Creek County Ballot Probe Disputed by Local News
Sapulpa Herald disputes State Rep Glenn J Twist figures on Creek County precinct irregularities. Herald found Sunnyslope Precinct No 2 has 88 registered voters, not 288. 78 voted in the presidential race with Eisenhower 48 to Stevenson 30. Republicans won all races except County Commissioner J W Weaver. Twist had asked FBI to probe. County Attorney Clyde Patrick says no letter has been received.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Sapulpa Herald
Glenn J. Twist
Rtulsa
Creek County
Herald
Sunnyslope
Twist
Eisenhower
Stevenson
the Herald
FBI
J. W. Weaver
Clyde Patrick
Patrick
Indian Chief Seeks Native Leaders Meeting at Fort Sill
Tribal leaders from Comanche Kiowa Apache Fort Sill Apache Caddo Wichita Delaware plan to attend sessions with Commissioner Emmons and U S Rep Victor Wickersham across a two week visit. Sept events include Cherokee Choctaw Chickasaw Muskogee Creeks Seminoles Shawnee Sac Fox Pottawatomie Kickapoo Iowa Kiowa Comanche Apache Fort Sill Osage Pawnee Ponca Otoe Tonkawa Pawhuska and Chilocco engagements.
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U. S
Victor Wickersham
Lawton
Fort Sill
Fort Sill Apache
Caddo
Wichita
Delaware
Emmons
Tahlequah
Council House
Tuskahoma
Inter- Tribal Council
Muskogee
Okmulgee
Bo Spelle
Seminole
Kickapoo
Iowa
Chilocco
Pawnee
Osage County
Pawhuska
Fugitives Nabbed After High-Profile FBI Manhunt
Special Agent William M. Whelan led a staged raid that ended one of the nation’s most intense manhunts. Thompson and Steinberg altered their looks, one growing a mustache and coloring hair, the other slimmed and cut hair to a crew cut. Arrested with them were Carl Edwin Rass, Samuel I. Coleman, and Shirley Keith Kremen. The group had posed as tourists in the Sierra while evading locals. Five Communist leaders remain fugitives on Smith Act charges.
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Thompson
FBI
Steinberg
Sall
Carl Edwin Rass
Minnesota
Samuel I. Coleman
New York
Shirley Keith Kremen
Sharks and other sea life seldom attack divers says Nat Geo
National Geographic Society notes that sharks barracudas and other dangerous sea animals rarely target divers though they may strike surface swimmers when encountered near reefs and harbors.
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Million Dollar Mennonite Gift to Church Trust
J A Schowalter a Kansas farmer who died recently left the Mennonite Church an estate exceeding one million dollars. The will directs the funds be used for humanitarian work with no racial disputes. The estate includes 4000 acres Kansas wheatland 45000 acres South American grassland 200000 in US bonds and 400 acres oil land in Oklahoma. The trust may yield 15000 to 50000 annually but could be redirected if oil prospects develop.
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J. A. Schowalter
Halstead
Kas
Mennonite Church
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South America
U. S
Oklahoma
Schowalter
Demo Jobholders Draw GOP Probe OKLAHOMA CITY
Oklahoma City postmaster Fred M. Shaw says federal agents have finished a 10 week politically originated probe into the local post office. Shaw, a Democrat, warns the investigations aim to replace him with a Republican. He notes civil service protection, cites seniority complaints, and recalls appointment in 1945 with a 1950 reappointment after a brief campaign break for Sen. Mike Monroney. Similar probes are reported in Edmond and Norman. Rep. John Jarman says Democrats appear targeted under a Republican administration.
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Oklahoma City
Fred M. Shaw
Shaw
School Staff Listings By City and Classifications
A long list of school staff and administrators by district, including principals and music teachers, with numerous names such as Brown, Aline. Paul Prior. Rozella Becker. Maud Leonhardt. Elizabeth Lewellen. and Woodrow Wilson staff. Mentions special education and various grade levels throughout multiple schools and districts.
