Ada City Council Acts On Vacating Alley And Sewer Plans
Ada City Council conducted Monday night actions on alley vacation for Oak Avenue Baptist Church building plans and approved sewer project wiring contracts. Officials report progress a 21.68 percent completion versus 22.79 percent of estimate with rock diggings delaying costs. A street light permit was issued for Third and Oak and fund transfers of about 18000 dollars were approved.
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Ada
Oak Avenue
Baptist Church
John Hamman
Service Electric Co
Third and Oak
Agere
Gulls Cleared in Plane Crash Blame
Officials ruled out seagull impact as a cause of yesterday’s crash in Nice that killed 37 of 38 aboard the Air France Languedoc. Faulty flaps and dual engine failure led to the disaster. survivor Marguerite Delpy remains in critical condition.
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Nice
France
Air France
Legion Opens Its Annual Seal Safe
The American Legion begins its tenth annual sale of safety seals to fund welfare and rehabilitation work in the community. Forty six designs promote accident prevention at home, work, and on the streets. seals are for packages and mail. Contact the Legion Service Office in Rollow Building or Post Commander Henry Dew for information.
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American Legion
Legion Service Office
Rollow Bldg
Henry Dew
Legion Post
Ada
Local 4 H Alum Bobby Nance Wins National Farm Radio Contest
Bobby Nance, former Pontotoc County 4 H member, won the national Farm Radio Reporters contest sponsored by Ralston Purina. He broadcasts IO U Farm Service on WIOU Kokomo Indiana and received a Plymouth Suburban station wagon as first prize. Second and third prizes went to stations in Indianapolis and Arlington Virginia. Nance is the son of J M and Mrs J M Nance of Ada and Verna Whittington Nance née Ada.
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Bobby Nance
Pontotoc County
Radio Farm
Ralston-Purina Company
St. Louis
United States
Purina
Bob Nance
WIOU
Kokomo
Ind
IOU Farm Service
Purina Company
Farm Radio
Indianapolis
Arlington
Virginia
Nance
J. M. Nance
Oakman School
Route 3
Ada
Verna Whittington
Eight Year Old Is Unspanked Happy
Oklahoma City report says eight year old Janice Kay Carroll spent Tuesday night between two houses to avoid a promised spanking. She and her mother Lois Carroll reached a 50 50 understanding with Janice agreeing to inform her mother before staying away from home. The taxi ride confusion and her fear of returning home are noted, but Janice says she was not scared and slept between the houses.
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Oklahoma City
Janice
Kay Carroll
Lois Carroll
Warren Asks Record Budget for California
Governor Earl Warren delivered a record state budget request to a newly convened legislature. He urged no tax cuts despite inflation and rapid growth, seeking 1,185,397,270 for the year starting July 1, with higher future spending projected, and calling it a minimum requirement as his third billion-dollar proposal in four years.
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Sacramento
Calif
Earl Warren
California
McInerny Resigns as Interim Democratic NCD Woman
Mrs Kathleen Rooney McInerny of Muskogee resigns as Oklahoma interim Democratic national committee woman two weeks after appointment to succeed Mabelle Kennedy. She will withdraw in favor of Carl Mason of Shattuck. resignation effective after the July national convention due to out of state commitments.
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Muskogee
Okla
Oklahoma
Stilwell Boy Found Safe After 14 Hours Missing
Jimmy Stone, a 14 year old Stilwell farm youth, wandered from home with his dog yesterday afternoon and was found safe early today by a 1530 person search party in a grassy clump near his home. His mother, Mrs. Tom Stone, reported he was scantily clad. The dog returned home last night.
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Stilwell
Okla
Jimmy Stone
Stilwell Farm
Tom Stone
Coalgate Dairy Progress Meeting Highlights Industry Talks
A Coalgate community dairy progress meeting at the Community building featured Dick Colvert of Calvert Dairy Company on future dairy business plans Curtis Floyd county agent on feed production goals and several milk route marketers sharing profits and results Keith McMilan of M and M Dairy spoke about Grade A dairy work. Mr Wolf Isherwood aged 90 fell broke his hip rushed to St Marys Hospital in McAlester in serious condition.
