Fittstown Social Notes Roundup of Local Visits
Mrs Nan Forcees returned from Colorado visiting daughter and family. Kyle Boggs from Tishomingo called on friends. Haught Ray left for Wichita Falls Texas for several days. The Graper and Taylor families hosted visitors including Elmer Taylor from Monroe City Indiana and Mrs Bobby Taylor and Jo Ann Conklin from Belleville Illinois. H B Turner left for a Florida vacation. Baptist youth left for Falls Creek. Rev So deman predicts good attendance. Ab Davis ill with severely infected eye. Ed Reed and sons of Seminole visited the Reeds, as Carley Davis and children spent Sunday with Ab Davis. Methodist church held picnic supper and fellowship. Dewey Manahan and Ernest Manahan of Lima Ohio, visiting, spent the weekend with Ralph Manahan in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan Forcees
Colorado
Tom Eichenberger
Kyle Boggs
Tishomingo
Fittstown
Haught Ray
Wichita Falls
Texas
Bobby Taylor
Jo Ann Conklin
Belleville
Ill
Elmer Taylor
Monroe City
Ind
Graper
Taylor
H. B. Turner
Florida
The
Baptist Church
Falls Creek
Holt Sodeman
J. R. Ross
Ab Davis
Ed Reed
Sons
Seminole
George Reed
Carley Davis
Methodist Church
Dewey Manahan
Ernest Manahan
Lima
Ohio
Ralph Manahan
Oklahoma City
Massengale Promoted to Colonel in Air Force Service
William M. Massengale was promoted from lieutenant colonel to colonel on June 18. He is attached to the Far Eastern Air Force headquarters Inspector General Flying Safety Division. A Ada High School graduate, he attended East Central State College and the University of Oklahoma. He has served since just before Pearl Harbor and has been at his current post about two years. A sister, Mrs. John Olive, is at the family home, 530 West Twelfth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Massengale
Gertie Massengale
M .Ngale
Far Eastern Air Force
Ada High School
Massengale
Fast Cntral State College
University of Alahoma
Pearl Harbor
John Olive
West Twelfth
Louisiana Elects Congress Members
New Orleans reports a quiet primary ending for seven House seats with Democrats voting in seven districts. Incumbents Hebert Boggs Willis Brooks Passman Larcade and Allen faced opposition while Morrison ran unopposed in the Sixth. Republican votes also cast in the First. Winners in the Second and Fifth districts expect GOP challenge in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
Congress
James H. Morrison
Edward Hebert
Hale Boggs
Edwin Willis
Overton Brooks
Otto Passman
Henry Larcade Jr
A. Leonard Allen
Twe
Pickup Smashed in Creek Bed Crash Near Ada
J B Raney of McAlester suffered a broken leg and head injuries when his pickup struck a steel bridge and plunged 20 feet into a creek bed near Ada. Highway Patrolman Aubrey Mitchell investigated the 10 mile east of Ada crash and Raney was listed in fair condition at Valley View hospital. Deward West reported the wreckage and asked for a cigarette before aid arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Raney
McAlester
Ada
Highway
Aubrey Mitchell
Raney
Valley View Hospital
Deward West
Rt. 2
Allen
West
Austrian Pro Nazi Laws Draw U S Protest
Washington reports United States Britain France and Russia protest Austrian laws that grant amnesty for some Nazis and restore properties and offices. The four occupying powers can veto or unanimously disapprove the measures to prevent adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Allied Occupation Council
U. S
Britain
France
Russia
Pullman Rates Rise Delayed to Sept 22
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized increases in Pullman sleeping car fares but postponed their start from yesterday to Sept. 22 to allow a new study. Military authorities warned the higher rates would burden moving personnel and the Air Force sought reconsideration. The plan would raise a lower-berth standard fullman car from $4.05 to $5 with proportional hikes on other accommodations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington P
Interstate Commerce Commission
Two Bound Over For Robbery Trial
At a Monday preliminary hearing before Peace Justice C. W. Floyd, Bill Ray Williams and Wayne Danby were bound over to district court for trial on a combined robbery charge. Bonds were set at $5,000 each. The pair allegedly took $106 from Ray L. Nickell after offering him a ride from a tavern north of the city into Ada where his car was parked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Floyd
Bill Ray Williams
Wayne Danby
Ray L. Nickell
Nickell
Sheriff's Office
Ada
Parachute Fails During Club Initiation Fatalizes Woman
Dorothy Berard of Harrison died when her parachute failed to open during a Budd Lake airport jump for a Sky Divers Club initiation organized by her husband Joseph. About 700 spectators urged the jump, and the crowd mourned as her husband collapsed. A club member warned the tragedy may end the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budd Lake
