Stratford News highlights year of social visits and clubs
Stratford readers learn of numerous visits from Richmond California to Ada Oklahoma and Norman and Stillwater, with families and friends gathering. The La Madre and Madonna clubs host breakfast meetings, new members welcomed, sunshine pals drawn, yearbooks distributed, and a Brotherhood gathering held at the Methodist church.
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LA Madre Club
Forrest
Sheppard
John Welch
Joe Turner
Hannesses
Sunshine Pals
Elmo Hicks
John D. Skaggs
George Jossey
Alert D. Austin
Aviss Ballard
Clarence Bratcher
E. FE. Hamilton
Aubrey Robertson
George Cossey
Shepant
Madonna Club
Tom Ed Strickland
Fox
Stat
Boyd
Perry
8. H. Eaves
Bessie Jane Shi
C. V2 Williams
Besnie Jane Ski
Kenneth Anarrhs
Richard Adams
Ro Shi Jr
Toots Woods
Howell
The
Methodist Church
Prove
Oklahoma State Fair 4-H Exhibits Shine in Rome Parish
Four-H and home demonstration clubs entered at the Oklahoma City State Fair showcase exhibit entries from Pontotoc County. Placings include Lanelle Stick and Dona McFarland, with many club members attending State Fair School in Oklahoma City.
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Pontotoc County
Lanelle Stick
Oakman
Dona McFarland
Latta
Mary Jane Williams
Vanossith
Maxine Clifford
Lula
Wanda Matthews
Cedar Grove
Janet Taylor
Collene Cassidy
Canning
Latta Club
Helen Clifford
Marcine Clifford
Patricia Williams
Phyllis Sullivan
Helen Cleghorn
Phyllis Hart
Fitzhugh
Donna_ Stephenson
Patsy Thompson
McLish
Donna Jill Cummins
Valley View Hospital opens new maternity ward
Valley View Hospital advances toward completion of a new maternity ward with an Oct. 15 tentative finishing date. Ada area residents are invited to an Open House after completion, with decorations led by the Valley View Auxiliary and a program featuring Mrs. E R Fentem and Miss Mary Jo Shi. The project expands hospital capacity from 80 to 120 beds and creates a separate, modern ward.
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Valley View Hospital
Valley View
E.R. Fentem
Mary Jo Shi
Kenneth Andrew
F. P. Staff
Silas Collins
Bonner Teeter
First Methodist Church of Sulphur
Teeter
E. Hamilton
Delbert Jones
Tom Glass
Kenneth Andrews
A. H Neal
Karl Andrews
Bliis Park
Forrest Sheppard
Celeste Kemler
Ada
Fentem
Kemler
Squirrel Turns On Woman In Chickens Chase
In Vinita Oklahoma on September 23 a chasing squirrel turned on Mrs W T Taylor and was struck down by her hoe the incident named for the animal’s bold nature.
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Vinita
Okla
W. T. Taylor
Squirrel
Russians Reviving War of Nerves in Berlin City
A Soviet aligned official in Berlin claims East German and Russian efforts are revving a war of nerves in four power Berlin. He says Western powers are being tested with harassment at weak spots to provoke policy shifts and deter Western German investment, aiming to split allied unity. The interview hints at Western reactions and Bonn perceptions of Berlin as a risk.
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Berlin
Socialist Unity (Communist
West Berlin
Bonn
Nephew of Adam Dies in Accident
Norman Hennigan 24 of Raton New Mexico dies in a car crash near Dupree South Dakota while tending Hennigan cattle shipped there last spring He was a rancher and former auto dealer son of Carl and Lorene Steele Hennigan born Des Moines New Mexico graduate of Raton High School UCLA attendee married Patricia Burke in 1944 widow and two children survive Also surviving are his parents a brother Jimmy sisters Mary Gayle and Ada a grandmother Mrs Frankie Steele two uncles Tobe and Van Hennigan Ada residents pioneer settlers in this county.
