Eisenhower Club Boosters in Dan McGrewland Alaska
Eskimo supporters in Shishmaref form the Ike for President Club of Nome’s region. They publish a three column ad detailing benefits of Ike presidency for Alaska including a larger defense, a Nome garrison, a submarine base, a road from Fairbanks to Nome, and all year Eskimo employment, plus a gold bonus for mine operators. Officers: Vincent J. Tocktoo president, Alex Weyio uanna vice president, Charlie Okpowruk secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nome
Alaska
Shishmaref
Bering Strait
Ike
United States
Kodiak
Fairbanks
Teller
Lost River
Wales
Federal Judiciary Court
Vincent J. Tocktoo
Alex Weyiouanna
Charlie Okpowruk
Igloo No. 1
Pioneers of
Col Peaster Has About Even Chance
Lt Col Lowell E Peaster 50 commanding Hanscomb Air Force Base faces a 50 50 chance to survive a chest wound after a gunman wife shot him then killed herself in Arlington Massachusetts Police found three notes by Elena Peaster 43 including I m going to end it all Loretta 12 daughter from a previous marriage is with grandmother in Walnut Ridge Arkansas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Mass
Lowell E. Peaster
Hanscomb Air Force Base
Peaster
Oklahoma City
Elena
Tinker Air Force Base
Submarine Volcano Erupts in Pacific Near Manila
A submarine volcano 315 miles north of Manila belched smoke and steam, reported by the steamer Bightstar en route from Los Angeles to the Persian Gulf. Seismologists linked the eruption to Hibok Hibok’s renewed activity, signaling a period of intensified volcanic activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Pacific Ocean
Los Angeles
Persian Gulf
Hibok Hibok
Wrong Feathers Taft Is Sunk
A Navajo medicine man in Albuquerque failed to bring his feathered wand for Sen. Taft's visit. He used a substitute despite objections, and warned Taft is finished because the wand had chicken feathers instead of turkey feathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup
N. M
Sen. Taft
Albuquerque
Taft
Grand River Dam and Grand Lake Oklahoma Recreation
Northeast Oklahoma hosts the Grand River Dam forming the Lake of the Cherokees. The twenty six million dollar project provides abundant low cost power and a popular recreation area with boating fishing swimming and lodging along Langley Grove Miami Bernice Disney Spavinaw. Cherokee excursion boat tours the lake and Sailboat Bridge hosts boat races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand River
Oklahoma
Vinita
Cabin Cruiser
Langley
Grove
Miami
Bernice
Disney Spavinaw
State of
Grand Lake
Lake of the
Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board
State Capitol
Oklahoma City
Work-Simplification In Kitchen Planning Emphasized
Washington report by Helen S Holbrook housing specialist of the U S Department of Agriculture notes fewer servants and wiser husband planners aid kitchen efficiency. The bulletin Planning the Kitchen and Workroom presents six tested layouts and argues first step is defining activities and necessary storage prep and serving space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Helen S. Holbrook
Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Miss Holbrook
Bureau
Superintendent of Documents
U. S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Two Thunderbirds Rise in Korea With 45th Division
Lt Col Edward Jo hn drow and Lt Col Donald Oldman have advanced from master sergeant to lieutenant colonel in ten years with the 45th Division. Oldman joined active duty in 1940 and Johndrow in 1941. both served through World War II in Europe and Korea. Johndrow is division adjutant general and Oldman is finance officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Oklahoma Thunderbirds
Edward Johndrow
Katherine Johndrow
Enid
Donald Oldman
Eris Oldman
Oklahoma City
Oldman
Oklahoma National Guard
Johndrow
Europe
Col
Col. Oldman
Precinct Officials Must Sign Oath in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City 12000 precinct election officials must sign the state's loyalty oath once per four year term. Assistant Attorney General Fred Hansen wrote the opinion for Secretary J William Cordell. Regular officials inspector judge and clerk must sign. four precinct counters need not. Cordell cannot estimate how many have signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Fred Hansen
J. William Cordell
State Election Board
Joe T. Parkinson
Tulsa
Hansen
Cordell
Army releases soldiers three months early from Korea rotation
The Army announces a new policy that frees soldiers on voluntary active duty who have been rotated home from Korea three months earlier. This shortens their required active service from 17 to 14 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington P
Korea
Critter Kills State Livestock in Pittsburg County
McAlester residents report a cougar or panther killing six yearlings over six nights. Ike Hutchison lost six yearlings and another local man also reported raids. A couple heard screams and sighted a large animal three miles north of McAlester, raising the hunt by a federal trapper in Pittsburg County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcalester
Okla
Pittsburg
Ike Hutchison
Returns for Shoes Burned to Death in Fire
In Moonachie New Jersey a 14 year old boy Thomas Childress ran back into his burning home to save his shoes and was fatally burned. His 74 year old grandmother Mrs Sarah Cheates led him and his three step brothers to safety before he returned for the shoes and perished. Eyewitnesses say he stayed at a second floor window as flames surrounded him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moonachie
N. J
Sarah 6Cheades
Thomas Childress
Thomas
Keever Fined for Driving Left of Center on SH 99
Charles Colquitt Keever of 615 South Johnston paid a $10 fine and costs after arraignment before Peace Justice Percy Armstrong. Keever was stopped two miles south of Ada on SH 99 Sunday night by highway patrolman H D Van Arsdell for driving to the left of the center line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Colquitt Keever
South Johnston
Percy Armstrong
Keever
Ada
SH 99
H. D. van Arsdell
Epiphany and Easter Holidays in Lutheran Countries
In Lutheran countries the days Epiphany Annunciation Good Friday Easter Monday Ascension Whit Monday Ash Wednesday and Corpus Christi are observed as holidays.
