Paine Finds Large Center Oil Well Leads Rapid Field Growth
Bert D. Paine reports the No. 1 Murich oil well in Center field, near Center and Highway 19, depth 1498 feet, producing about 100 barrels per hour from Viola limestone after acid treatment. Nearby, Yingling Oil’s Floyd wells 5 through 8 yield about 120 barrels daily each, with no refinery pipeline yet. geology by Boone Jones supports continued drilling on the Center anticline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert D. Paine
Murich
Center
Highway 19
Viola
Paine
Busby
Swsw
Yingling Oil Company
Boone Jones
Boone
Ada
Federal Officials Alarmed by Rise in Bank Embezzlements
Federal officials warn of an 188 percent rise in embezzlements since 1946 in banks and savings associations. FDIC and FBI data show 608 cases in 1951, eight million dollars involved, and officers embezzling at higher rates than lesser staff. A campaign urges tighter audits, rotation of staff, vacations, and stricter internal checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
I. Gar Hoover
Edwin H. Cramer
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
Saar
Earl Cook
Homer School Seeks Furniture for Major Improvement
Homer School district invites bids on 76 seating units three teachers desks and four reading tables as part of a wide upgrade. Steel posts and cable fence the grounds while forty trees are planted and a new roof will be added. Interior and exterior painting redecorating gym repairs and a refinished basketball floor accompany a $5 350 bond issue approved 37 to 0 to fund the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Charles Gentry
Homer School
Fireflies' Diet Question Stirs Adult Behavior Debate
Researchers question whether adult winged fireflies feed or survive on energy stored during larval life. The uncertain behavior invites study into nocturnal activity and ecological roles of luminous beetles.
Strasser seeks German citizenship via West German court
Former Nazi associate Otto Strasser, who fled Germany in 1933, petitions the West German Constitutional Court to restore his citizenship. Exile in Canada, he leads the League for Germany's Revival while asserting hazardous knowledge of the Nazi era could aid a return. Allied authorities ban Strasser but a court ruling soon looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Otto Strasser
Adolf Hitler
Constitutional Court
Canada
Strasser
League For
League
Waldemar Wadsack
Munich
Wadsack
Black Front
Hitler
Bonn
Dreyfus
Coalgate Seniors Assured of Journey to New Orleans
A benefit rodeo drew a capacity crowd and netted 751 for Coalgate high school seniors planned trip to New Orleans. Winners included Wayne Truitt Stonewall in calf riding for 12 year olds, Jimmy Ward Coalgate for ages 13 14, Mack McKennon McAlester in calf roping with 13.8, Everett Shaw Stonewall second with 13.9, Bennie Wyrick third 14.9, and Floyd Watts Tulsa in cutting horse first with Everett Shaw also winning matched calf roping. The event was directed by H D Binns with Oklahoma State Prison Band of McAlester providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
New Orleans
Coalgate High School
The
Mardi Gras
Wayne Truitt
Stonewall
Jimmy Ward
Mack McKennon
McAlester
Clark McIntyre
Limestone Gap
Bennie Wyrick
Everett Shaw
Floyd Watts
Tulsa
Dick Truitt
H. D. Binns
June
Oklahoma State Prison Band
Sun Times reports UN compromise offer on Korean truce
The Sun Times reports a U N compromise: if Communists accept nonreturn of two of every five Allied prisoners, they can build airfields in North Korea after a truce. The offer, presented at Panmunjom, may win approval from President Truman and NSC. Moscow and Chongqing would judge the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Sun-Times
Washington
United Nations
Frederick Kuh
U.N
China
North Korea
Panmunjom
U.S
State Departments
Kuh
Truman
National Security Council
Communist High Command
Moscow
Nazi Paratrooper Becomes U S Army Sergeant in Korea
Master Sgt. Lothar A. Palientin, once a Nazi paratrooper captured in the Battle of the Bulge, now serves as top sergeant of the 245th tank battalion, 40th Division, in Korea. Imprisoned in 1944 then released, he lived in Belleville New Jersey before joining the U S Army in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Korea
Lothar A. Pallentin
U.S
101St Airborne Division
Palientin
Virginia
New York
Germany
Belleville
N. J
Incumbents Lead In Monday Filing For County Office
