City Police Busy Weekend with 17 Bookings and Fines
City police logged 17 bookings over the weekend, led by drunkenness with 14 cases. Two involved failure to yield right of way, one a missing driver’s license, totaling $229 in fines. James Tull paid $20 for failure to yield after a two car crash with Noble Jobe Jr. as the other driver. Burns paid $15 for running a stop sign after a two car crash. no injuries.
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James E. Tull
West Third
Konawa
Noble Jobe Jr
West Seventh
Ada
Jobe
Main Street
Tull
Broadway
John Morning Burns
Stigler
Irene Genevieve Myrick
West Twenty-third
Burns
Ninth
Mics Myrick
Rennie
Cigarette Blamed For 2000 Acre Fire Near Edmond
A negligently tossed cigarette sparked a grass fire four miles east of Edmond Oklahoma that burned 2000 acres in Osage County. 250 volunteers and fire crews fought the blaze all day, damaging a frame garage and a rock barn filled with hay but no livestock or homes were lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond
Okla
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Tom Corr
Corr
United Lutherans Convene Amid Growth and Movement Challenges
Delegates at the 18th biennial United Lutheran Church in America convention say population shifts to the West and South strain church resources. Clerics and lay leaders agree that active members move with communities, making it hard to maintain religious life in new areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
America
United Lutheran Church In America
Charles G. Tusin
Pulaski
Pram
Cme
Being Breadwinner Just Didn’t Pay Pamela
London sculptor Robert Davies learned in court his ex wife was worth 600 pounds more to him than he believed. Davies sued Pamela for divorce citing misconduct and claimed 200 pounds damages from the co respondent Fritz Nau. The judge awarded Davies 800 pounds for the loss of Pamela as the wife said she earned money for them both.
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London
Robert Davies
Davies
Pamela
Mann
Fritz Nau
Rural 4H and FFA dates set in Oklahoma rounds
State 4-H and FFA events are scheduled at Red Plains near Guthrie and Wheatland Cherokee with meets set for Oct 23 Guthrie Oct 29 Cherokee and FFA appraisals Nov 8 Cherokee and Nov 15 Guthrie. Negro 4-H and New Farmers of America will compete Oct 21 at Guthrie Station. Nat Walker notes fence post land can yield income comparable to crops for 50 years with ideal conditions. Seedlings via forestry division. recommended Oklahoma varieties include black locust catalpa Bois D arc red mulberry and red cedar.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
FFA
Red Plains Conservation Station
Guthrie
Wheatland Conservation Experiment Station
Cherokee
New Farmers of America
Guthrie Station
Nat Walker
A. & M. Forester
Walker
Division of Forestry
State Capitol
Silage urged to ease Oklahoma stock feed shortages
A. and M. agronomist Cliff Elder says Oklahomans can learn from northern farmers to preserve high quality silage for drought and short crops. He notes Oklahoma uses vast pasture land with millions of acres in hay and sorghums and invites attention to Mangum’s Sandy Land Research Station field day on Oct 16 to compare deep plow land production with conventional plots.
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Cliff Elder
Mangum
Sandy Land Research Station
Faulty wiring drains Oklahoma farm electricity
Elmer R Daniel an A M electrification specialist and REA adviser warns proceeds from heat loss on farm systems in Oklahoma. He says using a fuse too large for the wire wastes power on 10 year old or older systems with modern appliances. Safest fuses are 15 amperes for No 14 and 20 amperes for No 12 wire. The right fuse can prevent costly fire.
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Oklahoma
Elmer R. Daniel
REA
Big State Bus Drivers Reach Last Minute Talks
Oklahoma City union drivers and Southwestern Coaches and Mid-Continent Trailways bargain for a possible strike set for 11 p m. A walkout would halt about 50 buses operating into Texas and Oklahoma. Federal mediator C T Emery from Tulsa aided talks with no progress. Contract talks began last July over wages expenses away from home charters and related matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Southwestern Coaches
Mid-Continent Trailways
Texas
Oklahoma
C. T. Emery
Tulsa
Flint Jail escape trio recaptured ending Michigan manhunt
Three ex convicts Clifford Billings Claude Smith and his brother Lewis were recaptured after escaping Flint City Jail. They overpowered turnkey Marvin Besteman at gunpoint and fled Sunday before being taken into custody in Lansing and near a farm ditch after a statewide manhunt.
