Oklahoma Turnpike Plans Face Final Cost and Traffic Estimates
Final cost and traffic estimates for three proposed toll roads will be submitted to the State Turnpike Authority at a Tuesday meeting. If the syndicate approves, bond underwriting could follow, with construction awaiting Oklahoma Supreme Court approval and a signed contract. engineers earlier pegged cost at 220 million dollars. Road routes run from Tulsa toward the Missouri line, from Oklahoma City toward Kansas, and from Oklahoma City toward Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Turnpike Authority
Combine
Oklahoma
Deleuw, Cather and Co
Chicago
Tulsa
Missouri State Line
Joplin
Kansas
Wichita
Texas
Wichita Falls
McCarthy Defense Hearings Include Zwicker Testimony
Lawton testified he was advised by Brucker of Eisenhower directive barring him from discussing his conversation with Brig. Gen. Zwicker. Flanders sought to add a new charge but was told the committee could not accept new specifications. Brownell declined to reveal public interest details of McCarthy’s 2 ½ page document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mander
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Ralph W. Zwicker
Lawton
McCarthy
Zwicker
New York
Brucker
Eisenhower
Edward B. Williams
Flanders
Justice Department
Brownell
Watkins
Eisenhower Signs Housing Act Promising Higher Home Ownership
Ronald J. Chinnock of the National Association of Real Estate Boards says the 1954 Housing Act will boost home ownership to about 66 percent as insured mortgages allow larger loans longer terms and lower down payments. He lauds expanded mortgage insurance and open housing stock while opposing government ownership of housing.
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America
Eisenhower
Ronald J. Chinnock
Chicago
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Chinnock
Hospital Lews Items Admitted and Births
A list from Southwestern Hospital details admitted patients diverse illnesses and surgeries including Rudolph Topaum Harold Spotted Bird and E G Blanchard. Births list sons of Baskett Morris Bednar and others with times and weights noted. Dismissals include Mrs Smith and Mrs Isham among medical and surgical cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Baskett
Oklahoma
Leo Morris
Dearborn
Steven M. Bednar
Oak
Carl L. Fox
Cornell
L. P. Irwin
Bell
Robert Smith
Walters
Ie Lyle
S. Sixth
Carl Simpson
Snyder
Henry Isham
McKinley
Thomas E. Scheie
Dems Seek Support Of Sooner Solons
Washington reports that Oklahoma Democrats in Congress were asked to campaign in other states. Rep. Carl Albert co chairs the speaker's bureau said letters went out as Congress adjourned and many have not replied. Rep. Ed Edmondson has agreed to give speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Cochairman
Ed Edmondson
Dokla
Aneurin Bevan Apropos
Kropotkin
Ed Yendt
Iad
Aers
Elbe
China Sea
Condemned Slayers Escape From Jail in Mississippi
Two inmates condemned for murder escaped from Hinds County jail in Jackson Mississippi after breaking through a seemingly escape proof wall. They assaulted a jailer and two others to steal a truck and a car, fleeing via a jail kitchen hatch. The escapees are Minor Sorber and Gerald A. Gallego.
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Jackson
Miss
Hinds County
Minor Sorber
State Penitentiary
Gerald A. Gallego
Ocean Springs
New Students Welcome at Emerson School Assembly
New pupils transferred from the former McKinley district were welcomed at Emerson School during the first assembly of the year. Principal Miss Monta Collins introduced the faculty and PTA leaders while Mary Benningfield served as announcer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson School
McKinley
Emerson
Mary Cox
Monta Collins
Orvella Littlefield
Louise Scott
A Brown
Aline
Bonnie Green
Vondle Osen
Cox
George C. Whitten
PTA
J. A. Howeth
Mary Benningfield
Glen Cummins
Carol Smith
Patricia Olin
Patricia Downing
Osen
Esing
Scott
Mel Black
C. L. Craig
Power demand soars in Lawton area in August
Lawton and vicinity show record August power demand with 42 712 kilowatts for the district and 37 098 388 kilowatt hours sold, up sharply from 1949. Study notes 15 754 customers in the area, and a continuing expansion program to meet growing needs.
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Lawton and Vicinity
Lawton
Burns
Lawton Area
Lawton and
Tulsa
Weleetka
Washita
Anadarko
County Group Backs Tax Roll Limitation Proposal
County treasurers endorse a state amendment to set a 15 year statute of limitations on ad valorem taxes. The measure would let treasurers suspend older records, aid abstract companies and realtors, and reduce costs. Support comes from the State County Treasurers Assn and regional officers with a statewide push ahead of the November ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Waid
State County Treasurers Assn
Lawton Realtors
Miss Ward
State County Officers Assn
Oklahoma City
Miss Waid
W. T. Hale
August thefts and burglaries yield $2376 in losses
Lawton reports show August crime totaling $2376 in stolen property with $1620 recovered. Four autos were stolen and recovered, some from prior months, while four robberies occurred. Four aggravated assaults led to three convictions. 14 burglaries were reported, seven solved, seven under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D. C
Lawton
FBI
Funeral Rites For Thomas H Glennan
Thomas H Glennan 63 of 2715 Tulane died this morning at home. Rosary at 7 p.m. and funeral at 10 a.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Church with Msgr Hulshof officiating. Burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Glennan born January 19 1890 in Lawrence Kansas served in World War I in France. Survivors include his wife Fannie, three sons Jack Herrell and Joe, daughter Ann, four brothers Jim Pat Joe John, three sisters and two grandchildren.
