Jessup Nomination to UN Shelved by Senate Leader
Senate Majority Leader McFarland said the Senate will shelve President Truman's nom ination of Philip C. Jessup as American delegate to the United Nations. Jessup is an ambassador at large and faced opposition from Harold Stassen and Senator McCarthy over alleged communist sympathies. If not acted upon, Truman may appoint a recess choice to join the U N delegation in Paris. A subcommittee also agreed to hear Stassen's challenge on China policy.
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Washington
McFarland
Arizona
Senate
Truman
Philip C. Jessup
United Nations
Jessup
State Departments
U. N
Harold E. Stassen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Congress
Foreign Relations Committee
U. N. Assembly
Paris
Stassen
State Department
China
Welfare investigator resigns amid heat over relief probe
Oklahoma County welfare investigator Frank Strange resigns after seven months on the job citing pressure from his probe into relief recipients. Strange says he faced mounting heat as he says he pushed to uncover wealth among recipients including some with $5,000 homes and 80 acre farms. He will appear before the county grand jury investigating state county and city matters. Abe Block, acting welfare director, offered Strange a warehouse job.
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Oklahoma City
State Welfare Department
Frank Strange
Oklahoma County
Oklahoma County Grand Jury
Abe Block
Welfare Department
Strange
Block
Jay Lee
Johnston Murray
Natural Stones and Sea Finds Inspire Home Decor
Designer Helen Snyder uses stones driftwood and natural materials to create distinctive decorative objects and lamp bases. Her collection features azurite fluorite pyrite calcite amethyst and garnet alongside roots and driftwood to highlight domestic and imported wood and ship worn pieces.
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Helen Snyder
Miss Snyder
Walter Raleigh
General Features Corp
Surgery Best Treatment for Hernia Discussed
A reader asks if swimming with a truss harms a rupture. Experts say swimming does not stress a hernia like heavy lifting and may feel conspicuous in modern bathing clothes. Surgery is the preferred cure to reset contents and reinforce the weakened area, with injections now less common due to risks and uncertain results.
Castor Bean Crop Could Boost Anderson County 1952
In Palestine Texas agriculture officials note a four-row field of castor beans near Anderson County may determine if the area gains another cash crop in 1952. Castor beans are valued for oil and applications in textiles plastics and soap.
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Palestine
Tex
Anderson County
Wage and Price Pattern for Next Year in Steel Talks
The November bargaining in the steel industry could set the wage and price pattern for next year. Steelmakers urge a price rise to cover higher costs before any wage increase, while union leaders seek about 15 cents an hour, potentially breaking the current government wage policy. The outcome will influence costs across autos, construction, tanks, ships, and housing.
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New York
Ers
All Night Sing At Cedar Grove Takes Stage Oct 20
The Cedar Grove school near Francis hosts the fall all night singing next Saturday October 20. About 2 500 people from several counties attend the semi annual event with music starting around 8 pm and a midnight snack by local women. Singers from far and wide plan to attend and perform request numbers.
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Cedar Grove
Francis
Man Who Left Ada In 1907 to Become Banker Is Dead
William Granger 68 left teaching in Ada in 1907 to join a bank at Gracemont which he later owned. He died Friday night in an Oklahoma City hospital after a weeklong illness. Funeral in Gracemont with burial in Lynn Missouri. Surviving wife, children W V Granger Gracemont and Dr Donald Granger Ada, daughters Mrs E B Boldgreff Custer Michigan and Mrs Sharon Millsap Oklahoma City, brother Dr Granger Ada, sister Mrs Minnie Butler Long Beach California.
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William Granger
Ada
Gracemont
Oklahoma City
Lynn
Ed Granger
Tom Granger
Donald R. Granger
Fairview
Mont
Granger
Fearesville
Missouri
Caddo County
Republican Committee
W. V. Granger
E. B. Boldgreff
Custer, Mich
Sharon Millsap
Dr. Granger
Minnie Butler
Long Beach
Calif
Liaison Officers Meet Reds Eager for Talks Near Panmunjom
Allied and Red liaison officers met at Panmunjom to resume cease fire talks hindered by a dispute over a security area around Kaesong. They reviewed a strafing allegation and heard witness accounts as U N officers prepared a Tokyo report while agreeing on limited security zones near Panmunjom and Munsan.
