Three Sought In Beating and Theft Near Okemah
Statewide alert issued for three men in a grey Buick with Colorado plates who picked up hitchhiker Junior Holman of Greenwood Arkansas. They bound him with rope, beat him, robbed him of 23 dollars a watch and a suitcase, then threw him from the car near Okfuskee County. Holman survived and was treated at an Okemah hospital after being found by the highway.
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Okemah
Okla
Junior Holman
Greenwood
Ark
Here
Okemah Hospital
Fort Smith
Colorado
Boley
Paden
Okfuskee County
Rock tossed through Sheridan station window
Police report a rock thrown at the Dappeels alow wieden SS DX station at 2403 Sheridan Road this morning. No entry or theft was confirmed. no damage beyond a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan Seren
Si Sombe Thette
Melvin Stiner
Good Deed Award at Luncheon Sparks Line of Honor
Sir Ray F Moore along with 46th MP Co and TASC chauffeured officers to a Chamber of Commerce luncheon near Sstudini. While waiting, an officer’s car was damaged by a gas-fueled flair as they explained their actions stemmed from reluctance to wear dress uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray F Moore
TASC
City Youth Injured When Hit By Auto
Eddie Lee Heminokeky age 4 of 1201 Garfield sustained minor head injuries when struck by a car driven by Glenn Thomas age 20 of 1718 S 13th in front of 1211 Garfield. The vehicle was traveling west on Garfield authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Lee Heminokeky
Garfield
Glenn Thomas
Thomas
Wheeler
Dopey Doc Dopey Parents Plan Mexico City Junket
Dopey Doc Dopey Parents of Lawton youth ambassadors met in the Angus clinic building to discuss assisting their children on a summer junket to Mexico City. An additional adult joined, then left early, and the group continued with the session as Raibourn asked if the meeting had been enjoyable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Mexico City
Angus Clinic
Selbourn
Raibourn
Hospital Births and Dismissals Across Oklahoma Homes
Births listed include Dagger Laurenzana at Summit 213 percent, and Bob Anderson born April 23 at 8 p.m. to Mr. and Mrs. Dodson. Dismissals name Millie Segar Anadarko and other patients. multiple surgeries and medical statuses noted for residents in Lawton Snyder and surrounding areas.
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Dagger Mr
Mise
Laurenzana
Summit
Sabo
Bertram Stillwell
FSIS
Margaret A
Tennessee
Minnie Tapeda
Carnegie
medi_Terrance
Wyatt
Apache
Millie Segar
Anadarko
Medicasio Nahwoosky
Walters
Medi- Beulah Old Camp
Clinton
Carrie Asenap
Cache
Bob Anderson
Kenneth Dodson
Kenneth Watneng
Watt
Charles Wolf
Charles Ray Dodson
Elmer Dodson
Titanium breakthrough promises cheaper production in Canada
A Canadian company led by Shawinigan Water and Power president J A Fuller says it has produced titanium by an electrolytic process for far less than current methods. The metal, valued for strength and heat resistance, now costs about five dollars per pound in sponge form and over twenty dollars in fabricated form.
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J. A. Fuller
Shawinigan Water and Power Company
Weather History Records Frosts and a 1938 Blizzard
The article recalls past severe freezes and a 1938 blizzard in Oklahoma. It cites the latest Oklahoma City frost date as April 30, 1907, notes 1908’s 34 degree drop, and mentions a 4 inch snow event on April 8, 1938. Guymon reported a 53 degree low with others in the 60s, while precipitation was light.
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Oklahoma City
Baneather Eau
Guymon
McAlester
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State and Federal Office Filings Listed
Oklahoma City reports late filings for state and federal offices. Names include William C. Doenges Bartlesville and Sam Gill Jr. Oklahoma City as governor and lieutenant governor candidates with numerous party affiliations and multiple statewide posts listed.
Civil Service Post Open For Attorney
Civilian position for a general attorney GS-11 at Fort Sil, with duties in military justice research and preparation of instructions. Work location with the Staff Judge Advocate’s office. Contact Douglas P. Smith Jr., chief, civilian personnel, phone 20110.
