Ex-convict arrested after 12-hour manhunt for kidnapping
A 39 year old man, Orville Bandy, was captured after a 12 hour search across six square miles northeast of here. Sheriff Bonner says Bandy, released from McAlester penitentiary a week earlier, was identified by Town Marshal Arthur Stratton as one of two kidnap suspects. Bandy, drunk and wearing water soaked shoes, had links to Ada and was taken to Wapanucka for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallanucka
Here
Arthur Stratton
McAlester
Orville Bandy
Durant
Bonner
Bandy
Marshal Stratton
Ada
Thea Bonner
Coal County
Tupelo
Wapanucka
George Preston Chosen for Junior Red Cross Camp Delegation
George Preston 17 son of Mr and Mrs W S Preston 206 South Constant is one of two county delegates to the Junior Red Cross summer training camps. He will attend Camp Petit Jean Morriston Ark June 8 17 joining Tommy Bush the other representative. George to be a senior at Ada High School next year is active in Magic Circle Thespians choir debate and Youth Center Council serving as Youth Center student rep and former electrician in Atlas Antics productions. He attends St Luke Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Preston
W. S. Preston
South Constant
Red Cross
George
Camp Petit Jean
Morriston
Ark
Tommy Bush
Camp Tres Rios
Tex
Ada
Hayes
Magic Circle Club
Thespians
Youth Center
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Window and Nose Victims of Fracas at Roadside Inn
A roadside inn reported a fracas with a gun used as a battering ram to break the plate glass front. A patron suffered a broken nose and was treated at a hospital. No charges were filed as sheriffs investigated and the alleged culprit was rounded up. the offender promised to replace the glass and cover installation costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriffs’ Force
Adjustment for Some Phone Bills in Oklahoma City
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co customers with manually operated exchanges may receive bill adjustments for curtailed service during last month’s Western Electric strike. Bell general manager Roy C. Echols said adjustments apply when local service is completely impaired for an unusual length of time, but he did not specify the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Western Electric
Roy C. Echols
Bell
Immunity Seen Among Aborigines in Australian Polio Outbreak
Canberra report cites Dr. Arthur Metcalfe stating aborigines appear to have a racial factor giving immunity to mogelitis. No aborigines contracted polio in Central Australia’s current outbreak or Darwin’s recent ep idemics, though many live nearby. No research has identified the immunity cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Australia
Commonwealth
Arthur J. Metcalfe
Darwin
Metcalfe
Newtons relocate to Allen after weekend visit
Mr and Mrs Bob Newton and their son visited the Campbells over the weekend. The Newtons will move to Allen to make their home. Mrs Joe Allison returned to Canadian Texas after a two week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Harold Townsend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Newton
Cecil Campbell
Newtons
Allen
Joe Allison
Canadian, Tex
Harold Townsend
Texas Quiet Visit Highlights Towns and Ada Guests
Bill Townsend and Bradley Allison stayed with relatives in Canadian Texas last weekend. Bus McKinney visited in Ada on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Townsend
Bradley Allison
Canadian
Texas
Mrs Townsend Spends Sunday With Harden City Family
Mrs Janette Townsend visited Sunday with her mother Mrs McKinney in Harden City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janette Townsend
Rs. McKinney
Harden City
Granddaughter Born to Bradley and Juanita Allison
Mr and Mrs Bradley Allison announce the birth of a granddaughter. The mother, formerly Juanita Allison, resides in Oklahoma City. Mr and Mrs Joe Rowlett made a business trip to Ada on Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley Allison
Juanita Allison
Oklahoma City
Joe Rowlett
Ada
Local visits and family bereavements noted in Fittstown region
Ada resident B. B. Littlefield visited relatives in Fittstown on Tuesday. Mary Timmons and family and Hookie Timmons were summoned to Oklahoma City by the death of Minnie Post. Mark Sherrell and wife of Oklahoma City called on Donald Logan. Carl Rogers of Kennewick Washington and daughter in law Jim Rogers visited Dr. Rogers in Connerville and friends in Fittstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Littlefield
