Phony Amnesia May Get Father For Tall Story
In Oklahoma City a 17 year old Roy Edwards from Eugene Oregon confessed he invented an amnesia tale after being found dejected at the courthouse. Sheriff Bob Turner and deputy Ross Biggers considered adopting him if his story about seeking his deserted father proves true, offering a home and educational help.
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Oklahoma City
Eugene
Ore
Oklahoma County
Bob Turner
Roy Edwards
Turner
Edwards
Antlers
Okla
Ross Biggers
Indiana Bell strike erupts in protests across Indiana
Demonstrations and violence flare as Indiana Bell workers join non-striking peers in clashes at Elwood Alexandria and Kokomo. CIO hints at 75000 demonstrators in Indianapolis while Gov. Craig withdraws troops from other cities. Union seeks 7 12 cent hourly raise. strike nears 30 days with no settlement in sight.
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Indiana Bell
Hoosier State
CIO
Indianapolis
Elwood
Ind
Exchange
Alexandria
Kokomo
Bell
CWA
Clinton, Ind
Georrge N. Craig
Hospital News Items Admits and Births Across Series
Hospital notices list admissions at Elm Park and 24th Street facilities. Dismissals include patients from Indiahoma and Lawton. Births record a son to Mr and Mrs Bain in Cache with weight details and multiple new arrivals across towns including Perry Weger and Julia Mae Johnson in Altus.
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Eugene Anthony
Elm
Dewey Foust
Park
Logan Willie Jones
Bell
Clarence A. Phillips Jr
Er Rogers
Fletcher
Cameron Warren
Liberty
George Robertson
Indiahoma
George L. Corwin
Lawton
R. G. Bain
J. C. Reeves
Perry Weger
Oak
Mamie Small
C. Stepp
Edgar Huggins
Baldwin
W. T. Price
Walkout Talks In St Louis Deferred Strike Settlement
Walkout workers held a mass meeting Wednesday night awaiting word from bargaining in St Louis that failed to produce a settlement before the strike deadline. Cotter said the CWA office is receiving daily reports from strike directors in affected cities with Lawton and Enid among the first notices. He noted many reports arrive by mail or telegram, as long distance calls are proving difficult.
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St. Louis
Cotter
CWA
Lawton
Enid
Oklahoma City
Wounded Wife Dies After Money Fight at Anniversary
In Ontario California Mrs. Ethel Mae Beckman a 66 year old wife died yesterday after a quarrel with her husband Edward Beckman a 41 year old poultry man. He has been held since the shooting. Officers say the dispute centered on money.
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Ontario
Calif
Ethel Mae Beckman
Edward
Eisenhower Registers to Vote in New York Mayor Election
President Eisenhower yesterday registered in New York and applied for an absentee ballot to vote in the mayoralty race. When asked how he would vote he replied with a quip about the journalist's question.
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New York
Eisenhower
Iranian Crisis Deepens As Zahedi Steps In
Mosaddegh and Fatemi were subjects of a nationwide manhunt while mobs looted Fatemi’s furniture. Zahedi moved to curb Tudeh, promised eight social reforms, and tightened security, ordering troops to fire on gatherings and directing motorists to block border crossings. Tehran displayed national colors as leadership shifted.
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Fatemi
London
Zahedi
Mossadegh
Britain
Anglo- Iranian Oil Co
Iran
Soviet Union
Washington
State Department
Shah
Rome
Baghdad
Iraq
Tehran
Empress Soraya
Fazollah Zahedi
POW Repatriation Advances Amid Korean War Tensions
South Korea reports continued POW repatriation crossfire with Peiping accusing U S forces of persecution and interviews limits while Allied observers accuse Communist workers of spying. A North Korean POW holdout and a brigade of 8000 South Koreans reportedly kept from repatriation emerge in the tally. U N C demands return of all prisoners as freed Americans flood home aboard Haven Adder and Walker.
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Red
UNC
Haven
U. S
Inchon
South Korea
Japan
United States
Marine Adder
Inchan
Nelson M. Walker
San Francisco
Estate Filed for Probate in Oklahoma City
Mabel Bassett former state commissioner of charities and correction died recently leaving an estate valued at 65000 dollars disclosed yesterday when the will was filed for probate. Hearing was set in County Court for August 31.
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Oklahoma City
Mabel Bassett
Thieves Burn Down Home Then Steal Hose and Car
Fire at the Pat Edwards home started in a refrigerator wiring, destroying nearly all furnishings. Thieves stole hose worth about 100 dollars and fled in a 1950 Mercury with county tag 59, leaving investigators unable to trace the car or men. The Edwards family was away at the time.
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County 59
Cox
Pat Edwards
Edwards
Markets Chicago and Oklahoma City Prices Aug 20
Chicago market reports butter with 657 778 pounds and varying prices. Oklahoma City prices list broilers hens eggs butterfat and wheat with f.o.b. farm and delivered figures. USDA Livestock: cattle calves hogs and sheep trading slowly with mixed quotes and small lots, including top weights and ranges for steers yearlings and cows.
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Chicago
Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
F.o.b
Muskogee
Vinita
Altus
Seminole
Poteau
Cordell
Shawnee
Blackwell
Tulsa
Alva
Ardmore
Chickasha
Lawton
Laverne
Enid
Durant
McAlester
Elk City
Fairview
el Reno
Winita
Kriegfisher
Hennessey
Medford
Vici
Hobart
Frederick
Guyman
Hooker
U.S
Cleo Springs
Isabella
Rogers
Ark
USDA
Muskogee Officers Unearth Huge Moonshine Still
In Muskogee county Oklahoma officers uncovered what may be the largest moonshine still found in the county. County Attorney Ernest Anthis said Jodie Hodge, 38, was arrested and jailed pending charges after the device was found in a red barn behind his house, a mile west of Muskogee.
