Six Oil Men Unite To Demand Import Limitation
Six heads of oil and gas associations in Fort Worth move to form a general committee to press Congress for restricting foreign oil imports. The effort aims to unite producers to protect domestic output and prices amid warnings of national defense impacts. Senior officials and politicians, including Senator Price Daniel and Railroad Commissioner Ernest Thompson, spoke at the meeting.
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Fort Worth
United States
Texas
Congress
Price Daniel
D-Tex
Texas Railroad Commission
Ernest O. Thompson
W. J. Murray Jr
Republican National
Eisenhower
Daniel
Hay freight rates return to normal after deadline
The reduced 50 percent railway freight rates on the emergency hay program expire after Wednesday. Leonard Wiley, county superintendent of the Farmers Home Administration, said after the deadline farmers must pay normal rates with charges depending on shipping distance. Applications for pay under the program may still be approved for hay needed to maintain basic cattle and sheep herds to April 1 1955. The 60-day grain purchase limit remains unchanged.
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Leonard Wiley
Farmers Home Administration
Wiley
Traffic Toll Rises to 544 in State
The Associated Press reports two Oklahoma deaths raise the year’s highway toll to 544, up from 508 a year earlier. The deceased are Austin Ray Antwine, 27, of Tulsa, and James Argis Crane of Cordell. Antwine died after a Sunday crash on U S 75 near Beggs. Crane died from injuries suffered December 9 in a collision near Oklahoma City.
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Associated Press
Austin Ray Antwine
Tulsa
James Argis Crane
Cordell
Antwine
U. S. Highway 75
Beggs
Crane
Oklahoma City
Recreation Leadership Meet At Cameron Ends Today
First annual southwest district recreation leadership training program concludes this afternoon at Cameron college gymnasium. More than 50 4-H youths from 18 counties attend four two and a half hour sessions led by Miss Mildred Scanlon of New York. The event aims to improve leadership in community recreation and emphasizes play as essential to all ages.
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Troy Hagar
Mildred Scanlon
New York
Cameron College Gymnasium
Southwest District
Cameron College
New York City
National Recreation Association
Louise Kennedy
Comanche County
Tillman
Washita
Lowell Teachers College
Massachusetts
Rural Oklahoma schools outline holiday schedules and reforms
Comanche County teachers heard holiday schedule plans from superintendents Harrel and Farrar. The Oklahoma Education Association discussed the legislative program, and the Indian department’s education director H A Wall joined the talks. Farrar and Ridgway led sessions on improving instruction, urging broader use of all materials and theme writing for English prep. The group planned a January 10 follow up on school weaknesses and corrective suggestions.
Reserves To Fire For Score Sunday At Fort Sill
Members of the 359th Field Artillery Battalion Army Reserve will compete Sunday at 1 p.m. in a marksmanship program at the Fort Sill indoor range. About 40 marksmen will shoot .22 caliber rifles and a top team will face other Oklahoma clubs for the state title. State winners move on to the Fourth Army championship.
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359Th Field Artillery Battalion
Army Reserve
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
FHA Probe Details Windfall Insurance Profits in Housing Program
The investigation parallels by the Justice Department and by FHA’s parent agency uncovered irregularities in both the apartment construction and home improvement programs. The apartment program ended under the Truman administration while the home improvement program continues. The Banking Committee report lists over 100 specific cases where insured loans exceeded construction costs by 149 million dollars, out of about 7,000 cases.
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Justice Department
FHA
The
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Banking Committee
Hart Faces Trial On Three Counts
Harry H. Hart, a 19 year old Fort Sill private, waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to superior court for trial on first degree arson robbery with a dangerous weapon. Peace Justice Woodrow Giles set bond at 5000 on arson and 3000 on burglary. County Attorney Manville Redman said more charges may follow as Hart confessed to two arsons and 19 robberies and burglaries.
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Harry H. Hart
Peace
Woodrow Giles
Fort Sill
Manville Redman
Hospital News Items Births And Admissions And Dismissals
Births include a daughter to Dr and Mrs Charles Kelsey at 2903 Euclid at 2 51 p m on Dec 12 weighing 8 lb 2% oz and a son to Mr and Mrs Jack Thurman Walters at 7 05 a m on Dec 14 with unknown weight. numerous admissions and dismissals follow for residents across local addresses with medical and surgical cases.
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Charles Kelsey
Euclid
Jack Thurman
Walters
E. Westbrook
George Knight
Lincoln
C Ww. Holley
Ferris
Helen Hudson
Douglas
Mary Elkins
Cameron College
Ae Jenkins
Gore
Medica
Clinton Reeves
Cache
Rosa Dykes
John Kitchens
Johnny Kitchens
Sarah Mullins
Lee
Charles Hawkins
Park
Sammy Woodard
Snyder
Roylee Reynolds
S. 25Th Place
Marvin Leadee
A.m
Winnie Maussaur
Anadarko
Rachael Jozhe
Apache
Ae Williams
Katie Bowen
Marlow
Alfred Littlebird
Weatherford
Marks Cloud
Fort Sill Indian School
Nona Wolf Feathers
Watonga
Katie Walker
Shawnee
Claris
John Siege
Spaulding
John W. McDaniel Jr
J. W. McDaniel
Joe Garrison
Star Rt
Albert L. Blackburn
H. Taylor
J. W. Mann
Frederick
Joe Melver
White Ave
E. D. Burkhart
S. 20Th
Samuel Yates
Baldwin
Organic Unity Seen In 1955 Between CIO and AFL
CIO United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald says organic unity with the AFL is achievable in 1955. He argues a united labor movement of about sixteen million members can better organize unrepresented workers, boosting nationwide organizing campaigns. AFL President George Meany notes that existing no raid pact serves unity’s greater good.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
AFL
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
McDonald
Los Angeles
George Meany
Gary to Dedicate Bridge and Attend Civic Events
Oklahoma City terrace notes Gov elect Raymond Gary will attend a Camargo bridge dedication on Wednesday, address the Lawton Lions Club at noon Thursday, and attend a pre legislative conference in Norman on Friday. He will also attend a Cush ing bridge dedication on Sunday.