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Coalgate
Dick Colvert
Calvert Dairy Company
Curtis Floyd
Keith McMilan
M and M Dairy
Wolf Isherwood
St. Mary’s Hospital
McAlester
Coalgate High School Auditorium Gets Upgraded
The Coalgate high school auditorium welcomes new stage curtains backdrops and lighting funded by the senior class of 52 and the PTA. The upgrades aim to enhance performances and school events throughout the year.
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Coalgate High School
PTA
Mrs Sada Mae Lady Dies After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Mrs Sada Mae Lady 28 of Ada origin died after a cerebral hemorrhage Tuesday at a local hospital. Services set for First Baptist Church with burial at Memorial Park. funeral home Criswell to announce time. She leaves husband Bob Lady and son Dana Scott Lady, plus parents S E Lamb, sister Sammie Bryant, and brother Curtis Lamb.
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Sada Mae Lady
Criswell Funeral Home
First Baptist Church
Memorial Park
S. E. Lamb
Ada
Mobile
Ala
Lady
Criswell Home
Bob Lady
Dana Scott
Sammie Elizabeth Bryant
Denver
Colo
Curtis Allen Lamb
Auburn
Steelworkers Seek Wage Boost At Aluminum Co of America
The CIO steelworkers union told a Wage Stabilization Board panel that about 16 000 workers at 10 Alcoa plants urgently need a raise and that the company can pay. The six man panel will report to the wage board which may issue a non binding settlement amid three aluminum disputes. Union demands include an 18 cent raise and a union shop, mirroring steel industry settlements. Alcoa cited current rates as competitive with similar jobs.
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Washington
Cio’s
Steelworkers Union
Wage Stabilization Board
Aluminum Company of America
James G. Thimmel
Sol Wallen
Separte Aluminum
Alcoa
CIO
Kaiser Aluminum
AFL
Aluminum Council of America
Co-Op Arrangements Cost Government Aid to Oklahoma
A Senate committee reported that cooperative arrangements with Oklahoma cost the federal government 1.37 billion dollars over 18 years. Nationally 58.2 billion was spent in the period with agricultural conservation leading the outlays at 239.6 million, followed by the Veterans Administration.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Senate
Veterans Administration
Farm Security Administration
National Guard
Red Cross Campaign Sees Early County Support
Early returns in the 1952 Red Cross fund drive show wide county cooperation. Ada's Country Club district led with donations from Mrs. Coy Denton and $139, Center reported $24.50, and Richardson Buick achieved 100 percent parish. Bad weather slowed start but officials expect stronger turnout as drive continues.
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Red Cross
Ada
Country Club
Coy Denton
S. C. Boswell
Center
Center Drive
Richardson Buick
International Relief Organization
Drive
Former Byng 4-H'er Wins 100 Dollar Savings Bond
Jimmy Watson, a former Byng 4-H club member and Farm-to-Market Steer project winner, received a $100 U S Savings Bond for the County 4-H Livestock Achievement contest. The award was presented by C H Hailey and Ira J Hollar at the countywide 4-H Federation meeting, with Brown-Dunkin stores and state 4-H leadership involved. Watson, a Whitesboro high school senior, fed 57 steers with a starter weight of 295 pounds, netting a profit of $108.33 on the six month program and $138.33 including the first prize of $30 in the fattening contest.
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Jimmy Watson
Byng
U. S
C. H. Hailey
District Court Room
Brown-Dunkin
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Ira J. Hollar
Watson
Whitesboro High School
LeFlore
One Pays Fine and Other Denies Guilt
John Hardy Cornell paid 20 dollars and costs after appearing before Peace Justice C. W. Floyd to answer public drunkenness charges. His wife Kathryn Thelma Cornell faced drunken driving charges in county court, pleaded not guilty, and was held on a 500 dollar bond after arraignment before County Judge Tal Crawford.
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John Hardy Cornell
East Thirteenth
C. W. Floyd
Ada
SH 99
Aes
H. D. van Arsdell
Kathryn Thelma Cornell
Tal Crawford
Cornell
Waco Damaged By Gale Rain Storm
A violent thunderstorm caused an estimated 100000 dollars in damages at Waco tearing plate glass windows outdoor signs and smashing garages roofs and small buildings. No injuries reported. Fort Worth reported 80 mph winds. High winds also lashed Dallas Tyler and Lufkin with hail and heavy rain.
