Pontotoc Leaders Attend State Junior Red Cross Conference
Ada and Pontotoc county leaders join statewide Junior Red Cross leadership conference in Tulsa hosted by the University of Tulsa. Ben Morrison Norman C. Mitchell Mrs. John Panos and others attend with Dr. Oliver Hodge Miss Inez Gingerich J. Win Payne and Delbert J. Pugh among speakers. Sessions to train educators and student sponsors occur October 25 and 26.
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Junior Red Cross
Tulsa
Ada Junior High School
Avery Longe
Antoinette Huff
Willard School
Oklahoma
Oliver Hodge
Inez Gingerich
Enid
Oklahoma Education Association
J. Win Payne
Ponca City
Delbert J. Pugh
Midwestern
Blanche Portwood
University of Tulsa
Badman Billy Cook Trial Set for November 19
Badman Billy Cook, already serving 300 years for the Carl Mosser family kidnapping murder, was returned to Alcatraz to await a murder trial scheduled in El Centro on November 19. Cook pled innocent and not guilty by reason of insanity to the January murder near the desert. He is accused of fatally shooting Robert H. Dewey in Seattle and taking his car toward Mexico where he was captured.
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EL Centro
Calif
Billy Cook
Alcatraz
Cook
Carl Mosser
Robert H. Dewey
Seattle
Wash
Dewey
Mexico
Oklahoma City Bus Strike Ends with 8 Cent Raise
Oklahoma City on October 20 saw City Bus Co drivers and mechanics return to work after a strike. An eight cent hourly wage increase was granted, with three cents delayed until January 1. Fare changes were not planned immediately as a zone-rate study continues.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
City Bus Co
County Valuations Up Tax Rates Down in 1951
County tax assessor Charley Rushing reports 1951 valuations rose while tax rates mostly fell, due to a net valuation increase of 657 361 while homes and other improvements boosted the total assessed value to 21 200 959. Five districts Ahloso Latta Bebee Lula and Colbert raise rates. Delinquency rules and half payment deadlines apply.
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Charley Rushing
Ahloso
Latta
Bebee
Lula
Colbert
Rushing
Virgil Hunt
Pontotoc County
Oldest Incorporated Town in Tennessee
Jonesboro claims status as the oldest incorporated town in Tennessee, with its incorporation dated 1779. The designation highlights Jonesboro's early settlement and municipal formation in the state's history.
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Tennessee
Jonesboro
British elects shift as socialism loses steam in Britain
NEA staff correspondent reports Britain's 1945 to 1950 labor voters may desert socialism as the Oct. 25 general election nears. Attlee's welfare state faces backlash from small shopkeepers and middle class amid rationing, taxes, and austerity, with concerns over Iran Abadan, Suez, and economic strain intensifying Tory campaigning.
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London
NEA
Winston Churchill
Herbert Morrison
Labor
Britain
Europe
Stalin
Clement Attlee
Manchester
Aneurin Bevan
Hyde Ark
U. S
Two More Shootings Plague Suez Garrison as Britain Ramps Reinforcements
Cairo reports two more shootings shakes the canal belt as Britain sends air units and troops to guard the lifeline. A Sudanese education official and an Egyptian staff chief are ordered to stay in Cairo on public order grounds amid fears of Brotherhood guerrilla pressure and potential canal targets.
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Cairo
Egypt
Canal
Britain
Suez
Sudan
Upper Nile
Brotherhood
Palestine
Suez Canal
Mohammed Abdel Hadi
Robert Howe
Abdel Fattah Bishari
Dairy cow totals by state in 1949 report
North Carolina counted 359000 milch cows on farms in 1949 while South Carolina had 156000. Early New York elevated trains operated with steam locomotives.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
New York
Annual Halloween Carnival Planned By Lions Club
Ada Lions Club plans the third annual downtown Halloween carnival from Main and Broadway with new features. Doug Hall chairs the event and says all entertainment returns, plus a football throwing attraction and extra basketball goals. Proceeds fund the Crippled Children’s fund supporting Valley View hospital projects and services.
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Ada Lions Club
Hallowe’en
Doug Hall
Hallowe'en
Lions Crippled
Local L. A. League Contest Winner
The Women's Home League of the Salvation Army won first in a statewide Oklahoma City contest with an Ada layette entered among 24 corps. All garments were donated to L. A. hospital for unmar ried mothers. Ada attendees listed.
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Women’s Home League
Salvation Army
Oklahoma City
Ada
L. A. Hospital
George Short
Clara McCune
Flora Nichols
Marie Cravat
Anna Highland
Ada Maye Rowe
County cooks plan Pontotoc hot lunch cookbook
Cooks and supervisors at a county wide school lunch workshop at Francis school discussed planning Type A meals and menu prep. Mrs. Ann McKee and Mrs. Helen Massengale demonstrated menus and use of commodities while attendees voted to create a Pontotoc county cookbook from favorite recipes for all participating schools.
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Francis
Pontotoc County
Francis School
Ann McKee
Helen Massengale
Hugo
East Central enrollment declines slightly from last year
East Central State college reports a total enrollment of 1 562 students including those in student status with 57 graduate students on campus but taught by Oklahoma University. The division shows 974 collegiate residence 147 laboratory school grades 91 laboratory high school 147 extension 205 and correspondence 205.
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East Central State College
Oklahoma University
W. Harvey Faust
House Approves $10,000 Payment to Henryetta Man
The House passed in October 20, 1950 legislation to pay Kenneth McRight of Henryetta Oklahoma ten thousand dollars to settle his government claims. He was injured in a Dallas supper club on April 13 1950 when shot by a man described as an insane United States Army member after an argument aboard a table.
