Eisenhower Uses Off the Cuff Talks in Midwest Campaign
Eisenhower drew large crowds in Illinois and Indiana as he -- with backers like Arthur Summerfield -- touted a serious, issue driven message. He attacked corruption, inflation, taxes and Communist infiltration, pledging government honesty and global peace.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Midwest
Minnesota
Arthur Summerfield
Illinois
Indiana
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Summerfield
Stevenson
Isenhower
Englewood
Chicago
Washington
America
U S and Japanese Admirals Reenact Coral Sea Battle at Luncheon
At Yokosuka Naval Base Captain Paul D. Stroup of the USS Essex hosts former Japanese admirals Watanabe and Takado for a luncheon reenactment of the Coral Sea engagement. The trio plans to compare opposing strategies from the May 1942 battle using charts and ship models to resolve differing accounts.
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U. S
Paul D. Stroup
Yokisuka Naval Base
Watanabe
Takado
Stroup
Japan
Navy
Uy. S
Be Careful with Your Cigarettes
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hartman warn smokers to fully extinguish cigarettes before disposal as dry yards and fields risk grass fires. At 1 a.m. Monday their front yard caught fire but they limited damage by extinguishing it themselves, suspecting a discarded cigarette as the cause.
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Ted Hartman
East Ninth
Hartman
Hartmans
Driver Fined For Part In Accident
Paskell Knight a 19 year old Ada resident was fined 20 dollars in city police court for reckless driving after a two car crash Sunday afternoon on Main street at Stockton avenue. Knight driving a 1949 Mercury and R D Brooks 20 of Allen in a 1941 Ford collided when Brooks eastbound crossed the center line. Both cars suffered left front damage. no injuries were reported. Officers said Knight was traveling about 50 mph, double the limit.
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Paskell Knight
Ada
Knight
R. D. Brooks
Allen
Brooks
Main Street
Stockton Avenue
McAlester Safety Council Evaluates Emergency Vehicle Sirens
In McAlester Oklahoma the Safety Council meets tonight to decide on the possible elimination of sirens used for emergency vehicles amid concerns over noise and safety.
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Mcalester
Okla Wa
Worchester Charged With Leaving Scene And Abandoning Child
Cecil Butch Worchester of Fitts town was arrested Sunday near Ada on SH 99 by highway trooper H D Van Arsdell on two counts. He allegedly left the scene of an August 1 accident injuring Norman Factor of Konawa during a bumping incident. and he is charged with deserting two minor children Lester Allen and Franklin e Worchester on July 12. Audrey Faye Worchester signed the complaint.
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Fittstown
Ada
SH 99
H. D. van Arsdell
Worchester
Norman Factor
Konawa
van Arsdell
Lester Allen
Frankline
Audrey Faye Worchester
West Fourteenth
Slowness in Naming Judges Blamed for Delays of Justice
The ABA's Federal Judiciary Committee told the 75th annual day that vacancies and slow nominations have caused intolerable delays in justice for three years. The report cites delays from vacancy to appointment and criticizes the appointing power for inaction during vacancies. It references a 1952 Ninth Circuit resolution questioning patronage and prompt action.
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Ninth Circuit
West Coast
Hawaii
Alaska
ABA
Cops Raid Three Places Find Liquor at Two
City police raided three locations Saturday with two yielding liquor. Chief Cecil Smith reported 12 pints found at the Alma Skags with a $0 bond posted and later forfeited. Annie Blocker faced charges for a pint of gin, posting and forfeiting a $20 bond. No liquor was found at the third site.
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Cecil Smith
Alma Skags
Annie Blocker
Broomcorn Blaze Destroys Oklahoma Warehouse in Lindsay
A Lindsay broomcorn warehouse burned destroying an estimated 25 to 30 carloads of dried broomcorn fiber. Firemen from Lindsay Pauls Valley and Maysville fought the blaze after flames swept through a quonset type structure. Cause of the fire was undetermined.
State Has Exodus From Its Farms
Washington reports Oklahoma shows a large 1950 census shift with urban population up 26 percent and a 40 percent drop in farm residents. City population totals 1,189,481. rural count 553,066. rural non-farm 540,805. Average incomes: cities 2,457. rural non-farm 1,611. farmers 1,466.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Census Bureau
Narcotic Crackdown Nets Ardmore Suspects
Federal narcotic agents arrested seven people in Ardmore Oklahoma during a week long crackdown. J C A Johnson was charged with illegal sales and distribution of narcotics and arraigned in Ada with a $2000 bond. One suspect died en route to Ft Worth. Ardmore hospitals reportedly refused treatment. Charged with illegal procurement were Mr and Mrs Sam Bonner and Virginia Jonson J A Bivens, Har Hospital manager, said staff had not been contacted about admitting the man.
