Ada Unit wins state Legion Auxiliary honors
At the Oklahoma state convention Ada Unit receives the best unit history award written by Mrs. Rachel Dew. The history ties Ada into a 256 unit department contest with $10 for the Ada Unit fund. Other district prizes include $10 for most active junior group and a district historian award. Attendees from Ada include Shi Cash E J Zenker and others.
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American Legion
Ada
Rachel Dew
Fenner
Dew
Enal
Betty Kimbrel
Sasakwa
Depar
Oklahoma
Shi Cash
Fourth District
Newy
E. J. Zenker
Ada Unit
Robert Ferguson
Joe Roper
Pioneer Resident Of Ada Is Dead
Ella Ellis Gotcher 86 widow of J. B. Gotcher died Monday at Holdenville after four months illness. Funeral at Criswell Chapel Tuesday 4:30 with burial in Rosedale cemetery. Born 1864 in Jackson County Alabama she moved to Texas in 1896 then Ada in 1904. Member of First Christian Church. Widely active and well known. E H McKendree brother.
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Ella Ellis Getcher
J. B. Gotcher
Holdenville
Criswell Funeral
Rosedale
Gotcher
Jackson County
Alabama
Texas
Ada
E. H. McKendree
Pioneer
Sulphur Prepares Community Show
Sulphur to stage a two night community show Go ing Places at the high school auditorium September 10 and 11 at 8 20 directed by Mrs Wesley Carter Teen Town sponsor. Dick Jennings leads with Bill Allen as mayor. A large local cast includes Elizabeth Hl ow e Sherry Bowles Ila Ann Nichols Bobby Taylor and many others with Lynn Norman as quiz master and a pots and pans band led by Mrs Corrine Musser. A Cinderella tale scene features Fernan Giro and a Sultan's Sweeties cast with Gene Cone Dr Ray Goodwin Forest McMurtry Paul Thompson Thurman Webb. A fashion show is directed by Mrs Dor Braden and Miss Sue Bennett will be pianist. Tickets 73 cents adults and 5 cents children.
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Wesley Carter
Teen Town
Dick Jennings
Bill Allen
Artesian
Elizabeth Hlowe
Sherry Bowles
Ila Ann Nichols
Bobby Taylor
Ivan Nan Hl
Betty Armstrong
Sue Webb
Jo Ann Coyle
Ammanda Yates
Sue Warren
Ann Mountford
Judith Webb
Dixie Stumpff
Gat Giles
Faye Hull
Charlene Howe
Sandra Horn
Rejah Moore
Pat Lowrance
Lin
Forest McMurtry
Paul Thompson
Thurman Webb
Dor Braden
Sue Bennett
Bill Kenny
Army
Oklahoma Chickens Steal August Spotlight Across State
Oklahoma City reports a month of bright poultry tales from 4-H leader Edward Singleton's egg laying on WKY TV to a Comanche hen that would not lay in heat and a Shawnee egg that cracked to a hard boil. Crime and oddities followed with a theft misfire, a house removal by the next door firm, a Comanche car test drive gone wrong, and Lawton’s umpire tale. Tulsa spouses proceed to divorce over shoes and paychecks as tempers rise.
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Oklahoma City
vPr
Oklahoma
Edward Singleton
WKY
Comanche
Everett Thompson
Shawnee
A. B. Jordan
Jenie Stepp
Ted
Horace Rider
Lawton
Sooner State Baseball League
Bill Haley
Clayton Barner
Haley
Berner
Fairgrounds Readied for Pontotac County Free Fair
Hailey said preparations at the fairgrounds include added table exhibitions and about 40 feet of spare ink space. Judges for events are mostly chosen except the fine horse division, with a list expected to be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotac County
Hailey
County
County Conference Names Officers for Coming Year
Pontotoc county athletic conference members met in Norman offices to set coming year officers and tournament schedule. Robert Brashears Vaness elected president replacing R G Swink Roff Bill Koller Byng chosen secretary succeeding J H Johnson Roff Steering committee named including W T Mitchusson Yitzhugh chairman Homer Kuy sendall Latta and J S Rea Roberts Stonewall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County Athletic Conference
Norman €. Mitchell
Robert Brashears
Vaness
R. G. Swink
Roff
Bill Koller
Byng
J. H. Johnson
W. T. Mitchusson
Yitzhugh
Homer Kuysenda
Fines for Driving Drunkenness in Ada Area
William Fred Wadlow paid a fine of 5 ten dollars and costs after appearing before Justice Percy Armstrong to answer a reckless driving charge. Wadlow was arrested Friday night ten miles west of Ada on SH 13 by Aubrey A. Mitchell and Max Fowler. Fowler denied drinking, claiming only two or three drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Fred Wadlow
Percy Armstrong
Wadlow
Ada
SH 13
Aubrey A. Mitchel
Max Fowler
Warlow
I of Peace Court
Co. W. Floyd
Fowler
Violent Accidents Push Labor Day Death Toll Higher
A grim Labor Day weekend set a new record with traffic, drowning and miscellaneous accidents. Initial tallies show highway deaths well above prior estimates, with a mix of plane crashes, fires and falls contributing to the total as states report rising fatalities for the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montauk