Ada
Fittstown
Mary Timmons
Hookie Timmons
Oklahoma City
Minnie Post
Mark Sherrell
Donald Logan
Carl Rogers
Kennewick, Wash
Jim Rogers
Dr. Rogers
Connerville
Sunday Guests Of The Stettlers Include Stettler Kin
Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Stettler were Mr and Mrs J R Ross Miss Kathryn Stettler of Durant and Lt Dan Draggo and wife of Norman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Stettler
J. R. Ross
Kathryn Stettler
Durant
Dan Draggo
Norman
Bland Family Weekend Visit From Tulsa
Mr and Mrs Jack Bland and their son from Tulsa visited his parents Mr and Mrs Claud Bland over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bland
Tulsa
Mrs
Claud Bland
Ada Visit Highlights Davis Family Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Gene McCraw and their son from Ada visited Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Davis and the Davis family this past Sunday, spending time together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene McCraw
Ada
Elmer Davis
Duncan area families share weekend visit
Mr and Mrs Joe Wayne Jordan and daughter of Duncan spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Watson Winton and Mr and Mrs John Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wayne Jordan
of Duncan
Watson Winton
John Jordan
Barrick Family Obituary Notice Across Multiple States
Don Barrick and family of County Line Leonard Barrick and family of Orlando Fla Mr and Mrs Clarence Barrick and family of Fort Worth Mrs Sam Barrick of Horatio Ark and Leroy Johnson are named in a local obituary notice detailing surviving relatives and origins from several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Barrick
Jack Barrick
County Line
Leonard Barrick
Orlando, Fla
Clarence Barrick
Fort Worth
Sam Barrick
Horatio, Ark
Leroy Johnson
Buckeye Couple Visiting Local Lewis Family
Mr and Mrs Cecil Coker of Buckeye New Mexico are visiting Mr and Mrs Dub Lewis and family for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Coker
Buckeye, N. M
Mrs
Dub Lewis
Plan to Improve Box X Cemetery Fence
A community effort begins to replace the old wooden barrier at Box X cemetery near Bebee with a steel post fence and barbed wire. Albert Crow will contact known and unknown families to gather donations at Hudson Service Station, 631 West Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box X
Bebee
Albert Crow
Crow
Hudson
West Main
Konawa FFA elects Burnus Fisher president for coming year
Burnus Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Fisher, was elected president of the Konawa chapter, Future Farmers of America, to serve for the coming year. Paul Higdon is vice president, Kenneth Corbin secretary, Charles Gillham treasurer, Ray Owens reporter. Auxiliary officers named for absence include James Permenter vice president and others. George Ennis serves as chapter adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konawa
Burnus Fisher
O. B. Fisher
Future Farmers of America
Fisher
FFA
Paul Higdon
Kenneth Corbin
Charles Gillham
Ray Owens
James Permenter
Bill Berry
Harold Fallis
Jimmy Phillips
George Ennis
Car Hits Train State Man Killed In Collision
Pi Charles T Bowin of Pryor Oklahoma was killed when his car collided with the Frisco Fire Fly passenger train at a crossing on U S 67 two miles south of Columbus Kansas. His wife Mrs Bowin was critically injured and taken to a hospital. Bowin was decapitated. the car struck about 14 feet behind the cow catcher. The southbound train from Kansas City to Tulsa had just left Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Kan
Charles T. Bowin
Pryor
Okla
U. S. 67
Bowin
Kansas City
Tulsa
Sultan Sells 27 Houses to Malay Government
The Sultan of Johore sells 27 houses on 37 acres in Kuala Lumpur to the Malay government for one million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sultan
Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Sultan of
Johore
Checking One Room Schools In Oklahoma City
An attendance check of one room schools in Oklahoma will finish by June 15 to see how many will be eliminated next semester Ed Higgins head examiner for the state Department of Education said today. Higgins predicts state school districts will drop below 2000 this year for the first time a reduction of about 200 and some districts are voluntarily annexing to other districts. A 1947 law requires annexation if average daily attendance falls below 13 but exemptions exist for isolated districts. At implementation Oklahoma had more than 4000 districts, now about half remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Eddie “Iggins
