Wounded Ada Soldier in Korea May 1
Sgt. John R Bush of Ada Oklahoma was seriously wounded in Korea on May 1 with shrapnel injuries to the side and chest. Parents in Ada received notice last week and a second letter from Jerry Howard confirmed his condition and added that a Korean youth helping Bush was killed nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R
Bob’ Bush
Joe Bush
East Thirteenth
Korea
Jerry Howard
Bush
Howard
Ada High School
National Guard
45Th Division
Co. A. 1 Bn
180Th Infantry
Sgt. Bush
Eighth Graders Are Graduated in Ada Junior High Program
Some hundred Pontotoc county eighth graders received graduation certificates in the annual joint program held Saturday morning at the Ada Junior High School auditorium. A large crowd of parents and friends attended to see the boys and girls complete the eighth grade. Virgie Medcalf of Ahloso was absent. Billy Fay Holland of Summers Chapel delivered the commencement address and showed unusual eloquence for his age. The Byng junior high chorus directed by Mrs. Quida Stokes sang two numbers. Other participants included Wilbur Van Horn Francis presiding Shirley Jefkins Homer Glen Sanders Colbert Hazel Biggs Pickett and county superintendent Norman C Mitchell who presented the certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Ada Junior High
Virgie Medcalf
Ahloso
Billy Fay Holland
Summers Chapel
Byng Junior High Chorus
Quida Stokes
Wilbur van Horn
Francis
Presiding
Shirley Jefkins
Homer
Glen Sanders
Colbert
Hazel Biggs
Pickett
Norman C. Mitchell
New East Latta Precinct Names Registrars
Voters in the new East Latta precinct may re register at any time. C O Hunt says Mrs Ethel Watson will serve as registrar for the west end of Twenty fifth street. The East Latta area covers parts of sections 4 5 7 8 9 16 17 18 19 20 21 28 29 32 33 3N 6E east of the Frisco railroad and south of Ada city limits. A new Galey precinct registrar is E S Mulliniks, a store operator on the road to Bvars about a mile west of the Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Latta
C. O. Hunt
Ethel Watson
Twenty-fifth Street
Hunt
Big Latta
Frisco
Ada
Ada Lmits
Galey
E. S. Mulliniks
Bvars
County Candidates Set Speaking Dates
County Democratic candidates plan an eight o’clock speaking tour starting next Saturday at Allen with stops at Francis May 29 Rofs May 22 Stonewall May 27 Gaar Corner May 29 Lula June 3 Fitzhugh June 5 Light's Store June 10 Center June 12 Lawrence June 17 Homer June 19 Byng June 24 Latta June 26 and a grand Ada rally June 30 the eve of the election. Judge Thompson or vice chair Ann Busby will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude V. Thompson
Democratic Central Committee
Allen
Francis
Rofs
Stonewall
Gaar Corner
Lula
Fitzhugh
Light's Store
Center
Lawrence
Homer
Byng
Latta
Ada
Judge Thompson
Ann Busby
Egg Club Sandwich Assembly Guide
To prepare the sandwich, make egg salad and spread on toast with mayonnaise. Layer lettuce tomato slices and crisp bacon between three slices of toast. Secure with tooth picks and cut each sandwich diagonally into four triangles.