National Safety Council
Kansas
Oklahoma
OU Grad Fees Won't Jump Now
Norman Oklahoma September 13 The University of Oklahoma graduate fees will not rise from 4 to 8 dollars per semester hour immediately. Regents approved the hike to align OU and Oklahoma A&M with other state colleges, but University President Dr George L Cross said fees would stay at 4 dollars for the time being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Regents For
George L. Cross
University
Oklahoma A&m
Montreal Medical School Faces Admitting Crunch
McGill University medical faculty report ongoing high demand for training with limited expansion facilities. Only 118 of 20091 applicants can be admitted, highlighting a strained capacity in Montreal's medical education system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
McGil University
Pontotee County Singing Convention Reopens at Ahloso Gym
Row Thompson, president, announces the Pontotee county singing convention with meetings Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at the Ahloso school gym. The event marks the revival after a period of inactivity, featuring special quartets, shade, water and pop for participants and spectators. Saturday runs to about 10 p.m. and Sunday ends around 4 p.m. Thompson urges all singers to attend both sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Row Thompson
Pontotee County Singing Consention
Ahloso
Thompson
Halford Bound to Trial in Court
Joe C. Halford Jr charged with assault and battery with intent to injure, bound over to district court for trial after preliminary hearing before Justice C. W. Floyd. Bond set at 85000. Halford committed to jail for failure to make bond. He allegedly shot Pat Myers, a Car Hop employee, wounding her shoulder and then a second shot struck Halford in the leg, fracturing a bone, amid a dispute over credit at a drive-in establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe C. Halford, Jr
C. W. Floyd
Halford
Pat Myers
Tex
Fet
Dr. T. B. Lackey Named by Baptists
Oklahoma City veteran minister Dr. T. B. Lackey was named executive secretary of the Oklahoma Baptist convention succeeding the late Dr. Andrew Potter. Lackey, a 25 year Oklahoma pastor and longtime assistant secretary, began his career in Pittsburg county in 1826 and has held posts in Stuart, EREBS, Indianola, Shawnee, McAlester and Bowlegs, later serving as general missionary and pastor of the Nogales Avenue Baptist Church in Tulsa before returning as Potter’s assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Sent
T. B. Lackey
Oklahoma
Andrew Potter
Lackey
Pittsburg
Tda Baptist Academy
Arkansas
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee
Stuart
Erebs
Indianola
McAlester
Bowlegs
Nogales Avercue Baptist Church
Tulsa
Potter
Foldable travel crib frame offers compact baby sleep solution
Folding crib frame straps under a bed or matress, creating a near portable sleep area for infants. When folded it measures 6 by 20 by 27 inches, fits suitcase size, and can be left with grandparents or taken along. The article notes accompanying baby furniture such as a bathinettes and a storage bin system for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rajix
Cora
Delmonico's Berfsteak Price in Jackson Era Faithful Recall
In a nostalgic note from the GOOD OLD DAYS, a producer recalls Andrew Jackson's era more than 120 years ago and notes berfsteak once sold for as low as 4 cents at Delmonico's in New York.
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Andrew Jackson
Berfsteak
Delmonico’s
New York
Latta Community Notes from Friday and Weekend Gatherings
Latta News covers local visits and church events. Mr and Mrs T H George attended Dub George's Friday. Mrs Leroy Battle and son Lonny visited from Fort Worth. Families from Tulsa and Ross area visited relatives. Royal Crusaders hosted a roast at Lovelace gravel pit. many locals attended games and meals. Latta CP church featured a carved oak altar table presented by Lovelace children in honor of their parents with dedication led by Rev. F H LaFollette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Crusaders
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Lovelace Gravel Pit
Joe Lovelace
Joe
Vernon Brown
Norleen
Stanton
Eddie Andrews
Joyce Cooper
David
Doreen Graham
Sue Groves
Merion Lovelace
Pete
Phyllis
Lynn
Westley
Latta
Marion Lovelace
Patsy
Marion, Jr
Mike
Herbert Cooper
Judy
Kay
Leroy Bettle
Lonny
John Lovelace, Jr
Heat Stroke Fatal to Dr. C. E. Olsberg in Transit
Dr. C. E. Olsberg of Oklahoma City died of heat stroke en route from Purcell to Ada. He was accompanying Mr. and Mrs. Pate Rollow when he slept in the back seat at Purcell, then died upon arrival at Valley View Hospital. The physician attributed the death to heat exposure while traveling.