Will or codicil may be signed on any day including holidays
The text states that legally a will or codicil may be signed on any day, covering Sundays and legal holidays. It emphasizes no restriction on signing days. No individuals or organizations are named.
Hog Judging Spotlight at Oklahoma State Junior Show
Oklahoma City hosts a week long State Junior Livestock Show with hog judging today drawing about 1250 hogs. Notable results include Morris Thurman Sayre FFA grand champion lamb and Morroe Kottwitz Kingfisher FFA reserve, plus top winners in sheep categories and a celebratory FFA banquet at Skirvin Tower Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Morris Thurman
Sayre Ffa
Morroe Kottwitz
Kingfisher Ffa
Carol Woods
Canadian County
Benton Thomason
FFA
Armour & Co
Skirvin Tower
State Supreme Court Opinions Roundup Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Supreme Court opinions affirmed reversed or dismissed in multiple cases across counties including Osage, Rogers, Cleveland, Caddo, Tulsa, McCurtain, Seminole and Pittsburg. Notable actions include affirmations in Williams Hunter Burdine Cravens and estate matters, and reversals with directions for Wellsville Oil Carver Stanfill and Viersen Cochran cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Commercial Printing Corp
George T. Williams
First National Bank and Trust Co
Pottawatomie County
Joseph Hunter
Frances Pearl Hunter
G. C. Clement
John Samuel Hunter
Osage
Arthur Aaron Hunter
William Ballard Hunter
Beatrice Hunter
Red Eagle
Osage County
State of Oklahoma
Sam Smith
Traders
A. D. Cochran
Sam K. Viersen Jr
Viersen and Cochran
D. A. Stanfill
Martha E. Stanfill
Lincoln County
H. L. Yocum
The
Veterans Taxicab Co., Inc
Dean Sikkink
Tulsa County
Cledia Hough
Passing In Marked Zone Charged In Ada Area
Ola Ines Qualls was charged with passing in a marked zone after being stopped Monday five miles south of Ada on SH 99 by Highway Patrolman Aubrey A. Mitchell. The case was filed in the peace justice court of Percy Armstrong Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Ines Qualls
Monnday
Ada
SH 99
Aubrey A. Mitchell
Peace Justice Court
Percy Armstrong
Pilot Safely Escapes as Plane Crashes Near Dallas
Marine pilot R C Wesley ordered 21 paratroopers to bail out before a two engine R5c crashed near a southeast Dallas residential area. Two paratroopers were killed, Lt Cmdr Lewis Garfield and Cpl Carl Doctor. A missing parachutist Joseph Jasso later appeared in hospital with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Lisbon Veterans Hospital
Joseph John Jasso
Lewis Joseph Garfield
Downey
Calif
Carl L
Cherry Point
N. C
R. C. Wesley
Pensacola
Fla
Cmdr
Garfield
el Toro
Dallas Naval Air Station
Wesley
Senator Kerr and Wife Worth About $7 750 000 Now
Oklahoma Senator Robert S Kerr and his wife report a net worth around 7.75 million dollars in FCC filings connected to his bid to control KTOK, an ABC affiliate. Kerr plans to swap a jointly owned Peoria station for Oklahoma City outlet with family and associates. An FCC hearing is scheduled for April 30, with Oklahoma attorney Carmen C Harris expected to oppose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oklahoma
U. S
Robert S. Kerr
Kerr
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
KTOK
American Broadcasting Company
Oklahoma City
Peoria
Ill
Carmen C. Harris
Harris
KRMG
Tulsa
Big War Game on In Northeast Italy
