Baptists Overflow City As Convention Opens
The ninety second annual Southern Baptist General convention opened at Municipal auditorium with Dr. Robert G. Lee presiding. Registrations reached 6 669 and organizers expect 12 000 to 15 000 for opening day as weather prompts a shift to indoor sessions.
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Southern Baptist General Convention
Robert G. Lee
Memphis
Tenn
Taft Stadium
Charles A. Litton
Transportation Committee
Dr. Lee
C. E. Bryant
Nashville
Resolutions Committee
Bryant
Norman Flood Losses Hit $900,000 as Meeker Tornado Roars
Norman suffered about 500000 in rain damage after seven inches fell in 24 hours and Meeker faced thousands in losses from a Tuesday night tornado that injured 16. Highways reopened, streets and basements drained, while Meeker residents worried about what could have happened as a dangerous system moved through. The tornado struck near U S 62 and SH 18, damaging a filling station and a church and disrupting a girls softball game.
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Norman
Meeker
University
Main Street
U. S. 62
SH 18
Agra
Gym
Tom Green
First Base
Storm Drowned Near Seminole as Floodwaters Rise
A Seminole woman, Norweltia Bobby Chatman, 26, drowned when swept from a creek bridge by floodwaters. Three others narrowly escaped. survivors held to trees until rescued by a rescue boat. Widespread flooding caused property damage across the state. Carnegie registered a 24 hour rainfall record of 8.60 inches.
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Norweltia
Bobby” Chatman
Charlies Reynolds
Ben
Wright
Seminole
Carnegie
Caddo County
Washita River
Oklahoma City
Weather Bureau
Binger Man Held for Trial
John H. Turney a wholesale whisky dealer at Binger was found mentally capable to plead and stand trial next Monday in federal district court. Judge Broaddus ruled after hearings on Turney and three co defendants indicted for conspiracy to violate liquor laws.
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John H. Turney
Binger
Federal District Court
Bower Broaddus
Broaddus
Turney
C. D. Moore
Moore
Weyman Thompson
Hugh Galbraith
Allen
Weather outlook for region Wednesday night to Thursday
The forecast shows Chelsea dry and cool with lows in the mid to upper 60s and near 56 in the Panhandle. Thursday brings a bimodal high in the 60s for the west and north areas and the 70s in the southeast.
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Panhandle
Baby Sitter Sues In Laws Over Marriage Damages
In Knoxville Tennessee on May 18 a 15 year old bride filed suit seeking 50 000 dollars from Dr and Mrs Luther A Brendle alleging alienation of affection by the couple's in laws. She says she met her husband while baby sitting his siblings and married in January after his courtship. The suit claims the in laws induced him to leave their home and set up housekeeping elsewhere.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Eugenia Holland Brendle
Luther A. Brendle
Luther Jr
Luther
Fifth Y Drive Report Ready
Oklahomans raising 1 250 000 for YMCA YWCA drive will hold the fifth report luncheon at Wednesday noon. With 782 834 still needed and seven days left, there is no guest speaker. Mickey Reynolds organist will entertain, Claude Reneau to lead a community sing, and Rev. Frank O Holmes will give the invocation. Quota busting awards to be presented include H H Clifford Jr J J Culbertson Ernest C Hodder and others across several sections.
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Mickey Reynolds
Claude Reneau
Frank O. Holmes
First Unitarian Church
H. H. Clifford Jr
J. J. Culbertson
Ernest C. Hodder
F. “Wiley Ball
Guy James
Clyde J. Watts
Morris Lyons
Truett Costin
C. E. Heaton
O. W. Hogue
Stanley Hirsch
Israel Chodos
Jet Law
Jules V. DeGray Jr
George H. C. Green
Ray T. Anthony
William Coker
Sam Billings
R. T. Scott
Bob Cates
R. E. Poe
R. B. Cooper
R. J. Clements
Toy Lee Stickle
City Firm Wins SH 12 Contract in $682 315 Bid
State highway director H E Bailey announced final bids for surfacing 20 156 miles of SH 12. Harold D Youngman Inc Tulsa and Baxter Springs Kan won with 682 315 61 dollars, narrowly under Standard Paving Co Tulsa by about 2 500, beating the engineer s estimate by 6 000. The route runs from Scullin Murray county to Ravia Johnston county.