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C. E. Olsberg
Oklahoma City
Purcell
Ada
Valley View Hospital
Mrs. Pate Rollow
Rollow
Phrescian
Olsberg
Dozen Deaths Mar Siale Weekend Traffic Toll Rising
A Labor Day weekend roundup reports six highway deaths in Oklahoma, five drownings, and a lightning incident. Latest victims include Roy Mann, 16, of Vinita, and Frank F. Threet, 38, of Pittsburg County. Mann died after a rollover four miles south of Vinita. Threet died when thrown from a vehicle. The 1951 state toll reached 344, up from 315 a year earlier.
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Oklahoma
Roy Mann
Vinita
Frank F. Threet
Pittsburg
Mann
Tulsa
Dwight Clanton
Threet
E. Balliday
Hartshorne
U.S. Highway
Sunamy
Drink Driving Charges Filed For Alvin Green Near Ada
Alvin Green was apprehended Monday by highway patrolman Aubrey Mitchell on SH 19 west of Ada. Green was alone in the vehicle when stopped. Charges were filed early Tuesday in county court.
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Alvin Buster Green
Ty Aubrey
Mitchell
Ami
Adax Oe
SH 19
Iin Green
Lim
Vehicles suffer as three accidents occur over weekend
Police records show three nonfatal crashes across the Labor Day weekend in Ada and Ardmore. Floyd Hill and Wayne Lillard collided at Townsend Street. Myrtle Evans backed into Annie Anderson’s car near Gwin’s drug store. Sgt. A B Emerson ran into a light pole after nodding off en route home. Seventeen others faced drunkenness and reckless driving charges, fines totaling $133.
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Ford
Floyd Hill
Wayne
Lillard
Route 3
Ada
Hill
Townsend
Ein Street
Chevrolet
Myrtle Evans
Annie M. Anderson
Ardmore
Gwin
E Evans
A. B. Emerson
Shrysler
McAlester
Urge Jay Lee Be Restored As Head Of Relief Board
Rogers county commissioners urged Gov. Johaston Murray to reinstate Jay Lee as director of the Oklahoma emergency relief board. They praised Lee as honest and qualified, protesting his firing for apparent fund handling. Rep. Dave L. Smith also urged restoration, calling Lee a capable leader deserving reevaluation.
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Jay Lee
Relief Board
Claremorf
Okla
Rogers County
Johaston Murray
Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board
Murray
Lee
Coement
A. C. Black
Claremore
Taylor Faulkner
R. L. Hendricks
BW. Sharp
Dave L. Smith
Oklahoma
Ada High adopts reserved seating for fall football games
Ada High announces a new reserved seat system for six fall home games. Head coach Elvan George tells the Ada Lions Club the plan lets fans choose seats, with ushers handling the arrangements. Season tickets cost 7.50, aimed at boosting athletic funding and addressing outside recruiting questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada High School
Elvan George
Ada Lions Club
George
Wll
Bares By Hal Cochran A Statistician Note
A humorous column by Hal Cochran sketches a statistician’s claim that two percent have singing vices and riffs on a bath tub gent. The piece shifts through seasonal observations from an eastern summer school tea during exams to home-grown cucumber season and small children, ending with a light note on worry and futility.
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Bares
Hal Cochran
Parrish Divorces and Hazel Alex Split from George Alex
May Parrish and tom J. W. Parrish secure a divorce and separate from Hazel Alex, and from George Alex. The notices indicate dissolution of marriage actions involving multiple parties and names in a concise public filing.
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May Parrish
Tom J. W. Parrish
Hazel Alex
George Alex
Home Made Chili Sauce and Corn Relish by Edith Barber
Edith M Barber shares home canning recipes for chili sauce and corn relish. She notes chili sauce is easier to make than catsup and yields more from tomatoes. The article includes detailed ingredient lists and steps, yielding about six pints of chili sauce and five pints of corn relish, with notes on flavors and preservation.
