States Slow to Adopt Soil Conservation Grant Shifts
Washington notes years of delayed state action on a soil conservation program once run by federal grants. Congress has extended federal control while farm groups push for state led programs, yet Agriculture Department officials favor national administration as flexible and locally carried out. The American Farm Bureau Federation vows to target state legislatures for action next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovida. Martin
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Agriculture Department
Department
Republican
American Farm Bureau Federation
Secretary of Agriculture
McCarran pushes for early vote on anti seizure amendment
Senator McCarran moves to set early Senate action on a constitutional amendment to bar presidential seizure of private property without Congress consent. Lyndon Johnson warns against pressing the motion but McCarran secures it as first business when the Senate reconvenes. The amendment mirrors President Truman's steel seizure episode and requires a two thirds majority to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
McCarran
D-New
Senate
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Truman
United States
Sailors and Marine Join Ada Roundup Riders in Parade
Jack Chapman and Jerry McCleary, veteran naval and Marine Corps recruiters, ride horses in Ada Roundup parades wearing uniforms with donated boots. They carry the Colors and will join the Ada Rounduppers in forthcoming processions, assisted by Sheriff J. D. Gaar and gear from local donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Chapman
Naval Service
Jerry McCleary
Marine Corps
Ada
Pauls Valley
Joe Gifford
Conley Matthews
J. D. Gaar
Mystery Teeth Found Clenched with Lighted Cigar
A Waldeckische Landeszeitung classified ad from Wolfs Hagen Germany notes a found item: a single set of false teeth with a lit cigar clenched between them. No owner identified.
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Wolfshagen
Germany
Waldeckische Landeszeitung
White House denies Truman seeking nomination for any candidate
The White House stated President Truman is not seeking the Democratic nomination for anyone. Press secretary Joseph Short released a brief note amid reports of support for Adlai Stevenson and Averell Harriman. While Stevenson says he is not a candidate, rumors persist of a Stevenson Harriman Democratic ticket.
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White House
Truman
Washinton
Joseph Short
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Capitol Hill
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
Stevenson-Harriman
Harriman
Omaha
Ner. Short
Chicago
Stevenson - Harriman
Farm Women Report on Home Demonstration Projects
Home Demonstration club members report 58 coats or suits and 415 children's dresses among clothing projects. canned vegetables and fruits totals. frozen meats and lard. home management gains include new furniture and curtains. tips on quality canning and mulching offered. club schedule lists meetings from June 23 to June 27 in various communities.
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Home Demonstration Club
Raymond Verble
A. P. Young
Jess Norvill
Center
Gaar Corner
Inez Pennington
Pleasant Hill
Byng
Clifford Anson
Union Valley
Lawerance
Vandalism Hits Finis Stilwell Home
A vandalism theft damaged furnishings at the Finis Stilwell residence at 224 East Seventh. Mrs Stilwell was away in Texas visiting relatives and Mr Stilwell, theater manager, was at work. He arrived to find a sofa and mattresses slit and some small items missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finis Stilwell
East Seventh
Senate to investigate rain making and water from salt
The Senate voted to create a government committee to study weather modification and allocated up to one million dollars for research to extract fresh water from salt water. Nobel laureate Irving Langmuir touted Southwest rain making, while the Weather Bureau dismissed the wider pattern as coincidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Irving Langmuir
Southwest
U. S. Weather Bureau
Langmuir
Europe
Prisoner Injured Jump From Courthouse in Enid
Otis Tipton a Garfield County jail prisoner broke his hip leg and ribs after leaping from the four story Garfield County Courthouse in an apparent escape attempt. Tipton 42 was serving a 10 day sentence for drunkenness and had nearly half the term served. He fell about 60 feet to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
Okla
Otis Tipton
Garfield County
Tipton
Oklahoma Baptists Add 19 259 In 1951 Membership
Oklahoma Baptist churches gained 19 259 members in 1951 in a report by P J Edmonds secretary of the church statistical division. The average was one new member for every 18 on the rolls with rural churches showing the strongest gain at a ratio of 1 to 14.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
J. P. Edmonds
Edmonds
Helms Dairy Field Day Highlights Modern Barn Dedication
41 attendees at the Stanley Helms farm dairy field day for dedicating the second grade A barn and noting another near completion at Gene Daniels farm in Clarita. The Helms barn features direct milk canning, four pit stanchions with electric milkers. Attendees include Haynes, Charlie Dunn, Earl Snitzline, Gene Mungle of Atoka, Dick Colvert, O C McMillan, and Chamber of Commerce members with veterans instructors. Chamber luncheon hosted by Helms yard with Calverts Dairy providing ice cream and Helms Cocoa.
