Rizley Chosen Taft Credentials Chair At RNC Session
Ross Rizley an Oklahoma Taft delegate was elected chairman of the Republican National Committee credentials committee at the opening session. He defeated Warren Berger of Minnesota by 25 to 20 amid a split with Eisenhower backers. Oklahoma aligned with Taft on seating contested delegates. Several Taft and Eisenhower supporters named from Oklahoma list.
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Chicago
Ross Rizley
Taft
Guymon
Okla
Republican National Committee
Rizley
Warren Berger
St. Paul
Minnmn
Stassen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Oklahoma
Clarence Brown
Ohio
W. G. Skelly
Homa
Tulsa
E. O. Clark
Stigler
Richard Lloyd Jones
Hayes McCoy
Bartlesville
Guyman
Luke Reid
Caney
James A. Delong
Shawnee
Albert Kelly
Bristow
Jo Ferguson
Pawnee
Joe Champlin
Enid
Ferguson
C. E. Barnes
Oklahoma City
Carmen C. Harris
Vernon Downing
H. A. Hewett
Durant
Virgil Gannaway
Tuttle
Raymond H. Fox
Altus
Gannaway
J. Paul Loosen
Okardhe
Fox
Fred Coogan Sr
Sayre
Accidents Mark Long Fourth of July Holiday in Pontotoc
Police report a quiet long Fourth in Pontotoc County with two local accidents near Konawa. One fatality occurred when a soldier from Camp Pickett struck a bridge. another man was injured. Valley View Hospital treated Lois Flowers for a fractured femur and Shirley Robertson received treatment after a head cut at Glenwood pool.
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Aubrey Mitchell
Pontotoc County
Konawa
T. A. Ranells
Camp Pickett
Valley View Hospital
Ranells
J. T. Ranells
Ther Gesaian
Valley View
Lois Flowers
Route 1
Fitzhugh
Shirley Robertson
Glenwood Pool
Truman Opens Up On Congress Again
President Truman accuses Congress of breaking faith with federal employees by barring leave accumulation in a rider to the independent offices bill. He signed the $6.27 billion measure, saying Congress should correct the unwise provision within six months or lose annual leave benefits.
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Washington
Presidentruman
Congress
Veterans Administration, Atomic Energy Commission
Truman
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada News Want Ads
In the Ada News Want Ads readers are told higher values for vested investments and returns. The item highlights improved rates and guidance for investors seeking longer term commitments.
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Ada News
Home of Sequoyah Sallisaw
Sequoyah known as George Guess, a half blood Cherokee educator, created a Cherokee syllabary of 85 symbols after long effort. He lived near Sallisaw in Indian Territory, where his log cabin is preserved as a monument. The Home of Sequoyah area is marked on U S Highway 64 in eastern Oklahoma.
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Sequoyah
Sallisa
George Guess
Georgia
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Sallisaw
California
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board
State Capitol
Oklahoma City
Planning Meeting For County 4-H Girls
A planning session for county 4-H girls record books school and fair exhibits will run 9 30 to 11 30 a m in the home demonstration agent offices. Attendees include club leaders and the fair exhibit program committee with Miss Minnie Lou McDaniel coordinating.
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Minnie Lou McDaniel
Chressie Shipman
McLish
Lola Burrough
Vaness
Mary Laughlin
Homer
Oma H. Enloe
Union Hill
June Craig
Galey
Denita Harris
Delaware County Elects Woman to County Judge
Ruth Sinclair Gibbs of Jay won the Democratic nomination for Delaware County Judge in the July 1 primary by 1 189 to 1 105 over Grove attorney James Cowles and will run unopposed in November. Gibbs had held the post since April after appointment by the county commissioners.
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Jay
Okla
Delaware
Ruth Sinclair Gibbs
James Cowles
Grove
Gibbs
Dewberry
County Bar Association
Supreme Court Opinions From Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Supreme Court decisions issued today affirming in Meyert v Bauman and Lange executors v Harmon while sustaining others. The court reversed in tax case Davis v Maurine Davis and ordered redirections in Lester v Lester and Guthrie case Hollingsworth v City of Guthrie.
