East Hill Cemetery Plans Made for Community Cleanup
East Hill cemetery on a hill above Highway 12 holds about 3,500 burials since 1884 and ties many Roff residents. The council set an $800 fund toward $1,000 total, calling for 100 volunteers on Monday July 24 to clear and improve the 20 acre site, with donations to L. M. Merritt, Roff, Oklahoma.
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East Hill
Highway 12
Roff
Due Roff
Indian Territory
Henry Emerson
East Hill Cemetery
Pontotoc County
Raff
Fast Hill Cemetery
J. M. Merritt
5. M. Teel
A. L. Hathaway
Walling Brothers
Jack Sutton
Heathman
Byrd
And
Mes. Hunter
George A. Cox
J. Eddy
George W. Berry
Jude Quincy
Roy
Casualty List for This Area from Korean War reports
The Defense Department released casualty lists No 35 and 36 showing six wounded and two injured, plus 21 missing in action. The listed service members include Cel Thomas F Railing Sgt FC David P Studer Pvt Harry C Rodecape and Sgt Keith Bo Rignes among others, with addresses in Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas and Kansas.
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Washington
U?i
Defense Department
Imaden
Thomas F. Railing
Mildred Bellinger
Lawrence
Kans
Harry C. Rodecape
Bertha Rodecape
West and
St. Fulton
Howarnth
Shackelford
Mary Shackelford
Afa
Okla
Raleigh T. Sigg
Mable Sharp
St. W
Oklahoma City
David P Studer
Dorothy M. Studer
South 22Th Stregh
Fort Smith
Ark
Pic
William H. Stansbury
Williams
Raimes
John RB. Stewart
Margaret Stovall
Market Ave
St Louis
Cicil R. Glass
Joe, L. Glass
Louisburg
Missouri
Charles R. L. Oltman
Charles E. Townes
North Campbell Ave
Springfield
Keith Bo Rignes
Nellie M. Richter
Admiral Place
Tulsa
Okin
Claude H. Bonham
Zelma P. Elwood
Fe South 10Th Street
Hannibal
Tomato Crop May Be Harvested Near Westville
Oklahoma City July 22 report says the state board of agriculture predicts the tomato crop may be harvested near Westville in Adair County.
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Oklahoma City
State Board of Bariculture
Oklahoma
Westville
Adair County
Brannan seeks wider rights to move surplus food
Secretary Brannan asked Congress for authority to ship government surplus perishables to the hungry at home and abroad. He urged allowing transportation cost coverage and packaging into suitable sizes, noting current limits force waste despite ample stocks of butter cheese dried eggs and milk and mounting disposal problems.
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Washington
Brannan
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
Five Held After Seizure of Whisky
SHREVEPORT Louisiana July 22 Five persons tied to an Oklahoma whiskey operation are in Caddo parish jail on nine counts with bonds totaling 6800. Two face liquor law violations and aggravated battery in a mistaken identity pistol whipping. Three are material witnesses. Seized assets include a 1950 auto and trailer, a small truck, a large black transport truck and three pistols.
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Shreveport
Sherr Jd
Howell Flournoy
Caddo Parish
Louisiana
Willan F. Woods, Jr
K. Wideman
Widewive
Mug
Auto and Traiier
Samuel P Adams Dies in England Father of Ada linked families
Samuel P Adams, father of Mrs. Howard Fleet of Ada, died at his Kidder Minster home in England Saturday night. He was 63. Surviving are Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Fleet, Geoffrey, Alan and two grandchildren.
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Samuel P. Adams
Howard
Fleet
Ada
Kidder Minster
England
Henry Grant
Martin Stringer
Adams
Geoffrey
America
Alan
Head of Reds in State Speaks Out
Alan Shaw the only admitted communist in Oklahoma declares peace a needed idea as he leads the Oklahoma and Arkansas communist party from a frame house. He says hundreds assist without formal rolls fearing job loss and community ostracism and denies any organizational links to other countries.
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Alan Shaw
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Shaw
Oklahoma and
Arkansas Communist Party
Communist Party
A Boom in Hardwood Veneers
A record volume of 4,000,000,000 square feet of hardwood veneers is produced this year to meet rising demand for fancy plywood. Veneer makers note grain figured veneers for furniture and cabinetry are joined by new demand for yew doors and interior wall panels in large homes.
