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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1952
Page
2
A New York opinion explains deflation as restoring prewar prices may reduce wages and the dollars received by workers, farmers, and suppliers. It warns that while falling prices help families, widespread income cuts could undermine the economy and living standards.
Percy Richardson a 16 year old of Gaar Corner was struck and dragged by a passing car on a rural highway. He escaped with a bruised right foot after being thrown about 100 feet from the impact. The driver fled but was later identified. the incident drew witness remarks on the narrow escape.
President Truman tells troops in Korea they are holding back aggression and enabling countrymen and others to enjoy a peaceful Christmas. In a weekend release he says overseas servicemen have a task the salvation of the world. He will also deliver a nationwide Christmas message from the White House at 4:30 p.m. during the living Christmas tree ceremony.
Fourteen law violators were apprehended over the weekend by city police on drunkenness reckless driving and investigation charges. Kenness led with nine drunkenness charges. Three were charged with reckless driving and one with investigation. A total of 130 dollars in fines was collected.
New Mexico limited opponents to only 20 points in its first five Skyline Conference football games this season, showcasing a strong defensive start under coach effort.
Sue Gardner suggests shaving mug reproductions as thoughtful gifts for men in holiday shopping. The white clay mugs, hand painted to evoke early nineteenth century barber traditions, offer practical appeal with shaving cream inside and moderate prices.
St. Joseph Missouri faced a city wide gas outage after a line break affecting about 14 000 homes and 1 500 businesses. Crews of 150 workers rushed to turn meters off and on while furnace heating shifted to oil coal and improvised devices. Some residents faced ongoing cold with hotels sold out and presses delayed for local papers due to lack of gas powered typesetting.
Marseille France Mrs Jacqueline Auriol daughter in law of the French president flew a jet over a closed 100 kilometer course breaking her own women's speed record. Her average speed was 534375 miles per hour. She had reached 511360 miles an hour in May 1951.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for two cottages at the Baptist Orphans Home were moved indoors due to drizzle. Sen. Robert S. Kerr, a prominent Baptist layman who donated money for one cottage, spoke at the services.
Czechs report a new wave of purge arrests targeting senior leaders. Among those seized are Eugene Erban, labor minister, and Antonin Gregor, former foreign trade minister, in an ongoing crackdown named by authorities.
Thousands of Germans and American GIs will eat Christmas dinner together in an annual gesture of friendship. GIs invite German families to share meals in homes or Army mess halls. Volunteers fund parties, toys, food, and clothing for needy children and orphans across Wiesbaden, Bremerhaven, Würzburg, Frankfurt, and other sites.
The French passenger liner Champollion ran aground in a storm just south of Beirut Harbor with about 100 passengers and crew aboard. Israeli craft stood by from Haifa awaiting diplomatic progress between Lebanon France and the UN Armistice Commission as Lebanon and Israel remain technically at war.
Stuttgart high school football players confess to conspiring to fix the score against Marked Tree in the Arkansas championship playoffs. Coach Ned Moseley, who noted his 37th birthday, joked for 37 points as the plan. The final score remained Stuttgart 37 Marked Tree 0 after a last minute handoff.
A Hollywood troupe bound from Los Angeles to Korea landed in Anchorage by error due to high winds. Actors Paul Douglas Jan Sterling Walter Pidgeon Carolina Cotton and Keenan Wynn wore fur as they disembarked. The Air Force explained pilots may choose eastward routes based on weather.
Rudolph Bing will serve a new three year term as general manager of the Metropolitan Opera. George A. Sloan, chairman of the Met Association board, announced the renewal and praised Bing for his artistic successes at the Met.
Trainer Willie Molter aims for a fourth national championship after winning the honor three straight years beginning in 1947.
A month remains before Truman leaves office and packing continues piecemeal. Books uniforms papers and souvenirs fill crates while government staff handle most moving tasks. Some items will stay in the White House others head to Grand View Missouri or Smithsonian storage.
