Farm Leaders Split Over How Much Aid U S Should Give
Washington reports a growing split among farm groups over federal aid. The American Farm Bureau Federation favors less government activity while the National Farmers Union pushes for higher price supports and greater federal participation. The dispute also involves the National Grange and may influence the upcoming presidential election dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
Uncle Sam
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Farmers Union
Farm Bureau
The
Farmers Union
National Grange
Bureau
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Union
Truman
RKO Seeks to Cut Tie With Jarrico
RKO Pictures filed to declare it not obligated to writer Paul Jarrico after firing him for refusing to disclose Communist ties. Jarrico seeks back pay and screen credit for The Las Vegas Story and plans to sue for damages. the studio says his contributions were limited to part of the finished script. Howard Hughes vows the firm will not yield to Jarrico or others with similar conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
House Un-American Activities Committee
RKO Pictures Corp
Paul Jarrico
Jarrico
RKO
Las Vegas
Screen Writers Guild
Howard Hughes
Tried to Run Over Hubby and Woman
In Fort Wayne Indiana Mrs Margaret Pereda 33 faces charges for attempting to run her car into her husband and another woman on a downtown sidewalk. Patrolman Roland Miller witnessed the confrontation and the curb dash. The car struck a store window but missed the pair. Judge Alton Bloom granted bond at 200 dollars and postponed action to April 7. The defendant blamed a fit of anger over the husband’s relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Wayne
Ind
Margaret Pereda
Roland Miller
Alton Bloom
Lt Eppler to Train Replacements for 45th Division Korea
First Lt. Byron Eppler named to staff of a 45th Infantry Division school in Korea to train replacements for guardsmen reservists and draftees leaving Korea for the United States between April and July. Eppler has served in the division since 1949 and entered the Army in 1950. He is the son of Mr and Mrs B C Eppler of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
45Th Infantry Division
Korea
Byron Eppler
Bette
Harding
Seminole
United States
Eppler
Robertson New GOP Chairman for Second District
Vinita Oklahoma April 4 John Robertson of Nowata is named the new Republican chairman of the Second District Miss John Rogers of Stigler is named vice chairman The Second District GOP meeting is set for April 18 in Muskogee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinita
Okla
John Robertson
Nowata
John Rogers
Stigler
Muskogee
Nebraskans Lean To Taft Candidacy
An Associated Press survey shows Nebraskans favor Taft for President as the leading choice among 66 Republican delegates for the state convention. Taft leads with 31 of 66 candidate slots, followed by Stassen 9, MacArthur 5, Eisenhower 2, with 1 for Eisenhower or Stassen and for Taft or MacArthur. 17 undecided. The April 1 primary vote is seen as the most significant GOP preference indicator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
Stassen
Taft
MacArthur
Nebraska
Childers Family Holds Reunion in Ada Oklahoma
A family reunion was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Childers in Ada on March 16. Attendees included F. A. Childers Wanette Mable Flesher and children Wayne Miller and Albert Flesher Rom Flesher and family Saint Louis O C Reese and Marylin Shawnee, D D James Shawnee Roy Childers Wanette Rosell Fleetwood Saint Louis Floyd Childers and family Johnie Miller and family Frank White Chesley Guinn Paula Childers Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Childers
East Eighth
F. A. Childers
Mable Flesher
Wayne Miller
Albert Flesher
Wanette
Rom Flesher
Saint Louis
O. C. Reese
Marylin
Shawnee
D. D. James
Roy Childers
Rosell Fleetwood
Floyd Childers
Johnie Miller
Frank White
Jerry
Chesley Guinn
Paula
Ada
No-License Driving Charged to Woman
Lucy Johnson of 329 East Fifteenth was charged with operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license after being stopped by highway trooper H. D. Van Arsdell one fourth mile north of Ada on SH 99 Friday evening. Charged filed Monday in the peace justice court of C. W. Floyd. She was driving a 1940 DeSoto sedan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Johnson
