Tragedy Strikes Byng Area Boys Drown At Farm Pond
Two Byng youngsters Deighton Zairer five and Kandeli Zairer ten died Saturday at a stock pond near the Baker farm north of Byng while attempting to rescue each other. Randall Zairer a Scout, tried to help but was pulled under. Gene and Howard Zairer, brothers of the victims, alerted a service station before neighbors and emergency crews attempted revival for about ten minutes without success. The families, longtime Byng residents, faced funeral arrangements as authorities investigated the accident.
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Deighton
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Wesley Zaier
Byng School
Stock Pond
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Gene
Howard
Hulbert Nipps
Snash
Poys
Ade
Ads Fire Department
Mees Nee
Tulsa
East Central College Spring Honor Roll Names 1949 50
East Central State college lists students on the spring honor roll for the 1949 50 second semester with numerous names including John Abshie Nett Adamson Joseph Amato Serene Anderson and many others from Ada Wewoka Norman and surrounding towns. The record also mentions permanent marriages in a separate note about long marriage anniversaries in Northern New York.
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East Central State College
John Abshie
Wewoka
Nett Adamson
Madi
Joseph Amato
Stonewall
Serene Anderson
Okmulgen
W. E. Ashley
Ada
Clarice Auten
Ads
Mary Sudith Bailey
Okmulgee
Wanda Buain
Allen
M. J. Bashara
Norman
Pegsy Beckett
Edward Belther
Lane
Joan Bell
Louise Bell
Donald Black
Fern Boring
Elze Lee Boydston
Harden City
John Bradford
Verna Jeane Brewer
Wynnerwood
Days Lynn Broyles
Sharon Broyles
Connerville
Chriss Burns
Wilson
Betty Byrd
Theda Calvert
Danny Charlton
Deamright
Evelyn Christensen
Clyde Click
Jim Coffey
Pauls Valley
Gene Cother
Rush Springs
Eloise Colvin
Snonme
Laura Nadine Conrad
Elmore City
Dorothy Coventon
Alton Crutchfield
Broken Bow
Ross Culbertson
Ethan Curtis
James Danley
Patay Ruth Davidson
Harry Day
Rose Marie DeMoss
Clarence Denham
Leo Dittemore
Willis Dixson
Christa Lee Dobbs
Vergil Dobbs
Karl Doss
Morris
Minnie Jane Dunham
Norman Edgman
Byars
David Egaenberg
Mannsville
Douglas Epperson
Fransen Fauteck
Robert Fields
Raymond Forbus
Hugo
Charlene Fortenberry
Holloway Fortner
Hazel Faugue
Prague
Mildred Gay
Vernon Gill
Doris Green
St Louis
William C Greer
Marjorie Grimes
Elsa Grabaugh
Edwin Guilinger
Seminole
Bonita Hall
Wesley Hall
Glen Hallum
George
Harris
Cordell Henry
Margaret Henry
Francis Herndon
James Hernsor Wetunka
Horace Hewitt
Horace Hewitt, Ay Paul Hieronymus, Norman; Dale Holpkemier
Ethel Holbrid
June Holley
Joy Howard
Okenish
Dorothy Huser
Wowoks
David Johnson
Bowlegs
Betty Jones
Wapanmucka
Mildred Jones
Henryetta
Milford Jones
Eldorado
Edgar Keltner
Pauline Leslie
Nuyaka
Mary Lightner
Luis Loftin
Coalate
Dorotha Luttrell
Broken On
Lonnie Lee McDaniel
Sulbur
Wilkins Cleo McDaniel
Ethcla McGwire
Cnaro
Arthania Morris
Oklahoma City
Christine Morris
McAlester
Mildred Murphy
St. Louis
Herbert Neal
Bokchito
Maxine Neely
Sida
Betty Newland
Pat Noblin
Quibton
Keith Odon
Hobart
Loran Parker
Oliver Patterson
Richard Peterson
Billie Poplin
Cora Pound
Sapulpa
Elizabeth Rankin
Stratford
Yvonne Ray
Ade
Marcus Reynolds
Beatrice Rice
Cora Robertson
Olney