Allen Native Roy Jarrett Commissioned Second Lieutenant
Roy D. Jarrett of Allen Oklahoma has received a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army. The 20 year old officer completed 22 weeks of Officer Candidate School training with 61 other candidates and was awarded gold bars at the ceremony. He previously served at Camp Strong Japan and is married to Deslie E. Jarrett of Atwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Roy D. Jarrett
Roy Jarrett
Allen
Oklahoma
Army
Signal Corps
Army Commission
Jarrett
Camp Strong
Japan
Allen High School
Deslie E. Jarrett
Atwood
Odell Hightower Wins Blue Ribbon at American Royal
Napier high school senior Odell Hightower returned from Kansas City with a blue ribbon for his Milking Shorthorn calf Borg's Son. The Napier student raised and posed the calf, earning praise for fitting and showmanship. Odell plans farming after graduation and expands his dairy herd with family support and regional breeders leaders present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell Hightower
Napier
Kansas City
Borg
Hightower
Young Hightower
New Farmers of America
Pontotoc County
M. S
T. B. Blake
Odell
Jim Hightower
Pickett
T. E. English
Harvey J. Lambert
Ada
Architect Bob Ferguson dies after heart attack in Ada
Bob Ferguson architect died Saturday at 2 30 AM in a local hospital from a heart attack after returning from Wilburton where he attended a dedication. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM at First Baptist church with Dr C C Morris officiating. Survived by widow Evah Ferguson mother Mrs R B Ferguson sister Mrs Otis Compton and brothers Delmer P Rowland L and Russell R Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F
Bob) Ferguson
Wilburton
Eastern Oklahoma College
Claude Dunlap
EOC
First Baptist Church
C. C. Morris
Ferguson
U. S. Navy
Oklahoma A
M. College
Beta Theta Pi
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Ada
American Institute of Architects
Oklahoma
AIA
Allied Patrols Clash on Korean Fronts May 10 Report
Allied patrols raided Communist positions along the east central Pakhan River sector in two hour clashes. Sixteen Reds were killed in the running skirmish as they tried to break off. Western front clashes included an artillery duel and a reoccupied outpost west of Korangpo. U S Fifth Air Force noted ten Allied planes lost last week while Communist air losses topped thirteen with several damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Pukhan River
Eighth Army
Pakhan
Korangpo
U. S
Fifth Air Force
It Isn’t A Deer Nor a Jersey
Clarksville Texas May 10 The foreman John Green Igo reports a mysterious animal he calls a dejer a cross between a deer and a Jersey cow The creature has a Jersey calf like head deer hooves forelegs no tail and bleats Igo found it on an 11041 acre ranch also home to Old Blue an aged buck Igo suspects may be the dejer s sire
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksville
Tex
Dejer
John Green
Igo
Old Blue
Dejers
Memorial Day Observed Here with Judge Brett Speaking
Veterans of Foreign Wars local post will hold annual Memorial Day services led by Riley Bailey post commander. Judge John A. Brett of the State Criminal Court of Appeals will be the principal speaker noted for his unusual oratorical ability. A complete program will be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Riley Bailey
John A. Brett
State Criminal Court of Appeals
Brett
Bailey
Greater Returns for Amount in Vested
A local want ad notes higher yields on vested Ada investments, promising improved returns for readers reallocating funds. The notice emphasizes reliability and long term growth, urging inquiry at participating financial offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
Ada Voters Set Vote On School Construction Bond
Ada voters go to the polls Tuesday to ballot on a 350000 school construction bond to fund three or four building projects. The plan includes replacing Glenwood grade school, adding an auditorium at Irving, completing Willard with auditorium and four classrooms, and possibly a music building on the high school campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Board of Education
Glenwood
West Main
Irving
North Oak
East Tenth
Broadway
Hayes
Washington
Willard
Oklahoma
Judd Commuted from Death to Life in Arizona
Gov. Howard Pyle announced the death sentence of trunk murderess Winnie Ruth Judd has been commuted to life imprisonment. The decision follows the boards of pardons and parole and recent state hospital superintendents and allows a possible future commutation to time served and release if mental condition permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Howard Pyle
Arizona
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Arizona State Hospital For the
Magnolia abandons deepest hoped oil well in Louisiana
Magnolia Oil Company declared its Bagley Lumber Company D No. 1 in Allen Parish, Louisiana abandoned as a dry hole after 21 months and 18 660 feet of drilling. The company said the nation's deepest producer reached 15 530 feet, while the deepest dry hole reached 20 521 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Magnolia Oil Company
Magnolia Today
Allen Parish
Louisiana
Magnolia
Bagley Lumber Company
Angry Red POWs Seize General During Koje Island Standoff
