Ada names John Hamman city manager
John Hamman began as Ada city manager succeeding J. D. Cheek who left to care for his mother and take a vacation. Hamman, formerly city manager at Chickasha, plans to meet with the Ada city council Tuesday night and begin work on sewer expansion and city affairs. The Chickasha Chamber of Commerce commends his administration and cooperation in community development and wishes Ada success under his guidance.
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John Hamman
Ada
J. D. Cheek
Cheek
Barrer
Tex
Hamman
Chickasha
J. W. Hensley
Chickasha Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Hamman
Chamber of Commerce
Smn
Schools Ready as Superintendent Announces Assignment List
Superintendent Rex Morrison said Saturday that schools are almost ready with teacher assignments released for the new year. Adjustments may follow as schoolwork begins Tuesday and enrollment continues next week. Labor Day holiday observed for students, with school opening Tuesday for pupils and staff.
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Rex O. Morrison
Ada Junior High School
Grain Sorghum to Panhandle Rescue
The Oklahoma panhandle expects a $20 million grain sorghum harvest this fall after wheat losses. A heavy stand across three counties should be ready by the first frost with 30 bushels per acre. Plantings range from 160,000 to 250,000 acres per county with favorable moisture and a government loan boost to parity.
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Oklahoma Panhandle
Texas
Cimmaron
Beaver County
Panhandle
Washington
Tulsa Gamblers arraigned after vagrancy crackdown
Four of five gamblers charged with state vagrancy in yesterday's sheriff's crackdown appeared in common pleas court to plead innocent. Dale Hines Harvey Pugh and Charles Scranton all posted 300 bonds. Gus Gardella of Kansas City sought a jury trial and was released on similar bond, facing two earlier vagrancy charges. Charles Folizai of Cleveland remained at large.
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Tulsa
Okiz
Common Pleas
Dale Hines
Harvey Pugh
Charles Scranton
Gus Gargotta
Kansas City
Charles Folizai
Cleveland
New Metal and Glass Furniture Lights Up Modern Homes
A growing demand for metal and glass furniture brings slim, light pieces for dining and living areas. Designer Robert McKean shows modular, flexible sets in charcoal and black, featuring lounge chairs, ottomans, sectionals, glass topped tables, and a glass buffet server that doubles as a room divider. His line blends easy mobility and low maintenance with a modern aesthetic, and spans wood pieces and home products beyond metal and glass.
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Robert McKean
McKean
Aso
What Happened To RFC Probe Progress Update
Senator Capehart of Indiana said he asked the Department of Justice for a progress report on the grand jury investigation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The inquiry began March 12 after banking subcommittee charges of political influence and White House contacts. Capehart sent a letter to US Attorney George Morris Fay urging a report after nearly six months of inquiry.
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Washington
Capehart
R-Ind
Department of Justice
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
RBC
Sears
White House
Mexican Millionaire Hosts Record Venice Party
In Venice on September 4 a Mexican magnate hosted a $200,000 party described as the biggest in fifty years. Dan Carlos de Beistegui y de Turbe led a guest list of dukes counts and continental elites, mingling in attire from furs to shrouds. Don Carlos serves as an honorary Spanish embassy attache in France. His family wealth stems from 19th century Puebla district silver mines and farms. after the Mexican revolution fortunes shifted back toward Spain. Sulfur discovery along the Gulf Coast is noted in passing.
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Venice
Italy
Dan Carlos de Beistegui Y de Turbe
Don Carlos
France
Paris
Puebla
Mexico
Miguel de Beistegui
Spain
Oegan
Now's the Time for Hearty Economical Vegetable Dinners
The article extols seasonal vegetables as tasty and economical options for dinners. It highlights corn on the cob, vine ripened tomatoes, beets, squash, string beans, cabbage, cucumbers, potatoes, and dairy or eggs to boost protein. It argues vegetables can be main dishes occasionally, with milk and cheeses as complementary ingredients.