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Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Oscar Meyert
Albert Bauman
Washita County
Frank Jackson
Union Checker Cab Company
State Industrial Commission
Murrell Clifford Tooman
Seymour C. Davis
Maurine Davis
Tax Commission
State Tax Commission
Lillian Ruby Barton
Eddie Barton
Estha Alma Lange
George Leslie Lange
TV Actors Sign Payment Contract in TV Film Reruns Deal
HOLLYWOOD The AFL Screen Actors Guild and 17 TV film producers sign a landmark contract. Actors earn extra payments for repeated TV film airings beyond an initial two showings per market, with 50 percent bonuses for the third and fourth showings, plus 25 percent for the fifth and sixth and for all later reruns.
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Hollywood
AFL
Screen Actors Guild
Guild
Murray May Give Steel Hope Tip
PITTSBURGH The CIO United Steelworkers President Philip Murray urged steelworkers at a Duquesne rally to back a union shop demand and pressed the case that six large producers refused to bargain in good faith. The dispute, now in its sixth week, may draw NLRB review within a week as negotiations remain elusive.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Duquesne
U. S. Steel Corp
National Labor Relations Board
USW
Mossadegh Refuses Senate Reappointment After Vote Delay
Tehran sources report Mohammed Mossadegh refused a royal decree reappointing him Premier as the Senate did not give a clear confidence vote. The Majlis had earlier reappointed him, while the Senate postponed until after his new government and program. The Shah was advised to keep Mossadegh in office.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Senate
Mossadegh
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Majlis
Last Keepsake Is In Mother's Hands
In LUENEBURG Germany an American mother receives her late son Lt. John Emmet Harris’s class ring from Texas A and M College dated 1942. The ring was found by a German refugee digging scrap metal on the Lanneburg Heath and later traced through a tip to Wiesbaden Air Force Headquarters. Mrs. Katie B. Harris of Pasco Washington expresses gratitude for the recovered keepsake. The son was lost on a bombing mission over Germany in April 1944.
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Lueneburg
Germany
Texas A. & M. College
John E. Harris
Lanneburg Heath
U. S
U. S. Air Force
Wiesbaden
Katie B. Harris
Pasco
Wash
John Emmet Harris
Atoka Street Work Advances With Completed Blocks
Atoka progress report from city manager Huey Long notes two blocks finished and five more planned. A new fence surrounds the sewage distributor as Atoka streets are cleaned and swept daily.
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Atoka
Huey Long
Pontotoc Countians In Technical Work
Pontotoc County graduates who attended Murray State college last term show strong tilt to technical fields with ten of fourteen in vocational or professional programs. Ada residents Hoyt Dudgens Richard H Patricia Ross and Charles L Wyatt lead commerce. others pursue agriculture home economics nursing journalism forestry and engineering.
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Pontotoc County
Murray State College
Commerce
Pontotoc
Hoyt M. Dudgens
Richard H
Patricia Ross
Charles L. Wyatt
Ada
Billy R. Gibson
Allen
Wiley H. Underhill
McLish
Billy G. Young
Fitzhugh
Janette Latta
Beverly Wyatt
John Boydston
Frances Hurt
Stonewall
Billy Keef
Preston Perdue
Vaness
George R. Howery
Engineering
Cost of Living at All Time High Now
Washington reports from government surveys indicate the cost of living near an all time high with June food prices rising 0.3 percent and rents pushing overall inflation toward a new peak. Wholesale prices were flat for the week ended July 1 while a Senate committee notes a possible 1 to 3 percent rise in coming months.
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Washington
Senate House Economic Committee
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Maryland Governor McKeldin Calls Ike Nomination At GOP Meet
Governor Theodore R. McKeldin of Maryland said he was asked to place General Eisenhower’s name in nomination for president at the Republican national convention and he pledged to do so.
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Chicago
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Gen. Eisenhower
Polio cases rise with 15 new weekend infections
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reports fifteen new polio cases in Oklahoma over the weekend, totaling 93 for the year. Eight patients were hospitalized in Tulsa, with multiple children and adults admitted across Tulsa, Bartlesville, Enid, Lawton, Guymon, and Oklahoma City facilities. No names were released.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
National Foundation of
Tulsa
St. John’s Hospital
Cleveland
Hillcrest Hospital
Bartlesville
Marywood
Calif
University Hospital
Guymon Municipal Hospital
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Lawton
Enid
St. Mary’s Hospital
Smith Named Budget Officer In Oklahoma City
James K. Smith of Oklahoma City was appointed state budget officer to succeed Don Blundell who resigned last week. Smith, 28, has led a division under Blundell for four years and starts Aug. 1 after a career as statistician in the budget office. Blundell left to join private enterprise as the budget office works on Gov. Johnston Murray's two year budget plan for the upcoming legislature.
