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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1950

Page

7

Publication Notice in Oklahoma District Court

Public notice in Pontotow County Oklahoma outlines a suit by Smith against multiple defendants and heirs of Annie Samis. It seeks a judgment confirming plaintiff ownership of described land and ejecting all adverse claims. The action includes real estate details and asks for a judicial determination of heirs and interests.

Pontolot County Oklanoma, Towit Roulhonat Boctior Tounship Havas Annie Samia Blond Della Bedford Pontator County Oklahoma

Public Sentiment on Cabinet Speech Rights in Ada News Letter

A Tulsa reader questions if Navy Secretary Matthews may speak publicly without presidential consent, urging diverse views in government. The writer asserts cabinet members speak with the president’s consent, or should resign, and notes Ada News commentary on executive policy and accountability.

Tulsa Oklahoma Ada News Ada Siri Tulax World Navy Matthews Russia Truman Acheson Secretary of State Dean Acheson Lewis Johnson Trumin Senate Tang

War Mobilization Machinery Begins To Move Today

President Truman's mobilization plan expands to a $30 billion annual arms program. International Telephone and Telegraph's Williams H. Harrison leads a new National Production Authority in the commerce department to coordinate steel and other scarce materials with 21 steel company presidents to allocate resources for war plants and booming civilian output.

Washington Truman Williams H. Harrison International Telephone and Telegraph Corp National Production Authority NPA Commerce Department Bir Ma ‘Truman

Locomotive Jumps Tracks in Evansville Tragedy

A Louisville Nashville passenger train derailed after a locomotive jumped the tracks in Evansville Indiana. Two engineers died Joseph Hedden and fireman Ed Renfrow both from Louisville. About 100 passengers were shaken but unharmed. A spread ran caused the derailment, likely due to recent heavy rains.

Evansville Ind Posecneen Louisville Nashville Joseph Hedden Ed Renfrow Louisville Richard Ahlering

Cloudy and Cool Across Oklahoma Weather Digest

The Associated Press reports cloudy and cooler conditions across Oklahoma with tonight partly cloudy and cooler. Highs range from about 70s in the panhandle to 80 in the southeast, while tonight's lows vary from 40s in the panhandle to 60 in the southeast. Boise City logged a 48 degree low, Frederick hit 80 in the southeast, and Waurika measured a rainfall total near 0. something inches amid scattered light showers in the extreme west.

Associated Press Oklahoma Weather Bureau Panhandle Frederick Boise City Waurika

Shaw Taken to Hospital With Broken Thigh

Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw was hospitalized in Ayot St Lawrence after a fall in a garden. He is 34 years old, having been born July 28. The report notes hopes for relief tonight.

Ayot ST. Lawrence Eng George Bernard Shaw Shaw Anntal

Oklahoma crops show bumper sorghum and corn yields

Statewide crop forecasts from the federal state crop service project strong corn and grain sorghum harvests despite declines in cotton and wheat. Corn is put at 32 075 000 bushels with a 25 bushel per acre yield, while grain sorghum totals 35 504 060 bushels.

Oklahome Oklahoma Oklahoma Panhandle

Senate committee eyes 4 billion foreign arms fund

The Senate appropriations committee forecast approval of a 4 billion dollar foreign arms program as part of a 16.7 billion emergency defense bill. Lawmakers push to bring Turkey and Spain into the North Atlantic Pact while debating dispersal of funds for moving bureaus out of Washington and other wartime needs. President Truman sought 139 million for bureau relocations. The bill covers 5,333 new war planes and more equipment aimed at boosting U.S. military strength amid the Korea outbreak.

Washington Senate Appropriations Committee Turkey Spain Truman Korea Cain RB Wash Europe Senate Russia Russell

Brooklyn Father Seeks Help Over Lost Daughter

Gerald Daynes of Brooklyn flew to New York from Paris amid a custody dispute. A French judge placed three-year-old Laurel in the custody of her British mother Eunice Daynes after a quarrel, with Daynes vowing to appeal to the state department to recover his child. He said he loves his wife but wants his daughter back and criticized the American embassy for not acting.

Paris Gerald Daynes Broklyn N. Y New York State Department Laurel Eunice Daynes Daynes London United States

Tent Collapse Injures Dozens at Revival Meet

An estimated 96 people were injured when a giant revival tent collapsed in a hail storm in Amarillo Texas. The crowd was attending Oral Roberts faith healing services with most treated for cuts bruises and several with broken bones. Mrs Tom Hataway of Sunray Texas was listed in critical condition with shock and chest injuries. A witness said a gust of wind lifted the tent and aluminum poles before it fell onto the audience around 10 p m.

Amarillo Tex Tom Hataway Sunray Tocal

City Officials Debate Trees And Budget Challenge

Birmingham officials worry over fallen trees and a tight budget. Morgan pushed selling or discarding damaged trees, explored burning them, and considered public safety costs. The plan parks on balancing relief efforts with city funds.

Truman Praises Care of Wounded Troops at Walter Reed

President Truman, after a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, praised the care of American troops wounded in Korea. He met with Maj. Gen. Paul H. Streit and was impressed by the conditions as wounded soldiers returned from the battlefield.

Washington Truman Walter Reed Korea Paul H. Streit Charles G. Ross Ross Army Hospital Naval Hospital Bethesda Streit

Negro Housing At Oklahoma University Changes

Norman Sept 1 Negro students at the University of Oklahoma will be assigned housing on the main campus. President Dr. George L Cross announced that Black students will live in pre fabricated areas and single Black women will reside in pre fabs and eat in the Quadrangle Center. Single Black men will live in the International House in the Wilson Center area. Cross cited Supreme Court action and noted potential legal exposure if housing on the north campus continues while white students are not moved.

