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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1949

Page

3

Mayor Finerty Tours Europe in Contested Kids Program

A foreign correspondent describes Mayor Finerty’s transatlantic trip highlighting a Children’s Village program in Europe. The piece notes events at Chileren's Village with Dobbs Furey, 1400 residents, and visits to Germany France Austria. It covers reactions to wartime schooling and the cultural mix of national groups within the host facilities.

Mavi Pinnerly Anil Regian Denise Riet Miyar Ruatty Finneety Johin Chileren Perimuntty Dobbs Furey Finnerty Ras Enpe Ehvckivally Germany France Tial Austria Chi Depn Villajtos Arias Slim Pin Pampyin Planta Mia

Three From Antlers into Marine Corps

Three men from Antlers enter the Marine Corps, enlisting at the Ada Marine Corps office in Roost 307. Liston Coffey John Wedding ton and Virgid O Quinn all of AU's depart for the Marine Recruit Depot in San California for a one year basic training cruise. All are 18 years old and enlisted through the local office.

United States Marine Corps Liston Coffey John Weddington Virgid O'Quinnn Mierine Recruit Depot San California Ada Marine

Pastel Nea Sprytes Set Neckwear Trend

New York reports pastel neckties dominate NEA Sprytes fashion news for summer. Designers note a wide range of patterns from plain to bold, including sports motifs, florals, and abstract prints. Styles feature castles and whimsy, with varied grounds and color contrasts.

New York Woundation

Letter hints of death and money mania in missing officer

Harrisburg reports detail a 40 year old grand marshal missing since Sunday. Edith J. Cassey, longtime secretary manager of the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, is charged with forgery and larceny after a $320,000 shortage emerged from a misdirected letter. Police say a suicide hint may have been a decoy. audit confirms large missing funds. Louis Cass ey, her husband, expresses shock at the charges.

Harrisburg Edith J. Cassey Pennsylvania State Kurses Association Brg Cassey Ellette F. Dowling Katherine Miller Association Lewis M. Cassey

May Weddings Gutscore Divorces Show Licenses Rush

May saw more marriages than divorces with a late Saturday rush on May 28 as couples hurried to obtain licenses. Licenses issued include Jack McNutt and Jessee Tilfey, Ada residents, plus many others from Stratford, Sunnyvale, Seminole, Shawnee, and surrounding areas. Names appear in a long list of couples with ages and hometowns.

Jack McNutt Jessee Carline Tilfey Ada B. Milem Stratford Fons Cochean F. Baker Sunnyvale Stella Lynn Howard Welborn Laura Crnps Stonewall Donald K. Matthews Eva Bernice Miller Ac Ear Crow Seminole Beth Bude Clyad Gasady Robbins James C. Hampton Bonhada Pax Lorane John Melba F Ong

Western Powers Propose Plan as Vishinsky Objects

Paris May 28 The three western powers unveiled a plan for Germany unification under a central federal authority via the Bonn constitution, with Russia to accept freedoms for East Germans and a majority-vote four-power control for postwar administration. Vishinsky, seeing the plan as aimed at all Germany, rejected it as one‑sided, asking for time to study it. The proposal demands vast reforms, reparation controls, and a statute to end military government while limiting Soviet veto power.

Paris Germany Russia Bonn Andre Vishinsky Ernest Bevin Robert Sechumen Foreign Ministers Council U.S Dean Acheson Persom Vishinaiy East Germany Capmters Vishinsky Allied Control Council Bevin Control Council High Commission

Grove Cattleman, Banker Is Dead in Grove Oklahoma

Obituary note for Fred M. Hartley 53 a noted cattle raiser and banker in Oklahoma who died after a years long illness and stroke. He owned a large ranch near Centralia and had been appointed to a regional banking or rural development post in 1920s. Funeral plans incomplete. A long list of names appears as an OCR fragment.

Grove Okla Fred M. Hartley Hartley Centralia Robert S. Kerr U.S

Dairy cattle fly control shifts from DDT to Methoxychlor

State entomologists and the U S Department of Agriculture recommend Methoxychlor as a safer alternative to DDT for dairy cattle. DDT traces found in interstate shipments prompt caution. A two-application spray plan for cotton pests targets the first generation of pests after squares appear, with mixing ratios including gamma benzene hexachloride and sulfur. A. J. Dodsons of Clarita reports his cotton at four leaves and readiness to dust as squares form.