East Fifteenth
Ada
SH 99
Peace Justice Court
C. W. Floyd
H. D. van Arsdell
Local social notes from Vamoosa area visits
The column lists numerous visitors and guests in Vamoosa and nearby towns. Names include Jim and Alta Jean Atkinson, Mary Ingram, Billy Dick Griffin, H O Griffin, Minnie Doolen, J D Davis, Alice Hudson, Lonnie Baker, 4 H club members, and others from Wewoka Ada Shawnee Cromwell Maysville Washington Oklahoma City and Stillwater. The piece notes weekend visits, tea events, shopping trips, and a Korea related telegram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Ingram
S. J. Sutton
W. W. Atkinson
J. W. Atkinson
M. C. Botkin
J. D. Dodd
Wewoka
Minnie Doolen
J. D. Davis
Oklahoma City
Babe Doolen
Alta Jean
Mary Ingram
Jim Dunagan
Holdenville
Mary
James Ingram
Billy Dick Griffin
A. and M
Stillwater
H. O. Griffin
R. H. Griffin
Alice Hudson
W. T. Heard of
Shattuck
Shirley Clayton
Bobbie Jo Bowles
Bobby Merrill
Pat Blaylock
Alice Ann Russell
Myrna Evans
Alta Jean Atkinson
Dixie Griffin
Nathan Edwards
Washington
Don Lowery
Amelia Phelps
A. W. Starns
Mary Jo
Glen Grimes
David Lynn
Billy Starns
Ada
E. J. Evans
W. E. Dougherty
Mitchell Zweiacher
Edd Zweiacher
Jess Russell
Alton Lemmings
Ed Zweincher
A. C. Rodden
John Elliott
Alice Dean
Shawnee
Arthur Jackson
Bud Griffin
Maysville
Rube Griffin
Billy Joe Hill
Cromwell
Mary Jane Elliott
Ida Fay Elliott
Betty Gregory
Jimmy Gregory
Korea
Betty
L. L. Scroggin
Joe Edd Sharber
Edd Sharber
Jack Sharber
Maxine Pamplin
Maxine Cowsert
Ellen Brewer
Betty Todd
Denis
Vinita residents volunteer for walking blood bank drives
More than 200 Vinita Oklahoma residents have volunteered to donate blood in emergencies. The sorority sponsored campaign prompted sign ups as a potential walking blood bank for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinita
Okla
Methodist Campaign Off to Good Start
The northern Durant District pastors and visiting evangelists met at Atoka’s Methodist church to report on Sunday’s work. Twenty one churches were represented and 104 individuals committed to Christ during the evangelistic mission, which will continue through Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
Atoka
Ira E. Williams
Paul Tripp
Grand Avenue Methodist Church
McAlester
Williams
Christ
W. E. Bowers
Anthrax Outbreak Hits Ohio Hogs
Government experts investigate an anthrax outbreak in Ohio hogs with 17 counties affected since Feb 27. FDA microbiologists test bone meal samples as a possible disease source while officials weigh domestic versus imported feed links and note human risk if contracted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Texas
Florida
Food and Drug Administration
Karl Dauer
Public Health Service
Office of Vital Statistics
Wallace Jansen
Stratford Honor Members Listed
Stratford high school honors top students for two semesters, naming Jackie Lou Ashley Paul Barrett Jack Clinkenbeard Jackie Corley Patsy Cosby Sam mie Dykeman Carolyn Read Charlene Reynolds Fern Reynolds Green Janett Reynolds Mary Joshi Marguerite Watts Wandell White Kathryn Williamson Opal Wood as Oklahoma High School Honor Society members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford High School
Oklahoma High School
Oklahoma High School Honor Honor Society
Jackie Lou Ashley
Paul Barrett
Jack Clinkenbeard
Jackie Corley
Patsy Cosby
Sammie Dykeman
Carolyn Read
Charlene Reynolds
Fern Reynolds Green
Janett Reynolds
Mary Joshi
Marguerite Watts
Wandell White
Kathryn Williamson
Opal Wood
Changes Plea In Driving Charges
Bob Wesley Davis changed his plea from not guilty to guilty of reckless driving before County Judge Tal Crawford. A $25 fine plus costs was imposed. Davis was arraigned March 6 and apprehended March 2 by H D Van Arsdell north of Roff on SH 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Wesley Davis
Fitzhugh
Tal Crawford
Crawford
Davis
H. D. van Arsdell
Roff
Rhinoceroses and Their Senses
Rhinoceroses have poor eyesight but keen hearing and smell, aiding navigation and detection of threats in their environment.
