Pontotoc County Farm Activities Highlight 1952 Summary
Pontotoc county agents led dairy and 4-H activities at the American Royal Dairy show in Kansas City and Stillwater. Odell Hightower won a blue ribbon. county 4-H team placed third at Okla. Angus field day. DHIA program expanded to 24 testing outfits. Hereford Heaven sale near Davis drew $48,100 for 52 head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Kansas City
Coalgate
Odell Hightower
Napier High School
Stillwater
Seminole County
Oklahoma
Hereford Heaven
Healey Bros
Flying L Ranch
Davis
Horace J. Harper
Lloyd Noble Foundation
Ardmore
Pontotoc
Ada Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
K. P. Larsh
Blue Valley
Roff
Phillip Ray Young
Fitzhugh
Grady C. Caldwell
Hike in Lake Murray boat stalls sparks protest
Ardmore journalist James Payne writes Gov Johnston Murray to protest a rent hike at Lake Murray stalls. The Planning and Resources Board raised rates from 75 cents to 85 cents per linear foot, making minimum annual rental about 140.80 dollars and spurring boat owners to quit. Payne cites poor facilities, lack of fish, bad roads, and divided park authority as factors transforming the resort into a joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Okla
James Payne
Johnston Murray
Lake Murray
Planning and Resources Board
Payne
Murray
H Bomb Power Doubled From Atomic Burst
Dr. Eugene Rabinowitch of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists says U S tests at Eniwetok Atoll last November indicate hydrogen bomb material appeared in a second explosion. He cites Defense Department and AEC reports and eyewitness accounts describing the event as part of thermonuclear research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Eugene Rabinowitch
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok Atoll
Rabinowitch
U. S
Eniwetok
Grady Lewis Former Oklahoma Legislator Dies in Washington
Grady Lewis of Cameron Creek County Oklahoma former legislator and attorney for the Choctaw Nation died in Washington yesterday after a year long illness. He practiced law in Sapulpa Tulsa Muskogee Oklahoma City and Washington and was a World War I and II veteran. Born in Cameron Le Flore County he was a University of Oklahoma graduate. Burial will be Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
Creek County
Grady Lewis
Cameron
Lewis
Sapulpa
Tulsa
Muskogee
Oklahoma City
LeFlore County
University of Oklahoma
Arlington National Cemetery
Explosion kills two banana cutters in Muncie warehouse
An explosion at a wholesale fruit warehouse in Muncie Indiana killed two banana cutters and injured eight others. Deputy State Fire Marshal Paul Hannan said a spark likely ignited ethylene gas used to ripen a large banana stock.
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Muncie
Ind
Paul Hannan
Tulsa District Reports 1952 Military Construction Receipts
Tulsa district corps of engineers reports 1952 work totaling over 25 million dollars for Army and Air Force projects plus about 13 million in civil contracts. Major items include 14 million at Ft. Sill, seven million at an Air Force Base, four million at Ardmore, and railhead rehab at Camp Gruber. Flood control projects total 13 million including work on Ft. Gibson dam Tenkiller Ferry Arkansas River bank stabilization and Oklahoma City floodway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Tinker Field
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Camp Gruber
Muskogee
Ft. Gibson
Tenkiller
Arkansas River
Universal City Mayoral Race Sparks Unusual Campaign
About 2,000 voters in Universal City Calif vote in a quirky race. Marilyn Maxwell runs against Rock Hudson for mayor amid a Hollywood studio tied boundary and playful bold promises. Hudson campaigns with baby kissing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Maxwell
Rock Hudson
Universal City
Calif
University-International Movie Studio
The
Whigs
Korea
O Dwyers Seen In Public Together At Bull Fight
In Mexico City William O Dwyer former U S ambassador and his wife appeared together at a bull fight marking a public reunion since their split three weeks earlier. Friends say the couple’s appearance may ease divorce rumors though Siman Simpson remains living apart and Mrs O Dwyer has not decided on divorce yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
U. S
William O'Dwyer
