Wilma Hari of Henryetta Graduates With English Degree
Wilma C Hari of Henryetta belongs to the graduation class and completes a bachelor of education with English major. She studied at a Tulsa area university and has 15 years teaching experience. Her husband and two children, Morn Jo and College, live with her at 818 North Eight Street.
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Henryetta
Mina Mis Fort Ba
Oknulsee
Oklahorss AL & M. Vollene
Esst Central
Aing
Tulsama University
Oxma
Harts
Morn Jo
M. Cellene
Sli Nori
Former Nebraska Teacher Graduates July College Session in 1949
A Nebraska educator, long active in Kearney and Ada, completed a summer college session at Greeley and Sale. She taught 11 years at a local school on Route 4 Ada and directed 4-H and church classes.
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Nebraska
Tin Thesas
Kearney State
Kearney
Greeley
Sale
Law
Route
Ada
Happylund
Erv
Fonter
Martin Family Reunion Held at Walnut Creek
A reunion of the Martin family gathered at Mir and e Hampton home in Glenwood with 34 attendees. Participants included Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brown of Artesia, N M Beauchamp Jr. of Walnut Creek, and relatives from Tupelo Laco Omanche and other nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Familes
Feld
Mir
Hampton
Glenwood
Jessie
Parks Trom Laco
Gilbert Nix
Omanche
Alice d Daushter
Alta Annche
Bud and
Dauchte
Gimmie Larur
Rasersfield Grove
Faye Barbara Ann
J. H
Lonnie Joa
Wynner
L. R. Beauchamp
Walnut Creek
Minne Brown
2Tela
Tupelo
Arthur Brown
Artesia
Mel
James Conner
Davey W
Lie Hampton
Demorell
Virginia Hill Faces Third Tax Lien In Spokane
Spokane report shows Virginia Hill tied to three tax liens as investigators close in. Tax authorities in Tacoma and Chicago filed liens against her holdings including a Palo Alto storage site. The case centers on property linked to Hill and a long history with related entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Vitec
Gxovm
Torsmer
Sain Gang
Fer Bugsy el
Hans Hauser Ieft
South America
Spanian
Hansweek
Kane
Tacoma
Nternal Reverus
Chicago
Palo Alto
Calif
Elmer Gray to Get His D. Th. Degree
Elmer Gray pastor of Calvary Baptist church Sulwhir will receive his Doctor of Theology degree at the Southwest Theological Seminary Thursday night. Dr E D Head will present the diploma after Gray has waited six years four of which he served as pastor. He earned his A B at Oklahoma Baptist in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srec
Elmer Gray
Calvary Baptist Church
Sulwhir
E. D. Head
Pressert Gray
Oklahoma
Southwestern
Sefoward
Clowns Earned by Children in Summer Reading Increase Fast
The Aga Public Library hosts a circus themed summer reading program for children with a reading reward system. Children earn tickets and clown decorations for every five books read, leading to a wall covered with clowns as the program nears its August 4 close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aga Public Library
George Hanson
Mike Brewer
Barbara Hillman
Terry Hillman
Mrs Sam Skaggs Wins Morelock Refrigerator Contest
Mrs Sam Skaggs of the Latta community is the grand prize winner in Morelock Furniture and Appliances refrigerator contest. She was in a local hospital for surgery when notified. her husband Mr Skaggs accepted. The Delive ry came Tuesday as the home had just electric service installed and no refrigerator yet. Merelocks began handling GE appliances in 1938 and praised the strong response to the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morelock Furniture
Sam Skaggs
Latta
Morelocks
Skaggs
Merelocks
Two Churches in Union Services
In Sulphur a series of union services joined by First Methodist and First Christian churches opened Sunday at the First Christian auditorium. Rob ert Miller preached "A Clean Cut Issue" as services run through July and August in the First Christian building. Bonner Terter, Methodist pastor, will speak next Sunday. pastors will alternate each week with Mrs. Jim Steele guiding the combined youth meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
First Christian
Robert Miller
First Methodist
Jim Steele
Bonner Terter
Shoots at Hog and Hits Two People in Chase
In Stone Mountain Georgia a hog chase by a four year old ended with a rifle shot striking a two year old girl and her mother. Margaret Wood twenty three was wounded in the abdomen while holding Janice as the child suffered flesh wounds. The mother remained in serious condition at Geady hospital.