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Ezella LaCrosse
Grace Rippy
Isabel Brooks
Valtia Sullins
Lillian Ewing
Deola Gray
Flossie van Dervort
Reta Isbell
Iris Murphy
Everal Martin
Lala Ward
Ivarene Williams
C. E. Evans
Elva Lewis
Robert Morris
Mable Hamburger
Opal Bradley
Gertrude Cook
Post Children’s School
Rozella Becker
Alma Franklin
Virginia Doran
Barbara Wilkerson
Joan Shackelford
Violette Walsh
Maurine Stabler
Genevieve Kenyon
Jane Daniel
Thelma Little
Willa Dean Johnson
Bobby Lue Leverett
Elizabeth Campbell
Frances ,Curb
W. C. Burris
Maud Leonhardt
Gwen Braddy Cox
Evelt
Washington
Louise Kirkham
Jo Ann Gross
Lorena Pete
Hallie Hanna
Wynona Newton
Evelyn Flippen
Justine Swinford
Myrtle Sorrow
Whittier Helen McIntosh
Bernice Wilson
Mary Jean Miller
Doris Keeran
Elizabeth Maupin
Lona Long
Viona Callicott
Elizabeth Everly
Edna Oswalt
John Littlefield
Marjorie Doyle
Sue Hess
Frances Inman
Mary Ann Raunikar
Chicago Butter Market Steady at 93 to 92 Scores
Butter prices shown in Chicago market reports indicate 93 score 65 cents, 92 score 64, 90 score 62 and 89 score 41 cents per pound. Oklahoma City reports state agriculture prices for poultry and eggs with various no 1 broilers and hens values, along with butterfat and wheat figures, plus spot livestock totals and multiple farm towns.
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Ex-Convict Son Faces Larceny Charge Filed By Irate Father
A Lawton father, C. D. Russell, signed petty larceny charges against his ex convict son Alvin Russell for stealing a battery and lawn mower from his home. The father also sought a car theft count. Vernon Field said he would investigate further. Alvin Russell, who had just completed a one year term, was in jail at Tipton. Deputies planned to pursue further arrest. The elder Russell claimed the son drove away in a Model A Ford.
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C. D. Russell
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Steam from Gore Boulevard storm sewers declared harmless
Citizens along Gore Boulevard were assured that steam rising from storm sewers is not dangerous. Water Superintendent Jess McMillan explained Public Service Company's boiler plant cannot convert all steam and water for reuse, so hot water is dumped into sewers while steam escapes through inlets and manholes across several blocks. Public Service aims to repair equipment to reuse the water and steam.
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Gore Blvd
Jess McMillan
Public Service Company
Gore
Cache Creek
Public Service
Budget Boss Seeks VA Treatment Cut Prompts Talk
Washington report on budget director Joseph M Dodge and comptroller Lindsay Warren urging Congress to trim free VA medical aid for non service related illnesses. They warn a boost in annual costs without reform and propose limiting admissions to longer than 30 days.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Joseph M. Dodge
Dodge
Lindsay G. Warren
House
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Veterans’ Administration
Prisoners Refuse Repatriation Amid War Prison Tensions
Indian hospital unit guards prepare to separate resisters as interrogators pursue voluntary return. UN holds 14 000 Chinese and 5 000 North Koreans who prefer death to life under communism. Rhee released 27 000 anti red North Koreans last June, risking the truce. Fewer than 900 Americans remain in communist custody with 144 GIs crossing Freedom Gate. If Big Switch limits hold, 891 Americans stay in compounds.
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United Nations
Syngman Rhee
Freedom Gate
Reds
Court Hearing Sets Sights on Warehouse Gambling Machines
SLOTS testified the machines were gambling gadgets found inside the warehouse before entry. No ownership or contest to destroy them emerged at the hearing. Redman posted notice on the warehouse front. No charges filed. Sheriff Hale said the machines will be taken to the city dump and burned. Deputy Tompkins and Officer Paul seized a console with many quarters and another with a larger stock of nickels.
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Everett Hale
M. A.tompkins
Paul
Traffic Through Suez Canal Compared With Panama
A report notes that traffic through the Suez Canal runs about twice the volume of traffic passing through the Panama Canal, highlighting the relative usage of two major global waterways.
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Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Camels Depicted in Ancient Upper Egypt Drawings
A dated illustration set from ancient Upper Egypt, around 3000 B C, shows camels among the depicted fauna. The drawings provide early visual evidence of camel presence in the region during that era.
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Egypt
Telephone strikes widen across states as talks stall
Farrell J. Beaver says 7,000 workers in Washington area and 3,000 in West Virginia walk out with picket lines at phone installations. Union seeks 2 to 3 dollar weekly raises. company offers 1.50 to 2.50. Six state Southwestern Bell strike narrows bargaining to a single issue, subcommittees meet in St Louis. Indiana Bell talks continue in fifth week without a break. In New York, 22,000 long distance operators threaten potential action across 40 states and DC.
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West Virginia
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
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Indiana Bell Telephone Co
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District of Columbia
Enrollment Opens Early For Locker Selections At School
High group enrollment began at dawn with an 8 a.m. opening and long lines. Elementary faculties met in their buildings as schools prep for the year. State textbooks and supplies are in place and enrollment materials distributed for Monday. Parents must bring children's birth certificates. Beginners must be six by November 1 to enroll.
Showers Possible In Area Saturday Forecast
Lawton area forecast shows moisture arriving tomorrow after noon with a chance of scattered thundershowers. Highs near the low 90s with similar readings expected today and Saturday, and overnight lows dipping into the upper 50s.
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