Soviets plan giant Southward river project and power grid
Soviet scientist A V Winter argues in a major publication that the Ob Yenisei and Lena rivers will be diverted south from the Arctic to feed a vast central Siberian lake and irrigation canals, with waters reaching the Caspian and Aral seas. The plan includes massive dams and power stations and notes Russia will mass produce gas turbine installations for underground coal gasification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Arctic Ocean
A.V Winter
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
United Nations
Siberian
Yenisei
Lena
Siberia
Caspian Sea
Kazakh
Caspian
Winter
James McElreath Released After Ada Highway Crash
James H. McElreath was released from a local hospital after injuries from a highway crash on the Allen road. He suffered a slight concussion shock and a back injury. His car went off the highway and struck an embankment while he was returning to Ada from Cheestah. Relatives say fumes may have knocked him unconscious. Highway Patrolman Henry Van Arsdell investigated the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. McElreath
Allen Highway
Cheestah
Ada
Henry van Arsdell
Mary West reports on D C convention highlights
Postmaster Mary West, speaking to the BPW club, recounted the national postmasters convention in Washington, the Capitol events, and meetings with Congress members. She attended sessions of the Senate and House, heard Truman and Barkley, and noted a Time Life Fortune style show with Madame Perkins as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary West
Washington
D. C
BPW
Tom Steed
House of Representatives
Truman
Barkley
Senate
Time Life
Fortune
Harfinkle’s
Frances Perkins
Labor
Roosevelt
Alben Barkley
Bob Kerr
Evaluating God Sermon Subject
Evangelist Dr L N D Wells of First Christian Church leads a two week revival with Tuesday sermon What Will happen on the Judgment Day from Revelation 20 12. He says the book of life is the Bible and the other books are records of each life. Sins are blotted out by Christ’s blood at acceptance. Wednesday’s message asks What Is God to You as an Individual. Friday is Youth Rally with Young Life s Equipment as the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. L. N. D. Wells
Dr. Wells
God
Ada Junior High School News Highlights and Activities
Ada Junior High reports eighth and seventh grade classes engaging in reading, discussions, and reports. Student officers elected across periods include Ann Belew and Russ Long with secretaries and VPs. Teachers note strong math ability in seventh grade and active home room leadership. Art and shop classes showcase student talent and project work as film and citizenship studies progress.
Crusade For Freedom Signups And Class Officers Named
Students and teachers prepare to sign Freedom Rolls during seventh to ninth grade social studies. Speech classes elect officers with Dramatics led by president Jackie Martin and secretary Mercedes Davidson. ninth grade president Jimmy Jones and secretary Barbara Ganegh. eighth grade leaders Tomy Morey and Jerry Thompson. eighth grade secretary Janice French and Dorothy Hoover. Chapel speakers include Rev. J. C. Michael and First Christian E. Wells. Attendance tops 93.7 percent in one room. several rooms earned honorable mention for attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crusade For Freedom
Jackie Martin
Mercedes Davidson
Jimmy Jones
Harbara Gan
Tomy Morey
Jerry Thompson
Seriodl
Janice French
Dor. Hoover
N. G. Sels
J. C. Michael
Haut
Ee Wells
Anna Tinsley
Vandall Lain
Dai L. Moore
Elton Stewart
Auto Damaged Pickup Collision
A 1951 automobile driven by Frank Lynn of 930 East Ninth sustained severe front and right side damage in a collision with Ree J Summer’s 1% ton Chevrolet pickup at Carscant Avenue and East Fourteenth. Summer halted then turned, Lynn sped to turn left. brakes failed and the car skidded 63 feet. No charges expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lynn
Ninth
Ree. J. Summer
Stuart
Summer
East Fourteenth
Carscant Avenue
Lynn
Fine Levied in Drunkenness Case
Bob Greenwood arrested Sept 23 on North Broadway near the OCA and A tracks on public drunkenness charges. He was levied $10 and costs at arraignment Monday before Peace Justice C. W. Floyd. Greenwood was apprehended by Joe Miers and Pete Buchanan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Greenwood
North Broadway
Oca&a
C. W. Floyd
Greenwood
Joe Miers
Pete Buchanan
Huge Hailstones Hit Kansas Town
McPherson Kansas reports hailstones as big as baseballs striking during a storm causing widespread damage. Glass and neon signs shattered, main street roofs and skylights damaged, a greenhouse pane broken, and many turkeys killed. Rain followed, washing away water from the storm. Moundridge also recorded 2.55 inches of rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcpherson
Kas
Robert Peterson
Moundridge
Longines Symphonette Headliner Planned for Ada Series
Ada Community Concerts Association sets Longines Symphonette as the main attraction for the 1951 52 season kickoff after a members meeting at East Central College Student Memorial Building. Dr. Charles F. Spencer presided, Mrs. Marian Ross outlined contacts, and plans call for a four program series with one headliner and other artists to be chosen later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longines Symphonette
Ada Community Concerts Association
Student Memorial
East Central College
Charles F. Spencer
Marian Ross
Battle Creek
Mich
TIA
Ross
Longines Symphonstre
Radio Orchestra
Michael Pastra
Arturo Toscanini
Piastra
Ada Home Builders Group Meeting Scheduled
Ada Home Builders Association will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Elks club. Representatives from the Oklahoma City and Tulsa associations will attend to present the program with FHA officials and industry leaders. The program is open to the public with a question period on the latest building restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Home Builders Association
Elks Club
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Federal Housing Administration
Dry Amphibious Landing Practice in Japan
The 180th Infantry Regiment of the 45th Division conducted amphibious landing drills near Camp Strong outside Hokkaido Japan. Troops used wooden mock transports and landing boats, no one got seasick or wet feet, and marines supervised the dry land operations amid combat veteran Harold Watson's report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hokkaido
Japan
Camp Storng
Thunderbirds Plane Modelers Organize Club in Japan
In Hokkaido, Japan, on Sept 24, three soldiers from the 126th Engineers of the 46th Infantry division formed a model airplane club. Sgt Melby Mathes, George Corb, and Sgt Mitchell Price, all named, report Mathes has flown his plane ten times without a crash while Mathes’ wire controlled model A7 is said to have cracked up on each of seven flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hokkaido
Japan
126Th Engineers
Melby Mathes
George Curb
Hollis
Mitchell Price
Star
Okla
Et Corb
Mathes
Hay Saved as Fire Damages Garage North of Rose dale
Fire broke out Sunday afternoon in a garage north of Rosedale cemetery with A L Nelson in the area. Firemen reported most of about 100 bales of hay stored there were saved, while the roof and front of the building suffered damage. Origin of the blaze remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Nelson
Nelsor, Place
Rosedae Cemetery
Altus Plant Baving Big Castor Bean Job
Altus Oklahoma September 24 7 2 Boxer castor oil plant has processed 575000 pounds of beans this season manager George Redwine says harvest has settled down to 5000 to 20000 pounds a day. The dry summer has cut the output yet considerably Redwine adds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altus
Okla
Boxer Castor
Erason
Georee Redwine
Redwine
Latta Social News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Mrs May Morgan spent two days with daughter Gwen Evans in Swawnee this week. Oklahoma City visitors Dick Parker called on sister W M Gano and family Sunday. Elmo Gipson and family enjoyed a picnic lunch at Big Spring then visited uncle Burt Williams at Fillstown Sunday. Simeon Burge returned home from Medicine Lodge Kansas for weekend with mother. Foster Eaton and Nancy Belle Choate spent Sunday in Lawton with relatives. Alc and Porter Cales of Fitzhugh visited their parents Saturday. Harve Hynds of Shawnee visited John Bettis Sunday. J D Tigner and children and Everette Stubbs and son George visited Calvin Grace Sunday. Gus Graham and children hosted his mother in Grand Forks. Theo Glover and Ted visited Rae Thompson Monday. Garvin Glover’s business trip to western Oklahoma. Jack Presley visited her parents in Toeingamo Sunday. Gus Graham returned from Tulsa to visit a ill sister. Austell Casady and Coliene visited L Casady Sunday. Rev Truett Haskins Elmo Gipson and Sylvester attended Rofs Men's Brotherhood. Rev Aaron Hancock and McAlester visited their daughter and family en route from Ardmore after revivals. He preached at Latta Baptist Chapel in the evening. They returned Saturday from southern states after revivals and conferences. Elmo Gipson hosted the 9 and 10 year old boys Sunday School class with a weiner roast. Members Ishmael Tatum Billy Paul Gann Ray Jerry Elliott Marcus Walls attended. guests Mrs Gipson Fern Paul Elliott Tom Walls Eddie Andrews Donna Haskins e il over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Morgan
Gwen Evans
Swawnee