Pink boll worm fight sparks cross state clash in New Orleans
Louisiana agriculture chief W E Anderson accuses Washington and Texas of lax control as officials from 11 states meet to discuss boll worm containment. Texas countered that extra time was needed to plow under 400000 bales of cotton. Officials call for more research funding and stronger measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
W. E. Anderson
Louisiana
Texas
John C. White
White
Anderson
Mississippi
Claude Welch
Memphis
Tenn
National Cotton Council
GovernmentEnds Free Cancer Isotope Program Temporarily
The Atomic Energy Commission warns funds will run out in May for free production costs of radioactive isotopes used in cancer work. Hospitals and universities should reduce orders or switch to catalogue prices, with $450,000 annual funding cap. Isotopes are produced at Oak Ridge Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Commission
Oak Ridge, Tenn
The
Congress
Man Pays Fine After Daytime Speeding
Sam Ray Myers paid a fine and costs totaling $19 after appearing before Peace Justice C. W. Floyd Saturday to answer charges of daytime speeding. Myers was stopped 10 miles south of Ada on SH 99 by highway patrolman H. D. Van Arsdell for operating a motor vehicle in excess of 65 MPH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Ray Myers
Peace Justice
C. W. Floyd
Myers
Ada
SH 99
H. D. van Arsdell
Oklahoma City gambling and liquor raids net 30 arrests
Police arrested 30 persons early today in gambling and liquor raids on city taverns. Nine paid 12 fines for gambling. Five were jailed or booked for drunkenness liquor violations or loitering in a disorderly house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Marine creatures rival steamships in migratory speed and distance
Whales seals and sharks can undertake long migratory voyages with speeds and distances comparable to steamships, demonstrating impressive natural navigation and endurance.
England Declares Legal Holidays for Holy Week Observances
In England, Good Friday East er Monday and Whit Monday are designated as legal holidays, granting public and commercial closures on these religious observance days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Easier to Down Red MIGs How Than It Was in August
Maj. William T. Whisner Jr. said in Seoul it is easier to shoot down Red MIG-15s now than last August as Sabres take mounting positions. He noted more aggressive MIG pilots but remains proud of his 100th mission and seventh jet ace status. Whisner, 29, mentored by home in Shreveport with wife Beverly and daughter Anny Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
William T. Whisner, Jr
Shreveport
Beverly
Anny Lynn
Sad St Patrick Day shortage hits Ada shppers
Ada residents on St Patrick’s Day found no shamrocks in shops and clerks unsure of the item. The piece quips that a convention may be needed to address the shortage and imagines a playful clash over the emblem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
St. Pat’s
Begorra
Russian arms aid Vietminh cited by French observers
French military men report Russian made arms munitions and war equipment aiding the Vietminh against French Union forces in Indochina. Parachutists aiding infantry claim capture of a large arms dump marked with the Red Star while Radio France Asia cites evidence of Russian supplies via Red China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Indochina
Red River
Radio France-Asia
Red China
General Practice Doctors Convening in Tulsa Oklahoma
Oklahoma City physician Dr Allen G Gibbs was chosen president elect of the Oklahoma Academy of General Practice at the opening session of a two day convention in Tulsa. Beaver's Dr E A McGrew is this year’s president elect and other officers include Dr Phil Haddock Norman vice president Dr Warren Poole Oklahoma City secretary treasurer Dr Willie Hoover Tulsa director Dr Malcolm Phelps El Reno delegate and Dr Marshall O Hart Tulsa alternate delegate. Scientific sessions begin this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Allen G. Gibbs
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Academy of General Practice
E. A. McGrew
Beaver
Phil Haddock
Norman
Warren Poole
Willie Hoover
Malcolm Phelps
el Reno
National Academy
Marshall O. Hart
Woman pleads guilty to driving without license
Lassie Ann Ryles admitted operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license in the justice of peace court of Percy Armstrong. She was fined 34 dollars and 50 cents plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lassie Ann Ryles
