Gas War Suit Heads For State Supreme Court
Oklahoma City lawyers plan to file a mandamus appeal to force District Judge Glen O. Morris to hear a case against A. B. Green and Quality Oil Co. Continen tal Oil Co. faces a new suit aiming to stop selling below cost while price cutting spreads from independents to majors in Oklahoma City.
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State Supreme Court
Oklahoma City
Continental Oil Co
Sid White
H. W
White
Continental
Oklahoma
Overseas Mailing Deadline Nov 15 Reminder
Postmaster Bennie Stephens reminds Lawton Fort Sill residents that November 15 is the overseas mailing deadline to ensure Christmas delivery. Packages have weight and size limits, packaging must be sturdy, address inside, and some items are prohibited. air mail parcels are capped at two pounds and 30 inches combined length and girth.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
Bennie Stephens
Stephens
Army
Apos
Freed Yanks Fail To Appear At Hong Kong Border
Hong Kong border gate closed to day with no sign of two Americans expected to be released from Chinese prisons. Harriet Mills of New York City and Rev. Armand Proulx of Lowell, Mass. waited nearly five hours as U. S. officials and Red Cross officials planned to return Saturday to await arrivals. A British Quaker delegation reported Chou En-lai’s insistence on repatriation delaying talks and pushing for peaceful Formosan liberation. Gerald Bailey and Mrs. G. Reynolds attended Chou’s Peiping reception and relayed his two hour interview remarks.
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Hong Kong
Red China
U. S
Red Cross
Harriet Mills
New York City
Armand Proulx
Lowell
Mass
Chou En-lai
China
Geneva
Gerald Bailey
G. Reynolds
Chou
Peiping
Formosa
Parsons Bros Monument Co vs Sidener in district court
The notes list civil depositions in which Jewell Parsons and Gene Parsons doing business as Parsons Bros Monument Co win a default judgment for 372.30 against R. E. Sidener. A separate case Vera Valenia Cartwright sues Mary Irene Pennington et al for damages from injuries at a store on May 19, 1954, with a verdict for Cartwright for 72,000. C. R. Morgan sues City National Bank on appeal from City Court over an automobile sale dispute, with a jury verdict for the plaintiff to be determined on Sept. 18, 1954.
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Jewell Parsons
Gene Parsons
Parsons Bros. Monument Co
R. E. Sidener
Vera Valenia Cartwright
Mary Irene Pennington
C. R. Morgan
City National Bank
Area Men In Service In Amarillo and Wichita Falls
Airman third class Johnny E. Cook son of Mr and Mrs Johnny E Cook 524 G serves at Amarillo Air Force Base Texas He married to Hazel and is a jet engine mechanic He entered the Air Force July 15 1955 and attended Lawton high school Teddy W Hanks son of Mr and Mrs Ross Hanks 1108 Baldwin is an instructor in the Aircraft and Engine Mechanics school at Sheppard Air Force Base Wichita Falls Texas Hanks entered the Air Force October 30 1940 and is married to Helen E Keith of Senapah
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Johnny E. Cook
Amarillo Air Force Base
Amarillo
Tex
Cook
Hazel
Air Force
Lawton High School
Teddy W. Hanks
Ross Hanks
Baldwin
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Hanks
Helen E. Keith
Senapah
Oklahoma Highway Bid Openings Set for November 8
Oklahoma City reports Highway Commission will open bids on 3,376,335 dollars of road projects covering fifty miles across twelve counties. First highway vehicle liability insurance bids to be considered, authorized earlier by the Legislature. Construction to start within two weeks on 1,646,754 dollars in projects including a Cimarron bridge on U S 281 near Waynoka and U S 69 urban work on McAlester area, plus U S 266 paving and State 76 drainage near Lindsay.
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Oklahoma City
Highway Commission
C. A. Stoldt
Cimarron
U. S. Highway 281
Waynoka
McAlester
Checotah
Lindsay
Wichita Falls Teen-Agers Beat Airmen
In Wichita Falls Texas a group of teen-agers assaulted two airmen and pursued others with rocks and a four foot rubber hose. Roy Logston and Paul Chacon both 18 were treated for bruises and cuts at Sheppard Air Force Base Hospital. Police detained ten youths from Reagan Junior High School who claimed the airmen tried to crash a dance at a lodge hall.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Roy Logston
Paul Chacon
Sheppard Air Force Base Hospital
Air Force
Reagan Junior High School
Lodge Hall
Airline Negotiations Stall Amid Five Day Strike
Negotiations between United Airlines and AFL Flight Engineers stayed at a standstill on Friday while United routes largely operated, despite a five day old strike.
