Career
After his service as a private in the US Army during World War I, Turner was a dealer in real estate, principally in Oklahoma, Florida and Texas. By 1928, He organized the Harper-Turner Oil Company and established the 10,000 acre Turner Ranch at Sulphur, Oklahoma; but he maintained a residence in Oklahoma City where he served on the Board of Education from 1939 to 1946.
Turner fought and won a bitter campaign battle in 1946 against Tulsa County prosecutor Dixie Gilmer for the office of Governor of Oklahoma. His term as governor of Oklahoma was from January 13, 1947 to January 8, 1951, during which the State Highway Department and the State Planning and Resources Board were reorganized; the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority was established; a Board of Regents for State Colleges was created; and segregation in higher education was ended in the state.
From July 14–18, 1949, he appeared on several radio and TV programs in New York City, including Toast of the Town, to promote his single, "My Memory Trail", released on the Beacon Music label.
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