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Ardmore
Okla
J. C. A. Johnson
U. S
Ada
Ft. Worth
Oklahoma Democrats seek big speaker for Jefferson Jackson dinner
Oklahoma City officials push for a major speaker for the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner on Oct 16 or 17. President Truman and Adlai Stevenson appear unavailable. Sen. Richard Russell and Gov. John Battle are also discussed, while Sen. Mike Monroney tries to secure Stevenson with staff input.
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Oklahoma City
National Committee
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Oklahoma
Johnston Murray
Stevenson
Murray
Mike Monroney
Monroney
Sen
Richard Russell
John Battle
Virginia
Battle of Britain Fly-Past Honors RAF Victory
London observed a Battle of Britain Fly-Past with a 1940 Hurricane leading a fleet of 213 fighters and bombers at 184 mph followed by a Hawker Hunter at 700 mph. Thousands lined streets to honor pilots while Churchill’s famed quote echoed. The 1940 RAF success on Sept 15 halted invasion plans.
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London
Britain
Winston Churchill
RAF
Attack Opens on Higher Sales Tax
The Oklahoma Public Expenditures Council opened its statewide campaign against the proposed 3 percent sales tax to be voted on November 4. It claims the levy would raise the sales tax by 19 million dollars, with Oklahoma County alone facing about 4.61 million and the nearby Isa county at roughly 3.60 million. The council notes welfare program shifts toward Social Security and cites recent rises in state assistance from 48.63 in March 1952 to 57.36 currently.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Ahoma County
Isa County
Young brothers charged in Norman sailor assault
R D Johnson 22 and Jerry Johnson 18 face assault with a deadly weapon charges after a broken bottle slash injured Harry L White, a Norman sailor. The attack followed a dispute over a girl near the police station. both brothers had prior burglary convictions and recent probation endings.
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Norman Sailor
Granville Scanland
State Penitentiary
R. D. Johnson
Jerry
Harry L. White
White
Johnson
Polio Scare Hits Iowa Family After Nine Illnesses
In Mapleton Iowa the Thiel family reports eleven members fell ill with polio since July. Parents express heightened fear as children complain of headaches and other early symptoms. Local health officials monitor the cluster for transmission and containment.
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Iowa
Oklahoma U Opens Anniversary Year
Oklahoma University marks its 60th anniversary as 7 000 students begin the new semester in Norman. President Br George Cross lauds progress, highlighting petroleum industry studies, the University Press, and campus growth from 1892 to a 40 million dollar 285 acre facility.
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Okla
University of Oklahoma
George Cross
University Press
Main Street
David Ross Boyd
Bryans Buy B and S Drug Store in Ada
Billy and Joe Bryan announced the purchase of the Coughlin Salter Drug Store at 126 West Main. The store will be renamed B and B Drug Store with Billy Bryan as manager and Joe Bryan remaining at Bryan's Corner rug as manager.
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Joe Bryan
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Wynnewood
Salter
Bryan Twins
Joe Bryan Sr
Norman
Ada
Corner Drug
NATO Fleet Holds Edge In Maneuver
Copenhagen reports describe Orange forces in Operation Mainbrace pressed by Blue warships after a night battle. The aim to land on Moen and Zealand shores failed overall, with both sides sustaining losses as Orange flotillas engaged and withdrew.
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Denmark
Blue
NATO
Moen
Zealand
Admiralty
More Officers For New 45th Named
OKLAHOMA CITY P Lt Col Odell T Shaw former First Battalion commander in the 180th Regiment of the 45th Division in Korea was named executive officer of the newly organized 179th Infantry National Guard unit. Appointments include Lt Col Wayne N England Maj Milton C Worley Maj David C Matthews. Shaw previously commanded the Second Battalion of the 279th Regiment before the 45th was shipped to the Far East.