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Stone Mountain
DeKalb County
Fred Howard
Margaret Wood
Janice
Danny
Howerd
Bank president detects counterfeit three dollar bills
Roy Futh of Home State Bank in Everest opened a bundle of new $3 bills, counted $3500, then found a missprint where six notes showed $3 on one side and $10 on the other. He recounted and discovered the counterfeit notes amid a routine cash inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiawatha
Kes
Roy Futh
Everest
ovGrment
Summer term starts in Pontotoc County rural schools
Several Pontotoc County rural schools begin a six to ten week summer session to complete work before fall harvest. July 9 start dates include Egypt with E B Hartgraves teaching Parish Chapel Ina Bell Enlow Yeager with M R Tucker. Norman Mitchell notes these are the reported classes. Late enrollments July 16. classes begin July 23. All teaching positions are filled and free county textbooks are arriving this week or early next.
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Pontotoc County
Sthoala
Egypt
E. B. Hartgraves
Parish Chapel
Ina Bell Enlow
Yeager
M. R. Tucker
Norman C. Mitchell
Mitchell
Pontotne
Four Lanes Wider for NBA Teams Syracuse N Y
The National Basketball Association will widen the foul lane from six to seven feet. President Maurice Podoloff said the change will streamline the game and improve matchups beneath the basket. The board of governors approved the proposal after prior experiments and consideration by teams and college officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
National Basketball Association
Maurice Podoloff
Coard
Dan GeHing
Fodolof Ad
Minneapolis
Fort W
New York
Syrac
National Association
Board of Governors
Move Sulphur's Sub-Post Office Change Bid Status
Sulphur Oklahoma details a shift of the sub-post office from L and R Grocery to James Confectionery in West Sulphur with bids sought. Postmaster Mace Williams notes higher local postal receipts this year, suggesting potential civil service rating if this trend continues. Fire destroys the Trai Cooperative grain elevator ten miles north, causing about 8500 dollars in damage from an internally caused blaze, with over 3000 bushels of wheat lost.
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James Confectionery
West Sulphur
Mace Williams
Williams
Civil Service
Williams Oh
Leedey
Okla
Trai
Here
Vaness Mas M R Tucker to Receive BA Degree in Education
Ada resident Vaness Mas M R Tucker will graduate in summer with a BA in education, majoring in English and business administration. He taught at Yeager and Civit, will return to Yeager this fall, and plans to pursue a master's degree at OU beginning January 1947. He is married to Tov May Blevins and has a two year old daughter Doritha.
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RL Tucker
Ada
Tucker
East Cerfesi
Vanes
Yeager
Civit
Tov May Blevins
Berlin Honors Allied Airlift Airmen at Turbulent Memorial
Berlin pays tribute at Tempelhof as Mayor Reuter unveils a stone arch memorial for the Allied airlift that opened the Soviet blockade. Maj. Gen. Tunner recalls Berliners who helped build runways and honors fliers American British French and German names inscribed on bronze plaque. Wreaths placed by officials as airlift era remembered.
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Berlin
P—Berliners
Ammed Tempelhof Air Base
Cit
Ernst Reuter
Free City
Tunner
Berline
Tecel
Tetelhof
Gatom
U. S
Reuter
Atr
Mrs Mary Turner To Receive Degree In B C Graduation
Mrs Mary Turner of 82 W Seventh is to receive a bachelor of science degree in elementary education from East Central College in July after completing all degree requirements. A Spaulding High School graduate, she taught five years in Pontovee County and currently works at Scemmierser School for 4th through 6th grades. She also contributed to the 4 H club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merv Blakley Turner
W. Seventh
Saith
East Central Onllece
Spaulding High School
Pontovee
Scemmierser School
Chanel
Togliatti Seeks Separation as Wife Signs Paperwork
Rome reports Communist leader Palmiro Togliatti and his estranged wife Rita Montagano signed legal separation papers with 12 Communist lawmakers as witnesses. The piece notes Montagano’s past as a Turin seamstress and mentions a possible marriage to his secretary Leonildo Ietti. The article also recalls an earlier incident involving a gunshot.
