Murder Case Opens Docket in Pontotor County Court
A district court docket in Pontotor County opens Monday May 7 at 9 am with Judge John Boyre McKess presiding. A petit jury will be impaneled at convening. arraignments for defendants not yet arraigned move to April 30 at 10 am. Bobby Owens, 19, jailed ex-convict, faces murder charges in the slaying of Mrs. Lucille Donoho during a January 27 party attack. Sixteen other cases, including counts of child abandonment forgery burglary and assault, follow toward Friday May 11.
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Pontotor County
John Boyre McKess
Treir Plers
Marvin Jonson
Donaho
Oklahoma
First Baptist Church
Keys of the Church
Harold Olin
Floyd Freeman
Bobby Jones
Trust Pain
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Marilyn Reed
Joe Pat Patterson
Allen High Senior Class Plans Six Day Texas Tour
Allen High School senior class departs May 1 on a six day chartered bus tour through Texas Louisiana and Arkansas with stops in Dallas Huntsville Houston Galveston Lake Charles New Orleans Shreveport Texarkana and De Queen The trip funded by class fundraisers led by sponsor R G Fleming The class roster includes Ariena Bryant Stanley Roze Janie Bryant Treval Pipkin June Rover Betty Jacobs J D Casper Irene Redman Millard Jarrett Margaret Malone Glendene Prentice Betty Redden Bill Caldwell Bob Trippett Remmynette Whitehead Ronald Lee Jones Bobbie Jo Dean Andrew Blankenship Wenda Dawey Boo Simmons Glenna Jones Rosaline Hays Pete Evett Edna Faye Patrick Donald Hammonds James Frederick Venia Martin Louis Kir EB rough Joye McAnally Gillum Reeves Hattie Mac Dubbs Alene Hogue Manette Brooks Margaret Blevins Barbara Iker.
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Allen Igi
Texas
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Dallas
Huntsville
Houston
Galveston
Lake Charles
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de Queen
R. G. Fleming
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Janie Bryant
Treval Pipkin
June Rover
Betty Jacobs
J. D. Casper
Irene Redman
Millard Jarrett
Margaret Malone
Glendene Prentice
Betty Redden
Bill Caldwell
Bob Triplett
Rermnette Whitehead
Ronald Lee Jones
Bobbie Jo Dean
Andrew
Green to Handle Spraying Truck in County
Jack Green will operate the Site Department of Agriculture spraying truck this season. He lives near the Drive-in Theater on North Broadway and can be reached at 1121. The service, funded by livestock owners, charges 13 cents per head and offers a cheaper option than individual farm facilities for large herds.
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Jack Green
Green
El Reno Boosted By CRI&P Move
Chicago April 28 The Rock Island railroad announced El Reno Oklahoma would become one of two district headquarters for the line, Des Moines the other, replacing three districts that controlled eight thousand miles of track. L Franklin will head the El Reno Missouri Kansas Panhandle Oklahoma Arkansas Southern and Joint Texas divisions. Sobnsors will head the Des Moines office. Vinita Oklahoma April Browse Vinita high school juniors Joan Sparis and Waterena Smith were named to represent the city at Chickasha Girls State in June.
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Rock Island Railroad
Reno
Okla
Des Moines
Texas
Divi- RB
Sobnsors
Vinita ‘Okia
Joan Sparis
Wateena Smith
Vinita High School
Chickasha
Murray Says State Reached Limit of Welfare Program
Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray warned in a radio address that the state has reached the limit of its welfare program and faces grave danger of collapse. He said many on welfare have no business there, urging trimming of old age rolls and noting rising costs while more people claim aid.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Oklahoma
Welfare Department
Rita Hayworth Seeks Legal Separation From Aly Khan
New York reports say Rita Hayworth, Brooklyn born actress and former princess, will pursue a legal and permanent separation from Prince Aly Khan. She cites social obligations and divergent interests making a happy home life impossible for her and their two children. Aly Khan’s secretary said the prince was away but reached by phone with news confirmation. The royal source quoted Aly as saying, We’ll see about that later.
