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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1951
Page
2
Business leaders think the United States can fund defense without severe inflation. They warn inflationary pressure from government spending may ease if public savin gs stay around seven percent. Inventories and spending patterns through year end could reveal inflation trends and guide policy.
Miss Bobby Prince of Holdenville was a house guest of Miss Lillian Miller over the weekend. Mr and Mrs J C Beach of Richmond California arrived for a visit with his mother Mrs Georgia Reed and friends
Mrs. R W Kytle has returned from Tecumseh where she visited her niece Mrs P M Roberts and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Jones and Mrs. Jessie Jones visited Mrs. Ju lia Pegg who is a patient at Valley View hospital on Friday night.
Harry Hardwick visited Loman Frazier near Citra who is a patient at Valley View Hospital today.
Miss Carol Cantrell of Greeley Colorado arrives for a week long visit at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs W E Ferguson in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Taylor of Banes California were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Harbeson. They left Friday after a three week visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Taylor in Holdenville.
John Finley who recently survived a fatal crash in Memphis Texas that claimed his wife is reported improving. He suffered a broken arm multiple broken ribs facial cuts requiring 40 stitches and is expected to be moved home soon if his condition continues to improve.
Pfc. Laverne Gill of Camp Hood Texas is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Floyd Gill. Another son Vernon and his wife of Pitcher are also visiting the Gill family with other relatives.
Mrs Albert Zolezzi and her son Sammie arrive in San Diego to visit her parents Mr Joe Wilgases and Mrs Murphy and family.
The railway passenger industry transports about 90 percent of the mail for the Post Office, highlighting its dominant role in mail delivery.
Defense Secretary Robert A. Lovett told the American Legion in Miami that the United States lacks fantastic atomic weapons able to guarantee quick wins. He urged reliance on proven forces and a speedy universal military training program amid a Caribbean storm threat.
Tulsa firemen Burl Winkle and Orville Curley were suspended after a Sunday brawl with a police officer. Winkle was treated for a neck wound and both faced charges of assault and drunkenness. Winkle also faced resisting arrest while Curley faced arrest interference. Officer Mal Harper said he fired at Winkle as he ran toward him. Winkle claims he was trying to rescue Curley. Fire Chief G N Paris said the men remain suspended during investigation.
Oklahoma's old age assistance rolls fell by 329 to 97 126 this month matching a January 1950 downtrend. Welfare cost reached 4 743 318 with average payment at 4884. Aid to dependent children dropped 1.05 to 53 513, checks averaging 5185. Disabled payments rose to 308 with total 13 400 while blind benefits fell.
Michigan City searchers widened efforts as police probe a mysterious woman in white linked to the disappearance of six day old Lawrence James Lyons from St Anthony hospital. An FBI locate of a nurse in Milwaukee sparked the main clue while state police chase a red haired woman and a man in a reported truck stop incident near Marion.
Two Reed brothers were injured Saturday when their car overturned two miles from Lula. Troy Reed 28 Route 3 Ada suffered a severe neck sprain while Vernon Reed 26 Route 1 Allen in service had a deep forehead laceration and thigh wound. Both were in Valley View hospital listed as satisfactory Monday morning.
Younger Carpitcher was jailed Saturday night on public drunkenness charges. Highway Patrolman Henry Van Arsdell picked him up 1 1/2 miles north of Ada on SH 99. Charges filed in JP court of Percy Armstrong. Fined and costs assessed, Carpitcher committed to jail.
A historical note says Yosemite Valley in California earned its name during 1851 military pursuit of Yosemite Indians. The account ties the designation to soldiers operating in the Valley region during that year.
John E. Lee, 75, pioneer oil man who helped develop the Allen field, died at 3 a.m. Monday in an Ada hospital from a heart ailment. Funeral services set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Civic auditorium in Allen with burial in Memorial Park cemetery Ada. Allen Masonic lodge to conduct graveside rites. Surviving are widow Louise. sons Lynn Chicago, Irl Amarillo, Fritz Amarillo, Jim Dallas. brother Charles Hemet, Calif.
Oysters are in season officially from September 1 though year round enjoyment is possible. The article notes oyster origins from Long Island Massachusetts and Chesapeake Bay with shelling cooling packing and shipping steps. It includes two recipes Oysters with Mushrooms and Pigs in Blanket and ends with copyright 1951 General Features Corp.
In a candid remark about career choices, discussions compare thanking God during emergencies with avoiding crises. A student expresses interest in learning a trade and sees the navy as ideal. The note mentions John J. Pershing as a cousin of the World War I general.
The piece notes a working coalition using rights rhetoric to gain Leyme position. James Carey serves as secretary treasurer of CIO.
Mrs. Fred M. Vinson, wife of Supreme Court Chief Justice, jokes about her son Fred Jr pursuing government work for experience but hopes he has not had enough of public service from their family.
The senate approved nominations for postmasters in Oklahoma Grace R. Heard at Cleveland and Maynard E. Shelite at Freedom.