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Oklahoma City
James K. Smith
Don Blundell
Smith
Blundell
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Johnston Murray
Four Maine Husky Quadruplets Born to Pinkham Family
In Standish Maine Mrs Elizabeth Pinkham gave birth to four babies within 45 minutes. The quartet Jane Rebecca Melissa and William weighed three pounds nine to four pounds fifteen ounces. The family’s 45 year old carpenter father and 33 year old mother recovered in Osteopathic Hospital where the brood will stay about two weeks.
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Portland
Maine
Silas Pinkham
Osteophatic Hospital
Pinkham
Jane
Elizabeth Pinkham
Rebecca
Melissa
William
Fire Burns Office at Tulsa Ballpark
An early morning fire damaged the offices at the rear of Texes League Park in Tulsa. Tulsa Baseball Club President Grayle Howlett estimated losses around 5 000 and said many club records were destroyed. Firemen put out the blaze in under an hour. origin undetermined but possibly faulty wiring.
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Tulsa
Okla
Texes League Park
Tulsa Baseball Club
Grayle Howlett
Howlett
Atoka No Race for Attorney After Rushing Withdraws
Special report says Richard Rushing has withdrawn from the Atoka county attorney race. The Democratic nomination now rests with James Clark as per election board secretary Pete Ablés.
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Atoka
Richard Rushing
Pete Ablés
Atoka County
Marriages in Oklahoma and Nearby States
Several marriages listed with ages and hometowns show unions between Charley J. Nickerson and Vivian Lee McGovern Ada Jerry Shirley and Anne Diane Trippe Ada Lawrence R Cantrell and Geneva M Van Sickle Oklahoma City James D Marion and Barbara L Ely Ada and Allen Bruce J Phipps and Ruby N Crider Coalgate Shawnee John O Stidham and Opal Grisso Seminole.
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Charley J. Nickerson
Borger
Tex
Vivian Lee McGovern
Ada
Jerry Shirley
Dianne Trippe
Lawrence R. Cantrell
Moore
Geneva M. van Sickle
Oklahoma City
James D. Marion
Barbara L. Ely
Allen
Texas
Bruce J. Phipps
Coalgate
Ruby N. Crider
Shawnee
John O. Stidham
Opal Grisso
Miss Ada Talent Winner Eyes Miss America Path
The Miss Ada Pageant at the McSwain Theater July 18 selects Pontotoc County and East Central State students for the Miss Ada title. The winner advances to Tulsa for Miss Oklahoma and then the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City offering 26000 in scholarships. Contenders must meet residency age education and talent criteria and register at The News.
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Ada
McSwain
Atlantic City
ADA Evening News
McSwain Theater
Renee
Pontotoc County
East Central State College
Tulsa
John B. Marshall
East Central
William D. Little Jr
George Gurley
Safety Council Forms With Bicycle Safety Plan
The first meeting of the safety council, held Wednesday evening in Convention Hall, included City Manager John Hamman Police Chief Cecil Smith and Fire Chief Ed Haley among speakers. A bicycle safety program for youngsters was proposed with Ray Dobnick Ross Warmack L E Sanford Jr and Spec Young named to a committee. A follow up meeting is set for Thursday July 17 at 7 30 p m in Aldridge hotel dining hall with Lloyd Palmer Executive Manager of the state safety council to outline a permanent organization.
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The
Safety Council
Convention Hall
Russell Smith
Harral Allen
John Hamman
Cecil Smith
Ed Haley
Ray Dobnick
Ross Warmack
L. E. Sanford Jr
Spec Young
Aldridge Hotel
Lloyd Palmer
State Safety Council
Young Germans See Parliament Free Talk in Action
Bonn Germany—West Germany educates its youth by letting them visit the Bundestag the first free national assembly since before Hitler. Since 1949 over a million passes were requested. 580000 visited, 285413 attended sessions, while galleries overflowed and grandstands were built outside to view debates.
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Richard Kasischke
Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Free National Assembly
Bundestag
Bundesrat
McAlester Halves Parking Fines Under Police Order
McAlester Oklahoma police cut parking ticket fines from one dollar to twenty five cents. Police Chief Roy Anders ordered the reduction and installed deposit boxes for easy payment. The cut applies to new fines only, not retroactive old tickets.
