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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1952
Page
6
New York reports the dream of jet passenger planes over American skies is about five years off. Boeing and Douglas race in U S jet plans with subsidies discussed, and British Comet tensions flare as U S carriers eye faster air travel and costly development.
The Citizens for Eisenhower executive board set arrangements for the next monthly meeting in the county courthouse Tuesday at 7 30 PM The principal speaker will be Frank Fister of Tulsa assistant to the Eisenhower Nixon campaign organization Fister is a former national J C C officer and has visited Ada A film on national problems will be shown Also the downtown office at 117 North Broadway will open Wednesday September 10 with Helen Moreland in charge John Haz Litt Jr is president
Georgia Governor Herman Talmadge responded with caustic remarks after Republican candidate Dwight Eisenhower suggested he might appoint a Negro to the cabinet if a qualified candidate could be found. Talmadge criticized Harlem as a target and reiterated reluctance toward Eisenhower while supporting Adlai Stevenson in Georgia.
A fourth child, Jimmie Jac, four, son of Mr and Mrs Carl Jack of Fittstown, was admitted to Valley View hospital polio ward in fair condition. Harold, three, of Tahlequah, admitted Aug 30, showed no paralysis and was in good condition. Ten are in the ward, one in the iron lung.
A Konawa gathering of Fourth District theater operators with Congressman Tom Steed heard how the 20 percent federal amusement tax harms profits. Col H A Cole from Bonham cites theater revenue drops since 1946 as costs rise, noting closures from Chicago to other states and a large share of the tax paid in 1950.
The 57th triennial General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church opens in Boston with remarks by presiding bishop Henry Knox Sherrill. He urges unity amid war, moral decline, and threats to worship while calling Episcopalians to broader Christian fellowship.
The Oklahoma State Employment office in Ada reports August activity with 2214 visits, 132 new applicants, 57 female and 31 veterans among new applicants. Employers had 186 orders totaling 250 openings, 29 remain unfilled. 188 non agricultural openings filled in August, with breakdowns across mining, construction, manufacturing, trade, services, and private households. 51 placements were female and 49 veterans, 12 handicapped placements including eight veterans. Initial unemployment claims fell to 150 in August from 217 in July, with 28 claims filed against other states.
Ohio University psychologist Dr. H. C. Lehman told the APA that top political, diplomatic, and judicial roles often reach peak status from ages 50 to 74, while creative work peaks in the 30s to early 40s. He noted that million dollar incomes typically go to people aged 80 to 89, and earned high incomes favor those 60 to 64.
Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio, back from a Canada vacation, meets GOP leaders to decide his role in the presidential campaign. He will confer with Arthur Summerfield and Sen. Frank Carlson, advisers to Eisenhower who defeated Taft for the nomination. Summerfield says Taft will likely play a major role. Taft reiterates his pledge to support the Eisenhower-Nixon ticket.
Neva Jane Langley, 19, crowned Miss America 1953, begins a nationwide personal appearance tour today. The Newark area native will pursue a schedule likely to exceed her $5,000 scholarship prize. In Irvington, Evelyn Joyce Schenk is named Mrs. America 1953 after judges chose her winner.
Attorneys for Robert O. Pruitt, convicted of murdering his wife, said they will seek a new trial on the eve of his life sentence. The jury returned a life term after 10 minutes of deliberation. Judge W. H. Blackbird set formal sentencing for 2 P.M. Wednesday.
Miss America contestants in Atlantic City selected Iris Ann Fitch of Washington DC and Shirley Maurinerbour of Tulsa as Miss Congeniality tying for the title and sharing a $1000 scholarship. The vote followed a huddle among the contestants to pass the time before finalists are announced.
Mary Ghafi and Morteza Sepahi, both 27 from Tehran, were married in a Christian ceremony in Los Angeles. They met while studying at the University of Southern California and lived within sight of each other.
Paul Dekker is slated to be the standout pass target for Aontate this season. Coaches emphasize his receiving skills and big play ability as the team looks to improve the aerial attack.
The United States and Korean War allies plan an intensive UN push to restart truce talks in 1950. Washington London Paris and other capitals coordinate strategy for the New York assembly while opposing moving negotiations to UN headquarters. Officials say talks remain in the military arena and goal is to end the conflict this year.
In Oklahoma City dispatch dated September 6, southern Oklahoma's solid Democratic bloc could sway the 1952 presidential contest. Without top statewide races to drive turnout, Democratic margins may shrink while northern Republican counties stay energized.
