Hale Rhodes Lead In Sheriff's Race In Primary Outcome
Hale and Rhodes led a six candidate sheriff field in the county primary, with unofficial noon returns showing Hale 2,633 and Rhodes 2,535. McCracken trailed closely at 2,437, and winners included Red, Waid, Preuitt, and Woesner in clear county races.
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Hale
Rhodes
Redman
Preuitt
Ward
Everett Ray Hale
K. V
Tink) Rhodes
Sheriff's Office
Fiale
M. T. McCracken
Manville Red
Lillian Waid
Bertha Previtt
Emil Woesner
County Gives Favorite Son Big Majority in Primary
Comanche county voters gave Sen. Bill Logan of Lawton a dominant lead in the gubernatorial primary with about 6 91 votes from 55 of 56 precincts. William O. Coe ran second in the county with 2 068 votes, Gary third statewide with 1 355, and other contenders trailed. Logan praised Comanche and Cotton counties for support and said he would not participate in the runoff. He planned to wrap up campaign work in a week and return to Lawton.
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Comanche County
Bill Logan
Lawton
Western Oklahoma
Logan
Coe
William O. Coe
Raymond Gary
Gary
Bill Doenges
Bill Gill Jr
Willie Murray
Oklahoma City
Sen
Comanche
Cotton
Sen. Logan
County Precinct Vote Totals Across State Races
County precinct counts show varying support in state races with Preston Williams and Emil Woesner among leading candidates. The tally includes constitutional district and law ton entries, plus a bond issue result of Yes 5 829 and No 4 828, reflecting mixed voter sentiment across districts.
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Emil Woesner
Walt Hutchins
Lawrence Murphy
Lawton
Fred Sullivan
Shelby Seal
Ray Powell
C. A. Simmson
George J. Elward Bailey
Slain convict escapes hospital in Oklahoma City
Paul Ewinger, 62, an Osage county convicted slayer, fled today from University Hospital after being brought from McAlester State Penitentiary for treatment of a stomach ailment.
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Oklahoma City
Paul Ewinger
Osage County
University Hospital
McAlester State Penitentiary
Fair Bond Issue Misses By Hair
Comanche county voters narrowly failed to approve a $195000 bond issue for a county fair and agriculture center by a margin of about 60 percent required. Final tallies from 56 precincts showed 6 094 votes needed, 6 094 voted yes, 4 328 voted no, with rural areas supporting the bonds by about 1600 to 800. The bond plan fell short by 265 votes. the fair board will consider alternate facilities plans for the county agriculture program.
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Comanche County
Iee
Spain
WIA
Fair Board
County Voters Boost Kerr in Comanche County Race
US Senator Robert S. Kerr gained strong support from Comanche county voters on Tuesday in a bid for a second term. With 53 of 56 precincts reporting, Kerr led Turner 1,994 to 1,020 in the rural 26 precincts, expanding his advantage as city results awaited. Kerr’s margin widened beyond the early rural results.
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Robert S. Kerr
Comanche County
Sen Kerr
Turner
Poemes
Paver ‘Turner
Kerr
Sen
Doctor's Son Third Polio Case In City
The son of a Lawton doctor is in isolation with polio. His condition is described as fair. The incident marks the third known case in the city, with authorities tracing possible exposure and advising precautionary measures for residents.
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Lawton
Eisenhower Opposes UN Seat for Red China
President Eisenhower denounces Red China and remains unalterably opposed to admitting the Peiping regime to the United Nations. He cautions Congress on any automatic pullout and says action would follow a Peiping entry after careful study and consultation with party leaders and key committees.
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Washington
Eisenhower
China
Peiping
United Nations
United States
U. N
Congress
U.S
Knowland
Area races see no major upset in Tuesday elections
Unofficial returns show few clear winners as runoff races loom. Cotton county sheriff and assessor contests head to runoffs. deputy sheriff candidates trail while district judge Floyd Jackson dominates in a key race. Blakley and Larrison meet in a runoff for county sheriff and others face decisive rounds.
