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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1953
Page
1
Light snow fell in the panhandle as a cold front moved in from the west expected to bring rain and cooler temperatures across the state. Temperatures forecast to drop with a low around 15 to 40 and skies clearing by Friday.
New year in Ada brought unusual quiet aside from fireworks and confetti. Police say it was the mildest year transition they recall with only one arrest for disturbance and no major traffic problems on the highways. Churches held prayer services as revelers marked the moment.
In Boswell Oklahoma Kendrick L Miller, 102, and Ada Miller, 92, celebrate 75 years of marriage. The blind pensioner, a former slave, trusts God as drought and poverty press on. Weather notes show two dry years with rainfall far below county averages, while Ada tends a small home and garden on a $15 monthly pension.
Snowfall stretched across several regions with six inches reported in western Pennsylvania mountains and additional snow from Maryland to Boston. Rain and snow were forecast from Texas to Nebraska and in the mountain states, with drizzling rain in the Upper Mississippi valley and above normal temperatures in the central west.
New York marked 1953 with hopes for world peace amid war zones and a cold war. President Truman and General Eisenhower voiced optimism for peace, while Winston Churchill joined a Queen Mary voyage greeting the new year. A winter storm trimmed New Year crowds in Times Square and across the nation. Major bowl games highlighted sports day with the Rose, Sugar, Cotton, and Orange Bowls on schedule.
Tulsa county prosecutors charged Dr. Richard Oliver and John P. Delamore with conspiring to alter tax rolls. Oliver allegedly shifted taxes on his property and on Tulsa grocer George Abdo’s land, while Delamore acted as the contact man for the scheme linked to Dale Carter and land owner Abdo. Deputy Elmer Fred Haynie, shot last December, was cited as the writer of the changes. Oliver arraigned and freed on $2,000 bond. Delamore remains at large with three weeks to answer charges.
Mrs. E. C. Minor of Union Valley has been named Oklahoma food preservation award winner by the State Extension Service for 1952. She chairs the Union Valley Home Demonstration club with her husband and five year old son Philip, promoting home grown produce and preserved foods to aid health and cut food costs.
The Air Force announces Cessna Aircraft Co. of Wichita Kansas will develop a small light trainer powered by twin jet engines of French design. The contract specifies a 33 foot wingspan and top speed of 490 mph with two 900 pound thrust engines. The Air Force has used combat models for trainers.
Rain affects northeast and extreme east Thursday, changing to snow in the same area and ending Thursday. Clearing occurs in the west with colder Thursday night. Low temperatures near 20 in the panhandle to 30-35 southeast, high Friday in the 30s north to 30-45 south.
Oklahoma state highway director C. A. Stoldt announced a new 7 rubber asphalt paving material will be tested for possible future use on state highways. This test aims to evaluate durability and suitability for future road projects in Oklahoma City and surrounding areas.
Mrs Olivia Crawford Cassetty 77 longtime Ada resident died Wednesday night. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p m Criswell Chapel with burial in Rosedale cemetery. She was born in Lone Elm Arkansas and lived in Ozark Eurea Springs before moving to Oklahoma in 1915. Surviving husband M C Cassetty daughter Mrs Delaney granddaughters Mrs G E Sturman of Laramie Wyoming Mrs J E Gwin and Miss Patricia Delaney of Ada.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Blandford of Omaha welcomed triplets born between 9:45 and 10:02 p m Wednesday night. The birth grants the couple three 1952 federal income tax exemptions, each worth 600 dollars, if born before year end.
Stratford youth Paul Barrett won the district speech contest sponsored by the Future Farmers of America. He earns an all expense paid trip to New York and Washington in April, speaking on family living and home ownership. Barrett is a Stratford native and East Central State College freshman.
The Ashland Daily Independent will mail its paper to President Truman in Independence for a year after January 20. Editor J. T. Norris says the gesture honors Truman and urges other papers to do likewise to keep him informed. The paper supported neither major party in the recent election.
A bus strike idled eight lines in New York City, normally carrying 3.5 million passengers daily, as many businesses closed for New Year. Snow and sleet storms compounded travel woes, though full effects were not yet clear.
HAL BOYLE notes 1953 arrives as a middle‑aged year with cautious optimism. New York faces a transit strike with about 8,000 workers off duty, halting 40‑hour week demands and affecting Fifth Avenue and Broadway routes as Mayor’s officials monitor the stalled talks.
Ada civic figure E. W. Hardin dies at a daughter’s home in Houston after a long life in Ada and Oklahoma City. Funeral services were held there with Mrs. Cora Roddie and Boone Jones attending. Hardin’s widow and family had long lived at Townsend and Nineteenth.
In Chicago the Brodie twins, separated at the top of their heads, mark the 15th day of life apart. Roger, 15 months old, was near death yesterday but remains alive in the University of Illinois Medical Center. Rodney, the stronger twin, has shown some improvement after another head surgery, while Roger lies in a coma.
The Internal Revenue Bureau plans to mark envelopes with Refund to speed up processing for taxpayers expecting money from Uncle Sam. Gary Campbell of the Indianapolis office urged filers who believe they have refunds to use the designation. Returns marked Refund would be examined first by IRS examiners.
Kingsport Tennessee reports a record run with no traffic fatalities since 1952. The city, population about 20 000, marks 462 consecutive deathless days as of January 1.
Moscow reports confirm Russia has turned over the Changchun railway in Manchuria to Communist China. A ceremony in Harbin featured Soviet ambassador A S Panyushkin and Premier Chou En Lai, under the 1950 Soviet Chinese accord. The line links Manchuria east to west and ports on the Yellow Sea, and was set to operate jointly for 30 years before reverting to China.
Hillbilly singer and composer Hank Williams died today while traveling through West Virginia to Canton Ohio for a personal appearance. Chauffeur Charles Carr said the 37 year old became unconscious in the car near Oak Hill and died on arrival at Oak Hill Hospital. Cause of death was not immediately determined. Williams wrote hits including Jambalaya Wedding Bells and Cold Cold Heart.
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