Missing heir Merry Christmas Ball fights oil fortune
The Oklahoma Supreme Court prepares to decide if Merry Christmas Ball King Ball of Memphis, the missing heir to a Cotton county oil estate, should share in the profits from Dewey W. Smith’s estate. Court records recount the child’s birth out of wedlock, abandonment in Oklahoma City, later adoption, and the estate’s growth from oil finds near Walters.
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Cotton County
State Supreme Court
Dewey W. Smith
High Court
Toby Morris
Merry Christmas King Ball
Memphis
Tenn
Dewey Smith
Clara Glass
Oklahoma City
Duncan
Walters
Supreme Court
Merry Christmas Ball
W. H. Clark
W. Park Place
Oklahoma Children’s Home Society
Anadarko
State Department of Health
Ball
Washita
Caddo County
Army and Guard reach compromise on training plan
The Army and National Guard agreed on a compromise to end the active duty training dispute. The plan allows Guard recruits aged 17 to 18 4 to receive 11 weeks of training this year if enlisted in time to finish before Jan 1. Recruits 18 to 24 with no prior service would do six months, matching other reserve programs.
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Washington
Army
National Guard
House Armed Services
Overton Brooks
D-Lai
Full Armed Services Committee
Iuproval
Brooks
Guard
Air National Guard
Missouri Health Director Fired Over Warrenton Nursing Home Fire
Gov James T Blair fires Missouri Health Division head James R Amos after criticizing slow action on the Warrenton nursing home fire that killed 72. Blair considers emergency funds for more inspectors while Amos defends the current response and cites merit-system limits.
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Jefferson City
James T. Blair
Missouri
Warrenton
Mbo
James R. Amos
Amos
Dr. Amos
Greatest Fights See Nat Fleischer Dempsey Story
A Constitution sports feature begins Nat Fleischer's series on the ten greatest boxing matches. The debut covers Dempsey versus Willard and the world heavyweight title victory. Subsequent pieces will run, with more boxing history and exclusive content for readers.
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Nat Fleischer
Dempsey
Constitution
O ®Lshorn
Mickey Mantle
Damp February Produces Little Rain for Comanche County
February weather in Comanche county yielded light rainfall with 1.15 inches in Lawton so far, below typical totals. Forecasters expect clearing skies and no precipitation for the rest of the week. Past February records show varied rainfall, with several years surpassing or matching the 1.16 inch county average.
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George Gravley
Comanche County
Lawton
Chamber Approves 360000 Budget For 1947
The Lawton Chamber of Commerce board approved a 360000 budget after reviewing financial needs. Efforts to raise revenue to cover the larger budget are planned, with a committee to study membership units and new members to be named soon. Last year dues totaled 36300 and other revenue about 9000 to help cover operating costs. Administrative expenses in 1956 were 23097 with an additional 21637 spent by committees.
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Lawon Chamber of Commerce
Holdup Men Beat Jeweler and Escape with Gems
Three holdup men attacked Rudolph J. Bachner, a 64 year old diamond cutter near Fifth Avenue, beat him, taped his mouth, then fled with about $50,000 in diamonds. Police reported Bachner raised his hands as if to defend himself.
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New York
Fifth Ave
Rudolph J. Bachner
Cameron college to open new fieldhouse Friday night
Cameron college announces the opening of its modernistic fieldhouse this Friday when the Aggies face Murray Junior College in a basketball classic. Formal dedication will be March 14 with the junior college regional tournament. Seats are arriving for installation and concrete floor work is pending completion.
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Cameron College
Aggies
Murray Junior College Aggies
Vernon Howell
Howell
C. Shelton Construction Co
Paul Harris
Conspiracy Report Ties Teamsters to Cairo Attack
Reporters describe a claimed plot involving a teamster gang and Palestinian Arab soldiers in Cairo. An armed assault on a Maadi police station reportedly killed at least five and wounded others, with many arrests. Police offered no confirmation and the American Embassy sent a military attaché to investigate.
