Democrats Reach High Interest at Precinct Meetings
Lots of interest reported at Democratic precinct organization meetings Friday night with Ward 1 details: Chairman Roy A. Fry and officers including alternate Joe Parker and vice chair Mrs Thena McBride. County secretary to receive officers and committeemen lists by Jan 19 ahead of county and state committee gatherings. The new League of Women Voters is credited with boosting activity as Ada hosts more gatherings for the 1952 cycle.
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Democratic Party
Claude V. Thompson
Thompson
Ada
League of Women Voters
Ike Rally Opens Oklahoma State GOP Campaign
Ike supporters in Oklahoma stage the first of three rallies starting in Oklahoma City with 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. sessions. William Pheiffer leads the presentation for Eisenhower as Herbert Hyde mobilizes volunteers, aiming to keep the state delegation uninstructed at the July national convention with delegates chosen February 11.
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Oklahoma City
Eisenhhower
Tulsa
Enid
William Pheiffer
New York
National
Eisenhower Organization
Herbert K. Hyde
Eisenhower
Hyde
Robert A. Taft
Oklahoma
Carlsen Welcomed At London Station
Captain Kurt Carlsen of the Flying Enterprise arrives at Paddington Station amid cheers from more than a hundred onlookers. He is exhausted after the voyage from Falmouth and will visit the Danish Club to be decorated before possible flights home to America.
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London
Kurt Carlsen
Iwne
Flying Enterprise
Paddington
Falmouth
Carlson
C. J. Jacobs
Isbrandtsen Line
Carlsen
America
New Lightweight Underwear for 45th Division Korea
The Army Quartermaster Corps will issue Thunder birds in Korea a new lightweight warmer underwear for the 45th Division when stock of the old type runs out. The new design is lighter and more compact yet warmer and more comfortable, patterned after the World War II Japanese style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Army Quartermaster Corps
45Th Division Information Bureau
Military Demands More A Products
Washington reports that the Atomic Energy Commission plans expansion of atomic product output as Congress asks for reports from AEC and the Defense Department. Chairman Gordon Dean said improvements in arcaniums supply and rising military demand indicate expansion, with a decision expected within a few weeks.
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Washington
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Dean
Gannett News Service
Congress
Defense Department
Carlsen Rebuffs Fat Offers in Flying Enterprise Saga
Captain Kurt Carlsen refused offers between 840,000 and 112,000 to commercialize his rescue saga aboard the Flying Enterprise. He hid at a Cornish hotel dodging promoters and said he only wants to return to his wife and children in Woodbridge, New Jersey, and crew another ship with Isbrandtsen Line promising a future assignment.
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Falmouth
England
Kurt Carlsen
Flying Enterprise
Carlsen
Atlantic
United States
Britain
France
Denmark
Woodbridge
N. J
Isbrandtsen Line
Night Club Operator Drops His Libel Suit Against Patrolmen
An Oklahoma libel suit by Bert Turney, operator of several night clubs, against two Oklahoma Highway Patrolmen was withdrawn. The dismissal came after Turney paid court costs following claims that the troopers called his Wagoner County club a public nuisance. District Judge Carroll ordered earlier closures of two whisky oulets and one night club during raids and set hearings for paddle injunctions next week. State Safety Commissioner Dixie Gilmer said no improprieties were found in the troopers’ actions and emphasized enforcement to keep drunken drivers off the roads.
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Muskogee
Ohla
Oklahoma
Wagoner County
Mary Atterwhite
Bert Turney
Turney
H. H. Hellen
H. W
Phoenix
U. S. Highway 49
Okay
E. G. Carroll
Oklahoma City
Dixie Gilmer
Hires Ambulance To Keep His Date
Boston dispatch says opera singer David Lloyd was driven by ambulance from Montreal to Boston for a morning dress rehearsal after a Montreal performance. He paid 195 dollars for the overnight trip due to no train or plane service available.
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Boston
David Lloyd
Montreal
Lloyd
More Than Just Sales Visiting
Allen merchant Harry Hardwick and two salesmen, E. R. Williams of Muskogee and Bill Waggoner of Holdenville, reunite after 29 years since their first meeting while selling products in stores. Hardwick, a Navy veteran, now runs Hardwick grocery in Allen after working with Luther Moss and then striking out on his own last fall. The trio recalls their school days and the easy, friendly visits they share when they meet at his shop.
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Allen
Harry Hardwick
Allen Merchant
E. R. Williams
Muskogee
Bill Waggoner
Holdenville
Mr. Hardwick
George Morse
J. W. Hundley
Calvin
Harry
Luther Moss
Hardwick
Senator OConor Announces Senate Retirement
Senator Herbert R. OConor of Maryland will not seek re election when his term ends this year. He cited a mismatch with others views and a lack of sympathy with certain programs though he offered no specifics. OConor rose to national prominence as chair of the Senate Crime Investigating Committee after Kefauver.
