Continental Pioneer merger set to complete by April first
Continental and Pioneer Airlines will merge and consolidate operations by April 1 after Civil Aeronautics Board approval. Robert F. Six to head the combined firm with route and asset transfer for cash and 65,000 Continental shares valued at six dollars each. The merger creates a six state system serving about 50 cities over 5,176 route miles, with 1,327 employees retained and new schedules issued ahead of the April 1 start date. Directors announced a 12.5 cent per share dividend to stockholders of record December 17, payable December 31.
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Continental
Pioneer Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Robert F. Six
Pioneer
Pioneer Aeronautical Services
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Community Christmas Help Pledges Pour In For Yale Area
Pledges boost a Salvation Army led holiday project aiding needy Yale area families. Northwest Kiwanis club donates 200 pairs of blue jeans. various groups contribute cash and food baskets. Final reporting day Friday. call No 80 to add names or No 218 to report activities. Volunteers meet Dec 17 at 7:30 p.m. to sort clothing and toys at the old Salvation Army building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Lawton
Salvation Army
United Community Project
Northwest Kiwanis Club
Zeke Horne
Junior Miss Club
Junior Service League
Rose Garden Club
Women's Society of
First Presbyterian Church
Wallock Memorial Congregational Church
Centenary Methodist Wscs
Liberty Ian Christian Church
Katherine Harper
U N debate opens on spy jails and China reaction
Lodge presides as 60 nation Assembly moves to debate immediate action on imprisoned airmen accused of espionage. Malik and others challenge the move, denying war prisoner status, while Peiping urges condemnation of U S spying in China. Dag Hammarskjold asked to secure releases by December 31.
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Ping
Lodge
Assembly
U.S
Russia
Jacob Malik
Malik
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Peiping
Tokyo
U.N
United States
China
Moscow
Pravda
Red China
Dag Hammarskjold
Dopey credo by Kiwanis ex-president in December issue
Ben Dean, former Kiwanis International president, presents a December credo in The Kiwanis Magazine. The nine-point listed program urges churches, dignity, education, homes, highway safety, public officials, resource conservation, Canada United States friendship, and world peace through the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Dean
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis Magazine
Canada
United States
United Nations
Traffic Lines For Busy City Intersection Urged
Lawton-Comanche County law enforcement council urged immediate painting of traffic lines on Fort Sill Blvd near Cache Road to reduce confusion at the four way intersection. The group pressed the State Highway department and related agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton-Comanche
YMCA Committee Posts For Directors Announced
Lawton YMCA announces board committee assignments led by Charles Bledsoe. Committees set meeting dates in January with budgets, publicity, program plans, and enrollment to be reviewed January 17. A Negro group led by mue] Harkey seeks a YMCA extension. a joint meeting with the Lawton board scheduled for January 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Lawton
Ymca Organization
Charles Bledsoe
Mue] Harkey
YMCA
Lawton Board
Elbert Whitwell
Harold English
Jack Batten
Bill Bentley
Leo Morris
Ross Baker
Ed S. Cagle
Billy Stamps
Harold Puttkamer
J. Walter Brewers Jr
Bert Alford
F. B
Fuzz
Barnes
Billy Paul Galyon
Ag Keeran
Cuffie Waid
T. L. Canfield
Jack Allen
Ben Hutchins
Hugh Bish
Harvey Pate
Russell Peterson
James Otis Smith
Whit Ozier
Joe White
Glenn Dosser
Virgie Wallace
Joe Turner
Manville Redman
Warren Chrisman
A. L. Jackson
Ernest Winter
Lorance White
Bledsoe
Americans Urged to Eat More Eggs in January Month
Secretary Ezra T. Benson urged Americans to eat more eggs along with surplus milk, proposing omelets and souffles in January egg month to raise consumption as the best solution to farmers’ low-price, high-supply issues. He also promoted increased intake of milk beef vegetables chickens and turkeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Benson
Lawton School Bonds Levy Projections and Limits
