Tom D McKeown Seeks Re-Election as County Judge
Tom D McKeown asks for another term as County Judge in a July message urging voters to set aside celebration and vote in November. He highlights child welfare, delinquency, fair law enforcement, fair land sales under new federal duties, swift probate actions, and court cooperation with the Bar while noting the county has funded the court. He seeks continued support to provide top service and thanks readers.
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Congress
Oklahoma
Tom D, McKeown
Futuristic weapon debates and public figures quote war aims
A collage of quotations mentions fuel desires for future cars delivering explosive material to atomic engines, critiques of U S policy by Truman and Murray, calls to modernize weaponry by Eisenhower, and a joke about bombs versus a boy with a sling.
Beer License Appeal Dropped Near Highway 12
W. T. and McDuff Garwood dropped an appeal to district court seeking a beer license located 4.3 miles west of city limits on the north side of Highway 12. The owners filed May 2, faced protests from Revebne, and the petition was denied. An appeal to a higher court was filed May 6.
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District Court
Highway 12
W. T
McDuff Garwood
Revebne
Anied
California Tries New Grasses Across State Trials
California imports over 300 range grasses in five years, says Davis University College of Agriculture. Trials test adaptation across counties to identify varieties best suited for forage and production. Ottawa Indian operates a totem pole factory in St Ignace. One quart of mul weighs seven pounds.
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California
Davis
Callad
University
College of Agriculture
United States
Ottawa Indian
St. Ignace
Nuch
Ada Tornado Skirt Misses Ground Amid Widespread Damage
Wind and hail ripped through Ada Sunday afternoon causing hundreds of damaged trees and broken power lines. A funnel described as flawless by a witness formed but did not reach the ground. Rain totaled .91 inch in 40 minutes as hospital lights failed for hours before an emergency unit restored power.
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Ada
Celeste Kemler
Valley View Hospital
Hoshospital
C. F. Hailey
Townsend Avenue
Marines Ponder Helicopter Assaults at Quantico
The Marine Corps tests helicopter amphibious landings at Quantico Virginia as an alternative to traditional beach invasions. Brig Gen Gerald Thomas discusses three concepts including submarines and rotary aircraft to bypass defended beaches. Helicopters may land 70 to 100 miles offshore and advance from commanding positions, though carrying capacity and anti aircraft risks remain hurdles.
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Norfolk Naval Base
Nea
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Quantied
Marine Base
Gerald Thomas
Marine Corps Equipment Board
Thomas
Guadalcanal
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Key West
Normandy
Ingreen Wat
Peach Ata Uniogd ‘Ing Troopa
Quantico Marine Corps School
Marine’ Corps
Injury Report From Erie County Garden Accident
Anthony Pambront eleven, of Ska neateles tugged at a weed in a fish garden and fell backward when it came loose. He was taken to Onondaga General Hospital where doctors said he suffered fractures of the skull, back, tibia and arm, a shoulder and a collarbone. His condition was described as fair.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Anthony Pambront
Skaneateles
Onondaga General Hospital
Explosion Levels Texhoma Building
An explosion tore through a Texhoma building injuring one man who was rescued from the basement and taken to Guymon hospital. Three others escaped with minor injuries as bricks and glass collapsed over a two block area. owners were away from town and no damage estimate was available.
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Texegma
Oxie
der del
Bia
Guymon Hospital
Panhandie
Fisherman Calms Tupelo High Senior Sermon Day
A late wind storm cut power at Tupelo high school Sunday as seniors gathered for the annual sermon. Superintendent Howard Asendorf improvised with a Coleman lantern on stage while Rev. George McDow delivered the message. Twelve seniors attended the sermon, and thirteen were on stage Tuesday for commencement. Lievel Holman broke a leg skating but plans to graduate with crutches.
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Tupelo High School
Auditoriu
Howard Asendorf
George McDow
Aller First Baptist Church
Iits
Lievel Holman
Turner Falls
Judy Coplon to Wed Soon After Espionage Trial
Judy Coplon says she will marry Albert H. Secoley a 29 year old New York attorney and World War 2 veteran within weeks while appealing espionage convictions. Coplon, 28, met Secoley during government spying charges and is free on bail awaiting appeal after being sentenced to up to 25 years in two cases.
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New York
Judith Coplon
Washington, D. C
Albert H. Secoley
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Miss Capron
Socolov
Miss Coplon
Brooklyn
Ohio State University
New York University Law School
Germany
Battle of the Bulge
Europe
Jet Fighter Crashes Into Four Houses Near Denver
A jet fighter went out of control and crashed into four homes in Aurora Colorado killing the pilot, 1st Lt Paul Darling, and badly burning a man in a garden. The plane clipped trees and a telephone pole before exploding near the Horrell residence. The family was away and the insurance salesman Joe Gaidys was injured by debris.
