Ada Elks Rodeo Ships 100 Steers for August Event
A committee from the Ada Elks Rodeo reports 100 big steers purchased in Florida are en route for the Ada Rodeo August 12 to 16. The steers average about 530 pounds now and are expected to reach 700 pounds by rodeo time, with 50 on Cal Allison place and 50 on Escal Myers ranch.
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Ada Elks Rodeo
Kissimee
Fla
Ada
Wick Adair
Tell McMillian
Escal Myers
Florida
Adair
Cal Allison Place
Escal Myers Ranch
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Truman Tours White House on Live TV Broadcast
President Truman led a 45 minute televised tour of the revamped White House with six networks in view. He described the public rooms and played Mozart on a grand piano in the East Room as cameras followed his progress through the executive mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Creagh
Washington
Harry Truman
White House
Executive Mansion
Truman
Tibetans Fight Red Chinese in Lhasa Street Battle
Reports from Tibet say Tibetan fighters clashed with Red Chinese troops in Lhasa, injuring people on both sides. The outbreak began when Tibetans surrounded Sawang Ngabou’s house. Ngabou, a cabinet minister viewed as a traitor by Loyalist Tibetans for negotiating with Beijing last May. The treaty gave China control over Tibetan affairs and remains disputed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
India
Tibet
Lhasa
Sawang Ngabou
Red China
Tibetan National Assembly
China
Ngabou
Korean Vet Fired Home of Sweetie
Salina Kansas May 3 Cpl Edwin L Loter 33 Korean war veteran on furlough from Fort Sill Oklahoma was held on a first degree arson charge after admitting he set fire to the home of his girlfriend Mrs Irene Jackson a widow Police said Loter signed a statement claiming he started the blaze following a beer tavern argument over her feelings The home was destroyed with about 2000 damage He was held on 2500 bond The Corporal said his home was in Texas but did not name the town
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Kan
Edwin L. Loter
Ft. Sill. Okla
Loter
Irene Jackson
Texas
Tractor Fatality In Seminole Farm Incident
Hubert Smith, 64, died in a tractor accident on his Seminole area farm. He was attempting to free a stuck tractor when his machine toppled backward and crushed him. Highway Trooper H C Duckworth reported the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seminole
Oklo
Hubert Smith
Here
H. C. Duckworth
Smith
Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Raisin Filling Mix
A simple sandwich filling for children combines peanut butter and cream cheese with chopped raisins. Sweeten lightly with honey for a creamy raisin spread suitable for small fry snacks.
Porch Light Drive to Aid Cancer Battle in Ada
The Rebekah Lodge will stage a Porch Light Drive Tuesday evening to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. About 22 cars will patrol Ada from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. with porch lights burning at homes to collect donations for local and state cancer work led by Homer W. Peay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peay
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Muskogee
Young Father Confesses In Church To Bank Robbery
Albert H. Johnson a 23 year old sheet metal worker and church member confessed from Seward Avenue Baptist Church that he participated in a May 17 1948 bank robbery at Hoyt Kaw. He said he received 315 of the loot and aimed to reform and later enter the ministry. He faced armed kidnapping and bank robbery charges and was released on 5000 bail pending a May 12 preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Albert H. Johnson
Hoyt
Kaw
Johnson
Donald Sands
Seward Avenue Baptist Church
Santa Fe
Youth For Christ
Orion Williams
Hoyt Bank
Kansas
Top American Leaders Doubt Russia Ready for Hot War
AP reports that U S military leaders doubt Russia will start a hot war soon, citing stronger Western defenses, U S atomic stockpile, and Europe security networks. Analysts note Soviet steel output is only about a quarter of U S levels, with weak transport, limited road capacity, and many divisions under strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton C. Fay
Washington
Russia
Soviet Union
Europe
Korea
Alfred M. Gruenther
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Bulgaria
Chemical Compound Can Prevent Diaper Rash
Editorial discusses a chemical added to diaper water that kills bacteria and reduces ammonia-caused diaper rash. It notes the compound works in weak solution, is non irritating, and that dry, aired, and powder use with caution aid treatment while boric acid should be avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Dean
M. D
Plan Okayed New Thursday Night Shopping
Ada Chamber of Commerce members approve a new Thursday plan for the retail division. Promotion and advertising are prepared for the first Thursday night extended hours until 8 30 p m on May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Retail hours correction announces no opening change
Officials correct earlier report noting stores will keep 9 a m openings. Weekday closings remain 5 30 p m with Thursday family shopping night closing at 8 30 p m and Saturday at 6 p m.
