Bailey to Remain as Turnpike Boss under Gary
Gov elect Raymond Gary names Harry E. Bailey to continue directing the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority with no contract, while appointing Clarence Burch and Jenks Craig as administrative assistants and Owen Townsend as the governor’s attorney. Bonds funded the Tulsa Joplin leg of the Turner Turnpike. two other toll road projects stalled amid a saturated market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okahoma City
Raymond Gary
Harry E. Bailey
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Gary
Clarence Burch
Jenks Craig
Senate
Owen Townsend
House
State Industrial Commission
Tulsa- Joplin
Turner Turnpike
Oklahoma City
Wichita Falls
Tex
Kansas Line
Bailey
Turnpike
Mead Norton
Turnpike Authority
Norman Hirschfield
A. B. Green
Purcell Oil Man
Highway Commission
Joe Curtis
Pauls Valley
H. Tom Kight Jr
Claremore
H. W. Trippett
Bartlesville
Harold Freeman
State Board of Affairs
Flying Finn Twins Win Back Plane in Federal Case
George and Charles Finn, twin former Air Force fliers, win a federal court ruling restoring ownership of a C46 war surplus plane seized after they flew it from Bakersfield to evade authorities. Judge Mathes orders return of the plane and awards $50,000 if not returned, plus $15 per day rental. the twins reject the money and seek no transport. The case hinges on California title rules and the War Assets Administration sale terms restricting resale. Waters, the U S attorney, awaits appeal outcomes on the citizens arrest charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Finn Twins
United States
George
Charles Finn
Scotty
Death Valley
Bakersfield
Calif
Air Force
U.S
William C. Mathes
Vineland
War Assets Administration
Mathes
California
Laughlin E. Waters
Waters
Trees On Ship
S S Stavangerfjord sailed for Norway on Wednesday decorated with traditional 20 foot Christmas trees on its forward and aft masts in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
S. S. Stavangerfjord
Norway
Amahl and the Night Visitors at Holy City
College girls from Oklahoma College for Women present the 1951 Gian Carlo Menotti opera Amahl and the Night Visitors in the Holy City chapel as part of the Easter Service association Christmas program. The 7:30 p.m. December 17 performance features OCW students and area soloists directed by Dorothy Tulloss Virginia Anderson and William Cope with Frances D. Davis in charge of costumes. Soloists include Sue Thomas Sapulpa Barbara Crouch Marlow Scott Fulton Lindsay Pfc. Carroll Proctor John Donohue and Jerry Lawrence. Betty Remy and Ava Bilbrey headline the musical effort. tickets at OCW cost up to 5 though Holy City performance is freewill offering to defray costs.
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Amahl
Wichita Mountains
Holy City
Easter Service Association
Holy City Chapel
Jack A. Batten
Oklahoma College For Women
OCW
Dorothy Tulloss
Virginia Anderson
William Cope
OCW Fine Arts
Frances D. Davis
Gian-Carlo Menotti
NBC
Sue Thomas
Sapulpa
Barbara Crouch
Marlow
Scott Fulton
Lindsay
Pfc
Carroll Proctor
Fort Sill
John Donohue
Chickasha
Epworth Methodist Church
Jerry Lawrence
Duncan
Betty Remy
Fort Cobb
Russia Increases Output Of Rocket Planes, Jane's Says
London based Jane's All The World's Aircraft reports the Soviet Union boosting production of rocket powered interceptors and outsourcing some jet fighter manufacture to satellites. It notes a mother bomber able to carry two MiG-15s or a twin engined rocket plane, though not on a large scale, and cites factory counts and foreign builds including MiG-15s produced in East Germany and Czechoslovakia.
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Jack Meehan
London
All the World
Soviet Union
Annual Review of World Aviation
Russia
Jane’s
Moscow
U.S.S.R
Sea of Okhotsk
U S.S.R
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hospital Births and Admissions Digest
Births include a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dwyer at 3 10 a m on December 9 weighing 7 pounds 12 4 ounces. Memorial births list twins for Mr. and Mrs James Harvey Miller and a son for Mr. and Mrs Gordon Boland. Admissions note T C Sands and Leemon Hood medical, Mrs Linda Belsher surgery, Dale Roy 3, and Audra Miller undergoing medical care. Dismissals include Arthur Hickman after surgery. Names and places reflect a local hospital news roundup.
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Gerald Dwyer
Lindy
T. C. Sands
S. Second
Leemon Hood
Arlington
Linda Belsher
Dale Roy
Ernest Roy
Summit
Arthur Hickman
Bell
James Harvey Miller
Fletcher
Gordon Boland
Park
Thomas L. Hamilton
J. T. Hamilton
E. Medical
Audra Miller
Monroe
Y. M. Wolfe
Star Rt
Pistol Toting Nannie Liked By Alabamans
Oklahoma City reports grandma Nannie Doss, famed Tulsa widow, was well liked in Alabama as a cook and nurse. Crime bureau agent Ray Page, after a 10 day arsenic odyssey in the Carolinas and Alabama, says she killed four husbands for insurance and to remove obstacles. Page notes she collected life and burial policies and may have drawn Social Security if eligible for children under 18. He cites Alabama acquaintances who Belo her kindly, while alleging suspicions arose from nursing practice. Page anticipates full report on Benton Anning's body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okahoma City
Nannie Doss
Alabama
Oklahoma Crime Bureau
Ray Page
North Carolina
Page
Tulsa
Frank Harrelson
Harrelson
Exband
Ouisa Hazel
Sara Anning
Exington
Anning
Hazel
Mr. Anning
Twelve Bolts Move From Rhee Liberal Party
Twelve more members left President Syngman Rhee's Liberal party amid growing discontent over a constitutional amendment allowing Rhee to seek office for life.
