Word: oklahomas
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...OKLAHOMA. Despite the best-organized, best-financed campaign in years, Congressman Ross Rizley was conceded little chance to defeat the Democrats' wealthy ex-Governor Bob Kerr for the seat vacated by ancient Senator Ed Moore. Backed by labor and a strong Democratic tradition, Bob Kerr cried: "Rizley is a reactionary, standpat, Roosevelt-hating, Ed Moore and Bob Taft Republican...
...notion that boys west of the Mississippi don't do well at Harvard and after graduation are no good to the folks at home. Mr. Leighton points out, by way of example, that two members of his class are now police chief and fire commissioner of Tulsa and Oklahoma City...
...Oklahoma City, Mrs. Clara Pyatt, who lived in a tent with her two children, started to build a shack with tag ends of used lumber. A dozen taxi drivers, some of them on strike, heard of her plight, built her a three-room bungalow in three days...
...blue-jeans no longer seemed strange; her wistful story of a girl who could rope a steer, but not a man, had the feel of a familiar classic. One reason: Theatre Guild scouts had seen that first performance of Rodeo and persuaded Agnes to do the dance numbers for Oklahoma! Then followed One Touch of Venus, Bloomer Girl, Carousel, Brigadoon, Allegro and this year's brilliant ballet, Fall River Legend...
...OKLAHOMA: Registration is permanent, but may be made by mail to the precinct Registrar of the voter's resident district. Veterans who have been previously registered may have their registration reinstated at any time. Application for absentee ballot should be sent to the Secretary of the County Election Board in the county of residence. Ballots will be sent to the voter during the 30 to 2 days before the election. Ballots must be notarized and sent to the Secretary of the County Election Board before the polls close...