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Waco
Tex
Fort Worth
Dallas
Tyler
Lufkin
Texas
Oliver Chambers
World’s Largest Dock Basin Sits in Rotterdam
The Waalhaven in Rotterdam Holland stands as the world’s largest dock basin. It serves as a major harbor facility shaping maritime trade and ship movements in the region.
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Waalhaven
Rotterdam
Holland
Bates Proud Of Angus Sale At Penney Aberdeen Angus Sale
Bates hailed a strong showing in the J C Penney Aberdeen Angus sale at Hamilton Missouri led by world record bull prices including 70000 53000 and 50000 with top heifer at 38000. Dams of the top animals were bred at Bates Ranch near Ada Oklahoma despite a heavy snow storm that slowed travel from Kansas City.
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Penney
County Beach
Pontotoc County
J. C. Penney
Hamilton
Charles T. Bates
Bates
Ada
Penney Angus
Kansas City
Oklahoma Cigarette Tax Evasion Draws Big Debits
Oklahoma cigarette buyers avoiding five cent tax are facing state tax bills up to 1.25 dollars per shipment as dealers ship from Missouri. Tax Commission Chairman Joe Dunn said there is no special drive yet and noted substantial bootleg receipts, with potential losses of about three million dollars yearly.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Tax Commission
Joe Dunn
Dunn
Congress
Missouri
Crowd Attacks Badoglio After Memorial Service in Rome
In Rome an angry crowd disrupted Marshal Badoglio during a memorial for the Duke of Aosta. Dressed in civilian clothes he was escorted away by Carabinieri after cries of traitor and assassin rang out. Women whose relatives died in Ethiopia identified him.
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Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Ethiopia
Duke of Aosta
Badoglio
St. Maria Degli Angeli
Ivey Cleared in Left Driving Case
Glen L. Ivey of Anaconda Montana and formerly of Roff was cleared of driving to the left of the center line at trial before Peace Justice Percy Armstrong. He was 31 and was arrested near Latta after a two car collision that injured Mrs. Clara Ray Thompson.
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Glen L. Ivey
Anaconda
Mont
Roff
Percy Armstrong
Latta
Clara Ray Thompson
Ada Chamber committee sets farm program for 1952 53 budget
Ada Chamber of Commerce agriculture committee approves five major items totaling 4375 dollars for the 1952 53 budget. The plan includes youth dairy program expansion, herd sire service, Central Oklahoma Dairy Show, farm to market pig feeding contest, and funds to secure a major registered breeders sale.
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Agriculture Committee
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Farm Club
Central Oklahoma
Guy Shipe
Chamber of Commerce
Lester Smith
DHIA
Money Boys
Oklahoma
Ada
Relief rushed to Jap areas hit by quake and tidal wave
American occupation forces and the Japanese government dispatched planes trains and boats carrying blankets medicine and food to eastern Hokkaido and northeastern Honshu. The quake killed 31 and left 170 injured with 20 more bodies recovered.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hokkaido Island
Honshu
U. S. Army
Kyodo
Hokkaido
Kiritappu
Niikappu
Mounties Kill 164 Diseased Animals
Regina Saskatchewan dispatch reports Canadian mounted police killed 164 diseased animals in a second drive to wipe out Canada's first foot and mouth outbreak. The total shot and buried reached 370 with 50 cattle 190 swine and 140 sheep expected by Wednesday. No new cases were reported since Feb 19.
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Regina
Sask
Canada
Here
E. E. Carlson
Saskatchewan
Crozier Attends Investors Diversified Service Meeting
Robert L. Crozier of 421 Lake was in Tulsa on Monday to attend a meeting of the Investors Diversified Service, according to records from the event.
