Oklahoma City Markets Report Prices and Livestock Wrap
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture lists market prices across commodities including wheat at No 1 hard 2.03 to 2.02 in various spots, hens steady 12 to 20 cents, eggs steady with several towns at 40 to 50 cents, butterfat mostly 50 to 62 cents, pecans near steady, and cattle hogs and sheep markets in Oklahoma City showing slow trade, mixed prices, and notable loads held over. Cattle trade slow with some cows steady and others down about 50 cents. hogs active with barrows and gilts 12.00-50. slaughter calves 13.00-17.00. sheep lambs 15.00-16.50.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Bison
Hennessey
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Kingfisher
Yukon
Blackwell
Hobart
Vici
Medford
Lawton
Frederick
Guyman
Hooker
Breilers
F.o.b
Muskogee
Vinita
Tulsa
Laverne
Pauls Valley
Alva
Elk City
Watonga
Woodward
Pauls Willey
Shawnee
USDA
Fort Sill troops shine in Louisiana maneuvers report
Col Britt praised the operation as highly successful as Fort Sill units the 52nd and 532nd Field Artillery Observation Battalion played key roles. The 532nd reported enemy positions, conducted surveillance, and even saw soldiers captured and escaping. Public info officer Lt Pertschuk noted extreme weather and a mysterious sleeping bag death with no fatalities among most troops.
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Col. Britt
III Corps Artillery
532Nd
III Corps
Leon B. Cheek
Thomas J. Sands
Lawton
Fort Sill
Michael Pertschuk
Pertschuk
Red River Arsenal
Texarkana
Tex
Sill Public Information Office
Sill
Oklahoma tag rules for non residents and 1955 plates
Gaf ford explains that non residents commuting daily from home to work in Oklahoma and non resident armed forces personnel with state registered vehicles are not required to buy Oklahoma tags. Non resident students and certain non resident workers under 60 days are also exempt. Station wagons require regular plates. 95 percent of fees go to the purchasing county. 1955 tags become delinquent after Jan 31 1956 with a 10 cent daily penalty starting Feb 1 and tag costs doubling after March 1. About 800 people bought 1956 tags Monday and 300-400 more today. residents are urged to act early to avoid penalties.
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Oklahoma
Gafford
Explosives Removed From City Sites Amid Dangers
Lt. Vrable of the EOD unit said he had cleared most explosives after waxed paper wrapped dynamite was found aging and leaking nitro glycerine. The 61st Ordnance recovered 550 rounds of .45 ammo and two 90 mm shell cases from Mrs. John Looney’s Lawton home. A fragmentation hand grenade was also removed from Becker Funeral Home.
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Joseph A. Vrable
EOD
Vrable
Wrable
61St Ordnance
Lawton
John Looney
Columbia
Becker Funeral Home
Conference on foreign affairs and defense with Congress
President meets with Senate and House leaders for bipartisan talks on foreign affairs and national defense to be submitted to the 1956 Congress. Discussions cover disarmament, mutual security, US Information Agency programs, trade cooperation, and defense force levels with notices of participants and absences.
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Geneva
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Congress of American
Organization For Trade Cooperation
United States
International Cooperation Administration
John B. Hollister
U. S. Information Agency
America
Murderer Confesses Motive In Drug Store Slayings
The man claimed he killed the children to keep them from leaving with him after saying he had once been a preacher. Police entered the drug store as the conversation unfolded. Dowdy tried to reassure Calhoun that officers were simply buying coffee and cigars. Then shots rang out and silence followed.
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Calhoun
Dowdy
Reds okay West plan in UN vote
United Nations Security Council ends its procedural stalemate as Russia agrees to a Western backed plan to vote separately on 18 applicant nations. A final group vote remains possible, but veto threats from the five permanent powers cloud approval and Outer Mongolia faces a separate veto risk.
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United Nations
N.Y
Security Council
Russia
China
Outer Mongolia
Bank Building Gets Major Remodel in Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma City project by Anderson and House contractors and architect Paul Harris expanded internal banking facilities by relocating rear offices and added aluminum siding to the exterior. A new drive in division with an intake window fronts the north alley. No remodeling cost estimate was issued.
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Anderson & House
Oklahoma City
Paul Harris
British Railways Employee Suggestions Rewarded
The employer handles over 30,000 suggestions annually across branches. More than 6,000 ideas are accepted, implemented and rewarded for improving service.
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British Railways
Hospitality Club Officials Review Year End Activities
Mrs. Marie Fletcher retired president outlining the past year's work at the Hospitality Club Christmas party hosted by Mrs. Tom Williams. Co-hostess Mrs. Carrie Hylton and members present included Mrs. Ruth Shaw Mrs. Sullivan head of officer slate with Mrs. Helen Newberry as vice president and other officers Cora Williams secretary and Mary Thomas parliamentarian.
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Marie Fletcher
Hospitality Club
Tom Williams
No. 19
Carrie Hylton
Lillith Sullivan
State Federation
Alice Steadman
National Federated Clubs
W. R. Patterson
Ruth Shaw
Shaw
Sullivan
Helen Newberry
Jerlene McCowan
Cora Williams
Mary Thomas
Hylton
Mesdames
Emma Ackerman
Willie Benford
Fannie Hill
Viola Jefferson
Carolyn Smith
Carrie Patterson
Tenerson Plans Return From Korea Despite Court Ruling
TENNESON, a Northwest Airlines pilot bound for Seattle, said he changed his mind about returning home for personal reasons. He dismissed a court ruling freeing fellow soldiers as unrelated to his decision and noted six Americans in Taiwan paper mills who do not wish to stay forever, while he cannot speak for them. His mother, Mrs. Portia Howe of Alden, had urged his return.
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Northwest Airlines
Seattle
Portia Howe
Alden
Tenneson
Tsiwan
Funeral rites for Thomas Mosley held at Blessed Sacrament
Funeral rites for Thomas Tom Mosley aged 70 of 212 Park will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday in the Church of the Blessed Sacrament with Rt. Rev. Mscer Ben Hulshof officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery.
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Thomas
Tom) Mosley
Park
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Mscer
Ben Hulshof
Highland
Funeral Home In Charge Of Rites For Mosley
Mosley died at 7 30 a m Sunday in an Oklahoma City hospital after a long illness from a heart ailment. Lawton Funeral Funeral home was in charge of arrangements at the cemetery.
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Lawton Funeral Funeral Home
Mosley
Oklahoma City
Average US farmer spends about 3000 dollars yearly
The average U S farmer spends about 3000 dollars each year on feed seed fertilizer petroleum products machinery building materials and hardware according to the report.
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U. S
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Official Reviews
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