A New Year Wish for 1952 from a Hopeful Citizen
A New Year’s reflection looking ahead to 1952 notes ongoing Korea war with hope for an early ceasefire and negotiated troop withdrawal. It urges strong united defense, cautious optimism about Iran and Asia, and calls for honest government, intelligent voting, and continued scientific progress. It ends with faith in improvement across health, farming, light, and atomic energy.
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Russia
Korea
Asia
Hisenhower
Free World
Africa
Washington
Consumer Pays Higher Prices Hit Working People Hard
A reader voices concern that rising costs burden the working class and retired alike. The piece argues manufacturers and mills pass tax and wage costs to consumers, driving prices higher across goods. It condemns politicians for resisting spending cuts, noting President Truman’s difficulty in asking for less money.
Henry G Bennett Remembered as Builder of Oklahoma’s Tech Leader
The piece honors Dr. Henry G Bennett for lifting Oklahoma’s Stillwater college into a leading state university. It credits him with expanding facilities and student body, shaping agricultural and technical leadership, and promoting the Point Four program. It notes political whispers, his focus on education over politics, and his untimely death on Iranian mountains while pursuing a broader world mission.
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Henry G. Bennett
Iran
Oklahoma
Hugo
Southeastern State College
Durant
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Stillwater
Bennett
Chambers of Commerce
Government by Persons and the Tax Law Dilemma
The piece argues that laws must be made by elected legislators and prosecutions decided by juries, condemning discretionary enforcement in tax matters as enabling favoritism and payoffs. It cites a New York lawyer noting negotiations toward settlements, questioning how clear laws can coexist with official discretion and selective enforcement.
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Congress
New York
Arthur Capper dead after long public career
Arthur Capper died leaving a legacy as a steadfast advocate for farmers. He served many years in Congress and was known for championing agricultural issues and opposing poor treatment of farmers. Though mentioned as a potential Republican presidential candidate, he never received the nomination. His blend of native ability and missionary zeal gave him notable influence in Washington.
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Arthur Capper
Congress
Capper
Washington
Century of the common man argues tax shift and common good
A quoted assertion states the century favors the common man as taxes erode the upper crust and government aids the lower crust, leaving everyone to put money into a common pot for the public good. The remark underscores a debate over fiscal reform and social equity.
Gov Murray Ends Year In Strong Position For 1953
Oklahoma City report reviews Governor Johnston Murray's first year in office. He faced political friction yet maintained party leadership, backed states rights, vetoed 46 bills, and advanced a $100 million highway bond plan. A party funding dispute with Kim Arrington ended in a cash handling compromise. The piece notes looming 1953 challenges and a tense Democratic convention.
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Dayton
Blair
Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Oklahoma
State
Democratic Party
Murray
Hegvill
Cat and pig cause hospitalizations in bizarre animals incident
A New York cat and an Alabama pig injured 13 people yesterday. The one-year-old cat mauled owner Mrs. May Flannigan and her husband Michael in their kitchen, sending both to hospitals. A pig in Auburn, Alabama darted into traffic, colliding head on with a Connecticut driver’s car, injuring six and five in each vehicle. Police corralled the pig with a chair and it was killed. Welch turned over to animal cruelty authorities.
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New York
Alabama
May Flannigan
Michael Flannigan
Auburn
Ala
Willie B. Woodall
Jerome J. Gambino
Mansfield Center
Conn
Gambino
Woodall
Welch
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Deadlock Holds On German Forces
Six European nations debated a treaty to permit a common Western defense plan for West Germany. Foreign ministers adjourned last night while experts resolve military and financial issues ahead of a late January to early February meeting to draft a European army proposal for NATO ministers in Lisbon. Budget questions split views on pooled versus individual funding as a full army would total 43 divisions, including 14 French, 12 German, 12 Italian, and five from Benelux.
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West Germany
Council of Ministers of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Lisbon
Germany
Italy
Jean
Grandson of Nobel Laureate Millikan Electrocuted in Rain
In Pasadena California a high tension wire fell into a rain puddle as Robert A Millikan 20 drove from a party. He stepped from the car into the puddle and was killed instantly by the electrocution. His brother Michael also Yale student was present on holiday vacation. His father Clark B Millikan professor of aeronautics at Caltech.
