Cotton farmers vote on 1956 quotas across 21 states
In a nationwide referendum, about 1.3 million eligible cotton growers vote on accepting marketing quotas for the 1956 crop. Secretary Ezra Benson issued the order with a 10 million bale national quota and a 17.39 million acre base. Past votes show strong support for quotas, with 92 percent in favor last year and 94 percent in 1954. If approved, quotas, penalties, acreage allotments, and full parity-based price supports would apply. if rejected, quotas end but price supports drop to 50 percent of parity. Additional votes in six states on extra long staple quotas were also held.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
New Mexico
Texas
Alabama
Arkansas
Illinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
Nevada
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Deadline Nears For Bids On Ag Gymnasium Plan
Cameron college announces a 375000 dollar physical education building with bids due at 2 p.m. Thursday. Plans and specs are available in Stillwater at Oklahoma A and M Regents offices and in Vernon Howell's Cameron office. The facility, to be south of the football field, should open early in 1956 57, funded by 13 percent million in bonds approved April 5 with Cameron contributing 450000 and other bond funds for campus repairs and modernization.
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Cameron College
Vernon Howell
Board of
Regents
Oklahoma Agriculture and Mechanical Colleges
Stillwater
Howell
Cameron
Weekend guests at the Montgomery home
Personal weekend visitors at 916 Euclid included Lt and Mrs Jack Roy Davis of Fort Hood Texas the host's son in law and daughter Mrs R L Montgomery of Marlow the mother of Mr Montgomery and Mrs Charles McKinney of Duncan the Montgomerys niece.
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J. Randolph Montgomery
Euclid
Jack Roy Davis
Fort Hood
Tex
Mr. Montgomery
R. L. Montgomery
Marlow
Montgomerys
Charles McKinney
Duncan
Plans Prepared For Junior IOOF Theta Rho Meeting
Preliminary plans for a joint state convention of Junior IOOF and Theta Rho clubs to be held at Hotel Lawtonian June 8-9 were mapped at an Oklahoma City meeting. About 400 young delegates are expected. Theta Rho girls will drill then a dance follows in Lawtonian ballroom. Attendees included R. E. Tallent, Carroll Tallent, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Sly, Billie Jean Sly, and Carlene Crow. Tallent chairs Comanche county and opened Blue Crutch day planning in Lawton and state for Jan. 3.
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Junior Ioff
Theta Rho
Lawtoni
Oklahoma City
Lawtonian
R. E. Tallent
IOOF
John Brooks
A. D. Sly
Carroll Tallent
Billie Jean Sly
Inside Guardian
Carlene Crow
Blue Crutch Day
Lawton
Tallent
Comanche County
Nurses Attend Health Session in Southwest Oklahoma
Public Health nurses from Lawton Altus Anadarko and surrounding counties attended a two hour Monday health in the home session at the County City Health Department No 10 East B. Agnes Schultz a state nutritionist led the class and Dr Charles Miller Jr director noted the monthly sessions help nurses apply the guidance in their counties. Attendees included Dorothy Patterson Marian Dotson Dorothy Cooper Lenora Coats Thelma Harmison Ruby Etheridge Grace Ogden Arlene Homan Dorothy Williams Louise Agnew Marcella Arn Pauline Ross and others from Lawton Frederick Kiowa and Anadarko.
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Oklahoma
Agnes Schultz
Oklahoma City
State Health Department
No. 10
East B
Charles Miller Jr
Dorothy Patterson
Marian Dotson
Lawton
Dorothy Cooper
Altus
Lenora Coats
Thelma Harmison
Ruby Etheridge
Frederick
Grace Ogden
Kiowa Hospital
Arlene Homan
Anadarko
Dorothy Williams
Louise Agnew
Marcella Arn
Pauline R. Ross
Lawton Girls Returned To Tecumseh Training School
The superintendent of Girls Town reports two more fugitives have been returned from eight who escaped last Wednesday. Mae Weedman says only one girl remains missing. Five surrendered the day after the escape. The two brought back yesterday were returned by their Lawton parents.
Burglar Suspects Team in Office Theft in Glasgow
Dr. Carold Cady suspects a man and woman duo burglarized his Glasgow office. Stolen items include a man's topcoat and a woman's shirt.
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Glasgow
Carold Cady
Hurt's Torture Robbery Conviction Appealed
Attorneys for Robert O. Hurt former constable have appealed his armed robbery conviction to the Criminal Court of Appeals. They attacked the right of Massad to testify claiming Massad once represented Hurt and used information from him. Massad was key in convicting Hurt who faced 45 years. The appeal also contests a tape recording of a Massad Hurt conversation. Hurt was named the mastermind of the August 25 1953 torture robbery of Gurley Lenn and wife, operators of a novelty company in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Robert O. Hurt
Criminal Court of Appeals
Dave Tant
William Mounger
Frank Massad
Hurt
Massad
Gurley B. Lenn
Rita Hayworth to Return to U S After Reno Divorce
Film star Rita Hayworth sailed from Le Havre aboard the Ile de France for the United States. She said she would return in about three weeks and would not meet Dick Haymes in America. Hayworth had just been granted a Reno divorce from the singer. She arrived in France in October with her daughters Rebecca and Yasmin, the latter living with Aly Khan, Hayworth's former husband.
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LE Havre
France
Rita Hayworth
Ile-de-France
United States
Dick Haymes
Miss Hayworth
Reno
Rebecca
Yasmin
Aly Khan
Lawton FFA Boys Visit Oklahoma City Stockyards
Lawton high school FFA members eight in number visit the Oklahoma City stockyards to learn what happens to beef during shipment to the packer. Vocational agriculture instructor Marvin Bickett accompanies them as they observe processing and return this afternoon.
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Lawton Ffa
Oklahoma City
Packer
Perry Brown
FFA
Lee Carnahan
Jerry Don Clapton
George Devine
Donnie Gaskin
Frank McCaig
Jerry Ramage
Jim Traughber
Albert Boynton
Marvin Bickett
Lawton High School
Shawnee Sheriff Hassle Not Over
County Attorney Lloyd Henry appeals the October exoneration of Sheriff Jim Harrington on an aggravated assault charge. He filed with the Criminal Court of Appeals challenging Special County Judge Rex Spurr’s ruling that cleared Harrington after a May 25 incident involving Shawnee News-Star reporter Jim Bradshaw, who was not seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Okla
Lloyd Henry
Jim Harrington
Henry
State Criminal Court of Appeals
Special County
Rex Spurr
Harrington
News-Star
Jim Bradshaw
Spurr
Bradshaw
Sanity Test Today For Tower Climber Guthrie
Asa Beck 45 climbed a television tower in Oklahoma City on Sunday to protest his family’s dire condition. A sanity hearing was set for this afternoon after Beck's wife Ruth signed a petition fearing for her and the children's safety. Beck told rescuers he and his family were starving and demanded to see Gov. Gary. The governor said the family received $136 monthly in state welfare payments.
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Guthrie, Oklaho
Asa Beck
Oklahoma City
Mildred Patterson
Beck
Ruth
Mrs. Beck
Raymond Gary
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