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Mcalester
Okla
Roy Anders
Anders
West Virginia A tennis star Giles Snyder earns high honor
Giles Snyder, the top player on the West Virginia A tennis team, is recognized as a high honor student in the College of Law reflecting academic and athletic excellence.
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Giles Snyder
West Virginia A
College of Law
First Christian Church Changes Summer Schedule
The First Christian Church announces a summer schedule with Sunday worship at 8 30 a m in July and August and Sunday school at 9 30 a m. Evening services shift to 7 45 p m with religious films replacing sermons, starting with A Voice in the Wilderness next Sunday night. Public invited.
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First Christian Church
John the Baptist
Roy L. Smith
Early Fights May Spoil GOP Plans
CHICAGO July 5 The Republican National Convention faces possible delays as floor fights over contested delegates loom. Eisenhower forces seek to bar disputed delegates from voting on seating contests and plan appeals to the Credentials Committee, likely triggering further clashes. The convention opens Monday around 10 30 a m CST with Douglas MacArthur delivering the keynote that night.
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Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Credentials Committee
National Committee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Douglas MacArthur
Fisherman Finds $100,000 in Stolen Papers
Fred Lumely recovered a 25 pound mesh sack on the Trinity River near Fort Worth containing documents, bonds, and about $100,000 in notes and deeds stolen June 28 from Henry Compton's Breckenridge ranch. Compton identified the papers as the missing ranch loot.
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FT. Worth
Tex
Fred Lumely
West Texas
Lumely
Trinity River
Here
Henry Compton
Breckenridge
Compton
Murray College to Offer Air ROTC for Male Students
Murray College prepares to offer Air ROTC to all male students in fall. The program, first opened to freshmen last year, requires college eligibility age 14 to 22 and two years of courses remaining. Cadets earn credits, receive uniforms, and may transfer to advanced ROTC with pay while finishing their degree.
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Tishomingo
Murray State School
Air Corps
Achle Ied
Tishomingo College
Air Force
Murray
Jack R. Tinney
William Parrish
Oklahoma Declares National Guard Day for Returning Units
Gov Johnston Murray proclaims Oklahoma Air National Guard Day to mark the return of the 137th Fighter Bomber Wing to state control. About 200 airmen finish federal duty and rejoin the state guard while roughly 1,000 were sent to federal service, with many released or re-enlisting.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Oklahoma Air National Guard
Air National Guard
137Th
State
John D. Fitch
Fitch
Railroads oppose motor freight rule in federal suit
Forty six railroads filed a federal court suit against the Oklahoma Louisiana Motor Freight Company over an Interstate Commerce Commission rule. The rule requires a minimum 30 day lease for motor equipment used in freight trips. The motor freight company says the rule is unconstitutional.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma - Louisiana Motor Freight Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. T. Brunson
Motor Freight
ICC
Brunson
Pendleton Resigns Oklahoma County Commissioner Post
Grover Pendleton resigns as Oklahoma County Third District commissioner to Gov. Johnston Murray amid ethics cases. Pendleton faces trial in autumn while colleagues Edd Hisel and Charles A. Litton were convicted and fined. Overholser named to succeed Litton, paving the rest of the new commission.
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Oklahoma City
Grover Pendleton
Oklahoma County
Johnston Murray
Pendleton
Edd Hisel
Charles A. Litton
Minnesota
Murray
Earl Overholser
Litton
Bobby Gene Ray Pays Fine in Speeding Case
Bobby Gene Ray of Oklahoma City paid $15 and costs on speeding charges after appearing before peace justice C. W. Floyd. Ray was stopped June 23 by highway trooper Van Arsdell.
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Bobby Gene Ray
Oklahoma City
C. W. Floyd
Peace Justice
van Arsdell
Scoutcar Officer Killed By Own Gun
Delbert I. Beaman 27 a police scoutcar officer died in an Oklahoma City hospital from a self inflicted wound at his home yesterday. Capt Wayne Harbolt questioned his 21 year old wife Jacquelyn as police investigated the accidental shooting. Beaman was struck in the abdomen when the revolver discharged during a money search in a drawer.
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Oklahoma City
Delbert I. Beaman
Wayne Harbolt
Beaman
Jacquelyn
Dodgers pitcher Preacher Roe wins 22 games in season
The Dodgers ace Preacher Roe reached 22 wins last season, becoming the first Dodger to reach that mark since Kirby Higbe and Whit Wyatt each won 22 in 1941, a notable pitching milestone for the team.
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Preacher Roe
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