State Department of Education
Higgins
Tommy Bush to Attend Red Cross Camp in Glen Rose
Tommy Bush 14 son of Mr and Mrs J O Bush will attend the Red Cross training camp at Glen Rose Texas August 10 15 and spend five days at Camp Tres Rios a junior camp sponsored by Dallas and Tarrant County chapters He is Life Scout Troop 88 patrol leader and den chief active in Scouting model airplanes and Blue Jay Chatter staff He is Ada’s youngest Red Cross delegate and a First Baptist Church member This is his chapter’s first representation at a Red Cross summer training camp with George Preston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Bush
J. O. Bush
East Thirteenth
Red Cross
Glen Rose
Tex
Junior Red Cross
Pontotoc County
American Red Cross
Tommy
Camp Tres Rios
Dallas
Tarrant County
Blue Jay
Ada
First Baptist Church
George Preston
Ada elected to Market Congress in Chicago
Willard H. Campbell of Perry and McGee Furniture Ada has been elected a member of the American Marketing Congress. He is one of 435 merchants chosen by dealers in an election conducted by the American Furniture Mart and will attend a meeting in Chicago Monday evening June 16. Selection from 30 000 dealers is a signal honor. A forecast of the home furnishings market by House Beautiful is on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Willard H. Campbell
Perry & McGee Furniture
Ada
American Marketing Congress
American Furniture Mart
World Home Furnishings Center
Mart
Congress
House Beautiful
Stratford News Social visit highlights Stratford area
Mrs Ruby Green and daughter Janet visit a Snyder Texas family. Mr G M Blackburn and wife spend time in Oklahoma City with son Roy Blackburn. E Millsap home welcomes Bessielles and Vester Millsap from Pauls Valley. G S Parry of Oklahoma City visits daughter B E Selph. Sam Hart from Oklahoma City stays with Louis Hart. Mrs Haskell Potter and children and Mr Harold Perry are Sunday visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Green
Janet
Mrs
Aroald Fraley
Snyder, Tex
G. M. Blackburn
Oklahoma City
Roy Blackburn
G. S. Parry
B. E. Selph
Louis Hart
Sam Hart
Haskell Potter
Harold Perry
Mrs Cook Returns From Oklahoma City Visit
Mrs John Cook arrives home after a two week visit in Oklahoma City with her daughter Mrs Roy England and Mr England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cook
Oklahoma City
Roy England
Mr. England
Flowers Family Weekend Visit Highlights Stratford
Mr and Mrs Henry Flowers and their baby from Oklahoma City visited Stratford for the weekend as guests of Mrs Jessie Maxie and her family, enjoying time with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Henry Flowers
Baby
Oklahoma City
Stratford
Jessie Maxie
Mrs George W Topper and Family Visit Wheeler Abode
Mrs George W Topper and her children from Wheeler Texas arrived Saturday to stay a week with her parents Mr and Mrs George Pearce in Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Topper
Wheeler, Texas
George Pearce
Burrows and Families Picnic in Oklahoma City Park
Mr and Mrs Dwaine Burrows of Amarillo Texas join his mother Mrs L C Nichols and Mr Nichols and Mr and Mrs O M Malone for a Thursday picnic at the zoo and park in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwaine Burrows
Amarillo
Texas
L. C. Nichols
Nichols
Burrows
O. M. Malone
Zoo and Park
Oklahoma City
Mrs Malone Visits Lindsay Family Then Returns Home
Mrs. C W Malone visited her son and family in Lindsay for several days and returned home Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C .W. Malone
Junior Malone
Lindsay
Gardner Couple Visited Norman in Family Home of Hinkles
Mr and Mrs J S Gardner spent the week in Norman staying with the family of their son in law and daughter in law Dude Hinkle and R H Hinkle and their spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Gardner
Norman
Leon Brown Returns to Pan American Oil in Texas City
Leon Brown, employed with the Pan American Oil Company in Texas City, had been home the past two weeks due to the oil strike and returned to his job Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Brown
Pan American Oil Company
Texas City
Woodses Visit Lov ing Couple in New Mexico
Mr and Mrs Toots Woods of Lov ing New Mexico stay with her parents Mr and Mrs J R Scott for a few days as guests in a family gathering sidelined by travel and reunion.
