Olmstead Seeks Re election for Ward 2 in Lawton
Incumbent councilman Merritt E. Olmstead announces candidacy for Ward 2 in Lawton with a campaign pledging full attendance, city service focus, and opposition to the Democratic nominee in the April 6 election. He defends tax increases and argues for prudent city budgeting to fund police fire and utilities.
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E. Olmstead
Lawton
Mr. Olmstead
Peope
Ward 2
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Indian Park
Merritt Olmstead
Merritt E. Olmstead
Nnll
Pol
Home electronic organ making comeback in American households
Hal Boyle profiles Burton Minshall, founder of a leading electronic organ company, detailing his rise from repairman to industry pioneer. The piece notes a seven million dollar market, plans for a ten year expansion, and aims to make the electronic organ a one-man symphony accessible to novices and pros alike.
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New York
America
Annie Laurie
Hiram
Burton Minshall
Minshall
Madaline
Sooner Dairymen Solve Milk Surplus
Oklahoma dairy leaders urged national action to curb milk surpluses. Chebie Graham of the Central Milk Production Association said a small daily extra milk intake could eliminate excess supply. They met Oklahoma congressional leaders to push price support reductions limited to five percent per year.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Chebie Graham
Oklahoma City
Central Milk Production Association
Cities Service Seeks Nod for Two State Gas Lines
Washington The Cities Service Co asked the Federal Power Commission yesterday for authority to build 33 miles of gas lines across two states. The estimated cost is 1,680,500 with 227,500 allotted to reclamation of existing lines.
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Cities Service
Washington
Federal Power Commission
Cities Service Co
Cat Woman Found Guilty in California Slaying Case
Salinas California Mrs Winnie Ola Freeman fifty three is to be sentenced to life in prison after conviction of rancher Harold Jonas sen eighty in a case tied to a previous Arkansas slaying. The jury fixed the sentence and Superior Judge Henry G Jorgen must impose it. Authorities in Miami Oklahoma issued murder warrants for Freeman and her husband James thirty five in the Wilkinson slaying in Wilkinson Lake Oklahoma August fifth. Both deny knowledge of the crime.
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Salinas
Calif
Winnie Ola Freeman
California State Penitentiary
Aes
Harold Jonassen
Henry G. Jorgen
California
Wilkinson
Mysterious Duncan Body Is Identified
Oklahoma City crime bureau agents identify a man found beside a farm pond near Duncan on March 9 as H. C. Schaefer. Autopsy shows drowning with no signs of violence and FBI fingerprints unavailable.
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Oklahoma City
State Crime Bureau
Duncan
H. C. Schaefer
FBI
Europe PX Sales Top $175 Million
Heidelberg Germany report shows Europe PX sales of 175 million dollars in 1953. The Europe Exchange Service employed over 23 thousand people, with 22 thousand locals and the remainder American. Salaries exceeded 24 million dollars. Net profits funded welfare for U S military personnel in Germany and Austria.
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Heidelberg
Germany
P _ Sone Ss. eg
Europe
Europeee
EES
Austria
The
Near
Canada Soldiers Seized By Reds
Two Canadian soldiers James Andrew Piercey and Douglas Grant Phillips were captured by Communist patrols across the truce line in Korea and held for 29 hours. They said their captors questioned them about movies and home life rather than politics or military matters, and treated them normally before turning them over to a joint observation team in the DMZ.
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Korea
Boaks Bay
James Andrew Piercey
Toronto
Ontario
Douglas Grant Phillips
Kitchener
Ey Care Long
Jon 3Iers
Canada
Red
Demilitarized Zone
Missing Soldier Added To Army Dead List
Washington report states another serviceman is added by the Army to the Korea war dead list. The name appears as Billy F. Glessner and the record notes he had been previously listed.
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Washington
Army
C. Billy F. Glessner
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Tenna
Hal Boyle
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Cache Road
Reds
Amlenipomen
Bath
D Ave
Elmer Edgmon
Lawton Rusco
GALYV
Indi
A. Pipe Pipe
Ntire Stoc Men’s Clothing and Shoe Store
Euclid Avenue
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D Avenue
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