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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1952
Page
4
A new national administration seeks a diverse cabinet including varied religious groups to ensure broad representation. The piece urges prioritizing ability and integrity over church lodge race or territory to avoid misfits while acknowledging democratic need for inclusion.
The piece argues that wishing for universal friendship with other nations clashes with political realities. It notes anti United States sentiment in Central and South America, cites Peron as playing to regional fears, and critiques how politicians exploit foreign policy for gain. It concludes that selfish actors exist everywhere and emphasizes philosophical acceptance of such dynamics.
Report notes that eliminating secrecy in relief rolls reduces chiseling and improves public view of welfare recipients. While states bar publication, county lists are accessible to interested individuals. The shift toward semi public records is seen as safer for the aged and potentially more just overall.
Republicans must hold existing seats and pick up four of 13 Democratic seats to win a Senate majority. Several Democratic incumbents come from solid Democratic states, with outside chances in five or six others. The piece weaves in spring bee lore and a closing baseball proverb about reaching home.
A review of editorials and opinions from major papers decrying President Truman's steel seizure as socialism and a dangerous expansion of government power. The Variety of voices condemns centralized wage and price setting and warns the move signals a labor dictatorship and erosion of free enterprise.
The governor and state penitentiary officials grant terms and changes to convict conduct rules. Convicts reportedly influence punishments for uprisings and destruction of two million dollars in Michigan property. The piece frames this as a major shift toward prisoner self government.
ARTHUR EDSON reports that lawyers are increasingly elected to Congress from 1937 to 1951 with 166 House members and 49 senators having law degrees, while doctors and those lacking college education decline. The study by Dr. George S. Reuter Jr. uses biographies in the Congressional Directory.
Modern studies indicate that Greenland’s climate around 1000 A.D. was substantially warmer than today. Researchers compare proxy data showing milder temperatures and potential impacts on past Norse settlements and regional ecosystems.
Rev. W. S. Mooneyham pastor of the First Free Will Baptist church will preach the dedication sermon for the new Free Will Baptist church in Duncan during an all day service. He helped promote the church’s organization after a July revival by Rev. C. C. Hood of Tulsa. The 20 member church dedicates property valued at $8,000 and Mooneyham will depart Sunday night for Mountain Grove Missouri to conduct a revival from April 28 through May.
Seven American sailors were rescued from the stern of the storm-broken freighter William Eaton off Toshima island, 30 miles from Japan, after a prior failed attempt. U S Navy tug Arikara brought survivors to Yokosuka base as Chief Boatswain Jeffre N Pruett led a daring final rescue with a whaleboat and raft amid giant waves.
The piece notes that rapid temperature changes can be lethal to numerous aquatic species, highlighting sensitivity of fish and invertebrates to environmental fluctuations and the need for careful habitat management.
President Truman will host a televised guided tour of the White House next Saturday between 3 and 4 p.m. EST, with NBC and CBS airing the event and a film being made. Most first two floors will be shown, detailing the $5.7 million renovation of the 150 year old mansion.
Ottawa crowds spotted Holland's Queen Juliane shopping on Main Street during a week long Canadian visit with Prince Bernhard. She toured familiar downtown stores and priced goods as WWII era shoppers once did, prompting smiles and respectful distance from pedestrians.
Oklahoma's highway fatality toll for the year exceeds 1951, yet the death rate per 100 million miles fell by 9 percent. State Safety Commissioner Dixie Gilmer reported 2.089 billion miles driven in the first quarter of 1952, up from 1.882 billion the prior year, with 129 deaths in both periods, noting increased traffic requires cautious driving.
Senator Monroney of Oklahoma reports 319 battlefield promotions in the 45th Division since Korea deployment in December. He criticizes the automatic one year waiting rule as unjust and morale harming, citing Army figures of 5 lieutenant colonel, 19 major, 52 captain, 218 first lieutenant, and 25 second lieutenant promotions.
The text notes that clover first arrived in England as an agricultural crop around the mid 1600s, indicating its early adoption by farmers. It references historical agricultural practice and the timeline of plant introduction.
President Truman declares a right and duty to seize the steel mills amid a constitutional dispute. Judge Pine weighs the legality as Congress debates the broader executive powers issue with protests from Rep. Martin. The White House released Truman's letter defending action as necessary to preserve national safety.
The Mississippi River flood crest moved past Clinton Iowa closing the Lyons Fulton Bridge on U S Highway 30 to trucks. Rerouting of truck traffic is underway and water covers Clinton’s main north south street. Missouri River floods rise in Central Missouri with higher forecasts after the Lexington Sunshine Levee breach.
The list shows candidates for county offices subject to the Democratic primary on July 1 1952 including Sheriff J D Gaar Ray Goodwin Court Clerk Abe Holloway County Clerk Claud Bobbitt and state offices Corporation Commissioner Ray C Jones Congress 4th District Gene Davis and Representatives J W Huff George Buster Harden No 1 and George R Collins No 2.
Taft campaign manager David Ingalls released state by state tallies showing Taft with 1,703,222 popular votes across seven Republican primaries to 1,561,025 for Eisenhower. The counts note write in votes and ballot presence in four Taft states and three Eisenhower states.
Eight U S Sabres in dusk combat over North Korea claim two MIG-15s destroyed with additional reports of another probable kill near the Yalu River. The action followed rail cutting by UN fighter-bombers along the Sanchon-Sandong line with track cuts reported in 32 places.
Officials of the Army engineers board report no requests for a bridge hearing over a proposed Lake Texoma crossing between Willis Oklahoma and Whitesboro Texas. The Southwest Division engineer opposes the 5 million dollar project as unjustified now, with a flexible deadline for public views and possible board action to reverse findings or issue a not convinced notice.
Dr. E. A. Abernethy a prominent Baptist layman and Altus physician will receive an honorary doctor of humanities degree from Oklahoma Baptist University on May 24. He has served on the OBU board of trustees for more than 30 years and is a deacon at Altus First Baptist Church and has taught a young men s Bible class for 33 years.
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