Adenauer bold challenge stirs Berlin unity drive
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, amid East Berlin festivities marking the communist government’s two year, urged including lands held by Poland and Russia to end Germany’s division. East German Premier Otto Grotewohl warned against revising the Oder Neisse frontier, insisting unity must hinge on Soviet friendship. Adenauer spoke to about 10,000 at a West Berlin industry fair and framed Berlin and the Russian zone as part of a united Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
East Berlin
Adenauer
Poland
Russia
Kremlin
Otto Grotewohl
Grotewohl
Oder-Neisse
Oder
Soviet Union
West Berlin
OEA Convention Set for Oklahoma City Trip
The Oklahoma Education Association annual convention moves to mid October with district meetings in the second semester. Ada public schools will be off Thursday and Friday October 11 and 12, as East Central State College suspends classes for a long weekend. College groups join Thursday night programs as teachers and administrators plan for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Education Association
OEA
Oklahoma City
Ada Public Schools
East Central State College
Allen Woman Dies In Texas Auto Crash
Mrs J E Finley of Allen died after a head on collision near Memphis Texas while en route to California with her husband. The accident happened Thursday September 28 and Mrs Finley died days later. Her husband remained hospitalized and the other driver was not expected to survive. The Finleys ran the Rob Lon Tourist courts in Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Finley
Allen
Memphis
Texas
Finley
California
Hollis
Oklo
Kay County 4-H Top Stock Judges Win State Team Spot
Kay County 4-H livestock judging team won the right to represent Oklahoma at the American Royal in Kansas City on Oct. 12. They scored 1,598 defeating Osage County 1,547 with members Roy Hine Bill Hine Braman Bill Carmichael Ponca City and alternate Dick Bonfy Blackwell coach W. R. Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Kay County
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Osage County
Roy
Bill Hine
Braman
Bill Carmichael
Ponca City
Dick Bonfy
Blackwell
W. R. Hutchinson
Kay
McDougall to Demonstrate Skill with Cold Deck Here
Michael Mickey MacDougall, renowned card detective and entertainer, will speak at the Ada Knife and Fork Club in the Student Union Ballroom on Tuesday Oct 9 at 7 PM. He will narrate his experiences exposing card cheats and demonstrate methods used in cold deck tricks, roulette rigging, and galloping domino scams. Reservations for the 1951 52 season are being taken via Miss Constance Waggoner at Telephone 15 during business hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carneys
Michael
Mickey” MacDougall
United States
Wit and Raconteur
Ada Knife and Fork Club
MacDougall
Student Union
Constance Waggoner
General Stratemeyer to retire due to ill health
Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer, who led the Far East Air Forces in the first year of the Korean War, will retire soon. He and his wife will depart Japan in November for Winter Park Florida to await orders. He suffered a heart attack last May and was hospitalized two months. He earned the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in Korea.
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Tokyo
George E. Stratemeyer
Far East
FEAF
Stratemeyer
Japan
Winter Park
Fla
India-Burma
Chungking
O. P. Weyland
Auto Thefts Into Their Worst Period
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover notes auto theft peaks in cold months with December or October January and April leading in different years. He cites over 90 percent of stolen cars recovered but warns of heavy losses from damaged or wrecked vehicles and urges owners to lock cars avoid exposing packages and avoid dark night parking.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Oral Dryden Hurt In Accident Here
Oral Dryden former Ardmore Indians infielder was admitted to Valley View hospital after a fall at Ideal Cement. An employee of Stern Roger Construction he suffered a possible broken back and kidney injury though his condition was not considered serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oral Dryden
Ardmore Indians
Valley View Hospital
Ideal Cement Company
Stern-Roger Construction Company
Dryden
Byng_ high school
BBC Bans Speech on Having a Baby in 1951
The BBC prohibited a social service worker from delivering a talk titled Having a Baby in 1951 during a women's hour program. The ruling cited the talk as political and tied to the national health service, which assists expectant mothers, as the campaign unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
National Health Service
Ellison retires from long standing Los Angeles teaching post
Ada resident L A Ellison ends a decades long Sunday school career with the Downtown Bible class at Criswell Chapel dissolving after its last meeting. He began teaching in Texas as a young public school teacher, then in Ada at First Baptist guiding a boys class that included future U S senator Bob Kerr.
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L. A. Ellison
Criswell Chapel
Ellison
Ada
Texas
Caddo
First Baptist Church
Bob Kerr
U. S. Senate
Sam Kerr
Konawa High School Names Football Queen
Miss Ann Suttles daughter of Mr and Mrs E P Suttles named football queen at Konawa high school as junior class candidate with 16015 votes. The queen race raised 32580 cents with each class entering a candidate. runners up include Lorene Jones Carolyn Campbell Sue Lurber Joan Seay and Virginia Barker.
