Oklahoma men among 1292 troops to sail for West Coast
Twenty one Oklahoma soldiers join 1292 U S army rotation troops from Korea aboard the navy transport General Buckner. Names include Anthern L Aureniz Lawton Spencer Ball Charles L Bates Idabel Henry Buckhorn Billy J Danley Ada James C Davis and others listed with hometowns such as Oklahoma City Muskogee Lawton Seminole and Sayre. The group sails from Seattle with a final embarkation date noted.
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Seattle
Wash
Oklahoma
Korea
Navy
Buckner
Anthern L. Aureniz
Lawton
Spencer Ball
Keota
Charles L. Bates
Idabel
Sat
Henry Buckhorn
Welling
Billy J. Danley
Ada
James C. Davis
Oklahoma City
Claude C. Ellis
Musko
Bigger Schools Costs Rise Fast in Big Cities
Washington reports the average big city school system spends 246.71 per child annually, 20.4 percent higher than a decade earlier. The Office of Education released per-pupil expenditures for five city groups in 1949 50, comparing with 1919 figures across 61 systems representing two thirds of large cities.
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Washington
Office of Education
New Wool and Rayon Carpets Hit Retail Market
Sue Gardner reports on economical carpets woven from wool and new carpet rayon. The line offers textures from luxury shag to damask and twist patterns, with 20 tag sizes. Textures target ranch houses and city apartments, including English country garden motifs and a range of colors.
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Felix Staedeli
Staedeli
General Frauces Corp
Marines Announce Enlistment Rule
St Louis reports the Marine Corps adopts a new rule allowing men who take pre induction physicals between June 15 and July 15 to enlist in the Marine Corps or other armed services. The policy extension broadens enlistment options and confirmation from Washington was not provided.
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ST. Louis
Marine Corps
Office of
Marine Corps Recruiting
Washington
Anna Roserberg
New Beginners Swim Class Opens in Konawa
KONAWA Special report announces a new beginners swim class opening Monday July 16 at the Xonawa Municipal pool. James Taylor, director of the summer recreation program, says the class is open to both adults and children as several adults have shown interest.
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Konawa
Xonawa
James Taylor
Famous Red General Rokossovsky Disappears in Poland
FRANKFURT Germany July 16 Soviet Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky once Poland defense minister has vanished from Warsaw for weeks. Western diplomats report rumors he was shot by a Polish major and taken to Moscow for treatment, though confirmation is uncertain. Rokossovsky, a top World War II general, was dispatched to Warsaw in 1949 by the Kremlin and born in a Poland then under Russian rule.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Poland
Soviet Union
Warsaw
Moscow
Rokossovsky
Russia
Kremlin
Platt Park Popularity Draws Family Reunions and Veterans
Sulphur Oklahoma reports Platt National Park remains a favored site for family reunions and a veterans gathering. The Thompson family held an annual reunion with 38 members from Houston and Phoenix, Higgins with 36 from Southern California, another park group 16 from Vinita, and 75 Spanish-American War veterans attended, with some families visiting for years.
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Platt National Park
Thompson
Houston
Texas
Phoenix
Ariz
Park
Higgins
Lower
California
Vinita
Oklo
Nobody Loved Him Hid in Chimney at Wandsworth Prison
A prisoner shouted I am nobody loves me then stripped and hid in a chimney during exercise. Police pried him loose with ladders and a decoy while an officer approached from behind, ending a naked escape attempt yesterday at Wandsworth prison. In another report, Democrat Paul Droit won Brushy township highway commissioner after a coin toss and a recount bid by Republican Oval Hankins in Saline County.
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London
Wandsworth
Centralia
Paul Droit
Brushy Township
Saline County
Hankins
Leopold Abdicates Belgian Throne in Sorrowful Ceremony
King Leopold II relinquishes the Belgian throne after unhappy years and urges support for his son Baudoin. Abdication occurs at 12:19 p.m. in Brussels as cabinet assumes royal power for 24 hours. Leopold's reign followed Albert I's death and tragedy including his wife’s automobile accident.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold II
Bausioun T. Leopold
Delifore
Leopold
Hs Young
Audoyin
Royad
Albert
Cromers to Teach in Eagle Nest Lake New Mexico
Mr and Mrs Ivan L Crame veteran Pontotoc county teachers will take charge of junior high scholastic work art crafts music and athletics at the consolidated school in Eagle Nest Lake New Mexico They come from Arizona where they taught at Dolberg Oakmean Pleasen Hill and McLish and have contributed to school facilities organization lunches physical education 4 H work and Red Cross service in wartime Ivan Cramer led a rope jumping team that helped raise 55000 in war bonds They plan to move to a home 65 miles southwest of Raton late in August.
