Council Rejects RR Street Offer and Sets Park Hours
The Ada city council rejected a railroad paving proposal for East Tenth Street and deferred action awaiting legal review. The meeting approved no action on the rail plan, announced a five to six day DC spray schedule for Ada alleys starting Wednesday, and set Wintersmith Park hours to 10 p.m. for evening picnics.
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Wintersmith Park
Oklahoma City
Ada
Atoka
East Tenth Street
Agriculture Department
John Hamman
Hamman
More Beer Sale Permits Granted
Four countians received beer sale permits in county court proceedings on Saturday and Monday. Permits went to Joe Choate for the Stockman's Club at 115 South Stockton, W E McPherson for 603 East Broadway, Allen P H Pryor for an establishment at 115 West Twelfth, and Elizabeth Blakesly for Elizabeth's Place on North Broadway. Additional license applications were filed by Louise Sloan for 310 West Townsend (Package), Harry E Skelton for 710 North Broadway, W C Alexander of Stonewall, and Jesse Beulah and H L La Salle for an establishment at 121 South Broadway.
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Joe Choate
Stockman’s Club
South Stockton
W. E. McPherson
East Broadway
Allen
P. H. Pryor
West Twelfth
Elizabeth Blakesly
Elizabeth’s Place
North Broadway
SH 99
Louise Sloan
West Townsend
Harry E. Skelton
W. C. Alexander
Stonewall
Jesse
Beulah
H. L. la Salle
South Broadway
Oklahoma May employment hits all time high
Oklahoma non farm employment in May totaled 506 300 according to Dave Vandivier chairman of the Employment Security Commission. The figure set an all time May record and marked the eleventh straight month with more than 500 000 salaried workers. The state’s all time high was 518 700 in December. Total government employment including federal and state agencies stood at 106 000 in May, up from 103 000 a year earlier.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Dave Vandivier
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
Two Infants Killed In Road Accidents
The state adds two infant deaths to the 1952 traffic toll, bringing the total to 228, 34 fewer than last year. Willie Habbary, five months, died in Clinton from a crushed chest after a one car crash on U S 75 near Grandfield. Lisa Patrice Huggins, 16 months, Ozark, Ark, died when she was crushed after falling from a car in Stigler.
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Willie Habbary
Frederick
Lisa Patrice Huggins
Ozark
Ark
Habbary
Clinton
William
Grandfield
Tillman County
Lisa
Stigler
Air Age Education Conference At East Central State College
East Central State College hosts the third annual Air Age Education Conference and Workshop led by Harold D Weatherly of the Oklahoma Aviation Commission. About 200 students attend as teachers learn to pass air mindedness to younger students. A Shawnee flight for six students demonstrates practical geography and erosion study.
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East Central State College
Harold D. Weatherly
The
Oklahoma Aviation Commission
Weatherly
Shawnee
Central Airlines
Gordon Harrel
Ada
Harrel
Dorothy Ann Touchstone
Peggy Wood
Jack Osborn
Leonard George
John W. Elliott
Guy B. Kennedy
Jerry Lane
Central
Lane
Bertrand Russell Divorced Again Amid Desertion Charge
Bertrand Russell 80, famed philosopher and Nobel laureate, was divorced today by his third wife. The case adds to his sequence of four marriages and a history of court actions connected to his teaching career in the United States.
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London
Bertrand Russell
Philospher
Storm Center
United States
Bloodmobile Demolished In Car Collision Near Shawnee
A bloodmobile and a car carrying two Marines collided near Shawnee Oklahoma destroying both vehicles. The bloodmobile driver William A Darland escaped injury. The two Marines Jerry Duane Knoy and Billy Sanders from Oklahoma City received minor injuries. Knoy said the crash left them feeling grateful for plasma support from donors in Oklahoma.
