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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1952

Page

3

Traitor Robert Best Dies in U S Prison Medical Center

Robert Henry Best once broadcast Nazi propaganda from Germany and was convicted of treason. The 56 year old former newspaperman died at the U S Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield Missouri after a cerebral hemorrhage and years of ill health. His body was sent to Spartanburg South Carolina and his wife Erna was listed as next of kin. Best had requested his heart and brain be donated to Columbia University for research.

Springfield Robert Henry Best U. S Germay Ord Berlin Best Vienna United States Boston Germany Austria Spartanburg S. C Erna Medical Center Columbia University New York

Residents gather for holidays as families visit Clarita

Jack Patton Jr and wife of California arrive to spend holidays with parents Mr and Mrs Jack Patton. Murry Hill of California visits W J Burns family. Seaman First Class Billy on furlough stays with Mr and Mrs W J Burns. Ira Womack preaches at Church of Christ which plans to rebuild after tearing down its 1909 landmark building.

Jack Patton Jr California Clarita Mrs Jack Patton Mrs. Murry Hill W. J. Burns Ira Womack Church of Christ Billy

School Recess Over Holidays and Santa Visit Planned

The school recesses Friday noon for the holidays with classes resuming Monday December 29. A Community Christmas tree will be set up in the school gym next Tuesday night where children will meet Santa Claus. Mrs. Lee of McAlester, mother of Mrs. Alfred Darras, died Thursday night with funeral services expected Sunday at the home near McAlester. Mr. Darras serves as superintendent of Clarita schools.

Santa Claus Alfred Darras

Plastic Sponge Mittens to Korea for Winter Tests

The Army sent 1500 pairs of new plastic sponge mittens to Korea for winter battle testing. Cold chamber studies at Philadelphia depot and Mt. Washington NH show superior warmth over current mittens. Concurrent tests of a new cold weather uniform in Korea show the wearer’s body heat quickly rewarms ice after water exposure.

Washington Army Korea Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot Mt. Washington N. H

Bey Capitulates to Paris Reform Demands in Tunis

In Tunis on December 20 the Bey Sidi Mohammed Al-Amin bowed to Paris pressure and rubber-stamped French reform decrees creating elections for village and town officials. The move eases tension as France seeks broader self-government for the protectorate and promises further reform decrees to be submitted at Carthage.

Tunis Tunisia Paris Sidi Mohammed Al-Amin France Carthage Hannibal

Harbin Transformed Into Industrial Center Says Peiping Radio

Peiping radio claims Harbin, once a White Russian refuge, became a major industrial hub in three years after 1948 liberation. It cites fivefold output rise since 1949 and highlights a flax mill, a machine tool plant, and a tractor parts plant as examples.

San Francisco Peiping Radio Harbin E Red

Rose Bowl routs and Sugar Bowl upset headline year

January 1 1952 features Illinois over Stanford 40-7 in the Rose Bowl Maryland shocks Tennessee 28-13 in the Sugar Bowl Georgia Tech edges Baylor 17-14 in the Orange Bowl Kentucky defeats TCU 20-7 in the Cotton Bowl.

Illinois Stanford Maryland Tennessee Georgia Tech Baylor Kentucky TCU Joe Kuhzzich Cage Cardinals NFL Tommy Ryan Ray Miller Madison Square Garden Ring Indiana Bernie Crimmins Don Laz Bob Richards Don Cooper Pitt Red Dawson Vanderbilt Bill Wade New York State Ryan Dallas New York UCLA Seixas Dick Savitt Tony Trabert Harry Heilmann Paul Waner

Four year old wins Kiwanis prize drawing

Linda Lou Allen aged four proved a champion at the Kiwanis Club Christmas party in Bethesda drawing the door prize number 21. Linda chose the two month old puppy, winning fairly after the chairman W Prescott Allen considered another draw. She took the prize home amid her father’s embarrassment.

Washington Linda Lou Allen W. Prescott Allen Kiwanis Club Bethesda Linda Kiwanians

Stalin Turns 73 Amid Health Speculation

Joseph Stalin marks his 73rd birthday as rumors of ill health and waning activity shadow the Soviet leader. Reports say no reliable update on his health exists, with limited public celebration this year.

Associated Press Joseph Stalin Hungary

Woman Found Dead in Oklahoma City Hotel Room

Police investigated the death of 47 year old Irene Barnes whose bruised nude body was found in a hotel room. Her husband, 62 year old Robert Vernon Barnes, reported discovering her body. A verdict on the cause of death was withheld pending further investigation.

Oklahoma City Irene Barnes Robert Vernon Barnes

Fire damages Leedey Lumber Co warehouse

A fire of undetermined origin yesterday heavily damaged a Leedey Lumber Co warehouse in Leedey Okla. Damage ran into thousands of dollars, per George Vickers the firm's manager. Fire was controlled before nearby lumber stocks caught fire.