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Ann Suttles
E. P. Suttles
Konawa
Lorene Jones
Carolyn Campbell
Sue Lurber
Joan Seay
Virginia Barker
Cook Arraigned On Murder Charge
William E. Cook 23 was arraigned in Imperial County California on a murder charge linked to the slaying of Seattle salesman Robert Dewey. The state seeks the death penalty while Cook awaits a plea with a lawyer, after transfer from Alcatraz under heavy guard. He had prior convictions for kidnaping and murder in Illinois and Missouri.
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EL Centro
Calif
Alcatraz
William E. Cook
California
Elmer Heald
Cook
Imperial County Grand Jury
Seattle
Robert Dewey
Missouri
Carl Mosser
Atwood
Ill
Joplin
Dewey
Baja California
First Pecans of New Crop Reported
Briscoe Produce buys 25 pounds of pecans from Wilson and Sons at 25 cents per pound with a $5 premium. Ishmael Briscoe says prospects look good for the 1951 crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briscoe Produce
Wilson and Sons
Ishmael Briscoe
Governor Murray to Speak in Chicago and Attend Oklahoma Day
Oklahoma City report notes Gov. Johnston Murray will address the United States Independent Telephone Association in Chicago on October 16 and will attend Oklahoma Day at the Kansas City American Royal Livestock Show the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
United States Independent Telephone Association
Chicago
Kansas City
Small Latta Boy Dies After Bean Inhalation
James L Lang Jr eight months old son of Mr and Mrs James L Lang of Latta died in an Oklahoma City hospital Saturday after a lung operation. He reportedly swallowed a bean that was sucked into his lungs, was treated at Valley View hospital, then moved to Oklahoma City for surgery Friday. Complications caused his death. Funeral arrangements by Smith Funeral Home likely Monday. Survivors are his parents and grandparents C A Lang of Ada and Mr Mrs J E Bumpus of Madill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Lang
Latta
Oklahoma City
Valley View Hospital
Lang
East Central IRC Club Is Organized
East Central State college students form the East Central IRC Club in 1934 with growing fall membership. The first post organization meeting pairs with the Ada Lions Club for a joint discussion on international issues, slated for October 16. Carl Price chairs, Bill Gentry is vice president, Delores Ann Hodges secretary with Professor Louise Hornbeak sponsoring.
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East Central State College
Ada Lion’s Club
Lions
Carl Price
McAlester
Bill Gentry
Ada
Delores Ann Hodges
Pearson
Louise Hornbeak
Small Shift Would Give Churchill Win
A minor shift of voters could propel Winston Churchill to the British premiership. Polls suggest the Conservatives would gain a 60 to 100 seat edge, hinging on 56 districts where Labour won narrowly in 1950, often with a three way contest.
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Churchill
London
Winston Churchill
Britain
House of Commons
Labor
Laborite
Labor Party
Churchill Attacks Handling of Iran Oil Dispute
London Oct 6 Churchill charged the labor government with muddling the Iranian oil dispute. Speaking at Loughton he said Attlee’s cabinet waited three months to present Britain’s case to the United Nations. The issue has become a chief election campaign test affecting foreign policy tone.
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London
Winston Churchill
Loughton
Attlee
United Nations
Britain
Anglo- Iranian Oil Company
Middle East
Taft to Speak To State GOP ers
Sen. Robert A. Tafthas accepted an invitation to address a meeting of Oklahoma Republicans in Tulsa on November 10, the state GOP headquarters announced. Party chairman Bailie W. Vinson said the event will allow Oklahomans to hear prominent Republicans linked to presidential possibilities. Harold Stassen is slated to speak in Oklahoma City in February.
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Tulsa
Okla
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Oklahoma
GOP
Bailie W. Vinson
Harold Stassen
Oklahoma City
Big Milking Shorthorn Breed Sale Planned in Ada
The Oklahoma Milking Shorthorn Association schedules a major breed sale in Ada on October 20 at the Richardson Buick warehouse with 50 animals to be sold and over 600 visitors expected. A banquet is set for October 19 at East Central State College student union ballroom with national leaders Richard V. Keim Bill Hardy and Bill Dixon traveling from Idaho and Missouri. Approximately 2,000 sale catalogs have been mailed amid strong breeder interest.
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Oklahoma Milking
Richardson Buick Warehouse
North Broadway
East Central State College Student Union
Harvey Lambert
National Association
Richard V. Keim
Idaho
Bill Hardy
Bill Dixon
Springfield
Frank Streetman
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Bank
Rancher files civil suit over claimed stolen bull
Roy Doolin, a 62 year old Seminole county rancher, sues over a White Face bull he says is his. The bull was held under replevin bond at 400 dollars after a larceny charge and later placed under a re delivery bond. Civil hearing set for October 10. criminal preliminary October 17.
