Gilmer Wins Runoff Right In Oklahoma Governor Race
Oklahoma City July 4 Dixie Gilmer Tulsa County prosecuting attorney won the right to a runoff with Roy J. Turner for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. With 3 621 of 3 701 precincts reported Turner led but Gilmer carried his home county to force a runoff.
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Oklahoma City
Dixie Gilmer
Tulsa
Roy J. Turner
Turner
H. C. Jones
William O. Coe
Olney F. Flynn
George Schwabe
Ross Rizley
A. S
Mike) Monroney
William G. Stigler
Lyle Boren
Jed Johnson
Victor Wickersham
Vet Wanders Back Home From 'Death'
A 38 year old veteran, naked and exhausted, appeared at his mother's house asking for clothing after a supposed near death incident in a river search near Jesup Georgia. Wayne West, his friend, says Nettles had a fainting attack tied to a wartime injury before vanishing underwater. He later woke with mud up to his hips and remembered nothing of the hours before. A doctor found no serious injuries. The insurance settlement and river search followed.
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Jesup
Altamaha River
Nettles
Wayne
West
Insurance Company
German war crimes trial defense closes in Nuernberg
Dr. Hermann Jahnreis, a German international law official, wrapped up the defense argument at the Nuernberg war crimes trial asserting that the defendants are not guilty.
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Nuernberg
U.P
Hermann Jahnreis
German International Law Authority
Ogles Sister Visit Noted in Fort Worth Visit
Mrs J J Ogles of 1905 Tyler visits her sister Mrs Harry Guiber son in Fort Worth.
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J. J. Ogles
Tyler
Harry Guiberson
Fort Worth
Search Renewed For Missing Woman In Texoma
Denison reports renewed efforts to locate Mrs. N. O. Kreager of Sherman missing since June 14 after she reportedly left home with more than $8,000. The body may lie in Lake Texoma within 70 feet of water as divers probe windswept depths and follow fishermen sightings from two days after the disappearance.
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Denison
N. O. Kreager
Sherman
Lake Texoma
Takes First Steps Against Rent Hike
Austin city council moves toward a rent control board with no power beyond hearing complaints. Mayor Miller cites public opposition to large rent increases and urges adjustments guided by opinion and righteousness. Tentative members include a banker, two veterans, two real estate men, a tax board alum, and county price board former chair.
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Austin
U.P
Tom Miller
City Tax Equalization Board
Travis County Warration and Price Board
Transport Minister Rescues Crew as Sharks Roam Bay
In Table Bay a dinghy crew faced danger from sharks. Transport Minister F C Sturrock, aboard a yacht with auxiliary power, spotted the threat, towed the dinghy with a rope, and steered to harbor. The yacht outpaced the sharks who then retreated.
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Table Bay
Johannesburg
South Africa
F. C. Sturrock
Sturrock
Harbor
School of Sharks
London Shakespeare Shaw works rare in Britain
London booksellers report the complete works of Shakespeare and writings by George Bernard Shaw are virtually unobtainable in Britain. Demand is high amid a Shakespearean stage boom and limited single volume editions are rarely seen in stores.
Penguin eggs popular among South Africans CAPE TOWN
Penguin eggs have circulated on the South African domestic market after a government sale on Dassen Island. Officials limited branding for years to aid penguin recovery. A dollar a dozen sold quickly as applications flooded in.
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Capetown
Dassen Island
Neighbors Plant Corn For Unlucky Farmer
In Ault Colorado Walt Miller, beset by illness and bereavement, saw 14 neighboring farmers arrive with tractors and horse teams to cultivate his 80 acres. By night, all land was worked, several acres planted, and the rest prepared for seeding.
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Ault. Colo
Walt Miller
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Edwards
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Lady Esther
Walgreen
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Soap Sweetheart
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Supplex Inc
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Mead's Pablum
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Similac Baby Food
Olafsen
Viosterol
Nestle
Hairlac
New! Waterpro
Snes
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Tae
Ri Pho
Rel
Silat
Aries Ihe
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Alka
Seltzer
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Scholl
Tampax Sanitary
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