U S Oil Firms Accused In Arabian Oil Deals
The senate war investigating committee charged American oil companies gouged the war effort by overcharging for Arabian oil, while ARAMCO denied the claim and said savings exceeded 26.5 million dollars. The panel and ARAMCO agreed only that United States would likely lose Arabian oil fields in a war with Russia. committee urged antitrust probe into Saudi oil sales. ARAMCO had set a take-it-or-leave-it price of 1.05 per barrel in the Middle East versus 40 cents offered earlier.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee Today
Senate
Arabian American Oil Co.aramco
Committee
Aramco
United States
Russia
Coairman Owen Brewster, H
Tom Clark
Standard Ol Co
California
Texas Oil Co
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Second Vacuum Oil Co
Middle East
Fairview Man Named Proxy Of State Funeral Directors
Oklahoma City April 28 Robert L Speece of Fairview is elected new president of the Oklahoma Funeral Directors association at the close of a two day convention. Other officers named include William F Bernhardt Stillwater first vice president Russell L Chapman Tulsa second vice president Ralph H Smith Oklahoma City secretary treasurer.
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Oklahoma City
Robert L. Speece
Fairs View
Oklahoma Funeral Directors
Nase Voclation
William F. Bernhardt
Stillwater
Russell L. Chapman
Tisha
Amingo
Ralph H. Smith
Services Slated Wednesday For Judge Cham Jones
WAURIKA Okla April 28 Services will be held tomorrow at the First Methodist church for Judge Cham Jones 76 one of the last surviving members of the state constitutional convention who died yesterday Jones had been confined to his home for over a year after suffering several heart ailments
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Waurika
Okla
First Methodist Church
Cham Jones
Jones
State Demos To Hear Sen Barkley In Oklahoma City
All Democratic senatorial candidates in Oklahoma are expected to sit at the head table at the Jackson-Jefferson Day dinner Thursday night. State Democratic chairman J. H. Arrington said the principal speaker will be Senator Albent W Barkley of Kentucky. Arrington and Gov. Roy J. Turner will meet Barkley in Memphis and escort him to Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
United States
Oklahoma
Jackson-Jefferson
J. H. Arrington
Albent W. Barkley
Kentucky
Arrington
Roy J. Turner
Berkley
Memphis
Tenn
Kiwanians to Attend FSIS Program in Fort Silk
Lawton Kiwanis members will join Fort Silk Indian School for a noon meeting hosted by Principal James D. Wallace. Milo Tague announces a varied student program featuring singing, recitations, choral readings, a fashion show from the arts and crafts center, and a livestock project demonstration.
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Lawton Kiwanis Club
Fort Silk Indian School
James D. Wallace
Milo Tague
FSIS
Wallace
Richonda Twymas
Charlene Wanque
Home
Dorothy Koshechati
Freedom
Georgene’ Ware
Jerome Tahahwah
Dickle Bird
Ufth
Carol Jean Rhodes
Harlan Hall
Arts and Crafts Center
Addye Gunter
Sullivan resigns from DNC to join Theater Owners group
Sullivan today resigned as executive director and vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He accepted the post of executive vice president with the Theater Owners of America, saying the offer was too attractive to refuse. The resignation becomes effective May.
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Washington
Ilp
Sullivan
Democratic National Committee
Theater Owners of America
J. Howard McGrath
Honor Roll Sounds of Cameron College Shine
One hundred forty nine Cameron College students earned high grades and recognition in the honor society for the six weeks ended. Dean Lee McDonald commended the group. nine achieved straight A averages. Notable names span Lawton, Cement, Walters, and many Oklahoma towns, with dozens listed on the honor roll and extended lists of honorees across the state.
