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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1952
Page
4
Public notice summary lists publication titles The Ada Weekly News and The Ada Evening News with pricing for mail subscriptions in and outside Oklahoma, including newspaper entry details and editorial contact. No clear event or date, but shows annual rates and distribution notes.
The piece argues Governor Stevenson and General Eisenhower rely on broad party support to win. It notes Truman and Taft backing, Dewey's involvement, and the need for cross faction votes to prevent party disarray. It compares to historical party realignments and stresses pragmatic unity over ideal positions.
The text argues that equal ownership contradicts a basic instinct for personal property seen in children and adults alike. It asserts ownership drives frontier expansion and innovation and claims socialists who advocate equal division aim to control outcomes to benefit themselves, not achieve true equality.
The Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board advocates using only Oklahoma products in lodge construction within state parks. They argue public buildings should reflect state resources and contrast with Louisiana’s in-state disappointment over a skyscraper capitol built largely with out-of-state materials.
The correspondent describes Governor Stevenson in Oklahoma City noting his precise delivery and structured remarks written by a team. Stevenson lacks dramatic magnetism but conveys competence. audiences respond with warm but restrained handclaps and a belief he could become a great president if elected.
Texas Railroad Commissioner Ernest O Thompson cites Thompsons figures to illustrate the peril and cost of oil and gas exploration. Wildcat wells succeed about one in nine and a major field is one in 991 tries, with average wildcat costs around 90 000 dollars rising to 1 million in some cases.
A letter from Jack Prough Jr. to Mr. and Mrs. Bond expresses gratitude for support from back home. The piece also quotes an Ada philosopher on memory in conversations between women and men, and hints at ongoing national political discussion and campaigns.
Leroy Collins was found guilty of grand larceny by a 12 man jury in the fall term district court. He faces confinement in the McAlester state penitentiary for 1 to 5 years with sentencing set for October 3 at 10 a.m. Bond allowed on his prior terms.
White Plains report states two New York Yankees executives were injured in a three car collision on the Hutchinson River Parkway near Bronxville Westchester County. H Roy Hamey aged 50 assistant to the general manager suffered a fractured leg while Aaron Lanier 47 comptroller of the club a passenger in Hameys car sustained a possible fractured skull.
The Gurkhas who conquered Nepal in 1768 are remembered for their notable exploits as soldiers in British armies.
In Wichita Falls Texas Mrs Mary Jean Parsons Tulsa socialite daughter of a wealthy oil equipment dealer faces a murder trial for the shotgun slaying of her husband Lt Leor Parsons in their El Paso Texas apartment on February 16 The defense again delays the trial citing juror list issues and seeking proper jury wheel compliance Judge Tipps notes the postponement and orders a new date set while efforts to declare Mrs Parsons mentally ill fail.
Dr. James A. Monroe of the U S Mutual Security Agency fell to his death from a bridge while climbing Mt Alishan in Central Formosa. Several U S authorities left Taipeh to recover the body. The agency declined to release hometown or death details.
Hollywood star Betty Hutton cancels her Palladium London performance due to a mild flu. Frankie Laine will pinch hit, with Hutton expected back on the bill tomorrow as manager Val Parnell confirms.
At Tulsa and Oklahoma City Ike Eisenhower spoke to about 16 000 while Stevenson drew an estimated 25 000 during a noon parade and address. Traffic snarls and grass fires surrounded the events as Eisenhower marked his 62nd birthday with a cake from Will Rogers Veterans Hospital.
In McAlester Oklahoma guards found 46 year old William H Higgins known as Buster dead in the penitentiary darkroom with a hypodermic needle in his arm and a broken bottle nearby. Warden Jerome Waters Jr said Higgins serving for a cab driver murder and described him as a known narcotic. A lab report was ordered to identify the drug and determine cause of death.
The Associated Press reports two more Oklahomans died in traffic crashes, lifting the year’s toll to 422. Pvt. William A. Oliver, 20, of Ft. Sill, died from head on collision injuries on U S Highway 277 near Cyrus Sunday. two others were injured. Mrs. G. R. Goddard, 52, of Wewoka, died from injuries suffered Oct. 8 in a crash 314 miles south of Wewoka on U S Highway 270 after losing control while swerving to miss a horse.
Pittsburg County farmer Frank Turner paid 536.58 in fines and costs in federal court for growing 36 bushels of peanuts and feeding them to pigs, violating PMA rules. Republicans call it a example of the Truman era policies toward farmers.
Marion Johnson a 66 year old Route 4 Ada man died on a highway paving site on Highway 75 after being struck by a car the previous day He was employed by Moore Construction as a night watchman and was found by day crews near the Rock Creek bridge His death was ruled as from unknown cause and funeral arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home of Ada.
About 6 000 farm boys from across the nation gather in Kansas City for the Future Farmers of America convention. The four day event includes discussions of agricultural problems honors for members and a national public speaking contest featuring five regional winners.
The story attributes the term stogie to early Conestoga wagons whose drivers smoked long thin cigars. The nickname for the wagons is said to have influenced the cigar name through popular usage.
The first junior range conservation training school began at 9:30 in the Fitzhugh gym with about 100 boys expected to attend. Topics covered included grass identification, range condition judging, water infiltration, and pasture management led by county agents and extension staff.
Ada City Council decided to offer for sale 2.6 acres housing the old sewage disposal plant and surrounding paving. The site, with three sided trackage, is described as a desirable industrial site. Sale advertised Monday Nov 17. City will retain or sell stored equipment. bonds and contracts for nearby district 60 approved. work order grants 43 days to finish. about $125 in sewer claims approved.
A Lawton couple mourns their second polio death in recent days as Kenneth Dewayne Myers aged 10 months dies in a local hospital with pneumonia listed as a secondary cause. Their two year old daughter Janet died October 5 from polio. Oklahoma reports 1,008 polio cases for 1952 with four new hospital admissions and 481 cases currently active nationwide.
Melvin Thomas Leflett of 901 South ak on Sunday night faced nighttime speeding charges in a peace justice court presided by C. W. Floyd. Highway patrolman H. D. Van Arsdell stopped Leflett six and one half miles west of Ada on SH 13. Leflett drove a 1952 Oldsmobile at 70 mph.
From 100 tons of dry sugar cane it is possible to make almost 3 000 gallons of gasoline more than 4 500 gallons of oil and more than eight tons of sugar according to the report.
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