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Baltimore
Herbert R. O'Conor
Senate
O'Conor
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Churchill Aims to Rally Commonwealth Leadership
Ottawa reports British Prime Minister Winston Churchill wraps talks with Canadian leaders with a full dress speech aimed at rallying the commonwealth against world communism. A Canadian British communique will announce results of three days of meetings with Prime Minister Louis St Laurent and other ministers.
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Ottawa
Winston Churchill
Commonwealth
Louis St. Laurent
Viscount Alexander
Britain
Churchill
Alexander
Canada
Gerald Templer
Malaya
Templer
St.Laurent
Washington
Truman
CK Ranch Leads National Show Amid Hereford Bulls Victory
At the National Western Stock Show in Denver CK Ranch of Brookville Kansas moved to the front as judging began. The ranch entered the grand champion carload of Hereford bulls for the second straight year with a large crowd watching. Wyoming Hereford Ranch of Cheyenne took reserve champion carload. In 4 H judging Nebraska led with 1 370 points followed by New Mexico Wyoming Oklahoma Colorado and Utah. In quarter horse judging Bob Sutherland of Kansas City displayed Paul A the grand champion stallion.
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Denver
CK Ranch
Brookville
Kan
Wyoming
Hereford Ranch
Cheyenne
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Colorado
Utah
Bob Sutherland
Kansas City
Paul A
Mossadegh Refuses British Demand to Reopen Consulates
TEHRAN Iran Jan 14 Premier Mohammed Mossadegh stood firm against British urging he withdraw his order closing Britain's nine consulates in Iran. He told the British ambassador the shutdown would stand as long as he remains premier. Iran claims the consulates have agitated against the government and interfered in Iranian affairs. Britain denies the charges. Iran has no consulates in Britain.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Britain
Francis Shepherd
Tages
Life Crushed Out Audience Unaware at Theater
In New York, about 200 theatergoers watched a movie as a 14 year old boy, Anthony Blaskovich Jr., was fatally crushed by a descending orchestra platform at the Academy of Music Theater. An assistant manager said children had tampered with stage controls, causing the platform to lower unexpectedly near the front row.
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New York
Anthony Blaskovich, Jr
Academy of Music Theater
Driver Stays With Ship Like Mechikoff Ends In Rescue
Los Angeles tale recalls Capt Kurt Carlsen and Mechikoff who refused help as his truck floated in a concrete channel bed. Water rose to the fenders before dawn, the vehicle sailed downstream five blocks, then a fresh battery allowed a ramp escape to safety. Seven Michigan State backs averaged over 4.5 yards per carry in the 1951 season.
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Los Angeles
Kurt Carlsen
Flying Enterprise
Mechikoff
Carlsen
Los Angeles Hiver
Uncle Sam Grants Parrot Passes to Paris Goldfinch
Allan Updegraff’s bid to import a European goldfinch from Paris to New York faced a maze of customs rules. A bird named Kilgare, later nicknamed Don, required embassy advice, a vet check, and airline weighing as luggage before U S authorities permitted its travel. The saga ends with the bird and owners returning to Paris amid ongoing paperwork and warnings.
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Allan
Hilgare
Paris
New York
Spain
Updegraffs
Tom
Fury
Updegraff
Ailan
U. S
Washington
Kilgare
Cochran Sues Horse Owner For 114000 In Auto Collision
John A. Cochran sues Rex D. Kitchens in Austin Texas seeking 114000 for damages after a horse allegedly ran into his car. Cochran claims permanent injuries from the accident on a highway and that Kitchens was negligent in letting the horse roam.
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Austin
Tex
John A. Cochran
Rex D. Kitchens
Cochran
Kitchens
Health nurse contract eyed for Pushmataha county
A health nurse position in Pushmataha county may be formalized Monday Jan 14 if county commissioners in session sign a contract with Mrs Maud Jenson Oklahoma City. Jenson, a Columbia University trained nurse with prior work in Wisconsin and Missouri, was recommended by city clerk Beat rice Been as the registered nurse for Antlers health unit which has been delayed by nurse shortages.
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Pushmataha County
Maud
Jenson
Oklahoma City
Clarence A. Bates
Antlers
Columbia University
New York City
Wisconsin
Missouri
Beatrice Been
El Reno Anthony Store Is Burned
A three story Co KR Anthony Department Store in El Reno burned after 8:45 p m trapping about 100 Square dance club members on the top floor. Dancers escaped via rear fire escape or ladders. one woman unconscious but revived. Merchandise damage estimated at 50 000 by manager Melvin Leflett.
