Roosevelt kin announces engagement to De Bonaventura
A long Island engagement links Sara Delano Roosevelt 21, granddaughter of Franklin D. Roosevelt, to Anthony De Bonaventura 23, son of a Manhattan barber. They met at a Philadelphia party. Sara is Bryn Mawr junior, Anthony Curtis Institute graduate. Whitney family hosts news, plans include Army service for Anthony.
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Manhasset
N. Y
Philadelphia
New York
East 17Th Street
Manhattan
Sara
John Hay Whitney
di Bonaventura
Whitney
Bryn Mawr College
Curtis Institute of Music
Fred di Bonaventura
17Th Street
Whitneys
di Bonaventuras
Island
Anthony
Betsy Cushing
Roosevelt
Taft Supports Temporary Extension of Excess Profits Tax
Senator Taft says the excess profits tax is vicious in parts but should be continued temporarily to fund the budget needs. He notes the levy targets large firms, with a 68 percent maximum, and could die July 1 unless extended. President Eisenhower’s stance on renewal remains uncertain, affecting congressional action. Senator Sparkman indicates Democrats may back a presidential recommendation to extend until Jan 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Congress
Eisenhower
White House
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Pageant Board Ballots Mailed In Reorganization Plan
Ballots for five new Pageant association board members have been mailed to registered Pageant cast members and 100 club contributors. Election closes May 31 by mail. The reorganization aims to grow the board from seven to twelve with four members elected annually to three year terms. Complete reorg will occur later this fall.
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Easter Pageant Association
Jack Batten
100 Club
Wky-Tv
Holy City
Pageant Association
Batten
Pageant Board
City on Draws Year In Prison For 3rd Driving Conviction
Lawton man Everett Daniel Sly, 40, received a one year prison term after pleading guilty to a third drunken driving offense within 12 months. He was arrested May 3 by troopers Bud Williamson and Bill Flanagan. Sly had prior DWI convictions in Caddo and Comanche counties in March and faced fines of 100 dollars plus costs.
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Lawton
State
Everett Daniel Sly
Caddo
Comanche
Robert Landers
Sly
Bud Williamson
Bill Flanagan
Caddo County
Comanche County
Oatis Reunited With Wife After Three-Year Gap
William N. Oatis, freed after more than two years in a Czechoslovak prison, was reunited with his wife at Idlewild Airport. They spoke briefly aboard a Pan Am flight amid a large media crowd, with no delays for customs. Oatis described his treatment as efficient, not brutal, in Prague.
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New York
William N. Oatis
Czechoslovakia
Idlewild
Associated Press
Pan American World Airways
Laurabelle
Oatis
Frank J. Starzel
Frankfurt
Germany
Alan J. Gould
Europe
Prague
Kensington Air Terminal
London
St. Paul
Minn
Water Usage Curbs Placed for Fort Sill Area
Lawton and Fort Sill water users were asked to limit consumption to essential needs while repairs halt the 24 inch main from Medicine Park filter plant. The clear well tank built in the 1930s to augment Fort Sill supply is being serviced, affecting multiple mains for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Fort Sill
Medicine Park
Jess McMillian
Robber Loots Amarillo Armored Truck Near FBI Office
A burglar robbed an armored truck near the FBI and sheriff offices in Amarillo on Monday. Several bags of money were taken from the truck driven by C. H. Poindexter. officials said the loss may be heavy. Police reported the door was found with a skeleton key in the lock and have no leads.
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Amarillo
FBI
Sheriff’s
C. C. Price
C. H. Poindexter
Post Office
Federal
Armored Car Company
U. S. Marshals
Potter County Sheriff’s Office
Texas Rangers
Rangers
Sheriff's Office
Poindexter
Federal Building
Banker is Named Cuban Ambassador
President Eisenhower nominated Arthur Gardner a 64 year old banker and manufacturer to be ambassador to Cuba. Gardner is first vice president and District of Columbia office manager of the Bundy Tubing Co.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Arthur Gardner
Cuba
Gardner
District of Columbia
Bundy Tubing Co
Golden Rule Group Backing Sill Woman's Japan Project
Mrs. J Hale Edwards announced that the National Golden Rule Foundation will sponsor The New Family Center in Tokyo Japan. The project aims to foster understanding between Japan and the Western Hemisphere through a non governmental non sectarian effort led by Mrs M P Echols Fort Sill and supported by the American Mothers committee and Golden Rule Foundation trustees. The center started by Mrs Echols while in Tokyo seeks to engage youth and promote cross cultural ties with funds to sustain and expand the center.