Mrs. Andy Cox visits Tulsa and Kansas for a few days. Rev. Vernon conducts a revival at the Assembly of God church. Darius Cravett family attends Methodist revival in town. The Intermediate Boys at the Baptist church elect officers led by Thelma Whitwell. Calvin Brown visits Ardmore to see a hospitalized brother. Kenneth Boone joins Christine in town from Springhill Louisiana. Mrs. Cathy Starts is ill. Local residents host and visit over the weekend from Byng Ralston Stonewall and Albuquerque. McLish students attend the Texas State Fair in Dallas.
Mrs. Dewey Manahan and Mrs. Virgil Manahan spent Friday and Saturday in Kilgore Texas visiting Mrs. Retta McFar.
Mr and Mrs Owen Smith and their Los Alamos New Mexico family are visiting Mrs Bill Simmons for a few days.
Savannah designer Mrs. Stella G. Minick says 125 skilled weavers nearby can create custom patterns for hand loom fabrics. She maintains a dozen looms, with designs inspired by local scenery, including linen wool blends and moire cottons, plus luxurious silks and nylon threaded fabrics for drapery and upholstery.
Byng high school senior speech class stages a three act comedy Brides to Burn Friday at 7 30 p m in the Byng auditorium. Principal Marvin W Stokes directs with Anna Boyd as Miss Lititia Gundy Graydon Lantz as Gilroy Garfield Gundy and others include Ona Walls Geneva Tene Christine Abbott Earnestompson Alvin Davis and Johnny Burcher. Admission 15 cents children 25 cents adults.
Properly designed glued wood products are lighter and storager than their solid wood counterparts.
Reader questions about dietary vitamins show pills comply with food and drug laws but not all prefer supplements. Topics include Dupuytren's contracture finger tightening, acne X-ray treatment risks, ovarian cysts, apple rhubarb preservation with aspirin concerns, and finger nail loss likely from nail dye.
Oklahoma Civil Defense administration requests all nurses in Pontotoc County to register with Mrs. Ene Beauclaire at Valley View Hospital. Active and inactive nurses must provide contact location and availability for emergencies. Response due by Oct 20 with survey sheets mailed on request.
A Caribbean hurricane near Cuba shows decreasing winds and rising pressure, suggesting dissipation. The storm, last reported 350 miles southwest of Miami, prompted a Florida alert as 30,000 American Legionnaires gathered for their national convention and a navy radar plane monitored the disturbance.
Lucy Johnson of Konawa was charged with operating a vehicle without a license. She was picked up on an alias warrant by Highway Trooper Henry Van Arsdell, arraigned before Peace Justice Percy Armstrong, pleaded guilty, and jailed in county jail for $36 fine and costs.
Historical records indicate windmills operated in earlier times than the 1100s with evidence of their use in early medieval Europe. The findings suggest developed wind-powered technology existed prior to the documented medieval period.
In the Sevres Canton near Paris voters backed a DeGaullist candidate and a communist over Eisenhower allies in a local election. The pro pact socialist lagged, reflecting discontent with Atlantic Pact army's district housing and land use.
Buddy Burks faced reduced charges in C. W. Floyd JP court from obtaining money by a bogus check to a misdemeanor. County Attorney Coy Mowdy moved to dismiss and require Burk to pay the $42.07 check amount for 550 pieces of 4 inch file from Ada Brick company plant. William G. Harris, president of Ada Brick, filed the original complaint. Floyd levied a $5 fine.
The Institute of Agricultural Engineering in Oxford investigated windmills as a method to generate electricity during 1924-25. The project examined performance, feasibility, and potential applications for rural power supply.
Stan Swinton reports from Nagles on U S naval maneuvers Eisenhower will observe for four days as Atlantic Pact defenses take shape in the Mediterranean arc. Swinton notes his longtime WWII coverage and current focus on allied forces in Italy and the region.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower visits the U S Sixth Fleet at Naples to observe three days of large scale naval drills. The Des Moines will host him aboard as the fleet, including three aircraft carriers and three cruisers, trains in carrier aircraft duels and air defense, bombardment and night assault exercises.
Edgar B Davis 78 former rubber magnate and oilman died in Galveston after a stroke at his Luling home He was sent to the Far East in 1906 to spend 10 million on rubber rose to director then sold stock for 2 million In the 1920s he shifted to Texas oil and sold out in 1926 for 12 1 million Funeral services set for Wednesday in Luling
In 1926 27 Davis poured over 1 500 000 dollars into The Ladder a theatrical failure aimed at promoting his Far East religious ideas including reincarnation. The show was one of Broadway s biggest flops and ran in New York City for two years with tickets given away to fill seats.
Long Beach California reports the death of Abelardo Lalo Codona, last of the famous Flying Codonas. The 55 year old aerialist died of cancer after a family tragedy chronology that began in 1930 with Lillian Leitzel's fall, continued with Alfredo Codona’s fall and murder suicide, and ended with Lalo’s fall and retirement from the circus.
William M. Boyle Jr. resigns as Democratic National Committee chairman and is admitted to Georgetown University Hospital for check up and observation. Officials say a successor decision likely to be set after a committee meeting. Guy Gabrielson denies plans to resign.
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