Solons Open 1954 Session With Eyes On Fall Elections
Congress convened to set the stage for the 1954 mid term, with Republicans and Democrats in tight counts in both houses. The Day's events included routine formalities and six vacancy swears in, as Chester Davenport was named to the FBI's 10 most wanted list amid earlier exodus from a state reformatory. President Eisenhower prepared to address Congress with a State of the Union program emphasizing national security and administration initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
GOP
House
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Senate
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Nixon
Taft
Ohio
Thomas A. Burke
Fred M. Vinson
Chester Davenport
FBI
Davenport
Wichita Falls
Tex
Oklahoma State Reformatory
Granite
Norman
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Norman Davenport
Reformatory
Mangum
Okla
State of the Union
Oklahoma City Firm Low Bid on Lawton Heights School
Milner and Putney, an Oklahoma City firm, appears to have the low base bid at 189 256 for a new 14 classroom school in Lawton Heights Williams addition. Bids opened in special session with 60 bidders present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Bollinger Construction Co
Oklahoma City
C. T. Hughes
Chapman Construction Co
Lawton
W. C. Shelton Construction Co
Douglass
Dunbar
Chapman
W. D. Ford
County Reaches Millionaire Status on 1953 Tax Effort
Comanche county reports 1953 tax collections totaling $1,012,752.27 by Tuesday close, about 53 percent of the $1,902,502.00 goal. Ad valorem taxes total $988,151.94 and intangible taxes $24,600.23 with about $28,000 still to collect in intangibles. The 1953 county tax bill rose roughly $330,000 above 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Lillian Ward
Pike Election Campaigns Go Into High Gear
Campaigns building up to the toll road election January 26 were in high gear with both sides organized and speakers lined up through polling time. Opponents led by Oklahoma Free Roads Association aim to organize counties to fight toll roads. Governor Murray leads boosters and schedules talks in Alex, Oklahoma City, Okmulgee, Claremore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sapulpa
Oklahoma Free Roads Association
Muskogee
Lyman Beard
Free Roaders
R. P. Matthews
Turnpike Authority
Johnston Murray
Matthews
Alex
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma City
Texas
Kansas
Tulsa
Missouri
Solons
George Miskovsky
Roy Johnston
Ardmore
Carl Morgan
Guthrie
G. M. Fuller
Miskovsky
Carmen
Johnston
Marietta
Morgan
Marshall and
Fuller
Citizens Turnpike Association
Bodenhamer Likely To Take Lawton High Coaching Post
Bodenhamer, a four year El Reno head coach and OU graduate, hinted he will accept Lawton High School coaching duties after discussions with Shoemaker and Dosser officials. Board offered a one year contract around 5200 dollars with possible raise. Bodenhamer led El Reno to a 33 11 record over four seasons and sought final word after meetings with district and El Reno leaders.
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Bob Glaves
Bob Bodenhamer
el Reno
Glenn Dosser
Lawton High School
University of Oklahoma Gridiron
Bodenhamer
Shoemaker
Sc" 90
Oklahoma Reserve Center
Lawton
Hugh Bish
Dosser
Texas
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Pilot seen walking toward Walters after crash
Five Army helicopters searched Cotton County for Fort Sill Captain J Collins missing since a crash near Temple Oklahoma after an unauthorized night flight. Collins reportedly walked toward Walters then east of Temple before disappearing again amid questions about his intent and note to his wife. local CID recovered a note in his car describing intent to die in the air.
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Walters
Cotton County
Temple
Fort Sill
Army Aviation School
Oklahoma
Madoany Teavonone
L. Kelsoe
Kenneth Skelton
Leo Wilson
Wilson
Lewis
Collins
PIO
CID
Post Field
Ward
Senate
Capt
Pfc
George H. Clark
Four Charged in Five Year Old Reuther Assassination Attempt
Detroit police and Wayne County prosecutors announce charges of assault with intent to kill and conspiracy against four suspects in the long unresolved 1948 Walter Reuther assassination attempt. Two of the four were arrested, with warrants for two more and four John Does noted.