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Hennigan
South Dakota
Raton
N. M
Santry
Carl and
Lorene Steele Hennigan
Des Moines
Kiowa
Raton High School
UCLA
Patricia Burke
Toas
Danny
Lynnette
Uniform
South Pacific
Jimmy
Mary Gayle
Ada Hennigan
Frankie Steele
Tobe
van Hennigan
Ada
County
Quits Being Prof. is Circus Clown
Jere Woode-Dell, a former University of Oklahoma professor, left teaching in 1945 to become a circus clown. Now with Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey in Tulsa, he says he would have been happiest if he had quit earlier and imagines becoming president of OC.
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Tulsa
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Jere Woode-Dell
Woode-Del
Ringling Bros
Barnum and Bailey
O. C
Exciting Work in London Waiter Faces Harsh Shifts
London Ontario waiter Albert Stevens recalls two tense pursuits over unpaid breakfasts and a separate incident where a customer punched him after refusing a free cup of coffee. The episodes highlight the dangers and oddities of service work in the city.
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London
Ont
Albert Stevens
Fair premiums set for Vinita Craig County Fair
Oklahoma officials report premiums totaling 1250 dollars will be awarded at the Craig county fair in Vinita scheduled for September 26. The event coverage notes fair activities and prize distribution details for 193? timing.
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Vinita
Okla
Craig County
Pigeons Placed with Radio Devices to Track Flight Time
A small radioactive device fixed to a homing pigeon's wing records how much time the bird spends flying versus resting. Readers are cautioned about battery checks when installing storage components and lights.
U N Assembly Rejects Soviet Move on Nationalist China
In New York the UN General Assembly defeated a Soviet push led by Jacob Malik to expel Nationalist China from the body. The credentials report was kept, and the assembly proceeded with debate as Moscow maintains a hard line against Chiang Kai-shek’s regime.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
China
Jacob A Malik
U. N
Rescue Planes Search Plains
Canadian and American rescue planes scoured Labrador to Arizona in a rain search for a missing B-50 bomber overdue by over 24 hours. Twelve air force crewmen and four passengers are reported missing. names withheld pending notification and official details.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Labrador
Arizona
Air Force
Midwest
Selfridge Air Force Base
Downstate
Michigan
Bavis Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Ariz
Goose Bay
Selfridge
CAA
Latta Girl Earns First Fair Place at State Exhibit
Latta contestant wins first fair placing in a reverent farm show judged by Marthe Met, with station agent noting Saturday event at the state fair.
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Latta
Marthe
Car Goes On Rampage After Collision At Thirteenth And Mississippi
Quieter night turns chaotic as 67 year old Quill Ferguson loses control of a model car after colliding at Thirteenth and Mississippi. The vehicle streaks through yards, crosses Turner Avenue, smashing bricks, and ends when it crashes into a tree. Mrs. Johnston suffers shock. Ferguson hospitalized with facial injuries and possible rib and chest injuries.
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Quill Ferguson
Thirteenih
Mississippi
Ferguson
Thirteenth
Turner Avenue
T. W. Johnston
West Main
Demos Will Open Up Headquarters
Democratic headquarters for the fall campaign will open Monday in the building across from the post office on East Twelfth. County Democratic chairman Claude V. Thompson said he will be active in the campaign but not at headquarters. He can be found in his office on the fourth floor of the American building after moving from the Meaders building. Party leaders promise an aggressive effort this fall aiming for the county’s usual large majority.
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East Twelfth
Claude V. Thompson
Thompson
Meaders
Phillips U to Dedicate Building at Phillips University
Phillips University in Enid Oklahoma will dedicate a new bible college building in October. The $800000 three story gray stone cornerstone laid three years ago marks the 100th anniversary of Dr B V Zoblars birth, the first president. The building is named for Dr Frank H Miae, first dean of the college. Marshall age 81 is head emeritus and teaches in the graduate school.
