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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1951
Page
7
Multiple notices from Pontotoc County Oklahoma courts announce actions in land disputes estates and probate. Names include William Little Theo Cash Mary Corre and Joan Carell. Proceedings seek to quiet title mortgage enforcement and determine heirs and distributions with dates and deputy clerks noted.
Ada's spring citywide clean up is nearly finished with 250 loads hauled to the city dump by volunteers from Rotary Kiwanis Lions and the Chamber of Commerce aided by city trucks. Cleanup focused on annual junk and shrub trimmings. A summer fly control and rat control program is planned downtown. Mrs Kay Thompson will succeed her husband as Texas county commissioner for District No 1 after his death.
In Indianapolis on June 28 a man who vowed to shoot officers carried out his threat. He killed Patrolman Clarence Snowden and critically wounded Patrolman Thomas Williams before being shot dead by officers. The suspect, John Hoard, 37, a Negro, had told his wife he would lure cops to kill him. Mary Hoard, 35, reported their quarrel and his heavy drinking.
Weather officials reported scattered clouds and an inconclusive rain seeding effort near Baton Rouge while drinking water was hauled to several communities between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Evangeline parish faced water cuts and pressure alarms as farmers feared impact on rice and sugar crops. Dairymen noted a 15 percent drop in milk production amid a landscape of lakes and bayous normally prone to floods.
Miss Ann Cottingham, Tulsa teacher, travels to Ottawa July 4 27 to attend a United Nations Association Canada seminar on education and world affairs. She is among five U S teachers earning scholarships and will tour Ottawa, with a group of Canadians and others visiting the United Nations building in New York afterward.
The wheat harvest is over half complete in southeastern Oklahoma and underway in north central areas while dry weather is needed to firm ground for harvest. Weeds menace some fields. windrowing is used to cut moisture. Corn and grain sorghum show varied progress with replanting in rain damaged zones. Cotton and alfalfa face weevil and webworm pressures. Irish potatoes in Altus report good yields and quality.
In Abadan Iran a dozen tankers tied up at the port blocking gas line and oil cargoes from the world’s largest refinery. The Anglo Iranian Oil Co ships faced Iranian threats as a danger of a shutdown loomed with the plant providing major oil to Europe. Dolabella slipped out yesterday while British Empress was held by Iranian soldiers.
Reymond Kenneth Daniels of Oklahoma City was arrested Tuesday by Highway Patrolman Frank Grall for drunk driving. He pleaded guilty in county court before Judge Tom D. McKeown, receiving a $10 fine and 15 days in jail with costs due in 30 days.
Stratford residents host and visit relatives and friends in Wetumka Oklahoma City Norman Port Arthur Tex and Perry Oklahoma, with many guests staying at homes of the Weasts Taylors Staffords and other locals. Rev Alvin Smith plans two weeks vacation in Tulsa while James Boyd fills pulpit.
In Oklahoma City a six year old boy said his neighbor, Higini Velencia Castillo, killed his pet black and white cross breed with a pitchfork after the boy begged to tie up the animal. Castillo released without bond as police prepare a court hearing. the boy’s family has filed cruelty charges.
U N officials report Soviet hints on future Korea settlement depend on parties choosing political and territorial terms. Gromyko notes arrangements await bilateral decisions while Washington cautions on end results. U S officials pursue clarifications on Balik’s ceasefire proposal as multi nation reviews proceed.
Sixty one members and guests of Coal County Pure Breed Breeders Association gathered at the Carson Ranch in Coalgate for the first association fish fry. Oklahoma A and M representatives Professor Glenn Bratcher and Dr Arnold Nelson praised the Hereford cattle and urged planning ahead with a February 15 1982 sale date and a large cattle count. They stressed fitting animals well for sale and noted buyers prefer well fitted bulls. B S Franklin received a hand painted tie in appreciation of his leadership after being elected president.
Storms and a tornado battered multiple towns in Kansas, flooding thousands of acres of farmland and isolating about 25 homes in Salomon while highways and rail travel slowed. Bridges washed out on Solomon and Saline rivers as residents braced for more floods in Hays and nearby areas. Agricultural losses were estimated around 22.1 million to 24 million dollars as livestock and stored grain suffered from the weather.
Richardson, long a Bartlesville Lions Club president and district governor nominee, has chaired club projects in multiple roles. He is known as a local auto dealer, chamber leader, Red Cross volunteer, and hospital director who guided community aid efforts.
A series of fragmented marriage notices appears with names and ages such as Lenn Sutterfeld 20 Stonewall and Billig Jean Baxter 16, Ada and Laura Greenwood. Ada, E Barton 25 Ada to Ruth Daniels 2. Lowell Rows 77 Stillwater to Evelyn Grace Stone 21 Fortstown. Other entries include Marlow 24 Nashville to Joyce Hope Canala 20 and Selman HM Stratford with Marcille Bethea Stratford.
About 1,209 people gathered at Veterans Lake to witness the rotenone test that killed many fish and spurred a rush to net the surface catch. Officials applied the chemical from motor boats over nine acres to reduce overstocking, aiming for better future fishing.
The Pleasant Hill Home Demonstration Club met June 26 at the clubhouse. Alma Ryan led devotionals. roll call elicited a favorite dessert recipe. Miss McDonnel demonstrated batter mixing and baking. plans were set for the county fair budgeting exhibit. Hosts welcomed Cecil Blankenship, Christine Martin, Alva Ryan, Will Vail, Sherrell, Maud Neely, a new member, and visitor Ida Beil Neely.
A collage of statements by Dran Acheson Bernard Baruch and Albert C Wedemeyer stressing aid limits and the need for recipient governments to take charge. It also nods to Barley Barkley warning against letting politics overrule public welfare. A Douglas quote notes that 490 full length U S motion pictures released in 2010 included color titles.
New Orleans June 28 Charges of contempt of congress were dismissed against Dandy Phil Kastel a Jefferson Parish gambling associate of Frank Costello by Judge Herbert Christenberry in federal court. Kastel refused to answer questions during Kefauver hearings last January. John J Fogarty received a 300 dollar fine after pleading no contest to three contempt charges and faced 80 days suspended jail and 90 days probation.
The report notes a 1935 building originally for a power plant was repurposed for a canning plant, now to be relocated with equipment moved and a new building erected. The canning and power facilities will occupy an industrial area outside the main walls. Warden Waters aims to have the prison in top condition within a year with extensive reconstruction and new construction.
Graduate students from Esut Central, graduate instructors, officers, and visitors enjoyed a four-piece chicken picnic dinner at Norris Sheep Creek beauty spot on Wednesday evening. Guests included members of the graduate faculties from Oklahoma University and A and M College. The meal was supervised by W B Morrison, famed for fixing foods. Swimming, horseshoe pitching, and other activities followed, while many sat in the shade watching the clear water and children play.
Ada faces Fourth of July with a city ban on fireworks. Police Chief Cecil Smith says patrol cars will be used. Under 18 violators must report to police court with warrants issued, while adults face jail or bond. Off-city areas remain open for sale and use.
FRANKFURT Germany June 25 Sugar Ray Robinson denied hitting Gerhardt Hecht with a foul blow after a second round disqualification in Berlin. Fans hurled missiles. the boxing commission ruled no decision. Robinson said he knocked Hecht out clean and would fight anywhere, any time.
Mary Jo Vaughn divorces Earnest S Vaughn. Bonnie Frankenberg divorces W. G. Frankenberg. O. R. McCormick divorces Mamie Jones McCormick. James H. Ramsey divorces Betty Jean Ramsey. Elizabeth O. Lillis divorces Win ceton M Lillia.
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