At dawn in Treviso Italy a major NATO drill named Operation Lake Garden begins the first full scale Southern Front land invasion defense simulating an eastern strike on northeast Italy. Gen Maurizio Lazzaro de Castiglione leads Italian ground forces with Maj Gen David M. Schlatter directing U S air forces under Adm Robert B Carney supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treviso
Italy
Yugoslavia
Adm
Robert B. Carney
NATO
Carney
Mediterranean
North Carolina Republicans Plan State Convention Delegates
Raleigh reports Republicans finalize district conventions at Asheboro and Statesville to elect four delegates to the national convention. Four at large delegates will be chosen at the Charlotte state convention to complete North Carolina's slate. Eighteen delegates have been named including eight for Taft, three for Dyk, and seven uncommitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Charlotte
Asheboro
Statesville
Robert A. Taft
Dwight Dype
Clarita hosts fundraisers and plays for Red Cross drive
Last week Clarita gym hosted independent basketball games raising $60 for the Red Cross drive with matches against Centrahoma and Coalgate. A Red Cross benefit called What's the Groom is set for Friday night March 28 with a cast of local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarita
Red Cross
Centrahoma
Coalgate
Alfred Darras
Vernon Cauthron
Zelma Patton
Delores Rice
Lloyd Daniels
Jimmie Fanning
George McMillan
Eddie Jones
Fed McMillan
Billy Bob Rice
Laucille McMillan
Delorese Hartsfield
Zelda Ridley
Sue Jones
Sam Kite
Fort Worth
Genes
Dolly Hendley
Clara Williams
Dallas
Johnnie Grigsby
Stillwater
V F. W
Blanche Dubler
Shawnee
Don Elda Moeller
Akarche
Edith Bailey
Ada
Lola Mae Thompson
Daphine Collins
Bessie Carter
Lorene Denson
Anne Wisdom
Gladys Cauthron
World Bank Mission Fails to Restart Iran Oil Flow
A World Bank team failed to restart Iran oil flow after deadlocked talks with Iran's government. The dispute centered on using British technicians, Bank operating roles, and pricing. Prime Minister Mossadegh refused to reinstate ousted British staff, complicating a settlement with Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. The mission heads home after declaring negotiations ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Curtis
Tehran
Iran
World Bank
Joint Oil Board
Washington
Hector Prudhomme
Mohammed Mossadegh
United States
Aly Shayegan
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Mossadegh
May Draft Call Aims 19,000 Draftees for Army and Marines
The Defense Department issued a May draft call for 19,000 men, 15,000 for the Army and 4,000 for the Marine Corps, bringing total draftees since September 1950 to 913,430. The May total matches April, while February and March totals were 52,500 and 28,600 respectively. The May draft meets manpower goals. Air Force and Navy rely on volunteers. The Marine Corps began drafting last August, 11 months after the Army resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Army
Marine Corps
Air Force
Navy
Villagers Resent Flooding of Homes
In Tignes France a government buyout funds a new hydro dam project flooding homes. Police removed papers from the town hall as residents protested the plan. About two million dollars was allocated to relocate villagers, with 390 of 450 property owners accepting compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tignes
France
Towel weave warning on bargain towels
When buying towels avoid bargains with uneven weave and stretch. If the main area stretches more than the border or selvage the towel may pucker after laundering.
