Widow of ex governor sought in amnesia case
Oklahoma City United Press report says peace officers nationwide are asked by O K Bivins to help locate Mrs Lydie Marland 56 widow of former governor and oil millionaire E W Marland. Last seen in Los Angeles March 1953 her whereabouts after that remain a mystery.
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Oklahoma
O. K. Bivins
Lydie Marland
Bivins
California
Oregon
Los Angeles
Washington
Northwest
E. W. Marland
Marland
Turncoats nervous over possible court martial in Korea
Three ex soldiers Cowart Bell and Griggs arrived from Hong Kong and denied Army charges of informing on prisoners and aiding the Communists while in Korea They said they faced the possibility of death or life imprisonment if tried and indicated they had returned to the United States seeking punishment for their actions Wearily they described a kangaroo court claim but offered no proof of such proceedings
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Korea
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Dalton
Otho G. Bell
Hillsboro
Miss
Lewis W. Griggs
Jacksonville
Tex
Hong Kong
United States
Red China
Cowart
Griggs
Indians Plan Large Invasion Of Goa In Mass Demonstration
New Delhi reports 1000 followers ordered to breach police barriers in Portuguese Goa as a dress rehearsal for a broader peaceful invasion. The plan targets August 15, the independence day milestone, with thousands expected to enter Goa and overwhelm the Portuguese possession. Goa lies on India's west coast near Bombay with Portugal also controlling two smaller areas.
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Rhode Island
India
Bombay
France
St John Wins Oklahoma City Amateur Golf Final
Art St John of Tulsa defeated Harlow Gers Jr of Oklahoma City 4 and 3 yesterday in the finals of the Oklahoma City amateur golf tournament.
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Oklahoma City
Art St. John
Tulsa
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Funeral Rites For Mrs. Cora White And Walter Galliher
Mrs. Cora Belle White 81 of 119 Euclid dies at home after years in a wheelchair. Born March 28 1874 in Postville Iowa she married W H White in 1896 and came to Lawton in 1904. Survived by daughters Mrs J L Copeland Sr and Mrs Hazel Jeantet four sons and many grandchildren. Services Tuesday in Lawton Funeral Home chapel with Elder Earl McGill and burial at Frederick Cemetery. Walter Tomie Galliher 66 of Cache dies after long illness in a Lawton rest home. Born December 12 1888 in Kentucky he moved to Lawton in 1915 from Indiana. Retired farmer and Church of Christ member. Burial in Highland Cemetery following services at Ritter Funeral Home chapel. Surviving relatives include an aunt and a cousin.
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Postville
Iowa
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Lawton
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Hazel Jeantet
Kenneth White
Houston
Tex
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Rex White
Donald White
Ada
Henry Lawson
Lawton Funeral Home
Earl McGill
Seventh Day
Walter
Tomie) Galliher
Cache
Ritter
Plane Crash Kills 3 Including Actor Robert Francis
A Beechcraft Bonanza crash at Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank killed three people, including actor Robert Francis 25. Also dead were Audrey Ann Dosch 24 and George Meyer 38, a business partner of Joe Kirkwood. Francis starred in The Caine Mutiny and other films. The plane, owned by Kirkwood, stalled after takeoff from the terminal. Witnesses said Francis tried to avoid a cemetery crowd before crashing in a parking lot. Dosch, mother of three, had recently moved from Denver and separated from her husband Lt. Edward Dosich stationed at Nellis AFB.
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Ens
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Ann Russell
George Meyer
Joe Kirkwood
Joe Palooka
Hollywood
Pasadena
Calif
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Kirkwood
Lockheed Air Terminal
Santa Monica
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Colo
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Nellis Air Force Base
Nev
Oklahoma agents to hold annual meeting on campus
The county agricultural agents association of Oklahoma will meet August 4 and 5 on the Oklahoma A&M campus Stillwater. The agenda includes professional improvement sessions committee meetings and election of officers.
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Stillwater
Okla
County Agricultural Agents’ Association of Oklahoma
Oklahoma A&m
Constitution’s Yesteryear Ten Years Ago Budget Vote
The Constitution reflects ten years back with a county budget request of 134769 dollars and a new sewer project approved by city council at 12550.45 dollars. It notes a 26-member 1-A draft, a soap box derby at a picnic, CCC quarters at Fort Sill, a burglary at Dutch Front cafe, and a Fort Sill arrival of Lt. Col. William P. Ennis as assistant commandant. Temperature records show a cool 64 with a low of 18.
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CCC
Fort Sill
William P. Ennis
Field Artillery School
Medicine Park
Fire Guts Capital Furniture Store in Oklahoma City
A four alarm blaze destroyed Haggard's Furniture Store and damaged upstairs doctors offices in Oklahoma City. The roof collapsed on the top floor, water damage ruined much of the furniture, and the site had housed a previous fire 15 years earlier. No injuries reported. 19 units responded at about 2 15 am. the building had only recently moved in.
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Oklahoma City
Haggard
B. Cleveland
Cleveland
Haggard’s
O. K. Furniture and Rug Co
Nate Levine
Roadside parks in South Dakota see high usage
Last year 164,000 people used the facilities of South Dakota's 18 roadside parks, highlighting strong local and visitor interest in state park amenities and access across the region.
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South Dakota
Long Distance Call Prevents death by own action
Mrs Marvell Nance, 28, was found unconscious in her Wichita home Saturday night after a phone call from Muskogee, Oklahoma, warned her father she planned to take her life. She was found on the bathroom floor unconscious from gas fumes from an unlit water heater but revived.
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Wichita
Marvell Nance
Muskogee
Oklo
L. A. Jackson
John Nail
Pauls Valley Airport to Host CAP Search and Rescue Exercise
Pauls Valley Oklahoma municipal airport was chosen for the annual Civil Air Patrol search and rescue drill in August 2021. Col W H Shockey CAP wing commander said 50 to 60 volunteers were expected to take part and coordinate with local agencies.
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