Coalgate’s Annual Rodeo Set For July 19-21
The Coal county rodeo returns for a three day event July 19 20 and 21 with opening at 4 o clock. Albert Keener Round Up club president announced plans for the parade led by J Ward from Cairo who will announce stock will be provided by Gordon Grant of Torr Jesteen McCurry is rodeo queen and will lead the parade Saddie club members from nearby towns are expected to ride and about 35 to 40 Round Up members will parade Keen er invites new members noting the club has adopted white shirts with black trousers for racing habits.
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Coalgate
Coal County
Albert Keener
J. Ward
Cairo
Gordon Grant
Torr
Jesteen McCurry
Jess McCurry
Keener
Past Masters Head Masons Meeting at Ada lodge
About 20 past Worshipful Masters of Masonic Lodge No 119 A F M gathered Friday night as the local lodge honored its past masters. Around 130 attendees included 24 who had served as masters of other lodges now members at Ada lodge. Speakers included Lyle H Ball and Neal Johnson with Bert Harris of the Oklahoma publications committee. The gathering featured dinner, visiting, and reminiscing on earlier lodge days.
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Pa Masonic Lodge No. 119
Ada Lodge
Lyle H. Ball
Laverne
Oklahoma
Neal Johnson
Checotah
Bert Harris
Oklahoma Publicatons Committee
Army May Add Six More Divisions
The Defense Department considers calling two or three National Guard divisions into federal service this fall or next year. No final decision, and 21 guard divisions remain under state control. The plan would raise total combat divisions to about 24 plus ten training divisions, with several guard units already deployed or slated for deployment to Europe or Japan as part of the post Korean War build up.
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Washington
Army
Defense Department
National Guard
Japan
Europe
Western European Defense Organization
Konawa Men Form Brotherhood at First Baptist Church
In Konawa a men’s brotherhood is reactivated at the First Baptist Church with a July 26 regular meeting announced by Rev. L. J. Gray. Fourteen attended the re organization session which named officers F M Streetman president and Clarence Raper vice president. Other officers include M C Hicks recording secretary and A Shirley treasurer. Committee chairs were Er V Thompson evangelism J A Davis education C A Foster activities Herbert Sugg program Bob Wilson membership W C Dawson worship E Douthit finance G D Brewer benevolence Rex Bailey and C Ryle social. Present at the meeting were Streetman Wilson Raper Sugg Shirley Dawson Thompson Ryle Bailey Brewer J W Bolt J Evans Oscar McCollum and Rev. Gray.
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Konawa
First Baptist Church
L. J. Gray
F. M. Streetman
Clarence Raper
M. C. Hicks
A. Shirley
Er. V
Ryle
Bailey
Brewer
J. W. Bolt
J. Evans
Oscar MclCollum
Rev. Gray
Ada Camp Fire July Board Meeting Scheduled
Ada Camp Fire Council will hold its July board meeting on Tuesday July 20 at 7:30 in the Public Library building. All board members are urged to attend as this is an important meeting. Ada Camp Fire Leaders Association will meet Thursday July 12 at the home of Mrs F Joyce Miller east of city at 7 p.m. for a covered dish dinner and a business meeting afterward.
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Ada Camp Fire Council
Ada Camp Fire Leaders Association
F. Joyce Miller
City
Ada
Adeka
Wwe
School of Sacred Music Week at First Baptist Ada
A Banner Baptist Association school of sacred music runs Monday to Friday at First Baptist Ada with daily activities and a Friday concert. William J Reynolds directs. Ler Simmons leads the intermediate choir and Martha St Clair the junior choir. Congregational singing and directing instruction welcome all attendees from nearby towns.
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Banner Baptist Association Aboo
William J. Reynols
First Baptist Church of
Oklahoma City
Ler Simmons
Oak Avenue Church
Ada
Martha St. Clair
BSU
Ada First Church
Banner Association
Latta News Highlights Local Socials and Visits
Fran Wells hosted a small party with Billie and Lynn LaFollette Tune Love Joan Brown Joyce Graves Lillian Baker and others. Several families from Ada Maysville and Snyder visit Grace and Ardmore while Farm Bureau members attend Sheep Creek picnic. Community members report illnesses medical events and travel updates including Mrs J G Lovelate in Valley View hospital and Sgt Leon Cecil on furlough.