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Thomas H. Glennan
Tulane
Lawton Funeral Home
Blessed Sacrament Church
Msgr
Ben Hulshof
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Mr. Glennan
Lawrence
Kaw
Lawton
Pontotoc
Oklo
France
Camp Pike
Ark
Fannie Stamper
Jack
Herrell
Midland
Tex
Joe Glennan
Kermit
Ann Glennan
Jim
California
Pat
Rt. 4
Joe
Coalgate
John
Fred Lawson
Elgin
Fred Dodson
Gore
Fred Zimmerman
Yuma
Ariz
Oklahoma City Prices Report From State Department of Agriculture
State Department of Agriculture lists current market prices for wheat hogs cattle and sheep across several Oklahoma towns and regions. Wheat ranges around 2.10 to 2.18 with small variations by city. broilers hens and eggs show fluctuating but generally steady to lower prices. Cattle hogs and sheep receipts are light with nominal trade and few sales recorded.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Bison
Frederick
Kingfisher
Alva
Blackwell
Enid
el Reno
Fairview
Hobart
Lawton
Medford
Vici
Yukon
Clinton
Guymon
Hooker
Broilers
F.o.b
Musko-gee
Vinita
Tulsa
Ardmore
Chandler
Duranto City
Pauls Valley
Chickasha
Elk City
Muskogee
Laverne
Watonga
McAlester
Durant
USDA
Angus Breeders Association
Housing and farming life in Mukden and Nanshan
A visitor reports on Mukden housing with communal baths and central heating for blocks of families and contrasts a cooperative village with individual plots and a nursery school. In Nanshan a 600000 inhabitant mining town, Aneurin Bevan raises questions about access to translated works and the suppression of books for workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanshan
Rabies Alarm After Dallas Dog Bites Claim Two Child Deaths
Officials said rabies shots are given only if the dog is rabid and cases of dog bites are routine. The Ivory child case yielded no update until the Negro boy returned Wednesday. Police review records to determine what happened as Ben Earl becomes the second Dallas child to die within a mile of another rabies death.
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Page
Pital Hag
Ben Earl
Dallas
Sum
Sterling Man in Critical Condition After Tuesday Night Injury
George Burch of Sterling remains in critical condition at a Lawton hospital after being admitted Tuesday night following an incident in Sterling. Medical staff report no update on his status as of now.
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Sterling
George Burch
Lawton
Soviet and American accounts clash over Neptune incident
U.S. and Soviet delegations at the Security Council debated the downing of a two engine U.S. Neptune by Soviet aircraft. The United States says its planes opened fire only after the attack began, while the Soviets maintain American guns fired first. Nine American crew members survived. one was lost as the plane went down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lodge
Security Council
Russia
Council
U.S
Soviet Union
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Pike
Rudolph Topaum
Anadarko, Medical
Tobin Parton
Binger
Harold Spotted Bird
Thelma Poolaw
Garfield
Herman Mittendorf
Cyril
E. G. Blanchard
Ferris
Jessie Pennington
Lake
R. H. Baldwin
Clain Putney
L. McGehee
Indiahoma
Robert Baty
Paul Baty
Cheyenne
C. W. Neely
Lemmie Bookman
Monroe
Richard Girdner
Clarence Girdner
Fletcher
Nathaniel Mitchell
E. L. Fannin
Dems
Sooner Solons
Henry Elkins
Arnold Oldaker
Samuel Jenkins
Stanley Howard
Raymond Moore
Sandra Stiner
Ronald Christian
Jonah Saxon
Baird Whitten
Georgia Moralez
Randall Murray
Kay Moore
Robette Belew
Juanita Basket
Charlene Boxley
Ronald Simmons
Gwendolyn Post
Susan Boyd
Lynette Pinchback
Ronald Satterfield
Billy Shaw
Batchelor
Nist
Kermit, Tex
Cpl
Winkler County News
Korea
C.P.V
Chinese Peoples Volunteers
Joel Westbrook
San Antonio
Robert Ghyers
Caruthersville
Ghyers
Westbrook
Picasso
the Business College
Gltei Tce
Lion’s Club
Sdsceis
Oklahoma City Livestock
Everest & Jennings
W. F
Glasgow
Mukden
City of
D. L. Shelton
reCord
HOUSE
Lake Lawtonka
City Council
City of Lawton
Berry
Berry’s
California Pottery Service
j-Jewel
I. D
Derry
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
JO G. Andrews
MEL
A. L. Pollard Sporting Goods
Fiat
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