Solons Protest Benson Wheat Price Support Cuts
Wheat state congressmen protested Agriculture Secretary Ezra Benson's proposed cut in price supports. Two Democrats urged President Eisenhower to fire him, while representatives condemned the move as disastrous for farmers. They warned of major income losses and demanded replacement with a farm-savvy leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Nelson Wington
Ezra T. Benson
Eisenhower
Rengan
George S. Mefiovern
Isenhower
Benson
McCovern
Americas
Mervin Coad
Iowa
Coad
Clifford Hope
Kant
Hoase Agriculture
Coadh
J. Floyd Breeding
Wiliam A. Avery
Otto Krue
Weather continues with heavy rains across Southwest Oklahoma
Lawton reports rainfall of 2.45 to 2.50 inches at multiple stations while Comanche and Chattanooga record about 2.3 inches. Hail up to an inch is noted at Cache with minor property damage. Two major highways near Lawton were closed by water and sand. Power outages and flooding affect Lawton areas with brief service interruptions. A tornado alert persists after a small twister near Arnett, with no injuries. Winds 60 mph cause scattered damage as authorities evacuate basements and assist motorists.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Fredevick
Waurika
Comanche
Chattanooga
Cache
H. W. Barnard
Jasweek
Highway Patrol
Duncan
Hell Creek
U. S. SL
Tomlolinson
Nob Hill
Greer Additions
Public Service Co
Kington
F' Street
Leon Laurentana
Darmires
Arnett
Elis County
United Press
Arley Boyd
Turnpike Bill Faces Governor Backing In Oklahoma
Discussion centers on passage of a turnpike funding bill with governor Gary seen as pivotal. Ozman and Harms back amendments to protect local roads while Senate support grows. opposition cites highway fund impact. Gary favors administration plan for state aid and bond retirement funding via limited gas tax revenues. House leadership and lawmakers await final vote timing.
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Harms
Ozman
Gary
Madill
Oxzmain
Oan
Oklahoma City
Lawson
Harris
Senate
House
Walt Allen
Chickasha
U.S. 277
Fom Lawton
Allen
Tell Roads
Lanmaksens
Frank Kitchens
Roads Committee
Immett Keough
Ted Ralston
Ike Approves Higher Bond Interest Rate
President Eisenhower signed legislation to raise the interest rate on Series E and H bonds from three to three and a quarter percent and spent Easter at his Augusta vacation headquarters. He is vacationing with close friends and Treasury Secretary Humphrey, with Easter services planned at Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church.
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Merridian Smitil
Augusta
Eisenhower
Georgia
Treasury
Fisenhiners
George M. Humphrey
Charles H. Gibboney
Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church
Eisenhowers
Youth Travels Across Country To Murder Girl
A California factory worker shot and killed Beatrice Fishman, 18, in Brookline Massachusetts. The 22 year old suspect, a former Boston man from Lancaster California, traveled about 3000 miles to the scene and surrendered to two officers after ransacking the apartment door and firing when she refused to admit him.
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Brookline
Mass
Tupi
Beatrice Fishman
Boston
Miss Fishman
Lancaster
Cat
Traffic Crash Leaves Five Hurt in Oklahoma Weather
A Saturday morning collision near Duncan involved a 1955 Chevrolet and a 1934 Ford coupe. Seven people were injured, three critically, as rain slicked roads caused the head on impact. Victims included Elsie Gault and James Waltman, both severely hurt, with injuries ranging from skull fracture to broken limbs.