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Oklahoma City
Odell T. Shaw
Korea
179Th Infantry
National Guard
Wayne N. England
E. Reno
Battion
Milton C. Worley
Lawton
David C. Matthews
Perry
Shaw
45Th
Far East
Young Rodeoer Seriously Hurt After Bucking Brahma Incident
A 16 year old rodeo performer Hardy Dear is in serious condition at a Tulsa hospital after being impaled on a Brahma steer’s horn during a Saturday night event of the Sand Springs Roundup Club. He suffered a slashed throat when he fell during the ride.
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Tulsa
Okla
Hardy Dear
Sand Springs
Conveyor belts transform underground coal mines after 1929
Since the first belts began operating in 1929, more than 1,000 miles of belting have been installed in underground coal mines, illustrating rapid industrial adoption and scale.
Missing Lad Was Just Visiting
A seven year old, Sonny Henry, told his teacher at school Monday that he had been visiting friends and was not missing. The boy had been the subject of a citywide search since Saturday after he left his home at 110 East Second.
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D. P
Henry
Writing Letters Keeps Japs Busy Writing Letters Keeps Japs Busy
In Tokyo on September 15 a new business thrives among English-speaking Japanese college students. They compose love letters for Japanese girls to sealers in Korea and translate replies. Some earn up to 30 dollars daily, writing for multiple soldiers, with occasional mix ups such as a girl receiving a reply signed by George instead of Dick.
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Japan
Korea
Darling
George
FFA At Sulphur Enrolls 66 Boys
Sulphur high school enrolls sixty six boys in the Future Farmers of America under Leo Barnes. Cattle hog and poultry projects are planned with fairs in Murray County September 15 to 17. David Hudson heads the Sulphur chapter with Randall Norwood Raymond Lee Wayne Collins and Jack Cooper as officers. Freshman initiation is planned with about boy joins the club.
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Future Farmers of America
Leo Barnes
Murray County Fair
David Hudson
Randall Norwood
Raymond Lee
Wayne Collins
Jack Cooper
Prominent Oklahoma Marriages Reported Across Cities
Leonard Gene Moore age 21 from Ada wed Delores Martin 20 of Ponca City. A J Collins 21 from Konawa married Rena Johnson 20 of Ada. William F Cornish 23 of Tulsa tied with Frances Louise Stegall 20 of Ada. Euel Dean Stone 21 from Stratford wed Tommie Karen Burleson 16 of Stratford.
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Ada
Delores Martin
Ponca City
A. J. Collins
Konawa
Rena Johnson
William F. Cornish
Tulsa
Frances Louise Stegall
Euel Dean Stone
Stratford
Tommie Karen Burleson
Tulsa oil company clerk dies at desk from heart attack
P H Roddie Cook age 59 an employee of Carter Oil Co for three years died at his desk in Tulsa yesterday of a heart attack. Cook was chief clerk of the production department.
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Okla
P.H. Roddie Cook
Carter Oil Co
Cook
Protestant Group Holds Secret Services in Rome Clash on Religious Liberty
Members of the Protestant Church of Christ met in a private Rome villa after police blocked their regular hall and forced worshippers to leave. Headed by Cline R. Paden of Brownfield Texas the group claims about 1000 postwar Italian conversions and seeks official recognition. Police detained bystanders and reporters while guarding the venue near Vatican City as authorities claim no permission was granted for services.
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Church of Christ
Cline R. Paden
Brownfield
Tex
Italy
Paden
Interior Ministry
Alessandria
Frascati
Texas
U. S. Congress
State Department
Vatican City
St. Peter’s Cathedral
Chickasha Likely To Lose Its Sooner State League Team
Chickasha faces losing its Sooner State League baseball club after owner A C Gonzales of Sweetwater Texas faced two lawsuits for alleged nonpayment of debts. The team played away from home as the park was attached and sheriff Hack Perrin allowed it to finish playoffs at Pauls Valley.
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Chicakasha
Okla
George Miller
Chickasha_ Express
Miller
A. C. Gonzales
Sweetwater
Texas
Sheriff Hack Perrin
Pauls Valley
Owever
Gonzales
Chickasha
Truck Driver Burned to Death Near Ardmore
Allen Thomason a 21 year old truck driver from Ft Worth was killed when his molasses truck overturned four miles north of Ardmore. Police say he fell asleep at the wheel and was pinned as the truck caught fire after molasses spilled onto the highway. Ardmore fire department helped extinguish the blaze. The year’s death toll rises to 363 versus 371 last year.
