Voters Boost Interest in Pontotoc County Primaries
In Pontotoc County the upcoming July 1 primary and runoff draw attention as candidates campaign through the county with door knocking and public speaking. Many voters inquire about changing party affiliation, but changes must be filed 90 days before the election, making the switch in time for the primary unlikely. The county races for attorney, sheriff, and court clerk heighten campaign activity in the weeks ahead.
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Pontotoc County
C. O. Hunt
Hunt
Two Men Steal DC4 In California and Fly It to Texas
In California the four engine DC4 was stolen from United States Overseas Airlines. Lloyd A. Webb and Leonard C. Mills, both New York City men, were arrested after landing the craft in Brownsville Texas. Webb claimed the plane would be held until a New York lawsuit against USOA is settled. The aircraft had served on the Korean airlift.
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California
Texas
Brownsville
Tex
Oakland
Calif
New York City
Gus O. Krausse
Lloyd A. Webb
Leonard C. Mills
Civil Aeronautics Authority
United States Overseas Airlines
CAA
Krausse
Webb
U. S. Overseas Airlines
New York
USOA
Edward F. Norman
Canamex ‘Corp
Webb and
Eisenhower says he would go anywhere for secure peace
General Eisenhower told reporters he would go anywhere and do anything, even meet Stalin if needed, to secure peace though he questioned whether such a meeting would help. He also defended himself against a claim linking him to Alger Hiss and noted his unenthusiastic view of that connection.
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Eisenhower
Relman Morin
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stalin
Abilene
Emmanuel M. Josephson
Rockefeller
Alger Hiss
Hiss
State Department
Josephson
Carnegie Foundation For International Peace
Germans Flee Eastern Zone Amid Armament Drive
Thousands of East Germans flee Soviet controlled territory into Bonn republic areas as communists accelerate arming in schools and factories. High schools train in firearms and communications while FDJ youths gear for defense units. East German leaders vow rearmament to deter the West.
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Berlin
East Germany
Bonn Republic
East Berlin
Communist Free German Youth
FDJ
ADN
George Dertinger
Leipzig
Re Registration Pressures for East Latta Voters
Registration interest grows in the county with inquiries to registrar C O Hunt. About a dozen voters in the new East Latia precinct have registered رغم slow pace, risking ineligibility for the July 1 primary if not completed by June 20. Luke Dodd now serves as Ward 1 precinct registrar.
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C. O. Hunt
Ada
Hunt
New East Latia
A. T. Watson
Latia
Frisco
Luke Dodd
East Sixteenth
Adrianna Vreeland
McGregor Wins Belgium International Tennis Title
Australian star Ken McGregor defeats Tony Trabert of Cincinnati to win the Belgium International Championship with set scores of 6 4, 6 2, 5 7, 24 6 4 in Brussels.
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McGregor
Trabert
Brussels
Ken McGregor
Belgium
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Egg shells of most birds are soft and parchment like
Observers note that in many bird species the egg shells remain thin and pliable, lacking a hard calcified exterior. This characteristic influences nesting behavior and vulnerability to environmental factors.
Ada Industrial Development Corp gains first tract northeast of Ada
The Ada Industrial Development Corporation holds about 280 acres in 4N-6E-S26 after acquiring the last portion of the tract. Incorporated March 3 1951 with $100000 in capital and gifts, AIDC aims to provide suitable industrial sites as postwar industry seeks locations. Frisco Railroad runs through the area, sewer and water access exist, and no firm commitments yet.
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Ada Industrial Development Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Ada
Chen Perry Nelson
George M
Iris Ryder
Frisco Railroad
Sioux Falls Soldier Plans Sardinia Marriage to 11 Year Old
Robert Maurice Erickson of Sioux Falls is slated to wed Rosalba Murgia in Cagliari after meeting during World War II when she was 11. The ceremony faces religious permission hurdles and a one week honeymoon before he returns to Washington. She must wait for visas to join him in the United States.
