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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1951

Page

8

Indians Open New Indian Baptist Mission Sunday Dedication

Indians from southern Oklahoma gathered for the dedication of the First Indian Baptist Mission here. Rev. Sam Morris, Oklahoma born and educated, leads the new organization with special music from Ponotac and Oklahoma City churches. auditorium seats 300. visiting Indian pastors and the Omaha Baptist Convention superintendent spoke. lunch served for members and visitors.

Oklahoma Sam Morris Oklahome First Indian Baptist Mission First Baptist Church of Aca Morris Home Mission Board The Southern Baptist Corvention Home Board

Wilson Advises Slow Borrowing by Local Governments

Charles E. Wilson, mobilization director, urged state and local authorities seeking borrowing above 1 million dollars to obtain clearance from the national voluntary credit restraint committee via regional investment banking committees. He also recommended delaying soldiers' bonuses and nonurgent war memorial and relief sub projects.

Washington Mar Charles E. Wilson Wilson

Shirley Temple Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy

Tulsa report says screen star Shirley Temple, 23, had an emergency appendectomy after being struck while driving with husband Charles A. Black in Tulsa. Hospital attendants described her condition as good. Black, a TV salesman, would not disclose their destination.

Tulsa Okla Shirley Temple Hilic Matial Hospital Charles A. Black Black

Bus tour to Russia canceled by Leicester headmaster

Leicester May 7 The Rushley Mead headmaster C Anson Smith abandoned plans for a Dovbbeck Bus Full of Dignified British Schoolboys touring Russia. He bought the bus and urged a goodwill visit to the Soviet embassy in London, praising Russians but acknowledging their delight at his proposal. He blamed inflation and shifting priorities for the drop. Smith now plans a coast tour of Britain next summer.

Leicester England Rushley Mead Boys School Dovbbeck Russia C. Anson Smith Bis Jioadon Smith Briair

Dance Bands Beat Out Merrier Financial Tune

NEA reports Ralph Flanagan leads the first new band to rise since the war, aiming to recapture prewar dance-hall popularity. He notes high costs for musicians and venues, competition from vocalists, and a 500000 dollar first-year gross from a cross-country tour as evidence of fragile recovery in the band business.

Rickard Kleiner NEA New York Ralph Flanagan Ees Flanagan Flanagen Tommy Dorsey Sammy Kaye Guy Lombardo Glenn Miller the Dorseys Harry James Benny Goodman Artie Shaw Frank Sinatra Frankie Laine Patti Page Dinah Shore Mario Lanza

45th Arrives in Time to See Cherry Blossom Show

CAMP CRAWFORD Japan May 7 Oklahoma's 45th Division arrived in time for Hoku Raido's big cherry blossom show. Buds were expected to burst this week signaling an end to winter in the northern sector. The division learned Japanese viewpoints on life differ as Chaplains planned Sunday services and a Lutheran pastor spoke of beauty making up for lack of flowers. Michiko Takeuchi, 20, sang a solo at church services. the camp chapel complex includes three chapels and a large auditorium. mass and worship occurred in the main hall with Catholic and Protestant spaces nearby. Maj. Clark Dunnington, injured before sailing, joined the voyage with a cane.

Camp Crawford Japan Oklahoma Hoku Raido Hokokaido Col Bokes Camp Craw Ingrai S . Kasako Nao el Reno Efore University School of Religion Ber!ey Calif Mount Airy Seminary Philadelphia Michiko Takeuchi Phons United States Clark Dunnington 45Th Camp Polk Hospital New Orleans General Buckner 189Th Artillery Dattalow Kander Muroran

Tishomingo High Senior Plans Made

Tishomingo High announces senior banquet and prom at Ardmore lodge on May 38 with Curtis Rosser as toast master and Marion Warden to respond to the welcome. Commencement exercises May 76 at 7 30 p.m. speaker Mack Williamson. senior sermon May 1% by Rev J C Michael. Junior high ceremony May 1% at 7 30 p.m with George S Henry. awards May 14 in gym at 1 a.m.

Ardmore Juni Judith Brittain W. E.shaw Curtis Rosser Marion Warden Rass Kingston

Frame House Burns Near Kerr Heights Fire Destroys Four Rooms

A four room frame house west of Kerr Heights owned by Jim Couch was badly damaged by a Sunday afternoon fire. The vacant building was ablaze when firefighters arrived at 4:56 pm and saved the walls, with the cause not readily determined by the department.

