Central Oklahoma Dairy Show Opens At Pontotoc Fairgrounds
About 200 entries expected over three days at the Ada sponsored event. Holsteins and Milking Shorthorns lead breeds with judging starting Friday morning. Dairy Foods exhibit Friday showcases milk and cheeses for 4-H and home demonstration groups.
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Central Oklahoma
Pontotoc County Free Fairgrounds
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Harvey J. Lambert
C. H. Hailey
Milking Shorthorn Association
Holstein- Friesen Association
Oklahoma
Hailey
Senate Demands Facts On Koje Camp Handling
Irate senators pressed the Pentagon and Korean commanders for fuller details on Koje Island prisoner of war camp operations. Senator Bridges and Senator Russell cited Gen Ridgway testimony noting orders not carried out to free Brig Gen Dodd after his capture. Miss Grasty, related to Dodd, sought to clarify remarks amid reports she cited United States News and World Report.
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Washington
Pentagon
Koje Island
Bridges
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Ridgway
Francis T. Dodd
Dodd
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Me
Sen. Smith
Senate
Isabel Grasty
Kose
Miss Grasty
Associated Press
United States News and World Report
Korea
Koje
William Lewis
Miss
Pantie Raid Disturbance Causes Oklahoma State Action
Oklahoma state police warned OU students after a 2000 strong raid on dormitories and sororities ended in a near riot with 12 arrests. Troopers, sheriffs and local officers used high pressure hoses to restore order as Commissioner Dixie Gilmer pledged prosecution for further disturbances.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
State Commissioner of Public Safety
Dixie Gilmer
Shawnee
Seminole
Pauls Valley
Gilmer
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Storms Sweep Oklahoma After Night of Warnings
Scattered showers and thunderstorms move through Oklahoma after a night of tornado warnings and hail. One death is blamed on lightning as J R Hall, a 32 year old Hammon farmer, was struck while driving on his Roger Mills County farm. Rain and high winds affect Watonga Stillwater Coyle Mulhall and Perkins with Enid and Gage reporting showers.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
J. R. Hall
Roger Mills
Frank Trual
Kingfisher
Watonga
Stillwater
Coyle
Mulhall
Perkins
Enid
Gage
Oklahoma City Weather Bureau
Buffalo
Clinton
Geary
Ardmore
Guymon
Prince Charles and the secret rabbit rescue at Clarence House
Newsreel level report says Buckingham Palace sprang into action after the young prince cried over a missing rabbit. A black sedan carried the green hutch and white rabbit from Clarence House to Clarence House, then back within minutes as officials attended to the distressed child.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Prince Charles
Clarence House
Palace
Oklahoma Weather: Partly Cloudy Then Storms Near East
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow for Oklahoma with widely scattered thunderstorms in central and eastern portions this afternoon and tonight in the extreme east. Cooler tonight and tomorrow east. Lows in the 40s northwest to near 60 southeast. Highs tomorrow 75 to 80.
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Oklahoma
Woman Dies of Gun Wound in Oklahoma Park
Sulphur Oklahoma Special reports Mrs Connie Samples wife of Lt Kenneth Samples and daughter-in-law of Sheriff J H Samples died from a gunshot wound near Bromide springs in Platt National Park between 1 30 and 2 p m Wednesday A .38 caliber revolver was found near her body Witnesses heard a noise but thought it a firecracker The body was found after she walked about 50 feet and fell Witnesses say no note or motive was found Funeral arrangements not announced
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Connie Samples
John Henry Samples
Murray County
Bromide Springs
Samples
Norman
Race Hits Finish Line at Courthouse
In Watonga Oklahoma a 100 mph U S 66 pursuit ended in Payne County court. Judge J V Hostatler fined Set Wallace C Haleburton of Springfield Ohio $100 and gave a 39 day jail term. Troopers pursued after radioing ahead to set a road block near the SH 33 and U S 270 junction. Three hitch hikers in the pursued car were released.
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Watonga
Okla
U. S. 66
Clinton
Payne County
J. V. Hostatler
Set
Wallace C. Haleburton
Springfield
Troper
G. K. Abbott
U. S. 270
Haleburton
Gossiping Neighbor Turns Sunset Blonde Joke
Two women chat while shopping. One remarks on a neighbor being a gossip. The other hints that after a Florida vacation the neighbor’s tongue was sunburned, delivering a playful, lighthearted jab.
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Florida
Truce Talks End as Joy Rebukes Reds at Panmunjom
Vice Admiral C Turner Joy delivers a final rebuke to North Korea and its allies at Panmunjom, declaring no further negotiations while Maj Gen William Harrison Jr takes over as U N delegate. East Central State College awards fifty valedictorian scholarships to district seniors for the first two semesters of tuition.
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Sam Summerlin Munsan
Korea
C. Turner Joy
Joy
Panmunjom
William K. Harrison Jr
U.N
Reds
Charles F Spencer
East Central State College
East Central District
East Central
Ada Chamber Campaign Reports Progress
A progress report on the Ada Chamber of Commerce membership drive shows 15166 in pledges with many teams yet to report. A session is set for Monday at 4 p.m. at the Aldridge hotel where organizers expect to finalize the total.
