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Nixon Speech Highlight
At Catoosa Dedication
Area Farmers Fight Off Despair
As Drought Parches Part Of State
Lightning Bolt
Knocks Out TV
City Power Lines,
Phones Affected
ceive their behind - the-wheel
driving instruction with sche-
pistol shot and wounded her
and a man bystander and fled
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Some Students
Enrolled Miss
First Class
Next Rotary • Hostage Is
Club Speaker Rescued By
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In Monday Storm
Strong winds and lightning when high winds uprooted
kept city firemen on a busy tree causing it to fall across
Because of one of the worst droughts in history, Posey
says he will be lucky to harvest 20 of those 700 acres
of wheat he planted last fall.                           *
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Third Body Found
Authorities at first had known
of only two drowning victims,
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of the 4-H Adult Leaders Assocation.
The $100 was given to help cover travel
OKLAHOMA FARMER James Posey looks at a dehy-
drated handful of dirt from his 700-acre wMat field.
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The arrival of guests by boat
and train will immediately pre-
cede the ceremony.
In addition to President Nix-
ons principal address, the gov-
ernors of Oklahoma, Arkansas,
and Colorado, and U. S. Sena-
tor John McClellan of Arkansas
will speak briefly.
The Chickasha Express
invites
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DONALD GREGORDY
to the Washita Theatre to see
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This coupon good for two
tickets to see the above
picture.
ly this morning cleaning up
delegates to Round-Up and”forcamp. L x blown down in their
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inches of rain a year. In the
past year it hasn't been near
a fourth of that.
The result, as Oklahoma Gov-
ernor David Hall puts it, has
been an economic and ecolo-
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FOR EXPENSES — Wendell V. Brown,
left, president of the Rotary Club, is
shown presenting a $100 check to Mrs.
Verle Jensen of Pocasset, vice president
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Fl. diminishing as the day wore on,
some Sill, 17 at Duncan, 16 at Wil- but the weather bureau said
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ticles were written by Tom
Tiede, NEA's prize winning cor-
respondent while on a tour of
District Weat her
Fair to partly cloudy and
warmer through Wednesday,
chance of thunderstorms to-
night. Local temperatures 12
noon today 72; Monday high 92;
Monday low 60 Precipitation,
2.00 inches.
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The issues of wages and job mailgram service
Chuck Fairbanks, head foot-
ball coach at University of
the state
TWX and
aro, .40 at Okarche, 10 a occur again tonight in central
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were mostly minor, but five flooding at Chickasha and Ana- McAlester, 45 at Oklahoma Temperatures were expected
to- persons received hospital treat- darko, causing some cars to City, .23 at Tulsa. 10 at Ho- to reach highs today and
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pour swept their auto ino a Ihe,Bent Lareta residence Tornado funnels were report- Guthrie. 1.34 at Lclan 56 at Oil- the mid 50s in the Panhandle
drainage ditch dverin it with late Monday night, caus- ed in various parts of the state, ton. .93 al Perkins, 78 at Po- to the 60s elsewhere
10 ree of water                small aboutt.pousdnmagetia but most of them stayed aloft, teau, 22 at Sallisaw and .82 Lows early today ranged
The Ft Sill Vitime .. .       , met building and the I here were unotfical reports inch at Zoe.                     from 52 at Guvmon tn 66 at Ft
and a womn,ywtrmsntwonmenol two other -......ruc- of rainfall up “«inches in Moder.....to heavy rains and Sil and Mi"
1 tures. ,         ,               the Anadarko area. Official scattered linh‘ heil con nied from 95 at Gage to 84 at McA|-
1 ower lines and trees were weather bureau measurements into the morning in some sec- ester.
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Both firms have done a con- day night taking care of trou-
siderable amount of work in ble which was cleared up about
the area in recent years to 2 a.m. today.
provide better service and the Lightning hit switching equip-
results were evident Monday ment near U.S. 81 and Grand
Strong winds, heavy rain and A cable repair crew from Law- I
lightning caused trouble for ton was here today to assist I
both Public Service and Bell with repairs.                     N
Telephone Companies Monday John Woodward, of Public E
night. However, storm damage Service Co. said the firm had R
was not as serious as expected. two and a half crews out Mon- J.