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Gary
Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Camargo
Lawton Lions Club
Norman
Cushing
Court Hearing Set Tomorrow For Nannie Doss
Tulsa Oklahoma Grandma Nannie Doss faces a preliminary hearing on a murder charge for the death of her husband Samuel Doss. Authorities say she confessed poisoning four husbands and her mother with liquid rat poison.
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Tulsa
Okla
Nannie Doss
Samuel Doss
Doss
Here
Oklahoma Crime Bureau Laboratory
Richard Morton
Emporia
Kan
Arlie Lanning
Lexington
N. C
Frank Harrelson
Jacksonville
Ala
Louisa Holden Hazle
Anniston
J. Howard Edmondson
Post Office Plans For Improvement
Washington reports that an experimental Richmond Virginia post office shows improved working conditions raise production. After lighting and ergonomics upgrades, mail handling jumped eight percent in December and January. The program aims to modernize 8 million square feet of space and install new illumination and ventilation across thousands of buildings to speed service and cut costs.
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Washington
Richmond
Post Office Department
General Services Administration
State Poultry Eggs Prices Reported by Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture lists current prices for eggs and poultry products across multiple towns. Prices cover items including eggs and butterfat for various grades, with state and wholesale figures, plus USDA cattle hogs and sheep market summaries and loads.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
USDA
Balloting Figures Near Noon For Local Election
Balloting continued with Swinney leading at 31 votes followed by Howell 28 and Woodrow Wilson 27. Emerson 21 Garfield 20 Jefferson 17 Lincoln 21 Roosevelt 22 Taft 13 Washington 16 Will Heeger 17 Douglass 24 and Dun unknown to date.
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Swinney
Howell
Woodrow Wilson
Emerson
Garfield
Jefferson
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Taft
Washington
Will Heeger
Douglass
Dun
Pigeon Race Results Report Large Entry Flap
Tokyo experts tallied three homing pigeon races finding 2750 entries did not finish. The report notes speculation about radioactivity jamming navigation and suggests other explanations for the widespread failures.
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Tokyo
Oae Geons
Safety Day mobilizes community for safe driving
Lawton churches, schools, and post units join the Fourth Army in the Safety Day campaign with the slogan get it down to the individual soldier and Dont Goof. Leaders praise cooperation and urge motorists to stay safety conscious as the nation aims to observe one safe driving day.
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Fourth Army
Wittmall Cae
Dorough
Lawton
C. T. Raley
Oer
Maj
Todd
Carols At Hospitality Club Christmas Dinner Meeting
Hospitality club members gathered at Mrs. Cora Williams home for a holiday meeting. President Mrs. Mary Thomas led a brief business session and a gift was given to ill member Mrs. Florence Patterson. Co hosts were Mesdames Hilton Jefferson Sullivan Webb Williams. Others present included Benford Fletcher Jones McCowan Newberry Patterson Shaw Sims and Steadman.
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Hospitality Club
Cora Williams
No. 19
Mary Thomas
Florence Patterson
Carrie Hilton
Viola Jefferson
Lillith Sullivan
Edna Webb
Willie Benford
Marie Fletcher
Anna Mae Jones
Geraldine McCowan
Helen Newberry
Carrie Patterson
Ruth Shaw
Emma Sims
Alice Steadman
Pilot walks away after jet crash near Rog ers airport
An Air Force F-86D jet crashed at Rogers municipal airport around 11 a.m. Tuesday. The pilot escaped before the wreckage burned. Four city fire units fought the blaze. A spokesman said the plane was nearly gone but the pilot had no serious injuries and no other structures were damaged.
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Oklahoma City
Oak Rogers Municipal
Boaster Quizzed In Cop's Slaying in Reno
Reno police questioned 42 year old Charles Peterson about the 1949 killing of Tulsa Policeman James Peters. Peterson, known aliases include James O Brock, denied knowledge. Fingerprint check underway as Peterson held on forgery charges in California.
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Reno
Tulsa
W. W. Fields
Charles Osborne Peterson
James Peters
Peterson
L. R. Greeson
Fields
Eureka
Calif
James O. Brock
California
Oklahoma State
Peters
Dickason-Goodman
Pentagon closes books on Condon security review
The Pentagon says it is closing its books on Dr. Edward A. Condon after he quit as research director at Corning Glass Works and halted his Navy security clearance review. Condon, formerly head of the Bureau of Standards, cited unlikely prospects for a fair review. Navy suspended his clearance last October and Corning Glass Works handles classified Navy work. General Counsel Wilber M. Ker said the matter will be closed.
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Washington
Pentagon
Edward A. Condon
Corning Co
Glass Works
Navy
Condon
Bureau of Standards
Corning
Corning Glass
Wilber M. Ker
Defense Department
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Greer
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Flemings Paint & Body Shop
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Oklahoma City Livestock
Southwestern Radio & Sound
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Security Bank
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A. L. Pollard Sporting Goods
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Jet Crash
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Lewis Millwork
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