Johnson Again Shuns Top Spot for Democratic Ticket
Washington report says Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson discourages efforts to draft him for president. Rayburn suggests Johnson be Texas favorite son and head of Texas delegation, but few expect a serious bid. Texas Democrats remain divided after recent conventions, with Patman calling Rayburn proposal broadly acceptable.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate Democrats
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Johnson
Eisenhower
Bonham
Tex
Rayburn
Allan Shivers
Wright Patman
Area Men In Service Varlyn H Boyce Enlists
Varlyn H. Boyce 21 son of M H Boyce of Cameron is a new U S Air Force recruit training at Lackland A F Base Texas. Recruiters say after training he will be sent to an Air Force technical school or general duty. Lackland base near San Antonio Texas.
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Varlyn H. Boyce
M. H. Boyce
Cameron College
U. S. Air Force
Lackland AF Base
Texas
Air Force
Lackland
San Antonio
Tex
Taylor Acquitted In Burglary Trial
Ardmore City Commissioner Joe Taylor, charged with second degree burglary, was acquitted by a 12 man jury after over five hours of deliberation. The judge docketed the verdict at 10:03 p.m. Taylor faces remaining charges in Garvin and Lincoln counties and in Texas. A Stratford grocery burglary case involving over $300 was dropped. Witnesses linked Taylor to an interstate burglary ring, with one ex convict stating loot aided Ardmore officials.
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Texas
Garvin County
Lincoln County
Wichita Falls
Tex
Ardmore
Stratford
Pauls Valley
Raymond Burger
Smith
Taylor
Slaying Suspects Pass Lie Tests Oklahoma City
Two men questioned in the bludgeon slaying of 48 year old Alma Beile Miller were released after lie detector tests. A third man remained in custody awaiting questioning and a test. Police say jealousy may be involved as motive, with no robbery or sexual motive found.
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Oklahoma City
Alma Béile Miller
Anthony Marion Erwin
Wayne Harbolt
Eugene Poling
Ex-Bank Cashier Admits Embezzling in Smolan
Raymond Holmquist, former cashier of Smolan State Bank in Smolan Kansas a 200 resident community near Salina admitted guilt to 10 counts of embezzlement. Bank examiners found shortages totaling 258000 across 156 accounts though charges cover nearly 30000. Holmquist 44 received 3 to 50 years on each count with sentences to run consecutively totaling 30 to 500 years.
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Salina
Kan
Raymond Holmquist
Smolan
Here
Holmquist
Red Cross Gray Ladies Set Class Dates Change
Red Cross Gray Ladies training dates were changed to April 12 13 at the chapter house with Miss Lydia Blount announcing. Technical instruction shifts occur April 17 18 19 at Fort Sill Cross hospital annex lounge due to conflict with the area national staff conference in St Louis. Aides will train for disaster work and operate from chapter headquarters assisting Fort Sill and Kiowa hospitals.
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Red Cross
Chapter
Lydia Blount
Miss Blount
Fort Sillie& Cross Hopital Annex
St. Louis
Fort Silk
Kiowa
Air Force Band Tickets On Sale For Lawton Concert
Tickets go on sale for the Symphony in the Sky concert by the United States Air Force band at Lawton High School March 19 in two shows 1 30 p m and 8 15 p m priced 50 cents to 2 00 with student and adult rates and reserved seats. Altus AFB will fly two B 47s over Lawton and display equipment on the same day.
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United States Air Force Band
Lawton High School
Leister’s and
Hardy Suggs
George Walters
LHS
Altus Air Force Base
Dance at Lawtonian Hotel Saturday Night
Marty Greens Academy of Ballroom Dancing presents a St Patrick's Dance at the Hotel Lawtonian Saturday night with music by the Cavalleros and a floor show. Tickets are on sale at the hotel.
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Marty Green
St. Patrick’s
Lawtonian
The
Cavalleros
Green
St Patrick's Day Dance Set at St Marys Gym
A semi formal St Patrick's Day dance will be held in the St Marys gymnasium and auditorium at 9 p.m. March 17. Tickets are on sale from Virginia Simon and Teresa Simon at St Marys school.
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St. Mary’s
Virginia Simon
Teresa Simon
St. Mary’s School
High Texoma Lodge Prices Stir Up Row
Oklahoma City OK two state boards clash over record high price schedule for Texoma and Sequoyah State Park lodges. Rates top seven to seventeen dollars per person and nineteen dollars for two. officials debate opening costs in May or June. Western Hills operators favor high initial rates. board chair urges further study. Additional action includes kitchen redesign at Texoma lodge and a push to designate Great Salt Plains area as a state park.
