Eight Oklahoma Citians Face $641000 Back Tax Charges
Eight Oklahoma construction associates in Oklahoma City face government charges of owing more than 641000 in back taxes with three owing an additional 156000 in penalties. The cases span 1943 to 1950 and involve the Finley O Shea construction firms and related partners.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Citians
Bureau
Onlg Finley -O’shea Construction
Robert Wesley Finley
R. E. L. Finley
Amon
Dan M. O'Shea
Harry L. Berry
Dick L. Berry
T. Coleman Andrews
R. E
Midwest Materials and Construction Co
Finley-Frazier Co
Finley
O’shea
Andrews
Berry
Brave Woman Defeats Skunk in Lyons Garage
In Lyons Kansas Mrs Paul Dring and neighbor Mrs J M Hoss chased a wandering skunk from a garage with a garden hose. The skunk retreated to another garage where officer John Bailey refused to intervene. Mrs Hoss then grabbed the skunk by the tail as a last resort and a bullet ended the encounter, removing the threat scentlessly.
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Lyons
Kan
Paul Dring
American Faces Another Walkout
Tulsa union leader E. R. Burns of Local 514 TWU warns the CIO may strike after American Airlines laid off 1,300 ground workers. American cites a 9 percent drop in business from a recent pilots' strike. 245 Tulsa employees were affected at the maintenance base.
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Tulsa
American Airlines
Transport Workers of America
CIO
E. R. Burns
TWA
American
Senator Burris Casts Vote Despite Illness
In Dover Delaware State Senator John W. Burris from Milford rode an ambulance from Rehoboth Beach to the state capital to cast votes on two state appointments. He was accompanied by his doctor and two nurses, and his physician refused wheelchair transfer.
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Dover
Del
John W. Burris
Milford
Burris
Rehoboth Beach
Sun Hats and Soldiers At Legion Convention
Washington coverage notes new parasol hat design for ladies at the Legion gathering. A report on hosts, hotel quirks, and cost estimates for drum and bugle corps plus anecdotes about officials, staff, and security during convention setup.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
The
Legion
Movie Making Just A Cinch Bend An Ear To These Trials
Hollywood writer Ethel Merman recounts the chaotic production of There's No Business Like Show Business. illness and scheduling chaos plagued Donald O'Connor Johnnie Ray Marilyn Monroe Mitzi Gaynor and a wardrobe crisis with 300 dancers costumes delayed filming and forced on the fly substitutions and reworks. The director Lang Au who kept the show moving summarized the chaos with a wry line about show business.
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Ethel Merman
United Press
Hollywood
20Th Century-Fox Cinemascope
Donald O’connor
Donald
Dan
Johnnie Ray
Marilyn Monroe
Lang
Monroe
Don
Mitzi Gaynor
Mitzi
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Dutch Girl Waits for Father Amid Border Delays
A 12 year old Dutch girl Inez De Koning cooks her own meals at a Philadelphia hotel awaiting her father Theodore De Koning. Immigration red tape delays his U S entry after a summer camp return. Hotel manager Agnes Allen praises the resilient child.
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Philadelphia
Netherlands
U.S
Inez de Koning
Theodore de Koning
Agnes Allen
Inez
Garrison to Speak at Northeastern State College Workshop
Dr Harrell E Garrison will give a welcome speech at the annual fall pre school workshop in Tahlequah Oklahoma Tuesday The three day conference will set plans for the college institutional studies program.
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Garrison
Tahlequah
Okla
Harrell E. Garrison
Northeastern State College
Shivers Wins renomination by 92 406 vote margin
Gov Allan Shivers secured renomination to a third term in the Texas governor run off by 92 406 votes. Official tabulation from 234 of 254 counties showed 773 690 for Shivers and 681 284 for Ralph W Yarborough with about 2 500 votes uncounted. The total counted reached 1 454 974, the largest for a Democratic primary but below the general election turnout two years ago.
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Dallas
Texas Election Bureau
Allan Shivers
TEB
Texas
Shivers
Ralph W. Yarborough
Austin
Parade to Open McAlester Rodeo Behind the Walls
The annual behind the walls rodeo parade will march through downtown McAlester on September 2. Contestants in the queen event compete for cash prizes in three places.
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Mcalister
Okla
McAlester
El Salvador Group Stopped At Border For Smuggling
Three natives of El Salvador two men and a woman were arrested at the international boundary yesterday trying to smuggle 20 000 rounds of pistol ammunition into the United States. The ammo for .32 and .38 caliber guns was hidden in false gas tanks on two new trucks. Officials say it was likely bought in Dallas San Antonio and Temple Texas and that charges may be filed under the Neutrality Act.
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el Salvador
Dallas
San Antonio
Temple
Tex
Forest Fires Near St. Augustine Burn 4000 Acres
More than 100 rangers and volunteers fought five fires burning out of control west and south of St. Augustine Florida. About 4000 acres of pine were destroyed in the blazes as crews battled the flames through the day.
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ST. Augustine, Fla
Hijacker Takes $35 From California Store Clerk
In Glendora California a man entered a sporting goods shop and demanded a clerk show him a misspelled item. He pointed a gun at Miss Lucille Palmer and fled with $35 from the till, leaving without paying for a $72.50 pistol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendora
Calif
Lucille Palmer
Hartford Man Fined for Assault Battery
Hartford report says Ralph W. Martin was fined 100 dollars after an assault charge. He claimed the blow came from a sidewalk collision that knocked him down.
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Hartford
Conn
Ralph W. Martin
Texas traffic deaths projected for Labor Day weekend
United Press reports Texas chief statistician N. K. Warner forecast 30 people would die in traffic accidents over the three day Labor Day weekend in Texas. He notes 27 fatalities occurred in 1953.
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Austin
N. K. Warner
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
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