Hollywood Apathy Toward Culture Strikes Two Top Attractio
Hollywood faces a culture funding dilemma after the Pilgrimage play ends its summer run and the Hollywood Bowl season closes early due to weak attendance. Officials seek renewed concerts with potential lower prices as Los Angeles county agencies and unions discuss restoring the bowl’s schedule amid prior year funding of around 63,000 to 86,000. The Pilgrimage play drew about 500 daily attendees last week, while the Bowl Association reports a $23,000 deficit after a short run of Die Fledermaus.
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Hollywood
Hollywood Bowl Association
Hollywood Bowl Theater Association
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
AFL Musicians Union
Bowl Association
Christ
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Jean Hersholt
The
Bawl Association
Phil Hall
Pilgrimage Play Organization
Keeps Books and Completes Work For Her Degree
Anna Lee Craiz bookkeeper at Bayless Drug for three years will receive a B S in business education with three minors in English on July 26 She earns both primary and secondary certificates and aims to teach someday The Hickory High School 1948 valedictorian was editor of the school paper secretary of her class and a basketball player She has been on East Central honor roll for two semesters while working each semester Wayne Craig her brother is a summer industrial arts student at the same institution.
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Anna Lee Craiz
Bayless Drug Company
Anna Lee
Hickory Nign School
East Central
Misa Craig
Wayne Craig
Manuel M. Davenport
Blaxine Neely
Edison
Colorado
Manuel Davenport
Colorado Springs
Manuel
Bethany Punje College
Bethany
Maxine
East Central Journal
Alpha Delta
Oklahoma College Press Association
Young People's General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Latta
Shelby Forest
Nashville
Tennessee
Oklahoma Indian Leaders Plea for $20 Million Aid Plan
Three Oklahoma Indian leaders urged Congress to create a $20 million loan program to aid 12 tribes in western Oklahoma. They testified before the Indian Affairs Subcommittee, noting widespread land fragmentation and poverty. A starter figure of $10.6 million was proposed by Isidore, with loans to buy parcels, stock, equipment, and improve dwellings.
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Washington
Congress
Oklahoma
Dillon Myer
Indian Affairs
Isidre
House Interior Committee
Robert Goombi
Mountain View
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas
Jesse Rowledge
Gary
Goombi
Toby Morris D. Okla
Wilson
Rowledge
Myer
Oklahowaa
High Cost of High Flying Isn't Just Inflation
NEA column notes rising jet fighter costs beyond inflation. contrasts F-89 Scorpion with WWII P-61 Black Widow, detailing advanced electronics, wiring, pressurized cabin, canopy and explosive ejector seats, plus costly hydraulic and radar systems driving price increases and a new electronics industry funded by taxpayers.
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Douglas Larsen
NEA Stall
Cerrepenaret
Washington
Neal
Arma
Sam
Air Force
Northrop
Hopi Snake Dances Said to Bring Rain on Reservation
NEA dispatch notes Hopi snake dances on the Walpi and Mishongnovi mesas aim to summon rain. Dancers wear painted kilts and rattles while spectators watch. cameras are banned to prevent the fabled "spirit in the box" from harming Hopi souls.
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Winslow
Ariz
Arizona
Walpi
Mishengnovi
Konawa Roundup Picnic Tuesday
Konawa Roundup club hosts post rodeo picnic at the rodeo grounds for members and area helpers who aided in the ninth annual event held July 4 5 and 3. picnic aims to become an annual affair, according to President Herman Burton.
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Konawa
Specia
Herman Burton
Widow of Ada Grocer Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Cora Finley aged 89 widow of late Ada grocer Y N Finley died Monday after a long illness. She had lived with daughter Mrs Clyde Thomas in Oklahoma City. Surviving children include Mrs Minnie Holloman Corrie Harten Mrs Thomas J Guinn and Ruby Pinter. Forty grandchildren. Watts Funeral Home Oklahoma City in charge. Finley a native of Alabama and member of Ada First Baptist church.
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Y. N. Fintrey
Ada
Paris
Tex
Finley
Cora Finkey
Oklahoma City
Clyde Thomas
Watts Funeral Home
Bra. Finley
Alabama
First Baptist Church of
Daugttere
Minnie Holloman
Corrie Harten
Thomas J. Guinn
Englewood
Cole
Ruby Pinter
Cross burnings and literature left in Florida cities
Four giant K s burned in Miami and Orlando outlying areas with three in Keeland and two crosses in Fort Myers. Literature left at the scenes included anti Jewish remarks. Dade County Sheriff Jack B Henderson said investigations would pursue all suspects.