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Fort Sil
Otfine
Douglas P. Smith Jr
Gas Rate Boost Sought Across Eight South Oklahoma Towns
A state regulator considers a near ten percent gas rate increase for eight communities including Anadarko Carmen Chickasha Verden Ft. Cobb and others due to higher firm costs cited by Oklahoma Gas Company spokesman and attorney P Crowe. Gas Service Co of Kansas City also seeks a 5.5 cent per thousand cubic feet rise for industrial and city users in northeastern Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma
State Fuel One Ood
Oklahoma City
Gamtuck
Coke
Te Vem
Verden We Ft
Cobb
P. Crowe
Gas Service Co. of
Kansas City
Missing Maj Crane Sought by Sill Patrol
Highway Patrol issued an all points broadcast for Maj Crane missing from Fort Sill since June 1950. Relatives in Charles Town West Virginia were notified but have heard nothing. Katharine his wife and three children aged 3 to 10 live at the post quarters.
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Highway Patrol
Charles Town
W. Va
Maj. Crane
PIO
Fort Sill
Katharine
Ran Ra
Oklahoma GOP primary bids heat up across several counties
The article lists candidates and early campaign plans for Oklahoma Republicans including L. H. Ritzhaupt Guthrie William Gill Jr Oklahoma City William C Doenges Bartlesville William A Hall Oklahoma City Tom D Jones E Reno and Troy P B Jones Oklahoma City plus Reuben Sparks Woodward Joe Barber Bartlesville. Gill would back a labor reform including a right to work law and a statewide program of legislation. Gill opens May 8 at Atoka with family ties to the town. Doenges plans a May 15 Tonkawa rally and sets a state HQ in Oklahoma City. Opponent Raymond Gary opens May 1 in Madill with a possible Lawton radio tie in. Jarman’s rivals are William Wade ONeill and Herman C. Jarman.
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L. H. Ritzhaupt
Guthrie
William Gill Jr
Oklahoma City
William C. Doenges
Bartlesville
William A. Hall
Tom D. Jones
E. Reno
Troy P. B. Jones
Reuben Sparks
Woodward
Joe Barber
Oklahoma
Gill
Atoka
Tonkawa
Doenges
Raymond Gary
Madill
Sta
Lawton
Jarman
William Wade O'Neill
Herman C
Adult Consumes His Weight in Foe Every Six to Eight
A report notes an adult who reportedly eats an amount equal to his body weight in foe at six to eight intervals. Details on context, location, or motivation are unclear from the fragment.
City BPW conference highlights state welfare program
At the BPW conference in Anadarko the state president Miss Vaughndean Landes leads a hat swap and speeches by past state president Mrs. Mary Pokorny. County welfare director Mrs. Marie Detty notes many in Comanche county receive aid, with 1200 old age, 400 dependent children, 33 blind, and 4 disabled.
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Ee Eetere
Joyner
Lela J. Wilson
Mary Pokorny
Annie Laurie Montague
Nell Franklin
Lela Smith
Kate Loud
Catherine Kimes
Mae Parks
Mary Kay Frazier
Ida Denney
Vaughndean Landes
Anadarko
Lawton
BPWC
Eee
Inklahoma
Oklahoma
Marie Detty
Comanche County
Detty
Frances King
Bill Kilgore
State Welfare Office
T. E. Flickinger
Salida
Colo
Charles Lowndes
Amarillo
Lena Alexander
Ponca City
Dunbar Fifth and Sixth Grade To Stage Gypsy Operetta
Dunbar school will present Gypsy See eee aeeee See operetta at 8 p.m. Friday in the auditorium under direction of Mrs. Mildred Reece Mrs. Mary D West and Mrs. Louise Young Tickets may be bought at the door Principal roles include Bobbie Johnson as Kom Rubye McGinnis Jola Louise Beale Ro many Rose Bonnie Bruner G chief Shirley Williams Guinn roy Mi Zingan Marion Fuller Mikle Wakefield Princess Robert Chatman Kink Alpha Cooper King Herbert Marshall Thomas Smith spook cats Gerald Reed Wayne Banks spies Hartwell Menefee as a soldier Vernon Willis James Evans king s attendants Skeletons Dempsey Thomas Jimmie Jones Carl Johnson Leon Johnson Gyros include Mary Ann Fullbright Alma Johnson Dorothy Jones Earl Thomas Darlene Williamson Jones Willie Hayward Rubye Washington Odis Harris Dorotha McCowan Cuninney Willovetta Barber Reuben Hayward Wendell Wilson Henry Jackson Wanda Dawson Nelmer McGrew Carolyn Jackson Erma Williams Edna Brown James Richard Thomas Franklin Eloise Butler Frankie Thomas Beverly Green Vennie Fisher Gypsy chorus Lola Joe Jenkins Claurell Washington Rubye Huffman Vera Hill Ruth Allen Thelma Jones Bettye Stevenson Marie Alford Rosella Holman Addie Jenkins Mary Rice Edna Stinson Stella Jackman Velma Petty Richard Bruner Donell McCowan Vonnie Smith Bettye Davis Bettye Lawson Billie Williams Willie appearing as young gypsies Ethel Guest Shirley Watson Norma Rhodes Alford Imogene Beaty Venester Williams Imogene Lawson Opal Smith Ex eta Hines Morell Chism Donell Lipscomb Dorsey Gaines Winston Ward Charles Davis.
