Whipper Is Prison Bound
Curtis Lennander leader of the Whippers pleaded guilty to two counts of second degree murder in the deaths of his wife and Mrs. Anna Halvorson after cult beating rites. He was sentenced by Judge Clayton Parks to consecutive seven to 30 year terms at Stillwater Prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Curtis Lennander
Whippers
Clayton Parks
Stilwater
Lennander
Ardih
Anna Halvorson
Satan
Sanity Commission
Namsey
James F. Lynch
Minnesota
Won Silver Star At Age of Fifteen
Leslie T. May, aged 15 in Korea, earned the Silver Star for valor as a private in combat at Kae Song. He enlisted at 13 with a forged birth certificate, rose to corporal, and suffered wounds before seeking retirement at 34. His brother helped obtain his release, and May reflects on life in the Army despite personal setbacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Leslie T. May
Wayne
Mich
May
Kaesong
Korea
Leslie
Disputed Creek County land valued at 40000 for toll road
A Creek County land strip linked to the Oklahoma City Tulsa toll road was valued at 40000 by the third appraisal. Nabob Oil Co. and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority contested earlier figures and a jury valuation was discussed as a possible contest option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sapulpa
Okla. P
Creek County
Oklahoma City-Tulsa
Third Commission
Nabob Oil Co
Tulsa
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Kenneth Hughes
Chan Klingensmith
Bristow
George Tyler
Ernest Thompson
Drumright
Nabob
O. O. Owens
Turnpike Authority
Oklahoma Supreme Court Affirms Multiple State Cases
The Oklahoma Supreme Court issued affirmations today in several matters. Cases include Edward Cedarbaum doing business as Orchid Club versus the State of Oklahoma ex rel Elmer W. Adams Tulsa County attorney, and R Olsen Oil Company applications for order modification of a Corporation Commission order and for reduction in drilling and spacing unit sizes in Major County. Other affirmed matters involve P H Fisk and Oklahoma Transportation Company versus Ira C Bullard Hughes County, and R and S Auto Service et al versus Robert S McGill Jr Ottawa County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Edward Cedarbaum
Dba
Orchid Club
State of Oklahoma
Elmer W. Adams
Tulsa County
P. H. Fisk
Oklahoma Transportation Company
Ira C. Bullard
Hughes County
Joseph Newton Swanson
Celestine Swanson
Swanson
Maudie Frankier Swanson
R. Olson Oil Company
Corporation Commission
R. Olsen Oil Company
R and S Auto Service Et al
Robert S. McGill Jr
Latta FFA Reaches Scrap Metal Goal For Cattle Assets
Latta FFA led by J. C. Pruitt collected nearly nine tons of scrap metal, raising funds for a $400 cattle chute. Twenty six members contributed or gathered metal, earning $214 from sales and netting extra from a box supper and magazine campaign totaling $348.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latta
FFA
J. C. Pruitt
Latta Ffa
Atoka Firefighters Sell Yule Trees For Kids Party
Atoka firefighters continue their annual Christmas tree sale raising about 125 dollars. Proceeds fund a party for Atoka county youngsters on December 24 at the county courthouse at 2 30 pm with Santa Claus present. The volunteer department operates 17 members, led by Chief Foster Lovelace, and their work supports a large garage fire response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atoka
Atoka County
Santa Claus
Oklahoma
Foster Lovelace
Troy Woman Injured In Auto Accident
Nora Dell Scott of Troy drove west on Highway 22 from Tishomingo and lost control. Her car left the road, crashed through a fence into a gravel pit twenty feet deep, and she was taken to Scott Clinic then Valley View Hospital after being found at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Dell Scott
Tishomingo
L. S. White
Arthur Kilmer
Scott Clinic
Valley View Hospital
Ada
Troy
Butch Knows His Groceries Too
In Kalamazoo Michigan Butch a six year old mongrel detects a three pound roast nosed in a heavy metal container on a back porch Mrs John L Watson placed it there for dinner Butch carries the roast to his owner Garrett Osterhouse a block away Osterhouse locates the scene and returns the roast to the owner He is still seeking the roaster owner from a month ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
Butch
John L. Watson
Garrett Osterhouse
Osterhouse
Memphis Student Maintains Top Grades at Two Colleges
Husky 23 year old Bob Starr enrolled simultaneously at Memphis State College and Southwestern College, serving as sports editor and columnist for both, while working 48 hours weekly. He earned top grades but was dismissed by Memphis State for dual enrollment. Starr plans to move with his wife Norma and two young children off campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starr