Thursday Night Shopping Plans Include 6 P M Specials
Six p m specials are planned among the new Thursday night shopping schedule. The cooperating stores list will be announced later in the NEWS.
Coninas Collect In Cancer Drive
Members of Adam high school Coninahoma club collected 216 dollars in Ada's business district for the American Cancer Society current fund drive. Miss Daisey Britt sponsors the pep organization. Drive chair Homer W. Peay announced a second contribution opportunity Tuesday evening from 7:30 to 8:30 p m when Rebekah Lodge members stage a porch light drive with about 22 cars expected to tour the city stopping at homes with lights on. County residents may mail contributions to The American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
American Cancer Society
Clara Leonard
Homer W. Peay
Ada
Riley Bailey
Adam
Coninahoma Club
Daisey Britt
C/o
Mother of Year Would Like Best Relaxation In Quiet Life
Mrs. Toy Len Goon of Portland Maine named American mother of 1952 by the Golden Rule Foundation. The 58 year old Canton China native and laundress plans a quiet life with her eight children as her main priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Toy Len Goon
Oklahoma Motor Vehicles Check Begins In Local Run
A month-long motor vehicle inspection in Oklahoma started with Highway Patrolmen Henry Van Arsdell and Aubrey Mitchell conducting the nearby checks. In two nights they examined 188 vehicles and found 65 with defects, issuing warnings for repairs. Most defects involved faulty lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Henry van Arsdell
Aubrey Mitchell
van Arsdell
U. S. Paper Money In Its Present Size Debut 1928
The statement notes that United States currency in its current dimensions was first issued in 1928, marking a standardized change in banknote design and size adopted by the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve System.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Copy of Dr Dean health book offer
A notice invites readers to obtain Dr C A Dean's 56 page booklet For Better Health by writing to 250 Park Avenue New York NY 17 sending a SASE and 15 cents to cover the cost. Copyright 1952 General Features Corp.
Sulphur FFA Rodeo crowns Vaness Lad top cowboy
At Sulphur’s two day FFA rodeo, Vaness FFA member Jim Rutherford earned the all around cowboy award and a silver belt buckle. Queen Karen Howe was crowned Friday after selling 236 tickets. Crowd praised pageant, judges, and show organizers from eight counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Rutherford
Vaness
FFA
Sulphur
Rutherford
Karen Howe
Karen
Nakita Hill
Kylene Sheegog
Beth Ware
Arlin Lee
Sulphur Ffa
Patty Phillips
Leo Barnes
Roland Jack
Turner Ranch
Anyan Gayle
Mill Creek
Oscar Lawrance
Fred Hunt
Perry Luna
Don Runyan
Tucer Burns
Charlene Calvin Bill
Shawnee
Smoke Over Steel Mills Indicates Men Still Working
Massive mills across the nation kept production moving after White House talks failed to reach a final settlement on the steel dispute. Workers, including Philip Murray supporters, faced continued government seizure and looming unrest while U S Steel Corp and Jones and Laughlin reported resumed operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
White House
Washington
Philip Murray
Murray
U. S. Steel Corp
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Buffalo
Julian Bruce
USW International
Goodwin Resigns Under Honorable Conditions At Base
Lt. Verne Goodwin, court martialed after refusing a Dec 17 flight to England, resigns under conditions other than honorable at Biggs AFB Texas. He helped close Cullum Buick Agency with Parker Cullum of Las Cruces, likely to stay in Southwest auto business. Discharge cited for the good of the service. 14 related cases exist with two dismissed and others pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Cruces
N.M
Verne Goodwin
Air Force
England
Goodwin
Biggs Air Force Base
el Paso
Tex
Parker Cullum
Cullum
Buick Agency
Southwest
Washington
Peabody, Mass
Biggs Field
