New cross breeding method reported by Adams at meeting
Dr Roger Adams described a German chemical discovery enabling pollen from two distinct varieties to fertilize each other after slight chemical modification. The method, a potential shortcut to improved food plants, differs from traditional cross breeding and may raise animal-breeding questions if extended.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Philadelphia
American Association For the Advancement of Seisnce
Roger Adams
University of Illinois
Saic
Adams
Lerdon
T. Dobzhans
Columbia University
Fittstown News notes multiple visits and a deacon ordination
Sheldon Corky Wilson traveled to San Antonio after time with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Luther Wilson. Visitors from Mississippi and Shreveport spent days with local families. Vidia Chronister visited her Stonewall grandmother. Mrs. Kenneth Boone left for Springhill to be with her husband. Joe Allison from Texas visited his parents and his wife. Local families hosted visitors from Colorado and Shawnee. Roy Logsdon of Ada delivered the sermon at the Methodist church. Luther Wilson was ordained a deacon in a special 2 p.m. Baptist service.
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Sheldon
Corky” Wilson
San Antonio
Tex
Mrs
Luther Wilson
Cephas Myers
Jatina
Betty
Shreveport
Bill Cox
Vidia Chronister
Stonewall
Kenneth Boone
Springhill
Joe Allison
Texas
Bradley Allison
Harold Townsend
Roy
Guy Logsdon
Ada
The
Baptist Church
Captain Kimmel Earns Silver Star in Korea Action
Captain Louis E. Kimmel of McLouth Kansas was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry during a Korea War assault with the 2nd Infantry Division. On October 11 1951 near Kongnae he moved to the fore, led an attack and after securing the hill ordered a robust defensive perimeter. His wife Pauline resides in Ada Oklahoma.
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Wei Tas 2Nu
Korea
Louis E. Kimmel
Pauline
Ada,ja
Plan a Time Banker 52 for a Year of Quick Wins
A motivational guide urging readers to maximize every minute in 52 weeks. It argues school time should not be wasted, distinguishes laziness from needed rest, and promotes Sabbath attendance, prudent dating, and proactive work. Practical tips include doing chores, volunteering, applying for summer jobs, knitting or sewing, babysitting, and offering services to hospitals or charity groups to use spare hours efficiently.
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God
White House silent on health commission charge
Washington notes the White House declined to comment on a claim that President Truman’s appointment to a health needs commission misuses emergency funds for propaganda. Dr. John W. Cling of the AMA criticized it as political. Gundersen of La Crosse Wisconsin said he declined the post, but the White House said no word followed his telegraph. Tru wan announced the commission’s appointment while Salem Oregon emerges as a two county city, Marion and Polk, divided by the Willamette River.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Commission On Health Needs
Joseph Short
Chicago
John W. Cling
American Medical Association
Short
Gunar Gundersen
la Crosse
Wis
Gunderson
Paul B. Magnuson
Truwan
Oklahoma Ranchers Lose 6000 Cattle Annually
Oklahoma City report shows 6000 to 7000 cattle vanish yearly from ranches in the state. Most losses are rustling or theft, with only a few recovered. State official George Crouse cautions near road-accessible feedlots aid rustlers and urges frequent herd surveys and early loss reporting.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
George Crouse
State Agriculture Department
Brands Division
Yterday
Crouse
Four Day Weekend Accidents Cost Many Lives Nationwide
The Associated Press reports 441 deaths over the New Year weekend with 293 on highways, 45 fires, and 106 other incidents. A plane crash in upper New York State adds 26 fatalities. State tallies include Arkansas 400, New York 17129, California 3352 and many others, with totals still rising a day before tolls close.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Upper
New York State
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
World Champion Liar Title Goes To Clergyman
Burlington officials crown Rev Arthur R Kirk of Biggs California as world champion liar. Judge QO C Hulett notes officers were stunned by the clergy winner and signature on the judge’s letter. Kirk’s fable describes a man farming watermelons with vines growing so fast a boy is injured trying to steal one.
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Burlington
Wis
Liars Club
Arthur R. Kirk
Biggs
Calif
C. Hulett
Kir
Biggs Community
Gasoline and Fuel Oil Supply Ample in 1952
Sun Oil president Robert G. Dunlop warned that while gasoline and fuel oil supplies look ample for 1952 after a record 1951 year, the industry needs steel and materials to build a strategic reserve for national defense. He predicted petroleum output will exceed 1951 records.
