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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1952
Page
5
Otis Barton halted a mile deep undersea dive when power failed at 1,453 feet aboard the benthoscope. He reported lights and oxygen circulation ceased and said the dive is over, with a possible retry to beat his 1949 record of 4,500 feet.
Ninety one year old Charles Cornish told relatives he would die on Wednesday and named his preferred hymns. He died Wednesday and his funeral was held today with the hymns as requested.
The Tulsa Fair and Livestock Exposition runs October 3 to 9 featuring the largest livestock turnout in fair history. The National Angus sale is set for October 9 alongside judging events for Shetland ponies Holsteins Herefords Milking Shorthorns Jerseys Guernseys and quarter horses.
Dr Ralph W Lockman argues that slumps keep success meaningful in sport and life. He cites baseball World Series finish, spring training, and Persian proverb wisdom, noting that every small error or setback shapes ultimate outcomes and character. He recalls Babe Ruth’s ascent and concludes the Divine Umpire judges winners.
Mr and Mrs Erle Fentem and Mrs Jack Barcklow returned from Philadelphia where Mrs Fentem and Mrs Barcklow attended the national convention of the Hospital Auxiliary association A Delaware River cruise and a tour of the first hospital in the United States highlighted the trip The hospital marked its 200th anniversary last year New wings were added yet the original brick walls remain a feature A table used by Benjamin Franklin is still used in a conference room Mrs Barcklow attended a federal luncheon and heard President Harry S Truman speak
Sen. Richard Nixon toured Tennessee campaigning for the vice presidency drawing a large crowd in Nashville. Police estimated 2,000 at the airport and about 8,000 along the route to War Memorial square where Nixon spoke at dusk. He attacked the Democratic bosses and accused a cover up of corruption while Kefauver rose to prominence from the Senate Crime Investigating Committee. Nixon then flew to Knoxville en route to Washington.
Sulphur Oklahoma Rotary Club met Thursday with Dr Shamel chairing a program on crippled children He presented Sam Bailey of Ardmore with a film addressing disabled child issues Fred Williams Kiwanis president spoke for a citywide summer youth recreation program Kiwanis sponsors guests included Bruce Frazier Mrs Frank Crawford and her mother Mrs Suggs A classifi cation program is planned Oct 2 with Elmer Carr Carl Williams and King Davenport on the committee
Tulsa will observe November 4 as an official city holiday to boost turnout. Mayor Clarence M. Warren proclaimed the day and urged all businesses to close. at least two oil firms and a large department store will shut to allow employees to vote.
A 4 H dairy project begun in 1945 grows from one Holstein heifer to a herd of ten cows six heifers and four bull calves. The oldest cow has six calves and top show and milk records including six blue ribbons reserve champion at state shows and $87 prize money. The project owner credits Ada Chamber of Commerce for support and notes improved income per cow after building a Grade A dairy barn.
The United States names Harold Shantz 58 to be minister to Bucharest, ending a vacancy seen as a diplomatic snub. Shantz, veteran foreign service officer with Eastern European posts, will observe events in an Iron Curtain country hostile to Americans.
Oklahoma City report describes Senator Richard M. Nixon, then Republican vice presidential nominee, narrowly missing a wardrobe slip after rushing from a hotel. He borrowed a necktie as a belt and later a belt from C Harold Brand, an Oklahoma City real estate dealer and GOP worker, to board his plane to Tulsa.
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower steps into the 12-state swing through the Midwest and South pushing a change in Washington. He plans a Charleston stop in South Carolina before Westward travel, with aides noting a shift to a more personal, colorful campaign style and a growing public appetite for his leadership.
President Truman begins a 15 day 8500 mile whistle stop tour for Adlai Stevenson with at least 90 speeches including 11 major talks. He travels west of the Mississippi then to the East ending in New York City with stops in many states and Harlem civil rights discussion. Margaret Truman accompanies him. Mrs. Truman remains home.
In Cairo on September 27 the Wafd party refused to submit to government rules and thereby jeopardized its legal status. Ibrahim Farag announced the decision and suggested the party would continue activities possibly underground after 33 years of dominance. The move tests Maj. Gen. Mohamed Najib’s regime which gave parties 30 days to purge graft and present a cleaned slate.