Report warns that Chinese Communists are stripping border towns in French Indochina and moving civilians inland. Moncay sits opposite Tong Hing as confusion grows over possible military action and refugee flows into Nung territory.
King Frederik conducted a 100-piece Royal Danish Radio Symphony in Wagner and Elverhoej overtures for later American broadcast. Recordings made in Copenhagen will be used by U S stations this fall before a United States tour in October. The king, an accomplished musician, has permitted use of the sessions to aid the orchestra's tour effort.
About 17 000 American children started the fall term in 80 elementary and 10 high schools run by the U S Army in Germany. The pupils are children of soldiers State Department staff and other American workers. It is the largest enrollment since 1946. The teaching staff totals 483, nearly all American teachers from a 3 000 applicant list.
Konawa Oklahoma Konawa Soil Conservation Service reports August actions including contour farming 30 acres cover cropping 100 acres stubble mulching 1084 acres strip cropping 15 acres range improvement 791 acres pasture improvements 1413 acres seeding of pasture 88 acres farm ponds nine field diversions 4930 feet water facilities one and seeding dams and spillways 16 The meeting approved cooperative agreements for D H Bodine C E Kieffer M D Palmer R J Young and Ralph Christian covering 725 acres.
Oklahoma City officials seek new laws to guide educational television. Dr. M A Nash says the regents committee on educational television will apply to the FCC for a license to operate channels 13 in Oklahoma City and 11 in Tulsa. If funds allow, one studio and two towers will be built for state wide coverage.
The annual Old Timers Day event will be celebrated at Yankee Stadium on August 30, inviting former players and fans to attend the traditional ceremonies and reunions.
Forty years ago Worth captured the es Derby honors, securing a prize of four dollars in a historic race.
More than 50 000 spectators attended the four day Oklahoma State Penitentiary rodeo in McAlester. Ponca City pro Merle Davis won top prizes of 450 dollars and a 300 dollar saddle. Proceeds benefit prison athletic and canteen funds.
In Burbank California AFL IAM pickets gathered at three gates as Lockheed Aircraft workers join a walkout estimated at 25 000 employees. The strike began at 6 am PDT with about 90 pickets and 40 Burien police officers on duty.
When baking a layered cake stagger the pans on the oven rack to ensure full hot air circulation and even cooking throughout the bake. This technique helps prevent under or over baked centers and promotes uniform browning.
FBI places Nick George Montos a 35 year old safe cracker on its ten most wanted list. He led a gang that robbed firms and individuals across the Southeast for ten years and is sought for interstate flight to avoid Georgia prosecution for robbery and assault near Alma in August 1951.
The Cincinnati pitcher Bubba Church, a famed pit cher, cites his top baseball thrill as hitting a home run against Roe at Shibe Park, recalling a memorable moment from his career.
Ada Bowie Ballard Jr. announces the annual Voice of Democracy contest for high school students. Co chairs are David Busby and Glen Guest of the Americanism committee. County contest on the topic I Speak for Democracy proceeds to Tulsa state judging. National winners announced Feb 1, 1953. Sponsors include U S Junior Chamber of Commerce, NATRA, and Radio TV Manufacturers Association.
The Cedar Grove district 47 petition to join Francis district 3 lacks a majority of the 68 qualified voters, with only 32 signatures. Cedar Grove, now a one teacher school due to enrollment decline, lies under two miles east of Francis. Teacher Mrs. Virgie Chandler has served about 20 years in the Cedar Grove system.
Dr and Mrs Denzil Carr visit Ada to see his father E M Carr at 826 West Twelfth Carr a Ada native now a professor of oriental languages at the University of Oklahoma He served eight years in the navy in World War II and two more in a recent hitch before joining the University of California He previously taught at the University of Honolulu They came from Oklahoma City with E J Bierman mr Carrs brother in law
The Communist party National Committee officially backs the Progressive party ticket led by Vincent Haliman of San Francisco for president and Charlotte Bass of New York for vice president. The spokesman said additional Communist candidates would appear on their own tickets in several states.
Lindell Koontz a public accountant at Shawnee for the past year has taken a morning teaching post at Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee. He studied at East Central college and Oklahoma University earning a master's there and now balances classes with his downtown office work. He is married to Marie Foster of Ada and they have a son Gary due in October.
A ceremony in the Parliament Building celebrated three years of the West German state. Government leaders and church dignitaries attended as flags from 23 prewar Reich states decorated the venue. The event echoed national unity with the anthem Deutschland Ueber Alles.
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