Eisenhower Says Only American to Command Greek NATO Forces
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower agreed that only an American officer will command Greek troops in NATO. The decision follows talks with Greek national defense chief Lt Gen Grigoropoulos amid Greece and Turkey’s NATO entry. Officials note defense spending strains and a NATO study on Greece’s cost of defense contributions.
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Athens
Greece
Dwight D. Eisenhower
NATO
Theodore Grigoropoulos
Eisenhower
Turkey
Rome
Narizio Castiglione
NATO Council
Lisbon
Youth burglars charged after admitting spree
Charles Lee Price 18 and Bryan Taylor 17 faced second degree burglary charges in Percy Armstrong court after noon. They confessed to starting a string of burglaries two months ago, including Brewer's beer parlor, Silver Dollar, Sanders' service station, Drake's Grocery, and Theimer Implement, with various cash and machine taken. They were jailed Thursday morning.
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Charles Lee Price
Bryan Taylor
Percy Armstrong
Justice of the Peace Court
Cecil Smith
Silver Dollar
Sanders
Drake’s Grocery
Theimer Implement Company
Taylor
Price
Schoolmasters Gather Monday in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County schoolmasters meet Monday night March 10 at the Aldridge hotel at 7 p m. Dr Charles F Spencer president of East Central State college will speak and Byng school will provide music. Plates cost $1 and N C Mitchell secretary asks reservations be made in advance.
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Pontotoc County
Aldridge
Charles F. Spencer
East Central State College
Byng School
N. C. Mitchell
Pontotoc County 4-H selects eight for state meat contest
Eight Pontotoc County 4-H members were chosen to represent at the state meat judging contest March 19 in Oklahoma City after a Wednesday event at Reeves Packing plant. The top eight from Fitzhugh Allen Latta Roff Byng Lula and McLish include Pauline Vinson Carol Young Phyllis Sullivan Chloe Ann Felkins Phyllis Hart Barbara Wigley.
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Ada Chamber of Commerce
Phyllis Hart
Fitzhugh
Shirley Seaman
Pauline Vinson
Allen
W. Otho Ragland
Reeves
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma City
Reeves Packing Plant
Carol Young
Bobby Young
Phyllis Sullivan
Chloe Ann Felkins
Frances Davis
Roff
Barbara Wigley
McLish
Latta
Gabey
Byng
Lula
Otho Ragland
June Farr
Wins McDonald
Ruth Phillips
Margaret Henry
Nanna Lou Wofford
Marcine Clifford
Shirley Jean Wofford
Chris Abbott
Oleta Sanders
Ann Christian
Jean Shahan
Sharon Reynolds
Shirley Miller
Virginia Seaman
Virginia Corbin
Mary Lou McKeel
Oleta Chambers
Indiana man cited for illicit flu medicine still found at cabin
Noblesville police seized five gallon cans copper tubing and 50 gallon wooden drums from Jesse Carter 39 who claimed he was making flu medicine in an influenza era crackdown. He faced charges of owning a still as state police expressed limited sympathy.
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Noblesville
Ind
Jesse Carter
Industrial Survey Begins for Coal County
Coalgate starts an industrial survey to inventory human, natural, economic, and municipal resources in Coal County. The effort is co sponsored by A IDS and the Coal County Chamber of Commerce with Oklahoma A and M officials and 18 East Central students assisting. The data will be processed at A and M and produced as a report for the chamber and local citizens.
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Coalgate
Coal County
East Central
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Coal County Chamber of Commerce
William E. Butler
A. D. Simpson
Robert B. Spears
Roy M. Brandenburg
Horace Carter
Dr. B. Collins
Charles Hudson
Lavern Fisher
Gus David Martin
Eileen Ronald
Chamber of Commerce
Educational Toy Sparks Worldly Mess for Child
A humorous quip notes a clerk defending a toy as educational while a mother questions its complexity for a small child. The clerk counters that, whatever the child tries, the result is deemed wrong, reflecting mid century commentary on learning tools.
Truce Talks Deepen Deadlock Over Red Demands
In Munsan Korea Communist negotiators push to allow neutral teams including Russians to inspect secret equipment during a truce. U N and allied delegates wrestle over inspection scope with top level action seen as likely to break the stalemate.
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Munsan
Korea
U.N
Washington
Moscow
Peiping
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgeway
Don O. Darrow
Red
Russia
Ulus Montgomery Hurt in Highway 12 Crash Near Ada
Ulus H Montgomery of 318 East Main was reported in critical condition after a Wednesday afternoon crash two miles southwest of Ada on SH 12. The pickup overturned after leaving the road, striking gravel. authorities pursue conflicting reports on the cause.
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Ulus H. Montgomery
East Main
Ada
SH 12
Aubrey Mitchell
Montgomery
Son of Ada Woman Injured In Wreck
Billy Dean Hurley, son of Mrs Wanetta Hurley of 621 South Turner Ada, was seriously injured in an automobile crash in Oklahoma City Wednesday morning. He is hospitalized in Oklahoma City. Hurley, 21, is employed at Tinker Field Air Base.