N. J
Dorothy Berard
Harrison
Joseph
Sky Divers Club
Budd Lake Airport
Enid Woman Dies After Collision Report
Mrs. Marie Malinda Hall 56 died in a two car Enid collision at 5 30 am at an intersection. Her auto overturned twice and landed on her body after she was thrown clear. The toll reached 291 traffic deaths for Oklahoma this year. A 21 year old Spavinaw man died yesterday on State Highway 20 after losing control of his convertible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Marie Malinda Hall
Enid
Oklahoma
Rs. Hall
Route 1
Spavinan
Killers of Child Get Life Sentence
In Tampa Florida Circuit Judge Henry C Tillman sentenced John and Alice Cliffe to life imprisonment after a jury found them guilty of second degree serious abuse in the death of 4 year old Wayne Colham. The couple admitted punishing the boy by beating starving and hanging him for disobedience leading to his death during the third night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Wayne Colham
John
Alice Cliffe
Henry C Tillman
Cliffes
Patrolman Stops Car but Stork Goes Unimpeded
Patrolman John Burke Jr. stopped a speeding car driven by Severn Bradt of Baldwinsville on Sunday night in Syracuse. After Bradt explained he was escorting his wife to Crouse Irving Hospital, Burke provided a police escort but a five pound seven ounce girl was born before arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sat
Acuse
N. Y
John Burke Jr
Severn Bradt
Baldwinsville
Crouse- Irving Hospital
Burke
Bradt
Farouk Flees to Capri With Bride and Infant King
Egypt's ex king Farouk stopped at Capri on a yacht voyage into exile with his wife Narriman and baby King Fuad II. Egypt's ambassador to Italy greeted the royal yacht near Naples as speculation swirled about the ex monarch's next destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farouk
Capri
Naples
Italy
Egypt
Isle of Capri
Bay of
Mahrous- Sa
U. S
Fuad II
Mohamed Naguib Bey
Narriman
Norriman
French Riviera
Rapallo
Italian Riviera
Steel Scramble Hit By Government Allocation Plan
A nationwide scramble for available steel emerges as government plans to allocate metal to defense and other sectors threaten plant shutdowns and layoffs. Industry spokesmen warn shortages may slow oil wells 9,000 planned for this year, auto sheet ingot needs, and railcar deliveries while defense drives top priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dawson
New York
Detroit
Kennon Urges Democratic Central Committee on Stevenson Ticket
Baton Rouge Robert Kennon said the Democratic State Central Committee will decide if the Louisiana party backs the Stevenson Sparkman presidential ticket. He noted uncertainty in the South about Stevenson and Sparkman and urged the full party to decide with input from the 100 member central committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Robert Kennon
Democratic State Central Committee
Louisiana
South
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
John Sparkman
Alabama
Kennon
Survey Finds Buses Fastest On Oklahoma Highways
A survey in Oklahoma City shows buses outrunning cars and trucks with 17 buses averaging 53.82 mph. Cars averaged 51.13 mph and trucks 45.44 mph, with over half of buses exceeding the 55 mph daytime limit and some hitting 65 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Ada women attend Credit Women's Club meeting in OKC
Four Ada members attended the Credit Women's club session in Oklahoma City at the Biltmore hotel ahead of the state convention. Attendees from Ada were Harriette Schroeder Ellen Yond Benna Smith and Wilma Lackey. Mrs Smith is state vice president and Mrs Young sits on the state executive board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Credit Women’s Club
Oklahoma City
Biltmore Hotel
Bartlesville
Adanee
Harriette Schroeder
Ellen Yond
Benna Smith
Wilma Lackey
Nelsons Hold Family Reunion At Oklahoma Home
A weekend family reunion gathered at Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Nelsons home at 1011 East Eighth. Attendees included Gilmer Nelson and daughter Christy from Muskogee. Harold Nelson and children Cheryl Janet and John from Corpus Christi. U Oian Swearingen and sons Don and Brian from Bartlesville. Leland Nelson and son from Oklahoma City. and the hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Nelson
East Eighth
Gilmer Nelson
Christy
Muskogee
Harold Nelson
Cheryl
Janet
John
Corpus Christi
Tex
Uoian Swearingen
Don
Brian
Bartlesville
Leland Nelson
Oklahoma City
Mrs Trimm Dies Tuesday in Hospital
Esther Trimm of Ada Route 1 died Tuesday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Criswell Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Trimm
Ada
Route 1
Criswell Funeral Home
Robbers Hit Wee Nippy Cafe in El Monte