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by October. Credit officials in
wingoa The death, actually, is no -Jackson County alone are fear-
underwent sureerv real mystery. Its drought- ful that at least two dozen
crowds    gathered and it S an all too-frequent visi- farms are nearing bankruptcy,
the hosnitai as tor here. Meteorologists can't "If we don't get massive rain
scientifically explain why, but or federal help,” says one agri-
girl was held          the evidence is it comes in culture official, "a hell of a
The drama began  Sunday semizregular cycles , About lot of people are going io the
when a woman recognized the p years... -ook here, poor house
5                             smneers                          thTapesalmismnnesayxamzloregt  nothing. In  other  words  “  soluteness  in  mutual  misery,
gunmen  armed with  a ma- (Dust Bowl) in the  305, we  McKay of the Farmer's Home  crops have totally  failed. Hes   ' "This, says Jackson  County
chinegun and an automatic had another bad spell in early  Administration (a federal mon- penniless, he’s in hock to his  ag riculture agent. Elmer Pro-
1950. and now were getting ey lending agency): “I won’t teeth, his wife has had to take ' is the greatest next year
this one. ,                 give you the farmer’s name, a job.”                             country in, the world." And so
This one, as it happens, is but his predicament is not un-   For all of it, however,  for  itisthat farmers seem I1”
insome respects the worst of  usual. According to our papers all of the depression, and for  beyond.theirdeadcrops.There
hem all. The land is not blow- on him he has one $15,000 note all of the ribs showing on the  issthehP e0f T  if not
ingawayasitdidinthe 1930s  due on June 1. He has another cattle,  for  all of the tossed  this.) • ,h' hen. sureely  next."
(modern farming methods pre- $1,400 note due on a tractor, aside bankbooks and bloating Thereis theh°P.( the govern-
vent it), and the drinking wat- And he has $1,000 more due on charge accounts, there is a                   act., too The
in 15=n0 .45 scarce as it was open accounts such as gas and healthy lack of panic among    (Continued on Page Two)
n1953 (there are more reser-  seed.  Now, this fellow works  the Okies. “I’m broke,” says
i. oday), but in terms of 1,300 acres and usually makes farmer Jim Posey, "but, hell,
Driver education classes have isryhess stes present conditiot n a pretty good dollar. But this so is everybody else." He says UAg C
at Chickasha High                   anybody s year he says he will make there is a solidarity and re-  WVyA*eIWAg
Dorsey Parnell, talking
about the heavy rain Mon-
day and saying that he had
just finished getting some hay
up . . . Miss Hattie Kilgore,
former Chickasha High School
By. United Press International but found a third body today    blown down at Chickasha, for the 24hour period to 7 a m lions The thunderstorms
Thunderstorms lashed Okla-   A church revival tent in Okla- plunging parts of the city into todav included 2 46 inches at
homa with damaging winds homa City collapsed with about darkness and starting
and deadly flood waters Mon- 600 persons beneath it during a small fires.
day night, and forecasters said strong windstorm, and about 50           Autos stalled
another batch of storms might persons were injured Injuries Heavy rams caused
hatch in central and eastern
— will be completed on Thurs- !
iod, the students receive class- ’'
room instruction on traffic rules f 1
and regulations, theory that ’ |
drivers face, etc., said Cowan.
After the class instruction is ‘
WASHINGTON (UPI) —Two Union said in a statment today
unions representing more than the company would curtail its
20,000 workers struck Western public message services and
Union today, stopping most would not handle telegrams
public services such as tele- money and gift orders. Tele-
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a day noon at the Chickasha Ko-                         ----
/ .. - ...    .        ...2 tary Club, said John Moslev, Turkish security forces shot it
schedule Monday night. Fire- powerlineein the vicinity of 13th program chairman. His topic out today with two gunmen and Bv TOM TfFnF
six £33 v? H "2 eIauausTi-smarrrs
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made at 8:35 p.m. when high sent l® 105 East Dakota where tie.' He has led-th “sooners other gavely wounded. "5 the wind., "Long as can re- Jackson County on the Texas
winds snapped electrical pow- lightning struck a television an- to three major bowls             Soldiers and security agents member, he says, it s been border, for one, is expected to
er lines at 1219 South 20th and tenna causing about $75 dam- His teams have finished in dragged the two fugitives he n trying its best to quit raining in lose more than half its usual
1728 South 15th. Both downed age to the TV. There was no  the top 10 two years and in 'he house and guarded th’m these parts." He stubs  the  $28 million agriculture income
lines were located in the alley. loss reported to the house.    thetoPgoan"thersprsnaunaen from an angryucrosd then  Eround again • spits.  And as for the land itself.