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Rome
eP—itali
Palmiro Togliatti
Tl Mamento
Tony
Togliatti
Rita Montagnana
Shae
Turin
Ti Momento
Togliotti
Leonildo Ietti
Konawa School Plant Improvements Under Way
Konawa public schools Superintendent J A Davis reports several vacation projects at the Konawa schools. A native rock retaining wall 340 feet long has been built along the south side of the grounds from the grade school to the gym. A concrete walkway and a new double basketball court are being added east of the high school on the front campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konawa
J. A. Davis
Davis
East Central OSD Teacher to Receive B S Ed Degree
Mrs Gladys Stephens, a primary department teacher at the Oxlshorna School for the Deaf in Sulphur, will graduate with a B S Ed degree in Home Economies and art minor this summer. She studied at East Central during summer terms since 1943 and taught eight years in the Osd program. Her husband served 23 months in the Pacific with the Seabees and now works at East Central. The couple live on the OSD campus and she is a member of the Eastern Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Stephens
East Central
Stephens
Untimely Death Of Outstanding Red Filer Is Reported
Moscow reports the untimely death of Air Lieutenant General Vasily Ryazanov age 52, a famed Red Air Force leader. An official notice says he died July 8 with no further details. colleagues call him an outstanding air commander and hero of World War II, decorated with Lenin orders and the Red Banner. He served across Europe, including the Berlin capture. He was a deputy to Ukraine’s supreme Soviet and a candidate for the Ukrainian Communist Party central committee. The death coincides with a Red Air Force jet display, though no link is stated.
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Moscow
Vasily G. Ryazanov
Red Air Force
Ryazanov
Stalin
Rystanov
Red Army
Caraine
Vistula River
Poland
Silesia
Berlin
Lenin
Suvorov
Soviet Union
Supreme Soviet
Ukraine
Central Committee
Ukrainian Communist Party
Attlee Says Britain Must Trade With Reds
British Prime Minister Clement Attlee told Massachusetts officials Britain must trade with the communist bloc to sustain its economy. He argued the exchange benefits both sides and explained Europe’s grain needs require imports from communist countries. The letter, dated June 6, was delivered to the state secretary yesterday by two messengers.
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Boston
Ime
Clement Attlees
Britain
Athlee
Massachusetts Secretary of State
Bay State
Europe
Attlee
England
United States
Ss. Attlee
Neudate
Oklahoma Governor Announces Blue Room Redecoration
Oklahoma City July 1 The governor's office says the Blue Room of the state capitol will be redecorated for the 61st time in 14 years. Furniture and fixtures will be replaced and refurbished as part of the project.
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Oklahoma City
Governor's Office
State Capitol
Konawa Rodeo draws biggest crowd for ninth edition
Konawa Oklahoma 1410 attended the three Konawa Rodeo performances closing Friday night. Arthur Alse Holdenville posted 15.6 seconds in wall roping, followed by Tom Robinson Oklahoma City with 17.9 and Floyd Underhill Ada with 28. Calf roping top averages went to Underhill 3.2 on two calves with Leo Snedeker Chickasha and George Tine Stratford close behind. Stratford brothers Jim Rutherford 18.4 seconds and Ted Rutherford 3.64 seconds led junior calf roping. Best calf roping times credited to Leo Snedeker Shot Harjo and Arthur Rose. Holgenville Wilsie Douglas Konawa top bull under Friday night, followed by Joe Green Sulphur and Tix Baker Tishomingo. Sonny Wood Shawnee won top bronc money with Baker Douglas and Lee Webb also placing. Baker won steer wrestling with Lester Davis Tishomingo second and Choc Melvin Ada third. Herman Burton Konawa roundup club president called this year’s show the best in nine editions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Alse
Holdenville
Tom Robinson
Oklahom City
Floyd Underhill
Ada
Underhill
Leo Snedeker
Chiehusha
George Tine
Stratford
Ted
Leo Snegeker
Chickasha
Shot Harjo
Konawa
Arthur Rose
Holgenville
Wilsie Douglas
Joe Green
Sulphur
Tix Baker
Tishomings
Charles Billings Finishes College With B S Math
Charles Billings Aniers will complete a B S degree with a mathematics major and history and government minors. He is principal of Fretts Waterschool, Creek County, teaching grades six to eight with an enrollment around 74. A World War II veteran, he spent 25 months in the Aleutians and Southwest Pacific with the 85th Construction Battalion. He coached 4 H clubs and baseball and runs a hot lunch program at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bilings
Aniers
Billings
Fretts Waterschool
Mr. Billings
Konawa Rebekahs Install Friday Night Ceremony
Konawa Rebekahs announce installation night with Mrs Clarence Raper presiding at 8 p.m. Friday. Installing staff includes Mrs W C, Mrs Herman, Mrs Homer Menarder, and chaplain Mrs Minnie. officers to be installed include Mrs J L Ogburn as noble grand and Mrs J H Forbes recording secretary. An array of appointive officers follows with numerous named members listed.