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Washington
House
Senate
Kenneth Mc-Right
Henryetta
Oklo
Mc- Right
Dallas
United States Army
House Judiciary Committee
McRight
Guillermo Teixiera
Arthur V. Gittings
Gittings
Leonard F. G. Barthold
Workmen Hurt in Fall at OU Dorm Project
Two construction workers were injured when a scaffold collapsed on the University of Oklahoma campus. Lavern W. Manson of Enid suffered a fractured leg and Barrion Newcomb of Oklahoma City sustained internal injuries. Both men worked for Manhattan Construction Company.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Lavern W. Manson
Enid
Barrion Newcomb
Oklahoma City
Manhattan Construction Company
Cal Tinney Muses on Youth and War in 1951
Cal Tinney reflects on aging, the burden of youth, and the Vietnam era ethics in 1951. He contrasts social safety nets for the elderly with dangers faced by young soldiers, urging appreciation for infantrymen and the cost of national defense.
Ada High Band Wins Class BB Trophy at Madill Finals
Ada High Band, wearing maroon, won the Class BB trophy at the state finals marching contest in Madill. The troupe earned a superior rating in marching, with three twirlers also rated superior, led by Mary Ann Miller with the top score among them.
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Ada High School
Madill
Ada
Mary Ann Miller
Miami Sets Goal for Community Chest Campaign
Miami Oklahoma announces a Community Chest drive beginning October 29 with a $25 000 goal. John Wiley a local druggist will chair the campaign. The piece also notes ancient oyster cultivation and early exploration history of New Mexico by Spain.
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Miami
Okla
John Wiley
Twenty Oak Species Used in Flooring Manufacture
A note reports twenty species of oak employed in the flooring industry. The piece lists the diversity of oak sourced for boards and showcases wood variety used in finished floors.
No Warpath Chief To See It Done
Dan White Cloud, chief of the Iowa Indian tribe, will attend his nephew Jimmie Rhodd’s coronation in St. Joseph to ensure Iowa traditions are followed. Rhodd, a St. Joseph high school sophomore, is set to receive the bear claw necklace as the ceremonial head, with 20 tribesmen present at the museum grounds on October 28.
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ST. Joseph
Dan White Cloud
Jimmie Rhodd
St. Joseph High School
White Cloud
Red Rock
Oklo
Wichita
Kas
James White Cloud
Rhodd
Roy Coy
St. Joseph Museum
Coy
Iowa
Towering Shrub Identified as Bay Area Marijuana Plant
In Berkeley California Mrs Johan A Johnson found a nine foot shrub in her backyard. Police confirmed the narcotic plant was the largest ever grown in the bay area capable of supplying the filler for 1000 reefer cigarettes.
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Berkeley
Calif
Johan A. Johnson
Bay Area
Field Tax Heads Called to Three Day Conference
In Washington Oct 20 the bureau of internal revenue summoned all field office heads for a three day conference. Commissioner John B Dunlap stated the meeting would acquaint officials with his policies and plans for handling bureau operations. The conference starts next Monday amid a House subcommittee probe and recent agent dismissals in major cities.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
John B. Dunlap
Dunlap
Federal
McClain Praises 45th's Condition After Japan Visit
Lt. Gen. Raymond McClain praised the 45th Infantry Division's readiness after a Japan trip. He said training in Japan is excellent, food is the best ration, housing for winter is nearly complete, and the division is now highly effective.
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Washington
Japan
45Th
Raymond McClain
Hokkaido
Marriages Oliver Lewis Hamrick and Nellie Mary Simpson
Oliver Lewis Hamrick aged 76 and Nellie Mary Simpson aged 55 united in marriage at Asher. The couple paired in a local ceremony with limited public details provided by the registry.
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Oliver Lewis Hamrick
Ko«nawa
Nellie Mary Simpson
Asher
Armstrong Weds Reed in Ada at 65 and 58
Albert H. Armstrong, 65, of Ada, to Mrs. Vernie Reed, 58, of Ada, reported as a marriage or union notice in local society notes.
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Albert H. Armstrong
Ada
Vernie Reed
British wage dispute stirs Singapore civilian staff
Thirty thousand civilian employees serving with the British armed forces in Singapore prepare an ultimatum. The Singapore Federation of Services Unions cables to three UK service ministries demanding settlement of wage and other disputes. Workers are local staff for the army admiralty and air ministry.
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Singapore
Singapore Federation of Services Unions
Services
United Kingdom
Army
Admiralty
Air Ministry
Oklahoma Soldier Gains Weight While Cooking for 245th Tank
Pfc. Alvin A. Heintz of Mangum Oklahoma, a cook in Baker Company 245th Tank Battalion Oklahoma 45th Division, weighed 220 pounds in September 1950 and now weighs 288 pounds during his service in Hokkaido Japan.
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Hokkaido
Japan
Alvin A. Heintz
Mangum
Okla
Baker Company
245Th Tank Battalion
Oklahoma
Heintz
First U S Electric Train Makes Trial Run in 1951
The article notes the first electric train in the United States conducted its initial trial on April 29 1951 highlighting an early milestone in railway technology and public transit history.
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U. S
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Badman
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Thomas Hart Benton
Armourdale
Benton
Congress
Leon Dennen
Abadan
Iran
Anthony Eden
Middle East
Lions Club
L. A
Rome
Sargasso Sea
East Central
O. U
Terry Thomas
Bellerose
N.Y
Cal Tinney
Amarillo
Texas
Korea
Germany
U. S. Army
Infantry
America
General Features Corp
Ada High Band Trophy
New Mexico
Thunderbirds
45Th Division
180Th Infantry
McCclain
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