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Seminole County
Roy Doolin
Wamoosa
Sasakwa
Grady Nelms
Justice of Peace Court
Wewoka
Doolin
John Sowers
Marshal Osborn
Lane
Osborn
Colin
Winter clothing issued to 45th Division in Japan
In Hok Kaido Japan on October 6, soldiers of Oklahoma's 45th Division will receive more than 125 dollars worth of winter gear each. Each man gets a wool fur cap with bill and chin strap, Polaroid goggles, wool masks, two wool under shirts, high neck sweater, wool muffler, wool shirt, pile and field jackets, long underwear, wind resistant trousers, two pairs of ski socks, shoe packs, mittens with trigger finger, and two wool liners.
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Hokkaido
Japan
Oklahoma
Peanuts Move to Market Ahead of Schedule
Si Boles of the Ada Peanut company says peanuts have started moving to market though a Saturday shower may slow business for several days. He notes quality is a touch below average as the crop is early, with prospects near average unless rain damages further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Si Boles
Ada Peanut Company
Boles
Ada High Choir Plans November Concerts
Ada high school's choir under Allen Clinkscales has elected officers led by president Guy Logsdon and Mary Nell Sweatt as pianist. Tentative concert dates are November 28 for an assembly and November 29 for the public, with numbers from the choir boys and girls choirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada High School
Allen Clinkscales
Ada
Guy Logsdon
Betty Roberts
Daniel Bell
Pat Pruitt
Pat Biggs
Frances King
Mary Nell Sweatt
How to Shampoo Upholstery Fabric After Cleaning
To bring up the pile after shampooing upholstery fabric, brush against the nap with a soft brush when the material is nearly dry. To shampoo, use a mild detergent and water solution then work it into the fabric avoiding oversaturation.
Aged Man Believed Robbed of Life Savings
St Louis police think 72 year old Bernhart Levyson was robbed of at least part of his 10000 dollars. Levyson sought help at Union Station and spoke of bonds and cash. bank official later said he bought 600 dollars in bonds recently. He was seen with a tall middle aged negro. they were last seen entering a tavern near Brooklyn Illinois. A trunk search yielded only household items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Bernhart Levyson
Evyson
Travelers’ Aid Society
Union Station
Vance Ark
East St. Louis
Levyson
Brooklyn
Ill
Two Groups Study Yule Lighting
A morning meeting is set for Monday at 10 to plan the annual Christmas lighting. Members from the Chamber of Commerce retail committee and the Junior Chamber of Commerce will discuss cross street streamers and lighting feasibility with an electrician present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Inventor of Corn Flakes Dies at 91 in Battle Creek
Will Keith Kellogg, the pioneer behind the corn flake, died at age 91 in Battle Creek. He built a $50 million fortune from his breakfast cereal and left most of his wealth to the Kellogg Foundation, dedicated to child welfare and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Mich
Will Keith Kellogg
Kellogg
Kellogg Foundation
Oklahoma Real Estate Association Convention Sets Oct 24 25
The Oklahoma Real Estate Association will hold its annual convention in Oklahoma City on October 24 and 25 with about 400 delegates expected. National speakers include Alexander Summer of Teaneck New Jersey president of the National Association of Real Estate Boards and Dorothy G Ingalls of Syracuse New York national secretary of the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Real Estate Association
Alexander Summer
Teaneck
N. J
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Dorothy G. Ingalls
Syracuse
Alaska Fisheries Catch Roughly 25 Species Commercially
About 25 species of fish and shellfish are caught commercially in Alaska, reflecting a diverse marine harvest. The range includes salmon, halibut, shrimp, and crab, supporting coastal communities and regional markets.