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Dunbar School
Mildred Reece
Mary D. West
Louise Young
Bobbie Johnson
Kom
Rubye McGinnis
Jola
Louise Beale
Romany Rose
Bonnie Bruner
G Chief
Shirley Williams
Guinn
Roy Mi Zingan
Marion Fuller
Mikle
Eee Wakefield
Princess
Robert Chatman
Alpha Cooper
King
Herbert Marshall
Thomas Smith
Gerald Reed
Wayne Banks
Spies
Hartwell Menefee
Vernon Willis
James Evans
Dempsey Thomas
Jimmie Jones
Carl Johnson
Leon Johnson
Mary Ann Fullbright
Alma Johnson
Dorothy Jones
Earl Thomas
Darlene Wil
Liamson
Jones
Willie Hayward
Rubyern
Ace Washington
Odis Harrisoo
Bettye Stevenson
Marie Alford
Rosella Holman
Addie Jenkins
Mary Rice
Edna Stinson
Stella Jackman
Velma Petty
Richard Bruner
Donell McCowan
Vonnie Smith
Bettye Davis
Bettye Lawson
Billie Williams
Willieppearing
Ethel Guest
Shirley Watson
Norma Rhodes
Alford
Imogene Beaty
Venester Williams
Imogene Lawson
Opal Smith
Exeta Hines
Morell Chism
Donell Lipscomb
Dorsey Gaines
Winston Ward
Charles Davis
Eisenhower Remarks On Lynch Committee Inquiries And Policy
President Eisenhower answered reporters questions on the legislative program the McCarran Walter act revision and aid to Israel and Iraq. He said he would not comment on the Schine case and expected the investigation to wrap quickly. He defended no overall defense budget increase while allowing specific changes.
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McCarran-Walter
Congress
Israel
Iraq
Jcy
United States
Western powers push for Indo-Chinese peace talks
The Western Big Three and France press for immediate talks to end the seven year Indo-Chinese conflict. Bao Dai resists negotiating with Ho Chi Minh, with Russia also signaling reluctance to attend. U.S. ambassador Donald Heath and two French officials pressured Bao Dai in Cannes to set negotiations in motion. Bao Dai reportedly ordered a delegation to Geneva.
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France
Bao Dai
Ho Chi Minh
Russia
Kh Ho
le Dai
U.S
Viet Nam
Donald Heath
Cannes
Paris
Bao Dai Fipee
Neva
Governor Urges Oklahoma Vacation Sightseeing Tour
Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray urged citizens to vacation within the state visiting Mountain State Park Beavers Bend Robbers Cave Sequoyah Hills Roman Nose Park Boiling Springs Platt National Park Grand Lake and other parks. The list highlights natural beauty and fishing streams as state attractions for travelers.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Murray
Mountain State Park
Beavers Bend
Robbers Cave
Sequoyah State Park
Hills Park
Pageant Dances Show Native Spirit From Harvest to War
A pageant outlines dances celebrating good and warding off evil. It features the Gourd Dance Circle Navajo Squaw and Indian Two Step dances, followed by Harvest and Corn dances. It shifts to animal and horse dances, then war dances including a scalp dance before closing.