New York City
Siman Simpson
O’dwyer
Acapulco
Ocean depth surpasses Everest by more than a mile
Scientists note the deepest ocean trench lies over a mile below the surface, extending the depth difference beyond the height of Mt. Everest above sea level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Everest
Mediation fails to settle AFL dock strike on East Coast
Federal mediators failed to secure a wage and contract settlement in a AFL International Longshoremen’s Association strike affecting about 60 of 143 piers. Union leaders agreed to arbitration, employers rejected it, and picketing was relaxed with limited exemptions as talks continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
AFL
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
American Weighmasters Association
ILA
Boston
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Hoboken
N. J
Yonkers
N. Y
Savannah
American wives curb night life of airmen in Britain
American wives at U S air bases in Britain curb late night activity as 500 wives arrive at Sculthorpe. The Third Air Force promotes family life with 15 000 wives and children, new Anglo American families, and over a dozen Little America style communities near 28 bases across England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Ruislip
England
Britain
Bud
U. S
Sculthrope
The
Sunday Pictorial
U. S. Third Air Force
America
Third Air Force
U. S. Air Force
Middletown USA
Barkley to Stay Busy After Public Service
Former Vice President Alben Barkley says retirement is unlikely for a 75 year old statesman. He tells CBS See It Now that he may lecture write or run a business and that he will not be private. He advises Richard Nixon to learn the rules and master them and to consider senators' idiosyncrasies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alben Barkley
Veep
Cbs-Tv
Richard Nixon
Senate
Barkley
New Yorkers Adjust to Bus Strike Amid Transit Shifts
New York City faced a five day bus strike affecting 3,500 privately operated buses. Despite crowded lines, subways and city buses absorbed the demand with standing room only on operating routes. School hours were staggered, taxis surged, and Col. Sidney Bingham said service remained normal at the peak of rush hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Staten Island
Sidney H. Bingham
City Board of Transportation
Venezuelan Boy Flown to Brain Tumor Surgery
A 9-year-old Venezuelan boy, Ramon Alberto Flores, arrived in Los Angeles by plane for delicate brain tumor surgery. Funds totaling nearly $3,000 were raised by his father Valentin Flores’s coworkers to cover his medical treatment at St Luke's Hospital in Pasadena under Dr William T. Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Venezuela
Ramon Alberto Flores
Punto Fijo
Maracaibo
Valentin Flores
St. Luke’s Hospital
Pasadena
Willam T. Grant
Adenauer 77 But Sturdy And Brisk
Bonn West Germany chancellor Konrad Adenauer who looks and acts far from elderly marks his 77th birthday. He will briefly pause to receive wishes then resume his demanding agenda including securing treaties to restore sovereignty and joining a Western European defense force while facing a sharp election campaign against the Socialist opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Adenauer
Supreme Court
Europe
London Christmas gifts turn to junk in St Pauls scene
Canon Collins at St Pauls Cathedral held up dirty worn socks and other unusable items said to be donated as Christmas gifts for the poor. He described gifts as unwashable junk left under the Christmas tree with three boxes of unusable items including ladies garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lewis J. Collins
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Actor Robert Montgomery Breaks Arm in Ice Fall
Robert Montgomery slipped on ice while visiting Millbrook friends and suffered a broken left arm. He received treatment at a Poughkeepsie hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millbrook
N. Y
Robert Montgomery
Poughkeepsie, Y
New Speaker Calls Congress to Reclaim Equality
Rep. Joseph W. Martin, returning to the Speaker’s chair, urges Republicans and Democrats to share in governing and restore Congress to equal footing with the executive and judicial branches. He praises retiring Sam Rayburn for four decades of service as the House’s longest serving speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Joseph W. Martin
