Murray State adds two year Air Force ROTC basic training
Murray State School of Agriculture in Tishomingo begins its first Air ROTC unit offering two years of basic training. The program grants draft deferment under the 1948 Selective Service Act and pays about 32 dollars a month in the final two years. Eligible freshmen or sophomores must be citizens, pass medical and screening tests, and be 14 to 23 years old at enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray State School of Agriculture
Tishomingo
Murray
U. S
Air Rotc
Oklahoma Grain Production Down
Oklahoma grain production declined from last year with corn down to 21,156,000 bushels from 24,346,000 and average yield 21.5 bushels per acre. Wheat output fell to 38,902,000 bushels while oats dropped sharply to 4,768,000 bushels. grain sorghums totaled 16,868,000 bushels with a 16 bushel per acre average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
Fulbright Defends RFC Amid Corruption Talk
Oklahoma City Sen William Fulbright tells Young Men's Dinner Clubs the Reconstruction Finance Corporation has a strong 10 year record and not cost taxpayers. He warns ongoing deficit spending could fuel inflation and provoke war while urging reform or abolition if mismanaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
William Fulbright
D-Ark
Grant
Harding
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Fulbright
RFC
Russia
Change Date for Cage Rules Meet
A basketball rules meeting scheduled for Ada high school Tuesday night has been postponed to Wednesday night. Principal E A Williamson of Ada high school officials the delay. The 7 30 p m event features Paul Landrith Cougar basketball coach in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada High School
E. A. Williamson
Paul Landrith
Cougar
Oklahoma City Bridge Delayed Until 1953
Norman residents face a 1953 opening for a new South Canadian River bridge below Oklahoma City as supply issues halt construction. Highway Director C. A. Stoldt cites insufficient steel for the State Highways 9 and 74 project, delaying the slated crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Norman
C. A. Stoldt
Ada Junior High Christmas Cheer At School
Christmas decorations and carols greet Ada Junior High students as classrooms showcase artwork. Highlights include home room 106 led by Mrs. Morrison and plans for December 20 21 events, a faculty dinner, and a December 21 assembly. Blue Skirt sales aid the Oklahoma Tuberculosis Association while basketball and visits by Emma Keller and Salvation Army charity remarks add to the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Oxford
Finis Morrison
Bernice Hargis
Vandall Lain
Daisy L. Moore
Filmer Massey
Bill Winn
Blue Skirt
Oklahoma Tuberculosis Association
Doreen Smith
Blue Jay
McAlester
Emma K. Keller
East Central State College
Renfro Herndon
Salvation Army Captain George Short To Speak at Chapel Hour
Captain George Short of the local Salvation Army post will be the guest speaker for the Chapel Hour service. He is expected to share a message of service and community duty with attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Short
Salvation Army
Intramural Basketball Schedule for Grades Seven to Nine
Coach Elmer Massey organizes a Monday Tuesday intramural basketball season for seventh eighth and ninth graders. Seventh grade teams list sponsors including Mrs Graves Mrs George Mrs Peay Renfro Herndon and Miss Core with Period Five leading Period Four second and Period Two third. Eighth graders are split A D Burroughs E Z Burroughs M R Morrison and S Z Reynolds with Reynolds leading and Burroughs second. Ninth graders track M R Moore E L Stewart leading second and A S D Massey third while S Z with Vera Simmons sponsors the final group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Massey
Lorene Graves
Elvan George
Viola Peay
Renfro Herndon
Laurice Core
A-D
E-Z
H. V. Burroughs
M-R
Finis Morrison
S-Z
Lawrence Reynolds
Reynolds
Burroughs
Daisy L. Moore
Elton Stewart
Coach Massey
Vera Simmons
Dramatics Class Presents Smythe If You Please and All Is Calm
Members of the dramatics class taught by Mrs. Bill Winn will perform Smythe If You Please and All Is Calm for the Christmas assembly. The program is scheduled for 1 15 Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Winn
Smythe
Israel Labor Movement Split Deepens Across Kibutsim
Israel's labor movement shows a widening split between Mapai and Mapam factions. Kibutz settlements partition fields and allegiances while unions split over autonomy versus Histadrut control, fueling friction among long standing partners in Zionist labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TEL Avivi
Israel
Mapai
David Ben-Gurion
Mapam
Moshe Sneh
Histadrut
Organization of Israel
Zionism
Israel Labor Movement
Haifa
Ben- Gurion
Israel Workers Movement
Budapest Unveils Giant Stalin Statue in Tribute
A bronze Stalin statue, nearly a mile tall and mounted on a 3234 foot pedestal, was unveiled in Budapest amid tributes to the Soviet leader ahead of his 72nd birthday. Szabad Nep lauded Stalin as the greatest figure in Hungarian history, and the ceremony led to the demolition of several buildings including a Roman Catholic church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Joseph Stalin
George Washington
Szabad Nep
Stalin
Disturbance Leads to Fines for Arthur Beam
Arthur William Beam was assessed $18 in fines and costs after appearing before Percy Armstrong on charges of disturbing the peace. Beam was picked up Saturday night at The Oakie north of the city by highway trooper H. D. Van Arsdell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur William Beam