Dick Parker
Oklahoma City
W. M. Gano
Elmo Gipson
Big Spring
Burt Williams
Fillstown
Simeon Burge
Medicine Lodge Kas
Marvin Laughlin
Peter Eaton
Henry Ts. Foster Eaton
Oliver
Nancy Belle Choate
Lawton
Porter Cales
Fitzhugh
LC. Cales
Harve Hynds
Shawnee
John Bettis
J.D. Tigner
Everette Stubbs
George
Seminole
Calvin Grace
Gus Graham
T. A. Durant
Grand Fork
N. D
Theo Glover
Ted
Rae Thompson
Garvin Glover
Western Oklahoma
Jack Presley
Tiscomingo
Tulsa
Austell Casady
Coliene
L.casady
Truett Haskins
Sylvester
Harvey Wilson
J. W. Hagler
Rofs Men's Brotherhood
Aaron Hancock
McAlester
Haskins
Ardmore
Hancock
First Baptist Church
Latta Baptist Chapel
Weiner
Ishmael Tatum
Billy Paul Gann
Ray
Jerry Elliott
Marcus Walls
Mrs. Gipson
Fern
Paul Elliott
Tom Walls
Eddie Andrews
Donna Haskins
Japanese plasma story studied in Tokyo medical talk
Dr Kunio Kawaishi of Kishai Clinical Institute claimed he used animal blood plasma from cats horses and pigs for transfusions in over 600 patients. He said he adds tarna caustic soda and heat processes with occasional mild reactions and saw plasma perform nearly as well as human blood plasma in operations and blood loss cases reporting no major differences in results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Kunio Kawaishi
Kawaishi Clinical Institute
Hirashima Medical College
Japan
Kawaishi
Yomiuri
State Supreme Court Opinions Oklahoma City Delivers Sept 25
Oklahoma Supreme Court opinions announced with reversals and affirmations. Ida L Conner et al. v August Wricketschimidt in Garfield County reversed with directions. Russell Van Hoy v Oklahoma Spencers Battling Co in Oklahoma County affirmed. City National Bank and Trust Co v W E Harvey in Oklahoma County reversed. Wilton M Fisher v Delores Hopkins in Tulsa County affirmed. Eugene Debs Williams v Central Dairy Products Co Casualty Reciprocal Exchange Co and State Industrial Commission sustained. Phil A Cornelis Claude W Morgan Oklahoma County affirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Ida L. Conner Et al
August Wricketschimidt
Garfield County
Russell van Hoy
Oklahoma Spencers Battling Company
Oklahoma County
City National Bank and Trust Company
W. E. Harvey
Oklaoma County
Wilton M. Fisher
Delores Hopkins
Gilford Hopkins
Tulsa County
Eugene Debs Williams
Central
Dairy Products Company
Casualty Reciprocal _ Exchange Company
State Industrial Commission
Phil A. Cornelis
Claude W. Morgan
Affirmed
City Policemen Arrest Thirteen Over Weekend
Thirteen city policemen were apprehended over the weekend, with six drunkenness charges, two reckless driving, two no drivers licenses, one drunk driving, and two fighting. A total of 124 in fines were assessed. The report warns about dangerous electrical and grease fires as they conduct electricity and spread grease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaist
Hines
Midget bull in divorce custody case shocks court
In a quirky divorce ruling in Georgia District Court Judge W A Carlile awarded custody of a 4 year old midget Brahma bull named Georgia to Luther E Gardner for 10 weeks with alternating custody with Ruthie Gardner for a month at a time. Gardner must cover the feed bill and the bull may be sold only by joint consent. Mrs Gardner kept the home furniture and car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Little Georgia
W. A. Carlile
Toden
Luther E. Gardner
Divarce
Little
Georgia
Gardner
State Fair Sets Attendance Mark at Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City September 24. The Shawnee Future Farmers of America center won the first big prize at the Oklahoma State Fair. Shawnee's vocational agriculture exhibit traced the story of 19 junior master farmers including two who received the American Farmers award at Kansas City since 1942. A new Sunday attendance mark was set yesterday with 64532 persons attending, surpassing the previous record of 61282 in 1949. Today is Oklahoma City school children's day at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Shawne Future Farmers of America
Chenter
Shawnee
American Farmes
Kansas City
Charges filed after county knife incident in Portland Park
Hagen Underwood and Bob Underwood, both in county jail, faced later Tuesday charges tied to a knife incident near the cement plant. Police said the pair, from Portland Park, were in a car behind the plant after a confrontation at Minnie's Place where Elonzo Johnson was stabbed in the chest and dislocated shoulder earlier. Johnson remained in Valley View hospital in reportedly good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagen Underwood
Bob Underwood
Walker Hisleendersheriff
Portland Park
Minnie
Elonzo Johnson
Underwood
Aisle
Johnson
Valley View Hospital
Fire in Pickup Brings Firemen
