Two Demo Senators See Widening Split In Republican Party
Senators Walter George of Georgia and James E. Murray of Montana warned that the Taft Eisenhower split could fracture the Republican ranks. George predicted a stay at home trend and backing for Richard Russell while Murray said the GOP lacks a program and will face trouble in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Walter George
Georgia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
George
Richard B. Russell
Chicago
James E. Murray
Montana
Murray
Two Refineries in State Still Closed
Two Oklahoma refineries Deep Rock Oil in Cushing and Johnson Oil in Cleveland remained strikebound. Negotiations were set to resume as workers returned to their jobs after ratified contracts aligned with national patterns. The wage hike and shift differentials were included in the new agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Deep Rock Oil Co
Cushing
Johnson Oil Co
Cleveland
Cities Service Oil Co
Ponca City
Tide Water Associated Oil Co
Drumright
Kansas
Texas
Woman Bad Check Passer Nabbed in Pasadena
Elizabeth Winans Astin 42, described as the nation’s most wanted woman bad-check passer, was arrested in Pasadena after cashing about $2,000 monthly in leading hotels and shops since leaving Alderson prison. She admitted knowing authorities would catch up with her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Elizabeth Winans Astin
Joseph E. Welsh
Alderson
W. Va
Welsh
Astin
Oklahoma Press Group Reviews Teletype Operations
Oklahoma City May 24 members of the Oklahoma Associated Press Editorial Association reviewed strides in Teletypesetter operations and approved cooperative Fiction Coverage for this year’s sting in Oklahoma. Fredarman editor of the Norman Transcript and president of the association reported the “greatest strides” during the spring meeting held at Lake Murray with guests of the Oklahoma Publishing Co. at dinner and a planned morning session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Associated Press Editorial Association
Oklahoma
Fredarman
Norman Transcript
Lake Murray
Okla Oma Publishing Co
Great Lakes Contain Half The Fresh Water On Earth
National Geographic Society notes the Great Lakes hold about half of Earth's fresh surface water. Experts discuss distribution, volume, and regional significance for ecology and water security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
The Torture of a Soviet Prisoner Describes De Mohr’s Endurance
Italian diplomat Claudio De Mohr recalls six years in Lefortovo prison, detailing night interrogations, forced confessions, and the threat of death. He describes brutal routines, fear of the kartsa, and the moment of release with a postwar homeward journey via Vienna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Claudio de Mohr
de Mohr
Bulgaria
Lefortovo
Beria
Purenkov
Italy
Palmiro
Jim Igo Murder Case Heads Coal County Docket
Coal County opens its January session with Jim Igo charged with strangling his wife to death. The docket lists 22 criminal and 6 civil cases, including burglary, larceny, arson, assault with intent to kill, and murder. Special judge Lavern Fisher will oversee court from Monday through Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
Jim Igo
Coal County District Court
Lavern Fisher
Igo
L. C. Stonecipher
Wilson Phillips
Bud Barton
Bill Foster
W. J
Happy) Dunn
Leonard Joe Boller
Gilbert Lee Coe
Jesse Floyd Marcum
James Willis Hatton
Frederick Henry Huth
L. E. Cantrell
Charles Leslie
Ezekiel Braggs
L. i Cecil
Leon Barnett
Jodie Schutte
Granddad Was Sprightly, Too Granddad Was Sprightly, Too
Denison reminisces about 1880 college life as described in the Denison Daily News. A young gentleman expelled for drawing young ladies to his room by a basket from his window, sparking gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Tex
Granddad
Denison Daily News
Dining table place settings and utensil alignment
Guidance on proper table arrangement: silverware napkins and dishes set about an inch from the edge, knife edge toward the plate, napkin hems toward the plate. If salad bowls and bread plates are used, place the salad bowl above the napkin to the left of the bread plate.