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Konaws
Sonawa Rebekah
Edge
Clarence Raper
Torge Beauty
W. C
Herman
Homer Menarder
Minnie Chaplain
Ida
Jauskiat
J. L. Ogburn
Noble Grand
Fitzhugh Marine Receives Citation for Korea Service
Sgt Williams, a member of a military police platoon with an infantry regiment, is cited for dedicated service during the Korean campaign. He and five Williams brothers serve across the U S Navy Marine Corps and D. Williams on Guam, San Diego, Parris Island, and aboard USS Gen W Mi as they supported assault, road security, prisoners of war handling, and convoy escorts amid adverse weather and heavy fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Fitzhgh
Marine Corps
Korea
Williams
AMC
HS D. Williams
U. S. Navy
Guam
Mi Williams
USN
San Die
Frank Williams
Marine Corps Etheer Training School
Parris Island
South Carolina
Steve Williams
W. Mi. Mitchell
3700 Men Coming In From Far East
Three thousand seven hundred service men from Korea and Japan to train in San Francisco within the next two days. The U S President and 1 0821 army men expected this afternoon. About 800 on naval leave. Remainder to be discharged or reassigned. Transport Gen J C Breckenridge and Lieut Charles E Mower among officers aboard.
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Sultan
Edna Hunt Buckelew Completing Degree at East Central
Edna Hunt Buckelew will receive a bachelor of science degree with majors in elementary education and English in a East Central college ceremony. She entered in January 1927 after finishing Horace Mann high school and has taught 12 years in Oklahoma schools Garvin and Murray counties. She resides at 515 East Seventh Street with husband and two sons, Rey 13 and Gene 2. future plans are indefinite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Hunt Buckelew
Red Cross Swim Classes At Glenwood Park Thrive
Red Cross swimming classes at Glenwood Park attract steady crowds with an average daily attendance exceeding 225 across beginners and intermediates. Director Bob DeMoss urges continued participation to improve water safety, noting certificates may not be earned this summer but training will progress for next season. He expects five weeks of classes to draw well over 200 attendees, marking another successful year of free instruction continuing for several years.
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Atte
Tores
Red Cross
Glenwood Park
Bob DeMoss
DeMoss
Mrs Lura Sumner Dies Early Monday
Mrs Lura P Sumner a long time Ata resident died early Monday morning around 3 at a local hospital She came to Ada from Fannin County Texas and had made her home here since illness kept her hospitalized since July 1 Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 4 at Smith Funeral Chapel with Rev Paul Stevens and Rev Ken Ort McCollough presiding Surviving are a son E T Sumner of Ada a granddaughter Mrs Walter Grant a great grandson Jimmie Miller and a great great grandson Stevie Miller of Oklahoma City She was a member of the First Baptist Church and served as an early Sunday School teacher.
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Lura P. Sumner
Ata
Hogy
Smith Funeral
Paul Stevens
Kenort McCollough
Rosedale
Sumner
Ada
Fannin County
Texas
E. T. Sumner
Walter Grant
Jimmie Miller
Stevie Miller
Oklahoma City
First Baptist Church
Brotherhood Meet At Central Baptist Church
The associational brotherhood gathered Tuesday night at Central Baptist church seven miles south of Sulphur for a fellowship and watermelon feast. A. L. Ledgerwood of Pauls Valley presided. Thurman Webb of Sulphur read scripture and led prayer. State Senator Raymond Gary of Madill was principal speaker. The body covers 20 churches in Garvin and Murray counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbuckle Baptist Associational Brotherhood
Central Baptist Church
Sulphur
A. L. Ledgerwood
Pauls Valley
Thurman Webb
Associational Brotherhood
Garvin
Murray
Child Dies After Hit and Run Driver Incident