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Cagliari
Sardinia
Robert Maurice Erickson
Sioux Falls
S. D
Erickson
Rosalba Murgia
Washington
Military
Department of Defense
Rosalba
United States
Air Force
Okinawa
Pacific
Hold Suspects In Chickasha Robbery
Two suspects in a $3,000 Chickasha robbery are in Grady County jail for investigation. Wichita Falls police arrested them using a car identification. They waived extradition and were brought to Chickasha by local officers. The victim Eugene C. Long saw the loss drop from about $4,000 after checks were checked.
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Chickasha
Okla
Grady County
Wichita Falls
Tex
Eugene C. Long
Hack Perrin
Lawton
Figl Invites Acheson to Vienna in Late June Visit
Austrian Chancellor Leopold Figl invited U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson to Vienna for a visit in late June. Government sources said the trip would signal continued U.S. support for Austria’s push for a state treaty, stalled for seven years by Soviet obstruction.
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Vienna
Austria
Dean Acheson
Leopold Figl
Figl
Washington
U. S
Acheson
Shawnee Air Fair Opens With Hundreds of Pilots
Shawnee Oklahoma June 7 The annual air fair opened today with an estimated 200 to 250 pilots expected from Oklahoma and neighboring states. A crowd of about 50 000 was forecast for today and tomorrow as manufacturers demonstrate small planes. A Civil Aeronautics Authority display features a 30 by 20 foot mockup of Tinker Air Force Base at Oklahoma City with marled planes flying on wires and instrument landings.
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Shawnee
Okla
Oklahoma
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Tinker Air Force Base
Ci Ti
Hair And Anglin Still In Hospital
Garland Hair and Leon W Anglin remain in critical condition at Valley View hospital after gunplay on North Broadway and a chest wound to Anglin during a reported confrontation with a city police officer. Both have been in serious condition since admission.
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Garland Hair
North Broadway
Leon W. Anglin
Valley View Hospital
Wife Waits as Air Force Searched for Husband
At Westover Air Force Base a British wife, Mrs Olive Robert, 27, Victoria London, waits while Red Cross and the Air Force seek her husband Staff Sgt Walter H. Robert, 23, of Sallisaw Oklahoma. He returned to the United States May 30 and was to report July 14 at March Field Riverside California. his whereabouts after arriving in New York remain unknown.
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Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Red Cross
Air Force
Walter H. Robert
Sallisaw
Oklo
Olive Robert
Victoria
London
Eng
Prestwick
Scotland
New York
Robert
States
March Field
Riverside
Calif
Oklahoma
Mahlon Blanchard
Time to Register For Swim Classes
Red Cross officials remind the public to register in person at 210 South Broadway for the summer swimming program. The minimum age is seven with sessions running June 16 to July 18, weekdays 9 a.m. to noon at Glenwood Park under director Billie Jean Fabree.
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Red Cross
South Broadway
Glenwood Park
Billie Jean Fabree
Stockmen Oppose Quotas At National Livestock Exchange
The 64th annual National Livestock Exchange convention ended with a resolution urging Congress to block the Office of Price Stabilization from imposing quotas on livestock moving to slaughter. Roy Hyatt of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was elected a director.
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Montgomery
Ala
National Livestock Exchange
Congress
Office of Price Stabilization
Roy Hyatt
Tulsa
Okla
DeMolays Convene in Claremore Oklahoma
Boys from DeMolay chapters across the state arrive at Oklahoma Military Academy for a three day conclave. Delegates register and prepare for business mixed with entertainment. The agenda includes a Will Rogers Memorial visit a dance and an oratorical contest.
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Claremore
Okla
Oklahoma Military Academy
Will Rogers Memorial
Do A Galvanized Pail For Neater Painting
A galvanized household pail set aside for decorating work prevents spattering during stirring. A wire across the top lets you wipe excess paint from the brush. After finishing, rinse with turpentine, rub clean with newspapers, and store for future tasks.