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Munsan
Korea
Red
Panmunjom
Kaesong-Panmunjon
Red Held
Kaesong
U. N
Tokyo
Robert B. Tuckman
Don Darrow
U. N. Command
Sulphur Home Established After Small Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Wommack are at home in Sulphur after a short wedding trip. The bride was Mrs. Avis Rowland, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Jack Chaffin of Sulphur. Rev. Ira Wommack of Ada, the bridegroom’s brother, performed the single ring ceremony before immediate family.
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Ross Wommack
Russian TV Sets Flaunt Mass Production Claim
SZABAD NEP says Russian made television sets rival Western brands with a clear sharp perfect picture. Hungarians are told TV will arrive in the near future.
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Budapest
Szabad Nep
Passenger railways expand business in the 1940s
Between 1940 and 1950 passenger carrying railroads increased their business by about 30 percent as travel demand rose during and after World War II. The change reflects shifting transportation patterns impacting lines and schedules nationwide.
Nation Lacks Roads for Economic Needs and Traffic
Auto expert warns the United States faces a highway crisis as it builds far too few and too narrow roads. He cites 90 percent of food and 75 percent of freight depend on highways, 99 percent of roads two lanes or less, and calls for a broad integrated program insulated from politics. He cites past highway fund diversions and urges action by 48 states.
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United States
Los Angeles
Houston
New York
Cook's California Trial Opens Soon
Badman William E. Cook, tied to a string of killings from Oklahoma to California, will face trial in El Centro on November 19 for the murder of Seattle salesman Robert E. Dewey. He entered not guilty and insane pleas, a rare double plea under California law, with defense attorney John Connelly asserting the defendant lacks the mental capacity to participate in his defense.
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EL Centro
Calif
William E. Cook
Oklahoma
California
Seattle
Robert E. Dewey
L. J. Mouser
Cook
Dewey
John Connelly
Oklahoma City
Appetizing Food Guidance For Ulcers And Diet Tips
Dietary guidance for ulcer sufferers advises avoiding raw vegetables and whole grains, limiting raw fruits, and possibly taking diluted orange juice before breakfast. It praises canned strained fruits and vegetables, stresses appetizing meals, and cites Good Food for Bad Stomachs by Sara M. Jordan and Sheila Hibben. It includes recipes for Prune Souffle and Eggs Mornay with preparation details.
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Sara M. Jordan
M. D
Sheila Hibben
Doubleday
General Features Corp
45th Division Ordered to Provide Replacements for Eighth Army
Hokkaido Japan October reports Maj Edward A Johndrow says the 45th Division will supply a limited number of volunteers from regular army and Selective Service enlisted ranks for Korea. National Guardsmen from the former Oklahoma Guard Division are not asked to volunteer. If quota not met, draftees will be used. Infantry armor and engineering specialists are needed.
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Hokkaido
Japan
Eighth Army
Korea
Edward A. Johndrow
Oklahoma Guard
Thrice-Repeated Dream Son in Korea Killed Brings Anxious Query
Mr and Mrs W J Miller of Allen sought help from Pontotoc county Red Cross in Ada to confirm news of their paratrooper son Bernace Miller whose last letter arrived in July.
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Korea
Allen
W. J. Miller
Ada
Pontotoc County
Community Chest Drive Faces Civic Clubs Deadline
The Community Chest funds drive in Ada slows in the downtown region as civic clubs take charge with a $13,000 quota. Agencies supported include Camp Fire Girls, Boy Scouts, Ada Youth Center, Summer Playground, Child Welfare Service, Salvation Army, and Preschool Colored Nursery. Despite slow response, Chest officials see a path to reaching the $37,000 goal if workers press on. In a separate note, a mother recounts waiting anxiously for word from her son Bernace, missing in action in Japan, after letters and money were sent. neighbors assure updates will come as information is received.
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Lions Club
Camp Fire Girls
Boy Scouts
Bernace
Japan
Death of E L Whitwell in Carizozo New Mexico
E L Whitwell son of Mrs Susan Whitwell died at his home in Carizozo New Mexico after months of illness. Mrs Whitwell was at his bedside at death. A sister Mrs Myrtle Whitfield of Lamar AC and Charles Whitwell of Fittstown and Mr and Mrs Melvin Whitwell of Ada attended the burial in Carizozo. Many relatives and neighbors noted the funeral arrangements and visits.