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Florida
Miami
Fla
Orlando
Kee Land
Fort Myers
Dade
Jack B. Henderson
Milner to Receive East Central Summer Degree in Education
Mrs. Bobbie Milner, a Comanche High School graduate of 1948, will finish work at East Central University this summer for a Bachelor of Science in Education with a major in elementary education and a minor in English. She joined Sigma Sigma Sigma, toured Oklahoma with a college trio, and married Rupert Milner on January 28 1951.
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Bettie Sue Milner
East Central
Bobbie Sue
Comanche
Chickasha
Oklahoma
Sigma Sligma Sigma Sorority
Ransit
Rupert Milner
Sasakwa Man Combines Teaching and Insurance Career
Howard Wilson Moran, a Sasakwa native and former teacher, will receive a BS in education by July 26 after completing August work, while continuing as Sasakwa High School commerce teacher. He previously taught in Johnston and Atoka counties for a decade, now pursues insurance full time. Moran majored in industrial arts with a history minor and was an honor student at Murray High School.
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Howard Wilson Moran
Sasakwa Insurance
Moran
Muthwestern State
Weatherford
Sasakwa High School
Johnston
Atoka
Murray High School
Murray
Southeastern
Durant
Fittstown News Roundup Includes Visits and Club Actions
Donald Linn returned home from Seminole after visiting relatives. Mrs. Ruby Eaton hosted the Jolly Workers club with Alice Dause welcomed back. July 28 meeting planned with Norma Harden. Various locals versus Oklahoma City and Ada trips noted as visits to relatives and friends. District conference at Sealy Chapel looms.
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Ruby Eaton
Jolly Workers Club
Brrs
Alice Dause
Norie Harden
Lucille Howell
Maye Fox
Opel Phillips
Blanche Skei
Ruby Exto
Norma Harden
Cement Walk Planed at Vamoosa School
KONAWA Special Va moosa KD club maps a cement walk from the Vamoosa school to the lunch room. Plans for an all day August meeting include a picnic luncheon at noon to push the project. Jackie Ray Botkin earns a $100 scholarship to Chicago A and M college. Mrs George Hein and Mrs Lonnie Baker welcomed as club members. Mira Herman Robertson hosted the July meeting. Flax is grown for fiber or seed and flax fiber is made into textile products.
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Irs
George Hein
Lonnie Baker
Mira Herman Robertson
Gee
Mrs Davenport to Teach In Colorado After Graduation
Mrs Manuel Davenport formerly Blaxine Neely plans to teach in Edison Colorado after earning a bachelor of arts from East Central. She majors in English with journalism minor and, with her husband Manuel Davenport, will teach fifth through eighth grades at Edison Public Schools.
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Davenport
Colorado
Lindsay Man Among Summer Graduates At East Central
Lindsay Man Among Summer Graduates At East Central Billy Joe Walck of Lindsay will receive a bachelor of science degree with the July class. He majored in economics with minors in sociology and history. Entered East Central in 1948 after high school at Wayne. Navy service totaled 18 months with Pearl Harbor duty. Walck married LaVerne Hollis of Ada. They have twin sons, Bruce and Brian.
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Billy Joe Walck
Lindsay
Wale
East Central
Wayne High School
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Mr. Walex
Laverne Hollis
T. A. Hollis
East Fifth
Ada
Wilcks
Bruce
Brian
Woman Alive But Can't Prove It in Missouri Case
Carthage Missouri July 17 1915 former Carthage resident Helen Rowland Miller insists she is alive after being officially recorded as dead since 1915. She recalls birth in 1913 with a fragile infant story and incubator home care. Health records state she died at birth. Miller seeks corroboration from memory of neighbors or family to overturn the record.
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Carthage
Helen Rowland Miller
Marth
Rowaand
Sears
Miller
Fomagee
New Liskeard Man Builds Home On 65th Wedding Anniversary
Neve Say Die New Liskeard Ost reports James W Billow of Henwood Township still loves driving a team of horses and is building a new house with his wife to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary.
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New Liskeard
James W. Billow
Henwood Township
Hiorses
Revival and rodeo topics fill Antlers news brief
Revival series for the Nazarene church begins July 13 led by Rev. C. Savage of Kokomo Indiana with end on July 27. A cutting horse event is added to local rodeo nights July 14 20 21 and an afternoon show July 22. Also noted is Ted Moore opening a six week summer term at Jack Creek and marriage plans for Mary Frances Olive and O C Wood Jr. District Judge Sam Sullivan presided civil docket in Durant.