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Cameron College
Lee McDonald
James Bishop
Charles Davis
Jack Pales
Billy Joe Shuman
Dorothy Stinnett
Lawton
Jack Brock
Cement
J. C. Daugherty
Walters
Eileen Schetler
Appentane
Jodie van Buren
Carter
Donny Hutchina
Jean Hutson
Cherie Jones
Rolf Jorgenson
Jean Journeyenke
Ruby Lee
Willemina Lewis
Billye June Lowry
Jerry McHenry
Don Miller
Cecil Morrow
Billy Nease
Howell Oldham
Jesse Percival
Viala Porter
M. D. Price
QO. A. Rinn
Silas Rippee
George Roskam
Joan Shackelford
James Sheely
Alton
Ottawa
Kanaas
Harold Bittle
Waurleny
Wayne Bland
Indiahama
Elwyn Brown
Comanche
Wilma Bynum
Eldorado
Norman Cameron
McAlester
Lamonn Champ
Grandfield
James Clancy
Apache
Harold Cox
Cove
Atk
Harold Darby
Clarendon
Texas
Dorothy Davis
Deval
Cbd
R. Denham
John Donaldson
Crescent
Shirley Donley
Jean Dunlop
Corrine Elliot
Randlett
Board awards 3000 dollars to wounded man Frank Graham
The Board of Estimate approved a 3000 dollar payment to Frank Graham aged 27 who was struck by police fire during a robbery spree on February 20 1946 and spent a year in recovery. The city noted no legal obligation but cited a moral duty to compensate.
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New York
Board of Estimate
Frank Graham
Graham
Farm Land Values Show Big Increase in Oklahoma
Oklahoma farm lands rose 103 percent above the 1935 39 average per the U S Department of Agriculture with improvements valued at 185 percent of the 1912 14 base on March 1 1948. Gains reflect high price levels large farm incomes and oil royalty speculation across several states including Kansas Texas Arkansas and Colorado.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
U. S. Departement of Agriculture
Department
Arean of Agricultural Economics
Kansas
Texas
Aransas
Colorado
Two Men Caught After Fleeing Wilburton Jail
SPIRO Oklahoma April 28 Two men escaped from Latimer county jail in Wilburton Sunday were captured today by highway patrol troopers on the outskirts of Spiro after a four hour chase. They were identified as Donald Beene 32 and John Williams 40. Troopers Harry Davis and K O Flayburn held them in Le Flore county jail at Poteau Oklahoma.
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SPIRO
Ohda
Latimer
Wilburton
Highway Patrol
Donald Beene
John Willams
Harry Davis
K. O. Flayburn
Oklahoma
Arkansas State Police
LeFlore
Poteau
Okla
Local Health Updates From Southwestern Hospital
Mrs. Herman Barnett of route 1 Sawton underwent an appendectomy at Southwestern hospital on Tuesday. Mrs Hurley of 808 Park was dismissed from Southwestern hospital Tuesday after treatment. E. W. Castlebury of 206 H returned home from Southwestern hospital. Nikki Crockett who had a tonsillectomy Tuesday at Fort Sill station hospital was moved Wednesday afternoon to the home of his parents Sergeant and Mrs A O Crockett at 10 Huclid.
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Herman Barnett
Route 1
Sawton
Southwestern Hospital
Hurley
Park
E. W. Castlebury
Nikki Crockett
Fort Sill Station
T-Sgt
A. O. Crockett
Finland Ratifies New Soviet Pact
Finland's parliament approved the Russian Finnish treaty of friendship and mutual assistance by 187 to 11. Seven Liberals, three Agrarians and one Conservative voted against. thirty two abstained. The treaty was signed in Moscow on April 6. The article notes oil transport by water began in the 1860s in the United States.
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Helsinki
Finland
Moscow
Civil court term nears end with jurors chosen in suit
District Judge Floyd Jackson moved the spring term of civil court toward its close as jurors were selected to try the money judgment suit of Jack Russell against Will ARM Lee Robinson. The case was to open at 1:30.
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Floyd Jackson
Jack Russell
Willlem Lee Robinson
Russell Sues for 351 Ax Recovery in Car Collision
Mr Russell seeks 351 ax recovery for damages to his car from alleged negligence of a defendant, an Oklahoma A and M college student. The defendant drove his father's car and collided with the Russell vehicle at the Fourth and C intersection in December 1946.
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P. m
Russell
Fourth and C
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