Oklahoma oil reports show more wells and more dry holes
Oklahoma City dispatch says state operators added 11 producing wells last week while dry holes rose by the same amount. Total completions reached 183, oilers 128, and dry holes 54. Texan prospects Lang and Unger report Simpson dolomite at No. 1 Bohannon in Logan County. New Prue land discovery noted at No. 1 Boxley in Kay County. Drilling at Dunlop wildcat in Washita County continues toward deeper targets.
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Darko School Superintendent Reappointed to Civil Defense Board
Oklahoma City Bernie Fit, longtime Darko School Superintendent and member of the original Civil Defense Board, is reappointed to the agency. He replaces Lawrence F. Bellatti, who resigned to become state safety commissioner.
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Oklahoma City
Anadarko
Bernie Fit
Civil Defense Board
Oklahoma
Lawrence F. Bellatti
Stillwater
Rubberized Paving Test Set In State
State department bids open July 13 for four lane crossing of the South Canadian River bridge. Estimated cost 401 362 dollars with 284 306 dollars for surfacing. Rubberized sections will be checker boarded with asphaltic concrete to test wear quality.
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New South Canadian River Bridge
Senate Votes Bill To Help Sooner Vet
The Senate advanced a special measure sponsored by Oklahoma Senators Mike Monroney and Robert Kerr to allow an Oklahoma City pilot, veteran Ralston E. Harry, access to VA hospital treatment, despite opposition from the VA and Budget Bureau, sending the bill to the White House for final approval. Harry, a World War II Royal Air Force veteran with 140 combat missions, argues the VA hospital is the only place for needed care.
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VA and Budget Bureau
White House
Oklahoma
Mike Monroney
Robert S. Kerr
Ralston E. Harry
Royal Coas Air Force
San Francisco to New York Nonstop Service Begins
Trans World Airlines launches the Ambassador nonstop Constellation flight from San Francisco to New York. The 7 hour 35 minute trip departs Friday at 11 p m EST and arrives at 7 35 a m, trimming three hours from the previous fastest schedule.
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UP -Trans World Airline
New York
Conference Delegates Named for Alva Superintendent Trip
Superintendent Earl L Geis of Alva will join 35 delegates at a superintendent summer work conference in Columbia University New York in July. The trip supports educators from Oklahoma and other states.
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Alva
Okla
Earl L. Geis
Columbia Eerie
New York
Kentucky Postpones Ban On School Segregation
The State Board of Education in Frankfort postponed any ban on segregation in Kentucky public schools and ordered schools to operate through the next school year with races divided. The action followed the Supreme Court delaying final decrees on school desegregation.
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Frankfort
State Board of Education
Kentucky
U.S. Supreme Court
Capital Plumber Electrocuted On Sewer Line
Oklahoma City plumber Harry Buford Snider aged 45 was electrocuted Thursday behind a downtown tavern. Police said he touched a live motor with a metal strip while standing in mud and water working on a sewer line.
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Oklahoma City
Harry Buford Snider
Snider
Miami Plans Civic Center With Arena And Auditorium
Miami officials instruct architects to revise plans for a $75 000 civic center to include a 1 000 seat arena and auditorium. The project is funded by a $500 000 bond issue plus $250 000 from utilities profits.
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Miami
Okla
Miami Trucker Confesses Burglaries Across Three Cities
A Miami trucker admitted to burglaries in three cities, with detectives Walker Casady and M B Cooper identifying the suspect. The total stolen value was reported as four thousand dollars.
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Walker ‘Casady
M. B. Cooper
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