Percy Armstrong
Beam
Oakie
H. D. van Arsdell
Garbo Leases Capri Villa Overlooks the Mediterranean
Greta Garbo has leased a rambling villa on a mountainous site in Capri owned by Countess Madina Arrivabene. Press fences surround the residence to deter photographers. The lease is effective today while Arrivabene is unsure when Garbo, then in New York, will arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capri
Italy
Greta Garbo
Madina Arrivabene
Mediterranean
Countes Arrivabene
Miss Garbo
New York
Weekend Visits and Homecomings Round Fittstown Area
Mrs G T Burke and daughter of Midwest City spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Vernon Burns south of Fittstown. Bud Glover of Morton Texas returned Thursday night to be with his parents and brother Shorty Glover. Charley Holden came home from Valley View hospital slowly improving. Mr and Mrs C M Prater of Abilene Texas visited Mrs Norma Rylander over the weekend. Robert Whitwell and grandmother Mrs Susan Whitwell drove home from Longview Texas Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T. Burke
Midwest City
Vernon Burns
Fittstown
Bud Glover
Morton
Texas
Mrs
Henry Glover
Shorty Glover
Charley Holden
Valley View Hospital
Robert Whitwell
Susan Whitwell
Longview
Tex
Clarita HD Club
Lucille McMillan
Effie Grigsby
Lora Mae Daniels
Murray Hill
Douglas City
Calif
Bill Burns
Roy Supert
Dallas
Troy Newsom
Clarita
Joe Davis
Dulas
Ruff Davis
Bob McGuire
Ada
McGuire
Billy Jean Ray
Clint Morrison
Stonewall
Dillon Anders
Billy Osborne
Chualar
Herman Adkins
Greenfield
Glenn Nelson
Winford Stutte
Sam Steele
Edgar Rush
Thomas Taylor
Velma Grigsby
Jean Stubblefield
John Hawkins Visits Leroy Johnson Over Weekend
John Hawkins and his young daughter from El Paso Texas visited Leroy Johnson during the weekend for a brief call and family moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hawkins
el Paso, Tex
Leroy Johnson
Cherry Family Weekend Visit Highlights Crane and Ada Guests
Mr and Mrs Jerry Cherry and their Crane Texas family visited Oren Cherry over the weekend Hollie Sloan and family from Ada joined them for Sunday at the Cherry home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Cherry
Crane, Tex
Oren Cherry
Hollie Sloan
Ada
Mrs
Tragic loss ends family Christmas trip in Sasakwa
Mr and Mrs Wendell Kramer of Fort Bragg North Carolina faced a devastating morning when their two month old daughter Kathleen was found dead after a two day trip home. Kathleen had a cold but the cause of death was not yet known as authorities investigated in Sasakwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Wendell Kramer
Kathleen
Sasakwa
R. L. Kramer
Fort Braggs
N. C
Two-Car Traffic Mishap Sunday Fines Levied
Mrs. Paul Marston of 816 East Sixteenth was fined 20 dollars after a two car collision Sunday on Tenth Street. She driving a 1948 Chrysler allegedly ran a stop sign on Mississippi and struck Joe I Parker in a 1950 Chevrolet. Parker of 921 East Fifth was sent about 18 feet onto the curb while Marston’s car traveled 30 feet. Both vehicles damaged. Parker car remained in second gear after impact. Officer Edward E. Blue investigated the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Marston
East Sixteenth
Marston
Tenth Street
Joe I. Parker
East Fifth
Mississippi
Parker
Edward E. Blue
Blue
Jim
State Hatchery Production Is Up
Oklahoma commercial hatcheries increased production last month and in the first 11 months of the year, the Federal State Crop Reporting Service said today. There were 650000 baby chicks hatched last month compared with 610000 for the same month last year. In the 11 months, there were 19842000 chicks hatched compared with 17320000 for the same period last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Federal
New Government in Syria Recognized by Western Nations
Western powers including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Italy, France, Britain, the United States and Belgium recognized Syria's new government after a bloodless coup on November 29. Diplomatic notes confirmed Col. Fawzi Silo as chief of state, replacing President Hachem Attasi who resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus
Syria
Foreign Ministry
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Italy
France
Britain
United States
Belgium
Fawzi Silo
Hachem Attasi
Ardmore Chamber Starts Small Fry Division
Ardmore Chamber of Commerce creates a small fry division enrolling every baby born in Ardmore as a member. Mrs. E F Miller is named chairman and the division will visit new mothers in hospital to present a membership certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Okla
Man Fined for Failure to Signal Right Turn
Karl Keith Brosheer paid a $10 fine plus costs after appearing before Percy Armstrong justice of the peace. He faced charges of failure to signal before turning right, apprehended one and one half miles north of Ada on SH 99 Saturday by trooper Aubrey A. Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Keith Brosheer
Percy Armstrong
Ada
SH 99
Aubrey A. Mitchell
Meet the Boy Leading 1952 Polio Drive
Larry Jim Gross six year old poster model for the 1952 March of Dimes campaign, son of a serviceman stationed in Wiesbaden Germany. He has polio since 16 months and required operations at Emory University Hospital to strengthen his left leg. He can now lie in snow in Germany as his father serves in the Air Force. Surgeons say a few more operations will improve his spine curvature and weak hip. March of Dimes funds sustain Larry and others through treatment and recovery efforts.
