Lodge Putting the Into Race Unless Declares Self Out
U S general Eisenhower is in the Republican presidential race despite Lodge Mass stating it will be an Irish fight unless he withdraws. Lodge said Eisenhower would not pull out though Paris headquarters gave no confirmation. Lodge, GOP Eisenhower for President chairman, entered Eisenhower's name for the March 11 New Hampshire GOP primary and claimed Army regulations prevent Eisenhower from campaigning while in uniform.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Lodge
R-Mass
Eisenhower
Paris
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Army
Harry Connelly
Poisoned Dogs Striking Sulphur Neighborhood
In Sulphur, western district, several dogs died over a weekend within a block and a half area. One survivor, a cocker spaniel, belonged to an elderly, hard of hearing owner. Sheriff John Samples is investigating after dogs showed signs of poisoning. Local owners plan to search drug stores in Sulphur and Murray County for the poison’s source. One dog alerted to visitors at night. another accompanied a retired fireman and helped signal fire calls.
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Sulphur
John Samples
Murray County
Pers Gons
Ike Says European Defense Morale Up
Supreme Allied Commander Eisenhower says Western Europe morale among civilians and armed services is sturdier than a year ago. He notes progress in numbers, efficiency and spirit, but cautions economies are strained and peace is costly. He emphasizes unity of 12 sovereign nations defending freedom without imposing systems or beliefs.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Pais
Eisenhower
Kerr Replies to Case Criticism in Capitol Broadcast
New York Senator Kerr defends the GOP and rebuts Senator Case who accused Democrats of corruption. Kerr says the Republican party cannot wrap itself in righteousness and notes lingering Harding era scandals. Case replied that Senator Williams began the IRS taxi probe.
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New York
Sen
Kerr
GOP
Fifteen Year Old Drives 85 Miles to School
Hatton Adams, a 15 year old Indio high school sophomore, travels 85 miles daily to attend classes. He lives with his family at a desert water-pumping station and now uses a special driver's license, easing a round trip his mother previously made twice daily.
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Indio
Calif
Hatton Adams
Little Janie Simpson Enjoys Real Christmas in Hospital
Ten year old Janie Simpson, badly burned in a gas accident, received a Christmas visit from Eloy 4-H club members at Pinat General Hospital in Florence. The party brought gifts for 12 to15 girls and a reading projector the club hoped to buy for Janie, who will miss months of school while undergoing skin grafts and recovery. Her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Allen of Ada Route 5, plan further visits next week.
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Pinat General Hospital
Florence
Arizona
Janie Simpson
P.A. Allen
Route 5
Eloy
Janie
Bethel Temple
Bloy
Eloy Grammar School
Hazel Bullock
Dallas
Texas
L .E. Fairchild
Stanley
Bryan
Food budget up since end of war says Agriculture Dept
The Agriculture Department reports that while today’s food costs more for a fixed quantity, they represent a smaller share of average income than since 1945. Personal incomes rise faster than food costs, with savings at highs since WWI’s end. Farmers’ share stands around 49 cents of the consumer dollar, varying by item.
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Ovida
Martin Washington II
Agriculture Department
Department
County Bar Group To Name Officers At January Meeting
Pontotoc County Bar Association will elect officers and hear annual reports at 10 am on Wednesday January 15 in the district courtroom. President L H Harrell announced the session precedes the regular motion docket for the day.
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County Bar Group
Pontotoc County Bar Association
L. H. Harrell
Hartell
Adult Commercial Class Launched
Sulphur notices the adult commercial class began enrollment and held its first session Monday night. Superintendent George Portman says classes run each Monday and Friday from 7 to 9 PM at Sulphur High School, offering typing and shorthand over about four months. Last year’s total enrollment was 49.