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Shawnee
Okla
Korea
Red Cross
William A. Darland
Oklahoma City
Jerry Duane Knoy
Billy Sanders
Knoy
Oklahoma
Former Mansion To Be Auctioned In Glen Cove
The former J. Pierpont Morgan estate in Glen Cove New York will be auctioned on July 12 to cover 30000 dollars in back taxes. The 56 room stone mansion built in 1910 sits on a three acre East Island site. Taken by the city last August the property hosted the Soviet diplomatic staff including Andrei Gromyko until December 1950.
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Glen Cove
N. Y
J. Pierpont Morgan
East Island
Long Island
Andrei Gromyko
Hippo Attack Nets $65,000 Verdict for Seaman
New York seaman Robert H. Rawlins won a federal jury award of 65 000 dollars after a hippopotamus he was feeding bit off his right arm. The incident happened last summer aboard the freighter Africa Star en route from Africa to New York for the Central Park Zoo. Rawlins sued Farrell Lines Inc. for damages.
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New York
Robert H. Rawlins
Africa
Central Park Zoo
Rawlins
Farrell Lines Inc
Higher Returns for Vested Ada News Want Ads
Ada News highlights greater value for readers by investing more in vested want ads. The feature notes improved exposure and potential reach, encouraging advertisers to place more effective notices with extended durations and clearer targeting.
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Ada News
Notorious Oklahoma inmates seek clemency as board weighs appeals
The State Pardon and Parole Board rejected J. C. Fast Jr.'s clemency bid and considered Julius Bohannon and George Kimes for parole. Bohannon defended his actions in the killings of two McCurtain County deputies, while Kimes prayed for mercy and emphasized daily prayers. Carl DeWolf, condemned to die, was invited to plead today.
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Mcalester
Oklaho
State Pardon and Parole Board
J. C. Fast Jr
Bohannon
McCurtain County
Hatley Julius Whitten
Broken Bow
Venita Mae Allen
Atoka
Jasper Whitten
Fast
Kimes
Perry Chuculate
Sequoyah County
Steel Strike Hits Welfare Agencies
Pittsburgh reports mounting appeals for aid as the CIO steelworkers strike paralyzes defense production. Nationwide 775000 idle workers on day 24, with 125000 in allied industries. General Motors orders over 12000 layoffs, first major auto cuts due to the strike. 2400 Chevrolet Detroit plant workers laid off. 10000 furloughed at Flint plant.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
Allied Industries
General Motors
Chevrolet
Detroit
Big Chevron
Flint
Ich
Dever Bites Ike At Democratic Convention Stop
Massachusetts Governor Paul A. Dever declared at the Republican presidential scene that Dwight D. Eisenhower would be easier to beat than Robert A. Taft. He criticised Eisenhower for supposed ignorance of domestic affairs and noted the resulting dip in popularity as he headed toward Albuquerque to address New Mexico Democrats.
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New York
Paul A. Dever
Massachusetts
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Dever
Albuquerque
N. Mex
New Mexico
No License Charge Against D. Houston
Charges of operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license were lodged against Dewey Houston of Sasakwa in the peace justice court of C. W. Floyd. Houston was stopped Monday night north of Ada on SH 99 by highway trooper Aubrey Mitchell.
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Dewey Houston
Sasakwa
Peace Justice Court
C. W. Floyd
Houston
Ada
SH 99
Aubrey A. Mitchell
Language leaders: English tops German in science and French in diplomacy
The National Geographic Society states English is now the most used language globally, overtaking German in science and French in diplomacy. The claim emphasizes English dominance across international science and diplomatic circles.
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National Geographic Society
Slow Start for Defense Materials After Steel Strike
The first shipments of defense materials promised to the U.S. by the CIO United Steelworkers began arriving, but only cement for jet testing cells. Fin ished steel remains stalled in warehouses as unions resist wage and shop demands, idle workers rise, and plants like Servel Delco-Remy Yoder Willys-Overland cut output or shut briefly to conserve steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U.S
CIO
United Steelworkers
Buffington
Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Allied Industries
Servel, Inc
Evansville
Delco-Remy
General Motors
Anderson
Yoder Company
Columbus
Willys-Overland
Refrigerator Truck Fire Damages Cargo in Paris Arkansas
A Western Refrigerator Lines truck carrying pork valued at 13 000 caught fire twice near Paris Arkansas. Firemen report nine tires burned and the reefer unit shut down briefly raising interior temperatures to 100 degrees. Driver Dale Bryant was en route from Oklahoma City to Memphis with Armour and Company cargo.