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Flint Mich
Flint City
Michigan
Clifford Billings
Claude Smith
Lewis
Marvin Besteman
Ofcesee Aan
Smith Brothers
Lansing
Billings
Cabinet Member Visits Oklahoma
Secretary of commerce Charles Sawyer arrives in Oklahoma City for a fact finding tour to confer with state businessmen. The schedule includes planned meetings and potential interviews as part of his inspection of commerce and industry in the state.
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Oklahoma City
Charles Sawyer
Commerce
Sawyer
Germans Plan Future Zeppelins for European Air Travel
Frankfurt dispatch reports veteran Zeppelin engineers say dirigibles could revive air traffic. They quote Rudolf Sauter on lower costs than airplanes, with plans backed by a 150 million mark German government budget and a 50 million mark need for new Zeppelins. The Hindenburg disaster in Lakehurst 1937 halted earlier Zeppelin flights.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Hamburg
Das ‘Bild
Rudolf Sauter
Immigrant women outpace men in 1946 arrivals
In 1946 the United States welcomed three female immigrants for every male, reflecting the large number of war brides returned by American soldiers.
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United States
Steer Hide Found North of Salt Creek Bridge Near Konawa
A mottled faced steer hide weighing 700 to 800 pounds was found north of Salt Creek bridge eight miles northeast of Konawa by Seminole County Deputy Sheriff Omer Gillham. The hide had Ada Evening News print on it and holes from amateur work. The steer was killed Saturday within 10 to 12 hours. the carcass dressed over 400 pounds of meat. Cattlemen are asked to check herds and report missing animals matching the description.
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Konawa
Salt Creek Bridge
Seminole County
Omer Gill- Gillham
Ada Evening News
Gillham
Chinese Communist Colonel Surrenders in Korea Front
Chinese Colonel Chang, commander of a Red artillery regiment, surrendered to a South Korean patrol on the eastern front after a hill battle in which 700 Reds were killed. Chang said he left Peiping Aug 26 and marched 12 days to reach the front.
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Pusan
Korea
Kyunghyang Shinmoon
Chang
Red
Peiping
Nationalist Party
Red Army
World coal reserves by region estimated
It is estimated that Europe holds about 700 billion tons of coal reserves America contains around 7.7 trillion tons and Asia about 2.5 trillion tons according to the report.
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Europe
America
Asia
36 Million Americans to Move This Year Driven by Industry Growth
About 36 million Americans will move this year as industry expands, plants multiply, and decentralization trends shift capital and workers across the country. The National Industrial Conference Board cites defense expansion, freight-rate changes, and postwar growth as key factors.
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Sam Dawson
New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Michigan
Conference Board
Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Nevada
Florida
Korea
Middle West
Wright Explains 17 Million Fund For Teachers
Everett Wright, chief accountant for the Oklahoma Teacher Retirement System, spoke to the Pontotoc County Schoolmasters club at Latta. He described system assets of over 17 million dollars, with more than 16 million invested in U S government bonds and outlined four retirement options. The club elected Hollis Clehorn as vice chairman and invited Union Valley Home Demonstration to meet in November. Tides in the Gulf of Mexico are minimal with one daily rise and fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Wright
Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Latta
Alfred King
Jack Presley
Melcina Wallace
Sammie Mitchell
United States
Hollis Clehorn
J. H. Jackson
Union Valley Home Demonstration Club
Transit woes hit big city buses and subways
A national survey shows growing financial troubles for municipal and private transit systems as higher fares meet rising costs, labor pressure, taxes, and car ownership. Officials in New York, Chicago, Boston and other cities report declines in riders and talk of fare hikes, new taxes, and strategic fixes from parking restrictions to downtown curb limits.
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Walter Breede JR
New York
John E. McCarthy
New York City Omnibus Corp
Manhattan
Associated Press
United States
Transit Management
Hart Buses
Fred Ossamna
Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company
Minneapolis and
St. Paul
Portland, Ore
Transit Company
Cau
Mter
Chicago
Kansas City
Atalanta
Birmingham
Ala
Boston
Schenectady
Schenecdy
N.Y
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Schenectady Railway Company
American Transit Association
Twin Cities
David Lawrence
Steel City
Philadelphia
Pakistan Great Conspiracy Trial Nearing Closure After 15 Months
In Hyderabad Prison, sixteen defendants including former Army chief Gen Akbar Khan and Communist leaders face a secret trial for plotting to overthrow Pakistan’s government. The case, tied to the Rawalpindi conspiracy, began mid June 1951 and ends as rumors hint at possible acquittals while Liaquat Ali Khan is dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold K. Miles
Karachi
Pakistan
Hyderabad
Pakistan Army
Liaquat Ali Khan
Lahore
Rawalpindi
India
Akbar Khan
Akbar
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Syed Sajjad Zaheer
Communist Party of Pakistan
Punjab
New Jersey Prison Riot Ends With Gunfire
About 20 knife wielding inmates barricaded wing 7 of Trenton State Prison in a two hour riot last night. Correction officers fired machine gun blasts to quell the disturbance injuring two prisoners and three guards were harmed in what authorities called the fourth major outbreak this year.