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Allen Thomason
Ft. Worth
Ardmore
Highway Patrol
Thomason
Steed Publishes District Visiting Schedule
Tom Steed, fourth district congressman, outlines his annual tour with office hours in Shawnee every Monday Friday and Saturday. He will travel Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday to other counties, visiting Coalgate Holdenville Ada and Seminole in September October.
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Steed
American National Bank
Shawnee
Coalgate
Holdenville
Ada
Seminole
Kefauver Plans Campaign Swing For Democratic Ticket
Senator Estes Kefauver telephoned the Democratic National Committee to say he will return to the United States next week to campaign vigorously for the party ticket. He named Gov. Adlai Stevenson and Senator Sparkman as his targets, with a swing starting October 2 in Centerville and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Estes Kefauver
Democratic National Committee
United States
Gov. Stevenson
N. Sparkman
Kefauver
France
Adlai Stevenson
Chicago
Tennessee
Centerville
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Vesuvius Quiet Under Long Dormant Period At Naples
Mt Vesuvius remains inactive in the scientific sense since March. Professor Antonio Parascan dola of Naples University reports underground crater heat over 570 degrees Celsius, with a rise of 100 degrees seen as a potential sign of renewed activity. The 1944 eruption previously damaged the funicular railway and nearby Air Force bombers.
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Mt. Vesuvius
Kile
Bay of
Antonio Parascandola
Naples University
Five-Year World Cruise Ends in Baltimore Stop
Bill Murnan, 56, finishes a five year voyage in a 30 foot yawl after visiting the West Indies Ascension Island South Africa Australia New Guinea and Hawaii. He plans to sell the yawl and buy a station wagon to tour the United States. His wife left the trip in Samoa and is in Europe awaiting his return.
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Coal County Pioneer Dies
Mrs Vivian Walker Oram 97, oldest Coal County resident, died 10 45 am Monday in a Coalgate hospital after a heart attack. Born in 1845 in Kentucky she came to Coalgate as a girl and married Jess Pool then Joe Oram. Surviving are two sons John and Claude Pool two daughters Mrs Clara Madden and a niece Mrs Claude Markham all of Coalgate. Funeral arrangements by Adam Smith funeral home of Ada will be announced.
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Coal County
Vivian Walker Oram
Kentucky
Jess Pool
Joe Oram
Oram
Urviving
John
Claude Pool
Clara Madden
Claude Markham
Adam Smith
Ada
Death Ends Elaborate Las Vegas Wedding Plans
In Las Vegas at the Flamingo Hotel a young couple Adrian Lionel Grodnick and Betty M Baron were found shot to death in their penthouse honeymoon setting. No murder notes were found and motive remains unknown. Baron was UCLA graduate and Grodnick a New York clothing magnate. a Beverly Hills wedding was planned. The bodies were discovered by hotel staff with no sign of struggle and the couple had registered as newlyweds on September 10. Sheriff Ralph Lamb noted no local marriage certificate was found and they may have wed elsewhere.
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Flamingo Hotel
Adrian Lionel Grodnick
Manuel Grodnick
New York
Betty M. Baron
William Baron
Los Angeles
University of California At
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Calif
Baron
Grodnick
East
Red Labor Em ployment Plan Warns on Unemployment
The Chinese Reds form a Labor Employment Committee to tackle rising joblessness. They claim 3 million of 450 million Chinese are out of work, with higher totals possible. They blame the Nationalist regime, production inefficiency, women leaving kitchens, and lack of arable land. Proposals include job safeguards, wage cuts, shorter hours, and state led land reclamation and public works.
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China
Red China
Freighters Meet In Dense Fog Off Strait of Juan de Fuca
In dense fog two freighters collide in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. One seaman on the Japanese Taikyu Maru is killed. The other ship is the Greek George D. Gratsos, both reportedly undamaged and steering toward safety. Coast Guard says both proceed.
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Strait of
Juan de Fuca
U.S. Coast Guard
Gordon Head
Victoria
B. C
George D. Gratsos
Columbia River
Hit and Run Sinking Of Miyakawa Maru Reported
The Japanese Coast Guard said a 907 ton Miyakawa Maru was rammed and sank within ten minutes Monday south of Tokyo. A second ship allegedly struck the vessel and vanished without aiding the 32 crewmen who were later rescued by fishermen.
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Ancient bagpipes traced to Asiatic origins, says society
The National Geographic Society notes the bagpipe as one of the oldest musical instruments with roots in Asia. The piece highlights its long history and cultural significance across regions.
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