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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1952
Page
4
The essay extols American hope as the nation’s pride and main driving force. It argues barriers are down, opportunity is broad, and success depends on individual effort, luck, and choice. It contrasts with regimes where government controls opportunity, urging readers to value free mobility and persistent pursuit of goals.
General Eisenhower prepares his first campaign address amid high expectations and sharp Republican scrutiny. The speech could cement his nomination if well received or boost Taft and other rivals if misread or misinterpreted. The public may read into lines beyond intent, shaping the campaign’s trajectory.
A story from Atlanta describes organizing a club for women sixty years of age or more. The aim is to help isolated seniors feel needed, stay mentally active, and engage in meaningful association through activities and shared projects.
A farmer muses that he would rather ride a horse or drive a horse drawn buggy than an automobile. He notes the dirty work of feeding, grooming, harnessing, and unharnessing a horse, but he would choose a simple, ready ride if cars could start with a push of the starter.
The text lists candidate faiths: Kerr, Kefauver, Stassen as Baptists. Harriman, Taft as Episcopalians. Russell as Methodist. Stephenson as Unitarian. Humphrey as Congregationalist. McMahon as Roman Catholic. Uncertain: Eisenhower, Warren, MacArthur.
The writer notes an unfamiliar weed named Texas plumes with brilliant flowers rising two to three feet high. They appear in clusters across lawns and landscapes, forming a striking display against green grass and trees, and are increasingly common this year.
Editors echoed the adage that people believe what they want to, reacting to General Eisenhower's Abilene speech and to his replies to correspondents' questions with cautious commentary.
The piece argues for the reality of a curve ball in baseball, citing direct observation and wind pressure concepts. It mocks doubters, notes how pitchers twist ball paths, and links belief to personal traits and credit attribution, with a humorous tone about confidence and success.
The article notes unusual pre convention talk with Democrats focusing on Republican nominees Taft or Eisenhower and Republicans divided between Taft and Eisenhower camps. It observes intra party tensions and suggests post convention shifts may follow.
Soldiers report hunger among Allied troops in Korea while local children cluster around passing units hoping for food. Rice remains the staple of Korean meals, highlighting the contrast between shortages and daily life.
President Truman dedicates the first atomic powered submarine keel laying at Groton and declares atomic energy will power business and farms. He attacks Gen. Eisenhower as a cut rate national security salesman and warns Congress against dangerous economy. The Nautilus engine and Arco Idaho tests are cited as a giant step toward a new age. Russia’s noncooperation is blamed for delaying wider use of atomic power.
Countess Kristyna Skarb ek, 37, a Polish noblewoman and wartime British spy, was found stabbed to death in a Kensington hotel. Porter Dennis Muldowney, 41, confessed and was held for a July 1 hearing after being charged with murder. The countess, naturalized Briton since 1947, had signed on as a stewardess six weeks earlier.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Detroit to woo Michigan's delegates as he announced he would speak off the cuff tonight instead of using prepared talks. He said his approach would reveal his views on issues and emphasize equality and American values, while acknowledging possible blunders.
Professional ice skater Gil McKellen visiting Tulsa flashed a $100 bill to pay for camera supplies and was confronted by a shop owner who grabbed him after warning police. Detectives later confirmed McKellen was not the bogus bill passer previously warned about.
The article notes that rubber is native to tropical America but most production now comes from plantations in Asia and nearby islands, reflecting a shift in global supply and cultivation sites.
William Edwards, a Coalgate native who worked in Reliance Wyoming mines, died Thursday night likely of a heart attack after failing to report to work. Two sons flew from Oklahoma City to arrange the burial in Coalgate. Edwards, born Krebs 1890, married Janie McKallip in 1911 and left a large family with multiple survivors across Oklahoma, Texas, California, and Arizona. funeral arrangements to be announced.
Curtis L. Floyd, son of Curtis Floyd of Coalgate and grandson of Ada residents, has been named district publicity representative for United Air Lines in San Francisco. A Marine fighter pilot in World War II, he later worked for the San Francisco Chronicle, studied at the University of California, and Hastings College of Law. He will arrange interviews with local celebrities and supply stories to national magazines while based at United’s maintenance hub. He grew up in Ada and has recently visited his relatives there.
Biologists plan to release over 112 million aedes taeniorhynchus mosquitoes on Sanibel Island Florida to map range and habits. The insects are marked with a soluble uranium by product to trace movement toward traps from Everglades 40 miles south through Alva 41 miles east to Punta Gorda 40 miles north.
Coast Guard recovered four bodies and searched for three others after an 18 foot sloop capsized in a Saturday squall off East Dennis Massachusetts. Victims identified include William Minini 10 Dolores Giammetti 23 Eric Sanchione 34 and James Murley 28. Donald Anastassi 29 and Angela Anastassi 24 of Newton are missing and presumed drowned.
A list of candidates for Pontotoc County offices and state positions including Sheriff J D Gaar Ray Goodwin James C Baze Court Clerk Abe Holloway County Clerk Claud Bobbitt Dow Thompson County Commissioner Bob Austell Bill Peck County Assessor Chas Rushing County Attorney Blaine Gilbreath Ward Barney Ward UVA Cummins Corporation Commissioner Ray C Jones Congress Gene Davis State Representatives Huff Buster Harden George Collins Bob Dumont Jake Blevins with election date listed as July 1 1952.
Six Pontotoc County students who attend Murray State College earned places on the Deans Honor Roll for the spring term. Recipients from Ada Allen Latta McLish Stratford Stonewall Vanoss and other local high schools include John Boydston Jimmy Freeman Billy Gibson Hoyt Hudgins and Janet Taylor plus numerous others listed by institution.
The Rev. C. Stanley Lowell of Wesley Methodist Church reports his estranged wife and three children have been missing for ten months since Aug. 29. He offers $500 for information leading to their discovery, after custody arrangements followed the divorce case and related turmoil. The family includes wife 49 and children Marilyn 11, Dean Stanley 9, Sylvia 4.
Al Akhbar reports in Cairo that Saudi Arabia King Ibn Saud aged 75 has fathered his 64th child. The announcement underscores the monarch's prolific offspring and royal lineage.
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