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Trenton
N. J
Trenton State Prison
All Quiet Until Water Main Burst
In Birmingham Alabama a Sunday quiet was broken when a water main burst flooding the Smith home with about 250000 gallons. Neighbors aided by building a plank and dirt dam until waterworks stopped the flow. Mrs Smith described the scene and ongoing cleanup through the house.
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Birmingham
Ala
U. S
Smiths
General Hodge Arrives in Tokyo on Inspection Tour
Gen. John R. Hodge chief of Army Field Forces landed in Tokyo for a routine inspection tour. He will review U.S. Army post operations and discuss field force readiness with allied counterparts during the visit.
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Tokyo
John R. Hodge
Army Field Forces
Bomber Blueprints Found on English Golf Course
British intelligence officers search for how blueprints of a modern bomber were scattered near Manchester at a golf course. The plans, from A. V. Roe factory makers of the delta wing heavy bomber and the Shackleton, were handed to police by passersby during NATO Mainbrace exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
England
Britain
A. V. Rose
John L Lewis Boosts Stevenson on Campaign Stump
Labor leader John L. Lewis launched a personal stump tour for Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson. He already planned two speeches in West Virginia and hinted at future appearances nationwide as the United Mine Workers Convention endorsed Stevenson, marking a rare break with past affiliations since 1936.
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Norman Walker
Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
Adlai Stevenson
Lewis
West Virginia
Stevenson
United Mine Workers Convention
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
State Polio Caseload Surpasses 1000 in Oklahoma
Oklahoma's polio caseload for 1952 topped the thousand mark with four new victims over the weekend. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis tallies 1,003 cases versus the prior year, with 271 hospitalized and 85 in the acute stage.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
National Foundation For
Chinese Twin-Mom Faces Fifth Set in Burma
A Chinese woman in Kangoon Burma has four sets of twins in four years and expects a fifth. Her husband, a general merchant, says this must stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kangoon
Burma
Smith asserts Truman fought Reds in government well
Gen Walter Bedell Smith head of the CIA testifies at the McCarthy Benton slander hearing that future presidents must do as Truman did to curb communism in the federal government. He says there may be Communists in the CIA but cannot name them and calls his belief based on theory and past performance.
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Philadelphia
Walter Bedell Smith
Central Intelligence Agency
Truman
McCarthy-Benton
Rejected Suitor Surrenders After Fatal Shooting
George Duffy 22 surrendered to Klamakee County authorities ending a 3 day manhunt in northeast Iowa. He is linked to the fatal shotgun shooting of James Hackman 18 near Cedar Rapids two days before Hackman's planned wedding to Shirley Jean Arnold 18.
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Walkon
Friend
Iowa
George Duffy
William Uffy
Klamakee County
Waukon
Uffy
James Hackman
Cedar Rapids
Hackman
Shirley Jean Arnold
Arnold
Duffy
Advance Gifts Reach $20,000 for Community Chest Drive
The advance gifts committee led by S. C. Boswell reports $20,056 raised in cash and pledges, the largest advance total yet for the Community Chest. A Tuesday 7 a.m. breakfast at Aldridge Hotel launches the next phase targeting local employees for a take home pay based one day’s contribution. Eleven firms contributed in a test drive, with 100 percent of employees at each giving at least one day’s pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cmmunity Chest Funds
S. C. Boswell
Community Chest
Aldridge
Safeway
Spann Motor Co
Gluckman’s Department Store
Dillon’s
J.C. Penney Co
Richardson Buick Co
Montgomery Ward Co
C.R. Anthony Co
Service Chevrolet Co
Oklahoma State Bank
First National Bank
Farouk May Face Treason Charges
Cairo reports exiled King Farouk could be charged with treason for allegedly seeking Britain’s army help to quell the Egyptian Army last July. Al Akhbar notes Britain stayed out after opposition from Truman, Acheson, and U.S. Ambassador Caferty.
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Cairo
Egypt
al Akhbar Today
Farouk
Britain
Monar
al Akhbar
Truman
Acheson
U. S
Jefferson Caffery
Washington
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