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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1949

Page

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Two Men Held in Anthony Robbery Case

Ada police and county officers along with State Crime Bureau arrested two men in connection with the C R Anthony employees holdup Saturday night. Chief Cecil Smith and Jess Lea said names would be released after questioning in Ada. McAlester officers staged a surprise arrest Wednesday night after a weeklong manhunt.

Cecil Smith Jess Lea State Crime Bureau Alester C. R. Anthony Smith Ada McAlester

Apology and Clarification From Wednesday Editorial

The News in Sealeh publishes an apology for misinterpreting an earlier editorial that referenced Mr and Mrs Bob Whitson and First National Bank officials. The editor states there was no intent to imply improper actions by trusted individuals, and issues a sincere apology to anyone who read it that way. The note also addresses a separate matter involving D W W B Little, editor.

Sealeh Bob Whitson First National Bank Express Charlotte Cave D. Www B. Little

Roff Open House Friday Evening At School Gym

Roff schools schedule an open house Friday at 7 20 pm in the newly remodeled gymnasium. The program includes two cartoon comedies, two numbers by the Roff Glee Club directed by Miss Elton Crutchfield, and teacher introductions by Richard G Swink. Parents will tour classrooms, meet teachers, and learn about the school plant while refreshments follow in the high school basement banquet hall.

Roff Roff Glee Club Elton Crutchfield Richard G Swink Hud Craves Saye Swink

Paving South of Coalgate Nearer

Oklahoma City Sept 22 Paving in a four mile stretch on U S 75 from Coalgate south to the Atoka county line will be bid at the Oct 4 meeting of the state highway commission Director A E Bailey says estimated cost 39901645 Specifications call for 111898 square yards of inch concrete on a four inch cushion with 212277 square yards of sand The project is the last phase of modernizing this section of the highway Last February the commission sent contracts for 178114 for a new roadbed and bridges Much of the road is being built with a new location.

Oklahoma City U.S 75 Coalgate Atoka County State Highway Commission A. E. Bailey Commission Snt

Tulsa Worker Falls 35 Feet to Death at Phillips OW Company

Langley TD. Sesaums, a 0-year-old boilermaker from Tulsa, fell thirty five feet to his death at the Phillips OW company in Kansas City yesterday after a cope slipped and scaffolding collapsed. He had worked for the company seventeen years.

Kansas City Langley TD Sesaums Tulsa Oklo Phillips’ OW Sescum

Oklahoma Weather Outlook With Cooler Temperatures

Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight in Oklahoma with mild to moderate temperatures. Friday brings cooler conditions in the pan handle to the west and warmer readings 53 to 70 degrees elsewhere, with highs around 70.

Oklahoma Panhandle

Government and oil men clash over synthetic oil prospects

In Glenwood Springs on September 21 government figures and industry leaders offered conflicting views on oil shale. Secretary Krug hailed Rifle plant as the birth of a vast new industry while Texaco’s W M Stratford doubted current shale as a commercial energy source. Krug warned of rapidly depleting petroleum, urging government plants to scale up shale production. Stratford favored drilling existing wells. Four hundred private industry representatives toured the plant and heard proposals for government support to build large scale shale operations.

Glenwood Springs Colo Kiug W. M. Stratford Texaco Development Corp New York Krug U. S. Bureau of Mines Rifle Th Stratford Stratford Bureau of Mines Interior Department Congress

Secondi Guilty of Stabbing Slaying

A district court jury in Sallisaw Oklahoma found Levi Secondi aged 39 guilty of manslaughter in the pocket knife killing of his brother Tom 43 after an all day trial. The verdict came within an hour and the jury set a five year sentence to be pronounced September 30.

Sallisaw Okla Levi Secondi Tom Secondi

Blackmer Now in Boston Hospital

Henry M. Blackmer, 86, the air tycoon tied to the Teapot Dome scandal, was taken to New England Baptist Hospital in Boston after flying in from exile in Europe. A spokesman said he is undergoing a physical check up and not in ludious condition. plans remain for a Chicago trip and Denver bound federal tax invasion charges next week.

Boston Henry M. Blackmer New England Baptist Hospital Eucope Teapot Dome Harding Blackmer Lahey Clinic Frank Lahey Chicago Denver

Lawton Girl Rushed to Ada Iron Lung in Polio Case

Sherry Ann Wilson eleven, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilson of Lawton, arrived at Valley View hospital with polio and was placed in an iron lung. The trip from Lawton to Ada involved three highway patrol units and escort vehicles. Her condition was listed as critical Thursday morning as the ward expanded to eight patients.

Polla Cari Manse Elyria Oghis Cleveland Obie Manzo Teate Verna Rosemary Cari A Valley View Hospital Lawson Ada Sherry Ann Wilson Murl Wilton North Seventeenth Lawton Valley View Hospital Authoritie Lawon Onlie Saven Lawton Highway Patrol Wilson Duncan Raff Ada Unt

Six Men Injured In Plant Explosion At Phillips Plant

In Borger Texas a powerful blast at the Phillips Petroleum gasoline plant caused a fire that burned itself out overnight. Six workers suffered minor injuries, four released from hospital today, none serious. Damage early estimates hovered around one million dollars. The blast occurred in an aviation alley line from a ruptured gasoline pipe. Firefighters faced extreme heat and evacuated the area as two explosions were reported.