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George Portman
Sulphur Schools
Portsman
Kansas Drys Will Open Prohi Drive
Topeka reports a new and militant drive to restore prohibition in Kansas. Rev. Rey S. Holoman, superintendent of the dry organization, will launch a campaign to seek local option votes in at least 20 towns on April 1. Towns named include Abilene, Augusta, Beloit, Burlington, Chetopa, Council Grove, Florence, Fredonia, Girard, Humboldt, Kinsley, Liberal, Lyons, Neodesha, Oswego, Paola, Pratt, Scott City, Ulysses, and Wellington. Local petitions must be filed 40 to 60 days before April 1. The plan also aims to elect prohibition candidates to the state legislature and pursue a statewide liquor vote in 1954. Kansas voted for legal liquor in 1943 after long prohibition.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas United Dry Forces
Rey S. Holoman
Abilene
Augusta
Beloit
Burlington
Chetapa
Council Grove
Florence
Fredonia
Girard
Humboldt
Kinsley
Liberal
Lyons
Neodesha
Oswego
Paola
Pratt
Scott City
Ulysses
Wellington
Holtomann
United Dry Forces
Dry Forces
United Dry
Patrick Lewis O'Brien born to Dallas couple
Mr. and Mrs. Michael O'Brien of Dallas welcomed a son named Patrick Lewis O'Brien. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Alexander. Mrs. Alexander left for Dallas to stay a week with the family.
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Michael O’brien
Dallas
Tex
Patrick Lewis O’brien
L. B. Alexander
Alexander
Explosion Burn Destroys GRDA Launch at Grove
An explosion and fire destroyed a Grand River Dam Authority launch at Grove on Saturday. Paris reported the blaze may have been caused by a short in the automatic bilge pumps. The Tasmanian tiger is described as a rare marsupial wolf.
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GRDA
Grove
Okla
France
Paris
Loyalty Board Minutes Criticize State Department Handling
Excerpts from Loyalty Review Board minutes reveal sharp criticism of the State Department loyalty program. Board member Garret Hoag calls the program completely ineffective, noting a remarkable record of never firing anyone for loyalty issues.
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Minutes of Loyalty Board
State Department
Washington
Loyalty Review Board
McCarthy
R-Wis
Garrett Hoag
Boston
Hiram Bingham
State Acheson
Bingham
Review Board
Truman
Antlers Pushmataha Plans and Draft Notes
March of Dimes campaign outlined for volunteers from 10 communities in Antlers High School auditorium led by Phillip Royal and Grady Wells with Mrs. Jack Long. Billy Long returns to Virginia from seminary studies. several church events and pre-induction physicals announced. High school basketball tourney set for January 30-31 in Clayton with two classes for boys and girls.
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Pushmataha County
Phillip Royal
Jack Long
Motherson Pollo
Grady Wells
Medical Center
Oklahoma City
Hershel D. Smith
Samuel M. Cockrill
Alvie A. Watson
Antlers
Robert J. Baker
Charlie E. Gardner
Snow
Delbert W. Boling
Finley
Vernon L. Russell
William J. Blair
Clayton
J. D. Lloyd Davis
Stanley
George H. McKenzie
Alester
Jarvis B. Montgomery
Midwest City
J. D. Dunning
Frederick
Howard V. Joslin
Pampa
Tex
Billy G. Goggins
Harry W. Ellis
Myrtle Creek
Ore
Harvey L. Blair
Arcadia
Jimmie Ray Hamman
Nashoba
Burrel J. Mustain
May Brock
Pushmataha
Clayton Highschool
Jesse Bailey
Bailey
Oklahoma road deaths rise to four in new year
The Associated Press reports Oklahoma’s highway fatality toll after five days of the new year is four, up from one for the same period in 1950. The latest victim was 23 year old Eugene Riddle of Enid, who died Saturday from injuries after his car struck a mule on U S 62 west of Taft Thursday night.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Rayford
Eugene Riddle
Enid
Taft
U. S. 62
Young Army Vet Takes Own Life in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City police report 18 year old army veteran James Vernon Sasser killed himself while resisting arrest after a shooting earlier. Victim Fred D. Abbott, 61, was shot and expected to recover. Detectives described Sasser as in a high mental state with no apparent reason for the attack.
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Oklahoma City
James Vernon Sasser
Sasser
Fred D. Abbhott
Abbot
Surplus Farm Goods Shrink as U S Stockpiles Dwindle
Washington reports Uncle Sam’s surplus farm products stockpiles shrinking after a two year sale program. Government holdings, once over four billion dollars, fall to about two billion as wartime demand and slower crop output reduce inventories. Dried beans, eggs, wheat, corn, flaxseed, wool, and butter show notable declines, with foreign sales continuing for beans.
