The Ada Weekly News and Ada Evening News History
The Ada Weekly News began in 1901 and later consolidated with The Ada Weekly Democrat, Pontotoc County Enterprise, and Ada Star-Democrat by 1919 forming The Ada Evening News. The item notes the paper’s 1901 origin and multiple consolidations.
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THE
ADA Weekly News
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc County Enterprise
Ada Star-Democrat
Ada Evening News
Ada
Oklahoma
Okla
Rennet
Tax policy and spending amid postwar uncertainty
The editorial argues that income tax cuts are unlikely soon as government spending exceeds receipts. It notes that war production costs, ongoing military material needs, and intact industrial capacity push deficits higher. With employment hanging on, reductions depend on spending dropping below tax take, which may take time.
Queen Elizabeth II and government ownership debated
The column questions Time magazine's woman of the year choice and whether the Queen's actions shape world affairs. It argues a shift toward privatizing power utilities, recalling WWI rail nationalization and noting private enterprise may better bear costs, with limited future government demand for power.
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Time Magazine
Elizabeth II
Winston Churchill
Time
Prominent Tulsa Men Accused of Altering Property Values
The article suggests Tulsa figures are accused of altering public records to cut ad valorem taxes in half. It warns that even if not jailed, the savings would be dwarfed by penalties and back taxes. It urges paying taxes as assessed.
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Tulsa
All People Have Claims to Greatness Across Nations
An essay urges Americans to recognize the equal claims to greatness in others as they expand globally. It notes European admiration for material prosperity, Mexican and Indian pasts, Chinese literature, and the need to respect foreign pride. It cautions Americans against flaunting wealth that harms international relations.
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Europe
Rio Grande
Mexico City
China
India
Big Dirt Movers On Ada Industrial Site
Ada locals can watch three massive machines at work at the Ada Industrial Development site. Each loader picks up and transfers fifteen cubic yards of dirt per load, and with three operating rounds nearly fifty yards of dirt move. If weather stays favorable, the job should finish soon. Ed Hunter helped adapt two machines from past trials and a third was used for overburden stripping at a Hickory glass sand plant. Visitors from abroad saw the trial, and Ed operates the machines to capacity with a parental pride.
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Ada
Hunter Construction Company
Ed Hunter
South America
Europe
Africa
Stalin signals peace talk seen as propaganda
The writer doubts any Stalin peace gesture is sincere, noting Moscow aims to spread power. They expect Eisenhower to handle the issue wisely, while urging prudent, evidence based state legislation and slower driving to curb car tragedies.
Year of Crisis Ahead for 1953 Says Analyst
SAM DAWSON argues 1953 will bring ongoing crises across government policy international tensions and the economy. He notes potential congressional gridlock changes abroad affecting American firms and a recurring budget and consumer demand strain as the year begins with optimism shadowed by looming crises.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Congress
Halls of Learning
Dickering Over Bus Strike Starts Joint Talks at City Hall
New York opens first joint negotiations to end a six day bus strike affecting 3 percent of daily fares. The CIO Transport Workers Union will send representatives to talks with eight private bus companies, arranged by Mayor Impellitteri's mediation committee.
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New York
City Hall
CIO Transport Workers Union
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Sydney Bingham
City Board of Transportation
Montgomery Ward Store Sets Record in Ada January Bonus
Montgomery Ward & Co Ada store reports a new December record with over 2400 dollars in monthly bonuses for about twenty salespeople. Bonus checks, aligned with store quotas, will be distributed January 7 as manager Ray Dobnick notes all employees received substantial bonuses. December 1952 set the all time high for the store.
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Montgomery Ward & Co
Ada
Bigard
Ray Dobnick
Ward
Dobnick
Spoiled Dogs Get Neurotic in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reports about 250000 of the city’s 700000 dogs are neurotic or nearly so. Canine psychologist Bert Turnquist offers free treatment, saying city noise and spoiled care cue neurosis. One remedy involves exposing dogs to loud noises during visits to desensitize them to ordinary sounds at home.
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Los Angeles
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Bert Turnquist
Arkansas Girl Dies After Beating on dark Memphis Street
Mary McKnight, 24, daughter of F. R. McKnight of Helena Arkansas, died after a beating on a shadowed Memphis street. She had worked as a secretary and underwent brain surgery for a fractured skull. Her father flew from Indianapolis to be with her. the purse was found nearby.
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Memphis
Arkansas
Mary McKnight
F. R. McKnight
Helena
Ark
McKnight
Indianapolis
Elk City Police Ease Parking Fine Payments
Elk City Oklahoma motorists can pay overtime fines via new street boxes placed on metered blocks or by mailing in the white payment envelopes left on windshields. The boxes accept tickets directly and commuters may avoid a trip to the police station.
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Elk City
Okla
OC Police Crack Down on Teenagers Auto Theft Ring
Oklahoma City police intensified a crackdown on a teenage auto theft gang that stole cars for dates, joy rides, and races. They arrested four more suspects, bringing total arrests to 11 with two sought. Detectives say the theft total may reach 35 to 40. Police criticize parents for not reporting the crimes promptly.