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Coalgate
Stanley Helms
Gene Daniels
Clarita
Helm
Mr. Haynes
Charlie Dunn
Ada
Earl Snitzline
Gene Mungle
George Preston Returns from Junior Red Cross Camp
George Preston son of Mr and Mrs W S Preston recently returned from ten days at Camp Petit Jean Morriston Ark representing Pontotoc County Junior Red Cross He is the county s first delegate to attend such a camp and one of five Midwest area candidates for the Junior Red Cross council duties ran from 7 a m to 10 15 p m with some leisure time at the Hardison Hall camp site hosted by Del Pugh of St Louis directors and instructors praised Pontotoc County program as competitive with other southwest areas.
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George Preston
W. S. Preston
Camp Petit Jean
Morriston
Ark
Pontotoc County
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
George
Hardison Hall
del Pugh
St. Louis, Mo
Red Cross
Southwest
Petit Jean
Midwest Area Council
Junior Red Cross
Taft Aims Early Victory At Chicago Nomination
In the final stretch before the July 7 Republican convention Taft plans to win the nomination by the second ballot with strong organization support. Eisenhower backers privately expect a two ballot path, while Lodge says the general’s personal campaigning is making inroads and claims the nomination is now assured. Taft leads in publicly committed delegates and controls key convention machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Chicago
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Ohioan
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Tisenhower
Sunday visitors gather at Mink and kin in Stratford
Stratford residents hosted relatives during visits to local homes. Herman Mink's sister Mrs Clark Caves and brother Doyle Mink visited from Pauls Valley and Sulphur. Othel Clifton and children visited his mother Mrs W H Clark. Cecil Ott of Bearden spent time with brothers Lee Ott and Z Ott. Joe Alexander of Wynnewood called on aunt Mrs Dithula Clark. Rodgers family from Dallas visited W O Rodgers home with baby Paul. Herman Abney of Bell Gardens California stayed with J T Skaggs and family and other relatives several days.
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Herman Mink
Clark Caves
Mr. Caves
Pauls Valley
Doyle Mink
Othel Clifton
W. H. Clark
Mr. Clark
Cecil Ott
Bearden
Lee Ott
Z. Ott
Joe Alexander
Wynnewood
Dithula Clark
Herman Abney
Bell Gardens
California
J. T. Skaggs
John D. Skaggs
Herman
J. W. Abney
Local Socials and Visits Across Ada Claremore Velma
Mrs Edna Gabbert made a business trip to Pauls Valley Friday. Mrs Mayme Field and Mary West hosted lunch with Bourke Bayless in Ada. The trio joined a Sixth District Postmasters meeting in Velma hosted by Cordin Martin. Other visitors include Charles from Oceanside and the Absher family. Emuel Fisher and relatives from Oklahoma City visited in Shawnee. The McCurdy family moved to Shawnee from Pauls Valley where Mr McCurdy worked at Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Gabbert
Pauls Valley
Mayme Field
Mary West
Ada
Bourke Bayless
Claremore
Velma
Okla
Field
West
Mr. Bayless
Cordin Martin
Melvin McCurdy
Shawree Friday
McCurdy
Ford Motor Co
Stratford
Shawnee
Couple from Pauls Valley Visit Sister in Law Friday
Mr and Mrs Julian Field of Pauls Valley visited their sister in law Mrs Mayme Field Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Field
Pauls Valley
Mayme Field
John Kelly Heads Home From Daughter’s Salinas Visit
John Kelly, who has been staying at his daughter Mrs A H Atton's home for several weeks, left Sunday morning to return to his home in Salinas, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kelly
A. H
Salinas
Graham Family Weekend Visit in Oklahoma City
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Graham and Jolene of Oklahoma City spent the weekend visiting in the home of Mrs. J T Lewelling and Edna Primrose, the mother and sister of Jolene’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Graham
Jolene
Oklahoma City
J. T. Lewelling
Edna Primrose
Roswell Man Ends Visit After Two Weeks with Relatives
Jim Clubb of Roswell New Mexico left Tuesday after spending two weeks visiting his sisters Mrs Cora Blackburn and Mrs Dave Duncan and other relatives.