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Bolt Rhee
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Liberal Party
Rhee
City Man Named Again For State Dimes Campaign
Ewing Gafford of Lawton is reappointed district director for the March of Dimes Oklahoma campaign. Gafford previously coordinated southwest Oklahoma dime activities in 1954. Dr Bruce G Carter, state chairman, says district chairs will coordinate county leaders for funds to fight polio and support for the new vaccine if trials prove effective, with aims to reach all first graders and pregnant women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewing Gafford
Lawton
National Foundation For
Ardmore
Jim Haning
Wewoka
Lavern Fischel
Coalgate
Jack C. Brown
Miami
E. T. Dunlap
Wilburton
Bruce G. Carter
Carter
Oklahoma
White House refutes claim on anti-subversive actions
Washington says not every action against subversives since Eisenhower's election began in his term. Press Secretary Hagerty rejected Washington Star assertions of discrepancies in the White House tally. Some cases originated under Truman, the administration notes in response to Sen. McCarthy's criticism.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Washington Star
Truman
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
Personal guests of Mr and Mrs Dan Chapman this week
Mr and Mrs Van Doran Chapman of Baton Rouge Louisiana Mr and Mrs Richard Morrison of 1804 Floyd street and Mr and Mrs Chapman were dinner guests last night of Mr and Mrs Merle Crawford at Grandfield Oklahoma.
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Dan Chapman
Ash
van Doran Chapman
Baton Rouge
Richard Morrison
Floyd
Chapman
Merle E. Crawford
Grandfield
Hayden Defends McCarthy Mail Cover Order
Senate Democrat Carl Hayden defends staffers who ordered a mail cover on Sen. Joseph McCarthy during a 1951 52 probe. He says the check of names and return addresses was lawful and needed to verify charges as McCarthy refused to testify. Hayden labels McCarthy's attack a diversion to avoid censure as a two man committee weighs DOJ prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Joseph R. McCarthy
Hayden
Subcommittee
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate
Justice Department
Funeral Rites For Pfc Robert Merry At Penns Grove
The body of Pfc. Robert H. Merry, Fort Sill soldier killed Sunday when his car plunged over a 25 foot bluff near Chickasha, was sent to Penns Grove, New Jersey for last rites and burial. Military escort was Pfc. John Close. Becker Funeral Home handled local arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Merry
Fort Sill
Chickasha
Penns Grove
N.J
Clothing School To Start Friday For 4-H Club Workers
Comanche County holds an annual 4-H clothing school Friday in the Civic room of Security Bank. First session at 10 a.m. for 1 to 5 year club workers, second at 1 p.m. for 6 to 9 year girls. Demonstration agent Mrs. Clara J. Kelley leads with Miss Janelle Allison in charge. Mrs. Kelley and Miss Louise Ken assist. Parents and teachers invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Security Bank & Trust Co
Clara J. Kelley
Tony
Janelle Allison
Stillwater
Kelley
Louise Ken
Leister to Head City Odd Fellows in 1955 slate
Leroy Leister has been elected noble grand to lead the Lawton City Odd Fellows for the coming year. He succeeds Edgar Peak who steps down with other officers in January. Installation is set for early next month with date to be announced.
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Lawton Odd Fellows
Leroy Leister
Noble Grand
Leister
Edgar Peak
Perry Moss
Noble Fields
Jack Fincher
Jess Brewer
A. D. Sly
C. M. Price
Cecil Carter
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
IOOF
Fort Sill Unit Featured in Army Training Film
Members of the 424th Ordnance Company are shown in an Army Training Film on ammunition service in the field. Part shot at the ee Ordnance Depot in Kentucky, the movie covers problems and operations at field ammunition supply points under all weather conditions. About 20 enlisted men and officers from the 424th participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
424Th Ordnance Company
Ee Ordnance Depot
Kentucky
Alaska
424Th Company
Doctors Debate Tobacco as Key Heart Irritant
Doctors contend tobacco is the leading irritant harming heart health, while others seek broader factors. The discussion centers on whether smoking exacerbates cardiac risk more than other environmental elements, prompting calls for further study and public health action.
Fighting Breaks Out In West Viet Nam
Saigon reports renewed clashes between the national army and a Hoa Hao faction in West Cochin China. Army operations targeted 2,000 dissidents while rebel forces struck Long Xuyen, wounding three French soldiers in mortar fire.
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West Viet Nam
Saigon
Indo-China
National Army
Mary of
West Cochin China
Cameckerative
Long Xuyen
Here
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Evern Hedge
Old Lady Torpoie
Cache
Irene Redin
Anadarko
Gloria Simmons
Geronimo
Nannie
Valtuft
Valtuff
Waltuft
McCord’s
Robert Merry
John Close
Clothing School
Hobby Center
Best Cleaners
S&h
Fort Sill Company
Southwestern Radio & Sound
Howard & Howard Insurance
Otto Howard
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