Stratford Society News Breakfast Club Meets in Ada
Stratford groups gather at Bar-B-Q Bar Ada for Madonna Club breakfast with Julia Mae. Guests Mrs Tor Glass and Mrs Aubrey Robertson win broadcast prizes. Regular meeting follows with "house hold hints" and program "Chil dren and Pets." A Bible is presented to Mrs W R Clear for her infant son. Members and guests listed. Youth choir from Stratford to Ada church. W MA and other church groups hold parties and study sessions with multiple attendees.
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Madonna Club
Ada
Julia Mae
Tor Glass
Aubrey Robertson
B. H. Eaves, Jr
J. W.jann
F. P. Staff
AH. Shi, Jr
W. R. Clear
Cecil and
the Bear
K. ¥. Williams
Freewill Baptist Women Plan Week of Prayer
The Women Auxiliary met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Finis Cosby presiding. They discussed a week of prayer and an all day meeting of the Center Association of Women’s Auxiliary set for Tuesday October 10 at Stratford church. Attendees included Mrs. Cosby Mrs. Willie Riedel Mrs Jack Wood Mrs Mildred Greenlee Mrs Joe Turner and Mrs Rixie.
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Freewill Baptist
Freewill Baptist Church
Finis Cosby
Uttire
Center Association of Women’s Auxiliary
Stratford Church
Cosby
Willie Riedel
Jack Wood
Mildred Greenlee
Joe Turner
Rixie
Flower Garden club meets with tea and plant display
The Flower Garden club gathered at Miss Mollie Farris home for a meeting with a business session. Members planned a Silver Tea with a book review by Mrs. Tom Glass on Oct 16 and discussed growing house plants. Rose Unit hosted by Mrs. Mary Forrest showcased house plants and shared apple pie and coffee.
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Flower Garden Club
Mollie Farris
Tom Glass
8. W. Murray
Karl Andrews
Era Critchfield
J. P. Hanley
J. E- Howell
W. D. Jackson
N. F. McAlister
Lee Ott
H.W. Muffray
Pat Reynolds
Arch. Thompson
John T. Wiliams
R. M. Bolles
Orb Smith
A.C. Lowe
Mattie Statten
ROSE
Mary Forrest
Aubrey Robertson
Roscall
Gilbert Allred
Fred Diebbel
Frank Ratmall
Curtis Rossam
M. Sallee
Mattie Slatten
Tom Ed Strickland
Herman Wilson
Forrest
Women’s Auxiliary elects secretary at Pentecostal Holiness meeting
The Women’s Auxiliary of the Pentecostal Holiness church met Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Eugene Nichols was elected secretary to replace Anice Turner who recently resigned. Mrs. L. L. Cherry gave a devotional on Charity. Attendees included Mrs. Tom Sales, Mrs. Les Foster, Mrs. Amon Patton, Mrs. Floyd Gary, Mrs. N. E. Cherry, Mrs. L. L. Cherry, Mrs. W. Flinkenbeard, Mrs. Jeff Daniel, Mrs. Anice Turner, Mrs. L. Patton and Mrs. Eugene Nichols.
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The
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Eugene Nichols
Gilling
Anice Turner
L. L. Cherry
Tom Sales
Les Foster
Amon Patton
Floyd Gary
N. E. Cherry
W. Flinkenbeard
Jeff Daniel
L. Patton
Nicknames Solve Buddy Problem in Korean Army
TOKYO October 9. Bobo Moe Casey and Alabam are thriving under the U S Army buddy system in Korea. Thousands of South Korean volunteers integrated into American units receive nicknames painted on helmets by their American buddies. The Seventh Infantry Division first implemented the approach to ease language food clothing and customs while units adapt to pidgin English and some Japanese terms.
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Tokyo
Bobo
Moe
Casey
Alabam
U. S. Army
Kims
Lees
Smiths
U. S
Pilgrims Arrival Figures Reach Over Sixty Thousand
More than 62 500 people have arrived in this Holy City for the Muslim pilgrimage. Attendees come from across the Muslim world from Morocco to the Far East, joining the traditional Hajj observance.