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Jim Clubb
Roswell
N. M
Cora Blackburn
Dave Duncan
Royal Service Meeting of W M A at First Baptist
The W M A of the First Baptist church met Monday evening for Royal Service with Mrs. Walton Lobaugh in charge. Mrs. Ira Critchfield read the scripture. Those present included Mrs. Bert Green, Mrs. N. N. Antonson, Mrs. Haskell Lobaugh, Miss Evelyn Bell, Mrs. John Horsley, Mrs. Will Crawford, Mrs. L. B. Milligan, Mrs. C. A. Cushman and Mrs. E. L. Stephens.
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The
First Baptist Church
Walton Lobaugh
Ira Critchfield
Bert Green
N. N. Antonson
Haskell Lobaugh
Evelyn Bell
John Horsley
Will Crawford
L. B. Milligan
C. A. Cushman
E. L. Stephens
Aubrey S. Roberts Return From California Vacation
Mr and Mrs Aubrey S Roberts announced their son has returned this week from a two week vacation in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey S. Robertson
California
Freeman Family Weekend Visit in Oklahoma City
Mr and Mrs Junior Freeman and daughter Shirley spent the weekend in Oklahoma City visiting Mr and Mrs Gene Bailey and their daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Freeman
Shirley
Oklahoma City
Gene Bailey
Mrs. Ona Ellis Returns Home After Family Visit
Mrs. Ona Ellis, previously staying with her daughter and son-in-law Mr and Mrs Jim Gilmore in Marlow, has gone back to Stratford. Mr Gilmore underwent surgery at McBride Bone and Joint Hospital in Oklahoma City and is reported to be doing nicely.
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Ona Ellis
Jim Gilmore
Marlow
Stratford
Gilmore
McBride Bone and Joint Hospital
Oklahoma City
Richmond Couple Visits Siblings in Ada Area
Mr and Mrs Arlin Floyd of Richmond California visited her sister and family Mr and Mrs Jack Blackburn and Billy Joe Thursday and Friday. Mrs Abe Barnard shopped in Ada Friday morning. Mr and Mrs Hugh Nabors and daughters and Howell Nabors of Oklahoma City spent the weekend with their mother Mrs O A Nabors and sons. Weekend visitors in the home of Mr and Mrs Bullock included a son Mr Lee Bullock and family Pauls Valley Vinita Jo Woodle and daughter Weatherford Texas Mr and Mrs Arthur Bullock and family Davis Mollie Bullock and children Melvin and Vernon Sweetwater Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlin Floyd
Richmond
California
Jack Blackburn
Billy Joe
Hugh Nabors
Howell Nabors
Oklahoma City
O. A. Nabors
Mrs Orbe Smith Undergoes Major Surgery at Valley View
Mrs Orbe Smith underwent major surgery at Valley View hospital in Ada on Friday morning. She was accompanied to the hospital by Mrs J E McClaren, Mr Smith and Mrs Smith's father B G McDonald. Her condition is reported satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orbe Smith
Valley View Hospital
Ada
J. E. McClaren
Mr. Smith
Family reunion threads link to Oklahoma relatives
Mr and Mrs Cloud Muse and their daughters Judy and Retha attended a family reunion at Chickasha on Sunday. Judy and Retha are spending the week with relatives and friends in the western part of Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloud Muse
Judy
Retha
Chickasha
Oklahoma
City Cafe Changes Hands to Barney Hall
J. F. Hooper sold the City Cafe to Barney Hall, with the new owners taking over immediately. The Hoopers plan a trip to points in California, leaving Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Cafe
J. F. Hooper
Barney Hall
Mrs. Hooper
Points
California
Tulsa Man Spends Vacation with Parents at Home
Ray Rigney of Tulsa is spending his vacation in the home of his father E A Rigney and Mrs Rigney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Rigney
Tulsa
E. A. Rigney
Mrs. Rigney
Hoskins Family Visit From Orange California
Mr and Mrs Frank Hoskins and Mr and Mrs Roy Hoskins and two sons from Orange California visited Tuesday with Mr and Mrs W B He and Mr and Mrs Dick Castle Cr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hoskins
Roy Hoskins
Orange
Calif
W. B. He
Dick Castle- Cr
Ada hosts Bowing Bowing and friends in Arkansas visit
Mr Will Bowing and daughter of Plainview Arkansas and Mrs Dixon Humphries and Mr and Mrs A B Auld of Ada spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs W B hi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Bowing