Two pickups owned by J. W. Tyler on East Fifth caught fire causing a brief blaze. One fire department answered an alarm at 1:85 a.m. A short in the vehicle switch sparked the blaze per firemen. No damages were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W Tyler
East Fifth
Blonda
Revival Attended as L N W Wells Delivers Message
First Christian church hosts a revival with Dr. L N W Wells of Dallas delivering Tuesday night’s sermon on Judgment Day and Genesis 1 26. Monday drew strong audience as Wells spoke on You You and the dignity of human personality to Junior High and Lions club attendees. Allen Clingscales directs the choir and soloist. Mrs. Jack Johnson is organist. public invited to attend and church members urged to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Rev. L. N. Wd. Wells
Dallas
Dr. Wells
Wells
Lions Club
Allen Clingscales
Jack Johnson
Old Vultee BT-13 trainer crashes near Bartlesville
Milton Shimonek a 29 year old Pawhuska businessman was killed when the old Vultee BT-13 trainer crashed in a pasture five miles west of Bartlesville Oklahoma. He was flying solo from Dewey toward Pawhuska in foggy conditions when the plane veered to tree top level then plunged to the ground. Shimonek operator of an electrical business had been commuting for training toward a commercial pilot license. He is survived by his wife two children and his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlesville
Okla
Air Force
Milton Shimonek
Pawhuska
Shimonek
Dewey
Gordon Wells
Wells
Shimnonek
Two Fined After Vehicles Collide In Sunday Collision
Frank L. Lynn of 930 East Ninth and Rex Summer of Stuart were each fined 10 dollars after a two vehicle mishap on Fourteenth Street Sunday shortly after noon. Lynn was charged with reckless driving and Summer with no driver's license. Lynn's car was heavily damaged when it plowed into Summer's pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Lynn
East Ninth
Rex Summer
Stuart
Lynn
Summer
Fourteenth Street
Taloga Driver Dies As Gas Truck Overturns On Hill
Harold Lee Ledbetter, 21, of Taloga, was killed when the gasoline transport truck he drove overturned after brakes locked on a hill near Cheyenne, Oklahoma. His brother Harvey, 39, escaped with minor injuries. The fatality is RogER Mills county's first this year and increases the Oklahoma highway toll to 387 for the year, up from 345 a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lee Ledbetter
Taloga
Cheyenne
Ohiz
Roger Mills
Harvey
Leébetter
Kerr Sees Industry Moving Southwest Over Gas Controls
Sen. Robert Kerr warned at the Independent Natural Gas Association meeting that federal gas regulation threats will push industry from the north and east toward the southwest. He said plants will be built where gas is produced and industrial centers will shift to the region. Paul Kayser was re-elected president of the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Kerr
Independent Natural Gas Association of America
Washington
Paul Kayser Houston
el Paso Natural Gas Company
Winners In Amateur Rodeo Here
Large crowd at Hereford Park for an Ada Round-Up amateur rodeo. Winners include Calf roping Joe Persis and Bobby Stewart with Gale Griffi eee Les ducket cave. Pole bending Horace Fowser Ruth Minton Ernie Kniffin. Box race Ray Floyd. Ribbon roping Hobby Stewart Joe Ferris E Manuel. Garment race Joe Coughlin Ernie Kniffin Escar Myers. Musical chair race Ernie Kniffin Arthur Grisso. Relay race Ernie Kniffin Aubrey Eaton Bill Curtiss. Potato race Aubrey Eaton Jerry Whittle. Barrel race Bob Minton Ruth Minton Ernie nit. Flag race Shirley Ployd Maxine Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hereford Park
Ada
Seem Haars
Ivery
Joe Persis
Bobby Stewart
Gale
Death of Socialite Marian Miles Shrouded in Diet Theories
Detroit news wires report the death of Marian Peck Miles, 44, at her Grosse Pointe mansion after overdieting. Her son Butler Miles, 21, initially claimed an inheritance from a Canadian financier, then recanted, saying no such estate exists. Doctors had cited purportive anemia from overdieting, but the son now calls the earlier statements misconstrued and notes death details remain unsettled while a death certificate is not filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Marian Peck Miles
Fashionable Grosse Pointe
Butler
Francis G. Peck
Miles
Peck
Young Miles
Not Jack Phelps of Atoka Countyconfused identities clarified
A report clarifies that the Jack Phelps arrested here is a 24 year old man, not the Jack Phelps from Atoka County who is described as an older man. The write up notes mix ups with similarly named individuals and reiterates the local resident’s distinction from the out of county person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Phelps
Atoka County
Jack Phelfe
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