On Koje Island the 77 hour hostage saga ended with Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd released unharmed by North Korean prisoners. The deadlocked Panmunjom talks over prisoner exchange and truce supervision continued as Allied negotiators rejected Communist charges of planned massacres and formed a new Tongnae hospital for prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Koje Island
Francis T. Dodd
Dodd
Rose Island
Russia
Nam II
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Joy
Nam I
United Nations Command
Kose Island
Pyongyang
Panmunjom
U. N. Command
Tongnae
Pusan
Optimism for Truce Fades After April Repatriation Gap
Tokyo dispatch says early March optimism for a quick Korean armistice faded by April 19 when Allied prisoner repatriation numbers fell short of Communist expectations. The article traces talks at Panmunjom from March 21 to April 19 and notes leaks of progress despite official positions and press speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Panmunjom
Korea
North Korea
Red
Republic of Korea
U. N
Washington
4-H Club Talent Contest Announced in Stillwater
The Share-the-Fun district festival invites 4-H members for a six minute acts contest at East Central State college ballroom. With 10 counties in the district contest, two acts advance to the state contest in Stillwater on May 30, with the state winner earning an expense paid trip to Chicago for the National Share-the-Fun breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Tire and Rubber Company
Extension Service
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Stillwater
East Central State College
Lee Craig
George Hull
Chicago
Noel Wyatt
Dorothy Summers
Martha Mote
Pontotoc County
McCurtain
Pushmataha
Marshall
Johnston
Pottawatomie
Bryan
Hughes
Pittsburgh
Lattimer
McIntosh
Hospital Cashier Robbery Stuns Roosevelt Hospital
A racially charged gunman, claiming doctors gave him three months to live, robbed six Roosevelt Hospital employees and fled with over $2,000 from the cashier’s office, declaring fear of none as he escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt Hospital
Vamoosa 4-H Dress Review Names Alternate Champion
Patsy Lee Blaylock of Vamoosa 4-H was named alternate champion in the Seminole county 4-H dress revue. Dollie Roundtree of Cromwell won champion honors. The report lists multiple area winners across dress classes and years, highlighting Blaylock as a top contestant and noting family ties to Konawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Lee Blaylock
Seminole County
Konawa
Vamoosa
Norris Blaylock
Dollie Roundtree
Cromwell
Maggie Sue Joyner
Brenda Lewis
Sasakwa
Farnestine Scroggin
Dixie Lee Russell
Ann Cully
Elzabeth Blaylock
Russians Act Up At Border Again
Berlin May 10 Western Allies faced a puzzling move as Russian border guards barred Allied patrols from the Berlin to Helmstedt Autobahn east end. U S British and French commanders said they had called Gen Vasily Chuikov's attention. The action came on the eve of the three year anniversary of the Soviet blockade's end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Berlin-Helmstedt
U. S
Vasily I. Chuikov
Vasily I. Chuikov’s Attention To the Matter.’’ Chuikov
Germany
East Central State college awards 29 scholarships
A Friday evening scholarship program at East Central State College Ada allocates 29 scholarships for 1952 53. After exams and interviews 19 students received awards at a dinner presided by Dr Charles F Spencer. Sponsors include First National Bank Oklahoma State Bank Ada Coca Cola Bottling Ada Rotary Club and many local firms and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central State College
Ada
Charles F. Spencer
First National Bank
Oklahoma State Bank
Ada Coca Cola Bottling Company
Bayless Drug Company
Ada Rotary Club
E and M Clothiers
Sugg Clinic
Martin Clark Oil Company
Sinnett-Meaders Motor Company
The
Lee Company
M. O. Mathews
Denver
Colorado
Edwin E. Mathews
East Central
W. B. Morrison
Sinnett- Meaders Motor Company
Mary Lou Walker
Konawa
James A. Thomas
Paula Leister
Coalgate
Aubrey M. Kerr
Eleanor Jane Adams
Holdenville
Albert S. Ross
Martha Jane Rice
Wetumka
Jack
Thompson Book Stores
Leticia Wells
Strothers
Seminole County
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Mary Duckworth
Vaness
Spann Motor Company
Robert Lee Gist
Varnum
Donald Koonetz
Ada. S
Q. Clothiers
L. A. Darbison
Atoka
Sue Crosson
McLish
Helicopter Rescues Fisherman in Wilderness Campground
An Air Force helicopter from Westover Base rescued injured fisherman John Alexander of Dalton Massachusetts from a rugged Somerset Vermont campsite. He later said a .22 caliber pistol discharged in his sleeping bag caused the chest wound, not a fall onto a tree stump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Air Force
John Alexander
Dalton
Mass
Frank Constantine
Alexander
Westover Air Force Base
John W. Martin
Bemopolis
Ala
Actress Lynne Carter Granted Divorce and Custody
LOS ANGELES Actress Lynne Carter 34, charged with cruelty, is granted divorce from actor William Telman 38. Carter receives custody of their daughter Linda 4, 24 percent of Talman's $30,000 yearly income, and $75,000 in securities. Talman is heir to a Detroit auto parts fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Lynne Carter
William Telman
Miss Carter
Linda
Talman
Gerrer Museum Displays Diverse Ancient Cultural Treasures
The Gerrer Museum and Art Gallery at St. Gregory's College near Shawnee showcases an excellent collection of paintings Indian curios and artifacts spanning many ancient cultures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerrer