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Robert L. Crozier
Lake
Tulsa
Investors Diversified Service
Feds Stop Oklahoma Moonshiners From Making Killing
U S Alcohol Tax Unit agents in Oklahoma halted moonshiners by seizing 221 stills with potential to yield 734 667 gallons of whisky and $3 673 330 in revenue in six months. The action would have lost $6 595 991 in taxes, with further seizures of 100 vehicles and 57 858 gallons of mash in 1951.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
U. S
Leo K. Nash
Nash
ATU
Kansas
Arkansas
Missouri
Captain Wright Dies In Maui Flight Crash Funeral Friday
Funeral services and burial for Captain Richard Wright Jr. will be held Friday at Duncan First Baptist Church. Wright, co pilot of a plane that crashed on Mt Mauna Kea in Hawaii, served in World War II earning the Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross. He married Imogene Castleberry in 1951.
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Duncan
Richard Wright, Jr
Imogene Castleberry
Roff
Wright
Mt. Mauna Kea
Hawaii
Duncan First Baptist Church
Hickam Air Force Base
Oahu
Hilo
Duncan High
Westminster College
Fulton
Oklahoma U
Norman
Duncan Church
Air Force Reserve
France
Germany
Miss Castleberry
Wichita Falls
G. C. Castleberry
Ross
Castleberry
Richard Wright
British drug GT-41 aids some chronic leukemia patients
Dr. Alexander Haddow announced at the National Cancer Conference that GT-14, a butane-based anti-leukemia drug named for chemist George Timmis, produced temporary remissions in 25 to 50 percent of myelogenous chronic leukemia cases in early tests. One patient remained improved for a year. GT-41 is orally taken with no serious side effects and may herald better cancer therapies within 10 to 20 years as understanding of cell growth improves drug design.
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Cincinnati
Alexander Haddow
Chester Beatty Research Institute
Royal Cancer Hospital
London
George Timmis
Britain
United States
Haddow
License Lack Is Cause of Charge
Charges of operating a motor vehicle without a chauffeur's license were filed Monday against John Western King Jr. in the peace justice court of Percy Armstrong. King was stopped three miles south of Ada on SH 99 by Aubrey new highway trooper Saturday.
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John Western King, Jr
Peace Justice Court
Percy Armstrong
King
Ada
SH 99
Aubrey
New
House Passes Money Bill Amid Budget Cuts
The House approved the administration’s first new appropriation bill by voice vote, cutting 2 percent from two budget requests. The measure would fund the Treasury and Post Office Departments at 3.438 billion for the new fiscal year, with specific cuts totaling about 72.7 million for the Treasury and 32.1 million for the Post Office.
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Washington
House
Senate
Treasury
Post Office
House Appropriations Committee
Post Office Department
Taber
New York
Curtis
Missouri
Ford
Michigan
Williams
Mississippi
Fear Brazil Wreck Toll to Go Higher
Rescue workers dug through wreckage in Brazil as the toll climbed to 102 dead with about 200 injured in the worst railroad disaster. Two trains on a flooded Pa vuna River bridge collided at speed, sending a passenger train coach into a commuter train, with bodies washing into the river or remaining in wreckage. Joao Santos described the scene from the second car.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Pavuna
Joao Santos
Seventy HD Women Make Capitol Open House Trip
Seventy Pontotoc County Home Demonstration Club members from Ada traveled to Oklahoma City by bus for Open House at the state capitol and Governor Johnston Murray's home. The trip included a picnic lunch and a Capitol visit, with plans finalized about three weeks prior and setting last week. Accompanying them were Miss Martha Mote and her assistant Miss Minnie Lou Mc Doniel.
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Pontotoc County
Martha Mote
HDA
Minnie Lou McDoniel
Three Townships Study Secession in Caddo County
Three northern Caddo County townships study secession to join Blaine County citing highway neglect and proximity to Watonga. A petition must show 51 percent support for gubernatorial election withdrawal, then a governor ordered special election. Annexation requires Blaine majority at poll. three townships cover 108 square miles.
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HYDRO
Okla
Caddo County
Blaine County
Hinton
Anadarko
Watonga
Blaine
City council plans three penalty payoff points in Chester
Chester Illinois city officials sponsor a plan to establish three locations where shoppers can conveniently pay parking fines. The move aims to ease the burden on Saturday shoppers facing fines and reduce ticketing friction in the town.
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Chester
Ill
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