David Gall Receives West Point Appointment
Ada native David W. Gall, born June 1932, is ordered to report to West Point on July 1 after rising from second alternate to appointee. Son of Mrs Mildred Gall Bolton, he recently completed two years at Marion Institute with high scholarship and tennis accolades.
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David W. Gall
Ada
Tom Steed
West Point Military Academy
Gall
Steed
Mildred Gall Bolton
East Seventeenth
Ada High School
Marion Institute
Marion
Ala
Two More Accused of Grand Larceny
Leroy Collins and Lillian Etherling face joint grand larceny charges with Jessie Burris after arraignment before Peace Justice C. W. Floyd. They pleaded guilty and a preliminary hearing is set for June 20 with bonds of 4000 dollars each. Burris was arraigned separately and released on 2000 dollars bond. The trio is accused of taking 600 dollars from Everett Walker here about a week ago.
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Leroy Collins
Lillian Easterling
Jessie Burris
C. W. Floyd
Floyd
Burris
Collins
Easterling
Everett Walker
Oklahoma legislator to push unicameral state government
Oklahoma City June 7 Rep. Jack Coleman of Waurika asked the State Legislative Council to study a unicameral legislature with 77 senators replacing the two houses. Coleman argued a single chamber would simplify government, clarify responsibility, foster cooperation with the executive, reduce costs, and attract better lawmakers.
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Oklahoma City
Jack Coleman
Waurika
State Legislative Council
Oklahoma
Coleman
Jack Rhodes
Collegian Hurt In Plane Crash
A Kansas college student Carl A. Stott 19 was seriously injured when his small plane crashed at the Idabel airport while attempting to land for fuel. He was en route home to visit his mother D W Stott of Chichester Ark and his engine quit about 100 feet up.
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Idabel
Okla
Kansas College
Carl A. Stott
Stott
Union College
Wheatland
Kan
D. W. Stott
Chichester
Ark
Engineers Dig for Suspected Escape Tunnels at POW Compound
Koje Island Korea Sunday June 8 Army engineers resumed digging for suspected escape tunnels at the POW compound where British guards used tear gas to quell defiance. Guards fired tear gas grenades after prisoners posted painted protest signs on a building facing the barbed wire. No casualties were reported.
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Koje Island
Korea
P—Army
Koje
King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
Korean Avers Crisis Not Serious
A South Korean government spokesman said democracy was not threatened by the crisis between President Syngman Rhee and the National Assembly. Rhee seeks to dissolve the Assembly which must elect a President before June 23, while UN Secretary General Trygve Lie backs UNCURK and urges adherence to the Constitution.
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Stan Carter Pusan
Korea
Syngman Rhee
National Assembly
Rhee
Trygve Lie
United Nations Secrtary
U. N. Commission For Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea
Uncurk
Strike of Ground Crews At Newark Halts 63 Flights
A ground crew strike at Newark caused 63 American Airlines flights to be cancelled, mainly to Washington and New England with 49 flights into or out of LaGuardia. The airline threatened $250,000 breach of contract suit and TWU President Michael J. Quill accused the carrier of illegal use of supervisors on union jobs and failing to bargain. He appealed to the National Mediation Board as the strike continued.
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New York
American Airlines
Newark
N. J
LaGuardia Field
Idlewild
Washington
New England
Midwest
West Coast
CIO Transport Workers Union
TWU
Michael J. Quill
National Mediation Board
Quill
Jail Parents Charged Over Beaten Chicago Girl
Parents James E O Keefe and Patricia O Keefe were charged with contributing to a dependent child after an 8 year old girl Janice O Keefe was hospitalized with severe beating and cigarette burns. Detective Stokes testified the girl named her father as the abuser and her mother as the burner. Bond set at 300 dollars and a June 13 court date.
