City runoff set after Tuesday primary vote totals
Tuesday's primary left two runoffs to decide mayor and public works commissioner as Chambless leads mayoral field and Kroth and Armstrong top the race for street and water commissioner. Other incumbents and challengers posted totals with Massey, Morris, Evans, Pryor, and Grindstaff among notable figures amid a heavy turnout.
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County Election Board
T. J. Chambless
J. P. Willoughby
Henry Kroth
Percy Armstrong
Walter D. Grindstaff
Albert Chamberlain
Lee Cages
J. H. Pryor
Public Works
O. S. Massey
Harry Morris
Don Evans
W. W. O'Neal
Ward
O’neal
C. Ss. Williams
Massey
Morris
Kroth
Armstong
Chambless
Public Justice and Safety
Willoughby
J. H. Norman
Joe Hensley
W. H. Lane
Hubert Gargis
Virgil Auld
Armstrong
Pryor
J. H. Sloan
Bill Ragan
Men Can Apply For Places In C. C. C. Camps
Mrs. Dora Cox welfare officer announces CCC camp applications in the county. Men should apply through the local welfare adjuster, not via Oklahoma City. Applications will be taken from families eligible for relief and case work begun on them.
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Dora Cox
CCC
Carl Giles
Oklahoma City
Assassination Attempt Reported on Goering in Berlin
A hand grenade exploded on Unter Den Linden in Berlin as Prime Minister Hermann Wilhelm Goering's car reportedly passed. Officials confirmed no immediate details on injuries or motives, and the event sparked widespread concern among residents and authorities.
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Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Prussia
Unter den Linden
Goering
Man shot on East Fast street wounds treated
A reported shooting on East Fast street left Richard Abraham, a 30 year old colored man, with 30 to 40 buckshot injuries in the back of the neck. He was treated at a hospital and released as not seriously hurt. the attacker remained unknown.
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Heah
East Fast Street
Abraham
Boettcher No 1 Burris Heirs Hits Higher Gas Sand
Boettcher Oil and Gas No 1 Burris Heirs in NE NW NW of 27-2 7 Fittsfield found a stronger gas flow in a new deeper sand after an initial 10 million cubic feet daily production. The offset to Boettcher No 1 Woolley in 22-2-7 shows 20 million cubic feet daily capacity. Other wells in the area include H L Blackstock No 1 Lewis shut for engine repairs and Fleetborn No 1 Reynolds Wagner drilling in shale at 2030 feet. Manahan No 1 Norris in 18-2-7 reports oil production from the Mc Alester sand.
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Boettcher Oil and Gas Company No. 1
Burris Heirs
Fittsfield
Boettcher
Woolley
Lewis
Fleetborn
Reynolds- Wagner
Manahan
Norris
McAlester
Railway managers and workers agree to arbitration plan
Washington March 21 managers and employes agreed to submit their wage dispute to arbitration by Joseph B Eastman federal railroad coordinator as proposed by President Roosevelt. Temporary solution reported after Roosevelt met with automobile manufacturers to avert a strike. Whitney chairman of Railway Labor Executives Association and Thiehoff chairman of the conference committee said they would accept Eastman to help compose the differences. Whitney pressed for restoration of the old pay scale and a 10 percent raise on July 1.
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Washington
Mar
Joseph B. Eastman
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
A. F. Whitney
Railway Labor Executives Association
Eastman
W. F. Thiehoff
Conference Committee of
White House
Whitney
Freak Weather Harms Vegetables and Fruit Crops
Ada reports a weekend of severe cold and storms across the state. Temperatures fell to 22 degrees at night after a day of 62 degrees with rain snow sleet hail and lightning. Hail damaged tender vegetables and fruit blossoms including plum and pear trees. extent of damage will take days to assess.
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Ada
Suit Against Crump in Holdenville Receives Challenge
Creditors of Pringle and Marshall who obtained a receiver for two Hughes county oil leases at Tulsa last June filed suit to restrain Judge Crump from installing a new receiver. They contend Tulsa court acted invalidly when appointing Seth Russell at Holdenville. The Tulsa county district court had already appointed Neil Templeman. The action was filed in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
George Crump
Holdenville
Supreme Court
Pringle
Greater returns for the amount invested
A classified ad promotes higher returns on investment with smart budgeting and strategic spending. It highlights opportunities to maximize value through informed choices and careful risk assessment for readers seeking better financial results.