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Tom Sharrock
Tom Jackson
Boyd Vantine
Bill Dyer
Temple Farmer
Henry D. Smith
Elmer Calkins
Donald J. Garrett
Floyd Jackson
Supreme Court
Max Cook
Clinton
Funstan Flanagan
Walters
Cotton County
Justice of Criminal Court Appeals
Flanagan
John C. Powell
Glendon Walker
Fred Cunningham
Bart Nelson
W. C. Gill
Blakley
Caddo Country
Sparkman
Ray Larrgan
Edward F. Moran Jr
Fred’ Gilbert
Ty Yount
Clyde Jones
Larrison
Blakey
Ft. Cobb
Wendell Briscoe
Russell Glass
Ira Ton 1 Kinson
John ‘Nightingale
Maxine Frey
George Tidmore
Apache
Jackson Wins Bid For Post On Court
Floyd L. Jackson veteran Cotton and Comanche county district judge won the Democratic nomination for the Ninth District Supreme Court chair. He led with strong Comanche and Cotton county support tallying about 14 881 to 12 731 with most boxes counted. Cotton county results favored Jackson nearly five to one. Cook conceded early and congratulated Jackson.
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Floyd L. Jackson
Comanche County
Supreme Court
Jackson
Comanche
Cotton County
Max Cook
Clinton
Cook
City Plans Two 48 Inch Drains on Fort Sill Blvd
City council begun action to fulfill obligations for Fort Sill Blvd drainage project. City attorney asked to draft a resolution for next week authorizing two 48 inch drainage lines near the Ash intersection after contractor Harold L. Redding noted prior agreement to remove encroachments on the right of way.
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Fort Sill Blvd
Ash
Harold L. Redding
Ashibekei
Kerr and Coe Lead Oklahoma Governor Runoffs Seen
Oklahoma City July 7 A UPI report shows Senator Robert Kerr leading in the Oklahoma primary with 217 658 votes and Roy J Turner second enough to force a runoff on July 27 Kerr trails Turner by 32 101 votes with seven rivals total 38 112 in the race Oklahoma City attorney William O Coe narrowly edged Raymond Gary triggering a runoff between Kerr Coe both dominating the tally in most counties and Turner predicting a spot on the runoff ballot with voters yet to tally all precincts across the state.
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Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
Roy J. Turner
Oklahoma
Kerr
Turner
William O. Coe
Raymond Gary
Coe
Gary
United Press
John Erie
Vea
Murray
Gove
Thema
Logan
State Officials Hold Leads in Oklahoma Races
Wibern Cartwright led in the Corporation Commission race with 74,232 votes from 1,442 precincts while other Democratic state officials built strong leads for re election. Gov Seat contender James E Berry held a large lead but faced a runoff possibility after nine opponents split the vote. Berry polled 60,713 across 1,493 precincts with Williams at 52,048 and Irving Hurst, Wayne Wal lace, and Clinton figures trailing. Cartwright, a long time auditor, sought the commission post following the death of Craions Reford Bond.
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Wibern Cartright
Wilburn
Up &Read
Corporation Commission
James E. Berry
Stilwater
Caddo
Berry
Cartwright
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Aubrey Long
Glen Johnson
Pryor
Craions Reford Bond
Commission
Ray
Weems
Ray C. Jones
Wiliams
Irving Hurst
Wayne Wale Lace
Clinton
Bond
Chickasha
Williams
Post Office Department
Vitgos Tank
Vendome Hunt
J. R. Dickey
Oklahoim City
Morris Named Democratic District Judge Nominee
Toby Morris former district judge and ex Sixth District congressman won the Democratic nomination for district judge. In Cotton and neighboring counties he led by about two to one with Morris totaling about 2,006 votes to 621 for Ful.
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Toby Morris
Morris
Gotten
Ful
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