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Rita Hayworth
Brooklyn
Prince Aly Khan
Eca
Bartley Crum
Als
Prince Aly
France
Aly
Riza
Ike and Bob for ’52 Says Vie
Rep. Victor Wickersham of Oklahoma says the 1952 Democratic slate will be led by Gen Dwight D Eisenhower with Oklahoma’s Bob Kerr as vice president nominee He expects Truman to retire and notes observers think Kerr may be groomed as the running mate The passage also mentions sharks believed to be the festival fish with some species reaching sixty feet as an editorial aside.
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Dokls
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Oklahoma
Bob Kerr
Truman
Passenger Plane Explodes Near Fort Wayne
A United Airlines passenger plane en route from Cleveland to Chicago exploded in the air near Baer Field Fort Wayne Indiana during a storm. Eight passengers and the crew were killed with wreckage found on a farm two miles east of the airport. Authorities reported no survivors and noted an orange flash prior to the crash.
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Baer Field
Chicago
Robert Bender
J W Huff Sees Session End Soon
J W Huff predicts the legislative session will likely adjourn May 9 or 10. He expresses dissatisfaction with the session and notes the large, complex state finances. Huff, an accountant, laments the difficulty for nonexperts to grasp budget details and calls for better clarity in funding for common schools and higher learning.
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Massed Bands to Play At Konawa
A massed band concert featuring 132 high school musicians from Konawa and Maud will be held at 8 p m in the Konawa high school auditorium. The Konawa and Maud bands and the new Konawa mixed chorus will perform, with another joint program planned for Maud later in spring.
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Decorated Diadem Crowned Catherine I of Russia Stones
A Britannica article notes Catherine I of Russia wore a diadem set with 2,584 stones. The largest ruby is described as pigeon egg sized. The former empress’s crown is highlighted in the encyclopedia’s profile of Russian regalia.
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Ada Club to Host Sailor Jack Schultz Sea Fever Talk
Ada Enite and Fork club prepares for a Friday night lecture by Nik al most incredible navigator Jack Schultz in the Student Union ballroom at 7 30. Schultz, a deep water sailor featured in National Geographic, recounts his Andes crossing and a 10 day sea spell in vivid detail and plans to share reservations by phone with secretary Miss Constance Waproner at They McGauley Co.
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Jack Schultz
Ada Enite and Fork Club
Mr. Schult
Nik
Andes
National Geographic Magazine
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Constance Waproner
They-McGauley Co
Wife of Bishop Casady Is Dead
Frances Lebaron Casady, wife of Episcopal Bishop Thomas Casady, died today. A Des Moines native educated in Des Moines and Baltimore, she married in 1906 and moved to Oklahoma in 1927. Survivors include her husband, three sons Thomas Jr Bers ey Richard and Simon, a daughter and a Mrs J G Sherman of Garden City New York.
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Oklahoma City
Frances Lebaron Casady
Episcopal
Thomas Casady
Des Moines
Baltimore Women's College
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Clarita Alumni Banquet Plans Underway for May 5
Plans for the Clarita high school alumni banquet set for Saturday night May 5 are in place. Organizers expect additional graduates to confirm attendance and urge those without reservations to do so by Thursday May 3. A separate note states that about 42 000 people are admitted to hospitals daily in the United States.
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Clarita Hightchool
Owever
United States
Record Jump in Carson Highways
The Bureau of Public Roads reports a record 4,472,685 rise in motor vehicles on U.S. roads in 1950, bringing total vehicles to 49,142,275. Passenger cars accounted for 3,983,501 of the increase, now 40,315,175. In total, all machines traveled about 450 billion miles, enough for roughly 2,500 round trips to the moon.
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Washington
Bureau of Public Roads
United States
Mun
Weathered Wisdom and Moving Tales From A Humorous Page
A fragmentary column jokes about earning what you get and getting what you earn. It notes a west coast earthquake report and touches on a family moving from an upstairs apartment. It mentions girls in short trousers, golf advice, farmers inspecting stock, and folks offering advice versus help.
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Tere
Sampling of Rat Population In Ada City
A citywide rat sampling by biologist Max Wilcomb and safety inspector J A Wheeler in Ada collected 35 rats from four businesses and one residence. Four rats were pregnant. blood and specimens were sent to Oklahoma labs for disease study. Findings will be reported to the Ada city council with recommendations to improve garbage storage and disposal.