Orbe Lee Smith to Receive Army Discharge This Week
Orbe Lee Smith, son of Mr and Mrs Orbe Smith, will receive his discharge from the army this week. He served two years on Okinawa and was recently stationed at an army camp in El Paso Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orbe Lee Smith
Orbe Smith
Okinawa
el Paso
Texas
Rigner Family Visits Oklahoma City This Week
Mr. E. A. Rigner and his two daughters Nadine and Claudine Lovelace traveled to Oklahoma City on Monday. Mr. Rigner purchased new equipment for the cafe recently and the group returned home on Tuesday.
Freeman Family Heads to Ventura for Two Week Visit
Mr and Mrs J T Freeman and their daughter travel with Mr and Mrs Leon Freeman and son for a two week visit to Ventura California to see their brother Mr and Mrs Marvin Freeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Freeman
Leon Freeman
Ventura
Calif
Marvin Freeman
Residents and visitors gather at Ona Ellis home
Mrs. Ona Ellis hosted guests Tuesday including her daughter in law Mrs. Howard Ellis and two sons Bob Ward and Ray Lee Ellis of Pearson. Also present were Mrs. Alta Ward and three children from Anadarko.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ona Ellis
Howard Ellis
Bob Ward
Ray Lee Ellis
Pearson
Alta Ward
Anadarko
Caltons Visit In Tishomingo With Cantrells
Mr and Mrs W C Calton spent Thursday through Saturday in Tishomingo visiting the home of her brother Mr and Mrs Roy Cantrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Calton
Tishomingo
Roy Cantrell
Lunsford Family Visits Stratford From Tulsa Oklahoma
Mr. S. L. Lunsford and his son Melvin Lunsford visited Stratford this week with family. Lunsford is currently living in Tulsa Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Lunsford
Stratford
Melvin Lunsford
Mr. Lunsford
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Management's Top Pay Has Tumbled
New York retail executives were told by a government official that top management salaries have fallen 59 percent since the 1930s. W Henry Rothschild of the Salary Stabilization Board urged a vigorous down to earth information campaign to stop the decline and improve public perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Retail Dry Goods Association
W. Henry Rothschild
Willis family weekend visit to Ada home
Mrs Thearon Willis and her son Charles spent the weekend in Ada visiting her daughter Mr and Mrs Gene Wright and family.
Mrs James McNalley Visits Norman Family
Mrs James McNalley and her children of Norman are spending a few days visiting at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Pat Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McNalley
Norman
Pat Reynolds
Center Reunion Set for June 8 With Memorial Service
The Third Annual Center Reunion will be held June 8 starting at 11 AM with Rev. Wm. H. Butler of Columbia preaching. A basket lunch follows at 12:30, then a memorial service at 2 PM for those who have died since the first reunion, followed by music and talks and social visits amid notes of local oil activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Butler
Columbia
Brothers of Fred Diebel Host Northern Visitors
Visitors at the Diebel home include Roy Diebel of Fresno California and Karl and Leo Diebel of Oklahoma City. They are Fred Diebel’s brothers. Bruce Corley, son of Mr and Mrs Jack Corley, recently sailed for Japan via Pearl Harbor on May 20. Bruce serves in the navy aboard the U S aircraft carrier Bonhomme Richard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Diebel
Roy Diebel
Fresno, Calif
Karl
Leo Diebel
Oklahoma City
Fred
Bruce Corley
Jack Corley
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Bruce
U. S
Ward Family Visit Noted And School Clinic Dates Set
Mr and Mrs Charles Ward and family visited the Byford home. A pre school clinic will be held at the high school on June 2 and 3 for beginners entering school in September. The La Madre club sponsors with the county health department. Parents will receive appointment cards for their child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ward
