Allen Oklahoma to Hold Special Election Franchise Proposal
Legal notice details a special election in Allen Oklahoma to vote on granting a franchise to Southweet Natural Gas Company to build and operate gas works and utilities. It specifies election date August 1868, polling locations at Allen Town Hall, officials to conduct the vote, and instructions for pro and anti voting marks. Also mentions county court probate matter for Emma Joan Boyd, administrator.
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Southweet Natural Gas Company
Metall
Marntain
Oxfard
Piper
Allen
Pantoine Canary
Okahama
Taravan
Raf
Bao
Aalg Corporation
Sighta
Anid Corporation
Gan
Oklahoma
Perry Blue
Grady Miller
Weich
Bryce Luke Buch
Sien Oklahoma
Deter Frederik Boyd
Emma Joan Hoyd
Creditors Must Present Claims for Estate of Peter Boyd
Notice to creditors directs that all claims against the estate of Peter Frederick Boyd, deceased, be filed with Emma Jean Boyd in Ada, Oklahoma, within four months of the notice date July 16, 1956. If not filed, claims will be forever barred. Administrator Elwood Kemd attorney for the administrator.
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Peter Frederick Boyd
Emma Jean Toyd
Ada
Oxlanama
Jean Boyd
World War II Was Never Like This
San Francisco dispatch recalls a dawn departure of General Gordon with 1450 troops from army navy and air force, wearing nonstandard caps and carrying radios and suitcases. They bunked in double or less, no kitchen police, and the voyage drew public attention despite doubts about future publicity.
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San Francisco
Gordon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Honecforth
Adventists Oppose War Yet Train as Medical Corpsmen
In San Francisco at the Seventh Day Adventist convention delegates reaffirm opposition to war while noting members are training as medical corpsmen. Cadet officers will be trained at Camp Beulah in Pueblo, Colorado, August 14 to 38. President J. Lamar Methany urged unity under God’s message of mercy.
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San Francisco
Indiwidf
Local Groups Push Action On Ada Urban Highway Bond
Local civic groups pressed Ada city leaders to reissue the urban highway bond proposal. The council set July 25 for a final public vote after a March 15 tally that failed to meet required thresholds. Ada would contribute about 208000 for right of way on Twelfth street and Hope avenue as part of a larger two thirds funding plan for a northern throughway.
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Supreme Court
Ada
Federal Roads Administration
Latta area notes show widespread family visits and travel
Local residents report numerous visits and trips. Neal Thompson and family from McAlester visited Luther Thompson. extended kin like Stegall, Love lace, Elliott, Bethel College ties, and several in Shawnee, Wanette, Stillwater, and San Antonio are mentioned. A major surgery for Belle Wilburn at St Anthony's and various social visits to Ada, Seminole, Sulphur, and nearby towns are noted along with farm life at Harvey Ranch and new hospital openings in Wingfisher.
Bridges Opposition to Own Union Sparks Near Riot
In San Francisco last night Harry Bridges opposed his CIO Local 10 on a Korea war stance. Fist fights erupted and the anti communism resolution was not voted on as Bridges led opposition amid boos from angry right wing longshoremen.
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U.S
Korea
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FK Sandin
United States
Bridges
United Nations
Sandlin
Sandan
Tule Lake
Calif
Sandin
Enroll Wednesday For Second Term Of Swim Training
FPontotuc county’s summer swim program begins Wednesday at 9 a m. Director Bob DeMoss notes returning students need not re enroll unless not in a current class. New enrollees must visit the Red Cross office to pick up forms signed by a physician and parent, and be at least eight years old.
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Fpontotuc County
Bob DeMoss
Red Cross
South Broadway
DeMoss
Enlistments Boom Across Cities As Draft Rises
A surge in military enlistments reported across major cities as the Korea war fueled demand for service. Navy offices in Atlanta and Los Angeles swamped. Boston Kansas City and New York saw rising interest, with reservists seeking active duty and former servicemen lining up.
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Army
Air Force
Korea
Atlanta
Navy
Boston
Kansas City
Marine Corps
Los Angeles
Dallas
Chicago
New Orleans
Baltimore
Reservista
Armed Forces
Pittburgh
Herbert TF. Nintz
Hitler Youth Movement
North Bergen
Accident Sends Trip to Hospital
Accidents over the weekend sent three people to Valley View hospital. Dr. Orange Welborn suffered a possible fracture in the ride incident near Kiowa Sunday night. Miss Jo Walker injured her ankle but was not admitted. Kenneth Dunlap was stepped on by a steer at the Tishomingo Rodeo with possible internal injuries. Holand Baker fractured his leg, spent the night in Valley View, and was released Monday morning.
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Valley View Hospital
Orange Welborn
Kiowa
Jo Walker
Kenneth Dunlap
Holand Baker
Valley View
Dead Lie Now In Open Field
Soldier graves lie in a soybean field on a flat plateau in Korea. A city lies to the east as war chaos surrounds a temporary graveyard where new mounds rise and metal tags record names and serial numbers.
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Tom Lambert
South Korea
Long Vosd
Wyatt To Lead Red Feather Drive In October
Emil Wyatt was named funds drive chairman for the 1950 Community Chest campaign an October affair. A special committee named Wyatt in the monthly board of directors meeting. The board also addressed delinquent pledges from last year as the community program was hampered by unpaid commitments. A targeted effort to contact those behind on payments is planned by Wyatt and board volunteers as October Chest drive plans form.