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Paris
Ark
Western Refrigerator Lines
Oklahoma City
Here
Memphis
Dale Bryant
Armour and Company
Konawa Lions to Install New Officers in July
Konawa Lions invite members for the inaugural installation of officers on July 1. The 7:30 p.m. dinner meeting at the IOOF hall will install J L Ogburn as president with Ben Frank and Clarence Raper as vice presidents. Victor Watts becomes secretary treasurer, R A Hartsell Liontamer, E J Scott tailtwister, W Tucker Jr song leader. directors John Albin Carl Hutchins E A Hudson Frank P Swan.
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Konawa
Lions Club
IOOF
J. A. Davis
J. L. Ogburn
Ben Frank
Clarence Raper
Victor Watts
Burwell M. Bates
R. A. Hartsell
Liontamer
E. J. Scott
Tailtwister
W. Tucker Jr
John Albin
Carl Hutchins
E. A. Hudson
Frank P. Swan
Mother of Aggies' President Buried
Funeral services for Mrs. G B Willham 81 mother of Dr Oliver S Willham president of Oklahoma A M College were to be held at 2 pm today in Burkburnett Texas She died Sunday after an illness of a year Burial will be at Randlett Oklahoma
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Burkburnett
Tex
G. B. Willham
Oliver S. Willham
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Willham
Randlett
Okla
Cable network ready for live TV in Oklahoma City
Officials from Southwestern Bell say the microwave network that will bring live television to Oklahoma City and Tulsa is completed and tested. The system will open to the public at 7 a.m. Tuesday with live broadcasts starting as the network goes on air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Tulsa
Local gatherings and visits mark week in Fittstown
Fittstown residents hosted picnics and welcomed visitors from Pontotoc Selma and Fort Worth. Christian Home Week concluded with a Baptist services series and a film showing The Bible on the Table. Ada residents Norma Lee Chambers and Loretta Bradley visited relatives while others traveled to nearby towns.
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The
Baptist Church
Evansville Visit By Mrs Graper And Relatives
Mrs Kathryn Graper of Evansville Indiana arrived Friday to visit her son Walter Graper and his family for several weeks. Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs J A Skeith included Mrs Betty Cook and Sandra of Albuquerque New Mexico Mr and Mrs R Christian and family of Stinnet Texas and Jack Skeith and family of Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Kathryn Graper
Evansville
Ind
Walter Graper
J. A. Skeith
Betty Cook
Sandra
Albagene, N. M
R. Christian
Stinnett, Texas
Jack Skeith
Tulsa
Marion Thomas Return From Vacation Visit
Mr and Mrs Marion Thomas returned home Saturday from a vacation trip visiting family in Omaha.
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Marion Thomas
Omaha
Ebr
Mentally Ill King Talal to Return Home for Treatment
In Lausanne Switzerland King Talal of Jordan, ill with chronic schizophrenia, plans to leave to receive home treatment. A regency council will rule during his therapy, with Crown Prince Hussein potentially succeeding if his father remains unable to rule. Doctors must declare recovery before Talal resumes powers.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Jordan
Talal
Tewfik Abul Huda Pasha
King Abdullah
Middle East
Hussein
Lamb Returns S A Charles Lewis Lamb Enlists Navy
Lamb son of Mr and Mrs J C Owen 812 West Seventh left Friday for San Diego Calif where he is stationed He entered the navy January 10 1952 and recently finished boat training before coming to Ada on leave.