Bob Byford
The
la Madre Club
County Health Department
Corley resident Jack Martin visits Oklahoma City on business
Jack Martin of the Corley community traveled to Oklahoma City on business Thursday, accompanied by his companion. The report notes brief travel activity and his onward plans remain unspecified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Martin
Corley
Oklahoma City
Latta Church to Conduct Revival
Latta Cumberland Presbyterian church will hold a revival starting May 25 and continuing through Friday. Evangelist Rev. Paul Brown of Oklahoma City will lead the Latta event. Rev. F. H. LaFollette will evangelize at Round Lake church near Centrahoma Sunday through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Presbyterian
Latta Cumberland
Konawa High Awards Honor Seniors and Honors
Konawa High School held its class night with awards to Joann Rollins valedictorian and Janette Reed salutatorian. Recipients included David Dailey in music and citizenship, Annette Surber in music, Kish Thomas and Margaret Collins in dramatics, and Pat Irby with Kenneth Phillips receiving American Legion awards. Graduating seniors listed include Reed, Knight, Thompson, Fallis, Thomas, Hartsell, Head, Surber, Factor, Rollins, Jones, Raper, Reed, Houston Reed, Philpott, Pruitt, Collins, Burns, Walker, Collins, Barker and Wagoner. Rollins plans East Central State, Reed aims for X-ray tech training at Sugg clinic Ada. Konawa schools closed Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konawa
Joann Rollins
Janette Reed
David Dailey
Annette Surber
Jerry Surber
Kish Thomas
Margaret Collins
Donald Moore
Mary Walker
Paul Fallis
Cameron Denney
Patsy Surber
Pat Irby
Kenneth Phillips
American Legion
Rudolph Knight
James Thompson
Kish Lee Thomas
James C. Hartsell
Bobby Head
Betty Jean Factor
Douglas Jones
Karl Raper
Harlene Houston Reed
Ernest Joe Philpott
Katherine Pruitt
Franklin Burns
Mary Lou Walker
Joe Collins
Virginia Barker
Calvin Wagoner
Miss Rollins
Clyde Rollins
Future Homemakers of America
East Central State College
Lewis Reed
Beta Club
Sugg Clinic
Ada
Disabled Vets to Meet Monday Night
Pontotoc county disabled veterans schedule a Monday 8 PM meeting at the VFW building East Tenth to form a DAV chapter. Sam Baxter will explain DAV work and aid to the disabled. About 200 eligible men from all wars expected. officer elections planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
VFW
East Tenth
Sam Baxter
National Service Officer
DAV
Leroy Heaton
United States
Lad Drowns During Cub Scout Outing in Osage Hills Park
Eight year old Richard Ernest Mickle of Bartlesville Oklahoma drowned during a park outing when he slipped on slippery rocks crossing a stream. Pack leader Paul Sturm said the boy fell into surging water and was found 15 feet downstream after about an hour of searching. Artificial respiration failed. He was the son of Mr and Mrs R M Mickle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlesville
Okla Pa
Richard Ernest Mickle
Osage Hills Park
Paul Sturm
Richard
R. M. Mickle
Ada Corporal Hobbs Joins 3rd Marines at Camp Pendleton
Corporal Billy Heath Hobbs son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe H. Baker of Ada Oklahoma has been assigned to the 3rd Marine Division FMF. He serves in A Company 3rd Engineer Battalion and trains with the division at Camp Pendleton Oceanside California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Pendleton
Billy Heath Hobbs
Joe H. Baker
West 17Th Street
Ada
Okla
3Rd Marine Division
FMF
Camp
Joseph H. Pendleton
Oceanside
California
Hobbs
3Rd Engineer Battalion
Families Plan Move to Fontana California in June
The report notes a family intends to relocate to Fontana California around early June. It mentions Mrs. Orbe Smith Mrs. J E Mc Claren Mrs N F McAlester and Mrs Jim Shults visiting Ada on Thursday for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orbe Smith
J. E. McClaren
N. F. McAlester
Jim Shults
Ada
Mrs Crawford Hosts Cousins From California and Ada