Police investigated a robbery at the Wee Nippy Cafe in El Monte California. The burglars stole four cases of beer and 191 dollars from the cash register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Monte
Calif
Twenty Pontotoc County Women Leave for Stillwater Conference
Twenty Pontotoc county home demonstration club members and officials depart by automobile for the Farm Home conference at Oklahoma A and M college. The four day event opens Tuesday at Stillwater with speakers including Dr John Abernathy and Stanley Amres, drawing about 2000 women statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc
Frisco
Pearl Surgnier
Esther Canada
Cedar Grove
Charles Enloe
Pickett
Dorothy Sullivan
Fitzhugh
Martha Mote
Minnie Lou McDaniel
County HD
Oklahoma Farm Club
Stanley Amrews
Point Four
General Assembly
John Abernathy
Abernathy
Lloyd M. White
Kansas City
College of the Bible
Columbia
James D. Wyker
Oliver William
Apie
Oklahoma A. and . College
Shawnee Brown
Mena Hogan
Washington, D.C
Ken Wright
WKY
Oklahoma City
Next Checks Will Reflect Increase
OKLAHOMA CITY Frank S. Cleckler administrator of the Veterans Administration regional office said today that compensation and pension payment increases to disabled veterans are provided by the new law. The increases range from 5 to 15 percent on most disability and death payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Frank S. Cleckler
Veterans Administration
Stratford News Hospital news and local visits fill Stratford lists
Mrs. Francis Staff in Lindsay hospital after major surgery reports satisfactory recovery. Area residents visit and travel Friday through Sunday including Mrs. Kenneth Andrews, Mrs. Willie Watts, Mrs. A. S. Robertson, Mrs. Delia McGeehee, and others. Families relocate and visit relatives in Stratford and nearby towns, with several trips to Oklahoma and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Staff
F. P. Staff
Lindsay
Kenneth Andrews
Willie Watts
A. S. Robertson
Midwest Heat Waves Reach Northeastern States
The region faced scorching heat and high humidity with 90s heat across Oklahoma to the Atlantic Coast. Cooler air was moving east while yesterday saw 100 degree readings in the Ohio Valley, Missouri and Southern Kansas. Bluefield West Virginia set a 54 year record at 99 degrees breaking the 1898 high of 98.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Texas
Atlantic Coast
Ohio Valley
Missouri
Kansas
Dakotaa
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Bluefield
West Virginia
Binghamton Water Main Break Halts City Supply
About 80 000 residents faced water rationing as a pipeline break cut off 90 percent of the city’s homes and slowed business. Workmen rushed repairs after increasing pressure by 20 pounds to boost service following the break yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
N. Y
New York City
AEC Authorizes Major Testing Station at Idaho
The Atomic Energy Commission authorized a 33 million dollar testing station for atomic powered aircraft. Construction will begin this summer at the National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho. About 1,000 workers will be employed at peak construction and 200 operating staff will be required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AEC
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Idaho
Local marriages list Ada area couples wed
L. C. Eubank aged 19 of Ada married Ern estine Landrith 18 from Pontotoc. Hubert Everett Jr. 26 of Konawa wed Mary Coats 22 of Ada. Billy Pat Mooney 19 of Seminole married Mary Alice Elliott 18 from Wewoka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Eubank
Ada
Ernestine Landrith
Pontotoc
Hubert Everett Jr
Konawa
Mary Coats
Billy Pat Mooney
Mary Alice Elliott
Wewoka
French Admit Bloody War in Indo China
The French high command said forces killed or wounded 500 Viet Minh troops in five days of fighting in Central and North Indochina. French losses were not given. Viet Minh overran two posts with only six French survivors at one site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Indochina
Notable Hottest Spots Warn of Humidity's Grip
The article tours Death Valley's Cow Creek as the nation’s hottest area and Greenland Ranch nearby where workers endure extreme heat. It contrasts Tavernier Florida's year round damp heat and humid Gulf and Atlantic coast pockets, noting humidity often feels worse than the mercury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point
Death Valley
Associated Press
Cow Creek
Calif
Greenland Ranch
Pacific Coast Borax Company
Charles A. Scholl
National Park Rangers
Emigrant Pass
Furance Creek Inn
Pacific Coast Borax
California-Nevada-Arizona
Tavernier
Fla
Miami
Florida Keys
South Sea Islands
Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Wilmington
N. C
Domestic Duties Shift as Husbands Cook at Home
