School district voting yields widespread 15 mill levy approval
Results from 12 district sections reported to County Superintendent Norman C. Mitchell show consistent approval of the 15 mill excess levy to qualify for maximum state aid and frequent re election of board members. Some sites also approved 5 mill building fund levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman C. Mitchell
Oakman
W. J. Guest
Pickett
Allen Biggs
Stonewall
Clyde Newport
Owl Creek
D. M. Flowers
Vaness
Ezra D. Holland
Paris Chapel
Lillie Miller
Union Valley
Jess Hat
Union Hill
J. B. Jones
Summers Chapel
Joe Passmore
Homer
Chester Liggett
Jones Chapel
Oliver Stonecipher
Galey
B. M. Allen
Stormy Weather Grounds Warplanes In Korea Front
North Korea weather grounded Allied air operations as light Communist thrusts were reported on the 155 mile front. Far East Air Forces flew 925 sorties on Wednesday while B 29s dropped 60 000 pounds of bombs. Night attacks hit supply routes and a Communist command post village was destroyed. Naval aviation and ships pounded both coasts and breached rail lines, with Manchester and Rochester cruisers supporting attacks along the Eastern Coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
North Korea
Far East
U. N
U. S
Philippine Sea
Valley Forge
Manchester
Rochester
Mrs Eisenhower Plans Return From Europe
The Rocky Mountain News reports Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower told a friend she and her husband intend to return to the United States within a month. A misinterpretation was later stated by Mrs. Dick McCusker, a girlhood friend. The McCuskers had planned a Paris visit during a six week European tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Rocky Mountain News
Dwight Eisenhower
Dick McCusker
Associated Press
Eisenhower
McCusker
McCuskers
Eisenhowers
Paris
Europe
Oklahoma Draft Call in May Sets 460 Quota
Col. Clive Murray, Oklahoma selective service director, said 460 men will be drafted in May. The new quota brings the total drafted since the first of the year to 3,213.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Clive Murray
Oklahoma
Selective Service
Navy trains crews for two guided missile warships by 1954
The Navy began training crews for its guided missile vessels with first ships due for 1954. Unit No. 21 oversees training while a missile program centers at Point Mugu California. Heavy cruisers Boston and Canberra are being converted at Camden New Jersey yards for frontline service with planned production at Pomona California.
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Washington
Navy
Point Mugu
Calif
Norton Sound
California
Boston
Canberra
Puget Sound
Panama Canal
New York Shipbuilding Corp
Camden
N. J
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
Pomona
Area Men Among 55 Departing Korea in 45th Division First Phase-Out
Among 55 officers and 144 enlisted men slated to leave Korea for the U S in the 45th Division's first phase-out shipment are several area men. Cpl James D Acree Mand Lt Norman C Bowen Jr Ada M/Sgt Sidney A Camp Atoka WOJG Paul L Heuatt Hickory Lt Edgar A Johnson Tisho ming M Set Floyd E Lovelace Wynnewood M/Sgt Norvel R Lowe Atoka Set l c Herbert R Millican Atoka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
U. S
James D. Acree
Mand
Norman C. Bowen Jr
Ada
Sidney A. Camp
Atoka
Paul L. Heuatt
Hickory
Edgar A. Johnson
Tishomingo
Floyd E. Lovelace
Wynnewood
Norvel R. Lowe
Herbert R. Millican
Kerr Not in California for Delegates
Oklahoma's Son Kerr will have no California delegates pledged to him, says Democratic Leader John B. Elliott. Elliott said many state Democratic leaders offered their names but California's primary law cannot complete a full slate by the April 4 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr
California
Los Angeles
Oklahoma
John B. Elliott
Elliott
Stonewall Cowboys Prepping For Sixth Rodeo
Everett Shaw world champion steer roper aims to defend his title at the sixth annual Stonewall rodeo on April 6. Oklahoma cowboys and top horses will perform, with proceeds funding fire hose purchases for the Stonewall Fire Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Everett Shaw
Stonewall Firemen
Shaw
Stonewall Rodeo Grounds
Oklahoma
United States
Stonewall Arena
Stonewall Fire Department
U N Openly Seeking PW Compromise
In Munsan Korean truce talks both sides detailed prisoner exchange plans while the U N Command urged a compromise. An Allied spokesman stressed neither optimism nor pessimism is justified as sessions cover translation disputes and how to refer to forces in Korea.