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Fran Wells
Billie
Lynn LaFollette
Tune Love
Joan Brown
Joyce Graves
Lillian Baker
Mae Rice
Oak Rice
Ada
Curberland Presbyterian
Frankie Wells
Billie LaFollette
M. L. Stegall
Farm Bureau
Sheep Creek
O. T. Maxey
Charles
Betty
Dud George
Phil McLachlan
B. M. Cronion
Maysville
Caiy
Grace
Lee Henry
Linda
Joyce
H. S. Rice
J. G. Lovelace
Valley View Hospital
Theo Glover
Leon Cecil
Camp Polk
Leroy Battle
Marion Lovelace
Snyder
Tex
J. G. Lovelate
Hilton Stubbs
Paulette
J. N. Stubbs
Ardmore
Calvin Grace
Myrtle Stubbs
Seminole
Gilliam Whitson
Jack Dilbeck
Ethel Jean Dilbeck
The
Baptist TV
Crumley Speaks At Sulphur Rotary Club
H V Crumley minister spoke at the Sulphur Rotary meeting at the invitation of President John Williams. His talk titled Everything Saveth Glory tied glory to the earth Bible and Christian lives. Williams praised previous president Charles Barndt and promised service to the club. Barndt and Mrs Barndt thanked the club for a thank you gift. The club voted to raise monthly dues from 6.50 to 7.00 dollars.
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John W. Williams
Rotary Club
H. V. Crumley
Vinita Avenue
Barndt
Underground Railroad Movements Reported by Britannica
Britannica cites extensive northern escape of enslaved people aided by conductors. The note suggests large-scale freedom journeys with many escapes.
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North
Texas Wheat Crop Poorest in Years
AMARILLO TEX July 7 There will be little wheat for bread from Texas vast fields. The crop is so poor that most of the harvest must be saved for seed for next year. Drouth bears the blame with some wheat felled by hail and high winds last month. Kansas also faces delays and reduced yields due to excessive rains and floods.
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Amarillo
Tex
Texas
Kansas
Heavy Rains Set Up Drain Problem
Heavy rains last Sunday and Monday caused water to back up into Sulphur High School from storm sewers. Floors were submerged one to two inches across the building and some rooms required water carried out in buckets. Workmen started removing water with little wall damage. A new sewer line is being laid to connect the building to the east main, providing a deeper drop to prevent backflow. the old line to the west under the building will be plugged.
King George VI Appears in Public After Illness
King George VI made his first public appearance since illness, attending the opening of a new social club at Windsor Castle. He suffered a lung inflammation in June and was ordered to cancel all provincial engagements for at least a month while convalescing at Windsor.
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George VI
2 Castle
Windsor
Applesauce as a versatile kitchen staple across seasons
The article promotes canned applesauce as a reliable, flavorful ingredient year round. It suggests sweetening to taste and using applesauce in spice cake, sandwiches with peanut butter, and as a dessert or main dish component. Includes recipes for peanut butter and applesauce sandwiches and applesauce spice cake and notes on preparation.
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Ay Coith M
East Central Sewing Classes Engage in Special Techniques
Georga Townsend reports East Central home economics classes led by Mrs. Grace A. Richmond. Students from freshman to post graduate levels learn sewing under her supervision, with demonstrations on tailoring, accessories, and dress finishing. Observers and student teachers participate as part of ongoing projects.
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East Central
Georga Townsend
Grace A. Richmond
Richmond
Lucy Gregory
Svt Fentem Hall
Andrew Bramlett
Major Bramlett
Studert Bell
Dis Elas
Hornsupe Callison
Avn
Joskins
Seni
Emms Hudderton
Bike Sue Maxell
Ruth Shook
Wan Stone
Jackie Fest
Pauline Laney
Lole Saith
Jusnita Kavena
Camp Fire Girls Camp Notes At Lake Murray Lodge
Campers and leaders report a lively second week with tours around Lake Murray, stunt night the Judgment Day play with Sheridan Moreland as St. Peter, and Angel helpers. Intermediate units held a carnival while Bluebirds rehearsed acts. Awards honored top cabins and sports, weather disrupted visits but crowds remained large.