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New York
The
Veneer Association
Ewing
First Cavalry Now In Lines
General MacArthur announced North Korean forces had recaptured Yongdok with allied naval gunfire and ground support. American and South Korean troops attacked Reds, with the First Cavalry Division bolstering defenses near Taejon and Taejon-Nongdong road. Skies clearing. air forces to resume full-scale operations. 24th Division yielded 70 miles in 18 days, with Maj. Gen. Dean wounded during the Taejon retreat.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Yongdok
Korea
Rede
Zala
Fallen Taejon
U.S
First Cavalry
Associated Press
William R. Moore
Taejon- Nongdong
Taejon
24Th
William F. Dean
Oakman Cemetery cleanup drive with new mower
Oakman community members bought a mower for cemetery upkeep and urge relatives buried there to help this week. Volunteers from Ada and nearby areas are invited to join any day to clean and level the grounds so the mower can be used to maintain the site in good condition.
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Oakman
Ada
Fire Department Responds After Two Separate Incidents
Firemen made one and a half runs Monday morning with no injuries reported. In the first, four women requested aid with a car, a cigarette lighter overheated and burned in two pieces but electric current was cut to prevent further damage. Later, Foster Me Swain’s home reported a washing machine overload. the motor stalled and melted clothing until the belt was removed and the machine operated again.
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Firecen
Foster Me
Reading Lincoln Love Tragedy and Wry Reflections
Cal Tinney muses on Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln with humor and ironies about marriage. He speculates how Ann Rutledge might have changed history, jokes about domestic strife, and reflects on clinging to old companions like a beloved car as marriages age and endure.
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Cal Tinney
Wildhorse III
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Mary Todd
Ann Rutledge
Mary Todd Lincoln
Abe
Oklahoma City Listed as 45th City in Nation
The federal census bureau released figures showing Oklahoma City ranking 45th in population, slipping from fourth place over the past decade. Tulsa remains second with about 186,584 residents.
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Washington
Oklahoma City
Oversalted vegetables met quick potato remedy
A reader notes oversalted vegetables can be rescued by a peeled raw potato that absorbs the excess salt within minutes. The piece mentions U.S. agriculture departments and insecticides like toxaphene and tactics to attract pests with light traps in corn fields.
Government says food enough despite Korean crisis
Washington reports abundant food supplies and little impact from the Korean crisis on civilian provisions. Prices are unlikely to rise more than 3 to 4 percent this year, with the 1950 retail average near 1949 levels. Employment and defense spending may boost demand, but stocks remain ample and hoarding discouraged.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Truman
Korea
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Europe Key Point in World's Battle for Religious Freedom
Cleveland July 24 71 The Baptist World Alliance leader Rev Walter O Lewis told the world congress that a thoroughly Christian Europe would help solve global problems He warned that religious liberty is blocked by state churches and that European Baptists are forming federations to press for freedom He noted increasing pressure in iron curtain nations with informants in Baptist churches and urged prayers for Christians worldwide
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Europe
Cleveland
The
Baptist World Congress
Walter O. Lewis
London
Baptist World Alliance
Eart
Lewis
Italy
Rusia
Alliance
B Y
Otter
Iron Curtain
Baptists Warned of Losing Sight of Christian Ideals
The Baptist World Congress warned Christianity faces danger of losing its principles. A 19 member commission led by Dr. Stanley J. Stuber issued a manifesto urging religious liberty and separation of church and state, appealing to rulers in communist lands and urging UN action.
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Cleveland
Baptist World Congress Today
Commission On Religious Liberty
Stanley J. Stuber
York
N. Y
Baptist World Alliance Executive Committee
Roman Catholica
Mnifesto
Caase
United Nations
Throw Subversives In Jail Resolution From Legion
INDIANAPOLIS July 24 Department commanders of the American Legion adopted unanimously a resolution calling for imprisonment of any person who supports or sponsors subversive acts against the government. National Commander George N. Craig urged universal military training and campaign to enact it. Craig said universal training is the least expensive, most effective national security measure and that its adoption will not break the country. He also urged cutting government expenditures not tied to national security and dropping support for new pension and bonus laws.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
George N. Craig
Brazil
Ind
Legion
Banker dies in Shawnee founder of local bank passes
Pi-Charles FE Bowlby, a founder of the American National Bank in Shawnee, died at Shawnee hospital today. He was a prominent banker in the community.
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Shawnee, Oklo
Charles FE. Bowlby
American National Bank
Shawnee Hospital
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Taejen
Oakman Cemetery
Aching Abe
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Jona
Ucal
Seze
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Aznculture
U. S. Army
South Korea
Nea-Acme Ataft
Ed Hoffman
Thorn
Dr. Lewis
Legion Department
Sepp Wiler
Munich
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