Early Monday filings list 14 incumbents for county and state posts. Names include C. W. Floyd as peace officer, David Gray, J. R. Thompson, Bob Austell, Claud Bobbitt, Percy Armstrong, Virgil Hunt, Norman C. Mitchell, Charles Rushing, Joe Miers, J. D. Gaar, I. Buchanan, Ray Goodwin, and Abe Holloway. Most races lack challengers as aspirants have until Friday to file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Hanson
Election Board
C. W. Floyd
David Gray
Allen
J. R. Thompson
Stonewall
Bob Austell
Ada
Claud Bobbitt
Percy Armstrong
Joe Miers
J. D. Gaar
I. Buchanan
Ray Goodwin
Abe Holloway
Happy Prospect For Graduates
Secretary of Labor Tobin advised in an open letter to college seniors that they face ample job opportunities. He said graduates should have little difficulty locating work in most industries and urged them to use their knowledge to benefit society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tobin
Bee Belly Dancing as Bee Language Proposed
Washington reports that bees may use belly-dance like motions as a language for food topics. Dr. A L Kroeber of Columbia University cites German scientist Von Frisch whose experiments allegedly show bees transmit food tips by dance like motions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Academy of Sciences
A. L. Kroeber
Columbia University
Kroeber
von Frisch
Sandburg Receives 1952 Gold Medal for Writings
Poet and biographer Carl Sandburg is awarded the 1952 Gold Medal by the National Institute and American Academy of Arts and Letters for his historical and biographical works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carl Sandburg
Natonal Institute
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Cub Scout Kite Derby Hampered by Light Wind
Lack of wind marred the Cub Scout Kite Derby at Hut chinson Pony farm near Ada. Luke Watson won the two stick division with Thain Marston second and John Kuras third. LeDon McAnally led the three stick group followed by Dick McIntosh and Doug Bailey. Individual awards went to Johnny Hartman for highest flying kite and Bob Taylor for largest kite. Judges included J A Richardson Casper Duffer Burke Standridge Leon Landrith with Hugh Warren narrating and Ron Bailey assisting registrations and concessions handled by Luke Dodds and Scouts Mayo Powers Arthur Morris Tommy Wilson and David Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Scouts
Ada
Hutchinson Pony Farm
Burke Standridge
Leon Landrith
Pontotoc
Luke Watson
Thain Marston
John Kuras
LeDon McAnally
Dick McIntosh
Doug Bailey
Johnny Hartman
Bob Taylor
Don Scott
J. A. Richardson
Casper Duffer
Hugh Warren
Ron Bailey
Luke Dodds
Mayo Powers
Arthur Morris
Tommy Wilson
David Lee
Death announced for Carl Williams of Allen
Allen mourns Carl Williams 47 who died Sunday evening in Ada Valley View hospital after a heart attack. Services set for Tuesday at 2 30 pm in Allen high school auditorium with Masonic graveside rites and Rev. Ray Burkett officiating. Williams a Sunray Refining employee for 12 years owned Allen Ice Co. Survived by wife Edna three sons Ancel Carl Jr and Charles two daughters Carlene Betty Jean mother Mrs Sarah Mathews stepfather Ben Mathews all of Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ALLEN
Carl Williams
Valley View Hospital
Ada
Allen High School
Allen Masonic Lodge
Ray Burkett
Bourland Funeral Home
Williams
Sunray Refining Company
Allen Ice Company
Allen Lodge
Allen Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
First Baptist Church
Edna Williams
Ancel
Carl Jr
Charles
Carlene
Betty Jean
Sarah Mathews
Ben Mathews
Purdue Students Raid Sororities
About 500 Purdue University students raided sorority houses for souvenir undergarments and brought out 30 police. One student said the idea came from a magazine article about similar acts. Minor damage occurred at five sororities and Wood Hall. two coeds were slightly injured. No arrests were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Wood Hall
Pi Beta Phi
Jay Watson
West Lafayette
Watson
Mrs HST Takes Her Husband to Opera
Mrs Harry S Truman escorted her husband to the Metropolitan Opera in Washington for a first night performance of Aida. The Trumans sat in the box as Zinka Milanov and Mario del Monaco starred on stage, and the President appeared to enjoy Verdi’s classic amid a crowded house downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Creagh
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Trumans
Metropolitan Opera Company
Capitol Theater
Zinka Milanov
Mario del Monaco
Harry Truman
Mrs. Truman
Air pressure at high altitude about half sea level
The report notes air pressure at 16,000 feet above sea level is roughly half the value found at sea level, indicating lower atmospheric density and thinner air at high altitude.