Baked Cabbage with Tomatoes and Corn and Pepper Fritters
Recipe pasted mentions BAKED CABBAGE WITH TOMATOES with cabbage tomatoes onions and bacon cheese and bread crumbs baked in two stages in a moderate oven then a hot finish. Also Corn and Pepper Fritters with corn onion green pepper flour paprika baking powder egg whites folded in and fried until brown. Includes generic cooking steps and temperatures.
Reporter Slugged By Ex Bouncer Near Orange
Orange Tex Sept 4 The owner of a Louisiana night club says a former bouncer slugged reporter Joe Parsley of the Orange Leader. Parsley, punched in the nose, had to be treated and crossed the Sabine River to Texas. The bouncer was discharged and the club owner Claude Williams denies involvement by his staff. Parsley had criticized the club in his front page column and says warnings from friends proved false.
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Orange
Tex
Louisiana
Orange Leader
Claude Williams
Joe Parsley
Sabine River
Texas
Parsley
Sulphur High Names Sponsors for Classes and New Teachers
Sulphur High selects class sponsors led by Florence Pevebouse and J. B. Best for seniors and Mary Elia Norwood with Gertrude Donagha for juniors. Sponsors for sophomores and freshmen include Mel Duke, Tracy Norwood, Gladys Poles, Bill Renfro, Ing Chaney, and Monte Berton. Four new teachers join the staff: J. B. Best in high school English, Hill Renfro in science, Tracy Norwood as assistant coach and junior high instructor.
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Sperial
George Portman
Florence Pevebouse
J. 3. Best
Mary Elia Norwood
Gertrude Donagha
Mel
George Duke
Tracy Norwood
Sphomores
Gladys Poles
Bill Renfro
Ing Chaney
Monte Berton
Carmen, Worrall
Jo Dean Spurlock
Portman
Birr
J. B. Best
Washington
Engisn
Hill Renfro
Clarita News items Mix Travel Visitors and Local Events
Local notes cover travel and visits among residents from Ada, Fort Worth, Coalgate, Wichita, Dallas and Oklahoma City. Captain Rice of the Air Force, and families of Ridley, Crain, Handley and others are mentioned with on-leave visits, engagements, and a community entertainment event hosted by YEW and Ladies Auxiliary in Clarita gym. Jessie Maynard's appendectomy and health updates appear among memorials of extended family. Social gatherings featured a blue shower for Ruth Jones and Bessie Carter with prizes and refreshments.
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W. F. Rice
Fort Worth
Tex
Rice
Air Force
YEW and Ladies Auxiliary
Clarita Gym
Harmonettes
Ada
Lavern Fisher
Carl Aie
Ada Plans Three Day Festive Anniversary Celebration
Ada marks its 50th anniversary with a three day celebration September 13 to 15 tied to the county fair. Events include an Indian pashofa feast, a three day program of horse racing calf riding and kids activities, a style show, a then and now fashion review, a queen pageant and a final square dance. Governor Johnston Murray may attend the closing night entertainment.
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Con-Junction
Johnston Murray
Hereford Park
Ada High School
Hugo
Main
Broadway
Julia Mae Smith
Finis Stiivel
McSwan
Braniff Airlines
Dallas
Johnnye Green
Braniff
Surrey
R. A Herndon
East 13Th
McSwain
Glenwood Park
Orval Spann
Emil Wyatt
J. D. Gaar
Bob Minton
Vernon Baker
Ernie Kniffen
Whitey Wilburn
Ben Smith
Joe Roberts
Bob Minon
Hugh Werren
Ada Jaycees and
High School
Hrere
Central Airlines
Fair
Therand
Side Lions Club
Body Taken From Scene Too Soon
A Tulsa coroner’s jury heard why an undertaker removed a body before authorities could investigate a death. The verdict found Hugh Carter Shaw, 67, of Oklahoma City, committed suicide at the health senatorium by hanging, with the body found in a clothes closet. Jurors could not decide who authorized the premature removal from the scene. The State Game and Fish Department announced 130000 booklets detailing the complete new game and fish acts have been printed and are available free by request.
