Food Stamp Plan Urged To Help Needy Families
Mrs. John B. Sullivan introduces a plan to issue food stamps redeemable for government surplus stock to aid needy families. Senator Aiken and Senator Humphrey back similar Senate bills. State requests and shipments reach several states for unemployed workers, with dried milk butter cheese and canned beef sent to Kentucky West Virginia Pennsylvania Missouri and Wyoming.
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Washington
John B. Sullivan
D-Mo
Frida
Sullivan
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Wyoming
Nine Oklahoma Soldiers Presumed Dead in Korea
Washington reports nine more Oklahoma soldiers are confirmed dead in Korea after previously being listed as missing. The names include Pfc. William Neal Armstrong of Shidler Cpl. Preston Franklin of McAlester Cpl. Frank M. Linn of Gould Sgt. Gerald R. Shirley and others from Antlers Shawnee Seminole and Miami among the late casualties.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Korea
William Neal Armstrong
Jessie K. Armstrong
Shidler
Preston
Betty R. Franklin
McAlester
Frank M. Linn
Carrie Routh
Gould
Leonard Sanders Watson
Ina M. Watson
Antlers
Hubert D. Ingram
Nannie M. Reese
Shawnee
John R. Ivey
Sylvester S. Ivey
McCurtain
S. C
Leslie D. McDougal
Dorothy McDougal
Miami
Gerald R. Oe
Meee
R. Shirley
R. V. Leo Short
Winnie Short
Seminole
Capital in Hole Blames Water Revenue Drop
The city faces a $120 146 shortfall in current fiscal year revenue after a drop in water income. Officials cite reduced water revenue as the main cause of the gap.
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Hole Lars
Estranged couple agree to live apart in Beverly Hills home
Actress M liss McClure and husband Harry S Rothschild oil executive sign agreement to live separately in their $185000 Beverly Hills mansion until divorce hearing. They pledge not to molest each other as cruelty allegations arise. Pair separated January 4 amid occupancy dispute.
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Santa Monica
Calif.p
M’liss McClure
Harry S. Rothschild
Beverly Hi
Miss McClure
Rothschild
Mothers Face Delinquency Fight in Oklahoma City
Mothers organize block by block checks of living conditions to curb juvenile delinquency. University of Oklahoma social work students will aid in analyzing data to guide future community planning.
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Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma
Wickersham Visits Lawton Fort Sill
Representative Victor Wickersham of the sixth district wraps up a weeklong swing through western Oklahoma visiting Elk City Clinton Cordell Anadarko Oklahoma City and Duncan before returning to Washington. He met Maj Charles Hart at the Artillery Center and will work on military budget matters on the House Armed Services committee upon his return. He will also attend the Easter Pageant in the Wichita Mountains and spend five more days in the district.
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Victor Wickersham
Washington
Oklahoma
Elk City
Clinton
Cordell
Anadarko
Oklahoma City
Duncan
Lawton
Wickersham
Charles FE. Hart
Artilley Center
House Armed Services Committee
Rep
Wichita Mountains
Japanese Ambassador Seeks Golf with Eisenhower
The Tokyo ambassador Sadao Iguichi, bound for Washington in about a week, expressed a strong wish to play golf with President Eisenhower during remarks to the Japan America Society.
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U.S
Tokyo
Sadao Iguichi
Washington
Eisenhower
Japan - America Society
Elk City Rodeo Dates Set for Ackley Park Event
Elk City Rodeo Association announces the 15th annual Ackley Park Rodeo scheduled for August 25 through 28 in Elk City Oklahoma. Local organizers expect visitors, check venue gates, and feature typical rodeo events across four days.
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Elk Eo
Oxi
Elk City
Elk City Rodeo Association
Oklahoma Governor May Skip Planned Senate Session
Oklahoma City february 12 up the possibility of two bitter floor fights looms as Governor Murray may skip a one day special session planned to approve appointments and a new president pro tempore. Senators Nix Collins and others protest due to rejected recommendations on the turnpike authority. If the session is not held, confirmations wait until after Murray leaves office.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Murray
Senate
Kirksey Nix
McAlester
Everett Collins
Sapulpa
Turnpike Authority
Nix
Frank Mahan
Fairfax
Raymond Gary
Madill
Mahan
Automatic Pilot Sinks Fishing Boat
Santa Monica reports an fishing boat named Willa sunk after its owner Mike christened the vessel and installed an automatic pilot to ease routines. He dozed off en route from Malibu and the craft drifted at full speed into a breakwater, causing the loss of the boat valued at around 4000 dollars.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Mike
Willa
Malibu
Population Estimate for Columbus Reaches 408655
Officials estimate Columbus, the state capital, has 408655 residents. The figure reflects current enumeration trends and urban growth considerations in the city.
Area Men In Service PVT. Billy W Newport Ahead In Training
Pvt. Billy W. Newport son of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Bennett 2509 Lee is finishing basic training at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas and will be reassigned soon to a technical school for specialized training.
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Billy W. Newport
M. H. Bennett
Lee
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Allen Lehman Home On Leave From Navy
Allen Lehman son of Mr and Mrs Ray Lehman of 2223 Lincoln is home on a 20 day leave from the U S Navy He will report for duty at the Naval Air Station Miramar Calif after his leave and is slated for May 1951 in Lawton and enlisted in the Navy in August 1951
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Allen Lehman
Ray Lehman
Lincoln
U. S. Navy
Lehman
Naval Air Station
Miramar
Calif
Mary
Lawton
Navy
4 H 4H Champion Callahan Guest of Oklahoma Gin
Hobart Oklahoma 14 year old Charles Clint Callahan 4 H Club member won first place in the 1953 4 H cotton improvement contest and will be guest of the Oklahoma Gin company in Hobart as part of the honors event.
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Hobart
Okla
Charles Clint Callahan
Oklahoma
Yorktown Forgets Rules For Charity
A ship's officer and crew played a staged charity scheme with shined shoes and a hidden payoff. The plan promised a $25,000 booty, but the text ends before the final action.
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Yorktown
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