Donors Rally For Ada Bloodmobile Visit
County residents responded strongly to a Red Cross appeal ensuring Ada will host a bloodmobile on April 30 at the First Christian church from 10 am to 4 pm. The drive aims for a 150 pint quota with 6 doctors and 35 volunteers, led by Mrs. Harriet Schroeder and E. P. Hunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Harriet Schroeder
Ada
First Christian Church
Fittstown
Walter Graper
Fittstown Blood
Ray A. Northrip
Orange Welborn
E. P. Hunter
Fittstown Social Roundup Includes Visits and Meetings
Mr and Mrs Julius Conley and family and Sam Marshall visited Mr and Mrs L S Chambers near Shawnee Sunday. The Jolly Workers club met with Mrs Lucille Howell. After the business gifts were exchanged and refreshments served to Ruby Hod Maye Fox Blanche Skeith essie McKinney Norene Harden and Lucille Howell. Next meeting with Opal Phillips May 8. L W Storts spent weekend with mother Cathy Storts near Roff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Conley
Sam Marshall
L. S. Chambers
Shawnee
Jolly Workers Club
Lucille Howell
Ruby Hod
Maye Fox
Blanche Skeith
Essie McKinney
Norene Harden
Opal Phillips
Tishomingo High News Honors Editor for TB Project
An award of honor for national recognition was presented Friday April 25 to Editor De Lois King of the Defender Tishomingo high school paper. A special assembly honored the journalism department as E J McClendon of the Oklahoma Tuberculosis Association presented the award for work on the TB fight sponsored by the National Tuberculosis Association and the Columbia Press Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Lois King
Defender
Tishomingo
E. J. McClendon
Oklahoma Tuberculosis Association
Nationaluberculosis Association
Columbia Press Association
Tishomingo Senior Kanita Pope Wins Daughters Award
Kanita Ann Pope, a Tishomingo High School senior, received the Daughters annual achievement award at a tea for senior girls, held Thursday April 24 in the home of Mrs. Murray Corbin. The honor goes to the senior who shows the most improvement in scholastic standing leadership personality appearance and other achievements over four years and is not valedictorian salutatorian or honor student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanita Ann Pope
Tishomingo
Tishomingo’s
Murray Corbin
Meet Me in St Louis by Tishomingo seniors
Tishomingo high school presents the three act comedy Meet Me in St Louis in the auditorium Tuesday night April 29. Mrs Hearn Chisholm directs. Cast includes Tommy Boyd Dorothy Erwin De Lois King Sarah Fike Patsy Updegraff Dovie Carlton Wilson Kingsbery Jerry Clark Bobbie Boyd Dana Duty Tim Graham Bobby Niblett Patsy Lawley Gerald Easterling Harold Teel and Pat McIver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Tishomingo
Tishomingo Senior Dominates Oklahoma Forensic Meet
Dorothy Erwin won first in oratory at the University of Oklahoma in Norman with the piece A Challenge to American Women. She also took first in news story writing in a contest sponsored by a journalism fraternity. Sarah Nell Fike rated good in discussion. entries Tommy Boyd and Patsy Updegraff joined the state meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Erwin
Tishomingo
University of Oklahoma
Norman
O. U
Sarah Nell Fike
Tommy Boyd
Patsy Updegraff
Tishomingo Banquet and Prom Set at Lake Murray Lodge
Tishomingo juniors and seniors will hold their banquet and prom at Lake Murray Lodge in Ardmore on Wednesday May 7. The event will feature an Indian motif and music by the Dub Hall band, per junior sponsor W H Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishomingo
Lake Murray Lodge
Ardmore
W. H. Shaw
Dub Hall
Britain Welcomes Japan Back Into Free Nations
London newspapers welcomed Japan back into the family of free nations and foresaw interesting times ahead. The Manchester Guardian urged balance, saying be strong but not too strong, and warned Japan would use diplomatic ju-jitsu to outmaneuver Communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Japan
Free Nations
Manchester Guardian
Oklahoma Tornado Warnings Draw Wide Support
More than 3,000 Oklahomans have written the Weather Bureau about tornado warnings instituted recently. Weather expert Harry Altman notes warnings alert to severe storms and should not trigger panic. He urges towns and rural areas to develop local spotting and warning systems to reduce anxiety while staying prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Altman
Out of Jail Into Court Martial in Greece
Two Athens newspaper publishers Alcibiades Kalapothakis of Embros and Nassos Botsis of Acropolis were released from jail to await court martial on charges of publishing Army secrets. The printed document alleged a reorganized Red underground and secret radios in Greece sending information to Soviet satellites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