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Meulca
Islam
Morocco
Atlantic
Ada Library Promotes Better Parenthood Week Books Help
Ada Library highlights Better Parenthood Week with a curated list of books to aid puzzled parents. The collection spans parenting styles child development and guidance on talking with children, with titles from Bauer Bradford Zolt Tenney and others.
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Ada Library
Atlandlic Library
Bauer
Bradford
Koster
Zolt
Lozier
Manwell
Patri
Peery
Stuadt
Tenney
Arlitt
Baumeister
Chave
Chittenden
Davis
Elliot
Groves
Grunber
Adolesicent
Hollingworth
Myers
Norsworthy
O'Shea
Redding
Symonds
Washburn
Tow
Eaton
Levy
Pruelle
Fallow
Landle
Street Hawkers Dupe Fans At Chicago Bears Game
At Wrigley Field a dozen late arrivals parked on driveways alleys and sidewalks after hawkers promised easy spots for $1. Rainy crowd left. in return the hawkers vanished and each had a Megal king ticket. Police reported three dollar fines for the sharpies.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
Cardinals
Wrigley
Unknown Soldier Dead List Grows In Korean Combat
Washington reports unidentified American war dead in Korea as graves registration teams search the battle areas. Officials say the number remains uncertain, with about 3,877 listed as missing in action, many possibly alive or captured, while some are presumed killed. Congress must decide on enshrining unnamed Korean War dead.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
United States
Arlington
Blue Rain Drenches Hamlet Surrounding Gracedieu
In Ashby-de-la-Zouch England residents recalls a blue rain shower over Gracedieu village centering on Harold Walker's gas station. Observers describe navy blue blobs the size of pennies scattered across about 1000 square yards with possible explanation a whirl wind lifting elderberries from distant trees.
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Ashby-De-La - Zouch
Eng
Gracedieu
Harold Walker
Carter County Health Department Shuttered in Ardmore
The Carter County Health Department closed today due to lack of funds. Acting director Dr. J M Gordon said the county excise board informed him there was no money for the agency as doctors and women’s groups protested to try to restore the department.
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Ardmore
Okla
Carter County
J. M. Gordon
County Excise Board
Health Department
U S Plans for Long Role Building Strong Forces for Years
Military leaders disclosed broad plans to expand and sustain U S armed forces, targeting about 3 million personnel with possible larger numbers, across Army Navy Air Force and Marines. The push includes major tax and charity impacts as draft looms and defense industry work rises.
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Washington
U. S
Kremlin
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
House Armed Services Committee
A. Navy
Marine Corps
Roff Society News Funeral Attendees and Local Visits
Out of town relatives attended the funeral services for James Audie Fairchild at the Baptist church in Roff. Guests came from Wichita Kansas Vernon Texas Quanah Texas and many Oklahoma cities. Also noted are visits by Roy Davis Muskogee Grace Whitaker Oklahoma City and others. The report lists numerous family gatherings and hospital news surrounding the Fairchild family and local residents.
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James Audie Fairchild
Baptist Church
Roff
W. C. Darnell
Robert
Wichita
Kansas
W. R. McCarley
C.’C. Alien
Margaret
Texas
S. B. Middlebrook
Vernon
Chas. Hostiff
Quanah
Merrill Darnel
Childress
L. M. Darnell
Oklahoma City
M.L. Darnell
Lexington
J. R. Manning
C. C. Bland
J. M. Manning
Rush Springs
Arthur Manning
Medicine Park
Bert Hawkins
Ann Virgin
Roy Johnson
Davis
John Cavaner
Mill Creek
Middle Class Find New Life in Crowded Hong Kong
Warren Lee profiles Edward Tung, once a CATAC and Nationalist Air Force pilot, now a chicken farmer in Hong Kong. He turned five acres into a 10,000-bird operation in six months, aiming to ease the city’s chicken shortage. His family and partners help, with plans to expand to 50,000 birds.
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Warren Lee
NEA
Hongkong
China
Edward Tung
Tung Yong-pao
Tung
United States
Japan
China Air Transport Corp
CATAC
Reds
Jazz Fans Shot During Concert in Booker T High
In Orlmans on Oct 9 six jazz fans were wounded none seriously during a shooting at Booker T Washington High School. The Troubled Blues band was playing when two unidentified men fired from the balcony causing a rapid mass evacuation. Police Captain Edward Sbisa said the shooters fled as the crowd panicked and the band resumed playing.
