County Fair and Agriculture Honors Highlight Ada Event
County agents and local farmers celebrated a record Ada County Free Fair tied to Ada’s 30th anniversary. Leaders Harvey Lambert Renzo Cooper Claude Thompson Lester Smith and C H Hailey earned state and national recognition for milking Shorthorn and dairy work. 4 H members Jerry Murphy and Jimmy Watson earned top honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H
Larmbert-Kerr
Ahinso
Jimmy Watson
Byng 4-H Felub
Hailey
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
Memphis
Tenn
Heavy selling in grains on Chicago Board of Trade
News that the United Nations concession in Korea truce talks spurred heavy grain selling on the Chicago Board of Trade. Weak demand and tax-year liquidations pressured prices across wheat corn oats rye soybeans and lard with soybeans hardest hit. Weekly declines followed a steady slide since December 10.
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Chicago
United Nations
Board of Trade
Two Oklahomans In New PW List
Two Oklahomans were named among 54 soldiers reported by the Defense Department as prisoners of war in Korea in enemy lists. The Oklahoma entries include Pvt. Thomas D. Wilkerson of Shawnee and Elmer D. Gardiner, nephew of Joe E. Cain, listed with the 7th Division.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Department
Thomas D. Wilkerson
Chiang- Song
Leona K. Paterick
Stella Roberts
Shawnee, PLC
Elmer D. Gardiner
Chiang
Song
Joe E. Cain
Carter
Oklahoma Polio Epidemic Sets Record in 1951
Oklahoma recorded 649 polio cases and 34 deaths by December 28 1951 marking a fourth straight epidemic year. The state reported the highest polio case rate in the nation at 28.17 per 100000, far above the epidemic threshold of 20 per 100000, with a peak 104 deaths and 1323 cases in 1949.
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Vslenhoma
Aestahomia
ML Foundation For Indanule
Rubber output rises in Malaya October production
Government figures show Federation produced 12.874 long tons of rubber in October, up 3.878 tons from September. Of the October output, 12.358 long tons were exported to the United Kingdom and 4.726 to the United States.
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Kula Lumpur
Malaya
Federation
United Kingdom
United States
County 4-H Club Meeting Schedule Summary
County 4-H and HD agent listings show weekly meetings from January 1 to January 4 at various schools and clubhouses. Notable sessions include Latta and Happy Land clubs at the school, Colbert Klub with Mrs Flemming, Fitzhugh club at the club house, and multiple day schedules for McLish high school Bebee Rot Fitzhugh Latta Allen Kalinoma Homer and Egypt locations with times ranging from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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Latta Club
Happyland Club
Adaglu
C. H
Colbert Klub
TE Flemming
Fitzhugh Club
McLish High School
McLish
Bebee
Fitzhugh
Latta
Allen
Kalinoma
Homer
Galey
Egypt
Charge Failure to Stop At Stop Sign
Paul William Mackey a tool pusher was charged with failure to stop at a stop sign. He was picked up Thursday near Ada along SH 99 by Highway Trooper Aubrey A. Mitchell. Charges were filed before Justice of the Peace C. W. Floyd.
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Paul William Mackey
Holdenville
Ada
SH 99
Aubrey A. Mitchell
C. W. Floyd
Investigations to Dominate Next Congress Spotlight
Washington reports two rival Senators Douglas and Kem agree that probes of federal agencies will lead the next session opening January 8. They cite investigations into tax collection irregularities and foresee new inquiries into Justice Agriculture and Defense Departments and federal agencies. Douglas calls for ethics reforms while Kem dismisses the Fair Deal as political theater. Douglas highlights race and slum issues as major social blots.
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Washington
Congress
Douglas
D-Ill
Illinois
Missouri
Kem
Justice, Agriculture and Defense Departments
Allen Property
Security Exchange Commission
Federal Housing and General Services Administrations
United States
Mllnois
Auto industry denounced over production limits in 1952
Washington reports industry spokesmen denounce government plans to cap auto output at 800000 cars and 200000 trucks for the second quarter of 1952 as harmful and criminal. General Motors President C E Wilson warns such restrictions would lay off about 125000 workers, while Detroit says up to 135000 remain idle. Defense chief Manly Fleischmann argues defense needs trump auto production, calling the choice between autos and ammunition simple.
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Washington
C. E. Wilson
General M Motors
Wilson
Detroit
Manly Fleischmann
Ste
Fleischmann
British Paying First Installment Of 1946 Loan
WASHINGTON The United States collects the first installment of the 1946 British loan. The payment is nearly 39 million dollars and covers 50 years at 2 percent interest. Britain also owes 603 million dollars for World War II aid added to the loan. Prime Minister Churchill orders austerity and a billion dollar cut in overseas purchases to cope with a widening trade deficit.
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Washington
McGrath
Wickenburs
Ariz
Florence
el Reno
Okla
Tule Lake
Calif
James V. Bennett
Federal Burety of Prisons
Attorney General's Office
Bennett
United States
Congress
U.S
Britain
U. S
Churchil
Late Yale Buying Ups Retail Volume
Christmas shopping boosted weekly retail trade to a modest rise over last year, with Dun & Bradstreet estimating a 2 to 6 percent increase nationwide. Regional gains ranged from about 1 to 8 percent, led by the East and Northwest.
