CA Office Burglarized In Early Sunday Break-In
Central Air Lines Inc offices north of the city reported a burglary with exactly 310 dollars stolen from a money box in a closet. Wayne Black, a employee, discovered the loss around 7 30 am Sunday and notified the sheriff. Deputy Ernest Miers said a blunt instrument pryed the closet door and window glass was broken. multiple guns and a radio were within reach. Investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Airlines, Inc
Wayne Black
Ernest Miers
Black
Miers
March Week of Prayer Observed by Anna Armstrong Mission
The Anna Armstrong Mission week of prayer was held at the Baptist church led by the Woman's Missionary Union. Several social visits are noted including Miss Verna Loman visiting Dortha Dolley and Mrs Bess Cherry hosting Debra. Linda Fay McCraw sustained a broken wrist in a fall Saturday morning. Friday guests at Charley Timmons' home included Bill Timmons Ruby Benson Olivia Timmons and others from Seminole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Armstrong
The
Baptist Church
Woman's Missionary Union
Linda Fay McCraw
Harden City
Charley Timmons
Bill Timmons
Ruby Benson
Olivia Timmons
Seminole
Sunday visit near Fittstown with the Howery family
Jack Howery spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Howery and their son south of Fittstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Howery
George Howery and Son
Fittstown
Simmons Takes Weekend Visit With Fox Family
Lester Simmons of Fox Oklahoma spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Bill Simmons near Harden City visiting relatives and relaxing at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Simmons
Fox, Okla
Mrs
Bill Simmons
Harden City
Conley Family Visits Chambers Near Shawnee
Mr and Mrs Julius Conley and their children visited Mr and Mrs L Chambers near Shawnee Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Conley
Mrs. L. Chambers
Shawnee Sunay
Davis Family Visits and Ada Visitor Stay
Mr and Mrs Charley Davis and their children hosted Mr and Mrs Ab Davis and family on Sunday. Mrs Lowell Hooks from Ada is visiting Mr and Mrs Charley Hooks and their family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Davis
Ab Davis
Lowell Hooks
Ada
Charley Hooks
Arkansas Couple Visits Tennessee Hosts
Mr and Mrs Edgar Watts of Arkansas visit Mrs Tennessee Tackett and Mrs Cathy Storts, continuing a private social gathering at their homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Watts
Arkansas
Tennessee Tackett
Cathy Storts
Sooner Prisoners Ask GM to Put Them on Car List
An Oklahoma POW group including Capt. James C. Williams sent a letter from a Communist camp asking General Motors to add them to the list for new automobile purchases. The letter, written Jan 10, notes cars are scarce in the United States and expresses hope for speedy repatriation. GM VP W. F. Bufstader replied that returning officers can order through any dealer and that GM will expedite delivery, praising the prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Oklahoma
General Motors Corp
James C. Williams
Warner
Okla
Red Camp
Kaesong
Panmunjon
W. F. Bufstader
General Motors
H. C. Walden
Tulsa
Pfc
George T. Walden
Frank Pappy Noel
Walden
United States
Noel
Oklahoma City
Cpl
Carl Livesay
Henryetta Field
Martha Livesay
Maria W. Green
Cleola Green
Lawton
Pfe
George W. Cowen
Oklahoma City Marine
Joyce
Japan
Tom M. Cowen
J. E
Pen Bird House Holes Too Small
McALESTER Okla Col Jerome J Waters Jr warden at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary praised a bird house from two long term inmates but the holes were too small for a dime sized entry. The warden noted no hummingbird could enter and one prisoner joked they had not seen a bird in 15 years.
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Mcalester
Okla
Jerome J. Waters Jr
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Waters
Antelope Herd Near Canyon Ferry Grows Fivefold
State wildlife restoration director Robert F. Cooney reports an aerial count of 107 antelope north of the Missouri River near Canyon Ferry, Montana, up from 22 planted in 1946, a fivefold increase over six years.
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Canyon Ferry
Mont —P
Missouri River
Robert F. Cooney
Oklahoma City Welfare Shows Mixed March Assistance
All departments except the new disabled division saw declines in March. Old age rolls fell to 95,483 with an average check of 48.68 and a total 4,647,977. Aid to dependent children dropped to 1,394,095 across 19,730 families for 49,874 children, average 21.08. Needy blind assistance totaled 130,885 for 2,549 people, 51.35 per check. Disabled rolls rose to 2,001 with 58,897 spent and 29.43 average per check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Department of Welfare
Russians Round Up German Medics for Korea Plague
Berlin reports say Russians are gathering East German medical experts in tropical diseases to serve with typhus plagued Communist armies in Korea. Some have already left for North Korea, with families receiving generous pay. Only tested Communists are trusted, female assistants act as lab aides, and some may serve as agents to ensure obedience amid alleged bacteria warfare claims by Chinese and North Korean forces.
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Berlin
Korea
North Korea
MVD
United Nation
Willi's Happy Not Germ Toter
Ottawa reports Willis Bruentien a German farmhand cleared of carrying foot and mouth disease. He flies to Vancouver tonight with $50 after 11 days of federal tests confirming he was not the source of the cattle disease outbreak.