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March OF Dimes
Larry Jim Gross
Wiesbaden
Germany
Larry
Tampa
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta
Air Force
Blood and Prayer To Decorate Tree
In Grant Park Chicago a bare 30 foot Christmas tree was set up in Congress Street plaza. Leonard Haddad, a 33 year old hospital corpsman from World War II, proposed decorating the tree with blood and prayers. He will add a red light for every pint of blood donated to the Red Cross and a white light for every prayer for peace. Haddad, head of a fruit juice company, plans his 65 truck drivers to solicit pledges from 25,000 customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Congress Street Plaza
Grant Park
Leonard Hadded
South Pacific
Red Cross
Haddad
Driver Fined for Two-Car Pile-Up
Ben Miller was fined $10 after a Sunday two car collision in the city. T. R. Tudor Sr. stopped at a red light on East Thirteenth when Miller rear ended the Tudor vehicle, pushing it about 35 feet and causing substantial damage. Ed Blue of the police investigated.
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Ben Miller
T. R. Tudor, Sr
East Thirteenth
Miller
North Elwood
Tulsa
Ed Blue
Pecan Crop Estimated For Oklahoma At 27 Million Pounds
Oklahoma pecan harvest projected at 27 million pounds by Dr. Frank F. Cross of Oklahoma A and M. The crop is fairly uniform statewide but lighter northeast of Tulsa and near Okemah and Otmulgee. Prices average about 20 cents a pound due to Texas short crop and solid local season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla.a
Oklahoma
Frank F. Cross
M. Colle
Cross
Tulsa
Okemah
Otmulzgee
Texas
Dr. Cross
Grand Jury Delayed On Teitelbaum Shakedown Tale
A grand jury probe into Abraham Teitelbaum’s claims of a $500000 tax-shakedown is likely to start next month. The inquiry targets who lied under oath to the Ways and Means subcommittee about the alleged scheme while Henry Grunewald faces further questioning after hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Abraham Teitelbaum
Ite House
Truman
U. S
Thomas F. Murphy
New York
House
Ways and Means
Grunewald
Charles Oliphant
Internal Revenue Bureau
McGrath
Teitelbaum
Chicago
Bert K. Naster
Frank Nathan
Larson Removes Oil Ties and Private Phone
General Services Administrator Jess Larson has divested from outside oil interests and removed a private unlisted office telephone. He said Truman’s policy on outside activities prompted the move. Larson, an Oklahoma native, denied knowledge of records about calls to Frank Nathan amid an Oklahoma oil property deal involving 87 others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Services
Jess Larson
GSA
Truman
Larson
Frank Nathan
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Nathan
House Tax Investigation Committee
T. Lamar Caudle
Alfalfa County
Oklahoma
Caudle
Electric Project for Lebanon Outlined at News Conference
Dr. Henry G. Bennett, director of President Truman's Point Four program, described a self liquidating electrification project for Lebanon. The Litani River plan aims to boost Lebanon's industry to match its agricultural potential with loans to come from the Export-Import Bank or World Bank, notes Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eirat
Lebanon
Henry G. Bennett
Truman
Middle East
Bennett
Oklahoma A
Litani
Port Bank
World Bank
Dairymen to Enter Large Tulsa Contest
More than 1,000 dairy operators in 10 northeast Oklahoma counties plan to enter the master dairyman contest announced by the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce. County and regional prizes will reward efficient dairy operation in the Tulsa milk shed. Open to farmers with dairy cattle in Craig Creek Nowata Osage Ottawa Rogers Tulsa Wagoner and Washington counties. County entries judged by Oklahoma A and M College Extension Service and Department of Vocational Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Chamber of Commerce
Craig
Creek
Maves
Nowata
Osage
Ottawa
Rogers
Wagoner
Washington
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Extension Service
Department of Vocational Agriculture
Veteran Henry McCarty Celebrates 100th Birthday
Henry McCarty of Oklahoma City reached 100 years old yesterday and says life remains enjoyable. The 1889 Oklahoma land rush veteran notes he feels nearly as good as at age nine and continues enjoying daily activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Henry McCarty
Oklahoma
Dorothy Dix Dies At Ninety After Stroke
Dorothy Dix known for her heartbalm column is dead at 90 after a stroke. Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer as she was in private life, died yesterday in New Orleans. Funeral services are planned locally tomorrow.