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Charles Lewis Lamb
J. C. Owen
West Seventh
San Diego
Calif
Navy
Ada
Oklahoma City To Add State Safety Beechcraft Bonanza
The State Safety Department announced the addition of a Beechcraft Bonanza to its facilities funded at $20,255. Tulsa's Tulsair Distributing Inc. submitted the low bid with delivery set for August 5. The plane will aid patrolmen in manhunts and directing traffic at large events like University of Oklahoma football games.
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Oklahoma City
State Safety Department
State Board of Affairs
Tulsair Distributing Inc
Tulsa
University of Oklahoma
Death Outraces Speeding Auto in Oklahoma City
Mrs. Rena Smith aged 25 died yesterday after a fast traffic chase through Oklahoma City with a police escort. Police blamed obstinate drivers for not yielding. Officers said sirens were on while the private car’s driver braked to avoid a crash. autopsy ordered to determine the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Rena Smith
J. R. Donnell
J. Maxey
Lovett Says U S Forces Hold Six to One Fire Superiority
Secretary Lovett told a House subcommittee he sees no shortage of ammunition in Korea and that current weapons plus large ammunition stocks give American troops a six to one fire superiority over Soviet forces. He did not provide further details in the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Lovett
House
Korea
American Glassmakers Rise After War Production Shuts
When European glassblowers halted output during World War II, supremacy in fine handblown glass shifted to American shores as U S makers expanded.
Capitalism and Christianity Linked by Ada Pastor
Rev. Rufus Walker, new pastor of the First Methodist church, told the Ada Lions Club that no Christian can be a Communist and that welfare state ideas reflect drift from church ethics. He attacked a so called National Association of Christian Laymen as a five person money making group and argued property ownership evolved from tribal to feudal to Christian stewardship before capitalism emerged with individual ownership. He warned Americans must remain good Christians or the welfare state becomes possible and warned against parasites among rich and poor alike.
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Rufus Walker
First Methodist Church
Ada Lions Club
America
National Association of Christian
Walker
Makher
Near East
Christ
Latta VBS Ends After Week of Study and Picnic
Latta Baptist church finished its Daily Vacation Bible School with 130 enrolled and an average daily attendance of 107. A Saturday picnic at Wintersmith Park in Ada drew 89 attendees, closing the event after Friday night commencement where all classes showed their work.
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Latta
Oklahoma Senate pushes tighter laws against deserting fathers
State Sen. George Miskovsky proposes a uniform reciprocal child support act with other states, compulsory extradition in abandonment cases, and county prosecution authority. Current law requires prosecution where the divorce was granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
George Miskovsky
Legislative Council
Miskovsky
Sheriff Admits Gifting Whisky From Seizure
Marshall County Sheriff W. C. Jester admitted giving away nine to eleven pints of confiscated whisky to a Madill attorney identified as Mr Shaw. He said the liquor supported a lawyer convention and was not sold. About 25 witnesses testified the liquor was given for medicinal purposes amid the maladministration case.
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Madil
Okla
Marshall County
W. C. Jester
Madill
Shaw
O. C. Barnes
Two 6 and 7 Year Olds Admit Fire at Ft Sill Hall
Two young boys admitted starting a fire under a recreation hall at Ft. Sill causing near total destruction of the building valued at $40,000. The blaze last Sunday threatened nearby homes as authorities said the children, ages six and seven, set paper alight beneath the hall.
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FT. Sill, Oklaw
Ft. Sill
Kin of Stratford Woman Injured
Mrs. Pearl Meador visiting Stratford from Oklahoma City learned her son in law Clyde Thompson Jr fell three stories while window washing. He sustained a pelvic fracture and other injuries after his safety belt slipped. Two prior falls in two months were not serious.
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Stratford
Pearl Meador
Oklahoma City
Robert McKnight
Virginia
Clyde Thompson Jr
Half-Hatched Eggs Banned As Cure-All
Vienna authorities banned sale of nine day old embryos touted as a cure all. University clinic trials found no real benefit while the Ministry of Social Welfare ruled them spoiled food under food laws and barred their sale under drug laws, forcing rejection of the fad.