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Orlmans
Booker T, Washington High School
Charles Brown
Ihis Smarties
Edward Sbise
Sbisa
Guests See Plane Crash in Dallas Dinner Tragedy
In Dallas, two guests, L. H. Decker and Tom R. Sloan, died after a light plane crashed following a dinner hosted by M. D. Reeves near White Rock airport. The victims, both pilots, perished after the aircraft performed stunts and entered an unrecoverable spin shortly after takeoff from Reeves’ private strip.
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Dallas
Tex
L. H. Decker
Tom R. Stoan
Decker
Sloan
M.D. Reeves
White Rock
Here
Reeves
Water cut off in Haiphong by Vietminh guerrillas
Vietminh guerrillas halted Haiphong water supply, cutting 140,000 residents off from fresh water. Authorities estimate repairs of 85 yards of damaged pipe 200 miles north will take 10 to 12 days. In Oklahoma high school football, Ardmore, Ada, and Wewoka face ratings shifts with Ada’s season under debate and Ada set to meet Wewoka at Norris Stadium highlighting Ada’s five straight wins and questions of underrating.
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Haiphong
Indochina
Vietminh
Here
Tigers
Okla‘homa
Ada
Cougars
Wenon
Adah
Wewoka
Norris Stadium
Wally Wallis
Ardmore
Small Portions at Meals Is Best Weight Control
Doctors emphasize weight control to prevent disease, arguing smaller portions aid loss and maintenance. Diet plans favor three meals with controlled portions, high meat and produce, low fats, plus milk or cottage cheese. A fat free dressing recipe and braised veal chops are provided as low calorie options.
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Cop
Deaton Elected Treasurer of U Oklahoma Law Class
Norman October 8 Adan Deaton of Ada has been elected treasurer for the 1950 51 senior law class at the University of Oklahoma announced by Earl Sneed Jr dean of the law school. Class officers plan activities including the annual banquet and Law Day with Ed Monnet president Wayne Mooreland vice president Bill Chappell secretary all listed. The National Geographic Society notes Chinese pagodas carry an odd number of stories due to luck associated with odd numbers.
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Norman
Austin Deaton
Ada
University of Oklahoma
Earl Sneed
Student Bar Association
Deaton
Jare Ed Monnet
Tulsa
Wayne B. Mooreland
Bill Chappell
Phillips
Tex
Acheson Urges Peaceful Path Not War Goal
Secretary of State Dean Acheson declared war is not inevitable and should not be the aim of U S policy. Speaking at Freedom House he accepted an award as a “valiant and constructive voice” for democratic nations and urged strength and steady morale to deter Soviet dominance.
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Vinson
j house armed _service_committee
Forrest Sherman
Naval Operations
Joint -Chiefs of Staff
Truman
New York
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Freedom, House
State Department
America
Warren Austin
United Nations
Austrian Pianist Detained Under New Security Act
New York October 9 20 year old Austrian pianist Friedrich Guida was detained at Ellis Island under the new internal security act. Immigration officials say he joined the Hitler Youth at age 10 and the law bars entry to past and present members of foreign totalitarian movements.
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New York
Friedrich Guida
Ellis Island
Guida
Hitler Youth Organization
Truman
America
Gulda
Hitler Jugend
MuskogEAN new head of blind association
Floyd Qualls of Muskogee is elected president of the Oklahoma Association of the Blind at the state convention in Oklahoma City. The event closed with 106 delegates. officers include Malcolm Coney of Oklahoma City as vice president, Mrs. Charles Gilham of Chickasha as secretary, and Emmit Liersay of Ponca City as treasurer. One resolution backs funding for a full-time piano technician at the Oklahoma school for the blind.
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Oklahoma City
Floyd Qualls
Muskogee
Oklahoma Association of the Blind
Malcolm J Coney
Charles Gilham
Chickasha
Emmit Liersay
Ponca City
Oklahoma School For the Blind
Treason Trial Postponed in Rangoon
A special tribunal in Rangoon postponed the treason trial of American Dr. Gordon S. Seagrave until Thursday due to the illness of a judge. The hearing was scheduled for today but delayed as court officials announced the illness."
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Rangoon
Burma
Gordon S. Seagrave
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