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Feez
Catherine McBede
Mercedes Davidson
Moreland
Phoebe Streetman
Ann King
Virgiels Rice
Lake Murray
Acros
Bluebirds
Jay
Recreation Hall
Jace Ful- Tan
Peney Brown
Midway Unite
Mary Ann
Slany
Carolyn
Ann Kerr
Pat Boyd
Louise Farmer
Gloria Austin
Peggy Brown
Nine Counties Next Wheat Harvest Areas Listed
Oklahoma City July 7 Farmers in nine counties prepare for wheat harvest. Counties include Grant Kay Mobie Altaire Meree Woods Beavir Texas and Chmarron. City bulletin notes farm labor and market activity as harvest nears.
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Oklahoma City
Coutie
Hervest Aresty
Grant
Kay
Mobie
Altaire
Meree, Woods
Beavir
Texas
Chmarron
Farm Inber
Tie City
Uas Labor
Murray proposed road bond issue to repair highways
Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray proposed a new state bond issue to repair and modernize highways, asking for a full survey of bridges deemed costly to repair. He plans to submit plans to the 1953 legislature, with estimates possibly ranging from 50 to 100 million dollars.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
State Highway Commission
Oklahoma City-Tulsa
Murray
C. A. Stoldt
Stoldt
SH 74
Norman
Solomon Might Duck This One
Juvenile court workers in Tulsa beneath July heat confront a tangled custody tale as two women claim 11 month old Jimmy. Bertha Willis and Mrs. Sedis Sinar present conflicting abductions and care stories while investigators seek the real mother Jean and whether the infant has a legal father.
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Tulsa
Oxla
Solomon
Sedis Sinar
Jimmy
Bertha Jane Willis
Willis
Jet Fighter Shakes Windows In Tulsa
A supersonic jet fighter over Tulsa rattled windows and spooked police as it tested instruments from the Spartan School of Aeronautics. The sonic boom caused police to search for its source while offices and stations reported the blast and the city evaluated the stunt.
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Tulsa Okxla
Tulsa
Spartan School of Aeronautics
Reservists to Attend Postwar Camp at Fort Sill
Reservists of the 95th Division prepare for a two week summer camp at Fort Sill Oklahoma starting tomorrow. Attendance becomes mandatory for all members. Oklahoma personnel will arrive by tomorrow night while Arkansas and Louisiana elements join later. Brig Gen Whitfield Jack leads the division from Shreveport Louisiana.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Fort Sil
Akansas
Louisiana
Fishermen Ignore Help Cries. Body Found Later in Falls
In Baltimore yesterday two groups of swimmers cried for help in Big Gunpowder Falls. Fishermen who heard the pleas did nothing, receiving only mockery. Hours later police recovered the body of Robert Bates, 29, a Black man, from the water.
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Baltimore
Big Gunpowder Falls
Robert Bates
Negro
Rom
Price Wars Hit New York Retail Decline Across Nation
In New York Macy s and Gimbels drive a broad price war with drastic markdowns at their two big stores while smaller merchants join nationwide. The frenzy fades after weeks of intense discounts and some safety incidents, as Oklahoma City drugstores report strong sales and dealers claim customers rush for bargains amid the price-cutting spree.
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New, York
Meges
Macy's
Gimbels
New York City
Oklaoma City
Oklahoma City
Katz
Becaus Bayer Aspirin
Just Thought He Was Home to Stay
Konawa Indian once bragged of being home to stay and was arrested during a Friday night Konawa rodeo. Absent without leave from the Marine Corps he rode with his family, resisted surrender, and officers fired shots into the ground before the suspect fled.
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FBI
Marine Corps
Wildlife Display Coming to Konawa This Week
A wildlife display by the Oklahoma Game and Fish Society will tour Konawa Tuesday July 17 near the Piggly Wiggly and in the Scout camp at Sasekwa on July 18. The exhibit features wild birds animals fish and reptiles and runs in the afternoon only.
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Konawa
Piggly Wiggly
Oklahoma Game and Fish
Soersia
Sasekwa
Vandals Threaten Big Pecan Crop in Stillwater
Horticulturist Frank Cross of Oklahoma A&M reports fall webworm and walnut datana pests on pecan trees across several areas threaten the crop. He recommends spraying with 5 percent peels in 108 gallons of water or four pounds of aspanate of feat and four pounds of time in water base.
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Stillwater
Oklo
Frank Cross
Oklahoma A&m College
Gailce
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