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J. Hale Edwards
National Golden Rule Foundation
New Family Center
Tokyo
Japan
M. P. Echols
Fort Sill
Edwards
Oklahoma
American Mothers Committee
National Council
New York City
Golden Rule Foundation
Council
Echols
Col. M. P. Echols
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Western Hemisphere
Fight Flares Over New Logan Turnpike Bill in OK Senate
In Oklahoma City the Local State and Federal Government committee opened debate on Sen. Bill Logan’s turnpike bill aimed at speeding three toll roads. Opponents warned of a referendum within 90 days after adjournment to block the measure. supporters defend the emergency clause and changes to eminent domain, interchanges, and contract limits. Senators Campbell and Ross led the attack, citing road defects and fears of sectionalized free roads.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
Bill Logan
Lawton
Johnston Murray
Logan
Quapaw and
Afton
Miami
Vinita
Claremore
State Highway Department
G. B. Campbell
Pete Ross
Chickasha
Campbell
Tulsa
Ross
Oklahoma
Iran Mob Attacks American Official
In Tehran a U S Information Service official was struck in the face by a youth group as he headed to church. A U S Point Four vehicle was rushed by angry leftist crowds chanting Yankee go home. Members and sympathizers of the Tudeh Party later targeted a Point Four station wagon near the Justice Ministry.
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Tehran
Iran
U. S. Information Service
Jim Cook
Cook
Tudeh
Communist) Party
Justice Ministry
Ridgway Warns Nation NATO Forces Still Puny
May 18 dispatch reports Sabrejet pilots in Korea claim 12 MIG-15s downed. Capt. Joseph McConnell Jr. earns triple jet ace with 16 total, while Lt. Col. Louis A. Green adds a second downing as ground fighting heats near Outpost Horseshoe.
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Seoul
Joseph McConnell
Sabres
McConnell
Apple Valley
Calif
Louis A. Green
Lexington
N. M
Green
Horseshoe
East Central
Eighth Army
Korea
Joseph McConnell Jr
Butch
Dogs Hunt for Mountain Lion Fails on Red River Island
Temple readers recount a four hour hunt organized by Game Ranger Woody Wilson as about 200 amateur hunters and six professionals tried to flush a mountain lion blamed for livestock predation. Rain and boggy terrain hampered efforts, leaving trackers muddy and frustrated while locals debate whether the animal still roams Cache creek bottoms.
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Temple
Cache Creek
Cotton County
Woody Wilson
Texas
Red River
Moose Camp
Tornado strikes Cherie-Winchie injuring resident and destroying homes
Bulletin reports a sixth Louisiana tornado in three days hit Cherie-Winchie near Oakdale. One woman is seriously injured as seven homes are demolished while authorities assess damage amid ongoing severe weather.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Cherie-Winchie
Oakdale
Lone Survivor Describes Plane Plunge To Death
The Delta Chicago and Southern DC-3 crash near Waskom Texas killed 19. Survivor Mrs Hazel Cox 21 Panama City Fla described waking from a nap as the plane hit trees and flames erupted. The craft en route Dallas to Atlanta crashed in heavy rain and hail in a pine forest. Pilot and crew among the dead, survivor injured with possible broken ribs.
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Waskom
Tex
Delta- Chicago and
Southern Airlines
Here
Hazel Cox
Panama City
Fla
East
Texas
Louisiana-Texas
Pine Forest
Dallas
Atlanta
Marshall
Shreveport
Cox
Kahn Memorial Hospital
Roger Harmon
City Jaycees Capture Top State Honors
The Lawton Junior Chamber of Commerce and Jaycee Jones led the Lawton group to top state honors at the Bartlesville convention. Warren Chrisman was named state vice president for the southwest region. Mrs. Githen K. Rhoads elected treasurer of the state Jaycees. Ewing Gaf ford received the state DSA award for outstanding young businessman. The Jaycees won six firsts on regular projects and a special first for sponsoring the Civic Drama Festival with Broadway plays from the Civic Drama Guild of New York. Other firsts included Christmas activities such as a courthouse lawn parade and kids party and a strong public relations showing.
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Lawton Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee Jones
Bartlesville
Warren Chrisman
Jaycee
Githen K. Rhoads
Lawton Janes
Janes
Gafford
DSA
Oklahoma
Ewing Gafford
Lawton
Lawton Jaycees
Civic Drama Festival
Civic Drama Guild of New York
Lawton Group
Jaycees
Texas man Abdullah linked to Samia Gamal divorce
Cairo reports Samia Gamal says she intends to end her 18 month marriage to Texas playboy Sheppard Abdullah King ITI after alleged mistreatment. King plans Cairo trip as Samia vows to pursue divorce if needed. She notes she will retaliate if he makes unbecoming statements. King had converted to Islam for the marriage and previously divorced his wife Gloria.
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Cairo
Egypt
Samia Gamal
Sheppard (Abdullah
Iti
Farouk
Sapemaee
Samia
King
Abdullah
Houston
Paris
Gloria
Negro Group Forms in Lawton for Better Government
The Colored Association for Better Government denounces pressure groups for Negro police selections and backs the city chief using his own judgment for two vacancies in the Negro community. J. S. Phillips elected president. the group seeks improved government and rights of appeal for officers. A petition with about 300 names was presented. Chief Ral Hennessee had not named the new officers.
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Lawton
J. S. Phillips
Phillips
Tom Tipler
Ral Hennessee
Colored Association For
Summer Band Program Set Plans by Law ton School
James Matthews announces the annual summer free band program for the Lawton public school system. Questionnaires will be sent to elementary students for parent completion. Enrollment is 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 1 and 2, with classes starting June 8. Beginners need parental accompaniment at enrollment. The program runs eight weeks on three levels with music theory and drill.
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Lawton Public School
James Matthews
Matthews
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