Kerr Heights Jim Couch Re Department

Local Social Notes From Fittstown And Ada Area

Visitations and family news across Fittstown and Ada Oklahoma include Lanett Sparks from Oklahoma City visiting Sirs. Syb Loman and others. weddings at the Fittstown Baptist parsonage. Ada residents Ada Holt and Norma Itylander stopping by. several trips to California and Arizona relatives. and various locals traveling for family events and weekend visits.

Lanett Sparks Oklahoma City Syb Loman

Kansas dairy shows crown Ayrshire Guernsey champions

At the annual dairy show in Kansas City top honors went to the grand champion Ayrshire cow owned by W. S. Watson of Hutchinson and the grand champion Guernsey cow owned by Clarence Barmord of Fresno. Oklahoma A&M won the intercollegiate contest with a team coached by P. C. McGilliard. Prairie state and Missouri entries dominated various breed divisions with notable performances by Oklahoma and Kansas, including individual standout animals from Ardmore and Nowata.

Kansas City Dydigieg Kas Missouri Oklahoma South Central Kansas Southern Ayrshire Kansas Central Oklahoma Northeast Oklahoma A&m College Town State College University of Missouri University of Kentucky Texas Tech Aggie Hill Pickett Musko- Ree Robert Bante Waukesha Wis Bob Walton Silom Springs Ark Big Poindexter Broude P. C. McGilliard A. and M Tom Cooper Jaime Ardmore Guernsey Cooper Gill Marley Nowata

Soviet Geologists Ride Gravy Train

Pravda reports dozens of Soviet geologists vacationing at South Crimea resorts with pay to study landslide prevention. The system funds travel housing and salaries while research yields little progress due to poor organization and lack of rigorous study.

Moscow Pravda Crimea Communist Party Crimean South

Konawa social group plans chapel project

Special meeting of the Young Adult group at First Methodist church discussed converting the fellowship room into a chapel. Bert Harris Jr led the business session announcing Miss Anna Jane Shirley of Oklahoma City and a former Konawa resident helped address the fund needs. Social hour followed with attendees including Mr and Mrs Dailey and others.

Konawa Schapel First Methodist Church Wenonl Ron F. M. Dailey West Second Bert Harris, Jr Anna Jane Shirley Oklahoma City Carl Hutchins Den Elsie Shields Crames Martin Beri Barra Ernest A. Rutherford Sod M. Dailey Oe Guetta Mim Diane Dailey Devil Deliey Pen

Bride's Course Teaches Girls Handy Home Skills

Boston's Franklin Square House hosts a Bride's Course where resident students aged 17 to 30 learn repairs, furniture making, budgeting meals, and decorating. The program aims to equip brides with practical skills for home life, with many engaged students seeking independence and confidence.

Boston NEA Franklin Square House Frankin Square House Olive Wilbur Peian

B 36 Crashes at Kirtland Air Base Killing 23 Men

The B 36 bomber crashed at Kirtland Air Force Base killing 23 men with two survivors in critical condition. The 130 ton aircraft had just finished a three hour flight from Carswell Texas. Witnesses described the wingtip scraping the ground and a midair explosion as wreckage spread across a quarter mile.

Albuquerque Air Force Today Kirtland Air Force Base Perry B. Griffith Kirtland Air Force Sandia Carswell Air Force Base Fort Worth Tex

Farouk Weds Commoner Narriman Sedek in Cairo Gala

King Farouk wed 17 year old Narriman Sedek in a grand Cairo ceremony. A public holiday marked the nuptials as foreign diplomats arrived with gifts and a two day celebration included a palace tea and a diplomatic reception. The announcement followed a 101 gun salute marking the event and the 11 year reign anniversary.

Cairo Abdin Farouk Narriman Sedek Nile U. S Jefferson Cafferty Truman Norriman

Draft call reduced for June in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma's selective service quota for June is cut to 120 men under a new formula that credits the state for men in the 45th division reserve units and volunteers. Col Clive Murray, state director, announced the change as the national call totals 20,000 and the state quota stands at 450 men.

Oklahoma City May Oklahoma Clive Murray

Colorful attempt to raise dead at Rangoon cemetery

An Indian fakir tried to revive a snake charmer bitten fatally near Rangoon in a late evening exhumation ritual at the Pegu cemetery. He smeared oils and herbs, circled the coffin, and poured a foul mixture down the dead man's throat but the corpse did not awaken as locals watched.

Rangoon Maung Tin Pegu

Fragmentary wartime quotes and misquoted remarks mix in dubious attributions

A garbled OCR passage gathers varied quotes attributed to Omar Bradley George Counts James Patterson and Clement Attlee. The text wobbles between defense policy, academic critique, embassy intelligence, and a stray poetic line, yielding no coherent report or clear event.

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