Washington social scene recalls 800 escorts and debutantes
A 1953 snapshot shows Mary Studios shaping Washington society with 800 bachelor files and debutante parties. The era’s largest crop of belles includes daughters of envoys, officials, and generals, while costs for season debutantes run around two thousand dollars per family. In Oklahoma 1953 farm income reached 336 million dollars despite drought, with hay and cattle adjustments reflecting quick crop rebound.
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Suzanne Gardner
U. S
Cuba
Arthur Gardner
Betty Jane Johnson
Nelson Johnson
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Myron Cowen
Anne English
Joseph Grew
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Richard Wigglesworth
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Pat Priest
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Federal
Harold Hutton
State Board of Agriculture
Frederick Native Named Head of Oklahoma Highway Patrol District
B. Wages of Frederick Oklahoma is named head of the Oklahoma City District of the Highway Patrol. A 14 year veteran, he succeeds K O Rayburn who moves to the headquarters safety education group.
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Oklahoma Highway Patrol
B. Wages
Frederick
Okla
K. O. Rayburn
Sooner Building Slowing Amid Saturation Point
The Oklahoma Savings and Loan League reports a saturation point in many cities with supply catching up to demand and a slowdown in building. President J L Coffman expects normal demand in parts of the state and possible spring recovery, noting exceptions in Oklahoma City Tulsa Bartlesville Sapulpa and Ada. Savings and loan associations served 325000 residents eligible for dividends totaling 5101000 in the last six months of 1953.
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Oklahoma Savings and Loan League
J. L. Coffman
Tulsa
Bartlesville
Sapulpa
Ada
Coffman
Savings and Loan Associations
Southern Methodist Founder Dies In Tulsa
Dr. L. S. Barton, founder of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, died yesterday near Locust Grove, Oklahoma, after a heart attack. He was 85 and a prominent Methodist leader.
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Okla
L. SS. Barton
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Locust Grove
Longtime Methodist Minister Retires After Fifty-Year Service
A retired Methodist minister ends a career spanning nearly five decades in 1940. He once served as vice president of Oklahoma City University.
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Methodist
Oklahoma City University
Barley Grain as an Inch Unit in Old Farming
Farmers once used barley grains as units of measure with three grains equaling one inch, a fact cited by the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Kinsey Blamed For Lenient Jurors In Rape Cases
Chicago State's Attorney John Gutknecht says Kinsey report and sex studies foster juror leniency toward rapists. He blames frank interviews and publicity for undermining ethical standards and influencing public perception of rape as less serious.
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Chicago
John Gutknecht
Kinsey
Gutknecht
Seoul Common Noun Meaning The Capital City
A note explains that Seoul is used as a common noun meaning the capital city rather than a proper name. Readers are reminded of the term's generic usage and its distinction from specific references to the city.
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Seoul
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