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Max Wilcomb
J. 5
Wheeler
Mills Garrison
2. C. Canada
Fure
University of Oklahoma
Ticker Field
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Canada
Jeity Comncil
Wilcomb
Gar‘bagze
National Record In Advertising
New York April 28 An annual advertising report shows total spending on newspaper space in 1950 reaching 499,919,400 dollars, up 12.1 percent from 1949. The grocery industry led with 123,354,00 dollars, as reported by the American Newspaper Publishers Association bureau at its annual convention.
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New York
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Late Harvest for Strawberry Crop in Cherokee County
Cherokee County strawberry harvest in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, delayed by cool weather, is expected to begin the first week in May. Planters estimate the crop will be about 75 percent of normal, with around 50 acres planted and an estimated 20,000 crates expected in the harvest. The dry fall limited crown development, according to growers.
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Okla
Cherokee County
EW Dames
Chamber of Commerce
Ada man injured as motorcycle skids on highway
Milton Maurice Corbin, 84, of Ada, suffered cuts and bruises on head and face plus jaw injury when his motorcycle skidded 228 feet on loose shoulders near the edge of paving. The crash occurred about 29 p.m. Saturday near SH 99 south of the city limits, reports Patrolman Frank Corali.
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Ada
Lucas
Frank Corali
Corbin
Troomer Grall
City Linds
SH 99
Chicken Dinner Finances Reported by Local Church Group
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Fentecosta Holiness Church at Oil Center report expenses and proceeds from two chicken dinners held Thursday. Funds are to remodel the parsonage. Members express appreciation for Oil Geld workers and Camp Ground Baptist Church for their cooperation and aid.
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Fentecosta Holiness Church
Oil Center
Campground Baptist Church
Flag in Washington Crossing Painting Remains Undesignated
In the famed scene in the stern of the boat on the Delaware, the American flag is held by a soldier though it had not yet been designed at that period.
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Fallace
Washington
Delaware
State Highway Engineer Resigns After Long Service
Oklahoma City April 28. P Stoner K McClelland chief engineer of the state highway department since June 1 1947 has resigned effective June 30. He will enter private business not disclosed. McClelland previously held multiple roles in the department and also worked on Bluff Creek Dam and Canal Oklahoma City's water supply project. Highway Director Bud Stoldt says McClelland has been a valuable asset and the department regrets his departure.
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Bluff Creek
Highway Department
H. Bailey
McLeland
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Mailed Postcards Waiting When She Returned
Mrs. E. Stroud did not usually get mail at the general delivery window but was eager to fetch mail on Friday. She prepared a stack of post cards to send absentees of her Sunday School class. Her husband’s paycheck got mixed with the cards, but she did not notice. She deposited the stack, thinking it was all post cards, and an hour and a half later found the paycheck was missing. The check was later returned after proper identification at the delivery window.
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E. €. Stroud
Pigeons in Newcastle Targeted by Alcohol Tactics
The Newcastle parks and gardens supervisor, M. Sivert, plans to curb pigeon nuisance by intoxication. He believes existing methods fail and intends to soak wheat in ale with mamsoak to incapacitate birds for morning netting. The move aims to protect parks before Jubites celebrations.
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Stratford Society News wedding shower honors Miss Thelma Jones
Stratford Society notes describe a wedding shower at the Smith home hosted by Mrs. Orb Smith with help from Mrs. J. E. McClaren Mrs. Jim Shulis and Mrs. N. F. McCalister. The decor featured spring garden flowers apple blossoms and a wedding cake. Refreshments followed as gifts were displayed and presented to Miss Thelma Jones.
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J. E. McClaren
Jim Shulis
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Ada Rounduppers Sponsor Quadrille Again for Season
Ada Rounduppers decide to sponsor the Quadrille this summer with 21 riders signed for the 16-seat event. First practice set for Sunday May at 3 p.m. at the club barn on North Broadway. E. C. McPherson elected to the executive board, replacing Bill Broadrick.
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Bill Broadrick
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Wewoka
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City Lake
Gambling and gender stereotypes warn from Dr Palmer
Dr Dwight M Palmer of Ohio State University warns that most gamblers resemble women in their drive for gain, expressing a controversial view on gambling behavior and psychology as chief of psychiatry.
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Dwight M. Palmer
Ohio State
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