Mrs R M Crawford entertained Tuesday afternoon with guests Miss Lucille Watson of Los Angeles California and Mrs Fleet of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Crawford
Lucille Watson
Los Angeles
California
Fleet
Ada
County Rural Elementary Schools Accredited in 1951 52
All rural elementary schools in Pontotoc county have been accredited by the State Board of Education for 1951 52. Norman C. Mitchell, district reports. list shows school names with ratings A B or C and separate school at Leader with grade B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
State Board of Education
Jake Smith
State Department
Norman C. Mitchell
McCall’s Chapel
Maxwell
Poer
Parrish Chapel
Ali
Egypt
Oakman
Happyland
Homer
Pickett
Colbert
Union Valley
Ahloso
Lovelady
Lightning Ridge
Jesse
Cedar Grove
Worstell
Lawrence
Kallihoma
Red Oak
Yeager
Summers Chapel
Jones Chapel
Tishomingo High Graduation Ceremony Report
Tishomingo High School held graduation exercises with Congressman Carl Albert delivering the address to about 400 in the new auditorium. Dignitaries presented diplomas and awards including Dana Duty as Honor Student, DeLois King valedictorian, Patsy Updegraff salutatorian, and Dana Pope receiving a cash award from the Daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fishomingo
Tishomingo High School
Carl Albert
Congressan
Albert Oy
Charles Murray
Tishomingo Presbyterian - Christian Church
John Reynolds
John Lokey
Board of Education
Bobbie Yd
Dovie Carlton
la Dana Duty
Dorothy Ervin
Sarah Nel Fike
Doris Grundy
Jo Ann Isbell
DeLois King
Lawley
Dana Duty
Dana
Ilver
Patsy Updegraff
Kanita Ann Pope
Tishomingos
Sarah Nell Fike
Jim Lambert
New Completions In Williston Basin
Oil interest in the Rocky Mountain Great Plains region centers on the Northeastern Montana Williston Basin after two new completions. In Glendive area Cedar Creek anticline, 20 wells are drilling or planned. The C C Thomas Hubert tested at 45 bbls oil per hour from three zones 5,500 to 5,638 feet. Ajax McGowan 1 flowed 20 bbls per hour at 6,164 to 6,189 feet. Deep Rock Oil will drill a wildcat south of current activity in the Poplar Area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Rocky Mountain-Great Plains
Montana
Williston Basin
Glendive
Cedar Creek
C. C. Thomas’ Hubert
C. H. Murphy Jr
Ajax
McGowan 1
Murphy Discovery
Thomas
Deep Rock Oil of
Tulsa
Okla
Poplar
Elderly Woman Dies in Driveway Backing Accident
Anadarko Oklahoma. Mrs Melinda McCallip 82 died after walking behind a car driven by her daughter Davie Morgan 37 as it backed from a private drive Morgan did not see her mother and she died later in Anadarko hospital The mishap occurred on private property and was not included in the 1952 traffic toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anadarko
Okla
Highway Patrol
Melinda McCallip
Davie Morgan
Inductee Gets Dutch Army Call
Sgt Geert Hazenberg of Lynden Washington receives notice he has been inducted into the Dutch Army and must report for duty in Ulrum The Netherlands on May 8 He previously served in the U S Army after being drafted in 1950 and left the Netherlands for the United States in 1947 He had a pre departure medical but heard nothing from the Dutch government until today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Geert Hazenberg
Lynden
Wash
Hazenberg
Ulrum
Netherlands
Hazenburg
United States
Holland
County 4-H Group Heads for A and M Roundup
Pontotoc county 4-H members head to the 31st annual Roundup at Oklahoma A and M on the university campus in Stillwater. Dean Young Charles Morrow Ray Young Ocie Young J. E. Jones Jerry Murphy Vernon Young John Ross Carrel Bryant Bill Carter Bob Reed Odell Deaton and others will compete in soil improvement handiwork livestock rat control tractor maintenance clothing health public speaking soil judging and related demonstrations. Lester Smith assists as county agent and club director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoccount
Stillwater
Lester Smith
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Pontotoc County
Dean Young
Charles Morrow
Ray Young
Ocie Young
J. E. Jones
Jerry Murphy
Vernon Young