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EL Reno
Okla
Co. KR. Anthony
Melvin T. Leflett
Woodward Lads Win Denver Award
The Woodward FFA livestock judging team won first at the National Western Livestock Show in Denver. Team members Everett Hunter Dwight Van Dorn Bill Rutledge and J W Gardner with adviser Hugh Robinson led the effort. Ira Linn was named champion Hereford showman in the junior show and Linn's heavyweight steer finished third in the junior division. Edwin Long and Loyd Ediger placed second and seventh with Hereford steers for Garber FFA and Enid 4 H club respectively.
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Denver
Woodward Ffa
Everett Hunter
Dwight van Dorn
Bill Rutledge
J. W. Gardner
Hugh Robinson
Ira Linn
Verden Ffa
Linn
Edwin Long
Garber Ffa
Dean Ruth
Loyd Ediger
Enid
Missing Canadian beauty seen on Tamiami Trail in Florida search
Private detective Roger Nedeau from Montreal claims four witnesses saw Mrs Hughnette LeMay on the Tamiami Trail near Miami two days after she vanished on Jan 4. He believes she may be alive, possibly kidnapped or hitchhiking, with a thorough search planned along the Everglades trail.
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Miami
Fla. W
Florida Keys
Everglades
Roger Nedeau
Montreal
Canada
Hughnette LeMay
Nedeau
LeMay
George
Youths Crash While Attempting Landing Near Tahlequah
Two high school boys tried to land their light plane in a small clearing six miles south of Tahlequah Oklahoma and crashed. Pilot Judon Bruner age 16 suffered multiple injuries including broken collar bone jaw leg and head injuries. Passenger Frankie Dan Ruble age 15 sustained only minor injuries. The engine quit at about 500 feet and Bruner, a licensed pilot, attempted the landing.
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Tahlequah
Okla
Here
Judon Brener
C. Bruner
Ror
Frankie Dan Ruble
Wadie Hart
Bruner
Seek to Shift Contract Deals in Face of Auto Job Cuts
The Defense Production Administration plans to shift government contracts to aid communities hit by civilian production cuts. Manly Fleischmann said contracts will be moved to hard-hit areas, even if costs rise. Detroit is the first area to receive assistance after automobile production curtailment caused unemployment.
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Washington
Defense
Manly Fleischmann
Detroit
Pfc Paul Brendie On Mountain Front
Pfc. Paul Brendie of Ada joins the 92nd Engineer Searchlight Company with the X Corps on the Korean front. A communications operator at the company switchboard, he was inducted in January 1951 and trained at Fort Bragg and Camp Gordon. He departed the U.S. for the East Command last September. Brendie studied at Ada schools and worked for McNab Brothers Body and Fender Works before service. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Brendie of Hobart Oklahoma. Jan. 12.
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X Corps
Korea
Paul Brendie
Ada
Bearchin
92Nd Engineer
North Korea
Fort Bragg
N. C
Campden
U.S
Ca East Command
Japan
Brendle
Eta
Steel Makers Face Triple Problems in Near Term
New York reports steel makers see a triple challenge as demand grows for more materials by Britain while American consumers face rationing. Mills struggle with scarce scrap, potential wage hikes require price rises, and government approval looms for any pay increases. A proposed British swap would trade Canadian aluminum and Malayan tin for U S steel.
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New York
Washington
United States
London
Germany
Pastor reports two telephoned threats
In Jacksonville a Baptist pastor, the Rev. G. E. Hodges, reported two more telephoned threats to his Beaver Street Baptist Church last night. Police protection was provided as 2,000 parishioners gathered to hear his reply to the threats.
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Jacksonville
Fla
G. E. Hodges
Mims
Harry T. Moore
Beaver Street Baptist Church
Hodges
Driving Too Fast At Night Charged
Ear D Young oil field worker was charged with speeding at night near Ada after 9:25 p m on U S 99 north of Ada A SH 99 by Highway Trooper Aubrey Mitchell. He rode a 1951 Cadillac sedan at more than 55 mph.
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Ear D, Young
Ada
Aubrey A. Mitchell
C. W. Floyd Monay
Young
Men Invited to Form Garden Club in Ada
Men interested in organizing a men’s garden club should meet at the Ada public library at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Mrs. C. S. Wooten, president of the Ada Garden Club Council, notes. J. C. Garrett, extension horticulturist and landscape gardening expert from Oklahoma A and M College, Stillwater, will attend. Garrett helped organize the state’s first men’s garden club and will present an illustrated gardening lecture.
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Ada Public Library
C. S. Wooten
Ada Garden Club Council
J. C. Garrett
Oklahoma
College
Stillwater
Garrett
Price push for teeth in mine safety law gains steam
Representative Price signals optimism for a new congressional drive to pass a mine safety bill with enforcement teeth. The measure would authorize federal coal mine inspectors to close diggings that violate safety rules, overcoming current limits that bar enforcement. A House labor committee hearing is hoped for soon.
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Washington
Price
Congress
House Labor Committee
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