Public Notice in Pontotoc County Oklahoma Lawsuit
Legal notices announce two public actions in Pontotoc County Oklahoma with defendants including W H Jordan Ola Jordan and heirs. Plaintiffs seek to quiet title and determine mineral rights in parcels in Ada and surrounding areas with deadlines set in 1952 and names of court officials.
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Pontotoc County
State OF Oklahoma
Dorothy Price
W.H. Jordan
Ola Jordan
W. H. Jordan
District Court
Oklahoma
Broadway
Ada
Abe Holloway
Faye White
J. A. Russell
Emma Russell
Elton A Stewart
Bonnie K. Stewart
J. A. Rich
the Atlantic Refining Company, A Corporation
Et al
State OF
M. L. Rich
Mintie Aaron Nee Rich
Elton A. Stewart
Bonnie K Stewart
W. D. Abbott
R. M. Bradley
Ira A. Bradley
Robert T. Bradley
Okla
Kerr, Lambert, Conn & Roberts
Guardian
John H. McNutt
Mabel McNutt
Patty Lee Davis
Brandon
Sharon Brandon
Pontotec County
McArthur
Death of Ada and Stratford native in California
Claude Carpenter 43 formerly of Ada and Stratford was found dead in San Jose California he died Friday of a heart attack and lay undiscovered about 24 hours born in Stratford he attended Ada schools later lived in California ten years funeral and burial planned in Monterrey California Wednesday survivors include three sisters Mrs Ella Earnest Mrs Ora Leeshneet and Mrs Gwin Carpenter all of Monterrey and Oklahoma City
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Claude Carpenter
Ada
Stratford
San Jose
Calif
East Central
Carpenter
California
R. E. Carpenter
East Thirteenth
Monterrey
Ella Earnest
Ora Leeshneet
Gwin Carpenter
Oklahoma City
Pontotoc HD Council Picnic at Wintersmith Park
The Pontotoc County Home Demonstration Council schedules a June 19 picnic at Wintersmith Park starting at 10 am. Miss Martha Mote urges club members to bring food baskets or prepared dishes, with drinks provided by the host clubs Jesse and Fitzhugh coordinating refreshments. A short business session will plan the Farm Home Conference in Stillwater from July 29 to August 1 and the county free fair.
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Pontotoc County
M C Wilson Struck by Car at Twelfth and Broadway
M C Wilson 72 sustained abrasions and a wrist injury after stepping into a moving car at Twelfth and Broadway about 9 30 a m Tuesday. Detective Ed Blue said Wilson was in the street when the light changed after H L Dicks 49 Ellsworth San Antonio Texas began crossing on a green light. Wilson was taken to a local doctor for treatment.
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M. C. Wilson
Twelfth and
Broadway
Ed Blue
Wilson
H. L. Dicks
Ellsworth Street
San Antonio
Tex
California Redwood Color Sparks Unique Chemical Finding
The red color of California redwoods results from a unique chemical blend not thought to occur in this combination elsewhere in nature, suggesting a rare pigment profile in these trees.
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California
Johnston Murray Campaign Card Q&A Guide
When a legislative candidate visits, use shared topics to talk. Ask questions about issues you care about to keep the conversation flowing. The guide lists problems facing state government and urges candidates to answer any questions honestly if they seek your vote.
Toll roads as solution to Oklahoma highway needs
Lawmakers debate funding for new super highways with a proposal for two toll roads to reduce the burden on the Highway Commission. The speaker argues tolls spread costs to users and free funds for broader state highways, while critics fear higher gasoline taxes.
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Highway Commission
Oklahoma
Santa Claus projects and local control of taxes
A reader urges voters to question a candidate about funding for local projects and the role of state authorities in school finances. The writer argues residents should bear more local costs and considers tax equalization within counties essential to preserving local control and reducing state taxes.
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Santa Claus
State Capitol
Welfare Worries in Oklahoma Raise Aid Questions
A dialogue questions expanding welfare rolls for seniors, potential asset limits, voluntary liens, and public scrutiny. It asks if public access would expose capable individuals, whether age should determine eligibility, and if benefits should be reduced to protect the needy, urging lawmakers to decide in the next legislature.