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Ottawa
Willis Bruentien
Vancouver
Canada
Germany
Osages Oppose Ending U S Supervision
Washington Osage leader George W. Labadie told the House Interior Committee the Osage Nation seeks continued Indian Bureau supervision and opposes a Bosone proposal to study tribal self management. He noted annual oil and gas income exceeding four million dollars and warned of outside raids if federal oversight ends.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Indian Bureau
George W. Lahbadie
House Interior Committee
Rep
Bosone
Utah
Secretary of the Interior
Labadie
Lahadie
Okla Prisoners of War Report Cheerful Letters Home
Oklahoma families confirm 70 listed prisoners of war from the Korean conflict send hopeful letters. Some correspondents note no complaints and good health while a few worry about long captivity and stalled negotiations.
AEC contracts Texas City Chemicals to recover uranium
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a contract with Texas City Chemicals Inc to buy uranium recovered from phosphate rock. The effort aims to boost domestic uranium production for bombs and other uses by leveraging uranium content in Florida and western phosphate deposits, despite its small concentration but large tonnage of rock mined yearly.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Texas City Chemicals, Inc
AEC
Florida
Harvels Question Oil Find Behind Oklahoma Minnow Pond
In Tishomingo Oklahoma Mr and Mrs Jess Harvel reported an oily subs tance appearing in a well that fed their minnow ponds. The oil source remains unknown though locals suspect a nearby filling station slush pit. The material was judged naptha by the State Geological Survey and the Harvels altered the well to prevent further contamination while keeping a clear stream for fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Harvel
State Geological Survey Office
Norman
Harvels
Teaching Is to Open Minds Not Force Democracy on Them
At KOJE Island Korea the UN POW camp runs an extensive education program for thousands of Chinese and North Korean detainees and internees. Instructors include prisoners and civilians while literacy, trades, and a Boy Scout movement support youth. attendance reaches 80 percent as classes offer reading, writing, carpentry, tailoring, and more.
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William Jorden
Koje Island
Korea
United Nations
Kose
Robert E. O’brien
Philadelphia
Gen. Ridgway
Tokyo
Formosa
South Korea
U. S. Information Service
Two In 45th Die In Truck Wreck In Korea
Two soldiers from Company G 180th Infantry Regiment were killed and 16 injured when their truck slid off a narrow mountain pass and tumbled about 300 feet. Names were withheld. The group had been returning to its unit after a special services show in the Second Battalion Headquarters area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
180Th Infantry Regiment
Accuse Driver of Drunk Driving in Ada Case
Charges of driving while intoxicated were filed against Elmer Nicholas in county court on Monday. Nicholas was apprehended about 9 30 p m Saturday one mile north of Ada on SH 99 by highway patrolman Aubrey Mitchell. He was driving a 1937 Chevrolet coach when arrested.
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Elmer Nicholas
Ada
Nicholas
SH 99
Aubrey A. Mitchell
Tiny Radio Tubes Put Under Micro Scope Assembly
Some radio tubes are so small that workers must use micro scopes to assemble them. The note highlights precision work and specialized tools required for assembling miniature components.
Armistice Hope Grows as Prisoner Exchange Question Remains
Citizens at home wait and pray for an armistice that would enable a prisoners exchange and settle the lingering question once and for all.
Hyderabad Nizam Plans First Out‑of‑State Visit in 17 Years
The Nizam of Hyderabad travels to New Delhi with 15 of his 70‑woman harem in three planes for a national governors and regal heads conference. An advance party of 55 servants arrives to reopen his 100‑room palace for a gala.
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New Delhi
Hyderabad
Madras
Nehru
Congress Party
Sixty Unite with Church on Sunday
The First Christian church climaxed a week of evangelism with 60 people uniting by confession of faith and baptism or transfer of membership. Pastor James O Michael notes more than half joined by baptism. Reverend Carroll Fairbanks of Cushing leads the campaign, preaching nightly through Friday at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
James O. Michael
Carroll Fairbanks
Cushing
God
Christ
Ives Seeks Medal for FBI Informants in Communist Cases
Senator Ives proposes a special medal with rosette for citizens who aided the FBI in exposing Communist activities. He plans to introduce legislation authorizing the FBI to confer the award, honoring informants who infiltrated top Communist circles at the FBI's request. Named informants include Her bert A. Philbrick, Mary Stalcup Markward, Bereniece Toby Baldwin, Matt Cvetie, and Angela Calomiris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ives
FBI
Herbert A. Philbrick
Boston
Mary Stalcup Markward
Chesterbrook
Bereniece
Toby) Baldwin
Detroit
Matt Cvetie
Pittsburgh
Angela Calomiris
New York
Kremlin
Fourth Meat Judging Team Member to Be Chosen
Pontotoc County selects the fourth member for the state meat identification contest to be held March 19 in Oklahoma City. Chloe Ann Felkins Phyllis Sullivan of Fitzhugh and Francis Davis of Roff compete in a runoff at 2 p.m. in the county agent's office to identify retail meat cuts at Brown Sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma City
Minnie Lou McDaniel
Chloe Ann Felkins
Phyllis Sullivan
Fitzhugh
Francis Davis
Roff
Brown Sales Grocery
Pauline Vinson
Allen
Robbie
Carol Young
Nighttime speeding charges filed in Ada region
Louis Burnett of McKinney Texas was charged with speeding at night after a 9 45 p m stop six miles southeast of Ada on SH 3 in a Mercury sedan traveling 65 to 75 mph. Elbert Harold Jones of Tupelo also faced nighttime speeding charges after a Saturday stop six miles south of Ada on SH 3 by Patrolman Aubrey A Mitchell.