The Associated Press reports Oklahoma polio caseload up to 933 as of Saturday with three new cases. Hospitalizations total 313 with 110 in the acute stage and 34 deaths statewide.
This article outlines uses for non fat dried milk solids including mixing into cereals potatoes gravies and sauces. It also covers biscuit mixes water based white sauce and general farming notes on transplanting gladioliforms and storing cured corms with DDT dust to curb thrips.
Iris beds grow crowded with age and look unsightly. Now is the time to divide and rejuvenate the planting, starting with removing excess clumps and replanting to restore vigor and bloom.
Final agreement between John L. Lewis and Northern soft coal operators grants a 10 day memorial period over the contract from Oct 1 1952 to Oct 1 1953, replacing the former two five day options. The pact includes a $1.90 wage rise to $18.25 daily and a 10 cent per ton royalty increase.
In Oklahoma City and Tulsa crowds praised Sen. Richard Nixon as he urged voters to back Eisenhower in November. Nixon predicted Republican gains in Texas and Oklahoma, urged ousting Truman Democrats, and criticized Korea war decisions, government corruption, and communist influence.
Lovelady 4-H club members enrolled for 1953 projects during the September 25 meeting. Officers elected include President William Carter Vice President Don Taylor Secretary Bobby Kniseley Social Chairman Odell Deaton Reporter Joyce Brannon Song Leader Mary Jo Deaton with Lovelady school as sponsor. The club plans to meet the last Thursday of each month.
Club members should plan 1952 1953 projects at the upcoming 4 H reorganization meetings. Meetings will be held in October and clubs will be contacted with the specific date and time.
Organizing HD Club Women of the Lovelady community will meet Monday the 29 at the school. The meeting has been called for the purpose of organizing a home demonstration club.
HD Club schedule lists Wednesday October 1 meeting with Mrs. Frank Matthews at 610 West 1st in Ada. Thursday October 2 Colbert club gathers with Mrs. L B Boone. Friday October 3 Francis club meets.
Julius Hanson and Bob Calvert of Ada Milling returned Friday night from a two day nutrition conference at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. The program included lectures and demonstrations on feeds for poultry cattle and hogs with four hours of lectures each forenoon and afternoon. The Ada men plan similar conferences at Oklahoma A and M College in October and another in Texas later in October.
A Lutheran church presents two episodes from This Is the Life at 8 p m on Tuesday September 30 at First Lutheran Church Thirteenth and Townsend. The Fishers of Middleburg episodes form part of a 26 episode series to be telecast nationwide. The program portrays Christian faith in action and aims to show unchurched Americans the transforming power of the Gospel.
In Tulsa and across Oklahoma GOP leaders say progressive coffee fundraisers raise about $500 quickly. A woman hosts eight guests for 50 cents each, who then host their own gatherings inviting eight more. Mrs. B. F. Greenwald originated the idea.
Oklahoma's highway toll for 1952 rose to 378 with the death of 25 year old Lawrence Hathorne of Guthrie. He died in an Oklahoma City hospital from injuries after a car overturned near Guthrie last Sunday.
J H Bullock writes that old age assistance is vital but warns against raising taxes now. He argues higher sales taxes would raise welfare costs, notes parity and living standards, and cautions against inflating the dollar with subsidies, urging restraint on future taxation.
Perry Oklahoma September 27 1930 Noble County officers order autopsy for Dorothy Robinson death from a car fire in her front yard. Sheriff Merl Harmon will question husband Art Robinson. no charges yet. The car was found 14 feet from the house, neighbors woke his two sons.
Edward Burling Jr., Washington lawyer and active Eisenhower backer, disclosed his $25 donation to the Stevenson fund during Stevenson’s Illinois governor campaign. Burling heads the District of Columbia Eisenhower-Nixon Campaign Committee, formed recently, and says he would back Stevenson for governor again but not for president.
Oklahoma legislators were driven from the capitol by troops acting under Governor Jack Walton who had placed the state under martial law on September 15 after civil insurrection and Ku Klux Klan activity.
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