Stevenson Defends Cash Fund for State Officials
Gov Adlai E Stevenson rejected charges that a private cash fund supported state official salaries. He said the fund was public no secret and used only leftovers from 1948 and later contributions. He noted no quiet deals or favors and tied the matter to Nixon expense funds scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
New York
Kent Chandler
Chandler
Citizens For Eisenhower
Chicago Commercial Club
Sen
Richard Nixon
A. B. Dick and Company
Nixon
Commercial Club
Seek Whoever Slew Three Children in Eutaw Alabama
A heavy police hunt with bloodhounds searches Eutaw area for a unknown killer after three children Ollie eight Jean two were found dead and Ira five killed in mud. Their sister Lassie eleven is in critical condition with head injuries and baby Cullan Mae remains missing. Authorities say motive unknown and a maniac may be responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eutaw
Ala
Willie Posey
Mt. Hebron
Highway Patrol
Ollie
Jean
Ira
Lassie
Cullan Mae
Ike Knew of Nixon Fund Says Steed
Rep. Tom Steed charged that Dwight Eisenhower was aware of Richard Nixon's disputed expense fund soon after the National Convention. He said Eisenhower knew the $18 235 fund was in existence and that people in the know informed the general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
Tom Steed
D-Okla
Eisenhower
Marriages Recorded Rucker and Bullock Tie the Knot
Bobby Rucker 18 of Farmerville Tex and Jo Ann Bullock 19 of Dallas Tex were married in a small ceremony joining two Texas families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Rucker
Farmerville
Tex
Jo Ann Bullock
Dallas, Tex
Wages and salaries take majority of national income
In a broad economic snapshot the majority of the U S national income is allocated to wages and salaries, totaling over sixty four cents on every dollar. The statement highlights labor's sizable share in personal income distribution.
Oklahoma Demos Name Speaker for Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
Oklahoma City reports Democratic leaders have secured Stephen A. Mitchell, chair of the Democratic National Committee, as the keynote at the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner set for October 16. Governor Johnston Murray notes the event aims to boost party enthusiasm and funds. Stevenson, Russell, Truman, and Rayburn all declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Stephen A. Mitchell
Democratic National Committee
Johnston Murray
Mitchell
Adlai Stevenson
Richard Russell
Georgia
Truman
Mike Monroney
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
New Treatment Restores Sight For Linda Brown
Shy eleven year old Linda Brown of Rivera California, blind since birth from corneal ulcers, gains partial sight from a new sulphur solution sulfa hydryl. Developed by Dr A E Crathirds and Dr Ralph Mellon, the remedy is taken orally and as eye drops after researchers noted eye sulphur content drops after injury. Linda now reads with glasses and moves about independently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E.crathirds
Phoenix
Ariz
Ralph Mellon
Institute of Pathology At
Pittsburgh
Linda
Cruthires
Velasco Ibarra Orders Army Chief Retired in Ecuador
Ecuador's new president Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra ousted the army commander and 47 top officers, consolidating control after returning from exile to win the June presidential election. Col Octavio Ochao denounced the move as unjust, while Col Miguel Angel Estrella warned the government had begun by destroying constitutional order and said he would fight to uphold Ecuador's laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quito
Ecuador
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Octavio Ochao
Miguel Angel Estrella
National Defense
Velasco
Argentina
Small Boy Killed Crossing Road in Thomas
