Hearts Touched Deeply as Men Of 45th Leave Late Saturday
About 260 Pontotoc county soldiers from the 45th Division left Ada for Camp Polk Louisiana amid farewell tears and prayers. Lt Col John Lucas led the train bound for 75 hours of travel with families watching as younger men prepared for a new life as soldiers.
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45Th
45Th Division
Ada
Camp Poll
John Lucas
Camp Rok
Lonesome
Dts
Rolf
Roff
Atoka
Camp Polk
Oklahoma
Durant
Louisiana
Pontotoc County
Adi
County Home Demonstration Council Reelects Officers for 1951
Sixty members met Friday September 8 to plan 1951 work and elect officers. Mrs Sam Dew was reappointed president with J H Stephens as vice president and Raymond Verble as secretary treasurer. Martha Mote chaired the officer election. Delegates to the National Home Demonstration Council were chosen, with travel expenses paid. A noon covered dish luncheon themed Come to the Fair preceded an afternoon program by the Colbert club.
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Sam Dew
Charles Richard
W. Oliver
Colbert
Ted Seite
Raymond Verble
J. XL Stephens
Vaness
National Home Demonstration Council
Biloxi
Mississippi
Cguncil
Martha Mote
HDA
J. H. Stephens
Homer
Prrson
A. N. Zachary
Allen Club
Colbert Club
Parades and Dairy Winners in Pontotoc County Clubs
Home Demonstration and 4-H clubs plan year projects including foods nutrition and clothing with meetings across Allen Byng Cedar Grove Colbert Fitzhugh Gaar Corner Hart Homer Jesse Latta Pecan Grove Roff Union Valley and Vanoss. Three Pon totoc County 4-H girls placed in state dairy foods demos in Enid nine entries shaping exhibits ahead of the fair with judges listed. Monday meeting set for Hart school.
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Jay Massengale
Earl Parker
W. F. Newland
Lemna Maloney
District Hda
Allen, Byng
Cedar Grove
Colbert
Fitzhugh
Gaar Corner
Hart
Homer
Jesse
Latta
Pecan Grove
Roff
Union Valley J
Vanoss
Pontotoc County
Enid
Janet Taylor
Ida Belle Neely
Dana Mae Cochran
HDA
Flora Wingo
HD. McAlester
Gereladine Mercer
Tishomingo
Lucille Clerk
Imogene Ryan
Wewoka
Mary Kilsos
East Central State College
Indict Leaders In Organized Crime In Kans City
Kansas City grand jury reports six secret indictments against about 20 individuals tied to organized crime gambling over five years. It cites 28 prior gambling indictments and notes federal findings of a 344 million dollar yearly gambling operation. Judge Cowan says efforts show the area can be cleaned up.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Federal Grand Jury
Wich Kas
Council Bluffs
Omaha
St Joseph Mo
Coe
Yack
State Line
Southwest
Houlevard
Kansas
Ray G. Cowan
Grand Jury
Truman Is Split by War Crisis and Cabinet Fuss
Washington reports flagging White House support for Defense Secretary Louis Johnson amid rumors of his resignation as Truman faces a cabinet dispute while U N troops defend against a renewed Korean offensive. The president weighs options with Acheson and other aides as speculation swirls about possible successors.
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Truman
Iit
Defense
Louis Johnson
White House
Korea
United Nations
Red Army
Mr. Truman
Kerra
Johns
Johnson
Truraan
Marine Corps League
Iierday
Johnzan
Dohrsan
Stat
Acheson
United States
Robert Lovett
Air
DG Army
Frank Pace
Budget Bureau
Millard Tydings
Maryland
Senate Armed Services Committee
Will Rogers Movie Start Soon In Oklahoma
Hollywood plans November shooting for life story of Will Rogers in Oklahoma with director Michael Curtiz confirming. Will Rogers Jr. may portray his father as writers develop Rogers background while Curtiz visits Bacone College and Claremore. A side trip to Colgah and Claremore is planned during the stay.
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Muskogee
Okla
Hollywood
Will Rogers
Michael Curtiz
U Curtiz
Jim Thorpe
Bacone College
Rogers
Pact
Claremore
Will Rogers, Jr
Curtis
Wilter
Truman Sets Up Controls for War Economy
President Truman announced a broad wage price control system to guide a long defense mobilization budget likely exceeding 30.6 billion annually. He outlined five steps to boost production, curb inflation, and require pay as you go, while naming W. Stuart Symington to coordinate policy and empower economic policing across agencies.