John Ross
Carrel Bryant
Bill Carter
Bob Reed
Odell Deaton
Smith
Marine Officer Course to Open at Quantico
The Fifth Marine Corps Officer Candidate course begins July 14 at MC Schools Quantico Virginia for Oklahoma college graduates. The 10 week program trains candidates to become second lieutenants followed by five months of basic officer training. Seniors and grads age 20 to 27 must apply by June 1. local recruiter Sgt Jerry McCleary has the forms and urges prompt action amid a Marine Corps expansion and officer shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Quantico
Jerry McCleary
OCC
Sgt. McCleary
Sabre Jet Ace Claims Sixth Kill Over Korea
The U S Air Force said Maj Donald Adams of Mt Clemens Michigan shot down a Communist MIG in North Korea in an aerial duel. Ground combat included a 35 minute dawn clash northwest of Korangpo with ten enemies killed. US ships exchanged fire with shore batteries off the East Coast with no hits reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
U. S
North Korea
Donald Adams
Mt. Cleemus
Mich
Eighth Army
Korangpo
M Relet
Swallow
U U. S
St. Paul
Apnok
Mount Baker
Dynamite Damages Negro College Polling Place
Two sticks of dynamite damaged the roof at Walker Vocational College in Jacksonville while serving as a polling place for the second Democratic primary. Police reported two more explosives found on the porch of David H. Dwight, a local Democratic leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Walker Vocational College
J. D. Edrington
David H. Dwight
Duval County Democratic Alliance
Dwight
Neighborhood Builds Own Park in Norris Hills Area
Ada’s Norris Hills area dedicates an east edge playground on a city park parcel. Residents on Seventh Street and Seventh Place organized to install a handmade equipment set, including a 16 by four cubic yard sand pile, a slide, a merry go round, and a shaded picnic area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Seventh Street
East Seventh Place
Circle Drive
Norris Hills
Josephine Norris
Seventh Street
Seventh Place
Eighth Street
West
Keith Marshall
France Seeks Guarantees From U S and Britain
Paris reports France unexpectedly demanded guarantees from the United States and Britain to prevent France being isolated in Europe with Germany. The cabinet did not outline specifics, but semi official spokesmen revealed aims, including U S and British legislative backing. France also wants confirmation of support in Bonn to secure its global position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
United States
Europe
Germany
North Africa
Britain
West Germany
Robert Schuman
Acheson
Bonn
U. S
One Refinery Left Closed In State
Tulsa Oklahoma notes one refinery still shut due to oil strikes with talks at Deep Rock Oil Co. in Cushing. Johnson Oil Co. at Cleveland reached a contract with CIO Oil Workers International Union under wage and shift concessions. Cleveland refinery set to resume operations today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Deep Rock Oil Co
Cushing
Johnson Oil Co
Cleveland
CIO Oil Workers International Union
T. C. Argue
Wage Stabilization Board
Warning Renewed Of Holiday Roads
Oklahoma City motorists planning trips for the Memorial Day weekend were again urged to drive carefully and follow traffic laws to return home safely. State Safety Commissioner Dixie Gilmer noted 18 people died in last year’s holiday highway crashes and warned fatalities could rise. All Highway Patrol units will patrol the four day period to aid motorists and enforce rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Dixie Gilmer
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Stratton
Arkansas
Fittstown News
Konawa Ffa
R. C
Stratford News
Ishmel Mercer
Janice
Don Murphy
Shirley Reynolds
Doris Killion
Earl Ray Reed
Connie Mercer
Barbara Reynolds
Jeannie Reed
Jerry Mercer
Kenneth Malloy
Larry Mercer
Maudie Reed
Judy Malloy
Rosalee Clark
Konawa High
Lad
Cpl
Billy Hobbs
3Rd Marines
Fontana
Tishomingo High
A&m
Marine Officer
Sabre
Negro College
U.S
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