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Oklahoma
Hired Farm Hand Works Less Now
Washington reports hired farm hands average 9 12 hours per day, about two hours less than their farmer bosses. Agriculture Department notes farm employment at 10,863,000, down 150,000 from a year ago due to military drafts urban industry and more labor saving methods.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Enid businessman urged to stay in city by council and club
George E. Failing, president of the Failing Oil Well Supply Co., was asked by the Enid city commission and the Enid Optimist Club to reconsider moving his company to Dallas. The firm employs about 275 people. Failing announced plans to move after voters rejected a bond issue that would have funded more water supply from Canton Reservoir.
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ENID
Okla
George E. Failing
Failing Oil Well Supply Co
City Commission
Enid Optimist Club
Dallas
Failing
Canton Reservoir
Man Fined For Carrying Concealed Weapon Near Ada
Zeb Colbert of 1030 North Hickory paid a $25 fine and costs after appearing before Peace Justice C. W. Floyd Monday for carrying a concealed weapon. Colbert was apprehended late Sunday a mile north of Ada on SH 99 by highway trooper H. D. Van Arsdell.
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Zeb Colbert
North
Hickory
C. W. Floyd
Colbert
Ada
SH 99
H. D. van Arsdell
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Want Ads
An Ada News want ad notes improved value for money in vested ad slots. It highlights higher returns per investment and urges readers to place ads to reach a broader audience.
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Ada News
Auto Wrecked, Baby Is Born
In Altus Oklahoma a woman in labor survived a single vehicle crash and gave birth minutes later under ambulance care. The driver Mrs R L Hampton Cooperton was uninjured along with her husband and baby. In a separate May 19 case a mother delivering near Amarita Oklahoma survived a wreck but two relatives died and she reached a farm for help before the birth of a healthy boy.
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Altus
Okla
Oklahoma
R. L. Hampton
Cooperton
Altus Clinic
Raymond Barnett
Ray Munsell Jr
Harmer
Kan
Amarita
Pennsylvania Governor Denies Proposing Alliance on Nominaton
Gov. John S. Fine of Pennsylvania says he has not proposed any meeting between Pennsylvania Maryland and Michigan GOP delegates to steer the presidential nomination. Reports say McKeldin and Summerfield were involved but Fine and McKeldin gave mixed responses while Michigan's and Maryland's delegations show varying commitments.
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Harrisburg
John S. Fine
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Michigan
Baltimore Sun
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Theodore R. McKeldin
Arthur Summerfield
Fine
McKeldin
Summerfield
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Taft
Batista Says Sugar Output Excess to World Demand
Havana dispatch reports President Fulgencio Batista warned Cubans that sugar production far exceeds world demand. He announced plans to curb output, proposing to reduce 1953 production by a third and take sales off the market in a radio address after seizing government on March 10.
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Havana
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Batista
Slaying Probe Advances as Pryor Line Seeks Tips
Oklahoma Crime Bureau Chief George Howard Wilson opened a confidential tip line at Pryor to aid the murder inquiry into Mayes County Attorney Jack Burris. Investigators sought links to a Texas gang once tied to a Wichita Falls prosecutor and to Davenport brothers jailed for kidnapping after Burris promised lighter terms. Burris, 36, was killed by a shotgun blast at his Locust Grove home last Saturday.
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Pryor
Okla
Oklahoma Crime Bureau
George Howard Wilson
Mayes County
Jack Burris
Wilson
Pryor No
Texas
Wichita Falls
Tex
Burris
Chester
Norman Davenport
Davenports
Alan
Chick) Haley
Locust Grove
Platform committee to hear all before GOP convention
Sen Eugene Millikin of Colorado said the Republican Platform Committee will hear from any witness before drafting the Chicago GOP platform. Six or eight subcommittees will begin hearings about a week before the July 7 convention, Millikin told a reporter. Every witness will be heard.
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Washington
Eugene Millikin
Colorado
Chicago
Millikin
Lovelace Family Leaves for Midland Home
Mrs. Marion Lovelace and her children will relocate to Midland Texas after a two week visit with Mr. and Mrs. Grover Lovelace and relatives. Marion was recently transferred from Snyder to Midland.
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Marion Lovelace
Grover Lovelace
Midland
Tex
Marion
Snyder
Shields Attend Sulphur Rodeo Then Sightseeing Trip
Mr and Mrs O M Shields attended the rodeo at Sulphur Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs James Roper and children drove to Sulphur and on to Tishomingo on a sight seeing trip.