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Vienna
Austria
University
Ministry of Social Welfare
Pie Supper Friday At Center School
A pie supper will be held Friday at 8 p.m. in the Center school auditorium toraise funds for the newly organized Center Home Demonstration club. Mrs. Tom Murphy notes proceeds go to the club treasurer with entertainment and invited political candidates. Charles Shockley will auctioneer.
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Center School
Center Home Demonstration Club
Tom Murphy
HD Club
Murphy
Charles Shockley
Mrs Kerr Pays Speed Fine After Maryland Ticket
Mrs. Robert S. Kerr, wife of the Oklahoma senator, describes a Sunday morning chase near Kensington and Wheaton, Md, where an off duty officer in uniform followed her and claimed speeding. She planned to pay the fine and continue to New York for her husband’s television appearance.
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Washington
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Montgomery County
New York
Kensington
Wheaton
Office of Lawyer Burglarized Here
Turner King, a local attorney, reports his office was broken into and checks with his name were stolen. The First National Bank items numbered 1553 to 1576 are likely forged, and merchants are warned not to cash them. King suspects the theft occurred Sunday night but is unsure of the exact time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner King
First National Bank
Turner
King
Recruiters Again Lead Rodeo Parade
The Ada Round-up Club led Seminole’s parade with Navy and Marine recruiters. Riders Jack Chapman, Jerry McCleary, and Charles Martin rode as praised units in the event, with plans for more club members to participate in future parades.
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Navy
Marine
Ada
Seminole
Jack Chapman
Jerry McCleary
Charles Martin
Marines
Attlee accuses U S of risking war with Red China
In a Commons debate Clement Attlee challenged U S action on bombing North Korea power plants saying Britain deserved a say before such raids and warning it could imperil armistice talks with Red China. He cited civilian suffering and warned of a drift toward total war in the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Clement R. Attlee
United States
China
Britain
North Korea
Attlee
Javorite
House of Commons
Lord Alexander
Korean
Winston Churchill
Mark Clark
United Nations
Korea
Liquor Firms Accused of Power Gripping Industry
Congressional investigators urge a full Justice Department probe into the liquor industry. Representatives Chelf and Keating say the 1949 anti trust inquiry missed key monopolistic patterns. Witnesses allege pressure from the big four distillers Schenley Seagram National and Hiram Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Justice Department
Chelf
D-Ky
Keating
R-Ny
House Judiciary
Department
Schenley
Seagram
National
Hiram Walker
Dry Weather Impacts State Farm Areas
Oklahoma report shows temporary moisture in central regions but drought injures crops state wide. Sweet corn and cotton planting suffer as drought roots into late spring crops. Corn tassels and silks need rain. alfalfa cut twice with good yields. cattle marketings rise vs prior week and year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Federal Crop Reporting Service
VA Withdraws Wet Loan Order Near Airports
Oklahoma City news records that VA regional chief Frank Cleckler said yesterday the order requiring Washington approval for GI home loans within four miles of airports has been withdrawn. The move ends a freeze that paused appraisals as property values near airports fell after air crashes in Elizabeth New Jersey near Newark airport.
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Oklahoma City
Frank Cleckler
Veterans Administration
Washington
Elizabeth
N. J
Newark
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Gene Collett
Konawa Lions
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Hookie Timmons
Arthur
Pontotoc
Jimmie Ross
Selma
John Sweeny of
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W. L. Dooley
Eva Chronister
Bell Arter
Jess Jackson
A Z. C. Jackson and Sons Fuiay
Ola Lancaster
Fort Worth
Texas
D. C. Lee
Norma Lee Chambers
Mrs
George Driver
Fittstown
Loretta Bradley
Norma Lee Graper
Mentally III Ruler
Lamb
Safety Department
Red China
Solon
Charles F. Barrett
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