More Petitions Ask Sullivan Disqualify
Oklahoma City March 17. Four more petitions to disqualify District Judge Sam Sullivan of Durant were filed with the State Supreme Court, bringing the total pending to nine. Clerk Andy Payne said it may be the largest such docket against a district judge in Oklahoma. The new petitions allege the attorneys cannot get a fair trial before Sullivan. Filed in the name of A. R. Harmon Sinclair Refining Co and E. F. Coon, civil litigants set for Sullivan’s trial. Sullivan had until today to reply to earlier applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Upi
Sam Sullivan
Durant
State Supreme Court
Andy Payne
Oklahoma
James O
R. T. Stinson
Bryan County
Sullivan
A. R. Harmon
Sinclair Refining Co
E. F. Coon
New Color Styling In Home Decorating
Cook Paint and Varnish offers a new color styling system with a cabinet of 144 color samples for floors upholstery draperies and painted areas. The automatic harmony selection helps shoppers visualize color plans in a pocket folder and includes 16 colors and 128 blends of Shadetone Satin and glarefree flat Enamels with color names and mixture recipes on the back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook Paint and Varnish Company
Cook
Pines and Reds Build Along Conference Routes
In Panmunjom Korea Communist negotiators laid bright red bricks along the edges of walks to their tents while the U.N. Command planted 54 small pine trees among the paths leading to Allied delegation tents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panmunjom
Korea
U.N. Command
Little Named to Service Department in State School Land Commission
Byron Little was named manager of the service department of the State School Land Commission in Oklahoma City. He succeeds Raymond W. Harrison who was reassigned. Abe Block had been appointed administrator six weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Byron Little
State Emergency Relief Board
State School Land Commission
Tom J. Lee
The
Land Commission
Said Little
Raymond W. Harrison
Abe Block
Weekend Cop Record Shows Four Arrests
Weekend police records show four law violators detained over the period. Two faced drunkenness charges, one reckless driving, and one for fighting. A total of 67 dollars in fines was collected.
Nighttime Speed Charged In Ada Area
David Humphrey was charged with speeding at night after being apprehended Sunday night ten miles west of Ada on SH 13 by Highway Patrolman H D Van Arsdell. Charges were filed Monday in the peace justice court of Percy Armstrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Humphrey
Ada
SH 13
H. D. van Arsdell
Peace Justice Court
Percy Armstrong
Faster way found for locating uranium deposits
The Atomic Energy Commission announces a new scintillation probe and detecting device. Mounted on motor vehicles, the 2 1/2 foot long cylinder detects gamma rays from uranium and radium as it is lowered into test drill holes and pulled to the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atomic Energy Commission
Protocol Salute Tradition For State Leaders At Arrival
The protocol for arriving or departing presidents ex presidents foreign heads of state or royal family members includes a 21 gun salute and four ruffles and flourishes as part of ceremonial honors.
Hoffman Fails to Get Ike's Answer To Come Home Plea
Paris reports Paul Hoffman told General Eisenhower that his absence would hurt Republican backers. He stated no reply was received after weekend talks and outlined three points urging Eisenhower to return before the July convention. Hoffman cited NH votes and support from other candidates as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoffman
Ike
Paris
Paul Hoffman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Allied Commander of Concern
United States
Eisenhower
Economic Co-operation Administration
Ford Foundation
New Hampshire
America
No-Accident Road Record Vanishes
An 11 day no-accident highway record in Pontotoc County ended when a one car crash injured Frank Jennings of Natchitoches and hospitalized Robert C. Anderson of Robeline. Anderson, driving a 1952 Oldsmobile, missed a curve returning into Roff from Horseshoe ranch near Sulphur with passenger Jennings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Roff
Aubrey A. Mitchell
Frank Jennings
Natchitoches
Robert C. Anderson
Robeline
Valley View Hospital
Louisiana
Horseshoe Ranch
Sulphur
Anderson
Tri
E Pluribus Unum Apprehended on State Route 99
Whiteside, Ada, is charged with driving while intoxicated after being apprehended Sunday one quarter mile north of Ada on SH 99 by Highway Trooper Aubrey Mitchell. He was driving a 1940 Oldsmobile when taken into custody in county court Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Pluribus Unir
Whiteside
Ada
SH 99
Aubrey A. Mitchell
Alcohol use by race and nation ranks Russians Italians and Jews top
London report in Lancet by H. Pullar Strecker of Isleworth mental hospital concludes Russians Italians and Jews carry liquor best while Americans Swedes Irish Norwegians Finns top the problem list. He notes one alcoholic woman for every seven men in England and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lancet
H. Pullar Strecker
Isleworth
Strecker
United States
England
Smith urges swift ratification of Jap peace treaty
Sen. H Alexander Smith of New Jersey urged rapid Senate ratification of the Japanese peace treaty to hasten a free and independent China. He said the day will come when China tires of the Soviet influence and the United States must be ready with an attractive alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Smith
Washington
Sen
H. Alexander Smith
RNJ
Senate
China
Smith
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eisenhower Club
Dan McGrewland
Col. Peaster
Pacific
Inside
Jane Eads
Pittsburg County
Senator Kerr
Clarita News
Man
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!