A 2 year old boy named Larry James Eyster was run down and killed while crossing State Highway 33 near his Thomas home. The Highway Patrol said the driver swerved to avoid the child but could not, and the motorist was not charged. The incident raises the year’s fatality count to 371, down from 382 at the same time last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Thomas
Larry James Eyster
Roy J. Eyster
Highway Patrol
Senators attack claim Americans “never had it so good”
Two Republican senators denounced the Democratic campaign cry that the public “never had it so good.” Sen. Francis Case cited large 20 year tax hikes and $2.3 billion in 1950 relief spending while Sen. Hugh Butler blamed Democrats for economic squeeze, noting farm income fell from over 19 billion in 1948 to about 18% billion, with purchasing power dropping from nine billion to about seven billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francis Case
South Dakota
Hugh Butler
Nebraska
Local families gather for visits and milestones in Fittstown
Weekend guests include Mr. and Mrs. Noble Holman and children of Seminole visiting the Jacksons. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Welhous en with the Doolittles. Rufus Davis and daughters returning from California visiting the Ab Davis family. a Carter Oil banquet at Ada hosted by many couples. Kenneth Ross and daughter visiting from Texas as Kenneth recovers from a broken jaw. Wichita visitors Bill and Charley Timmons. Dewey Manahan and Ronnie Rhodes traveling to Lima Ohio. Spears Graper and Norma Lee Graper at the Oklahoma City fair. birth announced for Bill Chronister and wife. Ray Norval and daughters from Lindsay visiting Grapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Holman
Seminole
Z. C. Jackson
Robert Welhousen
Irl Doolittle
Rufus Davis
California
Ab Davis
Carter Oil Company
Asher Ranch House
Ada
J. L. Delaplain
Clarence Lee
John Harrell
H. B. Myers
Clarence Ramsey
Fred McKinney
Dafe Hudson
Merle Osborn
Ralph Lacrone
Leo Miler
Oren Cherry
Luther Davis
Marion Thomas
Edgar Graham
Kenneth Ross
Texas
Hookie Timmons
Kenneth
Bill Timmons
Wichita
Kan
Charley Timmons
Dewey Manahan
Ronnie Rhodes
Lima
Ohio
Floyd Spears
Norma Lee Graper
Oklahoma City
Bill Chronister
Ray Norval
Lindsay
Walter Graper
Thunderstorm Forces Nervous Break Leads to Missing Girl Found
Lynnfield Massachusetts report states Marilyn Rich 20 who vanished after a thunderstorm 41 days ago was found alive in poor condition near her home. She appeared exhausted with wet clothing and could offer only that she was very tired. Parents say she fled during a severe storm August 12 while recovering from a nervous breakdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynnfield
Mass
Marilyn Rich
Schacht Begins Egypt Budget Study as adviser to Cairo
German financial expert Hjalmar Schacht arrived in Cairo and started a survey of what the new Egyptian budget should include. He told reporters he would advise the Egyptian government on economic and financial questions of interest to the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Hjalmar Schacht
Schach
Reich
Sooner Ace Tells Story of Fifth MIG Downing
Capt James Risner of Oklahoma City, a U S. Fifth Air Force pilot and America's 20th jet ace, described shooting down his fourth and fifth MIG-15s over North Korea. He recounted exchanges with Lt Arthur Cuddy and other engagements including a MIG pilot who ejected after canopy loss and parachute failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Korea
James Robinson Risner
Oklahoma City
America
Risner
Arthur J. Cuddy
Enterprise
Ala
Cuddy
Yalu
North Korea
Defendants In Fifteen Cases Enter Pleas In District Court
Defendants in fifteen cases appeared for arraignment Monday before Judge John Boyce McKeel. Several waived arraignment and pled. others pleaded not guilty or guilty with sentences or bond conditions noted. A divorce action in Balthrop vs Balthrop and a similar suit in Dause vs Dause ended with dismissals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boyce McKeel
Jessie Burris
Leroy Collins
Illian Easterling
K. D. Teel
