississippi to the Atlantic, except Georgia and northern Florida to North Carolina. Yesterday’s high was 51 in Brownsville, Texas.
Scouter Leadership Training course resumes with the third session of six at Trinity Baptist Church. All scouters and training personnel are urged to attend tonight.
The East Central State college forensic meet has expanded from four colleges in 1943 to 120 teams from 36 schools in seven states this year. D. J. Nabors founded the event 16 years ago, and it now fills Ada’s facilities, with Oklahoma schools except Tulsa entering contestants. A 20 percent rise in participation marks a rising trend, and book reviews emerge as a leading division.
Ada High School plans a downtown pep parade Friday at 3 30 with the entire student body marching to boost enthusiasm for the Ada Ponca City game. A pep assembly at the school will feature Supt Rex O Morrison as speaker before the parade. The Friday night game will decide if the Adm Cougars reach the state Class A championship finals and defend the title.
President Truman overruled top defense officials to approve a $1.90 daily wage increase for 375,000 soft coal miners to prevent a strike before Eisenhower's term. The decision may lift coal prices and unsettled Wage Stabilization Board members, with unions and UMW officials reacting cautiously as tensions rise over the scale of the raise and its impact on stabilization.
Oklahoma reports October cattle slaughter totaled 71 million pounds, up from 55.8 million a year earlier, driven by a prolonged drought that forced sales. Beef cattle 44 000 head vs 31 000 last year. calves 30 000 up from 21 000. sheep and lambs 22 000 up from 18 000. hogs down to 83 000 from 89 000. Norman, Ohio news also notes Oklahoma business receipts at 243 million in October, about 10 million above September.
Adlai Stevenson and President Truman agree not to fight Eisenhower’s program for party gain. He tells reporters the party must address a $0.5 million deficit and serve the public interest. He outlines no immediate plans, hints at possible reorganizing the DNC, and supports Stephen Mitchell to stay as national chairman.
Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois urged a limited offensive in Korea and criticized ally nations for not sharing the burden. He proposed a joint landing on the peninsula’s neck below the Yalu River and said more ground troops would be needed than are currently in Korea, naming Australia New Zealand and Canada.
Berlin reports say the Soviet side demanded the return of Russian Private Alexander Kulikov who sought asylum in West Berlin last Thursday. The U S countered with a request to interview American Private Carl T. Blake held by the Russians, with Maj. Gen. Lemuel B. Mathewson urging interview access.
Washington reports that long investigated postwar surplus U S tankers will be examined by a federal jury panel next week with all evidence in the case. The probe centers on profits from selling surplus vessels after World War II and involves notable figures including Joseph F Casey Julius C Holmes and Edward R Stettinius Jr as well as Newbold Morris and William F Halsey.
Plans are complete for Pontotoco County Home Demonstration Achievement Day at the First Christian church with Miss Martha Mote, county agent, presiding. The 1:30 p.m. program will include devotions, choral numbers, 4-H club achievements, National Home Demonstration Council highlights, and a recognition program, followed by awards presented by Miss Mote and Mrs. Hale. Individual clubs report 1952 projects and community service such as Ada sewing for underprivileged children, Allen food and gifts for old folks, Byng cemetery improvements, Colbert mail box painting, Fitzhugh community recreation, Frisca building repairs, and more local efforts.
A House Judiciary subcommittee began a probe into alleged delays and interference by the Justice and State Departments in a Federal Grand Jury charge concerning Communist activity in the United Nations. Lawmakers Chelf and Keating cited serious accusations and said the investigation would run in New York and Washington. The State Department denied involvement. Meanwhile a related IMFs secretary was fired for refusing to disclose if he was ever a Communist.
A Los Angeles letter from a grandmother in a bank bandit case states she will rob two more banks to aid her son in Korea. FBI notes the letter may be authentic, though no details on timing or location are given.
New York Central president William White told the Congress of American Industry that railroads face economic harm from delaying rate hikes. He cited postwar rate cases and urged aid to reduce regulatory delays, arguing that faster decisions would lower freight costs and boost profits.
The United Nations General Assembly Political Committee, worn by the Korea debate, turns to Tunisian independence disputes. It tasked Lester Pearson with sending the Indian peace plan to Red China and North Korea, seeking acceptance while Pyongyang Peiping likely reject the plan. The body moves toward a calendar shift and Christmas recess as Korea issues persist.
A federal grand jury reviews voluminous files on Owen Lattimore to decide if indicting the Johns Hopkins professor for perjury is warranted. McCarthy era hearings accused him of Soviet ties, which he denied. The inquiry follows clashes with Sen McCarran as the panel weighs five alleged false statements.
Bobbie Jean Ledbetter of Holdenville Route 3 paid $10 and costs after appearing before Peace Justice C W Floyd for failure to signal a left turn. Ledbetter was stopped on Main Street Allen November 22 by highway trooper Aubrey A Mitchell.
Earl Gleaves of Miami Oklahoma and a student at Oklahoma A and M College won first in two classes in the judging contest held yesterday in Chicago. Gleaves also placed third in the all around individual competition, taking top honors in individual market production and hen production divisions.
The article notes more than 25,000 distinct jobs exist in the country for earning a living. It argues most of these occupations involve some form of world abroad or international element influencing work opportunities.
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