Congress
Massachusetts
Sam Rayburn
America
Executive Department
Eisenhower
Martin
Sneaker Rayburn
Rayburn
Veteran patient enjoys full hospital staff care
Ronald W. Lemanowicz, a 20 year old Korean War veteran, is the sole patient at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Philadelphia as it opens. A staff of 27 nurses and the nine story facility provide around the clock service and hospital companionship in a test run before full operations begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ronald W. Lemanowicz
Lemanowicz
Korea
Veterans Administration Hospital
U. S
U S Ahead In Atomic Arms Race Says Republican
Rep. W Sterlin Cole R NY says the United States leads Russia in the atomic arms race and must stay ahead. He adds the military, not Congress, should decide on using atomic weapons in Korea and notes each weapon used reduces the stockpile for deterrence while finding no proof of corruption in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Russia
House
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Rep. W. Sterlin Cole R-Ny
Congress
Korea
Wickersham introduces 23 bills in new Congress
Rep. Wickersham of Oklahoma unveils 23 measures including Washita Basin reclamation with reservoirs near Foss and Ft Cobb, a five million dollar flood prevention appropriation, a cotton price support minimum of 40 cents per pound, peanut parity at 90 percent, expanded watershed programs, and Western Oklahoma agricultural research and fish hatchery initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep. Wickersham
Dokla
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Washita Basin
Oklahoma
Foss
Washita River
Ft. Cobb
Pondo
Cobb) Creek
Okla
Washita
Secretary of Agriculture
Panhandle A. & M. College
Goodwell
Holiday Traffic Toll Still Rising
The Associated Press reports a deadly Christmas to New Year period with 391 highway deaths, 569 totalAccidents and 102 hourly average deaths in 1952 after four days. The tally may reach 410 per safety council estimates, as last year set record progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Licorice Root Residue Used for Foam and Boards
After extracting licorice from licorice plant roots, the remaining material is employed to produce a fire fighting foam and an insulating board for construction use.
Elected Officials for Pontotoc and Surrounding Counties
List of county officials for Pontotoc and eight neighboring counties compiled by J. W. Cordell. Includes judges, attorneys, clerks, sheriffs, treasurers, surveyors, superintendents, assessors and commissioners for Pontotoc Coal Garvin Hughes Johnston McClain Murray Pottawatomie Seminole and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc
Adjoining Counties
J. W. Cordell
State Election Board
Tal Crawford
Barney Ward
Abe Holloway
J. D. Thompson
Ray Goodwin
Virgil Hunt
George Toler
N. C. Mitchell
Charley Rushing
Bob Austell
David Gray
Rae Thompson
W. B. Thornsbrough
H. M. Shirley
John B. Clark Jr
Delena P. Smith
Thea Bonner
Grace Pendley
W. D. Underwood
Paul Matthews
James C. Mathers
Lester Estes
Claud Beal
Garvin
Don Ross
Raymond Burger
Grace Stephens
Bernice Dykeman
Claud Swinney
Leona Wall
Albert Rennie
B. H. Thomas
Cleta Cagle
Pete Brasheart
O. W
Pharaoh
Roy Grimes
Jim Shults
Hughes
Tom Fancher
C. A. Holland
Ann McPhail
Speck Broaddus
Emil Petete
Earl Moore
Webb Fulks
Herbert Friend
Bess Harmon
Lonnie Lowder
Stona Fitch
W. Coats
Johnston
Dan Gibson
John J. Stobaugh
Ruth Stamps
L. M. Kemp
Angie Hester
D. C. Cavnar
Joe Nemecek
D. Chandler
B. W. Swanson
Murray
Marie Dunn
Donald Barnes
Emmett Seeley
Viola Sheegog
Clarence Monger
Gene Wiggins
John Chapman
Oscar Huffines
Two Key Social Security Action Times
Russell F. Daker of the Ardmore Social Security office says two action times exist for workers and self employed individuals. He urges planning at age 65 and immediate family contact after death to prevent benefit loss. Adele L. Ebeling will visit Ada on Wednesday January 7 from 9 AM to noon at Room 229 Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell F. Daier
Ardmore
Social Security Administration
Social Security
Social Security Office
Adele L. Ebeling
First MIG Bagged During New Year
