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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1952
Page
2
Atlantic City report notes Maurice Tobin urges a rapid CIO AFL tie to present a united labor front to the incoming Republican administration. He warns gains are at risk under Eisenhower era policies and cites internal CIO leadership struggles between Reuther Haywood and Meany. Tobin stresses unity to protect workers.
Near a government pause on permits has spurred rapid TV expansion as FCC licenses resume. Five new stations have started, two more begin signals today, with six more planned by year end. Operators race to be first on air with commercial ultra high frequency equipment after the 1948 freeze ends.
Olpe Kansas town council approves ordinance requiring cafes and amusement establishments to close at 12 midnight. Only owners and employees may remain on premises from midnight to 5 AM. Measure aims to curb party crowds lingering after neighboring cities close for the night.
Senator McCarran outlined testimony from New York hearings showing alleged nests of Communist influence in colleges and public and private schools. He cited estimates of up to 1500 Communist teachers and named campuses including Columbia University and Harvard as examples of strategic units while denying any intent to dictate policy to state or college authorities.
Safety commissioner Dixie Gilmer cites a report from Lt. O. B. Patterson showing improved school bus safety this year. Patrol inspected 4,059 buses across two counties, 18 percent safer, with 1,686 needing repairs and 34 counties failing last year, a 50 percent drop in unfit buses.
Jay Dixon of McAlester, grandson of Mrs. A. C. Dixon of Ada, is among four McAlester high school band members chosen for the all state band at Stilwater December 4 and 5. A senior in his fourth year of band, he earned excellent on cornet at the district meet, superior in last year’s state contest brass quartet, and was voted most improved band member in his junior year. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dixon of McAlester. his father, a former Ada athlete and band member, previously served as a rudd engineer at a naval ammunition depot near McAlester before returning two and a half months ago.
Oklahoma Republicans announce a special train to carry Oklahomans to the January 20 presidential inauguration in Washington. The train leaves Oklahoma City at 6 30 a.m. January 27, stops in Tulsa at 9 a.m., and arrives in Washington Sunday afternoon. Several hundred Oklahomans expected. Annapolis Hotel named Oklahoma headquarters in Washington.
Eight dangerous inmates overpowered four guards and a deputy warden at Western State Penitentiary using razor knives, then escaped by sliding down a 70 foot wall on a rope made of sheets. A ninth briefly escaped but surrendered. a tenth was trapped on the roof. Police in surrounding states joined a manhunt as six escaped in a car parked near a coal pile while two others fled on foot.
Hayes School will stage the operetta Make-Believe Magic by Campbell on Thursday December 4 at 7:30 in the school auditorium. Sixth grade students directed by Miss Ruth Hager perform as pioneers pirates and Indians in a make believe history game to raise funds for a school gift. London business leaders urge tariff cuts and lax antitrust rules to ease global imbalances and aid Eisenhower.
Pontotoc County met its 150 pint quota last Tuesday as Red Cross Bloodmobile completed its first year in Ada. About 34 volunteers aided a six hour drive at First Christian Church, aiding armed forces blood collection with 600 pints since 1951. Remaining drives are set for January 6 March 17 and a May date, with a 900 pint annual goal and Luke B. Dodds named blood recruitment chairman.
AURICH Germany police report the discovery of Robert Frerichs a 24 year old man kept alone in an unheated attic for two yearsNeighbors said he weighed about 42 pounds showed long hair sobbed for bread upon rescue He had the mind of a 12 year old slept naked on a single blanket with no clothes found His parents may face investigation and he will receive hospital observation.
Two sailors killed and nine injured with two missing after an explosion aboard two ships in Sasebo Harbor Japan. The blast struck the tank of Ashtabula beside Ajax, as Navy officials reported. Names given for the deceased: William E. Jones Jr. and William J. Markier. Missing: Orville LeMay and Bratton McKinney Jr. Next of kin notified.
In Ridgway Pennsylvania a blaze at a two room hunting lodge near Sackett killed a mother and her three children. Helen Mason 27 of Meadville Mary Jane 7 Charles Jr 4 and Joan 13 months died in the fire. The father Charles Mason Sr 35 was critically burned. Norman Keeler 17 also of Meadville suffered a minor facial cut. State police said the blast occurred when the father tried to start a fire with kerosene.
Local residents from Seminole and nearby towns populated Thanksgiving with visits to relatives in Ada Shawnee Tecumseh and Oklahoma City. Trips included Oklahoma City bound 4 H congress plans and numerous family dinners and hospital stays. Notable names include Atkinson Sutton Rodden and Dunnigan with several listed households and weekend exceptions.
