Bison Relays Draw 50 Teams With LHS Braves Featured
Shawnee hosts the 18th Bison Relays with about 50 teams, including LHS and the Oklahoma City Capitol Hill in Class A and Tonkawa in Class B. Tulsa Central Braves headline the A field along with Cap Hill. Lawton and Shawnee chase top places after Duncan meet. Bobby Wallace returns for the Braves after an appendectomy.
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Indian School
Shawnee
FSIS
John Bay
Wolverine
Duncan
Tulsa Central Braves
Capitol Hill
Oklahoma City
Tonkawa
Bison
Tay Moore
Braves
Bobby Wallace
Lawton
Jimmy Butemeyer
Roosevelt Stadium
Sports Shade OC Nine Defeats Indians 4-2 in Opener
Harry Hesler homered in the first inning to pace Shreveport as the Sports Shade OC Nine beat Oklahoma City 4 to 2 in Friday Texas league action. Oklahoma City scored in the fifth on a walk and back-to-back doubles by Jim Neufeldt and Joe Damato.
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United Press
Ae Meng Oo
Texas Gue
Harry Hesler
Oklahoma City Indians
Indians
Dallas
San Antonio
Forfarth
Houston
Tulsa
Beaumont
Hesléer
Shreveport
Jim Neufeldt
Joe Damato
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Defending Champ Sidelined In College Boxing Tourney
STATE COLLEGE Pa Despite the loss of defending champion Ray Zale Wisconsin still favored to win a seventh NCAA boxing title Big Ten boxers went two wins two losses in the three day tourney at Penn State with byes for Roy Kuboyama and Bob Maryland as eastern champions Michigan State San Jose State and Penn State placed four men into semifinals Hampton Institute added three LSU Idaho State Syracuse and others also advanced full page boxing results reported from the NCAA tournament
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State College
Chamon Ray Zale
Wisconsin
Badgers
Big Ten
Penn State
Protoce S
Roy Kuboyama
Hampton Institute
Louisiana State
Idaho State
Syracuse
Chicago Bowlers Top Doubles Field
Chicago bowlers lead a strong doubles field as action tightens in Seattle with top scores around 1014 and 1017 in a historic Amer history event.
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Chicago Bowlers
Seattle
Chicago
Bufprime
Amer
Babe Zaharias Grabs Early Lead at Colonial Women Open
Babe Zaharias takes a slim lead in the Colonial Women's Open after carding three pars in frigid conditions. Betty Jamenson of San Antonio shot 36 37 73 to tie for second, as New Orleans hosts the event with Zaharias aiming to conserve energy for the final rounds.
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New. Orleans
Babe Zaharias
Babe
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Italian Sensation Fights Campo In TV Bout Tonight
Italian sensation faces Campo in a Madison Square Garden semi final to be aired on Friday network radio and Socristen at 9 p.m. tonight marking a high profile TV bout from last December 18.
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Campo
Madison Square Garden
Socristen
Braves Arrive in Lawton After Spring Training
The Lawton baseball club now in spring training at Way cross, Ga., will reach Lawton next Friday. Manager Travis Jackson tells club president Cy Stewart he is pleased with progress, noting rookie pitchers and infielders. Exhibition games against Fort Sill start Saturday night April 17 and Sunday April 18 before Sooner State league play begins April 20. A full roundup will run in the Sunday sports section.
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Lawton
Waycross
Travis Jackson
Cy Stewart
Jackson
Stewart
Braves
Sooner
Fort Sill
Constitution Press
Tatum's Staff Set For Star Contest
A six man coaching staff for the college all star football squad was completed with Northwestern's Bob Voigts and Purdue's Stu Holcomb named as assistants to Head Coach Jim Tatum of Maryland. Others include Bud Wilkinson Oklahoma Chuck Taylor Stanford and Forest Evashevski Iowa. The squad opens practice August 13 at Soldier Field against the Detroit Lions.