Boger Tex Phillips Petroleum , Company Erwin Gl Phillips Damere Gissgow Dial King Homer Carroll Barney Fritch J. W. Harris W. W. Reever Guthrie O'Neal Plant Pentex Hospital Rice Pallins Bartlesville Oxla Philips Borger

E. C. Alumni To Breakfast at Pender Café

East Central alumni plan a 9 am breakfast on Monday September 24 at Pendergrants Café. Miss Myrtle Sturdevant, secretary treasurer, urges reservations by September 23 with $1 sent to Miss Sindevant East Central College. Dr Charles F Spencer will speak. A business session will cover Homecoming Day plans for October 28. Chairman Waymon Scott. Invocation by Casper Duffer.

East Central Pendergrants Cafe Myrtle Sturdevant

Night Club Blown Up Near Oaks Country Club

A blast at the Near Oaks Club near the Oaks Country club road south of U S Highway 6 in Creek County Tulsa area destroyed one club building and damaged nearby trees. The second explosion damaged the adjacent Blue Dahlia. no injuries reported. Sheriff said gambling devices were found earlier at the Near Oaks Club, and no one was inside the ruined premises.

Tulsa Okla Oaks Country Lab Creek County Lee Johnson Oaks Country Club U. S. Highway 6 Sita Oaks Club State Highway Patrol Johnson

Ada Horse Show Opens Under Lights at Hereford Park

The Ada Horne Show Association and the Ada Round-Up Club present a Thursday night horse show at Hereford Park. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children with one fourth of proceeds benefiting the Valley View Hospital polio ward. Performances start at sunset. the event aims to draw local families to a community showcase.

Ada Horne Show Asociation, Inc Ada Round-Up Club Proley Valley View Ospital Polio Ward Hereford Park

Murray EC Fans Battle For Campus In War-Like Week

East Central’s season opener at Murray sparked a campus clash as students, guards, and dormitory crews faced paint rasters from Tishomingo and Ada. Extra guards lined roads, nightly shifts, and a tense standoff followed a series of painting incidents amid preparations for tonight’s East Central game at Murray.

East Centre Iaresty W. B. Morrison Tishorsinge Twelfth and Francis East Central Murray

Steelworkers Set Weeklong Extension in Pittsburgh

United Steelworkers approve a one week extension to October 1 and push for quick resumption of talks with Big Steel after wildcat walkouts halt plants. Murray announces union stance and calls for direct bargaining under presidential board recommendations. Tea habit noted as odd historical aside.

Pittsburg United Steelworkers United Steel Corporation Ndustry Truman Pittsburgh Murray Teumen Ckes Jtuman Ruman Union Age Policy Committee U. S. Steel) Corporation Philip Murray United Steelworkers of America Wage Policy Committee

Violence erupts at Bell Aircraft strike clash

In Buffalo on September 22 unions and non-strikers clashed at Bell Aircraft Corp. plant injuring at least one person seriously. The incident followed resumed negotiations with CIO United Steelworkers union and UAW Local 501 picket. Wages average $1.78 an hour and pension terms remain disputed.

Buffalo Bell Aircraft Corp CIO United Steelworkers Arthur Mussiner Niagara County John P. Boland Bells

Oklahoma Citlaws Held Over Bogus Check Case

VP Three Oklahoma City men face federal charges for transporting a forged $25,000 cashier's check in interstate commerce. Harold B Byford of Oklahoma City and M B Clapp of Oklahoma Dental Laboratories are held on $20,000 bonds with arrests in Shreveport and Oklahoma City. James Edward Shockley, arrested in Siloam Springs, is connected to the same scheme involving whiskey payments and cash proceeds.

Oklahoma City Bryce FBI Harold B. Byford M. B. Clark Oklahoma Dental Laboratories Byford Shreveport FSI Caddo Parish Hig U. S Alfred W. Bullock Clapp Paul Showalter Oklahoma County James Edward Shockley Siloam’ Springs Ark PBI Agath Sheckley Siloam Springs

Uracs Action Be Taken Soon By MAX HARRELSON NEW YORK

China urged the United Nations assembly to act swiftly to curb communism in China and Asia, charging Russia directs the Chinese Communists. Dr. T. F. Tsiang asserted the North Atlantic pact stops communism in Europe, but not in the east, and warned of Moscow loyalism behind Beijing.

Max Harrelson New York China United Nations Assembly East Russia T. F. Tsiang Europe Chinese Communist Party International Communist Movement Elwaya Moscow New Republic Tsiang Lee Chinese Communista Peiping Eantas Leo Tsarapkin Vishinsky Tomorro Hector McNeil T ‘Siang General Assembly Far East Haifaenna

Zeke Burr Faces Delays With Paint and Wallpaper Work

The Pessimist notes Zeke Burr joked about life on Easy Street but reveals he still must have painting and wallpapering completed. The column captures local humor and Burr’s ongoing domestic tasks, reflecting small town curiosities.

Zeke Burr Easy Street

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