Cities Sure For Industry At Meet
San Francisco delegates of the American Municipal Association heard General Electric official Roy W. Johnson outline a multibillion dollar industrial pie for cities. He cited urban growth, rising transit investment, and five keys to attract industry including comprehensive growth planning, a business minded leadership, education standards, industrial neighbors, and active city management.
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General Electric
Roy W. Johnson
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West Plant
Longpilal
Avegent
Tulsa Boy Burned In Sewer Blast
A 16 year old Tulsa boy was seriously burned in an explosion inside a storm sewer Sunday. Darrell Potter suffered second and third degree burns when he lit a match after crawling inside the sewer and an accumulation of gas exploded. James Baker, high-year ele, received first degree burns standing near the pipe. Police said Porter was blown out of the piping by the blast.
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Darrell Potter
James Baker
Porter
Ice Breaks Twin Sisters Drowned on Thin Ice
Two Beaman sisters Mary Jane and Hazel Jean Beaman ages 11 and 6? were drowned after thin ice on a dike broke beneath them. Samuel Beaman watched in horror as he attempted rescue then neighbor pulled him ashore with a rope. Bodies recovered about an hour later.
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Axtioell
Fhely
Mary Jane
Havel Jean Beaman
Samuel Beaman
Beaman
New Dristan Tablets Claim Sinus Drainage Relief
An advertisement announces Dristan Tablets a nonprescription remedy for sinus congestion headaches and pressure. The claim states internal delivery via bloodstream shrinks swollen sinus tissues and promotes drainage with fast relief and a money back guarantee. The 1957 Whitehall Pharmacel Company note implies broad doctor endorsement and pricing at 98 cents per bottle of 20 tablets.
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Whiteball Ebarmacel Company
Sooners Win 4-H Awards in Chicago
Chicago hosts the 86th annual 4-H Club Congress where Oklahoma youths receive national recognition and $400 scholarships. Honorees include Nancy Ann Kunnerman 18 Ponca City Ellis M. Anderson 17 Ponca City James M. Schlitz 18 Ponca City Marilyn Ellison 16 El Reno Ramona Ann Vander 17 Waukamis and others for achievements in various 4-H divisions like Field Crops Safety Clothing and Work.
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Chicago
Nancy Ann Kunnerman
Okardhe
Ellis M. Anderson
Ponca City
Oklahoma
James M. Schlitz
Marilyn Ellison
el Reno
Ramona Ann Vander
Work
Waukamis
Circus Aerialist Orion Dies in Practice Mishap
Vernon A Liedtke age 45 known as the Sensational Orion died after a fall while practicing a new aerial act for a Europe tour. The sway pole specialist fell from a d foot pole near his home in Robinson North Dakota. Pearl Pearce a neighbor offered a cautious account.
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Dallas
Vernon A. Liedtke
Orion
Europe
Liedtke
Pearce
Liedike
Robinson
Cars New York Man Faces Secret Service Arrest Plot Claim
In New York a man refuses to believe Secret Service agents questioning him about a debt and alleged counterfeit money scheme. He asks if they are from the mob and if they intend to “rub me out” as agents arrest him, describing himself as a major distributor of counterfeit $29 bills. He says he is deeply in debt to John sharks and fears they are outside the law.
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New York
Aaron Lederman
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Lederman
John Sharks
Tulsa Coed Takes Life in Kansas City Hotel
Ian Lawrence reports a Tulsa, Oklahoma freshman at the University of Kansas died in a hospital after leaping from a fifth floor hotel room window Saturday. Virginia Maddox, 18, had been missing three days and was reunited with her parents Friday. She had feared missing classes due to Asian flu and went to Kansas City to think things over.
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Ian
University of Kansas
Soviet Defense Book Mentions Atom Powered Planes
The Soviet Ministry of Defense published a book titled Application of Atomic Motors in Aviation. It outlines principles and issues in atom powered aircraft design for the Soviet Union and abroad. The text cites foreign scientists predicting first flight around 1959 1960 but offers no own forecast.
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Moscow
UPI
Ministry of Defense
Russia
Soviet Union
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