Cotton Farmers Turn Bootlegger Hunters Under Oklahoma Law
Cotton County Sheriff Bill Dyer and three assistants, calling themselves “a bunch of cotton farmers,” have built a reputation for intercepting bootleggers moving contraband from Texas into dry Oklahoma. Dyer and Undersheriff Alvin Clifton and Deputies Bob Simpson and David Hooper track routes from Wichita Falls, Texas, selling seized liquor to a Dallas firm. Proceeds fund the county school fund. Dyer claims bootleggers won’t run over him.
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vressiPano
Umia
Oklahoma
Cotton
Bill Dyer
Texas
David Hooper
Dyer
Lawton
Hooper
Alvin Clifton
Bob Simpson
American Motors Cuts Net Loss to Six Million Nine Hundred Fifty Six Thousand
American Motors reports a net loss of 6,956,425 for the year ended Sept 30, down from 11,071,273 the prior year. The 1955 loss includes tax recoveries of 11,590,000, with about 85 percent due to unusual expenses and restricted output in the first half amid Hudson Nash consolidation. Production rose to 153,322 cars, 34.7 percent higher, and appliances output jumped 181 percent. The firm forecasts improved results in 1956 as it strengthens its position in autos and appliances, with fiscal year sales at 441,127,272 compared with 40,343,511 the year before.
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American Motors
Hudson and
Nash Assembly
Wisconsin
American Motors Corp
Cantwell Off Ballot Triggers New Clermont City Election
Ross C Cantwell was unopposed for Clermont city treasurer but his name and the office title were omitted from the ballot by error. A new election is required to fill the post.
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Clermont
Fla
Ross C Cantwell
Confusing Lees Lose Jobs in CAA CAB Shifts
James Marlow explains how two men named Lee, Josh and Frederick B., both lost posts amid Civil Aeronautics Administration and Civil Aeronautics Board changes. Josh, a Democrat on CAB, exits as his term ends. Frederick, a Republican head of the CAA, remains under Weeks, with Eisenhower planning a replacement.
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ABC
Lee
CAA
CAB
Lees
Josh Lee
Frederick B. Lee
Frederick Lee
Civil Aeronautics Board
GAA
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Commerce Department
Commerce
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
G. Joseph Minetti
New York
F B Lee fired from aviation post as control clash grows
A political shakeup over civil aviation ends Frederick B. Lee's tenure as CAA boss after Weeks and Rothschild clashed with him. Democrats allege a pattern of suppression of aviation figures, linking Lee's exit to broader battles over federal air policy and appointments. Monroney vows January inquiry into the dispute and Rostschild ties.
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F. B. Lee
Weeks
Lee
Louis S. Rothschild
Sen. Monroney
Oklahoma
Senate
Monroney
Frederick B. Lee
Rothschild
Fredrick B. Lee
Minetti
Josh Lee
CAA
CAB
Ross Rizley
Meier Files Voluntary Bankruptcy in Freeport Court
Edward G. Meier a farm worker from Route 2 Lena Illinois has filed a petition for voluntary bankruptcy in Federal Court at Freeport The filing shows assets of 515 97 and liabilities indicating a pending insolvency proceeding
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Edward G. Meier
Lena, Ill
Freeport
Liabili
Kefauver Plans Friday Announcement On Presidential Bid
Sen. Estes Kefauver's campaign said he would announce on Friday whether he will actively seek the Democratic presidential nomination. Dixon Donnelley stated Kefauver, then on the West Coast, would hold a news conference at the Willard Hotel to declare his intentions.
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Washington
Kefauverampaign
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Dixon Donnelley
West Coast
Willard Hotel
Families and friends visit across Beloit and area
Mrs. FN Miller hosts Juda visits while Ernest Salzwedel and relatives travel to Beloit. Chester Haman, William Ubert, and others call on Mrs John Wuetrich at Mercy Hospital in Janesville. Schilt family from Clarno honor grandparents Hartwig. Several guests stay with Hartwigs and attend dinners in Monroe and Madison as local social ties continue through weekend.
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Ernest
Monroe
Florence Miller
Wallace Burr
Janesville
Claude Walton
Merrill Waelti
Terry
Danny
Nora Meracle
Hebron
Glenn Bower
Waugaer
Kev
Homer Retzlaff
Blackhawk
Grace Ronspiez
Alma Hein
Philip Schmid
Whiting
Ind
Kenneth Maas
Stoughton
Nathan Hartwig
Madison
Lawrence Hartwig
Bonnie Vanderbilt
Betty
Duane Tonley
Spencer, Ir
Elizabeth Lahr
Ed Hartwig
Lester Stevens
Guests From Argyle Rockford And Monroe Visit Frey Home
A social round gathers relatives and friends including Mr. and Mrs. William Hagsen feldt and daughter Geraldine and Mrs. Francis Quinn among others at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Frey. In a separate note, the Automobile Manufacturers Assn. estimates U.S. motor vehicle travel will rise from 360 billion miles annually to about 479 billion by 1965, a 33 percent increase.
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William Hagsenfeldt
Geraldine
Francis Quinn
Sarah Coffey
Argyle
Delix Daly
Rockford
Ralph Frey
Hulda Haberman
Florine Stuckey
Monroe
Ted Miller
Richard
Ben Miller
Ed Lahr
William Norder
Ed Hintzman
The
Automobile Manufacturers Assn
U.S
Atomic Rays Sterilize Bones for Transplants
A University of Michigan spokesman described a technique using radioactive cobalt radiation to sterilize bone before grafting. The process aims to ensure bone from bone banks is free of bacterial contamination for transplant surgeries.
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Clevland
DOW
Atomic Energy
University of Michigan
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