Firemen remained at the scene   City firemen answered two Fairbanks,’SK "hdv pushed forwardandyelled that itPamnedinitadnit look like  according to conservative guess,
until Public Service Company alarms on Sixth Street Satur- never had a losing season.     they be lynched. One man died  "amiy r adei,            itwilltakethree.to five years
repairmen arrived.              day afternoon for tires caused Coach Fairbanks is " 105a in an ambulance and thr tep Damned '     0    ,          (depending on future rams) to
At 8:40 p.m. firemen were by smoking while sleeping graduate of Sean S was rushed todahosni facuther The clouds, as Shelley once return to normalcy.
dispatched to a reported house At 1:10 p.m. Saturday. equip- nivursst, He has coached and ngry Turks demanded           observed, have outwept the rain Ml of this unfortunately trans-
fire at 16th and Dakota The ment was dispatched to 507  piyed Under sis. achet and   'Kill the vermin’ Don’t save this harsh region of the na-  lates into numbing human mis-
call was ruled a false alarm.  South Sixth Street,  a frame  Michigan State's  purE, nse    The eraves miD 1  m,n  tion . Barely four inches    of ery  Some farmers are selling
No fire could be found.          residence owned bv Chauncey  rt Nebraska’s Bob nDaung7 was Munir Cavan thought n hr moisture have fallen on south- kind at distress auctions and
At 915 p,” ■ firemen made Goetting. Jr. Firemen say Dick Ei, “       ™ » -h. “Z Xf X' western. Oklahoma           getting only - per cent or
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ocremn unconscusannbdua: have stopoma running. The for lack ol pastire. sam Xn
U:L c L I         list month fi apartment crops have stopped growing, have been forced to abandon
High School dst , SIrom was found And the people, especially the their farms, temporarioy, to
Rodeo Scheduled The girl.Sibei Erkan, was in permters. are livins ? quiet des- sack secondary, work for the
In Rush Snrincs face and tr uis ed about the I planted 700 acres of wheat And the dismal opinion is
in mush springs butiotherwiseun harmed, last October," says Posey, pick- this may be only the beginning.
. .      ..                     -       — ------- —- A high school rodeo will be with her father a Turkish ing up a। handful of weeds "If Ihe states employment se-
grams but not affecting private grams recently have become a held  Friday and Saturday at  rmy mior whn Ag risn I'm lucky 111 harvest maybe curity commission believes that
and governmental services,     secondary service of Western Rush Springs.                  vioi         ."noopadstood 10 to 20 of them." He shakes unemployment rolls in 22 west
Federal, mediators kept in Union.                           Performances are scheduled with a mchincun '          his head. Look at this land and southwest Oklahoma coun-
touch with both sides Monday   The spokesman said since for 8 p.m. each day in Chaf- Security forces established , here.  "S  like some  kind of  ties will grow by 600 per cent
night but failed to stop the most operations were automat- fin’s  Arena, one  and one-half protective  cordon around the death  has  covered it  all ’      '   ‘ ’
12.01   a.m wrlkout   There ed, supervisory personnel would miles west of Rush Springs on hospital where the _______the The death, actually, is no
were  no  meetings  scheduled maintain leased wires, govern- S.H  17.                         Aunman
company  and  union ment and business services.   A parade will be held at 5 A n g r y
the new p.m. Saturday in downtown Rush outside
•4        . .                           . . which is Springs. The rodeo is being they had outside the house
security remained unsettled, maintained in cooperation with sponsored by the Rush Springs where the
A spokesman for Western the Post Office.                Riding Club.