Scottish Bagpipes Skirt Front Lines Near Korean War Front
A Royal Scots Borderers pipe band performed near the Korean front, entertaining American Marines and troops as artillery roared nearby. The display featured the Royal Stuart tartan and a traditional lament about Scotland’s ancient battles, highlighting the multinational nature of UN forces in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Scotland
East Central College Spring Graduates Listed by Major and Home
East Central College lists spring degree graduates from East Central State College with names, homes, and majors. Degrees include Bachelor of Arts in speech English history sociology and Bachelor of Science in biology business biology physics math and education related fields across Ada, Wilburton, Ardmore, and other Oklahoma towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central State College
Robert Strickland Camp
Bell Tenn
Betty Mappless
Ada
Richard Edward Johnston
Mary Lee McClure
Marcus George MacKenzie
Edwin L. Mahoney
Antlers
William Howard Thomas
Cromwell
Glen Albert Albright
Biolo
Victor E. Bartlett
Ardmore
Jimmy Jack Chancey
Roff
Jim Chrysler
Donald Ray Clarkson
Seminole
Wayne Stanley Edwards
Stuart
Jom William Elliott
Talihina
Leo Leslie Evans
Kenneth Max Hale
Wewoka
Virginia Hannah
Broken Bow
Dale Sandifer Holpkemier
Robert Elmer Lee
Earl J. Brown
Wilburton
Betty Jo Woodley Cerney
Loretta Casserell
Elmore City
Clyde Alexander Click
James Cruson
Alice Isaacs Culbertson
Lee Ross Culbertson, Jr
Willis A. Dixson
Norman Edgman
Byars
Norma Jean English
Glenn Ray Fox
Carole McCrary Franklin
Okmulgee
Tommy Joe Fullerton
Rowena Drucilla Gaar
Wendell Joe Glover
Morris
Floyd Lester Hamon
Ann Townes Harber
Gladys James
Elmo Jones
Konawa
Englsa
Johnny Mee McCain
Sasakwa
Mary Ida McGowan
Mary Alice Mooney
Holdenville
Stella Marie Murrell
Keith Conrad Odom
Hobart
Rp Leora Eunice Parsons
Paul Pherigo
Elton Dudley Pyles
Opal
Deloris Riley
Purcell
Guy Rodger Scott
Weleetka
Ray Lon Stout
Allen
Odis Wilson
Davis
Engish
Paul Donald York
B. S
Blanche Bartlett
Louise Carpenter Bell
Home
Doris Mae Blackburn
James Dewey Blood
Bloodworth
John Young Bradford, Jr
Iva Jo Briley
Webbers Falls
Dava Lynn Broyles
Connerville
Velma Brumley
Virginia Joyce Caldwell
Billy Joe Chancey
Albert Lee Collier
Schuster
Reba Smith Connally
Stratford
Raymond Everett Cook
Charlene Glenna Cushman
Eugene Davis
Beulah Drennan
Hennepin
James Karl Doss
Michael Morey Dwyer
Betty Hutchinson Engi
Okemah
Dock Wade Fabree
Jonathan Flowers
Stonewall
Mildred Garrett
Gordon Bolen George
Virginia Joan Bell Glover
James Harold Haines
George Dean Harris
E. C. Campus
Helen Marie Harris
Helen Noveta Harris
Pontotoc
Bert Faye Head
Margaret Jean Henderson
Wap
Jimmie Roy Klapp
Tecumseh
Clyde Belin Knight
Ray Douglas Knight
Ringling
Bettie Cordelia Leddy
Gene Austin Loftis
Pauls Valley
Edward Lawrence Logan
McAlester
Claude Eugene Lowe
Earlene Lawrimore
Dorothy Ann Luttrell
Lona Richards Mills
Paul Leon Mitchell
Sammy Granell Mitchell
T. C. Moshier
Norman Norwood
Mary Jo Olive
Glenn Andrew Pray
Jack Ray
Oklahoma City
Sue Ellen Redman
Beverly Jeanne Reynolds
Henryetta
Mavis Gwen Rhea
Haileyville
Polly Sams Richards
Mary LaVonne Riley
Tishomingo
Annagail Martin Stidham
Irene Swink
William Noel Thomason
G. C. Thompson
Lella Ward
Wetumka
May Whitfield
1848 echoes Ike era Zachary Taylor as next president
A historical comparison notes how 1848 candidate Zachary Taylor paralleled Dwight D. Eisenhower in popularity. The piece traces Taylor's rise from a Mexican War hero to a Whig nominee amid party splits, the lack of a platform at the convention, and his decisive November win over Lewis Cass, suggesting voters persisted in “liking Zach” much as they favor Eisenhower today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. £. Byrne
Central Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Zachary Taylor
Eisenhower
Ike
Old Rough and Ready
Taylor
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
General Taylor
White House
Louisiana
Alabama
Cordilleras
Philadelphia
Webster
Clay
Millard Fillmore
Lewis Cass
Michigan
New
Free Soil” Party
Stegall Family Returns From Kiamichi Fishing Trip