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Louis Burnett
McKinney
Tex
Percy Armstrong
Burnett
Ada
SH 3
H. D. van Arsdell
Elbert Harold Jones
Tupelo
Aubrey A. Mitchell
C. W. Floyd
Ada Motorist Charged With Nighttime Speeding
Richard Alan Tilley faces speeding charges after a 1:45 a.m. Sunday stop by highway patrolman H. D. Van Arsdell within Ada city limits. He was ordered to appear before peace justice C. W. Floyd to answer the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Alan Tilley
H. D. van Arsdell
Ada
C. W. Floyd
Peace Justice
Divorce Granted in Cross Petition Pat Beverly Renner v Morris Renner
Pat Beverly Renner is granted a divorce from Ralph Morris Renner on the defendant’s cross petition. The decision records the court action and finalizes the divorce.
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Pat Beverly Renner
Ralph Morris Renner
Paying Pensions on 8 895 Korean Vets
The Veterans Administration reports that by December 31 1951 it paid death compensation or pensions to 17 061 dependents of 8 895 Korean War veterans. By January 31 1952 about 655 000 service personnel had returned to civilian life and 135 disabled veterans were being rehabilitated. VA hospitalization supported 1 862 veterans, 3 988 Korean War vets received service connected disability or non service connected pension, and 4 521 death indemnity claims were approved under a 1951 law granting 10 000 indemnity for eligible families with war deaths.
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Washington
The
Veterans Administration
Norman high school star Sgt. Steve DuBoise killed in Korea
Defense Department confirmed Sgt. Steve Joe DuBoise of Co. C, 120th Engineers, was killed March 3 in Korea. The Norman native and former Norman High School football player joined the National Guard in 1948 and went to federal service with the 45th Division when mobilized in 1950. His widow Edna Beeler of Chevy Chase, Md., learned of the loss through a Defense Department report delivered to her brother in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Okla
Steve Joe DuBoise
Korea
Washington
Clarence DuBoise
45Th Division
Defense Department
Edna Beeler
Chevy Chase
DuBoise
National Guard Division
Co. C
120Th Engineers
Clinton Man Dies Of Highway Injuries
An Oklahoma highway fatality report rises to 109 for 1952 after Menno Horek of Clinton dies in Elk City hospital from injuries suffered in a Thursday auto truck crash on U S 66 near Elk City.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Menno Horek
Clinton
Elk City
U. S. 66
Thursay
Tokyo Wedding Takes 15 Seconds
Betty Saroyan cousin of William Saroyan married Nicholas Draklich Jr in 15 seconds at General Headquarters consular division. The couple answered that there were no impediments and swore to the papers as American vice consul Helen Lyons oversaw the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Betty Saroyan
William Saroyan
Nicholas Draklich, Jr
Hog Entries Top FFA Fair Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County FFA members groomed hogs and calves for judging at the second annual fat stock show. More than 100 animals from Allen Latta Vaness and Roff chapters entered with about 60 members competing. Top hogs advance to Wilburton district show. about 280 in prize money awaits winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Allen, Latta, Vaness
Roff
Wilburton
Strip-Tease Show Decline In Japan Is Well On Way
The rise of all-Japanese swordswoman dramas signals the decline of American striptease in Japan. Michiko Oye tops a Daily Sports popularity poll for an all-Japan stage, with no strippers on the list as audiences seek traditional Samurai sword theatrics over foreign acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
America
Japan
Occupation Headquarters
Michiko Oye
Daily Sports
Variety
Saturday Last Day To File Exemption
Ada home owners face the last day to apply for homestead tax exemption on March 15, a move that could save about 60 dollars on the ad valorem bill this year. The deadline also ends assessment of personal property with a penalty set afterward. Charley Rushing notes many owners have yet to file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Rushing
Rushing
New Commie Mass Trial Shaping Up
Vienna reports cite Czechoslovakia preparing a mass trial of Rudolph Slan sky and other purged Red leaders. Western diplomats say the Russians are shaping a big show with forced confessions obtained in Moscow and returned to Prague about a week ago.
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Vienna
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Rudolph Slansky
Moscow
Prague
Boron Used As Alloying Element In Steel Ard
Boron, best known as Borax, is noted as an alloying element used to make steel harder and more durable according to the article.
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