The analysis shows current bonds outstanding exceed the new issue, with next year's levy at about 19.10 mills including a 500000 bond. Subsequent years drop to 18.13 and then 1.88 mills by 1957-58, retiring total bonded debt by 1958-59 with minimal millage for buildings. The 500000 bond limit uses 5 percent of assessed value plus sinking fund reserves on an estimated 21.5 million valuation, with bonds dating from 1945 to 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Tough traffic bill seeks jail for dangerous driving
A House of Commons bill proposes up to two years in jail for dangerous driving and fines jaywalkers up to 56 for disobeying a traffic officer, signaling tough new traffic enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Sinatra Row at Crescendo Ends in Scuffle
Hollywood December 9 Cop-hating Frank Sinatra clashed with press agent Jim Byron outside the Crescendo nightclub at 2 a.m. after mistaking him for a cop or reporter. Byron said Sinatra pummeled him as bystanders watched, with Sinatra admitting he struck first and both men trading blows near the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
Sunset Strip
Jim Byron
Byron
Sinatra
Judy Garland
Bob Neal
Cindy Bayes
Mel Torme
Llegal
Neal
Collinsville man 534th traffic victim of year
A 68 year old Collinsville Oklahoma motorist Go Clomon H Bayouth died in a Tulsa hospital from multiple fractures after a two car collision two miles southeast of Tulsa at an intersection of two Tulsa county roads. The crash involved Artie Francis Ibison 42 of Broken Arrow. Oklahoma's 534th road death for the year surpassed the previous year’s toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Collinsville
Okla
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Go Clomon H. Bayouth
Tulsa
Artie Francis Ibison
Broken Arrow
Convicted Shawnee Killer Enters Pen
McAlester Oklahoma Robert Daw Beavers 32 convicted Shawnee slayer was held in the state penitentiary today under an 11 8 year manslaughter sentence pending posting of appeal bond Beavers failed to make 30 000 bond yesterday and was taken to prison from Shawnee He can gain release by posting the bond before his hearing before the Criminal Court of Appeals Beavers was freed earlier under 20 000 bond after being convicted of slaying Walter Haskell Phillips last January That bond was revoked after his arrest in Oklahoma City on a marijuana charge which was dismissed District Judge J Knox Byrum gave him five days to make the new bond His brother JC Beavers 45 Shawnee was jailed in Oklahoma County on three federal narcotics charges following a Shawnee raid
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Mcalester
Okla
Robert Daw
Beavers
Shawnee
Criminal Court of Appeals
Walter Haskell Phillips
Oklahoma City
J. Knox Byrum
J. C. Beavers
Oklahoma County
Overseas College President Dies at Beirut
Dr. Stephen Penrose, 46, president of the American University of Beirut, died today of a heart ailment. He headed the overseas institution since October 1948 after a prior 3-year physics teaching term beginning in 1928. The university, founded 1866 as Syrian Protestant College, enrolls about 3,000 students from 40 nationalities and over 20 religious sects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Stephen Penrose
American University of Beirut
American University America
American University
Syrian Protestant College
Last Dem District Attorney Resigns
U S District Attorney Charles F. Herring, a Democrat who resisted Republican efforts to oust him, said he will resign January 1. Appointed for Western Texas in 1951, he plans to enter private practice after leaving the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
U. S
Charles F. Herring
The
Austin Statesman
Herring
the Statesman
Texas
Heart disease affects millions in the United States
A health overview notes that more than nine million Americans live with some form of heart disease. The data underscores ongoing risks and the need for preventive care across diverse populations and ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Judge Harper Helps Boy Earn Bicycle Instead of Stealing
A judge recounts guiding a youth who tried to steal bikes toward earning a bicycle. The Northwest Kiwanis Club funded the bike, with conditions that the boy work Saturdays to pay for it. He finished paying via a $3 weekly arrangement and now visits courthouse acquaintances, never returning under different terms.
