The Ada Weekly News History and 1901 Establishment
The Ada Weekly News traces its roots to 1901 and later consolidations including The Ada Weekly Democrat in 1910 and Pontotoc County Enterprise in 1912, with Ada Star-Democrat and Ada Evening News mergers. The snippet lists publication details, pricing by year and method, and office contacts for Ada Oklahoma.
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Ins and Outs on Presidential Power and Party Opposition
The piece argues that both parties seek and resist executive power, noting presidents from Washington to Truman. It cautions against one party gaining unchecked control and highlights shifts in support for liberty and power across administrations.
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Democratic Party
Jefferson
Republican Party
Truman
Supreme Court
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Adams
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Supreme Court Lets Stand $6000 Judgment in Labor Union Libel Case
The Supreme Court upheld a $6000 ruling against a labor union and a Paducah newspaper after a nonmember painted part of a restaurant front. The Kentucky Court of Appeals held unions may be civilly liable when they falsely charge an employer as unfair without justification, leaving libel questions to juries.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Paducah
Kentucky
Paducah Central Labor Union
Paducah Sun-Democrat
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Senator Tom Connally retires from public life at Capitol
Reporters at the Capitol note Tom Connally’s decision to retire from the Senate. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee his dress and speech have made him a national figure, and Texas friends express surprise and disappointment at his choice not to seek re election.
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Capitol
Washington
Tom Conally
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Texas
John Garner
Behind the Burden Weighing Hearts and Thresholds of Care
The piece cautions against harsh judgment of others facing heavy burdens from illness and medical costs. It urges readers to consider personal backgrounds before condemning actions, noting that understanding can reveal someone as a hero.
Religion and Education in Public Schools Debate
The piece argues against misperceptions that Bible teaching is banned in tax funded schools. It cites the Bill of Rights, Jefferson’s Bible, and calls for a balanced Biblical course to foster good citizenship without establishing denominationalism. It urges integrating moral lessons across curricula to educate future citizens.
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Congress
Britain
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
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Republic
Market pressures hit Arkansas broiler prices and policy talk
Northwest Arkansas broiler growers face losses as prices for chickens lag while feed costs stay high. The piece notes a possible surplus and calls for stable, profitable levels, warning of potential government regulation of labor and strikes if disputes persist. It references Norman approving a $300,000 hospital bond and a $350,000 street vote, plus a nod to the University city building a modern hospital.
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Arkansas
Norman
University City
Spirit Voices May Be Patient’s Own Brain Echoes
Dr. Walter Freeman reports a brain surgery idea aiming to quiet so called spirit voices in insanity. Removal of a tiny amygdaloid-like organ behind the temples may stop echoes of whispered words perceived as voices. He notes four of five patients showed relief and two improved overall.
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Atlantic City
N.J. i
Navy
Walter Freeman
Washington, D.C
Society of Biological Psychiatry
American Psychiatric Association
Freeman
Tient
Jonathan M. Williams
Washington
Ridgway dodges question on Korean truce prospects
In Tokyo Gen. Matthew Ridgway declined to predict if a Korean truce could be won. He said communist propaganda tricks are deliberate. Ridgway and Gen. Mark W. Clark had toured the Korean front and discussed armistice obstacles. He noted that retrial re screening of prisoners would not alter overall prisoner numbers.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ridgway
U. S
Mark W. Clark
United
Ridgway Sai
Navy unveils lightweight seeing-eye radar for planes
The Navy introduced a portable radar set that warns pilots of other aircraft, mountains and storms. Weighing about 250 pounds, it maps terrain up to 200 miles in all directions when spread and tilted, aiding navigational guidance for transport and commercial aircraft. One unit was installed in the presidential plane Independence.
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Washington
Navy
Group Dickering For Tulsa Hotel
Three men negotiating to buy the 13 story Hotel Tulsa are led by Carl Roessler of Clayton Missouri. Roessler lists Carl G. Stifel and O. P. Greathouse as associates. Hotel owner Tangney-McGill of Des Moines confirms the talks but says the sale is not complete.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma City
Carl Roessler
Clayton
Roessler
Carl G. Stifel
O. P. Greathouse
Hollis Hodges
E. F. Tangney
Tangney-McGill Hotel Co
Des Moines
Streets Become Canals as Flood Waters Redraw Salt Lake
In Salt Lake City valley bottom, mountain streams overflow and streets are blocked with sandbags to form temporary canals. The improvised system directed water away from core areas during recent spring floods, sparing parts of downtown and surrounding lowlands while Main Avenue bore the surge toward the Great Salt Lake.
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Salt Lake City
Great Salt Lake
Continuous Mexican labor supply assured for U.S. crops
U S farmers were assured of a continued migrant Mexican labor supply amid talks to extend the current work contract to July 31. The extension comes as drought leaves thousands idle, with negotiations over basic accord and individual contracts ongoing and unclear.
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Mexico City
U. S
Laguna
Northern Territory
Mexico
Mexican Foreign Ministry
Boones Honor Mother Dr Lalia Boone First UF PhD
Gainesville May 10 The Boone family pays tribute to mother Lalia P Boone the first woman to earn a UF PhD now an English instructor She contributed The Petroleum Dictionary a 6000 entry work from Oklahoma Press and plans further research into citrus industry turpentine fiber plants and marine resources while raising Doris Anne Martha and Joe.