John Corday
Ayne Danley
Bill Ray Williams
Danley
Williams
Buck Morris
Billy Joe Adams
Paul Sellers
Dobie Sellers
Stoney Davis
Troy Cope
Oscar Pettigrew
Gene Billy Brown
Ralph Zumbro
James Bolin
Craig Balthrop
Betty Jo Balthrop
Laintiff
Aliceause
B. E. Dause
Lane Wins Mexico City Vacation From Airline Contest
Gerry Lane, Central Airlines manager in Ada, won a two week trip to Mexico City plus an expense account after leading a June to August sales contest among Central Airlines staff. The Dallas ceremony was led by American regional VP D Miller, with Sam Jones taking second prize. Lane sold nearly $4,000 in tickets to secure first place and Ada ranked sixth in the Central system for passenger numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerry Lane
Central Airlines
Mexico City
Lane
American Airlines
Dallas
D. Miller
American
Sam Jones
Durant
Central
Ada
Ood
Inay
Williams Admits Part In Robbery Guilty Plea
Billy Ray Williams pleaded guilty to joint robbery in district court. He and Wayne Danley allegedly assaulted and threatened Roy L. Nickell at 109 South Thirty-sixth Tulsa, taking 106 dollars. Danley was set for arraignment Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Ray Williams
Wayne “Danley
Roy L. Nickell
South Thirty-sixth
Tulsa
Juice of Common Weed May Prove Birth Control
London scientist Dr. B P Wiesner reports that juice from the weed Gromwell or gray millet may offer a birth control method. Liquid extracts tested on three adults showed no ill effects and appeared to prevent conception during treatment. He notes a Shoshone practice of eating related plant roots to produce temporary sterility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
B. P. Wiesner
Wiesner
United States
State Supreme Court Opinions from Oklahoma City
Rotan Motor Co. v Farmers and Merchants Bank Valley Center affirmed. Pure Oil Co. v Johnston Ren ton et al Seminole County reversed. Continental Oil Co et al v Mae Williams et al Pottawatomie County affirmed. Oklahoma City Ada Atoka railway Co v I W Crabtree Seminole County affirmed. One 1948 Ford Tudor automobile et al v State ex rel David L Field Garfield County reversed with directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Rotan Motor Co
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Valley Center
Kas
Oklahoma County
Pure Oil Co
Johnston Renton Et al
Seminole County
Continental Oil Co
Atlantic Refining Co
Cities Service Oil Co
Stanolind Oil and Gas Co
M. J. Curtin
I. F. Douglass
Mae Williams
Jack Williams
C. E. Erwin
Lelia Erwin
Pottawatomie County
Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railway Co
I. W. Crabtree
Ford Tudor Automobile
Et al
State of Oklahoma
David L. Field
Garfield County
McMillans and Kites In Second Double Vehicle Crash
The McMillans and the Kites were involved in another head on style crash near Coalgate Oklahoma Sunday. Keith McMillan driving toward Coalgate hit a rear of a Kite pickup causing his car to overturn. One boy suffered a hand injury when the car toppled. no other injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
McMillans
Kites
Keith McMillan
Atoka
Roger Kite
McMillan
Carl Edwards
Edwards
Ada Community Chest Advanced Gifts Campaign Nears End
The Ada Community Chest moves toward final pledges after a Friday gathering of 100 business leaders. S. C. Boswell assigns solicitors at a Monday meeting as the citywide drive readies a general solicitation to begin in early October under W. J. Dillon Jr. chairmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Community Chest
Advanced Gifts Committee
S. C. Boswell
W. J. Dillon, Jr
Bill Cook Fate Reexamined by California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court weighs again the fate of William E. Cook Jr. the six killed in the Mosser family killings. His Oklahoma City lawyer sought reconsideration after the court upheld the murder conviction and death penalty. Cook, once jailed in Alcatraz for kidnapping and murder, awaits execution at San Quentin. An El Centro jury had imposed the death penalty for the Seattle salesman murder during his flight from officers pursuing the Mosser case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