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Cairo
Heliopolis
Maadi
Union, Racketeers, D.A., Are Linked To Conspiracy
Two Portland reporters told Senate racketeering investigators that Teamster officials conspired with racketeers gamblers and the district attorney to take over Portland city government. They said unscrupulous union leaders ally with equally unscrupulous politicians to control organized vice. Elkins testified about threats and intimidation as the conspiracy involved Langley McLaughlin Masonry Crosby and others connected to the Teamsters and local politics.
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Washington
Portland
Ore
Senate
Teamster
Wallace Turner
William Larobert
Portland Oregonian
John L. McClellan
Dark
Organized Vice
Turner
James B. Elkins
Elkins
William M. Langley
Multnomah County
Joseph P. McLaughlin
Seattle
Wash
Thomas E. Masonry
Spokane
the Teamsters
Mollet Signals Backing for Israel During Talks
French Premier Guy Mollet arrives for talks with President Eisenhower as the Middle East crisis tops the agenda. Mollet backs Israel’s demand for security guarantees and opposes UN sanctions while Premier discusses France’s finances Algeria Atlantic Pact strategy and European unity with Eisenhower.
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Washington
Guy Mollet
Israel
Eisenhower
Mollet
Dulles
Nixon
White House
Middle East
Fies
Egyopt
Gulf of Aqaba
Gaza
United Nations
Moltet
France
Algeria
European Unity
Milk Strike Erupts In Sudden Violence
Violent acts linked to a dairy strike threaten milk supplies in New York's metro area. Explosions and shootings were reported in New Jersey and New York as five men were arrested in Orange County for firing on a milk truck. Governor Harriman deployed state troopers to Goshen, with Sheriff Bullis requesting a state of emergency to quell disturbances.
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New York
New York Metropolitan Area
Clarence Stanton
Wantage
Stanton
Orange County
Upstate
State Hill
New York City
Thurston Bryden
Deposit
N. Y
Averell Harriman
George Bullis
Goshen
Bullis
Harriman
1957 School Board Elections Slated
The 1957 school board elections will be held March 26. City and county superintendents John D. Shoemaker and Clarence Scott announce one board member elected each year for five years and new terms for others. Expiration dates vary by position numbers and all offices end March 31 of their respective years.
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John D. Shoemaker
Clarence Scott
Lane
Lawtor Board
T Ie
F. H .Fuzzi Barnes
Howard Babbitt
Mike Brandon
Glen Dutcher
Sam Joyner Jr
Board of Education
Schog
Oklahoma
Chambless Spotted in Mexico Amid Fugitive Probe
Federal authorities report missing bootlegger Orville Chambless seen in Mexico as FBI verifies tip. Chambless, sentenced five years for armed robbery in 1935 but not yet started serving, is linked to liquor conspiracy case tied to Mary Lou Chambless and two others in Oklahoma City.
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Orville Lindsay Chambless
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Chambless
Mexico
FBI
Oklahoma City
Paul Robarts
Oklahoma City Times
Mary Lou
Oklahoma City hires cloud seeding firm
The Oklahoma City council approved a four month contract with Irving P. Krick, Inc. of Denver to seed clouds over the North Canadian River watershed. Water Superintendent M B Cunningham urged the move and said equipment was being deployed. The contract runs March 7 through June 30 and pays $27,095.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
M. B. Cunningham
Irving P. Krick
MVC Probes Rumors of Officials Tampering with Gambling
Missouri Valley Conference officials announced an investigation into rumors of tampering by gambling interests affecting officials. Commissioner Artie Eilers said one basketball official was temporarily withdrawn for the protection of the official and the conference while sources are sought in Chicago for further information.
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St, Louis
Artie Eilers
Missouri Valley Conference
Eilers
Charles L. Sanderson
St. Louis University
Hir
Chicago
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Sam Carney
Vanderbilt Hospital
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