Ada City Teachers Scatter Widely to Classes
Ada city teachers disperse to colleges and workshops this week as they pursue graduate studies and professional development. Superintendent Morrison will attend the annual administrators’ workshop at Oklahoma University while several staff members begin master’s and certificate work at OU East Central and other institutions.
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Ada City
Ada
Famless
Rex OQ
Morcison
Stilwater
O. U. Education
Oklahoma University
Stella Reynolds
Annie Boldins
Dorothy Henson
Lving School
Jewell
Viola Riss
Cleaves
Cances Blank
Colorado Ge
Greeley
Ids
Mattie B. Warren
Oklahoma
Lorene
DeNoss
Antoine Pits Hucf
Daisie Belle Sritt
Europe
Lena Adai Richmond
Ime Lora Alney
Oklahoma Institute of International Relations
Oklahoma U
Harold Scott Quigley
Inez
British Officials Still Baffled By Two Missing Men
London officials pursue clues to the disappearance of two Foreign Office employees, Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess, dating from May 2. The search spans France Spain the Mediterranean and includes signals about possible travel routes and sea whereabouts while officials publicly deny rumors of defections or ties to the Russians.
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London
Jubiques
Inter
Ruggest
Pyrenees Mountains
France
Spain
Mediterranean
Orilliant
Donald D. Maclean
Foreign Office
Guy Burgess
Washington
Paris
Herbert 3On
Haanene
Burgess
J. F
Gore Throu
Iron Curtain
Basset
Sca
Rome
Guy
Cohen Tax Evasion Trial Details Dapper Haberdashery Ties
In Los Angeles on June 12 the Cohen tax evasion trial continued as spectators heard of his costly haberdashery purchases. Witnesses testified Cohen spent 7076 with New York haberdasher A Suika in 1947 on ties and socks and that he returned 3500 of the merchandise after reselling it. The defense says he borrowed 7500 from four men, while prosecutors outline how the Cohen couple allegedly evaded 154,123 in 1946 47 and 1948. Other testimony touched on mobsters slain and probate records of San Francisco men.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Cohen
William A. Fitzgerald
A. Suika
New York
Laverine
Bugsy Ze
Hooky Rothman
Arthur Hodkins
Jake Coplin
San Francisco
Konawa Roundup Club Sets Tuesday Roping Practice
KOWAWA Special. Weekly practice roping sessions start Tuesday at 8 p m in Konawa. Vernon Stockton, secretary, says new lighting at the club grounds will be used. Sixty ropers are invited to join a roping jackpot and contests as 15 Brahma calves are run through the chute at night. The sessions continue until the rodeo time July 4, 5 and 6, with calf roping steer roping and bull riding on the program.
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Vernon Stockton
Konawa
Clubretvieo
Iml
Stockton
Konawa approves White Way lighting plan
Konawa city council approves a new whiteway lighting system. Construction starts July 1 with nineteen 6000 lumen lights from the First Baptist Church to the railway station and east from the depot one block. An additional light will be placed west of the depot. Overhead wiring replaces underground wiring for easier repairs.
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Konawa
Jasper Freeman
First Baptist Church
Main Street
Electric Company
Friends' Night Observed by Konawa Eastern Star Chapter
Konawa chapter No. 26, Order of Eastern Star, held a Friends' Night with officers inviting a guest to perform duties. About 60 attendees from Ada Murrow Shawnee Asher Stonewall Tul ase Oklahoma City Itenawa gathered for decorated hall, gifts, refreshments, and a guest soloist, Mrs. J. Hy Irvin, amid special guests Grace Marlow and Bert Harris.
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Konawa
Order of Eastern Star
Dean Fugate
Asher
Herold Fugate
Dixie Sullivan
Shawnee
F. Eidson
Etman Hardesty
W. R. Slaughter
Jean Nabors
Ada
Phyllis Younts
Stonewall
Adzh
Ernest A. Rutherford
Ruth
Cecil Jones
Esther
Oda Ferry
Martha
Edith Lee
Electa
Myrtle Pope
Wessie Wilkinson
Belah Davidse
Tulsa
N. E. Cunningham
Grace Watton
J. Hy Irvin
Nabors
Grace Marlow
Bert Harris
Oklahoma
Oda Terry
Ross Duckett
Lee Munyon
Jor Rodgers
Murrow
Stonewell Tulase
Oklahoma City
Itenawa
Child of Year Is Sought in Ada
Ada hosts The 1951 Child of the Year Contest inviting parents to bring children aged six weeks to twelve years to McSwain Theatre on June 12 13 or 14 for color photography. Three poses are taken and the best image shown on screen. regional prizes and a final trip to Hollywood with a screen test await the winner. No fees or strings.
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Opportunity
Ada
Hollywood
McSwain Theater
McSwain
Bellywood
Marine Recruiter Changes Rank Today Amid Cheerful Changeover
Marine recruiter John Catrigh has been promoted from technical sergeant to master sergeant in a ceremony marked by a day in civilian clothes around town. His pay increase follows a January test where he ranked 77th among 1,500 Marines, making him eligible sooner than expected. Catrigh has 12 years in service and six months overseas, with a prior combat unit assignment before joining recruiting duty in Ada this August.