William E. Cook Jr
California Supreme Court
Cook
Oklahoma City
John Connolly
Joplin
Alcatraz
Carl Mosser
Ilinois
San Quentin
el Centro
Seattle
Robert Dewey
Mosser
Oklahoma man killed in Pennsylvania crash near Altoona
A 30 year old Oklahoma man, William George Becker of Warwick, Oklahoma, was killed when the car they rode in struck a concrete culvert on Highway 96 about three miles south of Altoona Pennsylvania. His father, W W Becker, was injured and transported to a Neoshella Kansas hospital with dangerous injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sooner
Pennsylvania
Altoona
Oklahoma
Highway 96
Here
William George Becker
Warwick
Okla
W. W. Becker
Neoshella
Kas
Latta FFA wins first at State Fair with dairy themed display
Latta school's FFA chapter took first place at the State Fair for an elaborate dairy centered exhibit. The winning display by instructor J C Pruitt and helpers featured a model moving farm with lights and dairy work signs. Twenty three chapters competed with Konawa second, and Latta plans to take the display to Tulsa and Muskogee fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Latta
FFA
J. C. Pruitt
Wendell Stewart
Leon Hughey
Donnie Teel
Pontotoc County
Tulsa
Muskogee
Konawa
Latta Organization
Norman
Okeene
Washington
Tuttle, Noble, Dale
John Marshall
Minco
Wapanucka
Mrs Rutherford Rites Held In Okmulgee
Funeral services for Mrs. Erma Rush Rutherford former Ada resident were held Saturday at 2 p m in First Methodist Okmulgee with Rev C A Ridge officiating. Burial followed in Okmulgee cemetery. She died after a cerebral hemorrhage at her Brookfield Missouri home. Surviving are her husband Walter E Rutherford son Ronal her mother Mrs E M Rush two sisters and two brothers plus extended family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma Rush Rutherford
Ada
First Methodist Church
Okmulgee
C. A. Ridge
E. M. Rush
Blanche Nesom
Eufaula
Mable Gordon
Fort Worth
Texas
Jimmie Rush
Carl Rush
Kansas Official Says GI's Arrested In Wichita
Five Fort Riley soldiers were arrested after Gale Moss state highway commissioner said they assaulted him. Moss claimed the men ripped the microphone from his radio equipped car and refused a fight when he tried to call the highway patrol. The servicemen were detained in taverns and held for investigation after denying involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Fort Riley
Gale Moss
Moss
Highway Patrol
Dedmon Fined in Manslaughter Case
R. E. Dedmon pleaded guilty to second degree manslaughter in district court Saturday. The court assessed a $100 fine plus costs after the death of Bessie Rogers on May 28 when a car driven by Dedmon struck a city street washer. Rogers died in a local hospital after the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Dedmon
Bessie Rogers
Five Die for Announcer’s Murder in Warsaw
Five men were condemned to death by a military court in Warsaw for the murder of Stefan Hartyka Martyka, star announcer on Wavelength 49. A defendant received life imprisonment and two others were given 15 years each. Martyrka was killed after his radio program answered VOA and BBC broadcasts, and Polish press said he was targeted for anti-imperialist messaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Voice of America
British Broadcasting Corporation
Stefan Hartyka Martyka
Martyka
Army Builds Resin-Coated Submersible Jeep
The Army unveils a new submersible jeep upholstered in resin-coated fabric that resists water soaking and sun damage. The design aims to perform under water exposure and harsh sunlight without deterioration.
Authorities Puzzled Over Young Burglars
City and county authorities search for a solution after two girls allegedly burglarized two local homes last week. Officials weigh options for handling juvenile suspects and community safety.
