Byng Senior Wins Essay Contest at VFW Auxiliary Ada
Byng High senior June Woothey won the VFW Auxiliary essay contest judged by Ada News editor W D Tittle and local officials. Carolyn Smith and Gayle Simmons earned second and third prizes among Ada and Byng students. The winning piece argues about a standing threat to America and reflects patriotic themes.
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June Woothey
J. F Woodley
Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Forseign
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Byag High School
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the Lakes Auxiliary
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Carolyn Smith
W. O. Smith
Gayle Simmons
Noyoma J. Simmons
Gayle Ds Alga
Ada Huyghsehnol
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Peary
W. D. Tittle
Ada News
John Bayer McKeel
Ada Vew Post
Norman ©. Mitchell
My Part in America's Future
A reader reflects on civic duty and national unity urging youth to engage in education, religious vitality, and public service. The piece stresses equal rights, responsible voter participation, and resisting communism while honoring wartime sacrifice and future generations.
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America's
End of Berlin Blockade Clears Path for Transport Resumption
Berlin marks the end of the blockade with orders for All transport to resume across zones at midnight Thursday. Gen Chuikov and Western powers coordinate reopening freight routes and passenger travel while new flags fly and supplies flow into the city.
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Chuikov
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Joash
Magny Ernest Reuter
Hannover
Hamburg
Frankfurt
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Sajuat
Taeg~ Tiche Rundschat
Soviet Union
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Paving Opened On East Fourteenth In Ada
Concrete paving on East Fourteenth has been completed and traffic flows smoothly after weeks of setup. Preparations, curing, and final pours finished as part of a city project that includes streets in East Ada and downtown.
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Mississippi
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Ada
Little Larry Still Holding Own After Skull Injury
Little Larry, a Mojave, California boy, remained critical but stable after a severe accident Saturday. Doctors revived him with artificial respiration and a heart stimulant following suspected skull fractures and shock. Parents Mr and Mrs Francis Mack Page waited at his bedside as about bone marrow embolism risk limited movement for X rays.
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Fasaudawa
Lalit
Larry KK
Francia Mack Page
Mojave
Oklahoma Lawmakers Open 26 Member Panel On School Code
Oklahoma City May 1 The legislature assigns a 26 member joint committee to craft a new school code reconciling city and rural school needs. Speaker Billingster names 13 House members led by Rep. B. T. Dunlap to the panel. President Pro Tem Logem to appoint 23 senators later. The panel must decide on district consolidation, basic state aid, and teacher pay raises amid a proposed 350 million biennial appropriation, part of a two year study rewriting over 130 statutes.
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House Appropriations Committee
Okahorma
Oklahoma Governor Supports Budget Balance and Bond Plan
The Oklahoma governor advocates balancing the state budget without new taxes, endorses a bond proposal for building modernization, and urges legislative action to adjourn by May 18. He predicts relief from economies, warns the bond plan faces time limits, and stresses urgent modernization with a $11 million expenditure goal and $7 million at minimum.
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Legislaé
Oklahoma
Constitution Completed in West Germany amid talks of new republic
The German constitutional convention approved a democratic federal republic plan, leaving open East German participation if free elections occur. It establishes a two house parliament, a president with limited powers, and guarantees basic rights while banning aggressive war.
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Eack
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Truman Reflects On Work, Health In Birthday Day Remarks
President Truman, in Washington, spoke of aging and health saying he has worked hard all his life and had little time for mischief. The day coincided with Mother's Day, his birthday, and the four anniversary of his European war ends, with church attendance noted and flowers placed in memory of a late pastor.
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Edward Hughes Pryden
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Baby and Woman Die in Oklahoma Traffic Toll Rise
A 3 month old baby, John Wert Minter of Owetumka, and a 57 year old woman Vida Simmons of Brick, died in traffic crashes. The infant died when his parents’ car overturned on US 62 near Okmulgee Oklahoma. Simmons died at a Sayre hospital from injuries from a two car crash Saturday. The state toll for the year reached 169.