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Harper
Northwest Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club
Proudl
Judge Harper
MacKenzie Returns Home From Tokyo After Prison Release
Canadian Squadron Leader Andrew R. MacKenzie, freed by Chinese Reds after two years in prison, left Tokyo today by plane for Vancouver, Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacKenzie
Tokyo
Andrew R. MacKenzie
Vancouver
Canada
Air Firepower Show Set At Firing Point 137
A limited number of civilian passes are available at the Chamber of Commerce for an air firepower demonstration Saturday featuring 12 F-86 Sabrejets. Jets from Alexandria AFB will illustrate air strike calls in support of ground operations. The 30 minute event begins 10:30 a.m. at Firing Point 137 on the west range. Spectators reach the area via South Boundary Road after Gate 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Office
Sheppard Afb
Wichita Falls
2Nd FA Bn
Danish farmer seeks compensation for hens shellshock
Kolding Denmark a farmer in South Jutland says his hens suffer shellshock from recent war games. Egg production has been halved and he seeks compensation for damages to poultry and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kolding
Denmark
Jutland
Eisenhower backs progressive moderates in GOP drift
President Eisenhower outlined support for a group he called progressive moderates as he spoke at a news conference about shaping the Republican nomination in 1956. He said he would back a nominee aligned with his philosophy if he decides against a second term and urged the party to embrace moderation to unite the nation.
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Eisenhower
Sen. McCarty
McCarthy
White House
United States
Republican Party
Democratic
Paul M. Butler
Chicago Butter Prices and Oklahoma Poultry Rates
Chicago butter markets show steady wholesale buying with 592070 receipts and varied cattle and hog pricing across classes. Oklahoma City states timetable for State Department of Agriculture figures with No 1 hard eggs and prices for broilers hens and eggs, plus regional butterfat and pecan receipts.
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Chicago
Okahoma City
Alva
Frederick
Ae Kingfisher
Blackwell
Enid
el Reno
Medford
Vici
Yukon
Oklahoma City
Clinton
Hobart
Lawton
Guymon Hooker
Broilers
Muskogee
Vinita
Ardmore
Tulsa
Hens
Pauls
Chickasha
Nita
Laverne
Watonga
Elk City
Durant
McAlester
Pauls Valley
Shawnee
Quemoy Amoy Gun Duels Escalate in Formosa Clash
Nationalist Defense Ministry reported renewed shelling in the Quemoy Amoy area. Reds on Amoy and two small islands fired 214 shells at Quemoy Little Quemoy and Tan Islands, with Nationalists returning fire until bombardment ceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formosa
Quemoy-Amoy
Defense Ministry
Amoy
Quemoy
Little Quemoy
Tan Islands
Seashell Diversity Says Population Tops 100000
The National Geographic Society notes there are more than one hundred thousand distinct seashell kinds known to science.
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National Geographic Society
Bridge project under highway plan with federal aid
The highway commission discussed a bridge project estimated at 45000 dollars. The federal agency may not approve retaining the current bridge. Approval by the bureau would let commissioners submit plans for state board approval and contract letting, with county gasoline funds matching federal aid for the bridge and paving portions.
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The
Highway Commission
Bureau
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Continental-Pioneer
Lawrence G. Muncy
4071St Service Unit
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Logan R. Rappe
4071St
ASU
Muncy
U. S. Navy
569Th Ordnance Co
Stuttgart
Germany
Cordia
Lawon
Army
Fourth Army
Fort Sill
Alford Hennessee
George Page
Ralph Hennessee
Department
Ymca Committee
Hubert Green
John Shoemaker
Fred Bentley
Elmer Bau
Lorance M. White, M.D
Security Bank
Frankie
Overseas College
Dem
Fife
USDA
Ory
Lawton City
U. S. Public Health Service
City of
Fairmont Foods
LaSill Milk Co
Kelly Creamery
Steffins, Altus
Fred Heinz
County City Health Department
Charles H. Miller, Jr
M.D
Service
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
G. Andrews
Babbitt-Peller Insurance
Eine Near
Sten Lator
D Avenue
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