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Nazarene
C. Savage
Kokomo
Ind
Boyd W. Davis
Savage
Azarene
Madill
Carl Osburn
C of C
Hill Akard
Antlers Rander
Ted Moore
Jack Creek
L. D. Killian
Moore
Antera
Jack Creek Valley
Tom G. Olive
Antlers
Mary Frances Olive
O. C. Wood, Jr
Miss Olive
OCW
Chickasha
Mr. Wood
Oklahoma A&m College
Still Water
Antlers High School
Sam Sullivan
Durant
Howard Phillips
Millerton
Irving Perry
McAlester
Sullivan
Mrs Floyd to Receive Degree and Teach in Spaulding
Mrs Winnie Floyd of 520 West Seventh will get a B S in elementary education from East Central at July 26 commencement and plans to teach first grade in Spaulding schools. She entered East Central in 1949 after her husband died, raised two children, and worked at Scotts Department Store while caring for her mother until her recent death. Her son Malcolm already holds a degree from East Central and works in Pernell schools. daughter Elaine is 14.
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Winnie Floyd
West Seventh
East Central
Floyd
Horace Mann High School
Spaulding
Malcolm
Pernell
Elaine
Ben H Eaves to Receive Degree and Teach at McGee
Ben H Eaves completes work on a degree with history and elementary education majors. He will teach at Mc Gee next year while continuing summers of study. A Stratford High School athlete, he later served four years in the Air Force including 18 months in India. He lives in Stratford with his wife and daughter and hobbies include fishing.
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Ben H. Eaves
McGee
Ben
Stratford
East Central State College
Armed Services
Air Force
India
East Central
Frapanicka
Byars
Straford
Troopers Break Up Mock Throwing Mob in Narragansett
About 400 persons pelted the police station with rocks in Narragansett Rhode Island prompting state police to disperse them with riot guns. Lt. Frederick W. Newton returned to barracks in North Kingston as the crowd calmed following the arrest of Richard Leonir 41 of Providence after a bar fight near police headquarters.
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Frederick W. Newton
North Kingston
Richard Lenoir
Providence
Jo Ann Beesley Set to Graduate and Teach
Jo Ann Beesley will earn a bachelor of science from East Central State College on July 26 with a major in elementary education and a minor in English. She plans to enter teaching after graduation and has been active in Pi Kappa Sigma, Knight Hall, Epworth, girl’s pep club, intramural basketball, and McLoud yearbook. She is engaged to Jerry Morgan, daughter of Mr and Mrs Dewey Beesey of McLoud.
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Jo Ann Beesley
East Central State College
McCloud High School
Jo Ann
OBU
East Central
Pi Kappa Sigma
Knight Hall
Epworth
Mcoud
Jerry Morgan
Dewey Beesey
MecLoud
Roff High Grad Completing His Degree Work Here
Emil Bradford, senior from Roff, will graduate July 26 with a BS Education degree majoring in biology and minoring in geology. He completed the work in three years after graduating Roff High in 1943 and enrolling at East Central the same year. He attended summer sessions in 1950 and 1951 and plans to teach. he played football in high school and has long shown interest in baseball.
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Emil Bradford
Roff
Bradford
Roff High School
East Central
Lula High Grad Completing Degree and Teaching
Mary Ellen Williams of Route 1 Allen will earn a Bachelor of Arts from East Central on July 26 with a major in home economics and a minor in biological science. A Lula High School valedictorian and four-year honor student, she played basketball and began teaching in July 1944 after starting at East Central in 1943 and earning a 40 hour certificate in 1944. She has taught elementary in Coal County for six years and one year in Hughes County, and will teach at Hamilton Grade School next year while pursuing graduate work through East Central.
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Mary Ellen Williams
Route 1
Allen
East Central
Mary Ellen
Lula High School
Coal County
Hughes County
Hamilton
Summer Choir Pleases Audience at East Central State College
Attendance was very good as the summer choir from East Central State College performed Monday night along with student art displays. The 14 member women’s choir directed by Noel Wyatt sang unaccompanied showcasing seven weeks of training and harmony. The event featured art and ceramics in the Memorial Student Union ballroom with a progression from simple to complex designs and media.
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East Central State College
Noel Wyatt
Frokcomy Ja
Memorial Student Union
Slashes Wrists Actress in Midtown Suite Attempt
Joyce Mathews, twice divorced wife of Milton Berle, slashed her wrists in Billy Rose’s luxury midtown apartment atop the Ziegfeld theater. Police forced entry to a locked bathroom where she lay bleeding and unconscious. condition described as good the next day and she was to leave Roosevelt Hospital soon.
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Joyce Mathews
Milton Berle
Billy Rose
Rose
Ziegfeld Theater
Saul Richman
Hoosevelt Hospital
Richman
Miss Math
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