Convicted in Oklahoma Kidnap Case Two Texans Found Guilty
A 12 juror panel in federal court in Muskogee found Foster L. Bowen of Wichita Falls and Marion I. Bowling of Holliday guilty of kidnapping. The Lindbergh law applied as the crime crossed state lines. Trial covered testimony from Mrs. Retha Juanita Goghee Duncan Waitress and multiple witnesses including Bowen and Bowling’s relatives. The verdict came after a 50 minute deliberation with sentencing set for March 14.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Marion I. Bowling
Holliday
Eugene Rice
Muskogee
Retha Jaunita Go Ghee Duncan
Mrs. McCawley
Ralph Bloodworth
Duncan
Bowling
Oklahoma
Bowen
Grace Roberts
Ada Youths Learn Chick Rearing From Chamber Event
More than 50 FFA and 40 boys and girls were briefed before receiving certified chicks from the Ada Chamber of Commerce. Poultry expert Hubert Laster outlined feeding, housing, culling, and overcrowding rules as youths and parents attended at the Aldridge.
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Ada Chamber of Commerce
Hubert L. Laster
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
Rhode Island
Chamber of Commerce
Laster
Aldridge
Dairymen Weigh Classifier or Full-Time Tester
Central Oklahoma Dairy Association members met Wednesday to discuss two forward moves. One is to obtain a classifier to check dairy herds, and the other is a long-time plan to employ a full-time tester.
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Central Oklahoma Dairy Association
Loyd Stinnett
Oklahoma A. and M College
State Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
County Dairy Breeder Groups Elect Officers
Pontotoc county breeder groups met after the general dairy association meeting Wednesday afternoon elected officers and set policy. Guernsey group named William Carter president Corbett Thurman att. vice president and Harold Kranning secretary treasurer. Holstein group chose Dr. R. E. Cowling Ada president and Mr. Coleman vice president. They favored a classifier with John B. Stuart of the Oklahoma Holstein Cattle Club promising effort. Holstein breeders project at least 25 cows for classification. Milking Shorthorn group postponed election but approved bringing in a classifier. Jersey club kept Wesley Brantley president and Mrs. Dewey Higdon secretary-treasurer and pushed for a classifier by June 16. B. S. Graham Sulphur, state Jersey club president, will assist obtaining classifier services.
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Pontotoc County
General Dairy Association
Guernsey
William Carter
Oakman
Corbett Thurman
Atta
Harold Kranning
Roff
R. E. Cowling
Ada
Coleman
Avor
John B. Stuart
Oklahoma Holstein Cattle Club
Jersey Club
Wesley Brantley
Dewey Higdon
Moscow pledges limited Soviet inspections in UN plan
The U N atomic energy talks focus on a US led control proposal while Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko condemns the plan as against the interests of other nations. He signals preference for strict but not broad control and avoids stating how far Moscow will go.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Security Council
United Nations
Andrei A. Gromyko
Polcc
Gromyko
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
Poland
US Chides Russia Over Hungary Crisis
The United States articulates a sharp note to Moscow and others charging Soviet interference in Hungary. It condemns the high command's actions as creating a political crisis and opposes efforts to undermine the freely elected Hungarian government and the Smallholders party leader Bela Kovacs.
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Washington
United States
Soviet
Russia
Budapest
Hungary
Moscow
Marshall
Bela Kovacs
Kovacs
Smallholders Party
State Department
Rizley Orders War Assets Agency Surplus Probe
Chairman Rizley of the House expenditures subcommittee announced plans to dispatch two man teams to inspect War Assets Administration regional operations. He cited reports of regional storage, possible favoritism, and competitiveness issues as the army and navy seek former surplus materials.
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Washington
House Expenditures
War Assets Administration
Ross Rizley
R-Okla
Rizley
Oklahoman
WAA
Army
Navy
Supreme Court Upholds Contempt Fines Against UMW Leader
The Supreme Court affirmed John L. Lewis's contempt conviction and $10,000 fine. It also upheld the United Mine Workers boot but reduced the union’s aggregate fine from 3.5 million dollars to 700,000, order issued from Washington.
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Lewis
Washington
Supreme Court Today
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
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Vinson
Murphy
Rutledge
Frank
Black
Douglas
Supreme Court
Sureme Court
J. A. Krug
Interior
Wis
District Court
Krug-Lewis
Secretary of the Interior
Truman Returns to U.S. Soil After Mexico Visit
President Truman landed at Waco's Municipal Airport after a 4 1/2 hour flight from Mexico City to receive an honorary Baylor University degree and deliver a foreign policy speech. He toured Mexico, praised Mexican leaders, and urged world peace while reaffirming U.S.-Mexico cooperation on cattle disease policy.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Waco
Tex
Truman
Mexico City
Baylor University
U. S
Miguel Aleman
Mexico
Mr. Truman
Walter Thurston
Aleman
Los Ninos
Chapultepec
United States of America
First Carrier Jet Fighter FD 1 Phantom Named
The FD 1 Phantom becomes the Navy’s first carrier usable twin jet fighter. It marks a milestone in aviation as Navy and air force leaders test the jet’s carrier performance and combat potential.
Knitting Efforts Yield 110 Sweaters by Local Woman
Mrs. Henry Thode of near Duncombe began knitting in 1941 and has produced 110 sweaters in about five years. She donated 20 to the Red Cross and 90 to friends and those in need, also knitting 20 pairs of mittens and 10 scarves.
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Webster City
Henry Thode
Duncombe
Thode
Red Cross
Oil shale yields vast reserves on Western Colorado
Researchers report extraordinary oil shale potential in Western Colorado with about 300 million barrels per square mile and total estimates near 15 billion barrels across the region.
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Colorado
Guilkey Named Publisher of Guthrie Daily Leader
G D Guilkey former Dallas office manager for Southwest dailies becomes publisher of the Guthrie Daily Leader. Dillard Pope remains advertising manager after temporary leadership. Guilkey previously served as advertising manager of the Okmulgee Times.
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Guthrie Guthrie
Okla
G. D. Guilkey
Dallas
Southwest Dailies, Publishers’ Representatives
Guthrie Daily Leader
Dillard Pope
Okmulgee Times
Truman urges lower world trade barriers to avoid economic war
President Truman in Waco after a Baylor degree ceremony urged rapid cutbacks in international trade barriers. He said the United States can lead to economic peace or plunge nations into economic war, endorsing the reciprocal trade act and a Geneva charter to regulate commerce. He warned against tariffs and isolation and stressed bipartisan foreign policy support.
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Waco
Tex
Truman
United States
Mexico
Baylor University
Congress
Geneva
International Trade Organization
United Nations
Greete
Britain
Marshall
U. S
Weather Outlook Oklahoma Panhandle and East
Clearing weather except for lingering cloudiness in the Panhandle. Colder tonight with lows from 15 to 20 in the northwest and up to 25 in the southeast. Generally fair conditions with rising temperatures Friday across the region.
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Oklahoma
Panhandle
Th' Pessimist Wor Conn Finds Old Fashioned Smile Lost
In a reflective piece the author questions what has become of the old fashioned woman who would smile even as she stumbled in the dark. The vignette contrasts past charm with present hardship and social change.
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