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New Orleans
Dorothy Dix
Miss Dix
Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer
Montgomery County
Tennessee
Vishinsky Rejects Western Disarmament Plan
At the United Nations Vishinsky flatly dismissed a revised Western disarmament proposal calling it wishy washy and meaningless. He accused Britain France and the United States of no real changes after the Big Four talks and maintained Russia’s demand for an immediate ban on atomic weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Andrei Vishinsky
Vishinsky
U.N. General Assembly
Britain
France
United States
Russia
New Punishment For Teen-Agers in Ardmore
Ardmore Justice of the Peace Harry W Heffner uses a new punishment for teen offenders. A 14 year old Lone Grove youth fined 40 dollars for speeding had 30 suspended if he wrote a 1500 word theme on why speeding is dangerous. The two week deadline was set and the plan appeared in the Daily Ardmoreite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Okla
Justice of the Peace
Harry W. Heffner
Lone Grove
Ardmoreite
Hugo Man to Wed Girl Twice in Double Ceremony
P Bill G Rainey of Hugo will marry Rosalva Alvarez of Saltillo Mexico in two ceremonies. The first will be at Hugo December 19 with Justice of the Peace A B Tyus officiating. The couple will then travel to Mexico for a second ceremony by Rosalva's father the Rev Antonio G Alvarez and later return to Durant to resume studies at Southeast ern College.
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Hugo
Okla
Bill G. Rainey
Rosalva Alvarez
Saltillo
Mexico
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Tyus
Antonio G. Alvarez
Durant
Southeastern College
Following Too Closely Costs Fine
Lee Roy Hathaway paid 14 dollars in fines and costs after appearing before peace justice C. W. Floyd on Monday. Highway patrolman Aubrey A. Mitchell arrested Hathaway Saturday one and one half miles north of Ada on SH 92 for following another vehicle more closely than was reasonable and prudent and without due regard for traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Roy Hathaway
C. W. Floyd
Hathaway
Ada
SH 92
Aubrey A. Mitchell
Reds Claim Two Islands Amid Korean War Push
North Korean radio said troops recaptured two Yellow Sea islands Cho and Yuk off the west coast, claiming 174 U N soldiers were killed wounded or captured. The broadcast said air forces shot down four enemy planes and noted 1,000 civilians freed. U N confirmation was unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Red Radio
Yellow Sea
Korea
Pyongyang
Red Capital
U. N
Cho
Chinnampo
Yuk
Ongijin
North Korea
Munsan
Pyongyang Kaesong
Panmunjom
Quirino Visits Ghost Town After Hibok Hibok Eruptions
President Elpidio Quirino surveyed deserted Mambajao on Camiguin Island where ash from Hibok Hibok eruptions has displaced residents. He spoke with evacuees at Mahinog as authorities assess relief needs and search for unaccounted victims amid a death toll around 475.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Elpidio Quirino
Mambajao
Camiguin Island
Hibok Hibok
Quirino
Philippine Island
Camiguin
Mahinog
Mindanao
Timboong
Old Home Town Backs Top Ace Gabreski Mercy Campaign
Oil City citizens rally behind Col Francis Gabreski America's leading flying ace and Korea commander in a mercy drive for an orphanage. The 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing supports clothing and money collection with help from local papers the Oil City Derrick and Blizzard. Mayor Morck praised Gabreski noting his wartime record and ongoing service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
Francis S. Gabreski
America
Morck
Oil City Blizzard
Governor General slides down brass pole at Ottawa fire station
Viscount Alexander the Governor General fulfilled a long held wish by sliding down a brass fire pole at an Ottawa fire station. He visited to open a Christmas toy exhibition made by Ottawa firefighters and surprised spectators by arriving from the second floor to the main floor via the pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Viscount Alexander
Canada
Alexander
Gray Burnett
Former Ada Resident Carl Boyd Killed in Car Wreck
Carl Boyd about 28 formerly of Ada and recently stationed with the army at San Antonio Texas was killed in a car wreck near San Antonio Friday night. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 at Non with burial there. Carl was a son of Tom Boyd formerly of Ada Route 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Boyd
Ada
Army
San Antonio
Tex
Non
Carl
Tom Boyd
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Karl R. Bauman
Clarita News
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Reds
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