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Munsan
U.N
Don O. Darrow
United Nations
Darrow
N. Korean
Chang Chun San
William P. Nuckols
Korea
Nuckols
Emil Wyatt Named To Head CofC For Coming Year
Emil H. Wyatt of the local Oklahoma Gas and Electric office was chosen to lead the Ada Chamber of Commerce for the coming year. He was selected with Martin Clark as first vice president S. M. Baubluts as second vice president Paul Rice as treasurer and Ron Bailey continuing as secretary. The board outlined plans for Oklahoma City goodwill boosters visiting Ada on Thursday April 17 for a lunch at the Aldridge hotel with directors. It also approved the retail division program establishing special shopping days for the rest of this year and into next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil H. Wyatt
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Wyatt
Martin Clark
S. M. Baubluts
Paul Rice
Ron Bailey
Ada
Valley View Hospital
Oklahoma City
Good-Will
FBI roundup targets former U S Trucking Corp employees
FBI agents began rounding up all former workers of the U S Trucking Corp after an armored truck was robbed of 681000 in Danvers Square. Police traced keys kept in an unlocked drawer and probe explores possible links to the Brink’s HQ robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danvers
Mass
FBI
U. S. Trucking Corp
Danvers Square
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Armored Car Service
Boston
North End
Senator Benton Challenges McCarthy to Trial Before Re election
Senator Benton of Connecticut challenged Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin to press for a trial before his bid for re election next November. Benton said he can prove the charges in court and waived immunity for legal action, urging an immediate review of McCarthy tactics for the good of the country and world opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Benton
D-Conn
McCarthy
United States
Mystery assailant kills three on Nebraska ranch
In Merriman Nebraska a gunman opened fire at a ranch home killing George Mensinger 28 his wife of 23 and a neighbor Dee Gardner 50. The Mensingers baby and neighbor Cliff McDonald 35 were wounded as planes searched the northwest Nebraska sandhills for the unidentified attacker.
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Nebraska Ranch
Merriman, Neb
Merriman
George Mensinger
Mensingers
Baby
Cliff McDonald
Marvin Hansen
Valentine
Messmer Ranch
Congress Hears Extensions For Price Wage and Rent Controls
Washington delegates debate extension of price wage rent credit and materials controls amid opposition to a steelworkers pay boost. Maybank pushes Senate action while OPS protests slow progress. Rent controls survive in Chicago, as Truman seeks repeal of a restrictive amendment and a broader import ban is debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Maybark
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Senate Committee
Truman
Chicago
Maybank
Sensible Landing Stuns Wheat Field Passengers
Braniff DC-4 with 50 aboard crashes in a wheat field after engine loss and wing fire near Hugoton Kansas. Pilot Jack Stanford and Co Pilot John Beakley escape praise for a flawless emergency landing before flames engulf the aircraft. One passenger injured. lawyer passenger O R Stites calls the landing as smooth as any he had seen and recalls fire around the right inboard engine.
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Hugoton
Kan
Jack Stanford
Braniff Airlines
Stanford
John Beakley
Dallas
Tex
O. R. Stites
Oklahoma City
Two Plead Guilty To Drunk Driving
Albert Cecil Sharber of Stratford pleaded guilty to drunk driving at arraignment before County Judge Tal Crawford. He received a $50 fine and costs and license suspension after being found near Ada after a crash. Alton Melville Doggett pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and paid $30 of a $50 fine with two weeks to pay the remainder, following arrest near Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Cecil Sharber
Stratford
Tal Crawford
Ada
SH 19
Aubrey A. Mitchell
Alton Melville Doggett
Doggett
SH 99
A Secret To A Woman Baffles Mission Grams
A humorous line from Mission Grams notes that a secret to a woman may not be kept or may be too good to keep implying witty social commentary.
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Grams
VFW Election Meet Tonight at Post No 1202
Thursday night March 27 election meeting for Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 1202 at 8 PM. VFW Hall on East Tenth invites all members to attend and help select officers for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
VFW
East Tenth
Red Papers Mock Ridgway Speech On Soviet Threat
Soviet and allied press in Moscow ridiculed General Matthew Ridgway after his briefing to Japanese editors. They accused him of fabricating Soviet military strength in Siberia to frighten readers and mislead about regional danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosco Wi
Matthew B. Ridgway
Japan
Siberia
Notable Figures Gather for Sasakwa FFA Banquet
Sasakwa will host its annual FFA banquet on Friday with top Oklahoma politicians in attendance. Master of ceremonies Frank Streetman will present a light political overview, while Dr. Oscar S. Williams of Oklahoma A and M College delivers the principal address. Ham dinner and pies prepared by local women accompany musical interludes from Whiley Gean and others. Tim Hot, western film star, will attend, with Holt heading to Ada afterward.
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Sasakwa
Frank Streetman
FFA
Oklahoma
Streetman
Whiley
Gean
Superior
OBU
Oscar S. William
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Tim Hot
Holt
Ada
President seeks extension of relief and investment powers
President Truman asked Congress to extend authority to subsidize relief shipments and to guarantee investments abroad. He noted the Mutual Security Agency authority expires June 30 and urged designating a department to continue subsidies. He also plans to seek authority to guarantee investments in informational media enterprises to support mutual security efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Truman
Congress
Mutual Security Agency
Economic Co-Operation Administration
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Richards
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Free World
Mutual Security
W. Averell Harriman
Surface Paint Keeps the Party Going
The lines imply painting the surface preserves everyone, with the party’s life supported by many in glasses.
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Jane Hudiburg
Braniff International Airways
Emmett H. Evans
Central Airlines
East Central College
Miss Hudiburg
Prague High School
Braniff
Evans
American Airlines
Central
East Central
Korean
Ike
Emil Wyatt
Cofc
Wilson
WSB
Nebraska
Sandhills
CIO
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wage Stabilization Board
Philip Murray
Ridgway
Streetman Heads
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