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Mrs. O. M. Shields
James Roper
Sulphur
Tishomingo
Local News Briefs From Ada and Area
Mrs M W Nelson moved to her son Bervin Nelson in Ada after an operation and is reported doing well. Mrs Dora Price, suddenly ill Sunday, is improved and can speak. Mr and Mrs Harry Stamps of Akron Ohio visit her aunt Mrs Dora Price and Mr and Mrs Ed Sliger in Ahloso.
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M. W. Nelson
Bervin Nelson
Ada
Dora Price
Harry Stamps
Akron, O
Mrs
Ed Sliger
Ahloso
Bettis and Shortes Family Visits Continue
Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Bettis of Duncan arrived Tuesday to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Bettis. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Shortes recently left for Great Lakes Illinois to visit their son Bobby stationed at the naval base. They were joined by Miss Loretta Lawson and also saw Millard Green Jr.
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Hershel Bettis of
Duncan
Jess Bettis
J. C. Shortes
Great Lakes
Bobby
Naval Base
Loretta Lawson
Millard Green, Jr
Local moves and a medical procedure in Latta area
Mr and Mrs Joe Potts relocate to Mrs W J Witchers south of Latta. Mr and Mrs Ed Harbour move from there to Chickasha. Harold Scates, son of Mr and Mrs Emmett Scates, had a tonsillectomy at Valley View hospital Tuesday.
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Joe Potts
W. J. Witcher
Latta
Ed Harbour
Chickasha
Harold Scates
Emmett Scates
Valley View Hospital
Registration for Latin Baptist VBS Saturday Morning
Registration for the Latin Baptist VBS is set for Saturday morning from 8:30 to 11:30 with refreshments served. The event invites children to join ongoing Bible school activities and greetings from staff.
Baptism Services Planned Across Local Sites
Baptismal services set for Sunday at 3 in the creek on the Dayton Scott farm. Six were unable to attend last Sunday and two were baptized at Trinity church. Work begins this week on a baptistry at Latta Baptist church.
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Dayton Scott
Trinity Church
Latta Baptist Church
Baptists and Cumberland Presbyterian Hold Joint Meeting
Latin Baptist Men's Brotherhood met this week drawing 41 members with Elder M. L. Stegall as speaker after a fish fry at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
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Latin Baptist Men’s Brotherhood
M. L. Stegall
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Granddaughter Born to Mr and Mrs Wilhite
A granddaughter was born on June 8 to Mr and Mrs Mear Wilhite of Oklahoma City. Janni Gwen Wilhite is their daughter. Mrs Wilhite is the former Mildred Creech, and she and her husband are Latta high graduates.
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Flora Wilhite
Janni Gwen Wilhite
Mear] Wilhite
Oklahoma City
Wilhite
Mildred Creech
Latta High
Pioneer class skating party at Cumberland church rink
Mrs M L Stegall entertained the Pioneer class of Cumberland church with a skating party at the armory rink. Attendees included Jerry Stegall Beverly Clouse Betty Maxey Tom George Jannette Baker John Kerr Billy Roper Wesley Brantley Jr Wayne Lovelace Patsy Lovelace plus guests Lillian Baker Charles Maxey and sponsors Mr and Mrs Orval Maxey who helped with transportation A Dairy Queen visit followed.
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M. L. Stegall
Cumberland Church
Armory Rink
Jerry Stegall
Beverly Clouse
Betty Maxey
Tom Eorge
Jannette Baker
John Kerr
Billy Roper
Wesley Brantley Jr
Wayne
Patsy Lovelace
Lillian Baker
Charles Maxey
Orval Maxey
Dairy Queen
Akron visitors call on Ed Sligers at Ahloso
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Nelson and daughter with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stamps of Akron visited Ed Sligers at Ahloso Saturday night. Shade Price and Mrs. Dora Price were part of the group.
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Bill Nelson
Harry Stamps
Akron
Shade Price
Dora Price
Ed Sligers
Ahloso
Nelson Family Visit Highlights Kansas Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Nelson and their children of Heising Kansas spent a week visiting Homer Nelson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Nelson.
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Homer Nelson
Heising, Kas
W. M. Nelson
Cummings Family Heads to Oregon for Several Weeks
Mr and Mrs Dave Cummings with Billy Jack and John Thomas left Thursday for Oregon where they plan to spend several weeks touring and visiting.