Memphis State
Southwestern College
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Memphis
Pine Bluff High School
Southwestern
Wye
Norma
State
John Phillip
Linda Sharon
Vets Village
Henry J. Schafer Dies At Age of 83
Oklahoma City news records the death of Henry J. Schafer, 83, a leading Oklahoma oilman and milling executive. Born in Germany, he moved to the U S in 1875, later built a Texas Panhandle cattle ranch, oversaw 238 oil wells and nine gas wells, chaired Citizens National Bank, and shortly before death sold Canadian Mill and Elevator Co. to Denver’s Colorado Milling Co. after a February 1950 illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Henry J. Schafer
Oklahoma
Schafer
Germany
America
Kansas
E Reno
Canadian Mill and Elevator Co
Texas Panhandle
Skelly Oil Co
Citizens National Bank
Colorado Milling Co
Denver
Origin of Washington DC Area
The District of Columbia began as a 100 square mile enclave carved from Maryland and Virginia, later established to serve as the nation's capital. The land was selected for central governance and later shaped by growth and federal development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
Stroud Boy Skater Dies After Ice Break Near High School
In Stroud Oklahoma a 13 year old skater named Jimmy Dunn plunged through thin ice into seven feet of water near the high school and drowned. Alvin Ray McDaniel attempted a rescue and fell in himself but was saved by Paul Eggleston. Dunn's body was recovered by firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stroud
Okla
Jimmy Dunn
Alvin Ray McDaniel
Paul Eggleston
Dunn
Patrolmen File Medley of Charges
Five alleged law infractors were charged after weekend apprehensions by Highway Troopers Aubrey A. Mitchell and H. D. Van Arsdell. The sequence includes concealed weapon, drunkenness, leaving the scene, reckless driving, and drunk driving charges in Floyd and county courts around Ada Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey A. Mitchell
H. D. van Arsdell
Paul Thurman
Ada
SH 99
van Arsdell
C. W. Floyd
Haden Teel
Floyd
Oakie
Mitchell
Arthur Lafette Braggs
Oak and
Main
William Medary Sparrow
Floyd’s Court
SH 19
Wesley David Baker
Open House Set For Latta Manse
Latta Cumberland Presbyterian church will hold an open house at its new brick manse on Wednesday from 2 to 6 PM. The event invites all to inspect the attractive home designed to house pastors of the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latta Cumberland
Latta FFA Adds Eight Members
Latta FFA initiated eight new members Le von Chilcoat Wayne Biggs Hubert Loftin Donnie Teel Riley Phillips Jimmy R King Charles Maxey and Wilford Lee bringing total to 26. The chapter held a Christmas party in the Latta gym with home economics girls as guests and J C Pruitt received a wrist watch from Superintendent M L Stegall in appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latta
FFA
Levon Chilcoat
Wayne Biggs
Hubert Loftin
Donnie Teel
Riley Phillips
Jimmy R. King
Charles Maxey
Wilford Lee
J. C. Pruitt
M. L. Stegall
Aggies face Trojans in high-stakes Oklahoma clash
Stillwater Oklahoma The sharp Oklahoma Aggies bring a four game winning streak and an improved offense into a matchup with the California Trojans Cal players stand taller and aim to halt the Aggies after two overtime wins while California has lost twice to Utah in six starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma Aggies
Aggies
Utah
Ida Jarrett of Allen Dies at 76
Mrs Ida Potts Jarrett 76 longtime Allen resident died Sunday in an Ada hospital. Funeral Wednesday at 2 from Allen high school auditorium with burial in Allen cemetery. Survived by daughters Vina Phillips Dixie Tate and Herman Phillips sons Roy Everett John Rex and others. brothers Fate Potts and J H Potts. 17 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Potts Jarrett
Allen
Ada Hospital
Allen High School
Allen Cemetery
Bellfount
Ark
Jarrett
Aare
Vina Phillips
Western Grove
Dixie Tate
Califorria
Calif
Herman Phillips
Richmond
Roy
Allen, Everett
John
Rex
Valley Springs
Fate Potts
Santa Carla
J. H. Potts
Lubbock
Tex
Ada Ministerial Alliance Elects New Officers
Ada Ministerial Alliance held its annual election Tuesday morning selecting Rev. A. W. Oliver of Asbury Methodist as president Rev. Jack Carroll of Oak Avenue Baptist as vice president and Rev. F. H. LaFollette of Latin Cumberland Presbyterian as secretary treasurer Retiring officers include Rev. James O. Michael Rev. Floyd Poag and Rev. J. E. Lansdowne All are senior pastors from local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Ministerial Alliance
A. W. Oliver
Asbury Methodist Church
Jack Carroll
Oak Avenue Baptist Church
F. H. LaFollette
Latin Cumberland Presbyterian Church