Justice of Peace
Percy Armstrong
Brothers Split Up After 18 Years Fighting Korea Duel
Twins Jacob and Gene Camora of Tacoma Washington both served in Korea with U S Third Division. After four months of combat they chose to separate citing strain of fighting alongside a brother. Jacob was wounded in a 41 hour Little Gibraltar battle. Gene transferred to the 622nd Military Police Company while Jacob joined him later on patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Korea
Jacob
Gene Camora
Tacoma
Wash
Little Gibraltar
Gene
15Th Regiment
622Nd Military Police Company
Stange
Truman Learns Of Sea Horses At Key West Aquarium Visit
President Truman learned about sea horses during a surprise visit to a Key West municipal aquarium. Aquarium manager Bill Kroll described a tiny male sea horse that had just given birth to 30 offspring, explaining the papa sea horse incubates the babies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Truman
Bill Kroll
Kroll
Co. Roper Named To School Staff
Corporal George C. Roper has been named to the staff of the 45th Infantry Division's school in Korea to train replacements. He entered the Army in 1950 and serves as a radio code and procedure instructor. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Roper of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
George C. Roper
June
East Eighth
Ada
45Th Infantry
Roper
Army
A. M. Roper
East 13Th
Soviet Inspectors Gauge Russian Language Uptake in Austrian Schools
Soviet authorities in the Austrian occupation zone inspected local schools to assess progress in Russian language courses. They blamed school leaders and teachers for poor pupil interest or slow progress and demanded the showing of Soviet films with teachers held accountable for full attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Ministry For Education
Vietnam consultative assembly proposal to Bao Dai
The Viet Namese council of ministers submitted a plan for a consultative national assembly to Bao Dai. It would include about 100 members with half elected and half appointed, and it would advise the government without power to vote no confidence or defeat measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Indo - China
Republic of Vietnam
Consultative National Assembly
Bao Dai
Queen Elizabeth Namings In Singapore Malaya Press
Malay press finally finds a term for Queen Elizabeth I. Tamil readers adopt Mahar ani Elizabeth while Chinese papers call her Nye Huang a queen in her own right. Malay writers struggle with Jawi script translating Queen Elizabeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Malaya
Elizabeth I
Maharani
Elizabeth
Nye Huang
Singapore Becomes Hub of Two Way Smuggling Deals
A U SMCINTYRE report depicts Singapore as a bustling center for two way smuggling, with opium and war materials moving out to Red China and Indochina despite bans. Authorities acknowledge shipments slip past customs, aided by loopholes, corrupt officials, and a long coastline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
U. L. McIntyre
U.N
Red China
Customs
Indochina
Britain
China
Sandviken
Negro Spy Linked to Communist Trial Witness Testimony
Baltimore witness Charles M. Craig testified he joined the Communist Party in 1943 to spy for the FBI. He named Mrs. Dorothy Blumberg and Maurice Braverman as party participants, linking them to meetings while he was a member. The defendants, including Philip Frankfeld and Regina Frankfeld, face conspiracy charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Communist Party
Charles M. Craig
Dorothy Rose Blumberg
Maurice Braverman
Blumberg
Braverman
Craig
FBI
William Odell Nowell
Detroit
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Kentucky
Tennessee
Nowell
Father of Air Ace Has Narrow Escape
John Jabara Sr., father of Korean War air ace Capt. John Jabara Jr., had a near crash on U S 77 near Davis Oklahoma while returning to Wichita Kansas from Texas. His car overturned but he escaped unhurt. Relatives from Hesdon Oxla were en route to pick him up at Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Okla
John Jabara Sr
Oklahoma
Jabara
John Jabara Jr
U.S. 77
Daphin White
Texas
Wichita
Kan
Hes Dton
Oxla
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farmer Union
By Ovid A. Martin
Probers
179Th Infantry Regiment
45Th National Guard
No Man’s Land of Korea
Thunderbirds
Japan
Childers
Vamoosa News
Methodist
Stratford
Hubert
Wingat
Jet Ace
Russ Arms Helping
Commie Vietminh
Co. Roper
Russia
Austria
Red Party
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!