Walters Rodeo on Tap Plans Bright Walters Festival
Walters gears up for the annual three night rodeo produced by Bobby Estes with top cowboys expected. The planning team led by Morris Philpott, Henry Claiborne and Alfred Alger orders hunting streamers for merchants and announces Cecil Cornish and his Liberty Horse act along with other routines for a grand opening parade.
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Walters
Morris Philpott
Henry Coker
Jack Copeland
Bob Duncan
Alvin Meyer
Frank Parrish
Percy Wat
Bobby Estes
Estes
RCA
Henry Claiborne
Alfred Agler
Ing
San
Cecil Cornish
Burson Poised to Win Oregon State Examiner Post
Democrat Scott Burson faces a virtually uncontested bid for Oklahoma State examiner and inspector after Republican challenger Paul Huston withdrew. Burson previously served as assistant examiner and inspector. The election board had already disqualified two Democratic opponents for qualifications, one appealing to the State Supreme Court.
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Oklahoma City
Scott Burson
Paul Huston
State Election ‘Board
Burson
Election Board
State Supreme
Ghoulish Vandals Steal Tombstone From Cemetery
A youth gang removed a tombstone from a cemetery in Los Angeles on Monday and placed it at a local high school grounds. Police report the stone weighed and bore the inscription Harry Os Wallquist born August 10 1895 died September 8 1912. The vandals have been linked to recent burglaries of public schools.
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Los Angeles
Harry Os Wallquist
Trade Talks Set Tokyo
Japan plans to begin negotiations with Pakistan New Zealand and Australia to boost exports and expand trade relations in upcoming talks in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Japan
Pakistan
New Zealand
Australia
Capital Bank Wins Pike Trustee Job in Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority named First National Bank and Trust Co. of Oklahoma City trustee for the state's proposed 150 million toll road expansion. Bid rivals included Liberty National Bank in Oklahoma City Tulsa’s National Bank and Tulsa’s First National Bank and Trust Co. The winning bank will charge no trustee fee and be reimbursed for out of pocket expenses. Brink's, Inc. awarded toll collection pickup with a 1300 monthly contract split between concessionaires and the authority.
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Oklahoma City
First National Bank and Trust Co
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Oklahoma City Bank
Turner Turnp
First National
Liberty National Bank & Trust Co
National Bank of Tulsa
Tulsa
Liberty Bank
First National of
Turnpike
Maurice Cline
First ‘National of
Brink's, Inc
Brink's
Brown Cow Rampage Disrupts Philadelphia Slaughter Route
An 800 pound brown cow escaped in Philadelphia heading toward a slaughterhouse. It vaulted a five foot fence, knocked down a boy and charged Officer Charles McCready. A shot was fired, then police restrained by crowd and rope, and reinforcements arrived to corral the animal as it fled into an alley.
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Philadelphia
Charles McCready
Walters Summer Program Opens With Broad Activities
Walters Summer Program for Walter's children begins Monday at 9 a.m. supervised by Alvin Hand with Miss Barbara Jane Mershon assisting. Funded by the Walters Community Chest, it serves boys and girls of all ages and offers baseball, softball, badminton, films, crafts, storytelling, and more. A 13 to 14 year old group is already meeting daily to join a junior midget baseball league with six teams from five area towns.
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Hand
Museum Prodding Montgomery For Paper Surrender Document
London based Imperial War Museum pressed Field Marshal Montgomery to reveal the German surrender document he received at Luneburg on May 4 1945. Montgomery refused saying the item is kept with his private papers and will never be made public. A J Charge deputy director commented on the inquiry.
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London
Britain
Imperial War Museum
Lord Montgomery
Montgomery
Luneburg
Spe
A. J. Charge
Nightwatch Producer Risks Life On Fake Reality Radio
Hollywood reports Donn Reed hosts Nightwatch a live on the spot police chase program with no script or actors Reed narrates real time police work featuring sounds of captures and crime scene actions the show is praised as a radio novelty during the TV era.
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Hollywood
Donn Reed
United Fruit Presses Offer to End Honduras Banana Strike
United Fruit Co. pressed its case directly with strikers in Honduras to end a month-long walkout by about 25,000 banana workers. The company airdropped thousands of leaflets outlining a compromise to raise wages and improve conditions.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
United Fruit’ Co
Tojay
Hardest Job Editing Tape Into Halfhour Program
A producer describes editing a TV segment cutting prisoner names and obtaining approvals from the CBS legal department network censors Sgt Perkins and the chief of police. Reed has testified in trials where recordings were used as evidence.
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CBS Legal Department
Network
Sgt Perkins
Reed
Perkins
Red Chess Champ Dropped From Team Tournament
The chess team announces its No. 1 Harold Mar will be absent from the team in the June 16 event. Efforts to learn the reason continue as officials search for clarity amid the frail player’s situation.
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Pion Harold Mar
Great Tension in Play With Botrinus Setback
The article notes high drama around a match as Botrinus health is cited as a potential barrier to participation. The coach or speaker emphasizes belief that Botrinus may be unfit to join the lineup, shaping expectations for the game.
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Botrinus
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Frank Story
Ron Perkins
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de' ‘Mati
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