Alcibiades Kalapothakis
Embros
Nassos Botsis
Acropolis
Norman woman visits parents over the weekend
Linda Delaplain of Norman visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. J Delaplain over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Delaplain
Norman
Mrs. J. Delaplain
Gerald Wyche Visits Parents in Virginia
Gerald Wyche, stationed in Virginia, is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Dee Wyche for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Wyche
Virginia
Mrs
Dee Wyche
Merry Family Visits Martins in Henryetta
Mr and Mrs Joe Merry and their sons Joe Tommy and Ronnie of Henryetta visited Mr and Mrs Jeset Martin and family Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Merry
Joe
Tommy
Ronnie
Henryetta
Jeset Martin
Sunny
Oaks Family Visits Reed’s Household This Sunday
Mr and Mrs Jay W Oaks and their daughter from Elmore City visited Mr and Mrs George Reed on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay W. Oaks
Elmore City
George Reed
Mrs Anna Logan Visits Mrs Bell Artor in Stonewall
Mrs Anna Logan and her son David visited Mrs Bell Artor of Stonewall on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Logan
David
Bell Artor
Stonewall
Lake Texoma Fishing Report Sees Strong Catch
Mr and Mrs Ansel Sales Harold Martin and Jakie Phillips fished Friday on Lake Texoma and report a good catch. Mr and Mrs Floyd Glover and sons of Ada visited Mr and Mrs Henry Glover Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansel Sales
Harold Martin
Jakie Phillips
Lake Texoma
Floyd Glover
Ada
Henry Glover
Mrs Jessie Ritchie Visits Freer Family
Mrs Jessie Ritchie of Freer Texas arrived Monday for a visit with Mr Walter Jones and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Ritchie
Freer
Texas
Walter Jones
Foot Mouth Disease Strikes Saskatchewan Farms
Foot and mouth disease has broken out on multiple Saskatchewan farms near Regina. Federal veterinarians report 26 farms infected in two months and a U S embargo on Canadian livestock. A new outbreak arose 75 miles southeast of Regina with ten vets sent to contain it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Sask.p
Saskatchewan
U.S
James G. Gardiner
House of Commons
Ottawa
Ormiston
Ardmore C of C Praises Letter From Ranger Girl
A Ranger Texas schoolgirl sent a letter to any town in Oklahoma asking for information about Ardmore. The Ardmore Chamber of Commerce proudly received the note at its office and credits the Post Office Department for forwarding it, calling Ardmore the best known city in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Okla
Three State Men Killed In Korea
Three Oklahomans died in Korea with three more wounded, all Army men. Killed in action were Pvt. O. B. Hope Jr. of Keota and Pf. Martin H. Whiteman Jr. of Okmulgee. Sgt. Donald J. Hurt died of wounds. Wounded were Sgt. David C. Kite of Checotah, Cpl. Charles Wells of Oakhurst, and Pvt. Willard West of Weleetka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Korea
Defense Department
O. B. Hope Jr
Onis B. Hope
Keota
Martin H. Whiteman Jr
Martha J. Whiteman
Okmulgee
Donald J. Hurt
Amy H. Hurt
Bristow
David C. Kite
Checotah
Charles Wells
Oakhurst
Pvt
Willard West
Weleetka
El Paso summons big jury panel for murder trial
Four hundred prospective jurors are summoned to the 34th District Court on May 12 for the murder trial of Mrs Mary Jean Parsons. The 21 year old former Tulsa Oklahoma girl is charged with shooting her husband Lt Richard Parsons 24 to death February 16 in their El Paso apartment. Parsons is held on a $50000 bond and is undergoing treatment in a Dallas mental hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
34Th District Court
Mary Jean Parsons
Tulsa, Okla
Richard Parsons
Fox Transferred From Prison Post
Jackson Mich April 28 The young psychologist who helped end a bloody mutiny at Southern Michigan Prison is moved from assistant deputy warden to other duties outside the prison State Corrections Commissioner Earnest C Brooks said Fox Vernon Fox 36 was transferred to meet guards demand for his firing and armed troopers protection inside the prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Mich
Southern Michigan
Waren
Vernon Fox
Earnest C. Brooks
Brooks
Uison
Fox
Muskogee Woman Held in Fatal Shot Incident
In Muskogee Oklahoma Elsie Grayson a Black woman is detained after a fatal shooting of Junior Barnes. Assistant County Attorney Joe Cannon says Grayson fired a .12 gauge shotgun when Barnes advanced after threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Junior Barnes
Elsie Grayson
Joe Cannon