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Yale
New York U
Dun & Bradstreet
New England
Midwest
East
Northwest
South
Poet
Pacific Coast
Oklahoma Home Demonstration and 4-H Roundup Highlights
A six month roundup reports May and September activities of Oklahoma Home Demonstration and County 4-H clubs. Highlights include dairy foods contest winners at the Central Oklahoma Dairy show, Latta 4-H member Frankie Wells’ state roundup report, Minnie Lou McDaniel as assistant home demonstration agent, ongoing choral group practice, Stillwater Farm and Home conference attendance, four Pontotoc county leaders, parade attendance at the National Home Demonstration Council in Lansing, Mich, and September placements and fair results including Miss Janet Taylor of Latta 5th in a state contest and corsage making from discarded hose. County 4-H girls excelled at the American Royal meet and county-wide council annual meeting notes.
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Frankie Wells
Latta
Minnie Lou McDaniel
Oklahoma
Stillwater
Pontotoc County
Janet Taylor
Oklahoma State
Enid
C. C. Williamson
Francis
Robert Lowe
Major Views Split on 1952 Economic Outlook
The piece surveys optimism for better days in 1952 amid defense growth, noting experts warn of risks from civilian demand and rising costs.投资研究者预测明年将出现经济回升，但也有警示言论指出潜在衰退可能性，行情取决于财政与生产指标变化。
Canadian Plant May Be Model For U.S. H-Bomb Plans
The Ottawa River region forges a peacetime atom project with a heavy water reactor touted as the most advanced design. American officials see potential in Canada’s reactor for producing plutonium and tritium faster than graphite designs, signaling possible U.S. use as a model for future H-bomb plants.
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Associated Press
Chalk River
Ontario
United States
Canada
Quebec
Laurentian His
Ottawa River
U.S
Ottawa
South Carolina
W. Bennett Lewis
University to train future teachers for The Three Rs
Cincinnati reports that the University will appoint one man and one woman as a team to present masculine and feminine viewpoints to future teachers of primary and intermediate grades. Dean Carter of the Teacher’s College says the approach will cover both sides.
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of Cincinnati
Carter
Teacher's College of the University
Cincinnati
the University
Fluoridation Debate Grows Over City Water Use
At a Philadelphia AAAS symposium, five scientists supported adding fluoride to city water now to improve children's teeth, while one urged caution. They noted widespread adoption across 45 states, with about 3.7 million people served and plans to reach 40 million by 1953, and stressed small doses show dental benefits with no evidence of harm.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Dec
American Association For the Advancement of Science
United States
Christmas visitors fill Fittstown with family gatherings
Mr and Mrs Frank Carpenter and daughter from Oklahoma City visited his parents in Fittstown. The group traveled to Stonewall to see Mrs Carpenter’s parents, joined later by several Oklahoma City and Ada families. Numerous relatives from Ada, Stillwater, Tulsa, Mayesville and Norman spent Christmas with local residents and friends.
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Frank Carpenter
Oklahoma City
Leck Carpenter
Stonewall
John Welch
O. L. Welchs
Ada Christmas
B. D. Duncan
Pete
Bill Melton
Barbara Ann
Mayesville
Jack Corley
Dean and
Jean Selby
Shawnee
Alton Taylor
Hampton Corley
Yuma, Cole
W. T. Smith
Tip Jones
Smith
W. W. Acord
Wichita Falls
Tex
W.M. Acord
Ruth Jones
Macray College
Tishomingo
Thunderbird Finds Jap Music Lovers
In Sapporo Hokkaido Japan Sgt Adness Acres of the 45th Division Headquarters Company from Oklahoma City was praised by Hokkaido University Symphony Orchestra members at a banquet for four months of aid. He led the orchestra in Mozart’s 40th Symphony during the event, marking a peak in his neighborly efforts.
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Hokkaido
Japan
Universal
Sapporo
Adness Acres
45Th Division
Oklahoma City
Hokkaido University Symphony Orchestra
Acres
Symphony
Taft Junior High School
Top 100 Years of War Headlines From AP Editors
A compressed list highlights the leading war and world affairs coverage chosen by Associated Press editors over the last century. It surveys pivotal moments from Pearl Harbor to postwar strife, including battles, treaties, political shifts, and landmark events.
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Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
Reuben James
Russia
U. S
Sun
England
U. S. Army
North Africa
Pacific
Japan
Tokyo
Rickenbacker
Dieppe
Germany
Italy
Mussolini
Atlantic
Normandy
Roosevelt
Philippine
Hitler
T Suzanne Degnan
Texas
Europe
India
Elizabeth
Florida-Gulf Coast
Berlin
Israel
Gandhi
China
Kasenkina
Babe Ruth
Navy
U.S
Noroniec
Kathy Fiscus
Mindszenty Case
Pensiure
Truman
GOP
Sen. McCarthy
Aler Hiss
Dr. Sander
Brinks
Boston
Allen News Holiday Travel and Family Visits
Mr and Mrs Harrell Pegg and children returned from Biloxi Mississippi where they spent several weeks. Dr and Mrs C M Means spent Christmas in Ada with their daughter and husband. Rev and Mrs Roy Burkett and daughters spent holidays in New Castle with relatives. Master Sgt Gale Roark arrived home from Japan after eight months with the 43rd Division.