Mr and Mrs M L Stegall and Jerry returned home Thursday from a fishing trip in the Kiamichi mountains reporting a good catch including a 19 pound fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Stegall
Jerry
Kiamichi Mountains
Bakers Visit Russellville Relatives Then Move to Oregon
Lillian and Jannetta Baker traveled to Russellville Arkansas with their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Louis Stevenson to visit grandparents. They returned home Thursday as the Stevenson couple left their Oregon home to take a job at Spears Ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian
Jannetta Baker
Russellville
Arkansas
Mrs. Louis Stevenson
Mrs. Stevenson
Mrs. Baker
Oregson
Spears Ranch
Local travelers return home after extended trip
Mrs. Clara Oliver Mrs. Foster Eaton and Rickey and Nancy Belle Choate returned home Wednesday evening from an extended trip visiting Pratt Kane Guymon and west Texas relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Oliver
Foster Eaton
Rickey
Nancy Belle Choate
Pratt, Kane, Guymon
West Texas
Enid Visitor Wanda Robinson Visits Castleberry Family
Mrs Wanda Robinson and son Teddy visited her parents Mr and Mrs Roscoe Castleberry last week while her husband attended a medical convention in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Robinson
Teddy
Enid
Roscoe Castleberry
Oklahoma City
Ill health confines Charlie Stewart to bed
Charlie Stewart, in poor health for months, has remained bedbound since Tuesday, under medical care and close observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Stewart
Mrs. Ethel Tatum Improves After Ada Stay
Mrs. Ethel Tatum who has been staying with her brother in Ada continues to improve. She was able to go to the home of her son Sam and Mrs. Turner in the Latta community Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Tatum
Ada
Sam
Turner
Latta
Mrs Elmo Gipson Improves After Valley View Hospital Admission
Mrs Elmo Gipson who entered Valley View hospital Tuesday is reported improving with conditions steadier and recovery expected, according to nursing staff and family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Gipson
Valley View Hospital
Sunday Guests Visit Laughlin Household
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Golden of Union Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jared of Ada were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Laughlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Golden
Union Hill
Joe Jared
Ada
Kenneth Laughlin
Granny Wilhoite suffers broken leg in fall
Mrs Dora Wilhoite known as Granny Wilhoite, age 86, fell Wednesday and broke her right leg above the knee. She had surgery at Valley View hospital Thursday. She has been semi invalid since a hip fracture ten years ago and lives with her son Flora and his wife, with a nearby daughter Mrs Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Wilhoite
Granny Wilhoite
Valley View Hospital
Flora
Mrs Grover Lovelace Visits Longtime Stroke Survivor
Mrs. Grover Lovelace spent Monday visiting Mrs. Anna Haines who lives with her son Raymond Robbins and Mrs. Robbins. Mrs. Haines has been unable to speak since a stroke in 1950 and spends much time watching television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Lovelace
Anna Haines
Raymond Robbins
Robbins
Haines
Centenarian Lucius Darby credits liquor quit at 70 and long life
Elberton Georgia reports Lucius Darby says he stopped drinking corn liquor at seventy and is alive at about 110 or 116. He was a slave in Augusta before the Civil War and worked a watermelon patch until three years ago now chops wood and tends fires. Welfare officials estimate his age as 110 or 111. The piece notes Western states use mechanical cotton harvesters more than the Southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Battle
Fort Worth
Tex
Grover Lovelace
Elberton
Lucius Darby
Lucius
Augusta
United States
Southeast
Mrs W M Stirtz Named State Advisor On Women Activities
Oklahoma City on May 24 reports Mrs W M Stirtz of Oklahoma City has been appointed state advisor on women's activities for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. She is a former resident of Tulsa and Bartlesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