Insull Ship Storm Spreads Anxiety Aboard Freighter
Samuel Insull Jr. travelers aboard the tramp freighter Maiotis faced a raging Mediterranean storm off Athens on March 19. Friends fear for the Chicago fugitive’s life as rough seas hinder his attempt to avoid U.S. justice amid gangster ransom rumors.
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Athens
Mar
Samuel Insull Jr
Mediterranean
Insull
Chicago
Maiotis
United States
Bankhead cotton control bill passed by House
The Bankhead compulsory cotton control bill won House approval 251 to 114 and moves to the Senate. It aims to stabilize prices by limiting production to ten million bales, imposing a 50 percent tax on cotton produced over quotas, and lasts two years with a possible third year by proclamation. Roosevelt endorsed it in a letter to Rep. Jones.
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Washington, Mar
House
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Roosevelt
Jones
D-Tex
Agriculture Committee
Bankhead
Alabama
Farm Administration
South
Agriculture Department
Busby
D-Miss
McGugin
R-Kan
Agriculture Secretary
Rep. Rankin
Air mail plans sharpened as four routes resume flights
Washington reports safety first in airmail operations after a brief halt due to a 11 fatality list. Brig Gen Westover restocks planes with night flying gear and better radio. Congress shapes a permanent airmail bill amid White House talks and Rickenbacker remarks.
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Washington
Army
War Department
H. G. Richardson
Cheyenne
Oscar Westover
Roosevelt
White House
Cummings
Senate
House
Eddie Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker
Brown Refuses to Deliver Suspects in Farm Raid
Warden Sam Brown refused to deliver Charles Conner and Frank Downing to Kansas officers seeking to question them in connection with bank robberies at Galena Baxter Springs and Weir. Wright, held for safekeeping, awaits arraignment in Stillwater on a separate robbery charge. Kansas investigators move to Claremore for identification in a Chelsea gun battle. In Enid an explosion at a hotel room injures John A Queen of Woodward. cause under investigation.
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McAlester
Sam Brown
Charles Conner
Frank Downing
Glenn Roy Wright
Mannford
Kansas
Wint Smith
Anderson
Galena
Baxter Springs
Weir
Claremore
Conner
Chelsea
Wright
Stillwater
Enid
Okla
John A. Queen
Woodward
War department sets CMTC quota at Fort Sill
Oklahoma City March 21 AP The War Department announced a quota of 438 new basic students for the Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Sill this summer.
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Oklahoma City
War Department
CMTC
Fort Sill
Magnolia Buys East Texas Oil Assets In $ Purchase
Magnolia Petroleum a Socony-Vacuum subsidiary buys East Texas Refining properties. The deal covers 250 producing wells with a small cash part and stock in Socony-Vacuum. East Texas Refining Co is independent, controlled by F. W. Burford.
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New York
Magnolia Petroleum Corporation
Socony-Vacuum Corporation
East Texas Refining Company
East Texas
F. W. Burford
Norris Next No. 1 pushes field extensions in Fitts oil graben
McAlester sand limits the field's reach as tests near Manahan No. 1 Reynolds-Wagner in 18-2-7 prove oil bearing while Wagner 1 095 feet south of Manahan shows the sand dry. Manahan No. 1 Norris, offset to producer, is drilling after indications of oil and gas. Gas line trouble halts Deaner Moore. Westheimer Daube No 1 Lowman resumes drilling in 18-2-8.
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McAlester
Manahan
Reynolds-Wagner
H. L. Blackstock
Fleetborn
Reynolds- Wagner
Norris
Deaner-Moore
Westheimer- Daube
Stretch of Road to Get Owl Coat
Hon. Ed McDonald, secretary of the state highway commission, in Ada to assess road conditions. He announced that at Senator Allen Nichols's request the engineering department will oil Highway 48 from the Ada intersection with Highway 19 to the Franks oil fields area. Dust from gravel traffic prompted the oiling plan, with an extra graveling already applied. once oiled, the stretch should be mud and dust free and safer to travel.
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Ed McDonald
State Highway Commission
McAlester
McDonald
Allen G. Nichols
Ada
Franks
Nichols
Processing tax details for hog production exemptions
E G Curry, processing tax deputy, clarifies hog processing tax rules. Farmers may claim 300 pounds yearly exemption for own use, not monthly. All hog slaughterers must file monthly returns with the Oklahoma City collector, or face penalties of 25 percent tax and 1 percent interest. Curry's Ada visit offers guidance, forms mailed on request, contact 147-W Shawnee.