Diana Louise Sharp twenty month old daughter of Mr and Mrs L M Sharp died four hours after being struck by a car described as a hit and run. Eugene Flippin is questioned by authorities with evidence suggesting he backed over the child in the 100 block South Stonewall as the family moved into 115 South Stonewall. Flippin sought an immediate probe after learning of the accident. County Attorney Coy A Mowdy and Police Chief Cecil Smith stated no driver neglect. Services set for Wednesday at Watt's Funeral Home Konawa with burial in Konawa cemetery. surviving parents a brother and sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Louise Sharp
L. M. Sharp
Coy A. Mowdy
Cecil Smith
Eugene Flippin
Flippin
South Stonewall
Sharp
Tal Nast Main
East Central College
Mra. Sharp
Watt
Konawa
Paul Stevens
Smith Funeral Home
Chambers and neighbors visit relatives in Stonewell
Sharon Eden and Earl Wayne Chambers of Stonewell visited their parents Mr and Mrs Sherman Chambers. Kay Wilson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Wilson, was ill at home. Lloyd Stettler returned from a visit with Mr and Mrs Ross in Muskogee. Bur Griffin announces the birth of a Friday night friend. Finis Logan rests better at Valley View hospital. Kenneth Hursh of the Air Forge was discharged and is at home. Luther Wilson visited T W Clow in Dilton. Bessie Hooks and daughter Jo Cleta visited Mrs Guy Jackson and family at Seminole. Ned Wyche and family of New Mexico visited the Dee Wyche family. Loretta Danette Mizres and Norma Lee Graper of Ada were Sunday guests of Walter Graper. Guy Jackson moved to the B B Littlefield property. D McClung of Oklahoma City visited Bert Hursh at Harden City. Lorene Files entered Yaleley View hospital Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mizres Loretta
Danette De‘Loach
Norma Lee Graper
Ada
Walter Graper
Five From ACW At State Meet
Five delegates from Ada Credit Women's Breakfast club attended the pre state convention at Bartlesville July 7 and 8. Attending were President Betty Ely vice president Ellen Young secretary Wilma Lackey treasurer Faye Dean past president and board member Benna Smith. Bartlesville club entertained with a special program in the YWCA building. The annual breakfast was in the Blue Room of Hotel Burlingame with 65 members representing clubs across the state. No luncheon was at the hotel. guest speaker was Past District No. 7 president Helen Brougette from Topeka Kansas. The members attending the Chicago convention in June shared highlights. The next convention will be the state convention in October at Ponce City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Credit Women's Breakfast Club
Bartlesville
Betty Ely
Ellen Young
Wilma Lackey
Faye Dean
Benna Smith
YWCA
Hotel Burlingame
District No. 7
Helen Brougette
Topeka
Kansas
Chicago
Ponce City
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Wilma C. Hari
Martin
Virginia Hill
Taz Lien
Ingiy
Weyman Pierce
Nancy Stephens
Sue Magar
Joy
Mita
June Starnes
Don McKenzie
Horace Minn
Richard Howard
Sharon Kaye Derker
Irving
Dor Paul Carter
Ann Walker
Viva
Orna
Joe Veach
Bob Gibbons
James
Anita Ballard
Billy Ray Anderson
Judy Fowler
Beatty
Roland Fowler
Washington
Virginia
Mariam Couch
Jeanette Dean
Paul Waldschmidt
Ann White
Charles Bingham
Gary Smith
Ralph Howenstie
Tommy Howenstine
Jerry Folger
Janet Easley
Thomas McCormick
Carole Jo
Ruad
Newa
NBA
Move Sulphur’s Sub
Vaness Mas
Mary Turner
B. C
Togliati
Wife al
Mey
Ferden
Tee Schwabe, Jr
Grady County
OSD
Reds
Rose
Ecker
Douglas
Stratford Brothers
Jim Rutherford
Charles Billings
Konawa Rebekahs
Fitzhugh Marine
Bill Williams
Far East
R. C
Lura Sumner
Ade
Officare Balleve
Fittstown News
Sharon, Eden
Earl Wayne Chambers
Stonewell
Mr. and
Mra. Shermes Chambers
Kay Wilson
Albert Wilson
Lloyd Stettler
Mrs
BR. Ross
Muskogee
Mrs. Bur Griffin
Riends of
Finis Logan
Valley View Hospital
Kenneth Hursh
The
Air Forge
Luther Wilson
Dilton
T. W. Clow
Bessie Hooks
Jo Cleta
Guy Jackson
Mrs. Jiggs Jackson
Seminole
Z. Jacksons
Ned Wyche
New Mexico
Dee Wyche
B. B. Littlefield
Mrs. D. §. McClung
Bert Hursh
Harden City
Lorene Files
Yaleley View Hospital
ACW
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