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Ivan L. Crame
Pontotec County
Eagle Nest Lake
New Mexico
Eagle Nect Lake
Pontotoc County
Arizona
Dolberg
Oakmean
Pleasen
Hill
McLish
Furior Red Cross
Cromer
Ada
Ivan Cramer
Washington
Ada Hiehschso
Oklahoma
East Central College
Cromers
Raton
More Coffee But No Drop in Price
The Agriculture Department expects 33,000,000 bags produced for export in coffee regions, about 3,000,000 more than last season, but says no price drop is likely. It notes no imminent surplus and greater potential demand than current capacity, with a July 16 dateline.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Stalin Daughter Svetlana Marries In Kremlin Gala
London reports swipe fly over a lavish wedding of Svetlana Stalin to Mihail Kazanovich, son of a Politburo member. The ceremony July 3 drew a small guest list of 160 with extravagant dress and revelry at the Kremlin, amid mixed international reaction and travel to satellite states.
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London
Stalin
Svetlans
Thalian
Geneva
Mihail Kaganovich
Bure
Lazar Kazanovich
Setlana
Rome
Momento Sera
Becs Uor
Sunday Express
Kremlin
Svetlana
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
United States Expels Two Hungarian Diplomats in Retaliation
Washington July 18 A new retaliatory move targets Soviet satellites as the United States orders Hungary to withdraw two diplomats including the acting chief of the Hungarian mission and a U S information service secretary. The action declares them unwelcome and follows long U S policy of retaliation against certain nations.
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Washington
L.P
United States
Hungary
Legation
Buchapest
Ruth Tron
U.S. Information Service
Tornal Ratioa
Lies
Peter
Mrs Williams to Receive Degree Teach at Gerty
Mrs Berline Williams of Crety to graduate from Mast Central State College on July 28 with a B S in education. She majored in elementary education with a minor in English and will teach second and third grades in the Gerry school system near Garty.
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Mast Central State College
Berline Willams
Crety
Williams
Team High School
Gerty
Hughes County
East Central
G. W. Luna
Willams
Eldridge Williams
Garty
Gerry
New Drydock to Expedited Oil Shipments in Palermo
A new $320,000 floating drydock, partly financed by American funds, is set to make Palermo a leading tanker repair center on the Middle East oil route. The ancient port, popular with tanker operators, will gain a modern facility able to handle ships up to 30,000 gross tons, doubling Palermo’s port capacity from the current 15,000-ton limit. Palermo’s docks now operate at full due to frequent tanker traffic, with as many as 14 tankers present for maintenance or waiting.
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Palermo
Paermo
Christ Oras
Dro
Bodies of Eleven Sooners Arriving
SAN FRANCISCO July 16 F Bodies of 11 Oklahoma soldiers killed serving with the United Nations in Korea were due to arrive aboard the Furman Victor. The ship carried 440 other American troops for burial escorts. Names of the Oklahoma dead include Pie Jimmy Flanagan Roy L Fletcher Bobby J Jones Leo E Killingsworth Charles Kingsom Kenneth A McQuilliam Hugh W Philpott Samuel D Self Jack R Williams Jesse E Willis Curtis Younger and others.
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San Francisco
United Nations Army
Korea
Pie
Jimmy Flanagan
Eugenet Flannagan
Roy L. Fletcher
Lee Fletcher
Bobby J, Jones
Ernestine G. Jones
McAlester
Leo E. Killingsworth
Louia Killingsworth
Muse
Charles King
Sarah Kinz. Gower
Kenneth A. McQuilliam
Geraldine R. McQuilliam
Watonga
Hugh W. Philpott
Ruby N. Philpott
Lawton
Samuel D. Self
Gabriel Self
Keota
Jack R. Williams
Luke C. Williams
Jesse E. Willis
Lucy B. Willis
Ponca Cav
Cpl
Curtis Younger
Annie N. Yonger
Bristow
Kiwanians View 4-H Work Demonstrations in Ada
Ada Kiwanians Monday saw county 4-H club work including rope making by Ray Young and Jimmy Hart of the Fitzhugh club and a timely topic on livestock losses from mistreatment. Lester Smith outlined 4-H organization, with 52 projects and 2,000,600 U S members, 78,000 in Oklahoma, and 1,200 in Pontotoc County.
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Ada Kiwanians
Ray Young
Jimmy Hart
Fitzhugh Club
Lester Smith
U. S
Oklahoma
Pontatoc County
Fitzhugh Boys
Ray
Jimmy
Fitzhugh
Central Dairy
Lucas
Crood
Mrs Smith to Graduate and Teach in California
Lala Smith will receive a bachelor of science from East Central State College on July 26 and plans to teach in California. Her major is home economics with a business minor. She has eight years of teaching experience in Coal County and Salt Prairie, and married during high school, later returning to complete her education.
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Lala Smith
California
East Central State College
Webster Sets New Steer Roping Mark at Laramie Show
Shoat Webster of Lenapalt Oklahoma set a new world record in steer roping at the fourth annual Laramie Plains show in Wyoming. He tied a steer in 14.4 seconds, breaking Cotton Lee’s 15 second record, with 12 contestants roping five steers each. Everett Shaw of Stonewall Oklahoma led overall with 127.3 seconds total, earning top money of 216 dollars.