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John Catrigh
MiSat
United States
Aysgt
Cutrigat
Ada
Oklahoma City Bear Cub's Voyage To Washington Zoo
Oklahoma City in June era report shows the 700th Ordnance Company of the 45th Division planning to send a four month old Eurasian bear named Ord to Washington Zoo. Found near camp in Hokkaido Japan, the bear will be shipped from Japan via San Francisco with Julian Frazier offering to cover freight. The zoo already houses a mix of bears including a grizzly Himalayan black and Malay sun bear, expanding the bear family for exhibit.
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Oklahoma City
45Th Divsion
Oklahoma
Liewt G. Lo Heiner
Marsfield
Ohio
Hokkaido
Japan
Prat
Nis
Julian Frazier
Pacific
Frazier
San Francisco
Heiner Ord
Ordnance
Lawton
Konawa VBSs End With Picnics At Local Churches
Two VBS programs in Konawa ended with picnics at the First Baptist and First Church at the Nazarene. Baptist graduation exercises Friday night awarded certificates. Nazarene closing exercises were set for Tuesday night June 12. Enrollment reached 45 at the Nazarene school. Walter Akin led junior attendance at the baptist school and a noon picnic followed the final session.
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Konawa
Vacalion Bible
First Baptist
First Church
The
Nazarene
Baptist School
Lv. Gray
Deer
Warerene
Eias Carhans
Princi
Akin
J. B
Arthur Philpott
Tre
Big Branseurn
Dune Carter
Bethany
Mia Philpott
Junor Departant
Enlin
Walter Akin
Second Deferment Tests Saturday at East Central College
East Central college will host deferment tests next Saturday June 16 to assess students’ eligibility for deferment to pursue college studies. Rumors of test dates circulated in May. officials expect an objective screening of applicants beginning around 9 am in the Roos A. Administration building.
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East Central College
Roos A
Bukting
Community notes and storm warnings in Antlers area
Local items report church growth and a manslaughter charge tied to the death of John Taylor after a November auto crash. Town folks face repeated severe weather and a 1945 tornado memory. Updates on farms, residents, and a skunk problem at a cafe provide a snapshot of daily life in the Lexington district.
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Jimmy Franier
Meapeth Tae
John Taylor
Feasies
Trazier
County Atterney
Taylor
Framer
Sander Pond
Seattle Men Buy Scow Bay Packing Co and Find Aged Safe
Two Seattle men Jerry Oakamith and A L Rogers bought Scow Bay Packing Co in Scow Bay Alaska. They had the old safe shipped to Seattle where workers drilled it for more than an hour. Inside they found a half jug of whisky and other unclear contents amid speculation of contraband from prohibition era.
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Seatile
Scow Bay
Alaska
Seattle
Jerry Oakamith
A. L. Rogera
Scow Bay Packing Co
Gant
John Thatlowséy
G. Broder O. A . R. Dallon
Onant Ard Rogers
Missionary Work In Polynesia Paid off For Yank Soldiers
A Boston based missionary tale recounts Rev. Charles L. Beuser and his wife returning from four years in the South Pacific. They joined the Morning Star mission cruise to rebuild after World War I, teaching theology and tree surgery, boosting copra and banana use while training locals.
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Polynesia
New England
South Seas
Amd
Congregational Christian
Boston
Forely Isles
Navy
Congregational Christian Missions
American Board of Foreign Missions
Charles L. Beuser
Hawai
South Sea Islands
Truk
Houser
Heuser
Heusers
Kew
England
Ty June
Little Douglas Heuser
Far-Awy Island
35th Division Vets Select Springfield for Reunion
Veterans of the 35th Division, once led by Harry S. Truman, voted in Topeka to hold their 2852 reunion in Springfield Missouri and elected Warren L. Owgood to head the association. Secretary Pace and James Jabara attended. Jabara, a Korean War ace, rode in the parade with the army secretary. A party ended the day’s program as the division prepared for mobilization and national readiness.
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Topeka
Kis
Harry S. Truman
Springfield
Warren L. Owgood
Little Rock
Ark
Titman
Frank Pace
James Jabara
Wichita
Kas
Jabara
Army
See Face
Ameeka
Labec
Pre
Amerita
Aga
Daveh
Governor Murray to receive new Cadillac for travel needs
City dispatch reports Governor Johnston Murray will return from vacation to find a 185 Cadillac awaiting him at the highway patrol garage. Two worn Peckards once used by the governor may be retired from service after his trip, marking a shift in transport arrangements.
Fittstown News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Ada visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Glenn stopping to see W A Glenn near Harden City. California guests arrive to visit Mrs Snell’s family. A VBS program at Baptist church drew a large audience. Loyd Loman visits before returning to Oceanside Calif. Harden City and Frisco residents mentioned along with local military and school news.