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Pasadena
Calif. U
Robert A. Millikan
Millikan
Michael
Yale University
Clark B. Millikan
California Institute of Technology
Speeding Charge From Nighttime Stop Near Ada
Lonnie Hester Chattin of Stringtown was arrested Thursday on speeding in the night time. He drove a 1951 Plymouth sedan six miles southeast of Ada on SH 3 when stopped by highway patrolman H. D. Van Arsdell. Trooper said he was traveling about 55 mph. Chattin, employed in Atoka, was ordered to appear before Justice C. W. Floyd to answer the charges. Charges filed Friday.
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Lonnie Hester Chattin
Stringtown
Ada
SH 3
H. D., van Arsdell
Auiekee
Chaffin
Atoka
C. W. Floyd
Justice of the Peace
New Year To Mark 200 Years Of Gregorian Calendar History
The January 1, 1952, New Year will mark two centuries since English speaking lands adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752. Brown & Bigelow in St Paul notes Benjamin Franklin’s portrait for the company calendar as Franklin’s Almanac helped shape American timekeeping. The article traces calendar evolution from Sumerians to Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory XIII, explaining the 11 day adjustment in 1752 and the adoption across Catholic and Protestant regions. Franklin’s 1752 Poor Richard’s Almanac highlighted the shift and its origins.
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ST. Paul
Minn
America
Brown & Bigelow
Charles A. Ward
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Ward
Richard
Gregory XIII
England
Rome
B. C
B.C
Julius Caesar
Vatican
Poor Richard
Price Relief and Price Hikes Across Markets
NY reports show price relief in mail order catalogs with deep cuts on soft goods while sugar prices rise due to government limits. Steel demand remains strong despite higher costs, and meat intake per American drops, with official notes predicting more meat and possible price easing in 1982.
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New York
Sears Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
Spiegel
Cresley
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
United States
American Meat Institute
Monroney Urges Promotions To Boost Troop Morale
Senator Monroney of Oklahoma urged the Defense Department to liberalize promotions to raise morale among servicemen, especially reservists and national guardsmen. He told Deputy Secretary William Foster that delays in promotions after returning from overseas duty cause much disappointment for those who have already served two to three years overseas.
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Washington
Monroney
D-Okla
Defense Department
William Foster
Defense
Fire Destroys Slum Housing in Singapore
Madame Aw Bre saved twenty dollars over fourteen years but lost it in a recent blaze that leveled a slum housing over fifty Chinese and Malays. Victims wept at the police station as officers gathered their meager belongings and inquiries began.
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Singapore
Madame Aw
Dewey Named General Manager of KAMO Electric Co-Op
Rex E. Dewey of Sprinfield Mac has received Rural Electrification Administration approval as general manager of the KAMO Electric Co-Operative Inc. in Vinita Oklahoma. His promotion signals leadership for the regional utility cooperative serving rural communities.
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Vinita. Okda
Rex E. Dewey
Sprinatiert, Mac
Rural Electrification Administration
Kamo. Electric’ Co-Operative, Inc
Yugoslavia Plans Heavy 1952 Defense Spending
BELGRADE Dec 29 Yugoslavia will devote about a quarter of its national income in 1952 to defense and armament industries. A near 90 million dollar deficit is expected to be offset by surplus production and loans from abroad. The Belgrade government budget allocates 74 percent to defense, though many expenses are now borne by state and local governments.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Oklahoma social security checks total 1.4 million monthly
Oklahoma City December 29 the Federal Security Agency announced that social security beneficiaries in Oklahoma receive about 1 4 million in monthly payments. Some 44000 Oklahomans are receiving checks, according to Jim Bond regional FSA director.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Federal Security Agency
Army to lease two municipal fields at Altus and Ardmore
Army engineers ordered by the Air Force to proceed with leasing the Altus Oklahoma and Ardmore Oklahoma municipal airports. The WWII airfields are slated for use as bases for troop carrier wings.
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Altus
Ardmore
Washington
Army
Air Force
Oklo
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