Banks Principal Farm Lenders For Oklahoma
Oklahoma farmers and ranchers relied mainly on state banks for credit in 1953. Banks held 90.034 million in loans to farmers with production loans totaling 78.636 million and real estate mortgages 11.398 million. Insurance firms and Federal agencies held the rest, as most insured banks served agriculture nationwide.
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Leser Gibson
Oklahoma Bankers Association
Agricultural Commission
The
American Bankers Association
Gibson
C.C.C
Farmers Home Administration
Federal Land Banks
Arkansas man nabbed in Oklahoma kidnap robbery case
Willie Ervin Felkin, 23, of Clarksville Arkansas, arrested in Oklahoma City after officers linked him to the kidnap robbery of Air Force Sergeant Joe C Brashears. Felkin allegedly used a stolen pickup, wore a shirt with sergeant stripes, and had brass knuckles found in his car. He claimed the vehicle belonged to his father and that he was searching for a jack to fix a flat.
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Arkansas
Air Force
Willie Ervin Felkin
Clarksville
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Felkin
Joe C. Brashears
Sul Okla
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Brashears
Highway Patrol
Gainesville
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Okla
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Dan
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Theyre
British vets unveil 14 day diet for overweight dogs
London veterinarians who observed weight loss in humans from a dog based study report a 14 day reduced calorie diet for overweight dogs. The program mirrors human trials and aims to curb canine obesity with a short term regimen.
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London
Mayor Proposes Vehicle Tax Plan to Fund City Needs
Mayor Joe McCain outlines a plan to tax automobile owners at one tenth of the state fee and earmark the revenue for street and alley improvements. He aims to place the city on water meters and fund underground line surveys and city hall repairs, with council submission possible in weeks.
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Joe McCain
McCain
State Tax Commission
Alma Boy Treated Here For Polio
Raymond Hill Oxford eight year old Alma youth became Memorial hospital’s 11th polio victim of the season. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Oxford. The youth had passed acute stages upon admission Monday night and was not isolated. He is one of five polio patients being treated at Memorial. James Michael McGehee seven, had been hospitalized since June 30.
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Raymond Hill Oxford
Alma
Memorial Hospital
Joe Oxford
Memorial
James Michael McGehee
Honolulu Boom Town Noted by National Geographic Society
Honolulu Hawaii is described as a mid ocean boom town by the National Geographic Society Beachfront land costs exceed two dollars per square foot Since World War II 23 new houses have been built in the area
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Mid-Ocean
National Geographic Society
Food relief program expands as federal aid rises
Block notes rising requests for food aid due to two years of farm unemployment and word of availability spreading. About 286 cars of food have been promised by the federal government with more expected. Distribution includes butter cheese beef gravy beans and dry milk with state officials coordinating county applications and family certifications amid tighter funding.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Byron Dacus
Gotebo
Kiowa County
Latimer County
Relief Board
Michigan Ranks Fifth in Manufacturing Value Added
Michigan ranks fifth among the states for value added by manufacturing, reflecting strong output across the sector and notable contributions from major plants and industries within the state.
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Michigan
Public Hopes Drive Swings as Stock Market Attracts Crowd
Brokers say retail investors are entering the market as public interest grows, fueling quicker price swings and thinner supply of blue chips. Institutions have bought for 11 months, backing steadier gains while caution lingers about a near term boom.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Capital Bus Rates For Children Hiked In Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City officials announce a 50 percent fare increase for school children set to begin September 5. Children will pay 75 cents per ticket after the date, with adults at a dollar. The City Traffic Commission delays route changes pending hearings. Bus company officials say ticket books cost 50 cents and note the council has no control over rates.
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Chicago
City Traffic Commission
City Bus Co
Mission
Fair Aid Pledged for Tron Curtain Flood Victims
German Red Cross officials pledge to distribute American flood relief to Tron Curtain victims solely on need without regard to race creed or political conviction.
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Fair Aid
Berlin
Red Cross
Tron Curtain
West Europe blocs clash over French EDC reforms
London reports fiery dispute as France presses amendments to the European Defense Community treaty. Brussels talks loom while Bonn and The Hague oppose changes, risking delay and political crisis across six nations including Italy and Belgium.
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Gladwyn Jebb
Pierre Mendes-France
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Otto John
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Belgium
Paul Henri Seaake
Italy
France
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Mendes-France
Mario Scelba
Greensboro Renames Street for O Henry Founder
The famous short story writer O Henry born as William Sydney Porter is honored with a Greensboro street name. Porter's gravesite in Asheville attracts many tourists and visitors from related sites.
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O. Henry
Greensboro
N. C
William Sydney Porter
Porter
Asheville
State Traffic Toll Up To 323 With Lorrin Fatal Crash
The state traffic toll for the year rises to 323 after the deaths of Lillian Hotcom Lorrin and another victim. Trooper F L Henry said both had fractured skulls when their 1937 car rammed an abutment under an overpass 112 miles south of Tulsa at 11 30 p m. The car left 175 feet of skid marks, bounced 30 feet, and the locomotive engineer was Roy Rogers 66 of Arkansas City assisting. Ophelia received minor injuries and was taken to Paw Hospital. the other victim’s name is not fully given.
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F. L. Henry
Tulsa
Ter
Ophelia
Paw
Roy Rogers
Arkansas City
Crude Production In Nation Drops
Tulsa based Oil and Gas Journal survey shows U S daily crude and condensate output fell 16 125 barrels week ended Aug 14 to 6 147 850 barrels Texas down 9 275 to 2 552 650 barrels Kansas off 11 800 to 320 400 Illinois and Oklahoma posted the week s best gains gaining 8 000 and 7 100 barrels respectively with Illinois at 185 300 and Oklahoma at 492 200.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
Kansas
Illinois
Oklahoma
Whisky Executive John A. Dewar Dies in Italy
London reports the death of 63 year old John Arthur Dewar race horse owner and chairman of John Dewar and Sons whisky firm. He died Sunday in Italy as details emerged.
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London
John Arthur Dewar
John Dewar and Sons
Gpm
Italy
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