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Elmer Glenn
Ada
W. A. Glenn
Harden City
Fittstown
Fitstown
J. L. Delaplain
Earl Wayne
Charberr
Stonens
Sherman Hay
Sam McGuffey
California
Pat Snell
Therion Howery
Jake Howery
Jack
Loyd Loman
Oceanside
Calif
Baptist Church
J. R. Betson
Healdren
HH. L. Ray
Air Force
Louisiana
Haughty
Richard Tostorne
Harden Ity
Joe Wayne Howell
Geraldine Ward
Frisco
Viola Chronistar
L. S. Chambers
Awnee
Verne Cox
Talihina
Bert Compton
Shawnee
Bob Ashley
Compton
Wauldine Roe
Sky Line Drive Planned Through LeFlore Forest Areas
State Highway Director C A Stoldt outlined a 14 mile sky line drive project in LeFlore County Oklahoma. The forest section costs borne by federal funds with a $1.1 million congressionally approved grant. a private land wedge near Big Cedar requires state financing. The route starts at Stapp in the Winding Stair mountains and extends toward Smithville in the Kiamichi range with rights of way pursued by local residents.
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Oklahoma City
C. A. Stoldt
Ouachits National’ S Forest
LeFore County
State Highways Commission
Oklahoma
Winding Stair Mountains
Stapp
Arkansas
Robert S. Kerr
Congress
Big Cedar
Stoldt
LeFlore
Southeastern Oklahoma
Smithville
Kiamichi Mountains
McCurtain County
Ramona King to take job at Oklahoma City defense center
Public health nurse Mrs Ramona B King leaves Pontotoc County for Oklahoma City where she will serve as chief nurse for the Oklahoma defense center now being set up. Her daughter Ann Marie will enter Taft Junior High this fall.
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Ramona B. King
Oklahoma City
King
Pontotoc County
Cops Erroneous Date Regrets Benefit Dance Tickets
Tulsa police erred in printing the date for their annual benefit dance. Tickets listed Tuesday June 15, a date not on the calendar until 1954, while the correct day is Friday June 15. Officials acknowledge the printing mistake and plan to go ahead with advance sales.
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Tulsa
Okla
Yugoslavia Could Receive Up To Half Billion in U S Military Aid
Officials said the Truman administration is prepared to provide very large arms and military aid to Yugoslavia if Marshal Tito's anti Soviet government requests it. Talks between Yugoslav and American officials have focused on using regular channels or American mutual defense funds to assist purchases, with possible support from the $8.5 billion foreign aid program. Some say aid could reach as high as 0.5 billion dollars for the next fiscal year starting July 1. Lake Roosevelt in Washington state is described as 150 miles long.
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Washington
Yugoslavia
Marshall Tito
Kotche Popovic
Defense Department
Amulcn
Tito
Popovic
Greece
Turkey
Truman
Congress
Lake Roosevelt
Ask Annexation For Rocky Point
Petition seeks annexation of Rocky Point and School District 33 to Sasakwa Independent District 10. County Superintendent Curtis Christian notes a 1950-32 term with one teacher due to low attendance. Community voted to discontinue the school for 1951-52 and transfer students to Sasakwa Culley or Vamoosa. Transfers approved then. future ones require Sasakwa board approval. Rocky Point lies between Vamoosa and Culley.
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Konawa
Rocky Point
Sasakwa
Curtis Christian
Sekint
Culley
Vamoosa
Christian Azid
Sasskwa Board of Education
Christian
Watters Heads One IS Workshop Group
The Trade and Industry Education division of the state board for vocational education and the T E Ed department of Oklahoma A and M college hold their first workshop for trade instructors and coordinators. Began June 4 at Biswater and runs through June 15 with 125 teachers attending including J B Watters of Ada and O S Hatchett of St? Pawhuska as consultants. Hatchett is a nephew of M P Hatchett of East Central.
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Trade and Industrial Education Division
State Board For Vocational Education
T&e Ed Department
Oklahoma A
M. College
Biiswater
Seay Pentry
J. B. Watters
Ada
Om Hesth
Sima Tad O
Hatchet
FTN
OST
Bw Pawhusks
Watters’ Group
Duke
Adahi School
Tod
Hatchett
M. P. Hatchet
East Central
Rogissii Vocational Literature Feature Noted
Fragments describe a Rogissii site offering vocational literature noted as among the best. The text highlights academic and craft topics, with references to readers seeking practical guides and course material amid scattered editorial marks.
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Pyrenees
Ardmore
Canton
Tom
C. B. Goddard
Kanawa Club
Nigat
Konawa Council
Vinita
Oklo
W. C. Reed
American Legion Auxiliary
Legionnaires
Pauls Cathedral
CBS
Hester
D. C. Zoo
Boys of 700Th Ordnance Co
Antlers News
Rothera
Lexington
George II Boarka
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jet Wall
Ben
Rodan
Post Comemander
API Chamber
Besson
John Botley
Coalgate
Holley
Farm Home Administration
Coss County
John Ussery
Uneery
Pete
Mrs. Anery
Alaske
Bos
Vets
Murray
Fittstown News
Sky Line
LeFiore County
Store Commission
Ramona King
D. C
Red Crom Defense Center
Punt
Ada News
Ade
Formar
Watters
Duke and Hatchett
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