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Washington
Sam
Agriculture Department
Chance
U. S
U N Helped Afghanistan Plan Nation Renovation
Afghanistan intends a broad modernization with United Nations technical aid. A cabinet ranked UN coordinator oversees a diverse team including Americans, Britons, Indians and others, surveying statistics, banking, customs, telecommunication, and petroleum potential while noting health and agricultural gains and a farmer’s garden hoe yielding cotton increases.
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Marold K. Miles
Kabul
Afghanistan
Asia
United Nations
Phillip Beck
Tranway
Ohio
Beliefs That Make Us Brave and True
A 1952 essay argues bravery is a daily virtue not just for crises. It links courage to honesty, purity, and righteousness, and to belief in oneself guided by faith in God. It cites the Pilgrim Fathers and Psalm 27 to show courage fueled by faith and encouragement from others.
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Armed Services
Jack Horner
Pilgrim Fathers
Atlantic
New England
Mouth Rock
Saint Paul
General Features Corp
Hornets Kill Two Boys at School Yard Basketball Court
In Singapore two Chinese boys aged 11 and 12 were fatally stung by hornets while playing on a clay basketball court in their school yard. They were found unconscious near the hornet nest and died in hospital despite treatment. Hornets were found embedded in their heads, legs, and arms.
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Singapore
Rat Damages Saskatoon Crop Claim
A district farmer north of Saskatoon claims damages from the city for losses to his wheat crop caused by rats. The farm lies just north of the city limits.
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Saskatoon
Limite
Roff Locals Holiday Visitors and City Notes
Roff residents hosted numerous holiday guests including Mr and Mrs Joe McDanials and families from Seymour Texas and Almyra Arkansas. Delegations from Richmond California and Fort Worth Texas visited relatives here. Elmer Young underwent surgery in Oklahoma City and is recovering. Word arrived Wednesday of a death in the Crumley family.
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Joe McDanials
George McDanials
Gary
Kenney
Bill
N. M
John McDanials
Robert
James
J. Ray
Seymour
Texas
Buford Gray
Billy, Bobby
Marjorie Ann
Frances
Pomona
Calif
Ethel Smith
Atoka
Oklahoma City
Rute Pollock
San Diego
Roff
Detmer Mardis
Long Beach
Annie Mardis
Saintes Roff
Alvin Medcalf
Wade Craig
Kathryn
Billy Jean
James May
Bobby
Tom
Danny
Bill Musgrove
Diane
Billy
Linda
Michael
Allen Musgrove
Paul Musgrove
Leonard. Berryman
Sandra
Roger
Holdenville
Elmer Young
St. Anthony Hospital
Young
Miss Betty
Billy Smith
Englewood
Dallas
Lowell Hudson
Douglas
Betty Kay
Fort Worth
Tex
Truck Driver Survives Desperate Brake Escape on Grade
Ventura Calif January 5 A truck driver Raymond Rowe 41 of Gadsden Ala endured a runaway 10 ton rig fire and brake failure while hauling furniture from Baltimore to Santa Maria The truck reached speeds of 75 to 100 mph on a four mile grade and Rowe leaped to safety as the rig plunged toward a bridge Firemen stopped the blaze and save the road. Rowe said he would not do it again and preferred cotton picking over driving.
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Ventura
Calif
Raymond Rowe
Rowe
Gadsden
Ala
Baltimore
Santa Maria
Coneja
U.S
Clarence Jarrett
L Rowe
State Finances in Good Shape as Surplus Heads to Highways
Oklahoma budget officials report the fiscal year first-half in good shape and anticipate a general revenue surplus of up to 10 million dollars. By early May enough revenue is expected to be collected to cover all appropriations through June 30, with any surplus over remaining months directed to highways. Appropriations total 59,668,114.37 dollars. 28,473,930 collected so far, with the rest to be collected.
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Oklahoma City
Okahoma
State Budget Office
Konawa C of C appoints Stephens as president for 1952
A. L. Roy Stephens is named president of the Konawa Chamber of Commerce for the current year. Other officers include Bill Anderson as vice president Bull Krause as secretary with re election. The 1952 membership committee features Burwell M. Bates chairman John Albin and Les Nordeau. Stephens succeeds Roy Stephens as head of the group. Local notices mention several visits and family movements in Roff Norman Erick and Dallas amid Christmas weekend travel and hospital news.
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Konawa
A. L
Roy" Stephens
Konawa Chamber of Commerce
Stephens
Bill Anderson
Bull Krause
Psecretary
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