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Billy Dean Hurley
Wanetta Hurley
South
Turner
Oklahoma City
Hurley
Tinker Field Air Base
Truman Urges Congress To Approve Foreign Aid
President Truman calls on Congress to approve foreign aid while the government loosens construction controls. The National Production Authority issues a unified housing order raising steel allowances and consolidating steel use rules for housing, commercial, school, road, and other projects, reversing earlier strict limits.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
Defense Costs Will Hit U.S. Economy
President Truman said the defense program will cause cutbacks in consumer purchases but overall Americans will be better off than during World War II.
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U.S
Washington
Truman
Maryland lawmakers oust Maryland University chief in protest
In Annapolis delegates roared as Dr. C H Byrd faced a hostile floor. They voted 67 to 32 against funding his request for 578000 in bonds ending his 30 day session setback. Byrd fled to the gallery amid jeers of political chicanery and dirty work.
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Annapolis
University of Maryland
C. H. Byrd
Maryland
State House
Truman Urges Full Vote on 7.9 Billion Global Aid Plan
President Truman pressed Congress to approve the entire 7.9 billion dollar foreign aid package to counter the Soviet threat. He warned against Western Hemisphere retreat and outlined four core reasons for Mutual Security, stressing aid to Europe Asia Africa and allied nations to bolster living standards and manufacturing. He planned a nationwide radio and television appeal to win public backing.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
America
Europe
Middle
Far East
Africa
Asia
United States
Dillards Sentenced In Battery Case
C R and James W Dillard pleaded guilty to assault and battery in peace justice courts. Each received 10 days in county jail and a $50 fine for the attack on Charles T Shultz at his Fittstown home that left Shultz hospitalized with a brain concussion four fractured ribs and numerous injuries. Witnesses included Mrs Sally Shultz Mrs Marie Dillard Prebble Betson and J R Betson.
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C. R
James W. Dillard
Peace Justice
Fittstown
C. W. Floyd
Percy Armstrong
Charles T. Shultz
Shultz
J. D. Gaar
Ernest T. Miers
Cowling
Davis Dillard
Sally Shultz
Marie Dillard
Prebble Betson
J. R. Betson
Charge of following another vehicle too closely
Charges of following another motor vehicle too closely were lodged against Joseph Edward Wilfong in the peace justice court of C. W. Floyd. Wilfong was stopped 18 1/4 miles west of Ada on SH 13 about 10 40 p m Wednesday by State Trooper H D Van Ars de.
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Joseph Edward Wilfong
Peace Justice Court
C. W. Floyd
Wilfong
Ada
SH 13
Pee Grit
H. D. van Arsde
Hensley Resigns as Ada Mayor Councilman
Joe Hensley submitted his resignation as mayor and as a city council member in Ada. Hugh Norris, former vice mayor, becomes mayor as council terms run until new members take office the first Monday in May. Hensley helped draft the 1946 city charter shifting Ada to a council manager government.
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Joe Hensley
Ada City Council
Monday Night
Hugh Norris
Hensley
Board of Freeholders
Morris vows to stay on job after White House meeting
Newbold Morris, the government corruption investigator, met with President Truman for 15 minutes and said he will remain in his post despite being "socked" by Washington. He contrasted New York’s Tammany Hall with his Washington treatment and hinted at discussions about a 25,000-name income questionnaire for higher bracket federal workers. He indicated Attorney General McGrath would receive "Number 1."
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Washington
Newbold Morris
Truman
White House
Morris
Tammany Hall
New York
McGrath
Dress line down front promises slimmer look
A garment with a vertical line of detailing down the front can visually slim the waist and create a lengthened silhouette. Designers suggest choosing subtle, continuous lines to avoid breaking the eye and to maximize a streamlined effect.
Courthouse Employees Boost Red Cross Yearly Gifts
Courthouse workers increase donations in 1952 Red Cross drive with many reports still incomplete. Campaign leaders expect to hit the county's 13000 goal as weather delays lessen. Abby Holloway and Harriet Schroeder outline the 1952 budget, with 36 percent for blood and junior Red Cross programs.
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Red Cross
Abe Holloway
Pontotoc County
Harriet Schroeder
Veteran’s Hospital
Muskogee
Log Cabin Birthplace of Senator Kerr: Life Photo Feature
Life Magazine visited Ada to photograph the log cabin birthplace of Senator Robert S. Kerr. The cabin still stands a little over a mile west of Ahleson on Kerr Lambert dairy land now owned by Kerr, Aubrey Kerr, and Harvey J. Lambert. Kerr is noted as the only presidential candidate born in a log cabin.
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Life Magazine
Ada
Robert S. Kerr
Ahleson
Aubrey Kerr
Harvey J. Lambert
Kerr & Lambert Shorthorn
Life
Kerr
Spring Window Unveiling Planned by Ada Chamber
The Ada Chamber of Commerce retail division will unveil spring windows on Monday March 17. At 7 30 p m the blinds will drop across the district revealing spring styles and priced merchandise. Visitors may guess values using entry blanks with prizes ranging from five to ten dollars.
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Ada Chamber of Commerce
PESSIMIST Uncle Liz Bark Smokes Cigar
Uncle Liz Bark, noted for his pessimistic outlook, smoked a grocery store cigar yesterday and is reportedly feeling somewhat better today.
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Liz Bark
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W. Averell Harriman
Council
Oklahoma
Ulus Montgomery
Adan
Solons
M. A. Proxy
Dillards
Sen. Kerr
Ada C of C
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