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Dave Cummings
Billy Jack
John Thomas
Oregon
Sister of Mrs Clarence Pitts to Visit From California
Mrs Wesley Brantley learns that her sister Mrs Clarence Pitts the former Miss Billie Haines will arrive next week from California for a visit.
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Wesley Brantley
Clarence Pitts
Billie Haines
California
Visitor trio visits Scott family in Oklahoma City
Mrs Lee Ross Scott and daughter of Oklahoma City visited her parents Mr and Mrs F Wilhite and an aunt Mrs Bertha Willis accompanied her.
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Lee Ross Scott
Oklahoma City
F. Wilhite
Bertha Willis
Granny Wilhite Moves Home From Valley View Hospital
Granny Wilhite has been discharged from Valley View hospital and moved to her residence. The transfer marks recovery progress and return to home care.
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Granny Wilhite
Valley View Hospital
Haskins children at Missouri Baptist youth camp
Patricia and Michael Haskins, children of Rev. and Mrs. Truett Haskins, are spending a week in Missouri at a Baptist youth camp with grandparents Rev. and Mrs. Aaron Hancock.
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Patricia
Michael Haskins
Mrs Chester Williams Moved to Parents' Home in Ada
Mrs Chester Williams has been moved from Valley View hospital to the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Daniel Williams in Ada.
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Chester Williams
Valley View Hospital
Mrs
Daniel Williams
Ada
Supreme Court to Hear WAC Appeals
The Supreme Court will hear six WAC sergeants on June 24 over convictions for joint assault on former Pfc. Carol A. Kierce at Fort Brackenridge near Kentucky after a beer drinking spree October 4. Kierce, from Mt. Vernon Ohio, was discharged from the Army for reasons not disclosed.
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Washington
WAC
Ft. Brickenridge
Court of Military Appeals
Carol A. Kierce
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Vinita Man Displays 300-Year-Old Turtle Catch
Tom McDougal of Vinita shows a 120-pound hard shell turtle believed to be about 300 years old. He caught the massive reptile with fishing line in Little Cabin Creek.
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Vinita
Okla
Tom McDougal
Little Cabin Creek
Lt Jantz Killed In Okinawa Jet Collision
Mrs. Willard Jantz of Hickory is informed of the death of First Lieutenant Willard W. Jantz missing since April 21 after a mid air collision near Okinawa. Survivors include his widow and three sons. Col Robertson lauds his radar observer skill and loyal character.
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Willard Jantz
G. W. Cannon
Hickory
Willard W. Jantz
Naha Air Base
Okinawa
Jantz
Sue
Kenneth
Stephen
Jerry
S. J. Jantz
Carnegie
Col. Robertson
St Jantz
Air Force
Willard
Senate weighs seizure bills amid steel dispute resolution
Sen Humphrey chairs a labor subcommittee studying seizure plans as Maybank notes possible action by August or September if the steel dispute remains unsettled. The T-H law permits a court order valid for 80 days to prevent a strike harming national welfare.
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Congress
Sen. Humphrey
D-Minn
Maybank
Graf
Neutral Check Senate on Rus sell's Armed Services Committee
A top Republican criticizes current oversight of Soviet arms sales and the role of American and U.N. supervision. He cites reports showing ongoing dis grace and warns that lenient scrutiny undermines positions. Senator Saltonstall says observers to Korea could help but doubts any halt to Communist propaganda.
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Senate
Russell
Armed Services Committee
Roje
U.N
Sen. Saltonstall
R-Mass
Kore
Escaped convict fatally stabs hostage girl in Carmel
In Carmel New York an escapee stabbed a nine year old girl during a failed getaway attempt. Police officer Alex Williams shot the convict thrice and he surrendered after a brief exchange. Betty Lou Arnold, the girl, died an hour later despite hospital care. The suspect Donald Snyder twenty five from Canastota was wounded and captured.
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Alex Williams
Snyder
Betty Lou Arnold
Williams
Betty Lou
Fly On Hat Nets Trout At Milton Creek
Milton barber and sportsman Troy Musser says a gust blew his hat across a Northumberland County creek and a 10 inch trout later appeared snagged on a fly. He counted it as his only catch of the day.