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Oklahoma City
Lake Texoma
Sequoyah State Park
State Planning and Resources Board
W. K. Haynie
Anthony Cravajal
Charles Bliss
Western Hills Organization of
Fort Worth
Lake Murray State Park
Texoma Lodge
Jet
Okla
Great Salt Plains
Stanley Coppock
Rcleo Springs
Mate Seeking Gals Advised to Wyoming or Nevada
Life magazine reports the best prospects for single women are in Wyoming and Nevada where seven men stand for every three maidens. The study notes bachelors move to open country for survival with 60 percent of the nation’s 14.5 million bachelors living in cities versus 70 percent of single women.
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New York
Life Magazine
Wyoming
Nevada
Life
Whites Can't Pass Voter Reading Test
In Minden Louisiana registrar Mrs Winnice Clement says 24 white applicants failed the constitutional interpretation test as strict enforcement of voter qualification laws rises amid growing Negro voting power in Webster parish. She notes she previously registered whites without tests and only two Negro applicants failed for other reasons.
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Minden
White Citizens Council
Winnice P. Clement
U.S
Webster Parish
Clement
Gatun Lake Cited as World’s Largest Man Made Lake
The Twentieth Century Fund claims Gatun Lake in the Panama Canal is the largest man made lake in the world highlighting its scale and significance.
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Gatun Lake
Panama Canal
Twentieth Century Fund
Red Cross Offers Beginning First Aid Classes
Red Cross first aid classes start at 7 p.m. March 12 at the local chapter house. Instructor Jess Newby leads three-hour sessions twice weekly to complete the 18 hour standard course in six lessons. Open to all, with no charge, and registration or attendance at the first class on March 12.
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Red Cross
Lydia Blount
Jess Newby
Miss Blount
Lawton
Mother Rescues Son From Well in Wake Virginia
A 25-year-old Middlesex County mother spent 30 minutes yesterday inside a 35-foot well holding her 2-year-old son Gary. She climbed down with no ladder or rope, and neighbors Josh Sadler and Rudolph Benson lowered a rope and ladder. Gary escaped with minor cuts. Mrs. Estes remained unharmed.
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Wake
Middlesex County
John C. Estes Jr
Gary
Johnny
Josh Sadler
Sadler
Rudolph Benson
Mrs. Estes
Swope Family Visits Ola Giddens in Homecoming Muster
Personal Mr and Mrs Richard Swope and their two sons Ricky and Robby arrived from Ypsilanti Michigan to visit Mrs Ola Giddens at 402 H. The receiver notes a family gathering as a local social item with emphasis on kin and residence.
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Richard Swope
Ricky
Robby
Ypsilanti, Mich
Ola Giddens
Hams To Issue Tornado Alerts In Oklahoma
Oklahoma officials say an amateur radio group will relay tornado warnings quickly this season. The Oklahoma storm warning net links Weather Bureau advisories with ham operators across Oklahoma and neighboring states. Members provide equipment and operate around the clock to issue factual warnings when a tornado is possible.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Civil Defense
Tom Brett
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Jerry Soukup
Mountain Park
Okla
Brett
Weather Bureau
Threatener Held In Mississippi
Biloxi police arrested James Winterstein, 31, for writing a letter threatening to kill President Eisenhower. He admitted penning the note while intoxicated, claiming he was drunk at the time and expressing a brutal threat to the President.
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Gulfport
Miss
Biloxi
Eisenhower
James Winterstein
Herbert McDonnell
Winterstein
Parents Force Resignations At Kalkaska High School
Kalkaska Michigan board resumes classes after a parent group row led to the resignations of Superintendent Gordon G. Caswell and Principal Wallace A. Schnetzler. Caswell, after remarks at a student disciplinary assembly, described affectionate behavior as disgusting. Meeting with state officials was canceled due to icy roads.
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Kalkaska, Mich
Board of Education
Kalkaska High School
Gordon G. Caswell
Caswell
Wallace A. Schnetzler
Morse Seeks Tax Cut on Hawaii Alaska Travel
Sen Wayne Morse proposes amending a bill to lift transportation taxes on most foreign travel and reinstate the Alaska Hawaii travel tax exemption removed by the Senate finance committee. The measure targets travel between the U S mainland and Hawaii and Alaska and aims to ease costs for travelers.
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Morse
Washington
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
U.S. Mainland
Hawaii
Alaska
Senate Finance Committee
Thorn ton Minor Clinic offers free $1 box of Pile Suppositories
A Kansas City clinic advertises a limited postpaid offer of a full size $1 box of Thorn ton Minor Pile Suppositories, 12 count, free with no charge or obligation. To receive, send full name age and address via post card to Thorn ton Minor Clinic, 911-S East Linwood Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
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Thornton Minor Clinic
Thornton Minor
East Linwood Blvd
Kansas City
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