Good Business Year Seen By CC Chief
Clem D. Johnston, new president of the U S Chamber of Commerce, predicted that business activity this year will be good by all standards except possibly 1953. Johnston, a 57 year old Roanoke Virginia warehouseman and cattle raiser, announced the outlook at the chamber’s 42nd annual meeting.
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Washington
Clem D. Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Johnston
Roanoke
Oklahoma market report highlights steady eggs and steady broilers
The Oklahoma market report notes steady eggs with location receipts across Hobart McAlester Enid Ardmore and others, butterfat values around 45 to 50 cents, and livestock prices including steady sheep and lambs with prime lambs at 25 to 50 dollars. It lists several towns and fat-market bids and buyer activity, detailing sales of stockers and feeders and packer bids.
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Hooker
Alva
Viel
Bait
Pole
Cing Fisher
Reno
Frederick
Broilers
Ene Steady
F.o.b
Shawnee
Vinita
Ardmore
Ahoma City
Tulsa
Blackwell
McAlester
Clinton
Pauls Valley
Laverne
Elk City
Chickasha
Oklahoma City
Durant
Chandler
Lawton
Hobart
Enid
Watonga
el Reno
Mee
Muskogee
E Reno
Servicemen May Use Student Cards for Concert Programs
Keough reports steady progress with many new members signed up and many concerts remaining. Servicemen can use student cards to access concert programs, aiding enrollment and participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keough
Junior High Student Council Fetes Group From Chickasha
The Lawton junior high council hosted activities with an amateur show at the assembly. Parents including Mrs J H Crosby and several others attended as students performed dances, readings, accordion numbers, and a square dance led by Dale Chaney and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Crosby
A Wood
Dre Mesdames
Harold Johnson
Charles Od Elman Haines
J. A. Clark
D. A. Givens
Lawton Junior High Council
Phil Clark
Lester
Ann Shepard
Jo Hanna
Funeral rites for John Ivan Sheffield held at local church
Services for John Ivan Sheffield were held for a man raised in Elgin and born August 12 1923 in Daugherty Oklahoma. Survivors include his wife Alma and several relatives. A 410 gauge shotgun was found on the seat of his car.
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John Ivan Sheffield
Sheffield
Elgin
Daugherty
Oklo
Alma
Ter
Patricia
Ile Mae Herrod
Fletcher
Defendant Wins $275 In Damage Suit Jury Trial
A jury awarded $275 in damages to the defendant in a trial described as a damage suit. Case details and parties are not provided in the fragment.
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Lawton Community Concert Association
Doc
James A. Black
R. V. Scott
Laura Mixson
Railroad
Caalinal
Stephen Humble
Gale Humble
Fort Sill Blvd
Chappell
Arlington, Siete
O. L. Parsons
Euclid
Ricky Ray
Robert Ray
Nn Dismuke
Ben Hill
Mitts Birch
Herman Usry
Lee
John R. Mavity
Park
Harvey Dean
Chattanooga
Allen McIntyre
Larry Smith
Roy Smith
Glen Adams
L. B. Adams
Canada
Montreal
Dovernor
Sam Gill Jr
Dis
Reuben K. Sparks
Woodward R
Archie L. Joonsae
T. de Holdenville
Rexford B. Cragg
Richard Burns
W.-M In
J. McKenna
Oklahoma CP
Flowers
Atwood
George Voegle
Charities
Corrections
J. A. McRee
Civil Service
Sill
BPW
Dunbar
Ton Hadretary
Wilson
Eisenhower
Pvt
David Schine
Sen
McCarthy
Schine
Pageant
Coreen
Kaffir
Chicago
New York
Allied
Anne Am Tel&Tel Ee
Pri Peen Wees
Atchison
Beech Aire
Beth Steel
Boeing Air
Grace & Co
Kan & Coon
McKess
John Sheffield
Joseph N. Smithers
Bill Smith Agency
Hall
Bob Luther
Sheridan Road
Kingsbury
Holsey
Used Furniture CO
Babbitt-Peller Soutt Hd
D Avenue
JO G
D Ave
Wolverton Harware
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
Lawton-Ft
The
Arctic
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