A knife fight at a East Fifth beer joint around 9 pm Sunday sent one Black man to Valley View Hospital and another to the city jail. Jewell Benton, a 2 year old janitor, suffered severe lacerations to the left arm and shoulder but was listed in good condition Monday morning. Austin Wright, also Black, is held on related assault charges.
Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce and Jay Tee Jones plan another Christmas Shopping Tour for the Baptist Orphanage near Byng. Donations to fund spending money for 23 children aged 10 to 18 will be sent via the local radio station and divided equally for each child to spend as they wish on Shopping Day.
In the Third Annus' Mexican Pan American Road Race of November 1924 the 1953 Lincoln engines set world speed records across a 1938 mile course. Chuck Stevenson of Lynwood California led the Lincolns across Juarez Mexico at 90.93 mph with a 21 15 38 setting. Johnny Mantz finished second, 31 seconds behind, in a Lincoln. Faulkner and Fort placed third and fourth, all driving 1953 Lincolns with new 205 hp overhead valve V 8 engines and automatic transmissions. Seven Lincolns entered. two others were forced out by accidents.
Sixteen freight cars of a Southern Pacific line were piled up in a wreck Sunday at 1 53 am one mile north of Atwood. Rail men blamed a broker track for the crash. No injuries reported though two crews were aboard one deadheading to Kogee. Engineer Andy Flagg and conductor Webb Lee led the train. Most cars damaged or torn, track torn up, several tanks involved.
In Oklahoma last week oilmen staked 112 new wells, down from 117. Completions reached 107 versus 125 prior week. Investments totaled $6 on wells with four gas wells 55 dusters and two abandonments. Total depth reached 417,434 feet. Initial oil production averaged 5,462 barrels daily and initial gas flow was 14,050,000 cubic feet per day.
High Commissioner Sir Gerald Templer told resettled squatters at Temerloh in Pahang state that the campaign against Communist guerrillas is turning. He reported fewer civilian deaths, more arms captured, fewer bus and railway attacks, and less rubber tree destruction.
Julius W. Gay, 67, of 604 West Nineteenth, died in an Oklahoma City hospital. He was critically injured in an Oct. 6 auto crash near Blackwell that killed his daughter Wanda. He had worked at the local cement plant since 1910 and retired in July. Surviving are his widow Lattie, daughter Alice David, son Eugene in England, stepson Harold Jeter, and several brothers. Pallbearers will be plant employees. honorary pallbearers are retirees. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Smith Funeral Home.
London reports a royal style ceremony with Princess Marie Louise Marriott, 25, daughter of Pearly King Jack Marriott. The wedding to local electrician Jim Fuller took place at St Philip's, Stepney, attended by Cockney aristocracy in plain dress rather than formal royal attire.
Atlantic City November 29 CIO leaders gave up hope of settling the fight over the CIO presidency before the convention opens Monday. Walter Reuther of the auto workers union and Allan Haywood vie for the post created by Phillip Murray’s death. Haywood’s steelworkers support and Reuther’s backing from various unions promise a floor battle with little chance of resolution beforehand. An effort to produce a unanimous CIO recommendation aims to avoid a full convention clash among about 700 delegates.
Gust Tews of Chicago sues Evangelical Hospital Association and 67 officials for 500000 to 400000 damages claiming doctors amputated his left leg then, due to infection, removed his right leg at mid thigh. His wife Olga seeks 150000 in a separate suit. The incident traces back to December 23 1851 when his left foot was crushed and June 13.
Thirty six Pontotes county residents were issued summons to appear for jury duty as county court opens December 10 at 9 a.m. Judge Tal Crawford presiding. A petit jury will be impaneled at the opening. Trials include five drunk driving cases, one carrying a deadly weapon, one permitting an unlicensed driver, one discharging firearms in a public place, and three civil matters.
Washington November 29 former New Orleans newspaperman Clayton Fritchey was named deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee to aid party comeback efforts. Mitchell announced the post, with Fritchey to focus on issues strategy research and information and oversee publicity and political operations. Samuel C Brightman of the New Orleans Item joined the government in 1950 as assistant to the secretary of defense and director of information for the Defense Department.
Assistant State Attorney General Jim Garrett visited Pryor to review a 10 year audit showing a 513,936 discrepancy in the Mayes County Court fund. Officials said Garrett was not conducting a full investigation. The audit was led by Wendell Hewley and Bill Pigman with Gov. Murray referring the request for help to Mae Williamson.
A revival beginning Tuesday night at the First Pentecostal Holiness church Seventh and Cherry continues through next Sunday. Visiting pastors will lead weekday services at 7 30 each night and the pastor Rev G W Waszom will preach next Sunday.
A simple stock method uses giblets wing tips and neck covered with water. Add peppercorns a whole clove a bay leaf celery leaves and a small onion. Bring to a boil then simmer until the giblets are tender when pierced with a fork.
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