PB League to open season with four teams
Hobart Oklahoma May 3 The PB baseball league plans to start the season June 1 with four teams Hobart Paducah Sheppard Field and Electra. Memphis and Wellington are doubtful entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Okla
PB Baseball League
Paducah
Sheppard Field
Electra
Memphis
Wellington
Weather favorable for early wheat harvest in Oklahoma
Warm 88 to 94 degree highs in Oklahoma linger after weekend heat as wheat farmers expect an earlier harvest. Moist soil and continued hot days could bring harvest by June 10 or earlier, with wheat beginning to head in many fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Weatherman
Frederick
Beaver
Guyman
Boise City
Alva
Altus
Hobart
Gage
Geary
Waynoka
Carnegie
Chickasha
Lawton
Enid
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Local Soldier Elmo Fulton to Take May 24 Rotation Leave
Cpl. Elmo Fulton, nine months in Korea with the U S Army, will rotate home May 24. He joined March 19, 1951, and is in an artillery unit in the wire section repairing telephone lines. He recently returned to Heartbreak Ridge after a five day Tokyo rest trip, detailing steak and French fries at the airport during their layover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Elmo Fulton
U. S. Army
Korea
W. E Fulton
Ada
Fulton
Heartbreak Ridge
Tokyo
Japan
Divorces Granted in Two Groundbreaking Property Settlements
Josie Jones divorces Charley Jones with property settlement approval. Eloise Inez Henderson dissolves marriage to Hurley L. Henderson with property settlement approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Jones
Charley Jones
Eloise Inez Henderson
Hurley L. Henderson
Three Oklahoma Soldiers Wounded in Korea Named
The Defense Department lists three more Oklahoma servicemen wounded in Korea. Marine Cpl. Kenneth S. Delozier from Dewey and Army personnel Cpl. Nate F. Waggoner from Claremore plus Pvt. Willard West from Weleetka are identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Kenneth S. Delozier
Dewey
Nate F. Waggoner
Claremore
Willard West
Weleetka
U S Army to End Free Maids in Germany
The U S Army announced it will cut about 45 million dollars worth of frills in Germany by ending free maids and other personal services funded by West German occupation costs. The change begins immediately and ends June 30, affecting mainly personal services, clubs, and messes. High Commissioner John J McCloy welcomed the move, noting it trims conveniences enjoyed in the past amid talks to form a European army for 400,000 West Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard K. O'Malley
Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. Army
State Department
U. S
Army
John J. McCloy
Commercial Jet Air Age Is Now Here
In Johannesburg on May 3 the British jetliner Comet landed ahead of schedule, inaugurating the jet age of commercial air travel. The 6,724 mile London to Johannesburg flight covered the route in 23 hours 38 minutes with stops in Rome Beirut Khartoum Entebbe and Livingstone, Rhodesia.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
London
Palmierffontein
de Haviland
Greenwich
Rome
Italy
Beirut
Lebanon
Khartoum
Sudan
Entebbe
Uganda
Livingstone
Rhodesia
Twenty More From A5th Beach States
Seattle reports 20 members of Oklahoma's 45th Division among 3,186 Army rotation troops returning aboard the USS Gen. Howze from the Far East. They will be discharged at Ft. Sill around Wednesday. Names include Arthur M. Bray, Bill Kennedy, James Lindsey, James Mosley, Louis Robinson, Earnest Sheldon, Roy Smithey, John Tarpley, Robert Thurman, Robert Towell, Fred Uhlendzke, Dean Waddell, Grover Wamsley, Billy Ward, Charles White, Jack Whithan, William Wilson, Harold Wingard, William Wood, Darryl Woodson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Oklahoma
45Th Division
Charles J. White
Blackwell
Jack L. Whithan
William H. Wilson
Musko
Harold G. Wingard
Fitz- Sfc
William G. Wood
Midwest
Darryl D. Woodson
Alva
Tuesday Meet to Plan Campaign