Reba Robertson
Porum
Lou Ella Robinson
Dixie Ayburn
Robert E. Scott
June Sewell
Mary
Jane Shahan
Lindsay
Walter Skipworth
Axingore
Mary Scott Smyth
Thackerville
Mary Spencer
Howard Starks
Me- Man
Royce Stephenson
Arlen
G._B. Stotts
Poster
Sammie Sturdevant
Mareths Sweatt
Charles Tippit
Purcell
Percy Townsend
Asher
Leonard Troutmen
Wayne
Earl Underhill
June Underhill
Jerald Underwood
Edna Wadlington
Wilma Jo Walker
Konawa
Sara ©. Ward
Doris Watters
Dale Waymire
Maui
Mary Jo Webb
Tulsa
Elsey Dean West
Naomi’ Wheat
Alma
Harold Whisenhunt
Thelma White
Sasakwa
Tony White
Wede
White
Atas
Jim Wilkinson
Weese Witkingan
Margaret Willian
Extalee
Worsham
Bob York
Thuraxce York
William York
Rolf
Nell Yound
Phyllis Younts
Phillis Zimmerman
Colton
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New York
Ernest Bancroft
George Russell
Oklahoma Senate Battle Heats Up in July Primary
Veteran Sen. Elmer Thomas faces a tough challenge from Rep. Mike Monroney in Oklahoma's holiday primary on July 4. Monroney attacks Thomas on rural electrification and defense spending while Thomas touts federal benefits and experience. The GOP contest features Rev. Bill Alexander vs Raymond H. Fields as party regulars. Oklahoma also votes for governor with Johnston Murray seeking the Democratic nomination against two Oklahoma City attorneys and a former congressman.
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Dayton Blair Klahoma City
Elmer Thomas
U.S. Senate
Oklahoma
Mike Monroney
Fifth District
GOP
Bill Alexander
Oklahorma
Raymond H. Fields
Saperman
Alexander
Thomas
Monroney
Thomex
Thomsa
Senate
State Senate
House of Representatives
Johnston Murray
William H
Bill) Murray
Murray
Oklshoron City
Frank P. Douglass
William
Bill) Coe
Phil Ferguson
Woodward County
Roy J. Turner
Miami Chamber aids July 4 primary absentee voting
The Miami Chamber of Commerce distributes certificates to manufacturing and business firms urging employees to cast absentee ballots for the July 4 primary. Notices are placed in pay envelopes or attached to wage checks to reach workers.
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Miami
Oklo
Miami Chamber of Commerce
Ada Playground Program Drawing Lcads of Children
The Ada Summer Playground finished week one with good attendance. Youngsters from town enjoy supervised play at Hayes Washington and Irving sites. Baseball remains top interest with games among city playground teams and two league squads from other cities. If attendance stays strong, local games will continue without league players to give every boy a chance to play. Hayes needs more midget players age 15. Boys can join Monday at 1 30 p m at Hayes playground. Irving beat Hayes Pee Wee 19 17. Northwest Ada edged Washington. Irving Pee Wee won 28 and Washington Midgets lost 12 to 9.
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Hayes
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Land
Flood Leaves Town in Sea of Mud in Montana
In Barlowton on June 19 a flash flood from a 12-foot wall of water wrecked parts of town injuring no others, killing Mrs. Ed Bacon, 62, who was trapped in her ranch home. The flood tore out a highway bridge and 5,500 feet of the Milwaukee railroad line flanking the division point of the 2,000 population. Harold Stearns, publisher, described the flat areas as “tea as mud.”