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Milton, Pa
Troy Musser
Milton Barber
Musser
Northumberland County
Three Weeks Until Primary Election
Three weeks remain before the July primary election on Tuesday. Campaigning picks up as candidates seek voter interest. registration or re registration ends in a week and a half for new precinct voters Ada area. County races feature three candidates each, keeping some contests to a runoff. All county Democrats expect victory in July to secure November election.
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New East
Rule Put Through By Dewey Forces in 1944 Aiding Taft
Supporters of Sen. Taft push to apply a 1944 convention rule restricting seating contests to at-large delegates. If upheld, contests would narrow to 18 delegates from five southern states, favoring Eisenhower in a broader fight. Deadline for notices is next Monday with rival notices likely to cover district and at-large seats.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Thomas A. Dewey
New York
Sen. Taft
Chicago
Taft
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Virginia
Eisenhower
National Committee
Associated Press
Thompson Funeral Set for Friday
Ralph Sanders Thompson former chief of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol dies of cancer in Denver Colorado. Funeral services will be at Hominy First Methodist Church with Rev Bob Naylor conducting. A six man honor guard of original troopers will meet his body on arrival.
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Hominy
Okla
Ralph Sanders Thompson
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Hominy First Methodist Church
Thompson
Army Intelligence
Denver
Colo
Bob Naylor
Centenary Methodist Church
Lawton
Comedian Hugh Herbert Ex-Wife Seeks Estate Share
Rose E. Herbert of Fort Worth Texas sues to collect 81564 from the 200000 estate of comedian Hugh Herbert who died at 66. She had received 10000 at death and asks a lump sum based on a life expectancy of 22.49 years while ongoing alimony of 300 monthly continues. The majority of the estate goes to the Motion Picture Relief Fund.
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Los Angeles
Hugh Herbert
Rose E. Herbert
Fort Worth
Tex
Herbert
Woo Woo
Motion Picture Relief Fund
Bible in Grade 2 Braille Requires Eighteen Volumes
The publication of the Bible in Grade 2 Braille demands eighteen bulky volumes.
Adans Death Ruled Self Inflicted In Barn
Tom McGalliard about 65 was found hanging in a Will Brents farm barn near City Lake around 7 20 p m Monday. County officers said death by own action noting a hangmans knot and rope tied to a rafter with hay under him. Bill Clark found the body and authorities said McGalliard had worked for Brents 18 years and had been in the county courthouse earlier in the day. Funeral arrangements had not been announced.
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Tom McGalliard
Will Brents
City Lake
McGalliard
County Court House
Bill Clark
Brents
Price McGalliard
Third
Oklahoma City
Valley View Hospital
Sandybridge
Ada
Aubrey Mitchell
Community Chest Reports Summer Playgrounds Activity
Ada Community Chest board heard an update on early season Summer Playgrounds led by Hugh Warren. The Youth Center activities were reviewed, the new board is functioning, and youth participation remains high. A $600 loan to the Salvation Army for heavy expenditures will be repaid at $100 monthly in months seven to twelve.
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Ada Community Chest Board
Hugh Warren
Community Chest
Salvation Army
Red Cross Summer Swimming Class Seeks Applicants
About 300 people applied at the local Red Cross offices on Monday to register for the summer swimming program. Screening starts Wednesday with class assignments and final figures later in the week. The program runs June 16 for five weeks at Glenwood Park pools with daily five morning sessions.
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Red Cross
Glenwood Park
Holduppers Rob Guests In Hotel
Three holdup men seized control of a mid-Manhattan hotel for three hours in the early morning. They robbed at least 25 guests entering or leaving the Emerson Hotel before fleeing at 7 am. Police reported the trio took cash from the register and a larger sum from guests.
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New York
mid-Manhattan
Emerson
Oklahoma Highway Projects to Pave Last Grady County Gravel
The Oklahoma Highway Department will convert the final unpaved section in Grady County on S. H. 92 from Tuttle to Amber late this month. Work starts June 23 and runs 140 working days at a cost of 322455 dollars.
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Oklahoma City
Highway Department
Grady County
Tuttle
Amberse
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Warren B. Kie
Laude Carpenter
Ada and
HD Council
Wintersmith Park
Sve Johnston Murray
Penn
Latta News
Supreme Court
Slays Girl
Fly On
Dewey
By D. Howard Oliver
Adan
Holduppers
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