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Detroit
CIO
Walter Reuther
Wayne County
Gerald K. O’brien
Donald Leonard
O’brien
Victor Reuther
Walter
Carl Renda
Kefauver Committee
Clarence Jacobs
Tecumseh, Ont
United States
Peter Lombardo
Terre Haute
Ind
Santo
Sam) Perrone
Renda
Heiress Fleeing Royal Suitors Faces Court Challenge
Edinburgh reports claim Maria Isabella Patino, 18, and James Goldsmith, 20, fled to wed despite her father Antenor Patino's ban on the union. A court injunction halted their plans as Isabella appeals in the Court of Sessions. Edward Patino alleges multiple royal suitors for Isabella and connections to French Bourbon lineage.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Maria Isabella Patino
Bolivan
James Goldsmith
London
Isabella
Ancient Court of Sessions
Antenor Patino
Goldsmith
Edward
Patino
Christina de Bourbon Patino
Prince de Beauvau- Craon
Knox Named New Chamber Proxy
James G Knox a Lawton auto dealer was elected president of the Lawton Chamber of Commerce for 1954 at the annual reorganiza tion meeting. New officers include R L Gilbert Emmett Keough Calvin Darnell and Milton Keating with installation Friday at the weekly luncheon. Knox succeeds Clyde Shelton and has resided in Lawton four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G Knox
Lawton Automotive
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Forum
Ewing Gafford
R. L. Gilbert
Emmett Keough
Calvin Darnell
Milton Keating
C. E. Wade
Om Carter
W. F. Lewis
W. F. Co
George Page
C. D. Payne
Keough
Clyde Shelton
Lawton
Knox
Oklahoma City
Knox-Jensen Motor Company
Kiwanis Club
Appeals Review Board
Bob Roach
Narcotics Control Service
Washington, D. C
Sheriff Hale Plans Patience In Hog Theft Case
Sheriff Everett Hale returns to his passive stance after 22 pigs were reported stolen from the Sarah Smith farm southwest of Lawton. He says he will wait at the office for a pig to squeal on someone.
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Everett Hale
Sarah Smith
Lawton
Hale
City Women Launch Dimes Coffee Chain Fundraiser
Mrs. Joe Ford hosts a March of Dimes coffee at 1924 Columbia to kick off a county wide fund drive. Guests pay 10 cents for coffee and fortunes, with each attendee inviting 10 friends, and cake auction proceeds added to polio campaigns. Attendees include Mrs. Jerome Dilling and other county leaders.
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Joe Ford
Frank Rush
Craterville
Tom Lansden
Homer Hise
Elgin
Columbia
Jerome Dilling
Fletcher
S. P. Williams
Sterling
Wayne Rowe
Meers
Charles Green
Trenton Porter
Joe Richard
Lawton
Carl Stephens
J. O. Conner
D. A. Walker
Missing City Vet Presumed Dead
A former Fort Sill weather officer Capt Bruce K Nims is listed as missing and presumed dead by the Air Force. His plane was shot down over Korea in October 1951. He left a wife Kathrine and three sons in Lawton. The listing reflects a review of six Oklahoma men whose status was updated beyond the usual period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Lawton
Air Force
Korea
Bruce K. Nims
Katherine Nims
Catey
Thomas
Cox Preliminary Slated Thursday
Preliminary hearing for Jim Cox, 41, of Caine, charged with murder in the December 28 fatal shooting of Floyd Roberts, an Indianoma stockman. County Judge S R Harper will decide if evidence is enough to bind Cox over for trial.
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Jim Cox
Caine
Floyd Roberts
S. R. Harper
Cox
Area Weather Forecast Continues Fair With Mild Temperatures
Forecaster notes continued fair weather with no important temperature change. Expect highs in the upper sixties, tonight's low about near 60. Tuesday's forecast shows a high around 68 and a 11 a.m. reading near 55.
Talks May Reopen Korean Talks Stall After Dec Break
An American official said with uncertainty that resuming the stalled Korean conference is possible but could hinge on Russia. Negotiations in Washington broke down after December 12 with Communists demanding Russia’s neutral seat and the U S stance to require alignment or third‑party status. There was no clear date for resumption.
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Panmunjom
Kenneth Young
U.S
Nat Cay
India
Land
Sweden
Young
Washington
United States
Arthur Dean
Russia
Reds
Jdy
Lewis Promises Strike Funds to ILA
President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers reportedly pledged a strike fund of one million dollars to the ILA at a Washington meeting. The Herald Tribune states the pledge accompanies a threat to strike over bargaining certification by the NLRB.
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Lewis
ILA
New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Interna
the Herald Tribune
National Labor Relations Board
Washington
Ila-Afl
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Thomas E. Dickerson
Bethesda, Md
West Virginia
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Pike
LHS
Constitution
O’connta Barnett
A Constitution
Dimes
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