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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1952
Page
4
Ada Weekly News notes teletypes and editorial staff in 1907 with address and mailing details. It lists editor W D Little and business office lines, plus rates and contact information for Ada Oklahoma. The fragmentary text mentions mail options and telephone access for the newspaper.
Ada gains a new industry as James Thompson and associates plan a $170000 steel folding chair factory on industrial acres east of the city. The project highlights local capital, skilled planning, and a goal to keep profits with local stockholders while expanding Ada’s industrial future.
The Oklahoma Builder II notes OG&Es Ada meeting praising the utility's leadership. It lauds General George Ade Davis and President D S Kennedy for a service oriented policy aiding Oklahoma's growth and community welfare. The piece emphasizes safe driving and responsible automobile handling.
The piece explores quick spending power with pesos versus dollars, noting exchange rates around eight and a half pesos per dollar. It details hotel rates from thirty to fifty dollars daily, bullfights at sixty dollars, gas at two dollars a gallon, and modest servant wages of twelve to fifteen dollars monthly. It contrasts luxury in Taxco with primitives in mountain regions, and notes about a hundred thousand Americans living in Mexico City for investment income.
The piece critiques political blame shifting and cites the Czech Slansky case, linking it to anti Semitism and Stalinist tactics. It draws parallels with Russian trials and notes a shift in sports seasons, reminding Pontotoc County of its strong high school teams in both girls and boys basketball as winter gives way to spring.
The piece reflects December rush as studios and juke boxes flood with Christmas tunes. It notes Bing Crosby’s White Christmas as a record milestone, with millions sold and yearly sheet music high. Capitol Records considers Hang Your Wishes on a Tree, from Marian Boyle and Eddie Gale, as a strong hopeful despite fierce competition.
A new antigravity machine shown at the AMA session enables polio patients with severely weakened muscles to move arms or legs with little gravity or friction. Dr. A. W. Schenker described it as a training aid, using a shaft and sling to provide near zero resistance, helping some patients regain movement and reduce cane or brace use.
Beavers at Credit Island Park have felled several large trees in the Mississippi River as they appear to be damming the water. Park workers daub tree trunks with a bitter substance to deter the animals from further cutting.
Eisenhower headquarters offered no comment on Taft's explosion over the choice of a labor secretary. A staffer said there would be no comment on the Taft statement and aides avoided corridor chatter. George M. Humphrey, slated for Treasury, expressed hope for good relations with labor and any rift with Taft or labor.
Alfred N. Gorton, village board member and assistant fire chief, helped battle a shed fire at the Firemen's Hall, then aided an ambulance call. He drove a pumper to suppress the blaze, attended the meeting, and transported a minor injury victim after a car crash, before returning home to bed.
In Worcester Massachusetts a thief who stole a half million dollars in checks from a railway express truck abandoned the loot after learning the checks could not be cashed. Beverly Nadeau aged 16 and her sister Geraldine aged 9 found the three canvas bags of checks in a backyard while playing. Police said the checks were mostly for business dealings and endorsed deposit only, making cashing impossible.
Chrysler Corporation announced price reductions on the new Dodge Trucks ranging from 31 to 144.62 dollars. The cuts take effect with the new line this week as anticipation of higher demand. New engines, a more efficient brake system, and a self shifting transmission accompany the updated truck line.
In Indianapolis a Christmas Spirit effort led by Democratic County Commissioner William N. Allison caused 13 prisoners to be released from Marion County jail. Allison paid a total of 155 dollars to cover fines for misdemeanors, after a friend of a detainee lobbied for an early release. The incident followed a visit by Allison to a friend in jail late last night.
Roberta Smith a 17 year old 4-H Club member from Cushing Oklahoma received a $300 scholarship at the national 4-H Congress for versatility in farm home work. In 16 years of club work she tended 28330 square feet of garden canned 2018 quarts of vegetables and fruit and froze 2759 pounds of produce. She made 201 garments raised 3588 chickens and cared for 23 Jersey cows. She was one of six girls honored.
Charles Rushing will serve as auctioneer at a benefit pie supper for Worstell. The event, with Rushing and his quartet, will be held Thursday, December 31, around 7 p m, to raise proceeds for a community Christmas tree.
A long list of Konawa and nearby residents shared Thanksgiving visits and meals. Families from Sasakwa Shawnee Ada and Batlesville joined relatives in Konawa and Okemah areas, with hospital discharge and visits noted. Many names appear: Bundy Huckleberry Barrett Evans Hinn Johnston Phelps Robertson Raulston and others.
India's proposal for a four power commission and a fifth power umpire to supervise prisoner repatriation aims to end the Korea war. The Western majority backed the plan in the Political Committee and was expected to receive a similar endorsement in the General Assembly. Lester Pearson would forward the measure to Red China and North Korea, urging acceptance to hasten an armistice. Krishna Menon acknowledged uncertainty Reds will agree but pledged continued contact with Feiping to seek a settlement.
ANCHORAGE Alaska yesterday hindered 20th Rescue Squadron crews seeking the smashed remains of a C124 that went down on a mountain peak November 22 killing 52 aboard. A 12 man trail crew waited in four cabins at Surprise Glacier foot Mt. Gannett for word from helicopter pilots on a safe path to the wreckage while 15 planes reported no trace of a missing Cly flying boxcar from Anchorage to Kodiak with 20 men aboard.
Stratford Special Masonic election of officers held Monday evening. Elected officers include Worshipful Master L. M. Ashley Senior Warden Victor K. Turner Junior Warden John Welch Secretary Allen O. Bryant Treasurer Marvin Weast. Appointed: Senior Deacon A. S. Robertson Junior Deacon Jim Pearce Senior Steward C. V. Williams Junior Steward W. R. Cole Chaplain Jack Corley Tyler Albert Land.
A report from Drs. Mischa Jlustok Jules Chase and Joseph M. Luitz notes my ocarditis found in 45 young patients with prolonged illness or unclear heart issues. Early detection and treatment improve recovery, while untended heart problems can worsen. In Santa Cruz the county hospital received 20 000 dollars worth of meat seized with fighting cocks in a raid.
Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Rodden, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Russell, Mrs. Dorothy Evans and Myrna, Mrs. J. W. Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Anders, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Travis, Mrs. Alice Hudson and Janice, Mrs. A. F. Bowles, Alice Mae Rodden, Mrs. M. C. Botkin, Mrs. Arnom Sutton, and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Davis of Seminole. Coffee and cake were served. Prizes for punctuality went to Jess Russell and Mrs. Arnom Sutton. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hailey included Mrs. Price Musgrove of Nowata and two nieces with families, Mr. and Mrs. Olare McClendon and children, and Mr. and Mrs. C. Sparks of Claremore.
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