Claude V Thompson chair of the county central Democratic committee calls a Tuesday evening meeting in the district court room at 8 o'clock for candidates to lay plans for visiting communities and coordinating days and hours. Filing time has closed and candidates know their opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude V. Thompson
County Central Democratic Committee
District Court Room
Ada Chamber of Commerce Barbecue for Industries
The Ada Chamber of Commerce hosts a Monday night barbecue at 7 in the Richardson warehouse on North Broadway. Ada industrialists of all sizes are invited to join a forum on development and problem solving with a film on small industry patterns. James A. Richardson heads the existing industry committee. invitations go to numerous firms including Hazel Atlas Glass Co., Ada Milling Co., Reeves Packing Co., Southern Builders Supply Co., Far many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Ada
Richardson
North Broadway
Chamber of Commerce
James A. Richardson
Hazel Atlas Glass Co
Clarksurg Paper Co
Ideal Cement Co
Thomas Concrete Pipe Co
Ada Brick Co
Oklahoma Machine and Supply Co
Ada Milling Co
Threlkeld Bros. Pickle Co
Ada Dairy Products Co., Inc
Central Dairy Products
Wickham Packing Co
Reeves Packing Co
Ideal Dri-Ice Co
K. & S. Machine Co
M. D. Westmoreland
Oklahoma
Seat Cover Co
Fleetwood Game Farm
Vanoss Seniors to Graduate Thursday
Vanoss high school announces Senior Week with today’s 2 PM sermons and an 8 PM graduation program on Thursday. Rev. Ralph Godfrey will speak, Roxie Cantwell and Charley Thompson will give addresses, and Dr. C F Spencer will deliver the commencement address. Principal Leon Nesbitt and Supt. Robert Brashears will hand out awards and diplomas to the graduating class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanoss High School
Egin
Beverly Baird
Ralph Godfrey
Pauls Valley Church of Christ
Roxie Cantwell
Charley Thompson
C .F. Spencer
East Central College
Leon Nesbitt
Robert Brashears
Joyce Abbott
Kathryn Asselstine
Colene Booth
Stanley Bray
Kenneth Childers
Donald Choate
Helen Denslow
Mary Duckworth
Helen Fennell
Bruce Holland
Gene Hood
Virginia Hunt
Jackie Kite
Harold Love
Jackie Martin
Jolene Meek
Kenneth Melton
Alvis McDaniel
Dana McKinney
Jimmie Ownbey
Douglas Price
Lonnie Sparks
Edith Spurlock
Delbert Tucker
Bonnie Williams
Ruby Wood
Konawa FFA'er Earns Junior Master Farmer Honor
Konawa High School senior Paul Fallis president of the Konawa FFA for three years has been awarded the Junior Master Farmer degree. He has won 33 firsts 17 seconds 19 thirds and 25 other ribbons in livestock poultry crops and horticulture with $313.35 in premiums and assets totaling 4469.50. Fallis also lettered in football and is active in church work and the Konawa Roundup club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konawa
Paul Fallis
Future Farmers of America
Fallis
J. B. Fallis
First Methodist Church
FFA
Nine Ton Mag Hazardous Material Blast in Factory
A massive explosion at a gunpowder factory in Mexico City injured over 100 people but caused no fatalities. Authorities reported a nine ton magazine of hazardous materials detonation yesterday with no deaths confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Barb wire's Commercial Production Began in 1874
The article notes that commercial production of barb wire started in 1874 marking a milestone in industrial fencing.
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U.S
New White House
Sweetie
Ussr
Coninas
America
Goon
Doris
Boston School of Stenography
Lynn
Mass
Doris Goon
Jenet
Carroll
Salt Lake City
Richard
Edward
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Albert
Boston University
Arthur
Navy
Josephine
Vaness Lad
Central
Dallas
Ft. Worth
Holdenville
Okmulgee
Bartlesville
Pampa
Borger
Amarillo
Norman
Ponca City
Winfield
Wichita
Ardmore
Durant
Jimmy Gayle
Vanoss
Wayne Lowrance
Finis Price
Lone Grove
O. D. Owens
Lt. Goodwin
A5th Beach
Fitzhugh
C of C
Konawa Ffa
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