W. M. Stirtz
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Tulsa
Bartlesville
Government relaxes export controls on synthetic rubber
The government removed quota controls on synthetic rubber shipments abroad while export licenses remain required. The move, stated by the Office of International Trade, reflects improved supplies of general use synthetic rubber and aims to avoid shipments to unfriendly nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of International Trade
Commerce Department
French device measures fly breath at Montreal lab
A micro calorimeter designed and built in France by Prof. E Calvet is now in use at the University of Montreal. The sensitive instrument can measure a fly's breath temperature or determine the heat content in bacteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
France
E. Calvet
University of Montreal
Greater Returns for Amount in Vested Ada
Classified ad notes higher credited returns for vested Ada investments. Reader seeks guidance on terms and timelines for earning more from Ada assets. Offers contact for more details and eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
First Phase of Horace Mann Building Nears Use
Construction on East Central State college Horace Mann laboratory school advances with most interior work done and sidewalks planned. The west Francis avenue site houses a grade school wing, high school spaces, a 225 seat auditorium, a future gymnasium, and a greenhouse for first graders. Albert Ross of Ada is the architect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Mann
Horace Mann Laboratory
East Central State College
Uch
Francis Avenue
Albert Ross
Ada
Taft Eisenhower Battle for Big Midwest Prestige
In South Dakota the Taft campaign edges toward winning 14 GOP convention delegates in the June 3 primary. Eisenhower backers rely on governors and senators to defend their position as every result shapes headlines ahead of Abilene speeches and a critical news window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South Dakota
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Val Peterson
Nebraska
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Dan Thornton
Colorado
James Duff
Pennsylvania
Edward J. Thye
Minnesota
Clifford Hope
Kansas
Taft
Eisenhower
Abilene
Kan
United States
Bumblebees Essential For Red Clover Nectar Access
The passage states only bumble bees reach nectar in red clover, implying red clover cannot grow without bumble bees.
Prisoners Riot at Idaho Penitentiary for Four Hours
About four hours of riot erupted at the Idaho State Penitentiary as nearly 400 inmates armed with knives and crude weapons torched fires damaged cells and smashed windows. Police and guards used tear gas to disperse them from a barricaded recreation hall after warnings from Warden L. E. Clapp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Idaho State Penitentiary
L. E. Clapp
Clapp
Outstanding Male Student Leads Durhams Dorm Raid Stop
Robert N. Merchant of Penacook, the newly chosen outstanding male student at the University of New Hampshire, halted a finerie raid on girls dormitories last night. He climbed onto an automobile and delivered a sharp tongue lash to about 300 male rioters, urging them to mature and end the disruption as the crowd dispersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N. H
University of New Hampshire
Robert N. Merchant
Penacook
Merchant
Nowata Daily Star Publisher Elected Chamber President
Nowata Oklahoma May 24 Dave Johnson publisher of the Nowata Daily Star was elected president of the Nowata Chamber of Commerce for 1952. He previously served as president in 1946 and has served as a director since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nowata, Okla
Dave Johnson
Nowata Daily Star
Nowata Chair of Commerce
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Truman
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Anucka
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Eugene Charles Hill
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Walter Doyle Jackson
Billie Jean Johnson
Charles Johnson, Jr
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