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Harold Stearns
Ed Bacon
Eeeee
Willy Schmitz ends 53 day fast in Frankfurt zoo cage
Willy Schmitz, a 48 year old hunger artist, ends a 53 day fast in a Frankfurt zoo cage claiming a world record. He exited at 4 35 pm to begin crackers and water while his manager had weighed 178 pounds at the start. Another stunt in Lille involved a coffin and stunts, as Burmeh prepared to surpass the record. The U S Bureau of Land Management collected over 37000 from public domain management in 1941.
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Wilhy
Konawa Bride Charles Milton Courtney in First Methodist Church
Miss daughter of Mr and Mrs Forbes of Konawa wed Charles Milton Courtney son of Mr and Mrs H W Courtney in a 3 pm ceremony at the First Methodist church Konawa. Rev N C Bevens officiated. Attendants included June Courtney maid of honor and Miss Bonnie Walton bridesmaid. After a reception in the Legion hut the couple planned a home in Konawa following a short trip to Rockaway Beach Missouri.
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Pam
Janets
First Methodist Church
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Mary Jo Ruggies
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Bonnie Walton
Helen Douthit
Sue Thomas
Pride
Edward Courtney
Oklahoma City
Legion Hut
Betty Courtney
Sue Hensley
Rockaway Beach
H. W. Courtney
South Broadway
Charles Milton
Courtney
Anna Louise Forbes
Bonnie Lou Walton
Cleveland
Ed M. Courtney
Charles Jamas
Jimmy Stewart
Mary Jo Ruggles
A. C. Griffin
McMurry
First Baptist Church
Jack Streetman
B. M Bates
Doyle Burton
Jack Gray
Ross Badgett
Ed Thompson
Judson Blaylock
B. M. Bates
G. ‘D. Brewer
Viola Ramsey
Peggy Lane
Seminole
Jeanie Lucas
Opal Cravens
Lorene Bennett
J. E. Jackson
Vozie Kramer
Lucille Brayboy
Josie Long
Geraldine Long
Bertha Edison
Molly Slagle
C. E. Hudson
Grace Damron
Pearl la Manyon
Darlene Pullin
Marcene Pullin
Kate Gibson
Eula Watts
WR Lee
Minnie Kinder
Agnes Bayden
Lisy Jeffrie
Evelyn Manley
Edith Phillips
Afr
Hamtick
Stephanie Ford
Bill Woods
Vi Babek
Elsie Shields
Virginia Cloud
Inez Mosely
Mrs. Lewis
Edith Gatt
Kate Hodge
L. Walker
R. D. Robertson
Sally Johnson
Fred Hoover
P. L. Speaker
Lee Ramsey
Speaker
Ramsey
Johnson Bradley Visit Tokyo Talks With MacArthur
Defense Secretary Johnson and General Bradley fly to Tokyo to meet General MacArthur and discuss an early Japan peace treaty and U S bases in the Orient. They plan extensive talks on defense of America and the peace, with findings to be sent to Washington for possible August recommendations.
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Kanawa Rebekah Drill Team in June Oklahoma City Event
The Kanawa Rebekah drill team performed June 2 at the Carol Bekah Jods in Oklahoma City with the Lawton drill team present. Members included Ophelia Walker and Gladys Button among others. attendees included Tyra Lave and W. A. MacLeister. In Los Angeles radio officers investigated loud radio activity and arrested five men after a craw poker dispute as they escorted the men to the jail.
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Kanawa Rebekah
Carolbekah Jods
Oklahoma City
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Kanawa
Ophelia Walker
Gladys Button
Ida Shaw
Minnie Taylor
Jones
Willa Johnson
Willis Moore
Los Angeles
MG. Hutcherson
Art D. K Duggans
Stratford Society Brides In Double Wedding At Ada Church
Carolyn Burnett and Miss Burnett, daughters of Stratford, wed George Eyler Jr. and another groom in a noon ceremony officiated by Rev. Hamilton. Amid garden towers, pianists and singers performed nuptial music. Guests included out-of-town relatives from Pawnee and Oklahoma City. The newlyweds plan to reside in Pampa. A second couple, Mary Dansby and John Hottel, married at Ada home with double ring ceremony. The reception followed in Bundy home. attendees included Stratford natives and local families. A skating party and club meeting rounded out the day in Sulphur and Stratford area communities.