Plainview
Arkansas
Dixon Humphries
A. B. Auld
Ada
W. B. Hi
Morris Couple Vacationing in Stratford and Ada
Mr and Mrs Austin Morris of Shawnee are spending vacation time in Stratford and Ada. They have been guests of his parents Mr and Mrs Floyd Morris and her mother Mrs Tarwater and Mr Tarwater in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Morris
Shawnee
Stratford
Ada
Floyd Morris
Tarwater
Mr. Tarwater
Beulah Nunnley Visits Tulsa Sister Family
Mrs Beulah Nunnley of Tulsa is visiting in the home of her sister Mr and Mrs C E Moore.
Lignite to Power Alcoa Smelting Plant in Rockdale
Rockdale Texas will host an eighty million dollar Alcoa smelting facility using lignite as the power source. Works manager John D. Harper notes the move aims to cut cost against rising oil and gas prices while a new process converts lignite into a strong fuel. Geologists cite Milam County lignite reserves of about 150 million tons.
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Rockdale
Tex
Texas
Hills
Aluminum Company of America
Milam
Alcoa
Deep Wildcat Ventures
John D. Harper
Milam County
North Dakota
Montana
Texas Power & Light
U. S. Bureau of Mines
James Wadsworth Dies in Washington at 74
Former senator and representative James Wadsworth died of cancer in Emergency Hospital after a long illness. He sponsored prewar draft legislation and headed the commission that drew up universal military training. A Republican from Western New York, he served nine House terms after two in the Senate and retired in 1950. He was recalled by President Truman to head the National Security Training Commission last year.
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Washington
James W. Wadsworth
Wadsworth
House of Representatives
Senate
John Quincy Adams
Theodore Burton
Ohio
Matthew M. Neely
D-W.va
New York State
House
Truman
National Security Training Commission
Pittsburgh club cites climber claiming first ascent of Mt Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Explorers Club reports a member Ivan Jirak aged 26 from Slippery Rock State Teachers College reaches the 1 600 foot summit in Colombia on June 6 claiming first ascent of a peak named Mt Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Explorers Club
Mt. Pittsburgh
Ivan Jirak
Slippery Rock
State Teachers College
Colombia
Cotton Insects And Alfalfa Hay Tips For Farmers
County agents urge rapid boll weevil and thrip control before squares form. Early sprays target weevils and aid beneficial insects, with toxaphene or dust options. Grasshoppers require timing, organic insecticides, or wet bait formulas. Alfalfa hay should be cut in bloom stages for leafiness, cured in windrows then windows, to preserve green color and leaves. Feeding fat barrows for 4 H emphasizes selecting thrifty, well-structured pigs, proper feeding, water, shade, worming, lice treatment, and weight targets for fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four-H Club
Oklahoma visitors drop by local families this week
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Anders and family of Oklahoma City visited Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Raulston Sunday and Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dunagan and children of Holdenville visited Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Atkinson Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Anders
Oklahoma City
Z. T. Raulston
Jim Dunagan
Holdenville
J. W. Atkinson
Ronnie Russell Undergoes Minor Operation at Ada Clinic
Ronnie Russell had a minor operation last week at the Sugg Clinic in Ada. The disclosure notes the procedure was routine and the patient is reported in good spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Russell
Sugg
Ada
Ada Trio Visits Mrs. Hudson With Families
Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Roddy and their baby of Ada visited Mrs. Alice Hudson with Mrs. Ruby Doolen and Janice on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldridge Roddy
Ada
Ruby Doolen
Janice
Alice Hudson
Burns Family Visit Noted In Asher Community
Mr and Mrs Alton Burns of Asher visited Mr and Mrs John Phelps Thursday night in a social gathering highlighting local ties and neighborly connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Burns
Asher
John Phelps
Estes Family Visits Atkinson in Texas