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Chicagop
Northwestern
Bob Voigts
Purdue
Stu Holcomb
Jim Tatum
Maryland
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Chuck Taylor
Stanford
Forest Evashevski
Iowa
Ry ’ Para
Soldier Field
Detroit Lions
Sooners Hike Ticket Prices To Cover Federal Tax Cut
University of Oklahoma regents raise athletic event ticket prices to recover 57 cent excise tax per football ticket. New pricing adds tax amount to athletic treasury, adjusting a 3.50 admission to cover the federal tax cut impact.
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Sooners
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Thursday Fights Feature Notable Boxers in Newark Baltimore
Ohio fighter Bobby 166 pounds stops Felice Redondo after a 1K round in Newark New Jersey. Dan Braun 144 from Baltimore and Johnny Cunningham 146 also participate as listed. The fragment hints at a boxing card with several matchups and locations in midweek action.
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Ohio
Bobby
Newark
N. J
J di Gilio
Felice Redondo
Baltimore
Dan Braun
Johnny Cunningham
Balti
Jays Down Tulsa 10 1 In Big Kansas Series Bow
University of Tulsa baseball team fell to Kansas 10 to 1 after a midweek loss to the Jayhawkers. Kansas dominated with early offense and held the lead through the game. Tulsa errors helped Kansas extend the gap.
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Tulsa
Okla
University of Tulsa
Kansas
Jayhawkers
Bristow Hires McCoy As Head Football Coach
McCoy resigns from Miami High School to become Bristow football coach. The move adds a new leader to Bristow’s program as he takes over responsibilities for the upcoming season.
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Bristow
McCoy
MIAMI
Matthews Honored Shawnee Coach Receives Relays Honor
Purcell veteran Oklahoma high school coach of 21 years chosen as honorary official for the 18th Immneal Bison Relays at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee Oklahoma.
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Matthews
Shawnee
Okla
Boney Matthews
Purcell
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Baptist University
Greens Improve Anadarko Airways Face Lift
In Anadarko Oklahoma the airport received a greens initiative described as a face lifting for its airways, signaling enhancements to the facility and route access.
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Greens
Anadarko
Okla
Ee Oean
Fiery Methodist Minister Knickerbocker Dies at 82
Dr. Hubert D. Knickerbocker of Dallas dies at 82 after a long ministry that included a Waco sermon series on "Twelve Roads to Hell Out of Waco" that stirred locals and led to talk of tar and feathers. Funeral set for Saturday at High Park Methodist Church.
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Waco
Hubert D. Knickerbocker
al Winning
Ckerbocker
Bombay
India
Knickerbocker
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Tulane University
Shreveport
Centenary College
Southern University
Greensboro
Ala
San Antonio
Prospect Hill
Yoakum
Weatherford
Temple
Fort Worth
Houston
Wichita Falls
Austin Ave
Hell
Huaco Country Club
Weco
Church Board of Stewards
Highes Park Methodist Church
Dal
Dennis Donuts Co Opens Wholesale Retail Firm
Dennis Donuts Co at 2002%2 Cache Road prepares for formal opening with free donuts and coffee. Manager Liord Neice says a 25 by 70 feet masonry building houses doughnut machines for a daily output of 1000 dozen. The firm will also produce Bismarcks and later sweet rolls with thirteen pastry types for shop and grocery delivery.
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Dennis Donuts Co
Cache Road
Sat Liord Neice
Neice
Adonis Sentenced On Perjury Charge
Adonis receives 8 to 34 months in jail after falsely swearing before a Senate crime inquiry claiming American citizenship. The sentence targets the racketeer Joe Adonis.
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Adonis
Joe Adonis
Senate
Henryetta Rod and Gun Club to Host Sport Show
Henryetta Oklahoma prepares for a sport show featuring hunting and shooting exhibitions. A. D. Buck Aldrich provides information and education during the event with plans for demonstrations and booths at the club.