A columnist observes a quiet shift in marriage roles with husbands not only bringing home food but cooking it. The piece playfully contrasts old kitchen norms with modern male cooks, noting wives long freed from the mess of kitchen chores and a future where courting may hinge on culinary skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mama
Father
Frances
Cattle Market Pressured as Picket Lines Persist
Oklahoma City stockyards see a heavy cattle run amid ongoing union strike at National Stockyards Company. About 5 000 cattle 1 000 calves 1 000 hogs and 600 sheep expected as Armour and Wilson plants run on limited or full scale respectively. Federal mediator Ethan Walker to chair talks with union and management that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Meat Packing Industry
National Stockyards Company
Armour
CIO Packing House Workers of America
Wilson
R. H. Borchers
W. W. Martin
Martin
Ethan A. Walker
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Italians May Have H Bomb In Hydrogen Experiment
The Italian Defense Ministry announced a nighttime explosion in Italy to transform hydrogen into helium. Officials said only a very small amount of hydrogen was involved and that results could not be judged until a scientific review is complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Defense Ministry
New York
Italy
Randolfo Pacciardi
Il Giornale D'Italia
Pacciardi
Ada Man Fatally Injured in Oil Field Accident
Frank Pierce Buck Jones 49 of Ada was killed near County Line in the Alma oil field when a pin released and a pipe tong mechanism struck him in the eye. Witnesses said the tongs swung from a mispositioned device. Survived by wife Cristella and children plus six brothers and two sisters. Funeral plans pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pierce
Buck” Jones
West Seventh
County Line
John Vinson
Allen
Alma Field
Dirk-Wegener Drilling Company
Oklahoma City
Jones
Cristella Jones
Bill Ryan
Arlington
Tex
Sgt
Browell B. Jones
Hampton
W. F Jones
Wyatt M. Jones
Houston
Jess Jones
Velma
George Grant
B. O. Crawford
Ada
Madge Cook
Compton
Calif
W. A. Bryant
Smith Funeral Ome
One Steel Group Still Holds Out For Pay Boost
In Ambridge 1500 workers at A. M. Byers Co rejected the CIO United Steelworkers settlement seeking a 12 percent raise plus a half cent per job classification boost averaging 16 cents an hour. Ambridge Local 1268 leader Larry Laughlin said the deal could reach 23 cents for some, prompting turnout against the majority. The strike continues at both plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
A. M. Byers Co
Ambridge
CIO
United Steelworkers
Larry Laughlin
Ambridge Local 1268
Byers
South Side
Quiet Widow Charged With Larceny Aiding Husband
Roberta Wright, 28, widow of burglar Millard Wright, is jailed on 22 burglary charges for allegedly acting as lookout as her husband robbed homes in four states, totaling over $25,000 in goods. Wright killed himself in June after police found stolen items in his Pittsburgh apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Millard F. Wright
Roberta Wright
Paul A. Rittelmann
Wright
Pittsburgh
Theoretical Seeing of a Standard Candle at 50 Miles
A standard candle of exactly one candlepower could theoretically be seen in complete darkness under ideal conditions for about 50 miles.
McGranery Declines Asbestos Pants In White House Talk
Attorney General James P. McGranery told about 88 teenagers at Boys Nation that he can get along without asbestos pants his predecessor advised. He praised the cleanup campaign as progressing with some removals but few public details, and emphasized accountability for wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Adam
Washington
James P. McGranery
J. Howard McGrath
McGranery
McGrath
Special Administration
Newbold Mor
Boys’ Nation
Seaton
Morris
Man
Interew
Bob Marti
Welsh
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada
Ada investors see higher yields as reported for vested amounts. Officials confirm continued capitalization and improved payout efficiency. Local financial observers note steady growth and favorable market conditions.
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Fittstown News
W. M. Massengale
Williams
Danby
Husband
Stork
By James M. Long
Demo la
Adans
Credit Women’s Board
E. H. Nelsons
Big Stillwater
Stratford News
Alton Larmon
Tommy of
Delia McGeehee
Jane Sheppard
Virgil Turner
Silas Collins
Kate Butler
Arthur Keef
Amber Sunday
W. E. Nutt of
E. W. Milsap
W. E. Smith
Billy
Betty
Hattie Stephens
Heber Springs
Ark
Mary Lou Wilson
Edmond
Evelyn Milsap
Charley Perry
Helen Riggs
Barbara
Hugh Callen
Johnnie Ballard
Fort Scott
Kan
Stratford
Virgil M. Morris
State Hospital
Norman
B. E. Selph
Selph
McGee School
Self
Tom Strickland
W. W. Reynolds
Pauls Vacy
J. D. Reynolds
Keither Reynolds
Lee Hurd
Leo Abney
Frank Rannals
Rannals
Midwest
Indo-China
Hal Boyle
Aken
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