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Edith M. Barber
Gome
Oklahoma Legion Elects Officers
Crawford of Enid won the Oklahoma department American Legion nomination for the national executive committee in a heated Tulsa convention race against Dr. Charles W. Hassall. R. E. Dick Sullivan assumed state commander duties unopposed, succeeding Guy Belford Jr. John Weabe won sergeant at arms over John Gibbons. Auxiliary president elected Mrs. L. V. Wilson of Hominy, succeeding Mrs. John J. Martin. The convention featured remarks by Erle Cocke Jr., Lt. Gen. Leroy Lutes, and Gen. Johnston Murray. a resolution urged ending draft deferments for college students as un-American.
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Tulsa
Okla
UPI
Crawford
Enid Clothigr
Oklahoma Department of the American Legion
Charles W. Hashall
Oklahoma City
R. E
Dick) Sullivan
Guy Belford, Jr
John Weabe
John Gibbons
Okmulgee
Erle Cocke
Rational Legion Commnder
Leroy Lutes
Fourth Army
Johnston
Murray
Legionnaires
L. V. Wilson
Hominy
John J. Martin
McAlester
Ada AAUW to Meet Thursday in Ada Public Library
Ada branch of the American Association of University Women will hold a call session at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Ada public library. Officers will be elected and plans for the first session after summer recess will be outlined. All members are urged to attend.
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Ada
American Association of University Women
Ada Public Library
Minor Accidents Flood Okla City Arrestees Include 17
City police reported heavy holiday traffic with numerous minor accidents in Okla homa. Seventeen arrests were made Saturday night for drunkenness. Sunday and Monday arrests were lighter but above average. Valley View hospital treated over a dozen minor injuries. Names and ages of several victims are listed, including Bobby Bratcher five, Jerry Wayne Collier nineteen months, and Deola Watson twenty seven.
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Oklahoma
Valley View Hospital
Bobby Bratcher
South Townsend
Jerry Wayne Collier
East Eighteenth
Charlotte Ann Whitwell
Fittstown
Arthur Clark
B. Lewis
Deola Watson
Thurman Wright
East Fifth
Two Polio Ward Victims Released at Valley View
Three polio patients were released from the Valley View hospital ward while Bilis Fortner, 4, from Allen, was moved to an iron lung. By Tuesday his condition improved though two other polio victims remained in the ward and four still stay under care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilis Fortner
Allen
Valley View Hospital
Turday
Davie Bro Eggy
Vie Brown
Valley View
Thunderbirds Praised for Disciplinary Record in Japan
Lt. Col. William R. Cook of the 45th Division in Hokkaido says the Thunderbirds, federalized Sept 1 1950, have a notably disciplined history. The division has had few courts martial, with five general courts martial since federalization and only one general during July, amid prior stockade figures and leadership experience shaping conduct.
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Hokkaido
Japan
William R. Cook
Okklahoma City
Thunderbirds
Cook
Hood
Marriages in Ada and surrounding areas listed
A list of marriage entries shows multiple couples from Ada, Konawa and Stonewall. Names include Jesse C Kernel and Norma Harjo both of Konawa. William Don Griffin and Betty Lou Felkins from Stonewall. Walter J Bray and Odean Sherrell of Ada. Arthur Freeman Scroggins and Mary Nell Brooks. Billy J Keck and Naomi O Brian. James E Murray and Edith Wood. R C Colbert and Ruth Austin. Kenneth D Hunter and Mattie Elizabeth Martin. Horace Ellis Hewett and Patsy Ruth Davidson. T J Crawford and Barbara Ann Foster. Ages mostly in early twenties, with several Ada addresses such as 730 West Seventh and 812 West Seventh.
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Jesse C. Kernel
Konawa
Norma Harjo
William Don Griffin
Stonewall
Betty Lou Felkins
Stonewill
Walter J. Bray
Ada
Odean Sherrell
Arthur Freeman Scroggins
Mary Nell Brooks
Billy J. Keck
Naomi O'Brian
James E. Murray
Edith Wood
R. C. Colbert
Ruth Austin
Kenneth D. Hunter
Mattie Elizabeth Martin
Horace Ellis Hewett
Patsy Ruth Davidson
T. J. Crawford
East Orchhard
Barbara Ann Foster
Worries Reflected in Rug Weavers Mood
Charles Sahagian, president of the Oriental Rug Importers Association, notes Turkish rug weavers show mood in weaving. When times are tight the underside appears uneven, yet this does not affect rug quality though it reveals the workers' frame of mind.
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New York
Charles Sahagian
The
Oriental Rug Importers’ Association
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Rew
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Lee Andrews
H. Cooper
M. L Stegall
Chickasaw
Marlow
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Ade
Associated Prom
Ada High
Seien
General Features Corp
Oklahoma Legion
Okmulgee War
AAUW
Ken Lung
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