Noted Lightning Survivor Reaches 90 in Atchison
W van Liew, struck by lightning at 15 near Valley Falls and later twice more, survives after being pronounced dead for 36 hours. He lived to oversee construction at St Benedict's college, built a rescue flat boat during the 1904 Kaw flood, and has eleven living children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
van Liew
Valley Falls
Kansas
van Lew
St. Benedict’s College
Kaw
Topeka
North Topeka
Weekend Traffic Costs Four Lives in Oklahoma
Four people died in weekend crashes across Oklahoma raising 1952 toll to 370, down from 382 year earlier. Victims include John Lyman Snyder 39 of Miami Nora Beatrice Wright 40 of Oklahoma City Art Imbeau 28 of Baxter Springs Kansas and Anna Louise Mealey 48 of Holdenville. Wright died after falling from her husband's truck cab in Oklahoma City. Imbeau perished in a two vehicle collision southeast of a town in Ottawa County. Mealey died from injuries suffered March 3 in a State Highway 9 crash near Seminole, death not reported until yesterday. Snyder died in a Joplin hospital from Friday's crash four miles east of Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma
John Lyman Synder
Miami
Nora Beatrice Wright
Oklahoma City
Art Imbeau
Baxter Springs
Kas
Anna Louise Mealey
Holdenville
Wright
Imbeau
Ottawa County
Mealey
Seminole
Highway Patrol
Joplin
Lami
Forty Tulsa garbage workers fired after brief strike
In Tulsa Oklahoma forty city garbage employees were dismissed after a short strike last week. By Saturday ninety one men returned to work and twenty eight trucks were in service. Street sewer and water crews joined the walkout Friday in protest over pay discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
R. D. Hanes
City Commission
Street, Sewer and Water Department
Jay L. Jones
Coalgate Girl Reaches FA Queen Finals at State Fair
Ada Lou Bailey daughter of Trooper and Mrs Haywood Bailey was named district winner in the FFA chapter queens contest at the State Fair in Oklahoma City Sunday. She will return to school briefly then travel to Oklahoma City Tuesday to compete for state honors with five other finalists. winner to be announced Wednesday morning. Fifty three girls from nearly all Oklahoma FFA chapters paraded before judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
Ada Lou Bailey
Haywood Bailey
FFA
Oklahoma City
Alahoma
Two Traffic Cases Filed in Ada Monday
Jim Ward was charged with operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license after a one car crash four miles west of the city on SH 19 about 7 a.m. He drove a 1949 Chevrolet believed owned by Miss Bobbitt and collided with a bridge causing $300 damage. John Henry Stevens faced a second charge for failing to yield right of way ten miles southwest of Ada on a county road September 9 while driving a 1936 Dodge pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Ward
Peace Justice Court
C. W. Floyd
Aubrey A. Mitchell
Ward
John Henry Stevens
Percy Armstrong
Stevens
Ada
Mitchell
Weekend Police Report Details Seven Violations
Seven law violations marred the weekend according to city police. Five arrests for drunkenness, one for reckless driving, and one for speeding. $67 in fines collected. Oliver C. Smedeley forfeited a $20 bond on reckless driving after a two vehicle crash with Joseph Wendell Price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver C. Smedeley
Seminole
Joseph Wendell Price
Stonewall
Route 2
Price
Mississippi Avenue
Luther Davis
Dave Ragland
Smedeley
Ray M. Smith
Jordan Bus Company
Cars Damaged In Crash Near Olney
An afternoon collision near Olney damaged two vehicles on a bridge. Marvion Rozan and Frankie Martin, both Olney residents, avoided sight until impact. Martin received minor treatment and was not hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
Olney
Marvion Rozan
Frankie Martin
Martin
Eleven New Polio Cases Reported This Weekend
Eleven new polio cases were reported over the weekend by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Coupled with four other cases from the State Health Department, the state total for 1952 stands at 908, compared with 463 for the same period last year. There are 315 persons hospitalized, with 119 in the acute stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
National Foundation For
State Health Department
Man jailed for 15 cent theft from vendor
Indianapolis case details Clarence Elsbury 27 of Greenfield Indiana was fined ten dollars and imprisoned ten days after stealing fifteen cents from Lorenz Rosemeyer a blind news vendor in a Monday incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Clarence Elsbury
Greenfield
Ind
Lorenz Rosemeyer
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Alabama
Ike
Nixon Fund
Steed
Stephen Mitchell
National Committee
Ruth Brown
Dr. Cruthird
Fittstown News
Ace
Ari
State Supreme Court
Bill Cook
Mrs. Rutherford
Dedmon
Announcer’s. Death
Cecil
Les
Chief Smith
Jef Smith
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