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Lida
John Wert Minter
Rosel Minter
Owetumka
Okmulgee
Mga Aay
Vida Simmons
Brick
Sayre
Lightweight X Cloth Could Render Wool Obsolete
A January 1951 NEA report from Minnesota details Hans Olakson near Frozen Rock testing X-cloth built from powdered aluminum with a visulite plastic base. Inventor James H Rancé and team claim the fabric reflects body heat back, promising light, warm clothing at about one tenth the cost of wool, potentially transforming the apparel and heating industries.
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Frozen Rock
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Hang
Minnesota
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Cleveland
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Rand
Fis
Wallace H. Nichole
Sratemata
Nichols
Fromy
Ryan
Mand
Sportsmen's Club To Meet Thursday Night
The Pantotoe County Sportsmen's club holds its big monthly meeting Thursday night at 7:30 at the Sidridge hotel. Lagver Night and Fum Wight are announced. Members urged to attend with families and prospective members. Colored movies refreshments and a skit are planned. Membership nears forty percent as community interest grows.
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Pantotoe County Sportsmen’s Club
Ambitious Beaver Rescued After Five Mile Swim
HOUGHTON Mich May 10 Ambitious beaver puzzled locals as two fishermen found him a half mile from shore near their boat and lifted him aboard He showed signs of distress and later escaped from a fish box before swimming away likely for another dip in the lake.
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Lamt
New German Constitution Seen As Stronger Democracy For Germany
Dewitt Mackenzie argues Western Germany's new republic constitution bestows wide rights and democratic safeguards, likening it to American British systems. He notes its preamble enshrines self determination and universality of rights while prohibiting dictators and abolishing capital punishment, with supervision by Allied powers as needed.
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Reich
United States of Europe
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America
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Eepe
Hitler
Wali
Man With Green Thumb At College Is Good Neighbor
A feature on Roy Harris known as Pop Harris of Central College praised for his rock garden and campus landscaping. He employs about 16 students and has aided many in obtaining an education. Plans include extending the rock garden and landscaping around GI buildings as the campus grows. The Harris family moved from Durant in 1929 and now reside in Ada with three children and three grandchildren.
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Pop” Harris
Rock Garden
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George
Ada
Industrial Show Blooms at Ada Industry Show
The Ada Industria show grows with new displays and ready booths as exhibitors prepare for Thursday through Saturday events. Junior Chamber of Commerce volunteers streamlined setup, with two daily shows from 7 pm to 10:30 pm. Free parking at the armory aids large crowds, and exhibitors receive special ID cards for building access.
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Ada Industria
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Comerce
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Ifair
Thero Une
Emmet Johnson
Jayvcees
Choctaw Sandlot League Formed Saturday
The Choctaw sandlot baseball league formed Saturday with six teams. Representatives from Ada Herefords and local groups attended with temporary president elected. further meetings planned with Dr Sugg and at Coal Gata to elect officers and invite more towns.
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Coalwate
Clarisa
Tupelo
Parle
Olney
Sasatewa
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Stratford
Stonewall
Centrahoma
Coulgale
Chemist's Picture Of Future Is Dull
Professor Eugene Rochow of Harvard predicts a dull future with no hot dews or ice cream, but with machines that build houses from earth and new synthetic interiors. He warns meat and eggs may disappear as resources dwindle and says trees could become the main food source by converting cellulose into sugars and fibers.
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Eugene G. Rochow
Harvard
Rockow
Rochow
North Jersey
J American Chemical
Imollgears
Patton Sets World 220 Yard Record
Pell Mel Patton of the University of Southern California broke a world record in the 220 yard sprint at an Los Angeles meet on May 7. He clocked 20.5 seconds, beating the previous 20.3 mark set by Jesse Owens in 1933.
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Pell-Mel Patton
University of Southern California
Jesse Ourens
Brespeille
Patton
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