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H. E. Bailey
Highway Commission
Harold D. Youngman
Scullin
Murray County
Ravia
Johnston
Fort Worth Zoo Elephant Survives Flood Crossing Threat
Oklahoma City zoo chief Julian Frazier raced to Fort Worth as Trinity river floodwaters rose. Forest Park zoo fenced areas flooded eight feet while alligator pool and deer enclosures faced rising water. Emergency road blocks and limited access framed a tense, last minute plan to move the elephant before Friday delivery.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth Zoo
Forest Park Zoo
Pen
Julian Frazier
Oklahoma City Zoo
Frazier
Clear Fork Creek
Trinity
Exchange
Elephant Page Turned to Section Higher Upside
The note directs readers to Elephant page two column eight for continued coverage. The instruction implies a continuation to a different page and column within the same publication.
Ku Klux Mob Whips Veteran in Georgia
J C Stokes, a 26 year old war veteran, said about 20 men in Ku Klux Klan regalia flogged him for drinking and neglecting his family. They held a noose, fired shots, and shouted hang him and shoot him as his wife and children watched in tears. Sheriff Harmon is investigating amid reports of similar whippings in nearby Georgia and Tennessee counties.
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Lafayette
J. C. Stokes
Stokes
Russia Adds Another List of Invention Claims
London report says Russia issued new claims of inventions on Wednesday. The Moscow radio credits Alexandrovsky with the 1860s torpedo, Yankomov with the 1875 tractor, and Vasili Pyatov with armor plate rolling. Earlier claims include electric light, radio, penicillin, airplane, and others.
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London
Russia
Moscow Radio
Alexandrovsky
Yankomov
Vasili Pyatov
Moscow
Crest Falls Fort Worth Flood Toll Rises Amid Water Crisis
Floodwaters receded in Fort Worth after three days of severe weather. One body, identified as John B. Fawks, was found in Forest Park as 30 people were treated in hospitals and about 13,000 were left homeless across Trinity valley in Texas and Oklahoma. The disaster expanded to include a crippled drinking water supply and widespread structural damage.
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Fort Worth
Trinity Valley
John B. Fawks
Forest Park
Texas
Oklahoma
Amarillo
Marooned Residents In Dallas Area As Trinity River Rises
About 150 to 200 people remained stranded in the Roosevelt addition five miles south of Dallas as the Trinity River rose. Sheriff Decker called the situation critical and appealed for more boats while 20 vessels ferried residents to safety. Levees were patrolled, with a crest forecast near 50 feet, and some firms began sandbagging. One viaduct was underwater and several intersections remained flooded.
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Caddo County
Mountain View
Washita
Gracemont
Anadarko
Kenneth Thompson
Red Cross
Carnegie
Fort Cobb
Central Area
Central Oklahoma
Union City
Purcell
Henryette
Wetumka
Calvin
Dewar
Henryetta
Woodward
Dallas
U.P
Roosevelt Addition
Trinity River
Bill Decker
U.S. Weather Bureau
T. C. Forrest Jr
Dallas County
Oak Cliff
Old Forest Avenue
Guiberson Corp
Boy freed from bridge girders after head gets stuck
Seattle on May 18 reports seven year old Jimmy Albright crawled under a railroad trestle and wedged his head between girders. Fire and police rushed to the scene as hydraulic jacks and a cutting torch freed him after a 90 minute ordeal. The boy recovered with a bath and a vow to stay away from bridges unless his mother is present.
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Seattle
Jimmy Albright
Great Northern Mail
Jimmy
Ballard
Northern Pacific
J. A. France
Mrs. Albright
Inside Crossword Puzzle In Oklahoma Markets
Puzzle fragment notes market listings and page references 13 21 25 amid a crossword feature. Names or places are sparse in readable text. The item appears as a brief puzzle page note rather than a full story.
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Oklahoma
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Howard Rainnear
Assembly of God Church
Twister
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Sid McEwen
Ruth
Leila Bell
Center Field
Howard Kainnear
U. S
Bill van Dyke
Oklahoman Times
Ku Klux Mob
Crest Falls
Clifton Albright
Albright
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