Oklahoma before the recent
rains.i
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The President of the United 18 (the last on the system) Lt Gen F G Clarke of the
Slates, distinguished dignitar- near Inola, Oklahoma, and the Corps of Engineers will sneak
ies. stars of the entertainment Tulsa Port. A giant flotilla from An unveiling of a plaque de.
world, and thousands of river Arkansas, with over 100 ves- signed by the Corps of En
boosters from the central states sels. will arrive in the. after- gineers is part of “the program
will gather Saturday at the noon.                           Commemorative coins and a
Tulsa Port of Catoosa for dedi- The governors of Oklahoma, special dedication program over
cation of the McClellan - Kerr  Arkansas, Colorado, and Kan- 150 pages in length will be  gtartea
Arkansas River Navigaton Sys- sas will host the Friday night available at concession stands.  School  for the summer Stu-
President Nixon will make Hirt, and the" Tulsa Phmha:                                         “h^ pImdli  ’
the principal address.            monic Pops Orchestra will pro- diately following the proc-ram C Ias i              '     ’ P
The 440-mile Waterway was vide the entertainment. Ray with an air-sea rescue bv a uL c, ′
opened for navigation last De- McKinley and his Orchestra U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter   Jhn Cowan and Paul Lock-
cember and features 17 locks will present the dance music foilowing.                          hart are instructors for the ;
and dams with a total lift of   Saturday's activities begin The aerial demonstration a course. Cowan said today there
420 feet The project was the at 9:00 a.m. with the Creek free fall parachute drop  will  were some students, previous
largest ever undertaken by the Nation Scotch Pipes perform- wind  up  the  dedication  W  V enrolled, who missed the   ■  A
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ing at the Tulsa Port’s con- "rm                      P    session this morning. They must   ni
A Governors Ball Friday Crete general dry cargo wharf   Vic  Bastien  KRMr Ro report Wednesday morning or     “
night will climax the first day’s site for the dedication. ’ in Tulsa, will serve as master they will be dropped from the “a
activities, and a free fall para-   The Young Tulsans Band  of ceremonies for the enter  course, he  added. Each day   A
chute jump will wind up the The University of Tulsa Mod- tainme.it phase of the program  isnegutra lent  one week s school   S
two-day affair.                ern Choir, and the  Strategic and F G  McClintock    m.              . .   .1, 1 •
Friday's daytime  activities  Air Command Band from Of- chairman  of the SkisCo,   (-lasses are being held in the   •
will be highlighted by open  futt Air Force Base, Nebraska  Committee will conduct the de  lecture, at the,high school
house at Lock and Dam No  will entertain prior in 50 ? ’  xommittee, WII conduct the de-  from 8 a.m. to 12 noon each
nouse at lock ano  Dam  NO.  win entertain prior to the cere-  dication ceremony.              dav  for  eiht Have Caceo
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memory. Normally, southwest
Oklahoma receives 25 to 30
High winds and blowing rain causing power to be out along  I
caused most of the trouble for Grand Avenue and south of  H
Bell Telephone Co., said Kirk town.                             I
Rothell.  Some 1,000 to 1.200   A primary line was down in  I
phones  were out of service,  the college area, causing pow-  "
due to moisture in the cables, er failure in this area Some
All trouble was in the old aer- blowing limbs caused trouble
ial cables and open lines. in several places, but the 4
No trouble had been found storm damage was not con- l
in the underground cable sys- sidered serious. A few reports
tem, completed recently for of outages were made this
improved service. The firm morning but are being cleared,
had crews out during the night, said Woodward.
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- I holidays . . . Mrs. Hettie
22 Ryan, out for a mid-morn-
M ing cup of coffee . . . Dale
E& Phillips, in a telephone con-
E versation .   . John Mosley.
E22 taking care of some Rotary
U Club activities.
) John Campbell, back from
, ’ a vacation ... Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Morris and son back
-) from Padre Island in the
-Gulf area . . . Weldon Fos-
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1 ’ court house . . . J. F. Doug-
t las, downtown on business
Mrs. Coy Parsley of Ninne-
I kah, stopping off at the Daily
Express office ... Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Cook, out ear-