Leedey Oklo Leedey Lumber Co George Vickers

House Tax Probers Weigh Changes to Tax Laws and IRS

Washington dispatch reports two years of tax probe work ending with a final report to be released next week. It calls for basic tax law changes and further study of the Internal Revenue Bureau and possible removal from the Treasury. The panel flags stricter income reporting and probes evasion schemes while revisiting King’s earlier proposals including anti dodges, bad debts for political loans, and penalties for influence peddling.

B. L. Livingstone Washington Internal Revenue Bureau Rep. Kean R-Nj Rep. King Calif Ways and Means Treasury Department Rep Curtis R-Ne Bureau The Treasury House King

A Dream Not True For Russia

Poem reflecting on Dostoevsky and the state of Russia in 1860 praising American contrasts. It laments the Russian people's loss of faith and cornerstones of goodness while warning that salvation may come from unity and mercy rather than rulers.

Welborn Russia America

Be Careful Santa Your Slips And Pillow Show

Talala Oklahoma columnist CAL TINNEY shares a humorous Christmas reminiscence about stuffing stockings with oversized socks to maximize gifts and recalls a favorite holiday song likely to top the season’s list.

Santa

Muskogee Soldier Murray Killed in Action in Korea

Cpl. James A. Murray of Muskogee Oklahoma was killed in action on the Central Front in Korea six days after lunching with President-elect Eisenhower on Dec 4. Murray, serving with Company B of the 15th Regiment, had previously fought with the 25th Division and his loss was described by his superior as that of “one fine soldier.” He died after Chinese burp guns cut down his patrol near Chorwon during the Dec 9-10 action.

Seoulp James A. Murray Dwight D. Eisenhower Murray Chorwon Muskogee Okla Korea Eisenhower Sgt Jack . Hutcherson Frankford Pfc Casper Skudlarck Avon Minn Lt. Richards Grand Rapids Ich 15Th Regiment

State Board Regulates Lake Murray Craft

Oklahoma Supreme Court upholds State Planning and Resources Board authority to regulate water craft on Lake Murray. The ruling denies Bruce Harris a renewed permit for his barge made from oil drums launched in 1948. The court found the barge a public hazard and within board powers to restrict operation.

Oklahoma City i State Planning and Resources Board Lake Murray State Supreme Court Bruce Harris Harris Carter County Supreme Court

Hair cross sections distinguish straight and curly mammals

Only mammals have hair and the hair shape reflects curl. Straight hairs are circular in cross section while curly hairs are oval, revealing a simple link between curliness and cross sectional form.

Billy Graham Visits Wounded Soldiers Aboard Jutlandia

On the Danish hospital ship Jutlandia at Inchon harbor Korea, Billy Graham visits three wounded American soldiers and prays with one man amid a ward of over 40 patients from the front. Names were withheld to protect next of kin.

Jutlandia Inchon Harbor Korea Evangelist Billy Graham America Grahm Billy Graham Graham God

Briton Fumes Over Christmas Jail Bold Stance

Coventry England Derek Pickering a 47 year old Briton vows to spend Christmas in jail after facing a 2 pound fine for parking without lights outside his home. He plans to drive to Birmingham to force entry but authorities say surrender to the jail is required. He argues the fine is excessive and that no warning had been issued after 13 years of parking there.

Pickering Birmingham A. N. Murdoch Coventry

Girl Web Blown From Truck Killed Near Tulsa

A gust of wind blew 11 year old Jane Ann Bryant from her father's truck on State Highway 11 six miles west of Tulsa. She died from the injuries.

Associated Press Sperry Jane Ann Bryant Tulsa

Romance Mixed with Robbery at Chicago Food Store

Two robbers held up a Chicago chain store last night. One kissed cashier Anne Lidquist while keeping a gun to her head, promising no harm. The other robber forced the second cashier to empty the register. They stole $623.

Chicago Robery Anne Lid Uist Arnold Lidquist

Long Weekend May Bring 590 Traffic Deaths

The National Safety Council estimates 590 people may die in motor travel over the four day Christmas weekend. The figure covers deaths from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday and warns against driving after drinking. It urges early starts and cautious driving with extra travel time.

Chicago National Safety Council

Marriages Listed for Ada Residents

Gerald West aged 20 and Sandra Cales aged 18 wed in Ada. Rollo Braman 19 and Norma Williams 17 united in Ada. Paul Box 21 and Pattye Nor wood 20 married in Ada. John Robert Turley 25 and Wanda Jean Rancier 18 joined in Ada. Harvey Wheat 47 of Pittsburg Oklahoma married Lyddall Frye 45 of Stuart.

Gerald West Ada Sandra Cales Rollo Braman Norma Williams Paul Box Pattye Norwood John Robert Turley Wanda Jean Rancier Harvey Wheat Pittsburg Okla Lyddall Frye Stuart

Cold Weather Holds South Korea Front Amid Break in Clouds

Broken clouds over North Korea as temperatures rose to near 40 degrees by noon. Nightly lows ranged from 13 to 15 degrees above freezing in the Central and East Central Front valleys with no precipitation.

Korea Seoul North Korea Battlefront

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