Barnes
Florida Poll Sees Russell favored over Kefauver
Florida newspapers from 31 dailies and 10 weeklies in an Associated Press survey project Sen Richard B Russell will win the Florida presidential preference vote. The poll shows Russell at 55.2 percent to Kefauver 41.7 percent with two unknown Miami votes canceling the remainder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Richard B. Russell
Stes Kefauver
Florida
Associated Press
Russell and
Kefauver
Russell
Russell Balks At Compulsory FEPC
Senator Richard B. Russell said he would not support a compulsory fair employment practices plank in the Democratic platform. He warned he would disavow such a plank if he became the party’s presidential candidate while campaigning in Florida for his delegate slate. Senator Estes Kefauver countered that he would feel morally bound to support FEPC if the plank were adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Filia
Richard B. Russell
Democratic Party
Russell
Florida
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
FEPC
Rattler Roundup Nets 4 000 Snakes in Waynoka
In Waynoka Oklahoma the annual rattler roundup drew about 15 000 people as 4000 snakes weighing over 3000 pounds were captured. Prize winner a 64 inch giant weighing 91 pounds was caught by Leon Graves and Marvin Decker and sold to Victor Wickersham for 11 77.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynoka
Okla
Leon Graves
Marvin Decker
Victor Wickersham
Wickersham
Okeene
Virginia Brastow Dies at 79 Former City Caller in San Francisco
Virginia Brastow, among the nation’s first women newspaper editors, died at her San Francisco home aged 79. Born in San Francisco she rose to prominence after winning the job as city caller of the San Francisco Bulletin in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Virginia Brastow
Miss Brastow
Brass and bronze: copper alloys with zinc and tin
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc while bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. Both materials are described as copper alloys but have distinct elements and properties.
School bond plan evaluated for Ada district voters
Voters in School District 19 covering Ada and nearby areas will decide on May 13 whether to approve a 350000 bond for school construction. Proposals include a Glenwood West Main rebuild, Willard East Tenth addition with an auditorium and four classrooms, Irving North Oak auditorium, and possibly a music building between Ada high and junior high. Additional levy income around 130000 would accompany the bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Glenwood School
West Main Street
Willard
East Tenth
Irving Grade
North Oak
Rex Morrison
Reds Use Czechs To Spy On Allies
In Frankfurt on April 28 the U S High Commission Court of Appeals in Germany reported convictions of at least 100 spies hired by Czechoslovakia and other Communist countries to spy on Allied forces. Chief Justice William Clark criticized the effort as wasteful and ineffective noting spies lacked knowledge and faced easy detection. He cited items used as intelligence like magazines, Army circulars, Bremerhaven ship records and highway bridge drawings. Average pay appeared to be 500 marks a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Czechoslovakia
William Clark
Kremlin
U. S. High Commission Court of Appeals
Clark
U. S. Army
Bremerhaven
Doomed Woman Surrenders Foster Home for Her Sons
In Duluth Minnesota Mrs. Evelyn Paro 44 selects Mr and Mrs Warren Moore as foster parents for her two boys Gerald six and Gordon nine. Moore is a state representative and civic leader. The boys will adopt the Moore surname and the mother's maiden England as a middle name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Evelyn Paro
Warren Moore
Gerald
Gordon
Moore
Moores
England
Paro
Duluth Herald and News Tribune
New York Gallery Hosts International Sculpture Contest
The Carlebach Art Gallery of New York will host an international sculpture competition with total cash prizes of 500 dollars. A selection of submitted sculptures will be exhibited next spring at the gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carlebach Art Gallery
Citizen calls for security risk to freedom and spending
A citizen demands government security from birth to death, arguing it would raise spending and threaten liberty. The warning notes that successful pleas could lead to loss of freedom without real security.
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Yingling
Dr. Strasser
Reich
By Hanns Neuerbourg
Reds
Sandburg
Cub
Purdue
Mrs. Hst
Fittstown Group
Fittstown News
L. W. Storts
Roff
Cathy Storts
Britain
Ardmore C
Russell Balks
Don Doane
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