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Ada Chamber of Commerce
Aldridge Hotel
OPS Officials to Be Here Tuesday
Two Office of Price Administration officials will visit Ada on Tuesday May 27 and report first at the Chamber of Commerce office. Merchants or others with price problems are invited to notify the C of C office for the OPS men to call at their places of business.
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Office of Price Administration
Ada
Chamber of Commerce
C. of C
OPS
Ada High Seniors Graduate Tonight
Ada High seniors conclude their school year with a breakfast at the Aldridge hotel and a free Mc Swain theater showing. The commencement is at 8:15 p.m. in the Ada Junior High auditorium with musical numbers three addresses and diplomas from Principal E A Williamson. Senior Week included a Wintersmith park picnic and an informal Country Club dance. Report cards will be distributed at 1:20 p.m. Friday after graduation.
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Ada High
Aldridge
McSwain Theater
Ada Junior High School
E. A. Williamson
Wintersmith Park
Ridgway Warns on Germs and Gas Warfare Propaganda
Gen. Matthew Ridgway told a joint session of Congress that Communist charges of germ and gas warfare are false but urged that their propaganda signals a grave threat. He warned the public and lawmakers to recognize the danger posed by such tactics and the urgency of countermeasures.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Congress
Free World
Senate
House
Red
United Nations
Korea
Ridgway
U. N
Far East
Ridgwey
East Central college graduate dies in Fayetteville
Mrs. Mildred Cooley an East Central college graduate died Wednesday in a Fayetteville Arkansas hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Ardmore First Methodist church. She was the wife of Rev. Raymond Cooley pastor of the Methodist church at Westville.
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Mildred Cooley
East Central College
Fayetteville, Ark
Ardmore First Methodist Church
Cooley
Raymond Cooley
Methodist Church
Westville
Ada Junior High School Holds Final Promotion Program
Ada Junior High School staged its final promotion program with 193 ninth grade students participating. The event featured performances by Elgars Pomp and Circumstance, a broadcast-themed play All Aboard, and numerous awards for scholarship and citizenship.
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Ada
Ann Belew
Bill Clark
Dan Northcutt
Neilson Spann
Mary Ann Landon
Bartley Meaders
Mercedes Davidson
Sherry Tipton
American Legion
Henry Dew
Dan Wagner
Mary Miller
Tanti
Elwood Kingery
Phillips Briggs
All Aboard
Bill Winn
Bryan Medlock
Eddie Dicus
Sue Lindsey
Marlene Click
Jackie Martin
Ben Platt
Dana Ruth Collins
Norma Cathey
Suellen Plummer
Oil activity in-between changes at Pontotoc county wells
In Pontotoc county oil activity is in between with several wells nearing completion. Rigs move and new locations are staked as Osborn Drilling and others set up at Mor ris and Yingling sites while the Senora Blair area shows water in two formations. The Myrick well remains the best in the field.
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Pontotoc County
Cockburn and Paton
Bert D. Paine
Myrick
Osborn Drilling Company
Osborn No. 1
Morris
Yingling No
A. Floyd
Light
Sam Mizell
Mid-Continent
Jenkins
Gaar Corner
Blair
Senora-Mizell Bros
A. Blair
State Cities Get Traffic Honors
Oklahoma and Oklahoma City were among four states and 10 cities honored by the International Association of Chiefs of Police for outstanding traffic law enforcement in 1951. Oklahoma named winner among Midwest states with Nebraska honored. Oklahoma City won for the 200,000 to 350,000 population group.
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Evanston
Ill
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
International Association of Police Chiefs
Midwest
Nebraska
Oklahoma Peared
Dixie Gilmer
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Sailplaners Study Bird Flight With Buzzard Partners
Dr. August Rasper of Mississippi State College and Dick Johnson test sailplane tactics by chasing wild buzzards to learn lift methods. They plan trained birds carrying instruments for wind tunnel and free flight tests while pursuing a Navy project to build a slow, stall-free ship powered by a man's feet using a bicycle mechanism.
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Keith Fuller
State College
Miss.p
Mississippi
Dr. Rasper
Johnson
Palm Springs
Cal
Rasper
George Carter
Kenderville
Ind
Carter
Dr. Raspett
Navy
Mail Robbery in Britain Big Job
London reports the largest mail robbery in Britain's history with losses rising to 200000 pounds including 155000 pounds in cash. Thieves fled after slitting three mail truck guards and seizing registered mail near Oxford Street. Prime Minister Churchill's Conservative government vows an official Parliament statement as Scotland Yard deploys all detectives to chase seven masked men.
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London
Britain
Winston Churchill
Scotland Yard
Oxford Street
Libyan Typhus Outbreak Expands Across Cyrenaica
The Libyan health ministry battles a spreading typhus fever outbreak with over 80 cases reported in four weeks across Cyrenaica. Districts from Ageda Bia to Tobruk are affected as health officials respond.
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Libya
Tripoli
Libyan Health Ministry
Cyrenaica
Agedabia
Tobruk
Contempt in Washington Sparks Sharp Wife Testimony
In a tense exchange Lem Wheeler is challenged by his wife who accuses him of being the biggest idiot she knows as she questions his memory of Washington figures. The remark highlights political friction in a domestic moment.
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Washington
Lem Wheeler
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