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Tucker
Zeigler
Duncan
SU 7
Elsie Jean Gault
Rex Duncan
James Morris Waltman
Kilgore
Tex
McBride Hospital
Oklahoma City
Waltman
Weeda Hospital
Gault
Norman Harvey Gault
Rt. 4
Duncan Highway Patrol
Butler
Doyce H. Garrison
Tulsa
Sixth
Gore
Melvin Kelley
Lawton
Garrison
Ralph E. Zimmerman
Cache Road
Sheridan Road
S. Second
Pageant supplies and crowd guard amid steady rain in Oklahoma
Rain did little to dampen attendance at the Holy City pageant grounds as aid specialists reported no major accidents and highway patrol noted only minor mishaps. Volunteers stocked 4 000 sandwiches and 1 200 candy bars while 100 volunteers manned lunch stands. Free programs highlight Lawton area history and Oklahoma's Semi Centen nial. Military and civil defense personnel counted vehicles and helped parking at caches along Cache Medicine Park and Meers roads. Looters none reported. Red Cross First Aid unit stood by.
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Batten
Audience Hill
Joan Keathley
Hull
Lawton
Fort Sill
American Red Cross
Holy City
Holy’ Cir
Northwest Ikiwanis Club
Oklahoma
Souvantr
Jack Rhodes
Fort Sil
Audience
Cache
Medicine Park
Meers Roads
Don Taylor
Lawson Civil Defense
Cy Bell
Perryton Tragedy Kills 3-Year-Old on Oil Rig
Deann Randle Smart, 3 from Comanche, an oil rig worker, died when a drill pipe toppled on the rig near Perryton late Saturday. Reports say he had previously fallen from the rig before the pipe crushed him instantly.
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Perryton
Randle Deann Smart
Comanche
Here
Pageant Adds New Scenes for 1957 Oklahoma Celebration
Batten and assistants checked every detail as 1,200 participants prepared for the Pageant. Scene two, Faith of Our Fathers, marks Oklahoma’s 50th anniversary with a caravan of wagons and pioneers moving along the Holy City. The production features 500 actors and 700 auxiliary staff, with five new scenes and six revised, plus out of town groups aiding in the show.
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Oklahoma
Paul Hanna
Real Heights Presbyterian Church
Chaplain Co
Sheffield
Norman
Oklahoma City
Stillwater
Binger
Anadarko
Burkburnett
Wichita Falls
Tex
TENTS Continue to Fill Holy City for Easter Pageant
Crowds gather in Lawton and Duncan area for the Easter Pageant with tents, bedding, food, and radios braced for long vigil. Worshipers prepare in Holy City chapel and Warlock Memorial rooms, while amateur radio clubs relay messages nationwide from Lawton headquarters.
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Goodnight
Holy City
Lawton
Lawton-Fort Sill and Duncan
Duncan
Mapleton
Fla
San Francisco
Calif
Law
County Officials Seek Supplemental Funds Across Departments
County continues funding talks with total supplemental requests reaching 38,0891 dollars. The sheriff’s department leads with 315,544.27 for salaries and related costs, and charity needs 37,000. Other requests run from 500 for County Attorney to 9,450 for General Government and 934.90 for City Judge. Courthouse funds are strained, with no charity bills paid since January and the Excise Board set to allocate limited funds to cover two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
Agriculture Department
Justices of Peace
Election Board
Election Board, 4908.80; and City Judge, $934.90. the Sheriff's Department
Walters Names City Manager in Oklahoma
Walters Oklahoma April 20 the Walters City Council named Hugh F Fitzsimons Cotton County attorney as city manager effective June 1 succeeding Robert G Wilson who resigned to become Duncan area manager for the Cotton Electric Cooperative.
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Walters
Okla
Hugh F. Fitzsimons
Cotton County Attorly
Robert G. Wilson
Duncan
Cotton Electric Cooperative
Duncan group members listed with several individuals named
The text names William B. Hogegott, Joe l Reynolds, Harold Van Eaton, James Van Eaton and Pat Walker. It also lists Duncan group members Bill Sampson, Carl Wilson, Jimmie Adkins, P. J. Trent, Philip Zimmerman, Larry Adkins, Leon Melton and Bob Guest.
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Hogegott
William B. Pierce
Joel Reynolds
Harold van Eaton
James van Eaton
Pat Walker
Duncan
Bill Sampson
Carl Wilson
Jimmie Adkins
P. J. Trent
Philip Zimmerman
Larry Adkins
Leon Melton
Bob Guest
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