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Washington
Truman
Symington
Mr. Truman
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Europe
Lnaders
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Chipman
Hickory Man is Wounded in Korea
Route 1 Hickory man Edgar Leon Sanders was reported wounded in the Korean War in a Wednesday defense department casualty notice. The brief says no further details were available and notes his parents are Mr. and Mrs. John H. Sanders.
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Edgar Leon Sanders
John H. Sanders
Hickory
Defense Department
Ada Chamber of Commerce Fall Planning Forum Meetings
Heads of Ada Chamber of Commerce committees meet Monday at 7 in the chamber offices to plan the last six months of the fiscal year ending April 1 and outline major activities. The fall opening forum Thursday noon at the Aldridge hotel features Dr Charles F Spencer of East Central State College as speaker. Reservations via the chamber office or at the door.
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Ada Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
East Thirteenth
Ron Batley
Ads Chamber of Cammerce
Aldridge Hotel
Charles F. Spencer
East Central State College
Tel
Cattle Testing in Pontotoc County Reports 648 Head This Week
Dr. L C Crow, federal veterinarian, reports 648 cattle tested this past week in Pontotoc County, totaling 1 332 head since the TB testing program began. Applications for testing available at the county agent’s office, with Dr Crow staying until requests are fulfilled and a weekly schedule listed. Also notes an amateur county fair horse show with various reinning and riding classes, and Pontotoc County Hereford show herds to appear at state fairs Tulsa and Oklahoma.
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T. B
L. C. Crow
Pontotoc
Crow
Leah
Sam Dew
J.r. Newton
Charles Blankenship
L. H. Foster
L. Ryan
Kenneth Dearman
Wesley Brantley
Tom Price
Gerald Price
G. L
Pigrean
S. K
Pontctoc County
W. & Harvey Hereford Tanch
Blue Valley
K.P. Larsh
Larsh
Tulsa
Oklahoma
County Democratic Convention Endorses Nominees in November
The county Democratic convention approved national state and county administrations and pledged support to nominees for the November election. Delegates numbered 62 with half votes each, and 31 delegates will go to the state convention. Resolutions praised Democratic ideals and leadership from Jefferson to Roosevelt, noting Oklahoma’s gains under Democratic administrations.
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Claude V. Thompson
Tom D. McKeown
G. Long
Lewis M. Watson
Bil Pegg
Igh
Democratic Party
Thomas Jefterson
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Etty St
Sinater
United Nations
Three Quick Crimes Long Time Regret
STILLWATER Sept 9 Albert E Maehr 22 of Oklahoma City was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary after a 12 hour crime spree. He was arrested in Cushing after stealing a car in Oklahoma City breaking into a Guthrie pawn shop and holding up a Stillwater filling station. District Judge Henry Hoel presided Maehr pled guilty. Two accomplices remain at large.
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Stillwater
Albert E Maehr
Oklahoma City
Cushing
Guthrie
Maehr
Henry Hoel
Pontotoc Democrats Endorsement Of National State And County Admin
The Pontotoc County Democratic Convention resolved to endorse all Democratic nominees in the forthcoming election and praised the National Guard units for training and readiness. The document honors service members and pledges wholehearted support for the party's administration and candidates. The resolution was submitted by Tom McKezown, Hoyt Driskill, and James Armstrong of Sand Springs. Chief sentence: Joe Byrnes, a suspended Sand Springs police officer, was sentenced to 18 days in jail for slugging a Tulsa police station staffer last December. Eugene Schieffelin introduced the Starling and the English sparrow into the United States.
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Anhood
Oklahoma
45Th Infantry Division
Air National Guard
Pontotoc County
National Guard
Tom D. Nckezown
Cheuman Hoyt Driskill
James Armstrong
Sand Springs
Tulsa
Okla
Joe Byrnes
Polceman
Common Pleas
Leste Lisle
Springs
Prices of Industrial Raw Materials Keep Rising
New York reports industrial raw material and finished goods prices climbing further, with recent hikes in zinc, copper products, steel scrap, caustic soda, rayon viscose yarn, and woolen fabrics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes prices near postwar highs, signaling higher costs for clothing, cars, home appliances, and food processing.
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New York
Bureau of Labor Statistics
ATS
American Tigers
Bighee Steel Mills
American Woolen Co
Window Dressing Trends For Early Fall Homemakers
The fall curtains story favors fabric over colors with ivory and ecru shades. Nylon marquisette and orlon show in tailored and ruffled styles while lace fades from popularity. Marquisette fibre glass and rayon options target budget buyers as kitchens favor two-tier Dutch and cottage curtains.
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Cay
Exisp
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