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Philadelphia
Robert G. Dunlop
Sun Oil Co
Dunlop
Must Be Patient Says Mrs Roosevelt on Russia
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt urged Americans to be patient in 1952 as they deal with the Russians. She warned against expecting immediate outcomes and emphasized living with uncertainty. Traveling home for the holidays she prepared to depart by plane for Paris and the United Nations General Assembly where she serves as a delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Women Reported Being Nicer To Men Now
Hal Boyle notes a shift as women increasingly engage in public roles and display self reliance. He cites longer life spans for women, entry into finance and trades, and gentler attitudes toward men, with examples from households and a Moroccan husband.
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Hal Boyle
Fisheries Program At Atoka Refuge Near Stringtown
Oklahoma City report says 63 000 federal aid for 1952 will fund eight farm ponds at the State Game and Fish Department Atoka County Refuge near Stringtown. Ponds serve as guinea pigs to guide stocking and angling results for southeastern Oklahoma. The program notes 40 new lakes in the Sandstone Creek project and forecasts a new era in northwest Oklahoma fishing. All new lakes were stocked by state hatcheries in the past two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Game and Fish Department
Atoka County
Stringtown
Oklasoma
Sandstone Creek
Roger Mills
Beckham
Oklahoma
Women Surged Ahead in National Population Numbers
Washington reports the 1950 census shows 96.6 men per 100 women aged 21 and over, down from 100 to 100 a decade earlier. The 21 and over group totals 97,416,365, up 18 percent since 1940, with women increasing by 7,564,824 and men by 5,855,412.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Hearing Set for Girl Strangler in Juvenile Court
Debra Mae Campbell a 16 year old babysitter who said a vision compelled her to strangle 11 year old Donna Joyce Tscheil appears for a juvenile court hearing to determine if she will face trial as a minor or as an adult The district attorney said a murder charge could be lodged if she is adjudged unfit for juvenile prosecution Investigators reported Campbell told police I did it but I don t have any reason and described the act as inspired by a vision after watching a murder mystery at Donna s home Mr and Mrs Roy Tscheil were the parents of the slain girl
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Mohamed Ben Mohamed
French
Morocco
Los Angeles
Debra Mae Campbell
Debra Mae
Frances Cardiff
Donna Joyce Tscheil
Delora Mae
Donna
Roy Tsbeli
Knohl Faces State Tax Warrants in Washington Case
New York Tax Commission says Larry Knohl, a witness in the Washington tax hearings, is behind in state taxes. Federal liens total $247,128. two state warrants were issued yesterday for 22,425.23 against Knohl and his wife Ree and 2,350.67 for Knokl.
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Wow Ruan Ui
New York Tax Commission
Larry Knohl
Washington
Knohl
Commission
Koohl
Ree
Knokl
State Saving Loan Groups Set Record OKLAHOMA CITY
Oklahoma's 60 savings and loan associations posted record dividends and deposits for 1951. Dividends paid reached 36,117,896 as total assets rose to 245,165,000 and savings accounts climbed to 207,620,000. Home mortgage loans grew to 198,140,580, while withdrawals due to fear of price rises were offset by consumer demand and abundant civilian goods.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Savings and Loan Associations
Oklahoma Savings and Loan League
John F. Mahr
League
Scsre
Harding Near Murder After Scandals Allegation
Chicago Tribune reports Washington dispatch that in 1923 President Harding nearly killed Cal Forbes during a confrontation over a hospital contracts scandal. The incident purportedly involved James Sloan, a former Secret Service operative, who forced Harding’s grip from Forbes and ended when Sloan intervened.
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Chicago
Chicano Tribune
Washington
Harding
Secret Service
James Sloan
Danville
Mofio
Cal
Charles R. Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
Tribune
Forbes
Yellow Rat
Fake Pistols Found During New Year Jailbreak Plot
Scranton police report two soap carvings made to resemble pistols were found in Lackawanna County Prison cells after a tip about a break. Six inmates, including Edward Frey and Michael J. Hines, faced heightened guards and patrols outside the jail as a precaution. Fredie March won the motion picture academy Oscar as best actor in 1932 and 1946.
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Scranton
Lackawanna County
Poice
St. Atty
Carlos M. O'Malley
D Malley
Edward Frey
Philadelphia
Michael J. Hines
Kennett Square
Fredie March
Motion Picture Academy
Time Again For Assessing Time Again For Assessing
Ada property owners prepare for the annual assessment as Charley Rushing, assessor, moves operations to the ground floor northwest corner of the courthouse. He will mail homestead exemption forms and financial statements to owners and businesses and asks prompt return to speed clerical work. Beginning Jan 15 he will tour rural centers to ease access. Personal property and homestead exemptions dominate work through March 15 with real estate evaluated unless changes occur.