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Henryetta
Okla
Rod and Gun Club
Pe Pees Ee Eee OS One A. D
Buck) Aldrich
Roseland and Good Cheer Clubs Tie In Dress Revue
Roseland and Good Cheer clubs tied for first in a dress revue judged by Mrs. Martha Schultz and Mrs. Clara Kelley. Prizes funded by the Lawton Chamber of Commerce honored Girls Cotton Dress, Girls Dress, and various child and adult clothing categories with entrants from Roseland Paradise Valley and Medicine Park.
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Roseland
Goa
Utility
Friendship
Martha Schultz
Caddo County
Clara Kelley
Comanche County
Lawton Chamber of Ge
M. E. Reid
Faxon
A. B. Dossey
Lawton
James Cook
Cache
Union
E. H. Hanes
Bell
Penny
Earnest J. King
Elgin
W. L. Spradlin
Charles McClung
Star Rt
Paradise Valley
John Lewis
Medicine Park
Medicine Park Club
Funeral Rites for Eva Lee Miller Held at Local Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Eva Lee Dora Miller who died last Sunday at 1716 Ash were conducted at 2 30 p m Thursday in Ritter Funeral Home chapel with Rev Richard T Hopper officiating. Neighbors from the community east of Lawton and a group from First Baptist attended. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery with bearers Jess Townley Ray Chamberlain Ray Black Ed Schuman George Miscel and Ernest named.
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1716
Ash
Ritter Funeral Home Chapel
Richard T. Hopper
Central Baptist Church
Lawton
First Baptist Church
Highland Cemetery
Jess Townley
Ray Chamberlain
Ray Black
Ed Schuman
George Miscel
Ernest
Bevan Demands Clear Stance on Indo China and US
Aneurin Bevan, Labour left leader, says Britain must tell the United States clearly it will not be dragged into war in Indo China. He warns the time to inform America that the war in Asia is American driven may have arrived. The Times and Liberal News Chronicle urge a Big Three warning to Red China over further escalation.
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London
Aneurin Bevan
Labor Party
Britain
United States
America
Times
Liberal News Chronicle
China
Indochina
Dust Storms Roll Through Colorado Border Region
Dust blows across Colorado with winds near 45 mph and visibility around two miles. The Weather Bureau notes moisture may ease the dust, while county officials enforce soil erosion acts demanding farmers use conservation measures.
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Denver
Colorado
Dust Bowl
Do . Kansas
Weather Bureau
Inom
Murray Plans Buy Building North of Capitol for HQ
A man cites Murray planning to purchase a building north of the Capitol to serve as a new headquarters. Park-O-Tell property is tied to the M E Trapp estate and others, with discussions about converting it into office space. The Public Safety division may rent space in a new headquarters, and Friday contracts with engineering firms were set for traffic work.
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Murray
Capitol
Mur
Park-O-Tell
M. E. Trapp
Fred Jones
Himnllpemner Eigen
Authority
Cement of Public Safety
Navty
Safety Aoureian
Des
Bomber Crashes Off Korean West Coast
The U S Fifth Air Force reports a B26 bomber crashed Tuesday night off the west coast of Korea. The crew is missing and all personnel names are not released.
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Seoul
U. S. 5Th Air Force
Korea
Area Men In Service In 28th Infantry Division
Pfc Frankie G. Marquardt, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Marquardt from Aurika, is serving in Germany with the 28th Infantry Division after training at Fort Lewis Washington in 1953.
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PFC
Frankie G. Marquardt
Germany
Frank Marquardt
Aurika
Rmany
28Th Infantry Division
Fort Lewis
Wash
Girl's Nude Body Found Near Boulder Creek
Everson states there is no doubt the girl was murdered. Two University of Itu employees saw the body at the base of an embankment near Boulder Creek. Everson reports no clues to the girl's background or identity. Howe estimates the girl had been dead about a week. Animals had mutilated the body.
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Everson
University of Itu
Boulder Creek
Pre E W. Howe
Jap Official Says Bomb Tests Vital
Foreign Minister Katsuo Okazaki said atomic tests in the Pacific are necessary to the security of the free world. He added Japan does not intend to ask the United States to stop its atomic experiments.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Free World
Katsuo Okazaki
Japan
United States
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