James O. Michael
First Christian Church
Floyd Poag
Assembly of God Church
J. E. Lansdowne
Nazarene Church
Asphaltic concrete chosen for Oklahoma City Tulsa toll road
Oklahoma City Tulsa toll road bids set asphaltic concrete for 88.8 miles with 26.6 miles awarded at 3.10 million dollars over estimates. Sapulpa right of way delays persist as bids rise, with completion targeted for December 1952 and possible bond needs to cover overages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City- Tulsa
Turnpike Authority
Sapulpa
Creek County
Weather Chill Hits Courthouse
Courthouse staff battled cold as a boiler leak left the building without heat. Officials A Abney and C W Floyd used electric hot plates while Norman C Mitchell brewed coffee to warm offices, and some workers headed home early for warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Abney
C. W. Floyd
Norman C. Mitchell
San Antonio man dies in ambulance plane fire settled for 10000
A $300000 damage suit over a death in a burning ambulance plane was settled for $10000. Helen P Prichard and her son Leo III sued Schaefer Ambulance Service Inc and others for Leo Jr 42 an oil well supplies dealer who died during a flight from Van Nuys to San Antonio when the plane caught fire and made an emergency landing at Hathita New Mexico. The pilot and a male nurse survived. The deceased previously lived in Oklahoma City where he had oil interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
San Antonio
Tex
Helen P. Prichard
Leo III
Schaefer Ambulance Service, Inc
Leo Jr
van Nys
Calif
Hathita
N. M
Oklahoma City
Governor rejects use of name to promote donations
Oklahoma City report states Governor Murray will not allow use of his name or office to solicit Christmas donations for Ora J Fox of Welfare Federation Inc. He plans to write Fox and publish a form letter to recipients, noting funds should aid the elderly rather than private citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Fox
Oklahoma City
Johnton Murray
Ora J. Fox
Welfare Federation Inc
Murray
Federation
Fox
Martin Hanan
Welfare Federation, Inc
Mr. Fox
Okemah Soldier Wounded Proves 45th In Korea
Okemah native Sgt. 1 C Jerry D. Smith 20 was wounded on December 11 and hospitalized in Japan, confirming at least part of Oklahoma's 45th Division has seen action in Korea. He served with Headquarters Company of the 180th Infantry Regiment under Col. Smith. The 45th Division had been sent to Japan last March for training and security before deployments to Korea. Reports indicate the Eighth Army has drawn volunteers from the division for replacements, though Mrs. Smith says her son was not among those volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Smith
Defense Department
Jerry D. Smith
Oklahoma National Guard
Army
Korea
Sgt. Smith
180Th Infantry
Col. Smith
Thunderbird
45Th
Japan
Republic
Eighth Army
Sicily
Italy
France
Germany
Soviet Union Seeks Role in Middle East Aid and Oil
Moscow signals possible economic and industrial help to Middle East amid oil crisis and Arab‑British conflict. Soviet officials express sympathy, warn against Western command, and hint at willingness to buy Middle East oil if offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Middle East
Moscow
Iran
Turkey
Egypt
Middle Eastern
Russia
Allen Funeral Draws Large Crowd For Ozell Winters
A funeral for Ozell Winters, 20, drew about 700 mourners at the Allen school auditorium after he was killed deer hunting in southeastern Oklahoma. Legion Post No. 238 provided military honors. Numerous out of town relatives and friends from across Oklahoma and Texas attended, listing many surnames and towns such as Comanche, Seminole, Oklahoma City, Ada, Holdenville, Muskogee, and Midland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen School
Ozell Winters
Oklahoma
Legion Post No. 238
J. O. Foreman
Kerbel
Calif
C. C. Vinson
Comanche
Dewey Vinson
O. Vinson
Hershel Vinson
Ruth Davis
Duncan
Albert Vinson
Elmore
Lebanon
J. D. Cobb
Seminole
Alfred Evans
Virginia
Paulinita Hunt
Oklahoma City
Reta Nickell
Alean Moore
J. B. Bolen
E. R. Homburg
Sue
Beverly
Chester Nickell
Ada
Edd Stuart
Deanna
Albert Remsehner
Calvin
Gwinland Ross
Marilyn Spark
Holdenville
Clyde Nickell
Clarita
Otto Strickland
Atoka
Bill Riddle
Bill, Jr
Sam Jackson Burned In Ponca City Gas Stove Fire
Sam Jackson, 69, suffered severe burns when a gas stove lighting exploded starting a fire that destroyed two homes. He was carried out by neighbors as flames leveled an adjoining two story house and damaged another residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca City
Okla
Sam Jackson
Jackson
Timber workers head to Ontario for winter contracts
More than 500 men in Northern Saskatchewan have signed contracts to spend the winter working in the timber industry in Northwestern Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Sask