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Mrs. C. M. Means
Ada
Bi 0
Crawford
Roy Burkett
Jo Lee
Beverly
Newcastle
Edd Burkett
N. J. Thomas
Gale Roark
Jim Roark
Japan
43Rd Division
Roak
Alien National Guard
William Crabtree Visits In Allen
William H. Crabtree visits his uncle and aunt in Allen before reporting back to his ship the U S 5 Toledo in Long Beach California. He arrived in Long Beach December 81 after eight months in Korean waters on his second tour. Crabtree, 23, has five years service and his ship participated in the Tachon invasion. He earns ribbons and medals for good conduct American theater Asiatic Pacific China service and Korean occupation plus a Korean presidential citation.
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Allen
G. m
William H. Crabtree
Charley Crabtree
Long Beach
Calif
Toledo
Crabtree
Tachon
United Nations
Rampaging man rips bricks in Baltimore spree
Albert Tibbs, 26, caused chaos in a compact Baltimore block by ripping bricks from chimneys, smashing skylights, tearing plumbing, and wrecking rooms in a three minute rampage. He fought a police officer and was shot in the thigh before being held for psychiatric evaluation.
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Baltimore
Albert J. Tibbs
Alt
Tibbs
John Pepp
Pepp
Chromium Stainless Is Now Available
Washington reports a 37,500 ton DPA allocation boost for civilian production in early 1952, about 26 percent of total stainless steel. Chromium stainless is used for auto bumpers kitchen utensils and some plumbing. Manufacturers had received smaller allotments earlier and some auto makers paused usage amid controls.
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Washington
Defense Production Administration
DPA
Huckaby to Texas on Murder Charge
Texas officers departed Ardmore Oklahoma to return Guy Huckaby to Palo Pinto County Texas on a first degree murder charge. Huckaby alleged he struck Matt Lewis in Tyler and dragged him from a highway two miles east of Ranger Texas before leaving with a pickup truck. Lewis' body was later found at the described location and Huckaby will stand trial in Palo Pinto.
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Ardmore
Okla
Texas
Guy Huckaby
Palo Pinto County
Tex
Huckaby
Carter County
Matt Lewis
Tyler
Ran Ker
Lewis
Sam Cleveland
Palo Pinto
Huckaky
Cotton imports cut in India amid wartime shortages
India’s imports of Japanese cotton textiles slumped in the first five months of the fiscal year, with only 40,000 pounds of cotton twist and yarn imported versus 3,340,000 pounds plus 26 million yards of cotton Picca goods in 1949. Officials say India halted most cotton imports in 1950 and 1951, while Japan faced exports constraints due to the war in nearby Korea.
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New Delhi
India
Japan
Borea
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Harvey J. Lambert
Renzo Cooper
Claude V. Thompson
C. H. Hailey
Lester Smith
Springfield
Coalgate
Central Oklahoma
Jerry Lee Murphy
Anthony Floyd
Oklahoma A
Billy Gene Young
Tony Floyd Poultry Breeding Farm
Carlton Corbin
Guy Shipe
Angus
Turner Ranch
Ada Kiwanians
Pontotoc
Jack Adams
Kem Agrea
Auto Industry
Martha Mote
HDA
National Home Demonstration Council
Lansing, Mich
County Home Demonstration Council
Sam Dawson
New York
Callls
Wall Street
Herman A. Papenroth
National Association of Fast Accountants
Secretary of Labor
Rep. Mahon
House Appropriations
Armed Services
Business Week
Harold X. Schreder
Group 1 Securities, Inc
American Finance Association
American Economic Association
Iea
By Frank Carey
Fittstown News
Theo Smith
Stratford
Jimmie
Decatur
Marie Haynes
Wichita, Kan
Mrs. $. A. Lamert
Mattie Slatten
R. FE. McCain
J. L. Tilley
Mrs
Carl Tilley
Delbert Jones
Rosedale
Luther Jones
Lewis Reed
Ollie Ledgerwood
Melvin Lunsford
Glen
Tommy
Glen Jenkins
Glen‘da
Tulsa
Mr. Lansford
S. L. Lansford
A. H. Shi
Clyde Denham
Jim Shi
0. C. “Bud" Robertson
Mallory Ann
Norman
Key Winn and
Byron
Dexter, N. M
Thunderbird
Oklahoma Cition
Hokkaido II
AP News
J.W. ‘Reid
Clovis Reid and
Family i
el Paso, Texas
Lola del Butler
Benita Beth
Clint Butler
Ba) Naylor
Fred Page
Lynn
Bourland
Howard Bourland
Ted Brown
Charles
C. A. Lynn
Louis K. Lynn
Oakland
William Crabtree
Elmer Dunn
Baltimore Fire Department
Dunn
Walter Dorsey Jr
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