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Nuss Sarin J Burnett
Assen J. Burnett
Stratford
Mr. Burnett
George Eyler, Jr
George Eyler
Pawate
EE. Hamilton
Laura Jane Bryan
E. E. Hamilton
Haskell Burnett
Se Clark
Blackwell
Merilyn Clark
Joyce Watts
Marion Johnston
Pawnee
Jackie Burnett
Oklahoma City
Si_Burnett
Eagletown
Frank Eyler
Houston
Tex
Barbara Gallagher
H . E. Biggs
Red Oak
Pampa
Dansby-Hottel
Mary Dansby
John Hottel
P. m
C. M Bundy
Mr. Bundy
Ada
John Dansby_ Stratford
George T. Hottel
Mrs Hoggard Honored With Surprise Birthday Luncheon
Mrs Ellie Hoggard was honored Friday with two surprise luncheons at her home to celebrate her birthday. Cake was baked by Mrs John T Williams, with many attendees listed including Mrs C Thompson and Mrs W J Standridge among others. The item also mentions a bridal shower for Mrs Wayne Haynes hosted by Mrs Jim Shuts and a note about foreign investment in the western United States.
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Josephine Crawford
Cora Buckzlew
Minnie Marcer
W. D. Jathson
Beva
Pat Reyna Srwin
John T. Williams
L. P. Shi
Ira Critchfield
Lo Phillips
Charley Austin
Charlene Austin
Haynes
Wayne Haynes
Jim Shuts
Orb Smith
JE. McClaren
W. Mann
Claud Levelace
Roy Byford
W. N. Reidel
Rofs Society News Miss Alta Brookshire Bridal Shower
The Rofs community reports a bridal shower for Miss Alta Brookshire fiancée of A.8. King. Hosted by Mrs. Irene Fisher and the WMA at the Baptist church lawn, featuring a Tom Thumb Wedding scene, garden decor, cake, punch, and gifts. Participants included Nathalee Carson and a long list of guests and family members. Dinner and social events followed at several homes with outings to Platt National Park and a party at Sulphur.
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Alta Brookshire
King
Baptist Church
Irene Fisher
W. M.A
Platt National Park
Bil Williams
Colorado
Utah
Wayne Johnson
Charles Johnson
Fred Clifton
Mrr
Mraz
Clay Johnson
Pe Caffey
Larsh
A Peiremid
Richard Swink
Methodist Church
Evenin
Kay Larsh
Douglas Hudson
Jackie Crawford
Harieyris Crank
Barbara Anderson
Brrozra Lee
Jim Feirchild
Alan Larsh
Philip Pairchild
J. E. Quinton
Harold Lee Swink
Betty Kay Hudson
Norma Jane Sink
Spon‘pore
Butterlegging Is New Concern Across Nation
Federal officials prepare to crack down on a wave of phony butter sales as oleomargarine taxes end June 30. The FDA seeks nearly a million dollars to boost enforcement after fears that unscrupulous sellers will substitute butter with colored margarine. Officials warn 10 000 public eating places may violate law by selling margarine as butter despite labeling and triangular shapes mandatory.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Congress
Sulphur Vegetable Flower Show to be Held at High School
Sulphur hosts a vegetable flower show Friday at the high school building in the study hall and agricultural building from 9 to 11 am. Entries include flowers foliage and arrangements in varied categories with judging on bouquet balance color proportion and display suitability. Special tables may feature dining room mixes living room centerpieces and seasonal arrangements with potted plants also exhibited while wildflowers are planned for inclusion.
Twin Calves Of Different Breeds Reported In County
An odd birth occurred in Wares County as a Holstein and a Brown Swiss cow produced twin calves. The process was challenging for the dam but both calves are reported alive and in good condition. The veterinary details and exact location are unclear due to the OCR text.
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