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Bell Ringers Walk Out Over Hours
Nine bell ringers in Swanwick walked out after the St Andrews vicar demanded they attend church services. They demand an apology before resuming bell ringing. The Rev Lewis Roper said bells are an act of worship and sought replacements for Christmas peals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swanwick
Eng
St. Andrews
Lewis Roper
Holds up Hotel Ar nold for coffee and getaway
In Pawtucket Rhode Island a masked man armed with a shotgun held up the Hotel Arnold in the early hours. The night clerk Charles McNally age about 60 reported the thief fled with a lunch box he mistook for the cash box, leaving behind coffee and unfinished lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket
R. I
Arnold
Charles McNally
McNally
Daughter of War Casualty Burned
A six month old girl, Christine Shepperson, daughter of Korean War casualty Sgt. Joe Shepperson, died in a fire that consumed her mother Mary Sheppersons one room home in Lawton. A two year old brother Douglass was saved by a neighbor. Fire officials blamed an overheated cook stove. Reburial services for the Negro soldier were held at Fort Sill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Okla
Christine Shepperson
Mary Shepperson
Douglass
Fort Sill
University housing rule upheld by federal court
The University of Oklahoma can require students to live in university owned housing, a federal district court ruled in a three judge panel. The decision dismissed Mary Pyeatte’s suit claiming violation of her contract and constitutional rights, noting sorority fraternity houses and Newman Hall are part of the university program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma
Mary Pyeatte
Board of Regents of the
University
George Cross
Norman
Newman Hall
W. R. Wallace
Alfred P. Murrah
Oklahoma
U. S. Court of Appeals
Denver
Edgar S. Vaught
Allen Applewhite Promoted Lieutenant in Korea War Zone
Allen M. Applewhite has been promoted to first lieutenant while serving in Korea as a platoon leader with the 35th Tank Company. He entered the Army in March 1949, is stationed at Camp Polk and later transferred to the Far East last August. He studied at the College of the Pacific and worked at California State Hospital in Stockton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Army
Korea
Allen M. Applewhite
Lorane
Double Lakes
Ada
Okla
35Th Tank Company
Applewhite
Army
Camp Polk
516Th
Far East
The
College of the Pacific
Stockton
Calif
California State Hospital of
Fred N. Chitwood
East Fifth St
Cozar Charged in Car Accident Suit Near Konawa
Roy Cozar named in a wrongful death suit filed in Seminole County district court. Alice Bush of Seminole seeks 146000 after an accident northwest of Konawa killed Charles E. Bush and injured another passenger. both cars were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konawa
Roy Cozar
Seminole
Alice Bush
Cozar
Gloria Swanson’s Daughter Weds Parisian Man in New Jersey Chapel
Miss Michelle Bridget Farmer, 19, daughter of actress Gloria Swanson, married Robert Ammon of Paris last night at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Paterson New Jersey. Reverend William L. Griffin officiated in a simple ceremony witnessed by about 15 guests as Swanson, then ill, attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J
Gloria Swanson
Michelle Bridget Farmer
Robert Ammon
Paris
France
Emergency Bridge Finished on State Highway 76 into Lindsay
The Oklahoma State Highway Department announced completion of an emergency 100 foot one way bridge over the Washita River into Lindsay Garvin County. The bridge replaces the one that collapsed December 2 and will allow resumption of southbound traffic while the highway is relocated and a new structure built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Washita River
Lindsay
Garvin County
State Highway Department
Highway Department
US Des Moines Makes Official Visit to Rijeka Port
The United States cruiser Des Moines, flagship of the Sixth Fleet, enters Rijeka Yugoslavia on an official visit. It marks the first display of US naval power in the Mediterranean and a historic exchange of courtesies between Communist Yugoslav officials and American warship representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rijeka
Fiume
Yugoslavia
United States
Des Moines
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Marshal Tito
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State Supreme Court
Hubert
Aloka
Memphis State Boots
Memphis, Tenn
Bob Starr
Memphis State College
Latta Manse
Ida Jarrett
Arkansas
Okemah
Vinson
C. U
Allen Applewhite
Yugo Port
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