Mr and Mrs Leonard Estes and daughters Mary Ellen and Barbara Ann of Mercedes Texas visited Mr and Mrs J W Atkinson Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Estes
Mary Ellen
Barbara Ann
Mercedes
Texas
J. W. Atkinson
Baker Family Visits Heard Family in Sasakwa
Mr and Mrs Lonnie Baker and family visited Mr and Mrs Luther Heard and their children of Sasakwa on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Baker
Luther Heard
Sasakwa
Perry Youth Visits Grandparents This Week
Tommy Jean Scroggin of Perry Texas visits his grandparents Mr and Mrs George Scroggin this week bringing family greeting and stories from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Jean Scroggin
Perry, Texas
Mrs
George Scroggin
Vivian Crow Vacationing in Illinois
Vivian Crow is spending her vacation in Illinois. She enjoys local sights and plans to visit multiple towns during her trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Crow
Illinois
Hobbs Family Vacation Visit Reported
Mr and Mrs Charles Robinson and their Hobbs New Mexico children are spending their vacation visiting friends and relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Robinson
Hobbs
New Mexico
Charles Junior Robinson Visits Denver Merrill This Weekend
Charles Junior Robinson of Hobbs New Mexico is visiting Denver Merrill over the weekend. The pair plan to meet in Denver for a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Junior Robinson
Hobbs
New Mexico
Denver
Merrill
Mrs Botkins and Suttons Visit Shawnee on Wednesday
Mrs M C Botkins and Mrs A J Sutton and their children made a business trip to Shawnee on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Botkins
A. J. Sutton
Shawnee
Girl Hurt by Flying Wire Coat Hanger Accident
Six year old Miriam Scindelhower played near a power mower when a wire coat hanger was propelled by the moving blade striking her neck. The hanger pierced the neck and chest, collapsing a lung, before doctors at Gundy Hospital removed the object. She recovered and smiled for photos hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Harry Scindelhower
Miriam
Gundy Hospital
Watch For Bogus $50 Bills In State
Secret Service Agent Tom Hanson warned Oklahoma merchants that a gang is circulating counterfeit $50 notes in the state. A counterfeit $50 bill appeared in Liberty National Bank deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank. Hanson advised cashiers to detain the passer if possible and notify the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Secret Service
Tom Hanson
Oklahoma
Liberty National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Hanson
Only 40 Extra Tickets For State In GOP Convention
Oklahoma will receive 40 extra tickets to the Republican National Convention for non delegates and alternates. National committeeman Bailie W. Vinson said two tickets go to each of 16 delegates and one for each alternate. State GOP officers will distribute tickets at the Conrad Hilton hotel in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Frank G. Fister
Vinson
Oklahoma
Conrad-Hilton
Chicago
Sooner Soldier Killed. Oklahoma Man Hurt in German Accident
In a truck crash near Giessen Germany a New Jersey soldier was killed and an Oklahoma enlisted man was seriously injured. Sgt Alfred E Saunders of Bluefield New Jersey and Cpl Earl W Manire of Norman Oklahoma were with the 22nd Infantry Regiment in FRANKFURT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
New Jersey
Giessen
Germany
U. S. Army
Alfred E. Saunders
Bluefield
N. J
22Nd Infantry Regiment
Earl W. Manire
Norman
Okla
Food and fiber production as national defense base
The statement asserts that a nation's resilience begins with its capacity to produce food and fiber. It emphasizes agricultural capability as fundamental to security, affecting supply chains, livelihoods, and strategic autonomy.
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Martha Mote
Minnie Lou McDoniel
Oklahoma Baptists
Helms
Coal County
Young Adan
Stratford News
W. O. Rodgers
Mrs. M. S. Rodgers
Paul
Dallas
Charles
Oceanside
J. W. Absher
Mrs. Absher
Emuel Fisher
W. F. Fisher
Fred
Abe Barnard
Hubert Absher and Son
James Wadsworth
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C. H. Hailey
Lester F. Smith
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