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Aurora
Colo
Denver
Paul Darling
Estherville
Earl, Horrell
Lowry Air Force Base
Colfax Avenue
East 16Th Avenue
Horrell
Joe Gaidys
Oil firms charged in water contamination case
In Pontoote County Court three oil companies Magnolia Oil Co Progress 4 Co and Bishop Oil Co face charges for contaminating Byrd's Milebeam which flows into Clear Creek Waste oil and other wastewater allegedly entered the stream from a broken line and via a live oil discharge, according to court information.
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Pontoote County
Progress Oil Co
Bishop Oil Co
Magmolis Oil Co
Byrd
Clear Crete
Magnolia Oil Co
Progress 4 Co
Bishop of Co
Senate probes to use Capone tax trail in gambling case
Senate investigators said they will pursue crime figures using the Capone tax method by cross checking income tax returns with private book records. Senator Kefauver announced a staff led by Rudolph Haley to oversee a nationwide probe, relying on local officials and crime commissions for information.
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Don Whitebead
Washington
Senate
al Capone
Origom
Tobey
R-Nh
United States
Wiley
Wis
Rudolph Haley
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Haley
Halley
I. S
New York
Truman
Mas
Special
Frank Erickson
Erickson
May Be on Trail of Drug That Could Fight Influenza
A California scientist described a substance derived from a hay microbe that destroyed influenza A and Newcastle disease viruses in lab tests. Subtilin from Bacillus subtilis shows potential as an antibiotic to combat mid-sized viruses, but trials in animals and humans are not yet performed.
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Frank Carey
Presh
Baltimore
Society of American Bacteriologists
California
Hay
A. J. Salle
Univerisity of California
Los Angeles
Salle
Saife
Bandit Courteous But Gets His Loaf
Hollywood reports Virginia Van Upp and her ex husband Ralph Nelson were robbed at gunpoint in their hotel suite. The polite bandit tied and gagged them after apologizing, demanding cash and a ring before leaving and warning a bellhop to respond to room 715.
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Hollywood
Virginia van Upp
Po Icr
Ralph N. Nelson
Koreans Fire on Russian Vessels in Territorial Waters
South Korea naval authority said patrol craft damaged two Russian ships of about 4,009 tons each after driving them from South Korean territorial waters. Two other Russian vessels were sighted off the eastern Korea coast early Sunday and disappeared without incident.
Political Announcements for State and Local Offices
The News announces candidates for state and district offices subject to the state primary. Listed are John McKerl, Thomas P Holt, Hoyt Driskill, W G Long for state offices. Jake Alevins, Virgil Medlock for state senators. Clyde Kaiser for sheriff. E Holloway, Della Bedford for court clerk. A Mowdy, Elwood Kemper, Silas Freeman for county attorney. James L Armstrong for county judge. Roney Mitchell for superintendent. Claud Bobbitt, Sam Dew for county clerk. Lewis M Watson, R B Sugg, H Moore for state representative. Irae Thompson for county commissioner. James E Berry for lieutenant governor.
House Ways and Means approves 10 percent dividend withholding
The committee backed a 10 percent tax on corporate dividends to curb unreported income. It would not raise net taxes but ensure dividend recipients pay taxes via year end credits. Estimated yield around 150 million dollars yearly, with total revenue goals near 320 million after offsets.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Federal Treasury
Treasury
Rep. Mills
D-Ark
Mui
Truman
Tahlequah hosts second annual Strawberry Festival parade
Cherokee county celebrates harvesting its 25,000 crate berry crop with free strawberries and ice cream in Tahlequah. The event features a parade berry exhibits judging and a Strawberry Queen crowning plus a closing dance. A separate brief notes a man in Illinois turned robber due to health decline and has been confined to his room for eight years.
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Tahlequah
Okla
Cherokee County
Aca
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Tom D. McKeown
Dittrich FE. Beischer
U. S. Naval School of Pelatisn Medicine
Pensacola
Kremlin
CIO
Philip Murray
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gracie Alen
Fifth and
Mississippi
Welch Grocery
Oscar Donaghe
South Rennie
Peter Edson
Washington Correspondent
Quantico
Quantico Base
Texhoma
Supt. Asendorf
Tupelo
Judy Coplon
Dachau
FBI
House Group
Persona
Agra Kwan
Coe
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