Dr J A Wrenn a Sulphur resident for 12 years died of a heart attack Saturday at his East Wynnewood home He was born in Stanberry Missouri in 1908 a MU and Washington School of Medicine graduate Phi Beta Kappa member and chest physician at Veterans Hospital Services set for 10 am Tuesday at First Methodist Church Danner Funeral Home directing Burial Wednesday at 10 am in Stanberry He is survived by his wife a daughter Diana and a son Max Wrenn of Washington
Dr Raymond Walters of the University of Cincinnati released a survey showing 1,293,524 full-time students across 830 accredited colleges and universities, down 1.5 percent from 1951. Part-time enrollment fell 2.8 percent to 462,848, with freshmen up and upper-class women persisting in college helping keep totals high.
Ada city council approved paving district appraisals and an assessing ordinance. John Hamman announced Chester Sneed, a veteran city fireman, as fire chief effective Jan 1 upon Ed Haley’s retirement after 38 years. The Latin community proposed funding a bigger waterline, with the city laying and taking title. Hamman to prepare cost estimates.
John Stanton, 45, a Carnegie projectionist, halted a matinee fire at the Louisa Theater after smoke appeared. He directed the crowd to leave calmly as flames gutted the three story building, causing over 150000 dollars in damage. his son Robert, eight, was among those evacuated.
Wilmington Delaware Du Pont president Crawford H Greenwalt says the Justice Department withdrew a criminal antitrust case against E I du Pont de Nemours and Company and a retired employee Henry Lackey and six other firms accused of fixing prices discounts and sale terms for wood finishes The dismissal has no link to the General Motors antitrust suit and the civil action in Chicago is recessed until January 5 for holidays.
Police barred 716 demonstrators from New York City from approaching Sing Sing prison to plead clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. The Civil Rights Congress sponsored the marchers who aimed to influence the court as the couple faces execution in the week of January 11.
Four members of the Clinton Sturdevant family and Jimmy Sturdevant escaped serious injury when their automobile overturned on slick Tecumseh pavement Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Sturdevant suffered numerous bruises and their two boys were shaken up. Jimmy Sturdevant was driving the car which skidded and overturned in a ditch leaving the vehicle badly damaged.
Harvey D. Geyer 61 former chief engineer in Inland Manufacturing at General Motors died in Dayton hospital. A WWII lieutenant colonel at Edgewood Arsenal he developed a flame thrower ten times farther than then models and improved phosphorous bombs grenades and smoke generators.
Mark Raizen of the Bolshoi Theater became ill in London with a throat infection and could not return home with a troupe of Soviet musicians. A British doctor treated him for possible pneumonia and a Russian specialist was later summoned.
Baz Bastien, forced to retire from competitive hockey after a 1949 eye injury, remains active on the ice in practice with the Pittsburgh Hornets. He wears a plastic mask and challenges the players in training sessions.
In South Pasadena a runaway refrigerator car killed Carrie Andrews and critically injured her husband Owen as the car sped up to 75 mph through Pasadena and Los Angeles on the Santa Fe main line before smashing into freight cars in the Los Angeles yards. The car broke away during switching, and a locomotive engineer tried to warn with his air horn.
The United Nations said it wants facts before acting on a State Department request to strip press accreditation from Marcelle Hitschmanova of the Pakistan Times, calling her a likely security risk without presented evidence. The State Department said it is reviewing the matter as Miss Hitschmanova denied being a subversive agent.
A Los Angeles mother with Hodgkins disease plans a Christmas birth via Caesarean section to deliver her fourth child. Doctors fear she may not survive the operation, though a normal baby is possible but premature. She says prayers and faith kept her alive through prior Christmas.
The Brodie Sia mese twins joined at the top of their heads, underwent a 12 hour 40 minute separation operation at an Illinois Neuropsychiatric Hospital. Roger remains coma bound and precarious while Rodney is still critical. both boys are 15 months old and fed intravenously as doctors monitor their condition. The hospital gave no improvement news at the 109th hour since the procedure began.
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