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B. V. Zoblars
Phillips
Frank H. Miaeshall
Binle College
Marshall
Heac
Racer dies after crash on isolated road section during race
The accident occurred near a railroad underpass on a 6.6 mile course. Talker and his brother Miles, from Boca Raton Beach, Florida, were involved in the incident as they were racing, with one racer killed when thrown from the car.
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Honel Watkins
Talker
Miles
Borrion Beach
Fla
Portentous Portantac County 4-H entries at state fair
Portantac county 4-H club boys will have a larger display at the Oklahoma State Fair with entries from Bill Lucas Fitz Hugh Edward Scroggins Charles Griffith Alvis Griffith Carre Bryant Bobby Reed Roderick Ham John Ross Bobby Langley and Vernon Morgan among others. Delegates Darrel Bryant Edward Scroggins Bobby Langley and Vernon Morgan will represent Fontaine county at the fair in Muskogee October 18, with Fitzhugh Bill Lucas of Fitzhugh also attending to exhibit Duroc hogs. The program includes dairy crops horticulture soil conservation insect identification and livestock judging. A county exhibit shows the Farm to Market Hog project using pictures charts and miniature equipment. Also notes winter cover crops soil and orchard care, peach tree borers control timing, and cattle TB testing plans with Dr. L. Crow and a schedule through September 25-27.
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Wave
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Portater
Bill Lucas
Fitzhugh
Edward Scroggins
Charles Griffith
Alvis Griffith
Cedar Grove Club
Bobby Langley
Vernon Morgan
Stonewall
Dean Young
Muskogee
Oklahoma Food Poisoning Affects Sixty At Ketchum School
Sixty students and three staff members fell ill after lunch at Ketchum school cafeteria. Health officials will investigate next week while most recover without hospitalization. Ice cream suspected. no lunches served until cause determined.
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Ketchum
Okla
L. S. Younger
Younger
Craig County
Extra Patrol Units To Handle Oklahoma Openers
Oklahoma highway patrol will send 18 extra patrol units into Norman area next Saturday and 12 into Stillwater to manage heavy traffic expected for the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma A and M College home openers. Oklahoma plays Boston College at Owen Stadium and the Aggies meet Texas Christian at Lewis Field.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Norman
Stillwater
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma A and M College
Oklahoma
Boston College
Owen Stadium
Aggies
Texas Christian
Lewis Field
Cherokee County Apple Harvest Nears Market Start
Cherokee County apple harvest will begin trucking this month for sale through November. County Farm agent Billy Parham said about 10,000 bushels start the season with fruit sent as far south as San Antonio and north to Kansas City. He notes fewer apples this year but better quality.
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Tahlequah
Okis
Cherokee County
Billy Parham
San Antonio
Kansas City
Parham
Limited powers article on presidential pardon scope
The text argues that the president lacks constitutional authority to grant pardons to state prisoners and that pardon powers are limited to federal offenders. It discusses the scope of executive clemency and its constitutional boundaries.
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United States
Tass Claims New U S Violation
London dispatch says Tass radio quotes a New China News agent report from Antung of American planes raiding and bombing Chinese territory wounding three citizens. It follows two prior accusations of U S violations by Communist China.
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London
Moscow Radio Tonight
Tans
Tass
Peiping
New China
Antung
Chinese People’s Hapublic
China
United States
One Killed Five Hurt in Collision Near Stigler
Lee Ward 45 of Tamaha was killed when his car collided with a truck 2 ½ miles east of Stigler in Haskell County. Five others, including J. D. Ward of Keota and Agnes Minnie Williams of Stigler, were injured. The fatality toll for the year reached 338, down from 392 a year ago. A former Oklahoma City resident, Mrs. Lottie Switzer, 70, of Richmond California, was killed Friday night when crushed between dual tires of a heavy trail truck.
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Lee Ward
Tamaha
Stigler
Haskell
J. D. Ward
Keota
Agnes Minnie Williams
Axo
Richmond
Calif
Lottie Switzer
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Shawnee
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