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E. L. Whitwell
Susan Whitwell
Carizozo
N. M
Whitwell
Myrtle Whitfield
Lamar
A. C
Charles Whitwell
Fittstown
Melvin Whitwell
Ada
Terrell Winton
Muskogee
Oren Cherry
Kenneth “Cookie” Shollard
Billy Lewis
Claude Douglas
Oklahoma City
J. A. Skeith
Justine Lewis
Latta Churches Report Attend Synodical Meeting and Guests
Patsy Thompson state president and Lynn La Follette Latta delegate attended the Oklahoma Synodical of the Presbyterian church in Muskogee this week. Visiting in the Calvin Grace home were Mr and Mrs Jess Cronnan Donna of Mayesville and Mrs Mary Tigner of Seminole. Mr and Mrs John Bettis hosted Harve Hynds of Pearson Oscar Hynds and Sally Davis of Shawnee as guests.
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Patsy Thompson
Lynn la Follette
Calvin Grace
Jess Cronnan
Donna
Mayesville
Mary Tigner
Seminole
John Bettis
Harve Hynds
Pearson
Oscar Hynds
Sally Davis
Shawnee
Eighth Grade Elected Officers Listed
The eighth grade elected class officers include Billy Jack Cummings as president James Selby as vice president Jo Ann Brannon as secretary treasurer Collene Casady as news reporter and Tom George as assistant.
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Billy Jack Cummings
James Selby
Jo Ann Brannon
Treasuer
Collene Casady
Tom George
Eight Boys Escape Stringtown School Near McAlester
Eight youths aged 16 to 18 escaped from the Stringtown state industrial school in Oklahoma. Superintendent J W Wheeler said the break occurred by prying bars from a second story window and dropping to the ground with blankets. He believed they rode a freight train out of town.
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Mcalester
Okla
Stringtown
J. W
Dub) Wheeler
Wheeler
Eeler
Horse Gets Helping Hand in Indianapolis
Patrolman Robert Leacey investigated an accident and found an overturned wagon with a horse on its side. He reported the horse was helped to its feet and on its way.
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Indianapolis
Robert Leacey
Poppies Linked to European Battlefields Across Years
The article traces how poppies became symbols of European battlefields over time, tying their association to wartime remembrance and memorial customs across years prior to and during World War I. It notes cultural spread and enduring symbolism through veterans’ rituals and public tributes.
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Europe
Hunor
District Rally to Bring 200 Girls to Ada Next Saturday
About 200 girls are expected for the New Homemakers of America district rally in Ada next Saturday at Napier High School. All 20 chapters are represented, with territory spanning Seminole Wewoka Broken Bow and Idabel. Napier home ec teacher Mrs. T L Reid sponsors the local chapter, led by president Billie Frank Clark.
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Ada
Homemakers of America
Napier High School
T.erritory
Seminole
Wewoka
Broken Bow
Idabel
T. L. Reid
Napier
Billie Frank Clark
Troopship Kongo Maru Wrecked by Typhoon Off Japan
A typhoon drove the Kongo Maru, 450 feet, onto a reef in the Korea Strait off southwest Japan. Nearly 400 U N soldiers and about 115 crew were aboard. navy and Army units reported rescues including the George D. Clymer reaching the damaged vessel and beginning passenger removal.
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Tokyo
Japan
United Nations
Korea Strait
Navy
Camp Fuji
56Th Amphibious Tank
Camp Mower
U. S
Yokohama
U. S. Navy
George D. Clymer
Clymer
Heavy Fire Destroys Three Buildings in O C Area
A northwestern Oklahoma City business district blaze destroyed three buildings with damage likely over 200000. Strong south winds fueled flames. no injuries. Fire began in a wooden structure behind a grocery store, with faulty refrigeration wiring suspected. Bethany fire crews declined jurisdiction.
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Oklahoma City
Bethany
Azores Climate Ranges From 45 To 86 Degrees
The Azores experience a wide climate range with lows around 45 degrees and highs reaching 86 degrees. This variability reflects the region’s maritime influence and diverse microclimates across island groups.
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The
Azores
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