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Muskogee
Okla
Muskogee County
Ernest Anthis
Jodie Hodge
Hodge
County Judge Feels Impact Of Strike In Lawton
Lawton officials report city residents flood County Judge S R Harper with calls as a phone strike disrupts communications leaving him unable to reach central services. The judge noted widespread frustration amid the outage and community reliance on telephone lines.
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Lawton
S. R. Harper
Lawton View
Central
Cimarron River Bridge Work Set
Oklahoma City highway director C A Stoldt announced construction would start August 26 on a 351280 dollar concrete steel bridge over the Cimarron River in Harper County just south of the Kansas line. The 1350 foot structure will be on U S Highway 283 with completion planned within 180 working days.
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Oklahoma City
C. A. Stoldt
Cimarron River
Harper County
Kansas Line
Native American Cockroaches Favor Fields and Woodlands
Most native American varieties of cockroach live in fields or woodlands and do little damage.
City Burglary Wave Probed by Police
City police hunt four burglaries netting over 250 dollars in cash and merchandise. Suspects nicknamed bay rum hounds reportedly stole about 132 dollars in used fans irons and chairs from Wolverton Electric warehouse. Dawes Motor Co tools worth 80 dollars stolen with window shattered. Drive In juke box cigaret machine cash register burglarized. Dairy Queen cash taken from two drawers. Police continue investigations.
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Bay
Wolverton Electric Company
Dawes Motor Co
23Rd Street Drive In
Dave Schott
Sheriff’s
Dairy Queen
Duke Star Birchfield Aids Duke Football Defense
Durham reports that Duke University will rely on star sophomore tackle Jesse James Birchfield to combat ball thefts this fall. The analysts suggest his strength and reach could deter opponents from attempting to strip the ball. Birchfield, a key lineman, is expected to anchor the line and help Duke control the tempo in games this season.
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Durham
N. C
Duke University
Duke
Jesse James Birchfield
How Vinegar Loosens Calcium Deposits in Teakettles
A teakettle builds calcium deposits that vinegar and water can dissolve. Heat a mixture of vinegar and water in the kettle to loosen the crust as the acetic acid breaks down the mineral buildup.
What Is a Keratolytic for Athlete’s Foot
Advertises T-4-L as a keratolytic treatment that softens and peels infected skin to expose germs to the killing action. Claims a 40 cent back guarantee if not pleased within one hour and locates the offer at Gilbert-Woods Drug Store today.
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Gilbert-Woods Drug Store
Funeral Rites for Mrs Ralph Fately Held Tuesday
Services for Mrs. Ralph Fately age 64 of 1906 Ash are set for 3 p m Tuesday August 25 in Becker Memorial chapel conducted by Dr H Tom Wiles pastor of the First Baptist church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. She died Tuesday from a heart attack at home born June 30 1889 in Vinita.
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Ralph Fately
Ash
Becker Memorial Chapel
H. Tom Wiles
First Baptist Church
Highland Cemetery
Fately
Vinita
Chicago Man Wins 307500 Prize for Aizzle Quiz Contest
New York reports Herbert J. Idle, a Chicago waterworks employee, won 307500 in the 1951 aizzle quiz contest sponsored by Nicorn Press, the largest cash prize yet. Second prize of 75000 went to Mrs. Jack Railsback of Modesto, California, wife of a disabled World War I veteran.
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New York
Chicago
Herbert J. Idle
Nicorn Press
Funk & Wagnallis
Jack Stanley Railsback
Modesto, Calif
How To Hold FALSE TEETH More Firmly in Place
An old advertisement explains FASTEETH powder for false teeth. The alkaline non acidic formula promises firmer plates, comfortable fit, and no sour taste. It claims to reduce slipping and even eliminates plate odor. Get FASTEETH at any drug store.
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Oklahoma
Andrews
D Ave
State Officials Set Session Site
AUSTIN August 20 UP Members of the Texas and Arkansas Highway commissions scheduled a joint session August 27 28 at Texarkana. The meeting will discuss highways linking the two states with U S 67 as a likely topic. Arkansas Highway Commission director Herbert Eldridge was formerly Texas planning chief. Planning for meetings with Oklahoma New Mexico and Louisiana was under way.
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Austin
Texas and
Arkansas Highway Commissions
Texarkana
Texas
D. C. Greer
Greer
U.S. 67
Arkansas Highway Commission
Herbert Eldridge
Highway Department
Texas Highway Commission
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Louisiana
Longhorns Reported Strayed or Rustled At Wichita Refuge
Five head of longhorn cattle have either strayed or been rustled from the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in the past 90 days. Sheriff’s officers were notified. The missing cattle include two red yearlings a seven year old red cow a two year old red animal another three year old and a brown animal.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
City Driver Fined On License Charge
Virgil Mark Robinett of 716 Park paid 35 dollars in the justice court of Marvin Cameron for driving without a license. Others charged with traffic violations include Theodore Arthur Brownlee of Fort Sill for improper muffler and Hartland B. Akes of Fort Sill for speeding in the justice court.
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Virgil Mark Robinett
Park
Justice of the Peace
Marvin Cameron
Theodore Arthur Brownlee
Fort Sill
Hartland B. Akes
Justice Court
Cockroach births and cascara use in ancient Americas
The Madeira cockroach bears its young alive. The use of cascara as a drug goes back to pre Columbian American Indians.
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