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Charley Rushing
Ngwig
Rushing
Ada
College entrance differences in deferment policy debated
Philadelphia report notes the American Association for the Advancement of Science urged considering college entrance standards when deferring top students from military service. Henry Chauncey of Princeton, president of the Educational Testing Service Committee, led the study based on 339,600 college students. The group analyzed regional grade patterns and test pass rates across four years, finding higher averages in New England and several regions, with lower passing marks in the South and West.
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Philadelphia
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Henry Chauncey
Princeton University
Educational Testing Service Committee
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service System
Chauncey
New England
Middle Atlantic Region
East North Central
West North Central
Pacific
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
Territories
Clarita News School Adds Electric Score Board
Clarita announces the new school term with an electric score board. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Moffit Walker visit from Chualar California, joined by Billy Burns of the U S Navy and other relatives and friends from Borger Wichita Falls Fort Worth Oklahoma City and Chicago during the holidays. Several families including Patton Jones and Robertson share holiday visits and employment news in Chicago and Clarita. Howard plans a six week transfer to New Jersey before overseas service.
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Jack Patton, Jr
Chualar
California
Clarita
Howaranetler
Wichita
Jep Heffer
Howard
New Jersey
Thunderbirds Add To Fighting Record in Korea
Tokyo dispatch traces the 45th Infantry Division known as the Thunderbirds, veterans of 500 days in Europe, now in Korea under Maj. Gen. Styron Hobart. Oklahoma leaders and Gen Ridgway affirm a 24 month tour with homeward movement planned from April 1952, while Pentagon regards the 45th as a premier fighting unit and Congress would determine any extension.
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Tokyo
Oklawa
Thunderbirds
Europe
Korea
James C. Styron
Hobart
Matthew Ridgway
Associated Press
Japan
Don Huth
Oklahoma City
John Jarman
D-Otda
Pentagon
Jarman
No Surprise To Ada Folk In 45th Division Korea
Ada area residents learned the 45th Division was on the front lines in Korea as letters and telegrams from soldiers confirmed deployments and wounded status. Ada’s Lt Col Howard P. Rice, former Willard principal and East Central College figure, led the 171st Field Artillery Battalion in its first battle, with other Ada linked outfits like the 380th Infantry in early contact as casualties and engagements emerged from the front.
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45Th
Korea
Japan
Ada
Furman Floyd
Cpl
Joe Mac Floyd
180Th Inf
Shawnee
171St Field Artillery
Thunderbird
Howard P. Rice
171St
Oklahoma
Rice
Willard School
East Central College
Italy
France
Germany
380Th Inf
East Central
Oxla
Destroyer Depth Charge May Have Hit False Sub
A U S destroyer depth charged a suspected submarine in Formosa Channel on Friday but may have engaged a porpoise. The ship’s sonar reportedly detected submersible torpedo firing and fired four depth charges with no oil, wreckage, or confirmed kill evidence. The action occurred as U S warships patrol Formosa waters since early in the Korean War.
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Taipeh
Formosa
U. S
Hong Kong
Bornibes
Truman
Seventh Fleet
Red China
Christmas Delayed for Snowbound Atlanta Hamlet
Boise Idaho reports Christmas delayed for about 200 residents of the Atlanta mining hamlet as snow and isolation halt mail and communications since December 22. Roughly 25 sacks of gifts and greetings are held. a planned air drop failed due to a snowstorm, lines and radio are down, but officials say residents are used to being cut off and likely well supplied.
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Boise
Idaho
Atlanta
Boise River
Bradley Field
Hungary Closes New York and Cleveland Consulates
New York and Cleveland Hungarian consulates have closed under a state order. An attache said New York moved out before midnight. In Cleveland, movers carted away furniture as files were readied for shipment to the Hungarian legation in Washington. The closures follow Hungary detaining four American airmen until the United States paid $120,000 in fines.
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New York
Cleveland
State Department
Washington
Hungary
United States
Pest control meeting to showcase new devices at Stillwater
Stillwater Oklahama A and M College hosts a January 31 to February 2 gathering for commercial firms scientists and others interested in the latest pest control advances. The conference demonstrates modern pest eliminating devices that can kill centipedes rats and more.
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Stillwater. Ola
Oklahoma A
M. College
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Atoka Refuge
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Clarita News
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Borger, Texas
R. M. Jones
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Camp Lee
W. P. Rice
Fort Worth
Mrs. Sawyer Brewer
Pete Collins
Joyce Robertson
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T. O. Williams
Tucumcari, New Mexico
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