Governor Seizes St Louis Transit Company to Run Service
Gov. Phil M. Donnelly invoked the King-Thompson law to seize and operate the St. Louis Public Service Co after a 1,400 member AFL strike. The action, effective immediately, affects about 200000 daily riders. Daniel C. Rogers was named to run the utility, while union leadership could not be reached for confirmation.
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ST. Louis
Phil M. Donnelly
St. Louis Public Service Co
AFL
King-Thompson
Donnelly
Daniel C. Rogers
State Mediation Board
John C. Baine
A. E. East
Rogers
East
Aggie Football Seeks Homecoming Queen and Attendents
Aggie gridiron squad will select Homecoming queen and attendants tonight, with the queen revealed at Wednesday announcements. Coronation set for halftime Friday at Roosevelt Stadium during the Arlington State game. A large bonfire pep rally is planned before the game, plus a downtown parade Friday and alumni events after the contest.
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Cameron College
Aggie
Arlington State
Roosevelt Stadium
LeRoy Montgomery
Five Win $125000 In Oklahoma Auto Settlement
Five Oklahomans reportedly received 125000 as an out of court settlement against American Tank and Manufacturing Co. in a December 25 1954 crash on U S Highway 66 near Bristow. Plaintiffs Harry Pound Robert Lee Baker Donald L Pound John L Griffeth and W C Potts of Cushing Tulsa Drumright and Stillwater claimed a company truck swerved across the center line. Driver Claud Dulaney of Ripley has a suit pending.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Oklahoma
American Tank and Manufacturing Co
Dallas
U. S. Highway 66
Bristow
Jack B. Sellers
Harry Pound
Cushing
Robert Lee Baker
Donald L. Pound
Tulsa
John L. Griffeth
Drumright
W. C. Potts
Stillwater
Claud Dulaney
Ripley
One Joins Navy Two Enter Army In War Era Casualties
Lawton area enlistments reported with New ton Wilburn Knight joining the Navy, undergoing basic training at San Diego Naval Training Station. Fred Owain Clark of Comanche and Perry Dale Whittington of Duncan joined the Army after graduating from Comanche High School.
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Lawton
Navy
Army
Newton Wilburn Knight
Ishamel Knight
F. Knight
Elgin
San Diego
Calif
Naval Training Station
Fred Owain Clark
Fred Clark
Comanche
Perry Dale Whittington
Duncan
Comanche High School
Brinks Seeks State Permit For Armored Car Service
Oklahoma City The Corporation Commission will hold a hearing next Monday on Brinks Inc to operate armored car transfer service statewide to qualify for a Federal Reserve contract in Kansas City. Federal Reserve Bank official R L Mathes called the Brinks service unique and safer than rail or mail delivery, and Brinks seeks to withhold contract details to prevent criminal access.
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Oklahoma City
Corporation Commission
Brinks, Inc
Oklahoma
Federal Reserve Bank
Kansas City
Carl Mitchell
Commission
R. L. Mathes
Mathes
Brinks
Geronimo man eligible for wolf bounty
Roy Johnson county clerk said Tuesday that Frank Capelka of Geronimo is eligible to collect a bounty of 2.50 dollars for turning in a pair of wolf ears.
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Frank Capelka
Geronimo
Roy Johnson
September Rain Improves Oklahoma Ranges and Cattle
Oklahoma City reports September rainfall improved range conditions and cattle health. Ranges Oct 1 at 76 percent of normal, near 10 year average, up from 62 a year ago. Sept 1 at 72 percent. Cattle and calves averaged 83 percent of normal, with hay and forage generally satisfactory and stock water abundant. Cattle receipts at Oklahoma City stockyards fell to 81,126 in September from 101,529 in August and 123,866 last September.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Federal
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Autumn fog halts traffic and grounds ships near London
England awoke to its first autumn fog, disrupting road and river travel. The Maipura, a 9784 ton British freighter, grounded in the Thames off Tilbury as trains ran late. Air traffic was diverted and flights delayed due to a radiation fog from damp air meet sun-warmed fields.
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London
England
Maipura
Thames
Tilbury
Air Ministry
Scotland
Ireland
Stock Market Mixed After Early Sell Off
New York stocks opened lower by one to two dollars but soon rallied to gains of one to three dollars. Major names shifted signs, General Motors down one, U S Steel up a quarter, Texas Company up seventy five cents, with overall volume around 3.1 million shares as investors weighed Eisenhower’s illness and possible non re election.
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New York
General Motors
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Anaconda
Texas Co
Kennecott Cooper
Westinghouse
Eisenhower
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Associated Press
Linseed Oil Keeps Putty From Drying Out
Small amounts of linseed oil poured into the container before putty is stored will keep it from drying out.
Alaska Cattle Ranch Test is Scheduled
Oklahoma City reports an experiment in Arctic cattle ranching by Leo Winters, Oklahoma secretary of the State Election Board, who plans to place 200 Angus on Sitinak island near Kodiak, Alaska, with potential growth to 4000 head. Winters will fly to Anchorage to arrange shipments, possibly moving in November or next spring, and may hire James Davis of Grover Texas to operate the ranch.
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Oklahoma City
Alaska
Leo Winters
State Election Board
Winters
Oklahoma
Anchorage
Sitinak Island
Trinity Group
Kodiak
Tourist Attraction Draws Fine for Planting Cotton
In Cuba Alabama Joe B Killian planted 16 rows of cotton at his service station and souvenir stand to draw visitors. U S Department of Agriculture accuses him of planting without a government allotment and seeks a 6 37 dollar fine for an estimated 36 pounds of cotton. Killian says he grows cotton to give away to tourists and sent a letter to Eva Taft Benson. the issue is under review at Livingston cotton office.
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Cuba
Ala
Joe B. Killian
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Killian
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Eva Taft Benson
Livingston
Parsons Parole Denied in Texas Clemency Request
Mary Jean Parsons serving a 10 year sentence for the murder of her husband Lt. Richard O. Parsons. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied clemency at this time, noting she may reapply while imprisoned. Parsons, a Tulsa socialite, was found sane by juries. her attorneys argued insanity.
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Austin —LLP
Mary Jean Parsons
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Jack Ross
Ross
el Paso
Wichita Falls
Tulsa, Okla
Slain Trotsky Aide Seeks Parole Date
Jacques Mornard, the man who killed Leon Trotsky, says he has been promised parole but no release date is set. He has served 16 years of a 20 year sentence in Mexico City.
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Mornard
Mexico City
Leon Trotsky
Jacques Mornard
King Hussein Treated in Lausanne for Stomach Disorder
King Hussein of Jordan was reported under treatment in Lausanne Switzerland today for a chronic stomach disorder. The report notes the monarch's condition and ongoing medical care as he receives treatment abroad.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
King Hussein of
Jordan
McCarthy Receives Three Bodyguards After Threat
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy was assigned three plainclothes police bodyguards after a report of a possible threat involving a gunman near his hotel. The move followed his appearance at the trial of former Harvard psychologist Leon J. Kamin, with McCarthy set to testify Tuesday.
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Boston
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Harvard University
Leon J. Kamin
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