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Emil Wyatt
Wyatt
Board of Directors
Hoover urges budget restraint amid war threat in Kansas City
Former president Herbert Hoover spoke in Kansas City urging domestic government cutbacks and restrained spending as war looms. He supported Hoover Commission reforms and said preserving the Korean War effort within the current budget could save billions while noting MacArthur’s role. He avoided guesses on Korea widening conflict or GOP prospects.
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Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
United States
Emporia
Kas
Willam Allen White
Emma
Hoover
Hoover Commission
Congress
MacArthur
J J Lewis Dies At His Home Friday
J J Lewis 49 died at his ranch home Tuesday morning funeral Friday at 2 p m from Fittstown Methodist church burial at Connerville He came to the county from Sromae in 1933 opened a garage in Fittstown ran his ranch ten years married in 1924 at Okmulgee a Mason and Consin of McAlester widow Mrs Rita Lewis two daughters three sons mother Tennie Lewis Newport Ark and four grandchildren A cross breed buffalo development in Brasil aims to boost meat production.
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Lewis
Fittstown
War Widow Rests Here
A grieving widow Naomi L. McPherson and her two young daughters Rebecca and Lisa arrived in Ada from Tokyo after a pay-day trip. Her husband Lt. Gerald McPherson, navigator, was killed in a C-53 crash near Pusan while ferrying troops. The body will soon arrive in Cullom, Illinois for burial. Mrs. McPherson described wartime routines, sleep deprivation on bases, and the impact on families, with details of their three years in Japan and life on the base.
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Ada
Moring
Tokyo
Japan
Naomi L. McPherson
Rebecca
Lisa
Oklahoma City
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Kenneth Laughlin
Laughlin
McPherson
Pusan
Korea
Guam
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Kore, Te
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Mrs. McPherson
Becky
Kiwanians Hear Bottling Industry Talk in Ada
Ada Kiwanis members heard W B Barton Royal Crown bottler discuss the bottling business as the twelfth industry in the United States. He traced carbonated drinks from seventeenth century medical use to modern home consumption and noted Ada's five bottling plants forming a large local trade. Barton, who once tried to buy Ada's H C plant, spoke on safety and purity, and the value of beverages as refreshing and relaxing. The event highlighted Ada’s growing prospects and local industry activity.
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W. B. Barton
Royal Crown
Ada
United States
Barton
Gve
H. C
Carolyn Smith
W. O. Smith
Uo Cailectsd
St James
Canada
Kiwanis Club
Young Yanks Stay in There
A dispatch from Korea describes young American soldiers in the front lines and on trains bringing back the wounded. A 21 year old recounts a machinegunner's sacrifice as his squad retreated. He notes British and North Korean tanks and bazooka use in close combat, praising their effectiveness despite heavy losses.
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William R. Moore
Korea
How Often Would a War Footing End or Begin Again
The note ponders American willingness to stay on a wartime footing amid Korean tensions. If victory comes quickly but mobilization persists, will citizens accept a return to peacetime life or endure further upheavals from new crises as Cold War pressures rise. The core query asks how long the nation would tolerate continuous emergency measures until communism is decisively defeated.
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North Korea
Oil Operators update on wells and production progress
Oil operators report continued activity with several wells drilling or producing. The S.C. Yingling No 1 Walker advances to 2664 feet after a breakdown while the Sooner State Drilling Co works at the No 1 Stephens as a farmout to William A Bardie. The W B Osborn No 1 Cochrel yields 35 barrels at 2050 feet in Gilcrease sand and a new Ausmus No 2 location SE SW SW is announced as it is cleaned.
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S.C. Yingling No
Walker
Sooner State Drilling Company
Stephens
W. C. McBride
William A. Barbie
W. B. Osborn
Cochrel
Far East Air Force reports B-29 shot down near Seoul
Washington announced the B-29 down near Seoul with FEAF saying survivors are likely. Meanwhile U S troops dug in along the Kum river as North Korean divisions massed north of the river for an assault. MacArthur’s HQ said American buses to date show 42 killed 199 wounded 254 missing.
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Seoul
Far East Air Force
FEAF
U. S
Kum
MacArthur
MacArthur Named Supreme UN Commander for Korea
President Truman designates General Douglas MacArthur as supreme commander of United Nations forces in Korea and directs him to fly the UN flag. Diplomacy rumors in Moscow and London surface as Gromyko and British envoy discuss possible Russian involvement to end the Korean conflict.
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Truman
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
U. N
Europe
Russia
Acheson
MacArthur
Moscow
London
Andrei Gromyko
David Kelly
Britain
Kremlin
Gromyko
Kelly
New Jam Making Method Preserves Berry Flavor
A KDITH M BARBER article explains jam and jelly making using currant juice with sugar ratios, testing for thickness, sterilizing glasses, and paraffin sealing. It outlines old fashioned raspberry jam, currant jelly, and quick raspberry jam methods, noting fruit prep, cooking times, and suitable substitutions like strawberries or cherries.
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Kdith M. Barber
General Features Corp
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