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Curry
Collector of Internal Revenue
Oklahoma City
Federal
Shawnee
General Delivery
Ada
United States and Japan pledge peace in note exchange
Washington notes report U S and Japan exchange pledging peace with Hirota stating Japan has no intention to provoke. Hull replies US seeks no conflict and favors amity and extended trade. Early step in Roosevelt era diplomacy. highlights potential talks on outstanding questions.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Pacific
Hoko Hirota
Roosevelt
Nippon
Hull
Far East
Soviet Russia
Hirota
State Department
Tokyo
Hiroshi Saito
Pu Yi
China
Kang Teh
Manchukuo
Saito
Debuchi
Memorial for John A. Simpson Led by Farm Leaders
Oklahoma City observes the funeral of John A. Simpson national Farmers' Union president who died in Washington. His body lay in state at the capitol and funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church on the following day.
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Oklahoma City
Mar
John A. Simpson
National Farmers’ Union
Washington
Oklahoma Pioneer
Capitol
First Baptist Church
Three Memphis Negroes Hanged in Mississippi
In Hernando Mississippi on March 16 three young Memphis Black men Isaac Howard Ernest McGehee and Johnny Jones were executed by hanging for the assault of a 17 year old Holly Springs girl. National guardsmen escorted the prisoners from Jackson. Victims father Clyde Collins witnessed the event.
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Hernando
Miss
Memphis
Holly Springs
Hinds County
Jackson
Isaac Howard
Ernest McGehee
Johnny Jones
Howard
McGehee
Jones
Clyde Collins
House
Senate
Roscoe Lauderdale
Hinkle conviction affirmed in Lindsay bank robbery case
The Oklahoma criminal court of appeals affirmed Henry Hinkle Jr.’s conviction for participation in the $5 500 bank robbery. Hinkle, a Lindsay attorney, was sentenced to 20 years after evidence showed the plan began in his home and he provided a car and weapons. Part of the money was later found at his brother’s house.
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Oklahoma City
Henry Hinkle, Jr
Lindsay
First National Bank of
Criminal Court of Appeals
Hinkle
Oscar Wingfield
Payne County
Wright Accused of Counterfeiting in Creek County
Sapulpa, March 17. Creek county officers added counterfeiting to charges against Glenn Roy Wright who was arrested Thursday at Mannford. Federal agent Osborne in Oklahoma City reported a $20 bill in Wrights possession was counterfeit and asked that he be held for federal prosecution if state charges prove weak. A new bill was sent to Osborne to compare with serials from bills used in the Urschel ransom case last summer.
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Sapulpa
P— Creek County
Glenn Roy Wright
Mannford
Willis Strange
Federal Secret Service
Osborne
Oklahoma City
Wright
Charles F. Urschel
Young winners at fat stock show blaze Oklahoma City scene
Thirteen-year-old Henry Van Arsdell of Stillwater earned grand champion with his Hereford junior calf at the 4 H and Future Farmers of America livestock show in Oklahoma City. Arnold Bunken of Garber took reserve grand with a junior Hereford calf, and 4 H winners included several senior and junior Shorthorn and Angus calves from listed youths across Garfield and Kay counties.
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Oklahoma City
Mar
Henry van Arsdell
Stillwater
Farmers of America
Arnold Bunken
Garber
Jack Fetzer
Helena
Hazaleus
Newkirk
Ernest Semrad
Waukomis
Angus
Margie Pfeiffer
Orlando
Katherine Pfeiffer
Margie
Garfield County
Kay County
Federal Revenue Shows Increase for 1954 Fiscal Year
Washington report states 1954 receipts reach 2.132 billion dollars, surpassing 1933 total. New taxes on agricultural processing and distilled spirits boosted income, with March income taxes at 482.2 million and deposits 125.0 million. Expenditures total 4.59 billion, deficit 2.46 billion, emergency outlays 2.65 billion.
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Washington
Mar
Landon Announces Rewards for Bank Robbers in State
Gov Alf M Landon says rewards of 250 will be paid for the capture dead or alive of each bandit involved in 10 recent Kansas bank raids within a year. He orders state highway patrol cars fitted with radio receivers to a Topeka station for coordination.
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Topeka
Alf M. Landon
Landon
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