An American Sabre jet pilot shot down the first Communist MIG 15 of the year at 35 000 feet over northwest Korea. 2nd Lt. William R. Bowman of Sarasota Florida earned his first kill as his flight protected bombers through snow to strike supply targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
William R. Bowman
Sarasota
Fla
Bowman
Pinpoint Hill
Two to Be Honored At Tulsa Luncheon
Mrs. Dick Griffin of Vamoosa and Mrs. Tom Blankenship of Cully near Sasakwa will be honored at a Tulsa luncheon hosted by W. G. Skelly and KVOO. Miss Lucille Clark, Seminole County Home Demonstration agent, notes Seminole County placed third in a statewide Home Grounds Improvement contest. Clark will receive a certificate for household or yard item value 100 as recognition for the county's clubs. Griffin and Blankenship also earned individual winning spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C
East Central College
A. and M. College
Stillwater
Home Demonstration Council
Konawa
Dick Griffin
Vamoosa
Tom Blankenship
Cully
Sasakwa
Tulsa
Lucille Clark
Seminole County
W. G. Skelly
KVOO
Skelly
Prince Yasuhito Chichibu Dies at 50 in Japan
Tokyo reports Prince Yasuhito Chichibu, 50, brother of Emperor Hirohito, died yesterday at his seaside home in Kugenuma after a liver ailment since mid December. The Oxford-educated royal had been ill for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Yasuhito Chichibu
Hirohito
Kugenuma
Here
Balmoral Castle Fund Linked to Queen Victoria
The National Geographic Society reports that funds from a wealthy donor were used to finance Balmoral Castle in Scotland, with the money channeled to Queen Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
National Geographic Society
No Lynchings In U S During 1952 Report From Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee Alabama January 2 1952 Mob action claimed no lives in the United States during 1952 in the first lynching free year since 1882. President F D Patterson notes widespread violence including police brutality beatings floggings bombing and arson. Bombings target both Negro movers and white neighbors including churches and Jewish welfare institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
Ala
United States
Tuskegee Institute
F. D. Patterson
Patterson
W Chambers Fights Illness After Spy Revelations
Former magazine editor W Chambers, once at the center of the Hiss spy case, remains seriously ill at home near Westminster Maryland after a recent heart attack and discharge from a Baltimore hospital. He had testified in 1948 about receiving secret documents from Alger Hiss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Whittaker Chambers
Here
Baltimore
Chambers
Washington
House
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
Snow Flight Sparks Puerto Rico Holiday Snowball Fight
New England snow totaling two tons was flown from Mount Washington Massachusetts to Idlewild Airport by Eastern Airlines. It was loaded aboard an airplane and sent to San Juan Puerto Rico in a 64 hour flight kept at 15 degrees for the children's snowball event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New England
Puerto Rico
Mt. Washington
Pittsfield
Mass
Eastern Airlines
Idlewild
San Juan
Plane Crash Kills Four Coyote Hunters Near Amarillo
Four air borne coyote hunters died when their private plane plunged 20 miles east of Amarillo Texas on Sunday. Victims named are H B Skelton 40 Panhandle drive in theater owner and plane owner. Kenneth Sterling 22 Melvin Walker 28 and Walker's cousin Roy Lee Walker 29 all farmers from the Conway Community south of Panhandle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Tex
Here
H. B. Skelton
Panhandle
Kenneth Sterling
Melvin Walker
Walker
Roy Lee Walker
Conway Comunity
Exploration Finds Stone Age Villages in New Guinea
The National Geographic Society notes New Guinea remains largely unmapped by whites with remote sky surveys revealing stone age villages where inhabitants have never seen a European.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Island
National Geographic Society
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C. H. Hailey
Lester Smith
Guernsey
Atoka
Billy Joe James
Will Corvin
Capitol
Tulsa Military Engineer District
Ike
Hudson
Martha Mote
Minnie Lou McDonald
Edule
Rebee
Latta
Ada
Mattie Jo Maxey
Frisco
Jesse
B. L. Legate
U.S
W. Chambers
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