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Alaska
Byng FHA Rally Elects Chapter Officers
Byng FHA group members and sponsors attended a sub district rally on Saturday. Sheila Jenkins and Joyce Brannon of Byng sought office. The afternoon featured a style show and officer installation with Byng’s chapter in charge of the election. Participants included Mooneine Perry Sheila Jenkins Pat Smith June Reed Alice Green Patsy Jackson Pat Lantz Anita Deaton Joyce Brannon Retha Cantrell Ona Lou Wall Donnie Knight Mrs Crider and Mrs Price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byng Fha
Sheila Jenkins
Joyce Brannon
Byng
Mooneine Perry
Pat Smith
June Reed
Alice Green
Patsy Jackson
Pat Lantz
Anita Deaton
Retha Cantrell
Ona
Band Mothers Club of Konawa Names Yearly Committees
Konawa special report lists standing committees for the Band Mothers Club for the current year with Mrs. Claude Good as president. Members cover finance publicity decoration food chaperons and transportation, with a meeting set for 7:30 p m October 9 in the homemaking cottage and a program by Konawa high school band members under J H Irwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konawa
Band Mothers’ Club
Claude Good
G. M. Kursar
E. P. Suttles
Claude Humphrey
George W
Ralph Lurber
W. Tucker, Jr. Courtsey
F. M. Dailey
R. C. Ryle
Dallas Boren
G. D. Brewer
Ob Blaylock
Harley E. Moore
W. K. Damron
Robert Cravens
N. C. Padgett
W. A. McLeister
A. G. Hamrick
Leo Lane
Dave Higdon
Charlie Pairet
Chester Finch
John Raley
A. J. Collins
Roy Lurber
Bud Johnson
Winnie Nichols
J. H. Irwin
Konawa High School
Student Arrested In Pistol Case
Stillwater Oklahoma police questioned a 21 year old Oklahoma A M freshman in the pistol whipping of an 18 year old secretary. A revolver with a broken handle and bent trigger guard was found in the student's room and the pistol grips matched those on the weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma A&m College
Eula Mae Leach
U S Would Have 64 Cases Dismissed
In Muskogee Oklahoma the U S government seeks dismissal of 64 federal cases where mineral rights owners near Denison dam seek damages for reservoir flooding. Curtis P Harris of the DOJ argues the suits are barred by statute of limitations as filed six years after the flood and none of the tracts are fully underwater. Owners say flooding blocked oil and gas potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
U.S
Denison Dam
Curtis P. Harris
Department of Justice
Stonewall Schoolmasters Plan Evening Dinner Meeting
Plans are complete for a dinner meeting of the Stonewall Schoolmasters' club to be held Monday night at Stonewall. Trice Broadrick, principal of Chickasha high school, will be guest speaker. Stonewall school will provide the musical program and the meal. The dinner starts at 7 p.m. Kappa Alpha Theta, founded at DePauw University in January 1870, was the first sorority in the United States, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schoolmasters’ Club
Stonewall
Trice Broadrick
Chickasha High School
Stonewall School
Kappa Alpha Theta
DePauw University
Indiana
United States
Long-time area resident C. W. Clayton dies at 64
C. W. Clayton died Friday night at his home 508 West Fourth aged 64. He operated country stores and post offices in Hickory Oakman Byng and near Wewoka before retiring in 1945. Survived by wife Ethel, daughters Mrs. T. A. Crumb Ada and Evelyn Clayton Pampa Tex., son Sgt. Clayton with the 45th Div., brother W. A. Clayton Sulphur, sisters Mrs. Ben King Roff and Mrs. Dora DeLisle Stillwater. Funeral arrangements pending word from his son in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Clayton
West Fourth
Sgt
John Clayton
Hokkaido
Japan
Clayton
Rofs
Ada
Ethel Caton
Hickory
Oakman
Byng
Wewoka
T. A. Crumb
Evelyn Clayton
Pampa
Tex
Sgt. Clayton
45Th
Ex-Wife Approves King Wedding Plan
Ex-wife Gloria King blesses Sheppard King's plan to wed Egyptian dancer Samia Camal despite his mother's objections. Gloria, 25, aims to persuade Mrs. King, while sister Patricia remains noncommittal amid family tensions and possible disinheritance.
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Rome
Sheppard King
Samia Camal
Gloria King
Patricia King
Sheppard
Gloria
Voice of Democracy Contest Discussion Set in Pontotoc
Pontotoc county teachers and Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce officials will meet October 9 at 7 30 p m in the county superintendent's office to discuss details of the Voice of Democracy Contest for high school students in grades 10 through 12. The national public speaking contest invites students to write and read five minute broadcasts on To Speak for Democracy and aims to foster appreciation of the American way of life and study of democracy. Schools are urged to send representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Ada Junior Chamber of Commerce
America
Libby Holman Receives Son's $6 Million Reynolds Share
Libby Holman was awarded her late son Christo pher Reynolds share of the Reynolds tobacco fortune. The 18 year old died in a California mountain climbing accident on August 7 1950 after inheriting about a quarter of the family billions. His father Zachary Smith Reynolds had died under mysterious circumstances in 1932 at his Winston Salem home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Libby Holman
Reynolds Tobacco
Christopher Smith Reynolds
California
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Zachary Smith Reynolds
Winston-Salem
N. C
Oklahoma Plans Urgent Pullers for Cotton Harvest
The Oklahoma state employment service renewed a plea for thousands of cotton boll pullers in southwestern Oklahoma fields. Workers are needed urgently to ensure harvest of the big state crop, said Dave Vandivier, chairman of the employment security commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Oklaoma
Dave Vandivier
Employment Security Commission
U S Fish and Wildlife Rats Treated 451187 Premises in 1950
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service treated 451187 premises against rats in 1950, reflecting a broad government effort to control rodent populations and protect public health and agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Ada High Choir
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