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Chicago
United Airlines
AFL
United
Fort Sill Artilley School future predicted by Gen Devers
An item recalling ten years ago when General Jacob Devers predicted an active future for Fort Sill's artillery school as Army Ground Forces commander. Other notes: El Reno halted Lawton 21-13. Becky Pierce to serve as vice-president of the state junior college press association.
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Constitution
Fort Sill
Jacob Devers
el Reno
Lawton
Becky Pierce
The
Cameron Collegian
State Junior College Press Association
Smogless Friday Gets Big Hooray in New Orleans
New Orleans welcomed a return to clear air after a week of dense fog and smoke that caused four deaths and sent hundreds of asthma patients to hospitals. Two naval lieutenants perished in a crash linked to the fog. doctors cited smog as a contributing factor in two more deaths.
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New Orleans
U. S. Weather Bureau
Pearl Harbor Veterans Association Organized in Oklahoma City
An organization of Pearl Harbor veterans, limited to men stationed at Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941, was announced today as the Veterans of Pearl Harbor Association. Oklahoma potential membership is 300 to 400, with Phil Bird of the Oklahoma Reserve Officers Association among leaders.
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Oklahoma City
Pearl Harbor
Oklahoma
Veterans of
New Rock Island Railroad Chief Named for January
Chicago based Modern Railroads magazine reports its November issue that Downing B. Jenks will become president of the Rock Island Railroad on January 1. Confirmation of the leadership change is expected in upcoming company announcements and industry coverage.
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Chicago
Modern Railroads” Magazine
Downing B. Jenks
The
Rock Island Railroad
Actress Veronica Lake Recovering in Detroit Hospital
Actress Veronica Lake is reported to be receiving routine treatment and coming along fine at Henry Ford Hospital after collapsing in her hotel Thursday following a stage performance in Detroit.
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Detroit
Veronica Lake
Henry Ford Hospital
Tulsan To Get Soldier's Medal
ENID Oklahoma UP A Tulsa air man S Sgt Marvon O Pate and the four year old son of Braman jet pilot will receive decorations at Vance Air Force Base Tuesday. Pate rescues three men from a burning B 26 and gave first aid after the crash in the Austrian Alps July 30 1952. Mathews posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal for Korea service. his son Richard will receive the medals for his father. Mathews parents live in Braman.
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Enid
Okla
Tulsa
Braman
Vance Air Force Base
Marvon O. Pate
Orville L. Matthews
Korea
Japan
Mathews
Richard
Pate
Sam Pate
Walter H. Mathews
Donald T. Lindenbusch
Air Force expands lookout program with new centers
In Oklahoma City air defense leaders announced expansion of the lookout program to 19 new air defense filter centers. The plan calls for about one million ground observers. The briefing drew over 100 civilian and military defense officials at Tinker AFB 33rd Air Defense Division.
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Oklahoma City
Air Force
33Rd Air Defense Division
Tinker Afb
Ex-Sooner Fights Piano Hating Sheriff
A former Oklahoma tavern operator in Wichita Falls clashed with Sheriff Weldon Bailey over piano music in taverns. Bailey said he would not tolerate piano music, claiming it drew troublemakers, while Louie Horaney refused to remove his piano and faced threats of deputies enforcing the ban. Horaney, once in Midwest City, says business declined but some patrons still attend for the piano.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Oklahoma
Texas
Weldon Bailey
Louie Horaney
Bailey
Horaney
Oklahoma City
Midwest City
Oilmen Complete Only 152 Wells
Oklahoma City report shows oil operators completed 152 wells last week, 39 fewer than the prior week, with 93 new oil wells, 42 dry holes, and 9 gassers. Warren Petroleum opened the Morrow Sand pool in Beaver County with No 1 Bowles, drill stem tested to 7,255-81 ft, indicating 285,000 cubic feet daily gas and 5,300 feet of 38 gravity oil plus heavy oil and mud. United Producing tests Chester Lime in West Mocane Field at No 5 Adams, perforations 6,228-38 ft produced 352 bbl oil and 1,140,000 cu ft gas daily. Other pays include Kansas City and Checkerboard in the pool.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Oil
Research Oil Reports
Warren Petroleum
New Morrow
Camrick
Beaver County
Bowles
Wildcat
United Producing
Chester
Adams
Csw
Kansas City
Checkerboard
Morrow
United States registers 61 million motor vehicles
The article notes 61 million registered motor vehicles in the United States and 72 million licensed drivers. It highlights a broad scope of vehicle ownership and licensing across the country, reflecting significant mobility and transportation activity.
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United States
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