Lawton Rodeo Opens With Parade and 53rd Anniversary
The Lawton rodeo begins at 8 p.m. at LO ranch with a parade at 4 p.m led by Wild Bill Elliott Tommy Steiner and the Lawton Rangers. Prizes total 3250 with new acts including Bill Buschbom and his eight palomino horses and a dancing horse act Beverly Buschbom. A new road from Sixth Street to U.S. 277 south of the grounds aids access.
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Wild Bill Elliott and Tommy Steiner Lead Local Rodeo Show
"Wild Bill" Elliott and Tommy Steiner reunite for a 1950s rodeo spectacle titled Wild Bill's Posse. The pair promise top acts with 65 bucking horses and fighting bulls, plus specialty performances by Beverly Busch and others. Steiner, Austin-area rancher and veteran director, returns after a 1952 collaboration.
Dulles Says Reds Violating Truce and Protecting Formosa
Secretary of State Dulles accused the Communists of violations of the Korean armistice but said the breaches are not serious enough to resume war. He announced a fresh protest to Communist China over the loss of three American lives in the Hainan airliner shootdown and outlined U S plans to defend Formosa without a formal alliance. He noted possible early talks on Southeast Asian defense arrangements and declined to detail the protest over the British airliner incident.
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Hainan Island
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Formosa
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Lonely Father Kills Visiting Son-In-Law
A 44 year old California man died after being shot with a .22 rifle in Holdenville Oklahoma. Albert Story the father-in-law was held for questioning in Hughes County jail. The visitors had been staying with the Storys a week and motive appeared to be the couple planning to leave for California.
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Lawton Rodeo Week Schedule With Parades and Kickoff
Calendar lists events for Lawton including a Tuesday 4 p.m Ranger parade downtown and an 8 p.m rodeo opening at LO Ranch south of Lawton on US 277. Wednesday and Thursday feature 8 p.m rodeos, with a 6 a.m sunrise breakfast and a Pioneer Women’s picnic at Union Park plus a 2 p.m program and 5 p.m parade preceding the final rodeo at 8 p.m.
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Pioneer Women’s Club
Union Park
Lawton Kiwanis Rodeo Adds Soft Seats and Concessions
The Lawton rodeo enhances traffic flow and parking with patrols. Kiwanis clubs run concessions to fund underprivileged children in Lawton and Comanche County. Tickets cost 1.50 for adults and 0.60 for children, with reserved seats extra. Tom Hadley will host as sponsor Lawton Rangers return as sponsors.
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Lawton Rangers
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Earl Kephart
Art Ashline
K. V. Kathde
Ramee Ciopara
Senate Sends Censure Move To Committee
The Senate voted 75 to 12 to send a censure motion against Sen. McCarthy to a special bipartisan committee. The panel will examine nearly 50 overlapping charges amid calls for a rapid, full inquiry and a quick report before adjournment.
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RNY
Congress
Lee McCarthy
It Was Hot Here In July Lawton Records Heat
Old Sol burned out a 103.2 daily average maximum in Lawton for July with only six days under 100. The month had a 23 day heat wave from July 5 and a 46th straight day above 90. No rain besides 0.21 inch on July 15. Highest temperature reached 111 on July 25. Consumption reached 19,606 by midmonth as July ended with record heat.
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Lawton
Courthouse Closure Friday for City’s Pioneer Parade
The courthouse will close all day Friday in observance of the city’s 53rd birthday. The observance began Monday night and will culminate with the pioneer parade Friday afternoon on August 6.
Italian Climbers Conquer K-2 Peak in Pakistan
A 20 man Italian expedition radioed from Mount Godwin Austen that it scaled the world’s second highest peak, K-2. Leader Prof. Ardito Desio said the ascent came Saturday after months of effort. the summit was not named by Desio. The party raised Italian and Pakistani flags on the virgin peak amid history and peril surrounding previous attempts.