Norman Okla University of Oklahoma George L. Cross Quadrangle International House Wilson Center Cross Supreme Court

U N Council to Decide If Red Spokesman Should Attend

The United Nations Security Council debates inviting a Chinese Communist spokesman to council sessions on charges of U S plane activity over Manchuria. Ernest Gross urges on the spot inquiry into the charges and U S aggression claims while noting U S votes would be procedural, not vetoes.

Lake Success Security Council U.S Ernest Gross U. S China Formosa U. N United States Russia Chou En-Lat U.N Trygve Lie Gladwyn Jebb Council LU. S Red China Peiping United Nations Gross

Flash Flood Toll Rises as Virginia Floods Hit Region

Weather systems from a distant hurricane caused deadly floods in Rockbridge county Virginia washing out roads and rail lines. At least two drownings reported with hundreds of homes swept away while the storm also spurs injuries and widespread rainfall across New England and the central United States.

Associated Press Atlantic North Carolina Rockbridge West Virginia Amarillo Tex New England Minnesota Central Rockies Ohio Valley Great Lakes Region Panhandle Texas Oklahoma

Stephen Early Resigns as Deputy Defense Secretary

Washington reported Stephen Early resigns today from deputy secretary of defense, effective Sept 30. President Truman accepted, noting Early’s Reluctant decision after a year of duty begun May 1949. Early will return to Pullman Inc as vice president, with White House declining to comment on cabinet-adviser rumors.

Washington Stephen Early Truman White House Early Reno Pullman, Inc Charles G. Ross Secrecs Johnson Ross Hoss

Belief in Superstitions Among Sicy Girl and Emono Intro

A fragment notes that a young girl in Sicy ay observed superstition involving shoes under a bed for luck. It mentions Spanish adventurers introducing the 'emono into the United States, reflecting wartime or colonial era beliefs and cross-cultural influences.

Sicy

Clears War in Hog Deaths

Washington officials skeptical that the cold war caused rising hog deaths in the midwest. Agriculture experts pursue a formal probe after Rep. Stetson urged FBI and Ag Department checks. Dr. Simms reports no evidence of biological warfare and cites a virus variant in the vaccination process as a likely factor.

Washington Sisie Agriculture Department Middle West Corn Belt United States Karl Stetac Stefan FBI J. Edgar Hoover B. T. Simms Bureau of Animal Husbandry Midwest Simms

Korean War Battle Fronts See Gains As Inchon Raids Continue

Reports describe two days of naval bombardment at Inchon by American and British ships targeting air strips and gun emplacements while South Korean commandos seized Inchon and nearby islands to disrupt Red seaborne supply lines. Ground forces held or advanced along the west coast and near Taegu as First Cavalry and other units battled Red forces for hill control and key rail and road corridors.

Inchon Pyongyang U. S. Navy Seoul Kyongju Kyeongju Pohang Anjane Kyongdu Ben Price MacArthur Yongchon Hedieutenant Taegu First Cavalry Division Nnd Jack MacBeth Kasan First Cavalry Nekiorg Brithith Brigade

Stratford Club Notes on Residents and Visitors

Mrs Nick Couch and children return to Sealand California after two months with her parents Mr and Mrs Charley Perry. Numerous visits and travels trace residents and kin across Stratford as relatives and friends stop by Ada Pauls Valley Purcell Norman and other towns for weekend visits shopping trips and nursing training updates.

Nick Couch Sealand Calif Charley Perry

Conferees Seek Quick Accord on Communist Bill

Conferees said they hoped to reach an agreement tonight on a wood bill while Chairman Wood of the House Un American Activities committee anticipated little difficulty. President Truman’s stance remained uncertain ahead of his weekly news conference at 3 p.m. EST. The McCarran bill would empower registration of communists and front organizations, internment provisions in war or invasion, and new ways to deport or bar suspected aliens.

Wood D.ga House Un-American Activities Committee House Truman Trumn McCarran

Senator Russell Explains Caution in Preventive War Talk

Senator Russell of Georgia said the idea should build among Americans and the world that democracy does not force the first blow. He praised Secretary Matthews for remarks in Bosnia about paying any price to secure peace, including war if needed. The State Department criticized the speech and the White House disagreed on clearance.

Russell D-Ga Cooperamen State Department Matthews White House

Enrollment Flurry at East Central State College

Freshmen completed enrollment and classification Monday while sophomores, juniors, and seniors moved in Tuesday. The steady morning pace aimed to finish most tasks before Tuesday afternoon’s close, with a full schedule planned from Wednesday onward and no special events this week.

East Central State College Ateady

Communism and population fears in a university discussion

Dr Spencer warned that communism cannot work amid insecurity and overpopulation. He cited rising Asia growth, dwindling resources, and the risk of fascist or communist takeovers if the U S withdraws from foreign engagements. He urged curbing population to protect currency and avoid crisis.

Greece Italy Japan America Briin Spencer 38Th Parallel Korea China Mao Far East Europe

County Fair Prep Under Way at Pair Grounds Exhibit Row

Exhibitors moved to set up for the county fair on Thursday at the Pair grounds. Stonewall 4-H club prepared a handicraft display supervised by Vernon Younts as 171 exhibition spaces filled. Barns housed Quarter horses and more entries as 4-H groups lead in preparation before Friday’s judging.

Stonewall Vernon Younts Halley Yeate Noos

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