Tulsa Bootleggers Face Pressure From Chicago Gang
Tulsa bootleggers report Chicago gangsters are muscling in on their turf as Safety Commissioner Gilmer warns of a potential gang war. Ex convict Robert J. Matthews is named as kingpin, directing imports to local bootleggers while authorities vow to block any foothold in Oklahoma County and nearby counties.
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Uslahoma City
Tulsa
Chicago
Dixie Gilmor
Daily
Oklahoman
Robert J. Matthews
Oklahoma
Canadian
Grady
The
Bob Turner
Tiny Rouse
Hack Perrin
Safety Commissioner
Gilmer
State Crime Bureau
Matthews
Budget Includes Watershed Plan in Eisenhower Budget
President Eisenhower’s budget to Congress requests five million dollars to advance watershed program flood control and soil conservation across areas. Last year five million funded 50 pilot projects using small dams to aid flood control. Agriculture Department cooperates with local watershed groups to protect watersheds from soil and water loss.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate Agriculture Comitee
Agriculture Department
Stillwater Wins Fire Prevention Week Prize in Oklahoma
Stillwater wins the Fire Prevention Week contest conducted in Oklahoma by the National Fire Protection Association. Ponca City takes second place ahead of Midwest City. Honorable mentions go to Bartlesville Blackwell and Enid.
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Stillwater
Ponca City
Boston
Oklahoma
National Fire Protection Assa
Midwest City
Bartlesville
Blackwell
Enid
Army Officer Transfers Highlight Army Flight Valor Award
A rundown of numerous lieutenant and captain transfers among Army units from Fort Sill to Fort Bragg Fort Monmouth and other posts. includes artillery and signals corps relocations and a notable aviation designation awarded to Maj Charles C. George for senior Army aviator status announced on December 15.
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Robert E. Speer
Sig C
Ft Monmouth
Sill
Eugene E. Wil Ins
Inf
Dix
Garrison B. Coverdale
Arty
Washington, DC
Bragg
Richard Park
Dr. Arty
Shaffee
Je i Schmidt Jr
Jay
Brage
Patrick W. Carty
Stone
Lewis
Henry Vonder
Chaliee
Serrold A. Weseland
Kilmer
Morgane Waller de Arty
Charles C. George
Aggie Grads Find Jobs Plentiful in Stillwater
In Stillwater Oklahoma the Oklahoma A&M College placement chief reports that among 350 mid term graduates most had multiple job offers with the exception of agriculture. Engineers received offers ranging from 330 dollars a month to 10 500 dollars yearly.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma A&m College
A. O. Martin
Martin
Swoon-Maker Of Silent Films Hosts British Fan Party
London based mon sovarro a 54 year old star of silent films held a party for 19 loyal British fans who praise him as the world's greatest movie lover. The Ramon Navarro League, founded in 1926, gathers spinsters and housewives devoted to epics like Ben Hur Scaramouche The Pagan Call of the Flesh.
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London
Mon Sovarro
Ramon Navarro
Bobby Sox
Scaramouche
Rough Year for Dairymen Seen by Congress Expert
ENID Okla E M Nore ton assistant secretary of the National Milk Processors Association predicted dairy farmers would face a hard year in getting any legislative program. He told 1200 farmers at the Enid Cooperative Creamery Association annual meeting yesterday that it would be rough year for dairymen from a national legislative angle.
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Enid
Okla
E. M. Noreton
National Milk Processors Association
Enid Cooperative Creamery Association
Spring in London Brings Floods Across Britain
Severe spring rains pelted Britain triggering minor floods in north England while disrupting daily life across much of western Europe. Weather across Switzerland, Austria, and northern Italy also affected as storms persist.
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London
Britain
Europe
England
Switzerland
Austria
Italy
Teen Age Escapees Are Re captured in Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY All three teen age rape suspects who broke jail at Purcell were recaptured last night. Police arrested Raymond Clark Naylor 18 Thomas Edward Littleton 19 and Edward Walter Moore 17 at their parents homes after they hitchhiked 40 miles following their jail break. They pried bars apart and slid down a rope fashioned from blankets Tuesday.
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Oklahoma City
Purcell
Raymond Clark Naylor
Thomas Edward Littleton
Edward
Walter Moore
Gg County
Western State Hospital Director Dies Of Cancer
Fort Supply Oklahoma Mas on H Smarr medical and recreation director at Western State Hospital died of cancer yesterday after a yearlong illness He was 36 years old and a prominent figure in hospital administration and therapeutic programs.
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Western State Hospital
Fort Supply
Okla
Mason H. Smarr
Television Waves Reach Fringe Areas With Distant Feeds
Television pictures in fringe regions are fed by signals transmitted over long distances, using scattered wavelengths to broaden reception. The method spreads broadcast signals, enabling clearer images in remote zones despite terrain and distance limitations.
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R. G. Mangum
N. 16Th
Joseph L. Driskell
Korea
Pusan
Panmunjom
Col. Driskell
Fort Sill
Howard F. Schneider
Sil
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Marvin J. Fletcher
Monmouth
Robert Hannas
Int
Devens
William J. Jackson
Beage
James Mt
Alrcrafh Ink
Atterbury
Joseph le Parlas
Ft Dix
Chaim T." Robins
Ord
Robert T. Bryan
Joe Ford
Teeny Insurance Agency
Lee Lee
RCA Victor
Hedley
RCA
the Record Shop
Oh My Papa
Eddie Fisher
Pines of
Rome
Hardy Suggs Music CO
Your Complete Music
Spinet
D Ave
Aggie
New Sill
Wilton K. Oneal
Artillery Center
Harold E. Harvey
U. S. Army
Ieee
Teorey Tele
Hood-Donley Agency
E Avenue
Oklahoma Tire & Supply
Avenue
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Ylar
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Metal Ironing Board
Scurdy
Travis
Millwork and Specialty Co
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