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Gainesville
Fla
Boone
Lalia P. Boone
University of Florida
University of Oklahoma
The
Petroleum Dictionary
Doris Anne
Martha
Joe
Papa
Alabama Names Herb Hodges Track Coach
The University of Alabama appoints Herb Hodges as new track coach. Hodges previously led high school teams in Wheaton Illinois and brings a background in developing sprinters and distance runners.
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University of Alabama
Herb Hodges
Wheaton, III
Average Oklahoma voters unmoved by 1952 primary outlook
Oklahoma City May 10 With seven weeks to the July 1 primary the average voter shows little interest in 1952 races. Only the Corporation Commission nomination is statewide and most offices are decided locally. Gov Murray delays sales tax vote and constitutional questions lack appeal. Total expected turnout may hover near 300000, driven by local offices and the November general election.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Corporation Commission
Johnston Murray
Supreme Court
Langston Alumni Challenge Langston University Policies
Langston Oklahoma May 10. A. M. Jordan president of the university’s alumni association challenged charges that Langston University has lax regulations filthy conditions and poor management. He said the alumni group has seen the report and asked the State Board of Regents to hold it up for inaccuracies. A second hearing is set for June 3 at the state Capitol.
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Langston
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Langston University
A. M. Jordan
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Negro College
Legislative Council
Jordan
State Board of Regents For Higher Education
State Capitol
Global Oil Strike Triggers Worldwide Aviation Cutbacks
Denver reports global fuel shortages as an 11 day strike by 90 000 US oil workers prompts Britain and the United States to urge conservation. Britain's nationalized airlines will cut aviation fuel use, and UK and US forces reduce flights. Officials press governments to advise on restrictions. A union accuses government interference of risking a critical impasse.
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Denver
United States
Britain
U. S
U. S. Air Force
Royal Air Force
Washington
State Department
London
Tonkawa College President Stricken
ENID Oklahoma May 10 Dr George P Huckaby president of Northern Oklahoma Junior College Tonkawa suffered a stroke shortly after delivering the commencement address at Vance Air Force Base before 134 cadets He was in critical condition at the base hospital He had just left the speaker's platform and stepped into an adjoining room when he became ill.
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Enid
Okla
George P. Huckaby
Northern Oklahoma Junior College
Tonkawa
Vance Air Force Base
Huckaby
Pravda Criticizes Georgia Komsomol Loafers
Pravda denounces Komsomol officials in Georgia for assigning too many youths as members and reports that a March dispatch from Tiflis disclosed over 1800 members, most without definite occupations, with many avoiding suitable work.
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Moscow
Komsomol Pravda
Communist Youth League
Komsomol
Georgia
Tiflis
Air Force provides update on Gen Hoyt Vandenberg recovery
The Air Force said Gen Hoyt Vandenberg had a quiet night after Wednesday’s operation and that post operative progress in the last 24 hours has been satisfactory.
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Washington
Air Force
Hoyt Vandenberg
Local candidates listed for Democratic primary 1952
The candidate slate shows sheriff contenders D Gaar Ray Goodwin James C Baze. court clerk Abe Holloway. county clerk Claud Bobbitt and Dow Thompson. county commissioner District B Bob Austell and Bill Peck. assessor Chas Rushing. county attorney J Blaine Gilbreath and Ward Barley Ward. UVA Cummins. corporation commissioner Ray C Jones. Congress 4th District Gene Davis. Representative No 1 J W Huff George Buster Harden. representative No 2 George R Collins Bob Dumont I Jake Blevins.
Highest Court Upholds State Unitization Law
The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal challenging Oklahoma’s Compulsory Unitization Act of 1945. The unanimous unsigned opinion found no substantial federal question and let the law stand. Oklahoma officials cited 98 million barrels in the West Cement Mecrane pool in Caddo County.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
West Cement Mecrane
Caddo County
Oklahoma
Palmer Oil Corporation
Paul Sterba
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Adenauer presses coalition over West German peace pact
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer threatens to resign to force ratification of the peace contract and European army treaty. He meets with cabinet and party leaders as the fate of West Germany's binding to the West hangs on parliamentary support.
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Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
Adenauer
Rhine
West Germany
Schuman
Solon Proves He Can Guess Weights
Hobart Oklahoma Rep Victor Wickersham impressed at a livestock meeting by guessing weights. He correctly estimated two 300 pound calves exactly, was within two pounds of a 1450 pound cow, within four pounds of a 1440 pound steer and within three pounds of a 530 pound steer.
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Hobart
Okla
Victor Wickersham
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee May Meet For Keynoter Choice
Chicago will host the Democratic Executive Committee meeting to discuss convention plans and may select a keynoter and permanent chairman as Neale Roach reports. The panel convenes Thursday to review options and finalize leadership roles for the national convention.
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Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Neale Roach
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Abe Holloway
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Bill Peck
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Gene Davis
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George Buster Harden
George R. Collins
Bob Dumont
Jake Blevins
Solon
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