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Pakistan
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Mount
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Edmund Hillar
Norkey
Arthur K. Gilkey
Ames
Iowa
Simple jail break as two burglars flee city jail
Police hunt for James Washington and John Stall after they walked out the city jail front door at 8 45 am. Stall was captured seconds later. Washington remains at large. Both men were charged with burglary in Boley and held for officers there.
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John H. Stall
City Jail
Boley
Johnny Rhodes
Quannah Dewberry Records
Fi Frank Sandranno
Eulis Young
Young
Sanbranno
Heat Returns as Rain May Bless Oklahoma Weather
Heat persists with near 100 degree highs today and tomorrow. A five day outlook predicts 100 to 102 degree temperatures through Sunday with normal rainfall first in two months. Scattered showers occurred in the extreme west. forecasters expect a quarter to half inch west and about three quarters inch east.
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Oklahoma City
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Hobart
Wilson Deplores Reserve Situation
Secretary of Defense Wilson warned that a wartime reserve shortfall would scandalize the nation and disturb the public. He said the administration broadly endorses compulsory service as a reserve plan, with proposed measures subject to modification, voiced at a Pentagon briefing.
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Wilson
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Defense
John A. Hannah
Air France jet crashes after rainstorm with many aboard
A Paris to Mexico flight with 29 passengers and 8 crew crashed near Idlewild after a rain filled approach. Despite a dramatic impact and two hour fire, all aboard escaped death with only minor injuries reported. hospital precautionary checks were arranged for survivors.
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Valentine Sebastian
Acceptance Date Set For LHS Cafeteria Plan Review
The Lawton school board approved revised cafeteria and acceptance dates for the new LHS building on Fort Sill Boulevard. Bids had been rejected earlier for overrun budgets. next meeting Aug 18 will review new bids. The $2.5 million modern structure aims for September occupancy and includes new pianos at $2,100.
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Far North Ee Memorial Hospital
Hardy Suggs Music Co
Lawton
See School
GOP Nominee For Governor Says All Counties Eligible For Drouth Aid
Oklahoma Republicans declared the entire state a drouth disaster area and accused Democrats of misstatement. Reuben Sparks said all 77 counties should receive aid as counties and ABC committees file requests, with 26 counties listed for immediate feed and loan help. Sparks and Mack met with Agriculture officials in Washington to press for a beef-buying program and loans, while Democrats urged designation of all counties and a cattle price support.
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Woodward
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Drouth
Weather outlook for the day stays hot and sunny
The forecast calls for continued fair and hot conditions with a high near 100 and a low around 75. Today’s low was 70 and the 11 am reading reached 94, with yesterday’s high at 99.
Lawton July Water Use Tops Half Billion Gallons
Lawton municipal records show July consumption at 532.69 million gallons up 9.7 percent from August 1952. Extreme heat with 46 days above 90 and 23 over 100 drove demand while Lake Lawtonka dropped over two feet. the reservoir stays in fair condition after prior rains.
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Aero Odes
Lawtonka
Drouth relief program ready by end of week
Washington Aug 3 UP Agriculture Department officials said they expected a drouth relief subsidy program to be in operation by week’s end. Six states were eligible for aid with potential expansion to burn ed-out areas in six more. The plan includes sale of surplus grain at local parity value to aid feed shortages in Illinois Kansas and Texas.
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Colorado
New Mexico
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Illinois
New Air Defense Command Slated
Secretary of Defense Wilson announced a new unified Air Defense Command to direct the defense of the United States against air assaults. The plan embraces Army, Navy, and Air Force units and would form by about September 1, with the chief officer remaining at Ent Air Force Base Colorado Springs.
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Wilson
United States
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Nunan Sentenced To Five Year Term
NEW YORK Joseph D. Nunan Jr once the nation's head tax collector was sentenced today to no imprisonment and a 15000 fine for income tax evasion Judge Walter Bruchausen said that Nunan s conduct cannot be con.
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Joseph D. Nunan Jr
Nunan
Walter Bruchausen
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