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Wyo
Shoat Webster
Lenapalt
Oxia
Everett Shaw
Stonewall
Okla
Webster
Sieer
Cotton Lee
Sumner
N. Mex
Shaw
Hie
Peanuts
BD Webster
Laz
Ieer
Mrs. Ruby Deaton to Receive East Central Degree
Mrs. Ruby E. Deaton formerly Ruby Riley will receive a bachelor of science degree from East Central State College July 26 with a major in elementary education and a minor in home economics. She plans to continue teaching after graduation and may tour the western United States for credit hours. Her sister Birdie Alley will accompany her.
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Ruby E. Deaton
Ruby Riley
East Central State College
Deates
United States
East Central
Birdie Alley
Old Mexico
Victoria
B. C
Mary Spencer to Graduate and Teach in Oklahoma City
Mary Spencer daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles F. Spencer plans to teach in the elementary grades in the Oklahoma City school system after receiving her bachelor of science degree from East Central on July 26. She majors in elementary education with a minor in history and social studies and has a long record of clubs and leadership at East Central and Oklahoma University.
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Mary Spencer
Charles F. Spencer
Oklahoma City
East Central
Mary
O. U
East Central Orchestra
International Relations Club
Epworth
Wesley Foundation
Horace Mann
Whitehead Teacher to Graduate From Central State College
Flora Jean Wiggins, Whitehead teacher in Garvin county, will graduate July 26 from Central State College Ada with a bachelor’s in business education and a minor in home economics. A Boswell high school 1946 graduate, she taught third and fourth grades two years, worked at Bond Florist, attended East Central College two years, then taught two more years while completing studies in summers. She plans to teach at Whitehead post graduation and is a Spanish club member at East Central. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wiggins of Boswell.
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Flora Jean Wiggins
Whitehead
East Central State College
Ada
Flora Jean
Garvin County
Boswell High School
Bond Florist Shop
Pauls Valley
East Central
Fred Wiggins
Bosweller Einen
King Farouk Loses Big at Italian Casino
Egypt's King Farouk reportedly gambled away 2,000,000 lire at Venice casino, losing on baccarat before trying chemin d or and baccarat again. Sources say the incident occurred early today during his stay in NICE Italy July 16.
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Farouk
Nice
Italy
Egypt
Farouk I
Zehaule
Venice
Baccarat
Eight Sooners Killed In Weekend Traffic Toll Rises
Eight Oklahoma residents died in weekend traffic crashes boosting the 1951 toll to 206, with five deaths Sunday and the eighth, Cpl. Doyle Wilson of Quinton, killed at 1:35 a.m. east of McAlester. Other victims included Mrs. Burkett of Tulsa, Anna Self of Boswell, and Hamilton of Clayton among multiple crashes across the state.
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Associated Press
Okishamans Wer
McAlester
U.S. 270
Bushy Creek Bridge
Doyle Wilson
Quinton
Highway Patrol
Wilson
Camp Chaifer
Ark
Kenneth Burkett
Tuls
Collison
Inez
Hugo
Bell
John McCully Bell
Warwick
Chandler
Hamilton
Clayton
Dry Creek Bridge
Corder
Claremore
Roark
Carl Payne
Gore
Payne
Meyer
Perry
June Riley to Receive Bachelor Degree and Teach
June Riley will receive a bachelor of science degree on July 26 with a major in business and a minor in home economics. She plans to teach at Olney, where she has taught for two years, and has a strong academic record including valedictorian honors, 4-H activity, and church and school piano duties.
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June Riley
Olney
Olney High School
June
East Central
Wapanucka
the Order of the Eastern Star
Six Collins Bills Pass in Oklahoma Legislature
KONAWA Special report: Second Lt Glen C Collins of Kona wan stationed in Hokkaido Japan has word that six bills he introduced in the Oklahoma house of representatives passed. Collins, of Company B 140th Infantry 45th Division, represents Seminole county and the measures focus on veterans benefits in the present emergency. Two bills provide admission to the Sulphur state veterans hospital for new active Thunderbirds and eligibility for the Old Soldiers' Home at Ardmore. Collins, a June 1959 East Central College Ada graduate, is cited.
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Konawa
Glen C. Collsins
Hokkaido
Japan
Oklahoma
House of Representatives
An. Collins
140Th Infantry
45Th Division
Seminole County
Collins
State Veterans Hospital
Sulphur
Thunderbirds
Soldiers
Ardmore
East Central College
Ada
Mr Chips Inspiring Cambridge Master Dies at 82
PORTMADOC Wales July 17 4¢Pi Mr Chips dies at his home aged 82. William H Balgarrie the model for James Hilton s Goodbye Mr Chips was a senior classical master at Leys School Cambridge where Hilton studied.
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Portmadoc
Wales
Mr. Chips
William H. Balgarrie
James Hilton
Leys School
Cambridge
Hilton
If . Pupee
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