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Oklahoma City
W. E. Moncrief
H. J. Schmidt
Stolen Goods Department
L. J. Hilbert
Explosion rocks Kansas City hotel district. $500,000 damage
An explosion in Kansas City shattered windows across a three block hotel and residential area injuring no one. Three small business houses were destroyed and a fourth suffered extensive damage. Fire officials estimate property loss around $500,000. cause unknown at Armour and Broadway.
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Kansas City
Es Kansas
Armour and Broadway
May Seek Return of Self-Finance Farm Price Programs
Incoming Eisenhower administration aims to revive self financing for farm price supports. Leaders discuss two price, processing tax, and price insurance options to cut costs. Under two price, farmers fund export surpluses. processing taxes fund price support. price insurance shifts risk to policies.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Supreme Court
Broad Plans for Highway Program For Oklahoma Legislature
An Oklahoma City committee of 67 members presented a two year, 94 million dollar state highway program draft to the Legislature. The group kept existing truck weight laws, urged tax fairness for highway users, and elected Sen. Joe Bailey Cobb as chairman with Rep. Lou S. Allard and Howard Cowan as vice chairmen. They rejected new taxes or bonds for roads and will continue studies on construction costs and federal-state relations.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Madill
Joe Bailey Cobb
Tishomingo
Lou S. Allard
Drumright
Howard Cowan
McAlester
Buddhist Blessing Said to Help Elephants on Voyage
Los Angeles columnist reports hunter Noel Rosefelt credited Buddhist monks blessing for seven baby elephants who caught a cold near Saigon but recovered. Elephants arrived aboard President Jefferson en route to a Shriners circus in April while a honey bear joined the Los Angeles Zoo from Siam.
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Los Angeles
Noel Rosefelt
Saigon
Jefferson
Rosefelt
Siam
Cambodia
Indochina
Fire in Downtown Tulsa Damages Three-Story Building
An early morning fire in downtown Tulsa damaged the Richards van building housing many stores. Estimated damage up to 25000 dollars. No injuries. It started at 1 51 a m and was under control after about three hours. Firemen cited paint stored in a room as a possible cause.
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Tulsa
Okla
Richards
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Want Ads
An Ada News want ad notes increased returns for invested amounts. The notice emphasizes better value and clearer terms for buyers and sellers engaging in local classified listings.
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Ada News
Stripping Wallpaper Simplified with Vacuum Spray and Scraper
A simple wallpaper removal method uses a vacuum cleaner with a spray to saturate paper, followed by a bread scraper to strip it away. The technique emphasizes ease and accessibility for homeowners.
Was A Stooge Says Woman In Bank Shortage
Opal Henryetta Simmington, 49, of Clerks Bank in Cierks Arkansas, claims she was used as a stooge in a nearly $300000 bank shortage. She says she kept the books honestly and does not allege receive any money while the FBI continues to investigate and consider further charges. The assistant cashier is to testify before a federal grand jury January 5.
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Cierks
Ark
Opal Henryetta Simmington
Bank of Clerks
FBI
Arkansas FBI
M. W. McFarland
McFarland
Sheepherder's Wagon TV Spot Lights Up Cokeville
Three Cokeville brothers Wayne Donny and Glenn Larson discovered that TV signals from Salt Lake City came in clearly on Kelly Ridge between Chapel Creek and Sawmill Creek. They bulldozed a parking spot, set up a gas powered plant, and turned a sheep wagon into a TV parlor drawing townfolk. The Salt Lake City station is 144 miles away.
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Cokeville
Wyo
Wayne
Donny
Glenn Larson
Salt Lake City
Kelly Ridge
Chapel Creek
Sawmill Creek
Larsons
Allied Warplanes Hit Commie Center
Allied air forces blasted a Communist troop and supply concentration near Manchuria, about 30 miles south of the Yalu River near Kanggye. About 100 fighter-bombers destroyed at least 28 billeting and storage buildings while unopposed by Red fighters. Fourteen B-29s struck targets near Pyongyang.
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Jim Becker
Seoul
Manchuria
Fifth Air Force
Yalu River
Kanggye
Pyongyang
Big Contract Let For Clinton Base
The Naval District announced a three million dollar contract for engineering planning for the reopening of Burns Flat Air Force Base near Clinton. Hudgins Thompson Ball and Associates of Oklahoma City won the bid to plan runways utilities and road repairs for Air Force use. In Tulsa Army Engineers received five million dollars in Camp Gruber improvements with Fell and Wheeler of Tulsa submitting plans for roads water gas and sanitary sewer mains as the camp is prepared for possible reactivation.
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Washington
Naval District
Burns Flat Air Force Base
Clinton
Hudgins, Thompson, Ball and Associates
Oklahoma City
Air Force
Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks
Tulsa
Army Engineers
Camp Gruber
Muskogee
Fell and Wheeler of
Spice Add-Ons for Creamed Peas with Curry Hint
If your family enjoys curry flavor, add a dash of spice to creamed peas. Pairs well with turkey or chicken for a quick side dish.
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