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Chicago
Janice O’keefe
James Stokes
Henry Ferguson
Janice
Ferguson
James E
Patricia
Stokes
O’keefe
Sheriff to Check On Two Suspects
Sheriff Everett Stewart left for Kansas to interview two Oklahoma suspects in the Wapanucka marshal Arth ur Stratton kidnapping case. Stratton was abducted about two weeks ago and released after a wild ride. Extradition would be pursued if the prisoners refuse to agree.
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Tishomingo
Everett Stewart
Kansas
Wapanucka
Arthur Stratton
Stratton
Pittsburg
Coalgate
Stewart
Doyle Robinson
Murray Told He Can't Oust County Commissioners
Oklahoma's attorney general ruled Gov. Johnston Murray has no authority to pursue ouster charges against Oklahoma County commissioners Edd Hisel Charles Litton and Grover Pendleton. Mac Q Williamson urged alternative steps including grand jury action or action by the county judge and treasurer.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Johnston Murray
Oklahoma County
Granville Scanland
Edd Hisel
Charles Litton
Grover Pendleton
Mac Q. Williamson
Williamson
Dever Named As Favorite Son by Mass Delegation
Massachusetts delegates chose Gov. Paul A. Dever as their favorite son candidate for president at the pre‑convention caucus. The 72 delegates, each with half a vote, select him for one ballot after he urged impartiality until his keynote address.
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Boston
Paul A. Dever
Massachusetts
Dever
Missing brown bear cub on leash sighted in Camden
Camden police alert for a brown bear cub on a leash learning tight rope walking after escaping from a circus setup at Convention Hall. The owner Antonio Marcos claimed the animal named Quebec was removed from its cage due to heat and disappeared from the tent area.
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Camden
N. J
John Moffa
Antonio Marcos
Moffa
Quebec
Quabec
Ancient Rome’s vast water use measured in millions daily
An estimate places ancient Rome's water consumption at about 92 million gallons per day, reflecting the scale of its public hydrations and urban needs powered by extensive aqueduct systems.
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Rome
Lower Down Payments on New Houses
Washington reports government plans to lower down payment requirements under Regulation X for new homes across price brackets. The Housing and Home Finance Agency and Federal Reserve Board will finalize changes, easing rates especially for medium and high priced houses and GI loans. Credit rules for commercial real estate may also relax.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Veterans eligible for summer graduate work at East Central
Veterans can enroll in graduate work at East Central State College this summer regardless of prior residence or extension course work. Local college authorities secured a ruling Friday clearing the path for teacher veterans who had awaited the decision. The change overrides earlier Veterans Administration limits that barred those who did not take residence or extension courses this past year.
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East Central State College
Veterans Administration
East Central Authorities
Accidents Send Two to Hospital
Two small children were admitted to Valley View hospital after home accidents. Claudine Reynolds, one year old, drank kerosene and developed aspiration pneumonia. Bobby Halloway, 14 months, suffered a fractured left leg when he fell from a backing car.
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Valley View Hospital
Claudine Reynolds
Claud Reynolds
Rt. 2
Sasakwa
Bobby Halloway
Ada
Bill Halloway
Beaver Creek to Undergo Surgery on Highway 7
Oklahoma City June 7 The Beaver Creek area will get major road work. State Highway Director C A Stoldt announced plans to rebuild a mile of State Highway 7 at a higher elevation and construct two larger bridges. Estimated cost is 250000.
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Oklahoma City
Beaver Creek
Stephens County
C. A. Stoldt
Stoldt
Inmate crews aid California forest replanting effort
Sacramento reports inmates from San Quentin and Sole dad State Prisons lead a large tree planting drive in Plumas National Forest with 200,000 Ponderosa and Jeffrey pines. Honor inmates relocated to camps within Plumas Modoc Stanislaus and Sierra National Forests to assist reforestation after last year’s fires.
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Sacramento
San Quentin
Soledad
California
Plumas National Forest
Plumas, Modoc
Stanislaus
Sierra National Forests
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