St. Gregory’s College
Shawnee
Harris Hotel Opens with Formal Open House
KONAWA Special For mal opening of the Harris hotel was observed Sunday afternoon at Open House. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Harris Jr are proprietors of the 16 room hotel. Located at 117% South Broadway Mrs H C Christian is manager of the establishment. The former Monte hotel at this site was closed and rebuilt with renewed decor furnishings and baths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konawa
Harris Hotel
Bert Harris, Jr
South Broadway
H. C. Christian
New Monte Hotel
Harris
Center Field Advances Oil Wells Near Floyd Area
Yingling No. 4A Floyd spudded Friday and perforated 1 441 to 1 447 feet yielding about 100 barrels per hour. No. 2A Floyd drills at 937 feet with Wewoka sand topped. Paine No. 2 Busby and C and L Drilling nearby also drilling as Yingling plans 3 5 A Floyd completions in two weeks and to move rig west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd
Bert D. Paine
Myrick
Yingling
A. Floyd
Wewoka
Gohabana
Paine No. 2
Busby
C. and L. Drilling Company
Center Field
Comany
Yugoslavia to Create Presidency Under New Constitution
London reports Belgrade radio outlines a presidential role combining head of the National Assembly and supreme commander of the armed forces. The draft also raises questions whether the post will be figurehead or powerful, with Tito possible succession to the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
National Assembly
Ivan Ribar
Marshal Tito
Tito
Opposition Quits Salvador Election Amid Rigging Claims
In El Salvador congressional polls entered a second day with government backed candidates unopposed as opposition parties withdrew alleging President Oscar Osorio and PRUD rigged the vote. Fifty four deputies and an equal number of alternates will be chosen for the two year legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Salvador
el Salvador
Oscar Osorio
Revolutionary Party For Democratic Unification
PRUD
Charge Driver Lacked License
Charges of operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license were lodged against Sidney Green Monday in justice of peace court. Green was apprehended at 10 20 p m Friday one half mile north of Ada on State highway 99 by Aubrey Mitchell highway patrolman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Green
Justice of Peace Court
Green
Ada
Aubrey 4. Mitchell
Ada Catholics Lose Leader Father Costello Dies in Guthrie
Father Maurice Costello 50, pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church Ada, died Saturday night after long cancer illness. Masses planned at St. Joseph's Ada and St. Gregory's Shawnee. Born October 14, 1901 in Lancaster Pa he studied at St. Vincent College Latrobe Pa and earned a PhD. He served as dean and VP at St. Vincent's before leading Ada parish. Surviving are sisters Mrs Bill Clampitt and Miss Agnes Costello and brothers Walter John Jim and Ray of Baltimore. He was active in Kiwanis and Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Costello
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Guthrie
St. Joseph’s
St. Gregory’s
Shawnee
Lancaster
Sacred Heart Catholic School
St. Vincent College
Latrobe
Columbia U
New York
St. Vincent’s
Mark Braun
St. Gregory Abbey
Pennsylvania
Costello
Ada
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
Knife and Fork Club
Camp
Bill Clampitt
Agnes Costello
Walter
John
Jim
Ray
Baltimore
Anna
Gridiron Club Dinner Skits Roast US Politics in Washington
The Gridiron Club staged its spring dinner with satirical sketches lampooning the Truman administration and GOP rivals. President Truman did not attend, while Vice President Barkley and ex President Hoover spoke off the record to about 500 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Independence
Gridiron Club
Truman
Barkley
Herbert Hoover
Small Bombs Pack Growing Punch
Civil Defense Director Arthur W. Wallander warned in a report to Mayor Vincent R Impellitteri that small atomic bombs could devastate much of New York City with a single air attack. He noted a plane could carry a dozen of the new bombs, as powerful as the old ones which required larger bombers to carry only one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Civil Defense
Arthur W. Wallander
Wallander
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Woman Returns for Purse Dies in Fire in Bristow
A 38 year old crippled Black woman identified as Maggie Gibson died after re entering her burning Bristow Oklahoma home to recover a forgotten handbag. Police say the blaze likely started from an oil cooking stove explosion. Gibson’s mother escaped unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristow
Okle
Hughie Gay
Maggie Gibson
Gay
National PGA Championship Set for June at Big Spring Club
The National Professional Golfers Association championship is scheduled for June 18 to 24 at the Big Spring Club in Louisville. Top players will compete for the title and prize money across the week long event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Professional Golfers’ Association
Big Spring Club
Louisville
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Bob Bush
Adan
New East
K.C
Bob Ferguson
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Panmunjam
Robert Eunson
U.S. Tire and Rubber
AGM Extension Service
Quits
Salvador
Ada Catholics
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