Rentomologists U.S. Department of Agriculture Cealgate Pure Food and Drug Administration United States Pure Food and Drug A. J. Dodsons Clarita

Union Valley HD Group Meet Highlights Club Activity

The Union Valley Hone Derm cestration club met Thursday with 15 members present. They welcomed a new member and discussed good grooming led by Miss Mota. A community bride CW. Brits was showered by the group, and gifts were exchanged by secret pals. Attendance included 19 members and 24 visitors.

Union Valley Hone Dermcestration Club Addie Maley Belleall Mota Beula Yeeroa Phillips

Rebellion Boiling Up in Un-American Activities Group

A revolt flares within the House Un-American Activities Committee as some Democrats and Republicans demand more open sessions and less secrecy. Members warn of a showdown at the next meeting while arguing that testimony should be publicly aired when possible to expose communists and curb smearing.

Washington House Frina Forea Oether Congress Wood

Briggs Case Goes To Jury Saturday

Briggs, a Bevearah peace officer and ex sheriff, faces a district court jury after closing arguments. He stands trial on ten counts including bribery and willful maladministration, with the state alleging he took payments from bootleggers led by Pred Payne. Judge Carroll instructed the jury to consider each charge separately and weigh evidence since January 1949.

Muskogee Okla Wi_Tae Eddie J. Briggs District Court Daferse Bevearah E.G. Carroll Tols Briggs Carroll Lol Edmondson San v Lattimece Pred Slim) Payne Payne U.S Oklahoma City

Rented Plane In Crash Near Marshfield

A rented Cessna 170 crashed near Marshfield, Massachusetts, at 2:36 PM. The Hart family from Lincoln Nebraska were aboard. no injuries were reported. Sheriff and local authorities questioned two others as the craft clipped a wire fence. the family continued by auto to visit relatives.

Marshfield Sim Crasnet Paul A. Hart Lincoln Neb Jeracleup Webster County Uaringbers Hart Thie Wite Brunke Weiler Dou Anal Ann Weiler Fier Wise Waller

State 4 H Round Up and Fashion Dress Revue Report

MABEL MOTE reports preparations for the State 4 H Round Up at Oklahoma A and M. Participants Doris Binkley, Doyce McAnally, Patsy Thompson, and Ida Belle Neely will attend general activities, a health contest, and a Dress Revue with theme A Date With A Dream. Wilma and Ida Belle Neely perform yeast bread demonstration. Friday features group discussions on Better Living for a Better World.

Oklahoma A M. Cortege Doris Binkley Byng Doyce McAnally Ren Patsy Thompson McLissyairs Ida Belle Neely Latae Foyee McAnaly Pontotee County Collage Dotis Binkley Byng 4-Keluh Mabisk Halim Patsy Wilma Ada Rofy H. Bryant Hoff Koff Mra Raymond Laséman D. Roff Paul G. Wilson Clu Nouse Roff

Four Chosen for 18s Base of Fan Hall of Fame

Norman, Okla May 24 P The Oklahoma Memorial association today announced the choice of four Oklahomans for its Hall of Fame. They are Gacar Jagabsor professor emeritus of the University of Oklahoma school of art, Robert Hefner former mayor of Oklahoma City, P B Wamdament Yukon retired newspaperman, and Mrs T B Gore widow of the late T F Gore former U S senator from Oklahoma.

Norman Okla Oklahoma Memorial Association Gacar Jagabsor University of Oklahoma School of Art Robert Hefner Formm Oklahoma City P. B. Wamdament Yukon Irs T. BP. Gore T. F. Gore U. S Oklahoma

Lightning Bolt Fatality Report Near Sieid

A lightning strike near Sieid fatally injured Lad Pryor, son of Mr and Mrs Swatt Gambel, while he was working at his father’s wife's site. The event occurred during a brief thunderstorm.

Lad Pryor Okla Iamoa Waas Sieid Bie

Molotov Plan Seen Failing East European Recovery

Washington reports say the Molotov Plan for eastern Europe lacks a precise program and may be draining resources from the satellite states. Czech, Romanian moves and Moscow directed speeches hint at economic strain and possible shifts to gain western acceptance. Exiled Czech officials warn Prague of economic fragility and a push to replace non communists in government.

Ioan M. Hightower Washington Eastern Europe Russia United States Molotov Prague Moscow State Department Rumania Britain

Car theft and pursuit near Lockheed parking lot in Burbank

Arthur Sullivan, a Lockheed Aircraft employee, started his car in the company lot and drove a short distance when a thief with a gas tag was observed. Police theorize the thief stalled the car by cutting the gas supply, allowing a pursuit to end with the car left behind.

Burbank Calif May Asthur Sullivan Lockheed Aircraft

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