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Tulsa
Oita
Hugh Carter Shaw
Oklahoma City
Te Health
Treboene
State
Gams and Fish /Department
Blaze Fatal in Connerville Home of Winkier at 89
George Washington Winkler, 89, died early Saturday in a Connerville house fire that destroyed the home. His wife escaped. Cause suspected as a stove explosion or faulty wiring. Surviving wife, daughters Ellen Ratchford, Aubra Ingram, Opal Cole, son Warren Winkler, sister Bertie Stanley, nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Smith Funeral Home.
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George Washington Winkier
Connerville
Smith Funeral Home
Winkler
Texas
Johnston County
Tishomingo
Otha Spindle
Frosh Deferred For Time Being At East Central State College
Freshmen entering college this fall will be deferred from induction into military service if they take a full course load and maintain satisfactory standing. East Central State College Dean T. K. Treadwell announced the action based on a memo from Col. Clive E. Murray. The temporary deferment covers the current academic year while students pursue full-time study and meet college standards.
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T. K. Treadwell
East Central State College
Dean Treadwell
Oklahoma Selective Service Headquarters
Ofice
Clive E. Murray
Schuol
College of University
Two Bound Over to District Court in Machinery Theft
Floyd Nunnelley and John McCormick were bound over to district court for trial on larceny of farm machinery valued at 200 dollars. Bonds were set at 2000 dollars each after a preliminary hearing before C W Floyd. They also face pending similar charges and a separate theft of a car from Dr. Forsythe with bonds at 3500 dollars each.
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Floyd Nunnelley
John McCormick
C. W. Floyd
Justice of the Peace
Buck Gilmore
Alten
T. G. Forsythe
Allen
Author Louis Adamic Found Dead in Burned Farmhouse
Louis Adamic was found dead in his partially burned Milford New Jersey farmhouse with a bullet wound and a rifle across his knees. State police said the fire was set deliberately and the manner of death was not yet determined. Adamic, a Yugoslavian native and author of works on immigrant families, was 52 and had ties to left wing movements and the Progressive Citizens of America.
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N. J
Louis Adamic
Millford
Here
Adamie
Walter Eilis
Elis
Russell Snook
State Police
Trenton
Adamic
United States
Herper
Progressive Citizens of America
Henry Wallace
Henryetta Police Chief Injured in Downtown Tavern
Henryetta Oklahoma police chief Tom Liddell and two others were injured in a main street tavern brawl today as city officials move to close downtown taprooms. Liddell was knocked down and struck with a bottle while trying to calm patrons. an ear was nearly severed and he was hospitalized. Fellow chief John Hoagland sprained a hand and Jack Van Meter suffered a near fatal throat wound. three others were arrested. City leaders planned to seek closure of Henryetta taverns with the county attorney’s help.
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John Hoagland
Hight
Police Chhief
Liddell’s
Jack van Meter
Hoagland
O. E. Richeson
Collins Kin Visit From Olive Branch and Lepanto
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Collins of Olive Branch Mississippi and Mr. Layton of Lepanto Arkansas, relatives of J. Henry Collins, visited him at 622 North Oak Saturday night. They will leave Wednesday. Seymour praises northeast Arkansas prosperity as cotton farming expands. Collins, mayor of the Little City, also runs a cotton farm and has frequently visited Ada, making many friends.
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T. H. Collins
Olive Branch
Miss
Layton
Lepanto
Ark
J. Henry Collins
North Oak
T. H. Colins
Mr. Seymour
Henry Collins
My. Seymour
Arkansas
Collins
Ada
Aircraft Carrier Crew Honored a Disabled Queen at Princeton Dance
In San Diego a 17 year old cerebral palsy victim, Miss Jane Taylor, was presented with a $5,000 education trust fund at a dinner aboard the USS Princeton after the ship's return from Korea. The crew then crowned her queen at the homecoming dance, following a committee led by ship personnel.
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Princeton
Jere Taylor
San Diego
Calif
U. S. S. Princeton
George Malmin
Jane
U. SS
Jane Taylor
Kores
Misa Taylor
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